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The bells of Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire.
Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck. Show more
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Mark Tully asks why we find it so difficult to apologise, considers some of the benefits of doing so and whether saying sorry should always lead to forgiveness. Show more
Charlotte Smith goes behind bars to visit a farm within a prison at HMP North Sea Camp. Inmates at the end of long sentences learn agricultural skills to prepare them for release. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Service for Pentecost, live from St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, led by the Rev Karen Campbell and the Very Rev Gilleasbuig Macmillan. Cathedral Choir directed by Michael Harris. Show more
Will Self reflects on the historical tradition of the Loyal Toast. A week before the jubilee celebrations get underway, he muses on where deference is properly due. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paul Mason. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews agony aunt, writer and presenter Denise Robertson. Show more
Tim Hayward offers his reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast. Has the first meal of the day become a problem to solve rather than a pleasure? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Reading between the Lines
Episode 1: Easy as ABC?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In his exploration of how the seminal experience of learning to read has changed since 1944, Michael Morpurgo finds out about Systematic Synthetic Phonics. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Eric Robson chairs the programme from the horticultural highlight of the year. Joining him on the panel are Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
Capturing the nation in conversation. Fi Glover presents encounters from Lincolnshire, Berkshire, Glasgow and the first User Generated Content upload. Show more
Clarissa Dalloway makes final preparations for her party, but she and a friend are troubled. Stars Fenella Woolgar and Sam Dale. Show more
Open Book
David Hewson on his novel adaptation of The Killing
28 minutes
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David Hewson explains how he's transported the cult Danish TV series The Killing into novel form and why readers should expect a twist in the tale. Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Show more
Roger McGough presents an extract from Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas read by Richard Burton, and The Wreck of the Deutschland by Gerard Manley Hopkins read by Paul Scofield. Show more
As bringing new and improved drugs to patients becomes more difficult and more expensive, Geoff Watts asks why the source of better pharmaceutical treatments is drying up. Show more
Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
David takes action and Alan is keen to celebrate. Show more
Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show that digs that bit deeper into national and international politics. Show more
Jan thinks the office building he has bought is a steal. But none of his colleagues want to work alone there. Read by Jack Klaff. Show more
More or Less
Would firing staff 'at will' boost the economy?
25 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Is there any evidence to support the Beecroft Review's recommended changes to employment law? Plus hard-working Greeks, infidelity, and Ben Goldacre on publication bias. Show more
Last Word
Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis and Eugene Polley
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Bee Gee Robin Gibb, left-wing cleric Eric James, Chopper bike designer Alan Oakley, David Ellis of Ballet Rambert, and TV remote control pioneer Eugene Polley. Show more
Will new rules agreed by the payday loan industry have the desired impact? Some clients of Rockingham Retirement wait anxiously and disappearing pensions eaten up by charges. Show more
From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree. Show more
The Big Four accountancy firms are under sharp scrutiny from the authorities in Britain, Europe and the USA. Peter Day investigates. 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.
John Harris of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Francine Stock reports from the Cannes Film Festival with Ken Loach, Wes Anderson and more. Show more
Mark Tully asks why we find it so difficult to apologise, considers some of the benefits of doing so and whether saying sorry should always lead to forgiveness. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Laurie Taylor discusses the role played by US Philanthropic Foundations in transforming America from parochial nation to superpower. Also, a cultural history of wine tasting. Show more
The bells of Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
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