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Mark Coles profiles Esther McVey, the minister defending universal credit. Show more

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Mark Tully asks if anxiety serves a purpose, taking advice from Bertrand Russell, Carol Ann Duffy, Monty Python and Winnie the Pooh, among others. Show more

Lindsey Chapman introduces an update to this Living World from 1990. In this episode Peter France joins Erica Towner and David Harper to uncover the ecology of Dungerness in Kent. Show more

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The sacred mountain Croagh Patrick, from where the fifth century Saint Patrick allegedly banished the snakes from all Ireland, trials a new path, what will pilgrims think? Show more

Dame Louise Casey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Depaul International Show more

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A reflective journey from loss to hope with the Rev Richard Littledale. Show more

Howard Jacobson on the end of mooching as a way of life...'rooting around, doing nothing in particular, walking but not knowing where I was walking to'. Show more

Author James Henry picks the yellowhammer, whose song is believed to have influenced one of the world’s greatest composers, Ludwig Van Beethoven, for his Tweet of the Day. Show more

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

Elizabeth struggles to cope and Josh makes a terrible mistake Show more

Venki Ramakrishnan, president of the Royal Society and a Nobel prize-winning biologist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comedian Karen Dunbar, metallurgist professor John Wood and radio host Shaun Keaveny. From 2018. Show more

After the summer heatwave, Master of Wine Susie Barrie meets winemakers bringing in what could be a watershed harvest for homegrown wine. Show more

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News with Mark Mardell: a possible return of the nuclear arms race, why the Ireland border is so difficult to resolve in Brexit negotiations and sex swapping in a Sondheim musical. Show more

Mishal Husain presents pieces on controversial industries in Lancashire, Sellafield's weeds and start-ups, paying off student loans, a lavender farming boom and growing up HIV+. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the panel are in the New Forest. Chris Beardshaw, Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood answer the horticultural questions. Show more

Fi Glover with conversations between those who have lost parents and siblings to cancer, and friends who recognise that they are much nearer the end of life than the beginning. Show more

Maggie confronts her adulterous husband Prince Amerigo and everything changes. Stars Daisy Head and Luke Pasqualino. Show more

Liane Moriarty, best-selling novelist and author of Big Little Lies, discusses her latest book, Nine Perfect Strangers. Show more

Carol Ann Duffy joins Paul Farley in the Echo Chamber to share poems from Sincerity, her final collection as Poet Laureate. Show more

As the UK’s biggest biofuel plant closes, File on 4 asks whether the government’s renewable energy plans go far enough to hit key targets. Show more

Mark Coles profiles Esther McVey, the minister defending universal credit. Show more

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The former Soviet leader, Mikhael Gorbachev, has criticised President Trump's plan to withdraw from a 30-year-old nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

The best of BBC Radio this week with Sindhu Vee. Show more

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With help from a deep-voiced celebrity, the team try to subvert plans to change the format. Stars Samantha Spiro. Set in 1932. Show more

David Szalay's short story series. Twelve travellers journey around the globe, each with a tale to tell. Today: a businessman lands back in Dakar to find his world has shifted. Show more

The challenges of reporting Brexit, 5 Live's Young Commentator of the Year competition, Woman's Hour on the Gender Recognition Act consultation, and 'The Anatomy of Loneliness'. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, philosopher Mary Midgley, particle physicist Leon Lederman and animator Roger Mainwood. Show more

A look at the removal of subsidies for green cars. Banks are to start namechecking for online money transfers. Plus, the four year benefit freeze leaves hundreds worse off. Show more

Dame Louise Casey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Depaul International Show more

Could Northern Ireland soon face a huge decision - whether to leave the UK? Andrea Catherwood discovers why a much bigger question is looming beyond Brexit. Show more

Carolyn Quinn's guests are former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, Labour's Stephen Kinnock and Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government, plus the Telegraph's Kate McCann. Show more

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Composer Neil Brand reveals how John Carpenter's score for his 1978 horror classic changed the sound of terror in the movies. Show more

Mark Tully asks if anxiety serves a purpose, taking advice from Bertrand Russell, Carol Ann Duffy, Monty Python and Winnie the Pooh, among others. Show more

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Rich Russians: Laurie Taylor traces their evolution from oligarchs to bourgeoisie. Also, millionaire tax flight - myth or reality? Show more

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