| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed ponders how he can stop himself from becoming self-entitled. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Andrew’s Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Philosopher Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - James Lovelock. 00:30A surprise visitor in rural Texas changes Lee Ann's life. Read by Kelly Burke. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose 05:4513-year-olds learn to drive tractors safely. Harvest 2021. The habits of pregnant ewes. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke the heron recalls a Bishop wearing vestments.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose 05:45There's evidence that landlords are trying to raise farm rents to offset cuts to the BPS. 05:58Andy Clements is entranced by the song of the garden warbler.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose 05:45Reaction to the latest news on the transport of live animal for export. With Anna Hill. 05:58Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose 05:45A new report says UK milk is produced with half of the global average carbon footprint. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the northern jacana at home in Central American wetlands.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose 05:45Farmers in Northern Ireland are being asked to repay money from the 'Cash for Ash' scheme. 05:58Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley 05:45Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia. 05:45The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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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. 06:07Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape. 06:30Caz Graham with a round-up of some of the stories from this year's harvest. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Rabbi Harvey Belovski reveals his secrets for a successful marriage. 06:35Charlotte Ashton explores Sussex's burgeoning wine industry. 06:57The latest weather reports and 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 07:54Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Find Your Feet 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A church adventure with poet Jay Hulme. 08:48Rebecca Stott reflects on the difficulty of communicating climate change. 08:58Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Rachel Podger and the Academy of Ancient Music take us inside Vivaldi's celebrated work 09:30From credit cards to climate change, we turn a blind eye. Isabel Hardman asks why. 09:451/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
| 09:00Sangita Myska meets Ben Todd the founder of an ethical careers service. 09:305/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom. 09:452/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
| 09:00Clarke Peters reveals stories of black music from the late 1970s to the present day. 09:30Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it. 09:453/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
| 09:00John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future 09:302/5Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers. 09:454/5Philosopher Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind 90s TV news parody The Day Today. 09:455/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
| 09:00Grace Dent on Comfort Eating, award-winning barber Tom Chapman, Frankie Bridge's ITs.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Clothes sizing, Afghan women, and what's driving men who define themselves as incels?
| 10:00Dental health and menopause, Lisa Nandy, police disclosures and the joy of stationery
| 10:00Priti Patel on the Afghan crisis, and Aisha Jawando as Tina Turner
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Divorce, Ruby Wax, the FIRE movement and strings duo Balladeste.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jennifer discovers the truth and Elizabeth is left disappointed.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Anna's grandfather had his life savings stolen by his carers. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Naomi Alderman on how Lady Mary Montagu used her own child to prove smallpox inoculation. 11:30A portrait of the artist on the river, George Parsonage.
| 11:003/4Ian Hislop explores the story and legacy of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England. 11:301/4In a bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational.
| 11:00The story of Lal Bihari who was told he was dead, when he was not. 11:30Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
| 11:00Aleks Krotoski explores if some our anxieties around AI and automation are cultural. 11:303/4Comedian Ellie Taylor takes a swipe at the news and why it might be good to cancel it.
| 11:00How will events in Afghanistan shape the future of US foreign policy? 11:30What went wrong, and what now for Afghans? With stories from Haiti, India and France.
| 11:00Kirsty Wark reunites witnesses to what happened in Tiananmen Square in June 1989. 11:452/5Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020. 12:18How can you tell the trainers you buy online are the real deal? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020. 12:18Have you borrowed money from family or friends in the last year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020. 12:18Celebrating the Great British car journey 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020. 12:18PCR tests, back pain and car sharing 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020. 12:18A listener tells us how she had to cut short her holiday due to the fires in Greece. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/4Felicity Hannah asks who are financial winners and the losers of the pandemic? 12:304/5New sitcom starring Miles Jupp as former PM Henry Tobin. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 12:32Dan Saladino tells the story of one of Britain's oldest and most popular biscuits. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:451/5Neil Macgregor with a clockwork galleon designed for a grand dinner table.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:452/5Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:453/5Neil MacGregor with one of the stars of the British Museum - an Aztec serpent
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:454/5Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:455/5Neil MacGregor with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Haddenham Village Hall.
| 13:00Simon Jack looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Fi Glover presents conversations on make-up, dyslexia and student life in pandemic times.
