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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Sheila Watson, Archdeacon of Canterbury.
Farming Today
Food Standard Scotland, Planting, Vintage Tractors, Farm Bird Count, Fancy Eggs
13 minutes
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Scotland gets control over its own food safety, standards and labelling. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more
John Aitchison presents the parrot crossbill. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, when a chance discovery of gold led to massive demographic changes to parts of America. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sex by Numbers, Ageism in Teaching, Pregnant Women in Detention
58 minutes
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British sex numbers, ageism in teacher recruitment, pregnant women in detention, blues pioneer Mamie Smith and business development projects for Syrian refugees. With Jenni Murray. Show more
From department store assistant to Robin Hood figure. Hannah is relieved now everything's out in the open. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more
Crossing Continents
Escaping Tanzania's Cutting Season
28 minutes
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Linda Pressly tells the story of a Tanzanian safe house where girls find refuge from female genital mutilation, a bloody and life-threatening rite of passage. Show more
Jessica Lack follows one city's attempt to commission new public art and discovers a system heavy on stakeholders and short of artistic bravery. Show more
A History of Ideas
Naomi Appleton on the Buddha's Four Noble Truths
11 minutes
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Naomi Appleton explores the Buddha's Four Noble Truths. She speaks to a Buddhist nun who used to be a model and investigates mindfulness and the rise of bourgeois Buddhism. Show more
You and Yours
E-Cigarettes, £3000 of Wi-Fi, Buying Titles
45 minutes
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Will e-cigarettes cost more when regulations change? Peter White finds out. Plus the mobile device that racked up a £3,000 bill in three days and the pitfalls of buying a title. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Professor John Ashton of the Faculty of Public Health argues that safeguarding the health of older people will be much easier if the way they are housed is radically changed. Show more
Joe faces a crisis, and Roy is mystified. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A documentary fiction about Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking work The Fountain, presented by art-historian Ben Street. From 2015. Show more
Open Country
CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxfordshire
25 minutes
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Helen Mark discovers the real-life Narnia in the form of a tranquil Oxfordshire woodland that once belonged to celebrated author CS Lewis. Show more
Anne Reid presents an appeal on behalf of Independent Age. Show more
Open Book
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor on her novel Dust
28 minutes
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Mariella Frostrup is joined by author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, who discusses her acclaimed debut novel Dust. Show more
Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special
Artificial Intelligence and Cinema
1 hour
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Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock return in a sequel of the film and science special. This time it's personal. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Ed somehow ends up sharing an office with Ping, and the cake run too. Stars Stephanie Cole and Alison Steadman. From November 2013. Show more
Kenton is assertive. Meanwhile, the villagers count the cost. Show more
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From department store assistant to Robin Hood figure. Hannah is relieved now everything's out in the open. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more
As Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are cleared for a second time of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, Ruth Alexander looks at the weaknesses in the case against them. Show more
Peter Day explores the growing freelance and micro-business economy. Why are so many people setting up on their own, and will it be a decision they will come to regret? Show more
Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special
Artificial Intelligence and Cinema
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock return in a sequel of the film and science special. This time it's personal. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, when a chance discovery of gold led to massive demographic changes to parts of America. Show more
The World Tonight
Leaders of 7 parties take part in main televised debate of 2015 general election campaign.
45 minutes
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Only chance during campaign for Miliband and Cameron to confront each other face-to-face
The fallout from the discovery of Arthur's double life takes effect: his illegitimate son Joseph fears he will lose his home, while his daughter Marie makes plans for her future. Show more
Justin Edwards hosts the improvised chat show. With guests Charlie Higson, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Matt Lucas. From 2015. Show more
Chef Raymond Blanc chooses his favourite writing, with readers Sinead Cusack and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Recorded at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. Choices include Zola, Brel and Rimbaud. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: Victorian Richard Jeffries in Surbiton. From 2015. Show more
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