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25/05/2025
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The Minster Church of All Saints, Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country
The European Accessibility Act; The Audio Description Association
In Touch assesses the implications of the European Accessibility Act on the UK.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Guns, grief and god
Edward Stourton visits a church community following a school shooting.
Green Shoots from the Ashes
Sarah Swadling meets a farmer whose mental health recovery goes hand in hand with nature.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Gaza Aid; Pope Diplomacy; Faith on TikTok
Julie Etchingham takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
Epilepsy Action
England rugby player Tommy Freeman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Epilepsy Action.
Salvation Army Band and International Staff Songsters
From Bellshill Salvation Army Church, Lanarkshire, with the International Staff Songsters.
Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis
Mildred Gillars became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason.
Michael Malay on the Blue Tit
Nature writer Michael Malay tells a story of joy brought by a blue tit.
All aboard Great British Railways
South Western Railway becomes the first train company to be renationalised under Labour.
Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer
Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Helen has a confession to make, and Lilian attempts a brave face.
Rosemary Coogan
Stephen Smith profiles the UK astronaut Rosemary Coogan.
Series 31
Episode 6
Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
The latest weather forecast
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
The Three Babies Mystery
The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London.
Postbag Edition: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Kathy, Peter and the GQT team dip into the postbag to answer your gardening questions.
Next Season
John Yorke looks at the theatre novel Next Season by Michael Blakemore.
Episode 1
Michael Blakemore's iconic novel about theatre set in 1959 dramatised by Jonathan Tafler
Seán Hewitt
Seán Hewitt discusses his debut novel, Open, Heaven, and its three literary influences.
Programme 3 - The North vs The Midlands
The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 3/12
The 'Nixon Shock' and the end of the Gold Standard
In 1971, the US president, Richard Nixon, abandoned the gold standard.
Peter Mackay, Tishani Doshi, Scanner, Lorna Goodison
Ian McMillan's guests include Scottish Makar Peter Mackay & Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison
The former BBC executive and presenter, Alan Yentob, has died
Alan Yentob, one of British television's most influential figures, has died aged 78
William Crawley
William Crawley presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Lilian considers her options.
Surrounded by Sound: Ray Dolby and the Art of Noise Reduction (Binaural Version)
Matthew Sweet discovers the life and work of Ray Dolby, inventor of Dolby Noise Reduction.
Try Flax Seeds
Why feasting on flaxseeds could reduce inflammation, blood pressure and benefit your skin
The language that changed the world
Michael Rosen hears about the origin of all Indo-European languages from Laura Spinney.
Hannah Deacon, Andrew Norfolk, Dame June Clark, Martin Graham
Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a journalist, a nurses’ leader and a businessman.
'Making Tax Digital' and Bank Charges
The sole traders and landlords facing a major change in how they file their tax returns.
Turkey's chance for peace
A 40-year insurgency comes to an end as Kurdish group the PKK announced it will disband.
Iain Watson and guests discuss benefit cuts and spending priorities
Iain Watson and guests discuss the government's challenges on benefits and public spending
Paul von Hindenburg
How the cult of personality around this German WWI figurehead helped usher in Hitler.
A Survival Thing
A Survival Thing by Philippa Holloway, read by Catrin Powell.
26/05/2025
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