| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Worcester Cathedral(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Neville Cardus' difficult childhood in Manchester and his first scoop.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Neville Cardus’ unusual marriage and his dislike of snobbery at Lord's.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Toby Jones describes Neville Cardus’ love for music and a woman who sent him a fan letter. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Toby Jones describes how Cardus witnessed the birth of a new kind of cricket in the 1960s(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30A relationship blossoms between a slave girl and the heir to a Sultan’s throne.(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.
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| 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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Angela Tilby 05:45Two thirds of farm vets injured at work in past year; landscape review; pupils buy calves. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Paul Brook recalls a long-awaited encounter with a black tern for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Angela Tilby 05:45How could no-deal Brexit affect barley growers and sheep farmers? Vets and lay TB testers. 05:58Paul Brook discusses watching a garden warbler for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Angela Tilby 05:45Putting a value on natural assets, fighting wildfires, and future of Severn fish stocks. 05:58RSPB learning officer John Clifton on the bee-eater for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day, with Canon Angela Tilby. 05:45Hemp growers call for change to licensing, badger vaccines, and how to stop food waste. 05:58Wildlife photographer John McPherson recalls the hooded crow for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day, with Canon Angela Tilby. 05:45PM calls for GM crops to be allowed, there's a new minister at Defra, and vet injuries. 05:58Wildlife photographer John MacPherson recalls the herring gull for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church. 05:45Harleen Nottay says snooping and spying via social media is bad for our mental health.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Bartholomew's Church in Sutton-cum-Lound 05:45Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings.(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. 06:07Laura Barton visits Rockfield Studios, used by Queen to record Bohemian Rhapsody.(R) 06:30Steffan Messenger heads to Somerset to find out more about the veterinary profession.(R) 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home.(R) 06:35Sid Parker is retiring after 37 years as a farm vet. Caz Graham goes out on his rounds. 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 William Crawley. 07:54Baroness Hale makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Personal Support Unit 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Musician and composer Jonathan Rea reflects on why Christians should sing! 08:48Sarah Dunant on why she's abandoned her beloved city of Florence. 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00The second of two The Listening Project Summer Specials presented by Fi Glover. 09:451/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
| 09:00Why do we have friends? Robin Dunbar tells Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30David Gregory-Kumar talks about parenting with fellow gay dad, Chris Hurlston 09:452/5Neville Cardus' difficult childhood in Manchester and his first scoop.
| 09:00How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall 09:30Harleen Nottay says snooping and spying via social media is bad for our mental health. 09:453/5Neville Cardus’ unusual marriage and his dislike of snobbery at Lord's.
| 09:00Mariella Frostrup explores why teachers are increasingly playing parent. 09:454/5Toby Jones describes Neville Cardus’ love for music and a woman who sent him a fan letter.
| 09:00John Cooper Clarke, poet, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:455/5Toby Jones describes how Cardus witnessed the birth of a new kind of cricket in the 1960s
| 09:00Angelique Kidjo and bumblebee expert Professor Dave Goulson.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including a look at Boris Johnson's new government.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Nadiya Hussain, Bake Off winner 2015, guest edits 10:451/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.
| 10:00Harriet Wistrich, lawyer who represented victims of John Worboys, guest edits 10:452/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.
| 10:00Teenage activist Amika George, who started #FreePeriods, guest edits. 10:413/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis. 10:55Friends who met through being part of a group offering emotional support to men.
| 10:00Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon series, guest edits. 10:454/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.
| 10:00Dany Cotton, commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, guest edits. 10:455/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Cardiff.
| 10:00Jim reveals his true feelings and Will's actions have terrible consequences.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Fifteen years after cancer and a double mastectomy, Anna faces reconstructive surgery. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00How street children from Kolkata got to play cricket at Lord's 11:30Yomi Adegoke examines the representation of black women in the UK Grime scene.
| 11:00Edward Adoo investigates why there are so few non-white judges in the UK judiciary. 11:303/4An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.(R)
| 11:00A young Ghanaian man goes undercover on the perilous migrant trail, with a hidden camera. 11:30A bricklayer builds a sculpture park of angels in southern Louisiana and then disappears.
| 11:00How a diagnosis of depression could be broken down into lots of different conditions 11:30Sitcom about a single mum raising a son who is on the autistic spectrum, with Ruth Jones.
| 11:00As a dramatic parliamentary term ends at Westminster, Steve Richards and guests look back. 11:30Aung San Suu Kyi honours her father on Martyrs' Day. Would he be proud of Myanmar today?
