The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of York Minster.
Novelist Clare Allan asks why lying gets such a bad press. The truth, she argues, can be far more dangerous. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully meets a group of adult learners in Oxford with no previous academic qualifications. He discovers the benefits of education later in life for students and for society.
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Charlotte Smith looks at the battle to build a farm housing 25,000 pigs, 33 times the size of an average pig farm. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Stephen Fry presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity National Nightline. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Gemma Simmonds CJ asks whether Mary can draw Christians together in a service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Clare College, Cambridge. Show more
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise and traces the history of some attempts at noise abatement. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Paddy O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Caroline faces some communication difficulties and Ambridge shows its Blitz spirit. Show more
Vikram Seth, author of A Suitable Boy, is interviewed by Kirsty Young and chooses his eight records for Desert Island Discs. Show more
David Mitchell invites Lee Mack, Jack Dee, Rufus Hound and Graeme Garden to hide truths in lies. From January 2012. Show more
The Food Programme hears from the people coming up with new ideas and fresh thinking about how and where we produce food for the UK's future. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world, with Edward Stourton. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Steve Richards concludes his exploration of Cameron's vision for the state and society, detailing the struggles and obstacles as the government tries to roll out its bold reforms. Show more
Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A with Springfields Horticultural Society. Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden join him on the panel. Show more
Glasgow: Working in the spaceship yards and taking the Govan ferry. Show more
New York State, 1778: Espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence. Stars Burn Gorman and Rose Leslie. Show more
Open Book
Kate Williams on Victoriana and Susan Hill revisits The Woman in Black
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Susan Hill revisits her novel The Woman in Black; historian Kate Williams on moving from writing historical non-fiction to fiction; and setting a novel somewhere you've never been. Show more
Roger McGough with poetry requests read by Catherine Cusack and Patrick Romer. Kathryn Simmonds also reads her own work. Show more
Gary Younge meets the American family of which three generations have all spent time in jail. He asks why criminal behaviour has been passed down and if it will continue. Show more
Award-winning writer Peter Souter takes on this week's headlines, looking at Scotland's fight for independence, from the perspective of two new and unusual Edinburgh residents. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Frank Cottrell Boyce makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
There's no stopping Tracy. Meanwhile the work mounts up for Tony. Show more
Angus Deayton lets Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford, Lucy Porter and Robert Popper devise four panel games. From January 2012. Show more
By Mark Burgess. 4 Extra Debut. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years. A monologue and love story, read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
Roger Bolton talks to Lewis Carnie, head of programmes at Radio 2, about the delicate business of finding suitable stand-in presenters. Show more
Last Word
Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord and Reginald Hill
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on endocrinologist Wylie Vale, archbishop's wife Lady Runcie, violinist Israel Baker, playwright Barry Reckord and crime novelist Reginald Hill. Show more
British armed forces abroad face possible tax fines, new coins are being minted but are coin machines ready? And how to get the best price for your old mobile and pension drawdown. Show more
Stephen Fry presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity National Nightline. Show more
If times are hard, why not set up your own business rather than try to find a job somewhere else? Peter Day hears from young entrepreneurs trying to beat the recession. Show more
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.
Sarah Sands of the London Evening Standard analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.
Francine Stock talks to Ralph Fiennes about his film of Coriolanus and discusses the lure of the short film with Terry Gilliam and Ewan Bailey. Show more
Mark Tully meets a group of adult learners in Oxford with no previous academic qualifications. He discovers the benefits of education later in life for students and for society.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Stag tourism - Men and childbirth
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Once a stag night was more than enough, now young men are taking 'stag tours'. Laurie explores new research on the old male ritual and also on men's response to childbirth. Show more
The bells of York Minster.
The latest shipping forecast.
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