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Bells on Sunday comes from Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Kingsbury, Warwickshire. Show more

The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times. To some he's a hero of parliamentary independence, to others, he's a partisan rule-twister. Show more

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Writer and priest Malcolm Doney examines the process of trial and error - how it affects the decisions we make, the beliefs we form and the lives we lead. Show more

Northern Ireland's first new distillery for 125 years uses grain from the founder's farm. Ruth Sanderson visits and samples on the Ards Peninsula. Show more

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The US Pastor who wears a gun in the pulpit, The ethics of crowdfunding, William Blake's unorthodox beliefs. Show more

Kate Stallard, who was very ill with leukaemia, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Leukaemia Care. Show more

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The Revd Dr Paul Mathole draws contemporary resonances from the story of Jacob, remembered as a cheat and a deceiver, yet progenitor of the people of Israel in the book of Genesis. Show more

Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness. Show more

Calling herself a bird noticer rather than a bird watcher, for Carry Akroyd, who illustrated the Tweet of the Day book in 2013, birds are part of the landscape she connects with. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Jennifer finds herself out in the cold and Will puts his foot down. Show more

Sue MacGregor reunites cast and crew from the original 1981 version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. Show more

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Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more

As Mauritius marks more than half a century of independence from Britain, Leyla Kazim considers how the diverse dishes of her motherland are starting to make a mark in the UK. Show more

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What are we all so awkward about? Annalisa Dinnella explores this slippery emotion. Can she and a group of comedians outsmart awkwardness - and should they even be trying? Show more

Kathy Clugston and the panel are at the British Library, London. Show more

Three conversations about boating, grand parenting and being a carer to your parents. Fi Glover presents. Show more

We return to Ambridge for part two of Chaucer’s tales of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex - with a little bit of magic thrown in for good measure. Show more

In a special edition of Open Book, Robert Harris talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel, The Second Sleep, and reflects on 30 years of writing fiction. Show more

Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores exciting voices from around the world. Fire extinguishers and marathon runners provide inspiration in this edition of the globetrotting poetry series. Show more

Reporter Paul Kenyon (right) confronts a convicted British paedophile who is on the run in Bulgaria after breaking an order banning him from travelling abroad without permission. Show more

The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times. To some he's a hero of parliamentary independence, to others, he's a partisan rule-twister. Show more

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The Liberal Democrat conference has overwhelmingly voted to cancel Brexit if the party wins a majority at the next general election - without holding another referendum

The best of BBC Radio this week with Anna Foster. Show more

Ian puts his foot down and Lynda has a bone to pick. Show more

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha meets the parents with a special pudding. Stars Eleanor Bron. Show more

Cynan Jones' gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified continues. Today a professor finds a spark of hope in an unlikely place. Show more

Are black women five times more likely to die in childbirth? Plus using statistics to make a good pop song. Show more

Matthew Bannister on industrialist Hans Rausing, President Sir Dawda Jawara, feminist Sue Crockford and writer Terrance Dicks. Show more

How good causes are adapting to the 'cashless' society, can 20 somethings paying the pension minimum still have a comfortable retirement? And reducing the cost of the school day. Show more

Kate Stallard, who was very ill with leukaemia, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Leukaemia Care. Show more

How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit? Show more

Carolyn Quinn hosts political chat with Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Labour frontbencher Jack Dromey, Lib Dem Layla Moran and journalist Jack Blanchard from Politico. Show more

Emergence: Radiolab asks what happens in life when there is no leader? With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Don McLean talks about his timeless classic 1971 album, the career defining 'American Pie'. With John Wilson. From 2018. Show more

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