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Psychologist Louise Pendry reflects on the impact of ageing on her identity. Show more

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In a programme on religious visions, Mark Tully asks whether visionaries are empowered by this religious experience and looks at the Hindu practice of darshan. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff pays a nocturnal visit to the Hampshire countryside for a close encounter with one of our most mysterious birds, the woodcock. 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

Steph McGovern makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of In2Science UK. Show more

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A service for Passion Sunday with Edgardo Colon-Emeric, Director of the Center for Reconciliation, Duke University, and Canon Dr Jennifer Smith of Wesley's Chapel, London. Show more

As social distancing changes all our lives, Sarah Dunant takes on the role of trainer... in a work-out of our imaginations. Show more

Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the swallow. Show more

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Philip attempts to keep control and one resident makes a devastating confession. Show more

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

Nikesh Patel reads Ben Halls' new story for BBC Radio 4. A young man is on the graveyard shift in his dad's convenience store - a shift in which the unexpected tends to happen... Show more

High drama in the line of duty when Milton is asked to form a Police Corruption Unit but takes it too literally. From 2020. Show more

From her kitchen table, the self-isolated Sheila Dillon explores how cancer can impact relationships with food and eating, and why - and how - those relationships can be rebuilt. Show more

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We've heard about the gender bias, the age bias, and the racial bias but what about the beauty bias? Show more

Peter Gibbs is joined by Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Pottage and Matt Biggs in North Guildford, Surrey. Show more

Two strangers Billy and John look back over the opportunities that life gave them and the regrets, as well as what makes them tick today in their retirement.

The saga of the Habsburg dynasty continues. 1618. Wallenstein, a rebellious Protestant mercenary is Emperor Ferdinand II's last chance to save the Holy Roman Empire. By Mike Walker Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about Hamnet, her new novel exploring William Shakespeare's family in a time of pestilence. Show more

Poets Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo explore how they’ve created a community through an anthology celebrating Muslim women, queer, trans, and gender non-conforming voices. Show more

There is growing interest in the idea of giving every member of society a basic income, and Alaska has been doing something like that for almost 40 years. Mark Whitaker reports. Show more

Marks Coles looks at the life of the Polish pianist, whose music is bringing him a sense of calm during a time of crisis

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Government says measures unprecedented in peacetime and will have lengthy impact

The best of BBC Radio this week with Sheila McClennon Show more

One resident makes a devastating confession and Brian is impressed. Show more

It’s Christmas Eve and the ad agency are celebrating their most successful year ever. Starring Josie Lawrence. From 2018. Show more

By Claire Dywer-Hogg. A normally calm and sophisticated coffee shop owner spectacularly lets down her guard. Read by Hattie Morahan. From March 2014. Show more

The BBC’s Director of Radio and Education James Purnell answers listeners' questions and comments about prpogrammes during the current crisis and looks to the future of the BBC. Show more

Matthew Bannister on journalist and commentator Fuad Nahdi, businessman Sol Kerzner, peace campaigner Betty Williams, singer Kenny Rogers. Show more

Winners and losers of self-employment help package. And are banks failing customers in their time of need? Show more

Steph McGovern makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of In2Science UK. Show more

“Wokeness” has become a shorthand for one side of the culture wars. But where did it come from? Journalist Helen Lewis uncovers the roots of woke. Show more

Carolyn Quinn discusses the latest developments over coronavirus with the Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Labour's Bell Ribeiro-Addy, and Kate Proctor from the Guardian. Show more

Screenwriter Ronan Bennett talks about the phone call that changed his whole career. Show more

In a programme on religious visions, Mark Tully asks whether visionaries are empowered by this religious experience and looks at the Hindu practice of darshan. Show more

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Cute and kitsch - Laurie Taylor asks why objects and phenomenon which come under these headings have such a hold and a fascination. Show more

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