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Bells on Sunday
The church of Holy Trinity, Skipton in North Yorkshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Holy Trinity, Skipton in North Yorkshire. Show more
The British sprint cyclist making sporting history, against the odds. After illness and injury, the 36 year-old has equalled the record for the most Tour de France stage wins. Show more
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Thinking about what it means to be grown up, journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik finds his thoughts turning to the question of what we can still carry with us from childhood and youth. Show more
Richard Baynes meets the people putting their energy into clear-felled forestry land to create productive woodland crofts at Tignabruaich on the Cowal peninsula in Scotland. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Women at Hajj; Football and Racism and Universal Credit
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more
Broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Feed the Minds. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Bishop June Osborne preaches in a service from St Peter's Senghenydd exploring rebirth and renewal after trauma. Show more
Sara Wheeler sings the praises of the indoor municipal pool and explains why she, for one, prefers to do her lengths between four walls. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Will Young on the Woodland Kingfisher
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Singer Will Young on the woodland kingfisher. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell, including a look ahead to the easing of Covid rules in England. Reviewing the news are Alexei Sayle, Rachel Johnson and Sathnam Sanghera. Show more
The nerves set in for Ben and the truth comes out for Helen. Show more
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the goldcrest with Chris Watson, Chris Baines and Rosa Gleave. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, athlete
35 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic gold medal winner, 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
Rory Sutherland explores how a three-word slogan transformed a mundane sports good into an entire lifestyle philosophy, and generated a marketer's most sought-after quality: cool. Show more
Radio 4's antidote to panel games comes to you today from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House but with a virtual audience drawn exclusively from the North of England. Show more
The Food Programme
Plate of the Nation: Second Serving
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sheila Dillon speaks to Henry Dimbleby about the final part of the National Food Strategy – the government-commissioned plan for transforming the UK’s food system. Show more
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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Fi Glover captures the nation in conversation about the nation itself, about being British, remaining British and the 'so-called' best and worst places to live in Britain. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Hostas and Heucheras
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Kathy Clugston and her panel of experts answer gardening questions. Show more
Nature writer Conor Jameson reflects on the impact of Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring, and the resonance that her work still has today. Show more
An 18th century comic romp through a handsome young man's misadventures on the road. In Shaun McKenna's remixed version, the Fielding narrative is influenced by Mrs Fielding. Show more
Open Book
Miranda Cowley Heller and Summer reading round up
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Chris Power speaks to Miranda Cowley Heller, a former HBO executive turned novelist, about her debut, The Paper Palace and rounds up the best Summer reads. Show more
The award-winning singer Arlo Parks selects poems requested by listeners, with Roger McGough. Show more
The inside story of a cyber extortion attack by Russian hackers that plunged a group of UK schools into a crisis. Will they pay the multi-million pound ransom, or lose their data? Show more
The British sprint cyclist making sporting history, against the odds. After illness and injury, the 36 year-old has equalled the record for the most Tour de France stage wins. Show more
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The Prime Minister and Chancellor have made a U-turn and announced they will now self-isolate. Show more
Sean Cooney chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more
A chance encounter leads Dee to memories she’d rather forget. Linda Robson performs Jenny Eclair’s comic monologue. From 2020. Show more
After coming out as almost bang in the centre of an online political compass test, Alun wants to know what being a 'centrist dad' actually means. Show more
In a special commission from Graeme Macrae Burnet, a schoolboy's passion for music sets him on a collision course with his father. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing. Show more
How impartial should sports commentators be during home nation games? Some listeners think they are too biased, Roger Mosey, the former director of BBC Sport, gives his views. Show more
Last Word
Jehan Sadat (pictured), Michael Horovitz, Richard Ernst, Dilip Kumar
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Matthew Bannister on Egypt’s First Lady Jehan Sadat, poet Michael Horovitz, chemist Richard Ernst, actor Dilip Kumar. Show more
More than 20,000 bereaved families can now claim financial support once restricted to married couples. Show more
Broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Feed the Minds. Show more
What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development? Show more
Ben Wright is joined by Conservative MP Bim Afolami, Labour frontbencher Lucy Powell, and journalists Kate Andrews from the Spectator, plus the Guardian's Jessica Elgot. Show more
Director Carol Morley on Muriel Box, Britain's most prolific female director and arguably most neglected. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
Thinking about what it means to be grown up, journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik finds his thoughts turning to the question of what we can still carry with us from childhood and youth. Show more
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Matthew Syed explores how a maverick mother from Massachusetts and a wave of pioneering programme makers revolutionised kids’ TV, and what they reveal about the developing mind. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The church of Holy Trinity, Skipton in North Yorkshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Holy Trinity, Skipton in North Yorkshire. Show more
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