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Mark Tully asks why trees are so important to us. With professional tree climber James Aldred, he climbs inside an ancient yew and experiences its four thousand year old majesty.
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Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with bats. From Dracula to Batman and Goth, bats have infiltrated our culture and our psyches. Show more

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William speaks to Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, CEO of the aid charity Christian Aid about race, identity and roots as she launches her book, But Where are you Really From. Show more

Actor Alfred Enoch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation. Show more

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Canon Edwin Counsell and the Rt Rev June Osborne with a service from Ewenny Priory, with contributions from Alun and Caitlin Jenkins at nearby Ewenny Pottery. Show more

Rebecca Stott relives 1970s memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable kitchen device... and believes there's a lesson for today. Show more

John Aitchison presents the chaffinch. Show more

News with Paddy O'Connell including Covid restrictions and the joy of communal cooking. Reviewing the news coverage: Anne McElvoy, Admiral Lord West and Alvin Hall. Show more

Jill makes a shocking discovery and the pressure builds on Alice. Show more

Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese with Kathy Hinde and Val Thompson accompanied by music from Karine Polwart. Show more

Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE, broadcaster, shares eight discs, book and luxury she would want with her if she were cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Award-winning poet Daljit Nagra takes stories from the Ramayana into his community to ask what makes a good man? Is Rama, as warrior and son, a useful role model for men today? Show more

John Lloyd and Alice Levine welcome comedian Ken Cheng, jewellery designer Theo Fennell and Supernanny Jo Frost. From 2020. Show more

Dan Saladino visits shepherd and writer James Rebanks whose farm in Cumbria spans three generations. What does can that history teach us about where food and farming go next? Show more

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Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today as we adjust to the 'new normal', and preserve it for future generations. Presented by Fi Glover. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening panel show at Knebworth Gardens. Show more

Sean Bean presents a series exploring the ways in which wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations. Show more

Two of the greatest Elegies in the English language Milton's Lycidas and Tennyson's In Memoriam adapted by poet Michael Symmons Roberts. Show more

Chris Power talks to Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi about her novel The First Woman, a coming of age story set in the era of Idi Amin in Uganda and explores New Dutch Writing. Show more

Writer Noo Saro-Wiwa gives her personal perspective on poetry’s relationship with touch, as part of Radio 4's Touch Test week. Show more

Journalist Sali Hughes who has been a target of internet trolls investigates the motivation behind their often anonymous online attacks and the damaging impact on their victims. Show more

The man from Indiana who's 'a heartbeat away' from the US presidency. Show more

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Boris Johnson will set out his plans for tiered local measures on Monday

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The trail leads to Thomas Marston’s doctor as Heawood realises that everything is connected. With Barnaby Kay. Show more

Simon decides to help his girlfriend Fiona, who has been distant. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Rebecca Front. From 2019. Show more

Anne-Marie Duff continues Daisy Johnson's series of chilling ghost stories with a feminist twist. Today: on a visit to The Hotel with her parents, a young girl decides to explore. Show more

Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment. Show more

Matthew Bannister on designer Kenzo Takada, soldier Colonel John Waddy, actor Frank Windsor, socialite Ann Getty Show more

Airbnb shares tax data of hosts with HMRC, mini-bond provider Wellesley in trouble and the collision repair loophole. Show more

Actor Alfred Enoch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation. Show more

How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm? Show more

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Women and Horror: Antonia Quirke talks to Rose Glass, director of Saint Maud, and foley artist Catherine Thomas. Cinema owner Kevin Markwick reflects on the future. Show more

Mark Tully asks why trees are so important to us. With professional tree climber James Aldred, he climbs inside an ancient yew and experiences its four thousand year old majesty.
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Elites: Laurie Taylor considers why anti-elitism has become such a common staple of media and political rhetoric. Show more

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