The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Crediton, Devon. Show more
Gordon Bridger draws on a lifetime's experience as an economist in developing countries to argue that we should spend overseas aid differently to stop it doing more harm than good. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully asks what gives us courage to do what we ought to when things go against us. How do we decide what we should stand up for, and how do we cope if we fail to do so? Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers the life beneath the surface of some very special New Forest ponds in winter and finds rare snails, newts, frogspawn and fairy shrimps. 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
Linda Nolan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Samaritans. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Choose Joy! An act of worship live from Gloucester Salvation Army corps. Leader: Lt Col George Pilkington. Preacher: Lt Clare Allman. Music from the International Staff Songsters. Show more
Historian David Cannadine surveys the current crop of anniversaries and finds a cornucopia of dates to prompt reflection. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Paddy O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
Pat and Ruth join the fight, and Helen gains a new perspective. Show more
Actor and writer James Corden is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
Nicholas Parsons challenges Gyles Brandreth, Ross Noble, Paul Merton and Jenny Eclair talk on a subject for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. From Feb 2012. Show more
In these uncomfortable times, Sheila Dillon asks what role food plays in giving comfort. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Edward Stourton presents the latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Allan Little examines new resentments and divisions within the EU that the crisis has exposed and asks if these might threaten the union's very existence. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A with the North Wales branch of the Cottage Garden Society. Also, a report from a nursery with a long history of tropical plant-collecting. Show more
Ivan Hewett talks to pianist and conductor Jonathan Cohen about the key of A Major, a key often associated with optimism and even ecstasy.
Gulliver is in Brobdingnag where the inhabitants are enormous. Can he survive rats the size of dogs? Stars Arthur Darville. Show more
William Boyd discusses his latest novel, Waiting for Sunrise, with Mariella Frostrup. With World War One looming, it embraces a sphere of sex, psychoanalysis, scandal and spies. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of spine-chilling poetry requested by listeners, read by John Sessions, Lisa Kerr and Iris Pfleuger-Bassett. Show more
As scientists alter viruses to produce potentially deadly mutations, could their findings be used by terrorists? How well prepared is the UK to deal with biological threats? Show more
By poet and writer Lavinia Greenlaw. As the violence in Syria escalates, what might a meteorite from another world be able to tell us about life here on earth? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Tracy has second thoughts. Meanwhile David and Tony drown their sorrows. Show more
The award-winning American essayist on learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness. From June 2011. Show more
4 Extra Debut. At Uppark, Amy Lyons scandalously danced naked on a table. But as Lady Hamilton, it haunts her 32 years on. Read by Eva Pope. Show more
Too much sport on Radio 4? Plus the hit and miss nature of iPlayer editing. Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more
Last Word
Angela Culme-Seymour, Kazimierz Smolen, Nigel Doughty, Don Cornelius, Antoni Tapies
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on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on socialite Angela Culme-Seymour, Auschwitz museum curator Kazimierz Smolen, businessman Nigel Doughty, artist Antoni Tapies, Soul Train presenter Don Cornelius. Show more
Is quantitative easing cheating pensioners? Retirement home leases. Tightening of interest-only mortgage landing criteria. Pet insurance policy withdrawn. Show more
Linda Nolan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Samaritans. Show more
Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, an influential Islamist thinker, has returned from London to Tunis and won elections. Owen Bennett-Jones investigates his mix of Islam and democracy. Show more
Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more
Steve Richards of the Independent analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Francine Stock talks to David Cronenberg, plus The Woman in Black and The Muppets. Show more
Mark Tully asks what gives us courage to do what we ought to when things go against us. How do we decide what we should stand up for, and how do we cope if we fail to do so? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
We inhabit a precarious world of crisis which mocks the post-war promise of upward mobility, so claims theorist Lauren Berlant. Laurie also hears of life in an obesity clinic. Show more
The bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Crediton, Devon. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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