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Bells on Sunday
St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. Show more
Pink trams, flying squirrels and a taste for rock music. Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
With the growth of social media, the nature of the court of public opinion is changing. Mark Tully discusses the influence of public opinion with journalist Alan Rusbridger. Show more
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clarke reveal another pick from the Living World archive; Jackdaw Roost. As night gathers, jackdaws in their thousands gather over the British landscape. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Two Popes, A Green Christmas, and God and the Election
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Edward Stourton brings you news and analysis of the religious, moral and ethical stories of the week. Show more
Grace Dent makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners' Education Trust. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Revd Dr Stephen Wigley, Chair of the Wales Synod of the Methodist Church, preaches in a service for the third Sunday of Advent, from Llanishen Methodist chapel, Cardiff. Show more
Will Self on why - for the first time in his life - he didn't vote. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Jane Smith on the Great Northern Diver
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Wildlife artist Jane Smith listens in the fog to a great northern diver and is drawn towards the strange eerie call of the bird. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including election aftermath and the art of Christmas shopping. Reviewing the news coverage: Richard Wilson, Linda Yueh and Andrew Pierce. Show more
David makes an intervention and the rewilders are thrown into disarray. Show more
Heidi Thomas, screenwriter of Call The Midwife, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would want to take to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne Show more
The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
The Food Programme
The Sugar Plum Shift: Exploring the ballet world’s changing approach to food, nutrition and body image
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sheila Dillon considers how, in recent decades, attitudes towards food, diet and nutrition have undergone a major shift in the world of ballet dancing Show more
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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Kathy Clugston looks through the GQT archives for a special house plant edition. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Approaching Adulthood
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Three conversations about the big wide world of adulthood. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The story of 14-year-old Tarek’s repeated attempts to get to Scotland and leave behind the horrors of war in Syria. Show more
R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can be used as a language with which to communicate the fear of death and dying. Show more
Open Book
Benjamin Markovits, PG Wodehouse, Family rows in novels and child prodigies
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Benjamin Markovits talks about his latest novel Christmas in Austin, an intimate and multi-layered story of one family's conflicts, love and enduring loyalty. Show more
Kevin Crossley-Holland reflects on the magic and menace of the Norfolk tides, whose daily rhythm has shaped North Norfolk lives for centuries Show more
The team behind The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast show how the heart-breaking story of one Grenfell flat - number 142 - illustrates the report's finding. Show more
Pink trams, flying squirrels and a taste for rock music. Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
15/12/2019 Labour leadership apologises for election result
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Labour's leadership has apologised for the disastrous general election result, while continuing to blame Brexit and the media.
Johny Pitts with the best of BBC Radio this week Show more
Lilian attempts to keep the peace and Helen issues an invitation Show more
Fred MacAulay presents stand-up comedians Jason Cook, JoJo Sutherland, Sindu Vee and Gareth Waugh, recorded at the Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh. Show more
An unexpected offer from his future father-in-law causes Brendan to reconsider his upcoming wedding plans. Show more
Kamal Ahmed the Editorial Director of BBC News answers listeners' questions on the BBC election coverage. Show more
Last Word
David Bellamy, Nell Gifford, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Mariss Jansons
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on botanist David Bellamy, circus owner Nell Gifford, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, conductor Mariss Jansons Show more
Money Box
The battle for buying your freehold at a fair price
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
For the first time hundreds of leasehold home owners have joined together in a 'David and Goliath' legal fight for a fair price to buy the freehold on their properties. Show more
Grace Dent makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners' Education Trust. Show more
What can Iceland teach us about ensuring that jobs routinely done by women are paid as well as those done by men? Lesley Curwen examines a radical approach to the gender pay gap. Show more
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
My Crazy Year: Directors Mark Jenkin and Dexter Fletcher look back at their crazy year. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
Trevor Dann meets visually impaired musicians finding ways to compose and perform in the age of screen-based music-making and hears about pioneering tech helping the brain to see. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Rewinder
One: Donald Trump and the Three Beryls
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In a brand new series, Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, taking some of the week's news stories as a starting point for a trip into the past. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. Show more
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