| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Pierre Bourdieu: A special programme presented by Laurie Taylor.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Wells, in Somerset.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30An intimate portrait of our nearest neighbour ranging across art, myth and science.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Oliver Morton explores our fascination with the moon and the forces that have shaped it.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Post-war, scientists are daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the moon.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Science writer Oliver Morton explores the likelihood of a human return to the moon.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30An original short work for radio by Eugene O'Hare, read by Stephen Rea.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45Wildlife and fishing groups say river levels are critically low. They want a hosepipe ban. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45A leaflet on farming containing major factual inaccuracies has been given out to schools. 05:58Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45We have a very special visit to a Cumbrian sheep farm. 05:58Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45Charlotte Smith asks how government plans to cut emissions by 2050 will impact farming. 05:58Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45Glyphosate versus blackgrass - new research shows the weed is beginning to win. 05:58Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With Sarah Teather, UK director of the Jesuit Refugee Service 05:45Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43The bells of St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire 05:45Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare Balding walks with two sisters and their children in Somerset(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith and guests discuss how farmers protect crops from diseases and pests. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality.(R) 06:35Hannah Stitfall and guest discuss a selection from the Living World archive 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Glasgow University Chapel with Rev Doug Gay, Prof Alison Phipps and the Chapel Choir. 08:48Monica Ali on the UK's use of immigration detention centres and indefinite detention. 08:58The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Chris King, Hussein Kesvani, Nicole Rousmaniere and Shahidha Bari. 09:45An intimate portrait of our nearest neighbour ranging across art, myth and science.
| 09:00Jonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions. 09:45Oliver Morton explores our fascination with the moon and the forces that have shaped it.
| 09:00The folk singer Karine Polwart meets the artist Jen Frankwell. 09:30Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt. 09:45Post-war, scientists are daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the moon.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the advanced Andean empire, dominant until Pizarro arrived 09:45Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.
| 09:00Professor Monica McWilliams shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:45Science writer Oliver Morton explores the likelihood of a human return to the moon.
| 09:00Professor Alice Roberts, top nail manicurist Marian Newman, writer Gabriel Bisset-Smith.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
| 10:00Jack Monroe, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, and pelvic floor exercises. 10:452/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why
| 10:00Notes to Self; Kitchen Science Cookbook; being gay in Kenya; Conservative candidates 10:413/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life. 10:55Husband and wife and retired teachers on spending more time together in their motor home.
| 10:00Women obsessed with women, Hannah Arendt, CPS challenge, 10:454/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
| 10:00Is the threat of abuse silencing women online? 10:455/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
| 10:30One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
| 10:00Jim issues a shocking instruction and Peggy makes an announcement
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| 11:00 | 11:00As Katie's social media career takes off will she have to abandon her A-levels? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Dr Margaret McCartney examines a GP consultation. 11:30Giant speakers vibrating through the floor transport Andile Vellem into a world of dance.
| 11:00I'm an intensive care doctor. I love my job but it's taking its toll. Should I quit? 11:30Anneka Rice lifts the lid on one of the great showbiz mysteries. Who is Clemmie Hart?
| 11:00This week has seen the biggest protests in Hong Kong since its handover to China 11:30Top surgeons reveal parallel lives as sculptors and musicians.
| 11:00David Runciman explores democracy: is it still fit for purpose in today's UK? 11:301/4A Scottish billionaire vanishes on his Highland estate. Mrs Sidhu is on the case.
| 11:00Paul Waugh of HuffPostUK looks at this week in Westminster. 11:30Ebola has spread from the DRC to Uganda as the authorities struggle to control it
| 11:15Nitin Sawhney, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10Homeless girl Molly is invited to travel across Britain in search of buried treasure. 12:18Alcohol labelling. Longer mortgages. Improving life for people with dementia. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Molly is trying to get out of Nottingham without crossing the path of her ex-boyfriend. 12:18How do you sleep? For many - with difficulty. Can simple life hacks help you nod off? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10Molly's trip to Skegness is disrupted when Luca sees a shadowy figure on the train. 12:18More of us are getting married on farms, according to one wedding insurer. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10On the road to Skegness Molly and friends have spent a night sleeping rough. 12:18MPs investigate the link between universal credit and 'survival sex'. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10After a night sleeping rough, Luca leads Molly and Jules to a huge house in Bingham. 12:18Are big brands hijacking Pride Month to promote their products? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Changes to free over-75s BBC TV licence. 12:30The topical satire show that will go on forever, much like the Brexit negotiations.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Gyles Brandreth, Graham Norton, Lucy Porter and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32The winners of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2019 are revealed in Bristol - Part I 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from the Paignton Palace Theatre in Devon.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Jonathan Coffey asks what impartiality now means for broadcasters in a polarised society.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda makes her mark at Open Farm Sunday(R) 14:15Heartfelt, emotional drama about a mother reconnecting with her child
| 14:00A mysterious invitation is issued.(R) 14:15Southerners Richard and Clare move north to a seaside community intent on resisting change
| 14:00Jill takes a step forwards(R) 14:15Clare and Richard pay a visit to a famous resident and leave with more than they expected.
