The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Mary's Church, Ilmington, Warwickshire.
Do we listen to philosophers enough, too much, or in the right way? Julian Baggini, Editor in Chief of the Philosopher Magazine, investigates. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mike Wooldridge explores the decision of the conscientious objector. Show more
Alex James is in Kent visiting one of the country's biggest orchards. Fruit producer Paul Mansfield is a finalist in this year's BBC Farmer of the Year category. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. E-mail: sunday@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Fergus Walsh presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity LEPRA Health in Action. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
From St Nicholas' Church in Belfast with the Rev Elizabeth Hanna. Show more
A Point of View
Sarah Dunant: Tribute to Teachers
10 minutes
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Sarah Dunant pays tribute to outstanding women teachers who inspired her own generation of schoolgirls to achieve through education as well as any boy. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
Harry's new flatmate is causing problems and Lynda fights for her cause at the village hall. Show more
Internationally renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang joins Kirsty Young to choose his eight Desert Island Discs. Show more
The Food Programme
Sustainable Public Food and Nottingham
25 minutes
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Can we afford new standards in public food? Simon Parkes finds out. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world.
Writer Louise Welsh investigates how a comic book vampire brought horror to Glasgow in 1954, with lasting effects. From 2010. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Ashcott Garden Club, Somerset
45 minutes
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Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Ashcott Garden Club in Somerset. Peter Gibbs is the chairman. Show more
Dr Hilary Jones investigates diets through the ages. Cheyne's lettuce diet, Fletcherising, and Banting's diet 'low in farinaceous food' - is there any such thing as a new diet? Show more
Teenage Sita sees the most beautiful stranger in the street. She must marry him or she'll die. Modern version of the ancient Indian epic tale. Stars Manjinder Virk. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to the historian Amanda Foreman about her new book, A World on Fire, which explores Britain's role in America's Civil War. And, Doctor Zhivago re-examined. Show more
Part poetry and part national topological survey with a seam of encounters along the way; poet and broadcaster Paul Farley's re-envisages Michael Drayton's Poly-Olbion. Show more
While the government axes spending to try to balance the books, Michael Robinson reveals how some firms are slashing their UK tax bills. Show more
With a new brand of austerity on the horizon, playwright Lavinia Murray takes a bizarre look into the future. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Liz Barclay makes her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more
Jolene shares her concerns and Harry enters the Twilight Zone. Show more
Gerrymandering snakes through the political history of the USA, Matt Frei examines what efforts this election season may keep American politicians from redistricting corruptly. Show more
A young boy's dare brings a dreadful discovery. Read by James Bryce. Stories inspired by chapter titles from Peter Pan. Show more
Roger Bolton asks whether this was the best week for the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to wash up on Kirsty Young's Desert Island Discs. Show more
Matthew Bannister on the British aid worker Linda Norgrove, children's writer Eva Ibbotson, reggae singer Gregory Isaacs and BBC announcer Mary Malcolm. Show more
News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances.
Fergus Walsh presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity LEPRA Health in Action. Show more
Analysis is 40 years old this year. Michael Blastland uncovers the intriguing cold war history of the BBC's most unashamedly intellectual current affairs programme. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
Jan Moir of The Daily Mail takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more
Director Lisa Cholodenko on The Kids Are All Right starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a couple whose relationship founders when their children find their biological dad. Show more
Mike Wooldridge explores the decision of the conscientious objector. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Happy families? - Science's first mistake
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor asks if there ever was a golden age of marriage and family life and considers whether science overplays its claims to knowledge and truth. Show more
The bells of St Mary's Church, Ilmington, Warwickshire.
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