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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.
Farming and countryside news. There is debate over the badger cull as Sally Challoner hears from both sides. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
People who speak English along with Urdu, French, Italian, German, Marathi, Italian or Yiddish, talk about what it is like to have two languages in one brain. With Stephen Fry. Show more
Alexandra Harris and Scarlett Baron follow in Virginia Woolf’s footsteps: Sussex, Rodmell to the River Ouse. From 2015. Show more
UN gender equality goals, how women can make the most of retirement, gynaecological cancer and the 'Angelina effect', and Miriam Moss's book Girl on a Plane. With Jane Garvey. Show more
With Bindi’s Beauty Box taking off, Bindi must get her reluctant children on board if she’s going to succeed. Stars Meera Syal. Show more
Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature. From 2015 Show more
A spoken word concept album, including the words and music of Carl Sagan, George Clinton and more, exploring the connections between music and outer space in popular culture. Show more
The Why Factor
Why would anyone devote their life to collecting cuckoo clocks?
12 minutes
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Stamps, coins and sea shells - the list of things that humans collect is endless. Why do people do it? Mike Williams talks to an eclectic group of collectors to try and find out. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Have you been caught out by a cold call?
45 minutes
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Samuel Rae was hounded by charities and scammers after not ticking a 'no contact' box on a survey. Experts provide advice to listeners in similar situations. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly
The Best to You Each Morning
15 minutes
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Self-made charismatic leaders - from Kellogg and Ford to Jobs. Francine Stock attempts to pin down charisma. From 2015. Show more
Jolene has bad news, and the Grundys go to the opera. Show more
By Colin Hough. A seriously funny comedy about prejudice, vintage cars and taxidermy. What happens when a B&B owner refuses newlyweds Geoff and Val a double room? Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Ely. With food historian Dr Annie Gray, chef Rachel McCormack, DIY food expert Tim Hayward and broadcaster and cook Andi Oliver. Show more
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers. He asks whether our reliance on computers in research is becoming an obstacle to progress. Show more
Writing a New South Africa
Episode 2: Page and Stage
30 minutes
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Poet Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa 20 years into democracy, and the challenges facing writers now. Show more
Great Lives
Monica Ali chooses Richard Francis Burton
30 minutes
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Author Monica Ali chooses the controversial nineteenth-century explorer, Richard Francis Burton. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
01/09/15 Centre of migrant crisis in Hungary
30 minutes
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Hundreds of refugees wanting to reach Germany and Austria are stranded in Hungary.
Mitch Benn Specials
Mitch Benn Is the Fat Pink Duke
30 minutes
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Mitch Benn explores David Bowie’s back catalogue – and the conundrum of not really getting him as he grew up. From 2015. Show more
Susan pulls no punches, and Rob puts himself forward. Show more
Front Row
Elena Ferrante, Laila Lalami, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
30 minutes
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Arts news. Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante, as the fourth in her Neopolitan series of novels is published. Show more
With Bindi’s Beauty Box taking off, Bindi must get her reluctant children on board if she’s going to succeed. Stars Meera Syal. Show more
Outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion has led to calls to ban trophy hunting in Africa. Prof Adam Hart investigates if hunting could be a good thing for lion conservation. Show more
News for people who are blind or partially sighted. Ed Eyad, Rebecca Cooke and Jessica Luke discuss their visual impairments and how to get the most out of university life. Show more
Inside Health
Meningitis B, Hormones and depression, Statins, Unexpected heart attacks
28 minutes
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From 1 September, all babies in the UK will be offered vaccination against meningitis B. Freya and Ross tell Dr Mark Porter how this disease nearly killed their daughter Harmonie. Show more
People who speak English along with Urdu, French, Italian, German, Marathi, Italian or Yiddish, talk about what it is like to have two languages in one brain. With Stephen Fry. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Battling Islamic State - a special report from northern Iraq.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We hear from one of the most effective fighting forces - the Kurds
Marian and Absolon are getting closer – but just who is using who? And who else knows about them? Read by Peter Firth. Show more
Gossip from the Garden Pond
Episode 2: The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle
30 minutes
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A water boatman and a great diving beetle reveal the funny side of life in a garden pond. Stars Sandi Toksvig and David Ryall. Show more
Beginning with Napoleon's call to the peoples of Italy in 1796, Misha Glenny explores Italian unification. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In Greensboro, Paul Theroux meets the impressive Rev Eugene Lyles, aged 79, who has his own church, his own barber shop and runs the local diner on Main Street. Show more
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