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The bells of St Mary's Church, Lymm, Cheshire. Show more

Gerry Northam profiles dressage champion and nine-times gold medallist Lee Pearson, who is on track to be one of the most successful ever Paralympians. Show more

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Death is a subject we are naturally reluctant to discuss. Is it simply morbid to do so? Mark Tully asks if a sense of mortality can be a force for life. With Baroness Neuberger. Show more

Sarah Swadling visits a dairy farm where things are not black and white, but woolly. Orchid Meadow in Dorset has 1,000 milking sheep. Show more

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

With a search for God throwing up nearly two billion internet hits, this special edition of Sunday explores the impact of the internet on religion. Presented by Edward Stourton. Show more

Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes an appeal on behalf of Dementia UK. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

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

A service live from the Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham, with Brian Draper and preacher Paula Gooder, reflecting on three biblical perspectives of paradise. Show more

John Gray looks at the relationship between freedom and democracy. He argues that whenever tyranny is overthrown, the result is not necessarily greater liberty throughout society. Show more

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

Vicky faces a difficult decision and Matt piles on the pressure. Show more

Sue MacGregor reunites five Asians who were expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972 - Manzoor Moghal, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Tahera Aanchawan, Chandrika Joshi and Ravi Govindia. Show more

Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the spice world. She looks at the modern vanilla trade and meets a young British vanilla grower. Show more

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What policy measures can turn around the UK economy? A panel of politicians hear proposals from an economist, a businesswoman and a venture capitalist. Presented by Shaun Ley. Show more

Peter White interviews Margaret Maughan, who won Britain's first ever Paralympic gold medal for archery. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the GQT team tackle gardening questions in South Devon. Toby Buckland goes in search of miniature plants at Babacombe Model Village. Show more

Yukio Mishima was a celebrated author who killed himself in very public circumstances in Tokyo in 1970. Henry Scott Stokes knew him well, but still cannot understand his death. Show more

The Buddenbrook family business is under threat from within and without. Stars Joseph Millson and Barbara Flynn. Show more

Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir, exploring the appeal of the Scottish crime novel. Show more

Roger McGough begins a new series with a cheery selection of poetry by Auden, Keats and Jenny Joseph. The readers are Pippa Haywood, Patrick Romer and Harry Livingstone. Show more

Navid Akhtar looks at the astonishing worldwide rise of halal products and services, from food and cosmetics to fashion, finance and tourism. Show more

Gerry Northam profiles dressage champion and nine-times gold medallist Lee Pearson, who is on track to be one of the most successful ever Paralympians. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Miriam O'Reilly chooses the best of the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Hayley tries to keep the peace. It's a busy day at The Stables. Show more

Rory Bremner hosts a topical satire show with a distinctly Scottish twist from the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, with a blend of stand-up, sketch, satire and incisive interviews. Show more

Specially commissioned short story by up-and-coming comedian James Acaster, who performed it in front of a packed audience at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Show more

Radio 4's forum for audience comment, presented by Roger Bolton. Mistakes in the New Elizabethans series? Plus your verdict on the BBC's Olympics coverage. Show more

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on writer Nina Bawden, film director Tony Scott, Welsh language campaigner Eileen Beasley and singer Scott McKenzie. Show more

Michael Robinson asks what went wrong with Britain's banks and assesses what the future holds for the industry in the wake of the rate-fixing scandal. Show more

Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes an appeal on behalf of Dementia UK. Show more

Short of cash to start a business? More and more people are using the internet to get customers or would-be investors to make their projects happen. Peter Day reports. Show more

Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.

Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Matthew Sweet talks to director James Marsh about his IRA drama Shadow Dancer, and Mark Gatiss remembers Carey Grant as Cole Porter in Night and Day. Show more

Death is a subject we are naturally reluctant to discuss. Is it simply morbid to do so? Mark Tully asks if a sense of mortality can be a force for life. With Baroness Neuberger. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Why is the Italian birth rate plummeting? Laurie Taylor presents the first of three programmes on the crisis of the Italian family. Show more

The bells of St Mary's Church, Lymm, Cheshire. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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