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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Squatting: a cross-cultural history. Also, taking one's clothes off in public.
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Church bells from St Paul's Cathedral.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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1/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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2/5 Meeting Mrs Mazzy - the day that changed Nina Simone's life.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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3/5 When Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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4/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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5/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Short story. A man faces an uncertain future as his son leaves for university.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
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05:45
The impact of Brexit on the poorest countries; deer poaching; and agricultural pollution.
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The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Chris Packham presents the blackbird.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
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05:45
Should British supermarkets stock UK grown sugar to give consumers a choice?
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05:58
Chris Packham presents the grey heron.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
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05:45
Evidence of fishermen taking drugs while working out at sea, putting their lives at risk.
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Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
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The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
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05:58
Bill Oddie presents the nuthatch.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
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The Angling Trust says Environment Agency cuts mean delays in pollution prosecutions.
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Bill Oddie presents the rook.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
You've been meaning to do it for ages. Meet the iPM listeners who already have.
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05:20
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:43
Church bells from St Peter's, Tiverton.
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05:45
Writer and psychoanalyst Anouchka Grose explores the force of destiny in our lives.
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News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
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Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Clare Balding heads for the Clwyd hills in north Wales to discover Iron Age hillforts.
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06:30
What are the links between farming and pollution? Charlotte Smith investigates.
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06:57
The latest weather forecast.
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06:00
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Mark Tully considers the appeal of shrines and visits a popular Sufi shrine in Delhi.
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06:35
Lionel Kelleway is in Surrey on the lookout for spring toads. Recorded in 2000.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Addressing the psychological trauma of children from conflict zones.
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07:54
Jenny Agutter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust.
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07:57
The latest weather forecast.
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
The Bishop of Dorking the Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells preaches in a special service for Lent
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08:48
Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".
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08:58
Chris Packham presents the blackbird.
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09:00
Andrew Marr with Paul Auster, Catherine Daunt and Simon McBurney.
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1/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel asks if life would be better if robots did all the work
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2/5 Meeting Mrs Mazzy - the day that changed Nina Simone's life.
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Loudon Wainwright III and DJ David Rodigan join Libby Purves.
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09:45
3/5 When Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South from 1855.
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09:45
4/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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Jimmy Carr, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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5/5 By Alan Light. The story of soul legend Nina Simone.
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Actor Paul Nicholas joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
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Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
Alison Krauss; Broadchurch storylines; Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus; and Medea.
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1/5 Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick stars as the determined Agnes.
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10:00
Pauline Collins talks to Jane Garvey about her long career.
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2/5 Agnes is beset with great disappointment. What should she do?
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International Women's Day - What's on your mind?
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3/5 Agnes has been a governess for two years. She is lonely and desperate for a friend.
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10:55
They had cool hair - like a mass boy band of 1,000 kids.
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Craftivism, when activism and craft collide. Plus how the Budget affects you.
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4/5 Agnes is falling in love - but she has a rival.
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Jenni Murray presents live from the Women of the World festival in Hull.
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5/5 Agnes's father is seriously ill, so she returns home with a heavy heart.
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10:30
Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
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Miranda makes herself clear, and Fallon gets an unexpected reaction.
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Sarah Dillon begins a series revelling in the Mars of imagination, science and history.
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1/5 Sir David Cannadine explores the changing image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella.
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Ken Hollings explores the many Martian utopias that have mirrored our hopes for Earth.
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4/5 David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Home's matchbox economics.
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11:00
Kevin Fong explores differing visions of a human presence and purpose on Mars.
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11:45
3/5 The inexorable progress of the tripods meets an organised military response at Shepperton.
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Voting with your husband, unsolved murders, cooking on the centre spot, shamans and mud.
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Radio 4 observes National Theatre director Rufus Norris prepare an original Brexit drama.
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Jolyon Jenkins investigates the UK's private schools teaching fundamentalist Christianity.
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1/4 In Whitby, a magician notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met.
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Helen Lewis of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
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11:30
The duffel-coated outcast, from bomb factory to museum and icy cooperation.
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11:15
Marian Keyes, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Sir Trevor McDonald asks former armed robber John McAvoy how he found redemption.
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12:15
Efforts to stop ticket touts at London's big 2017 athletics event; Wallpaper sales up.
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The latest weather forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Sir Trevor meets Madeleine Black who struggled to forgive the men who raped her.
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12:15
Call You & Yours - is the UK letting down its nurses?
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12:57
The latest weather forecast.
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12:00
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
How do you bring up three children when your husband dies and you are left alone?
