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The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Chislet, Kent. Show more

Mark Coles profiles Alisher Usmanov, just named Britain's richest man, and investor in everything from post-Soviet plastic bags to Facebook and Arsenal football club. Show more

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Art historian James Fox considers why there seems to be a human need to escape, and what it is we are trying to escape from. Show more

Brett Westwood searches for gold. Deep in the forests of Norfolk lives the golden pheasant, a bird so beautiful it has been suggested as the origin of the phoenix legend. Show more

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Samira Ahmed talks to Father Nadim Nassar, the director of The Awareness Foundation, about his concerns for the Syrian Church leaders kidnapped earlier this week. Show more

Peter Sissons presents an appeal on behalf of the 3H Fund (Helping Hands for Holidays). Show more

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Commemorating David Livingstone in the 200th anniversary year of his birth. From Cramond Kirk, Edinburgh, with the Rev Russell Barr. Show more

John Gray wonders what the rise of the cyber currency Bitcoin tells us about our human need for freedom and protection. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme.

Lilian takes a risk. Meanwhile, David lays down the law. Show more

Sue MacGregor brings together the pioneers of the Centre for Alternative Technology, the radical community that launched the Green Movement in Britain from the Welsh countryside. Show more

Charles Campion reports from Normandy in France as he helps judge the world 'black pudding championships', with entries from Japanese, Austrian, German and Irish butchers. Show more

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Charles Moore shares insights gleaned while working on the first volume of Margaret Thatcher's authorised biography. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the programme from St Keverne in Cornwall, with Anne Swithinbank, Toby Buckland and Bunny Guinness taking the audience's questions. Show more

The perils facing fishermen, Catholicism, ensuring disabled children are cared for after you've gone, and career choices all feature in the conversations introduced by Fi Glover. Show more

1745: 21 year old red-coat officer, Edward Waverley betrays Scotland in his fight for another cause. Stars Rupert Evans. Show more

Mariella Frostrup presents a Sir Walter Scott special from the Royal Opera House, with biographer Stuart Kelly, authors Denise Mina and Allan Massie and actor Emun Elliott. Show more

Roger McGough presents the first in a new series of poems requested by listeners, with an edition that dares to walk on the wilder side, focusing on feelings other than love. Show more

While the low tax bills of Google, Starbucks and Amazon trigger political uproar, Michael Robinson shows how aggressive tax avoidance helps power the spread of global companies. Show more

Mark Coles profiles Alisher Usmanov, just named Britain's richest man, and investor in everything from post-Soviet plastic bags to Facebook and Arsenal football club. Show more

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Gerry Northam chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Helen helps Pat see a way through. Show more

Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows. So do Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Stanley Kubrick. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A couple are bemused by a gift from their son, but it comes in useful when he leaves for Navy service. Read by Claire Knight. Show more

Too much news, too few women, saucy Archers storylines and wall-to-wall Thatcher - just some of the topics up for discussion as the Controller of Radio 4 answers your calls. Show more

Matthew Bannister remembers designer Jocasta Innes, theatre director Patrick Garland, cricketer Mike Denness, ballet dancer Maria Tallchief and singer-songwriter Ritchie Havens. Show more

Investors fear for their cash in an overseas resort scheme, plus how to maximise your pension pot, and complications with chargeback. Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Show more

Peter Sissons presents an appeal on behalf of the 3H Fund (Helping Hands for Holidays). Show more

Peter Day reports on controversial plans to dig for polyhalite, a type of potash that can be made into valuable fertiliser, underneath the North York Moors National Park. 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.

Zoe Williams of the Guardian analyses how newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Francine Stock talks to Steve Coogan about The Look of Love and to Jack Black about Bernie. Both films are based on real people - how can biopics be honest and innovative? Show more

Art historian James Fox considers why there seems to be a human need to escape, and what it is we are trying to escape from. Show more

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The power of oil - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which explores the role of oil in shaping our society and economy. Show more

The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Chislet, Kent. Show more

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