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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone. Show more
The government has warned that funding for England's Rural Community Councils is likely to be withdrawn. What will it mean for services in rural communities? Show more
Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, Anne Reid, Dr John C Taylor, Lottie Muir
43 minutes
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Lively and diverse conversation. Libby Purves meets Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, actor Anne Reid, inventor Dr John C Taylor and horticulturalist and mixologist Lottie Muir. Show more
Woman's Hour
Marine Le Pen, Sexism in the Restaurant Trade and Unexpectedly Pregnant
54 minutes
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Includes items on Marine Le Pen, sexism in the restaurant trade, female representatives in Davos, becoming pregnant unexpectedly and women in parliament. Show more
Denise's arrival for a St Jude family Christmas stirs some uncomfortable truths. Show more
The Listening Project
Valerie and Brian - Never Too Late to Say Sorry
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation about the serious head injury that meant Brian lost his career and his family. Although separated, he and his wife have rebuilt a relationship. Show more
Jane Garvey explores the world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV. From 2014. Show more
Lestrade joins Dr James Thorndike, as they try to protect Pastor Wayne Kaplan, who’s received death threats. Stars James Fleet. Show more
A History of Ideas
Catharine Edwards on Seneca and facing death.
13 minutes
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A History of Ideas: What makes me human? Only humans know they are going to die. Dealing with this makes us truly human. Catharine Edwards on the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Show more
You and Yours
Social Care Crisis, Work Rotas and Celebrity Biographies
45 minutes
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The sick and elderly suffer a billion pound cut to social care, says Age UK. Plus Winifred Robinson asks if a good rota can save money and give workers more cash and time off. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's first career as a journalist. Featuring Rogar Allam as Winston Churchill. Show more
Phoebe has a bad day, and Ed is in a state. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel Show more
Financial phone-in on insurance, with advice on premiums, policies and claims. Show more
Inside Health
Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, cuts to NHS weight-loss surgery, the quest of young men for six-packs and big guns, and whether 'dry January' can really improve your health. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism
28 minutes
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Dissident Irish Republicans - Laurie Taylor explores the rise in rogue paramilitary violence, plus a tribute to the German sociologist Ulrich Beck, who died this month. Show more
The Media Show
End of Page 3, Josie Cunningham's Agent, Sir Alan Moses on Press Feedom
30 minutes
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Discussion on what the end of Page 3 could mean for red top rivals, Josie Cunningham's agent on her controversial media strategy, and Sir Alan Moses on regulating the press. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Best Friends Forever. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2015. Show more
Susan loses patience, and Tony makes progress. Show more
Front Row
Bjork's New Album, Samantha Shannon and the Head of Disney Animation
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang with Walt Disney Animation chief Andrew Millstein, novelist Samantha Shannon, a review of Bjork's new album Vulnicura and Costa Poetry Prize Winner Jonathan Edwards. Show more
Denise's arrival for a St Jude family Christmas stirs some uncomfortable truths. Show more
Unreliable Evidence
Human Rights at the Crossroads?
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson asks what the impact would be on British citizens if the government scrapped the Human Rights Act and replaced it with a new Bill of Rights. Show more
Continuing his quest for understanding, David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work? Show more
Becoming Myself: Gender Identity
Episode 2: Trans Women
28 minutes
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Bethany, Emma and Tanya, who were raised male, seek treatment as trans women at the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic in London. Show more
Midweek
Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, Anne Reid, Dr John C Taylor, Lottie Muir
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation. Libby Purves meets Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, actor Anne Reid, inventor Dr John C Taylor and horticulturalist and mixologist Lottie Muir. Show more
The World Tonight
Ukraine and Russia try to negotiate a ceasefire to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine
45 minutes
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Violence has flared between Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels in past week
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
Merriment, melancholy and witty wordplay. Quirky sketches and poems with Helen Atkinson-Wood and Philip Jackson. From 2015. Show more
Simon surprises everyone when he tells his story of being a war correspondent. Stars John Hannah and Sue Johnston. From 2015. Show more
David Cameron faces MPs' anger at delays in publication of the report into the Iraq War. Sean Curran follows exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions and covers the rest of the day. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Will Boast's extraordinary family story: Will is nervous about meeting his half-brother for the first time. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
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