The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Andrews in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has just set up Fastjet.com to rival his old company. Rosie Goldsmith finds out about the entrepreneurial son of a shipping magnate. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Cathy Fitzgerald explores the terror, bliss and sheer delight of taking a leap. Featuring extracts from Jeanette Winterson, Maud Parrish and Hermann Hesse.
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The amount of chicken eaten in the UK has tripled in the last 40 years. Sarah Swadling visits an intensive chicken farm in Derbyshire with 180,000 birds. 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
Melanie Reid presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
As the church's unique double set of bells calls its congregation to worship, a service for Harvest live from St Andrew's Church, Rugby. Preacher: The Rev Dr Mark Beach. Show more
Will Self attacks people who join political parties, calling them 'donkeys led by donkeys' who repeatedly see their principles betrayed by the actions of their leaders. Show more
With Paddy O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Joe is in reflective mood and Nic receives an upsetting message. Show more
Children's TV producer Anne Wood is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Pam Ayres, Miles Jupp and Gyles Brandreth to speak on a topic without hesitation, deviation or repetition for 60 seconds. From Sep 2011.
As tax breaks on low-alcohol beer come in to effect, Sheila Dillon asks if this is the beginning of the end of 'business as usual' for the big brewers. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
With Shaun Ley. The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend. Show more
John Waite follows what has happened to the protesters that he recorded with on the day of the first mass student demonstration against tuition fees. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A with Christine Walkden, Bunny Guinness and Chris Beardshaw. How to grow and process natural plant dyes at home: Anne Swithinbank reports. Show more
Adil Ray follows local newspaper photographer Emily Whitfield-Wicks as she captures one of many stories of ingenuity and economic survival in Cornwall. Show more
On either side of Nightingale Wood, through one idyllic year in the late 1930s, the dowdy Wither family tries to compete with the glittering Springs. Show more
Bookclub
Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arundhati Roy talks to James Naughtie and readers about her Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things. Show more
Roger McGough introduces a varied selection of poetry requests read by Paul Mundell and Alison Reid. Michael Longley reads his own poetry. Show more
The NHS has to make efficiency savings of 20 billion pounds, so why is the procurement system still failing to deliver the best value on basic equipment? Jenny Cuffe investigates. Show more
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has just set up Fastjet.com to rival his old company. Rosie Goldsmith finds out about the entrepreneurial son of a shipping magnate. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Simon Parkes makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Kathy makes a kind offer, while Will seeks his mother's advice. Show more
Documentary-makers, a big debate, and a little trophy. With Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin and Simon Kane. From October 2011. Show more
By Jarred McGinnis. Morna had her son Colin photographed, but she doesn't have enough money for the prints. But it's Colin's 'last day' and she can't wait until another time. Show more
We celebrate the 50th birthday of In Touch, BBC Radio 4's programme for blind and partially-sighted people, and ask if the BBC is doing enough for listeners with disabilities. Show more
Last Word
Wangari Maathai, David Croft, Gusty Spence, Carl Wood
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Kenyan human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai, TV comedy writer and producer David Croft, Ulster loyalist leader Gusty Spence and IVF pioneer Carl Wood. Show more
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
Melanie Reid presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association. Show more
With Colonel Gaddafi gone, Hugh Miles asks if Libya could transform itself into an Islamic capitalist model for the entire Middle East. Show more
Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more
Mehdi Hasan of The New Statesman analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.
Francine Stock talks to Lars von Trier about his new film Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and to director John Madden about his spy thriller The Debt. Show more
Cathy Fitzgerald explores the terror, bliss and sheer delight of taking a leap. Featuring extracts from Jeanette Winterson, Maud Parrish and Hermann Hesse.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Laurie Taylor explores new research into income mobility and the dynamics of poverty. Also, the ups and downs of New York tour guides. Show more
The bells of St Andrews in Rugby, Warwickshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
