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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. Show more
Anna Hill presents the programme from the second day of the Oxford Farming Conference. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Desert Island Discs
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
45 minutes
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Kirsty Young interviews Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of Manchester University. Show more
Woman's Hour
Goal of the Year, Cost of Childcare, Remarrying
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jenni Murray hears that one in five parents will cut hours or consider giving up work this year due to the cost of childcare. Plus Fifa goal of the year contender Stephanie Roche. Show more
Gary Lambert, who has spent his entire life trying to be the kind of son his parents would want him to be, tries to talk some sense into his father. Show more
Shelina Janmohamed meets the Mipsterz and other fashionable, educated, young Muslim women confronting cultural stereotypes and negotiating their futures. Show more
The history, local dialect and the new bridge. Mark's travelling stand-up town show arrives in Northern Ireland. From January 2014. Show more
In the final episode of Season 2, the Graham household is a hive of activity as they await a special delivery. Show more
You and Yours
Cross-Channel Ferries, Solar Farms
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer news. Peter White looks at the cuts to subsidies for solar farms, the battle for control of cross-channel ferry routes and mortgage problems on former council flats. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
Self Orbits CERN
Episode 5: What Goes Around...
15 minutes
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Will Self concludes his 50km walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at Cern near Geneva. Visiting Voltaire's chateau and an abandoned Cern experiment puts Will in a pensive mood. Show more
Phoebe takes charge, and there is a lot to think about at Brookfield. Show more
Robin Glendinning's drama recreates the world's longest bombing raid - the attack on the runway at Port Stanley during the Falklands War. Military success or propaganda effort? Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from West Yorkshire. Taking questions from local gardeners are Bob Flowerdew, Christine Walkden and Matthew Wilson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A story by Nick Laird which explores the myth-making and lived experience of the Irish in America. Read by Martin McCann. From January 2015. Show more
Last Word
Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski, Luise Rainer, Edward Brooke and Chip Young
28 minutes
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Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on cartoonists Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski, actress Luise Rainer, US senator Edward Brooke and session guitarist and producer Chip Young. Show more
Series that investigates numbers in the news. Tim Harford examines NHS performance data, bad luck and cancer, and statistics that are true and unfair. Show more
The Listening Project
Alison and Shirley - Still the Same Person
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between sisters remembering their unhappy relationships and the support they have always given each other, even at a distance. Show more
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news. With guests Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin, Rich Hall and Vikki Stone. Show more
Pat has got plenty to celebrate, and there is a shock for Rob and Helen. Show more
Front Row
Into the Woods, Sounds of 2015 Winners, Eva Dolan
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Rob Marshall on his film Into the Woods; the band Years & Years, Sounds of 2015 winners; Eva Dolan on her crime fiction novel Tell No Tales; and how The Godfather II evokes January. Show more
Gary Lambert, who has spent his entire life trying to be the kind of son his parents would want him to be, tries to talk some sense into his father. Show more
Any Questions?
Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz, Sir Keir Starmer, Tom Tugendhat
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harlow College in Essex with PPCs Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz and Sir Keir Starmer. Show more
Adam Gopnick reflects on the Charlie Hebdo massacre. 'Faith is not the enemy,' he says. 'Fanaticism is the enemy.'. Show more
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the final omnibus edition of Season 2, Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
French security forces kill 2 brothers who've been at the centre of a massive police manhunt.
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Episode 5: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
15 minutes
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In Hilary Mantel's mischievous story a knock at the door announces a visitor who has plans to alter the course of history, and the fate of the PM. Harriet Walter reads. Show more
Writer Philippa Langley chooses Richard III – the king whose body she helped to find in 2012. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Alison and Shirley - Family Comes First
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation about moving on from an unhappy life with the support of those you love. Show more
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