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Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world to create new sustainable ways of living. Show more

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Mark Tully asks if we need God when seeking a spiritual approach to life, or whether the concept of a deity can sometimes get in the way. Show more

The Lea Valley's proximity to London made it a hub for growing salad vegetables under glass. Anna Hill finds out how our peppers are produced and our taste for new types. Show more

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Edward Stourton talks to Gabriel Wani, the brother-in-law of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, jailed for apostasy, and Catholic John Studzinski about new versions of the Stabat Mater. Show more

Allison Pearson presents an appeal for Working Families. Show more

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Adrian and Bridget Plass lead a service from Scargill House in North Yorkshire examining ways of identifying the true gold of Christian experience. With singing group Celeste. Show more

Tom Shakespeare argues that we have nothing to fear from disability. Show more

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap. Show more

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

Peggy finds out about Tom, and Ambridge rallies to the cause.

Biddy Baxter, former Blue Peter editor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife. She talks to chef Henry Harris about his passion for knives. Show more

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Mark Doyle tells the remarkable story of the Senegalese army captain, Mbaye Diagne, who helped save the lives of hundreds of people during the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Whitehaven Festival, Cumbria. Answering the audience questions are Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden. Show more

Fi Glover with a fitness instructor with MS and her former pupil, two men who haven't been held back by their learning disabilities, and two more with a passion for horror. Show more

Barnaby joins the ranks of the Protestant Association and a prominent catholic finds his life in danger. Starring Daniel Laurie. Show more

Emma Donoghue responds to readers' questions about her first novel Room, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. With James Naughtie. Show more

Roger McGough is in his element, presenting requests for poems that evoke fire and water. We'll hear works by Alice Oswald, Pablo Neruda and Dylan Thomas. Show more

With warnings that GP services are under threat as never before, Jenny Cuffe investigates what is described as a 'perfect storm' of funding cuts, retirement and growing demand. Show more

In the week in which four schoolgirls escaped the Boko Haram kidnap, Shelley Silas responds to developments in Nigeria's remote north-eastern province. Show more

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Simon Parkes presents his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

David and Ruth face the future, while Lilian and Peggy share a moment. Show more

Addressed to the insurance industry, Tom's letter asks why everything has to be so confusing? With Joanna Monro. From May 2012. Show more

Mixed-race twins Himani and Sonali join a classical Indian singing class, with unexpected results. Read by Deni Francis. From June 2014. Show more

Is the Financial Times right to claim that French economist Thomas Piketty got his numbers wrong? Show more

Matthew Bannister on writer and activist Maya Angelou, businessman Malcolm Glazer, music video producer Tessa Watts, Polish leader Wojciech Jaruzelski and singer Herb Jeffries. Show more

Paul Lewis finds out why hundreds of people are complaining to the Ombudsman about Power of Attorney problems every year. Plus, what chance have you got of a premium bond win? Show more

Allison Pearson presents an appeal for Working Families. Show more

Evan Davis interviews economic historian Deirdre McCloskey in front of an audience at the London School of Economics, where she argues that poverty matters more than inequality. Show more

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

Peter Hitchens of the Mail on Sunday looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.

Ken Loach on his new political drama Jimmy's Hall, Robert Altman's Nashville revisited, Emmanuelle Seigner describes working with husband Roman Polanski on Venus in Fur. Show more

Mark Tully asks if we need God when seeking a spiritual approach to life, or whether the concept of a deity can sometimes get in the way. Show more

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Leftover Women: Laurie Taylor hears about the resurgence of gender inequality in China. Also, 'smokestack nostalgia': the meaning of post-industrial imagery. Show more

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