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The bells of Howden Minster in East Yorkshire.

Mark Coles examines the life of former Islamist Maajid Nawaz who has been instrumental in the departure of leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll from the English Defence League. Show more

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Inspired by a story of a boy who turns into a dragon, John McCarthy considers the relationship between ourselves and our skins. Is skin a prison, a suit of armour – or a bridge? Show more

A farm in Nottingham is harvesting maize on its contaminated land to produce electricity by anaerobic digestion. The farmer compares the process to feeding a concrete cow. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more

Michael Palin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Farm Africa. Show more

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From St Margaret's Episcopal Church in Newlands, Glasgow, with the Rev Scott Robertson and Glasgow Chamber Choir directed by Michael Bawtree. Show more

Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science, in a week when individual nations celebrate their Nobel prize winners. Show more

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Pink-Footed Goose. Show more

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

Joe's a bit more cheery, and Rob gets an important telephone call. Show more

Kirsty Young interviews Chris Packham, naturalist, TV presenter and author. Show more

John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Amanda Palmer, Professor Volker Sommer and Andrew O'Neill. From October 2013. Show more

Can there really be only 60 hop farmers left in the UK? Miles Warde goes back to the Herefordshire yard where he worked to find out. Show more

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James Naughtie investigates the role of major social change in the eventual creation of the National Theatre. From October 2013.
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Eric Robson hosts a special show recorded on board the Settle-Carlisle railway. Taking to the tracks to answer questions are Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood. Show more

Fi Glover introduces four conversations about books, hugs, flowers and loss. Show more

Sent home in disgrace after a misbegotten raid in Dakar, Guy seeks employment. His next posting is unexpected. With Paul Ready. Show more

Philip Pullman discusses the great Soviet children's classics of the 1920s and 30s, Jung Chang on Empress Dowager Cixi, and Alexander McCall Smith on the book he would never lend. Show more

Roger McGough presents a selection of poems on a watery theme, recorded at the Birmingham Literature Festival. Show more

As the government steps up its campaign for HS2, Gerry Northam asks who will benefit and who will suffer if the project goes ahead. Show more

Mark Coles examines the life of former Islamist Maajid Nawaz who has been instrumental in the departure of leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll from the English Defence League. Show more

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Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

It's party night for Susan. Meanwhile Oliver hunts for a diversion. Show more

Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band. Isy Suttie duets with Alex, her Slovenian prince. From March 2012. Show more

By Sara Sarre. Julia can't decide what to do with her father's ashes, and matters are made worse when she becomes convinced that her husband Phil is seeing another woman. Show more

When is a radio station not a radio station? When it's audio-visual BBC Radio 1. And why have some Radio 3 listeners been throwing popcorn at their radios? Show more

Matthew Bannister remembers Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, natural scientist Dr Ruth Patrick and art gallery curator Kathleen Watkins. Show more

Who's getting a share of Royal Mail? Water bill deal backfires, Help to Buy 2, John Lewis underpay and why travel and financial services companies are exempt from phone line deal. Show more

Michael Palin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Farm Africa. Show more

David Aaronovitch asks if the recent publication of government secrets reveals the weakness - not strength - of the state as the libertarian right and liberal left join forces. Show more

Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.

Sarah Vine of the Daily Mail analyses how the newspapers covered the week's biggest stories, including reshuffles, the US shutdown, press regulation and Bridget Jones.

The latest news from the world of film. Francine Stock talks to screenwriter Hanif Kureishi about Le Week-End, starring Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent on a rocky mini-break. Show more

Inspired by a story of a boy who turns into a dragon, John McCarthy considers the relationship between ourselves and our skins. Is skin a prison, a suit of armour – or a bridge? Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses social communication in the Twitter age. Also, how do elite university students judge the 'fairness' of admissions? Show more

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