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Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Nicholas James.

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the new Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN, one of the most complex experiments ever attempted. Show more

Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy. As soon as someone gets rich, everyone else wants the same. Show more

A special programme discussing how to encourage more women to take up science. With scientists Maggie Aderin, Claire Timlin, Joy Parvin, Carolin Crawford and Clare Thomson.

CERN physicist and science broadcaster Brian Cox talks to some of the celebrity enthusiasts of particle physics including Alan Alda, Eddie Izzard and Dara O Briain. Show more

Comedy drama series by Christopher Lee, set in a Carmelite monastery. It seems unlikely that the friars would attend an expensive course on How to Look and Sound Sincere. Show more

Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Sheila McClennon.

With Sheila McClennon and John Waite.

The latest weather forecast.

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Sally Magnusson presents a series exploring the practice of researching family history. With genealogist Nick Barratt, she looks at some myths surrounding Irish family research. Show more

The Ambridge economy faces a crisis. Show more

By Joseph Lidster. Deep in an underground tunnel, a giant particle accelerator is about to be activated for the first time. But something strange is happening. Show more

Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw answer questions from gardeners in Hampshire. Show more

Jim Norton reads from John McGahern's story, abridged by Neville Teller. Harkin's cruelty towards Kate plumbs new depths.

Simon Singh examines the significance of subatomic particles. Every elementary particle has an antiparticle. Should the two meet and combine, the result is annihilation. Show more

Laurie Taylor examines our behaviour in coffee shops with Dr Eric Laurier, author of The Cappuccino Community: cafes and civic life in the contemporary city. Show more

Dr Mark Porter explores health issues of the day. He looks at common problems of hair, from greying to dandruff and baldness. Show more

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.

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

The comedian examines the virtue of hard work. With poems and songs from diligent Tim Key and Tom Basden. From 2008. Show more

Elizabeth plays the fairy godmother. Show more

With Mark Lawson. As part of Big Bang Day, the programme includes a probe into how physics has been represented in the arts by Tom Stoppard, John Adams and others.

Deborah Davis's tale of power struggles in the court of Queen Anne. Abigail arranges for the Leader of the Opposition to visit Queen Anne in private. Show more

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Phillips, Kenan Malik, Clifford Longley and Michael Portillo cross-examine witnesses.

Adam Long, co-founder of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, rushes through the history of the Labour Party, from Keir Hardie to Gordon Brown. Show more

Ben Miller explores the workings of the new LHC atom smasher at CERN and what it is designed to discover. He looks at the Higgs Particle and how it enables our world to exist. Show more

Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the new Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN, one of the most complex experiments ever attempted. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

National and international news and analysis with Julian Worricker.

Deborah Findlay reads from Dorothy Whipple's 1953 novel. On her return from England, Louise discovers the extent of her mother's social climbing on her behalf. Show more

Nat Segnit is on a quest to venture inside travellers' minds with tales of doomed dates. With Stewart Wright. From September 2008.

Poignant comedy drama series by Tim Key. Luke heads home to collect his mum after his brother proposes to Hayley at Newmarket races. Show more

Steve Punt's fast-moving comedy, set 100 metres underground in the Large Hadron Collider. A wormhole, an ID card and an electric buggy combine.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy. As soon as someone gets rich, everyone else wants the same. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.