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Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, who stars in the BBC's new drama Undercover. Mark talks to directors and friends about her 'trailblazing' career. Show more
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Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions with the help of Shakespeare, Tolstoy, the music of Mozart and the poetry of Wilfred Owen. Show more
Marlborough Downs: Caz Graham visits the Marlborough Downs, home to a farmer-led conservation project across 10,000 hectares of Wiltshire chalk downland. Show more
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Sunday
Cathedral money makers, Donald Trump and the religious right, Managing Britain's mosques
44 minutes
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Should cathedrals host pop concerts to raise money for the building? Plus, how Trump is appealing to the religious right, and why some say there is a power crisis in UK mosques. Show more
The Reverend Richard Coles presents an appeal on behalf of Toybox. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Reverend Dr Leslie Griffiths reflects upon the way the global Christian family is united through the Lord's Prayer. From Wesley's Chapel in the City of London. Show more
Will Self draws no comfort from an alleged drop in violence in the real world, as he sees us increasingly expressing our innate tendency towards violence in the virtual realm. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell plus Bridget Kendall's Russia memories. Reviewing the papers: presenter Janet Ellis, columnist Sue Cameron and science writer Roger Highfield. Show more
It's all the fun of the fair, and Helen uncovers some truths. Show more
Britain's first nuclear submariners celebrate a feat of engineering, and tell Sue MacGregor about early teething problems, Cold War espionage and life underwater. Show more
Nicholas Parsons hosts the perennially popular panel game, with guests Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair and Nish Kumar. Show more
The Food Programme
Food in Extreme Places: Antarctica (1/3)
30 minutes
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Antarctica - the most inhospitable place on Earth. Chef Gerard Baker shares his diary of winter spent in the Antarctic. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
4 Extra Debut. Rich Hall is in the deep southern states of America seeking the meaning of southern hospitality in our cynical world. From 2020. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Still Alive
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces three conversations about the joys of still being alive, despite the odds, from Manchester, Cumbria and Wales. Show more
Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is everything – or everyone – what they seem? Starring Charles Dance. Show more
US author Elizabeth Strout discusses her novel Olive Kitteridge, which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize and was made into a successful HBO TV series. With James Naughtie. Show more
Julia Blackburn reads her poem about the death of her husband. During the poem's composition, Julia saw the spectacular winter murmurations of starlings. They flew into her poem. Show more
What does it take to succeed if you are born into poverty and neglect? Two people who have done just that explore whether it was down to personality, circumstances or plain luck. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, who stars in the BBC's new drama Undercover. Mark talks to directors and friends about her 'trailblazing' career. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Rob asserts his viewpoint, and Helen reacts. Show more
Frank Skinner and guests Katy Brand, Pierre Novellie and Professor Kate Williams ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2016. Show more
Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities
Episode 1: Vacant Possession
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Grace is invaluable to a local Estate Agent in helping to sell difficult houses. But what is her special gift? Show more
Are there really 26,911 words of EU regulation on the sale of cabbage? Tim Harford investigates. Show more
Last Word
Dame Zaha Hadid, Ronnie Corbett, General Meir Dagan, Joan Loraine, Gary Shandling
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on architect Dame Zaha Hadid, comedians Ronnie Corbett and Gary Shandling, Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, gardener Joan Loraine. Show more
Money Box
How having a flutter is about to get less attractive
30 minutes
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The latest personal finance news, including why having a flutter is about to get less attractive and why banks do not always press charges against staff involved in theft. Show more
The Reverend Richard Coles presents an appeal on behalf of Toybox. Show more
Why is there so much dissatisfaction about how economics is taught at universities? Peter Day explores why the subject has changed over a generation and why that matters. Show more
The political week ahead with Carolyn Quinn and guests Nick Herbert, Gisela Stuart and Sir Christopher Meyer.
The Film Programme
Terence Davies on Doris Day, Aidan Moffat on folk music
28 minutes
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Antonia Quirke presents Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film. Aidan Moffat discusses Scottish folk music, and Terence Davies talks about Doris Day. Show more
Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions with the help of Shakespeare, Tolstoy, the music of Mozart and the poetry of Wilfred Owen. Show more
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Laurie Taylor discusses the social and cultural history of 'going to the Palais'. Plus a study of self-styled male pick-up artists. Show more
The sound of church bells.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
