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Becky Milligan presents a profile of novelist Richard Flanagan, who this week became the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize. Show more

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Something Understood gets its title from a poem by seventeenth century poet, George Herbert. In a programme of music and verse, Mark Tully discusses the relevance of Herbert today. Show more

Caz Graham visits a Cumbrian dairy farmer as he milks his cows for the last time after two years of battling against a disease that could not be cured. Show more

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols talks about the Catholic Synod on the family, the Chief Rabbi talks about the initiative Shabbat UK and we look at the morality of tax. Show more

Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen, a charity that helps survivors of human trafficking by providing a 24/7 safe house where they can rebuild their lives. Show more

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Live from Eton College Chapel. Senior chaplain Canon Keith Wilkinson explores the themes of faith, celebration, loss and suffering found in the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Show more

Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than playing it and why the Americans are better at talking about democracy than practising it. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Phoebe is on the move, and Adam discovers the truth.

Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman. Show more

John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Richard Osman, professor Kevin Dutton and curator Sandra Knapp. From 2014. Show more

Sheila Dillon discovers the delights of eating rabbit meat but also why some people think it is unjustifiable. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Physician and writer Raymond Tallis explores how the act of waiting pervades our lives, causing pleasure and anguish. From 2014. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Anglesey. Toby Buckland, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank take questions from a local audience. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations about adoption by civil partners, getting around the underground with a disability, and children dealing with their alcoholic father's death. Show more

Robert Jordan fears the enemy are aware of the offensive, but is it too late? Starring Patrick Kennedy and Ralph Ineson. Show more

Amanda Coe tells Mariella Frostrup about her double writing life as novelist and screenwriter, Kathy Reichs on the book she would never lend, and the secrets of Sherlock Holmes. Show more

Roger McGough presents a request edition on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival as audience members pick their favourite poems. Show more

In its biggest outsourcing to date, the NHS in England has invited bidders for contracts to run cancer and end-of-life care in parts of the Midlands. Hugh Pym investigates. Show more

Becky Milligan presents a profile of novelist Richard Flanagan, who this week became the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize. Show more

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Liz Barclay chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.

Roy is at the end of his tether. Show more

James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb in the literary panel show. From October 2014. Show more

By Patrick Neate. 4 Extra Debut. A writer tries to impress his wife by showing that his creativity knows no bounds. From October 2014. Show more

Listeners discuss the art of the political interview with John Humphrys. What worries Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper? And which castaway makes Kirsty Young weak at the knees? Show more

Matthew Bannister on newspaper executive Sir Jocelyn Stevens, pilot Jerrie Mock, writer John Moat, photographer Shirley Baker, BBC producer and cricket writer David Rayvern Allen. Show more

Paul Lewis interviews the prime minister about new pension withdrawal rules. Plus payday lenders target students, how Christmas savings clubs work and surviving stock market falls. Show more

Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen, a charity that helps survivors of human trafficking by providing a 24/7 safe house where they can rebuild their lives. Show more

Politicians love talking about families. But, asks Jo Fidgen, do they understand modern family life? And how far can or should the state change the way families live? Show more

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

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

Presented by Francine Stock. Including Agnes B on her directorial debut; Jeffrey Katzenberg on 20 years of Dream Works; and the CIA's role in the film adaptation of Animal Farm. Show more

Something Understood gets its title from a poem by seventeenth century poet, George Herbert. In a programme of music and verse, Mark Tully discusses the relevance of Herbert today. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the lives and motivations of women in the international cocaine trade. Also, a project that teaches men how to be good fathers. Show more

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