The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession. Andrea Wulf's history of the gardening revolution of the 18th century. 3/5: The Naming of Plants.
Why are vicious acid attacks on the rise? Plus, jazz singer Sophie Milman performs live, and Polly Toynbee on why women aren't writing political books.
Contemporary history series. 4/4: The 1974 Lions. Chris Ledgard recalls the controversial 1974 British Lions rugby tour to apartheid South Africa.
Noticing both their waistlines are getting bigger, Pam challenges Gordon to a dieting competition.
Paul Jackson explores the stories behind the making of programmes which have become part of TV history. He analyses the success of the off-beat comedy drama, Shameless.
The Fall, by Clare Duffy. When 21-year-old Angela falls pregnant, she decides to track down her mother who abandoned her when she was 12.
Stories recorded at the Birmingham Book Festival. 3/5: The Philosopher, by Will Buckingham. A stressed office worker pops out for lunch and meets a man who changes his life.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen visits a pre-fab and considers ways in which the post-war government urged a reluctant public to embrace 'good design'. From March 2008.
Marseille is France’s major port and over centuries has been defined by the waves of immigrants that have settled in the city – Tunisians, Moroccans, Algerians, Italians, Armenians, Jewish communities, and now Eastern Europeans and Indian Ocean immigrants too. When burning cars and race riots tore at the fabric of France in 2005, and again in 2007, Marseille was expected to explode, but it did not. How did its most diverse city manage to escape unscathed? Laurie Taylor explores Marseille’s unique racial geography to find out what kept the peace.
Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas, Joan Baez marries draft resistance leader David Harris, the Americans unleash the F111 plane in Vietnam and Czechoslovakia reveals new democratic reforms.
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
John Lloyd and Bill Bailey host a panel show in which guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum. With Alan Davies, Martha Reeves and John Gribbin.
Alice comes home from South Africa with a great attitude and has bought presents for everyone - including Ruairi. Jennifer's pleased and Brian is amazed that Alice seems to have put everything behind her.
Brenda admits she was being selfish over Willow Farm but Hayley understands. Brenda's relieved when Hayley once again assures her she doesn't blame her for Abbie being premature.
Alan's disappointed he and Usha can't eat at their favourite restaurant. Usha insists he doesn't need to do anything special - he's always telling her how much he appreciates her. Alan's determined to show her but he even turns a romantic walk along the Am into a chance to talk about him and his work.
They're back at the car park before Alan finally says what he's been wanting to say all along. To Usha's amazement and delight he proposes. He can't believe he chose such an unromantic place but Usha thinks it's ideal - it's the car park where it all began, when he rescued her in her chicken outfit. When Alan looks upward and loudly thanks God, Usha tells him to stop, but Alan just wants to share his happiness with everyone, and delights in telling the onlookers that she's agreed to marry him.
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who reports from the opening night of The God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, best known for her long-running play Art.
Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
3/5. Cheri returns from honeymoon dissatisfied, yearning to know where Lea has fled.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Cheri ...... Joseph Millson
Madame Peloux ...... Brigit Forsyth
Edmee ...... Laura Harding
Desmond/Ernest ...... Conrad Nelson
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Clifford Longley and Michael Portillo cross-examine witnesses.
Michael White assesses some of the most significant budgets from the past. 3/3: He assesses the political impact of Norman Lamont's 1992 pre-election budget.
As Lewis struggles to work out exactly what Tamsin wants, their relationship reaches a crisis. Read by Emma Fielding.
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present...
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe, Peter Marinker as Major Clive and Rachel Atkins as Lady Mesarole.
THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2008
THU 00:00 News and Weather (b009hv1g)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b009hvdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009hv1j)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009hv1l)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b009hv1n)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 05:30 News Briefing (b009hv1q)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009hv1s)
Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
THU 05:45 Farming Today (b009hv1v)
News and issues in rural Britain.
THU 06:00 Today (b009hv1x)
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton. 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.
