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Arts, Culture & the Media

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  • Loose Ends

    Clive Anderson with Harry Connick Jr, Rolf Harris, Philip Glenister and Lee Hall.

  • Afternoon Reading

    John Banville: Magic Squares.

  • Book of the Week

    A baby boy is born to a humble family in a remote Tuscan hilltown.

Comedy

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  • Just a Minute

    Last in series. With Gyles Brandreth, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Miles Jupp.

  • Loose Ends

    Clive Anderson with Harry Connick Jr, Rolf Harris, Philip Glenister and Lee Hall.

  • HR

    Peter and Sam hate awaydays, but is it a good idea to try out bonding skills while drunk?

Discussion

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  • Beyond Belief

    Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of Catholicism in the Irish Republic.

  • Start the Week

    Andrew Marr with Rory Stewart, Gordon Corera, Rosemary Hollis and Frank Ledwidge.

  • Thinking Allowed

    UK income mobility as a multi-storey building? Also, New York tour guides.

Documentaries

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  • In Defence of Politics

    Matthew Flinders asks if politics is unfairly treated by the media, satire and fiction.

  • The Call

    Dominic Arkwright meets a woman who survived when Concorde crashed into her Paris hotel.

  • Robots that Care

    Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.

Drama

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  • Book at Bedtime

    Milo's capitalist enterprise shifts up a gear, and Yossarian decides against clothes.

  • Woman's Hour Drama

    Pepys resolves to stop going out and drinking. Kris Marshall plays the famous diarist.

  • The Archers

    Kenton makes his move.

History

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  • Archive on 4

    Paul Merton delves into the story of the Leeds City Varieties music hall.

  • Book of the Week

    Through his network of spies, Walsingham prepares for the last triumph of his career.

  • Book of the Week

    Walsingham is searching for proof that Mary Queen of Scots is guilty of treason.

Money

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Music

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  • Loose Ends

    Clive Anderson with Harry Connick Jr, Rolf Harris, Philip Glenister and Lee Hall.

  • Book of the Week

    A baby boy is born to a humble family in a remote Tuscan hilltown.

  • Desert Island Discs

    Children's TV producer Anne Wood is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

News

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Politics

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  • Today in Parliament

    Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

  • In Defence of Politics

    Matthew Flinders asks if politics is unfairly treated by the media, satire and fiction.

  • What the Papers Say

    Mehdi Hasan of The New Statesman looks at how the papers are covering the biggest stories.

Readings

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Religion & Ethics

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  • Prayer for the Day

    Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.

  • Beyond Belief

    Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of Catholicism in the Irish Republic.

  • Prayer for the Day

    Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.

Science & Nature

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  • Farming Today

    Anna Hill hears the late hot spell could mean a vintage year for British wine.

  • Material World

    The return of So You Want to Be a Scientist?, Radio 4's amateur science award.

  • Farming Today

    Warnings that British songbirds are being trapped and exported by criminals.

Weather

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