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Grangemouth owner Ineos has been described as the 'biggest company you've never heard of'. Jo Fidgen profiles its billionaire boss Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest men. Show more

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Mark Tully draws on Russian music and folk stories to ask why the age-old theme of transformation continues to hold such fascination for us. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Chris Sperring and Richard Comont are in Oxfordshire to seek out a new inhabitant to British shores - the ivy bee. From 2013. Show more

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Edward Stourton discusses Gafcon, women bishops and same-sex marriage with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Show more

Kate McCann presents an appeal on behalf of Missing People. Show more

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A celebration of All Saints from Bethany Baptist Church, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, led by the Rev Phil Dunning. Preacher: the Rev Roy Jenkins. Show more

Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young as the population of Britain ages. Show more

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Shore Lark. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Jane Garvey.

Darrell is caught red-handed, and there are visitors at The Bull. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to educationalist Sir Ken Robinson. Show more

John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker with objects from Robert Llewellyn, Cleo Rocos and Kevin Warwick. From 2013. Show more

Sheila Dillon asks why, ten months after the horsemeat scandal, no-one has been either fined or prosecuted. Show more

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Peter Hennessy invites Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams) to reflect on her life and times. Show more

Eric Robson hosts Gardeners' Question Time from Stanbridge and Tilsworth, Bedfordshire. Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood are this week's GQT panel. Show more

Fi Glover introduces four conversations between mothers and daughters, whose shared experiences range from tragic death in the family to simply discovering the power of a hug. Show more

Guy's military career is revived with selection for a mission to Italy. He heads to London to await orders. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Matthew Hollis talks about his Costa Prize-winning account of the last years of poet Edward Thomas, Now All Roads Lead to France, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more

Lavinia Greenlaw and Simon Armitage have kidnapped three ancient poems and made them new. Show more

Allan Urry investigates a rise in deaths among people who take the drug ecstasy. Health agencies are concerned about criminals who are now cooking up their own toxic amphetamines. Show more

Grangemouth owner Ineos has been described as the 'biggest company you've never heard of'. Jo Fidgen profiles its billionaire boss Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest men. Show more

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Ernie Rea chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

It's the night of the village bonfire, and Helen makes a sharp exit. Show more

Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Rhona Cameron who revisits her teenage years when she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality in a small Scottish town. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1953 in apartheid South Africa, and a land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property. Read by William Gaminara. Show more

Why did Radio 4 decide to run ten consecutive episodes of GF Newman's The Corrupted in the Afternoon Drama slot? And Jane Garvey on the past and future of women broadcasters. Show more

Obituaries. Matthew Bannister remembers film director Antonia Bird, property developer Paul Reichmann, radio operator Robert Ford, actor Nigel Davenport and rock icon Lou Reed. Show more

Stash savings in multiple current accounts; Charges caps for auto-enrolment pensions; Mortgage confusion on child support money; Do relatives have to pay the debts of the dead? Show more

Kate McCann presents an appeal on behalf of Missing People. Show more

Syria's opposition movements comprise a diverse range of political and armed groups. Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad. 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.

Journalist John Kampfner analyses how newspapers are covering the week's biggest stories.

Francine Stock talks to director Stephen Frears about Philomena, starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench. Plus screenwriting legend Joe Eszterhas on his Hollywood big break. Show more

Mark Tully draws on Russian music and folk stories to ask why the age-old theme of transformation continues to hold such fascination for us. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores prize-winning research on people in Teesside who are living in or near poverty. Also, Vietnamese sex workers becoming US wives. Show more

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