The latest shipping forecast.
Romance is in the air, and Emma hits rock bottom. Show more
John Lloyd, director, producer and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
Radio 4's antidote to panel games returns for its 58th series with regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer joined by guest Tony Hawks and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Reports from the world of food. Tom Parker Bowles discovers the joys of the gourmet hot dog. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news with Norman Smith, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Misha Glenny explores the end of the Spanish empire, and in particular the Spanish American war of 1898. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
43 minutes
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Eric Robson is joined by Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Wilson, plus special guest Nicholas Parsons as GQT meets Just a Minute for BBC Children in Need. Show more
Fi Glover hears about lives that have been improved by Children in Need grants to charities ranging from theatre groups to those offering support for victims of domestic violence. Show more
As Rebus investigates an unsolved murder, someone kidnaps and suspends his brother over the Forth Bridge. Show more
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Ruth Padel works with a group of poets who meet at Stalybridge Station buffet bar, testing their poems as they go, in a spirit of supportive criticism; tough love for poems. Show more
They are known as zombie companies - barely surviving and only able to pay off the interest on their debts. Hugh Pym investigates what effect they are having on the UK economy. Show more
Mark Coles profiles Abu Qatada, the radical Islamic cleric described by the Home Secretary as 'dangerous man, a suspected terrorist, who is accused of serious crimes in Jordan'. 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
Things take an unexpected turn at Jaxx. Meanwhile Hayley is feeling anxious. Show more
1930s at the BBC. Helping the King’s speech impediment with the help of a children’s presenter. Stars Ford Kiernan. From 2012. Show more
A sudden change in circumstances leaves zookeeper Matthew Scott with a mountain to move. Read by Richard Lumsden. Show more
Is the BBC too interested in its own problems? Roger Bolton hears your views on the week's coverage. And was Radio 4's comedy The Golden Age satirical or offensive? Show more
Last Word
Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on former governor of the Falkland Islands Sir Rex Hunt, TS Eliot's widow Valerie, sound system DJ Duke Vin, psychologist Susan Jeffers and actor Joe Melia. Show more
Money Box
CPP, roaming costs, charges on income funds, a pre-pay card for kids
30 minutes
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Banks are criticised after card protection firm CPP receives a record fine from the FSA. Plus international phone roaming charges, investment funds and pre-pay cards for kids. Show more
Sir Terry Wogan presents an appeal on behalf of Children in Need. Show more
Christopher de Bellaigue travels to Egypt in an attempt to understand how the Arab Spring has changed the culture and mindset of ordinary individuals. 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.
George Parker of the Financial Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
The latest news from the world of film with Francine Stock. Bradley Cooper on Silver Linings Playbook, Beau Bridges on Hal Ashby, and Chris Laverty on fashion in film. Show more
Something Understood
In the Fullness of Time & At the End of the Day
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Irma Kurtz considers how clichés can be convenient truisms that keep us linked to our heritage and community, but also potentially dangerous generalisations. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Decline of the weekend; British riots of 2011
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor presents fresh analysis of the nature and causes of the summer riots of 2011. Also, is the weekend, as a time for family and fun, under threat? Show more
The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip, Somerset.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Commentary on the final day of the first Test between India and England from Ahmedabad, with Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Prakash Wakankar, Geoff Boycott and Vic Marks. Show more
