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Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals. Show more

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We spend around a third of our lives asleep, but rarely stop to think about it. John McCarthy considers the weird and wonderful world of sleep. Show more

Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 2000, Lionel Kelleway is joined by lapwing and green plover. Show more

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'Last roll of the dice' for the Anglican communion, the Pope's new book and the rising cost of kosher living. Sunday is presented by Edward Stourton. Show more

Joanna Lumley presents an appeal on behalf of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Show more

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The Archbishop of Cardiff, the Most Rev George Stack, reflects on the Feast Day of the Baptism of Our Lord in a live service from the Metropolitan Cathedral of St David. Show more

Tom Shakespeare argues the House of Lords should be completely reformed and cut to 300 members (instead of over 800): 100 politicians, 100 experts and 100 members of the public. Show more

Chris Packham presents the greater rhea roaming the South American pampas. Show more

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

The week's events in Ambridge.

Kirsty Young interviews journalist Alex Crawford. Show more

A return visit to the Grand Theatre in Blackpool for regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, plus Rob Brydon on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon launches the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards and reveals this year's team of judges. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.

Following the Charlie Hedbo killings in January 2015, Catherine Guilyardi examines concerns about traditional French Republican values. Show more

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

Fi Glover introduces conversations about the joys and fears of prospective parenthood, one of them recorded just hours before the baby's arrival, and about not being parents. Show more

Adam’s fallen under the spell of the enigmatic Cathy but things are getting darker. Stars Holliday Grainger and Robin Laing. Show more

Alex Clark talks to Francesca Kay about her novel The Long Room, and Francesca Haig and Ann Morgan discuss twins in literature. Show more

A winter journey in poetry, sound and music through Scotland's capital city by Stewart Conn, with Gordon Kennedy, Siobhan Redmond and Aly Macrae. Show more

Carolyn Quinn explores the practical process by which Britain would exit the EU if UK voters opt to leave and looks at the experience of Greenland, which quit the EEC in 1985. Show more

Adrift in the waters between England and Scotland, surviving on mince pies and mulled wine, supermarket worker Ricky is caught up in the floods. Written by Chris Dolan. Show more

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Cameron talks of reaching a deal with EU leaders

Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

On Plough Sunday, Ed is feeling nervous. And Helen is getting pampered. Show more

Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that seeks the finest wrong answers. Lee Mack, Susan Calman and Daniel Maier compete to supply the best wrong answers. Show more

In this amusing story, the experimental author Padgett Powell imagines the schooldays of singer Janis Joplin and her rather weird classmate Charlie Dickens. Show more

Tim Harford investigates whether there is a north-south divide in the amount of money spent on flood defences in England. What is a hundred-year flood? Show more

Matthew Bannister on impresario Robert Stigwood, dietician Patricia Torrens, composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, Coal Board chairman Lord Ezra, singer Natalie Cole Show more

Acting FCA head Tracey McDermott dismisses accusations of going soft on banks. Plus a look at what the meltdown in the Shanghai stock market means for UK investors. Show more

Joanna Lumley presents an appeal on behalf of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Show more

How important is trust in business, and can it be won back if it is lost? Matthew Gwyther investigates and gets an exclusive interview with Audi chairman Rupert Stadler. Show more

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

Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

With Francine Stock. Eddie Redmayne reveals the research he undertook for The Danish Girl, a new drama about transgender pioneer Lili Elbe. Show more

We spend around a third of our lives asleep, but rarely stop to think about it. John McCarthy considers the weird and wonderful world of sleep. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores personal identity in an era of uncertain working lives and looks at how humour helps employees cope with change. Show more

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