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Church bells from St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall. Show more

As Glenda Jackson returns to the West End stage, Mark Coles profiles the Oscar-winning actor and former Labour MP. Show more

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In conversation with Buddhist writer Sarvananda, Mark Tully investigates the problem of loneliness and the philosophical concept of separation. Show more

Sybil Ruscoe joins organic beef farmer Luke Hasell and the volunteers of the Community Farm in Chew Magna as they harvest squash for local vegetable boxes. Show more

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Religious and ethical news. William Crawley talks to Archbishop Vincent Nichols about the Santa Marta anti-trafficking conference in Rome this week. Show more

Miriam Margoyles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Stroke Association. Show more

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On this All Saints Day, live from The Well, Retford, Notts, marking the work of Thomas Helwys, one of the earliest campaigners for freedom of conscience. Show more

Howard Jacobson argues that dissatisfaction with life is essential for the health of the human spirit. 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.

Shula wants Alistair to reconsider, and Rex delivers a final blow. Show more

Michael Bublé, singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

David Mitchell invites Tony Hawks, Richard Osman, Clive Anderson and Vicki Pepperdine to hide truths in lies. From October 2016. Show more

Sheila Dillon and special guests discover a delicious and fascinating world of pumpkins and winter squash. Show more

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Live from Belfast, The World This Weekend examines the impact of Brexit on the Northern Ireland peace process, and the economy north and south of the border. Show more

Martin Bashir on faith and politics in the US and the UK, Torcuil Crichton on the Hebrides and Brexit, Caroline Davies on drag kings and Alex Strangwayes-Booth on gypsies and God. Show more

Eric Robson and the panel visit Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire. James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Matt Biggs answer the horticultural questions. Show more

Fi Glover with conversations that show how common interests fire parent-child relationships, and another that reveals the rekindling of a romance after 40 years. Show more

Aunt Dide finally escapes the asylum. Starring Glenda Jackson and dramatised by Dan Rebellato, based on Emile Zola’s Rougon Macquart cycle. Show more

Mariella talks to Sir Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark about their collaboration Three Little Monkeys as part of #lovetoread. Brit Bennett discusses her debut The Mothers. Show more

Johannesburg-based poet Thabiso Mohare talks to poets who have embraced digital, and looks at how it has served the most political of them. Show more

Every year thousands of foreign domestic workers come to the UK to cook, clean and provide childcare for the wealthy. But is enough being done to protect them from exploitation? Show more

As Glenda Jackson returns to the West End stage, Mark Coles profiles the Oscar-winning actor and former Labour MP. Show more

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Catherine Bott chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more

There is a visitor at the Stables, and Alice is clutching at straws. Show more

Alan Bennett reads from his diaries. Reflections on how much easier it is to get married than to get a Camden parking permit. Show more

Reading from his diaries, Alan Bennett is mistaken for Alan Ayckbourn and looks a gift (War) Horse in the mouth. Show more

Evie Wyld's original story is inspired by a visit to the Natural History Museum. It is about two sisters trying to talk to each other. And clams. The reader is Hermione Norris. Show more

Roger Bolton investigates the demise of James McLevy, asks why Michael Gove got so much airtime this week and goes behind the scenes at The Kitchen Cabinet. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Raine, Countess Spencer, comedy writer Jimmy Perry, Greek general Stylianos Pattakos, theatre director Howard Davies and singer Bobby Vee. Show more

Interest-only mortgages, listeners share their John Lewis Partnership Credit Card website woes, pension freedom pros and cons plus problems facing vulnerable older private renters. Show more

Miriam Margoyles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Stroke Association. Show more

In the popular imagination, being in a crowd makes people scary and irrational. But is this true? And is there a danger that by treating crowds as dangerous, they become so? Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined in discussion by the former education secretary, Nicky Morgan, the shadow education secretary Angela Rayner; and the political commentator Iain Martin. Show more

Cinema magazine show, presented by Francine Stock. Jacqueline Bisset looks back at Day For Night, Francois Truffaut's Oscar-winning film about movie-making. Show more

In conversation with Buddhist writer Sarvananda, Mark Tully investigates the problem of loneliness and the philosophical concept of separation. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood. Also, 'blacklisted' construction workers. Show more

Church bells from St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall. Show more

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