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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch. Show more
It may have travelled halfway around the world but New Zealand lamb is still cheaper to buy in our shops than lamb produced in the UK. Farming Today asks why. With Caz Graham. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sparrowhawk. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Young talks to Dame Wendy Hall, fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. Show more
Woman's Hour
Domestic violence, the falling birth rate and women in folk music
58 minutes
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Should domestic violence be a specific crime? Has the birth rate fallen because families cannot afford to have as many children as they would like to? And women in folk music. Show more
The debut single's out and the band, record company and Janice Long love it. Will the nation agree? Stars Samantha Robinson. Show more
Irish radio presenter Sean Rocks explores how soul and blues music first gained an audience in 1960s Ireland. From 2014. Show more
Vanessa Feltz relives her teenage years in North London when she spent her holidays packing knickers for her father's lingerie firm. With Rufus Hound. From August 2013. Show more
You and Yours
The New High Streets Minister; Broadband Cancellation Costs
56 minutes
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Peter White asks the new minister for high streets why more shops have closed than opened in the Portas pilot towns. Plus, how would you fix the UK's litter problem? Show more
The Listening Project
Iby and Carolyn - A Survivor's Secret
5 minutes
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Iby survived the Holocaust, but kept her secret for 40 years. Now the friend to whom she first revealed that she'd spent time in Auschwitz asks her why she waited so long. Show more
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Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
Plants: From Roots to Riches
Patterns from Crossed Peas
15 minutes
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Kathy Willis explores how Gregor Mendel's famous pea experiments helped to revolutionise horticulture. From 2014. Show more
Adam trusts Ed, and Roy makes a discovery. Show more
Irreverent comedy by Jon Canter. When God appears to Simon in a dream, Simon tells him he does not exist. But Simon's night is about to test his certainty. Show more
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Shropshire. He is joined by Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness, who answer the audience's questions. Show more
Sophie lives in a world of emotional challenge and physical threat from rowdy teenagers and fierce bush fires. From August 2014. Show more
Last Word
Sir Richard MacCormac, Eileen Ford, Nigel Ryan, Zohra Sehgal, Frank Mumford
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on architect Sir Richard MacCormac, modelling agent Eileen Ford, ITN editor Nigel Ryan, actress Zohra Sehgal, puppeteer Frank Mumford. Show more
BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet on the challenges of reporting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Plus, Matthew Parris on why history should - mostly - stay in the past. Show more
The German government receives word that Britain will remain neutral. Margaret Macmillan looks back through contemporary accounts of the events leading up to the First World War. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
4 Extra Debut. Marcus Brigstocke has got himself elected as a Member of the European Parliament. So it's off to Brussels. From August 2014. Show more
Charlie lays it on the line, while Emma tries to comfort Ed. Show more
Front Row
Loudon Wainwright III, Guardians of the Galaxy, Japanese fiction
30 minutes
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Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including musician Loudon Wainwright III, Japanese fiction and the new Haruki Murakami novel, and Guardians of the Galaxy reviewed. Show more
The debut single's out and the band, record company and Janice Long love it. Will the nation agree? Stars Samantha Robinson. Show more
Any Questions?
Mary Beard, Rod Liddle, Clive Aslet, Richard Dannatt
48 minutes
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Edward Stourton presents political debate and discussion from Kent, with journalist Rod Liddle, classicist Mary Beard, writer Clive Aslet and retired army general Richard Dannatt. Show more
Will Self reflects on what the changing nature of utopias says about us, from Thomas More's 16th-century Utopia to the recent TV series of the same name. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The youngest MP in the House of Commons is drawn into a web of political intrigue which tests everything she stands for. Stars Alexandra Roach and Peter Firth. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Nella bids her husband farewell and welcomes the new arrival. Concluded by Emilia Fox. Show more
Live late-night discussion. Evan Davis and guests discuss what conflicts have in common, be they about land, religion, money or relationships. Show more
The Listening Project
Iby and Julia - Not Defined by the Holocaust
5 minutes
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Fi Glover with a conversation between a survivor of Auschwitz and her granddaughter, which reveals that Iby used her experience to pass on tolerance and understanding, not fear. Show more
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Family memories, a natterjack sings, and the 'alien' Camden Creature. Show more
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