Fi Glover with author Michael Morpurgo, poet Matt Harvey, a professor of crowd dynamics, a pagan policeman, the sound of a windharp and actress Lesley Manville's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Anita Anand looks at the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office around the world. Show more

Benjamin Franklin, scientist, inventor and founding father, was also a song-writer. David Owen Norris recreates his songs and explores what they reveal about a great eccentric. Show more

Peter Riddell takes an end of year look at the Westminster scene. Show more

Introduced by Kate Adie and including Kevin Connolly's special report looking back at three years spent as the BBC's correspondent in Washington. Show more

Cash or shares? With the RPI measure of inflation reaching 4.7 per cent, but most savings accounts offering much lower interest rates, Paul Lewis and guests discuss investments. Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host the topical comedy show with stand-up, skits and sketches. Guests include Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn and Jon Holmes. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from the Camphill Community in Milton Keynes with questions for the panel including Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more

When middle-aged Liverpool housewife Shirley gets the chance to travel, her world begins to change. Stars Meera Syal. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Sarah Phillips on losing her mother and her online tribute song and Ann Widdecombe talks about getting her own back on Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig. Show more

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.

'The war's greatest photo, on mum's wall'. A listener takes a Blitz heirloom up St Paul's. A nine-year-old who stole veg for charity. And Strictly's Anton Du Beke reads Your News. Show more

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Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With comedian Matt Lucas, The Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell and music from The Puppini Sisters. Show more

Poet Ian McMillan creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests the writers Kevin Jackson and Bidisha and the historian Kathryn Hughes review the cultural highlights of the week including Tron: Legacy. Show more

Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson visit the London Palladium which since Boxing Day 1910 has played host to stars such as Ella Shields, Whoopi Goldberg, Pinky and Perky, and George V. Show more

Tim McInnerny stars as the Emperor Tiberius, as he struggles to keep his grip on power, in Robin Brooks' dramatisation of Robert Graves' classic Roman histories. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining whether you can be an intellectual and still watch the X Factor. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Another four contestants battle it out for a place in a semi final and a chance to win the coveted title of Brain of Britain. Show more

Was "the alternative Australian national anthem" written as a political statement or a way of impressing a girl? Peggy Reynolds examines Banjo Paterson's lyric Waltzing Matilda. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Stories by Welsh writers. In Kate D'Lima's tale, Laura and Jed have always had a stormy relationship, but this time the craziness nearly spells disaster. Read by Ruth Jones. Show more

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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

Commentary on the fourth day of the third Ashes Test from the WACA ground in Perth, with Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Jim Maxwell and Simon Hughes. Show more