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As today's politicians struggle to adapt to using new media, Anne Perkins examines how politicians at the dawn of mass democracy learned to use radio and newsreels. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully discusses our longing for the sea with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis, and explores its connection with spiritual belief. With music by Bach, Britten and Trenet. Show more
Accompanied by the woodland chorus, John Walters and Lionel Kelleway immerse themselves in the sweet songs and displays of the Wood Warbler, Redstart and Pied Flycatcher. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Will Young appeals on behalf of Catch 22. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
From the Old Palace, West Tarring, Worthing in West Sussex, with BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year Jacquelyne Hill. Preacher: Very Rev Nicholas Frayling, Dean of Chichester. Show more
David Cannadine reflects on the distinctive style of American graduation ceremonies which forge a lasting sense of identity for graduates and their peers. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
The week's events in Ambridge. There's an unexpected phone call at the Bull and Kenton's loyalties are torn. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian Frank Skinner. Show more
John receives offerings from polymath Daniel Tammet, explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison and comedian Ronni Ancona. From June 2010.
In the second programme about food photography, Sheila Dillon explores the world of the amateur and marvels at the photos Food Programme listeners have sent in. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
Kim Phuc, subject of an iconic picture from the Vietnam War, meets the reporter who helped save her life. From May 2010. Show more
Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matt Biggs joins gardeners in Aberdeenshire. Anne visits Peony Valley to look at one of the nation's favourite flowers currently in bloom. Show more
Nicholas Parsons goes 'doon the watta' to the Clyde, where he worked as an apprentice in the 1940s, to rekindle memories of his life in Glasgow and journey down the river he loves. Show more
George Smiley dines at the Sarratt training school with the Circus's latest intake. His reminiscences prompt prompt Ned into a searching examination of his own eventful secret life. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Jonathan Coe about his novel The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim. Show more
Roger McGough presents several modern flower poems and a trio of pastoral masterpieces by Seamus Heaney. The readers are Jasmine Hyde and Finbar Lynch. Show more
As former MPs retire on 'gold-plated' pensions, is a funding crisis looming for all public sector pension schemes? Gerry Northam investigates. Show more
Playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti creates a fictional response to the week's news, starring Doon Mackichan. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Hardeep Singh Kohli introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more
Kathy comes to Fallon's rescue and Bert finds an appreciative audience. Show more
Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today, featuring America's tough guys and muscle cars. Show more
Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. A woman has a difficult letter to write to Butterworth, fighting in France in 1916. Show more
Tim Harford presents the magazine which explains the numbers behind the news. Show more
Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. Show more
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
Will Young appeals on behalf of Catch 22. Show more
A new Office for Budget Responsibility will advise on the way politicians tackle our budget deficit. Frances Cairncross investigates how the deficit could change politics. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
John Kampfner takes a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's top stories. Show more
Francine Stock talks to Sir Alan Parker and Lord David Puttnam about their first film together and the subsequent partnership that produced Bugsy Malone and Midnight Express. Show more
Mark Tully discusses our longing for the sea with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis, and explores its connection with spiritual belief. With music by Bach, Britten and Trenet. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The way in which we commemorate our war dead has changed dramatically. Laurie Taylor discusses a new study which explores the way we memorialise the casualties of the Afghan War. Show more
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The latest shipping forecast.
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