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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell, director of education for the Church in Wales. Show more
Farmers continue to wait for their subsidy payments despite the Rural Payments Agency saying that 70% of payments have been made as of the end of January. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cultural discussion programme. Tom Sutcliffe with violinist Edward Dusinberre, opera director Mariame Clement, poet Vahni Capildeo and linguist and writer Diego Marani. Show more
Woman's Hour
Helen Dunmore, How women in Brazil are coping with the Zika virus, Long-distance relationships
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Award-winning author Helen Dunmore talks about her latest novel, set during the Cold War. Plus friendships with other mums, and the challenge of a long-distance relationship. Show more
As Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court, an unidentified body lies in the city morgue. With Joseph Millson. Show more
In 2015, a veteran Bristol DJ, DJ Derek, went missing. He might as well have vanished into thin air. We follow his great niece, Jennifer, as she tries to crack the case. Show more
An unlikely town rivalry, a baffling accent and trouser press rumours. Mark's town tour arrives in Northants. From December 2012. Show more
On this day, Britain woke up to news of a terrible series of zeppelin attacks on the East coast, leaving 59 dead, and Nell Kingsley looks set to lose the job she loved. Show more
You and Yours
Butter sales, Living wage, Leasehold disaster
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The national living wage will be in force from April - how are employers preparing to meet the cost of paying workers more? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
Farrah Jarral looks at the complex and controversial relationship between anthropologists and war. Show more
Jim is making a big effort for the bird watch. And Roy has a spare ticket for a grand day out. Show more
The first in a dark two-part thriller about twin brothers, Jasper and Eddie, who decide to swap lives. Part one tells Jasper's story. Show more
Russell Davies hosts heat four in the 2016 season of the venerable general knowledge quiz, with competitors from East Sussex, Wiltshire, London and Leicestershire. Show more
The Food Programme
Newcastle: The Story of a City through Its Food
30 minutes
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Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.
4 Extra Debut. Broadcaster Dotun Adebayo explores why, in the 70s, he became fascinated by Rebel Without a Cause actor, James Dean. From 2015. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. They are joined by Jon Culshaw, Sarah Bridle and Tim O'Brien to explore the invisible universe. Show more
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UK scientists given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time.
John Lloyd and Sarah Millican with comic Rufus Hound, Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit and scientist, Doris Vickers. From 2016. Show more
Is Lilian getting her 'mojo' back? Toby has some advice for Pip. Show more
Front Row
Dad's Army, Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin, Dawn Walton, Hieronymus Bosch
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Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film, plus Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin and Dawn Walton on A Raisin In The Sun. Show more
As Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court, an unidentified body lies in the city morgue. With Joseph Millson. Show more
Historian Dr Zareer Masani returns to his native Mumbai on a personal journey to assess India's changing attitudes to homosexuality. Show more
Is war in space becoming more likely? Chris Bowlby explores the shifting balance between two visions of outer space - a place of harmony and a zone of growing military tension. Show more
Orchids are now the world's most collectable plants. How has their biology manipulated us into spreading them? Jim Endersby presents a new scientific and historical exploration. Show more
Cultural discussion programme. Tom Sutcliffe with violinist Edward Dusinberre, opera director Mariame Clement, poet Vahni Capildeo and linguist and writer Diego Marani. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
WHO declares Zika global emergency
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The WHO has said the cluster of birth defects linked to the zika virus is now an international health emergency. Show more
Orlando is a young nobleman in Tudor England and writes the first lines of The Oak Tree, a poem that he keeps about him as he travels through time. Show more
How did Shakespeare speak? Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are joined by linguist David Crystal and actor Ben Crystal to look at the fashion for original pronunciation. Show more
Labour returns to the issue of Health Service cutbacks. Sean Curran has the best of Monday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Since she reached the age of 80, Dame Joan Bakewell has been working harder than ever - campaigning, writing and sitting in the Lords. Now she takes a moment to reflect. Show more
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