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The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip, Somerset. Show more

Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees and laments the way in which the refugees are forced to constrain their own stories. Show more

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Mark Tully investigates our preoccupation with appearances and asks why fashion is such an important part of the human condition, in a rich mix of literature, music and interview. Show more

Caz Graham meets the man who, for a few days a month, swaps his flock of sheep for a smart suit and a briefcase. He talks about his other life as a government advisor. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, including who is the Devil, an anti-semitic comic and David Blunkett on the Catholic MP, Paul Goggins, who has died. Show more

Rhod Gilbert presents an appeal on behalf of Alzheimer's Society. Show more

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A service live from the Salvation Army's Regent Hall, London, reflecting on Jesus as the giver of the 'water of life'. Led by Major Richard Gaudion. Preacher: Major Graham Mizon. Show more

John Gray reflects on the things we know but prefer not to think about, whether it's the truth about the invasion of Iraq or the failures of the financial system. Show more

David Attenborough presents the crossbill. Show more

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

Susan has the New Year blues. Meanwhile Pat can't believe her ears. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to violinist Nicola Benedetti. Show more

Sheila Dillon revisits the inspirational caterers from the first BBC Food and Farming Awards. They share stories of cooking for people with cancer, HIV and mental illness. Show more

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Debbie Wiseman explores the world of the film composer, explaining the processes and stages she went through herself while scoring the music for the TV series Father Brown. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the programme from the county of Wiltshire, with panellists Matt Biggs, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden taking the local audience's questions. Show more

In 1936, a US socialite and her Chinese-American guide captured a giant panda cub and took it to New York. It was the first time the animal had been seen outside China. Show more

Jenny becomes an ardent feminist, whilst her son tries to emulate her writing success. Stars Lee Ingleby and Miranda Richardson. Show more

Books news with Mariella Frostrup. Carlos Acosta shares his Five of the Best Books, Victoria Hislop takes us to where she writes best, and our changing relationship with heroines. Show more

As broadcaster, contributor and interviewee, Seamus Heaney was a lyrical, engaging voice on radio. John Toal presents a compilation of highlights. Show more

Syria's stockpiles of nerve gas are being destroyed, but Allan Urry asks if enough is being done to prevent other rogue states and terrorists acquiring chemical weapons. Show more

On the 60th Anniversary of the Television Weather Forecast, Neil Brand takes a look at the relationship between the weather and those that try to predict its behaviour. Show more

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Catherine Bott makes her selection of the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Pat has her suspicions, and Peggy's plans are overturned. Show more

Will the Battle of Waterloo divide the equine love of Marengo and Copenhagen? Stars Stephen Fry. From January 2014. Show more

Chief mouser to the Cabinet Office gives a cat's eye view of life at Number 10 under Mrs. Thatcher. With Clive Swift. From 2012. Show more

By Rachel Tresize. Selwyn's passion is cucumbers, but when he is beaten in Abergorki's annual vegetable growing competition, his life begins to unravel. Read by Ruth Jones. Show more

Tim Harford on why this is the week in which the most deaths occur. Plus a look at how many millionaire pensioners there are, and how many people have died in Iraq since 2003? Show more

Matthew Bannister remembers journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart, cancer researcher Prof Janet D Rowley, film producer Saul Zaentz, and champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests discuss the energy prices drop, investing in emerging markets, David Cameron's state pension 'triple lock' pledge, and CPP compensation. Show more

Rhod Gilbert presents an appeal on behalf of Alzheimer's Society. Show more

In a special programme marking his death, Richard Miron presents a profile of the former Israeli prime minister.

Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

Francine Stock talks to Chiwetel Ejiofor about playing a kidnapped free man who ends up working on a plantation in 12 Years a Slave. Plus, Frank Cottrell Boyce on The Railway Man. Show more

Mark Tully investigates our preoccupation with appearances and asks why fashion is such an important part of the human condition, in a rich mix of literature, music and interview. Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses the emotional commitment people bring to both 'high' and 'low' culture. Plus the sights and smells of a multicultural East End market. Show more

The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip, Somerset. Show more

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