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Bells on Sunday
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire
2 minutes
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Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire. Show more
Fashion billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen is the biggest shareholder in ASOS - in talks to buy Topshop - and the man ‘rewilding’ Scotland’s landscape. With Mark Coles. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Samira Ahmed reflects on the angst and passion of adolescence - and on staying in touch with one’s inner teen. She also explores how the teenage years can resonate in later life. Show more
Charlotte Smith finds out about the history of Wye College in Kent, which trained students of agriculture and horticulture for over a hundred years, before closing in 2009. Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide
44 minutes
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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Coroners' Courts Support Services
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Karen Bartram, a beneficiary of the charity, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coroners' Courts Support Services Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A Service led by the Very Rev Stephen Forde, Dean of Belfast Show more
Sarah Dunant imagines how the storming of the Capitol building in Washington might play out in history. Show more
David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Shula finds herself in trouble and Kirsty gains support from an unexpected source. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tweet Take 5 : Great Spotted Woodpecker
5 minutes
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An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the great spotted woodpecker with Chris Packham, Brett Westwood and Chris Baines. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Monica Galetti, chef and restaurateur
35 minutes
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Monica Galetti, chef and restaurateur, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
The Battles That Won Our Freedoms
2 Freedom from Unlawful Detention
14 minutes
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Lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith explains how he used 'habeas corpus' on behalf of a British detainee in Guantanamo Bay, and Dr Rachel Hammersley explains its origins in 1620s England. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
David Mitchell gets three celebrity comedic couples to lie with some truths. With Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney. From 2021. Show more
The Food Programme
Flavours of Home: The refugees forging new lives through food
29 minutes
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Sheila Dillon hears stories from refugees in the UK, who are integrating and building new lives through food - while drawing on flavours and memories from their homelands Show more
The latest weather forecast
Caroline Wyatt looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
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
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Worm Casts and Rainy Day Plants
42 minutes
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Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Disability: A New History
Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs
14 minutes
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Peter White's close encounter with an aristocratic wooden leg. And who got access to 19th-century new technology? From June 2013. Show more
Dark secrets are about to be revealed in Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal. Dramatised by Melissa Murray Show more
Open Book
Richard Flanagan; How To Read Well; Editor's Tip
28 minutes
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Australian writer Richard Flanagan talks to Johny Pitts about his new novel. Show more
Northern Irish poet and Harvard professor Paul Muldoon talks Roger through his choices from the listener request database Show more
A year ago this week, the first reported case of Covid-19 was recorded in the UK. Within weeks frontline medics faced their toughest ever test. How do they think they coped? Show more
Fashion billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen is the biggest shareholder in ASOS - in talks to buy Topshop - and the man ‘rewilding’ Scotland’s landscape. With Mark Coles. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
31/01/2021 Russian police arrest thousands of protesters
15 minutes
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Protesters chanted slogans calling President Putin a thief and demanding freedom -- they were confronted by baton-wielding riot police, and around four thousand were arrested.
Chris Hawkins chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Stephen Campbell Moore continues Cynan Jones's gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified. Today an executive at the Water Company faces the media. Show more
Stand-Up Specials
Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket
28 minutes
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The stand-up poet, comedian and broadcaster, armchair revolutionary and walking shortbread tin performs the best of a year's satirical poetry in front of a virtual audience. Show more
Vidas is supposed to be helping Frankie with his caravan but his grandfather’s tool belt has disappeared. Written by Jan Carson. Show more
More or Less
Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
28 minutes
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Where are people catching Covid-19? And what can venomous snakes tell us about the government's plan to increase the number of people self-isolating? Show more
Last Word
Larry King (pictured), Catherine Ennis, Margaret Weston, Gerry Cottle
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on broadcaster Larry King, organist Catherine Ennis, curator Dame Margaret Weston, circus owner Gerry Cottle Show more
Money Box
Self-employment income support scheme discrimination claims
35 minutes
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Rishi Sunak is being taken to court by self-employed mothers over discrimination claims, firms face 50% hike on FSCS levy, UC identity fraud and self assessment tax deadline. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Coroners' Courts Support Services
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Karen Bartram, a beneficiary of the charity, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coroners' Courts Support Services Show more
After the Trojan Horse Affair it became compulsory for schools in England and Wales to promote British values, leaving some British Asians wondering if they were at home in the UK. Show more
Leila Nathoo's guests are the Conservative Claire Coutinhho, shadow schools minister Wes Streeting, CBI president Lord Bilimoria, and Daily Mirror journalist Pippa Crerar. Show more
Francine Stock reflects on the career of Leslie Caron, who is 90 this year, and hears about her adventures in La La Land with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Cary Grant. Show more
Samira Ahmed reflects on the angst and passion of adolescence - and on staying in touch with one’s inner teen. She also explores how the teenage years can resonate in later life. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Literary critic Adam Bradley talks to Michael about pop lyrics, melody and performance, and how they all work together. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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