The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.
As the Cricket World Cup gets underway, Rob Bonnet profiles Indian star Sachin Tendulkar. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Fergal Keane considers which is the better weapon for life - wisdom gained from experience or an innocent and open mind. Show more
The Cairngorm plateau is mainland Britain's piece of Arctic tundra and a great place to find one of the iconic birds of the snow clad heathlands. 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
Wendy Wall presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity HOPE HIV. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Writer on spirituality Dr Michael Ford and the Rev Andrew Martlew, an ex army chaplain who served in Iraq, explore how faith can contribute in healing life's traumas. Show more
Sir David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature’s most inaccessible places, high up in the jungle canopy. From 2011. Show more
Paddy O'Connell speaks to the woman behind Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties, and the newspapers are reviewed by Sir Christopher Frayling, Paul McKenna and Bim Adewunmi.
Lynda tries out her powers of persuasion and Jazzer teaches Harry some tricks of the trade. Show more
Lawrence Dallaglio, former England rugby captain, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more
The Food Programme
Andrew Lansley on Food and Obesity
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Food and the coalition. How does the government intend to change the way Britain eats? Sheila Dillon interviews Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. To share your views email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Mind Changers
Walter Mischel's Marshmallow Study
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond meets Walter Mischel, the psychologist whose Marshmallow Test has become one of the longest-running and most influential studies in the psychology of personality. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are joined by guest panellist Paul Peacock in Cheshire. Paul advises on creating a herbaceous border with year-round interest. Show more
Ian Marchant meets five 'completists', each of them driven by the need to tick off the entire collection. Show more
In Moya O'Shea's dramatisation of Edna Ferber's tale of Magnolia Hawks and the folk on the Cotton Blossom Show Boat, a touch of Hollywood is brought to Radio 4's Classic Serial. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to first time writer Sarah Winman and explores the rise of debut fiction this year and we look back at the series of Penguin modern classics. Show more
Roger McGough with a magical mix of poetry requests including work by Hilaire Belloc, DH Lawrence and Imtiaz Dharker. The readers are John Sessions and Catherine Cusack. Show more
Andrew Hosken examines claims of a dirty tricks campaign over Shaken Baby Syndrome and hears calls from one of the country's leading pathologists for an inquiry. Show more
As the Cricket World Cup gets underway, Rob Bonnet profiles Indian star Sachin Tendulkar. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Steve Hewlett makes his selection from the week's radio. Show more
Jolene is left confused, while Nic and Will make plans. Show more
Guest presenter Adam Brookes finds out how Philadelphia balanced its budget, and visits remote Tangier Island - where some still hear echoes of its settlers' Elizabethan English. Show more
By Matt Thorne. A photographer becomes obsessed with the work of a brilliant musician, whose music only exists on the internet until he clandestinely tapes a private session. Show more
Roger Bolton is in Salford, the new home of BBC North, to see if listeners care where programmes are made. Show more
Last Word
George Shearing, Derek Rawcliffe, Brian Jacques, Daniel Bell, TP McKenna
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
John Wilson on jazz musician George Shearing, Britain's first gay Bishop Derek Rawcliffe, children's author Brian Jacques, sociologist Daniel Bell and actor TP McKenna. Show more
Why are car insurance premiums going up - if road accidents have been going down? Plus, the winners and losers from the recent welfare and benefits shake up. Show more
Wendy Wall presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity HOPE HIV. Show more
Creating a big society in which the state gives way to volunteers is at the heart of government policy. Chris Bowlby investigates how the theory might work in the city of Oxford. 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
Steve Richards of The Independent takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more
Francine Stock talks to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost about their film Paul. Plus Neil Brand with a musical guide to dreams in film, director Rafi Pitts and horror fan Geoff Woodbridge. Show more
Fergal Keane considers which is the better weapon for life - wisdom gained from experience or an innocent and open mind. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What was sex like before 1963 and the Beatles first LP? Laurie Taylor discusses a new study which explores the sex life of people born between the wars. Also, Islam and Capitalism. Show more
The bells of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
