The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of the Church of St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire. Show more
How did Shane Smith, a hard-partying, tattooed former Ottawa punk rocker, turn a community magazine into an international multimedia empire? Mark Coles finds out. Show more
The latest national and international news.
In conversation with robotics expert Prof Noel Sharkey, Mark Tully considers the implications of the human relationship with machines. Featuring a duet for piano and iPad. Show more
On Your Farm
English Wine; Chapel Down Vineyard
22 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The rise of English wine. Charlotte Smith visits Chapel Down vineyard in Kent as they start this year's grape harvest. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Referendum, Hajj fraud, Vatican v Anglican cricket match
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. Referendum reconciliation, Hajj fraud, and Vatican cricketers take on Anglicans. Show more
Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for Amref Health Africa, who provide training for African health workers, including midwives, from their base in Nairobi. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, reflecting on the wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Rev Dr Sam Wells preaches, with music from the choir, directed by Andrew Earis. Show more
This season's fashion for red prompts Lisa Jardine to reflect on the past power of the colour. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Tony has got plans for Johnny, and Hayley speaks her mind.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the artist and film-maker Steve McQueen. Show more
Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. Jonathan Ross, Liza Tarbuck, Alun Cochrane and Paul Merton try to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
From a lesson in 'guerrilla gardening' by LA's Ron Finley to a masterclass in Soviet cooking, Dan Saladino reports from the annual food symposium held in Copenhagen, called MAD. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Would you write in the margins of books? Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia. From 2014. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harrogate. Show more
Fi Glover introduces conversations about living with blindness, with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and with Parkinson's, from Glasgow, London and Maryport. Show more
4 Extra Debut. When Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life, can Pinocchio find his way to become a real boy? Stars Ellis Hollins. Show more
Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Novelist Esther Freud talks about her new book Mr Mac and Me, inspired by the time architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh spent in Suffolk. Show more
Roger McGough presents a mixed bag of listeners' poetry requests, from Emily Bronte to Philip Larkin. Topics covered include religion, the seaside and an embarrassing dinner party. Show more
With national and local enquiries into historic sexual abuse, Jane Deith talks to former pupils assaulted at Knowl View School in Rochdale about the effect on their lives. Show more
How did Shane Smith, a hard-partying, tattooed former Ottawa punk rocker, turn a community magazine into an international multimedia empire? Mark Coles finds out. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Caz Graham chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
It is Mungo's naming day. Meanwhile, Hayley is laying down the law. Show more
Gossip from the Garden Pond
Episode 3: The Garden Spider and Great Pond Snail
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
An arachnophobic spider and a cleaning-obsessed great pond snail share their amusing tales. Starring Amanda Root. From September 2014. Show more
A young girl struggles to make sense of the adult world around her. Moving evocation of the powerlessness of childhood read by Helen Mackay. From September 2014. Show more
More or Less
Kidney donation: the chance of finding a match
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford on kidney donation, charity-giving, how the prosperity of Britain compares to that of the individual states of America, ants, Huntrodds' Day and tiny countries. Show more
Last Word
James Nesbitt MBE, Andrew McLaglen, Emilio Botin, Simin Behbahani, Sir Philip Dowson, George Hamilton IV
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Belfast detective James Nesbitt, film director Andrew McLaglen, Spanish banker Emilio Botin, Iranian poet Simin Behbahani and architect Sir Philip Dowson. Show more
Money Box
Pension grab from people made bankrupt
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Bankrupts in their mid 50s face a pension snatch, and Scotland has decided, but tax changes are on the way anyway. Plus online banking mistakes and instant penalty accounts. Show more
Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for Amref Health Africa, who provide training for African health workers, including midwives, from their base in Nairobi. Show more
Peter Day travels to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to find out how the country is trying to emerge from its undeveloped past into the modern interconnected world. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Anne McElvoy of the Economist analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
Nick Cave; Jonathan Coe; The Riot Club
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cinema releases, DVD and film news with Francine Stock. Nick Cave discusses his documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, plus Jonathan Coe on Midnight and Lone Scherfig on The Riot Club. Show more
In conversation with robotics expert Prof Noel Sharkey, Mark Tully considers the implications of the human relationship with machines. Featuring a duet for piano and iPad. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Professor of educational technology Sugata Mitra tells Sarah Montague that formal education is out of date, because children learn best when they educate themselves. Show more
The bells of the Church of St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
