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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt. Show more
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority holds its first national conference amid claims it does not have enough funding to adequately protect vulnerable workers. With Charlotte Smith. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
John Aitchison presents the chaffinch. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the rise of smaller political parties with Robert Ford, Catherine de Vries, Srdja Popovic and John Fulljames. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women Composers, Rene Denfield, Jo Milne
45 minutes
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Jo Milne on how has life has changed since she has gained her hearing. Rene Denfeld on her work as a death penalty investigator. And why does education concern women voters? Show more
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee
1. You Can't See Me
15 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. A Belfast police camera operator assists a former colleague to track down a missing young Polish woman. Stars David Caves. Show more
Robert McCrum, who survived a severe stroke in 1995, goes on a journey into his own brain to understand more about what happened to him. Show more
Sitcom about Sandy Hopper, happily growing old with dog Henry and lodger Dolores. Sandy has made a new will, and son-in-law Blake can't wait to see what it says. Show more
Folkestone comes to Tynemouth as the Graham and Wilson clans arrive for the christenings of Peter and Rosamund. Show more
You and Yours
Energy Companies; Welfare Deaths; High Street Homes
45 minutes
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Consumer news. Campaigners demand the release of reports into deaths that followed welfare cuts, plus plans to turn empty shops into homes could damage high streets. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Promises, Promises: A History of Debt
Episode 1: The Moral Power of Debt
15 minutes
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Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years. In this episode he examines the moral power that debt holds over people. Show more
Ruth is implacable, and Jill is distressed. Show more
Sudha Bhuchar's play about a mixed-race family breakdown, inspired by 2006 reports that a young Scottish girl had been abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. Show more
Russell Davies presents the nationwide general knowledge quiz. The tenth heat features contestants from Huddersfield, Liverpool, Leeds and Kendal. Show more
Sheila Dillon talks to Joanna Blythman about how food manufacturers colour, flavour and preserve food in pursuit of 'clean label', a more natural-sounding ingredients list. Show more
Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about coal mining in the north east and how the miners' strike of 1984-85 awakened him politically. Show more
Is purgatory a religious place or a psychological concept? Ernie Rea and guests discuss. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Paul Merton and The Infinite Monkey Cage's Robin Ince try their hand at speaking without repetition, hesitation and deviation. Nicholas Parsons hosts. Show more
It is karaoke night at the Bull, and Jazzer is in good voice. Show more
Front Row
Juliette Binoche, Poldark, Thomas Heatherwick
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to Juliette Binoche as she stars in a new stage adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone, and architect Thomas Heatherwick discusses his revolutionary designs. Show more
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee
1. You Can't See Me
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
4 Extra Debut. A Belfast police camera operator assists a former colleague to track down a missing young Polish woman. Stars David Caves. Show more
Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time
Episode 1: The Rise of the Kingdom
28 minutes
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After the death of King Abdullah, Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom and asks why it is still so relevant and yet so misunderstood. Show more
Technology has been replacing manufacturing jobs for years and now it has white-collar jobs in its sights. David Baker asks what we will do if robots take over the workplace. 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
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the rise of smaller political parties with Robert Ford, Catherine de Vries, Srdja Popovic and John Fulljames. Show more
The World Tonight
The authorities in Kuwait question Mohammed Emwazi's parents.
45 minutes
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Mother of "Jihadi John" recognised son's voice when she heard it on hostage video
4 Extra Debut. In a time of forgetting, one elderly couple are determined to hold onto memories of their life together. Read by David Suchet. Show more
Michael Blastland invites listeners to discover the way human beings think, behave and make decisions and to explore how far they are led by reason, emotion or instinct. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster. The government denies its changes to counter-terror laws have made it easier for people to travel to fight in Syria. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Diagnosed with extreme light sensitivity, Anna Lyndsey must adapt to new ways of living. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more
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