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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich in Norfolk.
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich in Norfolk. Show more
Liz Truss's appointment as foreign secretary took some by surprise – but as Mark Coles finds out, she’s no stranger to the unexpected. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
At a time when the jobs market is under more extreme pressure than ever, Mark Tully investigates the ethics of employment with reference to both the employer and employed. Show more
One swallow doesn't make a summer but it comes close: Brett Westwood explores a much-loved bird whose own definition of happiness is a field of cow dung. From 2017 Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
"Brown" Bouquets; Faith After The Pandemic; Deborah Feldman
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton. Show more
Fraser Nelson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Social Mobility Foundation. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Harvest Festival live from Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym, Bristol. Preacher: The Revd Canon Dr Martin Gainsborough. Show more
Rebecca Stott gives a personal reflection in the aftermath of the recent report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the robin. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Jennifer fears the worst and Helen takes evasive action. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian
34 minutes
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Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian, 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
Play Video Games
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael reveals how taking up video gaming can sharpen your attention and your eyesight - and which types of games give the greatest brain benefits. Show more
Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute. Show more
The Food Programme
Prue Leith: A Life Through Food
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sheila Dillon meets a woman perhaps best known as a host of the Great British Bake Off, but whose accomplishments over six decades in the food industry are vast and varied. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Three conversations about being in the army and Afghanistan; a town statue of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley; and the power of mermaid folklore and myths. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston and the panel are at Chelsea Flower Show answering your gardening queries. Show more
Novelist Helon Habilal on Ken Saro-Wiwa, the writer, television producer and environmental activist who was hanged by the Nigerian government in 1995. Show more
Historical story of a farmer's family life in rural China. They experience both riches and famine from drought. Taken to the brink, they are forced to take desperate action. Show more
Open Book
Rabih Alameddine, English PEN at 100 with Philippe Sands and Elif Shafak, Editors' Pick
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Johny Pitts speaks to Rabih Alameddine about his new novel, The Wrong End of the Telescope. Plus Phillipe Sands and Elif Shafak discuss the centenary of English PEN Show more
Luke Wright discovers Coventry through the eyes of poets and writers who’ve been inspired by the city - including Pauline Black, Amanda Dalton, Liz Berry and Emilie Lauren Jones. Show more
Mental health profiteers: The dark world of online anxiety ‘cures’.
File on 4 investigates the rogue online operators charging thousands and guaranteeing to ‘cure’ anxiety. Show more
Liz Truss's appointment as foreign secretary took some by surprise – but as Mark Coles finds out, she’s no stranger to the unexpected. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Six O'Clock News
26/09/2021 many petrol stations have run dry, says industry body
15 minutes
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Panic-buying leaves around two thirds of petrol stations without fuel, says industry body
Deborah James chooses the best of BBC audio this week. Show more
There’s a huge shock for Kirsty and Brian attempts to plan for the future Show more
Have you ever watched a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching a snake eat, but funny. Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated stand-up from Jessica Fostekew. Show more
Miss Bessemer Saves the Train
'Friday. My Stewed Cabbage and Cold Gravy Day...'
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Penelope Keith is Miss Bessemer in Roy Apps’ serial inspired by a true story. Guide Captain Madge Bessemer forms The Lewes and East Grinstead Railway Fighting Committee. Show more
More or Less
Covid trends, face mask use, and the universal credit cut
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A coronavirus check-in, our daily mask use measured, and a minister's claim on the universal credit cut questioned. Show more
Last Word
Jimmy Greaves (pictured), Sir Clive Sinclair, Olivia Jordan, Carolyn Shoemaker
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Julian Worricker on footballing great Jimmy Greaves, inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, wartime translator Olivia Jordan and astrophysicist Carolyn Shoemaker. Show more
What more can be done to keep energy bills affordable? Delays in getting pensions for people turning 66 this year and is the level of bank fraud now a 'national emergency'? Show more
Fraser Nelson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Social Mobility Foundation. Show more
Andrew is a school refuser. Lockdown has suited him without the option or pressure to go in. What will happen when schools open up again? Grace Dent documents 21st century dramas. Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts political discussion with Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds, Conservative MP Richard Holden, Professor of Politics Anand Menon and journalist Heather Stewart. Show more
Oscar-winning cinematographer and director Chris Menges takes us behind the scenes of Local Hero, The Mission and Kes. With Antonia Quirke. Show more
At a time when the jobs market is under more extreme pressure than ever, Mark Tully investigates the ethics of employment with reference to both the employer and employed. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Cool Consumers: Laurie Taylor explores the construction of 'cool' music and the ways in which menthol cigarettes came to be marketed as the 'cool' choice for Black Americans. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich in Norfolk.
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich in Norfolk. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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