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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more
Twenty-six people have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on illegal meat trading. And the one-armed farmer who campaigns for better farm safety. With Anna Hill. Show more
David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kate Adie presents a Nepal Earthquake Appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Show more
Michael Portillo explores what prevented peace breaking out during the First World War and what efforts were made to achieve it. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Leader of the Conservative Party - David Cameron
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With just over a week to polling day, David Cameron brings the leader interviews to a close. Plus music from Marika Hackman. Jane Garvey presents. Show more
Having arrived at their medieval castle in darkness, Lotty and Rose wake up to the radiance of April in Italy. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more
Linda Geddes investigates concerns that specialist techniques are dying out and that cuts to police budgets are putting forensic testing in jeopardy. Show more
The story behind the Cat Stevens song which was released in 1967, and its emotional impact. From April 2015. Show more
Chris Mason brings together listeners from across the country to discuss election issues that concern them. In this edition, he explores housing and population distribution. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Did you struggle with your weight as a teenager?
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Consumer phone-in. What might tackle the problem of obese teenagers and how do we handle the youngsters who have this problem? Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Jolene and Kenton are under a cloud, and Ed has got his suit sorted. Show more
By David Lemon and Mark Eccleston. Based on real events, the story of one of literature's greatest and most long-lived hoaxes, featuring yetis, owls and talking cats. Show more
Ending a 30-year-long conversation and a secret agent’s persuasive powers. Josie Long with tales of intimate chats. From 2015. Show more
China needs water to power its hydro-electric dams, irrigate its crops and quench the thirst of a growing population. Isabel Hilton reports on the nation's search for new water. Show more
Word of Mouth
Naming Family Relationships - Step, Half or 'Blended'?
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Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the names people give to family relationships, like step, half or 'blended', with Dr Wednesday Martin. What effect do the words chosen have? Show more
Great Lives
Dame Helen Ghosh on James Lees-Milne
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Dame Helen Ghosh chooses the writer, and key member of the National Trust, James Lees-Milne. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Kate Adie presents a Nepal Earthquake Appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Show more
Reece Shearsmith joins the private detectives for whom no fee is too small to investigate a condemned bookshop. From 2015. Show more
Adam is ambitious. Meanwhile, has Fallon made the right decision? Show more
Arts news and interviews, including Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, a review of new spy thriller TV series The Game, and poet Eleanor Rees on her latest collection Blood Child. Show more
Having arrived at their medieval castle in darkness, Lotty and Rose wake up to the radiance of April in Italy. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more
Lucy Ash investigates the mass rapes by Soviet troops in Germany at the end of World War II, committed in part as revenge for Nazi atrocities in the Soviet Union. Show more
Peter White talks to Ian Macrae from Disability Now and Andrew Scallan from the Electoral Commission about information and access. Plus Chris Danielsen on American e-voting. Show more
Mental health in the manifestos, Matt Haig's book about recovering from depression, cannabis addiction treatment trial, and paracetamol affecting emotions. With Claudia Hammond. Show more
Michael Portillo explores what prevented peace breaking out during the First World War and what efforts were made to achieve it. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
UK economic growth slows ahead of general election.
45 minutes
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Official figures show economy grew 0.3 per cent, half the rate of previous 3 months.
Ancient Greek historian Thucydides' masterful first-hand account of the 5th-century BC wars between Athens and Sparta, which reshaped the face of ancient Greece. Show more
In an emotional journey, Tom explores his profound relationship with his grandad and influence on his life. From September 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Recycling The Goons, Ed Balls, Chris Moyles, Robbie Williams, Sue McGregor, an Aesop fable, and more. From 2013. Show more
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Composer Philip Glass studies music at Juilliard in New York, whilst working at a steel mill for funds. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more
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