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Ricky Tomlinson is a top TV actor with a controversial trade union past. Mary Ann Sieghart discovers a powerful mix of politics and personal drama in his life and career. Show more

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Taking the Jewish honorific 'may his memory be a blessing', the composer Michael Zev Gordon reflects on the idea of the persistence of memory. Show more

Borrowdale Shepherds' Meet is a traditional event in the Lake District, but one which only narrowly avoided extinction. Caz Graham visits to soak up the atmosphere. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. This edition looks at Opus Dei, 'atheist evangelisation', and MPs voting in favour of air strikes on Islamic State. Show more

Carey Mulligan presents the Radio 4 Appeal for War Child, who provide care and counselling for children traumatised by war, rebuilding lost childhoods. Show more

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Bishop David Walker and Canon Stephen Shipley lead a service from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury with Manchester Chamber Choir exploring the significance of angels. Show more

Lisa Jardine reflects on the rich history of timepieces and the power of clocks and watches. Show more

David Attenborough presents the Eurasian scops owl found in Mediterranean regions. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Roy and Hayley act on sound advice, and Freddie has news for Phoebe. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to conductor Marin Alsop. Show more

Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Kerry Godliman, Stephen Mangan and Gyles Brandreth to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

As bee populations fall, Sheila Dillon asks if salvation may be found in the mean streets of our cities. With reports from New York, Bristol, New Zealand and Copenhagen. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Behind the scenes of Hamlet at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre as Maxine Peake tackles the iconic character. From 2014. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Sparsholt College in Hampshire. On the panel are Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank, Christine Walkden and Matthew Wilson. Show more

Fi Glover introduces three conversations between work colleagues, old friends and female members of a Jewish family. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The Edinburgh cop follows a trail of dead bodies found during construction at the new Scottish Parliament. Starring Ron Donachie. From September 2014. Show more

Marilla Frostrup discusses Robert Merle's iconic French series The Brethren, now in English. Plus a look behind the genius of Ian Curtis, and socio-linguist Steven Pinker on style. Show more

To coincide with National Poetry Day, Roger McGough presents listeners' requests on the theme of Remember. Including a moving poem of the First World War by Siegfried Sassoon. Show more

Was Libor just the tip of the iceberg? Financial regulators are investigating if other global markets have been rigged to boost bank profits. Lesley Curwen investigates. Show more

Ricky Tomlinson is a top TV actor with a controversial trade union past. Mary Ann Sieghart discovers a powerful mix of politics and personal drama in his life and career. Show more

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Sheila McClennon chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Phoebe is looking after Hayley. And what does the future hold for Heather? Show more

Story from writer-performer John Osborne about life, love, friendship and growing older, with the new Blur album as a constant backdrop. Show more

A man reflects on his life behind closed doors, in Allan Radcliffe's moving story. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more

Tim Harford explains the Barnett Formula and asks why it is so maligned, he looks at some of the numbers from the Labour Conference and asks how we know the distance to the sun. Show more

Julian Worricker remembers the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, scientists Dame Julia Polak and Oleg Ivanovsky, illustrator Jim Petrie and songwriter Bob Crewe. Show more

Paul Lewis asks if police are losing the battle against solving financial crime. Plus investing in gold with the Royal Mint, new rules on intestacy, and a report on car crash costs. Show more

Carey Mulligan presents the Radio 4 Appeal for War Child, who provide care and counselling for children traumatised by war, rebuilding lost childhoods. Show more

Peter Day meets the local entrepreneurs of the new Myanmar and discovers the priorities and pitfalls of doing business in an emerging economy. Show more

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

Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

Olivia Williams discusses Maps to the Stars; the mafia in Italian movies; Pawel Pawlikowski talks about Ida; and Sue Quinn on landing a helicopter in Trafalgar Square. Show more

Taking the Jewish honorific 'may his memory be a blessing', the composer Michael Zev Gordon reflects on the idea of the persistence of memory. Show more

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Is the way we talk about maths killing the joy of the subject? Professor Jo Boaler tells Sarah Montague why we must get over our fears of getting it wrong. Show more

The bells of All Saints Church, Harpole, Northamptonshire.

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