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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi, director of the Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. Show more
'We don't pay ransoms. Do not take Brits or we will come and get you.' A listener with personal experience talks to iPM about how the British deal with hostage situations. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Clare Balding joins two members of the Dales Way Association, Chris Grogan and Kath Doyle, as she embarks on her fifth leg of the route, from Dent to Sedbergh. Show more
Charlotte Smith presents a programme looking at the business of growing and selling fruit. She reports from the National Fruit Show in Kent. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Mark D'Arcy reports on the latest attempt by Conservative MPs to change the law so that there is a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU before the end of 2017. Show more
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by singer-songwriter, musician and photographer Bryan Adams. With Inheritance Tracks from John Peel's widow Sheila Ravenscroft. Show more
Spice Girl Mel C celebrates the musical legacy of Ivy Benson famous in the 1940s with her British All Girl Band. From 2014. Show more
Isabel Hardman of the Spectator takes soundings on doubts about Ed Miliband, and she talks to Douglas Carswell about going back to the Commons for UKIP. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Spectres of Afghanistan
30 minutes
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The ghosts of the past looming over the new president of Afghanistan, plus despatches from Paris, Libya, Iran and Corsica presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Paul Lewis interviews the prime minister about new pension withdrawal rules. Plus payday lenders target students, how Christmas savings clubs work and surviving stock market falls. Show more
Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Nish Kumar for a comic romp through the news. With Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and Jon Holmes. Show more
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Any Questions?
Lord Heseltine, Chuka Umunna MP, Frances O'Grady, James Delingpole
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thame Arts and Literature Festival with Lord Heseltine, James Delingpole, Chuka Umunna MP and Frances O'Grady. Show more
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? Show more
Acclaimed 2003 production of Dylan Thomas's classic 'play for voices'. Richard Burton's unforgettable 1963 performance joins Welsh stars Matthew Rhys, Ruth Jones and Sian Phillips. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Vivienne Westwood, Gemma Arterton
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey presents highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including Dame Vivienne Westwood on punk, politics and a career that has spanned five decades, Plus 'supergrans'. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
Consumer websites like TripAdvisor can make or break a business. Evan Davis and guests discuss the power of user-generated reviews. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Graham Norton, Jamie Cullum, Mira Sorvino, Angela Barnes, Scottee, Eliza Shaddad
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined by Graham Norton, Jamie Cullum, Mira Sorvino, Angela Barnes, Scottee and Eliza Shaddad for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Becky Milligan presents a profile of novelist Richard Flanagan, who this week became the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize. Show more
Saturday Review
Here Lies Love, Palo Alto, Life Story, Being Mortal, Germany at the British Museum.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
David Byrne's musical Here Lies Love, Gia Coppola's debut film Palo Alto, David Attenborough's Life Story on BBC One, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Germany at the British Museum. Show more
Archive on 4
Speaking as a Member of the Public
58 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Danny Wallace hits the streets, mic in hand, to ask people about being 'vox popped'. There are decades of vox pops in the archive, but who or what is 'the public'? Show more
A young American prepares to blow up a vital bridge as part of an offensive during the Spanish Civil War. Stars Patrick Kennedy. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Terrorists are rarely, if ever, defeated by military means alone, so when is it right to talk to them? Presented by Michael Buerk. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the fourth heat in the 2014 season of the wide-ranging music quiz, with competitors from Sunderland, Chester and the Wirral. Show more
Roger McGough and four Midlands poets are on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival to read their favourite poems of the region along with new ones of their own. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Paloma Vidal. A film-maker returns to her past to research a new project. Read by Rebecca Callard. Show more
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