Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Justin Webb, with Timothy Garton Ash and Jonathan Powell on Anglo-US relations, plus Shane MacGowan's Christmas single. Show more
Richard Coles with Gloria Hunniford, the England flag carrier at the 1966 World Cup and a woman who discovered her father's bigamous secret; Inheritance Tracks from Mary Coughlan. Show more
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Tribes, Hebrides, Visitor to Britain
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John McCarthy looks at tribes with Piers Gibbon, archaeology in the Hebrides with Steven Mithen and meets a first time visitor to Britain from Tanzania, Immaculate Mwaungulu. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Samuel Pepys - diarist, politician and womaniser - as revealed in his favourite songs and reimagined by David Owen Norris. Show more
Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Kate Adie presents reports from Djibouti, Louisiana, Egypt, Cambodia and Mogadishu. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
Paul Lewis asks: if you miss your flight or train due to snow, will your insurance cover you? Do 'contactless' cards pose a risk to customers, and are online energy deals unfair? Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another episode of the topical comedy show with stand-up, skits and sketches. Guests include Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn and Andi Osho. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Gillotts School in Henley-on-Thames with questions for the panel including Theresa May MP and writer Alain De Botton. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more
A new version of Dostoevsky's 'The Gambler' written by Poet Glyn Maxwell. This comic drama is an enthralling portrayal of the power of love and money. With Patricia Routledge. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Why the sherry tipple is making a comeback - and we're not talking about pouring it into the trifle. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
A listener challenges Kathy Clugstone to find out which songs count as too religious for a register office wedding, and Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey pay homage to Leslie Nielsen. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Clive is joined by John Waters, Lisa Jardine, Carl Davis, Nikki Bedi and Tim Minchin. With music from Gabby Young and Other Animals and Stephanie Finch and the Company Men. Show more
Lizzie Nunnery creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news. Producer - Pauline Harris. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Ekow Eshun, Deborah Moggach and Sarfraz Manzoor review the week's cultural highlights. Show more
The influence of the political father has long been a defining aspect of politics, but Anne McElvoy asks what impact this has on Westminster today. Show more
Robin Brooks' dramatisation of Robert Graves' histories of Roman political vice. Young Claudius grows up in the turbulent household of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate, asking whether we should welcome treatments to reverse the ageing process. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Russell Davies puts the questions to four more contenders for the title of Brain of Britain, in the sixth heat of the nationwide general knowledge contest. Show more
