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The bells of St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon, Cheshire. Show more
The so-called 'fake sheikh' - journalist Mazher Mahmood - has hit the headlines again. Edward Stourton profiles this controversial figure. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully negotiates the challenges, pitfalls and delights of translating ideas, emotions, and even music, into different languages, cultures and forms of expression. Show more
Living World
Turks and Caicos Islands: The Pygmy Boa Constrictor
22 minutes
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In the first of two programmes from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Tom Heap joins local naturalist Bryan Naqqi Manco for a night safari in search of the Caicos pygmy boa constrictor. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Gaza, Iraqi Christians, Pompeii of the north
45 minutes
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Gaza, Iraqi Christians and the early Christian finds from the 'Pompeii of the north'. Show more
David Dimbleby presents an appeal for homeless charity The Passage. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Festival Mass in St John's Church, Buxton, sung to Mozart's Missa Brevis in B flat by the Buxton Madrigal Singers with a sermon by Canon Simon Taylor, Chancellor of Derby Cathedral. Show more
A Point of View
Is patriotism the last refuge of the scoundrel?
10 minutes
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Republican or royalist, we all need something or someone in which to invest our loyalty. Will Self reflects on what really lies behind our sense of patriotism. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the rock pipit. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
England v India: Commentary on the first day of the third Test, from Southampton, with Jonathan Agnew, Ed Smith, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott and Rahul Dravid. Show more
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England v India: Commentary on the first day of the third Test, from Southampton, with Jonathan Agnew, Ed Smith, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott and Rahul Dravid. Show more
There's a special guest at the village fete, and Lilian wins on points. Show more
Wife Mary's worried Toyah Willcox will live up to her wild 80s' image when she's invited to sing one of John's songs. From July 2014. Show more
Kei Miller's clever and multilayered story draws together themes of slavery, Glasgow's empire past in Jamaica and the most traditional of British drinks, tea. Show more
What happened to BBC iPlayer? Did the Moral Maze panellists behave like squabbling children? And what makes TMS duo Geoffrey Boycott and Jonathan Agnew tick? Show more
Last Word
James Garner, Joep Lange, Alan Alan, Philip Wayre, Dora Bryan
28 minutes
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Julian Worricker on actors James Garner and Dora Bryan, naturalist Philip Wayre, physician and AIDS researcher Joep Lange, and escapologist Alan Alan Show more
Face the Facts
Charity's New Mission?: Do More, Say Less
27 minutes
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John Waite investigates claims by leading figures in the charity sector that they are being silenced by gagging clauses, threats of closure and fear of losing funding. Show more
David Dimbleby presents an appeal for homeless charity The Passage. Show more
The downturn has made everyone worry more about money. But while we may want to be thriftier, Chris Bowlby discovers why we are stuck with high personal and household debt. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Dennis Sewell of the Spectator looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
Austria-Hungary delivers its ultimatum to Serbia. Meanwhile British attention is diverted by the threat of civil war in Ireland. France is gripped by a sensational murder trial. Show more
Mark Tully negotiates the challenges, pitfalls and delights of translating ideas, emotions, and even music, into different languages, cultures and forms of expression. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Dalit Parties and Democratisation in Tamil Nadu; History of the Elevator
28 minutes
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Elevators: A cultural history. Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of 'the lift' as an urban fact of life. Also, political militants who enter the electoral mainstream. Show more
The bells of St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon, Cheshire. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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