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Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the myriad metaphors that we use to describe the character of the human heart. Show more

Brett Westwood relives programmes from the Living World archives. This episode from 2004, Brett travels to Somerset to explore the world of snowdrops with Christine Skelmesdale. Show more

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Hindus are celebrating Holi, the colour filled festival that celebrates the coming of spring and victory of good over evil. Sunday joins the celebration in Manchester. Show more

Felicity Finch, better known as Ruth in the Archers, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid. Show more

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A special reflection from Edinburgh for a cold-gripped country, with healthcare chaplain Duncan MacLaren and poet Christine de Luca. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue. John Gray on why we should revisit the work of the Russian writer Teffi. Show more

Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland reflects on encounters with the Black Guillemot, or Tystie as they are known locally in Shetland after their piercing whistle. Show more

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

The village is in shock, and Brian takes the blame.

Kirsty Young interviews actor Matt Smith, best known as the eleventh Timelord in Doctor Who. At 26, he became the youngest actor to take the part. Show more

Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, Jo Caulfield and Julian Clary to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, deviation or repetition. Show more

Tim Hayward travels the country to meet some of the people who breed and champion rare breeds of British pigs like the Oxford sandy, the large black and the Tamworth. Show more

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News with Mark Mardell including tributes to the late runner and doctor Sir Roger Bannister. Plus a look at the elections in Italy and the growth of populist parties. Show more

How does Brexit look from the other side of the channel? Anand Menon considers what the EU 27 want, focusing on trade at three very different ports: Calais, Rotterdam and Gdansk. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Sparsholt College in Hampshire. Bunny Guinness, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood field the horticultural questions. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between a mother and son about his stammering, a daughter and mother about her MND, and a grandmother and grandson about the death of his mother. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Schoolteacher Omar Yussef tries to clear a student falsely accused of murder in his hometown. Starring Peter Polycarpou. Show more

Patrick Gale talks to James Naughtie and readers about A Place Called Winter, the story of Harry Cane, who emigrates to the harsh prairie wilderness of Canada in the early 1900s. Show more

Poets writing on Instagram have amassed millions of followers. How do readers react to their writing, especially the work of Rupi Kaur, and what does the medium mean for poetry? Show more

Almost all criminal cases start in magistrates' courts, but are those who appear before the bench getting fair treatment? Allan Urry investigates. Show more

Staffan de Mistura is the UN special envoy to Syria. Edward Stourton looks at the international upbringing and career of the man said to have one of the world's toughest jobs. Show more

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Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died.

Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Jazzer tries to help, and Jim takes the plunge. Show more

Catering at Anthony’s aunt’s funeral – Damien must cope with his literary agent. Stars Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards. From 2014. Show more

Our relationship with computers is intimate, but what would they say if they could speak? Read by Neve McIntosh and John MacKay. Show more

Roger Bolton discussing the revival of a radio classic, and hears listener views on the shocking death of Nic Grundy in The Archers, Brexit and the battle of the breakfast shows. Show more

Matthew Bannister on publisher Ernest Hecht, film director Lewis Gilbert, doctor Dame Beulah Bewley, police officer Sir Lawrence Byford and Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor. Show more

A new solution fo bank transfer fraud, calls to add economic abuse to the definition of domestic abuse and how will pension tax relief be affected by the new tax bands in Scotland. Show more

Felicity Finch, better known as Ruth in the Archers, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid. Show more

A handbook on the strategies autocrats use to survive in office. James Tilley finds out how authoritarians manage to suppress opposition and remain in power. Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined Gabby Bertin, former aide to David Cameron, and Stewart Wood, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, plus economist Ruth Lee. Show more

Presented by Francine Stock. Director Sebastian Lelio discusses his groundbreaking drama A Fantastic Woman, with transgender star Daniela Vega in the lead. Show more

Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the myriad metaphors that we use to describe the character of the human heart. Show more

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Sociological discussion programme. The white working class. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'left-behind' in the context of Brexit, Trump and beyond. Show more

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