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Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints, Odiham in Hampshire. Show more

Joe Rogan, host of Spotify’s most popular podcast, has been accused of spreading Covid misinformation on his show. Mark Coles profiles the former comedian and martial arts fighter. Show more

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The writer Melissa Viney reflects on one of her favourite pastimes - walking. What many of us take for granted as a rather mundane activity provides others with spiritual comfort. Show more

Sarah Swadling is in Kent to meet Florence Mannerings, who's an NHS midwife on a workday and a pedigree Shorthorn cattle breeder in her time off. Show more

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Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week Show more

Adventurer Amar Latif presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rafiki Thabo Foundation. Show more

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In this service of Matins the community of Westminster Abbey marks the Queen's accession to the throne. Preacher: the Dean, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE. Show more

Will Self deplores the British attitude to children, seeing a mix of sentimentality and cruelty, and a culture which for decades allowed child sex abuse to hide "in plain view". Show more

Conversational voices of those inspired by birds. Chris Baines is delighted to find some great spotted woodpeckers visiting his garden in inner-city Wolverhampton. Show more

Paddy O'Connell on the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession. Also, theatres are at risk around the UK, and the rules on lying in parliament. Show more

Alice makes a dramatic decision and Kate heads down the wrong path. Show more

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would want with him if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Is blending an art or a science? Philosophy Barry Smith asks why some blends work and others don't. In this programme, the blending of whisky. Show more

David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Richard Osman, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh and Ria Lina talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more

How could environmental-impact labels on food and drink products help lower the carbon footprint of the food industry? Jaega Wise finds out. Show more

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Fi Glover presents three conversations between strangers on learning to read as an adult; the importance of grammar and punctuation; and delays in fertility treatment. Show more

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

A van appears, luring children away to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, setting off a chain of events that lead her into danger. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more

Simon Scardifield’s dramatisation of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the ruthless underworld of 1920s Berlin. Ex-con, Franz, is offered another shot at redemption. Show more

Michael Cowan investigates the consequences for victims of crime and those accused of offences when crucial evidence goes missing or is lost by police officers. Show more

Joe Rogan, host of Spotify’s most popular podcast, has been accused of spreading Covid misinformation on his show. Mark Coles profiles the former comedian and martial arts fighter. Show more

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Chris Hawkins makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Fallon has a bone to pick and Kate struggles to let go. Show more

Marian and Tara tackle jealousy, code switching, frizzy hair and wandering accents and much more. Show more

At the Gazette newspaper, reports are coming in from across the city of bizarre sightings of the missing actress Monica Logue. Written by Séamas O'Reilly. Show more

How fast is our economy really growing? And does comparing the number of food banks to the number of McDonald’s restaurants in the UK tell us anything about food poverty? Show more

Julian Worricker on diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell, comedian Barry Cryer, tennis champion Darlene Hard and singer Elza Soares. Show more

A huge rise in the amount energy companies can charge customers has been announced – we answer listener questions about what it means for them. Show more

Adventurer Amar Latif presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rafiki Thabo Foundation. Show more

Can scientists develop a vaccine against coronaviruses and variants we know about, and the ones we have yet to meet? Show more

Carolyn Quinn is joined by former Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, Labour's Seema Malhotra and former politician Kezia Dugdale, with The Spectator political journalist Katy Balls. Show more

Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong. Professor Steven Pinker asks if changing the way we debate is the way to promote more rational thinking. Show more

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Stacey Halls about The Foundling, set in 18th Century London. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the social construction of the notion of skilled work. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints, Odiham in Hampshire. Show more

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