| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium and the taboo against body art.(R) 00:45Church bells from Monks Kirby, Warwickshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Having purchased all the necessary equipment, the author heads off in search of gold.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Steve meets a character called Dave Mack who agrees to show him some ‘extreme’ prospecting(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5On a prospecting trip with Tom, author Steve Boggan finds himself in very deep water.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The author heads off along the North Yuba River to try his hand at prospecting alone.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The author, Steve Boggan, witnesses the darker side of ‘gold fever’ for the first time.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5By Katherine Mitchell. Comic monologue recorded at the Bath Literature Festival.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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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 shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. 05:45The debate begins - how will farmers fare if Britain leaves the EU? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the great shearwater.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. 05:45Farming schools fear for their future as agricultural qualifications are downgraded. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the hobby.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. 05:45Gamekeepers and conservationists are at war over the endangered hen harrier. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the turnstone.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. 05:45Do new rules threaten an ancient way of fishing on the River Severn? With Charlotte Smith. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the thrush nightingale.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. 05:45The UK's first dairy-producer organisation is launched. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45What happened to Elsie Frost? The detective leading her case speaks to iPM.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Kingston upon Hull. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding walks with a group of parents who each have children with special needs.(R) 06:30Anna Hill finds out whether farmers and researchers can and do speak the same language. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy reflects on the fading light as a metaphor for ageing. 06:35The story of George Henderson, the farmer who inspired WWII soldiers to take up farming. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10The results are in on Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage. 07:54Gaby Roslin presents an appeal for WellChild. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Bell ringers celebrate Pentecost at Holy Trinity, Hull. 08:48AL Kennedy says the election results in Scotland reflect a surge in political engagement.(R) 08:58Brett Westwood presents the turnstone.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Joseph Stiglitz, Masha Gessen and Steve Hilton. 09:451/5Having purchased all the necessary equipment, the author heads off in search of gold.
| 09:00Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.(R) 09:30Two witnesses give their account of the shooting of the archbishop of El Salvador. 09:452/5Steve meets a character called Dave Mack who agrees to show him some ‘extreme’ prospecting
| 09:00Ingrid von Oelhafen discusses her childhood as part of the Nazi Party's Lebensborn project 09:453/5On a prospecting trip with Tom, author Steve Boggan finds himself in very deep water.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War. 09:454/5The author heads off along the North Yuba River to try his hand at prospecting alone.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Helen Browning, farmer and CEO of the Soil Association.(R) 09:455/5The author, Steve Boggan, witnesses the darker side of ‘gold fever’ for the first time.
| 09:00Jon Culshaw joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir. With Inheritance Tracks from Alex Polizzi.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The original first lady of politics, Clementine Churchill. Jane Garvey presents. 10:451/5Jackie Hartwell is tasked with breaking bad news to 1960s singing star Connie Hudson.
| 10:00Yvette Cooper on why she thinks she should lead the Labour Party. Jane Garvey presents. 10:452/5Jackie interviews the mother and sister of Abi Hudson, who has been found dead.
| 10:00Kate Fleetwood stars in High Society and Polly Vernon on her concept of 'hot feminism'. 10:413/5Jackie tries to shed light on the mystery by interviewing Abi Hudson's mother and sister. 10:56Parents with children on the autism spectrum compare their experiences of school.
| 10:00Reinventing Magna Carta through the eyes of artist Cornelia Parker. 10:454/5After the death of Abi Hudson, one of the investigating officers comes under suspicion.
| 10:00George Clooney discusses his new film Tomorrowland. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:455/5Jackie Hartwell finally confronts the person who murdered Abi Hudson.
| 10:302/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Bury St Edmunds.
| 10:00There is a dilemma for Jennifer and David, and Emma is marrying Ed.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Peter White investigates the disappearance of the Cameroon athletes from the 2012 Olympics 11:302/41938: Ben tries to prove to Morwenna-May that he's a man of action. Stars Joseph Kloska.
| 11:00Is war a uniquely human act, or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past? 11:30Music journalist Jackson Allers explores Arab Spring era hip-hop as a catalyst for change.
| 11:00The stories of British Ukrainians, whose family histories mirror that of their homeland. 11:302/6Ed finally finds himself homeless, but with a two-book deal! Stars Christopher Douglas.
| 11:00Apprehension and instability in Burundi after a coup attempt fails. Kate Adie presents. 11:303/3Mark Radcliffe travels from Greenhead near Hadrian's Wall to the village of Kirk Yetholm.
| 11:00Paul Lewis looks at the colourful history of tax avoidance and asks what we can learn.(R) 11:3010/10Paul sends out invitations to a very special party at the Madrid club.(R)
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Reports from Ukraine, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar and Zimbabwe. Presented by Kate Adie.