THU 09:00 In Our Time (b009jtq1)
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Was Henry’s decision to destroy monastic culture in this country a tyrannical act of grand larceny or the pious destruction of a corrupt institution? When he was an old man, Michael Sherbrook remembered the momentous events of his youth: “All things of price were either spoiled, plucked away or defaced to the uttermost…it seemed that every person bent himself to filch and spoil what he could. Nothing was spared but the ox-houses and swincotes…” He was talking about the destruction of Roche Abbey, but it could have been Lewes or Fountains, Glastonbury, Tintern or Walsingham, names that haunt the religious past as their ruins haunt the landscape. These were the monasteries, suddenly and for many shockingly, destroyed during the reign of Henry VIII.The conflict was played out with a mix of violence, heroism, political manoeuvring and genuine theological disputation. But what was lost in terms of architecture, painting, treasure and in the religious habits of the monasteries themselves and of the common people who lived with them?With Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University; Diane Purkiss, Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford; George Bernard, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southampton
THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b009hvdh)
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession
Ye who o'er Southern Oceans Wander
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession. Andrea Wulf's history of the gardening revolution of the 18th century. 4/5: Ye who o'er Southern Oceans Wander.
THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009j28g)
Child Prostitution; Great-Grandparents; Dame Laura Knight
What can be done to protect children forced into prostitution by gangs? Plus, Tim Wilcox on impressionist artist Dame Laura Knight, and how important are great-grandparents?
THU 11:00 Crossing Continents (b009jtq3)
Korean Missionaries
Korean Missionaries: Ulli Schauen visits Korea to find out why Koreans are such fervent evangelists. 16,000 work abroad as Christian missionaries, a total surpassed only by the US.
THU 11:30 The Reading Group Commissions (b009jtq5)
Documentary following the commissioning process of this week's Afternoon Readings, from the first meeting to the final performance of the stories at the Birmingham Book Festival.
THU 12:00 You and Yours (b009j431)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
THU 12:57 Weather (b009j433)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 13:00 World at One (b009j435)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
THU 13:30 Open Country (b009hn4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:07 on Saturday]
THU 14:00 The Archers (b009j9j1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Wednesday]
THU 14:15 Drama (b009jtq7)
The Death of Magnus Sweet
The Death of Magnus Sweet, by Alastair Jessiman. At a remote Scottish public school in the late 1960s, two boys invent a fictitious fellow classmate.
THU 15:00 Check Up (b009jtq9)
Sleep
Many of us have difficulties getting to sleep, or find ourselves regularly waking up during the night.
A lack of sleep leaves us tired and irritable, and unable to perform at our best during the day.
Do you find it hard getting to sleep? Or can you drop off easily but then wake up in the middle of the night? Maybe your sleeping patterns have changed as you’ve got older and you’re not sure what to do about it.
Barbara Myers' guest in studio is Professor Kevin Morgan, who runs the Clinical Sleep Research Unit at Loughborough University, who gives advice on overcoming insomnia..
THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b009hqr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 on Sunday]
THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009j65n)
The Reading Group Stories
Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried
Stories recorded at the Birmingham Book Festival. 4/5: Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried, written and read by Lindsey Davies. A period tale about a local forger.
THU 15:45 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home (b009j65q)
DIY
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen explores the history of our homes from the 1920s to the present day.
Skills were in short supply after World War II and DIY was presented as an essential and democratic component of every marriage.
THU 16:00 Open Book (b009hsp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
THU 16:30 Material World (b009jtqc)
HECToR The Supercomputer - Skin Cancer
HECToR The Supercomputer
What’s the size of 60 wardrobes standing side by side, can perform 63 million million calculations a second and answers to the name Hector? Answer: the UK’s new supercomputer based at Edinburgh University. Quentin Cooper is at Edinburgh’s International Science festival and is joined by Professor Arthur Trew, Director of Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre and Professor Richard Kenway, Mathematical Physics, Edinburgh University to find out how Hector can help develop life saving drugs, model climate change and help us better understand the behaviour of the smallest fundamental particles.
