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Drone warfare: from soldiering to assassination? Also, the world of fitness instructors.
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Church bells from St Mark's, Swindon.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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1/4 Pete Brown explores the origins of the apple - a fruit held in high regard for millennia.
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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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2/4 Pete Brown investigates the rise and fall of the Red Delicious, America's favourite apple.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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3/4 Pete Brown visits East Malling, the UK's most influential horticultural research station.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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4/4 Pete Brown discovers the importance of winter dormancy in the life cycle of an apple tree.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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2/3 A woman is found, killed by a falling icicle. But Annika believes it was not an accident.
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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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Coverage of the US presidential election as the results are announced.
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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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Commentary on the first day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the second day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the third day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the fifth day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
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Farm gadgets are in the spotlight during Agri-Tech Week in the East of England.
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The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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John Aitchison presents the chough.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
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Is Scotland's food and drink export industry at risk post-Brexit?
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David Attenborough presents the magpie.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Commentary on the first day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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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, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Andrew Marr with William Kentridge, Lucy Bailey, Susie Orbach and Simon Goldhill.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
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4/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah asks us to give up the idea of western civilisation.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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Commentary on the first day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Sister Gemma Simmonds.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Katharine Longworth.
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Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
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The Power List Judges deliberate on the most influential women of the past seven decades.
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1/5 Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
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The performance artist Marina Abramovic in conversation with Jane Garvey.
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2/5 Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
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Commentary on the first day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the second day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Commentary on the third day of the first Test between India and England from Rajkot.
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Grace Dent follows the case of two sisters: one who wants to save the life of the other.
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2/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Martin Hewitt.
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Brett Westwood gets up close and personal with a bird we fear and revere, the Raven.
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The legendary country singer-songwriter unveils the secrets of composing a great song.
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2/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest puts her marriage to the test by rekindling her infatuation with Venus
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Exploring the culture war between secularism and a new generation of Muslims in France.
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6/6 Comedian Alex Horne's diary focuses on his 1997 gap year, which he spent teaching in China
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Golf courses, state building and utopia from Ireland, Mexico, Somalia, Croatia to the EU.
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John Harris of the Guardian talks to autism specialist Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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1/10 Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets 75-year-old Maureen, whose husband has dementia.
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Calls for the UK to resume flights to Sharm el-Sheikh. A fall in profits at charity shops.
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The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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2/10 Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets advertising executive Charles.
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What should change at M&S?
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The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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3/10 Susie Orbach meets Richard and Louise, new parents struggling to make things work.
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Holiday sickness claims. Delays in switching energy supplier. Abandoned horses.
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The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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4/10 Susie Orbach meets estate agent Natalie, whose faith is very important to her.
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How online bookies encourage problem gamblers to play again by sending them special offers
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The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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5/10 Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets retired railway worker and union man John.
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What's to choose between banks? Not much if feeble switching numbers are to be believed.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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Families win against housing benefit cut. Plus Tesco Bank fraud and RBS compensation.
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2/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Spain's Basque region exerts a powerful influence on global cuisine Dan Saladino asks why.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Martha Kearney at the US presidential elections and Mark Mardell in the UK.
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Robert Hart: a Victorian diplomat who helped transform China into a modern trading nation.
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Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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Robert Hart: a Victorian diplomat who helped transform China into a modern trading nation.
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News with Martha Kearney in New York as Donald Trump becomes president-elect of the USA.
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Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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Sir Robert is called in to help with the fight against the Taiping rebels.
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
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Sir Robert organises the defence of Peking against the Boxer rebels.
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Cambridge Union Society.
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Global news and analysis.
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Mary Ann Sieghart isn't being rude - she just can't identify people by their faces.
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Bittersweet drama about agoraphobia by Jane Wainwright. Starring Paapa Essiedu.
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Lilian has an unwanted phone call.
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A young priest meets a traumatised soldier in Neil Noon's intriguing psychological drama.
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Boris Johnson and Michael Gove snatch leadership defeat from the jaws of Brexit victory.
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Johnny seeks out Freddie.
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By Jessica Mitic. Comedy about two backpackers travelling across Thailand.
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Rob is forced to rethink.
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1/5 Doctor Celestine de Tullio has gone from doctoring to fighting in Serbia.
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Is populism such a bad thing? Plus globalisation and no-platforming.
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Samantha Bond and Toby Jones star in the classic First World War adventure.
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Eric Robson and the panel are in the West Midlands.
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The beauty of nature on land, on water and in sound.
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Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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How will British chef Gavin Chun and his team fare at the Olympics of Chinese Food?
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Jay Rayner and the panel of culinary experts visit Warwick.
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Can we find a use for all that pesky climate-changing carbon dioxide? Tom Heap reports.
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Vanguard founder John Bogle on revolutionising fund management.
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Claudia Hammond meets the winners of the 2016 Brain Prize.
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Helen Mark meets the runners, organisers and volunteers behind Snowdonia Marathon.
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Shappi Khorsandi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action.
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James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
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Eric Robson and the panel are in the West Midlands.
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A family heirloom provides the spark for an unexpected literary inheritance.
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The legendary country singer-songwriter unveils the secrets of composing a great song.
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2/2 To ensure the future of their new home, the rabbits face a terrifying confrontation.
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4/8 Josie Long hears stories of what can be found when we lose ourselves.
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Aleks Krotoski explores whether technology can allow us to walk in another man's shoes.
