The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
Charlotte Smith hears how a new strategy to better understand the sea could lead to more accurate weather forecast. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
With Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Andrew Marr talks money with former World Bank economist Joseph Stiglitz and Enron playwright Lucy Prebble, and religion with director Peter Brook and theologian Robert Beckford. Show more
An interview with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP. Plus, cooking with eggs.
A young history student, Sharon Morgan, and the eminent historian Sir Glanmor Williams share the same passion for Wales and the Welsh language. Show more
Broadcaster and archaeologist Mike Pitts visits Britain's biggest Iron Age hill fort, Maiden Castle, to relive two seminal digs that took place there in the 1930s and 1980s. Show more
Ed's in the money when he sells some old stuff to Violet Carson's new wine bar. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah. From February 2010. Show more
It's good cop, bad cop at Brookfield. Show more
Bittersweet comedy by Ian Kershaw. It's July 4th 1990 and everyone is glued to England v West Germany in the World Cup semi finals, except for 15-year-old Jim. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Konnie Huq looks back at 40 years of Sesame Street, which mixed radical educational techniques with extraordinary subject matter and humour. From February 2010. Show more
Brett Westwood is joined by keen bird watcher Stephen Moss in the Forest of Dean. With the help of wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson, they identify some classic woodland birds. Show more
Humans have always selected particular seeds and in so doing changed the nature of their food. Sheila Dillon looks at the implications of today's selections on the world's food. Show more
In a special programme linked to the BBC's A History of the World series, Ernie Rea and guests discuss the meaning of the flood tablet relating part of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game with Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck. From 2010. Show more
Alan braves the elements. Show more
A review of horror film The Wolfman; a new TV documentary about Muslim extremism; Neil MacGregor on the political row between the British Museum and Iran. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Flood tablet
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor describes the discovery of a clay tablet pre-dating the Bible that tells a similar tale to the one of Noah and the flood. The implications shook the Christian world. Show more
To what extent can machines replace soldiers? Stephen Sackur discovers the potential benefits - and perils - of a revolution in warfare. Show more
David Goodhart investigates the ideological forces behind mass immigration, one of the most significant social changes to have affected the UK. Show more
Tom Heap finds out how much pollution is being generated around the world by the transport of freight by road and ship. Show more
Andrew Marr talks money with former World Bank economist Joseph Stiglitz and Enron playwright Lucy Prebble, and religion with director Peter Brook and theologian Robert Beckford. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
With Ritula Shah. Jack Straw appears a second time before the Chilcot Inquiry. Could sanctions on Iran harm the opposition movement? Senior Met Police officer Ali Dizaei is jailed. Show more
Book at Bedtime
Capturing America
Episode 1: David Mamet's Emotions, The Rehearsal Process, and The Play and the Scene
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Playwright David Mamet has some typically terse advice for actors in his essays on Emotions, The Rehearsal Process, and The Play and the Scene. Show more
Dominic Arkwright, Professor Richard Wiseman, Ian Leslie and Michele Hanson seek out the truth on telling lies. From 2009. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Flood tablet
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor describes the discovery of a clay tablet pre-dating the Bible that tells a similar tale to the one of Noah and the flood. The implications shook the Christian world. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
