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Theologian Dr Paula Gooder reflects on how the story of the Last Supper has particular poignancy in the pandemic. Show more

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John McCarthy is joined by writer Salley Vickers and reflects on the centrality of love in our lives, considering the 'love chapter' from the Bible - I Corinthians 13. Show more

Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with the beautiful song and folklore of the blackbird. From 2017 Show more

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Ed Stourton looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more

Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund, a way of giving to all the weekly Radio 4 Appeals. Show more

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A Service for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, led by Rev Cheryl Meban and Helen Warnock. Show more

Sarah Dunant imagines how conversation will be - once we’re finally able to talk to each other again face to face. Show more

Actress Greta Scacchi compares the birds she once knew in Australia with those who now visit her London home, especially the goldfinch which makes her very happy. Show more

News with Paddy O'Connell including historian Lord Hennessy's assessment of the Covid year. Reviewing the news - Dane Baptiste, Iain Dale and Kate Hardcastle. Show more

One resident finds themselves in a terrifying situation and Susan has concerns. Show more

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the magpie with Eleanor Matthews, Sir David Attenborough and Rachel Unthank. Show more

Dame Louise Casey, crossbench peer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Dr Sharon Thompson tells the story of the struggle to win Victorian married women a crucial freedom. Julie Arnold finds out how this shaped the result of her recent divorce case. Show more

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Nish Kumar hosts a special episode of Just a Minute joining him on the panel is Lucy Porter, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Gyles Brandreth. Show more

Jaega Wise hears how despite barely changing over hundreds of years, oak barrels continue to be used in their millions by drinks makers worldwide. Show more

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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.

Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today as we adjust to the 'new normal' and preserve it for future generations. Presented by Fi Glover. Show more

Kathy Clugston chairs the gardening Q&A with a panel of experts. Show more

Four hundred years ago, Robert Burton wrote an epic attempt to understand the universal experience of melancholy. What can it teach us today? Show more

What is Fleet Street barber Sweeney Todd’s secret? Why do his customers keep disappearing? What’s the link with Mrs Lovett’s pie-shop? And a string of valuable pearls? Show more

Elizabeth Day talks to Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen about his novel The Committed, a spy thriller that takes on themes of colonialism and ideology in 1980s Paris. Show more

The poet Raymond Antrobus explores the art of translating sound for the eye, looking at the poetic possibilities of closed captions. Show more

The Chinese government has embarked on a new global strategy of promoting disinformation on issues such as Covid-19 and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Show more

The US lawyer seeking a murder conviction for the death of George Floyd. Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was filmed pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck before he died. Show more

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Cressida Dick under fire for her force's response to Sarah Everard vigil

Raees Khan chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Anne-Marie Duff continues Cynan Jones' timely series set in the very near future. Today: the wife of police marksman John Branner writes to him... for the last time. Show more

Comedian Patrick Kielty shares his Northern Ireland experiences with the rest of the UK as he sends a love letter from his hometown of Dundrum, near the land border with the EU. Show more

The groom-to-be reveals the identity of a secret wedding guest during a stag and hen do at a rundown seaside hotel. By Bethan Roberts. Read by Alexandria Riley. Show more

Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond talks about the difficulties encountered in covering the extraordinary interview given by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Oprah Winfrey. Show more

Matthew Bannister on actor Nicola Pagett, “little mester” Stan Shaw, physicist Professor John Mallard and recording engineer Rupert Neve. Show more

House-builders are using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of fixing faults, plus mortgage “prisoners” trapped on high interest rates, and buying safely on Instagram. Show more

Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund, a way of giving to all the weekly Radio 4 Appeals. Show more

With its low-wage economy, Wakefield is the kind of place the government has promised to help level up. But what kind of help do people there most need? Anand Menon asks them. Show more

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme with guests Tobias Ellwood MP, Fleur Anderson MP, Baroness Gisela Stuart and Columnist Paul Waugh.
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Mark Jenkin takes us on a scouting trip for his new film, Enys Men, going deep into an abandoned mine in Cornwall. With Antonia Quirke Show more

John McCarthy is joined by writer Salley Vickers and reflects on the centrality of love in our lives, considering the 'love chapter' from the Bible - I Corinthians 13. Show more

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Matthew Syed examines anthropologist Colin Turnbull’s claims that he discovered "the most selfish people on earth". From 2021. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from St Andrew's, Nether Wallop, Hampshire Show more

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