| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training.(R) 00:45The bells of the Parish Church of St Mary, Bishopstoke in Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor examines how Johannes Gutenberg's inventions transformed our world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the work of Dürer (1471-1528), the defining artist of Germany.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on how German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the long tradition of German metalwork, from clocks to cars.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the Bauhaus school of art and design, founded in Weimar in 1919.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Antonio Prata. On a suburban street in 1980s Brazil, toys determine status and wealth.(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 comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi. 05:45Charlotte Smith speaks to the Badger Trust as the second pilot badger cull ends today. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi. 05:45A new report claims banning too many pesticides could lead to lower yields on farms. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents Australia's satin bowerbird.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi. 05:45Anna Hill presents the latest on milk prices and the use of manure as bedding for cattle. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi. 05:45Farmland bird numbers, the environmental stewardship scheme and the beetroot harvest. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi. 05:45Will there be a pumpkin shortage at Halloween? We hear from a grower in Lincolnshire. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Laurence Twaddle. 05:45'They call her the Hero of Ebola.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. 05:45Migration Watch UK founder Sir Andrew Green's elevation to the House of Lords.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and 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 walks the final leg of her journey with Colin Spearman, designer of the route.(R) 06:30A fact of farming life - livestock means manure. But is muck truly valued as a resource? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Playwright Polly Stenham reflects on our need for art. 06:35Chris Sperring is in Somerset during the last days of summer listening for nightjars. 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. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. 07:55Mel Giedroyc presents an appeal for Action Against Hunger. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Rev Prof Alister McGrath explores the spirituality of JRR Tolkien. 08:48Adam Gopnik draws a lesson on the nature of love from the eyesore of love locks in Paris.(R) 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Andrew Roberts, Jenny Uglow, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Gavin Plumley. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Anna Magnusson.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to Maggie Boden, a world authority in the field of AI. 09:30Political journalist Isabel Oakeshott talks to Natalie, who had twins through surrogacy. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Sister Gemma Simmonds.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets motorcycle racer Guy Martin and writer Sofka Zinovieff. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music led by the Rev Mary Stallard.
| 09:00Actor Tom Hollander joins Suzy Klein and Jay Rayner.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey asks, should sex crimes should be forgotten once a jail sentence is finished? 10:451/5Queenie Hennessy reveals the shocking and beautiful truth of her life.
| 10:00Doreen Lawrence and Anita Tiessen on a new Unicef report into child deaths due to violence 10:452/5Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
| 10:00Kim Phuc archive interview, womb transplants in the UK and India Knight. 10:413/5Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's. 10:55Should you share a confidence? A son thinks his mum should not have revealed his sexuality
| 10:00Candi Staton. Family impact of reporting historic sexual abuse. Plaid Cymru. Shisha cafes. 10:454/5Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
| 10:00Norway female conscription; biscuit girls; paddle dolls and eating disorders 10:455/5Award-winning writer, Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
| 10:30Marc Riley, Damon Albarn and Ceri Levy travel to Mull to swim with seals and sharks.
| 10:00Jill is concerned about Elizabeth, and Roy goes a step too far.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Linguist Mark Turin tracks down endangered languages. In this programme, he is in Bhutan. 11:304/6Kerry Godliman remembers her youth, and her list includes sketch a self-portrait and grout
| 11:00Hen harriers are persecuted because they eat grouse. Can a solution be found? 11:30Richard Coles journeys in the footsteps of superstar monks
| 11:002/2Santanu Das tells the story of Indian soldiers on the Western Front. 11:302/6Tempers rise preparing for the village fete, and Lucy discovers guitar irritates aliens.
| 11:00Back from the war and looking for seats in parliament. Stories from Ukraine and elsewhere. 11:30Cuba is one of the world's least connected countries, but that is about to change.
| 11:00Mukti Jain Campion discovers the long and surprising history of the swastika. 11:302/2Martin Jarvis gets laughs galore at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival as Jeeves Takes Charge.(R)
| 11:00Helen Lewis of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Why Brazilians are fed up with waiting and other topical tales, presented by Kate Adie.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to film-maker Roger Graef.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0411/17Peter Conrad considers the long-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. 12:15How cold callers convinced hundreds of people to part with millions of pounds in pensions. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0412/17Peter Conrad looks at the electronic travel card used on public transport in London. 12:15Are in a worse financial position than your parents ever were? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0413/17Peter Conrad turns his attention to celebrity pets. 12:15Why are comparison sites pushing duel fuel deals when single tariffs are usually cheaper? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0414/17Peter Conrad turns his attention to the e-reader. 12:15Should people with incurable diseases have to attend fitness to work tests? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:0415/17Peter Conrad turns his attention to the 9/11 museum. 12:15Anne Fine discusses gender-biased books, plus overcrowded canals in London. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis looks at the pitfalls of equity release. 12:301/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Will Storr, Lieven Scheire and Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at the state of play for female chefs in the professional kitchen. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5How telephone exchanges changed young women's working lives.
