The latest shipping forecast.
The bells of York Minster.
Nancy Lublin argues that the impact of the web on social activism - making it faster, cheaper and easier to do than ever before - has big implications. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Irma Kurtz remembers her quest to find bohemia with a small 'b'. Her personal odyssey in search of a non-materialistic, art-focused society took her to America, Paris and London. Show more
Series that gets to the heart of country life, with a look at individual farming endeavours. Caz Graham visits Europe's largest wild eel fishery on Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs with Edward Stourton, including reports from the most godless and most observant of places according to the 2011 Census results. Show more
Katy Hill presents the Radio 4 Appeal for children's charity Lively Minds. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Advent Expectations: Great Expectations. From Bradford Cathedral, with preacher the Bishop Nick Baines and leader Canon Andy Williams. Show more
Digital Past: Will Self reflects on the effect of digital technology on his perception of the passage of time. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
Neil's worries increase, and Matt has cause for celebration. Show more
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art expert, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
Sheila Dillon discovers surprising stories behind humble British vegetables. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Shaun Ley presents national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Hardeep Singh Kohli meets the volunteers who run the last Independent Labour Party socialist tea room in the country. From December 2012. Show more
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Cranleigh in Surrey, where he is joined by gardening experts Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
Fi Glover with conversations about marriage, spiders, frogs, birds, leaving home for university and coming back again, all in the Sunday Edition. Show more
The full consequences of the Count's revenge shake Paris. Will anyone be saved? Stars Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Paul Rhys. Show more
Open Book
Barbara Kingsolver, Victoria Glendinning and David Baddiel
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Barbara Kingsolver talks about her latest novel Flight Behaviour, David Baddiel and DT Max discuss American writer David Foster Wallace, and Victoria Glendinning on Raffles. Show more
In the centenary year of Imagism, English poet Annie Freud explores the work of the all-American doctor and poet William Carlos Williams. Show more
The new Bank of England governor will have huge power across the financial world. Kamal Ahmed asks how it should be used and how it will affect our debts, borrowings and savings. Show more
In the week the government announced plans to legislate on same-sex marriages, Lyn and Steff embark on an audacious undertaking to pledge their love for each other. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Stuart Maconie makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Lynda has a directing dilemma, and Matt makes a generous gesture. Show more
A wildlife expert on the edge of sanity in a fly-on-the-wall look at making a documentary. Stars Nick Mohammed. From 2010. Show more
4 Extra Debut. In an abandoned hospital, a terminally ill man waits with his wife for the predicted Mayan apocalypse. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Episode 1 of 2. Show more
Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong and asks, what does 'rare' mean? Show more
Last Word
An astronomer, a sitar player, a surgeon, an engineer, a singer and a newsreader
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on sitar player Ravi Shankar, transplant surgeon Joseph Murray, astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, bicycle designer Alex Moulton and folk singer Ian Campbell. Show more
Why O2 is raising its monthly mobile bills, how Asda is urging customers to withdraw cash on its credit card, the great Lloyds TSB switchover and a crackdown on recurring payments. Show more
Katy Hill presents the Radio 4 Appeal for children's charity Lively Minds. Show more
Peter Day visits businesses struggling with slow web speeds and evaluates the government's ambitious targets to increase internet speeds across the UK within three years. 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 talks to Sir Peter Jackson about his new film The Hobbit, the prequel to the hugely acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy. Plus a look back to the best films of 2012. Show more
Irma Kurtz remembers her quest to find bohemia with a small 'b'. Her personal odyssey in search of a non-materialistic, art-focused society took her to America, Paris and London. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Children in hospitals; History, heritage and tradition in British politics
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
British politics, heritage and history. Laurie Taylor explores the divergent stories political parties tell about our history and their roles within it. Also, children in hospital. Show more
The bells of York Minster.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
