The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Mary's Church, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
Prince William's wedding this year will hugely increase his global status and image. So who and what has shaped him and his royal role since the trauma of his mother's death? Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully contemplates the secure environments we construct for our own protection, and the places of safety we yearn for within ourselves. Show more
Adam Henson visits a large-scale pig farm in Indiana to find out how pigs are raised in the USA. 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. Show more
Hannah Cheetham and her mum, Jackie Cheetham present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity The Sequal Trust. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
As Methodists renew their new year covenant Leslie Griffiths leads a meditation reflecting on the Haiti earthquake, the anniversary of which falls later this month. Show more
Joan Bakewell celebrates the art of diary writing by public figures and private individuals, whose accounts of everyday life help shape our view of the past. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
Tom tries to intervene and Nigel makes an intriguing discovery. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway is Battle of Britain veteran Tony Iveson. Show more
Sheila Dillon traces the legacy of Elizabeth David's more scholarly work and reviews food writing in 2010 with Tim Hayward, Jason Lowe and Anne Dolamore. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world.
4 Extra Debut. Chris Watson records the extraordinary sounds created when the wind and the weather vibrate long fencing wires stretched across the Australian landscape. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a lively New Year's Eve edition from Essex. Anne Swithinbank joins the experts at a cactus convention. Part two in our houseplants series. Show more
Art expert Philip Mould looks at what new ministers have borrowed from the government art collection, and asks what it says about them. Show more
Robin Brooks' dramatisation of Robert Graves' histories of Roman political vice. An ageing Claudius works to restore the Republic. But his young wife Messalina has other plans. Show more
James Naughtie and readers talk to this year's Man Booker prize winner - Howard Jacobson. The chosen novel is his own favourite, The Mighty Walzer. Show more
Journey of the Magi by TS Eliot. Peggy Reynolds investigates this strange and beautiful work, written as Eliot was preparing to join the Anglican Church in 1927. Show more
Amnesty has recently attracted criticism, sometimes from those who have been its most committed activists. John Tusa asks if it has lost its way and what will be its future role. Show more
Prince William's wedding this year will hugely increase his global status and image. So who and what has shaped him and his royal role since the trauma of his mother's death? 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 from the week's radio. Show more
The Archers celebrates its 60th anniversary with a thrilling double episode. Show more
How fit is America? Jonny Dymond hooks up with New York's Health Commissioner on his daily jog through Central Park and is humilated at the hands of a 10-year-old chess master. Show more
Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers. Show more
Matthew Bannister remembers creator of The Wombles Elisabeth Beresford, political commentator Anthony Howard, outspoken Judge James Pickles and cult musician Captain Beefheart. Show more
Paul Lewis and guests look at the key personal finance themes for 2011. Show more
Hannah Cheetham and her mum, Jackie Cheetham present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity The Sequal Trust. Show more
The US auto industry has just emerged from the biggest slump in its history. Ford chief executive Alan Mulally tells Peter Day how he has changed the way the company works. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with Carolyn Quinn. Show more
Kevin Maguire takes a wry look back at how the broadsheets and red tops treated the year's news. Show more
Mark Tully contemplates the secure environments we construct for our own protection, and the places of safety we yearn for within ourselves. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Laurie Taylor talks to Professor's Russell Jacoby, Ash Amin and Barbara Graziosi and The Bishop of Whitby, Martin Warner, about imagining 'utopia' in the 21st century. Show more
The bells of St Mary's Church, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
