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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi YY Rubinstein, a writer, teacher and broadcaster. Show more
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers is warning of the potential for 'catastrophic failure' unless farmers continue to be able to employ workers from the EU. Show more
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss explains why the coot is so significant to him. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who made Constantinople his capital rather than Rome and who legalised Christianity across the Empire. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by the Rev Ernie Rea. Show more
Woman's Hour
Anoushka Shankar, Models, Parveen Kumar, Stockton-on-Tees
45 minutes
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British Indian composer Anoushka Shankar on composing the score for Shiraz; Dr Jane Walker, an Inspiring Woman of Medicine; French ban on touching up photos of models. Show more
The fate of the community hangs in the balance, and Gudrun discovers a betrayal closer to home. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Life in India's Rohingya Refugee Camps
30 minutes
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Having fled violence in Myanmar 40,000 Rohingya live in India, but for how much longer? Kate Adie introduces insight, wit, and analysis from correspondents around the world. Show more
Recorded live in Hull, Jeremy Irons and Julie Hesmondhalgh perform poetry inspired by the city and its poets. Presented by Lindsey Chapman. Show more
Currency derives value not from the preciousness of the substance of which it is made, but trust in the government which issues it. Show more
You and Yours
Ofcom review, Selling Barbara, Half-bottles of wine
45 minutes
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Ofcom strengthens the rules affecting the UK's phone companies, 90-year-old Barbara challenges charities who sold her data, and the benefits of selling wine in half bottles. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
David Cannadine explores political fame and defining objects: Sir Alec Douglas-Home and his matchbox economics. From 2016. Show more
Jolene tries to be a voice of reason, and Alice plays peace-maker. Show more
Lizzy Barry may have been the most celebrated and best-loved actress of the Restoration. The Earl of Rochester was her finest teacher. Show more
Clare Balding finally fulfils her wish to sample the variety of walks on offer on the Isle of Man. This week she explores the area around Glen Doo and Ravensdale. Show more
Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope and Homes for Children. Show more
Bookclub
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
28 minutes
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James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Danish writer Peter Hoeg about his best-known novel, Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. Show more
Francine Stock talks to director Denis Villeneuve about Blade Runner 2049, his sequel to the much-loved science fiction classic Blade Runner. Show more
BBC Inside Science
HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
30 minutes
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Mining, reservoirs, fossil fuel extraction, skyscrapers, tunnelling operations - they all appear in the world's largest database of human-induced earthquakes. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
05/10/2017 Police would have questioned Heath
30 minutes
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Former Prime Minister would have been interviewed about abuse claims.
Ian Rankin reads from his teenage diaries, and talks to host Rufus Hound about life growing up as a wannabe writer and punk rocker in Fife in the 1970s. Show more
Kate chooses her side, and Harrison and Fallon celebrate. Show more
Front Row
Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize, Latonia Moore, Loving Vincent
30 minutes
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Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus soprano Latonia Moore on Aida and the couple behind the first fully painted feature film Loving Vincent. Show more
The fate of the community hangs in the balance, and Gudrun discovers a betrayal closer to home. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Could the crisis over Catalonia lead to the breakup of Spain? David Aaronovitch explores the roots of the secession movement and asks if independence is now a real possibility. Show more
Does battery technology hold the key to reinventing transport? How can we meet the growing demand for rechargeable batteries and energy storage? Evan Davis chairs. Show more
BBC Inside Science
HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mining, reservoirs, fossil fuel extraction, skyscrapers, tunnelling operations - they all appear in the world's largest database of human-induced earthquakes. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who made Constantinople his capital rather than Rome and who legalised Christianity across the Empire. Show more
The World Tonight
Syria seeing worst violence since Aleppo - Red Cross
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Fighting spikes as the battle against Isis nears its end, and the government renews its campaign against opposition. Show more
Adrian receives a strange phone call, and a letter from Aunt Clara, the agony aunt. He goes a step too far in his relationship with Pandora. Show more
Liam adjusts to an alien new environment, Cambridge University. Autobiographical sitcom of youthful misadventures. From 2017. Show more
How artists responded to the realities of the First World War, by facing the truth head on, retreating into escapism and attempting to reconstruct what conflict has destroyed. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In two pieces about the late novelist JG Ballard, his friend Martin Amis describes a kindly, genial man, originator of some of the most unnerving science fiction of modern times. Show more
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