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'The Englishness of English Art' was the theme of the 1955 BBC Reith lectures by art historian Nikolaus Pevsner. Sarah Montague discusses them with artist Grayson Perry. Show more

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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

Ruth Sanderson visits a broad bean farm in Perthshire, which grows half the entire UK crop, to find out how this much overlooked vegetable could play a part in sustainable living. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Fifty years since the death of JRR Tolkein, hear how his Catholic faith permeated his life and work. Show more

Louise Minchin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of On Call Africa. Show more

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A service from the Boughton Estate in Northamptonshire, marking the 50th anniversary of the Greenbelt Festival Show more

Megan Nolan on the social media fetishisation of the traditional wife. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk. Show more

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

Helen reaches the end of her tether, and Pip jumps in with both feet. Show more

Senior politicians relive the gruelling final years of John Major’s government when rows over Europe and sleaze threatened to split the party in two. Show more

Sue Perkins challenges guests including Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Ian Smith and Urooj Ashfaq to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Sheila Dillon visits the new Food Museum in Stowmarket, to find out how they are telling the story of food and where it comes from, past, present and future. Show more

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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world

Singer, story teller and seven-times Radio 2 Folk Awards winner, Karine Polwart brings together her love of science, history and the natural world with stories themed around light. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the GQT team visit Matt Biggs’ garden for a postbag edition. Joining them are Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood. Show more

In the final programme in the series, Neil looks for his own museum, one that moves, inspires and provokes him in equal measure. Show more

Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir about his journey to the coldest climes on the planet. Dramatised by Rex Obano. Show more

Chris Power talks to Anna Funder, Adam Biles and Sandra Newman, the authors of three recent books that reframe George Orwell's often contradictory life and work in different ways. Show more

Seamus Heaney, a greatly loved poet when he died ten years ago, wrote great poems of love - love of different kinds. His daughter Catherine delves into their rich variety. Show more

Today presenter Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether our roads are ready to go clean and green? Show more

'The Englishness of English Art' was the theme of the 1955 BBC Reith lectures by art historian Nikolaus Pevsner. Sarah Montague discusses them with artist Grayson Perry. Show more

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Geeta Pendse chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

David faces a tricky situation, and Susan isn’t taking no for an answer. Show more

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star as respected novelist Florence and movie star Selina, in a sparkling comedy series about two sisters at war, by Veep writer David Quantick. Show more

Rachelle Atalla's speculative serial continues with Fran's anxieties proving well founded - knotweed has spread from her neighbours' gardens.
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Call Jonathan Pie comedian Tom Walker discusses his series coming to Radio 4 and there's your views BBC coverage of the Women’s Football World Cup. Show more

John Wilson on broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson, Italian soprano Renata Scotto, author John Brierly and anthropologist Isobel Crook. Show more

High street businesses have a double challenge – coping with their own rising costs and keeping hard-pressed customers spending. We hear how Barnsley’s sellers are adapting. Show more

Louise Minchin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of On Call Africa. Show more

Clive Anderson and Michelle McManus are joined by Eddi Reader, Sumayya Usmani, Ben Hart and Kieran Hodgson for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Jessica gets back home with her two young boys, minutes later the house explodes. There’s a gap where the house stood. The village community rallies to help the family rebuild. Show more

Aleem Maqbool speaks with Revd Hilary Bond about why she believes her faith leads her to take direct action as part of climate change protests. Show more

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The gripping tale of a London schoolboy, Kim Gordon, trapped in Peking during Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from St Vedast, Foster Lane in London. Show more

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