The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of Durham Cathedral.
As Colin Firth is honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor tipped to receive an Oscar for his performance in The King's Speech. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully considers a paradox that controls can create creativity. Sonnets are bound by prescribed form, but with Wordsworth, or Beethoven they transcend the rules they depend on. Show more
Sarah Swadling visits Fentongollan in Cornwall where the Hosking family grow around twenty million daffodils a year - but after the snow, harvesting could start up to a month late. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity YouthNet UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Rev Ian Galloway leads a service from Glasgow University Chapel, marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. With preacher Rev Bob Fyffe and the Chapel Choir. Show more
Alain de Botton argues that in our technological age, we are being swamped with information, and are no longer capable of making sense of it all. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
There's much concern about the children and Jill reveals a surprising secret. Show more
Alex Salmond, first minister for Scotland and leader of the SNP, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more
The Food Programme
Angela Hartnett's Best Producer Meal
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Angela Hartnett stirs up a hearty winter's meal for Sheila Dillon using ingredients from the 2010 Best Producer finalists - a baker, a dairy farmer and a condiments maker. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world.
4 Extra Debut. Film director Asif Kapadia uncovers a coalition of underground filmmakers challenging how we watch and rate films. From January 2011. Show more
Eric Robson leads the panel in a lively horticultural discussion in Central London. We revisit Grace in her Nottingham garden as part of our Listeners' Gardens series. Show more
At the start of National Obesity Awareness Week, Dr Hilary Jones continues his survey of the history of obesity with a look at exercise and weight-loss. Show more
Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune when her brother dies but then she suddenly finds herself being pursued by several suitors who may, or, may not, be after her money. Show more
Open Book
Alastair Campbell's Five of the Best; AS Byatt and Carol Birch
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup talks to Alastair Campbell about his five of the best books. Novelists AS Byatt and Carol Birch discuss the merits of a Victorian backdrop to a novel. Show more
Jonathan Charles explores the new war poetry written by Afghanistan's civilians with vivid stories to tell. Show more
Winifred Robinson explores how children who offend are treated, and how far the demands for justice are reconciled with hopes that their lives can be rehabilitated. Show more
As Colin Firth is honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor tipped to receive an Oscar for his performance in The King's Speech. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Jenni Murray makes her selection from the week's radio. Show more
Vicky is game for a laugh and Pip makes a difficult visit. Show more
"Live free or die" says America's most libertarian state. What is American libertarianism? Also, Hollywood star Eli Wallach shares stories from a lifetime on the silver screen. Show more
The tensions and rivalries between three travellers, on a business trip to Shetland, spark a local woman's curiosity. By Ann Cleeves, read by Marnie Baxter. Show more
Tim Harford and the team look behind the numbers in the news. Featuring street grooming, bank taxes, Loxleygate and how many guys are there named Mo(hammed)? Show more
Matthew Bannister on the multi-millionaire property developer David Hart; Major Dick Winters; the Czech dissident Jiri Dienstbier; and the children's writer Dick King Smith. Show more
Paul Lewis and guests discuss this week's personal finance news: thousands more face bills after tax code errors; and why you might pay more for currency conversion than necessary. Show more
Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity YouthNet UK. Show more
Peter Day takes the helm of a ship to find out what is happening in the maritime world. It is a while since the UK ruled the waves, but could the new frontier lie under the water? Show more
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power. Show more
BBC Radio 4 brings back a much loved TV favourite - What the Papers Say. Iain Martin takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more
Francine Stock launches Radio 4's Film Season, asking for listeners' diaries of thier movie watching habits over January. Produced by Stephen Hughes. Show more
Mark Tully considers a paradox that controls can create creativity. Sonnets are bound by prescribed form, but with Wordsworth, or Beethoven they transcend the rules they depend on. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Cosmopolitanism declares us to be citizens of the world, not just of nations. Laurie Taylor asks if such ideals are realistic. Also, the morality of medicine. Show more
The bells of Durham Cathedral.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
