The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Thomas, Norbury, Cheshire.
Jonathan Sumption discusses the concept of inherited guilt, and argues that there are serious moral objections to apologising today for historical events. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Hope is usually thought of as a positive thing, but Mark Tully considers the dangers of false optimism, and the despair that can follow the collapse of great expectations. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Paul Evans follows the Poet's Path and revels in the blooming of spring daffodils at Dymock in Gloucestershire. From 2011. 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. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
David Jason presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Home Start. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Bishop of Manchester celebrates the Christian inspiration behind the hospice movement, 40 years after the foundation of Greater Manchester's largest hospice. Show more
David Attenborough celebrates the Monarch Butterfly. Its migration is one of the great spectacles and feats of nature. From May 2011. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Kathy's treading on eggshells and there's an important visitor at Brookfield. Show more
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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Presented by Sheila Dillon. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Listeners can comment via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Historian Tristram Hunt tells a tale of two cities, exploring Liverpool and Manchester's contrasting responses to the American Civil War. From May 2011. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Carmarthenshire, Wales
45 minutes
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Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A in Carmarthenshire, Wales. He is joined by Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank. Show more
Hardeep meets head pastry chef Jocky Petrie, who went on a mission to make the perfect trifle, Shakespeare scholar Luke Healy, and remembers the inimitable TV cook Fanny Cradock. Show more
William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem The Prelude written in the language of common speech, read by Sir Ian McKellen with specially composed music by John Harle. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Booker winning author Anne Enright about her new novel, The Forgotten Waltz, a story of love and memory set in Dublin. Show more
Roger McGough returns with half an hour of pure poetry. Stuart Maconie reads a poem by Norman Nicholson. The other readers are Jonjo O'Neill, Alison McKenna and Peter Marinker. Show more
Twenty years after his release John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, where young people are challenging the inevitability of violence and corruption. 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
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A selection from the week's radio. Show more
It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables and David and Ruth take time out. Show more
University can be a hefty investment. Americana talks with education experts to learn the value, and risks, of a well-educated public in a debt-laden nation. Show more
By Willy Vlautin. Back at his old bar, a man wonders why locals avoid talk of his dead wife. Stories inspired by Tom Waits' music. Read by Ed Stoppard. Show more
Investigating the numbers in the news. Featuring child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's left hook. Show more
Last Word
Osama bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly and Arthur Laurents
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on terrorist Osama Bin Laden, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Henry Leach, British heavyweight boxer Sir Henry Cooper and screenwriter Arthur Laurents. Show more
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
David Jason presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Home Start. Show more
As pubs struggle to survive, local communities are getting involved in keeping them alive, Peter Day finds out how to do it. Show more
Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more
The programme comes from Edinburgh with Alan Cochrane of The Telegraph, as the papers try to make sense of the nationalist landslide in Scotland and the AV referendum result. Show more
Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood, arthouse and beyond - Francine Stock investigates. Show more
Hope is usually thought of as a positive thing, but Mark Tully considers the dangers of false optimism, and the despair that can follow the collapse of great expectations. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
The Poor on Poverty and Radical Gardening
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Is the garden really a place of peace? Laurie Taylor explores the turbulent history of radical gardening with George McKay. Also Tracy Shildrick's study of the poor of Teesside. Show more
The bells of St Thomas, Norbury, Cheshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
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