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| The latest shipping forecast. | |
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| The latest news from BBC Radio 4. | |
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| Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre. | |
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| News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. | |
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| With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am. | |
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| Lively and diverse conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and guests. | |
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| Based on her hugely popular blog, the story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to give up her glamorous London lifestyle and make a new life for her family in the North of England. | |
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| With Jane Garvey.Including drama: Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky | |
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| Chris Ledgard travels to Philadelphia to meet the survivors and the scientists who struggled to find the cause of the mystery illness that struck down over a hundred ex-servicemen and killed 29 in the weeks following an American Legion convention in July 1976. | |
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| Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult. | |
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| Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon. | |
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| The latest weather forecast. | |
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| National and international news with Martha Kearney. | |
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| Dominic Arkwright is joined for a discussion on the concept of groupthink, a condition that afflicts many governments and corporations, by author of Suckers Rose Shapiro, Irish broadcaster Malachi O'Doherty and Tobias Jones. | |
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| Will is the bearer of good news for Emma. | |
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| By Christopher William Hill.In 1973, Oxford academic AL Rowse published the work that would establish his name internationally - Shakespeare The Man, in which he claimed to have decoded Shakespeare's sonnets and finally discovered the identity of the playwright's mysterious Dark Lady. But was his 'discovery' based on a simple misreading? | |
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| Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. | |
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| Readings of the stories short-listed for this year's BBC National Short Story Award, which has attracted more than 600 submissions and includes entries by some of the biggest names in British fiction. The stories are read by a selection of the nation's leading acting talent. | |
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| Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. He discusses the history of glamour with Stephen Gundle. | |
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| Claudia Hammond presents the series exploring current developments in psychology and psychiatry. | |
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| John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish. | |
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| Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. Including Weather at 5.57pm. | |
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| The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. | |
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| Spoof reminiscences of a former variety star. Count Arthur Strong is an expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origins of the species, all false starts and nervous fumbling, poorly concealed by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance. | |
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| Neil shows his competitive side. | |
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| Arts news and reviews, with Mark Lawson. | |
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| Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. | |
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| Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. | |
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| Anthony Howard takes an autobiographical journey through 50 years in the newspaper industry. | |
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| Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, from the European eel to the African white-eared kob antelope. A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists around the world to present regular reports. | |
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| Lively and diverse conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and guests. | |
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| The latest weather forecast. | |
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| National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. | |
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| Gripping crime novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, by Zoe Ferraris. Abridged by Alison Joseph. | |
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| A profile of Arabella Churchill, the granddaughter of Sir Winston who at the age of 21, with Michael Eavis and Andrew Kerr, was the organiser of a radical music gathering in the English countryside. In 1971, 12,000 people turned out to see a line-up that included Hawkwind, Traffic and David Bowie - and 36 later 153,000 people flocked to what has become one of the most famous gatherings in the world - the Glastonbury festival. | |
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| News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper. | |
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| The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. | |
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| Based on her hugely popular blog, the story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to give up her glamorous London lifestyle and make a new life for her family in the North of England. | |
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| The latest shipping forecast. | |
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| BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. | |
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