The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. Show more
'This was the year that I found out I was a woman' - Charlotte Green reads paragraphs of news sent in by the listeners. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Helen Mark meets a gamekeeper preparing for a seasonal shoot and visits Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, where festive fare includes the game that lives on the estate. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith takes a look back at the biggest rural stories of 2013 with a panel of expert guests. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
Anita Anand and JP Devlin with philosopher Angie Hobbs, poet Murray Lachlan Young, football coach Paul Watson and the Inheritance Tracks of Boycie from Only Fools and Horses. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris recreates the musical world of Nell Gwyn - first female star of the English stage - in Drury Lane. From 2013. Show more
What secrets do the ice masses of the polar regions hold? Glaciologist Poul Christoffersen, engineer Mary Alber, and iceberg photographer Camille Seaman join Bridget Kendall. Show more
Off the beaten track - a special edition featuring some of the year's more entertaining stories from countries around the world. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Scotland's comedy superstar in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer. From December 2013. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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Dark comedy by Simon Gray. A publisher tries - and fails - to enjoy a Saturday afternoon listening to Wagner. With James Purefoy, Alex MacQueen, Hattie Morahan and Nigel Planer. Show more
Exploring the emotional impact of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', famously sung in 1944 by Judy Garland. From 2013. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Why the Queen topped the Power List; Gail Rebuck; Baroness Hale; Dido Harding
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Garvey presents highlights from the interviews with the women on the first WH Power List. She is joined by Eve Pollard, who chaired the judges, and by historian Kate Williams. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'This was the year that I found out I was a woman' - Charlotte Green reads paragraphs of news sent in by the listeners. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk.
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Emma Freud, Arthur Smith, Danny Wallace, Miranda Sawyer, Scottee, Emma Kennedy, Alison Moyet, London Community Gospel Choir
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Clive Anderson is joined by Emma Freud, Arthur Smith, Danny Wallace, Nikki Bedi, Miranda Sawyer, Emma Kennedy and Scottee for a festive mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Chris Bowlby profiles actor Idris Elba, who plays Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom. Show more
Love/Hate: David Schneider, Kamila Shamsie and Naomi Alderman on opinion-dividers in 2013, from Only God Forgives with Ryan Gosling to Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch. Show more
Michael White explores the political significance of the 1970s crisis, when Edward Heath was prime minister. From December 2013. Show more
1990, and as Jackie's Army embark on World Cup victory, in Barrytown, Jimmy Rabbitte has his own goal embarking on a new business venture with his best mate Bimbo. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Thomas Martienssen becomes one of the few outsiders to travel to Palmerston, the isolated south Pacific island, where all the native inhabitants are descended from one man. Show more
Author David Almond explores the enduring appeal of the classic children's book Stig of the Dump and its unlikely hero, 50 years after Stig first emerged from the chalk pit. Show more
Richard and Hunter travel to the monastery of the Black Friars where Richard faces a terrifying ordeal. Stars James McAvoy. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. An exploration of the filmmaker Frank Capra's enduring vision of the American dream, including It's A Wonderful Life. From 2013. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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