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Bells on Sunday
St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey. Show more
This week's Profile is the tale of two Rudys: a divisive figure fighting for his - and Donald Trump’s - political life. And a man who united his nation in its darkest hours. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Suryagupta Dharmacharini, chair of the London Buddhist Centre, considers what it means to be equal and how to achieve equality. Show more
4 Extra Debut. As ladybirds become dormant in winter, Joanna Pinnock is in Oxfordshire to examine their struggle to survive. From 2011. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. Show more
Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FRANK Water. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Rev Dr Sam Wells leads a meditation on the nature of what is. Live from St Martin-in-the-Fields, with St Martin’s Voices directed by Andrew Earis. Organist Ben Giddens. Show more
A Point of View
The happiest days of your life...
10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress and anxiety. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Mark Cocker on the Short-eared Owl
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
For birdwatcher and naturalist Mark Cocker, the flight of a wintering short-eared owl is one of the most beautiful sights you will ever see. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including Brexit and mental health, plus Helen Mirren on playing queens. Reviewing the news: Kezia Dugdale, Henry Dimbleby and Jane Moore. Show more
Jennifer finds herself in trouble and Lilian fears the worst. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the musical Hamilton, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he'd want to take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
John Lloyd and Bridget Christie welcome comic Jessica Fostekew, engineer Dr Shini Somara and TV producer Linda Agran. From 2019. Show more
The Food Programme
The Return of Zing: How to Get Sour Back into Your Life.
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino explores the taste and temptations of sourness, from our evolution to the way we cook and eat. A story of puckering pickles, science, fermentation and edible ants. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Andrew McGibbon meets the artists behind works that visualise criminal investigations and abuses of power, bringing evidence to the art gallery and holding perpetrators to account. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
King's Cross Skip Garden
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in London at the King's Cross Skip Garden. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Defined by Place
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Three conversations about how place defines us in so many different ways. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Everyone loves Platonov - but who does he really love? Perhaps it's only himself. Starring David Tennant. Show more
Bookclub
Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad
27 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Colson Whitehead talks about his novel The Underground Railroad with James Naughtie. The book won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and a place on Obama's summer reading list. Show more
Roger McGough invites Welsh poet Owen Sheers to select some of his favourite poems. Show more
File on 4
Families versus the state: An unfair fight?
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
File on 4 investigates whether lessons are not being learned at inquests because bereaved families are being denied Legal Aid. Show more
This week's Profile is the tale of two Rudys: a divisive figure fighting for his - and Donald Trump’s - political life. And a man who united his nation in its darkest hours. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
06/10/2019 Second Trump whistleblower emerges
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
Poet and broadcaster Kate Fox makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Ian’s concerns come to the forefront and Elizabeth has a brainwave. Show more
Stand-Up Specials
Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide to Judaism - 2
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
The UK's only Orthodox Jewish comedian presents an insider's view of his traditionally closed world. Show more
James Cosmo continues Cynan Jones' timely series set in the near future. Today: out in frozen waters, a group of men in small boats are on the hunt. Show more
More or Less
New hospitals promised, Aid to Ukraine, Bacon sandwiches
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dissecting the government’s hospitals announcement, President Trump’s Ukraine claims, and mixed messages about eating processed meat. Show more
Last Word
Jessye Norman, Peter Sissons, Al Alvarez, Marita Lorenz
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Julian Worricker on the award-winning soprano Jessye Norman, the television journalist Peter Sissons, the author and poetry editor Al Alvarez, the CIA spy Marita Lorenz. Show more
Money Box
Credit at 18 - getting the right deal for you
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Choosing the right credit card at 18, freehold that is anything but 'free from hold' and unfair insurance price hikes. Show more
Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FRANK Water. Show more
Whiteness, white privilege and white supremacy are now part of the conversation on race – what does it mean for white people. Show more
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
The Film Programme
Walter Murch on Apocalypse Now
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Editor Walter Murch takes Antonia Quirke on a journey to the heart of Apocalypse Now. Show more
Hugh Huddy meets people who are street homeless and experiences with them what they hear at night and what it means to them. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Land struggles: Laurie Taylor explores the way that land is controlled and owned, from Bolivia to Britain. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey. Show more
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