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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Leslie Griffiths.

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. Farming Today gets reaction to a survey which claims one in ten people are unable to identify a sheep. Show more

With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day. Show more

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. Show more

Dr Rae becomes increasingly involved in the national debate on education, but it is inflation rather than politics that presents the sternest challenge. Show more

New research into anorexia discussed. Plus, Indian novelist Manju Kapur; the re-launch of The Lady magazine; and why women are being badly hit by the global recession.

James Maw on the controversial 1960s and 1970s psychiatrist Dr William Sargant, who tested drugs on his patients with, some say, fatal results. Show more

Simon uses his 'flair for original ideas' to prove to his colleagues and family just how bad he feels about being an arms dealer. From April 2009. Show more

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Steve Hewlett talks to David Frost about contemporary TV, political interviewing and taking Jane Fonda to lunch. And are journalists being forced to become part of the story? Show more

Tom and Brenda have a parting of the ways. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Two bungling self-employed plasterers try to win the day by stealing the Queen's wedding certificate. Stars Johnny Vegas and Ricky Tomlinson. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on employment rights. Show more

A man wakes up one day to discover that he can see and hear everything that is happening in the world. By Frank Burton. Show more

Lemn encounters a Coronation Street actor going to a party, students going to Amsterdam and a Michael Jackson fan on the way to meet her idol. Show more

Laurie Taylor discusses what is being called the re-Stalinisation of Russia on today's Thinking Allowed. Academic Michail Ryklin claims Putin's Russia is turning the clock back. Show more

Health journalist John Naish asks if we are turning normal human behaviour and normal stages in human development into medical conditions. 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.

Comedian Mark Steel celebrates the East Sussex town's fires, pub fights and stroppiness. From April 2009. Show more

It's April Fool's Day and the joke is on Kenton. Show more

Presented by John Wilson. Includes PJ Harvey and John Parish on their new album; the V&A Baroque show reviewed and a discussion on cable channel HBO's future. Show more

Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1956. A trip to the Astoria dancehall turns out to be a little more exciting than the ladies had planned. Show more

The BBC's Political Editor Nick Robinson shines a light on the process by which controversial decisions are reached behind closed doors in Whitehall. Show more

Frank Field MP reflects on a society that chooses to root its moral behaviour apart from God. Show more

Rod Liddle considers the otter and the mink - one a beloved emblem of rural Britain, the other a voracious, foreign invader. Show more

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

With Robin Lustig. Including Sarkozy and Merkel side by side at the London summit, Obama and Medvedev start work on a nuclear treaty and New Yorkers say adieu to Roquefort. Show more

Joanna Page reads Mari Strachan's magical novel. Gwenni is interviewed by the detectives investigating Mr Evans' death and an arrest is made. Show more

Rufus Hound invites comedians to revisit their formative years by dusting off their teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time. With Richard Herring. Show more

Broadcast in tribute to the late poet Adrian Mitchell who died in December 2008. One of the great performance poets, Mitchell was widely known as the 'Shadow Poet Laureate'. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.

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

Dr Rae becomes increasingly involved in the national debate on education, but it is inflation rather than politics that presents the sternest challenge. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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