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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
St Michael’s Church, Whichford, in South Warwickshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael’s Church, Whichford, in South Warwickshire. Show more
Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Poet Imtiaz Dharker examines the uncontainable release of energy and exhilaration which comes with divine intoxication. Show more
Sarah Swadling meets the brewers showing faith in British hops, creating the first new hop garden in Surrey for many decades. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Queen Emma's Bones; Ruth Hunt; Islamophobia
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Edward Stourton with religious news and current affairs. Show more
Tom Hollander makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
'Love one another'. Worship and reflection from St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast. Show more
Following the death of the distinguished broadcaster and former MP Brian Walden, who presented many programmes for Radio 4, this is one of his last talks for A Point of View. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Samuel West on the red-eyed vireo
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest moments as a birdwatcher, spotting a rarely seen red-eyed vireo on the Isles of Scilly. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Will has an uninvited guest and it all gets too much for Freddie Show more
Pat McGrath, make-up artist, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury she would want with her if cast away to a desert island. Presented by Lauren Laverne. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Gyles Brandreth, Kerry Godliman, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
The Food Programme
Stranded! How to eat on a desert island.
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino arrives on a beach for a Robinson Crusoe experience. Will he be able to survive on wild food? Cook Gill Meller and foragers John Wright and Monica Wilde offer advice. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Surfing boosts Saltburn as Worthing bops to surf music. A middle-aged son reflects on his father's death, Yorkshire identities are on display at football and a spiritual journey. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston and the team are in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Show more
The Listening Project
The Sunday Omnibus - Art, Sexuality and Faith
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The omnibus edition of three conversations about art, sexuality and faith. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Joseph Vadassy is on holiday at a hotel on the Riviera when he is arrested on suspicion of spying. To prove his innocence, he must identify the real spy among the hotel guests. Show more
Open Book
Ben Smith and Julia Blackburn on Doggerland; Ghana's literary scene; Rosie Price
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Writers Ben Smith and Julia Blackburn discuss their books about Doggerland and consider why the now submerged area can tell us about our own climate's destiny. Show more
The guest curator is Fleur Adcock, and her choices include To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence by James Elroy Flecker, Old Man by Edward Thomas and Fleur’s own poem A Visiting Angel. Show more
Were the controversial marketing tactics used by pharmaceutical companies to sell opioids in the US also used to fuel the market here? Show more
Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
19/05/2019 Jeremy Corbyn dismisses PM's 'bold new offer'
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jeremy Corbyn dismisses PM's 'bold new offer'. Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson says allegations he spied for Czechoslovakia are false and defamatory.
Broadcaster Stuart Maconie makes his pick of the best of this week's BBC Radio. Show more
Elizabeth faces a blast from the past and Freddie makes plans for the future Show more
Phil Wang focuses on the British Empire - was British colonialism one big crime? Phil’s Dad has his own take. From 2019. Show more
The reappearance of a long lost friend at a Charleston class triggers memories of rainbow-striped legwarmers and a secret desire. By Bethan Roberts. Show more
More or Less
Heart deaths, organised crime and gender data gaps
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Are more people dying from cardio-vascular disease? How many people are involved in organised crime? Plus - why we need more economic data on women. Show more
Last Word
Doris Day, Brian Walden, Dorothy Rowe, Lorraine Warren
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Julian Worricker on actress and singer Doris Day, broadcaster and interviewer Brian Walden, psychologist Dorothy Rowe and paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren. Show more
What to do if you're being pursued for a debt that isn't yours. Plus a new financial abuse advice service, working a four-day week and the latest on Metro Bank. Show more
Tom Hollander makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia. Show more
In Business
Light Bulb Moments and How To Have Them
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Adam Shaw asks; how do we create innovative environments to boost our chances of coming up with great ideas? Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by the Conservative Vicky Ford, Labour frontbencher Jack Dromey and Sarah Wollaston from Change UK, to discuss all the latest developments at Westminster. Show more
Director Brian Welsh discusses Beats, his acclaimed drama set in the 90s rave scene Show more
Journey of a Lifetime
2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Rhiannon Adam visits one of the remotest communities on earth. In this personal account of the isle of the Bounty, she explores the romance and the reality. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thinking Allowed
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Walter Benjamin - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme on the work and influence of this pioneering German intellectual and theorist. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Michael’s Church, Whichford, in South Warwickshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael’s Church, Whichford, in South Warwickshire. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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