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Remona Aly offers a multicultural exploration of the many incarnations of motherhood, through the symbolic, mythological and religious depictions of mothers throughout history. Show more

Intensive agriculture has transformed much of the Irish landscape. Ella McSweeney meets a Cork dairy farmer determined to repair the damage. Show more

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Fashion designer Betty Jackson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Smart Works Charity. Show more

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A service of remembrance and reflection for Holocaust Memorial Day from St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more

Val McDermid says we have stopped believing in the power of representative democracy and questions how the present "shambles" at Westminster can be fixed. Show more

Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin fell in love with the carib grackle's song. Show more

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

Elizabeth makes a shocking confession and Brian faces an ultimatum. Show more

Poet Wendy Cope tells Lauren Laverne about the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her to a desert island. Show more

David Mitchell gets Susan Calman, Holly Walsh, Richard Osman and David O'Doherty to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more

With just over 60 days before we're set to leave the EU Dan Saladino gathers thoughts along the food supply chain, from retailers to preppers, on the prospects of a no-deal Brexit. Show more

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Actor and comedian Doon Mackichan wanders, falls, swims and loiters with a few of the women making walking art. What can they tell us about cities and bodies, space and power? Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts a correspondence edition from the Barbican Centre in London. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between members of the RNLI team at Spurn Point. Show more

Still engaged to Mary, Roderick has fallen for beautiful socialite Christina Light – sparking mayhem. Stars Luke Newberry. Show more

Chloe Aridjis discusses her novel Sea Monsters, a coming of age story set in 1980s Mexico, and Leo Benedictus and Adam Foulds consider the enduring literary appeal of stalkers. Show more

Poet Andrew McMillan takes us inside the world of the gym and explores the preoccupations which often shape our relationships to our bodies. Show more

Are victims of modern slavery or trafficking being let down by the government system designed to support them? File on 4 investigates. Show more

Becky Milligan looks at the life and career of Conservative MP Nick Boles. Show more

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Venezuela's president rejects demand to hold elections. Minister says social media companies could be banned in Britain if they fail to remove content promoting self-harm.

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Clare leads a seaside day trip for elderly estate residents, but it rapidly gets out of hand. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2016. Show more

The police officer who solved Zoe’s murder is horrified to re-examine her case 10 years on. Read by Aston Kelly and Sean Kearns. Show more

Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment statistics, and which is likeliest - a white Christmas or a white Easter? Show more

Matthew Bannister on sports writer Hugh McIlvanney, theatre director Jennie Buckman, surgeon John Beavis, producer David Pritchard. Show more

Investment warning signs, post-Brexit EHIC, remote cash machine subsidy and credit file searches. Show more

Fashion designer Betty Jackson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Smart Works Charity. Show more

Can the fashion for high-end coffee save Colombia’s struggling farmers? Show more

Carolyn Quinn's guests are senior Conservative backbencher Sir Graham Grady, Labour's Liz Kendall and Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government, plus the Sun's Tom Newton Dunn. Show more

Francine Stock talks to writer-director Adam McKay about the cinematic influences on his Oscar-nominated political drama Vice. Show more

Remona Aly offers a multicultural exploration of the many incarnations of motherhood, through the symbolic, mythological and religious depictions of mothers throughout history. Show more

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The changing middle classes. Laurie Taylor looks at the rise of the Chinese middle class as well as the evolution of the African American middle class. Show more

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