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12:15
Live coverage of the chancellor's Budget speech.
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12:00
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Miranda Rae, a single mum herself, explores the challenges facing another single mother.
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12:15
Pubs code row, Popularity of caravans, Cat hazards.
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12:57
The latest weather forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Miranda Rae, single mum, meets a single dad with three children and hears his story.
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12:15
Do people care that their TVs and smartphones could be hacked and used to spy on them?
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
A national insurance increase for the self-employed and a test for smart meters.
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12:30
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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12:57
The latest weather forecast.
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12:00
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
3/6 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Marcus Brigstocke and Al Murray.
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12:32
Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf
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The latest weather forecast.
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Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
1/5 Francis Spufford follows the impact of HG Wells' all-conquering Martian war machines.
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
2/5 Francis Spufford follows the impact of HG Wells' all conquering Martian war machines.
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13:56
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
4/5 Francis Spufford considers Martian evolution and appearance in an alarming close encounter
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
5/5 Francis Spufford and guests explore why Wells's tale still resonates.
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13:00
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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13:10
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Giggleswick School in Yorkshire.
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Global news and analysis.
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13:30
Alan Rusbridger asks how America's journalists are reporting on their new president.
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Kirsty receives a complaint.
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14:15
Hayley Atwell plays a neuroscientist who makes a discovery that could change the world.
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14:00
Miranda makes herself clear.
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14:15
Meera Syal stars as a jobless divorcee piecing her life together again - in a novel way.
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14:00
Fallon gets an unexpected reaction.
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A story about a friendship between a risk-taking Somali woman and an undercover cop.
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Pip needs an extra pair of hands.
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3/5 Rachel finds an unlikely ally in Tariq, a young investigative journalist.
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14:00
Harrison gives it everything he's got.
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2/3 Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working.
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Listeners have their say on Northern Ireland and heckling teachers.
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2/2 As the Martians advance on Earth, Robert begins to lose his reason.
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Eric Robson and the panel present the show from north Hampshire.
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Not being defined by first impressions or early experiences.
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Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz.
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Dan Saladino investigates tea's past, present and future and explores our changing tastes.
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3/6 Josie Long presents documentaries about time and timing.
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More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.
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Paul Lewis and guests decipher what the Budget might mean for you.
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Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; time of day to take blood pressure drugs.
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Clare Balding heads for the Clwyd hills in north Wales to discover Iron Age hillforts.
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Dame Janet Suzman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Starfish Greathearts Foundation.
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Jonathan Safran Foer talks about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. With James Naughtie.
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Eric Robson and the panel present the show from north Hampshire.
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Landscape and legend throw long shadows over a quiet evening at home.
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An apple, a car, even a super yacht... Why are so many things called Jazz?
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2/2 Rebus investigates the shooting of three pupils by an ex-SAS soldier at a private school.
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With Barbara Jenkins, Vladimir Lucien, Kevin Jared Hosein, Colin Robinson and Karen Lord.
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Ernie Rea and guests explore religious perspectives on mental health.
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Joshua Rozenberg interviews Elizabeth Truss.
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16:30
Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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The production of money: how to break the power of the banks.
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16:30
Andrea Catherwood asks if it is time for a rethink about BBC presenters and impartiality.
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16:00
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
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Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a bass player, a maternal health expert, a governor.
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Should Jenni Murray be free to air her views outside the BBC? Listeners debate.
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What the posters on your bedroom wall reveal that you'd prefer your girlfriend didn't know
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International Women's Day and country singer Alison Krauss.
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Mariella Frostrup talks to Helen Dunmore.
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Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests for an in-between time of year.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:00
Full coverage of the day's news.
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17:30
From budget airline seats to insurance, Evan Davis discovers the secrets of pricing.
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17:54
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
The latest weather forecast.
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17:00
An investigation into how lethal lorries posing a danger to the public remain on the roads
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17:40
Who is Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador at the heart of a global controversy?
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Unions seek assurances about Vauxhall's two UK plants, which General Motors is selling.
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3/6 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Marcus Brigstocke and Al Murray.
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Labour calls PM's proposal for a new generation of grammar schools a "vanity project"
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4/4 Despite the obsession with trying to defy age, is there a case for not living too long?
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The Chancellor has increased National Insurance payments for self-employed workers.
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3/4 Jocelyn talks about friendship, and the traffic wardens have a meeting about a meeting.
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Chancellor refuses to reverse NI rise, Economists say no pay rise for 15 years
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3/6 A family Thanksgiving gathering at the seaside and another instalment from David's diary.
