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Writer Tim Lott reflects on the impact of parenthood on his identity. Show more

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Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality, its significance within both the scientific and faith communities and the desirability of life eternal. Show more

Houseflies, bluebottles, fruit flies - Brett Westwood explores how these flies that live close to us have buzzed in our imagination but have also taught us much about who we are. 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

Kate Humble makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PHASE Worldwide. Show more

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On Palm Sunday Fr Dominic Robinson SJ and Dr Theodora Hawksley reflect on the way Jesus accompanies Christians spiritually when facing times of trial, suffering and bereavement. Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on the roller coaster ride of life in lockdown in New York. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of the quail and its sound. Show more

News with Paddy O'Connell including a teacher making face visors for health workers. Reviewing the news coverage - journalist Shirelle Jacobs and radio legend Tony Blackburn. Show more

Roy faces an uncomfortable request and Johnny attempts to support a friend. Show more

Sue MacGregor reunites both on and off stage participants from the controversial beauty contest shown live by BBC TV. From 2010. Show more

When her grandmother falls ill, a woman is forced to reconnect with her estranged mother who abandoned her. Read by Cathy White. Show more

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Milton’s attempt to become an international art dealer leads to a deadly brush with danger. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From 2020. Show more

As we all get used to spending more time at home, Sheila Dillon explores cheerful back-of-the-cupboard cuisine with some of our favourite chefs and home cooks. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.

Nick Robinson presents an interview with the new Labour party leader, Keir Starmer. Show more

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. Show more

Conversations from the archive which tell us how other people navigated the huge roadblocks of history, in particular events that have led to separation. Fi Glover presents. Show more

In Margaret Drabble’s novel set in a very swinging sixties, Emma Evans is dragged off for a season in rep by her actor husband, and finds more excitement than she bargained for. Show more

American novelist Jenny Offill talks to James Naughtie and Bookclub listeners about Dept. of Speculation, a novel examining the minutiae of a modern marriage. Show more

Salma El-Wardany speaks to four of her favourite poets about the connection between poetry and revolution - both political and personal. Show more

Three children of Catholic priests share their experiences of a secretive childhood. Show more

Mark Coles profiles America’s top immunologist. Show more

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Matt Hancock threatens to ban outdoor exercise, if people ignore social distancing rules.

The best of BBC Radio this week with Liz Barclay. Show more

Robert’s plan backfires and there’s a near miss at Home Farm Show more

The panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons comes from The Mermaid Theatre in London where the panellists are Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Ross Noble.

By Martin Meenan. Missing jigsaw pieces bring three generations of a family together. Read by Ciaran McMenamin. From March 2014. Show more

A special broadcast by Her Majesty the Queen to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus outbreak.

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How does idling encourage creativity and release us from the treadmill of work? Verity Sharp meets psychoanalyst and idler Josh Cohen. Show more

The presenter of Any Questions on BBC Radio 4, Chris Mason, explains how the absence of an audience affects the programme. Show more

New starters, employers and employment experts discuss problems with the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Show more

Kate Humble makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PHASE Worldwide. Show more

How coronavirus is putting global delivery networks under severe strain. Show more

Carolyn Quinn's guests are Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne, Conservative MP Laura Trott and former Cabinet minister Justine Greening, plus journalist Stephen Bush. Show more

Film-maker Andrew Kotting talks to Antonia Quirke about his latest film, The Whalebone Box. Show more

Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality, its significance within both the scientific and faith communities and the desirability of life eternal. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the social history, meaning and changing nature of the tendency to look down on others. Show more

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