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Bells on Sunday
The Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
2 minutes
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Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Show more
Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid has become recognised as one of the most powerful political voices in British contemporary art. Mark Coles traces her life and career. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
At a time when bad news appears increasingly inescapable, Mark Tully searches for a positive side to increasing levels of world weariness. Show more
Brett Westwood is sucked into the weird and wonderful world of the leech. It's been portrayed both as monstrous and as a medical marvel, but which is nearer the truth? From 2016 Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
The Pope in Greece; Columba - a post-Brexit saint; Religious Chart Toppers
44 minutes
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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2021
3 minutes
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The Rev Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal on behalf of the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless people. Show more
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For the second week of Advent, recorded in the Chapel of Girton College, Cambridge. Preacher: The Rev'd Dr Tim Boniface, College Chaplain. Show more
Sara Wheeler explores the role of place names and their importance in linking us to the land. Show more
Chris Packham presents the water rail. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including concerns over Covid-19 testing in the run up to Christmas. Reviewing the news coverage Fortunately's Jane Garvey and Fi Glover. Show more
Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
Lynda finds it hard to let go of the reins and Harrison attempts to get to the truth. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist
38 minutes
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Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist, 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
At the end of the Korean War, POWs could choose where they wanted to go. Thousands of North Korean and Chinese prisoners went to the USA. Only a few Americans chose China.
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Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees Jan Ravens and Omid Djalili pitched against Tony Hawks and Barry Cryer with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Sheila Dillon presents more stories of the winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2021, which celebrates people changing lives for the better, through food and drink. Show more
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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Four conversations between strangers about homelessness, obesity and dramatic weight loss, pandemic induced career changes and the joy of running toy shops. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Festive Floral Ideas and Overwintering Wisterias
42 minutes
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Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Show more
Lynsey Hanley looks at overcrowding in UK homes, telling the story of 30-year-old Dorine, who lives in a two-bed flat in Crawley with her husband, three children and two sisters. Show more
A stellar cast. Edward Bennett as Psmith (the P is silent!) with Susannah Fielding, George Blagden, Patricia Hodge, Lisa Dillon and Martin Jarvis. Who will steal Connie’s necklace? Show more
Bookclub
Rachel Joyce: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
28 minutes
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James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce about her novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Show more
The Language Exchange
Anthony Anaxagorou & Maggie Aderin-Pocock
28 minutes
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The Language Exchange is a place where poets and scientists meet to share language & ideas and create new work. This week Anthony Anaxagorou meets Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Show more
As Ireland broke away from British colonial control 100 years ago, a man was executed by the IRA, by men he knew. Why? And what impact did it have on all those involved? Show more
Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
05/12/2021 Review into Arthur's death
15 minutes
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Ministers say lessons should be learned from torture and murder of 6 year old boy. Government defends decision to re-impose pre-departure covid tests for people travelling to UK.
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Natasha’s on the move and Lynda has a surprise visitor. Show more
Joe Lycett tests Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on how well they know their nearest and dearest. Show more
Anton Lesser reads the next story in Eley WIlliams' series,set in an Essex village gripped by chess. Today, in 'The Bishop', the local curate reveals some startling truths. Show more
The Head of Radio 2 answers listeners' questions and concerns including whether she is chasing a younger audience at the expense of her loyal older listeners. Show more
Last Word
Stephen Sondheim (pictured), Sir Frank Williams, Jo-Carroll Dennison
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on composer Stephen Sondheim, motor racing team owner Sir Frank Williams and beauty queen Jo-Carroll Dennison. Show more
Money Box
'I had £18,000 stolen after my drink was spiked'
25 minutes
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Fraud after drink spiking claims, a proposed retrospective law to collect tax from higher income people who claim child benefit. Account switch risk for some low income households. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2021
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Rev Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal on behalf of the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless people. Show more
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI
The Biggest Event in Human History
28 minutes
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Science sleuths Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry unwrap some of the biggest ideas presented by AI expert Stuart Russell in this year's BBC Reith Lectures. Show more
Alex Forsyth discusses the latest political developments with the former minister Matt Warman, Labour's Dame Meg Hillier and the Chair of the NHS Confederation, Lord Adebowale. Show more
Why do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy? In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker tries to make sense of the senseless. Show more
At a time when bad news appears increasingly inescapable, Mark Tully searches for a positive side to increasing levels of world weariness. Show more
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Sideways
21. The Woman Who Brought Down the Mob
29 minutes
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Matthew Syed explores the experience of being “a first”, as he tells the story of the trailblazing black woman lawyer who brought down the most notorious New York city mobster. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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