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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. Show more
Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners. One talks about missing her mother's funeral after finding out she had secretly remarried. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Clare Balding walks in the Peaks with Maxwell Ayamba, who founded a rambling group for other black men, from Sheffield, to help improve their health and wellbeing. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe heads to Powys to find out whether spring has sprung, or if the 'Beast from the East' has held it back a few more weeks - with a trip to a sheep and daffodil farm. Show more
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Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster, where MPs back moves to increase organ donations for transplants. Show more
80s pop star Kim Wilde, taekwondo champ Lutalo Mohammad, cow man John Connell and lawyer, writer and restaurateur Helen Tse. Plus the Inheritance Tracks of Henry Blofeld. Show more
The story of phone phreaking, the activity carried out by a subculture of teenagers who hacked into the US phone system in the 1960s and 70s, and the blind genius at its centre. Show more
Sam Coates of the Times examines political reaction to the crisis with Russia. Is there enough evidence to pin the blame on Vladimir Putin? Show more
Is this going to be the moment when China's trajectory changed forever? Correspondents share their stories, wit, and analysis from around the world. Introduced by Kate Adie. Show more
Money Box
Cost of Being Single, End of Mortgage Interest Support, Pension Transfer Letters
30 minutes
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The higher cost of living alone, how 90,000 people on benefits risk losing their homes as mortgage interest support ends and how a vital pension transfer letter can be hard to get. Show more
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis present the week in news through stand-up and sketches with James Acaster, Rachel Parris, Suzi Ruffell and Daniel Barker. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Ken Clarke MP, Andrew Lilico, Bronwen Maddox, Shabana Mahmood MP.
48 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate the English Martyrs Catholic School in Leicester with Ken Clarke MP, Andrew Lilico, Bronwen Maddox and Shabana Mahmood MP. Show more
Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
A failing school brings in a has-been TV star to help stage Romeo and Juliet. In the final episode, the play itself - as performed by the pupils of Deer Park Academy. Show more
Art of Now
No Singing, No Movement: Part 2, Sudan's New Generation
28 minutes
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Sudanese journalist Yousra Elbagir looks at the ways in which Sudan is opening up now, and what this means for its musicians. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Nudinits, Rooney Mara and cook the perfect Lingurian Farinata
58 minutes
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The knitted characters in Nudinits, Rooney Mara on playing Mary Magdalene, why money marketing aimed at women is sexist and Lily Bailey on her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Show more
Luke Jones with coverage of the day's news.
The Bottom Line
Do corporate headquarters still matter?
30 minutes
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The tech giant Apple has just spent five billion dollars building a campus in California's Silicon Valley. Evan Davis explores what a corporate HQ reveals about a business. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
17/3/2018 Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats and closed a British consulate in the row about a nerve agent attack.
15 minutes
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Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats and closed a British consulate, in the row about a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Salisbury.
Loose Ends
David Morrissey, Joe Wicks, George Egg, Hannah Peel, Yazmin Lacey, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by David Morrissey, Joe Wicks and George Egg for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Hannah Peel and Yazmin Lacey. Show more
Margarita Simonyan became head of the Kremlin-funded news channel RT when she was just 25. Mark Coles charts her rise from humble beginnings to the top of Russian media elite. Show more
Saturday Review
Frankenstein in Manchester, Palme d'Or winner The Square, The Immortalists, Tacita Dean, Annihilation
45 minutes
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Frankenstein at The Manchester Royal Exchange, Palme d'Or winner The Square, The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, two Tacita Dean exhibitions and Annihilation on Netflix. Show more
4 Extra Debut. What if there was never a 'truth' era before 'post-truth'? Phil Tinline mines a century of disinformation tricks. From 2018. Show more
Omar Yussef helps the chief of police in Nablus to solve the murder of a young Samaritan. Starring Peter Polycarpou. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Mona Siddiqui, Michael Portillo and Anne McElvoy. Show more
Russell Davies welcomes four competitors to the Radio Theatre in London as they start their bid to become the nation's general knowledge champion. Show more
Thabiso Mohare looks at the possibilities offered by digital platforms for emerging poets, and those carrying forward ancient oral traditions, across the African continent. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Short story series inspired by stories in the news. Joan Smith's tale about a widow who remains suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her husband's death. Show more
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