Skin Cancer
Between 2000 and 2004, 1000 people in Scotland were diagnosed with malignant melanoma. Quentin Cooper meets two researchers who are looking at the genetics of skin cancer: Dr Elizabeth Patton, Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, The University of Edinburgh and Professor Ian J. Jackson Senior Scientist, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
They are looking at how the gene for red hair – found in mammoths, red setters, birds and humans is helping to understand skin cancer and the way the body might be able to fight it.
THU 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009j8gf)
27th March 1968
John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Celebrations and protests mark 50 years of female suffrage in the UK, campaigning takes place for tomorrow's by-elections, the US lifts travel restrictions to some Communist countries, and Yuri Gagarin dies.
THU 17:00 PM (b009j8gh)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009j8gk)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
THU 18:30 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b009ly1p)
Series 2
Episode 3
28 performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain the audience in this traditional variety show, featuring established stand-ups, and some newer talent
The whole thing is presided over by John Humphrys, who sits at the side of the stage with a stopwatch, ready to cut the microphone when the time is up.
And hey - if there's an act you don't like, well, there's another one along in 55 seconds or so...
Phil Cornwell
Francesca Beard
The Bearded Ladies
Matt Morisroe
James Sherwood
John Richardson
Tom McRae
Geoffrey McGivern
Liam Mullone
Danielle Ward
John Finnemore
Greedy
Ian Stone
Gwyn Herbert
Kerry Godliman and David Lane
Lee Bannard
Simon Jones
Terry Saunders
Ginger & Black
Simon Evans
Nathan Penlington
Tim Fitzhigham
Carol Smith
Alex Lowe
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
THU 19:00 The Archers (b009j9j7)
Caroline's full of enthusiasm for a team chase at Lower Loxley but Oliver's mind is still on TB - waiting for the results of the post mortem. He can't get hold of any surplus Guernsey milk, and the future of Sterling Gold and Grange Farm is looking grim. He's also worried for Mike and Ed. When he does hear, it's good news - the TB hasn't progressed far, and with Ruth offering some unpasteurised milk, things start to look brighter.
Ruth's delighted at Usha's news of Alan's proposal, especially when she learns that Amy's pleased and Rachel is supportive. It's just Mabel and Satya that Usha's worried about.
Kathy's liaison officer offers her advice ahead of the court case. Kathy's taken aback to learn that the prosecution can't actually mention that Taylor breached bail and assaulted Kathy. They have to rely on this coming out during questioning. Kathy tells Kenton that it's something else that's loaded on her. Just when she thinks she knows what she's up against, she's got to start all over again.
Episode written by Joanna Toye.
THU 19:15 Front Row (b009j9j9)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009j9jc)
Colette - Cheri
Episode 4
Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
4/5. Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri. Mme Peloux, Cheri's mother, brings news of him.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Cheri ...... Joseph Millson
Madame Peloux ...... Brigit Forsyth
Directed by Pauline Harris.
THU 20:00 Investigation (b009jtqf)
Series 4
Episode 1
Simon Cox searches for the facts about Polish workers in the UK. New evidence suggests that Poles are leaving Britain and that the British economy may suffer as a consequence.
THU 20:30 Analysis (b009jtqh)
Can We Kick the Habit?
Can We Kick the Habit? Social historian Richard Weight asks why the problem of drug addiction has proved so intractable to a range of public policy approaches.
THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b009jtqk)
The Brain's Calorie Counter
The Brain's Calorie Counter
The current obesity epidemic has galvanised scientists into working out the biological ways in which we control our food intake. Geoff Watts examines new research into a so-called “calorie counting” area of the brain. Could this, rather than the taste of food, be the main reason why over the long term we get satisfaction from high calorie foods and why so may diets fail after just a few weeks?
The Able Prize for Maths
Mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy reports from Oslo on the announcement of this year's winner of the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel prize.
