The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. Show more
A listener explains why he wants his children to grow up with guns. Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Helen Mark takes a ride on the new Welsh Highland Railway, leaving Caernarfon and taking in the stunning Snowdonian landscape, before arriving at its destination in Porthmadog. Show more
Farmers say record temperatures through April have damaged crops while gorse fires have ravaged large areas. Charlotte Smith learns the impact of the unseasonable weather on farms. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Discussing the 7/7 inquest, the AV referendum and the impact of the elections. Show more
Richard Coles with composer Howard Goodall, poet Salena Godden, mannequin revolutionary Kevin Arpino, boxing promoter Miranda Carter and the Inheritance Tracks of Emmylou Harris. Show more
John McCarthy looks at Liberia and Sierra Leone with author Tim Butcher, Algeria with photographer Marion Bull and getting out of tricky places with evacuation expert Ted Jones. Show more
Henning Wehn tells the story of one of the Monty Python team's most bizarre and least known adventures - two special programmes they made exclusively for German television. Show more
Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
Kate Adie introduces despatches from correspondents in Kampala, Abbottabad, New York, the Caymans and La Paz. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Featuring Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Richard Herring and Susan Calman. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Harrow High School, London, with Jeremy Hunt MP, Quentin Letts, Shirley Williams and Douglas Alexander MP. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails. Topics today: AV, the Lib Dem election drubbing, the future of the NHS, Scottish independence, and the killing of Bin Laden. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Kenneth Grahame's beloved Toad, Badger, Mole and Ratty are reunited. Stars Tim McInnerny, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more
Punk's poet laureate John Cooper Clarke and psychiatrist Sube Banerjee join actress Samantha Morton to discuss the tracks they've brought to the group. Show more
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week presented by Jane Garvey. The handbag, Discipline in schools, Liverpool women, Childrens parties, Frathouse horrors, Daphne Du Maurier. Show more
A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
A listener explains why he wants his children to grow up with guns. Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Clive Anderson is joined by Chiwetal Ejiofor, Stewart Lee and Neil Strauss. Emma Freud talks to Emma Kennedy. With music from Aloe Blacc and Avery Sunshine. Show more
By Hugh Costello. As polling day arrives, and as the fault lines are exposed in the coalition's facade of unity, Sophie's passion for change begins to afflict her marriage to Paul. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests poet Craig Raine and writers Susan Jeffreys and David Aaronovitch review the cultural highlights of the week. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist via the life of Julian Huxley. Can being a media figure and communicator be reconciled with the world of academic science? Show more
The gentry of Handley Cross look on in horror as the fox hunting craze begins to sweep through their town. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Kent, London and West Sussex. From 2011. Show more
Robert Service has long been one of Brian Patten's favourite poets, and here he explains why. The reader is James Cosmo. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Elizabeth Reeder. A man comes to a life-changing decision as he observes his lover tending to a dying relative. Read by Robin Laing.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
