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Bells on Sunday
St Peter’s Church in Cretingham in Suffolk
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter’s Church in Cretingham in Suffolk Show more
Enter the murky world of one of the most dominant men in Russia. From selling hotdogs to meddling in the US elections and running a private army, who is this man in the shadows? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
The poet Pejk Malinovski reflects on the many ways we perceive of ourselves. Show more
Richard Baynes talks to a couple reaping the rewards of island crofting, and facing its challenges, including the UK’s only re-introduced apex predator. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Church yard allotments, Myanmar cyclone, New caritas boss
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
British Catholic, Alistair Dutton is taking the helm of one of the world’s biggest aid organisations. Show more
Mwaka Mudenda makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Zambia Orphans Aid UK. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers.
From Holy Trinity Claygate, Surrey, a service focusing on ‘Seniors ministry’ and Hymns that are dear to the senior congregation also exploring the hymn My Song is Love Unknown Show more
Tom Shakespeare bemoans the fashion for being asked to rate everything we buy or do. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sparrowhawk. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Tony unearths a shocking secret and there’s a dilemma for Neil Show more
Desert Island Discs
Professor Sharon Peacock, scientist
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sharon Peacock, professor of public health, 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
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Felicity Ward, Ivo Graham and Josie Lawrence to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more
The Food Programme
Tech, TikTok and the Future of Food Writing
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Leyla Kazim explores how lists, maps and apps are transforming how we look for restaurant recommendations, and what these changes mean for food media and how we eat. Show more
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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world
Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge
The Enemy Within
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Historian Phil Tinline explores the role of conspiracy, and conspiracy theory, in British politics. In this episode, Enoch Powell's personal crusade against the 'enemy within'. Show more
Kathy and her crew of gardening geniuses are back to answer a variety of plant predicaments from the Causeway Coast. Show more
The series that takes a look at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke examines EM Forster’s best-loved novel A Room with a View. Show more
EM Forster's sunlit story of Lucy Honeychurch's trip to Italy, where she finds herself straining against the conventions of Edwardian England. Dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Show more
Martin Amis talks about Inside Story: A Novel, which was to be his last full-length book. Show more
Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature - beginning with one of the most popular and personal genres of all, the memoir. Show more
US affirmative action policies are under scrutiny once again. Are they a helping hand or an unfair handout? Show more
Enter the murky world of one of the most dominant men in Russia. From selling hotdogs to meddling in the US elections and running a private army, who is this man in the shadows? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
21/05/2023 G7 Leaders Pledge Support to Ukraine
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
G7 leaders in Hiroshima have promised to stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes. And Rishi Sunak is resisting calls for an inquiry into the actions of the Home Secretary.
Athena Kugblenu chooses audio highlights of the week. Show more
Ian has concerns for a friend and Chris finds himself very much in demand Show more
Mark Steel visits The Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and performs a bespoke stand-up show for the local residents. Show more
Violetta interrupts sacred family dinner in the Ferrari's home to make an announcement that shatters pottery and breaks hearts. Read by Jessica Hardwick Show more
Andrea Catherwood with former BBC managing editor, Dr Liam McCarthy, and Jason Horton, director of production, BBC Local on Local Radio changes. Listeners on Vernon Kay on Radio 2. Show more
Last Word
Newton Minow, Vicky Neale, Lois Keith, Gerald Rose
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on broadcasting regulator Newton Minow, mathematician Vicky Neale, campaigner Lois Keith and illustrator Gerald Rose. Show more
Money Box
Mobile Phone Scams and Scottish Widows
25 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The criminals getting smarter at using our mobile phones to hack our banking apps. We talk to one of the UK's most senior fraud officers. Show more
Mwaka Mudenda makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Zambia Orphans Aid UK. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound with Josie Long about looking for completion. Show more
Nick Watt analyses the top political stories with Conservative MP Theresa Villiers, Labour's Stephen Kinnock, former civil servant Philip Rycroft and The Spectator's Katy Balls. Show more
Loose Ends
Stacey Dooley, Gabrielle Brooks, Ben Elton, Paul Charles, Ron Sexsmith, Galen & Paul, David Morrissey, Clive Anderson
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Clive Anderson and David Morrissey are joined by Stacey Dooley, Ben Elton, Gabrielle Brooks and Paul Charles for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The poet Pejk Malinovski reflects on the many ways we perceive of ourselves. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Laurie Taylor considers the arguments in favour of, as well as opposed to, the ending of imprisonment. Show more
Bells on Sunday
St Peter’s Church in Cretingham in Suffolk
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter’s Church in Cretingham in Suffolk Show more
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