Shark Tagging
Tagging great white sharks is providing new insights into their elusive routes round the globe – knowledge that could help tighten conservation regulations of one of the ocean’s most endangered animals.
Transplanting Hearts
And a new approach to repairing hearts - Roger Laham at Harvard Medical School is pioneering a new technique; transplanting healthy heart tissue to the site of the attack in the same heart, which could transform long term outcomes for heart attack patients.
THU 21:30 In Our Time (b009jtq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:58 Weather (b009jd8b)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b009jd8d)
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009jd8g)
Sadie Jones - The Outcast
Revelations
Fleeing from her brutal father, Kit confronts Lewis and they both learn the other's dark secret. Read by Emma Fielding.
THU 23:00 One (b009jtqm)
Series 2
Episode 6
Sketch show written by David Quantick, featuring Dan Maier, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton, Lizzie Roper, Katie Davies, Andrew Crawford and Michael Lerner.
THU 23:15 All Bar Luke (b007cp1v)
Series 2
The Nightclub
Poignant comedy series by Tim Key. 6/6: The Nightclub. Luke gets stuck outside a club while his friends and Hayley party inside.
THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b009jd8j)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2008
FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b009hv1z)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b009hvdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009hv21)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009hv23)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b009hv25)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b009lhy7)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009hv29)
Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b009hv2c)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI 06:00 Today (b009hv2f)
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton. 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.
FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b009hsnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b009hvdk)
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession
Loves of the Plants
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession. Andrea Wulf's history of the gardening revolution of the 18th century. 5/5: Loves of the Plants.
FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009j28j)
Jo Caulfield on Bridesmaids; Alcohol and Pregnancy
Jo Caulfield explores the appeal of being a bridesmaid. Plus, Christina Lamb on the Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, and how much alcohol should a pregnant woman drink?
FRI 11:00 The Oxford Mutiny (b00776c5)
Olympic champion oarsman James Cracknell recalls the extraordinary events leading up to the 1987 Boat Race, when half of the Oxford squad walked out six weeks before the race.
FRI 11:30 The Cavity Within (b00770ns)
Episode 4
Dentist Marty has high hopes for a relationship. The zoo brings out the animal in Pete.
Written by Jim Poyser.
Starring Chris O'Dowd as Marty, Jeff Rawle as Pete, Mark Straker as Tim, Christine Kavanagh as Anna, Sarah Crowe as Daisy, Mark Straker as Tim, John Rowe as Mr Holmes. Other parts played by Tracy Wiles, Bethan Walker and Emma Noakes.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b009j437)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
FRI 12:57 Weather (b009j439)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 13:00 World at One (b009j43c)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI 13:30 Feedback (b009jv71)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
FRI 14:00 The Archers (b009j9j7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Thursday]
FRI 14:15 Drama (b009jv73)
Cavalry
Cavalry, by Dan Rebellato. Four men are waxing saddles, cleaning spurs, polishing bridles and weapons. They are preparing for battle, but which one? And which century are we in?
FRI 15:00 Ramblings (b009lhym)
Walking through Time
Episode 1
Walking through Time: Clare Balding explores routes with connections to the past. 1/5: She walks the Ridgeway in the company of comedian and activist Mark Thomas......
FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009j65s)
The Reading Group Stories
Catherine
Stories recorded at the Birmingham Book Festival. 5/5: Catherine, written and read by Mil Millington. A comic tale about the desire for sleep which affects all new parents.
FRI 15:45 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home (b009j65v)
David Hicks
Laurence looks at the career of a flamboyant and influential decorator, who became a superstar of the 1960s. From March 2008.
FRI 16:00 Last Word (b009jv77)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.
FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b009jv79)
Naomi Watts talks about the experience of starring in Michael Haneke's shot-for-shot American remake of his own harrowing Austrian movie Funny Games.
FRI 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009j8gm)
John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Martin Luther King leads a protest in Memphis that ends in disaster and an F111 plane goes missing in Vietnam.
