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Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire. Show more

Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed. Show more

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Llewelyn Morgan considers how seemingly inanimate fragments of history are capable of evoking the most vivid lives.
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It's harvest time at Dartmoor Estate Tea. Rachel Lovell helps pick one of Britain's unlikeliest crops. Show more

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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more

Journalist Thomas Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal. Show more

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Exploring the inspiration of listening with writer Anna Magnusson and poet Pádraig Ó Tuama.
During this strange summer Pádraig and Anna find solace in time spent listening deeply. Show more

John Gray argues that western liberals are rejecting tolerance in favour of enforcing what they believe is the truth. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell

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An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the song thrush with Sir David Attenborough and David Rothenberg Show more

Kirsty Wark brings together management, workers and union leaders from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland. Show more

Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the Rose-ringed Parakeet became a British bird. Show more

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A visit to Glasgow for old-timers Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks with locals Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon and an expert panel discuss UK food policies in light of the pandemic, the school meals U-turn, the obesity strategy - and most recently, the National Food Strategy. Show more

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Steve Punt investigates the unsolved murder of major Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, shot dead in 1922. Steve peers into Taylor's shady past for clues to the case. Show more

Kathy Clugston chairs this week's horticultural panel show. Show more

A radiophonic art exhibition in which 30 of the world's most creative minds choose a work from New York's MoMA. Ep 26 Stanley Tucci on Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod. Show more

Charity has escaped austere post-war England and is on holiday in the South of France. But an act of kindness towards a lonely young boy finds her embroiled in a deadly plot. Show more

In a special edition of Open Book, Sara Collins speaks to author and academic Sarah Moss about history, holidays and her latest novel Summerwater. Show more

Alan Mumby, Chairman of Far Welter’d, the East Lincolnshire Dialect Society, explores poetry with dialect at its core written and spoken in his native county. Show more

Political allies for decades now Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond are at odds. Why? Dani Garavelli investigates. Show more

Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed. Show more

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They say children are more at risk of harm from not returning to school than from virus. New protest in Minsk, despite a ban. Irish EU commissioner "sorry" for attending function.

The best of BBC Radio this week with Johny Pitts. Show more

As Kennedy and Heawood further their investigation, they start to doubt Henry Akeley’s sanity. Starring Jana Carpenter. Show more

Dad tries to fight off an unwanted invasion, while Granny turns to smuggling. With Elizabeth Bennett and Paul Copley. From 2016. Show more

As the current Baron relaxes on his flight south, he recalls some of his famous ancestor’s unlikely journeys.
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The Controller of Radio 4, Mohit Bakaya, answers listeners’ questions about The Archers, Desert Island Discs, Woman’s Hour, coronavirus coverage and his plans for the future. Show more

Matthew Bannister on guitarist Julian Bream, campaigner Elizabeth Ward, publisher Chris Graham-Bell, anarchist Stuart Christie. Show more

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and feelings. In this episode, can Maggie overcome her guilty feelings about money? Show more

Journalist Thomas Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal. Show more

Companies are wading into the conversation on racial inequality, but what happens when the noise dies down? Show more

Alex Forsyth hosts political chat with Conservative MP Claire Coutinho, Labour's Jonathan Reynolds, Polly Mackenzie from Demos and Katy Balls, deputy editor of The Spectator. Show more

Earl Cameron and The Pool Of London. Presented by Francine Stock. Show more

Llewelyn Morgan considers how seemingly inanimate fragments of history are capable of evoking the most vivid lives.
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Skateboarding and parkour: Laurie Taylor explores lifestyle sports in the hyper regulated city. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire. Show more

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