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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
Farming and countryside enws with Caz Graham. With this year's pilot badger cull fast approaching, what can be learned from a little remembered trial to gas badgers 40 years ago? Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Sue MacGregor brings together five people who took part in the 1948 Berlin Airlift, the largest humanitarian mission in British aviation history. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ursula Le Guin; Holiday hunger; Meeting Dora Black; Women Mormons
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Presenting the female perspective. In a series on classic feminist literature, Jenni Murray re-examines Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. Show more
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both. Kate Chopin's novel, which shook the US in 1899, stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Petra Letang. Show more
Alan Dein tracks the fast-moving story of a squatter who takes over a pub in Luton. Show more
TV presenter Janet Ellis revisits her early interest in arts and crafts, later used on Blue Peter. With Rufus Hound. From September 2013. Show more
An eclipse brings tourists and townsfolk flocking to the seafront. Show more
You and Yours
Mobile phone fraud; Airport charges; Ebooks; Safe to drive?
45 minutes
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Police investigate a suspected mobile phone fraud that has affected more than 350 students. Plus the airports charging motorists for pulling up outside their terminal buildings. Show more
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James Robbins presents national and international news.
Plants: From Roots to Riches
The Great Providers
15 minutes
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Kathy Willis asks how much plant biodiversity is worth, and examines research into securing the future of crops. From 2014. Show more
Roy gives Elizabeth a fright, and David astonishes Ruth. Show more
Paralegal series set in Manchester Show more
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Chester. Matt Biggs, Anne Swithinbank and Christine Walkden join him to answer questions from the audience. Show more
Stories inspired by the iconic film adaptation of L Frank Baum's classic novel The Wizard of Oz. Read by Ben Peel.
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Last Word
Albert Reynolds, Ronnie Stonham, Norman Cornish, Gerry Anderson, Licia Albanese
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Matthew Bannister remembers former Irish PM Albert Reynolds, BBC staff vetter Ronnie Stonham, painter Norman Cornish, broadcaster Gerry Anderson and soprano Licia Albanese. Show more
Investigating the numbers in the news. Tim Harford looks at how and whether the government is turning around troubled families. Plus chief executive pay, and the Gaza conflict. Show more
The Listening Project
Lesley and Ruth - Shared Memories
5 minutes
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Fi Glover presents a conversation between a mother and daughter, where the mother admits her guilt that she did not let her children know that their father was terminally ill. Show more
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Marcus Brigstocke has grasped the bull by the horns and become a farmer. What could possibly go wrong? From August 2014. Show more
It's Loxfest, and Roy has got some news. Show more
Front Row
Jon Hamm, Crimes of Passion, Ed Stoppard
30 minutes
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Arts news. Razia Iqbal talks to Mad Men actor Jon Hamm about his new film, Million Dollar Arm. Plus Ed Stoppard on Sherlock Holmes, and BBC 4's Crimes of Passion. Show more
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both. Kate Chopin's novel, which shook the US in 1899, stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Petra Letang. Show more
Any Questions?
Anthony Seldon, Elaine C Smith, Hugh Pennington, Tony Banks
48 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Corn Exchange in Melrose, Scotland, with Sir Anthony Seldon, Elaine C Smith, Tony Banks and Professor Hugh Pennington. Show more
Will Self reflects on comedy, asking why we laugh and whether there is too much of the wrong type of humour in our culture. Show more
Folkestone welcomes the first wave of Belgian refugees, fleeing the war. With Sean Baker, Keely Beresford, Michael Bertenshaw. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Jacob learns a shocking Father Christmas fact. Then the family arrives home to find Claire has gone. Concluded by Emma Fielding. Show more
Why do we feel such a strong obligation to play a big role in the world? Evan Davis explores whether the UK is big enough to do the things we want. Show more
The Listening Project
Lesley and Ruth - Life Without Dad
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and daughter who have different views of how the mother coped as a parent after the death of her husband. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
On All Hallow's Eve - shadows and rituals on Wiltshire turf and the stone circle at Avebury. Concluded by Philip Franks. Show more
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