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Bells on Sunday
St Mary’s Church in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire.
2 minutes
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Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Show more
By taking up the creative reins at the Edinburgh Festival, the multi-award-winning violinist becomes the festival’s first Scottish and first female director since it began in 1947. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Irma Kurtz considers why humans often abandon common sense and resort to superstition to deal with life under stress.
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On Your Farm
BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist: Wakelyns
22 minutes
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Charlotte Smith is judging the "Farming for the Future" category in this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards. In this programme she visits the second of her three finalists. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Hindu PM; Brazil elections; Religious relics; Nasheed choir
44 minutes
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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week presented by Emily Buchanan. Show more
Actor, director and producer Andy Serkis makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity British Exploring Society. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The second of four pilgrimages on the highest peaks of the UK’s nations, marking the BBC's Centenary - Anna Magnusson and Alastair McIntosh are among the wild crags of Ben Nevis. Show more
Rebecca Stott explores the power of our ancient and deep-rooted dread of darkness. Show more
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde witnesses a spectacular display by knot above the mudflats at Snettisham in Norfolk. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Ben is his own harshest critic, and Kate tries to save face. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist
38 minutes
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Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist, 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
Copper turned stand up Alfie Moore, takes us through the ten-week journey of training a new recruit, preparing them to be a bobby on a beat. Show more
The Food Programme
Best Food Producer: Meet the Finalists of 2022
28 minutes
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Sheila Dillon and chef Michael Caines meet the Best Food Producer finalists of 2022, a community farm, a business making cultured butter, and processor of wild Scottish venison. Show more
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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world
The Sovereign Individual, the book that predicted the future we now live in. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
From the Archives: Autumn Advice
42 minutes
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We dig into the GQT archives for an autumn and winter advice special. Show more
What Really Happened in the Nineties?
The Maastricht Treaty
14 minutes
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Robert Carlyle takes us back to the 90s with the Maastricht Treaty and the seeds of Brexit. Show more
Author, activist and poet, Ethel Carnie is cited as the first English working class novelist. This adaptation uses a mash up of two of her novels; Miss Nobody, and This Slavery. Show more
Open Book
Colm Tóibín essays, and revisiting Shirley Hazzard
28 minutes
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Chris Power talks to Colm Tóibín about his essays on illness, religion and literature. Plus exploring Shirley Hazzard's work with biographer Brigitta Olubas and Stephanie Merritt. Show more
When his heart stopped, poet and novelist John Burnside had a near-death experience. He explores how this deeply profound, but trippy encounter has influenced his life and work. Show more
Roblox, the US gaming platform is the most popular game played by British children. Hayley Hassall investigates whether enough is being done to prevent exploitation and grooming. Show more
By taking up the creative reins at the Edinburgh Festival, the multi-award-winning violinist becomes the festival’s first Scottish and first female director since it began in 1947. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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Six O'Clock News
30/10/2022 South Korea mourns the young people who were crushed to death as they celebrated Halloween
15 minutes
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South Korea has been mourning the scores of young people who were crushed to death as they celebrated Halloween. Flags at government buildings have been flying at half-mast.
Journalist and presenter Nicola Beckford with a personal selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
Is Chelsea in the mood for home comforts? Kirsty needs to make a quick adjustment. Show more
Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn
The Boring Husband Problem
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Has your husband become boring? What should you do if you’re invited to a swingers party - or if you’re not invited? Can holiday romances ever work out? Marian and Tara have views. Show more
It is 2048. The valley is flooded and the village of Barrowbeck submerged. But still the voices of the past want to tell their tales.... Show more
Andrea Catherwood discusses listener views on coverage of recent political events with Deputy Political Editor Vicki Young. And comedian Alexei Sayle talks about his latest series. Show more
Last Word
Dame Carmen Callil, Ivy Jo Hunter, Kathleen Booth, Dietrich Mateschitz
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on publisher Dame Carmen Callil, songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter, computer pioneer Kathleen Booth and billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz. Show more
Money Box
Broadband and the costs of being disabled
25 minutes
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What's it like trying to pay for energy bills when you're disabled? Show more
Actor, director and producer Andy Serkis makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity British Exploring Society. Show more
Analysis
Can Effective Altruism really change the world?
28 minutes
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If you want to do good in the world, should you be a doctor or an aid worker? Or should you make a billion or two in any way you can, and give it to good causes? Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by Conservative MP Stephen Hammond; shadow cabinet minister Preet Gill; political commentator Henry Hill; and George Parker from the Financial Times. Show more
Loose Ends
Dawn O'Porter, Connor Allen, Ian Moore, Nikesh Patel, Eva Lazarus, Rachael Dadd, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Dawn O'Porter, Ian Moore, Nikesh Patel and Connor Allen for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Irma Kurtz considers why humans often abandon common sense and resort to superstition to deal with life under stress.
Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The NHS and the 'sick note'. Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history of the NHS and the changing nature of the welfare state via the 'sick note'. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Mary’s Church in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire.
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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