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Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Show more

Jimmy Carr has been condemned for his ‘abhorent’ Holocaust joke about the murders of thousands of people from the Roma community. Mark Coles profiles the controversial comedian. Show more

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The impact of combat on the religious beliefs of soldiers is examined through diaries from the First World War and poetry by Iraq War veteran Brian Turner.
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Sarah Swadling meets a farmer putting communities - from tiny soil microbes to people - at the heart of his business. Show more

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A look at the religious and ethical issues of the week with Edward Stourton. Show more

Hannah Beynon, whose teenage son William is being treated for cancer, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read for Good Show more

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A service for Racial Justice Sunday from St Nic's Church, Durham. Show more

Sara Wheeler reflects on the harm done by seeing the world only from our own point of view. Show more

Kate Humble presents the stone curlew. Show more

Paddy O'Connell on neighbourhood plans to resist a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Also a fond tribute to University Challenge and a preview of the French elections. Show more

Wires are crossed for Chelsea, and Tom takes some emotional steps. Show more

Leslie Caron, actress and dancer, 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

Blending is a distinctly human act: other creatures don’t experiment in this way. So in this series we’re looking at four blended products. Today, tea. 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

Jaega Wise meets TV chef Ainsley to talk growing up around food, becoming a chef, his influence and being 'memefied'. Show more

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Fi Glover presents four conversations on running safely; being a military wife; relationships with phones; and disability and dating. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening Q&A. Show more

Sapna's sister enters India's top musical talent show, where she attracts attention, but not in the way she would have hoped. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more

A dying oligarch’s will plunges his family into chaos. At stake is a vast business empire. The only thing rival factions can agree on is to let a game of dice decide the future. Show more

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics. Producer: Di Speirs Show more

Matt Harvey chooses poems by Ivor Cutler, Alice Oswald, ee cummings and Johnny Fluffypunk about slugs, trees and hearts. Show more

Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to women who say they have been the victim of drug spiking and asks if enough is being done to tackle the problem. Show more

Jimmy Carr has been condemned for his ‘abhorent’ Holocaust joke about the murders of thousands of people from the Roma community. Mark Coles profiles the controversial comedian. Show more

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Germany warns Europe could be on verge of war but Ukraine says such claims are unhelpful

Audrey Brown makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

There’s a shock for Rex and Brian makes an unexpected offer. Show more

Marian and Tara tackle listeners’ issues with the menopause, frisky dreams and a troubling bacon sandwich with trademark good humour. Show more

The American producers try to take their series about the Troubles in a more “upbeat” direction. Written by Séamas O'Reilly. Show more

Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime. Show more

Matthew Bannister on broadcaster Bamber Gascoigne, singer Norma Waterson, polo player Claire Tomlinson, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Show more

Extra cost of living squeeze for those on state pension & benefits; 800,000 households not protected by the energy price cap; why only some Brits abroad get state pension increases Show more

Hannah Beynon, whose teenage son William is being treated for cancer, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read for Good Show more

What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born? And do the humans of the future have an equal moral claim to those who are alive today? Show more

Carolyn Quinn discusses the latest on the Ukraine crisis with former National Security Adviser Lord Ricketts, Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake and Labour's Fleur Anderson Show more

From a shipwreck in the English channel, to a runaway bride in a hermit's cell, eavesdrop on a lost world as Paterson Joseph rewinds the clock to November 1120. Show more

The impact of combat on the religious beliefs of soldiers is examined through diaries from the First World War and poetry by Iraq War veteran Brian Turner.
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The NHS faces a monumental backlog of patients waiting treatment. So how exactly do we tackle the backlog? The Economist’s Health Policy Editor, Natasha Loder looks for answers. Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Show more

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