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Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step on a voyage of discovery. As Socrates believed, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" Show more

Prof Tim Birkhead reveals some of the secrets of a 42-year study by the University of Sheffield on the guillemots of Skomer Island, one of Britain's longest bird surveys. Show more

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Religious news with William Crawley. Pope Francis's visit to South Korea, Bahá'ís on the destruction of a cemetery in Iran, and Vicky Beeching on her decision to come out. Show more

Juliet Stevenson presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Pan Intercultural Arts, empowering vulnerable, hard-to-reach young people to change their lives using the arts. Show more

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Live from Gloucester Cathedral. The Very Rev Stephen Lake, the Rev Canon Neil Heavisides and the Rev Canon Celia Thomson consider the importance of rest and relaxation. Show more

Will Self reflects on the power of modern-day consumption and the effect it is having on us. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the Roseate Tern. Show more

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

Sue MacGregor brings together five people who took part in the 1948 Berlin Airlift, the largest humanitarian mission in British aviation history. Show more

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Sheila Dillon meets the people using WWII techniques to improve their diet in the 21st century. Show more

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Shaun Ley presents national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Cerys Matthews presents exploration of the impact of the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song of unrequited love. From April 2014. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Sandringham Estate. Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank answer the local audience's questions. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between mothers who have both lost sons, a mother-in-law and her son's civil partner, and a retired couple who regularly ride roller coasters. Show more

By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother. Show more

A literary ramble through the Yorkshire moors and the work they have inspired, from the Brontes to Sylvia Plath. With authors Ross Raisin, Will Atkins and Professor John Bowen. Show more

Writer Ian Sansom is locked away in a tower and tasked with adapting one of the most complex and frustrating works in English, Langland's medieval dream poem Piers the Plowman. Show more

Robin Aitken examines the apparent close relationship between the Conservative Party and the police and asks when the cracks first appeared in this marriage united by law and order. Show more

Haider al-Abadi's company serviced the BBC lifts in London, but he is now about to become the next prime minister of Iraq? Who is he, and can he fix his country's problems? Show more

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Antonia Quirke chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Roy is off to Loxfest, and Peggy is feeling better. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Comic tale written and read by Romesh Ranganathan, recorded live in front of an audience at 2014's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Show more

Tim Harford asks why the cost of the government's student loan system is rising, whether 2 per cent of priests are really paedophiles, and if his mobile phone is a tiny goldmine. Show more

Andrea Catherwood on actor and comedian Robin Williams, Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall, Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe and cultural economist Professor Sir Alan Peacock. Show more

From buy-to-let to let-to-buy, Michael Robinson asks why landlords are increasingly dominant in the UK housing market. Show more

Juliet Stevenson presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Pan Intercultural Arts, empowering vulnerable, hard-to-reach young people to change their lives using the arts. Show more

Can Silicon Valley's enormous success as the global centre of innovation continue indefinitely? Peter Day explores the Valley's past and present to learn about its future. Show more

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

Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Actress Robin Wright reveals what it is like playing actress Robin Wright in the fantasy satire The Congress. Plus David Michod on The Rover, and a crisis in the VFX industry. Show more

Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step on a voyage of discovery. As Socrates believed, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" Show more

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Sarah Montague interviews creativity expert and writer Sir Ken Robinson, who believes schools can crush the creative talent of children in the name of testing and comparison. Show more

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