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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Juanita Francis, Praise and Worship leader and Youth Pastor at Ruach City Church, London. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Why do instruments sound different? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From April 2019. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Open Country
Jallianwala Grove: Remembering the 1919 massacre in Amritsar
25 minutes
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Britain’s first memorial to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala massacre has been created. 1,650 trees have been planted- a tree for every bullet that was fired that day. Show more
Agriculture is responsible for 10 per cent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions - Charlotte Smith finds out what has been done to change that. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Singer Patti Boulaye, Hip Hop champion Yami 'Rowdy' Lofvenberg, Gold Medal winning landscape designer Adam Frost and Christopher Somerville on his favourite cathedrals. Show more
Jay Rayner takes his culinary panel to Bristol. Niki Segnit, Jordan Bourke, Andi Oliver and Sophie Wright answer the audience’s questions. Show more
Bridget Kendall talks about Khmer history with Professor David Chandler, Doctor Swati Chemburkar, Doctor Kyle Latinis and Doctor Peter Sharrock. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Fictions and Factions
28 minutes
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Ukraine's election blurs satire and reality, politics sing out in South Africa, India's oldest voter, the fruits of a desert greenhouse in the UAE and Beijing's music scene. Show more
We lost £1.2bn to fraudsters last year. How do they manage to dupe us? Show more
Miles Jupp takes a look at the week in news, with Zoe Lyons, John Robins, Hugo Rifkind and Danielle Ward. Show more
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Any Questions?
Andrew Bridgen MP, Claire Fox, Stephen Gethins MP, Lisa Nandy MP
47 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents topical debate from the Radio Theatre at London Broadcasting House with Andrew Bridgen MP, Claire Fox, Stephen Gethins MP and Lisa Nandy MP Show more
Are you sympathetic to the approach and objectives of Extinction Rebellion? Show more
Dramatisation of Victor Hugo's classic tale set in Notre Dame Cathedral in 15th-century Paris. Repeated to mark the fire in the iconic cathedral. Show more
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons reads from the King James Version of the Book of Psalms, containing some of the most beautiful poetry in the Bible. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women in Sudan, Game of Thrones, Nurse Molly Case, Top Girls
57 minutes
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What role have women played in the protests in Sudan? How can we live an environmentally friendly life? The popularity of K-Pop. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
Many nations have now entered the space race. What impact is this having on education, economic progress, human rights and national prestige? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
20/04/2019 Two men arrested in connection with Londonderry killing
15 minutes
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Police investigating the killing of a journalist in Londonderry say a "new breed of terrorist" is emerging in Northern Ireland.
Loose Ends
Prue Leith, Danielle de Niese, Deborah Frances-White, Samson Kayo, K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, David McAlmont, Scottee
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Prue Leith, Danielle de Niese, Deborah Frances-White and Samson Kayo for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Becky Milligan looks at the man in charge of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. Show more
Saturday Review
Sweet Charity, Machines Like Me, Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic, Loro
49 minutes
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Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse with Anne-Marie Duff, Ian McEwan's new novel Machines Like Me, Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic at the Wellcome, Sorrentino's Loro Show more
Experts have dominated the prophecy business, but risk takers deserve better. Why, in the risk game, it is better to be a fox and not a hedgehog. Show more
The BBC's Education Editor, Branwen Jeffreys, investigates how the fallout from a fiscal illusion will impact the future of over-18s education in England. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
From the internet of things and the Smart Home, to the complete rejection of any fixed abode, FutureProofing hears how our ideas about home will be transformed in the 21st century. Show more
Russell Davies welcomes another four quiz contenders for the title Brain of Britain 2019 Show more
A portrait of Geoffrey Faber prize-winning poet Kim Moore exploring the experiences that have formed her tender, atmospheric poetry. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In acclaimed writer Kiare Ladner's story, Melody takes part in a most unusual yoga class and discovers something new about her mother. Monica Dolan reads. Show more
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