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Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool Show more
Becky Milligan explores how a teacher from the Sydney suburbs came to lead England into the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent remarks about the problem of hunger in the UK, Mark Tully considers social and personal attitudes towards poverty. Show more
Entomologist and farmer Sally-Ann Spence has dedicated her life to the study of dung beetles. She's restored chalk downland in Wiltshire to create the perfect habitat for insects. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. Show more
Trombonist Carol Jarvis, who had lymphoma, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Lymphoma Action Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
For over a thousand years All Souls’ Day has been set aside for the Church to care about the souls of the ‘departed’. From the Chapel of Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Show more
David Goodhart argues it's time to look again at our tradition of residential universities. Show more
Writer Paul Evans disturbs a barn owl in an abandoned house on the marsh which is still haunted by the events of the past. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Luke Jones sits in for Paddy O'Connell.
The Grundys attempt to complete Joe’s legacy and Alice hatches a plan. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Russell T Davies, screenwriter
46 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Russell T Davies shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want to take to if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
John Lloyd and Bridget Christie welcome Andrew Maxwell, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris and Celia Imrie. From 2019. Show more
The Food Programme
Smoke and Celebration: Exploring Bonfire Night food traditions
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Sheila Dillon joins a team of cooks, to explore regional and personal Bonfire Night favourites - and consider why autumn is such a special time of year for ingredients and eating. Show more
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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
In the second programme, Isabel Hilton considers how Xi Jinping's Communist Party goes about shaping how people outside China think of the country and the media strategy involved. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Calne, Wiltshire. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Children, Parents and Grand-parents
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The Sunday Omnibus edition with conversations spanning the generations presented Fi Glover. Show more
A murderer is dumping bodies around Shanghai on a weekly basis. But Chen’s assigned to another case. Stars Jamie Zubairi. Show more
Bookclub
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bridget Jones is an iconic character in modern fiction. Helen Fielding talks about the first novel featuring Bridget with James Naughtie and a group of readers Show more
Vicki Feaver delves into the listener poetry requests and shares her favourites with Roger McGough. Her choices include work by William Wordsworth, Sylvia Plath and Stevie Smith. Show more
Follow men’s rights activist Phillip Tanzer on a guided tour of the online community fighting feminism. Show more
Becky Milligan explores how a teacher from the Sydney suburbs came to lead England into the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
03/11/2019 Billions pledged ahead of election
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Labour and the Tories set out billions of pounds in spending commitments ahead of next month's election.
Broadcaster John Waite makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Clarrie struggles with her grief and Johnny spots an opportunity Show more
A tale of love, loss, laughter and technology - charting the first year of Gary Slaymaker and Debra Humphries's social media-based romance, and the loss of Debra’s 17-year-old son. Show more
Recent retiree Maurice has the tracksuit bottoms and the running shoes. Now he just needs to get off the couch. Show more
The head of BBC news output discusses audience comments ahead of the Election, and the presenter of the Radio 4 series The Corrections faces up to some critical questions. Show more
Last Word
Charles Jencks, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Irene Shubik, Raymond Leppard
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Matthew Bannister on architectural historian Charles Jencks, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, TV producer Irene Shubik and conductor Raymond Leppard. Show more
Money Box
Opposite-sex civil partnerships become law
27 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The finances of opposite-sex civil partnerships, a claims management company charging some clients years after they thought the claims were closed and mortgage prisoners. Show more
Trombonist Carol Jarvis, who had lymphoma, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Lymphoma Action Show more
Analysis
State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The EU’s state aid rules regulate how much money government can give to businesses and industry. Does Brexit give Britain the chance to take back control of its industrial policy? Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts election campaign chat with Conservative Tobias Ellwood, Labour's Thangam Debbonaire, Professor of Politics Rosie Campbell and journalist Kevin Schofield Show more
Rebecca O'Brien on The Conversation Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the quiz that covers music in all its varieties, with competitors this week from the north-west of England and the West Midlands Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Immortality: Laurie Taylor explores the quest for life without end, from Russian utopians to American tech giants. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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