| 11:16Kirsty Young talks to Jimmy Wales, internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Wikipedia.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/5Listen to the universe being created, or have a mobile phone? What would you choose? 12:15Learning disability deaths, women beer drinkers, bodies in bins and the Green Deal grant. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5How do you keep a microwave oven from interfering with radio waves coming from deep space? 12:15Would cutting the licence fee damage the BBC? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5If you thought your Wi-Fi was slowly killing you, would you move to the Quiet Zone? 12:15M&S report a turnaround in profits, plus a discussion on end-of-life care. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Homer Hunter - bears, bluegrass, and a daddy shot by the police, thinking he was black. 12:15The justice system is rapped over how it records and investigates disability hate crime. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is the Danish krone about to disappear? Plus who will pay pensions for carers? 12:302/7Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Holly Walsh.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/8Panellists Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Liza Tarbuck and Graham Norton join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed can become a kitchen cupboard staple. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:45Charaka, a pioneer of Ayurvedic medicine whose handbook is still in use in India today.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Sunil Khilnani on the life of the legendary Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Sunil Khilnani on the life of Adi Shankaracharya, revered Hindu philosopher and theologian
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Sunil Khilnani on the life of Rajaraja Chola, cult figure and self-styled king of kings.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45Sunil Khilnani on the life of Basavana, radical poet and religious guru.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Alexander Centre in Faversham, Kent.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Samira Ahmed meets the next generation of Britain's imams.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It is a sunny day for the cricket.(R) 14:15British surgeon Celestine de Tullio has found enough new purpose in war.
| 14:00Jim and Robert are up with the lark.(R) 14:15A aspiring documentary maker meets a retired couple with a startling secret....(R)
| 14:00There is a dilemma for Jennifer and David.(R) 14:15Maxine Peake's first drama about cycling champion Beryl Burton, featuring Charlie Burton.(R)
| 14:153/5A Cut Above by Marcia Layne. Third drama in Stone series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00Will makes a decision.(R) 14:15Was it the Earl of Rochester who made Lizzy Barry England's most celebrated actress?
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Julian Worricker. 14:30A play about the genesis of a genius based on the facts of van Gogh's early life in London
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the programme from the Chelsea Fringe Festival.(R) 14:45The impact on families of autism, stuttering and dyslexia.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/6Three students from De Montfort University take on a team of three of their professors. 15:30Cyrus Todiwala celebrates the role of spice in Britain's community, identity and taste.(R)
| 15:001/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Holywood, Northern Ireland.(R) 15:30Tom Heap visits the Scottish island that can power itself.
| 15:00Ruth Alexander and guests take calls about student money. 15:30Claudia Hammond on the effects of alcohol on the brain and the role of movement in ADHD.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with a group of parents who each have children with special needs. 15:27Paul O'Grady presents an appeal for David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Julian Barnes about his book Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the programme from the Chelsea Fringe Festival. 15:452/3A young couple buy a house but there's an unexpected guest. Written by Clare Dwyer Hogg.
| | 15:00Ashley Zhangazha and Jeff Rawle star in a contemporary take on Samuel Johnson's classic.
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| 16:00 | 16:003/3Mini lectures on routine, concentration and time off, with Ian Fleming and WB Yeats. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks if we know what to keep and what to throw away in the digital age.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and guests perform poems, songs and stories about food. 16:30Matthew Parris meets US Ambassador Matthew Barzun to talk about his wartime predecessor.
| 16:00Is poverty in Britain increasing? Plus unemployment as a 'choice'. 16:30Whether Facebook Instant Articles will change how people consume news. With Steve Hewlett.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Brad Bird about Tomorrowland starring George Clooney. 16:30Studying human echolocation at the quietest place on earth.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a rocket scientist, a rambler, an aristocrat, an economist, a singer. 16:30Tim Harford asks whether there really is a problem with women drink driving. 16:56A husband and wife consider the impact of his covert stutter on their relationship.
| 16:00Jane Garvey presents highlights from the Woman's Hour week.
| 16:00Ryan Gattis talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel All Involved. 16:30Roger McGough presents poetry for children and adults alike.
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| 17:00 | 17:00News interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news with Simon Jack. 17:30What happened to Elsie Frost? The detective leading her case speaks to iPM.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are vulnerable patients dying after being discharged from mental health care too soon?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/8Panellists Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Liza Tarbuck and Graham Norton join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Mark Steel visits the Lancashire seaside town of Fleetwood and performs for the locals.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Richard Herring, Helen Zaltzman and Lloyd Langford tackle the etiquette of travel.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/7Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Holly Walsh.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and Danny Wallace welcome guests for conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John McCarthy chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim and Robert are up with the lark. 19:15Bradley Cooper talks about playing Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man on stage. 19:451/5Jackie Hartwell is tasked with breaking bad news to 1960s singing star Connie Hudson.(R)
| 19:00There is a dilemma for Jennifer and David. 19:15Kirsty Lang speaks to Amir Amirani, the director of documentary film We Are Many. 19:452/5Jackie interviews the mother and sister of Abi Hudson, who has been found dead.(R)
| 19:15Carry On star Jim Dale, Will Young and the winner of the Man Booker International Prize. 19:453/5Jackie tries to shed light on the mystery by interviewing Abi Hudson's mother and sister.(R)
| 19:15Danny Boyle discusses new arts centre Home, plus A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night reviewed 19:454/5After the death of Abi Hudson, one of the investigating officers comes under suspicion.(R)
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit the day Ed and Emma finally marry. 19:15A report from Leeds as the Maclise Waterloo cartoon is unveiled. Kirsty Lang presents. 19:455/5Jackie Hartwell finally confronts the person who murdered Abi Hudson.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall. 19:15Featuring Owen Sheers's novel I Saw a Man, and Ninagawa's Japanese Hamlet.
