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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more
Farming Today
The farming priorities of five political parties, GMO report
15 minutes
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Presented by Charlotte Smith. Five political parties at the NFU Conference in Birmingham explain their priorities for farming after the General Election. Show more
David Attenborough presents the snow bunting. Show more
All the news from Westminster, where arguments over how many jobs MPs should have spark fierce exchanges. And HSBC's head faces a grilling over the tax scandal. With Sean Curran. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs, castrated men who played important roles in many civilisations. Show more
Woman's Hour
Elaine Feinstein; When dating preferences become racist; Emer O'Toole
45 minutes
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Poet Elaine Feinstein, when dating preferences become racist, Emer O'Toole and body hair, Maidstone Mum to Worcester Woman: is categorising women voters acceptable? Show more
Anna feels sure the professor’s son is being exposed to real danger but she’s beginning to doubt herself. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Best Nightclub in Africa
30 minutes
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Is Africa's best nightclub to be found in Botswana? Plus other correspondents with stories from Myanmar, Ukraine, Colombia and Madagascar. Show more
Writing a New South Africa
Episode 2: Page and Stage
30 minutes
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Poet Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa 20 years into democracy, and the challenges facing writers now. Show more
The rift between the Chadwick twins deepens. Show more
MPs criticise a policy to broaden access to further education for a wider range of students, with some colleges accused of abusing the system. Some of the accused deny wrongdoing. 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: building the state. From 2015 Show more
Jazzer is disgruntled, but both Peggy and Fallon have plans. Show more
Crime thriller by John Dryden, set and recorded on the streets of Mumbai. A man with no memory teams up with a street child to piece together fragments of his life. Show more
Clare Balding walks with writer Philip Marsden from his home near the River Fal to the Cornish coast. He explains how he walks to connect with the place and the landscape. Show more
Mary Nightingale presents an appeal on behalf of Rainbow Trust Children's Charity. Show more
Open Book
Rabih Alameddine on his new novel An Unnecessary Woman
28 minutes
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Rabih Alameddine talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel An Unnecessary Woman, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. Show more
The Film Programme
Stephanie Beacham on Marlon Brando, Catch Me Daddy, Hinterland, When Animals Attack
28 minutes
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The latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV, including Stephanie Beacham on Marlon Brando, Catch Me Daddy, Hinterland and When Animals Attack. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Artificial Intelligence, Desalination, History of Forensics, Music from Cells
30 minutes
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Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer - one that teaches itself video games. Plus can desalination reverse ocean acidification? Show more
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Ed Byrne hosts as Britain’s Hal Cruttenden and Joie Lycett take on Henning Wehn and Celia Pacquola from overseas. From 2015. Show more
Things are still tricky at Brookfield, and Rob cannot believe his eyes. Show more
Front Row
Ralph Fiennes in Man and Superman, Historic England, Miranda July
30 minutes
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Arts news, including a review of Ralph Fiennes in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman, Simon Thurley discusses Historic England, and Miranda July talks about her debut novel. Show more
Anna feels sure the professor’s son is being exposed to real danger but she’s beginning to doubt herself. Stars Matthew Marsh. 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
The Bottom Line
Waiting in Line: The Business of Queuing
30 minutes
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Evan Davis presents the business discussion show, with a look at the science and psychology of the queue and how businesses manage queuing. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Artificial Intelligence, Desalination, History of Forensics, Music from Cells
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer - one that teaches itself video games. Plus can desalination reverse ocean acidification? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs, castrated men who played important roles in many civilisations. Show more
IS militant named as Mohammed Emwazi, born in Kuwait, brought up in London
The devastating fallout from the arrival of an unexpected letter. Post war tale of love and freedom. Read by Pennie Downie. Show more
Missing for six years, Brian has stories to tell. He relives his experiences in Anidara. Stars Neil Pearson. From March 2012. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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As her father’s grief subsides, Mary Portas’ recounts her thriving creativity and how his new romance affected the family. Show more
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