The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Peter Baker. Show more
'The idea of fighting the class war seems remote'. Welfare Adviser and self-described 'poor person's accountant' Mike Bolton on why he thinks the benefits debate is all wrong. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Helen Mark is in Gloucestershire to find out more about one of our most fascinating creatures, the eel, and hear about the efforts being made to save this endangered species. Show more
Charlotte Smith asks if landowners are cashing in on England's forests and woodlands. She also meets one farmer who has bucked the trend, leaving dairy farming to manage trees. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Debating social care, plus the latest on the floods and Murray's chances of victory. Show more
The day's top news stories from Westminster.
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with classicist Mary Beard, writer Ted Simon, space tourist Namira Salim, and Olivia Newton-John's Inheritance Tracks. Including News. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Coverage of England v Australia in the fourth One Day International from Chester-le-Street with Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Simon Mann. With Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart. Show more
Clive Anderson is joined by singer and composer Neil Sedaka, Helena Kennedy QC, Sharon Horgan and Luke Goss. With music from Lianne La Havas and Cate Le Bon. Show more
Lemn Sissay, one of the official poets at the London Olympics, responds to the recent banking scandal with a short drama about two bankers trying to enjoy a day out at Wimbledon. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and guests, writers Susan Jeffreys and Alex Preston and historian Kathryn Hughes, review the week's cultural highlights including The Hunter starring Willem Dafoe. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Peter Oborne explores the night prime minister Harold Macmillan sacked a third of his cabinet in July 1962. From July 2012. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Mr and Mrs Pooter move in to the Laurels and attend a ball. Victorian comic capers with Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
The Reith Lectures
Niall Ferguson - The Rule of Law and Its Enemies
Episode 3: The Landscape of the Law
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success. How far are the common law's claims to superiority over other systems credible? Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs the music quiz semi-final with contestants from Tunbridge Wells, Nottingham and Chelmsford. From 2012. Show more
Marking the 200th anniversary of the publication of Lord Byron's Childe Harold, Roger McGough introduces excerpts of the work that made the poet's name and fortune overnight. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Alison Miller. Returning home to Orkney after decades in Glasgow, lonely Jan seeks diversion in a blind date. Read by Tracy Wiles.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
