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Bells on Sunday
The Church of All Saints, Writtle in Essex
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints, Writtle in Essex Show more
Becky Milligan looks at the life of Kim Yo-jong, North Korean politician and sister of the country's Supreme Leader. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Dr Jane Williams wallows in nostalgia and finds the dangers of being trapped in the past. For us to be free, she suggests, memories need to be transformed into something new. Show more
We meet Irish writer and farmer, John Connell, struggling with lockdown in County Longford. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
VE Day Anniversary; Christian Charity Crisis; Ramadan Online
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
William Crawley brings you news and analysis of the religious, moral and ethical stories of the week. Show more
Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hello World Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Bishop of Salisbury Nicholas Holtam marks the 800th anniversary of Salisbury Cathedral Show more
A Point of View
Cultural success and the Aboriginals
9 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Will Self seeks out imaginative spaces with which to counterpoint the confinement of quarantine and ponders what lessons Aboriginal culture might have for the days of pandemic. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
A wedding blunder leaves Kirsty fuming, and things need to be said between Emma and Ed. Show more
Sue MacGregor unites POWs held by the Imperial Japanese in the Far East. Her guests are Bob Morrell, Bill Frankland, Tony Lucas, William Mumby and historian Sibylla Jane Flower. Show more
1842: Victoria’s old governess, Louise Lehzen, slips away from Windsor Castle without saying goodbye. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Milton thinks his luck is in when he unexpectedly wins a luxury cruise. But who would want him out of the way? From 2020. Show more
The Food Programme
Sheffield: A story of a city through its food
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Leyla Kazim visits Sheffield to see how the legacy of its self-employed steel workers – the ‘little mesters’ – has inspired a new generation of food entrepreneurs in the city Show more
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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
The Listening Project
When Talking Matters Most
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Fi Glover presents a new and extended weekly edition of the programme with voices past and present, on the shared experience of being in lockdown. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode 5
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. Show more
Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie and feels moved to music by its straight lines and blocks of colour. Show more
Debonair Uncle Fred loves his role of 'imposter', especially that of an ageing cupid. Stars Alfred Molina and Patricia Hodge. Show more
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist and writer, talks to Bookclub about The Faraway Nearby, her recollections of her mother's advancing Alzheimer's. Show more
Irish poet Jane Clarke walks the Miners' Way in County Wicklow, Ireland, which has inspired a new sequence of poems. Show more
Steve Walker investigates the murder of his brother Delroy, a child of the Windrush generation. He had returned to Jamaica to build his dream home there. Show more
Becky Milligan looks at the life of Kim Yo-jong, North Korean politician and sister of the country's Supreme Leader. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
03/05/2020 Covid-19 tests fall below government target
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The drop comes two days after ministers announced they'd reached their daily objective
The best of BBC Radio this week with Antonia Quirke. Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive. Emma may have been married to Will Grundy, but she's walking down the aisle with his brother Ed. Show more
After an incredibly successful debut earlier in this series, David Tennant is back on the show, joining Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton on Radio 4's classic comedy show. Show more
Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award. In Dear Herbert by Simon Van Booy, an uncle wants his nephew to visit him more often. His ploy? Show more
What are the consequences of our response to Covid-19? Journalist Tom Chivers considers the moral and ethical dilemmas that emerge in the midst of a crisis. Show more
Last Word
Ronan O'Rahilly, Sir John Houghton CBE, Sue Davies OBE, Barbara Smoker
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on businessman Ronan O’Rahilly, atmospheric physicist Sir John Houghton, curator Sue Davies, atheist Barbara Smoker Show more
Money Box
Furlough problems and obtaining cash refunds
34 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What are the legal implications of asking furloughed employees to work? Getting a cash refund rather than a credit note. And the trouble problem gamblers are having seeking help. Show more
Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hello World Show more
Millions of women in Rwanda cook over wooden fires, sitting in smoky conditions which damage their health. We meet the companies trying to create a safer cooking environment. Show more
Jo Coburn's guests are former Public Health Minister Steve Brine, Labour frontbencher Seema Malhotra and financial journalist Louise Cooper, plus Tom Newton Dunn from the Sun. Show more
Film Club: Raging Bull. Editor Thelma Schoonmaker and director Martin Scorsese guide Francine Stock through the making of a classic. Show more
Dr Jane Williams wallows in nostalgia and finds the dangers of being trapped in the past. For us to be free, she suggests, memories need to be transformed into something new. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Spectacular cities: Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of ostentatious architecture, from Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Church of All Saints, Writtle in Essex
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints, Writtle in Essex Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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