The latest shipping forecast.
The bells of Howden Minster, East Yorkshire.
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby.
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully asks why trees are so important to us. With professional tree climber James Aldred, he climbs inside an ancient yew and experiences its four thousand year old majesty.
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4 Extra Debut. James Brickell is in Wales with botanist Ray Woods looking at the ecology surrounding the humble blackberry. From 2012. 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 William Crawley. Show more
Sue MacGregor presents the Radio 4 Appeal for One to One Children's Fund. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
For the Feast of Christ the King and approaching St Andrew's Day. From St Salvator's Chapel, University of St Andrews, with the Rev Donald MacEwan and the Rev Johnston McKay. Show more
Mary Beard ponders questions of privacy, archaeology and restoration as she wanders through the rooms of a new exhibition about Pompeii, the 'City of the Dead'. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
Things take an unexpected turn at Jaxx. Meanwhile Lilian resumes the helm. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews artist and author Edmund de Waal. Show more
The Food Programme
2012's Best "Big Food Ideas"
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sheila Dillon meets finalists in the BBC Food and Farming Awards, offering ideas for our food future, from making more local food available online to redistributing spare food. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news presented by Shaun Ley, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
4 Extra Debut. Hardeep Singh Kohli cooks for Avril and Ron Head who fostered 138 children and care for kids with special needs. From November 2012. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Balsall, West Midlands
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs is in the chair for a programme from Balsall, West Midlands. On the panel are horticultural experts Christine Walkden, Chris Beardshaw and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
Fi Glover hears what Professor Dorothy Sheridan of the Mass Observation Archive thinks of the value of The Listening Project to oral historians of all types. Show more
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo
Episode 1: 1. Prison
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 6 months
Edmond Dantès finds buried treasure, and plots revenge on his enemies. Stars Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Jane Lapotaire. Show more
Mariella Frostrup presents a children's book special with Richard Curtis, Charlie Higson, Lauren Child, Jeff Kinney and Amanda Craig. Show more
Ruth Padel joins the Shalom House Poets in Belfast to workshop their poems in a spirit of supportive criticism. Tough love for poems. Show more
Who should manage England's motorway and major road network? With ministers wanting more private sector involvement, is it the end of the road for the Highways Agency? Show more
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby.
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Catherine Bott makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Emma faces a quandary. Meanwhile Fallon's news is out. Show more
1930s at the BBC. Mabel suggests making shows for 'minorities', taking Lord Reith by surprise. Stars Ford Kiernan. From 2012. Show more
1735, New York. Attorney Mr Huddlestone is surprised to find the recently widowed Mrs Gomez at his door. Read by John Schwab. Show more
Tim Harford fells some ash tree related statistics and asks if Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United really get more added time than other teams. Show more
Last Word
William Turnbull, Albano Harguindeguy, Martin Fay, Kenneth Cragg, Sir Philip Ledger
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on sculptor William Turnbull, Argentine General Albano Harguindeguy, Irish fiddle player Martin Fay, Anglican Bishop Kenneth Cragg, and kayaker Derek Hutchinson. Show more
Money Box
Fuel poverty, Choosing your PIN number, The Great Pension Debate and How to change a Bin Laden
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why some in fuel poverty are set to pay more, banks denying compensation if you jot down your pin, tackling the pension time-bomb, and changing a 500 Euro note. With Paul Lewis. Show more
Sue MacGregor presents the Radio 4 Appeal for One to One Children's Fund. Show more
Peter Day travels to the Midlands, the UK's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping in an economy with no growth. 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.
Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Colin Firth on the secrets of comedy and why he never expected to play posh people. Show more
Mark Tully asks why trees are so important to us. With professional tree climber James Aldred, he climbs inside an ancient yew and experiences its four thousand year old majesty.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Archaeology of homelessness; residential care revisited
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Older people in residential care. Laurie Taylor revisits Peter Townsend's landmark study of old peoples' homes, 50 years on. Also, the material culture of homelessness. Show more
The bells of Howden Minster, East Yorkshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
