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Bells from the church of St Vedast, Foster Lane, London. Show more

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. The delayed, and now much-criticised, inquiry into the Iraq war bears his name, but who is Sir John Chilcot? Show more

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Samira Ahmed asks why the idea of paradise, a place of perfect happiness, has been so potent in history and how it survives today. Show more

Series that looks at individual farming endeavours. Anna Hill visits Cote Hill Farm in Lincolnshire to meet the Davenports, dairy farmers for forty years, cheesemakers for ten. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

The tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, faith and the Festival Fringe and one man's mission to draw all the churches in the Hereford diocese. Show more

Alexander McCall Smith presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SOS Children's Villages. Show more

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St John's College Chapel hosts the Cambridge Choral Course in a celebration of the life and work of John Bunyan with preacher Dr Jessica Martin. Show more

John Gray argues that there are many kinds of atheism and that it's time to rethink today's narrow view of unbelief. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest. Show more

The Sunday morning magazine programme with Britain's best newspaper review. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Show more

Peggy gets a shock, and Pip knows what she wants. Show more

Sue MacGregor reunites five people whose lives and livelihoods were dramatically changed by the foot-and-mouth epidemic of 2001. Show more

David Mitchell gets Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Sara Pascoe and Miles Jupp to lie with some truths. From 2015. Show more

Sicilian food expert Mary Taylor Simeti reveals the island's food secrets to Dan Saladino. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.

In search of the musical heart of the nation, Cerys Matthews discusses the songs of Italy and pieces together her own Great Italian Songbook. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts a correspondence edition of the horticultural panel show from Kew Gardens. Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Matthew Wilson answer the audience questions. Show more

Fi Glover with three conversations revealing the reality of life in Rhodesia before 1980, when independent Zimbabwe was born, between women whose memories still inform their lives. Show more

Charles pursues his adolescent love to redeem past misdemeanours but a young man on his own mission appears. Stars Jeremy Irons. Show more

Booker winner Pat Barker, author of Regeneration and Life Class, talks in depth to Mariella Frostup about her life, work, new novel Noonday and writing about men, women and war. Show more

News presenter Mike Embley meets and speaks to Syrian poets, writers and academics about how their work has reflected the emotions and humanity in a seemingly impossible situation. Show more

Documentary. As UK household debt climbs to pre-crash levels, former head of the FSA Adair Turner argues for radical measures to avoid it turning into another financial meltdown. Show more

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. The delayed, and now much-criticised, inquiry into the Iraq war bears his name, but who is Sir John Chilcot? Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

Calls for migrants to be fingerprinted. Refugee children disappear in Austria.

Peter Curran chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Kenton is dumbfounded, and Helen needs some fresh air. Show more

Richard Herring, Jenny Eclair, Alex Horne and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2012. Show more

Nostalgic short story by comedian Dane Baptiste in which he recalls the shock to his senses, aged 10, of his first cub scout camping trip. Show more

The Chinese stock market may have crashed, but was it really 'Black Monday'? Plus discussion on whether there are really eight million foreigners in Britain. Show more

Matthew Bannister talks about union official Bernie Passingham, cancer researcher Chris Marshall, songwriter Wayne Carson, waterman Michael Turk and author Marie Dobbs. Show more

Michael Robinson concludes the series with a discussion on the future of careers, the responsibilities of employers and what the government should do for the self-employed. Show more

Alexander McCall Smith presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SOS Children's Villages. Show more

Who is your boss? Peter Day explores how three companies, in three different countries, do business without managers. Who hires and fires? And how do you get a pay rise? Show more

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

Hugh Muir of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Guy Raz investigates why sometimes we need to make mistakes and face them head-on. With Brian Goldman. Show more

John Gray argues that there are many kinds of atheism and that it's time to rethink today's narrow view of unbelief. Show more

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Thabiso Mohare talks to Johannesburg-based writers and poets, including Ivan Vladislavic, who has documented the changing city in his novels and non-fiction work. Show more

Bells from the church of St Vedast, Foster Lane, London. Show more

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