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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Neuberger, senior rabbi at the West London Synagogue.
A look at the bacon on supermarket shelves that appears to be British but is Danish. And victims of the recent floods descend on Westminster to raise awareness of their plight. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on the use of UK weapons by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
Kirsty Young interviews publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Wainwright Sisters; Women and US Politics
58 minutes
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Singer-songwriters Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, trouser trends for spring and summer, women and US politics, composer Joceyln Fook and director Emma Bernard. Show more
DCI Greave has connected all of the victims to a single crime committed previously. But who’s behind it? Stars Lia Williams. Show more
Clive Anderson examines a case brought before the High Court of Kolkata in 2003, which aimed to finally decide who that city's founder was. Show more
A stranger visits the Argyle family with good news about their late mother's murder. Or so he thinks. Stars Mark Umbers. Show more
On this day, a Canadian soldier was badly injured by a bus in Folkestone, and at the Bevan hospital, Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea. Show more
Consumer news and issues, covering airline fuel surcharges, foreign-language dramas on television and families who are in fear of making complaints about care homes. Show more
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News with Mark Mardell, including the latest on EU deal negotiations, a woman in need of two hand transplants, and how landlords are checking the immigration status of tenants. Show more
Farrah Jarral concludes the first week of her series on the history of anthropology by looking at the remarkable legacy of Margaret Mead. Show more
Has someone piqued Brian's interest? Lilian gets an interesting offer. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A journalist talks to jazz musicians Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, revealing a complex relationship. Stars Clarke Peters. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Pippa Greenwood, Christine Walkden and Matt Biggs answer questions from the audience. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A curiously behaving dog leads a postman to make a rather unexpected delivery. Read by Kevin Whately, marking Royal Mail’s 500th anniversary. Show more
Last Word
Lord Parkinson, Bill Mitchell, Paddy Doherty, Henry Worsley, Dr Gladys-Marie Fry
30 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on Tory politician Lord Parkinson, Dalesman editor Bill Mitchell, Irish Republican activist Paddy Doherty, explorer Henry Worsley, folklorist Dr Gladys-Marie Fry Show more
Are there problems with the way people judge the benefits and harms from alcohol? And is sepsis the country's second biggest killer? Tim Harford finds out. Show more
The Listening Project
James and Victoria - The Step-Parent
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between half-siblings, who reflect on the arrival of step-parents and the conflicting loyalties they felt as children. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
29/01/2016 British mother found guilty of joining the Islamic State group
30 minutes
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Tareena Shakil from Birmingham is the first British woman to be convicted of joining IS.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Jeremy Hardy, Camilla Long, Terry Christian and Rich Hall are the panellists in this edition. Show more
Pat is relying on Rob. And what would David's ancestors have thought? Show more
Front Row
Will Smith, Caryl Churchill's new play, Iran tourism, Ringo Starr's birthplace
30 minutes
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Will Smith talks to John Wilson about his new film Concussion, Caryl Churchill's lastest play Escaped Alone, Iran as the next tourist hotspot and Ringo Starr on his birthplace. Show more
DCI Greave has connected all of the victims to a single crime committed previously. But who’s behind it? Stars Lia Williams. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Hennessy, Caroline Lucas MP, John Redwood MP, Gisela Stuart MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Wareham in Dorset with Lord Hennessy, Caroline Lucas MP, John Redwood MP and Gisela Stuart MP. Show more
After hearing a former political prisoner and a holocaust survivor tell their stories, Tom Shakespeare concludes that personal experience is the most powerful form of expertise. Show more
In the week when President Woodrow Wilson declared, 'The world is on fire, and sparks are likely to drop anywhere', pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital too. Show more
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The World Tonight
British Woman Guilty of Joining IS
45 minutes
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A look at how to treat people returning from Syria. Why French Jews are moving to London. And a the experience of raising a child with microcephaly. Show more
Events build to a violent climax, after which nothing will be the same again. Show more
Lauren Laverne and guests discuss purity. What does it mean for women in food, sex and religion? Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on a policy U-turn from the Ministry of Justice.
The Listening Project
Eamonn and Roisin - Two Parents, Two Homes
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a father seeking assurance from his 18-year-old daughter that growing up in two homes has not been a damaging experience. Show more
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Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth make their seperate plans to leave the delights of Ostend. They know all good things come to an end, even here, in this sunny spot. Show more
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