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Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire Show more

Who is Emerald Fennell - the first British woman to be nominated for a an Oscar for Best Director? Becky Milligan finds out. Show more

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Mark Tully investigates our preoccupation with appearances and asks why fashion is such an important part of the human condition, in a rich mix of literature, music and interview. Show more

An Easter morning celebration exploring the theme of transformation. Led by Arianna Walker and Debbie Harvie from Mercy UK. With uplifting music from ‘Voices Beyond’ gospel choir. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more

Richard Madeley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read Easy UK. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

A celebration of the Eucharist with the Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Message. Show more

Kate Humble presents the curlew. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Producer: Natasha Shallice

It’s judgement day for Kirsty and Emma faces a dilemma Show more

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the enigmatic cuckoo with Sir David Attenborough and Tara Robinson. Show more

Kirsty Wark reunites archaeologists, scientists, a religious leader and a distant relative involved in the search for, identification, and reburial of the last Plantagenet king. Show more

Michael reveals how an early-morning walk could boost your mood, help a better night’s sleep and cut your risk of heart disease. Show more

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

Dan Saladino finds out how Brexit could wreck plans to turn the mussel into a mainstream food. They're good for our health and the environment so why are producers facing ruin? 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 and preserve it for future generations. Presented by Fi Glover. Show more

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening 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

Dedication plays with the idea, for which there's good evidence, that the Earl of Southampton was a cross dressing homosexual, with whom, it is possible, Shakespeare had an affair. Show more

Amor Towles discusses his bestselling novel A Gentleman in Moscow with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more

Clemmie Burton-Hill returns to Classical Fix for a special one-off episode - her first time hosting since a serious brain injury in 2020. Her guest is broadcaster Emma Barnett. Show more

The comedian and award-winning creator of Griefcast, Cariad Lloyd, investigates how the science of Thanatology is changing the way we think about grief. Show more

Who is Emerald Fennell - the first British woman to be nominated for a an Oscar for Best Director? Becky Milligan finds out. Show more

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The Government says a Covid certification scheme in England would be time-limited.

John McCarthy chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

The search for a missing husband leads police inspector Alia Khan to the door of the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more

Mark Steel visits the Essex town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, and performs for the local residents. From 2016. Show more

When a strange entity arrives on a new estate the residents are divided as to what it is and what it means. Show more

The Controller of Radio 3 Alan Davey answers listeners’ questions and talks about the move to Salford, and whether it will affect the sound of the station. Show more

Matthew Bannister on church restorer Bob Davey, actor George Segal, power boat racer Lady Violet Aitken, comedian Tony Hendra. Show more

Women’s finances have been hit by the Covid crisis, but how do we fix it? What might negative interest rates mean for UK consumers? And the psychology behind spending and saving. Show more

Richard Madeley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read Easy UK. Show more

Post-Brexit, the UK is re-branding itself as "Global Britain", but what does that mean? And will a pivot to the Indo-Pacific harm relations with the EU and US? With Chris Morris. Show more

Dr John Wright began recording for the BBC on March 16th, the day of the Prime Minister's first address to the nation on the pandemic: Winifred Robinson presents his audio diaries. Show more

Antonia Quirke looks at the phenomenon of the film 'junket' in the company of a host of stars including Willem Dafoe, Annette Benning, Glen Close and Jeff Bridges. Show more

Mark Tully investigates our preoccupation with appearances and asks why fashion is such an important part of the human condition, in a rich mix of literature, music and interview. Show more

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Matthew Syed hears from a former US memory champion. Can anyone be a mental athlete with brain training? From 2021. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire Show more

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