| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor takes an urban tour beyond the boundaries of everyday metropolitan life.(R) 00:45The bells of St Mary le Ghyll Church in Barnoldswick, Lancashire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Was Charlemagne a great French ruler, or was he Charles the Great, a German?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the supreme limewood sculptures of Riemenschneider (c1460-1531).(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the Hansa, the great trading alliance, and the painter Holbein.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on 19th-century uses of iron, from jewellery to the Iron Cross.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Black, red and gold become the colours of Germany, and Karl Marx publishes a manifesto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3In Paloma Vidal's short story, a film-maker returns to her past to research a new project.(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. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham. 05:45How to get English apples back to the top of the tree. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the virtuoso songster the pied butcherbird of Australia.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham. 05:45Campaign for a fair price for British milk, plus Illegal waste dumping at a Scottish farm. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham. 05:45What next for Welsh dairy farmers? Presented by Anna Hill. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham. 05:45Sybil Roscoe with news of warnings that foraging for fungi is damaging ancient woodland. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the crested lark found from Europe across to China.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham. 05:45Protest group Farmers for Action warns of city centre protests before Christmas. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius.
| 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. 05:45'We don't pay ransoms. Do not take Brits or we will come and get you.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Parish Church of St Mary, Bishopstoke in Hampshire. 05:45Becky Milligan on Richard Flanagan, the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize.(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.
| 06:00Morning 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.
| 06:00Morning 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 from Dent to Sedbergh on her fifth leg of the Dales Way.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits the National Fruit Show in Kent. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully discusses the religious importance of metaphysical poet George Herbert. 06:35Caz Graham witnesses the end of an era for Cumbrian dairy farmer Duncan Maughan. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Cardinal Vincent Nichols talks about the Catholic Synod on the family, and more. 07:55Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on the latest debate about an EU referendum.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Eton College Chapel. Canon Keith Wilkinson explores Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetry.(R) 08:48Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than at playing it.(R) 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Anne McElvoy with Val McDermid, Susan Hill, Alex Werner and David Clarke. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Most Rev George Stack
| 09:00Chris Toumazou talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the science of invention. 09:30Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Fraser Harrison about why he keeps a diary. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets artist Andrew Logan and gem hunter Guy Clutterbuck. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00Sir Roy Strong, historian and gardener, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Bryan Adams, singer-songwriter and photographer, joins Suzy Klein and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey presents a phone-in discussing who does what in the home. 10:456/10Bea has big news for her husband, now a missionary on a distant planet.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to fashion pioneer Dame Vivienne Westwood and SNP's Nicola Sturgeon. 10:457/10From his mission on distant Oasis, Peter tries to reconnect with his wife Bea.
| 10:00Gemma Arterton and the fight for equal pay, and Sam Norman on her mother's novel. 10:418/10Bea and Peter's relationship reaches crisis point, as Peter's mission continues. 10:55Two young sisters come to terms with the death of their alcoholic father.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Should employers pay for women to freeze their eggs? 10:459/10Life on Earth pushes Bea to breaking point while, on Oasis, Peter has a curious encounter.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to actor Shabana Azmi about her work as a social campaigner. 10:4510/10Peter is horrified to find Jesus Lover Five gravely ill in intensive care.
| 10:30Melanie Chisholm celebrates the lasting musical legacy of British band leader Ivy Benson.
| 10:00Phoebe is on the move, and Adam discovers the truth.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.(R) 11:303/6Kerry Godliman's list includes a bug hunt and understanding what on earth iCloud is about.
| 11:00Can insects share the planet with our need for artificial light? Monty Don investigates. 11:30In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor
| 11:001/2Santanu Das tells how more than a million Indians were recruited for the First World War. 11:301/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
| 11:00A garbage tip view of the election in Brazil and other correspondents' despatches. 11:30Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.
