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Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. Show more

It’s taken her four years, but dealmaker Amanda Staveley has finally brought the Saudis to Newcastle. Show more

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Death is a subject we are naturally reluctant to discuss. Is it simply morbid to do so? Mark Tully asks if a sense of mortality can be a force for life. With Baroness Neuberger. Show more

Viscount Newport has a 100 Year Plan. Charlotte Smith visits the Bradford Estates in Shropshire at harvest time. Show more

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A look at the religious and ethical issues of the week with Edward Stourton. Show more

Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Amos Trust. Show more

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

'Drop, Drop Slow Tears' - Lament and longing in environmental crisis as COP 26 begins. Readings, poems and prayers by Manchester poet Rachel Mann and music by Kantos Chamber Choir Show more

Will Self explores our addiction to cars in the run-up to COP26. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell

There’s a shock for Ruth and an unexpected visitor causes disruption. Show more

Peter Schmeichel, footballer, shares the eight discs, book and luxury item he would want with him if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Michael reveals how standing up on your feet for a few minutes per hour could have surprisingly big effects on your blood sugar, metabolism, your mood and even your bones. Show more

John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Evelyn Mok, historian Dr Alun Withey and screenwriter Allan Scott. From 2021. Show more

Where do new varieties of fruit and veg come from? Who invents them? Why do we need them? Show more

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

Four conversations about Halloween, endometriosis, noise from cars and private planes, and spiking women’s drinks. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. Show more

Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through the stories of ten very different homes. Today, the story of Hillside Cottage in St Mawes, Cornwall. Show more

Sylvia Townsend Warner's wondrous novel about a woman who finally finds fulfilment in her life when she takes up witchcraft. Show more

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts host a special programme on literary friendships with Andrew O'Hagan, Ayisha Malik and Emma Jane Unsworth. Recorded at London Literature Festival 2021 Show more

What's the line of poetry that will live in your head forever? The writer Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind people's most treasured poems. Show more

What happens when an elderly person without full capacity is married for financial gain? File on 4 investigates so called 'predatory marriages' and asks if the law needs to change. Show more

It’s taken her four years, but dealmaker Amanda Staveley has finally brought the Saudis to Newcastle. Show more

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

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Boris Johnson has warned that world leaders at the G20 summit in Rome have not done enough to tackle climate change, as the crucial COP26 conference gets under way in Glasgow.

Pat Nevin chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more

Kenton braces himself for disappointment and Lilian puts her plan into action. Show more

Stephen Mangan asks his guest Shaparak Khorsandi to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box. From 2021. Show more

Adrian Scarborough kicks off a new story series set in what might seem like an everyday Essex village, but is anything but. Today: in The Board, chess fever grips the villagers. Show more

Is the end of the pandemic in sight? The BBC's health editor, Hugh Pym, answers listeners' questions. Show more

Matthew Bannister on conductor Bernard Haitink, soldier Victor Gregg, animator Ruthie Tompson and piper Paddy Moloney. Show more

How much should the state pension rise by? Big energy price hikes for customers in Northern Ireland. And how your financial details may be on sale on the open web. Show more

Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Amos Trust. Show more

Sonia Sodha explores the concept of “parental alienation” and asks how a contested psychological theory has become more common in the family courts. Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined by former Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick; Labour frontbencher Steve Reed; and the Greens' deputy leader, Amelia Womack; plus Sebastian Payne from the FT. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Why does my heart not ache after exercise? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate why heart muscle cells are so special. From 2021. Show more

Death is a subject we are naturally reluctant to discuss. Is it simply morbid to do so? Mark Tully asks if a sense of mortality can be a force for life. With Baroness Neuberger. Show more

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Covid: Laurie Taylor explores the financial impact of the coronavirus and asks if it represents an opportunity, as well as a crisis. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. Show more

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