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Bells on Sunday
The parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey. Show more
The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble and has led them to so many victories, their lead at the top of the table is the biggest in history. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Mark Tully discusses the purpose of abstinence in the lead up to Lent and investigates the varied attitudes towards fasting in the major faiths. Show more
Farm ponds are a vital wildlife habitat in the working countryside but tens of thousands have been lost. Anna Hill joins the Norfolk Ponds Project to help bring ponds back to life. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Doom Paintings, Illegal Schools; Bloomberg and the Jewish Vote
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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William Crawley brings you news and analysis of the religious, moral and ethical stories of the week. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Environmental Investigation Agency UK
3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Angela Rippon makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Environmental Investigation Agency UK Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Live from St Mary's Church Barnes as the congregation prepares for Lent. Preacher: Bishop Richard Harries. Show more
Sarah Dunant reflects on the task of understanding and writing history. Show more
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss explains why the coot is so significant to him. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Lynda takes drastic action and Josh attempts to do the right thing. Show more
Melanie C, singer, songwriter and Spice Girl, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with guests including zoologist Billy Heaney and comedian Jessica Fostekew. From 2020. Show more
The Food Programme
A Tale of Two Fish: Salmon, the wild and farmed
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Dan Saladino investigates wild Atlantic salmon's possible extinction within 20 years. He travels from rivers on Scotland's east coast to fish farms in the west to plot the decline. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Emma Clarke plays the voice of the lift in this cultural history of the elevator. The lift comes to life and tells the story of how the elevator changed the way we live. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Hidcote: Postbag Edition
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Kathy Clugston and the team are at Hidcote Manor Gardens. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Stuff that life can throw at us
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Three illuminating conversations covering music and performance, Asperger's and cancer. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Return of the series about love and politics based on the celebrated novels by Anthony Trollope. Starring Jessica Raine and Tim McMullan as Lady Glencora and Plantagent Palliser. Show more
Open Book
Colum McCann, George Orwell, new fiction set in Windrush-era London
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Colum McCann tells Mariella about Apeirogon, his suitably multi-sided book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, inspired by two fathers who have both lost their daughters. Show more
Ailbhe Darcy explores the extraordinary Inger Christensen poem 'alphabet' on which her own poem of the same name is based. Show more
File on 4
Fair game? The secrets of football betting
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Paul Connolly investigates the 'gamblification' of football and examines the failure of betting companies to stop millions in stolen money from being gambled on their sites. Show more
The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble and has led them to so many victories, their lead at the top of the table is the biggest in history. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
23/02/2020 Italian coronavirus lockdown, 4 more UK cases diagnosed
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Venice Carnival cancelled in coronavirus lockdown
Writer and broadcaster Katie Puckrik makes her pick of BBC Radio this week. Show more
There’s a tempting offer for Freddie and Kate considers her options Show more
Agency chief and creative director Rupert heads into Soho to secure new and grander premises. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2018. Show more
By Toby Litt. With the mysterious Noma as their guide, a family set off with their herd across an extraordinary desert in search of pools and lakes. Show more
Director of BBC News and Current Affairs Fran Unsworth answers listener concerns about the planned cuts. She explains the changes and why she believes there is no alternative. Show more
Last Word
Heather Couper CBE, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Bannister on astronomer Heather Couper, barrister Leonard Woodley, musician Joseph Shabalala Show more
Money Box
Savings - are they drowning not waving?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Savings rates sink to new lows, hidden email charges stopping people from switching broadband provider, and IR35 tax changes for contractors. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Environmental Investigation Agency UK
3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Angela Rippon makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Environmental Investigation Agency UK Show more
Professor James Tilley asks to what extent our politics is now steeped in cognitive distortion? Show more
Alex Forsyth's guests are the former Cabinet minister Stephen Crabb, Labour's Darren Jones and the writer Bonnie Greer, with additional insight from Katy Balls of The Spectator. Show more
The Film Programme
Jessica Hausner; Portrait of a Lady on Fire
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Little Joe director Jessica Hausner, Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel - stars of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Matthew Sweet on assigning authors rights for films. Show more
Mark Tully discusses the purpose of abstinence in the lead up to Lent and investigates the varied attitudes towards fasting in the major faiths. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loss: Laurie Taylor explores different forms of loss, from the 'road not taken', in terms of personal life choices, to a lost world of paternalistic employment. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey. Show more
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