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A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell, Rector of Llantwit Major
A listener on setting up a charity offering the kind of help she wished she'd had. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
An extraordinary event as three giants stride through Liverpool, changing the people see a familiar landscape. Helen Mark is literally chased down and takes you close up. Show more
As the clocks go back and the weather gets colder, Charlotte Smith finds out what preparations famers are making for the arrival of winter. Show more
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News headlines and sport.
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Saturday Live
Marcus Brigstocke, Curtis Stigers
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Comedian Marcus Brigstocke, Inheritance Tracks from the jazz singer and musician Curtis Stigers and Jodi Ann Bickley talks about her One Million Lovely Letters. Show more
Jay Rayner and the panel are in Blackpool. Dr Barry Smith, Rob Owen-Brown, Paul McIntyre and Andi Oliver answer the culinary questions. Show more
Isabel Hardman of The Spectator consults Tory MPs about the Prime Minister's progress. And why are British politicians beating a path to Michel Barnier's door? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Bluster, Brazenness and Charm
28 minutes
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Saudi Arabia's investment conference put on a show. Plus, Afghan airport security, the building sites sheltering IDPs in Erbil, Mexican mezcal makers' woes and a Paris art auction Show more
What equal state pension ages mean for women, are credit card companies implementing new FCA rules fairly and what might the chancellor do in the budget on Monday? Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comedic look at the week's news. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Gerard Batten MEP, Caroline Flint MP, Tim Roache, Anna Soubry MP
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby hosts political debate from Middlesbrough Town Hall with a panel including Gerard Batten MEP, Caroline Flint MP, Tim Roache and Anna Soubry MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
4 Extra Debut. October 1768: A scientist and a philosopher clash whilst investigating a ghostly outbreak in the woods. Starring Mark Gatiss. Show more
Patrick French has an imagined conversation with the late writer Doris Lessing. He is currently writing her authorised biography and draws on his exclusive access to her diaries. Show more
Writer Tej Adeleye meets the new generation of British musicians shaking up the jazz establishment. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jenny Graham, Teenage girls in India, Veteran servicewomen
57 minutes
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Endurance cyclist Jenny Graham on becoming the fastest woman to cycle around the world, why teenage girls in India are underweight and Edith Eger on surviving Auschwitz. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
Plastic packaging is big business but it is polluting the world's rivers and the oceans causing a public backlash. Can the industry recover its reputation and how? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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Six O'Clock News
27/10/2018 Shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
15 minutes
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At least 4 people were reportedly killed when a gunman opened fire during the morning service. The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France hold summit on Syria.
Loose Ends
Andrea Riseborough, Michael Connelly, Colin Morgan, Ariane Sherine, Baxter Dury, Kojey Radical, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
39 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Baxter Dury, Michael Connelly, Colin Morgan and Ariane Sherine for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Helen Grady looks at the life of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. Show more
Saturday Review
Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Burne-Jones, Little Drummer Girl, A Very Very Very Dark Matter, Barbara Kingsolver
42 minutes
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Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, Burne-Jones at Tate Britain, Martin McDonagh at The Bridge Theatre, TV: Little Drummer Girl, Barbara Kingsolver's Unsheltered Show more
Archive on 4
The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia
57 minutes
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Nostalgia is in fashion. In our political and our cultural life we’re lapping it up. David Aaronovitch delves into the archives and asks why we're all so in thrall to the past. Show more
The British Army is in pell-mell retreat towards the Channel ports, and must face up to losing the war. Stars Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Show more
Modern-day life has given rise to a whole host of incredibly niche jobs which speak volumes about the world we live in. Nick Baker delves into some of the more bizarre. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Mona Siddiqui, Anne McElvoy, Melanie Philips and Giles Fraser Show more
Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the last of the 2018 semi-finals of the wide-ranging music quiz, from Salford. Show more
Carol Ann Duffy joins Paul Farley in the Echo Chamber to share poems from Sincerity, her final collection as Poet Laureate. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The Wild Hunt by Zoe Gilbert. All Hallows Eve, 1589. Hoping to impress a girl in the village, a young man stays out in the forest at night, hoping to glimpse the ghostly Wild Hunt. Show more
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