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Edward Stourton profiles the Labour leadership contender, Owen Smith. MP for Pontypridd since 2010, Mr Smith is challenging Jeremy Corbyn, saying that he's not up to the job. Show more

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Mark Tully hears how winds like El Nino, the sirocco and the trade winds connect natural ecosystems, as well as human societies and beliefs. Show more

As British agriculture prepares for enormous change, Anna Hill meets veteran farmer and commentator David Richardson on his Norfolk farm. Show more

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Religious and ethical news. The archbishop of Rio, Church PokeStops, Trump's religious sidekick. With Edward Stourton. Show more

Ruby Wax presents an appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more

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Choral Eucharist sung to Mozart's 'Sparrow' Mass in St John's Church during the Buxton Festival. The celebrant is the Rev John Hudghton, and the preacher is Canon Stephen Shipley. Show more

Via steak and kidney pie and a spot of Morris dancing, AL Kennedy reflects on Englishness...at a time, she writes, "when Englishness is struggling to decide what it can be". Show more

Bill Oddie presents the black redstart. Show more

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

Kirsty Young interviews Professor Dame Ann Dowling, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Show more

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From the food of the White House to the Pope's favourite dessert, Dan Saladino peers into kitchens usually hidden from public view - those serving heads of state and their guests. Show more

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During the most volatile period in Westminster's recent history, Giles Dilnot discovers the role of the whips, the mysterious and shadowy figures of parliament. Show more

Peter Gibbs presents the show from the GQT Summer Garden Party at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. With panellists Matthew Wilson, Matt Biggs, Anne Swithinbank and Jim McColl. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations about the loss of personal interactions at work, the crisis that faced Cumbria in 2001, and a three-year-old's view of good and evil. Show more

Henry Goodman stars in Levi's element-themed stories, introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White. Primo recounts amusing stories from a professional chemist's life. Show more

Janet Suzman introduces a new dramatisation of Levi's element-themed stories, starring Henry Goodman, dramatised by Graham White. Primo is confronted by a figure from his past. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends in their 70s who still put working for their local community association at the top of their to-do list. Show more

Michael Rosen visits the house of late poet Adrian Mitchell, where his widow, Celia, talks about his life and work and shows Michael the unpublished poems she keeps finding. Show more

Why were child patients at Aston Hall Hospital in Derbyshire injected with sodium amytal, a so-called truth serum, in therapy sessions in the 1960s and 1970s? Show more

Edward Stourton profiles the Labour leadership contender, Owen Smith. MP for Pontypridd since 2010, Mr Smith is challenging Jeremy Corbyn, saying that he's not up to the job. Show more

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John Waite chooses the story of a 60s super group and an elusive but astonishingly successful mammal among his selections from the best of BBC radio in Pick of the Week. Show more

Henry wants to follow in Rob's footsteps, and Joe has got plans for Bartleby. Show more

Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements, introduced by Janet Suzman, dramatised by Graham White. The fantastical life of a single atom of carbon Show more

Simon Callow on the role of applause, from an early form of mass media in Ancient Rome to its reinvention in the tech age. The story of how we liked things before we 'liked' things. Show more

Short story by Val McDermid, co-founder of the Theakston's Crime Writing Festival, held annually in Harrogate, and now the biggest celebration of the genre in the world. Show more

Following questions over Brexit coverage, listeners have more axes to grind over BBC impartiality across the output. And how does the Strictly Come Dancing Prom work on radio? Show more

Matthew Bannister on humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi, neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin, mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, comedy director Garry Marshall. Show more

Does the private rental sector need an FCA-style regulator to protect renters from unfair and unreasonable practices? Show more

Ruby Wax presents an appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more

Conventional wisdom is that education faces endless reforms and promises of 'revolution'. Professor Alison Wolf asks if this a story of change or really one of continuity. Show more

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

Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film, with Francine Stock. Director Andrew Stanton reveals why he took the plunge with the sequel to his 2003 hit Finding Nemo. Show more

Mark Tully hears how winds like El Nino, the sirocco and the trade winds connect natural ecosystems, as well as human societies and beliefs. Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses a study into emergency food provision in the north east of England. Also, food poverty in Europe. Show more

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