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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with George Craig, a retired senior civil servant and a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff.

The WWF have called for reform to the EC's common agriculture policy. Charlotte Smith asks Jabier Ruiz from the WWF why the EC should listen to them. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the battle at Lincoln on 20th May 1217 between the forces of the boy-king Henry III, led by William Marshal, and supporters of Louis of France. Show more

Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Eglantyne Jebb: the play celebrating the human rights activist. The economic cost of women leaving science. Craft skills on the brink of extinction. Street prostitution in Hull. Show more

Philip has given give up his acting ambitions, instead finding satisfaction demonstrating kitchen appliances. Show more

Reports from around the world. Some Indonesians live alongside dead family members for years. Is this a healthy approach to mortality? Show more

Fashion historian Amber Butchart explores the rise of second hand clothes found in charity shops and jumble sales, to vintage clothing seen in fashion magazines and on catwalks. Show more

On this day in 1917, the French captured the village of Craonne, the site of a vicious battle, while in Folkestone, Nancy Parker's kitchen is invaded. Show more

Harold Tillman CBE, the retail entrepreneur who ran fashion chain Jaeger for 10 years, speaks to Winifred about why he thinks the brand struggled since he left. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs.

Ethics, biology, love and economics collide as Rory Sutherland explores how a single slogan changed our wedding culture forever, and the psychology that still powers it. Show more

Eddie worries about being found out, and Matt's advice falls on deaf ears. Show more

An engrossing psychodrama set in an Irish pub. Neil has been unfaithful to Grace. Will he be forgiven? Startling revelations will change their lives forever. Jim Norton stars. Show more

Blencathra in the Lake District has been known as the Mountaineers' Mountain and now the People's Mountain. Helen Mark climbs up it with film-maker Terry Abraham to find out why. Show more

Professor Susan Greenfield makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mentor UK. Show more

Literary magazine programme. Paula Hawkins, whose thriller The Girl on the Train has sold over fifteen million copies worldwide, talks about her new novel Into the Water. Show more

Jessica Chastain, the star of Miss Sloane, tells Francine why it's about time that we saw more women being ambitious, complicated and unlikeable on screen. Show more

Adam Rutherford talks to neuroscientist Molly Crockett about moral decision-making in the brain. She combined brain scanning with a test involving money and electric shocks. Show more

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Buckingham Palace announces that the Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from official duties

Teasmaids and record players. Alex Horne and his band explore the theme of technology via music and comedy. From May 2014. Show more

Shula thinks she has the answer, and Harrison has a tough decision. Show more

John Wilson talks to Samantha Spiro about playing Barbara Windsor in the film of her life, Babs. And the restoration of a rediscovered sculpture. Show more

Philip has given give up his acting ambitions, instead finding satisfaction demonstrating kitchen appliances. Show more

Series looking at important issues in the news. David Aaronovitch steps into the Briefing Room for an anatomy of France. Show more

Lucy Ash travels to a Russian border village to discover the impact a small business is having there. Is this is a model for reviving Russia's rural economy? Show more

Adam Rutherford talks to neuroscientist Molly Crockett about moral decision-making in the brain. She combined brain scanning with a test involving money and electric shocks. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the battle at Lincoln on 20th May 1217 between the forces of the boy-king Henry III, led by William Marshal, and supporters of Louis of France. Show more

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The US House of Representatives narrowly approves plans to overturn president Obama's healthcare reforms. Plus Prince Philip announces he'll retire from public life in the autumn. Show more

DS Morgan is shocked to learn how little she knows about the other women who drowned in Beckford. Starring Elizabeth Berrington. Show more

The three couples go on a ‘date night’ together and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema. Stars John Thomson. From 2014. Show more

Steve Punt ventures into the heart of rural Essex to investigate the mysterious disappearance of actress Ada Constance Kent just before the Second World War. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Nicholas Hytner reveals how the seemingly impossible became magical putting animals on stage via Dark Materials and War Horse. Show more

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James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn present coverage of the local election results.