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Church bells from Holy Trinity in Penn, Buckinghamshire. Show more

Cristina Odone visits the Chapel Royal of Saint Peter Ad Vincula at the Tower of London. She reflects on the figure of Mary, at the foot of the cross as her son Jesus is crucified. Show more

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Alan Hall reflects on how facing the end of something can often take us back to its beginnings. Show more

Lake District sheep farmers Will and Emma Benson welcome a Hong Kong meat importer onto their farm to kick-start a new market for Herdwick lamb in east Asia. Show more

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Reports of anti-Semitism at UK universities. The Edinburgh tunnels that could be a Druid temple. Why does the church find it so difficult to deal with the issue of child abuse? Show more

Clare Balding presents an appeal on behalf of Sport Relief. Show more

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On Palm Sunday, the mystery of God at the heart of Christian experience. What does the approaching passion of Christ reveal about human suffering? From Glasgow University Chapel. Show more

Adam Gopnik struggles to keep his new year's resolutions to find a 'monastic moment' in the day to meditate and listen to good music. Show more

John Aitchison presents the skylark. Show more

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

Mr Grundy goes to college, and Rob is thinking about the future. Show more

Kirsty Young interviews feminist, writer and activist Gloria Steinem, who chooses the eight records that she would take with her to a desert island. Show more

Graham Norton, Rufus Hound, Paul Merton and Pam Ayres join host Nicholas Parsons and attempt to speak without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza. He's joined by Daniel Young whose 'Where to Eat Pizza' lists 1700 great pizzerias around the world. Show more

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Documentary. Alan Dein presents the story of Mo and Jo, two ordinary Somerset pensioners who, by sending packages and letters to troops in Afghanistan, are now honorary Gurkhas. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the horticulutral panel programme from the Edible Garden Show in Warwickshire. Christine Walkden, Pippa Greenwood and James Wong are the panellists. Show more

Fi Glover hears from friends who share a love of gaming, a father and daughter who used to, and a teenager sharing with her mother her experience of day-to-day harassment. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A disillusioned teacher gets drawn into a world of trickery when he accepts a job on an idyllic Greek island. Stars Tom Burke. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. Her new book, Waking Lions, is a morality tale about a doctor who kills a man in a hit-and-run accident. Show more

Michael Rosen explores why some of Byron's best-loved works, including She Walks in Beauty, first appeared not as poems but as lyrics to Jewish melodies by composer Isaac Nathan. Show more

In a follow-up to his investigation into corruption in tennis, Simon Cox reveals new allegations about how gambling syndicates have been trying to influence the outcome of matches. Show more

Edward Stourton profiles Frauke Petry, the leader of Germany's Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party. Show more

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Iain Duncan Smith has accused ministers of being too focussed on balancing the books

Peter Curran chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Elizabeth has good news, and Alf is turning on the charm. Show more

Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince vie for verbal supremacy. Chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From May 2013. Show more

Philip Hensher provides an alternative ending to Jane Eyre. Amelia Lowdell reads. Show more

Can castaways on Desert Island Discs get too political? Should Radio 2 play more country music? And listener views on Out of the Ordinary. Show more

Matthew Bannister on broadcaster Cliff Michelmore, Thunderbirds producer Sylvia Anderson, composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, author Anita Brookner and magician Paul Daniels. Show more

The world of personal finance, why hundreds of flood claims have been voided, Universal Credit and the impact of Iain Duncan Smith's departure, and the new Lifetime ISA explained. Show more

Clare Balding presents an appeal on behalf of Sport Relief. Show more

Andrew Brown asks if the dramatic rise of ad-blocking software will undermine the commercial model behind most free news on the internet. Show more

Carolyn Quinn presents a look ahead to the week's politics with MPs and commentators.

Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the big stories.

Director Ben Wheatley discusses his adaptation of JG Ballard's dystopian satire High-Rise and why he is terrified of the 70s. Antonia Quirke presents. Show more

Alan Hall reflects on how facing the end of something can often take us back to its beginnings. Show more

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Philanthropy and charitable giving: Laurie Taylor explores the role, costs and benefits of an expanding charity sector. Is there such a thing as a free gift? Show more

Church bells from Holy Trinity in Penn, Buckinghamshire. Show more

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