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Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Wigston Magna, in Leicestershire Show more

The screenwriter was one of Doctor Who's earliest fans; decades later he was writing the show. Mark Coles explores his life and, at times, controversial career. Show more

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John McCarthy retraces poet John Clare's legendary journey out of Epping Forest, exploring the way ancient woodlands connect us to our past. Show more

Peter Hadfield is in Australia, finding out how farmers there cope with extreme weather conditions. In New South Wales years of drought have been followed by heavy rain and floods. Show more

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William Crawley with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more

TV reporter Seyi Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Practical Action. Show more

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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Special Advisor for Reconciliation, Canon Sarah Snyder and Revd Julia Hedley, Chaplain to the Rose Castle Foundation, mark Holocaust Memorial. Show more

Rebecca Stott on why stories told over time are the perfect antidote to lockdown. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell

Contemporary drama in a rural setting Show more

An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the blue tit with Ed Bryne, Chris Packham and Alasdair Grubb. Show more

Major Tim Peake, astronaut, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would want to take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Phil Tinline asks historian David Carpenter to explain how Magna Carta challenged King John's tyranny in 1215 and asks Saudi human rights activist Ghanem Almasarir for his response Show more

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David Mitchell gets Sindhu Vee, Lloyd Langford, Zoe Lyons and Henning Wehn to lie with some truths. From January 2021. Show more

Dan Saladino finds out what Brexit means for the fishing industry. Fishers are seeing problems along the supply chain into Europe. Is this just a glitch or a long term problem? 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

Gardening Q&A hosted by Peter Gibbs. Show more

In his exploration of work, Peter White finds disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace. From June 2013. Show more

Revolution and betrayal lie at the heart of Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale. Gary Lilburn and Jonathan Forbes star in Melissa Murray's new dramatisation. Show more

Elizabeth Day talks to Kate Mosse about her latest The City of Tears. Plus adapting books for TV and author of The System Ryan Gattis on judging a competiton for people in prison Show more

Roger McGough invites the performance poet Murray Lachlan Young to pick his favourite poems from listeners' requests Show more

File on 4 explores the little understood issue of female-perpetrated child sexual abuse, and the shame, stigma and stereotyping that prevents victims achieving closure and justice. Show more

The screenwriter was one of Doctor Who's earliest fans; decades later he was writing the show. Mark Coles explores his life and, at times, controversial career. Show more

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The SNP sets out plans for a second independence referendum, if it wins a majority in May's Holyrood election.

Lindsey Chapman chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Alex Jennings continues Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in the very near future. Today: out on the east coast, an elderly couple stand fast in the face of rising sea levels... Show more

Jayde Adams explains how she went from working at ASDA to becoming a fully fledged diva. With show-stopping music by Olivier Award winner Richard Thomas. Show more

On yet another weekend visit to her mother’s caravan, Anna considers how she might get herself out of this rut. Written by Jan Carson. Show more

If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change? Plus, we investigate some fishy Brexit statistics Show more

Matthew Bannister on record producer Phil Spector, photographer Grace Robertson and race walker Paul Nihill. Show more

Promise of 'alternative' student finance scheme, losing out after pensions transfers, and rejected means-tested Universal Credit claims + news of the fourth slice of the SEISS. Show more

TV reporter Seyi Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Practical Action. Show more

Tahir Alam was dubbed ‘the kingpin’ of the Trojan Horse affair, an alleged plot to Islamise schools in Birmingham. What difference does it make to learn his backstory? Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined by Conservative Vice Chair Andrew Bowie, Labour frontbencher Stephanie Peacock and former government adviser Salma Shah - plus Sebastian Payne from the FT. Show more

Production designer Maria Djurkovic on The Dig. Show more

John McCarthy retraces poet John Clare's legendary journey out of Epping Forest, exploring the way ancient woodlands connect us to our past. Show more

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Alex speaks 15 languages fluently. Does he have a special gift or could we all do this? Plus, what does 'to Donald Duck' mean in Hungarian? Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Wigston Magna, in Leicestershire Show more

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