| 14:00Lilian finds herself out in the cold(R) 14:15Comedy as Richard and Clare move north to a seaside community intent on resisting change.
| 14:00Jim issues a shocking instruction(R) 14:15How do we find our way to happiness again after the worst happens? Songs of love and loss.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30The true story of how General de Gaulle disappeared at the height of 1968's May uprising.(R)
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts a special edition at the annual Summer Garden Party.(R) 14:45Three conversations about the power of love and family presented by Fi Glover.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz 15:30Dan Saladino selects ten of the remaining food and drink ideas from the 2019 Foods Awards.(R)
| 15:004/6Josie Long presents short documentaries about what happens after darkness falls. 15:30John Wilson talks to Steel City’s own maestro of the melancholy melody - Richard Hawley.
| 15:00Whether clothes or toys, the rising popularity of renting things instead of owning them 15:30Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of motivation and procrastination.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with two sisters and their children in Somerset 15:27Baroness Helen Newlove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Crimestoppers. 15:30Pajtim Statovci discusses his novel Crossing and we explore the work of Gerald Murnane(R)
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts a special edition at the annual Summer Garden Party. 15:45An original short work for radio by Eugene O'Hare, read by Stephen Rea.
| 15:30Giant speakers vibrating through the floor transport Andile Vellem into a world of dance.(R)
| 15:00The hopes of a nation and the destiny of a French-Algerian family are inextricably bound.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Music journalist John Doran seeks out radical music in post-industrial Britain. 16:30Aleks Krotoski celebrates the 100th Digital Human with a special analogue episode.
| 16:00Should a non-traditional background be a bar to joining the Bar? 16:30Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Hannah Peel join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the significance of the face.(R) 16:30How the media is scrutinising the Conservative leadership rivals.
| 16:00Frank Cottrell-Boyce on his Scrabble-based drama Sometimes, Always, Never. 16:30Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a lawyer, an actor, a campaigner and a singer. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 16:55Husband and wife of 60 years recall the sheer magnitude of their first kiss.
| 16:00Women obsessed with women. Job hunting in later life. Cannellini Beurre Blanc.
| 16:00Carolina Setterwall discusses her debut novel and we explore the pleasures of re-reading 16:30Academic Katie Edwards examines the roots and prevalence of dialect poetry in Yorkshire.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. 17:30Who wins and loses in the cut-throat exercise market? Evan Davis and guests discuss.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching? 17:40Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Tory leadership frontrunners outline their pitches BBC limits over 75s free TV licences 18:30Gyles Brandreth, Graham Norton, Lucy Porter and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00The Charity Commission censures Oxfam for the way it dealt with sexual misconduct claims 18:301/6Victoria Coren Mitchell presents another edition of the show which dares to commit heresy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson enters the leadership race, Arcadia saved from collapse 18:304/6Sketches and songs about princesses and crossing the ocean on horseback.
| 18:00The knockout stages of the Conservative Party leadership contest have begun 18:30Paul Merton and Suki Webster star in a comedy about a comedian meeting his number one fan.(R)
| 18:00Boris Johnson has agreed to take part in a BBC debate for the Tory leadership candidates 18:30The topical satire show that will go on forever, much like the Brexit negotiations.
| 18:00Hong Kong cancels plans to allow extraditions to mainland China following mass protests 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Hundreds of thousands join march; Hong Kong's leader apologises for extradition bill 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with broadcaster John Waite.
