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Bells on Sunday
The church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster in Somerset.
2 minutes
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Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster in Somerset. Show more
The former worker making history, Timandra Harkness profiles the tenacious Christian Smalls, President of The Amazon Labor Union. Show more
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Mark Tully considers the eternal human conflict between our reason and our desires and asks how we might achieve the right balance between the two. Show more
Brett Westwood explores a group of plants that have entered our culture through food, medicine, drugs and love. From 2015 Show more
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Sunday
Sikh scripture rescue, Patriarch Kirill profile, Muslim footballers during Ramadan
44 minutes
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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week Show more
Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rainforest Foundation UK. Show more
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A Passion for Hospitality: What you didn’t do for the least of these you didn’t do for me. On Palm Sunday, Andy Johnston, leads a service from Kings Community Church, Southampton. Show more
A Point of View
A View From Russia: All I Have To Say
9 minutes
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The everyday repression of life in Russia, as experienced by an anonymous dissident playwright. The essay is translated and read by Sasha Dugdale. Show more
Kate Humble presents the curlew. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Alice makes a monumental decision and plans are afoot at Brookfield Show more
Kirsty Wark and guests recall the 1990s decade-long libel case between restaurant chain McDonald’s and two Greenpeace campaigners. Show more
A series of personal reflections on the theme of hospitality, inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion. Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Alan Davies, Lucy Porter, Holly Walsh, and Tony Hawks talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The Food Programme
Ukraine: The Food Dimension Part 2
28 minutes
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Dan Saladino speaks to food suppliers and farmers in Ukraine about the impact of war. 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 between strangers on the increasing cost of living; of the cost of heating a home; and the pros and cons windfarms. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT from the Archive: 75th Celebration
42 minutes
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Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
1922: The Birth of Now
Bertolt Brecht's play Drums in the Night
14 minutes
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Drums in the Night, first produced in 1922, introduced a new idea to theatre - alienation - that you should not identify with the characters onstage. It's important in drama now. Show more
Musical drama about a group of newly-built robots who have saved the world and must now learn how to survive, while coming to terms with emotion and free will. Show more
Chris Power on new novels by Lucy Caldwell and Louise Kennedy set in historic Belfast.; the new face of fictional "spinsters"; and the plight of dissident Russian writers today. Show more
Guide Books
The Body with Sinéad Gleeson and Sarah Perry
28 minutes
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Damian Barr is joined by Sinéad Gleeson and Sarah Perry to discuss fiction, poetry and memoir that might help us better understand our relationship with our bodies. Show more
On the 40th anniversary of the war, Mike Wooldridge reports from the Falklands on the extraordinary economic and social transformation of these remote South Atlantic islands. Show more
The former worker making history, Timandra Harkness profiles the tenacious Christian Smalls, President of The Amazon Labor Union. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
10/04/2022 Tight Race Expected In French Elections
15 minutes
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Close contest between President Macron and Marine Le Pen is expected in first round.
The best of BBC Radio this week, presented by Kofi Smiles. Show more
Ruth puts her foot down while Ben fishes for information Show more
Britain's first and only punk dentist’s fave comedy moments. Jan Ravens and John Bird in post-apocalyptic sketches. From 2016. Show more
An original short story for radio, by writer and performance poet Malaika Kegode. Show more
A member of the BBC’s Executive board Rhodri Talfan Davies explains what the Corporation’s Annual Plan will mean for listeners, and Simon Mayo talks about leaving the BBC. Show more
Last Word
Derek Mack (pictured), June Brown, Doris Derby, Dave Sales
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on rocket engineer Derek Mack, actor June Brown, civil rights campaigner Doris Derby and fisherman Dave Sales. Show more
Money Box
"A special place in hell for crypto fraudsters"
26 minutes
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The boss of Kraken crypto platform slams fraudsters. What to do if you get billed for £30,000 council tax arrears. And agents taking a bite from Working From Home allowances. Show more
Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rainforest Foundation UK. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores how the mechanics of the digital environment allow misinformation to swamp digital platforms and impact on users of all ages. Show more
Lewis Goodall's discusses the Chancellor's future and the French election with Conservative Matt Warman, Labour's Stephen Kinnock and journalists Sebastian Payne and Kate Andrews. Show more
Loose Ends
Chris Tarrant, Luke Wright, Lou Sanders, Chloe Duckworth, Mykki Blanco, Father John Misty, George Egg, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Chris Tarrant, Luke Wright, Lou Sanders, Chloe Duckworth, Mykki Blanco and Father John Misty. Show more
Mark Tully considers the eternal human conflict between our reason and our desires and asks how we might achieve the right balance between the two. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Underclass: Laurie Taylor explores the rise and fall of a vexed concept. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster in Somerset.
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster in Somerset. Show more
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