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Ann Patchett, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Farming Tomorrow: Does regenerative farming change the nutritional value of what we eat.

A century after the publication of the first collection, five familiar voices bring their favourite Pooh stories to life.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Peace talks for the culture wars. In an era of polarisation, propaganda, and pile-ons, Adam Fleming helps you work out what the arguments are really about.

The latest weather forecast.

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Marking The Archers' 75th anniversary, we meet tomorrow's farmers and explore how the role and identity of farming could evolve.

Freddie's feelings are hurt, and Khalil has some making up to do.

As Thornfield burns, Axel has an offer for Charly. Chloë Myerson's claustrophobic near-future thriller set in a billionaire's haunted bunker.

A tiny bat can eat 2,000 insects a night. Alan Davies imagines a world without bats and asks what happens to our food, forests and even the tequila in our glasses.

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

A holiday excursion to some underground tunnels beneath a palace takes a sinister turn for Grace and her family. Read by Seána Kerslake.

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme.

Tim Harford investigates Scottish pensions, maternity injuries, UK deficit and baked beans.

Full coverage of the day's news.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

7/8. This week our panellists are Lucy Porter, Sara Baron, John Tothill and Stephen Bush. What will they make of the headlines.

The storm clouds gather in Ambridge, and Vince is in trouble.

Screenshot delves into the ubiquity of young people in care (someone fostered, adopted, or in a children's home) on screen, from Oliver Twist to Tracy Beaker.

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life, including the death of Marie Antoinette, a flood of beer in London, and Beatlemania.

Shahidha Bari and guests look at the way bread comes up in history, religion and economics.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

5/5. Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks with children's writers Nadia Shireen and Charlie Higson about ways in which they identify with Eeyore.

Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.

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