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Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saint Mary in Bronllys, Powys. Show more

The BBC has produced mandatory training and guidance for journalists on how to use Alt-Text. Gareth Mainwaring from west Wales tells In Touch how Goalball changed his life. Show more

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The politics of the body: Laurie Taylor explores the relationships between freedom and how we move and the posture panic which once gripped America. Show more

"A tree with land attached" - Kate Humble explains how she accidentally ended up buying a council farm in the beautiful Wye Valley in Wales. Show more

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Emily Buchanan asks guests, how moral are the manifestos? The story behind Jasvinder Sanghera's damehood. And why a bearded lady might be a saint. Show more

Actor Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Survivors Fund Show more

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A Service from Christ Church, Castlerock, Co Londonderry, which reflects on the greatness of God as revealed in His Creation. Show more

Zoe Strimpel on the increasingly tribal, commercial - and possibly even Freudian - nature of fan culture. Show more

For Clare Balding, the kingfisher has had a special place in her heart since childhood. Show more

As the Euros get underway, Broadcasting House stages its own England v Germany battle... of the brass bands. Plus, how do you create the conditions for peace?

Clive Myrie, journalist, 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

Plans take shape for Harrison, while debate rages at Grange Farm. Show more

Jordan Bardella, the 28-year-old far-right politician and National Rally president, aspiring to be the next French Prime Minister. Show more

A welcome visit to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh featuring panellists Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner, plus Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

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We consider the options available to reduce child poverty ahead of the election. Plus, how the French have responded to Macron's electoral gamble.

A group of teenagers agree to give up their smartphones for 5 school days. Can they cope, and what, if anything, do they, their parents and teachers notice? Show more

Any top tips on growing good-sized brassicas? What plants would you suggest I grow to encourage my two children to get stuck into gardening? Peter and the panel have the answers. Show more

The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke journeys to the New York of Franz Kafka's imagination in The Man Who Disappeared. Show more

After a mysterious family scandal, young Karl Rossman is dispatched to America by his parents. Franz Kafka's dark comic fantasy about an innocent’s misadventures. Show more

Johny Pitts talks to Kevin Barry about his new novel, western romance The Heart in Winter. Plus Kevin, Scott Preston and Anna North on writing and rethinking the literary western. Show more

Join Sue Perkins for her award-winning comedy series Nature Table, the funny 'show & tell’ series celebrating the natural world and all its funny eccentricities. Show more

In May 1957, the American singer Paul Robeson used a new transatlantic telephone line called TAT-1 to perform a concert from New York to an audience in London. Show more

The travel industry is booming with millions more people holidaying abroad each year. How can we stop overtourism and protect the planet from its impact on the environment? Show more

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England's footballers are preparing for their opening game of the Euros against Serbia, which kicks off at eight PM.

Elizabeth Alker chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

Justin puts his case forward, and Fallon faces the consequences. Show more

Every 17 years in the eastern United States, a roaring mass of red-eyed insects emerge from the ground. These are the stories of four summers when the Brood X cicadas came to town. Show more

Doomscrolling is the act of spending an excessive amount of time on absorbing negative news. Ella Al-Shamahi investigates if we are naturally drawn to the doom and gloom. Show more

Michael explores the mysterious rules of word order with linguist Dr Laura Bailey. We all know them instinctively, without knowing that we know them. Show more

Kirsty Lang on broadcaster Michael Mosley, leading nurse Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd, children’s illustrator Nonny Hogrogian and car designer Ron Ayers. Show more

Hundreds of thousands of people are saving money and sorting their finances thanks to a new service for those in need. Show more

Actor Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Survivors Fund Show more

As Kosovo marks 25 years since the withdrawal of Serbian troops, Jeremy Bowen reflects on how the nature of conflicts have changed following recent trips to Ukraine and Gaza. Show more

Ben Wright assesses the election campaign with the Labour Party Chair, Anneliese Dodds; Conservative Steve Brine; political strategist Salma Shah; and John Stevens from the Mirror. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henry Fielding's influential comic novel in which the hero Jones has such a fundamentally good nature that even his critics forgive his faults. Show more

A new short story by Malachy Tallack. Midway through a familiar journey on an unremarkable day events take a turn, and a man is left questioning everything. Read by Andy Clark. Show more

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Beneath starched togas and the fug of gladiator sweat there are real Romans waiting to be discovered. Mary Beard meets the philosopher emperor, Marcus Aurelius Show more

Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saint Mary in Bronllys, Powys. Show more

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