| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses female serial killers. Plus low economic growth and the future.(R) 00:45Bells from the church of St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In 1606, Shakespeare was writing for a royal family hungry for new entertainment.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The impact of the Gunpowder Plot of late 1605 has implications for playwrights.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5An outbreak of the plague threatens the livelihood of Shakespeare when the theatres close.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Religious tensions come to the fore, aided by the king's demand for an oath of allegiance.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5King James's quest for the union of England and Scotland is not easily resolved.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Atar Hadari. A young blade working in a kibbutz kitchen offers friendly advice on love.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer. 05:45Why conventional and organic farmers are turning innovative ideas into practical solutions 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer. 05:45This week marks the end of this year's badger cull in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Dorset 05:58Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer. 05:45Lord Krebs says any success claims following the pilot badger culls is misleading farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the North Island kokako from New Zealand.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer. 05:45What is the future for the world dairy market? Global experts meet in Edinburgh to discuss 05:58Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer. 05:45Why Scotland wants to become the good food nation. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 05:58Chris Packham presents the South American toco tucan.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45A listener explains why she donated her kidney altruistically.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Bells from St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the Saudi interior minister Mohammed Bin Nayef.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00George Osborne's fiscal charter is discussed. Plus Man Booker prize-winner Marlon James.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding walks with Matthew Hopwood in Wiltshire.(R) 06:30As the Universal Expo comes to an end, Charlotte Smith discusses global food security. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer Kirsty Gunn reflects on the idea of returning home. 06:35Lionel Kelleway is joined by Rob Strachan in search of water voles. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A look at radiocarbon dating relics, rural churches and the BBC's Faith in the World Week. 07:54Kamila Shamsie presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Peace Direct. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Sunday Worship marks the beginning of National Adoption Week. 08:48Will Self reflects on our relationship with gardens and gardening.(R) 08:58Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Niall Ferguson, Jane Smiley and Gabriel Gorodetsky. 09:451/5In 1606, Shakespeare was writing for a royal family hungry for new entertainment.
| 09:00Engineer Danielle George tells Jim about her passion for getting children into electronics 09:30Steve Backshall speaks to professional rock climber Leo Houlding. 09:452/5The impact of the Gunpowder Plot of late 1605 has implications for playwrights.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Sir Dermot Turing, the nephew of World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing. 09:453/5An outbreak of the plague threatens the livelihood of Shakespeare when the theatres close.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Holbein at the court of Henry VIII. 09:454/5Religious tensions come to the fore, aided by the king's demand for an oath of allegiance.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to writer, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay.(R) 09:455/5King James's quest for the union of England and Scotland is not easily resolved.
| 09:00The actor, writer, comedian and producer Steve Coogan joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Do women need specialist skincare products to keep fresh intimate areas of their bodies? 10:451/10Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love and loss opens in Rome 1943. Stars Juliet Aubrey.
| 10:00Laurie Anderson, musician, performance artist and film-maker, talks to Emma Barnett. 10:452/10Chiara and Daniele flee Rome in Virginia Baily's new novel, adapted by Miranda Emmerson
| 10:00Nadiya Hussain; the need for better followers at work; Kos refugees; Rachel Weisz. 10:413/10Virginia Baily's novel, set in Italy 1943, about a woman who shelters a young Jewish boy 10:55A couple who met across the sectarian divide in Belfast but refused to let it divide them.
| 10:00Two women win the right to challenge their divorce settlement. How will it affect others? 10:454/10Virginia Baily's novel about a woman learning to be a mother against the backdrop of war.
| 10:00Techniques to get children to go to sleep and Dame Valerie Beral on reproductive health. 10:455/10Virginia Baily's powerful new novel set in Rome about a woman forced to confront her past
| 10:30Ben Hammersley investigates fictional universes, from Harry Potter to Game of Thrones
| 10:00Ed has reason to be gloomy, and there is a poignant day for Ruth.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Hugh Dennis heads to Gallipoli to learn how his great uncle died in the First World War 11:301/6Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Paul Sinha, Lemn Sissay and Graeme Garden.(R)
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores how hornbills have influenced art, religion and feminism. 11:30Frances Fyfield and her guests explore the fascinating evolution of Dvorak's Symphony No 9
| 11:002/4What can Darwin, Tony Blair, Mary Berry and the prawn cracker tell us about evolution? 11:301/4Great works of fiction are upended when a comedy trio stumble into the plot.
| 11:00Talk of a third 'intifada' or uprising as violence flares again in Israel. 11:30The story of Cruachan Power Station and the art it has inspired.
| 11:003/3Explorers Hugh Thomson and Benedict Allen make the arduous journey to Qoyllurit'i. 11:301/6A seemingly ordinary train ride turns into an unexpected adventure for Edmund and Dolorosa
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A new confidence about the security forces in Egypt.
