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Bishop of Loughborough Guli Francis-Dehqani reflects on her journey of identity as an Iranian-born British Christian. Show more
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Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions with the help of Shakespeare, Tolstoy, the music of Mozart and the poetry of Wilfred Owen. Show more
A service of celebration for Easter morning with gospel group Volney Morgan & New-Ye, exploring love and sacrifice shown through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Show more
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Sunday
Chester Mystery Plays go online; Pope Francis on Covid-19; Jewish Chronicle's financial woes
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William Crawley brings you news and analysis of the religious, moral and ethical stories of the week. Show more
Comedy producer and writer Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust. Show more
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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Message and an intimate communion service from his own kitchen at Lambeth Palace. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including making scrubs for health workers and Easter in Harlem. Reviewing the Sunday news: Sabrina Cohen-Hutton and Ayesha Hazarika. Show more
Philip attempts to maintain calm and Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens. Show more
Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite about their shared experiences and are joined by campaigner Jill Morrell. Show more
Lucy Worsley, curator at Historic Royal Palaces, begins a ten-part exploration of Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters. 1837 - Accession Day and Kinky Lord M. Show more
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Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but a rival theatre trying to ruin his theatrical dreams. From 2020. Show more
The Food Programme
Takeaway transformed: Inside the food delivery revolution
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Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is a changing food culture and how home delivery from restaurants and shops is offering a lifeline under lockdown. Show more
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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Reverends Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap shoptalk about coronavirus and how it has affected how Christians celebrate Easter. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Two
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Our Shared Experience
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Fi Glover presents an omnibus edition of the series with three conversations about our shared existence past and present. Show more
Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Barry Hines’s 1968 coming-of-age novel. Bullied Yorkshire lad Billy finds some meaning in his harsh existence when he trains a beautiful kestrel. Show more
Open Book
Evie Wyld, Louise Doughty on Ghostly Narrators, Polly Samson and Leonard Cohen's Hydra
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Mariella Frostrup talks to Evie Wyld about The Bass Rock, her latest novel about a Scottish island and three different generations of women constrained by insular attitudes Show more
Born and raised on Chicago's West side, Patricia Smith came to poetry late but is the true heir to the great Gwendolyn Brooks with her powerful and exact chronicles of black lives. Show more
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour party under its new leader, Keir Starmer. Show more
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab, First Secretary of State, who took on the role of deputising for the Prime Minister this week. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
12/04/2020 The total number of coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals tops 10,000.
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The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has said it's a "sombre day", as the number of coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals rises above 10,000.
The best of BBC Radio this week with Reverend Kate Bottley. Show more
Harrison attempts to get to the bottom of recent events and Freddie has something on his mind. Show more
Nicholas Parsons sets 60 second challenges for Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins. From 2009. Show more
Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award, beginning with White Squares by 2017's winner, Cynan Jones. A man is duck shooting. But why? Show more
Chris Burns who runs BBC local radio explains the role her stations play in the coronavirus crisis - and whether, with many staff in isolation, they have the resources to do it. Show more
Last Word
Dr Bill Frankland MBE, John Tydeman OBE, The Marquess of Bath, Honor Blackman
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Julian Worricker on pioneering allergist Dr Bill Frankland; radio producer John Tydeman; the Marquess of Bath Alexander Thynne; actress Honor Blackman. Show more
What can the millions of people who have lost earnings due to coronavirus do to survive? Show more
Comedy producer and writer Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust. Show more
In Business
Could carbon offsetting save the world’s forests?
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Following the money from your pocket to the forests of Zimbabwe as we find out how carbon credits work. What is your money spent on and how does it off set your carbon emissions? Show more
On the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth, Cerys Matthews delves into a rare collection of tapes made in the 1960s by her uncle Colin Edwards with Dylan's close friends and family. Show more
Behind the scenes of Spartacus. Show more
Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions with the help of Shakespeare, Tolstoy, the music of Mozart and the poetry of Wilfred Owen. Show more
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The changing middle classes. Laurie Taylor looks at the rise of the Chinese middle class as well as the evolution of the African American middle class. Show more
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