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Bells on Sunday
Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster in Dorset
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster in Dorset. Show more
The first female british chef to win 3 Michelin stars at her own restaurant. Mark Coles talks to those who know Clare Smyth well - at home and in the kitchen. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Samira Ahmed reaches for the edge of the possible and explores the urge to push further in terms of physical endurance, knowledge and the imagination. Show more
On Your Farm
Farming for Nature - The Long Game
22 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Caz Graham gets progress reports from two rural businesses trying to manage their land in better harmony with the natural environment. Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
The Skipping Sikh; David Baddiel; Gospel Music
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Emily Buchanan looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more
Actor Stephen McGann makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Haemochromatosis UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Marking Chinese New Year and what is likely to be the largest UK immigration from outside Europe since Windrush, from Hong Kong. Show more
As the government announces a tightening of Britain's borders, Zoe Strimpel tries to understand her rising sense of panic and fear. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Andean cock-of-the-rock from Peru. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Show more
Tracy puts on a brave face and Tom puts his foot down. Show more
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pheasants with Chris Watson, John Aitcheson and Gary Moore. Show more
Desert Island Discs
George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster
37 minutes
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George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
The Battles That Won Our Freedoms
3 Freedom of Religion
14 minutes
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The historian Justin Champion explains how the idea of religious toleration emerged from 1680s England - and asks Dr Richard Scott about Christians' experience of this today. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
David Mitchell asks Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp and Holly Walsh to spot the truths hidden among the lies. From 2021. Show more
Entrepreneur and TV presenter Amar Latif, Double world champion cyclist Lora Fachie MBE and writer Simon Mahoney share food stories and cooking tips with Sheila Dillon. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Edward Stourton looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
The Listening Project
Conversations which will be stored in the British Library for future generations as a testament of how we live our lives today
28 minutes
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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
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Begonias and Window Boxes
42 minutes
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Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Show more
Peter White explores sex and marriage between disabled people and reveals Britain's shameful history of eugenics. From June 2013. Show more
Despair and self-destruction takes hold of hearts and minds in Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution. Jonathan Forbes stars in Melissa Murray's new dramatisation. Show more
Tana French, acclaimed crime writer, discusses The Wych Elm with James Naughtie and a group of her readers. Show more
Beginning his series on poetry, change and the body, Michael Symmons Roberts hears how poets today are offering urgent new perspectives on Ovid’s great work, Metamorphosis. Show more
Medics predicted the NHS would be overwhelmed by Covid-19 in January. As the death toll reached 100,000, they reveal how they've coped via intimate diaries from the frontline. Show more
The first female british chef to win 3 Michelin stars at her own restaurant. Mark Coles talks to those who know Clare Smyth well - at home and in the kitchen. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
07/02/2021 Oxford scientists adjusting vaccine
15 minutes
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New version of Oxford vaccine will protect against South African variant of coronavirus. Dozens feared dead in flood caused by collapse of a glacier in northern India.
Emma Freud chooses the best of BBC Radio this week Show more
Cynan Jones' gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified continues. Today a professor finds a spark of hope in an unlikely place. Show more
Stand-Up Specials
Gemma Arrowsmith: Emergency Broadcast
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Gemma Arrowsmith presents a lockdown sketch show, trapped inside Broadcasting House. With Tom Crowley, Adam Courting, Hugh Dennis & Susan Harrison. Show more
Alma’s investigation into the belongings that have been stolen from the caravan park hits a dead end. But what connects the missing items? Written by Jan Carson. Show more
More or Less
Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies
28 minutes
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Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19? There’s a new virus test in town. Does it work? Plus, are British butterflies on the road to extinction? Show more
Last Word
Lewis Wolpert, Cicely Tyson, Prince Khalid Abdullah and Captain Sir Tom Moore (pictured)
27 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on biologist Lewis Wolpert, actor Cicely Tyson, Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullah and national hero Captain Sir Tom Moore. Show more
Static caravan owners are being denied refunds on their annual fees, a rise in the energy price cap, more PPI woes, and how can the 'broken' IVA debt market be fixed? Show more
Actor Stephen McGann makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Haemochromatosis UK. Show more
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain political policies or ideologies? And if so, should we take account of this when our views differ from other people? Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts political chat with former Cabinet minister Julian Smith, Labour's Lucy Powell and business executive Suzanne Heywood, plus Politico journalist Jack Blanchard. Show more
Script supervisor Angela Allen on what it was really like to work with Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles and John Huston. Show more
Samira Ahmed reaches for the edge of the possible and explores the urge to push further in terms of physical endurance, knowledge and the imagination. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Word of Mouth
Bulls and Bears: animal metaphors in business language
28 minutes
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Michael Rosen finds out from journalist Dhruti Shah why there are so many terms relating to animals in the business world. From dragon kings to yak shaving, what do they mean? Show more
Bells on Sunday
Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster in Dorset
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster in Dorset. Show more
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