| 11:15Kirsty Young interviews forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Edith Cavell is shot, and a letter arrives at the Grahams' with bad news. 12:15Why are the government banning the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Kitty is shocked to discover a whole world she knew nothing about. 12:15Does playing video games undermine academic achievement? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Adam cannot celebrate the family's good news with any enthusiasm. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The Battle of Loos has ended, but the war has changed Isabel Graham irrevocably. 12:15A new report raises concerns about safety in English hospitals - what is being done? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Albert has the good fortune to be up and out early as the troops march to the harbour. 12:15Is the mega-brewery merger a threat or opportunity for the UK's microbreweries? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Aviva second data breach in two years; park and invest; and the financial advice gap. 12:305/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Susan Calman and Josie Lawrence join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Do we take cows' milk for granted? Sheila Dillon asks if we need a reintroduction to it. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/10Peter Snow and his first guest board a time-travelling DeLorean.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/10Peter Snow and his guest board a time-travelling DeLorean.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/10Peter Snow and his guest board a time-travelling DeLorean.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney and Shaun Ley. 13:454/10Peter Snow and his guest board a time-travelling DeLorean.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:455/10Peter Snow and his guest board a time-travelling DeLorean.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aberdeen University.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Julian Joseph recounts how jazz diplomacy was used during the Cold War.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Has David kept something important from Ruth?(R) 14:151/4New York, 1915. Arthur Miller is born to a prosperous family in the clothing business.
| 14:00Ed has reason to be gloomy.(R) 14:152/4After the success of Death of a Salesman, Hollywood beckons to Arthur.
| 14:00Eddie's ready for his close-up.(R) 14:153/4Four years after Monroe and Arthur met in LA, they secretly begin to see each other again.
| 14:00It is a poignant day for Ruth.(R) 14:154/4By Mike Walker. A mysterious young visitor compels Miller to look back on his life.
| 14:00Rob is right by Helen's side.(R) 14:15Night shift operators fly a drone over Waziristan from a trailer in the American desert.(R)
| 14:00Listeners have their say on issues discussed on Any Questions?, including the eleven-plus. 14:30A longshoreman decides to take on his corrupt union bosses on the Brooklyn waterfront.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Ayrshire, Scotland.(R) 14:45Conversations about the impact of racism, sectarianism and drug addiction.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees is joined by guests Don Black, Fern Britton, Anthony Horowitz and Shobu Kapoor. 15:30Dan Saladino tells the story of a bird at the centre of human civilisation, the chicken.(R)
| 15:001/6Josie Long hears stories about 'others' and outsiders. 15:30The National Parks are exploring new commercial opportunities. How far should they go?
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer questions about buying a new home. 15:301/2Georgina Ferry presents the dramatised correspondence of Ada Lovelace.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with Matthew Hopwood in Wiltshire. 15:27Leona Knox presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance UK.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup discusses the best British gothic writing.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Ayrshire, Scotland. 15:452/3Chris awaits Ewan's return from army training but finds him shockingly changed.
| | 15:002/2Szacki struggles with his burgeoning feelings for attractive journalist Monika Grzelka.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores the impact of the web upon the age-old process of detection.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright take us through the A-Z of the alphabet. 16:30David Morrissey and Julia Blackburn join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor looks at stigma versus choice and explores romance in the digital age. 16:30Two production executives on the BBC studios.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Tom Hiddleston about his upcoming films. 16:30Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore time travel in science and cinema.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a politician, a journalist, a farmer, a TV presenter and a composer. 16:30A British poetry marathon - with Irish poets, combative debate and a hard-hitting drama. 16:55A mother and son face racism in the town where their family history goes back 150 years.
| 16:15Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off on baking.
| 16:00Novelist Jonathan Lee talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new book High Dive. 16:30Roger McGough presents half an hour of satirical poetry, read by Rory Bremner.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Royal Mail, Saga and the AA have all floated on the stock market. How must they adapt?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00With millions of new apprenticeships promised, how will cash-strapped FE colleges deliver?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the Saudi interior minister Mohammed Bin Nayef.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Tom Watson stands by role in Leon Brittan rape inquiry Three accused of beheading plot 18:302/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Susan Calman and Josie Lawrence join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00Govt withdraws bid to run Saudi jails. John McDonnell says changed tactics not policy. 18:301/4An argument with his girlfriend about cleaning escalates, and Andrew storms out.
| 18:00Two women win a landmark divorce settlement appeal. A nurse is critically ill with ebola. 18:301/5A mother and daughter struggle to make ends meet in the East Yorkshire city.
| 18:00England's to get its first new grammar school site for 50 years. 18:305/6Good Lord. Exactly what Marcus has become to see if we really need that second chamber.
