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Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey. Show more
The billionaire banker whose finance firm has collapsed and who is now at the centre of a lobbying scandal involving ex-Prime Minister, David Cameron. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step on a voyage of discovery. As Socrates believed, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" Show more
Caz Graham takes questions about farming posed by curious Radio 4 listeners, and goes in search of answers. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human
44 minutes
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales)
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales). Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A Service of Morning Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Life of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, recorded in Westminster Abbey. Show more
A Point of View
Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer
9 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Rebecca Stott relives 1970s memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable kitchen device... and believes there's a lesson for today. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the peregrine. Show more
Broadcasting House
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Reflections on the death of Prince Philip; Northern Ireland’s Children’s Commissioner on the recent violence there and a visit to our adopted pub in Bristol preparing to reopen... Show more
Jazzer questions his choices and Kirsty contemplates where to go from here
The ring ouzel features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day, with Bill Oddie, Mark Cocker and David Lindo. Show more
Kirsty Wark brings together some of those who fought to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon rig suffered a catastrophic blowout in 2010. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Eat Some Bacteria
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How making fermented foods part of your daily diet could help weight loss, reduce inflammation and even improve your mental health. Show more
Stephen Fry hosts a special episode of Just a Minute. He challenges guests Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Desiree Burch & Jenny Eclair to talk on a number of subjects for 60 seconds Show more
The Food Programme
The Urban Growing Revolution
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities: from individuals re-purposing outdoor spaces during lockdown, to the urban farms driving our future food security. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Caroline Wyatt looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
The Listening Project
Stories of sibling love and loss
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library, to build a unique picture of our lives today. Presented by Kofi Smiles. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Wedding Favours and Pungent Neighbours
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show. Show more
The New Anatomy of Melancholy
Mirth and merry company
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
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
Hugh Casthorpe is visiting his cousin James in a sanatorium in the mountains, little realising that he is about to be drawn into a sinister and enchanted world of illness and love. Show more
Open Book
Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop as it prepares to reopen and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel, Common Ground. Show more
Inspired by the rock-climbing adventures of the all-female Pinnacle Club, poet Helen Mort imagines what mountains might remember of the women who climb them. Show more
A Western-funded NGO has helped extract more than a million documents from Syria which they say contain evidence of war crimes but the information warfare has now turned on them. Show more
The billionaire banker whose finance firm has collapsed and who is now at the centre of a lobbying scandal involving ex-Prime Minister, David Cameron. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Six O'Clock News
11/04/2021 Queen's "huge void" after Duke's death
15 minutes
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Royal family pay tribute after church services for Duke of Edinburgh
Audrey Brown chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
The body of a young girl washed up on a beach sets police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of a child prostitution ring. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more
Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire and former mill town of Hebden Bridge, putting on a show for the local residents. From 2016. Show more
When Christy finds a bag full of money hidden in the woods she believes her luck has changed Show more
The Rev Richard Coles responds to listeners' questions about Saturday Live. And former Editorial Director of the BBC, Roger Mosey, gives his view on the corporation’s Annual Plan. Show more
Last Word
Doreen Lofthouse OBE, Dr Chris Doake, Barbara Hosking CBE, Bernice Cohen
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on businesswoman Doreen Lofthouse, glaciologist Dr Chris Doake, civil servant Barbara Hosking, investor Bernice Cohen. Show more
Money Box
Why is the state pension so complicated?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Two former pension ministers talk about the intricacies of the state pension system, some Pockit customers are struggling to access funds, and can escrow services help stop fraud? Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales)
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales). Show more
4 Extra Debut. Josie Long presents stories on our experience of time, from a repeated solar eclipse to a life marked out in books. From 2019. Show more
Carolyn Quinn looks ahead to Parliament's tributes to Prince Philip, with Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour's Chris Bryant and Lib Dem Layla Moran. Show more
Antonia visits the set of The Power Show more
Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step on a voyage of discovery. As Socrates believed, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Community & social capital. Laurie Taylor considers the claim that we have moved from an individualistic 'I' society to a more communitarian 'We' society and back again. Show more
Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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