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| 14:00 | 14:00The Ambridge summer fete descends into chaos 14:151/5Hugh Dennis as a failing actor who makes a Faustian pact to land the role of a lifetime. 14:451/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
| 14:00Jennifer discovers the truth 14:152/5Inhabitants of a "smart town" confront strange aberrations in the algorithm they depend on 14:452/4Awkward small talk with a German cop. Bittersweet comic tales with Chris Neill.
| 14:00Elizabeth is left disappointed. 14:153/5A plastic-eating enzyme could rid the world of toxic waste. Starring Reece Shearsmith. 14:453/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
| 14:00Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic 14:154/5A 3rd generation Londoner takes part in a virtual reality game to win British citizenship. 14:454/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
| 14:00Home Farm looks to the future 14:155/5A refugee cleaner must negotiate the survival of humanity with Gaia, the Earth Mother. 14:45The Communist leader who changed his country forever.
| 14:00Is the government doing enough to help the people of Afghanistan? 14:454/5Ann Widdecombe looks at how etiquette divided Britain and America in the 18th century.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. 14:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - James Lovelock.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The challenging general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies 15:30Dan Saladino finds out how wheat, flour and bread are being reclaimed in Scotland.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about portals and gateways. 15:30Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories.
| 15:002/4Felicity Hannah asks who are financial winners and the losers of the pandemic? 15:301/5Former 'prison wife' Josie Bevan confronts the failings of the prison system.
| 15:00Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape. 15:27Joanne Bakare makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust 15:30Chris Power speaks to Leïla Slimani about her new book, The Country of Others.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. 15:45A surprise visitor in rural Texas changes Lee Ann's life. Read by Kelly Burke.
| 15:002/3Henry James's story of passion and betrayal. With Toby Jones and Nathalie Emmanuel.
| 15:002/2Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle-aged male hubris.
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| 16:00 | 16:00True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms. 16:30What does it mean to be 'Defender of the Faith'? How relevant is it in a multi-faith UK?
| 16:00Michael Rosen on why personal names are mistaken or misspelled, in conversation and online 16:30The first black tennis player to win Wimbledon is the choice of Professor Devi Sridhar.
| 16:004/4Una Stubbs tells Victoria Coren Mitchell about her life and the cars she has known. 16:30Are we now living in the 'Creator Economy'?
| 16:00Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama. 16:30Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a surgeon, a writer 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00Actor Lesley Manville on her TV drama and mission to change the way we see older women.
| 16:00Johny Pitts talks to David Grossman. 16:303/3Cecilia Knapp talks to poets from coastal towns and cities around Britain.
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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 of the day's news 17:30Do business gurus really hold the secret to success and can they transform companies? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Genetic fingerprints to genetic witnesses - the explosion of DNA in crime fighting. 17:40The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Several people have died at Kabul's airport, as Afghans attempt to flee Taliban rule. 18:304/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00The Taliban have held a news conference to announce they've taken control of Afghanistan. 18:301/2Stand-up comedian Darren Harriott examines why he's never been in love.
| 18:00House prices have risen at their fastest rate for seventeen years 18:301/6Jane Horrocks recalls teen tales of discos in 1980s Italy.
| 18:00UN says militants are searching door-to-door for those who worked with foreigners 18:30The stand-up poet and satirist Elvis McGonagall in excoriating form.
