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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with Church of Scotland minister the Rev Lezley Stewart. Show more

News programme that starts with its listeners. A listener on an unexpected encounter with her boss and how she had the last word. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

Folk singer Jez Lowe uncovers the traditions of seafaring and song in Tynemouth and North Shields and hears why music is essential to this landscape, its people and its history. Show more

Farming Today This Week comes from a fruit farm in Herefordshire as the owner tells how the weather has affected his crop, plus his concerns about seasonal worker availability. Show more

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

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs vote through a bill to control the use of restraint in mental health cases. Show more

Robert Peston, comedian Darren Harriott, teacher Vanessa Tissington, Wimbledon fan Ben Chatfield and butterfly ambassador Kate Bradbury. With Chris Difford's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Peckham, south London. Professor Barry Smith, Andi Oliver, Nisha Katona and Tim Anderson answer the questions from the audience. Show more

Commentary on the first ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women, from Headingley.

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Social media giants mishandle data, banks sell PPI insurance, engineers arrange for cars to cheat emissions tests. Why do companies sometimes do bad things? Evan Davis hosts. Show more

England's footballers have made it through to the semi-finals of the World Cup for only the third time in the tournament's history.

Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by David Sedaris, Erica Whyman, Elis James and Courtney Act and for conversation and comedy. With music from Gruff Rhys and Paul White. Show more

Becky Milligan profiles the tennis superstar Serena Williams, who has dominated the tennis scene since 1999 with 23 grand slam titles to her name. Show more

Whitney documentary by Kevin MacDonald, AM Homes's Days of Awe, The Jungle at London's Playhouse Theatre, The Horniman Museum's World Gallery, and Picnic at Hanging Rock on BBC TV. Show more

Jonathan Freedland looks at how journalists have been depicted in fiction from the advent of the mass popular press to the present day. Show more

Under the constant threat of gas attack in La Brique, just north of Ypres, Mickey Bliss and his signals colleagues try to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead. Show more

Psychotherapist Susie Orbach explores the unique relationship between therapist and patient. In this episode, she meets 75-year-old Maureen, whose husband has dementia. Show more

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Historian Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the men and women who go to war. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Hertfordshire take on their professors. From July 2018. Show more

Roger McGough is joined by writer, poet and Bafta-winning TV and film producer Henry Normal, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the archive of listeners' requests. Show more

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

Billy is aged 57 and lives at home with his ailing father. However, this weekend, he has planned an escape. Read by Mark Doherty. Show more

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