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A short reflection and prayer with Father Eugene O'Neill.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the records he would take to a desert island. Show more
Woman's Hour
Harriet Harman and Gisela Stuart on the EU referendum
45 minutes
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Harriet Harman MP and Gisela Stuart MP on whether or not we should remain in or leave the EU. Pony club camp for grown-ups. And the 21st-century woman's twist on a diary. Show more
Christopher Green tells the stories behind the National Lesbian and Gay Survey. Show more
The Anglo-Irish Century
Episode 4: It's Good to Talk
28 minutes
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Historian Diarmaid Ferriter charts the journey from the darkest days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to the Queen's visit to Dublin in 2011. Show more
How do older people keep minds active? Barry talks hobbies while keeping his eye on a ferocious dog. Stars Alex Lowe. From 2016. Show more
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visits Mountjoy prison in Dublin, where Eamon de Valera refuses to shake his hand, and in Staverton, it is Alexander's birthday. Show more
Consumer news and issues. Personal Independence Payment - PIP - is replacing the Disability Living Allowance but the number of appeals against initial assessments is rising. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs. Mark Mardell looks at the IMF's economic verdict on the EU referendum, finding a GP in Leicester plus the fight to lead the Welsh Assembly.
A British History in Weather
5. Punishing Weather
14 minutes
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Do we deserve the weather we get? Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has ingrained itself into our culture. Show more
Brian wants to impress, and Lynda is in search of a remedy. Show more
Affairs by Lavinia Murray inspired by Zola's Rougon-Maquart series. Dide's great grand-son Octave has come to Paris to find his fortune preferably through his affairs with women. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from West Suffolk. Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer the audience questions. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Concerned for his ageing parents, a gas station attendant makes a rash decision - with serious consequences. Read by Riz Ahmed. Show more
Last Word
Gareth Gwenlan, Sir Harry Kroto, Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, Lilly Dubowitz, Papa Wemba
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on TV producer Gareth Gwenlan, chemist Sir Harry Kroto, wheeler dealer Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, paediatrician Lilly Dubowitz, singer Papa Wemba Show more
Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Listeners react to the long-awaited White Paper on the future of the BBC, and David Baddiel on jokes about the Queen and her bodily functions. Show more
The Listening Project
Ruth and Alan - Shoemakers
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a master craftsman and his former apprentice, about the skills and the pitfalls of shoe-making. Show more
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The programme comes from the Corn Exchange in Ipswich as Miles Jupp is joined by Susan Calman, Hugo Rifkind, Zoe Lyons and Jeremy Hardy for the long-running satirical quiz. Show more
Peggy sets the record straight, and Ed and Emma think about their future. Show more
Front Row
Francis Bacon, Ayad Akhtar, Cannes Film Festival, Mum
30 minutes
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Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms at Tate Liverpool, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, a report from the Cannes film festival, and new TV comedy series Mum. Show more
Christopher Green tells the stories behind the National Lesbian and Gay Survey. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Ashdown, Dr Liam Fox MP, Baroness Jenny Jones, Rachel Reeves MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Colyton in Devon with a panel including Lord Ashdown, Dr Liam Fox MP, Baroness Jenny Jones and Rachel Reeves MP. Show more
Self-confessed digi-drunkard Will Self tries to convince himself - and us - that his use of technology is considered and practical, not the glug-glugging of the cyber sozzled! Show more
In a week when the Teachers Association strongly condemns the encouragement of child labour to replace conscripted men, the Ashburton community is on a steep learning curve. Show more
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The World Tonight
Major: Brexiters peddling 'ill-informed nonsense'
45 minutes
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Former prime minister Sir John Major claims that the Brexit campaign is 'peddling ill-informed nonsense'. Show more
A family crisis brings Claire and her mother together. She learns what to do in order to find her vocation. Read by Emily Bruni. Show more
Children’s TV’s Timmy Mallett nominates Richard the Lionheart. With historian Helen Castor and Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
The British drag scene has moved into the mainstream. Kim Normanton meets three very different drag entrepreneurs. Show more
The Listening Project
Sara and Jane - The Need to Connect
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a sister who emigrated to Canada and one who remained in Scotland, about the persistent sadness of living over 6,000 kilometres apart. Show more
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The naturalist finds a path to do things his way - on his own terms. Chris Packham concludes his honest memoir. From 2016. Show more
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