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With chaos growing in Venezuela, Chris Bowlby explores the life and times of the country's embattled president and radical icon, Nicolas Maduro. Show more

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Lord Sacks, the former chief rabbi, uses his debut presenting Something Understood to reflect on joy, through music, prose and poetry and some profound insights from his own life. Show more

Natural history series. Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 1993, Jessica Holmes looks for signs of sparrowhawks. Show more

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Ed Stourton talks to John Calvin, grandson of the co-founder of Hamas, whose conversion to Christianity meant he had to flee the Middle East. Show more

Annie Lennox makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shelter. Show more

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A service from Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, County Down. Led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh, with the New Irish Choir, directed by Jonathan Rea. Show more

Following the death of the philosopher and author, Sir Roger Scruton - a talk he did in 2016 on one of his favourite subjects, Wagner. Show more

Kate Humble presents the snipe. Show more

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

Johnny stands by Tom, and the Aldridges celebrate.

Kirsty Young interviews vascular and war surgeon David Nott. Show more

Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock join Nicholas Parsons to attempt to speak on the subject of his choosing for 60 seconds. Show more

From pike to production lines, cruets to chop suey. Historian Polly Russell presents a guide to the highlights of a unique food archive of life stories held at the British Library. Show more

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Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Hay Festival. Matthew Wilson, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer the questions from the audience. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations from Cumbria, Lancashire and London about the ways people view those who look different or live differently to them. Show more

A tale of rich privilege and a battle of wills as Barbara vows to save East End souls in a shelter. Stars Eleanor Tomlinson. Show more

Tony Harrison talks to James Naughtie about his controversial poem v, first published in 1985 and inspired by the desecration of his parents' grave. From the Hexham Book Festival. Show more

Roger McGough introduces listeners' poetry requests, ranging from Keats to Attila the Stockbroker. The readers are Simon Armstrong, Rosie Cavaliero and Zeb Soanes. Show more

Many football teams have deals with financial services firms. But after scandals involving some of the companies, should clubs exercise more care over who they do deals with? Show more

With chaos growing in Venezuela, Chris Bowlby explores the life and times of the country's embattled president and radical icon, Nicolas Maduro. Show more

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Sir John Major has delivered a withering assessment of the way the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union is being waged. He said it was squalid and misleading. Show more

Susan Calman chooses her favourite bits of radio, including a trio of dystopian dramas and the best singer you have never heard of. Show more

It is a busy day at Brookfield, and Lilian feels she has made the right decision. Show more

James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes in the literary panel show. From May 2013. Show more

3/4. Spine by Anita Sullivan. A mother and son must run the gauntlet of high-tech security, and severe travel-restrictions, to leave their homeland in search of a better life. Show more

Listeners ask for bolder judgement calls and harder facts from the BBC's referendum coverage. And why pioneering science on child development is riveting radio. Show more

Matthew Bannister on comedy writer Carla Lane, ICI chairman Sir Denys Henderson, Victorian buildings conservationist Jane Fawcett, Archers actor Alan Devereux. Show more

Hundreds of thousands of people working as contractors are seeing up to 45 per cent of their pay disappearing due to a loophole in employment rules. Show more

Annie Lennox makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shelter. Show more

Edward Stourton examines America's long history of opposition to free trade and asks why it has again become such a potent political force. Show more

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

Davis Miller tells the story of three world heavyweight boxing champions - Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali - and their part in the racial politics of their time. Show more

Lord Sacks, the former chief rabbi, uses his debut presenting Something Understood to reflect on joy, through music, prose and poetry and some profound insights from his own life. Show more

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Sensible drinking and real ale enthusiasts. Also, Northern accents at work - how trainee teachers are encourage to modify the way they speak. Show more

The sound of church bells from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, ringing Little Bob Maximus. Show more

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