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What are the legal ramifications of the High Court ruling on the Brexit legal challenge?
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Sally Phillips and Julia Donaldson talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Evangelicals in the city. Also, 'troubled families'.
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Paddy O'Connell discusses how the media dealt with Donald Trump's rise to the presidency.
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Kevin Brownlow talks about his quest to restore Abel Gance's silent masterpiece Napoleon.
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Climate change - listeners' questions answered.
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Matthew Bannister on a singer, a war hero, a US attorney general, a broadcaster.
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Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?
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A couple have found a common passion in Celtic long boats and French Yoles.
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Marina Abramovic, the 'grande dame' of radical performance art.
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Margaret Drabble on her new novel.
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Andrew Motion responds to the subject of climate change in a unique audio poem.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Full coverage of the day's news.
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The future of the car industry - is it driverless? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Is the UK doing enough to tackle corruption and prevent money laundering in the capital?
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Mark Coles profiles the woman behind a court case that could stymie Brexit, Gina Miller.
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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6/6 Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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Donald Trump says he intends to serve all Americans - and pays tribute to his rival
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Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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2/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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The government is distancing itself from concerns in the EU about the next US president.
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Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Peter Curran chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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Lilian has an unwanted phone call.
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R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills on the album Out of Time, 25 years after its release
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1/5 Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
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John Wilson explores the role of art in the regeneration of the north east of England.
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2/5 Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
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Johnny seeks out Freddie.
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With Andrew Lloyd Webber on School of Rock, and actor and director Ewan McGregor.
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3/5 Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
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Rob is forced to rethink.
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The TV adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel NW, and artist Norman Ackroyd in his studio.
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4/5 Némirovsky drama about a woman so obsessed with her looks & lost youth she commits murder.
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A rare interview with the singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, whose death was announced today
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5/5 Némirovsky drama about a woman so obsessed with her lost youth she commits murder.
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Mark Coles profiles the woman behind a court case that could stymie Brexit, Gina Miller.
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King Lear, The Innocents, Linda Grant, Elton John's Radical Eye, Close to the Enemy.
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5/6 Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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3/3 Fay Weldon's story is about a beauty queen coming face to face with her true self.
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People talk frankly about the challenging experience of sitting with a dying parent.
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The story, and lessons, of the international effort to end ozone-destroying chemicals.
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Is the UK doing enough to tackle corruption and prevent money laundering in the capital?
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Richard Leaman is to leave his job as CEO of Guide Dogs & Ffion Miles leaves for Australia
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Combative, provocative and engaging debate, presented by Michael Buerk.
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Chris Pierson makes the case for a radical rethinking of private property.
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What are the legal ramifications of the High Court ruling on the Brexit legal challenge?
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The future of the car industry - is it driverless? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Cambridge Union Society.
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Roger Scruton assesses some of the reasons behind Donald Trump's victory.
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Andrew Hussey on the history of the 'no platform' debates raging on university campuses.
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Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?
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Matthew Bannister on a singer, a war hero, a US attorney general, a broadcaster.
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Brett Westwood explores our relationship with crickets and tunes in to their songs.
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Andrew Marr with William Kentridge, Lucy Bailey, Susie Orbach and Simon Goldhill.
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Claudia Hammond meets the winners of the 2016 Brain Prize.
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Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Can we find a use for all that pesky climate-changing carbon dioxide? Tom Heap reports.
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Physicist Helen Czerski and composer Odaline de la Martinez join Libby Purves.
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Climate change - listeners' questions answered.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire.
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Exploring three lives from the world of power and one from the world of art.
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1/2 Fantasy classic about a band of rabbits on a quest to find a new home.
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Families win against housing benefit cut. Plus Tesco Bank fraud and RBS compensation.
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Jamie Andrew makes an appeal on behalf of Bendrigg Trust.
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The story, and lessons, of the international effort to end ozone-destroying chemicals.
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Has the divisive and acrimonious campaign changed US politics for good?
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6/10 With the Civil War under way, Thomas and John Cole are ordered to engage the rebel army.
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Coverage of the US presidential election as the results are announced.
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The world reacts to Trump's election victory.
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8/10 When ambushed by former rebel soldiers, Thomas takes drastic action to protect his family.
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Mr Obama says he has had an 'excellent' and 'wide-ranging' conversation with Donald Trump.
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9/10 Thomas McNulty must decide if he can really lose Winona in order to save another's life.
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Evidence of fresh atrocities in wake of Mosul massacre.
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10/10 Some visitors to Lige's farm threaten Thomas McNulty's life in Tennessee.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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22:15
4/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah asks us to give up the idea of western civilisation.
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What does the election of Donald Trump mean for the UK? Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss.
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7/10 Surrounded by enemy forces, Thomas and John Cole must admit defeat.
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Simon Callow explores one of the earliest forms of human interaction.
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Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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2/4 The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre
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1/4 Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show.
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Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
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Following artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints a portrait of poet Imtiaz Dharker.
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Sally Phillips and Julia Donaldson talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Following artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints a portrait of poet Lemn Sissay.
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Artists who have found inspiration and sisterhood in working together
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Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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Jean Sprackland visits the breweries and tap-rooms of her home town, Burton-upon-Trent.
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Kevin Brownlow talks about his quest to restore Abel Gance's silent masterpiece Napoleon.
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Mark Tully assesses the worldwide popularity of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet.
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