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Bells on Sunday
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent Show more
Dr Jason Arday reflects on the health and social barriers he has faced and overcome with a positive and grateful outlook. Show more
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Samira Ahmed considers the value of damaged people and goods, drawing inspiration from the ancient Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Show more
Brett Westwood meets a wolf and considers what wolfishness has come to mean in our culture and thinking. And how much does it have to do with the animal itself? From 2017 Show more
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Tony Robinson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief Red Nose Day. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A moment of remembrance led by the Archbishop of York marks the loss of over 125,000 lives as the nation prepares to mark the anniversary of lockdown. Leader: Debbie Thrower. Show more
Michael Morpurgo argues that rebuilding the arts can be an opportunity for 'levelling up at its best'. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Fyfe Dangerfield on the Woodchat Shrike
1 minute
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Childhood holidays in France, sitting in the back of the car, were for musician Fyfe Dangerfield a great opportunity to view rare birds, such as the woodchat shrike or butcherbird. Show more
This week with Paddy O'Connell, Lord Clarke on lockdown. Reviewing the news are historian Robert Tombs, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and journalist George Parker.
Recent events take their toll on Alice and Eddie makes a rash decision. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tweet Take 5 : Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the chiffchaff and the willow warbler with Bill Oddie, Simon Barnes and Kate Humble. Show more
Maggie O'Farrell, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. Show more
Professor Frank Mort tells the story of how the legal taboo against male homosexuality was gradually broken down. Lisa Power recalls the push for full gay equality that followed. Show more
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Jenny Eclair hosts a special episode of Just a Minute; she challenges guests Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, Julian Clary & Pam Ayres to speak on a number subjects for 60 seconds. Show more
The Food Programme
Food in Lockdown: One Year On
29 minutes
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A year on, Sheila Dillon hears how different parts of the food industry have been adapting during lockdown. Show more
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Victoria Derbyshire looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
The Listening Project
The Nation in Conversation
28 minutes
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Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today and preserve it for future generations. Presented by Fi Glover. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT from the Archives: Houseplant Special
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The team look back through the archives for a houseplant edition of the show. Show more
The New Anatomy of Melancholy
Terrors and affrights
14 minutes
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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
What’s the mystery at Sweeney Todd’s in Fleet Street? Joanna’s suspicions lead her to dress up as a boy and enter the barber’s employment. Is her sweetheart Mark still alive? Show more
Open Book
Fiona Mozley, Jane Smiley, American working class novels with Jess Walter and Kristin Hannah
28 minutes
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Elizabeth Day talks to Fiona Mozley about her expansive, Soho-set second novel, Hot Stew. Plus Jess Walter and Kristin Hannah discuss working class movements in US fiction. Show more
In her home valley of Calderale, poet Clare Shaw examines the role of art in helping us to live with severe and inevitable flooding. Show more
File on 4
The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis
36 minutes
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Asylum seekers say they are being mistreated and ignored by the government - and by UK companies paid billions to house them. Show more
Journalist, controversialist, celebrity - Mark Coles explores the explosive career of Piers Morgan and asks what's next for the man who has been making headlines for decades. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
21/03/2021 Conservative rebels attack government lockdown powers
15 minutes
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Conservative rebels have attacked the government's plans to extend lockdown powers in England for six months, saying they should be dramatically reduced.
Julie Hesmondhalgh chooses best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Richard Goulding reads the final part of Cynan Jones' gripping series set in the very near future. Show more
Sunday evening comedy from Jacob Hawley, dissecting his journey from working class banter boy to Inner-London feminist. Show more
A final fling with his art lecturer lover at a rundown seaside hotel doesn't go quite as planned for the young barista. By Bethan Roberts. Read by John Biddle. Show more
Are Radio 2's attempts to attract new listeners driving away older ones? And Martin Jarvis answers listener comments as director of a controversial new Radio 4 play by David Mamet. Show more
Last Word
Murray Walker (pictured), King Goodwill Zwelithini, Mary Asprey, Bunny Wailer
27 minutes
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Julian Worricker on King Zwelithini of the Zulu nation, charity founder Mary Asprey, commentator Murray Walker, musician Bunny Wailer. Show more
Money Box
Homeowners speak out on gagging clauses
28 minutes
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We hear from owners of defective new homes who were told to keep quiet, plus the new law pushing people towards umbrella companies, and claiming benefits while cohabiting. Show more
Tony Robinson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief Red Nose Day. Show more
Margaret Heffernan explores the fine art of decision making in times of uncertainty, asking how governments, businesses and institutions can think better as they try to decide. Show more
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme. With Danny Kruger MP, Catherine McKinnell and Louise Casey.
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Antonia Quirke talks to Francis Lee, director of Ammonite starring Kate Winslet, looks at the work of a film makers' collective, and director Mark Jenkin continues his audio diary. Show more
Samira Ahmed considers the value of damaged people and goods, drawing inspiration from the ancient Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
4 Extra Debut. Matthew Syed asks whether happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy with the story of entrepreneur Tony Hsieh. From 2021. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent Show more
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