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Bells on Sunday
All Saints Church, Allesley near Coventry
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Allesley near Coventry Show more
From pub landlady to chief interrogator, Adrian Goldberg profiles Sue Gray, the woman who secretly “runs Britain” and is leading the investigation into Downing Street parties. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
The composer Michael Zev Gordon reflects on the enclosed garden. Show more
Marking fifty years of the city farm movement, Ruth Sanderson visits Wales' only city farm in Swansea. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Mary Beard's Forbidden Art; The Mormons and Tonga; Gordon Brown
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mary Beard talks about religious images that have caused controversy and former prime minister Gordon Brown discusses the desperate situation in Afghanistan. Show more
Hoda Ali makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Orchid Project Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
In the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Belfast Presbyterian minister, Steve Stockman and Roman Catholic Priest, Martin Magill reflect on how friendship can be transformational. Show more
Sarah Dunant asks if we should judge the past by the standards of the present or future, as shifting social attitudes colour our view of how the past is portrayed. Show more
Tweet of the Day
David Rothenberg on the Song Thrush
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The song thrush has a beautiful, exuberant and melodious song. So why is it not more famous? David Rothenberg investigates for Tweet of the Day. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Kenton unleashes his inner dragon and Chris contemplates his future Show more
John Caudwell, businessman and philanthropist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
How can we avert a drought stricken future? Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Pippa Evans, Geoff Norcott, Fern Brady and Simon Evans talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The Food Programme
Angela Hartnett: A Life Through Food
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sheila Dillon visits chef Angela Hartnett who this year was awarded an OBE for services to hospitality and the NHS during the Covid pandemic, to hear about her life through food. Show more
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Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
Fi Glover presents three conversations between strangers on being whistleblowers, living with epilepsy and acting and ageism in the industry. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Sowing Roots and Hanging Fruit
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Sent to a village outside Delhi, Sapna discovers a wedding about to take place, and that the young bride is being married against her will. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
Lord Byron’s famous poem Darkness written in 1816 known as ‘the year without a summer’ is interwoven with Byron’s own inner turbulence in Michael Symmons Roberts' drama. Show more
Open Book
Free Love, Richard Beard on Time, Bookshops as Social Spaces
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Elizabeth Day talks to Tessa Hadley about her new novel, Free Love and pioneering booksellers from Cairo and London. Show more
The former poet laureate of California talks about his life in poetry and chooses favourites from amongst listener requests. Show more
File on 4
Mental health rehab - the forgotten patients
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Adam Eley speaks to patients with the most complex mental health needs who were sent by the NHS to specialist rehabilitation units, where they say their condition got worse. Show more
From pub landlady to chief interrogator, Adrian Goldberg profiles Sue Gray, the woman who secretly “runs Britain” and is leading the investigation into Downing Street parties. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
23/01/2022 Cabinet ministers call for inquiry into Tory MP's sacking from government
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Nus Ghani says she was told she was dismissed - in part - because of her Muslim faith
Lindsey Chapman makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
It’s the end of the road for David while Pip is on a mission. Show more
Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn
The ‘Resting Bitch Face’ Problem
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Marian and Tara talk about serial bad-boy dating, what your face says about you, a missing mojo, personal grooming issues and much more. Show more
Bright Lights, Dead City
Episode 3. An Actor Prepares
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Turlough has been cast in the series filming in his hometown, provided he can get out of shape in time. Written by Séamas O'Reilly. Show more
More or Less
Are women 32% more likely to die after operations by a male surgeon?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Women reported to be 32% more likely to die after operations by male surgeons, plus Test and Trace costs in Germany and the UK, the Covid death toll and podcast plans. Show more
Last Word
Lord Sainsbury, David Stuart, Elizabeth Selby, Ronnie Spector (pictured)
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on businessman Lord Sainsbury, LGBT support worker David Stuart, photo agent Elizabeth Selby, singer Ronnie Spector. Show more
Police investigation into £4m fraud described as “woeful”. Show more
Hoda Ali makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Orchid Project Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about gaming. Show more
Ben Wright discusses current politics with Conservative MP Bim Afolami, Labour's Anna McMorrin, foreign affairs expert Sophia Gaston and journalist Jack Blanchard. Show more
Think with Pinker
Sentence first, verdict afterwards
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Decision making in the courtroom: In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker explores the life and death choices made by judges and juries. Show more
The composer Michael Zev Gordon reflects on the enclosed garden. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Why Sociology matters: Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and purpose of Public Sociology. Show more
Bells on Sunday
All Saints Church, Allesley near Coventry
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Allesley near Coventry Show more
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