The latest shipping forecast.
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Daily prayer and reflection with Father Paul Clayton-Lea.
Farmers claim the growing craze for lighting Chinese lanterns is killing and injuring livestock. They say the lanterns are also causing a litter problem and they want them banned. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe meditates with 'the happiest man in the world', Matthieu Ricard, and talks science with ecologist Stewart Brand, journalist Felicity Lawrence and Dr Andrea Sella. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mothers in China; Girls' football in Kenya
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Chinese journalist Xinran on being a woman and mother in China. Plus, former sports journalist Sarah Forde on coaching a girls football team in Kenya. Show more
Martha is a sincere, caring psychotherapist, but deep down she's losing patience. Richard Fallon MP, once the darling of the media, now can't get an invitation onto Question Time. Show more
Emily Buchanan hears the little-known story of a group of young men picked to learn Chinese during their National Service and then sent to eavesdrop on Chinese communications. Show more
Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Russell Davies chairs the 2010 final of the perennial general knowledge contest, with finalists from Oxford, Port Talbot, Manchester and Torquay. Show more
Clarrie and Will join forces. Show more
Tom Saunders, a wildlife sound recordist, goes missing, Can his radio producer work out what’s happened? Stars Jimmy Yuill. Show more
How did a little sliver of plastic take over the world? Journalist Max Flint explores the arrival of the credit card into British life and the huge role it plays today. Show more
Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: C major, as used by Haydn, Mendelssohn and John Lennon. With Paul Spicer.
Puddings are not food, they are medicine, according to food writer Nigel Slater, and they are a therapy at which Britain excels. Simon Parkes pays tribute. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests examine the rise of new monastic communities and ask what characteristics they share with traditional orders.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game with Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Josie Lawrence and Chris Neill. From February 2010.
Alan camps it up for Lent. Show more
With Mark Lawson. Martin Amis discusses The Pregnant Widow, his first novel for six years. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
King Den's Sandal Label
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor revisits the early days of a great civilisation to study one of the earliest Egyptian kings through the sandal label that accompanied him to the afterlife. Show more
Stephen Sackur investigates the use of pilotless drone aircraft in conflicts, including Afghanistan, and the extent to which technology is taking over combat. Show more
Edward Stourton talks to the growing band of experts who believe that risk-taking investment banks should be forced to face the consequences of their losses. Show more
Alice Roberts travels across Britain to meet the new breed of growers, guerilla gardeners and part-time farmers determined to make Britain's wasteland fertile once more. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe meditates with 'the happiest man in the world', Matthieu Ricard, and talks science with ecologist Stewart Brand, journalist Felicity Lawrence and Dr Andrea Sella. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic grapple with spending plans and deficits, and there's an exclusive report from tribal lands in Sudan. Show more
How Edward Mackley's men survived a terrifying attack by a bear and a near-fatal fall through the ice, as Julia revisits their journey north through Edward's diaries. Show more
From euphoria to contentment - Miriam Akhtar, Dr Phil Hammond, Lucy Mangan and Dominic Arkwright focus on happiness. From 2009. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
King Den's Sandal Label
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor revisits the early days of a great civilisation to study one of the earliest Egyptian kings through the sandal label that accompanied him to the afterlife. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
