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Jo Fidgen explores the life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business, TV star in The Apprentice and now a rising political star in the Conservative party. Show more

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John McCarthy retraces poet John Clare's legendary journey out of Epping Forest, exploring the way ancient woodlands connect us to our past. Show more

The green hairstreak is making a comeback in the Pentland Hills, south of Edinburgh. Difficult to spot, this beautiful butterfly is now spreading, thanks to good management. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, discussing Church leaders and their support for Iraqi Christians, plus the ebola crisis and the theology of Star Wars. Show more

Bill Oddie presents an appeal for Bipolar UK, which supports individuals with the misunderstood and often devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. Show more

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To mark the 30th anniversary of the Brecon Jazz Festival, the Rev Dr Stephen Roberts explores the relationship between jazz and faith. Show more

Will Self offers a weekly reflection on a topical issue.

Michaela Strachan presents the white stork. Show more

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

Kirsty Young talks to writer Malcolm Gladwell. Show more

A return visit to Bradford's St George's Hall for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden with Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon visits a salad business that employs ex-addicts and other people who find it hard to get jobs. Show more

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Shaun Ley presents national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's explores how colour was studied and properly understood in the nineteenth century. From 2014. Show more

Eric Robson chairs a special edition of the horticultural programme aboard a Lake Windermere ferry. Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness answer passengers' questions. Show more

Fi Glover presents conversations about choices to be made around health, education and career, between two mothers and their sons and between an eight-year-old and her grandmother. Show more

By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more

Books news and features with Mariella Frostrup. John Banville takes Mariella on a tour of the foggy streets, smoke-filled bars and genteel hotel tea rooms of 1950s Dublin. Show more

Novelist Ed Docx thought John Donne was a young lover's poet. Now as he nears his middle years, he finds the poet is still keeping him company. Show more

Lord Digby Jones explores the relationship between business, government and society and asks whether it is time to draw up a 'business covenant' outlining where obligations lie. Show more

Jo Fidgen explores the life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business, TV star in The Apprentice and now a rising political star in the Conservative party. Show more

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Chris Watson chooses his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Rob is put on the spot, and Burns confides in Jazzer. Show more

Fred D'Aguiar completes the series of stories to mark the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with a tale about sugar, from the Jamaican plantations across the Atlantic to Glasgow. Show more

Listeners' views on how BBC Radio marked the centenary of the start of WWI, and how journalists in Glasgow are dealing with the long referendum campaign as the vote draws near. Show more

Matthew Bannister on journalist Chapman Pincher, Aldi supermarket co-founder Karl Albrecht, radio and TV presenter Mike Smith, pilot Lettice Curtis, actor/director Kenny Ireland. Show more

Michael Robinson asks why London's homes are so expensive, and what the capital's booming housing market means for those who want to live there. Show more

Bill Oddie presents an appeal for Bipolar UK, which supports individuals with the misunderstood and often devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. Show more

Peter Day reports on how the influence of UK motor-racing engineering is now reaching out into other businesses and our everyday lives, inspired by the drama of the pit-stop. Show more

Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

George Parker of the Financial Times looks at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Britain declares war on Germany. Domestic disputes over women's suffrage, industrial relations and Irish home rule are put aside. Belgium defends itself against the Germans. Show more

John McCarthy retraces poet John Clare's legendary journey out of Epping Forest, exploring the way ancient woodlands connect us to our past. Show more

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Gay and lesbian life at home and in the 'city' - Laurie Taylor explores the evolution and decline of gay neighbourhoods in cities and the changing nature of gay domestic lives. Show more

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