FRI 17:00 PM (b009j8gp)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009j8gr)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
FRI 18:30 The Now Show (b009lhz0)
Series 23
Episode 4
Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team including Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.
FRI 19:00 The Archers (b009j9jf)
To Adam's amazement, the new mature Alice has even come to terms with the Brian and Ruairi situation. She's even made up with Amy and they've agreed to disagree over the RAF. She plans to help the orphanage by getting things together to send them. Lucas's parents know a church in Bristol that sends out a container-load from time to time.
Brian tells David that he's making Adam and Debbie bosses of their own units. David thinks this is a big concession but Brian's just relieved that the situation is sorted and Ruairi's interests are protected.
Will resists Emma's instructions that George shouldn't be left alone with Nic but in fact Will plans to test Nic and tells her he needs to go into work. Nic's not happy that work's taking priority again. Hating himself for lying, Will tells Nic he won't be home till after the children have gone to bed but he sneaks back early to find the place in darkness.
Hearing George call out, Will bounds upstairs to see what's going on, and walks in on an idyllic sight. Everyone's curled up in bed together with Nic reading a story. Will's so relieved. Feeling guilty he kisses her and apologises for earlier, telling her she's brilliant.
Episode written by Joanna Toye.
FRI 19:15 Front Row (b009j9jh)
Arts news and reviews.
FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009j9jk)
Colette - Cheri
Episode 5
Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
5/5. Cheri has returned to Lea, but can their love affair survive?
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Cheri ...... Joseph Millson
Lea ...... Frances Barber
Directed by Pauline Harris.
FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b009jv7f)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Lambeth. Panellists include Brian Paddick, Keith Vaz, Dominic Grieve and Kathy Sykes.
FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b009jv7h)
Pedal Power
Clive James ponders David Cameron’s latest faux-pas: cycling the wrong way up a one way street and pedalling through a red light. He sets Mr Cameron’s wrong-doing in a rather unexpected historical context.
FRI 21:00 Friday Drama (b009jv7k)
Forgiving
Forgiving: Tina Pepler's story of a family torn apart by one act of violence explores the journey from grief, shock and anger to the possibility of forgiveness and reconciliation.
FRI 21:58 Weather (b009jd8l)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b009jd8n)
News and analysis with Peter Dobbie. Including reports on the fiasco at Heathrow's Terminal 5, preparations for Saturday's elections in Zimbabwe and the revival of Spitting Image.
FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009jd8q)
Sadie Jones - The Outcast
Resolution
Lewis has hidden in the woods for two days, determined to save Kit from further brutality. Concluded by Emma Fielding.
FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b009jny7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Tuesday]
FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b009jd8s)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 MON (b009j9hs)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 TUE (b009j9hz)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 WED (b009kjh2)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 THU (b009j9jc)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 FRI (b009j9jk)
1968 Day by Day Omnibus
23:00 SUN (b00bfdcx)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 SAT (b009hn5j)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 SUN (b009hsp8)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 MON (b009j8ft)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 TUE (b009j8g0)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 WED (b009j8g7)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 THU (b009j8gf)
1968 Day by Day
16:56 FRI (b009j8gm)
28 Acts in 28 Minutes
18:30 THU (b009ly1p)
A Charles Paris Mystery
23:00 MON (b00tb9qk)
A Dewey Decimal
13:30 SUN (b00xmljr)
A Good Read
16:30 TUE (b009jny7)
A Good Read
23:00 FRI (b009jny7)
A Point of View
20:50 FRI (b009jv7h)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 MON (b009j655)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 TUE (b009j659)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 WED (b009j65f)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 THU (b009j65n)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 FRI (b009j65s)
All Bar Luke
23:15 THU (b007cp1v)
Am I Normal?
21:00 TUE (b009jnyf)
Am I Normal?
16:30 WED (b009jnyf)
Analysis
21:30 SUN (b009fycr)
Analysis
20:30 THU (b009jtqh)
Any Answers?
