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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff.
Farming Today
Maggots in animal feed, Young farmers' song, Great British Beef Week, Robotic milking
13 minutes
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The latest research into using maggots in pig feed, and Essex Young Farmers have set their sights on number one with their newly released charity single 'Put That Hoedown'. Show more
Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the stock dove. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Peter White meets Sophie Christiansen, triple gold Paralympic medallist at the London 2012 Games, and talks about her cerebral palsy how she is trying to challenge attitudes. Show more
In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece. Under the rule of the generals, thousands of people were arrested and tortured. Show more
Woman's Hour
Julie Bailey; Telling children off; Mrs Moneypenny; Dame Freya Stark
58 minutes
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NHS campaigner Julie Bailey, the possible effects of telling children off, financial advice from Mrs Moneypenny, and a look at explorer and travel writer Dame Freya Stark. Show more
Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who is currently holed up in the broom cupboard at the Manuellan Embassy. Show more
Prof Chris Riley speaks to space lawyers, scientists and commercial spaceflight entrepreneurs and argues that we need to act now to preserve the moon for all mankind. Show more
Cerys Matthews presents exploration of the impact of the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song of unrequited love. From April 2014. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Who Would Be a Teacher?
55 minutes
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The National Union of Teachers has voted for a strike over pay and workload. At the same time, some teachers admit to being insulted online. So why do people teach? Show more
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David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United. Was it failure on the pitch or in commercial terms which forced his dismissal? Martha Kearney talks to Graham Taylor. Show more
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind
The Freudian Age
15 minutes
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Martin Sixsmith visits neurologist Sigmund Freud's private apartments and Europe's oldest mental asylum in Vienna. From April 2014. Show more
Kirsty's got a surprise for Tom, and Pat gives Tom a nudge. Show more
By Douglas Livingstone. When one of them plans to remarry, three old school friends, now nearing 70, go on a hen party to Venice, which holds a particular attraction for the bride. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of nobody knowing your name, from transgressions online to an unusual love affair. From 2014. Show more
Scotland is the principal source of Britain's renewable energy as well as its oil and gas. What would independence mean for the UK energy market? Tom Heap reports from Edinburgh. Show more
Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli. Show more
Great Lives
Marcus du Sautoy on Jorge Luis Borges
30 minutes
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Mathematician Marcus de Sautoy chooses the blind Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas, Adil Ray and Amelia Bullmore. From April 2011. Show more
Tom and Tony have heart to heart, and Helen comes to the rescue. Show more
Front Row
Transcendence Review; James Graham and Josie Rourke on Privacy; Michael Nyman at 70
30 minutes
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Michael Nyman reveals for the first time what inspired his 19 new symphonies; James Graham and Josie Rourke on the alarming research behind new play Privacy; Transcendence review. Show more
Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who is currently holed up in the broom cupboard at the Manuellan Embassy. Show more
Former head teacher and inspector Roy Blatchford assesses 70 years of conflict and consensus between teachers and the government since secondary education was made free to all. Show more
In Touch
Speaking Across the Generations, part 1
20 minutes
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Two visually impaired people in their 20s exchange experiences of schooling, family and employment with two visually impaired people in their 70s. Show more
Inside Health
Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Headlines claim 'thousands of patients die in hospital of thirst' but did the study actually analyse hydration? How Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day. Show more
Peter White meets Sophie Christiansen, triple gold Paralympic medallist at the London 2012 Games, and talks about her cerebral palsy how she is trying to challenge attitudes. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Ruth recounts arriving with twin Aeney into Virgil's story and how it led her father to write poetry. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more
Will the Sheddists opt to shed this new life again to drip back off the big wheel into reality? Stars Stephen Mangan. From April 2014. Show more
Alan Dein hears the story of Bryan from the US and Anna from Russia, who met using Google Translate. Anna decides to move to the US with her children - will things work out? Show more
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Sicily: lemons arrived there with the Arabs in the ninth century and gave rise to the Mafia. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more
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