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Tim Harford finds an audience at a railway station and tells the extraordinary story of Al Roth, the economist who worked out how to create a clearing-house for kidneys. Show more

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Chris Brookes reflects on how our identities change through the choices we make and the experiences we live through. Show more

Trai Anfield is on the outskirts of the Tyneside conurbation, following red kites with Harold Dobson from Friends of Red Kites in the north east of England. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC presents an appeal for Circles UK. Show more

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A service exploring the Psalms as a pattern for prayer, from the Metropolitan Cathedral of St David in Cardiff, led by Canon Peter Collins. The preacher is Archbishop George Stack. Show more

David Cannadine reflects on the history of American presidential inaugurations and compares presidents' speeches at the start of their first and second terms in office. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell, with Naomi Alderman, Steve Punt and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP on the paper review.

Lilian is in trouble, and Vicky is overcome with emotion. Show more

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's opposition leader, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Recorded on location in Ms Suu Kyi's home in Naypyitaw, Burma, in December 2012. Show more

Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney. More than 30 years after deciding not to eat meat, he reflects on his life through food. Show more

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The enduring appeal of the Dire Straits classic, Brothers in Arms, is explored. With John Illsley and Sam Millar. From September 2012. Show more

Answering the listeners' correspondence for a postbag edition of the show, Pippa Greenwood, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank are in the Gardeners' Question Time potting shed. Show more

On 27 January 1973, a ceasefire took effect in Vietnam, following the intense bombing of North Vietnam by American B-52s. Ha Mi, ten at the time, recalls the 'Christmas Bombings'. Show more

Franco's Nationalists reject Spain's Republican government. Eric Blair reports the fight against fascism. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Thomas Keneally and publisher and writer Carmen Callil about Australian classic novels, including Keneally's Bring Larks and Heroes. Show more

Roger McGough with a selection of listeners' poetry requests. Leontia Flynn reads her own poems. John Mackay and Eleanor Tremain read work by Larkin, Milosz and Charles Causley. Show more

The government wants senior doctors to be more hands on at weekends and at night. Jane Deith investigates whether hospitals have the money and the staff to make it happen. Show more

In a week where heavy snow has reportedly heightened the threat of a triple dip recession, Cath Staincliffe imagines an alternative world where the snow never stops. Show more

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The best of BBC Radio, chosen by Sheila McClennon. Show more

Emma is in the doghouse. Meanwhile Neil takes charge. Show more

By Rona Munro. At last! The truth of Robert the Bruce's spider encounter, on the eve of battle with the English. With Hugh Ross. From January 2013. Show more

After a tip-off from a witness on a passing train, police divers bring up a mysterious crate from the depths of the Oslofjord. Read by Nicola Walker. Show more

Female experts - should BBC Radio be redressing the balance? Also, a Feedback 'oops'. And who would you appoint as Radio 4's Writer-in-Residence? Show more

Matthew Bannister on Irish trade unionist Inez McCormack, film director Michael Winner, agony aunt Pauline Phillips (better known as Dear Abby) and cookery writer Katie Stewart. Show more

The Money Box Saving Challenge, how to get the best out of your IFA, credit card limits and the customer who successfully challenged a shock mobile phone bill. Show more

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC presents an appeal for Circles UK. Show more

Workers once won the fight for rewards at work, now executives dominate. Michael Blastland asks how bosses have become so powerful, and if workers and investors can fight back. 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.

Sue Cameron of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Steven Spielberg - in a special extended interview, he talks to Francine Stock about his latest film, Lincoln, which is dominating the Oscar lists with 12 nominations. Show more

Chris Brookes reflects on how our identities change through the choices we make and the experiences we live through. Show more

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Climate Change Denial: Laurie Taylor explores the reasons behind the widespread refusal to accept our ecological crisis. Plus class, commuting and the 'tube'. Show more

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