The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall.
Edward Stourton profiles Oscar-winning actress and political activist Vanessa Redgrave, currently in the news for supporting travellers facing eviction from a site in Basildon. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully explores the importance of adventure in our lives and asks what are the rewards and the dangers of having an adventurous spirit. Show more
Moira Hickey looks at the work of the gamekeepers at Dunmaglass Estate near Inverness, which offers deer stalking, grouse shooting and pheasant shooting to its visitors. 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
Christopher Eccleston presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Chance UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A mass from the church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, marking the introduction this year of the new English translation of the Roman Missal. Show more
A Point of View
John Gray: The revolution of capitalism
10 minutes
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John Gray argues that one side-effect of the financial crisis is an increasing number of people believing Karl Marx was right, that capitalism destroys the bourgeoisie. Show more
With Paddy O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Peggy has a proposition and there's a nightmare in store for Nic. Show more
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the campaign to ban hunting and the powerful countryside lobby that mobilised to oppose it. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
With Shaun Ley. The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are strangely drawn to the colour pink – is it down to genetics or culture? From 2011. Show more
Peter Gibbs leads Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw in a horticultural discussion in Suffolk. Bob uncovers the medicinal properties of common garden plants. Show more
Peter Curran meets the scientists who are drawn to study volcanoes. What makes them risk life and limb, clambering around lakes of lava? Show more
Lord Rufford has run away from Arabella, but she is still determined to marry him. Then distressing news arrives. Stars Robert Glenister. From September 2011. Show more
Bookclub
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie and readers about his bestselling book The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Show more
Roger McGough introduces poems requested by listeners. Featuring scary horses, embittered husbands and prayers for birds. Show more
Stephen Evans examines how soldiers are taught to kill and the psychological effects of becoming a killer. Show more
Edward Stourton profiles Oscar-winning actress and political activist Vanessa Redgrave, currently in the news for supporting travellers facing eviction from a site in Basildon. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Hardep Singh Kohli makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Brenda has a brainwave, and someone's missing from Home Farm. Show more
A special show on one of America's most troubled cities, Detroit. Americana talks with the city's District Attorney about the rocketing homicide rates. Show more
Elliot Levey reads Vasily Grossman's front line despatches from the battle of Stalingrad. In the war of the rats, snipers like Anatoly Chekhov reigned. Show more
Euro debt odyssey; alternative medicine and the placebo effect; and 70 years of social surveys. Show more
Last Word
John McAleese, NF Simpson, Stetson Kennedy and David Honeyboy Edwards
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on SAS hero John McAleese, comic playwright NF Simpson, activist Stetson Kennedy, climber George Band and Delta bluesman David Honeyboy Edwards. Show more
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
Christopher Eccleston presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Chance UK. Show more
Peter Day travels to a gathering of Nobel Prize-winning economists on a Bavarian island to find out their ideas about how we get through the ongoing economic mess we are in. Show more
Carolyn Quinn talks to Andrew Porter, political editor of the Daily Telegraph, about the week ahead in Westminster and tensions within the coalition following the summer recess. Show more
Hugo Rifkind of The Times analyses how the broadsheets and redtops are covering the biggest stories.
Francine Stock talks to the screenwriter Moira Buffini about her version of Jane Eyre and hears about the Greek film inspired by Sir David Attenborough. Show more
Mark Tully explores the importance of adventure in our lives and asks what are the rewards and the dangers of having an adventurous spirit. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Home Life 2: Single Person Household
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How are our homes changing? In a special series Laurie Taylor and sociologists visit listeners' homes to explore private life. This edition is on the single person household. Show more
The bells of St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall.
The latest shipping forecast.
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