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Continuing his quest for understanding, David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work? Show more

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The concept of God's Wrath is a contentious one. Mark Tully addresses the controversy in conversation with Rabbi Lord Sacks and with readings from Stephen Crane and Graham Greene. Show more

In Kenya, Louise Labuschagne develops bugs rather than pesticides to deal with plant problems. Anna Hill meets her in Rutland to discuss biocontrols with two local farmers. Show more

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Free schools, Boko Haram and why the Archbishop of York has said his decision not to take part in the 'laying on of hands' for a new bishop was not due to a 'theology of taint'. Show more

Charlotte Hawkins presents an appeal on behalf of Motor Neurone Disease Association. Show more

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In the week of the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the choir and pupils of Blue Coat School, Coventry, mark this and other genocides. Show more

AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spirit. Show more

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

There is bad news for Ed and a horrible shock for Lilian.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Professor Peter Piot, microbiologist and director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Show more

David Mitchell invites Ed Byrne, Holly Walsh, Richard Osman and Henning When to hide truths in lies. From January 2015. Show more

Sheila Dillon uncovers what makes up the formula fed to babies and how Ireland is becoming a global power player thanks to it. Show more

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

4 Extra Debut. Jolyon Jenkins meets the women of Verona who answer the 10,000 letters sent to Shakespeare's Juliet every year. From 2015. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural programme from Arundel Castle, West Sussex. Matt Biggs, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank join him in the Barons' Hall to answer questions. Show more

Fi Glover introduces couples who have dealt with serious head injury and with wrongful accusation at work, plus the musician brothers who form the successful band Tinlin. Show more

Lewis Grassic Gibbon's powerful sequel to Sunset Song, set in a small Aberdeenshire town. Dramatised by Donna Franceschild. Show more

Writer David Lodge talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new memoir Quite a Good Time to Be Born, plus a librarian who has put the Orkney Library on the social media map. Show more

Roger McGough celebrates the poet Robert Burns by hosting a Poetry Please Burns Supper, with readings by John MacKay. Show more

Benefit sanctions are among the reasons for the use of food banks. Allan Urry investigates the sanctions system and asks why so many people feel they have been unfairly penalised. Show more

Cartoonist and author Barry Fantoni's topical drama set against the backdrop of Davos and the World Economic Forum imagines another meeting where money is also on the menu. Show more

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Adam and Charlie have a chat. Meanwhile, Lilian is taking solace at the Bull. Show more

Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman, John Sessions and Nigel Planer send up the infamous Bloomsbury literary group. From September 2012. Show more

By Alison MacLeod. Believing themselves to be bound for Syria, three not very radical young men prepare on Brighton beach. Show more

Tim Harford asks if most hate crime in the UK is aimed at Jewish people, plus a look at who the wealthiest 1% are and an examination into politicians' healthcare connections. Show more

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, featuring Tory politician Lord Brittan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Oxford don John Bayley and Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride. Show more

The latest news from the world of personal finance, with Peter Lewis. Is Citizens Advice ready to offer pension guidance? Plus currency jitters and Lloyds bondholders. Show more

Charlotte Hawkins presents an appeal on behalf of Motor Neurone Disease Association. Show more

Peter Day asks how the world's biggest trade deal, currently being negotiated between the US and the EU, may affect business, employment, the environment and democracy. Show more

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

Olly Duff of the i newspaper analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Guy Raz investigates if we are the sum of our experiences, or can we choose our own path? With Zak Ebrahim. Show more

AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spirit. Show more

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Dissident Irish Republicans - Laurie Taylor explores the rise in rogue paramilitary violence, plus a tribute to the German sociologist Ulrich Beck, who died this month. Show more

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