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Amanda Spielman warns of bad practices due to the pressure of league tables
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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Turkey's President has accused the Dutch government of acting like "Nazi remnants".
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18:15
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Ministers say amendments would "tie the prime minister's hands" in Brexit talks.
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18:15
The best of BBC radio this week with Gerry Northam.
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Miranda makes herself clear.
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Sean Foley directs Moliere, Malala's UN speech as a choral piece.
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1/5 Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick stars as the determined Agnes.
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Fallon gets an unexpected reaction.
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Authors Judith Kerr and Chris Riddell discuss Dr Seuss; artist Wolfgang Tillmans.
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2/5 Agnes is beset with great disappointment. What should she do?
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Pip needs an extra pair of hands.
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Roger McGough and Brian Patten on The Mersey Sound, Lizzie Nunnery, Andrew McMillan.
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3/5 Agnes has been a governess for two years. She is lonely and desperate for a friend.
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Harrison gives it everything he's got.
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Classical pianist Imogen Cooper plays live in the studio.
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4/5 Agnes is falling in love - but she has a rival.
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Jazzer makes himself at home.
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Paul Weller on composing his first film score, Duncan Macmillan on adapting Paul Auster.
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5/5 Agnes's father is seriously ill, so she returns home with a heavy heart.
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Who is Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador at the heart of a global controversy?
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Hull: City of Culture, The Hypocrite, Helen Dunmore, Radio 4's Mars Season, Elle.
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1/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Sigmund Freud, but Freud asks all the questions.
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A baby is born into the world, fist first, with an unusual gift.
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From Clytemnaestra to Hillary Clinton, Professor Mary Beard considers women in power.
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20:30
Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result?
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20:00
An investigation into how lethal lorries posing a danger to the public remain on the roads
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20:40
James Harding, BBC's director of news, on a new £1m fund to recruit disabled people.
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20:00
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
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20:45
Writer and psychoanalyst Anouchka Grose explores the force of destiny in our lives.
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20:00
Joshua Rozenberg interviews Elizabeth Truss.
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From budget airline seats to insurance, Evan Davis discovers the secrets of pricing.
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20:00
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Giggleswick School in Yorkshire.
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20:50
Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".
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How stories of mental illness are told in fiction and news.
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20:00
Should Jenni Murray be free to air her views outside the BBC? Listeners debate.
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Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a bass player, a maternal health expert, a governor.
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Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars.
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Andrew Marr with Paul Auster, Catherine Daunt and Simon McBurney.
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Why go to Mars? Claudia Hammond examines the space-farer's drive to occupy the red planet.
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Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel asks if life would be better if robots did all the work
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More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.
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Loudon Wainwright III and DJ David Rodigan join Libby Purves.
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Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock and an audience discuss Mars in the movies.
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21:30
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South from 1855.
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11/12 Hannah Fry looks back at the UK's rich history of computing innovation.
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Farrah Jarral tells the intriguing and unexpected story of anthropology.
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A national insurance increase for the self-employed and a test for smart meters.
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21:26
Jenny Agutter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust.
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21:30
Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result?
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How watertight is Trump's new travel ban order from a legal point of view?
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1/10 By Helen Dunmore. Hattie Morahan reads a story of radicals, property and love.
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22:00
MPs discuss whether they will back the Lords' Brexit amendments.
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2/10 Lizzie's mother has shocking news which explains her sickness.
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22:00
Was it a budget that prepares Britain for the challenges of exiting the European Union?
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3/10 The overthrow of the French king makes Diner anxious about his property schemes.
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22:00
A special investigation from Andrew Hosken.
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4/10 Lizzie has a new baby brother but must face a terrible loss.
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22:00
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul 'make significant gains'.
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5/10 Lizzie has an unexpected encounter.
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22:00
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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22:15
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
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22:00
What are the prospects for the Brexit negotiations? Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss.
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Michael Rosen on the Americanisation of English, with Lynne Murphy and Matthew Engel.
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Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as ministers try to calm fears over jobs at Vauxhall.
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2/3 Storyteller Sarah Kendall performs her award-winning live solo show Touchdown.
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23:30
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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23:00
Late-night topical comedy, hosted by award-winning satirist Nish Kumar.
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23:30
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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23:00
Stand-up from Alex Edelman, Winner of Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Comedy Festival
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23:30
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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23:00
Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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23:30
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
University life does not always live up to its promise.
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23:00
Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz.
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23:30
Roger McGough presents listeners' requests for poems to take us through the night.
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23:00
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
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23:30
Mark Tully considers the appeal of shrines and visits a popular Sufi shrine in Delhi.
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