The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The bells of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension. American author Sandra Newman explains why, while most of us would like to be cool, it is best not to try too hard. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Drawing on the words of explorer Eric Shipton, British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration. Show more
Helen Mark visits a farm in County Armagh which is diversifying from rare breeds in to farmyard stars of film and television. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Canon Andrew White, Women Bishops, spiritual music
45 minutes
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Canon Andrew White, the vicar of Baghdad, talks to Edward Stourton about the plight of Christians in Iraq, the vote for women bishops looms, and there is spiritual music from Fes. Show more
Sophie Winkelman presents an appeal for Cure International UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Beverley Humphreys explores the transforming power of the voice in a service from St David's Uniting Church, Pontypridd, with music from the BBC National Chorus of Wales. Show more
A Point of View
If You Haven't Got Anything Nice to Say...
10 minutes
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AL Kennedy argues that our obsession with gossip is affecting our public discourse and corrupting its content. Show more
The Lesser Whitethroat-Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound Show more
Paddy asks if Iraq can remain a united country, and reviewing the Sunday papers: tennis champion Virginia Wade, philosopher AC Grayling and political commentator Steve Richards. Show more
Test Match Special
Test Match Special. England v Sri Lanka. The Second Test from Headingley
8 hours
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Commentary on the third day of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka, from Headingley, with Jonathan Agnew, Roshan Abeysinghe, Geoff Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Test Match Special
Test Match Special. England v Sri Lanka. The Second Test from Headingley
8 hours
on BBC Radio 4 LWCommentary on the third day of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka, from Headingley, with Jonathan Agnew, Roshan Abeysinghe, Geoff Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann. Show more
Elizabeth wakes up to festival life, and Dan's doing well at Sandhurst. Show more
In an open letter to his junk mail-addicted local curry house, Tom takes issue with the world of marketing. From May 2012. Show more
In a dacha beyond Moscow, an Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. Read by Jane Whittenshaw. From June 2014. Show more
Why has Radio 2 cut its live through-the-night programming? Controller Bob Shennan talks cutbacks. And was the UKIP coverage all too much? Show more
Last Word
Gerry Goffin, Freydis Sharland, Alexander Shulgin, Francis Matthews
28 minutes
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Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers songwriter Gerry Goffin, pilot Freydis Sharland, chemist Alexander Shulgin and actor Francis Matthews. Show more
Money Box
Debt mismanagement; £4m fine for mis-selling investments; will your insurer pay out during a national emergency?
30 minutes
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More than £7m has gone missing from a debt management company now in administration. A £4m fine for mis-selling complex investments; a national emergency may negate your insurance. Show more
Sophie Winkelman presents an appeal for Cure International UK. Show more
Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships? Sexual harassment is in the news, laws and codes are in place. But can we agree on what is acceptable behaviour today? Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Nosheen Iqbal of the Guardian looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
The Film Programme
Toby Jones; Fanny Ardant; Chinese Cinema before the Revolution
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Toby Jones on Leave To Remain and Dad's Army; Fanny Ardant on the cougar phenomenon; Chinese cinema before the Communist revolution; the role of a military adviser on a war film. Show more
Drawing on the words of explorer Eric Shipton, British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Late-Modern Hipsters - Before the Windrush
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores race relations in 20th-century Liverpool. Also, the phenomenon of the late modern 'hipster'. Show more
Bells on Sunday
Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The bells of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
