The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Stephen's church in Brannel, Cornwall.
Mark Coles profiles Deirdre Kelly, aka White Dee, the controversial star of Channel 4's Benefits Street. How did a single mother from Birmingham become famous across the country? Show more
The latest national and international news.
Samira Ahmed drums her fingers and explores time. She talks to the conductor Charles Hazlewood about holding an orchestra to the beat and considers the impatience of Henri Bergson. Show more
On Your Farm
Sally Stockings and Her Pig Empire
22 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Following the death of her husband in 2010, Sally Stockings found herself running a major business, selling 4,000 pigs a week. She reflects on how she kept going, and why. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Lambeth Conference Future; Catholic Family Synod; Sixth-Century Christian Charm
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Religious news and affairs. Justin Welby on the future of the Lambeth conference, Catholic family synod in Rome, and sixth-century Christian charm found in a Manchester library. Show more
Will Self presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Shape, a disability-led arts organisation working to improve access to culture for disabled people. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ and Dr Damian Howard SJ look back on Heythrop College's 400 years of training priests and laity. With Inner Voices chamber choir, directed by Ralph Allwood. Show more
Adam Gopnik thinks there is a simple reason for the recent findings that short men enjoy stable marriages. It is not that they are desperate to please, but are desperate to prevail. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi. Show more
Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Reviewing the papers: Lib Dem peer Lord Palumbo, FT columnist and superscrimper Heather McGregor and science journalist Ben Goldacre. Show more
Charlie is charming, and Ruth makes a suggestion. Show more
Kirsty Young talks to Sally Wainwright, screenwriter of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. Show more
Nicholas Parsons challenges Sheila Hancock, Russell Kane, Holly Walsh and Paul Merton to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
Dan Saladino on the mystery of why we no longer eat mutton, even though many people argue it tastes better than lamb. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more
As a government whip in the Blair government, Janet Anderson regaled the Queen with revealing portraits of the characters and rivalries as she reported on Parliamentary business. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
The Next Horticultural Generation
43 minutes
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The Next Horticultural Generation: Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme in front of an audience of 150 young gardeners during London's Landscape Show. Show more
Fi Glover introduces conversations about the challenges of adoption, remembering grandad through his recipes, and facing terminal cancer, from Devon, Northern Ireland and Leeds. Show more
The Edinburgh cop suspects other cases are linked to his, but crime boss Cafferty has different ideas. Starring Ron Donachie. From October 2014. Show more
Australian writer Tim Winton discusses his novel Dirt Music, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2002, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
Roger McGough is joined by Prof Daniel Karlin to talk about the power couple of British poetry, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. With Sir David Attenborough. Show more
How secure are Britain's borders at a time when the government is battling illegal immigration across the Channel and trying to monitor returning extremists? Allan Urry reports. Show more
Mark Coles profiles Deirdre Kelly, aka White Dee, the controversial star of Channel 4's Benefits Street. How did a single mother from Birmingham become famous across the country? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Mary Anne Hobbs chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
David and Ruth are out of their comfort zone, and Roy needs help. Show more
James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss in the literary panel show. From October 2014. Show more
By Tat Usher. A quirky tale about a downtrodden baker living on a Scottish island. Read by Jimmy Chisholm. Show more
Presented by Roger Bolton. Today editor on tough foreign news and attracting new listeners. Will the missing You and Yours minutes return? Plus Matthew Taylor on political debate. Show more
Last Word
Christopher Hogwood, Major General Yitzhak Hofi, Sheila Tracy, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Lynsey de Paul
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on conductor Christopher Hogwood, Israeli General Yitzhak Hofi, broadcaster Sheila Tracy, mathematician Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw and singer Lyndsey de Paul. Show more
Finance news. Paul Lewis talks to pensions minister Steve Webb about the new single-tier pension. The tax disc is no more, but some old ones have sold for over a thousand pounds. Show more
Will Self presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Shape, a disability-led arts organisation working to improve access to culture for disabled people. Show more
What should we eat? Jo Fidgen talks to influential American writer Michael Pollan about what food is, and what it is not. He says we should reconnect with what is on our plates. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Hugh Muir of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
David Fincher on Gone Girl; Clint Mansell; George Szirtes; London Film Festival
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
David Fincher on adapting bestselling thriller Gone Girl for the big screen, Clint Mansell on the pleasure and pain of writing for Hollywood, and George Szirtes on Le Jour Se Leve. Show more
Samira Ahmed drums her fingers and explores time. She talks to the conductor Charles Hazlewood about holding an orchestra to the beat and considers the impatience of Henri Bergson. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Former hedge fund analyst Sal Khan has set up an online academy where anybody can access his free tutorials. He tells Sarah Montague his vision for the classroom of the future. Show more
The bells of St Stephen's church in Brannel, Cornwall.
The latest shipping forecast.
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