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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner, lecturer at the University of Manchester. Show more
Discussion with the new chair of the NFU's Dairy Board, taking over at a time of high volatility and low prices for farmers. Plus advice for dog walkers confronted by livestock. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Henry Blofeld, Emma Johnson, Pedro Algorta, Davis Miller
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets commentator Henry Blofeld, clarinettist Emma Johnson, journalist Davis Miller and Pedro Algorta, who survived a notorious plane crash in 1972. Show more
Woman's Hour
Toilets and gender equality, Domestic violence against men, Female squash player who competed as a boy
54 minutes
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Is the position of women in society reflected in its toilets? Plus the female squash player who competed as a boy, domestic violence against men, and epilepsy in pregnancy. Show more
Jane has run from Thornfield and Rochester. She has barely eaten and has been sleeping on the moors in the pouring rain. Her strength is failing fast. Show more
The Listening Project
Jason and Kim - The Person, Not the Disability
5 minutes
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Fi Glover with a conversation between an employer and employee about how a 6-month placement turned into a permanent job; once Kim's confidence increased, her ability shone through. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins reports on the men fighting a liberation war against what they see as female tyranny, and the separatist 'men going their own way', who have given up on women. Show more
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On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud, and a new chapter in the oldest tale ever told Show more
You and Yours
Anti-pollution cosmetics, Fundraising Preference Service, Pitching a novel
45 minutes
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Winifred Robinson asks if proposals for a new Fundraising Preference Service will be tough enough to restore public confidence in charities. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands
14 minutes
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Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian nationalist movement against British rule Show more
Helen puts her foot in it, and Josh puts his best foot forward. Show more
The Matterhorn was conquered on 14th July 1865 by Edward Whymper. But four men died on the descent. Damian Lewis stars as Whymper, forever tormented by the tragedy. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Rethinking the State Pension
30 minutes
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Money Box asks listeners for their thoughts on rethinking the state pension. Show more
Inside Health
Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
28 minutes
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Antidepressants, how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them? Dr Mark Porter gets advice from Professor Tony Kendrick. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor discusses a study of Todmorden in Yorkshire. Also, the dilemmas surrounding the rescue and resuscitation of chronically ill patients. Show more
The Media Show
Charlotte Moore, Turkish press crackdown, Concern about BBC independence
30 minutes
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A look at the media world, including the BBC's new controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore and a crackdown in Turkey on press freedom. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
09/03/2016 Palace complains about Queen 'Brexit' story
30 minutes
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Buckingham Palace has formally complained about a Sun story saying the Queen backs Brexit
Comedian and satirist Ian Hislop chats to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell in the talk tag show. From March 2016. Show more
Lilian has a brainwave, and Elizabeth meets an intriguing young visitor to Ambridge. Show more
Front Row
Remembering George Martin, Anna Meredith, Motown the Musical, The Witch
30 minutes
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Comedian Bernard Cribbins and composer David Arnold share their memories of George Martin. Anna Meredith on her debut album Varmints. Reviews of Motown the Musical and The Witch. Show more
Jane has run from Thornfield and Rochester. She has barely eaten and has been sleeping on the moors in the pouring rain. Her strength is failing fast. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Claire Fox, Anne McElvoy and Giles Fraser. Show more
Author Madeleine Bunting takes a night-time walk along the River Lea and the 'edgelands' of the Hackney Marshes as she reflects on Jesus's last night in the garden of Gethsemane. Show more
Tom Heap visits New York to find out how to 'climate-proof' a coastal, highly populated, major world city. Show more
Midweek
Henry Blofeld, Emma Johnson, Pedro Algorta, Davis Miller
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets commentator Henry Blofeld, clarinettist Emma Johnson, journalist Davis Miller and Pedro Algorta, who survived a notorious plane crash in 1972. Show more
The World Tonight
Why have there been "significantly high" death rates in 19 of England's NHS Trusts?
45 minutes
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We have a special investigation Show more
Queenie writes about falling in love with Harold 24 years ago and the day she met his son. Stars Monty d’Iverno. Show more
The award-winning duo with the strain of June and Jean’s Home Counties village life and a rowdy Geordie Brown Owl. From 2016. Show more
Aspiring playwright Billy Shakespeare ponders how his new play will be received in a 16th century with wifi. From February 2014. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where it is a day of defeats for the government.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney's translation of Virgil's Aeneid, Book VI, in which Aeneas travels into the underworld to meet the spirit of his father. Read by Ian McKellen. Show more
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