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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Peter Eagles.
The programme that starts with its listeners.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Jersey doubles in size when the tide goes out. Helen Mark discovers what the retreating waters reveal, from our Neanderthal ancestors to the extraordinary marine life. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe is at a dairy farm in Gloucestershire to discuss the current crisis in the dairy industry. With retailers now offering support, are there better times ahead? Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
With the Rev Richard Coles, Kate Silverton and JP Devlin. The prolific writer and blogger Richard Herring joins the show to talk comedy trends, not going to Edinburgh and snooker. Show more
Steve Punt is on the trail of a Cezanne painting, stolen from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford whilst the city celebrated the millennium, and not seen since. Show more
What are the rights and wrongs of resurrecting the past? Can what is dead and gone ever be returned to its former glory? With Beth Shapiro, Jyotsna Kalavar and Bill Smith. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Politics and Witchcraft
30 minutes
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Reports from writers and journalists around the world. Presented by Kate Adie. Election candidates in Tanzania are warned not to use black magic in their attempts to win the vote. Show more
The New Workplace
Episode 3: Who Do I Really Work For?
30 minutes
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Michael Robinson explores the world of agency workers and umbrella companies and discovers that some workers are not sure who they are actually working for. Show more
Topical impressions show that offers a satirical take on politics, media and celebrity. Featuring Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and Duncan Wisbey. Show more
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Any Questions?
Andy Burnham MP, Tom Conti, Germaine Greer, Matt Hancock MP
48 minutes
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Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from the Broadcasting House Radio Theatre with Andy Burnham MP, Tom Conti, Germaine Greer and Matt Hancock MP. Show more
Your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Julian Worricker. Show more
4 Extra Debut. John Hurt stars as the dissolute, plain-speaking Soho drinker, gambler and raconteur. With frequent, very strong language. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Buffy Sainte-Marie - singer, songwriter and activist
58 minutes
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With Jane Garvey. Singer, songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie on her new album. Men and relationships: young men talk about family and fatherhood. And the joy of the bothy. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
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Six O'Clock News
15/08/2015 Ceremonies held to mark VJ Day
15 minutes
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Veterans of the fighting against Japan, in WW2, attend events across the UK. Kezia Dugdale is Labour's new leader in Scotland. More than 100 dead in China's chemical explosions.
Loose Ends
Arthur Smith, Aisling Bea, Michael Che, Damien Slash, Kevin McNally, Shaun Keaveny, Ship of the Ryukyu, Blue Rose Code
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are in Edinburgh for a Loose Ends special, with Aisling Bea, Damien Slash, Kevin McNally, Michael Che, Ship of the Ryukyu and Blue Rose Code. Show more
Michelle Mone, the founder of the lingerie brand Ultimo, is the government's new start-up tsar. Mark Coles charts her rise from a childhood of poverty in Glasgow. Show more
Saturday Review
A Little Life, Trainwreck, John Hurt, Scandalous Lady W, Bedwyr Williams
45 minutes
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Hanya Yanagihara's novel A Little Life, Amy Schumer in Trainwreck, John Hurt in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell on R4, Scandalous Lady W, Bedwyr Williams at The Whitworth in Manchester. Show more
Fifty years to the day after the Beatles played New York's Shea Stadium, Kate Mossman traces the history of Arena rock, from frankly a shambles to a multi-million pound industry. Show more
A man who hordes secrets as well as treasures. Will his knowledge allow Lovel to marry his secret love? Stars Richard Wilson. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson examine why emerging biotechnology will transform how we understand and control life itself. Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs the first semi-final of the eclectic music quiz. Show more
Paul Farley travels with poets Liz Berry and Helen Mort from West Yorkshire to the Black Country taking their precise and brilliant poems of place back to their source. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Victor Cullen is a renowned travel writer, but then one day he decides to start making his journeys up. Read by Peter Marinker. Show more
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