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Mark Tully examines the call of the city and contrasts its potential for energy, creativity and community with its traditional reputation for harshness and venality. Show more

Dartmoor is a tough place to start farming if you've got hardly an experience. Verity Sharp meets a young couple determined to make a go of it. Show more

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Edward Stourton brings you news and analysis of the religious, moral and ethical stories of the week. Show more

Robert Rinder makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Buttle UK. Show more

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David Suchet reflects on the life of St Peter in a service from the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London, which this year celebrates 500 years since its foundation. Show more

Will Self ponders hypocrisy - especially in relation to environmental matters. Show more

Kate Humble presents the black grouse. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell

There’s a shocking proposal at The Bull and Jim struggles with his emotions. Show more

Michael Lewis, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want to take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne Show more

David Mitchell gets Susan Calman, Graeme Garden, Sindhu Vee and Lloyd Langford to lie with some truths. From 2020. Show more

Brewer and broadcaster Jaega Wise visits breweries where a progressive approach to employing people with learning disabilities is pouring away preconceptions Show more

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James Landale explores the global transition from fossil fuels to renewables and assesses the geopolitical consequences of this energy revolution. Show more

Kathy Clugston and the team are in Langholm, Scotland. Show more

Three conversations about the wonders of live music, new technology and times past. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Maria Alyokhina's account of her activism, trial and imprisonment, as part of Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot. Dramatised by EV Crowe and starring Katie West. Show more

Mariella Frostrup explores the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Today she discuss how the novel examines identity. Show more

Marking the 200th anniversary of John Clare's first book, musician Jon Boden investigates his involvement in the folk culture they describe and the influence of this on his poems. Show more

Stem cell therapies are sold as a new wonder cure by an increasing number of private clinics. But concerns are growing that unproven and unregulated treatments are not risk free Show more

The Australian prime minister feeling the heat over his response to his country’s bushfire crisis. Show more

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Iranian officials have summoned the UK's ambassador to explain why he attended what they called an anti-government protest in Tehran.

Sheila McClennon makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Tom is on more than one mission and Jim remains focussed Show more

From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before. A platform for brand new talent in a dizzying, dazzling satirical river of sound. Show more

Childhood memories threaten to disrupt two women's lives in a specially written series by Louise Welsh.
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Tim Harford on animal deaths in Australia's fires, how many Labour voters went Conservative and are UK carbon emissions really down 40%. Plus: have we really entered a new decade? Show more

Matthew Bannister on General Qasem Soleimani, writer M.C. Beaton, engineer George Laurer, biologist Dr. Sidney Holt. Show more

Travelex continues to be held to ransom, council tenants who get Universal Credit are much more likely to be in rent arrears and the verdict on leasehold law reform. Show more

Robert Rinder makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Buttle UK. Show more

Zimbabwe’s staple crop, maize, can’t cope with dry, hot weather. Drought-resistant alternatives exist, but can the food industry convince consumers to embrace different tastes? Show more

Carolyn Quinn hosts political discussion with Conservative MP Alicia Kearns and Labour's Wes Streeting, plus journalists Stefanie Bolzen of Die Welt and the FT's and George Parker. Show more

Robert Paul: The Man Who Invented British Cinema Show more

Mark Tully examines the call of the city and contrasts its potential for energy, creativity and community with its traditional reputation for harshness and venality. Show more

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Greg James, self-confessed 'proud radio nerd', rummages through the BBC's vast archives, using current stories and listener suggestions as a springboard into the vaults. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Studley, in Warwickshire. Show more

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