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Bells on Sunday
St Mary's, Amersham in Buckinghamshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's, Amersham in Buckinghamshire. Show more
Businessman John Timpson reflects on what he has learned as an employer of ex-prisoners and as a foster carer. Show more
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It can be unsettling when things we feel sure of are not as they seemed. Samira Ahmed reflects on times when new revelations throw our past convictions into doubt. Show more
Brett Westwood explores the role daffodils play in art, medicine, literature and belief. They are harbingers of spring and signs of hope, also of self obsession in Greek mythology. Show more
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Sunday
A special programme to celebrate International Women's Day
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Emily Buchanan talks to some inspiring women about important ethical and religious issues. Show more
Professor Peter Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN). Show more
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This third Sunday of Lent we focus on young people in lockdown. Led by Jamie Cutteridge from the UK’s first bespoke ecumenical Christian community serving young people. Show more
John Connell on how the pandemic is beginning to change the face of rural communities. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Cyrus Todiwala on the Ring-Necked Parakeet
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala recalls a once familiar sound to him in India, now heard near his London home, the ring-necked parakeet. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell: how damaging might Harry and Meghan's US interview be? Reviewing the news coverage - Margaret Heffernan, Jack Blanchard and Sean Rafferty. Show more
There’s tension at Greenacres, and Alice finds herself under pressure. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tweet Take 5 : Stonechat and Whinchat
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the stonechat and whinchat with Michaela Strachan, Melissa Harrison and Steve Backshall. Show more
Mark Strong, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. Show more
The Battles That Won Our Freedoms
7 Catholic Emancipation
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Professor Marianne Elliott tells the story of the struggle to free Catholics from laws which stopped them becoming MPs. Siobhain McDonagh MP reflects on what this means to her. Show more
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Sue Perkins hosts a special episode of Just a Minute; she challenges Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair, Desiree Burch & Paul Merton to talk without hesitation, deviation, or repetition. Show more
The Food Programme
Genome editing and the future of food
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino looks at the future role of genome editing for food. A public consultation is underway on technologies such as CRISPR. What could it mean for farmers and consumers? Show more
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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
The Listening Project
The Nation in Conversation
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
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: Sweet Peas and Rusty Leaves
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme with gardening experts. Show more
The New Anatomy of Melancholy
Hereditary disease
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Four hundred years ago, Robert Burton wrote an epic attempt to understand the universal experience of melancholy. What can it teach us today? Show more
Adapted By Katherine Jakeways.
All of London is in pursuit of Ethelberta's hand, but the infamous poet is not quite the lady they think she is. Show more
Bookclub
Kei Miller - The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kei Miller discusses his Forward Poetry Prize winning collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion with James Naughtie and a group of his readers. Show more
Moby-Dick is one of the great novels, but Melville nearly didn't write it and he almost became a Liverpudlian in the process. Paul Farley, local boy, shakes hands with a ghost. Show more
File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of shipbreaking and investigates why ships once owned by UK companies end their lives on beaches in South East Asia. Show more
The former dentist who has just become the new leader of Scottish Labour. But with only nine weeks until the Holyrood elections, can he turn round the party's fortunes? Show more
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Jake Yapp chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Sudha Bhuchar continues Cynan Jones' timely series set in the very near future. Today: just beyond the city, a woman finds a frail young boy... Show more
BBC New Comedy Award Winner Stephen Buchanan talks about his chequered work history and his friendship with a refugee Dove, in his first Radio 4 show. Show more
With time running out and a missing person still out there, the caravan owners have to make a hard choice. Written by Jan Carson. Show more
Melvyn Bragg, who has presented 900 editions of Radio 4's In Our Time, answers listeners' questions, and Peter White talks about his programme Disability: A New History. Show more
Last Word
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani (pictured), Sidney Alford, Alison Lurie, Chris Barber
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, explosives expert Sidney Alford, author Alison Lurie and jazz musician Chris Barber. Show more
A victim of economic abuse who owes nearly half a million, state pension increase for 200,000 women, excluded self-employed access support and lottery style savings accounts. Show more
Professor Peter Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN). Show more
Peter Pomerantsev looks at how Britain could adapt to a new era of conflict. Show more
Carolyn Quinn's guests are former Cabinet minister Mark Harper, Labour frontbencher Sarah Jones, former senior civil servant Philip Rycroft and Kay Balls from the Spectator. Show more
Antonia Quirke presents a guide to the universe of The Coen Brothers with help from the siblings themselves. Show more
It can be unsettling when things we feel sure of are not as they seemed. Samira Ahmed reflects on times when new revelations throw our past convictions into doubt. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Matthew Syed asks what the world's greatest fighter pilot, John Boyd, can tell us about decision making in all areas of life. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Mary's, Amersham in Buckinghamshire
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's, Amersham in Buckinghamshire. Show more
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