| 18:00Regulators in the UK have approved the use of a new coronavirus drug 18:304/5New sitcom starring Miles Jupp as former PM Henry Tobin.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Over the past week, at least twenty people have died in the chaos around Kabul Airport. 18:15John Waite chooses his pick of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jennifer discovers the truth 19:15Ahmad Sarmast on hopes for music-making as Afghanistan falls under Taliban control. 19:45Bhimrao Ambedkar, fighter of caste discrimination and the author of India's constitution
| 19:00Elizabeth is left disappointed. 19:15Coming live from the Edinburgh Festival, with Henning Wehn and playwright Frances Poet 19:45A profile of the celebrated actor and movie director Raj Kapoor
| 19:00Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic 19:15Live from The Edinburgh Festival, including film director Isaac Julien. 19:45Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir.
| 19:00Home Farm looks to the future 19:15At last, Cinderella went to the ball! Sarah Crompton reviews Lloyd Webber's musical. 19:45A profile of the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman Krishna Menon
| 19:00Nicolas Cage film Pig, Singer-songwriter Moses Sumney at the Proms, comedy The White Lotus 19:45Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi.
| 19:00The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. 19:15Simon Armitage meets Sabrina Verjee, the fastest runner to complete 214 Wainwright peaks.
| 19:152/4The latest from Frayn’s comic genius. Martin Jarvis directs a dazzling ensemble. 19:451/5By Nick Walker. Ex-drinker Jo sets off to apologise to her ex-boyfriend, Kieran.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/4Ian Hislop explores the story and legacy of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England. 20:30The deadly crime wave afflicting Israel's Arab citizens.
| 20:00Genetic fingerprints to genetic witnesses - the explosion of DNA in crime fighting. 20:40We speak to the minister for disabled people about the new disability strategy.
| 20:00Two strangers meet to share a common experience, and their differences. They bring a gift. 20:45Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it.
| 20:00How will events in Afghanistan shape the future of US foreign policy? 20:30Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Haddenham Village Hall. 20:50Rebecca Stott reflects on the difficulty of communicating climate change.
| 20:00Steve Punt explores the eternal appeal of a good mystery.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a surgeon, a writer
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| 21:00 | 21:00How is DNA science transforming the study of ancient history, and where might it take us? 21:30Rachel Podger and the Academy of Ancient Music take us inside Vivaldi's celebrated work
| 21:001/3V&A Director Tristram Hunt explores the new challenges facing the world's oldest museums 21:30Sangita Myska meets Ben Todd the founder of an ethical careers service.
| 21:00Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories. 21:30Are we now living in the 'Creator Economy'?
| 21:00Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey 21:30John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future
| 21:00Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
| 21:007/8Manel goes to the swamps in search of her enslaved father, General Qulan. 21:45Daisy Johnson's deliciously spooky series of ghost stories with a feminist twist.
| 21:003/4Felicity Hannah asks who are financial winners and the losers of the pandemic? 21:25Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Find Your Feet 21:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Biden "stands firmly behind" decision to withdraw American soldiers 22:456/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
| 22:00New Afghan leadership seeks to reassure international community 22:457/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
| 22:00Deposed president Ashraf Ghani now in UAE 22:458/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
| 22:00UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan 22:459/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
| 22:00President insists he will use "every resource necessary" to make it a success 22:4510/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Two strangers meet to share a common experience, and their differences. They bring a gift.
| 22:00Alex Forsyth hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in the UK. 23:301/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
| 23:00Fi and Jane are joined by writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day. 23:302/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
| 23:00Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Jordan Brookes looks at the importance of mental health. 23:15Four very different people discuss their experiences of coming out. 23:303/5Ann Widdecombe explores the growing middle classes 18th century guide to etiquette. 23:45Mark D'Arcy reports as Parliament is recalled to debate the crisis in Afghanistan.
| 23:002/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies. 23:304/4Comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
| 23:00The first black tennis player to win Wimbledon is the choice of Professor Devi Sridhar. 23:30'You’ve got to be radical and try things'
| 23:00The challenging general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies 23:302/3Writer Bridget Minamore talks to poets about the way our bodies affect our writing.
| 23:00Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama. 23:30Rabbi Harvey Belovski reveals his secrets for a successful marriage.
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