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Profiles of those currently making headlines. Dominic Grieve could have inflicted a defeat on the government this week. Who is this least likely rebel? Mark Coles finds out. Show more

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From the Garden of Eden via the discovery of America to slips of the tongue and glorious gaffes, Mark Tully looks at the repercussions of mistakes and how we can benefit from them. Show more

Lindsey Chapman relives and updates past episodes from the Living World archives. In this episode from 2000 Lionel Kelleway explores a remarkable nature reserve close to Warrington. Show more

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Religious hate crimes, the Bible and the White House and why an Anglican cathedral choir is singing for the first time at a Papal Mass. Show more

John Sergeant makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Zambia Orphans Aid. Show more

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A service of thanksgiving recorded in Westminster Abbey for the first generation of Caribbean migrants who landed 70 years ago on MV Windrush and forged multicultural Britain. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Will Self on consciousness, humanity and artificial intelligence. Show more

Samuel West, actor, director and keen birdwatcher revisits the Tweet of the Day archive for a second week to select his favourite birds. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Paddy O'Connell asks if we are administering too much morphine.

Toby feels the pressure, and Kate plots her future.

Kirsty Young talks to novelist Martina Cole. Show more

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Iconic panel game in which contestants try to talk on a variety of subjects for 60 seconds. Featuring Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Rebecca Front and Gyles Brandreth. Show more

The restaurant trade is in trouble with many small and large chains closing their doors. Grace Dent asks restaurateurs and food critics what is going wrong. Show more

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Mary Ann Sieghart examines Environment secretary Michael Gove's distinctive approach to being a minister. Show more

Peter Gibbs presents the second of two programmes from the GQT annual Summer Garden Party at National Trust Mount Stewart in County Down, Northern Ireland. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between nurses and consultants in the omnibus edition of the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen. Show more

How it all began - a remake of the first episode of the Victorian detective drama featuring Inspector James McLevy - which first aired on Radio 4 in 1999. Starring Brian Cox. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hanan al-Shaykh, one of the Arab world's most acclaimed writers, about exploring female identity in her new novel The Occasional Virgin. Show more

A collection of poems on Radio 4 celebrating the summer solstice. Poets Fiona Benson, Kathy Towers and Raymond Antrobus join readers with poems on the theme of summer and light. Show more

850 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for terror groups in Syria and Iraq. 425 have returned. The majority have not been prosecuted, File on 4 investigates. Show more

Profiles of those currently making headlines. Dominic Grieve could have inflicted a defeat on the government this week. Who is this least likely rebel? Mark Coles finds out. Show more

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The President and his AK Party are ahead in both presidential and parliamentary races. Sweets and fatty snacks to be removed from supermarket checkouts, to cut childhood obesity.

Anna Foster's best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Lilian makes a mistake, and Pat is on the warpath.

Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Joining team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor are Emma Kennedy and Richard Herring. Show more

Verner requires one last prize acquisition to complete his collection of antique music boxes. Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more

Roger Bolton discusses listeners' views on a new series about Jeremy Corbyn and Radio 4's My Dream Dinner Party, and goes behind the scenes at Radio 1's Newsbeat. Show more

Matthew Bannister on conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, tennis player Maria Bueno, holocaust survivor Gena Turgel, archaeologist Zhao Kangmin and musicologist Leo Sarkisian. Show more

McCarthy and Stone react to plans to scrap ground rents in England, the Virgin Money sale, and when should financial advisers reveal their fees? Show more

John Sergeant makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Zambia Orphans Aid. Show more

The transhumanist movement believes that science will soon find a cure for ageing and that immortality could be just around the corner. But is living forever really desirable? Show more

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

Francine Stock meets Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett to discuss Ocean's 8 and their plans to tackle gender inequality in the film industry. Show more

From the Garden of Eden via the discovery of America to slips of the tongue and glorious gaffes, Mark Tully looks at the repercussions of mistakes and how we can benefit from them. Show more

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Sociological discussion programme. China - Laurie Taylor asks how it was lifted out of poverty and considers its future prospects. Show more

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