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The professor of mathematical biology who's just been appointed the UK government's new chief scientific adviser. Dame Angela McLean is the first woman to hold the post. Show more

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Being part of a large gathering of people can be a powerful experience. Samira Ahmed explores the relationship between the individual and the crowd Show more

Brett Westwood on the Komodo dragon - myth, monster and reality. With contributions from Mark Carwardine, Antonia Quirke and Joe Capon of the Attenborough Komodo Dragon House. Show more

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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more

Actor Adjoa Andoh makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Freedom from Torture. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

For the second Sunday in Lent, from the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Lauriston, Edinburgh. With Fr Adrian Porter SJ and Edinburgh University Chamber Choir. Show more

AL Kennedy finds echoes of the disaster movies of her childhood in our current state of affairs. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the story of the curlew. The UK is a vital wintering ground for flocks of curlews. Show more

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

Friends and family pay tribute to Jennifer, and Ben faces a baptism of fire Show more

Robert Webb, comedian and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski welcome comedian Rosie Holt, author Olivia Potts and theoretical physicist Professor Carlo Rovelli. Show more

Leyla Kazim makes a delicious journey to Cyprus, and finds there is way more to halloumi than barbecues and fries. Show more

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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world

Philip Ball tells the story of Galileo’s lost letter and the new light it sheds on the old story of how Galileo challenged the Church over how the Earth moves around the Sun. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural programme from Trafford, Greater Manchester. Show more

In the series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work, John Yorke looks at the theme of race in Alexander Dumas’ swashbuckling and forgotten classic;, Show more

A bold new adaptation by Testament of Alexandre Dumas' rediscovered novel. A swashbuckling epic that tackles racism head on. Show more

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Nadifa Mohamed about The Fortune Men. Show more

Simon Armitage is coaxed out of his writing shed in the Pennine Hills to talk to Loyle Carner in Hackney Road studios, London, where he recorded and wrote much of his last album. Show more

Reporter Rachel Stonehouse on the trail of Levi Davis - a rugby union star and X-Factor contestant who vanished without trace four months ago. Show more

The professor of mathematical biology who's just been appointed the UK government's new chief scientific adviser. Dame Angela McLean is the first woman to hold the post. Show more

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Charities have criticised plans aimed at stopping small boats crossing the Channel.

A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio

Ben gets a helping brotherly hand, and Ian and Adam make a discovery. Show more

Steph McGovern heads to Newcastle and asks some seriously funny minds for their answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Scott Bennett and Josie Long. Show more

Eva emigrated from Czechia but is missing home. Could the talent show prize money be enough to fund her new life in Belfast? Show more

We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe. Show more

Kirsty Lang on politician Lady Betty Boothroyd, publisher Marianne Mantell, football commentator John Motson OBE and pianist Sulamita Aronovsky. Show more

SpareRoom, one of the UK's biggest flat share websites, tells Money Box that rents are rising very fast - up 13 per cent last year. Show more

Actor Adjoa Andoh makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Freedom from Torture. Show more

Is globalisation really ending? If so, should we consider this a cause for celebration or concern? Show more

Ben Wright discusses the latest political controversies with Conservative MP Danny Kruger, Labour frontbencher Fleur Anderson plus journalists Madeline Grant and Jack Blanchard. Show more

Clive Anderson and Andrew O' Neill are joined by Richard Curtis, Ben Bailey Smith, Alice Loxton and Stephen Moss for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Being part of a large gathering of people can be a powerful experience. Samira Ahmed explores the relationship between the individual and the crowd Show more

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Matthew Syed delves into the world of food to examine how our dislikes are formed, and how they change over the course of a lifetime, allowing us to find greater joy in food. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes St Peter’s Church in Henley in Suffolk. Show more

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

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