| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Branding - the 'persuasion industries'.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Holy Trinity, Guildford(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A captivating picture of Scotland’s wilderness in spring.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5The wilderness wonders of Colonsay and Shetland. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Spring on the fertile small island of Lismore.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Spring sightings from sandpipers to black-throated divers.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5A pine marten crosses paths with a vixen.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.(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.
| 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 reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45Charlotte Smith asks Rob Yorke to define rewilding and explain why it is contentious. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines 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 reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev'd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones 05:45The Republic of Ireland issues advice on how it will handle farming and a no-deal Brexit. 05:58Kane Brides on the coot.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones 05:45The German state of Bavaria announces it will double its organic land production by 2025. 05:58Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the eider duck.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45The EU says it'll continue to accept UK animal exports in a no-deal Brexit scenario. 05:58Joe Harkness on the skylark.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones 05:45Should the 'public money for public good' approach apply to fishing as well as farming? 05:58David Lindo on a magical moment spotting a honey buzzard in central London.(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 begin the day with the Rt Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley. 05:452/6How do you discover a new chemical element?(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 All Saints, Daresbury 05:45Candida Moss on Judas, demonisation and betrayal.(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. 06:07Morecambe Bay is changing. Helen Mark hears how buildings and artworks will set the tone.(R) 06:30Can any common ground be found in the conversation on rewilding in the UK? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the ecstasy and agony of saying goodbye. 06:35Joanna Pinnock discovers the extraordinary masquerade of the large bee-fly. 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. 07:54Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action for Stammering Children 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Fr Dermot Preston SJ preaches live from St Aloysius' Glasgow, with the Schola Cantorum. 08:48AL Kennedy reflects on why automation needs to be governed by human needs and strengths. 08:58Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Nicci Gerrard, Sue Armstrong, John Agard and David Slater. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Pastor Alex Robertson
| 09:00Epidemiologist Richard Peto on the links between tobacco, disease and early death 09:30CJ Burge tells Alan Rusbridger about the mental impact of prison life, in Japan and the UK 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Fr Phil Sumner
| 09:00Clarke Peters continues his surprising history of black music in Europe. 09:302/6How do you discover a new chemical element? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Joe Aldred.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how teeth evolved in our toothless ancestors - and why. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss
| 09:00Sue MacGregor brings together former members of the French Resistance.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Bishop June Osborne.
| 09:00Alistair McGowan's Inheritance Tracks and Ashli Todd from the world's oldest record store.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Sexual politics in The Archers, Jill Dawson, Endocrine-disrupting chemicals. 10:451/5Emma Heyer goes to New York to uncover the truth about her fiancé’s death on the Titanic.
| 10:00Mary Quant exhibition at V&A. Impact of a no-deal Brexit on women. Nicole Taylor new film. 10:452/5Meeting a shipyard worker gives Emma further cause to doubt the official Titanic account.
| 10:00Louise Redknapp, tampon tax, author Sara Collins and food allergies. 10:413/5With McBride feared murdered, Emma and Danny realise their lives maybe at risk. 10:55A 12-year-old girl talks to her counsellor about how she sees her future panning out.
| 10:00Virginia Nicholson on the 60s; Katy Bourne on stalking; Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on decisions. 10:454/5A news editor reveals possible conspiracy and a campaign of misinformation.
| 10:00Female comedic characters and mental health provision in schools. 10:455/5Emma becomes certain she is facing an organised conspiracy.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel are in Leeds.
| 10:00Reality bites for Freddie, and Tom has an announcement to make.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The tough choices facing the 100,000 Syrian refugees in Tripoli in Lebanon. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Historian Zareer Masani examines the details and lasting impact of the Amritsar Massacre. 11:30Gyles Brandreth extols the virtues of of learning poetry by heart.(R)
| 11:00Rachel hears voices. She became a 'revolving door' patient. She wants things to change. 11:302/4Matt, Bob and Jess do a runner from a restaurant - straight into trouble.
| 11:00For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers. 11:30The composer and producer explores the increasing variety of everyday sound.
