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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.
The programme that starts with its listeners. A rare side-effect of medication for Parkinson's disease turned one listener's dad into a gambling addict. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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As night turns to day, Brett Westwood follows the dawn chorus from east to west and discovers which birds are waking up across Europe. Show more
Charlotte Smith hosts a debate about the EU referendum at the Pig and Poultry Fair in Warwickshire. Panelists include UKIP MEP Stuart Agnew and former NFU President Peter Kendall. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Actor, Writer and Comedian David Mitchell
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
David Mitchell talks about playing William Shakespeare in Upstart Crow, former footballer Ray Parlour reflects on his career, and Amanda Holden shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Sandwich. Featuring panellists Zoe Laughlin, Henry Dimblebey, Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Show more
Paul Waugh of the Huffington Post looks at EU Referendum arguments from experienced politicians, the new mayor of London and offers an inside look at the U-turn. Show more
Correspondents around the world tell stories and examine news developments in their region. Reporters' despatches from the Philippines, Greece, Venezuela, Albania and St Helena. Show more
Money Box
Ban on new builds as second homes in St Ives
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
This edition examines second-home restrictions, a student loan calculator, transitional pension payments for WASPI women, and the threat to Carer's Allowance. Show more
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
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Any Questions?
Lord Ashdown, Dr Liam Fox MP, Baroness Jenny Jones, Rachel Reeves MP
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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
Anita Anand takes listener calls. Should parents, rather than governments, decide when time away from school may be in the best interests of their child? Show more
8. Lust. A story of insatiable desire. Dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Lavinia Murray. Show more
Music documentary. On Monday 16 May 1966, the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde were released simultaneously. This is the story of that momentous day. Show more
Woman's Hour
Wanda Austin, Harriet Harman MP and Gisela Stuart MP on EU, Diaries
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dr Wanda Austin, CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, on getting more girls into science and technology. Plus the EU debate with Labour MPs Harriet Harman and Gisela Stuart. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news presented by Peter Hunt.
The programme that starts with its listeners. A rare side-effect of medication for Parkinson's disease turned one listener's dad into a gambling addict. Show more
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi, Newton Faulkner, Jacqueline Wilson, Hadyn Gwynne, Eric Bibb, Vicky Featherstone
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Newton Faulkner, Vicky Featherstone, Hadyn Gwynne and Jacqueline Wilson for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Eric Bibb. Show more
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Mark Coles profiles easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall in the week that the orange airline has gone into the red. Show more
Saturday Review
Lionel Shriver, Everybody Wants Some!!, Green Room, The Complete Deaths, Gillian Wearing
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lionel Shriver's The Mandibles, Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!, horror film Green Room, Spy Monkey's The Complete Deaths, and Gillian Wearing's A Room With Your Views. Show more
Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines the changing nature of the hero, from the Iliad to the present day. What makes a hero? What is it like to be one? And do we still need them? Show more
Lewis Grassic Gibbon's powerful sequel to Sunset Song, set in a small Aberdeenshire town. Dramatised by Donna Franceschild. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
FutureProofing examines a new method of power generation promising clean, limitless power for everyone. Can it work, what are the consequences, and is there a viable alternative? Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of York take on their professors. From 2016. Show more
Roger McGough introduces poems requested by listeners.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Back in Moscow after the war, Elena leaves her bag at a railway station. But what did it contain? Read by Joshua McGuire. From April 2014. Show more
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