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09/08/2026
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St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
The War Veterans who may lose their homes; Commonwealth Games
Blind war veterans fearing eviction, and reflections on the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Faith and revolution in the Philippines
How Catholicism helped overthrow a dictator and restored democracy to the Philippines.
Return of the Native
Reviving a long-lost county breed of Somerset.
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Prisoner of conscience, Sebastia, 'Mandy Burnham'
Peace Direct
Founder Scilla Elworthy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Peace Direct.
"If you only knew your power...."
Bishop Rosemarie Mallett marks the founding of the Mothers' Union 150 years ago.
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
Isabella Tree on the Common Whitethroat
Conservationist Isabella Tree on the success of the common whitethroat at Knepp in Sussex
PM 'needs to intervene' in PC Harper's killers' release
The Police Federation calls for a U-turn as its petition reaches 829,000.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Neurologist Professor Dame Pamela Shaw joins Lauren Laverne.
Bert comes a cropper, and one resident faces an emergency dash.
Lay this body down
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
Series 97
3. The fourth rule of Just a Minute
Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Paterson Joseph.
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Five years since Kabul fell
Reflections on the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the five years of Taliban rule since.
Burnham's Pledge
Andy Burnham has pledged to tackle rough sleeping before. Can it work this time?
Postbag: The Hidden Gardens, Glasgow
Kathy Clugston and the Gardeners’ Question Time team visit The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow.
Libra - Episode One
John Yorke explores Don DeLillo’s 1988 novel Libra.
Libra
Episode 1
Adaptation of Don DeLillo’s fictionalised reimagining of the assassination of JFK.
David Sedaris
American author and humourist David Sedaris on his new collection of essays.
Heat 3, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Apollo 13, Russian Far East and Catherine of Aragon.
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France, with a collection of 400 perfumes.
Pieter
The story of a man who spent years in an Ecuadorian prison for drug trafficking.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Israel rejects President Trump's peace plan for Gaza
Israel rejects a peace plan for Gaza that President Trump announced last month
Nick Ahad
Nick Ahad presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
There’s controversy at the summer fete.
James Hutton and The Restless Earth
Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.
Get an Early Night
How getting an early night could boost your brain, your heart and help you lose weight.
BBC Proms, Quiz Pilots and Interview of the Year
Andrea Catherwood discusses this year's BBC Proms with Radio 3 controller Sam Jackson.
Part-time punk turned professional provocateur - columnist Rod Liddle
Also, music manager Vicki Wickham, artist Simone Forti and director Justin Hardy.
Toast - Series 7
EasyCinema
Stelios, the EasyJet founder, tells Sean why his low-cost movie theatres didn't take off.
China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
The origin story of the man accused by US law enforcement of fuelling the fentanyl crisis.
It Must Be Wonderful to Be Free
Novelist Megan Nolan goes in search of one of Ireland’s first true beatniks, Brendan Behan
Lauren Cuthbertson on Margot Fonteyn
The Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson on quintessential British ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
5. Extraordinary People
What is awe, and where do we find it?
Parys, Anglesey by Fflur Dafydd
Cara reconnects with an old friend on Anglesey. By Fflur Dafydd. Read by Lois Meleri Jones
10/08/2026
Getting Gaza back online
How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub.
