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Bells on Sunday
The church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside Show more
The Ukrainian comedian turned president facing the threat of Russian invasion. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry
Anna Louise Claydon visits Chiddinglye in West Sussex, a farming estate with a history which stretches back over a thousand years. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Painting icons, Bloody Sunday, and religion in the Metaverse
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
William Crawley explores the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more
Science, natural history and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Self Help Africa. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service for Chinese New Year from the Manchester Chinese Christian Church - reflecting on what the Chinese New Year means to members of the Christian Community in Manchester. Show more
As she leaves academia, Rebecca Stott says an audit culture is stifling universities. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the golden plover. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
It’s the end of the road for David and there’s an unexpected guest at Brookfield. Show more
Lyse Doucet, journalist, 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
Get rid of clutter, save the planet Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Alan Davies, Lucy Porter, Lou Sanders and Justin Edwards talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The Food Programme
Wassail! Wassail! A celebration of cider, orchards and song
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino goes in search of the history, meaning and spirit of wassails and cider. In Somerset he takes part in a village wassail sung door to door and one sung in an orchard. Show more
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Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Fi Glover presents three conversations on the highs and lows of being a nurse in pandemic times; Down’s syndrome and the desire to live independently; and managing birth families. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Trees with Knees
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Gardening programme featuring a group of green-fingered experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. Show more
Bollywood actress Priya Capoor arrives at the showroom to promote a new range of TVs. But when her diamond ring goes missing, the suspicion falls on Sapna. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
Vladimir Nabokov’s postmodern masterpiece about a poet, a poem, a regal commentator and a would-be assassin, dramatised by Oliver Emanuel. Show more
Open Book
Gary Shteyngart's tragicomedy set in lockdown; A new collection exploring South Asian identity
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Johny Pitts talks to Gary Shteyngart about writing his latest novel Our Country Friends during the pandemic. Show more
Claudine Toutoungi chats to Roger about the poetry she has chosen for the programme, including work by Roger Robinson, Kei Miller and Edward Lear. Show more
Record ambulance delays are leaving patients waiting hours for care. Many wait outside the hospitals but some are dying at home waiting for help to arrive. Show more
The Ukrainian comedian turned president facing the threat of Russian invasion. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
30/01/2022 Rafael Nadal becomes most successful men's tennis player
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
He makes history coming from two sets down to clinch Australian Open final
Guvna B makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Kate heads down the wrong path and Brian argues his point.
Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn
The Surprise Party Problem
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Marian and Tara tackle awkward in-laws, unrequited love and a surprise party, swipe fatigue, ageing parents and much more. Show more
With the lead actress still missing and rewrites piling up, Diarmuid can’t help but think about how he ended up in this predicament. Written by Séamas O'Reilly. Show more
More or Less
Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Inflation and low income households, the true number of Covid deaths, and is the five second food rule based on data? Show more
Last Word
Meat Loaf (pictured), André Leon Talley, Jana Bennett, Kristin Baybars
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on singer Meat Loaf, fashion editor André Leon Talley, BBC executive Jana Bennett, toymaker Kristin Baybars. Show more
The difference between real heir hunters and scammers. Show more
Science, natural history and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Self Help Africa. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about finding tenderness. Conversations with cats and a memory of old, lost love. Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by government minister Conor Burns, Labour peer Jenny Chapman and former senior civil servant Caroline Slocock - plus political journalist Jason Groves. Show more
The media fills our minds with vivid images of rare events from plane crashes to terrorist attacks., so how can stop the news from distorting our understanding of the world. Show more
Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry
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Extremism: Laurie Taylor hears about undercover research with the far right, Islamists & anti feminists. Also, why do some people side-switch, from one extreme ideology to another? Show more
Bells on Sunday
The church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside Show more
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