The latest shipping forecast.
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The sound of bells from St Stephen's church in Brannel, Cornwall. Show more
Peter Hennessy visits Admiralty House, where Harold Macmillan sacked a third of his cabinet in 1962 and where John Major pulled Britain out of the ERM in 1992. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully explores the sacred spaces of Westminster Abbey, with the Very Reverend Dr John Hall in this episode of Something Understood from 2010. Show more
Adam Henson visits Cwmchwefru Farm in the Cambrian Mountains and talks to Lesley Wickham about her passion for coloured sheep and the cows and goats on her 100 acres. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
William Crawley discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, both familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Muriel Gray appeals on behalf of Contact a Family. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service from Farnham United Reformed Church led by Rev Michael Hopkins. Preacher: Rev Roberta Rominger, general secretary of the URC. Director of Music: Edwin Rolles. Show more
Simon Schama reflects on the meaning of money as represented by coins and notes and in art. He celebrates the solidity of coins with their seeming defiance of monetary transience. Show more
Paddy talks to a former teacher who returned to the classroom after 30 years and found it a more menacing place. Also, if you voice an opinion, should you check your facts first? Show more
The week's events in Ambridge. Lilian shows she can keep a secret, and Helen takes some baby steps at Bridge Farm. Show more
Sue MacGregor reunites the brains behind the pioneering current affairs show Tonight, Alasdair Milne, Tony Jay, Cynthia Kee, Julian Pettifer and Jack Gold. Show more
Sheila Dillon explores the world of commercial food photography. Do they really use mashed potato instead of ice-cream? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew visit gardeners in Nottinghamshire. Show more
How Octavia set up the National Trust, based on her belief in the importance of nature for the working class.
Evocative tale of a West Country childhood. The Lee family arrive in their new home. Recorded on location. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more
James Naughtie and readers talk to the Turkish Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk about his murder mystery My Name is Red. Show more
Brian Patten tells the story of contemporary poet Padraic Fiacc, whose work he feels has been marginalised in his native Northern Ireland. The reader is Jonjo O'Neill. Show more
Former hostage John McCarthy has never thanked the UN negotiator who arranged his release. John at last meets him, and explores the development of the crisis negotiator role. Show more
Award-winning screenwriter Tony Grounds responds to the week's news. On the last weekend before polling, a floating voter needs to whip up some support of his own. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Val McDermid introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more
The gulf widens between Pip and Ruth, and Paul comes to a kind of rescue. Show more
Presented by Mark Mardell. Princeton professor and award-winning author Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the top stories buzzing across the United States this week. Show more
By Catherine O'Flynn. A married man is haunted by his school experiences, in particular by his memories of Quinn, his inscrutable but troubled classmate. Show more
Are guests on Any Questions really briefed before coming onto the programme? Radio 4 listeners are worried. Roger Bolton gets some answers. Show more
Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme. The subjects include campaigner Dorothy Height, writer Alan Sillitoe, Professor Fred Halliday and poet Peter Porter. Show more
Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
Muriel Gray appeals on behalf of Contact a Family. Show more
Outsourcing used to be something only big companies did to save money. Now small firms are learning how they can become global organisations from day one. Peter day finds out why. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
Leading political journalists take a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's biggest stories. Show more
Francine Stock talks to actors Eddie Marsan and Terence Stamp. Show more
Mark Tully explores the sacred spaces of Westminster Abbey, with the Very Reverend Dr John Hall in this episode of Something Understood from 2010. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
What disrupts the flows of money capitalism? How can poor countries best develop their societies? Laurie Taylor hears two thinkers attack the orthodoxy of modern economics. Show more
The sound of bells from St Stephen's church in Brannel, Cornwall. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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