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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams, interfaith adviser to the bishop of Manchester. Show more
Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners. Listeners Roy and Goretti on living and voting in Catalonia. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith visits a vineyard in Kent to find out about wine production in the UK. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Gloria Hunniford talks about her 70 year career; concierge, Nigel Bowen, reveals strange requests from hotel guests; and arctic explorer, Erling Kagge, on the joy of silence. Show more
Jay Rayner is in Derby with his panel of food experts, including Professor Barry Smith, Rachel McCormack, Tim Anderson and Sophie Wright. Show more
Picasso is commonly regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Rajan Datar and guests discuss his life, loves, art and legacy. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
America's 51st State?
30 minutes
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Hurricane Maria has exposed the complex relationship between Puerto Rico and the mainland USA. Kate Adie introduces insight, wit and analysis from correspondents around the world. Show more
Money Box
Are care services in retirement complexes guaranteed?
30 minutes
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How living in a retirement complex may not live up to the glossy brochure. Government has promised same-day advances for Universal Credit claimants and what is open banking? Show more
Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Jeremy Hardy, Suzi Ruffell, Lloyd Langford and Katy Brand hash out the week's headlines. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Andrea Leadsom, Jon Ashworth, Caroline Lucas, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby with political debate and discussion from Southam College in Warwickshire with Jon Ashworth MP, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Andrea Leadsom MP and Caroline Lucas MP. Show more
Should Theresa May remain prime minister? Is foreign secretary Boris Johnson fit for purpose? Your reaction to events in Catalonia. Should fracking be banned across the UK? Show more
4 Extra Debut. DI Rebus investigates the murder of an illegal immigrant in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Stars Ron Donachie and Gayanne Potter. Show more
Marie-Louise Muir goes behind the scenes and onto the stage to take the temperature of Northern Ireland theatre, now and next. Show more
Woman's Hour
Anoushka Shankar, School refusers, Cardi B
58 minutes
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Anoushka Shankar on composing the score for the 1928 silent film Shiraz, Sarah Millican talks about How to be Champion, and what to do if your child refuses to go to school. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
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
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Police say a collision which caused panic in Central London wasn't terror related
Loose Ends
Tim Minchin, David Bryan, AL Kennedy, Joseph Barnes-Phillips, Benjamin Zephaniah, Susanne Sundfor, Arthur Smith, Nikki Bedi
46 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and Arthur Smith are joined by Tim Minchin, David Bryan, AL Kennedy and Joseph Barnes-Phillips. With music from Benjamin Zephaniah and Susanne Sundfor. Show more
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of the man at the centre of Spain's biggest political crisis, Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. Show more
Saturday Review
Blade Runner 2049, Labour of Love, Eight Ghosts, Ghosts: A Cultural History, Timewasters, 140 Years of Recorded Sound
45 minutes
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Blade Runner 2049, James Graham's play Labour of Love, Eight Ghosts and Ghosts: A Cultural History, Timewasters on ITV, British Library's exhibition 140 Years of Recorded Sound. Show more
Novelist and occasional futurist Nick Harkaway argues surveillance has reached a new pitch of sophistication and we need to talk about it. Show more
By Elena Ferrante. Lena seeks a divorce from her husband, while she embarks on an affair with her best friend's ex-lover. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Against a record rise in the number of sentences found to be unduly lenient, Clive Anderson and guests discuss whether sentencing law is fit for purpose. Show more
Quote... Unquote
Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal
28 minutes
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Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal. From October 2017. Show more
Michael Rosen and poet Michael Symmons Roberts visit the Jesuit seminary in north Wales where Gerard Manley Hopkins created new rhythms and changed the sound of poetry forever. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Fiery flash fiction for radio about magic bars, mojitos and house fires. By playwright Marietta Kirkbride. Read by Oliver Bardell. Show more
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