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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley. Show more
A US government advisor says Europe should provide more information about genetically modified crops. Jack Bobo said many wrongly believe GM food is banned in Europe. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler. Show more
Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss utilitarianism, a moral theory that assesses acts by their tendency to increase pleasure in the world and decrease the amount of pain. Show more
Woman's Hour
Marguerite Patten: A celebration of the late cookery writer and wartime broadcaster
58 minutes
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A celebration of Marguerite Patten, one of the earliest TV 'celebrity chefs' and the doyenne of British cookery, first recorded in 2009. Marguerite died last week aged 99. Show more
The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl meet their match in a feisty American customer. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
How war has turned the once-bustling heart of Aden into a ghost town. Plus despatches from Canada, Syria, Russia and Mexico. Show more
Playwright and actress Jane Godber explores the UCAS personal statement. How can you sum yourself up in 4,000 characters? Show more
Time moves so quickly, Ivy has not had the opportunity to mourn Archie. Show more
You and Yours
Charity Fundraising, Smart Meters, Dartford Crossing Fines
45 minutes
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Consumer with Peter White. The Charity Commission says the sector has been thrown into crisis, and why smart meters stop being 'smart' when you switch supplier. Show more
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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Jyotirao Phule: The Open Well
15 minutes
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The life and times of the Indian social reformer whose commitment to educating women and members of the lower castes was seen as scandalous. Show more
Christine needs cheering up, and Mike is feeling nostalgic. Show more
Original British Dramatists: An elderly lady works inside a giant machine on the outskirts of the solar system. Written by Iain AJ Ross, a finalist in the BBC Writer's Prize. Show more
Clare Balding joins Team Zulu, a group of walkers led by Tarquin Shaw-Young, who prepare for long-distance charity walks by training on the majestic Malvern hills. Show more
Dr Sarah Jarvis presents an appeal for Migraine Action. Show more
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to brain surgeon Henry Marsh about his best-selling account of his working life, Do No Harm. Show more
The Film Programme
Rufus Norris, John Boorman, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Akomfrah
28 minutes
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Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris talks about the film adaptation of London Road, plus John Boorman on Queen and Country and how movie-making has changed. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Stars, Fracking, Ice Cores, Drunken Chimps
30 minutes
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Adam Rutherford examines new images of the earliest galaxies close to the dawn of the universe and discusses a new report dispelling myths about the seismic impacts of fracking. Show more
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Holly Walsh challenges Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan over today’s social minefield. From June 2015. Show more
Jennifer gets some unwanted publicity, and Susan has a party to plan. Show more
Front Row
Playing Iago; Bridget Riley; Stephen Witt; Christopher Lee and Ron Moody remembered; Soweto Kinch on Ornette Coleman
30 minutes
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Arts news with John Wilson. Hugh Quarshie and Lucian Msamati on playing Othello and Iago, and Christopher Lee, Ron Moody and Ornette Coleman remembered. Show more
The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl meet their match in a feisty American customer. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
How likely is it that a successful prosecution could one day be brought against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad? Joshua Rozenberg investigates. Show more
With the scandal at Fifa still very much in the news, what steps can businesses take to avoid getting caught up in corruption? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Stars, Fracking, Ice Cores, Drunken Chimps
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford examines new images of the earliest galaxies close to the dawn of the universe and discusses a new report dispelling myths about the seismic impacts of fracking. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss utilitarianism, a moral theory that assesses acts by their tendency to increase pleasure in the world and decrease the amount of pain. Show more
The World Tonight
European Games begin tomorrow in Baku -- not everyone is welcome
45 minutes
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We ask why some people are not being let in, and whether sport and politics can ever be kept apart.
Michael receives an unexpected letter, while Josh suspects as the Nelsons try to move on with their lives. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Stuart and Vanessa are keen to plan their wedding, but not everyone’s happy for them. Stars Mathew Horne. From June 2015. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from the Commons, where the Government defends its decision to sell off shares in the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland. Show more
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Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: the mysterious liver, essential to life, capable of regeneration. From 2015. Show more
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