The latest shipping forecast.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Pastor Alex Robertson.
Anna Hill hears how thousands of new farmers are needed to take over the running of upland hill farms over the next 20 years. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Evan Davis, previewing the Autumn Statement, investigating tax avoidance, plus the history and politics of tea drinking. Show more
Naomi and Nick are in China with their new baby girl Luo Ning. They just have to go through some final formalities before they can bring her home. Show more
Audio diary tracing young Jewish Londoner Amy's journey back to her family's homeland, along the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, to visit the birthplace of her Bukharian grandpapa John. Show more
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The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Jason Kitkat, a Green Party politician who runs Brighton and Hove City Council, talks to Arnold Richarde, founder of the Mexican Green Party and environmental activist. Show more
Robert has parental concerns. Meanwhile there's news for Roy. Show more
By Hugh Hughes. Hugh returns to his home town of Llangefni, Anglesey, and with the help of his brother and sister, tells a fantastical, dark and comic story from his childhood. Show more
The Chancellor's Autumn Statement: How will it affect your finances? A special show with Paul Lewis in Stoke-on-Trent, Ruth Alexander in London and our expert panel taking calls. Show more
Claudia Hammond reports on understanding what happens in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. Plus, why we continue to believe information even when we are told it's wrong. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Work identity on the railway; how to be gay
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores a new book that charts and celebrates gay male identity and culture. Also, a crisis of work identity amongst railway workers. Show more
The Media Show
Editors' meeting, Hacked Off, NewsCorp
30 minutes
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Prof Brian Cathcart of Hacked Off argues for implementing the Leveson recommendations; how separation of NewsCorp's entertainment and publishing businesses could affect UK papers. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Supercilious sea eagles, underwear odysseys, and kid's TV-rage. Mark's town tour arrives on the Isle of Mull. From 2012. Show more
Mike takes the plunge, and David has a favour to ask. Show more
Front Row
All-female Julius Caesar; writer Mike Bartlett on The Town
30 minutes
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A review of Phyllida Lloyd's all-female staging of Julius Caesar, Mike Bartlett on his TV drama The Town, and Royal Wedding composer John Rutter. Arts news with Mark Lawson. Show more
Naomi and Nick are in China with their new baby girl Luo Ning. They just have to go through some final formalities before they can bring her home. Show more
Is it our duty as consumers to think about the moral consequences of where we spend our money? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with guests. Show more
Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood. Show more
The ENCODE project recently announced that much of the human genome is not useless junk. Adam Rutherford reports on the significance of this major discovery. Show more
Midweek
Jocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan Hancock
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets silversmith Jocelyn Burton, biographer Michael Holroyd, Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli and memory champion Jonathan Hancock. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reaction to the chancellor's Autumn Statement, and China's new leader Xi Jinping launches his first notable policy initiative. National and international news with Robin Lustig. Show more
From the beginning, Oliver Walzer is a natural - at ping-pong. But when it comes to women, he is not quite so skilful. Howard Jacobson's hilarious coming-of-age story. Show more
Can Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love overcome conflicting wedding plans? Stars Stephen Fry. From December 2012. Show more
A tale of rowing, wooing and dolphin-watching with binoculars round the wrong way. Stars The Boom Jennies. From December 2012. Show more
Keith Macdougall hears chancellor George Osborne deliver the Autumn Statement, and the chief of the defence staff tells MPs of army morale at a time of cuts. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The delights of the English language. As the amell approaches, it's time to dash to a grubbery - or perhaps to somewhere smarter, if Sir Timothy Treat-All is around. From Dec 2012. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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