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Mark Coles profiles Arminka Helic, the refugee from Bosnia responsible for the alliance between William Hague and Angelina Jolie, as she takes her seat in the House of Lords. Show more

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John McCarthy uses Dylan Thomas's poem Fern Hill to explore timelessness in childhood. He asks if moments of freedom are an illusion or if they have a deeper significance. Show more

Neil and Jayne Madeley say goodbye to their dairy herd after 30 years of milking. The falling milk price has meant they can no longer balance the books. Show more

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Sunday morning current affairs programme. Caroline Wyatt reports on the Pope's visit to Turkey, and Lord Fowler discusses the church and HIV. Plus a new version of Silent Night. Show more

Michael Palin presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Motivation, a charity working mainly in developing countries to help disabled people get mobile. Show more

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First in a series for Advent on St Andrew's Day from St Salvator's Chapel, University of St Andrews. Theme: We are the clay and you are our potter, with the Rev Donald MacEwan. Show more

John Gray argues that 'thinking the unthinkable' means exaggerating to the point of absurdity beliefs that are currently fashionable. Show more

Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe. Show more

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

David and Ruth have a big decision to make, and a weight is lifted from Helen's shoulders. Show more

Kirsty Young interviews actor Damian Lewis. Show more

A return visit to Richmond for regulars Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer, plus Jo Brand on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

New York's south Bronx is still one of the city's most deprived areas. Sheila Dillon meets Karen Washington, a woman who is using food and farming to transform her neighbourhood. Show more

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

Hardeep meets the Kemps, a family more connected than most. Barnaby is recovering from a kidney transplant. The donor was his sister. But he has also received one from his father. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from North Wales. Toby Buckland, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank take questions from the audience. Show more

Fi Glover with conversations about moving up to secondary school, walking on and caving beneath limestone, and volunteering on the Talyllyn railway, from Devon, Cumbria and Wales. Show more

Full of zeal for Arthur's new chivalric order, Lancelot rides into Camelot. Starring Paul Ready and Alex Waldmann. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Mal Peet about his latest book The Murdstone Trilogy. Show more

Paul Farley listens to old and new poetry of extinction, 100 years after the death of Martha, the last ever passenger pigeon. Show more

Major General Andrew Mackay, a former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, embarks on a personal journey to find out what has been achieved by the 13-year campaign. Show more

Mark Coles profiles Arminka Helic, the refugee from Bosnia responsible for the alliance between William Hague and Angelina Jolie, as she takes her seat in the House of Lords. Show more

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John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Kenton speaks his mind, and Peggy speaks from the heart. Show more

The stay-at-home husband and Dad becomes a victim of car crime and gets unwanted security help. Stars Hal Cruttenden. From 2014. Show more

By Kit de Waal. Ulysses Tate has been away for a long time and is trying to get home. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Don Gilet. Show more

PM editor Joanna Carr explains how reality TV updates fit the programme's character, and outgoing World Service director Peter Horrocks discusses the service's future. Show more

Matthew Bannister on crime novelist PD James, gangster 'Mad' Frankie Fraser, director Glen A Larson, Hackney mayor Medlin Lewis-Spencer and composer Arthur Butterworth. Show more

Savings interest rates are falling to microscopic levels. What will Scotland's new tax powers mean for taxpayers north and south of the border? Plus a credit card inquiry. Show more

Michael Palin presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Motivation, a charity working mainly in developing countries to help disabled people get mobile. Show more

Peter Day talks to companies affected by economic sanctions imposed against Russia, and by retaliatory sanctions imposed by Russia, and asks how they cope. Show more

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

Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

In a special edition, Francine Stock explores a treasure trove of interviews and archives to pierce the lasting mystery of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Show more

John McCarthy uses Dylan Thomas's poem Fern Hill to explore timelessness in childhood. He asks if moments of freedom are an illusion or if they have a deeper significance. Show more

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Creative Britain: Laurie Taylor explores its rise and fall, from Cool Britannia to the age of austerity. Plus the enduring legacy of the sexologists. Show more

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