| 19:00Phoebe and Josh have all the clues. 19:151/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's brilliant rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.(R) 19:452/6A Welsh girl visits India to meet her father's family.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Paul Lewis looks at the colourful history of tax avoidance and asks what we can learn. 20:30Peru's wildlife is under threat from illicit trafficking. Linda Pressly investigates.(R)
| 20:00Are vulnerable patients dying after being discharged from mental health care too soon? 20:40The election voting that was anything but secret, and making friends if you're deafblind.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss human rights on the battlefield. 20:45Huda Jawad describes reconciling her deeply held Islamic faith with her feminism.
| 20:00Why aid money pouring into Nepal after the earthquake is likely to be corruptly diverted. 20:30Peter Day reports from Medellin, Colombia, on the city's dramatic transformation.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Alexander Centre in Faversham, Kent. 20:50AL Kennedy says the election results in Scotland reflect a surge in political engagement.
| 20:00Writer Amit Chaudhuri explores the idea of exile and modern, secular homelessness.
| 20:00Tim Harford asks whether there really is a problem with women drink driving.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a rocket scientist, a rambler, an aristocrat, an economist, a singer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Angela Saini explores the science of birdsong and its relationship to human language.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Joseph Stiglitz, Masha Gessen and Steve Hilton.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond on the effects of alcohol on the brain and the role of movement in ADHD. 21:30Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap visits the Scottish island that can power itself.(R) 21:30Ingrid von Oelhafen discusses her childhood as part of the Nazi Party's Lebensborn project(R)
| 21:00Studying human echolocation at the quietest place on earth.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.(R)
| 21:00Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.(R)
| 21:002/2Franz Kafka's mind-warping novel. K is desperate to make a meeting with the elusive Klamm.(R)
| 21:00Is the Danish krone about to disappear? Plus who will pay pensions for carers?(R) 21:26Gaby Roslin presents an appeal for WellChild.(R) 21:30Peter Day reports from Medellin, Colombia, on the city's dramatic transformation.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Libyan ambassador to the United Nations tells us he isn't convinced by the plans. 22:451/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family.
| 22:00Thousands of civilians fleeing the city - as militants try to consolidate their hold 22:452/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
| 22:005 major banks fined more than £3.6 bn for colluding to manipulate foreign currency 22:453/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
| 22:00The number of people settling in the UK estimated to be 318,000 higher than those leaving. 22:454/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
| 22:00Could the increased use of agency nurses be part of the problem? 22:455/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss human rights on the battlefield.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Beth Rigby of the Financial Times analyses how the papers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discuss the role of young women in language innovation.(R) 23:301/2Hear the world's cities through the ears of blind BBC presenter and traveller, Peter White(R)
| 23:002/4Stand-up John Moloney tells stories about a German baby and a run-in with a hen night. 23:152/4Richard tells a story about moving in with Siobhan and the build-up to their wedding day.(R) 23:302/2Hear the world's cities through the ears of BBC Presenter and blind traveller, Peter White(R)
| 23:00A glimpse into the oddball mind of John as he returns home from work. 23:151/6Featuring early efforts by Alan Moore, Patricia Cornwell, Byron and Henrik Ibsen. 23:301/3Jazz pianist Jamie Cullum explores the piano's place in modern life.(R)
| 23:003/4Diane, Joe and David go on the run around BBC Radio 4.(R) 23:302/3Jazz pianist Jamie Cullum visits some remarkable places pianos are found in the UK today.(R)
| 23:00Matthew Parris meets US Ambassador Matthew Barzun to talk about his wartime predecessor.(R) 23:273/3Jazz pianist Jamie Cullum meets piano enthusiasts up and down the country.(R) 23:55A husband's dyslexia means his wife takes on additional roles in the family business.
| 23:004/6Three students from De Montfort University take on a team of three of their professors.(R) 23:30Poetry Please at the Poetry by Heart finals.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Brad Bird about Tomorrowland starring George Clooney.(R) 23:30John McCarthy reflects on the fading light as a metaphor for ageing.(R)
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