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Ben Judah, the journalist and author of This Is London, talks about his family's journey over the centuries from the Jewish Quarter of Baghdad, to India and finally London. Show more

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Poet Michael Symmons Roberts asks if walls are a liability or an asset. 'They come with such metaphorical power,' he says, as he reflects on the role of walls in music and poetry. Show more

Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 1993, Jessica Holm is in search of otters along the Tarka Trail in Devon. Show more

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The mass heard by Henry VIII; converts to Islam; the completed renovations at Jesus' tomb; Martin McGuiness' Catholic faith; how will Brexit affect the funding of UK charities? Show more

David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. Show more

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Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson draws on personal experience for the fourth of Radio 4's special Lent series, in a reflection for Mothering Sunday. Show more

Tom Shakespeare reflects on how all the political populists who now occupy our imaginations are master story tellers. But he argues we need both facts and persuasive stories. Show more

Kate Humble presents the willow warbler. Show more

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

Alistair deals with an emergency, and Alice expresses her thanks.

Arundhati Roy, Booker Prize-winning writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Nicholas Parsons presents the 77th series of the iconic panel show. His guests in this episode are Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth. Show more

Series exploring the world of food. The influential New York chef and writer Dan Barber is in the UK on a delicious mission to change the way we think about food 'waste'. Show more

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Global news and analysis.

Mishal Husain presents dispatches on social media companies' growing pains, on property guardians, on award-winning British Asian football fans, on boys' nights and on terrorism. Show more

Eric Robson and his panel answer the horticultural questions from Kent. With Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew. Show more

Fi Glover presents conversations about challenging deafness, stammering, and gender stereotypes in the construction industry. Show more

More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth's layers. Stars Stephen Critchlow. Show more

Literary magazine programme, presented by Mariella Frostrup. Show more

An anthology of old and new poems for spring read by actors and poets for Radio 4's Four Seasons. Including poems by Wordsworth, Gillian Clarke, Alice Oswald and Patience Agbabi. Show more

Some local councils are embarking on risky new ventures in order to plug funding gaps. While some are profiting, others are losing public money, so what is the effect on services? Show more

The story of Catherine Corless, the amateur historian from Galway who exposed the horrifying story of a mass grave at a Catholic institution. Show more

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The Home Secretary has increased the pressure on internet companies after the Westminster attack, warning them not to provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate.

Peter Curran chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

There is a difference of opinion at Bridge Farm, while at Grange Farm the cracks start to show. Show more

Dr Johnson's celebrated biographer meets Harold Pinter, but becomes the victim of a betrayal. Stars Harry Enfield. From 2015. Show more

Short story by Maeve Brennan from her collection The Springs of Affection. In a 1930s Dublin suburb, Mrs Bagot waits for the arrival of her new sofa. Read by Fiona Shaw. Show more

Listeners' reactions to Westminster attack coverage, discussion of economics reporting since the referendum, and views on an immersive documentary inside an Israeli hospital. Show more

Matthew Bannister on IRA leader and politician Martin McGuinness, musician Chuck Berry, poet Sir Derek Walcott, Ebola survivor Salome Karwah, writer Colin Dexter. Show more

A House of Lords committee tackles financial exclusion, the future of the state pension age and why you might struggle to find a Lifetime ISA on April 6. Show more

David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. Show more

Has Marine Le Pen detoxified the Front National, founded by her father 40 years ago? Anand Menon asks if it is a right-wing protest movement or a party preparing for power. Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined by former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, historian Peter Hennessy and trade law expert, Miriam Gonzalez. Show more

Guy Raz explores why some people give away their time, money, food and ideas. Why did they and what happened when they did? Show more

Tom Shakespeare reflects on how all the political populists who now occupy our imaginations are master story tellers. But he argues we need both facts and persuasive stories. Show more

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Sociological discussion programme, presented by Laurie Taylor. Laurie discusses a global study of grandfatherhood. Also, the challenges facing dementia carers. Show more

Church bells from St Chad's, Shrewsbury. Show more

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