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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
The Church of St Peter in Ropley, Hampshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Peter in Ropley, Hampshire Show more
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts takes us on a journey to reveal our complex relationship with the car and how it means much more to us than getting from A to B. Show more
Sarah Swadling meets dairy farmer Becci Berry. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Sister Helen Prejean, Brexit and the Border, Hong Kong Protests
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Emily Buchanan. Show more
TV presenter Sean Fletcher makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family Action. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Bishop of Manchester the Rt Rev Dr David Walker reflects on the spiritual legacy of the Peterloo Massacre 200 years ago, from nearby St Ann's Church, Manchester. Show more
Will Self ponders our estrangement from our bodies and our infantilism regarding our toilet habits. Show more
Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Ed has a confession to make and Clarrie reaches the end of her tether Show more
Jo Fairley, businesswoman, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would to take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
The Food Programme
Why did the chicken cross the road? How food became more than a comedy punchline
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Food has been larking about in comedy since Charlie Chaplin made bread rolls dance: but it’s steadily evolved from the slapstick sidekick to a more significant comic entertainer. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
100 years after his death, Andrew Carnegie's guidebook remains popular with today's billionaire philanthropists. Gordon Brown asks if they are fulfilling his legacy. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Country File Live at Blenheim Palace
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Peter Gibbs chairs the show at Country File Live at Blenheim Palace. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - If You've Got it, Flaunt It
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Three conversations on Asperger's Syndrome, dressing the part, and the power of cabaret. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Inspector Chen has fallen from the Party's grace, but he is back on the case when a serial murderer is on the loose in the ever-thickening smog of Shanghai. Show more
Open Book
Colm Tóibín on Wilde, Yeats and Joyce, Mary Beth Keane, the best novels of 1979
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Colm Tóibín reflects on Wilde, Yeats and Joyce's fraught relationships with their fathers and US bestseller Mary Beth Keane discusses her novel Ask Again, Yes Show more
Outgoing poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and other writers respond to the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. Presented by Ian McMillan in front of an audience in Manchester. Show more
David Baker investigates if Facebook can survive its recent troubles intact. Show more
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
11/08/2019 PM promises more prison places and extends stop-and-search
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Boris Johnson says he'll "come down hard on crime" as Labour warns his plans could cause "unrest".
Journalist and writer Mobeen Azhar makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Alice hatches a cunning plan and there's a crisis at Home Farm. Show more
Trisha embarks on bedsit life, determined to make it as a get-ahead girl about town. Stars Beattie Edmondson. From 2016. Show more
Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in a tangible near future in which water is scarce, and an armed Water Train feeds the thirsty capital city. Today: a life-or-death decision. Show more
Ofcom's Kevin Bakhurst who regulates what you listen to on BBC radio explains why the BBC needs an external regulator. Show more
Last Word
Toni Morrison, Hal Prince, Dr Elizabeth Killick, Li Peng, Barrington Pheloung
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on author Toni Morrison, director Hal Prince, engineer Elizabeth Killick, Chinese Premier Li Peng, composer Barrington Pheloung Show more
A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money. In honest and intimate discussions, families and couples open up about their finances and their feelings. Show more
TV presenter Sean Fletcher makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family Action. Show more
How do we have fresh berries all year around, and at what price? John Murphy gets his boots on, visiting farms in Kent and Spain to examine the soft fruit industry. Show more
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
The Film Programme
Where to Begin With... Quentin Tarantino
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Raifa Rafiq enlists the help of critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey to find out where she should begin with the films of Quentin Tarantino. Show more
Peterloo: The Massacre That Changed Britain
Episode 2 - the aftermath of Peterloo
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, continues the story of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. She looks at the immediate aftermath and subsequent impact on Britain Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The Gamble Network
How gambling interests bought a country
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The Caribbean island of Curacao is where many offshore gambling sites that turn a blind eye to under-age gambling are licensed. It's also a magnet for organised crime. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Church of St Peter in Ropley, Hampshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Peter in Ropley, Hampshire Show more
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