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Bells on Sunday
The parish church of St Erme, Truro in Cornwall
2 minutes
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Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Erme just north of Truro in Cornwall Show more
Sir Ed Davey, has faced a lot of adversity in his life, losing both his parents by the age of 15. Mark Coles asks what drives the man who now leads the Liberal Democrat party? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Academic Sarah Goldingay argues that as adults, rather than simply 'growing up' and 'knuckling down', we need to recapture the playfulness of childhood. Show more
On Your Farm
Food & Farming Awards finalist: The Good Life Project
22 minutes
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Charlotte Smith is judging the "Farming for the Future" category in this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards. In this programme she visits the last of her three finalists. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Psalm 23 Garden, Sanctuary, Muslim Sibling Rivalry
44 minutes
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A look at the religious and ethical issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more
Poet Raymond Antrobus makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of DeafKidz International. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Right Rev Dr David Bruce, Moderator of the Irish Presbyterian Church reflects on how hope may be found in situations of despair.
Led by the Rev. Joanne Smith. Show more
Michael Morpurgo argues that Global Britain must play its part in welcoming refugees from Afghanistan. Show more
David Attenborough presents the ring-necked parakeet. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
It’s an emotional day for Alice and there’s a near miss for Adam. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Baroness Hale of Richmond, former judge
38 minutes
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Baroness Hale of Richmond, former judge, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Change Your Mealtimes
14 minutes
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Sometimes it’s not what you eat that matters, but when you eat. Michael reveals just how much mealtimes matter when it comes to health. Show more
Sue Perkins hosts the return of Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute. Show more
The Food Programme
High Spirits: A story of vodka
28 minutes
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Jaega Wise learns about the origin and evolution of this traditionally neutral spirit – and ponders whether the time is right for a vodka renaissance. Show more
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Edward Stourton looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Three conversations between Afghans anxious about the plight of their families back home; the new-found joys of working from home and seeing your child going off to university. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Creeping Thyme and Chimney Pot Design
42 minutes
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Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Alice Bell inspects the environmental credentials of former British PM, Margaret Thatcher. Show more
The third Prosecutor Teodor Szacki mystery investigates domestic violence in modern Poland. Adapted by Mark Lawson from Zygmunt Milosewszki, translated by Antonia Lloyd Jones. Show more
Malorie Blackman talks to Johny Pitts about the final novel in her hugely successful Noughts and Crosses series of books for young people. Show more
BAFTA Award-winning actor and poetry fan Rakie Ayola discovers how dialect has evolved into poetry in South Wales where she grew up. Show more
File on 4
Hush Money: the Rise and Fall of an International Fraudster
37 minutes
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File on 4 examines the rise and fall of Hushpuppi – the social media influencer whose lavish lifestyle masked a career as a global money-launderer. Show more
Sir Ed Davey, has faced a lot of adversity in his life, losing both his parents by the age of 15. Mark Coles asks what drives the man who now leads the Liberal Democrat party? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
19/09/2021 Boris Johnson is flying to New York to urge world leaders to take concrete action to combat climate change
15 minutes
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Boris Johnson is flying to New York to urge world leaders to take concrete action to combat climate change
Farrah Jarral chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more
Jennifer fears the worst and there’s a twist at the Flower and Produce Show. Show more
Henry Normal takes a poetic look at the topic of communication Show more
By Nick Walker. Still troubled by something he said to Jo when they were both 8 years old, Bruce goes back to his hometown. Show more
Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021? Show more
Last Word
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Jean-Paul Belmondo (pictured), Angela Milner, Inge Ginsberg
28 minutes
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Datshiane Navanayagam on revolutionary Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, film star Jean-Paul Belmondo, palaeontologist Angela Milner and heavy metal singer Inge Ginsberg. Show more
Big growth in young people appearing to be laundering money through their bank accounts, what's behind the increase in energy prices and credit scores for eighteen-year- olds. Show more
Poet Raymond Antrobus makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of DeafKidz International. Show more
Grace Dent tells the story of a Leicester secondary school teacher whose life has been radically changed by a year of lockdowns. Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by former Downing St insider Lord Barwell, Labour's Emma Lewell-Buck and the Liberal Democrat Munira Wilson, plus political journalist Torcuil Crichton. Show more
The Film Programme
Emma Thomas: How Batman Began
28 minutes
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Emma Thomas: How Batman Began. Producer Emma Thomas reveals the conversation she had with partner Christopher Nolan that led to the making of Batman Begins. With Antonia Quirke. Show more
Academic Sarah Goldingay argues that as adults, rather than simply 'growing up' and 'knuckling down', we need to recapture the playfulness of childhood. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Smartphone: Laurie Taylor explores the ways this ubiquitous object is transforming everyday life, from China to Ireland, and considers its impact on intimate relationships. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The parish church of St Erme, Truro in Cornwall
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Erme just north of Truro in Cornwall Show more
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