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Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral. Show more
The multi-talented performer, described as ‘the biggest star of TV’, after taking top honours at the BAFTAs for ‘I May Destroy You’, her drama about sexual consent. Show more
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Mark Tully, a grandfather himself, presents a programme celebrating the very particular relationship grandparents have with their grandchildren and their role within the family. Show more
Brett Westwood goes fishing to find out why cultures around the world value the fish with a face that only a mother could love. From 2016 Show more
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Sunday
Climate Change Boat Relay; Faith and Football; Cult Survivor
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton. Show more
Journalist John Authers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Guts UK. Show more
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The Rev Michaela Youngson leads a service on Storytelling - God’s Story, Our Story, Every Story, woven together because God is interested in the smallest detail of our lives. Show more
Bernardine Evaristo argues that it's vital for the country's future that we reject, once and for all, the notion that the arts are a luxury. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the kittiwake. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including the resuscitation of footballer Christian Erikson at the Euros. Reviewing the news: Jane Moore, John Timpson and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt. Show more
Peggy has a confession to make and the Aldridge family face an uphill battle. Show more
Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the long range migrant, the Manx shearwater with Brian Briggs, Miranda Krestovnikoff and Gary Moore. Show more
Yo-Yo Ma, musician, shares the eight discs, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Rory Sutherland explores how marketing plays upon questions of faith and idealism, from Coca-Cola's iconic 'Hilltop' ad to contemporary Islamic branding. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with Dr. Helen Scales, Dr. Erica McAlister and Felicity Ward. From June 2021. Show more
The Food Programme
Eat Your Art Out: How Art Makes Us Eat
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jaega Wise discovers how art makes us eat; from cookbooks to curated menus and campaigns. 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, in partnership with the British Library, to build a unique picture of our lives today. Presented by Fi Glover. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Insipid Leeks and Pest Control Techniques
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Thought Cages
Be Successful or Be Loved: The NHS Dilemma
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Rory Sutherland smashes apart more received wisdom with a look at whether a warm and caring NHS can ever be a truly successful NHS Show more
Sue and Jude are now living together, but their unmarried status makes them perpetual outcasts. And the strains of their situation take a tragic toll on young Juey. Show more
Open Book
Jonathan Lee, Reinvention novels with Natasha Brown and Anna Glendenning, Computer Games & fiction
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Chris Power speaks to Jonathan Lee about his new novel The Great Mistake, the story of Andrew Haswell Green, the so-called "the Father of Greater New York". Show more
Caroline Bird is on a mission to uncover the story behind Victorian poet Michael Field., who was actually two women, Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper. Show more
File on 4 investigates why some recipients of home social care are facing higher costs for lower levels of care during the pandemic. Show more
The multi-talented performer, described as ‘the biggest star of TV’, after taking top honours at the BAFTAs for ‘I May Destroy You’, her drama about sexual consent. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
13/06/2021 G7 to donate one-billion vaccine doses by next year
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The UK is to contribute 100-million of the G7's pledge of one-billion vaccine doses and England has beaten Croatia in their opening game of the Euro 2020
Guvna B chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more
Five new tales to accompany this week's shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award. In 'The Clock Tower' by Nat Segnit, a couple's destiny is shaped by the minute hand.. Show more
Stephen Mangan asks his guest Nigel Planer to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box. From 2021. Show more
A brilliantly funny new short story series by the award-winning author of Love after Love, Ingrid Persaud. Today: superstitions, secrets and barely concealed lies. Show more
More or Less
Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Should we worry about Covid-19 cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe? Show more
Last Word
Lee Evans (pictured), Yuan Longping, Bill McCall, Alix Dobkin
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on sprinter Lee Evans, plant scientist Yuan Longping, union leader Bill McCall, singer Alix Dobkin Show more
Bank of England deputy governor, Sir Jon Cunliffe, on UK plans for a new digital currency. Dealing with problem debt, plus where is the government's cladding fund? Show more
Journalist John Authers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Guts UK. Show more
Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates. Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by former Cabinet minister Damian Green, Labour's Dame Diana Johnson and the diplomat Lord Ricketts, plus PoliticsHome journalist Kate Proctor. Show more
Ousmane Sembene - The Father Of African Film Show more
Mark Tully, a grandfather himself, presents a programme celebrating the very particular relationship grandparents have with their grandchildren and their role within the family. Show more
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Thinking Allowed
The Handshake - Social Interaction
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The handshake & social interaction: Laurie Taylor explores the history & meaning of an everyday, friendly gesture & the impact of Covid on routine Show more
Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral. Show more
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