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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more
Farming Today
Wave energy, Plum harvesting and a traditional harvest supper
13 minutes
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Wave energy, plum harvesting and a traditional harvest supper. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sue MacGregor meets detectives and a journalist involved in the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, the biggest criminal investigation in British history at the time. Show more
Woman's Hour
Wide Sargasso Sea, Burkini, MS, Mature students
58 minutes
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Should governments tell women what they can wear? How writing can help women through stress and illness. Older African Caribbean women return to education. The first Mrs Rochester. Show more
To save both her brother and the family's dairy business, Megan must risk everything and confront a gangster. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more
Martin Jarvis and Christopher Matthew recall the 1970s and 80s – via Fleet Street, Doctor Who and Just William. From 2016. Show more
Barney and Cathy have money woes, Evan and Fiona are arguing and David writes a raunchy book. Stars Jack Doherty. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, the British took 200 yards of German trenches near Bazentin-le-Petit, capturing a machine gun, and Johnnie Marshall has a plan. Show more
You and Yours
NHS restructuring, Driving test delays, Paralympic cheats
45 minutes
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Plans to save the NHS cash could lead to the closure of A&Es - just how can the NHS find the £22 billion it needs? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Rodnell Collins has an imagined conversation with his late uncle, Malcolm X. Using archive clips, they are reunited in the Boston home they used to share. Show more
Richard lends his support at Lower Loxley, and scores need to be settled at Home Farm. Show more
Handyman Tom is about to discover that blocked plumbing at the caravan park is the least of his worries. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are in Nottinghamshire. Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood provide the answers to this edition's horticultural queries. Show more
4 Extra Debut. At a school in a slum in Kenya, a volunteer meets a girl who makes her confront an impossible dream. Read by Sally Orrock. From June 2014. Show more
Last Word
Sir Antony Jay, Donald Henderson, Tom Cholmondeley, Patsy Wright-Warren CBE, Lord Rix
28 minutes
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Julian Worricker on writer Sir Antony Jay, epidemiologist Donald Henderson, aristocrat Tom Cholmondeley, nurse Patsy Wright-Warren, entertainer and campaigner Lord Rix. Show more
Series that investigates the numbers in the news. Making sense of the difference between men's and women's pay. Show more
The Listening Project
Kim and Luke - Really Good at Laughing
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and her nine-year-old son, sharing the joys and frustrations of life with his disabled twin. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
26/08/2016 Syrians leave after siege
30 minutes
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Civilians and defeated rebels leave a Damascus suburb after a four year government siege ends. A court overturns the French burkini ban.
John Lloyd and Noel Fielding welcome author Jenny Colgan, historian Dr Janina Ramirez and writer Dr Peter Frankopan. From 2016. Show more
Helen hopes she can help, and there is a new offer on the table for Pip. Show more
Front Row
Antony Sher and Gregory Doran, Writing video games, Hendrik Groen
30 minutes
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Sir Antony Sher and Gregory Doran talk about King Lear, how video games are embracing narrative, and the anonymous author of The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old. Show more
To save both her brother and the family's dairy business, Megan must risk everything and confront a gangster. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more
Any Questions?
John Hayes MP, Cat Smith MP, Sophie Walker, Toby Young
48 minutes
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Ed Stourton presents political debate and discussion from Salford with a panel including John Hayes MP, Cat Smith MP, Sophie Walker and Toby Young. Show more
"The dog days of summer may be over," writes Tom Shakespeare, but he's convinced man's best friend can teach us an enormous amount about contentment. Show more
The east and south east coasts are terrorised by air raids, and Folkestone seems brimful of secrets and lies. Show more
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The World Tonight
Why does Iran arrest so many British 'dual nationals'?
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with a special focus on one of the biggest foreign policy problems for the British government. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. Frances tries to discover the truth. Show more
Late-night conversation presented by Lauren Laverne. Lauren discusses women in sport with Maggie Alphonsi, Anna Kessel, Jean Williams and Cherrelle Brown. Show more
Journalist Georgina Godwin chooses UN secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjold who died in 1961. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
The Listening Project
Laurie and Roland – A Legacy in Lego
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation recorded during a building session, between a father whose own childhood obsession with the Danish toy has been passed on to his small son. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Exploring the lives of young Chinese and graduates pressure to succeed under the threat of unemployment. Read by David Sneddon. Show more
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