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Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Gislingham, in Suffolk. Show more

Sarah Montague and her guest examines the lessons to be learnt from American diplomat George Kennan's 1957 Reith Lectures 'Russia, the Atom and the West'. Show more

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Most of us like a practical joke, but can it do us good? In the week celebrating the birth of Krishna, Mark Tully discusses the spirituality of the Prankster. Show more

It has given us our oldest stories, made England a green and pleasant land, and once a week gives suburban man a purpose. Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with grass. Show more

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How do sex workers reconcile their work with religious belief?
The fears of Anglican clergy at declining church attendance.
Why are nuns such a popular subject for movies? Show more

Former beneficiary, Mandira Sharma makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience. Show more

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A service to mark the 1350th anniversary of the founding of Ely Cathedral by St Etheldreda, a Saxon Princess who gave her life over to humbleness and prayer. Show more

Will Self on why he is not a fan of the bucket list. Show more

Chris Packham presents the vegetarian tree finch on the Galapagos Islands. Show more

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

Stella is put on the spot and will Jazzer and Tracy make it down the aisle? Show more

The 200th edition. Creators, writers, actors, voice artists and subjects of Spitting Image tell Kirsty Wark what it was like to make the iconic TV show in a live recording. Show more

Sue Perkins challenges guests including Gyles Brandreth, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Jaega Wise finds out what it takes to feed a music festival in the Bannau Brycheiniog. Show more

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Singer, storyteller 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

Kathy Clugston is in Hampshire for this week's GQT. Joining her are experts Ashley Edwards, Pippa Greenwood and Juliet Sargeant. Show more

John Yorke looks at the greatest swashbuckler of all, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, with its classic hero D'Artagnan, and greatest villain, Milady de Winter. Show more

Milady de Winter is a cunning spy, talented thief and, when necessity requires, a ruthless killer. A bloody, funny thriller about one of the greatest literary villains. Show more

Denise Mina answers readers' questions about her true-crime book The Long Drop. It portrays the life of Scottish murderer Peter Manuel, who was sentenced to death in 1958. Show more

Gail McConnell explores how Seamus Heaney, who died ten years ago, responded in his work to The Troubles in his native Northern Ireland with courage, subtlety and self scrutiny Show more

Children who are excluded from school are falling under the radar and being targetted by gangs to sell drugs - sometimes with devastating consequences Show more

Sarah Montague and her guest examines the lessons to be learnt from American diplomat George Kennan's 1957 Reith Lectures 'Russia, the Atom and the West'. Show more

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Chancellor says ministers acted immediately after learning about risk from weak concrete. Ukraine says its troops have broken through first Russian defence lines in the south.

Salma El-Wardany chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

Brad takes a big step, and suspicions are raised for Natasha. 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

The specialist team have finished treating the knotweed - but Fran's sense of relief is short lived. Helen McAlpine reads a new speculative serial from Rachelle Atalla. Show more

Can you really buy an electric car for everybody in the UK for the cost of HS2? Show more

Matthew Bannister on political editor Julian Haviland, dancer Johaar Mosaval, journalist Tricia Tyler and actor Matyelok Gibbs. Show more

Millions of pounds could be saved every year by building more homes that are accessible to people in wheelchairs. Show more

Former beneficiary, Mandira Sharma makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience. Show more

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by John Lydon, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Isabel Adomakoh Young and Simon Reeve for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Ben Wright discusses the crumbling concrete crisis and previews the new political season with MPs Andrea Leadsom and Steve Reed, plus the Institute for Government's Hannah White. Show more

Eight-year-old Hazel listens in as her teachers discuss her. Their words are devastating. Decades later she realises she's spent a lifetime testing herself against what they said. Show more

Aleem Maqbool speaks with Christian influencer and author Daniel Ally about the relationship between faith and wealth. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the unstoppable rise of the lower middle class. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Gislingham, in Suffolk. Show more

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