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01/06/2025
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A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head.
Joking about Blindness
Three stand-up comedians discuss using their blindness as a source for their comedy.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Spirituality in Sin City
Rajeev Gupta learns about a spiritual movement in Las Vegas.
A ion for Rare Breeds
Caz Graham meets Ryan Perry - a young man with a ion for rare breed livestock
The latest weather reports and forecast
Sudan; Elvis Presley; Catholic church closures
Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
Full Fact
Broadcaster Martha Kearney makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Full Fact
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
The Hay Festival
Radio 4's Sunday morning service from the Hay Festival.
The 'Nixon Shock' and the end of the Gold Standard
In 1971, the US president, Richard Nixon, abandoned the gold standard.
Anita Sethi on the Lapwing
Nature author Anita Sethi on seeing lapwings soaring above the West Pennine Moors.
Strategic Defence Review previewed
What role will the British public be asked to play in defending the country?
Romesh Ranganathan, comedian and broadcaster
Romesh Ranganathan, comedian, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
It’s a big night for Helen, and Alice faces a nightmare situation.
Tom Fletcher
Tom Fletcher heads the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Series 9
1. Bus Stop Assault
Alfie Moore returns for another series of comic crime conundrums.
The latest weather forecast
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
Madeira's Drugs Crisis
Madeira has a chronic drug problem the authorities are struggling to cope with.
RHS Chelsea Bandstand Show
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team give advise from the bandstand at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Series 2
8. Why does nature make me feel calmer?
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why being in nature makes us feel calmer?
Next Season
Episode 2
Michael Blakemore's novel about a theatre company in 1959, dramatised by Jonathan Tafler.
Joanne Harris: Chocolat
Joanne Harris takes questions from readers on her best-selling novel from 1999, Chocolat.
Programme 4 - Scotland vs The South of England
The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 4/12
The Wonder Woman of DC Comics
In 1976 Jenette Kahn became the first female head of DC Comics, home of the superheroes
Hedges and poetry
Ian McMillan's guests are Testament, Michael Symmons Roberts, Sam Lee, Alison Brackenbury.
01/06/2025 Ukraine's daring drone attack on Russian aircraft
Ukraine claims 40 bomber planes were left "burning" at four airbases in Russia
Bob Harris
Bob Harris presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
The guilt eats away for Alice.
A Walk in Time
Human time meets earth time on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.
Nordic Walking
How adding poles to your walk can burn more calories and boost your heart health!
The Welsh Language with Huw Stephens at the Hay Festival
Michael Rosen talks to Welsh radio and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language.
Alan Yentob, Richard Garwin, Dr Joy Schaverien, Anne Merriman
Matthew Bannister on a BBC executive, a physicist, a psychoanalyst and a doctor.
Avoiding Scams and Changes to Wills
A new report reveals that millions of pounds was stolen by fraudsters in the UK last year.
America's Russian Orthodox converts
The Russian church is luring in American men through its embrace of unabashed masculinity.
Ben Wright and guests discuss the defence review and government spending
Ben Wright and guests discuss the Defence Review and public spending pressures.
Hypnosis
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore hypnosis.
Girl at a Window by Dermot Bolger
Janet visits the guesthouse where she spent her last ever family holiday.
02/06/2025
Worse than Murder
1. Muriel Is Missing
When Muriel McKay vanishes in 1969, the police are baffled. Then the phone rings.
