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Bells on Sunday, comes from the church of St Ethelbert in Tannington, Suffolk. Show more

The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is hoping to become the UK's next prime minister. He first won his seat in Parliament in 2015 after a successful career as a lawyer. Show more

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Mark Tully considers how hope and transformation can come from loss and grief, how some people find ways to turn seeming waste into something more positive and fruitful. Show more

Charlotte Smith and Lucy Speed are judging the 'Farming for the Future' category of the BBC Food and Farming Awards. In this programme, they visit the first of three finalists. Show more

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The latest reports from Israel following a wave of surprise Palestinian attacks.
The Roman Catholic Synod.
French Muslim athletes banned from wearing the hijab. Show more

Journalist Ade Adepitan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ashden. Show more

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A service for World Space Week from the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. Show more

Sarah Dunant asks: Is the tide finally turning for women in classical music? Show more

Actor Samuel West remembers how his birdwatching companion unpicked a riddle-like line in Hamlet but, sadly, told him just when he'd finished playing the part. Show more

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

Alan wrestles with what to do for the best, and it’s a big day for Brad. Show more

Greg Jackson, entrepreneur, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Paul Sinha tests a Somerset audience on their local knowledge, Only Connect-style. Show more

Jaega Wise investigates the world of fermented tea. Show more

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Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts visit the sub-tropical paradise of Trebah Gardens. James Wong, Anne Swithinbank and Darren Dickey answer the questions. Show more

The series that takes a look at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke explores Flora Thompson’s much-loved account of rural life, Lark Rise to Candleford. Show more

The residents of Ambridge take us on a journey back in time, in this sparkling new adaptation of Flora Thompson’s classic tales of rural life in the late nineteenth century. Show more

Lydia Davis on her new collection of short stories, Our Strangers. Plus, the art of the literary conclusion. Show more

In a three-part series, Soweto Kinch looks at music education across the UK and assesses how its de-prioritisation over the years is playing out. Show more

File on 4 goes undercover to reveal how some security training companies are providing fast-track courses that breach regulations and put the public in danger. Show more

The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is hoping to become the UK's next prime minister. He first won his seat in Parliament in 2015 after a successful career as a lawyer. Show more

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Israel says more than 600 of its people have been killed -- and a-hundred kidnapped -- since Palestinian militants launched their massive cross-border attack yesterday:

Audrey Brown chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

Tension mounts at the vicarage, and Lynda has a brainwave. Show more

A current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall of Opinion Mirrors. With Alexandra Palisades. Show more

Tomasz has struggled to make a new life for his family in Northern Ireland, only to now find it all at risk. Read by Ignacy Rybarczyk. Show more

We debunk claims about excess deaths and the vaccine made by YouTuber John Campbell. Show more

Matthew Bannister on actor Sir Michael Gambon, campaigner Pat Arrowsmith, stonemason Treleven Haysom and US senator Dianne Feinstein. Show more

A funeral firm that ceased trading has left thousands of customers without the funeral plan they paid for. Show more

Journalist Ade Adepitan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ashden. Show more

Clive Anderson and Kiri Pritchard-McLean are joined by John Whaite, Henry Normal, Bronté Barbé and Cath Staincliffe for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

William Crawley chairs a live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Giles Fraser, Mona Siddiqui, Inaya Folarin-Iman and Ash Sarkar. Show more

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Sugar: Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which the sweet stuff has transformed our politics, health, history and even family relationships. Show more

Bells on Sunday, comes from the church of St Ethelbert in Tannington, Suffolk. Show more

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