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Church bells from St Paul's Cathedral.

Cressida Dick - the newly-appointed commissioner of the Metropolitan Police - is the first woman to lead the force in its 188-year history. Show more

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Writer and priest Malcolm Doney finds surprising delights when taking a closer look at that which we often take for granted. Show more

Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 2006, Lionel Kelleway is looking for freshwater pearl mussels. Show more

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Edward visits Between Myth and Reality - an exhibition of sculpture by Chaim Stephenson - and Kevin Bocquet reports on the row over the newly appointed bishop of Sheffield. Show more

Dame Janet Suzman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Starfish Greathearts Foundation. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

The Bishop of Rochester preaches in the first of Radio 4's special services for Lent, live from Rochester Cathedral. With BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year Edward Hyde. Show more

John Gray asks how we can come to terms with the realisation that the world is frighteningly unpredictable. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Emma goes in search of inspiration, and Ruth lends an ear.

Kirsty Young interviews comedian Jimmy Carr. Show more

Nicholas Parsons presents the 77th series of the iconic panel show. His guests in the second episode are Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth. Show more

Coffee drinker Dan Saladino investigates Britain's relationship with tea and finds out how our tastes have changed over 300 years. It poses a question, do we pay enough for tea? Show more

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Mishal Husain introduces pieces on the hunt for a stolen camper van, grandparents and childcare, locals' and new arrivals' search for a home in Glasgow and Russian debutantes. Show more

Peter Gibbs is at the Natural History Musuem with Matt Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Chris Beardshaw. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations that demonstrate both the pain and the riches to be gained from confronting disparate experiences and views. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Detective inspector Rebus investigates a school shooting but finds himself the main suspect in a house fire. Stars Ron Donachie. Show more

Jonathan Safran Foer talks about his acclaimed novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close about a boy who loses his father in the 9/11 attacks. With James Naughtie. Show more

Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems to take us through the night, from dusk 'til dawn. Show more

File on 4 reveals new figures about the scale of neglect suffered by the elderly being cared for in their own homes. Show more

Cressida Dick - the newly-appointed commissioner of the Metropolitan Police - is the first woman to lead the force in its 188-year history. Show more

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Ernie Rea chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Kirsty receives a complaint, and Roy helps out Harrison. Show more

What happens when someone with cerebral palsy leaves home to move into his best friend's flat? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2017. Show more

In the Irish countryside, in a parish that was once a famine blackspot, teenager Simon takes advantage of his parents absence. However a chance encounter soon derails his plans. Show more

Roger Bolton hears listener concerns about satirising Donald Trump in a news programme, and considers how far writers can go when dramatising real disasters. Show more

Julian Worricker on Labour MP Gerald Kaufman; illustrator Dick Bruna; Cardinal Desmond Connell, former Archbishop of Dublin; mayor of Valencia, Rita Barbera; writer Frank Delaney. Show more

Calls for workplace pension changes, why Swedes deliberately overpay taxes, personal injury compensation and how bank branch staff can stop customer cash going to criminals. Show more

Dame Janet Suzman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Starfish Greathearts Foundation. Show more

What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections? Professor Rosie Campbell investigates. Show more

Carolyn Quinn and guests Labour's Diane Abbott, the Conservative Kit Malthouse, businesswoman Nicola Horlick, and FT political editor George Parker, discuss the Budget and Brexit. Show more

Cinema magazine programme. Francine Stock talks to the controversial director of Basic Instinct and Robocop, Paul Verhoeven. Show more

Writer and priest Malcolm Doney finds surprising delights when taking a closer look at that which we often take for granted. Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses a cross-cultural history of alternative forms of housing. Also, a new study that analyses the phenomenon of public disrobement. Show more

Church bells from St Paul's Cathedral.

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