| 11:15Dame Sally Davies, CMO of England, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science. 12:18Travel insurance, who's banking on the high street and supermarket price rises. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Warlow begins his seven-year term of isolation. 12:18What's been your experience: how are you and your family meeting care costs? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10With Warlow isolated, Powyss becomes entranced by Warlow's wife. 12:18Ticket prices for the biggest music concerts have risen again this year. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10Powyss gets ever closer to Hannah. It's the constant gossip on the estate. 12:18The pets following Grumpy Cat's lead - using social media to influence what we buy. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10After three years, Powyss is losing heart with his experiment. 12:18The buildings being covered with plants. What is Jaguar learning by racing electric cars? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Financial invisibility, dementia fraud by direct debit and the PPI claim deadline is nigh. 12:302/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee(R) 12:32Sheila joins a group of grilling gurus to address listeners’ barbecue queries 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45David Cannadine explores how the Duke of Wellington's boots came to define his leadership.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45David Cannadine explores how William Gladstone's axe became a powerful political metaphor.(R)
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45David Cannadine explores how Churchill's cigar became synonymous with his image.(R)
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45David Cannadine explores how Mrs Thatcher's handbag became a visual symbol of her power.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Shaun Ley presents topical debate from Ottery St Mary Parish Church in Devon.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30David Cannadine argues that history misses vital accounts of religious tolerance.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Shula makes a decision.(R) 14:152/4Second violin Fergus is taken ill with a suspected heart attack. By Sarah Wooley.(R)
| 14:00Jazzer attempts to conceal his frustration.(R) 14:15A mysterious man arrives at the Ward's farm on the border with an offer they can't refuse.(R)
| 14:00Rex finds himself at a crossroads.(R) 14:15Entertaining new drama imagines key moments in the Clintons' lives together.(R)
| 14:00Is Ed's ordeal finally over?(R) 14:15A bitter-sweet love story set in Rhyl written by Rebekah Harrison
| 14:00Jim reveals his true feelings.(R) 14:153/5Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Lenny Henry stars as Jake Thorne, a Birmingham police chaplain who's lost his faith.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the gardening team are back at RHS Garden, Wisley.(R) 14:45Three conversations about body dysmorphia, men's groups and communicating with the deaf.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/6Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon meets grannies and grandchildren whose family dishes stand the test of time.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Southend-on-Sea. 15:30Blind broadcaster Peter White interviews amputee jockey Guy Disney about his charity work.
| 15:00Adam Shaw and guests take a look at changing property rental rules. 15:30Anti-inflammatories & ovulation; probiotics and Parkinson's; giving blood; patient forums(R)
| 15:00Laura Barton visits Rockfield Studios, used by Queen to record Bohemian Rhapsody. 15:27Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Frontline AIDS.(R) 15:30Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong discusses his debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.(R)
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the gardening team are back at RHS Garden, Wisley. 15:45A relationship blossoms between a slave girl and the heir to a Sultan’s throne.
| 15:15Lynne Truss asks why travel can both delight and disappoint with travel writer Geoff Dyer(R) 15:30Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole discovers stories about concerts that have taken place in jails(R)
| 15:00Tom Conti stars as Vasari, still working on his vast fresco while Piero is falling in love
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| 16:00 | 16:003/4An intimate portrait of Steph Phillips from black feminist punk band Big Joanie. 16:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the sound and rhythm of English with poet Glyn Maxwell. 16:30Pam Hogg and Mark Billingham join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
| 16:00Does the business model of video games companies encourage children into gambling? 16:30As Boris Johnson swaps punditry for Downing Street, how much power do columnists have?
| 16:00Moira Buffini, Stalker and Chernobyl 16:30False positives in genetic test kits, impact of fishing on sharks, and sex-change species.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a writer, a singer, a space mission director, a satirist, a composer. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 16:55Two sign language interpreters on giving deaf people the same experiences as the hearing.
| 16:00With Nadiya Hussain, Amika George, Harriet Wistrich, Cressida Cowell, Dany and Cotton.(R)
| 16:00David Nicholls discusses his latest novel Sweet Sorrow. 16:30Louis de Paor meets young poets at the forefront of a resurgence in Irish-language poetry.