| 11:00Ruth Barnes continues her series exploring the changing world of work. Is the office dead? 11:303/4The Hardacre ad agency attempts to do some charitable work.(R)
| 11:00George Parker of The Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30An election campaign in Israel but little mention of the peace process.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor brings together key figures caught up in the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04By Kamila Shamsie, read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. Parvaiz is discontented. 12:18Failure in care liberty assessments. Dating app for cows. Customers of failed suppliers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04By Kamila Shamsie. Parvaiz carries on his father's work. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. 12:18We want your experience of stress in the workplace. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka wasn't able to join Parvaiz in Turkey. And now it's too late. 12:18Fraud victims feel 'let down' by Action Fraud plus amateur bakers head to Sourdough school 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka begins her vigil. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. 12:18The algorithms that impact on your career without you ever knowing about them. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04By Kamila Shamsie. The Home Secretary must decide what to do. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. 12:18Phone detector and minimum pricing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Financial regulator the FCA warns general insurance firms over customer treatment. 12:30Miles Jupp returns with a new series of The News Quiz. What a time for topical comedy.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:042/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32Can you reinvent a food culture? Dan Saladino meets a man who did, Denmark's Claus Meyer. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Stephen Wall on Britain's referendum on membership of the European Economic Community.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Peter Jay on the financial crisis that led Britain to borrow billions from the IMF.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45The story of the Apple II personal computer, launched in 1977, and its legacy.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Ruth Deech on IVF, the developments it made possible and what the future may hold.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Writer Narguess Farzad explores the impact of the 1979 revolution in Iran.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stamford in Lincolnshire.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Two Northern Irish writers reflect on life alongside Belfast’s peacelines.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jill makes a shocking discovery.(R) 14:15A man burdened with terrible guilt returns to Ferryhill to find forgiveness.
| 14:00Reality bites for Freddie(R) 14:15True story of how a movie star and her director ex-husband were kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il.(R)
| 14:00Lily reveals all about recent events.(R) 14:15True story of how a movie star and her director ex-husband were kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il.(R)
| 14:00Jim has some harsh words.(R) 14:15Ben Tavassoli, Oliver Chris and Claudie Blakley star in Ed Harris's virtual love story.(R)
| 14:00Tom has an announcement to make. 14:15A meeting with a film producer causes an actress to wonder whether she can read the room.
| 14:00Does the Brexit extension help? 14:30The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Acts dramatized by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel of gardening experts are in Braintree, Essex.(R) 14:45Fi Glover presents three conversations about language and the art of storytelling.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The wide ranging general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Could tipping be too slapdash and subjective for an ever more calculated modern world?(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in the Kentish North Downs.(R) 15:30The wolf has returned to every mainland European country. Tom Heap goes on their trail.
| 15:00Are you saving into a pension at work? Has this happened via auto-enrolment? 15:30Beyond war and peace, how iron has shaped human biology and culture.(R)
| 15:00Morecambe Bay is changing. Helen Mark hears how buildings and artworks will set the tone. 15:27Sir Mark Rylance makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Peace Direct(R) 15:30Richard Holmes talks about The Age of Wonder. With James Naughtie.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel of gardening experts are in Braintree, Essex. 15:45Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.
| 15:30YolanDa Brown discovers the world of Williams Syndrome, where sound is the central emotion
| 15:00The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Acts dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A radio cabaret from Berlin. Come hear the music play at Juwelia’s Neukoelln gallery. 16:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.(R) 16:30Helen Lewis nominates the so-called 'Black Queen' of France, Catherine de Medici.
| 16:00CEO Society and Time management. 16:30How Julie Etchingham and Alison Phillips reached the top.
| 16:00Paul Laverty: From Daniel Blake to Carlos Acosta 16:30Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an artist, an archivist and a spokesman. 16:30Radio 4 Controller Gwyneth Williams answers questions and views from listeners. 16:55Friends talk about growing up in Dundee and about their love of the 'Dundonian' language.
| 16:00Fleabag and other great comic characters, food allergies and feminism in the Archers.
| 16:00Debut novelists Damian Barr and Candice Carty-Williams join presenter Shahidha Bari. 16:30A portrait of poet Kim Moore exploring the experiences that have formed her writing.
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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. 17:30Why is the world not focused on the death, destruction and famine in Yemen? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Will Hutton considers the ironies and tensions central to modern monopolies. 17:40Marks Coles looks at the life of Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Danny Rose(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Theresa May is trying to gain support from EU leaders for a further delay to Brexit 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00The Prime Minister asks the French and German leaders for a further delay to Brexit 18:304/6Michael Rosen reads his diaries, which focus on life as a naughty schoolboy in the 1960s.(R)
| 18:00Mrs May is at an EU summit in Brussels to make her case for a further delay to Brexit. 18:303/4Alok's famous former school friend returns to Lenzie for a visit.(R)
| 18:00He's facing extradition to the US for his alleged role in the leaking of state secrets 18:302/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00Nigel Farage launches his new Brexit party. 18:30Miles Jupp returns with a new series of The News Quiz. What a time for topical comedy.
