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The new Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister and former barrister. Emma Little-Pengelly is the first unionist to hold the position. Show more

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The second in a pair of programmes that asks, if you had breath for no more than 99 words, what would they be?
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Verity Sharp visits a farm in Ceredigion where the family business is producing gouda cheese to a 500 year-old Dutch recipe, as well as making traditional Welsh Caerphilly. Show more

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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan. Show more

Alexander Armstrong makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Future Talent. Show more

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Rachel Gardner and Dr Krish Kandiah OBE discuss matters of identity and love raised by the blockbuster film Barbie in advance of Valentine's Day. Readings: 1 Cor 13, Psalm 139. Show more

Tom Shakespeare charts the rise and fall of handwriting - from the Carolingian monks producing elaborate minuscules to our handwritten scrawls today. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. Show more

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

There’s trouble at the Bull and Alice is in the firing line. Show more

Cillian Murphy, actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Eshaan Akbar, Lucy Porter and Angela Barnes to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Jaega Wise seeks to uncover some of the connections between what we eat, and how it can make us love. Show more

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EncroChat data revealed things about OCGs that surprised even the police. Plus, how a legal technicality could blow the entire EncroChat investigation. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the panel answer questions on plants that are prone to spreading across chalky grassland, growing tropical canna plants, and gardening garments. Show more

A musician looks back at the punk band he left weeks before they hit the big time. Show more

By Mike Walker. Catherine is now queen of France, with an heir, but religious conflict is on the rise. With Catrin Aaron and Julian Lewis Jones. Show more

Madeleine Grey speaks to Johny Pitts about her humorous and heartbreaking debut novel, Green Dot, about a young woman's ill-fated affair. Plus the hot new genre, 'romantasy'. Show more

As romcoms mark their 100th birthday, we explore and question this most entertaining of culture genres. Show more

File on 4 investigates what led two 15-year-olds to kill teenager Brianna Ghey in broad daylight. Show more

The new Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister and former barrister. Emma Little-Pengelly is the first unionist to hold the position. Show more

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The head of NATO has issued a stern rebuke after Donald Trump suggested he might encourage Russia to attack Alliance members who didn't pay their dues.

Jon Holmes chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

Fallon has a suggestion for Alice, and David lends a hand. Show more

Recognisable characters from the four corners of the UK, performed by a British Lions of comic talent, welcome to an exploration and celebration of our shared United Thingdom. Show more

On the run and out of money, Harry Probyn washes up in a town in northern England in 1960 with a song to sell and a story to tell. Show more

Do you really pay more in council tax on a semi in Hartlepool than a mansion in Westminster? Plus, migration calculations and the carbon footprint of home-grown veg. Show more

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, actor Ian Lavender, author Robie Harris and rugby player Barry John. Show more

How are investment platforms changing to fit in with new rules called their Consumer Duty? Show more

Alexander Armstrong makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Future Talent. Show more

Clive Anderson and Richie Anderson are joined by Andy Nyman, Stella Graham, Luisa Omielan and Kavi Pujara for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Ben Wright discusses housing policy and the upcoming by-elections with Conservative MP Paul Scully, Labour's Ellie Reeves and Westminster journalists Madeline Grant and Rosa Prince Show more

What is a desirable and sustainable level of immigration? Show more

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Capitalism: Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the word and considers the findings of a cross-country survey of attitudes to our economic system. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary’s, Bridgwater, Somerset. Show more

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