| 13:00Pistorius jailed for five years for killing girlfriend. Presented by Mark Mardell. 13:452/5How a telephone cable let Paul Robeson sing live to UK fans from New York in 1957.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:453/5How the first TV show linked the globe by satellite in 1967.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:454/5How cake and teashop company, Lyons, built the first business computer.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:455/5How GPS transformed navigation in the 1991Gulf War.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Brecon in Wales.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Mark Burman explores the real history behind the classic 1950s western The Searchers.
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| 14:00 | 14:15A mysterious hand emerges from a garden hedge. Starring Fiona Shaw.(R)
| 14:00Jill is concerned about Elizabeth.(R) 14:15Mickey's plan to be a battlefield tourist is undone by an artillery captain on a mission.
| 14:00Will has got an offer for Ed.(R) 14:151/2By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. An iconic photo of a 70s rock star hides a surprising story.
| 14:00Joe gives Carol a tour of the cider shed.(R) 14:152/2By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A suburban couple find a dead rock star in their bathtub.
| 14:00Jazzer takes Ed in hand.(R) 14:15The murder of a prime minister in 1812 creates political chaos in 1997.(R)
| 14:00Listeners' comments on the EU, wind power, and the NHS in Wales. 14:30Classic Western drama about the last surviving gunfighter in a vanishing American West.
| 14:00Eric Robson is in Findon, West Sussex, for the horticultural panel programme.(R) 14:45Three excerpts from the same conversation between mother and son about secrets and sadness
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| 15:00 | 15:005/13Russell Davies asks the questions in the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon explores rabbit meat. Is it delicious or unjustifiable?(R)
| 15:003/6Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes. 15:30Tom Heap meets a man who can turn dirty water into clean, drinkable water.
| 15:00Happy with the home you rent or let out? What rights do landlords and tenants have? 15:30Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals.(R)
| 15:00Clare walks the final leg of her journey with Colin Spearman, designer of the route. 15:27Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen.(R) 15:30Featuring Amanda Coe, the literary beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, and Catalan literature.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson is in Findon, West Sussex, for the horticultural panel programme. 15:453/3Fleming visits the garage in Chicago where the St Valentine's Day Massacre took place.
| 15:30Richard Coles journeys in the footsteps of superstar monks(R)
| 15:001/2When Native Americans kidnap two girls, a team of men set out to find them.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Writer Brian Sibley tells the story behind Ian Fleming's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks if language is a technology and how it has changed in the digital age.
| 16:00Does the PM have to ask Parliament before committing Britain to military action overseas? 16:30Adam Hills and Steven Pinker discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world. 16:30David Liddiment and Alison Hastings leave the BBC Trust. Presented by Steve Hewlett.
| 16:00The Babadook director Jennifer Kent on creating horror and casting kids. 16:30The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.
| 16:00Andrea Catherwood remembers an actress, a war veteran, a reggae artist and newspaperman. 16:30Moral Maze's controversial trail and how could BAME experts change the sound of BBC radio. 16:55A son thinks his father is distant, but his mother understands he struggles with emotions.
