The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Church bells from St Mary's Dunsford, Devon. Show more
Another age, another violent arrest. US pastor and activist the Rev Dr Tammy Williams on Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane and alternatives to gun violence. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully considers Joseph Campbell's exhortation to follow your bliss. He talks to priest and theatre director James Roose-Evans about the wisdom he derives from the mantra. Show more
Brett Westwood relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this episode from 2005 Peter France is in Essex with ecologist Graeme Underwood and the RSPB's Chris Tyas. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Rwandan Church Closures, BBC School Reporters, Science versus Religion
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Church closures ordered by the Rwandan government, BBC school reporters interview high-profile religious figures and the discovery of ancient graffiti at a church in Winchester. Show more
Tom Daley makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Sport Relief. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Actions Speak: A service for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, from First Lisburn Presbyterian Church, led by the Rev John Brackenridge. The preacher is the Rev Cheryl Meban. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Kamila Shamsie explores the meaning of the word 'civilisation' through the prism of Indian art. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls watching and listening to the excited chatter of pink-footed geese as they fly overhead. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Joe makes a shocking admission, and Alistair's world collapses.
Kirsty Young interviews David Byrne, musician, writer and former front man with Talking Heads. Show more
Nicholas Parsons and regular guest Paul Merton challenge Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks to speak for a minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition. Show more
Dan Saladino talks to Modernist Bread author Nathan Myhrvold about one of the biggest bread research projects ever undertaken, which involved the baking of 36,000 loaves. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
Mishal Husain presents pieces on bank branch closures in rural Scotland, a flag-waving Cornish yomp, cheating in sport, changes to life in the Welsh borders and kitchen worktops. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are the guests of Hailey and District Gardening Club in Oxfordshire. Answering the questions are Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. Show more
The Listening Project
Omnibus - Adventures in Parenting
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Fi Glover introduces four conversations exploring the anxieties that parents face and the rewards that they reap. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Emily is trapped within the Castle of Udolpho, powerless to escape. Villainous Gothic tale of dark deeds starring Tracy Wiles. Show more
Crime writer Joseph Knox talks to Mariella Frostrup about his follow-up to his hugely successful debut Sirens. Show more
Roger McGough presents a pot luck of poetry from Byron and Keats to Charles Tomlinson. Show more
Private prison maintenance contracts are under fire amid the collapse of Carillion and concerns about the company Amey. Has outsourcing put prisoners' health and safety at risk? Show more
Margarita Simonyan became head of the Kremlin-funded news channel RT when she was just 25. Mark Coles charts her rise from humble beginnings to the top of Russian media elite. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
19/03/2018 Boris Johnson says Russia has been stockpiling the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Boris Johnson says Britain has evidence that Russia has been stockpiling the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack.
Anna Foster chooses her highlights of the past seven days of BBC Radio. Adam Buxton gets us beach-body ready plus Helen Chadwick on how inspiring surroundings stretch the mind. Show more
Clarrie fears the worst, while Shula speaks from experience. Show more
Damien confronts his barbecue hatred while Mullaney is sorting his “shoffice”. Stars Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards. From 2014. Show more
The Parable of the Green House, by Jess Walter: Dale hangs around his house and thinking bad things are happening outside develops an obsession. From November 2014. Episode 2 of 3. Show more
Was the BBC slow to report allegations of sexual abuse in Telford? The BBC's News Editor responds to concerns. Plus listeners' least favourite phrases. Show more
Last Word
Professor Stephen Hawking, Hubert de Givenchy, Michele Hanson, Sir John Sulston, Sir Ken Dodd
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on cosmologist Stephen Hawking, designer Hubert de Givenchy, columnist Michele Hanson, biologist Sir John Sulston and comedian Ken Dodd. Show more
Money Box
Cost of Being Single, End of Mortgage Interest Support, Pension Transfer Letters
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The higher cost of living alone, how 90,000 people on benefits risk losing their homes as mortgage interest support ends and how a vital pension transfer letter can be hard to get. Show more
Tom Daley makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Sport Relief. Show more
The university sector is under more scrutiny than ever before. Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink what universities are for. Show more
Carolyn Quinn's guests are Labour's Caroline Flint, Conservative George Freeman and George Parker of the FT. They discuss Russia, Brexit and prime ministers through history. Show more
The Film Programme
Mary Magdalene, The Square, Raiders of the Lost Archaeologist
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Presented by Francine Stock. Garth Davis on Mary Magdalene, Ruben Ostlund on The Square and archaeologist Paul Duncan McGarrity excavates the history of cinematic tomb raiders. Show more
Mark Tully considers Joseph Campbell's exhortation to follow your bliss. He talks to priest and theatre director James Roose-Evans about the wisdom he derives from the mantra. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Racial inequality now, Women and political language
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sociological discussion programme. Racial inequality now. Laurie Taylor asks if it is diminishing. Also, women and political language. Show more
Church bells from St Mary's Dunsford, Devon. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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