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Bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral. Show more

Author Madeleine Bunting takes a night-time walk along the River Lea and the 'edgelands' of the Hackney Marshes as she reflects on Jesus's last night in the garden of Gethsemane. Show more

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Samira Ahmed explores the ambiguous power of tears in myth and music. Show more

Helen Mark travels to the far north-west of Scotland to meet crofters and dog-lovers Martin and Mary Mackay and the shepherd who looks after their community grazing, Janet Roberts. Show more

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Author David Mitchell presents an appeal on behalf of the charity KIDS. Show more

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On Passion Sunday, an exploration of living with uncertainty with the Right Rev Alan Abernethy, Bishop of Connor. Led by the Rev Brian Lacey. From St Peter's Church, Belfast. Show more

Adam Gopnik deplores the fashion for attacking so-called 'cultural expropriation', as in the recent fuss over American students wearing sombreros at a Mexican theme party. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the blackbird. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Jonny Dymond.

On Mother's Day, Rob and Henry roll their sleeves up. And Helen puts her foot in it. Show more

Kirsty Young interviews artist Yinka Shonibare, who chooses the eight records that he would take with him to a desert island. Show more

Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Nish Kumar join host Nicholas Parsons to play Britain's longest-running and best-loved panel game. Show more

Fermentation is coming of age. Sheila Dillon investigates how this ancient way of preparing food is inspiring a new generation of cooks. Show more

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Michael Palin tells the story of the little Somerset town of Wincanton and the group of refugees that its postmaster, GP and parish priest rescued from war-ravaged Bosnia. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Northamptonshire. Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Wilson answer questions from the audience. Show more

Fi Glover introduces three clips from a conversation between an employer and a disabled employee, about how her job in the company has changed both their outlooks. Show more

Sylvia marries Philip. But there’s chaos when Charlie returns and Sylvia discovers Philip has lied to her. Stars Jodie Comer. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning Spanish novelist Javier Marias, whose latest book, Thus Bad Begins, is an intimate portrait of a marriage. Show more

Roger McGough presents a programme dedicated to the Orkney poet and prose writer George Mackay Brown, who died in 1996. Show more

With asylum claims on the increase and backlogs in the courts, is the system for deciding who gets sanctuary in the UK able to cope? Allan Urry reports. Show more

Ted Cruz is trying to pip Donald Trump to become the Republican presidential candidate. Mark Coles assesses the life of this deeply religious and conservative Texan lawyer. Show more

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Reports say a large explosion in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara has killed at least 25 people. Show more

Stewart Henderson grapples with the absurd, art and artifice in his BBC radio highlights. Show more

Bert and Lynda have a difference of opinion. And is it time for Rex to seize the day? Show more

Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2013. Show more

Isy Suttie introduces us to a Jane Eyre contending with an unwelcome blast from the past. Show more

Roger Bolton asks if the BBC has had too much coverage of the US presidential election - and if it is anti-Donald Trump. And we go behind the scenes at In Tune and the Lent Talks. Show more

Reeta Chakrabarti talks about music producer Sir George Martin, US first lady Nancy Reagan, internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson and children's author Gillian Avery. Show more

Revealing the areas where water customers refuse to pay extra to help the less well-off. Plus what should the chancellor do with fuel duty? Show more

Author David Mitchell presents an appeal on behalf of the charity KIDS. Show more

Will devolution deliver the power promised to England's cities and regions? And, if so, will all local authorities fare equally? Show more

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

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

With Antonia Quirke. Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson discuss Anomalisa, and cinematographer Billy Williams recalls the tensions behind the naked wrestling bout in Women in Love. Show more

Samira Ahmed explores the ambiguous power of tears in myth and music. Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses a study of Todmorden in Yorkshire. Also, the dilemmas surrounding the rescue and resuscitation of chronically ill patients. Show more

Bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral. Show more

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