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With one of the most pressing jobs in Government right now, who is the man responsible for England’s Covid 19 vaccination programme? With Mark Coles. Show more

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John McCarthy considers obsession and the moral consequences of a determined pursuit of a desire, from the butterfly collecting of Nabakov to the intense focus of a ballet dancer. Show more

Caz Graham catches up with some of the farmers who've found new ways of working in lockdown. She finds that for some, it has sparked new ideas and brought new opportunities. Show more

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William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more

Broadcaster Ken Bruce makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more

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From All Saints Leighton Buzzard with Alexander, BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2020. Show more

John Gray argues that the actions of the tech giants in barring Donald Trump, although understandable, are extremely unwise. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler. Show more

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

Kirsty wants to make amends, and Jim has some unambiguous opinions to share. Show more

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the bittern with Stephen Moss, Matthew Capper and Kate Humble. Show more

Samantha Power, author and former US ambassador to the UN, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

The contemporary paradox of charisma in banking, Christianity and beyond. Francine Stock tries to pin down charisma. From 2015. Show more

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David Mitchell gets Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp and Holly Walsh to lie with some truths. From January 2021. Show more

As scientific evidence grows showing an urgent need for us to reduce the environmental impact of food we eat, Sheila Dillon looks for practical ways to make a change. Show more

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The artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Greg Doran, considers how Shakespeare's life was punctuated by outbreaks of plague and how they affected his work. Show more

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more

Peter White with a first-hand account of what it was like to live with disability in the 18th century, written by William Hay, an MP born with curvature of the spine. From May 2013 Show more

By Joseph Conrad. A new adaptation of Conrad’s classic novel, reimagining it for the 21st Century. Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Show more

Elizabeth Day is joined by Raven Leilani, whose novel Luster is one of the most hotly tipped debuts of 2021. Show more

Chicago poet, sociology professor and comic writer Eve L. Ewing chooses poems from Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Ada Limon, Danez Smith and others. Show more

Inside the world of the social media influencers who promote an idealized body image, and make money from persuading others to go under the knife to attain it. Show more

With one of the most pressing jobs in Government right now, who is the man responsible for England’s Covid 19 vaccination programme? With Mark Coles. Show more

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The leading Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, has returned to Russia -- in dramatic fashion -- for the first time since he was poisoned with a nerve agent.

Colin Murray chooses the best of BBC Radio this week Show more

Hattie Morahan continues Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in the near future. Today: a nurse steps into one of the few parks left in the city, and takes a thrilling decision... Show more

We've all got labels - some we're given, some we're born with. In his first show for Radio 4, comedian Imran Yusuf does some soul-searching about what it means to be a 'man'. Show more

Richard is sure it’s only a matter of time before people discover what he has been hiding in his parent’s old caravan. Written by Jan Carson. Show more

The new vaccine regime is to delay the booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine for up to three months. But is the first dose 52% or 90% effective? Show more

Julian Worricker on the film-maker Michael Apted, the politician Kay Ullrich, writer and journalist Katharine Whitehorn, the Vatican's Latin expert Reginald Foster. Show more

How to get your energy bill credit back, HMRC's Head of Fraud, the affordability of MOT and car tax in Covid times and the man who asked his insurer a question that cost him £350. Show more

Broadcaster Ken Bruce makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more

In 2014 an anonymous letter about a supposed plot to Islamise schools in Birmingham sparked hundreds of headlines. But was it true? The Corrections investigates. Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined by the Conservative MP Bim Afolami; Labour's Chi Onwurah; former UK Ambassador to the US, Lord Darroch; and political journalist Lucy Fisher. Show more

Brothers Bill and Turner Ross discuss their film Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, set in the last night of a bar on the outskirts of Los Angeles. With Antonia Quirke. Show more

John McCarthy considers obsession and the moral consequences of a determined pursuit of a desire, from the butterfly collecting of Nabakov to the intense focus of a ballet dancer. Show more

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Michael Rosen and Darren Chetty explore ways of disagreeing that could help to unite us, and provide a more productive way of communicating in an increasingly divided society. Show more

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