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Bells on Sunday from St Helen's, Sefton Show more
After the latest PR-friendly innovation from bakery-turned-fast food chain Greggs – the vegan sausage roll – Mark Coles profiles CEO Roger Whiteside. Show more
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the experience of hunger and the satisfaction of feeling truly sated. Show more
With its own breeds of sheep, cattle and ponies Shetland agriculture has some great brands to market. Nancy Nicolson meets a farmer determined to make the most of the advantage. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Turbans and Tales, Clergy Safety, The Unknown Six
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley Show more
Gary Lineker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service on hope and renewal from Croydon Seventh Day Adventist Church with preacher Amanda Mukwashi of Christian Aid. The SDA Gospel Choir is directed by Ken Burton. Show more
A Point of View
Brexit and the English Revolution
10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Linda Colley asks if the bitter fractures over Brexit could - eventually - turn out to be the modernizing force the UK needs. Show more
Kirsty Oswald returns to share a tale of the spideog, also known as the robin. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including what will happen in Parliament about Brexit. Reviewing the Sunday news coverage: Sarah Vine, James O'Brien and Irving Finkel. Show more
Disaster strikes for Jennifer and Lexi has some surprising news Show more
Desert Island Discs
James Rebanks, shepherd and writer
49 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
James Rebanks, shepherd and best-selling author of The Shepherd's Life, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he'd want to take if cast away on a desert island. Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Henning Wehn, Lloyd Langford, Lou Sanders and Zoe Lyons talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The Food Programme
The one where we talk about deep fried Mars Bars
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Food writer Rachel McCormack explores deep fried cuisine and the different cultural approaches to it across Europe Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis; presented by Mark Mardell
Mishal Husain presents pieces on Burns Suppers, deciding to wear a saree for the first time, importing booze under sail, cancer treatments and a derelict lido in English Lakeland. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are in Uppingham, Rutland. Show more
The Listening Project
Omnibus - Conversations with or about Mum
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Fi Glover introduces conversations between a mother and son about his stammering, a daughter and mother about her MND, and a grandmother and grandson about the death of his mother. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rowland Mallet takes a young sculptor to Rome to develop his art. A story of obsession, love and desire. Stars Derek Riddell. Show more
Open Book
Caribbean Writing with Claire Adam, Jamaica Kincaid and Jacob Ross
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A special programme celebrating the breadth and power of writing from the Caribbean Show more
Writer Henry Eliot explores Geoffrey Chaucer’s surreal Dream Vision poems and their contemporary relevance. Show more
File on 4 reports from Uganda on conditions in UK-funded orphanages where in the worst cases children are neglected, exploited and abused by orphanage staff and tourists. Show more
After the latest PR-friendly innovation from bakery-turned-fast food chain Greggs – the vegan sausage roll – Mark Coles profiles CEO Roger Whiteside. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
20/01/2019 Cabinet minister accuses MPs of trying to "steal" Brexit
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, says some MPs are trying to "hijack" Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
Broadcaster Gerry Northam makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week Show more
Alistair takes centre stage and Jennifer offers some advice Show more
A city dealer has nearly been gassed three times in “accidents” in luxury flats. Who’s out to get him? Starring James Fleet. Show more
Paul murdered Zoe, yet 10 years on she is upstairs in his bathroom. Is it really her? Read by Roisin Gallagher and Clare Dunne. Show more
More or Less
Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, examines false claims about MPs, the legacy of the late Jack Bogle, and our festive drinking habits. Show more
Last Word
Joe Casely-Hayford, Judge Nicholas Crichton, Professor Sophie Oluwole, Professor Paul O’Brien CBE, Carol Channing
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on designer Joe Casely-Hayford, judge Nicholas Crichton, philosopher Sophie Oluwole, nanotechnologist Paul O'Brien and singer Carol Channing. Show more
Money Box
Benefit rule changes for pensioners with younger partners
24 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Pension credit changes, student loan settlements and call connection services warning Show more
Gary Lineker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. Show more
In Business
Beyond the Barbed Wire - Cyber Security in the UK
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bletchley Park, the enigma machine and GCHQ mean Britain was a leader of what would become cyber security, we've since slipped. Belfast shows what the industry can do to catch up. Show more
Carolyn Quinn discusses the latest on Brexit with Conservative Eddie Hughes, Labour's Jenny Chapman, Joanna Cherry of the SNP and New Statesman journalist Stephen Bush. Show more
Presented by Antonia Quirke. Director Josie Rourke discusses her drama Mary Queen of Scots, which depicts a historical event that never took place. Show more
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the experience of hunger and the satisfaction of feeling truly sated. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Surveillance: Laurie Taylor explores the way in which we have become the watchers, as well as the watched. Show more
Bells on Sunday from St Helen's, Sefton Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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