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He’s the bad boy of French literature. Loved and hated in equal measure. But who is Michel Houellebecq?

Ed Stourton profiles the controversial novelist who loves to provoke.

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The word ‘argument’ can have negative connotations. Yet argument is a mainstay of democratic life. With Dinah Rose QC, Mark Tully discusses the love of a good argument. Show more

Ruth Sanderson visits a bee farm in Northamptonshire to see the honey being harvested. Lara Manton is working on her Dad's farm with a view to take on the business one day. Show more

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Edward Stourton speaks to the archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schonborn about the migrant crisis in Europe. Show more

Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans. Show more

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A service with the staff and students of South Wales Baptist College, Cardiff, in which the principal the Rev Dr Peter Stevenson preaches. Music by Cambrensis. Show more

John Gray warns about the dangers of science that attempts to enhance human abilities. He says such knowledge can jeopardize the very things that make us human. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the South American hoatzin. Show more

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

Susan pulls no punches, and there is an important decision to be made. Show more

Sue MacGregor reunites five key players, including Alan Bennett himself, to discuss his groundbreaking TV monologues, which told extraordinary stories about ordinary people. Show more

David Mitchell gets Arthur Smith, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and David O'Doherty to lie with some truths. From 2015. Show more

Dan Saladino finds out how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine, helping to fight crime and providing a future for a new generation on the island. Show more

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With its several languages and varied musical styles, Spain has an unusually complex relationship with its classic songs. Cerys Matthews travels to Barcelona to investigate. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Liverpool. Matthew Wilson, Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood answer questions from the audience. Show more

Fi Glover introduces teenagers campaigning on the issue of anorexia, and fathers and daughters dealing with the loss of a family member and the loss of a career. Show more

Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution sees events through the eyes of three very different men. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more

David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his enormously successful novel One Day. Show more

Roger McGough presents listeners' requests of poems celebrating the humble bee, a muse to poets from Tagore to Carol Ann Duffy. With readers James Fleet and Amanda Root. Show more

Outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion has led to calls to ban trophy hunting in Africa. Prof Adam Hart investigates if hunting could be a good thing for lion conservation. Show more

He’s the bad boy of French literature. Loved and hated in equal measure. But who is Michel Houellebecq?

Ed Stourton profiles the controversial novelist who loves to provoke.

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

A convoy of cars has crossed from Austria into Hungary to help transport migrants.
Two people have been stabbed to death at a sheltered housing unit in east London.

Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Ruth is looking forward, and Clarrie is looking on the bright side. Show more

Today's technology at Stoneybridge Town Council, Miss Swansea contest and customer feedback. With Morwenna Banks. From 2015. Show more

Comic short story written and read by Robert Florence, revealing the dark doings of the Scottish branch of the Illuminati. Show more

Tim Harford asks whether thousands of people are dying after being declared 'fit for work' by the government, if sugar is bad for health, and if it is better to queue backwards. Show more

Matthew Bannister talks about car enthusiast Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, singer Joy Beverley, neurologist Oliver Sacks and fashion promoter Annette Worsley-Taylor. Show more

Nargess Sadjady was conned out of her £12,000 savings, but she has recorded the scammers' calls. Hear how they aim to trick people. Show more

Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans. Show more

Peter Day investigates the impact of Colombia's machismo culture on the lives of the country's female workers. Show more

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

Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV, with Francine Stock. Including Liv Ullmann, Brian Helgeland on Legend and model maker Jose Granell. Show more

The word ‘argument’ can have negative connotations. Yet argument is a mainstay of democratic life. With Dinah Rose QC, Mark Tully discusses the love of a good argument. Show more

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Poet Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa 20 years into democracy, and the challenges facing writers now. Show more

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