| 18:001,200 jobs to go at three UK steel plants "Neglect" contributed to death at NHS unit 18:305/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Three times as many migrants cross the Mediterranean to Europe compared with 2014. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour will reverse cuts to tax credits. Turkey asks Germany to speed up bid to join EU. 18:15Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ed has reason to be gloomy. 19:15John Wilson talks to Tom Jones as he publishes his autobiography and releases a new album. 19:451/10Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love and loss opens in Rome 1943. Stars Juliet Aubrey.(R)
| 19:00Eddie's ready for his close-up. 19:15Marlon James talks about his Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel. John Wilson presents. 19:452/10Chiara and Daniele flee Rome in Virginia Baily's new novel, adapted by Miranda Emmerson(R)
| 19:00It is a poignant day for Ruth. 19:15Author James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare, and Charlotte Mullins reviews Giacometti. 19:453/10Virginia Baily's novel, set in Italy 1943, about a woman who shelters a young Jewish boy(R)
| 19:00Rob is right by Helen's side. 19:15Mark Eccleston reviews Pan, featuring Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne and Rooney Mara. 19:454/10Virginia Baily's novel about a woman learning to be a mother against the backdrop of war.(R)
| 19:00Charlie has something to attend to. 19:15Kirsty Lang discusses a new TV drama on the Vikings and meets the director of Crimson Peak 19:455/10Virginia Baily's powerful new novel set in Rome about a woman forced to confront her past(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the Saudi interior minister Mohammed Bin Nayef. 19:15Suffragette, City on Fire, Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, and Periodic Tales at Compton Verneo.
| 19:00Everybody seems to have a theory. 19:152/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.(R) 19:453/3A trip to the cinema takes an unexpectedly violent turn.
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| 20:00 | 20:00An insight into the lives of ferry pilots who deliver small planes across continents. 20:30Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now.
| 20:00With millions of new apprenticeships promised, how will cash-strapped FE colleges deliver? 20:40Discussion on why the RNIB's library catalogue is partly inaccessible.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Magician Paul Hyland explains that he is not a trickster. At least, not a dishonest one.
| 20:00The programme looks at who is eligible for a visa to live or work in the UK. 20:30Royal Mail, Saga and the AA have all floated on the stock market. How must they adapt?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aberdeen University. 20:50Will Self reflects on our relationship with gardens and gardening.
| 20:00Christopher Bigsby traces the life and work of Arthur Miller, mostly in Miller's own words
| 20:00A British poetry marathon - with Irish poets, combative debate and a hard-hitting drama. 20:30Julian Worricker on a politician, a journalist, a farmer, a TV presenter and a composer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores the role sea anemones have played in art, literature and science.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Niall Ferguson, Jane Smiley and Gabriel Gorodetsky.(R)
| 21:001/2Georgina Ferry presents the dramatised correspondence of Ada Lovelace.(R) 21:30Engineer Danielle George tells Jim about her passion for getting children into electronics(R)
| 21:00The National Parks are exploring new commercial opportunities. How far should they go?(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets Sir Dermot Turing, the nephew of World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore time travel in science and cinema.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Holbein at the court of Henry VIII.(R)
| 21:00This week, the dead seem more present than ever.
| 21:001/2Crime thriller set in Warsaw. Family secrets and modern politics mesh in a murder mystery.(R)
| 21:00Aviva second data breach in two years; park and invest; and the financial advice gap.(R) 21:26Kamila Shamsie presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Peace Direct.(R) 21:30Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Erdogan says authorities close to identifying one of the bombers. 22:455/9An unexpected meeting on the drive to the mortuary.
| 22:00Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, says decision reflected a focus on domestic priorities 22:456/9Henry tells his mistress what he thinks happened on the cliffs that night.
| 22:00Government wins by 320 votes to 258, a majority of 62 22:457/9Henry tells his friend Obradin what really happened, with shocking repercussions.
| 22:00Scottish prosecutors want to interview 2 Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie investigation. 22:458/9After Betty's mysterious death, suspicion falls on Henry.
| 22:00Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin says the government should intervene. 22:459/9After Martha's body is washed up, Henry faces further questioning.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15A repertoire for a mountain, conceived by Maria Fusco, recorded inside a power station.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the newspapers are covering the big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright look into how new commercial brand names are invented.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports as VW defends its response to the diesel emissions scandal.(R)
| 23:001/4The actor-cum-sleuth is drawn into the murky world of a friend's marriage.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Kayvan Novak imagines what the voicemail of President Barack Obama might sound like. 23:152/4Sam Thompson takes us to Oxford to follow a man whose wife has turned into a fox.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A-Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. 23:55A daughter's addiction made a grandmother take in her grandson, but neither have regrets.
| 23:00David Morrissey and Julia Blackburn join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Nigel Rees is joined by guests Don Black, Fern Britton, Anthony Horowitz and Shobu Kapoor.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents listeners' favourite poetry, including works by Robert Frost.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Tom Hiddleston about his upcoming films.(R) 23:30Writer Kirsty Gunn reflects on the idea of returning home.(R)
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