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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more
Farming Today
Potatoes, Pesticide Amnesty, Food Self-Sustainability, Rare Breeds
15 minutes
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Potato growers feel the pinch as supply outstrips demand. A Scottish pesticide amnesty is launched in a bid to protect wildlife. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more
David Attenborough presents the ptarmigan. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
The Long View
The 1929 General Election and the Art of Political Persuasion
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland focuses on the art of political persuasion through the prism of the 1929 general election, when the Conservative Party employed the UK's top advertising agency. Show more
One to One
John Harris Talks to Penny Andrews about Autism
15 minutes
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John Harris, of the Guardian, talks to Penny Andrews, a university researcher, about living with autism and what it meant to receive that diagnosis when she was in her thirties. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cerys Matthews on Carole King; Immigration; Joanna Jepson
58 minutes
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As a new musical about Carole King opens, who are the top female singer-songwriters today? Plus why does immigration concern women voters? With Jane Garvey. Show more
Anna reports a parenting expert to the police for leaving his son alone and vows to keep an eye on him. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more
Moyamba Junction is a key crossroads and one of the areas targeted in a bid to contain the spread of Ebola. Dr John Wright records what happens as the new treatment centre opens. Show more
Frances Fyfield is joined by pioneering Australian conductor Simone Young to explore the exquisite and luxurious score of Richard Strauss's comic opera Der Rosenkavalier. Show more
Phyllis readies herself for a particularly difficult meeting. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What Have the Arts Done for You?
45 minutes
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Consumer phone-in with Winifred Robinson. Would money reserved for the arts be better spent elsewhere? Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers:: analysing the numbers around debt. From 2015. Show more
Ruth wants some answers, and Lilian cannot believe her eyes. Show more
Irreverent comedy by Jon Canter. When God appears to Simon in a dream, Simon tells him he does not exist. But Simon's night is about to test his certainty. Show more
Tom Holland is hot on the trail of missing frescoes that shed light on Birmingham's artistic heritage, and Dr Sam Willis explores the history of Britain's 18th-century flyers. Show more
Bristol has been named as Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out if local people will see real improvements in their city. Show more
Legal magazine programme. As magistrate numbers fall, Joshua Rozenberg goes to Bradford to meet one. Would the system of lay magistrates be invented today? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Josie Long, Romesh Ranganathan and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Yann Martel, Clive James and Dan Hancox. From 2015. Show more
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A pair of American tourists visit St Paul's Cathedral to confess their sins. Stars Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd. From July 2014. Show more
Elizabeth is emotional, and Mike is on a rescue mission. Show more
Front Row
Jed Mercurio's Critical, Iain Banks's Poetry, James Bay, Sculpture Victorious
30 minutes
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Jed Mercurio's new medical drama Critical, the poetry of Iain Banks, winner of this year's Critics' Choice award at the Brits James Bay and Sculpture Victorious at Tate Britain. Show more
Anna reports a parenting expert to the police for leaving his son alone and vows to keep an eye on him. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more
Tim Whewell investigates the role that insurance companies play in the growing number of compensation claims arising from cases of grooming and historical sexual abuse. Show more
In Touch
BBC Radio iPlayer; Audio in Films; 'Visual Tinnitus'
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Changes to BBC Radio iPlayer causing problems for some listeners and a study to enhance the audio in films, plus the blind man who longs for darkness. Show more
Inside Health
Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter examines health issues, including the new drug-driving legislation that will apply to some medications. Plus end-of-life care and the use of smart drugs by students. Show more
The Long View
The 1929 General Election and the Art of Political Persuasion
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland focuses on the art of political persuasion through the prism of the 1929 general election, when the Conservative Party employed the UK's top advertising agency. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Sir Malcolm Rifkind resigns as MP and chair of Intelligence and Security Committee.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Will the 'cash for access' scandal alienate voters?
While Anna remains defiantly single, Zoe regrets her own defiance in marrying Stephen. Post war tale read by Pennie Downie. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Lee Mack, author Simon Singh and chemist Andrea Sella to look at how some of the serendipitous scientific discoveries came about. Show more
Sean Curran hears David Cameron promise military personnel for Ukraine. Peers line up to debate 'three parent babies'. And what is to be done for children's teeth? Show more
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When her mum is taken seriously ill, tragedy threatens to blow the family apart. Mary Portas recounts her 1970s childhood. Show more
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