The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears that live animal exports are on the increase. More than 80,000 animals were shipped from Ramsgate in 2011. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Morning news and current affairs, presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague, debating top pay, secret IRA recordings and with Duwayne Brooks on the Lawrence murder. Show more
Start the Week
Austerity: Antony Gormley, David Kynaston and Anna Coote
45 minutes
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Andrew Marr begins the new year with a focus on austerity. Including artist Antony Gormley, historian David Kynaston, academic Anna Coote and journalist Fintan O'Toole. Show more
Woman's Hour
Parental Favouritism, Work-life Balance, Women in Business
45 minutes
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How natural is it for a parent to have a favourite child and should you acknowledge it? We hear from one mother who talks about the taboo subject. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Ruth arrives for her first day as a PA and hears some conflicting information about the fate of her predecessor. Show more
Alan Dein sets out on a series of nocturnal excursions via Facebook and Skype, connecting with man car-jacked in Caracas and an Iranian evading government eavesdropping. Show more
The young, aspiring politicians of the new political Party take their campaign to the internet. Stars Tim Key. From June 2011. Show more
You and Yours
Private investigators, online piracy and North South divide.
57 minutes
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Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Including regulation of private investigators, the policing of online piracy, and the widening north-south divide. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition. In this episode, Herbert Ponting. Show more
Brian is caught on the back foot. Meanwhile Tracy has a plan. Show more
Thriller by Tony McHale. Listening to a voicemail on his step-daughter's phone, Darren uncovers a network of people linked by mobile technology. But for what purpose? Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Contestants from London, Stevenage and Edinburgh compete for a place in the semi-finals. Show more
The Food Programme
Food Stories: What Happened Next?
25 minutes
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Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011. Show more
Influential modern artist-poet Kurt Schwitters was driven by the Nazis to flee Germany for Cumbria, where he died in poverty, leaving his last, most ambitious work in a barn. Show more
Ernie Rea and his guests discuss the nature of mystical experiences. Do they always entail altered states of consciousness? Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
David Mitchell invites Alan Davies, Tony Hawks, Tom Wrigglesworth and John Finnemore to hide truths in lies. From January 2012. Show more
David tackles an unpopular job and Brian wants answers. Show more
Front Row
Steven Spielberg on War Horse; Philip Larkin's poetry
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson talks to Steven Spielberg as he releases his film version of War Horse, and how a new volume of Philip Larkin's complete verse is fatter than anything published before. Show more
Ruth arrives for her first day as a PA and hears some conflicting information about the fate of her predecessor. Show more
Redeeming the irredeemable? The Bishop of Liverpool talks to offenders and victims about rehabilitating criminals. Show more
Crossing Continents
Saving the Brazilian Amazon
30 minutes
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Saving the Brazilian Amazon: Justin Rowlatt investigates how the Brazilian authorities have managed to significantly reduce rates of deforestation in the Amazonian rainforest. Show more
Quentin Cooper asks if the world will end when the ancient Mayan calendar runs out in 2012 and if not, why not, and why do some people make apocalyptic predictions? Show more
Start the Week
Austerity: Antony Gormley, David Kynaston and Anna Coote
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr begins the new year with a focus on austerity. Including artist Antony Gormley, historian David Kynaston, academic Anna Coote and journalist Fintan O'Toole. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
Hortense discovers Wenceslas's infidelity and Valerie drops a bombshell on four lovers at once. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Word of Mouth
Comparing the way we bring up children and train dogs
30 minutes
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Do dog training techniques work just as well on children? Michael Rosen investigates the truth of this, comparing the way we bring up our children and train our dogs. Show more
A rare bird sighting isn't accepted until ratified by Ten Rare Men, aka the British Birds Rarities Committee. Howard Stableford meets the men who make or break birding reputations. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Michael Rosen describes his childhood, family and books and the blurring of the lines in his remembrance of each. From January 2012. Show more
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