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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Gordon Gray.
Farming and countryside news. Turkey curry masquerading as lamb curry, and chicken in beef sausages - mass mislabelling of meat is discovered in Leicester. Anna Hill investigates. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the goldeneye. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosopher George Berkeley, one of the most significant thinkers of the 18th century. Show more
Woman's Hour
Grace Dent, Michaela Coel, Peter Lawrence on missing daughter Claudia
58 minutes
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Jenni Murray hears about Grace Dent's Guide to Growing Up a Girl, and talks to Peter Lawrence about his daughter Claudia who has been missing for five years. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Shirley and Caroline stay awake all night waiting to hear whether Robert will survive. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Forensics and Scrummaging
30 minutes
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Presented by Kate Adie. Bringing up the bodies in El Salvador, border politics in France, scrummaging in Sri Lanka, looking for power in Kandahar and singing freely in Tunisia. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Dastgir explores how roots and home shape artists’ work with Sathnam Sanghera, Clio Barnard and Simon Stevens. From 2014. Show more
You and Yours
Co-Operative Funeralcare apologises for failing to embalm bodies
56 minutes
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Co-Operative Funeralcare apologises for failing to embalm bodies, and the story of one of a growing number of people who are divorcing their spouses online. With Winifred Robinson. Show more
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Martin Sixsmith shows how collectivisation produced famine on an unimaginable scale. Millions of people starved to death, the majority of them in Ukraine. Show more
Tom can't hide his anger, and Ruth is thoughtful. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rumpole's new pupil, Phillida Trant, causes trouble in a sordid little case of blackmail. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Jasmine Hyde and Nigel Anthony. Show more
Clare Balding walks with the 'Over the Hill' club, a group of veteran hockey players who get together once a year to explore a new route. Show more
Andy Hamilton presents an appeal for Target Ovarian Cancer. Show more
Open Book
Mary Lawson; Iranian literature; AS Byatt and Cecil Day Lewis
28 minutes
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Mary Lawson on her latest novel Road Ends; Amir Cheheltan and Ali May discuss modern Iranian literature; 50 years on, the correspondence between AS Byatt and Cecil Day Lewis. Show more
The Film Programme
Starred Up; Mica Levi; The future of film; Emergency cinema from Syria
28 minutes
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Francine Stock talks to Ben Mendelsohn about British prison drama Starred Up. Under the Skin composer Mica Levi on alien sound. And producer Jeremy Thomas on the industry's future. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cosmic inflation; LISA; Photonic radar; Bird stress camera; Water research; Taxidermy
30 minutes
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Gareth Mitchell discusses the reports on the finding of a signal left by the super-rapid expansion of space that must have occurred just fractions of a second after the Big Bang. Show more
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Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks
Funerals and Sex Education
30 minutes
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Award-winning comedian Jason Cook examines the best way to behave at funerals and the subtleties of sex education. From 2014. Show more
Tom and Kirsty are celebrating. Meanwhile Brian hits rock bottom. Show more
Front Row
Kings of the Dance; John Banville; Yves Saint Laurent biopic
30 minutes
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Ballet stars Roberto Bolle and Marcelo Gomes on Kings of the Dance; John Banville on writing a Philip Marlowe story; Yves Saint Laurent biopic reviewed; Nicholas Hytner's NT plans. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Shirley and Caroline stay awake all night waiting to hear whether Robert will survive. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
The impact of televising the appeal courts of England and Wales, a day in the life of a judge's clerk, and how feudal law still affects some modern-day homeowners. Show more
How the new kids on the energy block are challenging the big companies dominating the market. Evan Davis talks prices, customer service and green energy. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cosmic inflation; LISA; Photonic radar; Bird stress camera; Water research; Taxidermy
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Gareth Mitchell discusses the reports on the finding of a signal left by the super-rapid expansion of space that must have occurred just fractions of a second after the Big Bang. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosopher George Berkeley, one of the most significant thinkers of the 18th century. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with David Eades, including tit-for-tat sanctions between Russia and the US. Show more
Maya and AJ open a book each and what they find leads to delight and opportunity. Read by Madeleine Potter and Hari Dhillon. From March 2014. Show more
Charlie Brooker seeks the best in wrong answers from panellists Lee Mack, Shappi Khorsandi and David Schneider. From March 2011. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
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August 1997 to April 1999, covering the death of Diana Princess of Wales, peace in Northern Ireland, the Americans start to target Saddam Hussain, and an encounter with Ali G. Show more
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