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Bells on Sunday comes from St John the Baptist, Burford in Oxfordshire. Show more

Mark Coles profiles children's author and former children's laureate Malorie Blackman. Show more

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Sarah Goldingay examines our ongoing relationship with our ancestors and the power of knowledge passed down. Show more

Lindsey Chapman introduces an update to this Living World from 2007. In this episode, Lionel Kelleway is with Ian Wallace looking for caddis in Lake Windermere. Show more

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The Archbishop of York announces his retirement. The programme visits the winner of the first Green Health Awards. Why is Manchester celebrating Syria? Show more

Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Medical Aid Films Show more

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Former bishop of Liverpool the Right Reverend James Jones reflects on the York Mystery Plays, with extracts performed in the original medieval English by the 2018 cast. Show more

Val McDermid argues that the sheer scale of tourism on a shoestring is destroying the very thing we crave when we travel. Show more

Theatre maker Tom Bailey has spent much of 2018 following in the migratory restlessness of the marsh warbler in his Tweet of the Day takeover. Show more

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

Elizabeth stuggles to accept the truth and there's a shock for Fallon Show more

Thea Musgrave, composer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comedian Lucy Beaumont, scientist Dr Kat Arney and poet Benjamin Zephaniah. From 2018. Show more

It’s freshers' week, and The Food Programme wants to know what students are eating! Presented by chef Lope Ariyo. Show more

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More than half the British population now ticks the No Religion box in surveys. But does that mean they believe in nothing beyond the material world? Jane Little finds out. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts a special correspondence edition from Birmingham Botanics. Neil Porteus, James Wong and Bunny Guinness answer questions from the postbag. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between a father and son, friends and brothers about things that matter to them. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Prince Amerigo’s intentions are upset as he meets Charlotte Stant once again. Story of passion and betrayal. With John Lynch. Show more

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses A Death in the Family, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. The book is the first part of My Struggle, his series of memoirs. Show more

Paul Farley is joined by Jacob Polley, Caroline Bird, Wayne Holloway-Smith and Mary Jean Chan at the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival in Hull. Show more

After the events of Winterbourne View, the Government pledged to transfer people with learning disabilities out of hospital settings. Seven years on, has enough changed? Show more

Mark Coles profiles children's author and former children's laureate Malorie Blackman. Show more

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Beijing officials say Interpol president Meng Hongwei suspected of criminal activity

Broadcaster John Waite makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Lilian has concerns and Jim's arm is twisted Show more

By Nick Walker. Annika is struggling and in therapy, but still has to solve the murder of an industrialist at the Oslo theatre. Show more

Tim Harford on a BBC loneliness survey, school funding, same-sex divorce rates and the loyalty of listeners. Show more

Matthew Bannister on singer Charles Aznavour, physicist Dr Charles Kao, journalist Elizabeth de Mauny Wainwright and writer John Cunliffe Show more

Tens of thousands of customers sign up to a new service to help problem gamblers control their addiction; Help to Buy; contingent charging & civil partnerships for mixed couples. Show more

Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Medical Aid Films Show more

How power moved from west to east after the 2008 financial crisis. Ian Goldin explores the crash's dramatic effects on geopolitics. Show more

Carolyn Quinn previews the week in politics with guests including Conservative MP Bim Afolami, Labour's Rachel Maskell, Kirsty Blackman from the SNP and journalist Isabel Hardman. Show more

Antonia Quirke talks to Bradley Cooper about his remake of A Star Is Born, which he co-wrote, directed and starred in. Show more

Sarah Goldingay examines our ongoing relationship with our ancestors and the power of knowledge passed down. Show more

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Push Buttons: Laurie Taylor explores pleasure, panic and the politics of pushing. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from St John the Baptist, Burford in Oxfordshire. Show more

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