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Bells on Sunday
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia. Show more
Mark Coles takes a look at the talented and determined scientist leading the Oxford University vaccine team, Professor Sarah Gilbert. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the tension between togetherness and personal space at the heart of every marriage and reveals the dance between these two polarities. Show more
Charlotte Ashton is at Tinwood Farm near Chichester, where the vineyard and tasting room have have been busier than ever since the end of lockdown. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Afghan refugee crisis; Women's rights under the Taliban; Cardinal Nichols on our moral responsibility for Afghanistan
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more
Journalist and broadcaster Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Find Your Feet. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Poet Jay Hulme explores St Nicholas' Church in Leicester, the building, the history and the people who make up the community. Show more
A Point of View
The Rhetoric of the Climate Crisis
9 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Rebecca Stott ponders whether Aristotle can help us communicate climate change. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Doug Allan on the Emperor Penguin
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Jennifer discovers the truth and Elizabeth is left disappointed. Show more
Student leaders and others talk to Kirsty Wark about the events of June 4 1989 when Chinese Army units rolled into Tiananmen Square, ending weeks of peaceful protests. Show more
Anita Anand and Chris Mason meet some of the callers who have appeared on Any Questions and Any Answers. Today, we hear from David and Ben. Show more
David Mitchell asks Zoe Lyons, Richard Osman, Henning Wehn and Holly Walsh to lie, with some truths. From August 2021. Show more
The Food Programme
The Story of the Digestive: From grain to biscuit.
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino tells the story of one of Britain's oldest and most popular biscuits, the digestive. He follows the story from a farmers wheat field to a food factory in London. Show more
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Simon Jack looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Three conversations on the pros and cons of wearing make-up, the challenges of living with dyslexia, and university life in pandemic times. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Parakeet Trees and Dinner Plate Leaves
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. Show more
Activist and film maker Jack Harries assesses the influence of earth scientist and creator of Gaia theory, James Lovelock. Show more
A middle-aged man is besotted with a young woman. Is she there to praise and flatter him? Or to destroy him? Ibsen's complex tragedy provides no easy answers. Show more
Open Book
David Grossman, Richard Beard, The Sea Library
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Johny Pitts talks to Israeli writer David Grossman about his latest novel More Than I Love My Life. Show more
Cecilia Knapp talks to poets from around the UK about their relationship with the sea and the coastal towns and cities where they live. Show more
The extensive reach of forensic DNA - Professor Turi King reports on the unexpected ways in which genetics is tracking down criminals. Show more
Mark Coles takes a look at the talented and determined scientist leading the Oxford University vaccine team, Professor Sarah Gilbert. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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Six O'Clock News
22/08/2021 US drafts airlines to support Afghan evacuation
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Over the past week, at least twenty people have died in the chaos around Kabul Airport. The United States has ordered commercial airlines to help the evacuation.
John Waite chooses his pick of BBC audio this week. Show more
It's a big day for Vince and Elizabeth makes a friend Show more
Does your heart sink when asked ‘listen to the following three options’? Enraged with technology? With Martin Jarvis. From 2020. Show more
By Nick Walker. Until last week, Jo had been drinking heavily for 30 years. She sets off to find and apologise to Kieran, her ex-boyfriend from her student days. Show more
Was the BBC taken by surprise at the speed of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan? Jamie Angus, a senior BBC News executive, answers listeners’ questions about the coverage. Show more
Last Word
Una Stubbs (pictured), Gino Strada, Mo Hayder
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on actor Una Stubbs, surgeon Gino Strada, writer Mo Hayder. Show more
In a new four-part series Felicity Hannah meets households, businesses & local councils to ask who are the financial winners and losers of the pandemic? Show more
Journalist and broadcaster Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Find Your Feet. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Alex Forsyth is joined by Foreign Office minister James Cleverly, shadow Foreign Office minister Stephen Kinnock, former government adviser Salma Shah and George Parker of the FT. Show more
The Film Programme
Jude Law, Ayten Amin and Mark Jenkin
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama, Egyptian director Ayten Amin on her film Souad, and film-maker Mark Jenkin's audio diary continues. Show more
Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the tension between togetherness and personal space at the heart of every marriage and reveals the dance between these two polarities. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
If there is an 'Everyman' in literature, can the experiences of a female character also be universal? In this programme novelist Sarah Hall goes in search of the Everywoman. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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