| 16:00Candi Staton. Breast cancer pioneer Craig Jordan. India Knight is 'Older, Wiser, Happier'.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup stands on the touchline to celebrate the very best writing about sport. 16:30Stephen Evans explores how Dylan Thomas's work became a British export during the Cold War
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news with Shelagh Fogerty. 17:30How the new retail sector of flash sales is changing the way we shop for luxury brands.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Simon Cox investigates why it took so long for the world to wake up to the threat of ebola(R) 17:40Migration Watch UK founder Sir Andrew Green's elevation to the House of Lords.(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. 18:303/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Will Storr, Lieven Scheire and Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Mark asks why it is so hard to get to the bottom of what makes people look and feel good.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Damien is banned from the kitchen so that Anthony can cook up a Valentine's Day meal.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The rudest of awakenings for one particular pet and the positive side of stereotyping.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 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. 18:15Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jill is concerned about Elizabeth. 19:15Damian Barr talks to Brad Pitt about his new World War II film Fury. 19:45Neil MacGregor examines how Johannes Gutenberg's inventions transformed our world.(R)
| 19:00Will has got an offer for Ed. 19:15Composer John Kander discusses The Scottsboro Boys and a stunning stage career. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the work of Dürer (1471-1528), the defining artist of Germany.(R)
| 19:00Joe gives Carol a tour of the cider shed. 19:15Michael Sheen on Under Milk Wood, Egon Schiele, novelist Daniel Kehlmann, Nas documentary. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on how German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain.(R)
| 19:15Arts news with Razia Iqbal, including Boris Johnson on Churchill's legacy. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the long tradition of German metalwork, from clocks to cars.(R)
| 19:15Arts news with Damian Barr. Timothy Spall on playing Mr Turner in Mike Leigh's film. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the Bauhaus school of art and design, founded in Weimar in 1919.(R)
| 19:00Migration Watch UK founder Sir Andrew Green's elevation to the House of Lords. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss Grayson Perry at the NPG and Brad Pitt's new film Fury.
| 19:00Elizabeth speaks from the heart. 19:154/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss. 19:452/3By Kate Perry. What is PJ prepared to sell to get the album he so desperately wants?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Will Robson assesses the controversial use of drones by Britain's armed forces.(R) 20:30How has the concept of an Islamic caliphate evolved and been expressed through history?
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates why it took so long for the world to wake up to the threat of ebola 20:40The increased Ebola risk for blind people in Sierra Leone; and more affordable Braille.
| 20:00Should the convicted rapist Ched Evans be allowed to return to playing football? 20:4569/3Robyn Scott argues that accepting more risk will improve public services.
| 20:00Does the PM have to ask Parliament before committing Britain to military action overseas?(R) 20:30How the new retail sector of flash sales is changing the way we shop for luxury brands.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Brecon in Wales. 20:50Adam Gopnik draws a lesson on the nature of love from the eyesore of love locks in Paris.
| 20:00Cerys Matthews unlocks her uncle's rare recordings of Dylan Thomas's friends and family.
| 20:00Moral Maze's controversial trail and how could BAME experts change the sound of BBC radio.(R) 20:30Andrea Catherwood remembers an actress, a war veteran, a reggae artist and newspaperman.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can insects share the planet with our need for artificial light? Monty Don investigates.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Andrew Roberts, Jenny Uglow, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Gavin Plumley.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to Maggie Boden, a world authority in the field of AI.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap meets a man who can turn dirty water into clean, drinkable water.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets motorcycle racer Guy Martin and writer Sofka Zinovieff.(R)
| 21:00The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.(R)
| 21:003/5Prof Kathy Willis explores our changing relationship with plants.
| 21:002/2As a guerrilla prepares to blow up a bridge, he fears the enemy is aware of the offensive.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis looks at the pitfalls of equity release.(R) 21:26Mel Giedroyc presents an appeal for Action Against Hunger.(R) 21:30How has the concept of an Islamic caliphate evolved and been expressed through history?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10On a rare night out in a pub, Nora finds herself alone in a crowd.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10Nora discovers the healing power of music.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:458/10When her son's education comes under threat, Nora realises the power of a widow's curse.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:459/10Nora fears she cannot hold the family together.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10A message from her dead husband forces Nora to finally move on.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Should the convicted rapist Ched Evans be allowed to return to playing football?(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Oly Duff of the I Paper analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/4Jarvis Cocker attempts to fly to the moon with the aid of astronaut Chris Hadfield. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4A zoo is annexed by its monkeys - and a woman falls under a romantic spell. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:005/6Nigel finds himself agreeing to join an unusual Simon and Garfunkel tribute act.(R) 23:153/4Junior Wizard Rincewind orders an egg and cress sandwich at the Beginning of Time.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4The journalist ponders his first impressions of David Bowie and Fidel Castro. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Adam Hills and Steven Pinker discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55A mother and son reflect on the loneliness and pain of dealing with depression.
| 23:005/13Russell Davies asks the questions in the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a request edition on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival.(R)
| 23:00The Babadook director Jennifer Kent on creating horror and casting kids.(R) 23:30Playwright Polly Stenham reflects on our need for art.(R)
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