The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Wilfred's in York.
Liam Gallagher, John Leckie and John Robb talk about Stone Roses' Ian Brown. Linda Pressly presents. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Deborah Bull reflects on how the urge to dance is one of the most natural of human instincts and how dance has been used to serve secular, sacred and social situations. Show more
Adam Henson meets the third finalist in the BBC Radio 4 Farmer of the Year category in the Food and Farming Awards. Adrian Dolby shows Adam around his farm in Oxfordshire. 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
Jeremy Hardy presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Adoption UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Canon Brian Mountford explores the challenges of faith which beset the Christian pilgrim in search of God, in a service from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford. Show more
A Point of View
Class, race and social mobility
10 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Will Self reflects that racism is rarely a sole cause of social injustice but, alongside other problems such as poverty, it can put people at the bottom of the heap. Show more
News, views and discussion with a difference. The latest on the Arab Spring including an interview with Omran al-Oweib - the man who caught Colonel Gaddafi, zombies and posh bingo. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews writer and actor Mark Gatiss. Show more
John Lloyd CBE and Dave Gorman accept new exhibits for their imaginary museum from comedian Robin Ince, New Scientist editor Roger Highfield and film-maker Gareth Edwards. Show more
Sheila Dillon asks if the calorie is an outdated way of controlling diet and reducing obesity.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
The presidency isn't just measured by what you achieve but how you're perceived. Gary Younge analyses Obama's performance and asks how it will affect his bid for a second term. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Newport, Pembrokeshire
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs chairs this week's edition from Newport, South West Wales. Christine visits the National Collection of Hollies. Show more
Jillie Faraday lives on an old Dutch barge in the centre of Paris. Horatio Clare talks to her about her relationship with both the river and the river police, the Brigade Fluviale. Show more
After a life of exile and a miserly existence, Silas's life changes forever with the arrival of Eppie. Stars George Costigan. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Margaret Atwood about her new book In Other Worlds, and discusses with Helen Simpson the challenges of writing fiction about climate change. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of favourite poetry requests. Garrick Hagon and Bill Paterson read a range of spooky, happy and surreal poems. Show more
With no regulation of part-time madrassa schools in Britain, Fran Abrams asks if the thousands of children who go each week to study the Quran are properly protected. Show more
Liam Gallagher, John Leckie and John Robb talk about Stone Roses' Ian Brown. Linda Pressly presents. 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
Clarrie is thrilled. Meanwhile Jazzer uncovers some intriguing gossip. Show more
Who is to blame for the global economic crisis? Topical sketch show with Rory Bremner and Andy Zaltzman. From October 2011.
Midsummer Night in the Workhouse
Episode 2: For Rain It Hath a Friendly Sound
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
A phone call leads Kate to reflect on her marriage and her experience of love. First published in 1961. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more
Roger Bolton hears listeners' views on local radio station cuts and finds out how he can ensure his slot on Radio 4's obituary programme Last Word. Show more
Last Word
Muammar Gaddafi, Dennis Ritchie, Sylvia Robinson, and Betty Driver
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Little presents obituaries of Muammar Gaddafi, computer scientist Dennis Ritchie, singer-songwriter Sylvia Robinson, and Coronation Street actress Betty Driver. Show more
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Jeremy Hardy presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Adoption UK. Show more
As opinion polls suggest that half of Britons would vote to leave Europe altogether, Edward Stourton asks if the political class is now catching up with public opinion on the EU. Show more
Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more
Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Francine Stock takes a look back at a vintage year for American cinema, 1971, which saw the release of Klute, The Last Picture Show, The French Connection and Carnal Knowledge. Show more
Deborah Bull reflects on how the urge to dance is one of the most natural of human instincts and how dance has been used to serve secular, sacred and social situations. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Becoming Yellow - Journalist bias
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor explores impartiality in TV political interviewing and the examines how the colour 'yellow' came to be applied to people of Asian origin. Show more
The bells of St Wilfred's in York.
The latest shipping forecast.
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