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TV presenter Simon Thomas reflects on the impact of grief on his identity. Show more

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Mark Tully discusses the role of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. With veteran politician Tony Benn, and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

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From St Patrick’s Church, Coleraine, on the Lenten theme, “Care for God’s Creation” Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on his children leaving home... and why we ransack movies for metaphors to add glamour to our lives. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper. Show more

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One resident finds themselves in a desperate situation and Oliver bears the brunt. Show more

Daniel Radcliffe, actor, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want take if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, ant expert Dr. Claire Asher and Sindhu Vee. From 2020. Show more

Dan Saladino tracks the origins and impact of coronavirus within the global food supply chain. Where are pressures being felt and who's making decisions about feeding Britain? Show more

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One year since the Christchurch Mosque attacks, a group of artists reflect on how poetry, music and visual art can help the country heal in the wake of one of its darkest days. Show more

Kathy Clugston and the team are visiting the Over Allotments in Cheshire. Show more

A dairy farmer and a vegan talk about the pros and cons of a meat versus plant-based diet. Fi Glover presents. Show more

One of the greatest American novels, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers, dramatised by poet Amanda Dalton, explores loneliness, understanding and the search for love. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Christos Tsiolkas about his latest novel, Damascus. Plus Frances Leviston and Janet Todd discuss mother-daughter relationships in fiction. Show more

Anna Scott-Brown sits on a bench in Ilford hearing stories of a diverse and yet cohesive borough, celebrating difference and resilience, complemented in a poem by Hussain Manawer. Show more

How effective are schemes designed to de-radicalise extremists? File on 4 hears from the 'intervention providers' tasked with turning offenders away from violence. Show more

The coronavirus epidemic is a growing crisis for England's chief medical officer. Mark Coles finds out about the man in charge and asks how he will face the challenge ahead. Show more

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Ministers are warning that the UK will need to take extraordinary action not seen in peacetime to contain the coronavirus. The death toll from the virus has risen to 35.

The best of BBC Radio this week with Jake Yapp. Show more

Lilian offers support and Ben’s 18th birthday present causes debate Show more

Teddy starts obsessively reading a series of thrillers and Hardacre is visited by an old friend. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2018. Show more

By Michele Forbes. The relationship between two sisters shifts when one becomes increasingly forgetful and moves into a nursing home. Read by Dearbhla Molloy. Show more

The BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh discusses the daily dilemmas he faces in covering the coronavirus story. Show more

Matthew Bannister on UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, actor Max von Sydow, psychopharmacologist Hannah Steinberg, writer Charles Portis. Show more

The financial fallout from Corona Virus - what help for those who can't work. And banks must do more to stop people being tricked into transferring their money to criminals. Show more

Iwan Thomas, Olympic silver medallist, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sport Relief Show more

Paul Johnson explores what the world of work can tells us about inequality and why some towns & cities feel left behind. Show more

Carolyn Quinn's guests are the former Treasury minister Mel Stride, Labour's Dame Diana Johnson, economist MIatta Fahnbulleh and the Guardian's political editor Heather Stewart. Show more

Levan Gelbakhiani talks about And Then We Danced, Georgia's first LGBTQ film, and directors Kleber Mendonca Filho and Juliano Dornelles discuss their modern-day western Bacurau. Show more

Mark Tully discusses the role of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. With veteran politician Tony Benn, and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

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