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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone. Show more
In a key week for Scottish devolution, Charlotte Smith finds out what new legislation in the wake of 2013's referendum could mean for farmers in Scotland. Show more
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Start the Week
Surveillance and Self-censorship
43 minutes
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Tom Sutcliffe discusses surveillance and self-censorship with poet Paul Muldoon, cultural historian Catriona Kelly, Bentham expert Philip Schofield and blogger Cory Doctorow. Show more
Woman's Hour
Secret eating, Teacher-pupil relationships, Julie Hesmondhalgh
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey looks at teacher-pupil relationships and why there is still debate about who the 'victim' is in cases where sex has occurred. Why do we eat in secret? Show more
Chip Lambert's happy interlude in Vilnius, running a scam investment website for Gitanas Misevicius, comes to an abrupt end. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins investigates the world of online sperm donation and discovers the 'super donors', men fiercely proud of their apparent fertility, who cannot stop giving. Show more
Will Smallbone find true love or, perhaps inevitably, make a complete hash of it? Starring Ardal O’Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
Philosopher Barry Smith, classicist Catharine Edwards, historian Simon Schaffer and theologian Giles Fraser discuss what makes us human. Melvyn Bragg presents. Show more
You and Yours
Portable Mortgages, Voucher Stacking, Church Music
45 minutes
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Why some people with 'portable' mortgages cannot move them to a new home, money-saving tips from voucher stacking, and the device that lets guitarists become church organists. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Historian Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's devotion to bricklaying and what it says about his relationship with ordinary people. Show more
Helen is anxious, and Rob is defensive. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel. Show more
The fourth heat in the 2015 season of the venerable general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies. Show more
Food markets have been the heart of our towns and cities for thousands of years. Sheila Dillon and guests discuss what a market needs to survive in 2015. Show more
What is subliminal advertising? David Aaronovitch investigates the mysterious birth of this modern myth and introduces a unique new BBC experiment to try it out. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince tackle the science of deception and ask whether we are all, at heart, natural born liars. Show more
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David Mitchell invites Ed Byrne, Holly Walsh, Richard Osman and Henning When to hide truths in lies. From January 2015. Show more
Pip is determined, and there is bad news for Ed. Show more
Front Row
Mark Ronson and Michael Chabon, Helen Macdonald, Rubens at the RA
30 minutes
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Musician Mark Ronson discusses working with author Michael Chabon, Helen Macdonald on her memoir H is for Hawk, and William Feaver assesses the Royal Academy's Rubens exhibition. Show more
Chip Lambert's happy interlude in Vilnius, running a scam investment website for Gitanas Misevicius, comes to an abrupt end. Show more
Ian Marchant traces the story of how barbed wire privatised America, from DeKalb, Illinois where 'the devil's rope' was invented, to the Barbed Wire Museum at La Crosse, Kansas. Show more
Crossing Continents
Greece: The Rubber Glove Rebellion
28 minutes
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The protest by cleaners, laid off from tax offices and the Greek Finance Ministry, which has captured the imagination of those opposed to the country's harsh austerity programme. Show more
The world has lost so much wildlife that some conservationists think half the earth should be set aside for nature. Could this work? Monty Don and a panel of experts discuss. Show more
Start the Week
Surveillance and Self-censorship
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe discusses surveillance and self-censorship with poet Paul Muldoon, cultural historian Catriona Kelly, Bentham expert Philip Schofield and blogger Cory Doctorow. Show more
The World Tonight
Pope says Catholics do not need to 'be like rabbits'.
45 minutes
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Pontiff says Catholic teaching on birth control does not mean people should have no control over how many children to have. Show more
As the summer of 1936 draws to a close, a society portraitist embarks on an affair with a talented actress and a series of murders of young women instils fear on the streets. Show more
Word of Mouth
Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk about language and writing
28 minutes
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Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk in depth about language and writing and the books that influenced them. From January 2015. Show more
MPs approve the fast-tracking of women bishops to the House of Lords. Sean Curran reports from Westminster. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Will Boast's extraordinary family story: after a series of tragic losses Will makes a discovery. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
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