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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone. Show more
We go to a farm that's trialing ways of reducing the incidence of campylobacter in live chickens. This bacterium is the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK. Show more
Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades. Show more
The problem-hit inquiry into historical cases of child abuse prompts more debate among MPs. Sean Curran has the best of Thursday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews campaigner Dame Julia Cleverdon. Show more
Woman's Hour
Plus-Size Fashion; Lesbians on TV; the Real Tennis Sisters; Sarah Jane Morris
58 minutes
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Does plus-size fashion normalise obesity? Real tennis players and sisters Sarah Vigrass and Claire Fahey. Are there enough lesbians on mainstream TV? Sarah Jane Morris sings. Show more
When Alfred's condition worsens, Enid is forced to move him into the Deep Mire Residential Home, an event that coincides with life changes for all members of the Lambert family. Show more
4 Extra Debut. William Crawley travels to the wartime leader's understated final resting place in the Oxfordshire village of Bladon. From 2015 Show more
Heathrow, the Sikh temple, football and bank openings. Mark's travelling stand-up town show arrives in Middlesex. From January 2014. Show more
A History of Ideas
Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
13 minutes
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What makes us human? Theologian Giles Fraser finds his answer in Wittgenstein and Blade Runner. Show more
You and Yours
Rural Fuel Prices, Student Debt, Nursery Funding
45 minutes
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Consumer news.
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's complicated relationship with education. Show more
Lynda tells David what she thinks. Meanwhile, it's all a bit embarrassing at the Bull. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural programme from Arundel Castle, West Sussex. Matt Biggs, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank join him in the Barons' Hall to answer questions. Show more
Irish International
Episode 3: An Irishman's Guide to Paris by Robert McLiam Wilson
15 minutes
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Northern Irish writer Robert McLiam Wilson's story about terrorism striking his adopted city, Paris. Read by Michael Smiley. From January 2015. Show more
Last Word
Lord Brittan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Professor John Bayley, Anne Kirkbride
28 minutes
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Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, featuring Tory politician Lord Brittan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Oxford don John Bayley and Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride. Show more
More or Less
Is Anti-Semitism Widespread in the UK?
28 minutes
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Tim Harford asks if most hate crime in the UK is aimed at Jewish people, plus a look at who the wealthiest 1% are and an examination into politicians' healthcare connections. Show more
The Listening Project
Rab and Margaret - Clearing My Name
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a husband and wife about the six-year fight to clear Rab's name after the psychiatric nurse was wrongly blamed for an incident at work. Show more
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news. Show more
The villagers are dancing, but there is a horrible shock for Lilian. Show more
Front Row
Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper at 100, the Art of the Self-Portrait
30 minutes
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Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain on A Most Violent Year, a review of self-portraiture, Costa Novel Award-winner Ali Smith, and a remembrance of folk legend Bob Copper. Show more
When Alfred's condition worsens, Enid is forced to move him into the Deep Mire Residential Home, an event that coincides with life changes for all members of the Lambert family. Show more
Any Questions?
Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP, Steve Webb MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Keynsham in Somerset, with Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP and Steve Webb MP. Show more
AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spirit. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests philosopher Barry Smith, classicist Catherine Edwards, historian Simon Schaffer and theologian Giles Fraser explore what makes us human. Show more
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Paul Moss is in Greece ahead of Sunday's General Election, as radical socialists and anti-austerity activists from around the globe gather, hoping for a Syriza win.
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
Former newspaper editor and writer Eve Pollard tells Matthew Parris why Nora Ephron, the screenwriter of hit films such as 'Silkwood' and 'When Harry Met Sally', is a Great Life. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Alex and Rolf - Sing Our Own Song
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation about musical roots, getting used to success and the allure of writing your own songs rather than covering someone else's work. Show more
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Will Boast's extraordinary family story: can Will break down barriers with his new-found family? Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
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