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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard.
One hundred upland farmers plan to take the Welsh government to court over changes in the basic subsidy payments for moorland areas. They says it is unfair. With Charlotte Smith. Show more
Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the northern polar seas. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Kirsty Young talks to poet and playwright John Agard. Show more
Woman's Hour
Homes; Debt; Contraception in Africa; Women and Careers
58 minutes
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Homes; Debt; Contraception in Africa; Women and careers. Show more
On the fifth day of the inquest into the death of a female soldier, the final days of Lorna's life are recounted, and the coroner reaches his conclusion. Show more
In May 2014, a major fire ripped through Charles Rennie Mackintosh's landmark building, the Glasgow School of Art. The story of the recovery, for the art school and its students. Show more
Tony changes his breakfast routine in search of that Zing, Pep and Get Up and Go feeling, and ends up in court. Show more
A History of Ideas
Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Beauty and Morality
11 minutes
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines Plato's idea that there is a relationship between beauty and morality. Show more
You and Yours
Twin Peaks Convention; Legal Aid cuts; Vet fees
45 minutes
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Peter White asks whether cuts to the legal aid system are denying people justice. Plus the rise of the fan festival. Show more
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Reckless sworn in as UKIP's second elected MP; Cameron 'determined' to win back seat; Thornberry tweet apology. Presented by Mark Mardell. Show more
Helon Habila and CM Okonkwo talk to Mark Lawson about how a flourishing tradition of Nigerian crime fiction explores British legacy, tribal tradition and 'corporate colonialism'. Show more
Jennifer is on the trail, and the hunt is in trouble. Show more
The free market winds of change are blowing through the breezeblock corridors of Hayborough University. What will the old stalwarts do? Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Norwich. Matt Biggs, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson join him to answer questions from the audience. Show more
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Last Word
Sir Thomas Macpherson, Mike Nichols, Alexander Grothendieck, Paul Vaughan, Leonore Davidoff and Jimmy Ruffin
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on war hero Sir Tommy Macpherson, director Mike Nichols, mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, broadcaster Paul Vaughan and feminist historian Leonore Davidoff. Show more
Will the daily consumer affairs programme You and Yours ever return to its original length? Plus why are Michael Buerk's jungle antics being featured on Radio 4's PM programme? Show more
The Listening Project
Karen and Nicole - I'll Never Be Ready to Go
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and grown-up daughter with different ideas about how long the mother should try to hang on in the face of terminal cancer. Show more
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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, who is joined by Susan Calman, Hugo Rifkind and Andy Hamilton, alongside regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.
Pat reaches out to Johnny, and Charlie drops a bombshell. Show more
Front Row
Peter Firmin on The Clangers; The forgotten Bronte; Winter Sleep
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to artist and puppet-maker Peter Firmin, whose iconic children's TV characters include Bagpuss, Basil Brush and The Clangers. Show more
On the fifth day of the inquest into the death of a female soldier, the final days of Lorna's life are recounted, and the coroner reaches his conclusion. Show more
Any Questions?
Louise Bours MEP, Sir Malcolm Bruce MP, Maria Eagle MP, John Hayes MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion fom Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire with MEP Louise Bours, Sir Malcolm Bruce MP, Maria Eagle MP and John Hayes MP. Show more
John Gray points to lessons from the novels of Dostoevsky about the danger of ideas, such as misguided idealism sweeping away tyrannies without regard for the risks of anarchy. Show more
Mathematician Vicky Neale, historian of science Simon Schaffer and philosophers Barry Smith and Angie Hobbs discuss different ideas about beauty. Show more
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Following UKIP's success at a second by-election, how can Labour and the Conservatives win back working class voters at the general election in May.
McMurdo promises to hunt down the Pinkerton detective who holds in his hands the evidence to destroy the Vermissa Lodge once and for all. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Jack Monroe and Doon MacKichan on books by Bryce Courtenay, Jenny Offill and Juan Gabriel Vásquez. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Karen and Nicole - Raising My Sister
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and her adult daughter about how she will bring up her young sister after her mother's imminent death from cancer. Show more
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Alan Cumming is wrapping up as he concludes his moving memoir about his relationship with his father and a family mystery. Show more
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