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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. 17:30How can the aviation industry marry sustainability with increasing passenger numbers?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Britain's brightest graduates start their working life behind bars as prison officers.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Carl Beech falsely accused political and military figures of abuse 18:305/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 18:00Boris Johnson is the new leader of the Conservatives 18:301/4A series of potentially misremembered sporting anecdotes from Andy Hamilton.
| 18:00He enters Number 10 saying UK would leave EU by the end of October -- "no ifs or buts." 18:304/4Award-winning sketch duo The Pin are back with a new series and this time they're at home.
| 18:00Boris Johnson addresses the Commons for the first time as Prime Minister. 18:302/4Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
| 18:00VIP abuse accuser jailed for 18 years 18:302/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news.
| 18:00Boris Johnson promises to fund a high speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Iran warns it'll row back on nuclear deal commitments, unless its interests are protected 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with Hardeep Singh Kohli.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jazzer attempts to conceal his frustration. 19:15Macy Gray talks, performs work from her latest album, Ruby, and sings her huge hit, I Try. 19:451/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
| 19:00Rex finds himself at a crossroads. 19:15The Current War, culture and relationships, experimental novels, and cool culture 19:452/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
| 19:00Is Ed's ordeal finally over? 19:15A look at the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. Plus the influence of TV on high street fashion. 19:453/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
| 19:00Jim reveals his true feelings. 19:15Oklahoma! at Chichester Festival Theatre. And is audience behaviour getting worse? 19:454/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
| 19:00Will's actions have terrible consequences 19:15Horrible Histories review, Barbara Strozzi at 400 and Extinction Rebellion at the V&A. 19:455/5Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings. 19:15Bridges of Madison County, Die Tomorrow, Fosse/Verdon and Last Supper In Pompeii.
| 19:154/4Series finale with Stoneybridge Town Council, Little Girl, Frank Hovis, Denzil and Calum. 19:457/8By Nick Walker. Annika is wrong-footed by a significant blast from her past.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Edward Adoo investigates why there are so few non-white judges in the UK judiciary. 20:30What happened to the dream of working less? Sonia Sodha investigates the four-day week.
| 20:00Britain's brightest graduates start their working life behind bars as prison officers. 20:40The campaign encouraging business leaders to act to include disability at board level.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Harleen Nottay says snooping and spying via social media is bad for our mental health.
| 20:00Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore stories revealed by history's lines and linkages. 20:30How can the aviation industry marry sustainability with increasing passenger numbers?
| 20:00Shaun Ley presents topical debate from Ottery St Mary Parish Church in Devon. 20:50Sarah Dunant on why she's abandoned her beloved city of Florence.
| 20:00Andrew Hussey examines the damage done by anxiety and also the benefits it might offer.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a writer, a singer, a space mission director, a satirist, a composer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Dallas Campbell explores how astronauts will return to the moon. This time to stay.(R) 21:30The second of two The Listening Project Summer Specials presented by Fi Glover.(R)
| 21:00Anti-inflammatories & ovulation; probiotics and Parkinson's; giving blood; patient forums 21:30Why do we have friends? Robin Dunbar tells Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
| 21:00Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi. 21:30How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall(R)
| 21:00False positives in genetic test kits, impact of fishing on sharks, and sex-change species.(R) 21:30Mariella Frostrup explores why teachers are increasingly playing parent.(R)
| 21:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.(R)
| 21:00Tom Conti stars as Vasari, tasked with a new papal commission while writing an art history(R)
| 21:00Financial invisibility, dementia fraud by direct debit and the PPI claim deadline is nigh.(R) 21:25Baroness Hale makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Personal Support Unit(R) 21:30What happened to the dream of working less? Sonia Sodha investigates the four-day week.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Foreign Secretary condemns Iranian Revolutionary Guard over tanker seizure 22:451/10Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.(R)
| 22:00Mr Johnson will replace Theresa May as PM when she steps down tomorrow 22:452/10Warlow begins his seven-year term of isolation.(R)
| 22:00Immediate clear-out of ministers who served under Theresa May 22:453/10With Warlow isolated, Powyss becomes entranced by Warlow's wife.(R)
| 22:00Author admits he agreed changes to new book so it could sell in Russia 22:454/10Powyss gets ever closer to Hannah. It's the constant gossip on the estate.(R)
| 22:00Irish FM Simon Coveney warns Britain is on "a collision course" with EU. 22:455/10After three years, Powyss is losing heart with his experiment.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen explores the strange history of 'The', the most influential word in English.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/2Cocktail pianist Nigel Penny is booked to perform afloat. Stars Richie Webb.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in parliament.
| 23:003/4Fast-rising comedy star Darren Harriott looks back at working as a bouncer. 23:152/4Comedian Tez Ilyas talks about lack of Asian role models in TV and film.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:005/13Sarah Millican's new panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda. 23:30David Cornock reports from Westminster
| 23:00Pam Hogg and Mark Billingham join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Friends talk about the joys of food, body image and body dysmorphia.
| 23:001/6Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Admired Somali-British poet Warsan Shire writes of Nasro, a young refugee camped in Kenya.(R)
| 23:00Moira Buffini, Stalker and Chernobyl(R) 23:30Science writer Ehsan Masood has been searching for survivors from the McCarthy era.(R)
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