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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
What impact is the stormy weather having on our harvests? And on the Glorious Twelfth, can the grouse shooters and conservationists find an accommodation through science? Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
A Law Unto Themselves
Episode 3: Jeremy Hutchinson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Helena Kennedy talks to liberal lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson about a career that includes defending Penguin in the Lady Chatterley obscenity trial and the ABC official secrets trial. Show more
The activist Steve Biko led South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement before he was killed by the police in 1977. Mamphela Ramphele was an early member of the movement. Show more
Woman's Hour
Revenge porn; The politics of body size; Talking to your parents about future care
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey explores the politics of body size. Also, revenge porn, the act of posting intimate pictures of exes online, is a growing UK trend, but where does the law stand? Show more
Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse
2. Life-Changing Moment
15 minutes
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Mrs Ramsay believes everyone should marry. Young painter Lily has other ideas. Minta is on the brink Stars Olivia Hallinan. Show more
Four people whose professional lives revolve around listening reveal how they use sounds as indicators of health and quality. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Composer Matthew Herbert asks are re-recorded loops setting music makers free or killing creativity? From 2014. Show more
As Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary, two cousins from Folkestone cannot wait to join in. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Do you drink too much?
45 minutes
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Consumer phone-in with Winifred Robinson. Would compulsory health warnings on wine and beer bottles help you to give up drinking before it harms you? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
James Robbins presents national and international news.
Plants: From Roots to Riches
Unlocking Biodiversity
15 minutes
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Kathy Willis examines the deceptive simplicity of creating Floras, books in which plants are catalogued. From 2014. Show more
Carol is concerned about Peggy, and Elizabeth confides. Show more
Psychic detective Thomas Soutar suffers a crisis of confidence investigating a potential serial killer. Stars Robin Laing. Show more
Helen Castor chairs Historians' Question Time, recorded at the Chalke Valley History Festival in June, in which a panel of historians and journalists answer listeners queries. Show more
Heal Thyself: A History of Self-Help
Episode 2: Healthier
30 minutes
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Robin Ince looks at how enlightenment self-help thinking took old medical and philosophical ideas and re-packaged them for contemporary society. Show more
Radio 1's Gemma Cairney asks if we are different online than in real life. Nick Grimshaw says he is cooler on Twitter, and Laura Dockrill shares her thoughts with a bespoke poem. Show more
Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B chooses the “Godfather of Soul” James Brown. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The American humourist on his guilt using his family in his writing in 'Repeat After Me', plus more diary extracts. From December 2013. Show more
Mike is in a quandary, and Freddie and Ben get caught. Show more
Front Row
George RR Martin; Alison Jackson; The Congress
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin, plus a review of The Congress, photographer Alison Jackson on her first opera, and Terry Gilliam on Robin Williams. Show more
Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse
2. Life-Changing Moment
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 weeks
Mrs Ramsay believes everyone should marry. Young painter Lily has other ideas. Minta is on the brink Stars Olivia Hallinan. Show more
Robin Aitken examines the apparent close relationship between the Conservative Party and the police and asks when the cracks first appeared in this marriage united by law and order. Show more
Peter White is joined by classical singer Denise Leigh and Cindy Godfrey-McKay to tackle the sometimes tricky subject of weight control for visually-impaired people. Show more
Inside Health
Conflicted Medicine: Pharmaceuticals
28 minutes
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Are conflicts of interest in medicine out of control and undermining public trust, or an over-hyped concern? Dr Mark Porter investigates the hidden influences affecting your health.
A Law Unto Themselves
Episode 3: Jeremy Hutchinson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Helena Kennedy talks to liberal lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson about a career that includes defending Penguin in the Lady Chatterley obscenity trial and the ABC official secrets trial. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Claire tries to manage Jacob’s party but Issy feels ill and Al finds cash in his mother's dressing table. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedians Josie Long and Paul Foot, psychologist Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Stuart Ritchie to ask, 'Is irrationality genetic?'. Show more
People who have saved someone's life discuss the experience and how it affects them afterwards. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Bitten by the Mona Lisa bug, Dianne Hales delves deep into the history of the noble Gherardini ancestors. Read by Nancy Crane. Show more
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