The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
With Kevin Franz, a member of the Religious Society of Friends and lead mental healthcare chaplain in Greater Glasgow. Show more
Farmers say they are running out of non-GM animal feed. And tenant farmers fear too many farms are being sold off by cash-strapped councils. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am. Thought for the Day 7.48am.
Andrew Marr talks to the Egyptian journalist Tarek Osman, the cosmologist Vicky Kaspi and the writers Francis Spufford and Elif Shafak. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Including why people are coming out gay at a younger age, rape as a weapon of war in the Congo, Mrs Gaskell and 'Wives and Daughters'. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Young Molly Gibson prepares for an exciting day at the Hollingford gala. 1820s story of provincial life. Stars Deborah McAndrew. Show more
Thousands claim Neuro-Linguistic Programming has changed their lives, but what exactly is it and is there any evidence that it works? Journalist William Little takes a closer look. Show more
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The latest weather forecast.
National and international news.
Russell Davies puts the questions to four more contenders for the title of Brain of Britain, in the sixth heat of the nationwide general knowledge contest. Show more
Jill is puzzled by the crowd at St Stephen's and Amy offers to lend a hand. Show more
Lindsey Coulson, Jane Godber and John Godber lead in the extraordinary true story of Lawrence Cross, the evacuee who never went home, by Helen Cross. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Writer Will Self, who knew JG Ballard, explores the extraordinary work of one of Britain's greatest literary talents. From September 2009. Show more
The Empire of Climate
Episode 1: Cultures of Climate
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Eminent geographer Professor David Livingstone wants us to see that climate is more than just the weather outside our window - it's an empire that has shaped our lives and history. Show more
The Food Programme
Best Drinks Producer, Food & Farming Awards
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A distiller, a brewer and a cider maker - but who will be the first winner of the Food and Farming Awards Best Drinks Producer Award? Oz Clarke joins Sheila Dillon to reveal all. Show more
Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by the Australian musician and comedian Tim Minchin for a mathematical look at probability, randomness and chance. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock and Ian MacMillan trying to speak without hesitation, deviation or repetition. From November 2010. Show more
Fallon and Harry get creative, while Helen asks the expert. Show more
Front Row
BBC National Short Story Award; Secretariat reviewed
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Arts news with Mark Lawson. News of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award, a review of new film Secretariat, and Michael Gambon and Anya Reiss pick up theatre gongs. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Young Molly Gibson prepares for an exciting day at the Hollingford gala. 1820s story of provincial life. Stars Deborah McAndrew. Show more
Michael Portillo looks at the Indian struggle for independence in the early twentieth century and finds that there was violent as well as peaceful protest. Show more
Lucy Ash asks why a group of young men near Vladivostok started killing policemen, and why so many ordinary Russians supported them. Show more
Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to scientists who are making the headlines. Show more
Andrew Marr talks to the Egyptian journalist Tarek Osman, the cosmologist Vicky Kaspi and the writers Francis Spufford and Elif Shafak. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis. Show more
4 Extra Debut. It's New Year yet the mood is anything but festive in the Battle family household. Read by Sam Barnett and Dawn French. Show more
Rebecca Abrams, Bidisha and David Akinsanya join Dominic Arkwright to discuss favourite children within the family. From November 2010. Show more
The latest events at Westminster.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Nicholas Boulton reads Christopher Stevens' biography of Kenneth Williams. The young Kenneth Williams shows academic promise but his father says he must learn a trade. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
