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This week's Bells on Sunday, comes from St Margaret’s Church in Tanfield, County Durham. Show more

The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet’s WhatsApp messages, Baroness Hallett. Show more

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A sudden, overwhelming sense of well-being can be life-changing. John McCarthy explores the experience of euphoria and reflects whether it originates in the brain or the divine. Show more

Lice have been amongst our closest neighbours since our earliest evolution, and yet as Brett Westwood discovers, they both repel and fascinate us. Show more

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Scores of UK Muslims have had difficulty booking their Hajj pilgrimages this year. Ukrainian military chaplains return to the front line after British army spiritual training. Show more

Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. Show more

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Live from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, with The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth and the Cathedral Choir directed by Frikki Walker. Organist: John Gormley. Show more

The trend for expensive age-defying treatments is 'an insult to youth itself' says Zoe Strimpel, as she argues against treating youth as a commodity that can be bought in old age. Show more

David Attenborough presents the glossy ibis. Show more

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell

Things get desperate at Bridge Farm, and Brian has the rug pulled from under him. Show more

Claudia Rankine, poet, 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

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. Show more

Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed in the early years, and how parents and nurseries are coping with a food environment full of unhealthy ultra-processed food. Show more

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Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has conversations with public figures about their inner lives. Show more

We dig into the GQT archives for an allotment advice special. Show more

The series that takes a look at books, plays and stories and asks how they work. John Yorke examines Tim Winton’s prize-winning novel Cloudstreet. Show more

Tim Winton’s funny, sprawling saga is an epic novel of love and acceptance. Cloudstreet is a celebration of people, places and rhythms which has fuelled imaginations world-wide. Show more

Johny Pitts talks to Leila Slimani about her new book Watch Us Dance, set in 1960s Morocco. Plus, poet Nii Ayikwei Parkes and musician Kalaf Epalanga discuss writing novels. Show more

Poet Liz Berry traces the story of her great aunt, who was sent - aged 12 - from the Middlemore Children's Emigration Home in Birmingham to Canada in 1908 as a 'Home Child'. Show more

Following the government’s announcement of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, File on 4 learns how a community in Greater Manchester attempts to curb the problem. Show more

The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet’s WhatsApp messages, Baroness Hallett. Show more

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Scotland's former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested by police investigating the SNP's finances. In the past few minutes she's been released without charge.

Rachel Parris chooses her audio highlights of the week. Show more

Events spiral for Tom, while Ben offers a suggestion. Show more

New comedy from Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In episode two, Ashley tells the story of how the Blakers came to adopt a two-year-old girl with Down Syndrome. Show more

An original short story for radio by the author of Cursed Bread and The Water Cure. Show more

Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance? Show more

Matthew Bannister on SAS veteran Mel Parry, geographer Professor Alice Coleman, labourer Hugh Callaghan and songwriter Cynthia Weil. Show more

Changes to how families of disabled children can access government-backed trust funds have been announced. Show more

Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. Show more

Clive Anderson and Christopher Eccleston are joined by Jaime Winstone, Geezer Butler, Paterson Joseph and Andy Hamilton for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Ben Wright discusses Boris Johnson's resignation and MPs' behaviour with Conservative MP Bim Afolami, Labour's Karin Smyth and Hannah White from the Institute for Government. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Tim Stanley, Ash Sarkar, Inaya Folarin Iman and Matthew Taylor. Show more

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Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives and explores the exclusive world of hedge fund managers. Show more

This week's Bells on Sunday, comes from St Margaret’s Church in Tanfield, County Durham. Show more

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