The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The sound of the church bells at All Saints Parish Church, Writtle in Essex. Show more
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Becky Milligan profiles the new home secretary, Amber Rudd. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson examines the impact of climate change and the future of our planet. Show more
Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 1994, Lionel Kelleway is on the lookout for dragonflies. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Mother Teresa's canonisation, British bell ringer shortage, Ben-Hur review
44 minutes
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Mother Teresa is canonised but why was her sainthood fast tracked? An appeal for more bell ringers as the demand for bells booms. Is the new Ben-Hur film as good as the classic? Show more
Amanda Mealing makes an appeal on behalf of Breast Cancer Care. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The bishop of London, Richard Chartres, preaches live from the fine Wren Church of St Stephen, Walbrook, London, to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire. Show more
Tom Shakespeare argues that the upcoming refurbishment work on Parliament provides a perfect opportunity for taking it out of London. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Sue MacGregor brings together the group of cartoonists and writers responsible for the launch of Private Eye magazine in 1961. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The Food Programme
Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu
30 minutes
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Dan Saladino journeys into coffee's past, present and future. He discovers a world of new flavours, but finds that things are more precarious than they may seem. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
On the eve of the Rio Paralympics, Peter White presents a special edition, focusing on disabled musician Clarence Adoo, who played a key role in the London 2012 Paralympics. Show more
Eric Robson hosts a Moving House edition of the horticultural panel programme from Matthew Wilson's house in Rutland. With Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Families
15 minutes
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Fi Glover with conversations about various ways of living family life - married or not, in one home or two, and how not to introduce a step-parent. Show more
In a post-modern twist that would irritate Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas plays Victorian novelist George Gissing. Show more
American novelist Don DeLillo gives an account of writing his modern masterpiece Underworld. With James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
Roger McGough marks 300 years since the birth of poet Thomas Gray, author of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, with a visit to the graveyard itself, in Stoke Poges. Show more
Much of London was destroyed in the Great Fire and again in the Blitz. How did the city respond, and are there lessons for ever-growing cities today? Nicholas Kenyon investigates. Show more
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Becky Milligan profiles the new home secretary, Amber Rudd. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Farrah Jarral chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Rob explains things from his point of view, and Tom is alert to the tiniest details. Show more
Isy Suttie with up and coming comedy circuit sketch groups: Frisky & Mannish, Thünderbards and Lazy Susan. From 2015. Show more
By Morven Crumlish. Two women meet up prior to a university reunion in a funny story about women's friendships, nostalgia and life not turning out as planned. Read by Polly Frame. Show more
Do one in four Britons have Irish heritage? More or Less tries to estimate the number of Britons who are actually entitled to dual nationality with Ireland. Show more
Last Word
Joao Havelange, Sonia Rykiel, Gene Wilder, Toots Thielemans
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on FIFA President Joao Havelange, fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, actor Gene Wilder, jazz musician Toots Thielemans. Show more
Money Box
Dire time for savers with more rate cuts
30 minutes
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Dire time for savers. Some accounts pay just 0.01%. Who's to blame when a self managed pension goes wrong? Tax sting in the tail for some people with managed service companies. Show more
Amanda Mealing makes an appeal on behalf of Breast Cancer Care. Show more
In Business
Has 3D printing lived up to the hype?
30 minutes
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Peter Day asks whether 3D printing has lived up to the hype and revolutionised the way things are made. Show more
As MPs return to Westminster after the summer break, Mark D'Arcy and guests discuss the political week ahead, and the latest developments over Brexit. Show more
Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film. Antonia Quirke meets London Voices, a choir that supplies voices for the soundtracks of cinematic blockbusters. Show more
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson examines the impact of climate change and the future of our planet. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The extraordinary journey of refugee Yusra Mardini, who fled war-torn Syria, travelled through Europe to Germany, and there joined the refugee Olympic team to compete in Rio. Show more
The sound of the church bells at All Saints Parish Church, Writtle in Essex. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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