| 18:00Sudan's latest leader offers concessions to protestors. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A senior cabinet minister says Brexit talks with Labour cannot be allowed to drag on. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with Peter Curran.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Reality bites for Freddie 19:15Neil Jordan, Munch at the British Museum, Game of Thrones legacy, great TV series endings. 19:451/5Emma Heyer goes to New York to uncover the truth about her fiancé’s death on the Titanic.(R)
| 19:00Lily reveals all about recent events. 19:15Useful art, embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store review. 19:452/5Meeting a shipyard worker gives Emma further cause to doubt the official Titanic account.(R)
| 19:00Jim has some harsh words. 19:15Gavin Bryars on a 12-hour performance of his 1971 piece Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet 19:453/5With McBride feared murdered, Emma and Danny realise their lives maybe at risk.
| 19:00Tom has an announcement to make. 19:15Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece. 19:454/5A news editor reveals possible conspiracy and a campaign of misinformation.(R)
| 19:00Freddie tries to make amends 19:15On the eve of what would have been his 80th birthday Front Row on poet Seamus Heaney 19:455/5Emma becomes certain she is facing an organised conspiracy.(R)
| 19:00Marks Coles looks at the life of Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Danny Rose 19:15Wild Rose, Mary Quant, Intra Muros, Isabella Hammad, Life After Lock-Up and Back To Life.
| 19:00Eddie has serious concerns. 19:152/3A house fly and soprano pipistrelle bat reveal the truth about life in an attic.(R) 19:45A story by Lynne Truss set in the windy seaside town of Meridian Cliffs.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Rachel hears voices. She became a 'revolving door' patient. She wants things to change. 20:30Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal.(R)
| 20:00Will Hutton considers the ironies and tensions central to modern monopolies. 20:40A summer school teaching architecture to blind people.
| 20:00How social trends and technology may radically alter the future landscape of opportunity 20:45Candida Moss on Judas, demonisation and betrayal.
| 20:00As Britain prepares for departure, what does the future hold for the rest of the EU? 20:30Sport, yes, but not as you know it. The irresistible rise of competitive gaming or Esports
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stamford in Lincolnshire. 20:50AL Kennedy reflects on why automation needs to be governed by human needs and strengths.
| 20:00The life and times of Christopher Hitchens told through archive and interview.
| 20:00Radio 4 Controller Gwyneth Williams answers questions and views from listeners.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an artist, an archivist and a spokesman.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Nicci Gerrard, Sue Armstrong, John Agard and David Slater.(R)
| 21:00The search for a story in a randomly generated postcode.(R) 21:30Epidemiologist Richard Peto on the links between tobacco, disease and early death(R)
| 21:00The wolf has returned to every mainland European country. Tom Heap goes on their trail. 21:30Clarke Peters continues his surprising history of black music in Europe.(R)
| 21:00Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how teeth evolved in our toothless ancestors - and why.(R)
| 21:00How crucial developments from this remarkable decade shaped the world we live in now.
| 21:00The legendary writer reads from his memoir in the company of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.(R)
| 21:00Financial regulator the FCA warns general insurance firms over customer treatment.(R) 21:25Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action for Stammering Children(R) 21:30Sport, yes, but not as you know it. The irresistible rise of competitive gaming or Esports(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45By Kamila Shamsie, read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. Parvaiz is discontented.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45By Kamila Shamsie. Parvaiz carries on his father's work. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka wasn't able to join Parvaiz in Turkey. And now it's too late.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka begins her vigil. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45By Kamila Shamsie. The Home Secretary must decide what to do. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How social trends and technology may radically alter the future landscape of opportunity(R)
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Richard Clay asks why we no longer fear nuclear holocaust. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/6Fred MacAulay introduces some of the country's best comedians, recorded live in Glasgow. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran wrestle life's challenges while laying in the dark. 23:151/4An idiot's guide to Wagner. Perfect for fans of comedy, classical music, and idiots.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/6Mitch's late wife's sister fancies a drink. Is that all she fancies? Stars Angus Deayton.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Helen Lewis nominates the so-called 'Black Queen' of France, Catherine de Medici.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Professional storytellers on how they learnt to cope with illness through their craft.
| 23:00The wide ranging general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies(R) 23:30Paul Farley finds out why so many poets are fascinated by maps.(R)
| 23:00Paul Laverty: From Daniel Blake to Carlos Acosta(R) 23:30Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the ecstasy and agony of saying goodbye.(R)
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