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Bells on Sunday
St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in London.
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in London. Show more
The chancellor, Surrey-based entrepreneur and protege of David Cameron. He served as Foreign and Health Secretary while twice challenging for the Conservative Party leadership. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Something Understood
In the Fullness of Time & At the End of the Day
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Irma Kurtz considers how clichés can be convenient truisms that keep us linked to our heritage and community, but also potentially dangerous generalisations. Show more
On Your Farm
BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist: Griffiths Eggs
22 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Charlotte Smith is judging the "Farming for the Future" category in this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards. In this programme she visits the first of her three finalists. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Politics and Trust; Sikh Community Kitchens; Poetry and Faith
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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A look at the religious and ethical issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more
Arts presenter John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The first of four programmes marking the centenary of the BBC. Radzi Chinyanganya and Reverend Grace Thomas embark on a pilgrimage up Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England. Show more
Will Self reflects on life as a dog-owner, as his own dog nears the end of his life. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Kathy Hinde on the Common Crane
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Kathy Hinde, an audio-visual artist, recalls an early morning spectacle of dancing common cranes. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Life gets more complicated for Alan and there’s a shock for Alistair. Show more
Rick Rubin, music producer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
When does an adult become vulnerable? Copper turned comic Alfie Moore takes us through a delicate situation involving a worried daughter, an old father and his new girlfriend. Show more
As rising temperatures supercharge the UK wine industry, Jaega Wise finds out what this means for winegrowing at home and abroad, and the mixed blessing climate change presents. Show more
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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world
A new movement and a prophecy. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates. Show more
Kathy Clugston and the team are in Balkeerie, Scotland to answer horticultural questions from the audience. Show more
The story of the so-called crypto-wars, the fight for online privacy between the American government and a bunch of internet renegades known as the cypherpunks. Show more
Using a mash-up of the novels This Slavery and Miss Nobody. Ethel Carnie was the first English working class novelist. She was a mill worker from the age of 11 to 20 years old. Show more
Sarah Hall, Dorthe Nors, Fiona Mozley and Mya-Rose Craig share their literary response to the natural world; from capturing setting in fiction to memoirs inspired by landscape. Show more
Naturalist and writer Chris Yates looks to the skies in deepest Wiltshire in search of the wintering hen harrier. Show more
From the harrowing 999 calls of people waiting for help to the paramedics stretched to breaking point, File on 4 goes on the front line of the ambulance crisis. Show more
The chancellor, Surrey-based entrepreneur and protege of David Cameron. He served as Foreign and Health Secretary while twice challenging for the Conservative Party leadership. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
23/10/2022 Sunak Enters Leadership Race
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Rishi Sunak has formally entered the Conservative leadership contest.
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
It’s an important day for Alice, and Chelsea is paying a visit. Show more
Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn
The Love Language Problem
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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What’s your ‘love language’? Do you envy people? Have you experienced strategic untruths on someone’s dating profile? Marian and Tara have views. Show more
In Land of My Fathers by Roy Apps, Paterson Joseph is the American actor and singer, Paul Robeson, who is in a Welsh Chapel Schoolroom, waiting to give a very special performance. Show more
Andrea Catherwood hears audience views on True Crime on BBC Radio, and puts them to programme makers. And listeners react to that Miriam Margolyes moment on the Today programme. Show more
Last Word
Ian Hamilton KC, Audrey Evans, Parvatiben Solanki, Robbie Coltrane OBE
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Matthew Bannister on lawyer Ian Hamilton KC, paediatric oncologist Audrey Evans, publisher Parvatiben Solanki and actor Robbie Coltrane OBE. Show more
We visit a house built indoors so that scientists can assess energy saving measures. Show more
Arts presenter John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. Show more
How China’s President Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country. Show more
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
Loose Ends
Sara Pascoe, Benedict MacDonald, Dreda Say Mitchell, Elf Lyons, HipHarpCollective, George Riley, Bidisha, Clive Anderson
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Clive Anderson and Bidisha are joined by Sara Pascoe, Benedict MacDonald, Dreda Say Mitchell and Elf Lyons for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Something Understood
In the Fullness of Time & At the End of the Day
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Irma Kurtz considers how clichés can be convenient truisms that keep us linked to our heritage and community, but also potentially dangerous generalisations. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Protests: Laurie Taylor explores their different causes, methods and rates of success, from Occupy to MeToo and Iran. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in London.
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in London. Show more
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BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.