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Sara Khan is the new lead commissioner for countering extremism, an appointment which has proved controversial. Becky Milligan charts Sara Khan's life to find out why. Show more

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Poet Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on the importance of sight, both metaphorically and spiritually, as we glimpse the brightness of heaven and the darkness of night. Show more

Sarah Swadling is on the Irish border with a pig farmer who believes his business is threatened by Brexit. Show more

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols on human trafficking, Franklin Graham, what Jesus looked like? Sharia Law and child poverty with the Mayor of Manchester and the Bishop of Manchester. Show more

Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International. Show more

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A service from St Martin-in-the-Fields marking the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue. AL Kennedy argues that our 'winner-takes-all' mentality is suffocating democracy. Show more

The curious roding flight of the woodcock never fails to thrill environmentalist Tony Juniper. Show more

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Brian stands accused, and Pip's attitude causes concern.

Kirsty Young interviews comedian and actor Jack Whitehall. Show more

John Lloyd and Sally Phillips welcome stand-up Sindhu Vee, geneticist, Sir Paul Nurse and editor Rowan Pelling. From 2018. Show more

Meet some of the people from the BBC World Service Language Services who have submitted recipes and stories from their home country to help create an extraordinary cookbook. Show more

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Sarah Dunant presents the history show that sinks into a different pressing issue - anxieties and hopes - to find ideas that resonate with today. Show more

Horticultural programme. Eric Robson and the panel are hosted by Bob Flowerdew for a correspondence edition of the show at his house in Norfolk. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations about working with family or partners, caring for loggerhead turtles, and facing a delayed pension age. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A multi-layered, magical, modern story of love and fate for Patya and Marat. Set in Russia's Dagestan. With Aimee-Ffion Edwards. Show more

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Irish writer Eimear McBride about her novel A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, which won the Baileys Prize for Fiction in 2014. Show more

Sinead Morrissey joins Roger McGough to share her favourite poems from listeners' requests. Show more

With deaths involving prescription drugs on the rise, Allan Urry investigates who is supplying demand on the streets with organised crime, wholesalers and pharmacists in the frame. Show more

Sara Khan is the new lead commissioner for countering extremism, an appointment which has proved controversial. Becky Milligan charts Sara Khan's life to find out why. Show more

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Amber Rudd defends the government against criticism from Tory backbenchers over Brexit

The best of BBC radio this week with Sheila McClennon. Show more

Jennifer is left disappointed, and Kirsty receives an unexpected request. Show more

Uncle Jeff and Andy are both on a quest - Jeff for spiritual solace, Andy for a proper roast dinner. With spuds. From 2016. Show more

Louise Welsh's evocative story inspired by Christina Rossetti's poem about goblins who sell enchanted fruit. Show more

Investigating the numbers in the news. How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns. Show more

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Ingvar Kamprad, Elizabeth Hawley, Robert Mann, Jon Castle and Dorothy Malone. Show more

The FCA warns about binary options trading, the DWP says all PIP claims will be reviewed, interest-only mortgage owners are urged to sort shortfalls, and mortgage approvals dip. Show more

Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International. Show more

Women are sexist too: even avowed feminists are found to be unconsciously biased against women. Where do these discriminatory attitudes come from and what can we do about them? Show more

Carolyn Quinn's guests are Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng, Labour's Anneliese Dodds and strategic communications expert Robin Gordon-Farleigh, plus journalist Jim Waterson. Show more

Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film, with Francine Stock. Director Paul Thomas Anderson discusses Phantom Thread, Daniel Day Lewis's farewell to the film industry. Show more

Poet Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on the importance of sight, both metaphorically and spiritually, as we glimpse the brightness of heaven and the darkness of night. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of Erving Goffman's famous sociological concept and the ways in which it is being recast by social scientists in the 21st century. Show more

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