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Radio 4,04 Oct 2026,41 mins

Felicity Finch

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This week, we’re serenaded by seals, or possibly sirens, off the rocks of the Farne Islands, and find ourselves in the shadow of a glacier in the Nepalese mountains. Faith also features with a trip to Lourdes to meet some pilgrims to the shrine, and as the Contains Strong Language spoken word festival returns to Salford for its tenth anniversary, Len Pennie provides words of comfort, whilst an Archers fan finds comfort in the rolling fields of Ambridge. Presenter: Felicity Finch Producer: Anthony McKee Editor: Steven Hobson Production Coordinator: Sylvie Conway A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4. Programmes featured in this episode include: Farming Today, 29/09: Community farming in Shropshire Front Row, 28/09: Jonathan Jones reviews the Turner Prize at the MIMA Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music - 1832 - Ballet En Pointe The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human language Where the Light Sings: Live from St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh Sunday Feature: Keepers of the Light Crossing Continents: Nepal - in the shadow of a glacier Heart and Soul: The Miracle Doctor of Lourdes Sunday Morning, 27/09: Tony Roper speaks to Zara Janjua Illuminated: Faithless The Essay: Coltrane's Sound - Saul Williams The Archers Podcast: 103 - Interrogating Harrison burns at BBC Contains Strong Language festival This Verb Contains Strong Language: Len Pennie's "You are Here"

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