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Bells on Sunday
St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent. Show more
This week David Gauke shook the government he served as a cabinet minister only a few weeks ago, voting to stop Boris Johnson taking the UK out of the EU without a deal. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Rabbi Harvey Belovski reveals the power of uncertainty as the core of a meaningful and emotionally healthy inner world. Show more
JB Gill travels to south Essex to meet a farmer who is passionate about food. George Young thinks more farmers should try milling their own grains to bake bread. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Should you break a promise, Sacred trees, The legacy of Mugabe
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide
3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Bereaved father Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service celebrating the witness of people with disabilities in churches and worshipping communities. Show more
Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Show more
Paddy O'Connell explains what happened this week in parliament, examines the government's plans to plot for a general election and hears about the threats to our native trees. Show more
Peggy's got some exciting news and Emma breaks down. Show more
Twenty years since the organ retention scandal at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, Sue MacGregor reunites parents and hospital staff who were caught up in events. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
Who can resist the tinkling of the ice cream van? Come with Yasmin Khan on a journey around great ice creams of the UK as she finds out what our love of ice cream says about us. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Byron Vincent raises some practical, and moral, questions about social mobility. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel are on the North Riding Coast in Yorkshire. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Sharing Emotions, Time and Work Ethic
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Three conversations on the healing power of talking and laughing, spending time together, and sharing a strong work ethic. Fi Glover presents . Show more
The residents of Ambridge present Chaucer's tales of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex - with a little bit of magic thrown in for good measure. Show more
Open Book
Deborah Levy, therapists in fiction, India's richest literary prize, Lorca's symbolism
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Deborah Levy discusses her bestselling new novel The Man Who Saw Everything, and Rana Dasgupta explains how he hopes a new literary prize will invigorate Indian literary fiction Show more
Museums, mothers and an endangered language provide inspiration in this edition of the globetrotting poetry series. Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores exciting voices around the world. Show more
Journalist and comedian Jordan Dunbar asks if English secondary schools' new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum is good news for pupils, parents and society at large. Show more
This week David Gauke shook the government he served as a cabinet minister only a few weeks ago, voting to stop Boris Johnson taking the UK out of the EU without a deal. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
08/09/2019 Senior government figures reject the charge from Amber Rudd that not enough is being done to secure a Brexit deal
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Senior government figures have rejected the charge from Amber Rudd that not enough is being done to secure a Brexit deal
The best of BBC Radio this week with James Walton. Show more
There is tension at the Parish Council meeting and Freddie's confidence is knocked. Show more
Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Spring 1965. Trisha moves into a new bedsitter. Stars Eleanor Bron. Show more
Stephen Campbell Moore continues Cynan Jones's gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified. Today an executive at the Water Company faces the media. Show more
More or Less
Climate deaths, Austerity, Pet food
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Challenging the idea of six billion deaths due to climate change; why we’ve had ‘austerity’ despite high borrowing; plus do pets consume up to 20 per cent of all meat globally? Show more
Last Word
Robert Mugabe, Alla Verber, Ciaran McKeown, Bill Anderson MBE
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Matthew Bannister on Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, fashion buyer Alla Verber, peace campaigner Ciaran McKeown and Highland sportsman Bill Anderson. Show more
Money Box
Former Extra Energy customer shocked at new £4,000 bill
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The £4,000 Extra Energy bill sent nine months after the firm ceased trading, a government-backed account that pays a 50p bonus for each pound saved and a 14-year-old entrepreneur. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide
3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bereaved father Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide. Show more
Online will account for 50 per cent of retail within a decade - it is described as a consumer-led revolution. How will this change affect retailers? Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts political discussion with Conservative deputy chair Paul Scully, Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds, plus political commentators Ayesha Hazarika and Isabel Hardman. Show more
The Film Programme
The secret life of the stills photographer
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
What exactly does a stills photographer do on a film set? Keith Bernstein, whose CV includes American Sniper and Argo, reveals the secrets of his trade. Show more
Zoë Comyns tells the story of how one man caused ecological disaster when he was inspired by a Shakespeare play to release 100 starlings into the USA. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong answer audience questions on ‘The Good, The Bad & The Queen’. From 2018. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent. Show more
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