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| 19:00 | 19:00A mysterious invitation is issued. 19:15Game of Thrones's Gwendoline Christie on her new stage role in A Midsummer Night's Dream. 19:451/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.(R)
| 19:00Jill takes a step forwards 19:15Ai Weiwei discusses his career as an artist and activist 19:452/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why(R)
| 19:00Lilian finds herself out in the cold 19:15Bill Nighy on his latest film Sometimes Always Never. 19:453/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.(R)
| 19:00Jim issues a shocking instruction 19:15Rob Lowe, former Brat Pack star, on his role as a chief constable in Boston, Lincolnshire 19:454/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.(R)
| 19:00Peggy makes an announcement 19:15Tracy K Smith, US Poet Laureate 19:455/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.(R)
| 19:00Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader. 19:15Diego Maradona documentary, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak and Manolo Blahnik exhibition.
| 19:00Tony sets himself a mission. 19:152/4A plastic surgeon has her work cut out in 17th-century Paris.(R) 19:451/8By Nick Walker. Annika flies north to investigate a strange death in Spitsbergen.
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| 20:00 | 20:00I'm an intensive care doctor. I love my job but it's taking its toll. Should I quit? 20:30Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?
| 20:00How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching? 20:40Blind prisoners compensated for not being given access to prison life in the US.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt.(R)
| 20:00Should a non-traditional background be a bar to joining the Bar?(R) 20:30Who wins and loses in the cut-throat exercise market? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from the Paignton Palace Theatre in Devon. 20:50Monica Ali on the UK's use of immigration detention centres and indefinite detention.
| 20:00Mark D'Arcy examines how MPs' select committees are increasingly challenging the powerful.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a lawyer, an actor, a campaigner and a singer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Professor Emma Griffin turns to history to debunk what she calls the Motherhood Myth.(R) 21:30Kirsty Wark with Chris King, Hussein Kesvani, Nicole Rousmaniere and Shahidha Bari.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of motivation and procrastination. 21:30Natalie Haynes stands up for Greek playwright Euripides, whose Medea still shocks.(R)
| 21:00Katy Brand tracks the extraordinary life of the high heel, from past to the present. 21:30The folk singer Karine Polwart meets the artist Jen Frankwell.(R)
| 21:00Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the advanced Andean empire, dominant until Pizarro arrived(R)
| 21:00The Daily in Europe on Radio 4
| 21:00Al Murray stars as his ancestor Thackeray in this anarchic adaptation by Jim Poyser(R)
| 21:00Changes to free over-75s BBC TV licence.(R) 21:25Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People(R) 21:30Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Front-runner Boris Johnson under pressure to give broadcast interview 22:451/10Homeless girl Molly is invited to travel across Britain in search of buried treasure.(R)
| 22:00We hear from leading Labour and Conservative politicians 22:452/10Molly is trying to get out of Nottingham without crossing the path of her ex-boyfriend.(R)
| 22:00Boris Johnson also officially declares – takes limited questions from journalists 22:453/10Molly's trip to Skegness is disrupted when Luca sees a shadowy figure on the train.(R)
| 22:00Tehran vehemently denies they were responsible. 22:454/10On the road to Skegness Molly and friends have spent a night sleeping rough.(R)
| 22:00The US accuses Iran of carrying out attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. 22:455/10After a night sleeping rough, Luca leads Molly and Jules to a huge house in Bingham.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Jonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions.(R)
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme, presented by Carolyn Quinn.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Elizabeth Alker and Nikesh Shukla explore art and anxiety. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament presented by Susan Hulme.
| 23:001/4Bill Nighy stars as the actor-cum-amateur sleuth never far from a murder. Oh yes he is!(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4Jenna and Dana meet Rhodri Williams, a man protecting a tradition known as Ras y Benglog. 23:152/6Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Jo Brand runs down the incredible lives of those who have recently passed away. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in parliament presented by Sean Curran.
| 23:00Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Hannah Peel join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as peers debate palliative care in England. 23:55Mother and daughter on making positive memories after a Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz(R) 23:30Actor and writer Catherine Harvey explores Manx dialect and language speakers.(R)
| 23:00Frank Cottrell-Boyce on his Scrabble-based drama Sometimes, Always, Never.(R) 23:30Sam Lee travels to remote mountains of Greece and discovers Europe's oldest folk music.(R)
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