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The bells of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. Show more

Migration Watch UK's founder Sir Andrew Green is to become a member of the House of Lords. Why did this former ambassador become a campaigner for tighter controls on immigration? Show more

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For playwright Polly Stenham, the theatre has always provided a laboratory in which to examine and hopefully understand the human condition. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Chris Sperring is in Somerset at the end of summer to find a bird that’s one of the first to leave before the autumn. From 2014. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, discussing the Church of England abuse report, the effects of music therapy, and £500m Bible museum. Show more

Mel Giedroyc presents an appeal for Action Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. Show more

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The Rev Dr Simon Jones, chaplain of Merton College Oxford, and the Rev Prof Alister McGrath explore the spirituality of JRR Tolkien, one of Merton's most famous dons. Show more

Adam Gopnik draws a poignant lesson on the nature of true love from the eyesore of love locks in Paris. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea. Show more

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

Jill is concerned about Elizabeth, and Roy goes a step too far.

Kirsty Young talks to film-maker Roger Graef. Show more

John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Will Storr, physicist Lieven Scheire and presenter Sandi Toksvig. From 2014. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at the state of play for female chefs in the professional kitchen. With Alice Waters, Sally Clarke, Margot Henderson, Mary-Ellen McTague and Joyce Molyneux. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Mark Burman travels in searches of the real, brutal history behind the classic novel and 50s film, The Searchers. From 2014. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Findon in West Sussex. Bunny Guinness, Christine Walkden and Matthew Wilson take questions from a local audience. Show more

Fi Glover with a conversation between a mother and son from Carlisle about whose right it was to reveal he was gay and the depression that both he and his father have experienced. Show more

4 Extra Debut. When Native Americans kidnap two girls from a Texas settlement, a team of men set out to find them. Classic western starring Simon Lee Philips and William Hope. Show more

News and features from the world of books. In a special edition, Mariella Frostrup stands on the touchline to celebrate the very best writing about sport. Show more

Stephen Evans explores how Dylan Thomas's work sustained a generation of East Germans struggling with a totalitarian state and became an export for the British during the Cold War. Show more

Simon Cox investigates why it took so long for the world to wake up to the threat of ebola. He asks what mistakes were made and if enough is being done now. Show more

Migration Watch UK's founder Sir Andrew Green is to become a member of the House of Lords. Why did this former ambassador become a campaigner for tighter controls on immigration? Show more

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Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Elizabeth speaks from the heart, and Johnny leads Tony astray. Show more

James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss in the literary panel show. From October 2014. Show more

By Kate Perry. When 12-year-old PJ realises he has no money to buy the latest music album, drastic measures are called for. Read by Conleth Hill. From October 2014. Show more

Moral Maze's Michael Buerk faces accusations of victim blaming, and what will experts from diverse backgrounds bring to BBC radio? Show more

Obituary series. Andrea Catherwood remembers actress Lynda Bellingham, war veteran Geoffrey Perry, reggae star John Holt and Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Show more

Personal finance news. Paul Lewis looks at the pitfalls of equity release. Plus changes to Warm Home payments, and why politicians say banks treat them like pariahs. Show more

Mel Giedroyc presents an appeal for Action Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. Show more

What is a caliphate? Edward Stourton discovers how a universal Islamic state has worked in history and has been revived as an ideal. Show more

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

Oly Duff of the I Paper analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

The Babadook director Jennifer Kent on creating horror and casting kids, Riz Ahmed on his new role in Nightcrawler, and the story of the lightsaber. With Francine Stock. Show more

For playwright Polly Stenham, the theatre has always provided a laboratory in which to examine and hopefully understand the human condition. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world. Also, a report on a junk food black market in some secondary schools. Show more

The bells of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. Show more

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