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On the centenary of the Armistice, bells ring out across the UK in commemoration and rejoicing. From death knells to joyful peals, Mark Tully celebrates the power of bells. Show more

On the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, Sybil Ruscoe finds out about a charity which helps former servicemen and women into rural-based jobs such as agriculture and forestry. Show more

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Daljit Nagra reads his poem Where's. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

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Edward Stourton presents a special programme commemorating 100 years since the armistice. Show more

Dev Patel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children Show more

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Sean O'Brien reads his poem The Sunken Road. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

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A service from the Chapel of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, to mark the centenary of the WWI Armistice. The preacher is the Right Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Chartres. Show more

Michael Morpurgo reflects on our future connection with the First World War. 'How will we pass it on, this torch of history?', he asks. Show more

Derek Niemann tells the story the grey partridge, which despite the conflict thrived in the area known as no-man's land. Show more

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Helen Mort reads her poem Armistice. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

Elizabeth goes too far and Roy is left disappointed Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby sets the scene in London's Whitehall for the solemn ceremony when the nation remembers the sacrifice made by so many in two world wars and in other conflicts. Show more

Maura Dooley reads her poem Quiver. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy. He talks to Frans de Waal, a pioneer in primate studies, who sees our better side evidenced in the chimps he works with. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comic Bridget Christie, historian Andrea Wulf and documentary maker Vikram Jayanti. From 2018. Show more

Genevieve Taylor tells the story of how Cambodia's finest dishes were almost lost when millions died in genocide in the mid-1970s, but now those forgotten foods are coming back. Show more

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Art collector and broadcaster Alvin Hall examines how African-American self-taught artists are gaining recognition from American institutions today and why there is further to go. Show more

Simon Armitage reads his poem The Handshake. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

Eric Robson and the panel are in Henfield, West Sussex. Show more

The many different hurdles in life being discussed by men. Show more

Douglas Dunn reads his poem Souvenirs of Versailles. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

By Avin Shah. Today we are with the soldiers of the 2/10 Royal Scots still fighting in the frozen wastes of northern Russia as news of the Armistice percolates through. Show more

Tommies' creator Jonathan Ruffle talks about the research behind the series at the National Archives, with producer Jonquil Panting.

Imtiaz Dharker reads her poem Armistice. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice. Also on the programme, Maria Dahvana Headley discusses her feminist retelling of Beowulf Show more

A Thankful Village is a place where every soldier returned alive from World War One. Songwriter Darren Hayman is visiting all fifty-four of them in search of a second story Show more

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Journalist and broadcaster Anna Foster chooses her BBC radio highlights in Pick of the Week Show more

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Zaffar Kunial reads his poem Poppy. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

In the presence of members of the Royal Family and of HM Government, the official national commemoration of the centenary of the end of World War One, live from Westminster Abbey. Show more

Johnny receives a lesson in life and Hannah has regrets. Show more

Comedy trio Peepolykus upend classic fiction: in provincial France, a pair of vermin controllers seek their fortune. From 2015. Show more

Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. Today, a well-known Canadian writer dashes for a last-minute flight when her daughter goes into labour... Barbara Barnes reads. Show more

Listeners give their verdicts on the BBC Sounds app, historian and MP Kwasi Kwarteng discusses Living with the Empire, and Roger Bolton goes behind the scenes at WWI drama Tommies. Show more

Matthew Bannister on civil servant Lord Heywood, TV producer Pamela Lonsdale, Buddhist leader Sangharakshita, marketeer Tom Jago and composer Francis Lai. Show more

Paul Muldoon reads his poem Armistice Day. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance, including probate fees, auto-enrolment pensions, pension inequality and a free financial textbook Show more

Dev Patel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children Show more

How democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled, through the silencing of the press and manipulation of both elections and judicial appointments. Show more

Carolyn Quinn and guests Conservative John Whittingdale, Labour's Anneliese Dodds and international affairs expert Leslie Vinjamuri reflect on the Armistice centenary and Brexit. Show more

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Production designer Suzie Davies on recreating a key moment in the political history of the north for Mike Leigh's Peterloo. Show more

On the centenary of the Armistice, bells ring out across the UK in commemoration and rejoicing. From death knells to joyful peals, Mark Tully celebrates the power of bells. Show more

Jackie Kay reads her poem Outlook Tower. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. Show more

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