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Bells on Sunday comes from the detached tower of All Saints, Inveraray, in Argyll Show more

Mark Coles profiles Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political leader of the Taliban. Show more

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Jahnavi Harrison examines the power of mantras. She explores the many ways people of faith use the repetition of certain words as a formula to draw themselves closer to the divine. Show more

Verity Sharp visits Torth y Tir - or Loaf of the Land - the UK's first 'peasant bakery'. It was set up in 2017, following the French 'paysan boulanger' model. Show more

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William Crawley looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week. Show more

Journalist, campaigner and volunteer Katie Pennick makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Attitude is Everything. Show more

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With a smaller gathering at Prospect Farm in place of the annual Greenbelt Festival, many have missed their annual homecoming opportunity to be in festive mood amongst friends. Show more

Zoe Strimpel reflects on the power of fictional narrative as a means of escape. Show more

Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest moments as a birdwatcher, spotting a rarely seen red-eyed vireo on the Isles of Scilly. Show more

News with Paddy O'Connell including latest on the Afghanistan evacuation. We hear rock's greatest drum beats and Matthew Parris, Adam MacQueen and Swarzy Macaly review the news. Show more

Ben attempts to do the right thing and Susan fears the worst. Show more

TEST MATCH SPECIAL: England v India. Commentary on the Third Test from Headingley with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Ebony Rainford-Brent Show more

Kirsty Wark and guests recall the first home nation matches and the end of the 50 year ban on women’s football. Show more

Michael challenges TV presenter Mehreen Baig to sunbathe herself healthy. If you do it right, it can lower your blood pressure, improve your mood and boost your immune system. Show more

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David Mitchell asks Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, and Tony Hawks to lie, with some truths. From August 2021. Show more

Sheila Dillon and Michael Rosen consider the power and persuasive abilities of food language – from quirky conversational idioms to the purple prose of promotion. Show more

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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.

Three conversations on the joy of food, the recent demise of the name Karen, and keeping the spirit of adventure alive with Parkinson's Disease. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts chaired by Kathy Clugston. Show more

Emma Shortis reflects on the influence of David McTaggart, founder of Greenpeace International. Show more

Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this dark and scandalously funny French masterpiece, in a brand new version by Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre. Show more

Johny Pitts explores the books of the 1920s with Alison MacLeod, Bill Goldstein, James Clammer and Jo Hamya, asking why the era is so relevant today and how writers are responding. Show more

British children's books are internationally renowned but far fewer European children's books are translated into English. David Almond makes a heart-felt plea for this to change. Show more

Nga Pham asks why irregular Vietnamese migration is the second highest into the UK - and rising annually. Why hasn’t the Essex lorry disaster, with 39 deaths, put others off? Show more

Mark Coles profiles Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political leader of the Taliban. Show more

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Boris Johnson says Taliban must continue to let more people leave their country - or risk being denied billions of pounds in aid

Katie Thistleton chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more

Justin announces his grand plan and Alistair struggles with a work related issue Show more

Does your computer ever talk back at you? Are you confused about cold calling? With Susannah Fielding. From 2020. Show more

By Nick Walker. In prison, Kieran had time to reflect on his past mistakes. Newly released, he aims to make amends to Gina … Show more

William Miller explains why he has made the Archive on 4 programme Jonathan Miller: Lost Memories, about how dementia robbed the polymath of his most prized asset. Show more

Matthew Bannister on drummer Charlie Watts, Labour MP Austin Mitchell, composer Hugh Wood and comedian Sean Lock. Show more

In the last of the series, Felicity Hannah chairs a round table discussion to ask what will Covid cost the nation’s economy. Show more

Journalist, campaigner and volunteer Katie Pennick makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Attitude is Everything. Show more

Sandi has to learn to make a lute by herself for the first time since her partner died. Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. Show more

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Hossein Amini on De Niro and Pacino in Heat. Show more

Jahnavi Harrison examines the power of mantras. She explores the many ways people of faith use the repetition of certain words as a formula to draw themselves closer to the divine. Show more

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Sarah Hall's search for the literary Everywoman continues. With Bernardine Evaristo, Katherine Rundell, Ellah Wakatama and Andrew Miller. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the detached tower of All Saints, Inveraray, in Argyll Show more

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