The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
An iPM listener puts us in touch with a South Sudanese woman who has spent years building the country, and is now watching it unravel. Your News with Pete Tong. iPM@bbc.co.uk. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Helen Mark visits the border landscape of Northumberland, where in 2013, the 'borderers' found unique ways to commemorate the 500th year anniversary of the battle of Flodden. Show more
Charlotte Smith and an expert guest panel take a look at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for British farmers in the coming year. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
Saturday Live
Ian Rosenblatt and the Inheritance Tracks of Jennifer Saunders
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with lawyer and founder of the Rosenblatt Opera Recitals, Ian Rosenblatt and the Inheritance Tracks of comedian Jennifer Saunders. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The jazz pianist Jamie Cullum visits Camden with Alastair Laurence, to discover more about the history of the piano. From 2014. Show more
Bridget Kendall talks about hands with hand transplant pioneer surgeon Simon Kay, MIT researcher Lynette Jones, who studies tactile sensations, and leading conductor Sakari Oramo. Show more
Stories from correspondents in South Sudan, Ukraine, India, Sweden and Egypt, presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Comedian Frankie Boyle in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer. From January 2014. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Owen Bennett-Jones is joined by four of the BBC's top foreign and economic correspondents, who give their predictions about what is likely to shape our world in 2014. Show more
By Nick Dear. A married couple confront each other after the husband attempted to have his wife murdered. She wants to forgive him, but he has to admit to his murderous intentions. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From boy choristers to Aled Jones - Chris Gabbitas explores the huge appeal of the treble singing voice of a boy. From December 2013. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai; Feminism in 2013; Life after divorce; Elizabeth Jane Howard; Chloe Howl
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Malala Yousafzai, Kate Tempest, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Chloe Howl. Plus Laura Bates, Caroline Criado-Perez and Reni Eddo-Lodge discuss feminism in 2013 and their hopes for 2014. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
An iPM listener puts us in touch with a South Sudanese woman who has spent years building the country, and is now watching it unravel. Your News with Pete Tong. iPM@bbc.co.uk. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Clive Anderson picks some highlights from the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013. Show more
Janet Yellen will almost certainly be the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, making her one of the world's most powerful women. But who is she? Mary Ann Sieghart finds out. Show more
Saturday Review
Redford in All Is Lost, How to Be a Heroine, TV drama 7.39
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Robert Redford is adrift in the Indian Ocean in All Is Lost. Plus, new book How to Be a Heroine (Or what I've learned from reading too much), the play Lost Boy and TV drama 7.39. Show more
Roy Hudd explores Charles Chilton's forgotten 1961 radio masterpiece which told the story of World War One through soldiers' songs and inspired the musical Oh What a Lovely War. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Set in Cuba, the thrilling epic battle between an old man and a large marlin. Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece with David Schofield. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
As the UK prepares to lift working restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians, residents of Birmingham discuss the impact of mass migration on community life in Britain. Show more
Mike Greenwood reports from South Korea on how the poetry of the country's national poet, Ko Un, weaves a grand mosaic of Korean history and society. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A young man is encouraged to pursue the love of his life by his father. But is it cupid or cold hard cash that decides his fate? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.