| 11:00Steph McGovern explores proposals to devolve more powers to England's cities.(R) 11:301/2Martin Jarvis performs a classic Jeeves story in front of a Cheltenham Festival audience.(R)
| 11:00Isabel Hardman of the Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30The ghosts of the past looming over the new president of Afghanistan.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:046/17Peter Conrad explores the phenomenon of reality TV celebrities the Kardashians. 12:15Care watchdog says nine out of ten dementia sufferers are likely to experience poor care. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:047/17Peter Conrad focuses on the cronut, a cross between a croissant and a doughnut. 12:15Should NHS workers be banned from striking? Winifred Robinson takes your calls and emails. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:048/17Peter Conrad explores the rise of the electronic cigarette. 12:15How the cost of replica kits for kids is rising at double the rate of inflation. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:049/17Peter Conrad analyses the selfie. 12:15Cyclists filming bad drivers, selling homes online, and plastic musical instruments. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0410/17Peter Conrad dissects popular culture including the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 12:15Peter White looks at e-cigarette fires and the latest in the row over timeshare resorts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis interviews the prime minister about plans to allow tax-free withdrawals anytime 12:306/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Nish Kumar.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Richard Osman, Prof Kevin Dutton and Dr Sandra Knapp.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon explores rabbit meat. Is it delicious or unjustifiable? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Discover the many similarities between 21st and 17th century networking.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5A look at the resistance to the very idea of networking.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/5Take a look at the science of networks.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:454/5A look at how the world of work runs on human networks and networking.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:455/5Is the UK is a networking nation?
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thame in Oxfordshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Raymond Tallis describes how the act of waiting pervades so much of our daily lives.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Dark thriller about obsessive love, played out entirely in phone calls. By Dawn King.(R)
| 14:00Jennifer and Brian are worried.(R) 14:15Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne.
| 14:00David and Ruth have a difficult meeting.(R) 14:15A fall forces Paul's 81 year old mum to consider selling up the family home.
| 14:00Elizabeth talks to her sister.(R) 14:15A war-damaged man's wish to fly changes a boy's life forever.(R)
| 14:00There is a visitor at Brookfield.(R) 14:15All aboard the Super Chief, 'Train of the Stars' as we cross America in Moya O'Shea's play
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Richard Burton, Matthew Rhys, Ruth Jones star in Dylan Thomas's classic 'play for voices'.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and the GQT panel are on the Isle of Anglesey.(R) 14:45Conversations about adoption, death and disability, from Cardiff, Devon and London.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/13General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies. 15:30Harold McGee, the man who helped explain the science of the kitchen, tells his food story.(R)
| 15:002/6Josie Long hears stories of making contact. 15:30Cleaning the seabed, one dive at a time. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins a new clean-up squad.
| 15:00Tax troubles? Paul Lewis and guests answer tax and self-assessment questions. 15:30Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks from Dent to Sedbergh on her fifth leg of the Dales Way. 15:27Rebecca Front presents an appeal for UK charity Together for Short Lives.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup celebrates the work of award-winning Irish writer Colm Toibin.
| 15:00Eric Robson and the GQT panel are on the Isle of Anglesey. 15:452/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.
| | 15:002/2As a guerrilla prepares to blow up a bridge, he fears the enemy is aware of the offensive.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.(R) 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores how our monkey brains cope with the risks of the digital world.
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg discusses the most significant legal developments of the last 30 years. 16:30Sheila Hancock and Cosmo Landesman share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training. 16:30Why coverage of the EU is falling short, and how to negotiate a TV election debate.
| 16:00Fashion designer Agnes B discusses her directorial debut My Name Is Hmmm... 16:30What can science tell us about the virus at the centre of the current Ebola outbreak?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a newspaper executive, a pilot, an author, a photographer, a producer 16:30How best to pin down politicians? And what worries BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper? 16:55Athena has athetoid cerebral palsy, but she has never let her disability hold her back.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including Dame Vivienne Westwood and Supergrans.
| 16:00Featuring Amanda Coe, the literary beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, and Catalan literature. 16:30Roger McGough presents a request edition on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair looks at the effects of NHS strike action and how the WHO is tackling Ebola. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30How TripAdvisor and similar websites can make or break a business. Evan Davis and guests.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What lies behind plans to outsource NHS cancer care in parts of the Midlands?(R) 17:40Becky Milligan on Richard Flanagan, the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize.(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. 18:302/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Richard Osman, Prof Kevin Dutton and Dr Sandra Knapp.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Mark Watson, Tim Key and Tom Basden ask how we measure success.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6It's new year! Damien's asked to write a restaurant review for Pink Floyd.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Nish Kumar.
