The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
'We keep referring to them as children, but they're not'. A listener in Romania talks to iPM about what the children who grew up in orphanages face on leaving them. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
George Cadbury created Bournville to give the people of Birmingham a better quality of life in the Industrial Revolution. Felicity Evans explores how that still plays out today. Show more
Fight at the front or produce food for the troops? In a special edition, Sybil Ruscoe discovers how the war in France changed farming communities in Britain forever. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Nina Myskow talks to Rufus and Martha Wainwright about their confessional songs and growing up in a musical family. From 2004. Show more
The Forum
Outcasts: The Forum at Risor Festival, Norway
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Bridget Kendal presents a discussion about outsiders and outcasts, social, cultural and political, with Margreth Olin, Bjorn Hofmann, Sjon and Henning Kraggerud. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Footnote to Conflict
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A view from Israel about the conflict with Hamas militants in Gaza, and despatches from Turkey, the USA, the Philippines and Argentina. Show more
Michael Robinson asks why London's homes are so expensive, and what the capital's booming housing market means for those who want to live there. Show more
Marcus Brigstocke has decided to create his own Social Media site. Please RT. Please Follow. Please Like. From August 2014. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Max Hastings, Soweto Kinch, Julie Bindel, Mark Littlewood
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Martha Kearney presents political debate from the Broadcasting House Radio Theatre in London, with Max Hastings, Soweto Kinch, Julie Bindel and Mark Littlewood. Show more
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The love triangle between Admiral Lord Nelson, Sir William Hamilton and Emma, Lady Hamilton. Starring Imogen Stubbs. From August 2014. Show more
Forty years on from their formation, Simon Broughton tells the story of Hungarian folk musicians Muzsikas. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jacqueline Bisset; the Contraceptive Pill and Mood Swings; Sexual Identity
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett presents highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including Jacqueline Bisset on her new film, the contraceptive pill's effect on mood swings, and sexual identity. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'We keep referring to them as children, but they're not'. A listener in Romania talks to iPM about what the children who grew up in orphanages face on leaving them. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Loose Ends
Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Pam Ayres, Ella Spira, Sibongiseni Shabalala, Adrienne Truscott, Nikki Bedi, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Clive Anderson with Te Matatini Haka, Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Pam Ayres, Ella Spira, Sibongiseni Shabalala and Nikki Bedi. With music from Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Show more
Jo Fidgen explores the life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business, TV star in The Apprentice and now a rising political star in the Conservative party. Show more
Saturday Review
My Night With Reg, Wakolda, Home Front, Kevin Eldon, The Art and Science of Exploration
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kevin Elyot's My Night With Reg revived, Argentine film Wakolda, Radio 4's Home Front, Kevin Eldon's book My Prefect Cousin, and The Art and Science of Exploration in Greenwich. Show more
The excitement and romance of the Wild West was a powerful force on the imaginations of the British, from the 1930s until the 1970s. Samira Ahmed considers our love of the western. Show more
With Charles sent away, will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter? Starring Ian McKellen and Alison Pettitt. From August 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Should patients with severe lung disease be given home oxygen if they continue to smoke? Joan Bakewell and guests discuss this ethical issue. Show more
The 2014 series of the cryptic contest reaches its climax, with Tom Sutcliffe in the chair. Show more
Razia Iqbal and four international poets share favourite poems from the BBC Scotland series that invited poets from around the Commonwealth to send a poem to Glasgow for the Games. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. At Uppark, Amy Lyons scandalously danced naked on a table. But as Lady Hamilton, it haunts her 32 years on. Read by Eva Pope. Show more
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