14:00 SAT (b009hn5b)
Any Questions?
13:10 SAT (b009fynj)
Any Questions?
20:00 FRI (b009jv7f)
Bells on Sunday
05:43 SUN (b009hqqr)
Bells on Sunday
00:45 MON (b009hqqr)
Beyond Belief
16:30 MON (b009fpq9)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 MON (b009jd7r)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 TUE (b009jd80)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 WED (b009jd86)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b009jd8g)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 FRI (b009jd8q)
Book of the Week
00:30 SAT (b009gfbf)
Book of the Week
09:45 MON (b009hvd9)
Book of the Week
00:30 TUE (b009hvd9)
Book of the Week
09:45 TUE (b009kjgy)
Book of the Week
00:30 WED (b009kjgy)
Book of the Week
09:45 WED (b009hvdf)
Book of the Week
00:30 THU (b009hvdf)
Book of the Week
09:45 THU (b009hvdh)
Book of the Week
00:30 FRI (b009hvdh)
Book of the Week
09:45 FRI (b009hvdk)
Boom or Bust
20:45 WED (b009js91)
Border Blaster: In Search of the Wolf
10:30 SAT (b009hn4y)
Britain in a Box
13:30 WED (b009nqsg)
Broadcasting House
09:00 SUN (b009hsnp)
Call You and Yours
12:00 TUE (b009j42n)
Check Up
15:00 THU (b009jtq9)
Classic Serial
21:00 SAT (b0094zpn)
Classic Serial
15:00 SUN (b009hsp4)
Counterpoint
13:30 MON (b009s09v)
Crossing Continents
20:30 MON (b009fycf)
Crossing Continents
11:00 THU (b009jtq3)
Desert Island Discs
11:15 SUN (b009hsnt)
Desert Island Discs
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Dixon of Dock Green
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Easter Sunrise Service
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Ed Reardon's Week
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Excess Baggage
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Farming Today This Week
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Feedback
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Feedback
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File on 4
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File on 4
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Friday Drama
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From Our Own Correspondent
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Go4it
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Home Planet
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In Living Memory
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In Our Time
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In Our Time
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In Touch
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Investigation
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John Hegley's Poetry in the Gallery
23:30 SAT (b0095080)
Just William Strikes Again
19:45 SUN (b00776g1)
Just a Minute
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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats
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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats
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Last Word
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Last Word
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home
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Law in Action
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Leading Edge
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Loose Ends
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Love Death and the Lady: The Life and Music of Shirley Collins
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Macbeth Remixed
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Material World
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Men Read Maps Women Gossip
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Midweek
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Money Box Live
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Money Box
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Money Box
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Moral Maze
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Moral Maze
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Headlines
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News Headlines
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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One of the Three Great Plots of All Literature
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One
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Open Book
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Open Book
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Open Country
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Open Country
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Opening Lines
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PM
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Pick of the Week
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Potting On
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Profile
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Profile
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Profile
17:40 SUN (b009hp3w)
Radio 4 Appeal
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Ramblings
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Saturday Drama
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Saturday Live
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Saturday PM
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Saturday Review
19:15 SAT (b009hp3y)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Six O'Clock News
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Something Understood
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Something Understood
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Start the Week
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Start the Week
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Sunday Worship
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Sunday
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Team Spirit
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Terry Pratchett
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The Archers Omnibus
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archive Hour
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The Arts and How They Was Done
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The Bottom Line
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The Cavity Within
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The Film Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Garden Quiz
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The Muse of Rose Street
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The Museum of Curiosity
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The Mystery of the Black Boy
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The Oxford Mutiny
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The Reading Group Commissions
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The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists
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The Simulated Patient
21:00 MON (b009jcvk)
The Week in Westminster
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The World This Weekend
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The Write Stuff
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Thinking Allowed
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Thinking Allowed
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Weekend Woman's Hour
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Westminster Hour
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What's the Point of...?
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What's the Point of...?
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations
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World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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