| 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.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jennifer and Brian are worried. 19:15Presented by Samira Ahmed. Justin Champion reviews TV drama The Great Fire. 19:45Was Charlemagne a great French ruler, or was he Charles the Great, a German?(R)
| 19:00David and Ruth have a difficult meeting. 19:15Simon Schama joins John Wilson to talk about Rembrandt's later years. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the supreme limewood sculptures of Riemenschneider (c1460-1531).(R)
| 19:00Elizabeth talks to her sister. 19:15Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, talks to Samira Ahmed about his new album. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the Hansa, the great trading alliance, and the painter Holbein.(R)
| 19:00There is a visitor at Brookfield. 19:15Gillian Anderson tells John Wilson about the stage fright that has always plagued her. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on 19th-century uses of iron, from jewellery to the Iron Cross.(R)
| 19:00Adam discovers the truth. 19:15Damian Barr talks to Hollywood's highest-paid actor Robert Downey Jr about his latest role 19:45Black, red and gold become the colours of Germany, and Karl Marx publishes a manifesto.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan on Richard Flanagan, the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize. 19:15Razia Iqbal chairs sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
| 19:153/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb. 19:451/3By Patrick Neate. A writer tries to impress his wife that his creativity knows no bounds.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Steph McGovern explores proposals to devolve more powers to England's cities. 20:30Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life?
| 20:00What lies behind plans to outsource NHS cancer care in parts of the Midlands? 20:40All-women's blind cricket team goes on tour in Nepal.
| 20:00When should we talk to terrorists? Michael Buerk and guests debate. 20:4568/3Wyn James tells the story of the Welsh settlements in Patagonia.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg discusses the most significant legal developments of the last 30 years.(R) 20:30How TripAdvisor and similar websites can make or break a business. Evan Davis and guests.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thame in Oxfordshire. 20:50Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than at playing it.
| 20:00Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?
| 20:00How best to pin down politicians? And what worries BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a newspaper executive, a pilot, an author, a photographer, a producer(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can we share the planet with big-leaf mahogany, the giants of the tropical forest?(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy with Val McDermid, Susan Hill, Alex Werner and David Clarke.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school. 21:30Chris Toumazou talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the science of invention.(R)
| 21:00Cleaning the seabed, one dive at a time. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins a new clean-up squad.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets artist Andrew Logan and gem hunter Guy Clutterbuck.(R)
| 21:00What can science tell us about the virus at the centre of the current Ebola outbreak?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling.(R)
| 21:002/5Kathy Willis explores our changing relationship with plants.
| 21:001/2A young American prepares to blow up a bridge during the Spanish Civil War.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis interviews the prime minister about plans to allow tax-free withdrawals anytime(R) 21:26Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen.(R) 21:30Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:451/10Unable to tolerate memories of family summers, Nora makes a painful decision.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:452/10Nora realises her freedom has come to an end.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:453/10Struggling with a rage she cannot control, Nora prepares to return to work.
| 22:00European commission spokesperson Jonathan Todd on the movement of people within the EU. 22:454/10A return to work, and to the office politics Nora thought she had left behind her.
| 22:00The Nigerian military says it has agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram. 22:455/10Nora finally allows herself to accept help.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15When should we talk to terrorists? Michael Buerk and guests debate.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45George Parker of the Financial Times analyses the papers' coverage of the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jarvis Cocker and the BBC Philharmonic weave dark tales of insomnia and nocturnal visions. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster, as Parliament returns after a break for conferences.
| 23:001/4A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/6Nigel's attempts to field calls from a dating agency while teaching do not go as planned.(R) 23:152/4Rincewind tries to fulfil his client Eric's wish to be Ruler of the World.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4David Quantick presents stories about Björk, Michael Caine and Freddie Mercury. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Sheila Hancock and Cosmo Landesman share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster, as MPs debate plans for an EU referendum. 23:55Adoptive parents in a civil partnership celebrate their new baby son.
| 23:004/13General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.(R) 23:30Roger McGough and four Midlands poets on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival.(R)
| 23:00Fashion designer Agnes B discusses her directorial debut My Name Is Hmmm...(R) 23:30Mark Tully discusses the religious importance of metaphysical poet George Herbert.(R)
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