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Bells on Sunday comes from Kyiv’s Monastery of the Caves. Show more
Playwright, screenwriter and creator of the hit TV sitcom Derry Girls, about five school friends in 1990s Northern Ireland - getting up to all sorts.
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Mark Tully compares people whose conscience has led them to abandon their religion, with those who come to terms with their differences and attempt to change things from within. Show more
Pete Thompson is a vegetable grower obsessed with experimenting. He's trying everything from olives to Californian lemons on his family farm in Essex. Show more
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Sunday
French election; Ukrainian refugees; Abuse within the church
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The importance of religion in today's French presidential election. A faith-inspired welcome to a Ukrainian refugee. Child abuse within the Church of England: what has changed? Show more
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope and Homes for Children Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A meditation from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in London. Can the Easter message enable Christians to cling to the hope of resurrection even in Ukraine? Show more
It’s a terrible thing to be in possession of a truth that people don’t want to hear, writes Howard Jacobson. Show more
Wildlife artist Jane Smith describes her excitement at hearing the whitethroat when it returns to her garden every year. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Ruairi finds himself in too deep and it’s an emotional day for Oliver Show more
Kirsty Wark reunites key people involved in the 2011 evictions from Dale Farm, Essex, one of the biggest Gypsy and Traveller sites in the UK. Show more
Letter from Ukraine
A Tale of Rooster Tosha and the War
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Acclaimed Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov reflects on roosters, refugees, Genghis Khan and national identity in the final letter in his series of personal reflections on the war. Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Lou Sanders, Ria Lina, Milton Jones, and Chris McCausland talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The Food Programme
Jack Monroe: A Life Through Food
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Food writer and poverty campaigner Jack Monroe talks growing up, campaigning and social media with Leyla Kazim. Show more
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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world
The Listening Project
Floods, fashion, town and country
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Fi Glover presents three conversations between strangers about the trauma of homes being flooded, fast fashion, the joys of urban life, and where to raise kids - town or country. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Wickham Bishops, Essex
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Wickham Bishops, Essex. Show more
1922: The Birth of Now
The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, and Egyptomania
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb fuelled a fascination with ancient Egypt that influenced architecture and design in Europe and America; one that continues a century later. Show more
David Tennant makes his first ever venture into playing the tyrannical Scottish King. 2023 will be the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's First Folio. Show more
Open Book
Julian Barnes; How Words Get Good; Bangkok Postcard
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Julian Barnes on his new novel Elizabeth Finch and editorial manager Rebecca Lee on her book How Words Get Good. Show more
Guide Books
On Nature with Helen Macdonald and Melissa Harrison
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Can books help us navigate the messy business of living? Damian Barr is joined by Helen Macdonald and Melissa Harrison to discuss books to deepen our engagement with nature. Show more
Mishal Husain and a panel of expert guests ask what it would take for Nato to confront Russia directly over Ukraine. Show more
Playwright, screenwriter and creator of the hit TV sitcom Derry Girls, about five school friends in 1990s Northern Ireland - getting up to all sorts.
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Six O'Clock News
24/04/2022 President Zelensky marks Orthodox Easter with defiant address
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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President Zelensky says Ukraine will emerge victorious in a defiant address to mark Orthodox Easter
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio presented by Peter Curran. Show more
Ian makes plans for the future and there’s an emergency on the cricket pitch Show more
Athena has a conservatory (it came with the man). But what does that tell us about her identity? Show more
By Eley Williams. An original short story for radio, read by John Lightbody. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time presenter Kathy Clugston marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the programme and answers listeners' questions and comments. Show more
Last Word
Mimi Reinhard, Sir Harrison Birtwistle (pictured), Sylvia Lancaster OBE, Letizia Battaglia
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Wilson on Holocaust survivor Mimi Reinhard, composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle, campaigner Sylvia Lancaster and photojournalist Letizia Battaglia. Show more
Money Box
Ukrainian refugees struggling to open UK bank accounts
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Some Ukrainian refugees are now getting a warm welcome from their British hosts and the local school - but not from their local banks. Show more
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope and Homes for Children Show more
Sacred objects and places are often imbued with memories, memories we cherish and define who we are. Aleks asks if technology can be a conduit for sacredness. Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts political discussion with former Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, Labour's Ian Murray, Liz Saville-Roberts of Plaid Cymru and journalist Heather Stewart. Show more
Loose Ends
Charlie Higson, Sian Clifford, Jenny Sealey, Ore Oduba, Kathryn Joseph, Alex Cameron, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Charlie Higson, Jenny Sealey, Sian Clifford and Ore Oduba for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Tully compares people whose conscience has led them to abandon their religion, with those who come to terms with their differences and attempt to change things from within. Show more
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Footwear: Laurie Taylor explores the magic and the material reality. Show more
Bells on Sunday comes from Kyiv’s Monastery of the Caves. Show more
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