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The bells of All Saints Church, Harpole in Northants.
Phil Collins listens back to the best, and worst, election night speeches of the last 50 years, and finds out how to win and lose graciously. Show more
The latest national and international news.
For Pentecost, Mark Tully talks to Bible translator Father Nicholas King about the process of translation. With poems from Keats to Kei Miller, and music by Ella Fitzgerald. Show more
Enjoy a gin and tonic while you can - rabbits are threatening the long term survival of gin-flavouring juniper at a key site near Salisbury. Lionel Kellaway investigates. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, both familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Carrie Grant appeals on behalf of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Celebrating Pentecost from Hinde Street Methodist Church in London. The multinational congregation is joined by the British Methodist Youth Choir. Show more
David Cannadine recalls Britain's forgotten history of coalition government, reflecting that the so-called 'new politics' is not that unusual. Show more
From the the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House with a live audience for our archive special. Show more
The week's events in Ambridge. Brenda adjusts to a part-time relationship, and it's home, sweet home, for Matt. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Dame Stephanie Shirley. Show more
Sheila Dillon explores taste: its physiology, how it declines with age and the effect on taste of chemotherapy. Plus the tastes that, through history, have blown our minds. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
The finance sector is being characterised as a hotbed of greed, but is greed in fact a vital dynamic behind a successful economy? Dr Catherine Cowley investigates. Show more
Local gardening expert Carole Baxter joins Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Peter Gibbs in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. Peter Gibbs explores woodland flora. Show more
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country
Episode 8: The Brotherhood of Ruralists, part 1
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The designer explains how Mother Nature inspired a group of 1970s artists to paint rural life in the countryside.
A disfigured artist and a young girl help a wounded bird and find love during Second World War horrors. Stars Steven Mackintosh. Show more
Mariella Frostrup and Michael Morpurgo visit a Lincolnshire lighthouse to uncover the story behind the writing of Paul Gallico's timeless classic The Snow Goose. Show more
Roger McGough introduces TS Eliot's Four Quartets, with extracts performed by the poet himself, Ted Hughes, Paul Scofield and Lia Williams. Show more
Author Horatio Clare seeks out survivors of the African Resistance Movement, a group of young, mostly white liberals who turned to sabotage to fight apartheid in 1960s South Africa. Show more
By Kate Clanchy. With Warren Mitchell and Peter Marinker. When care home residents Dennis and Walter encounter a gang of young boys, they're reminded of their own tearaway youth. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
John Waite introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more
Matt has a lot he wants to say to Paul, and Pip is hoping all is well between her and Jude. Show more
Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today. The programme investigates a border dispute among the lush farmlands of northern Vermont. Show more
Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. A young woman reveals the revenge she took on the composer who broke his promise. Show more
Tim Harford presents the magazine which explains the numbers behind the news. Show more
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme. This week features Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, Professor Richard Gregory, Hank Jones, Alan Watkins and Pamela Green. Show more
In his first interview as Minister for Pensions, Steve Webb talks to Paul Lewis about his policy priorities and responds to a letter of advice from a predecessor. Show more
Carrie Grant appeals on behalf of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
Can the Isle of Man create a revival in watch making? Peter Day finds out if we can really bring back a British tradition. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
Sarah Sands takes a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's top stories. Show more
Francine Stock reports on the British film industry during the New Labour years with director Roger Michell and novelist Deborah Moggach. Show more
For Pentecost, Mark Tully talks to Bible translator Father Nicholas King about the process of translation. With poems from Keats to Kei Miller, and music by Ella Fitzgerald. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
What is the social impact of someone starting family research? Laurie Taylor discusses new research into the rifts caused by genealogy. Also a cultural history of Scouse. Show more
The bells of All Saints Church, Harpole in Northants.
The latest shipping forecast.
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