The latest shipping forecast.
The government gives the go-ahead to fracking for shale gas exploration. Sean Curran covers reaction at Westminster from MPs in the Commons. Show more
Old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit the Queen's Club during the Real Tennis British Open and try to make sense of both the sport and the rules. Show more
The Polyoaks bill for the care of elderly patients is going through the roof. NHS satire starring Nigel Planer. From December 2012. Show more
You and Yours
EU food laws, rare burgers and dangerous face paint
48 minutes
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New laws governing health claims on food and drink come in today. Also, eBooks are gaining fast on hard copy sales, and Sainsbury's plan to 'stretch' Sunday trading over Christmas. Show more
The Listening Project
Helen and Janette: Life-Changing Decision
5 minutes
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Fi Glover presents a conversation between the mother who wanted her daughter to be one of the first UK children to have a cochlear implant, and that now 21-year-old daughter. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Blackpool nightclub owner Basil Newby shares experiences with Suleyman Demir, owner of Halikarnas nightclub in Turkey's fashionable Bodrum resort. Show more
Lynda is fuming, and Lilian has a plan. Show more
By Peter Bleksley. Exploring the tensions that are sparked when politics and policing are mixed. Inspired by the election of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales. Show more
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Cranleigh in Surrey, where he is joined by gardening experts Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Painting a mural up a ladder, an artist adds detail to a priest's robes - a pomegranate and a bell. Read by Gillian Kearney. Show more
Last Word
An astronomer, a sitar player, a surgeon, an engineer, a singer and a newsreader
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on sitar player Ravi Shankar, transplant surgeon Joseph Murray, astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, bicycle designer Alex Moulton and folk singer Ian Campbell. Show more
Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong and asks, what does 'rare' mean? Show more
The Listening Project
Linford and Whit: How We Lived as Immigrants
5 minutes
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Fi Glover presents a conversation between Linford and Whit about life in Manchester for immigrants when they first arrived from Jamaica. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in topical stand-up and sketches with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and special guest Roisin Conaty. Show more
Lilian enjoys her freedom. Meanwhile Neil needs to be diplomatic. Show more
The Listening Project
The Listening Project Symphony
30 minutes
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Highlights from the Listening Project accompanied by a new score from composer Gary Carpenter, performed by the BBC Philharmonic. Live from MediaCityUK in Salford. Show more
Tom finally plucks up the courage to invite his dad's girlfriend to lunch. Show more
Any Questions?
Balshaw's CE High School, Leyland
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Leyland in Lancashire. Guests include the journalist Alastair Campbell and Camila Batmanghelidjh. Show more
Digital Past: Will Self reflects on the effect of digital technology on his perception of the passage of time. Show more
An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence. The novel that became a Hitchcock film classic. Stars Jeff Harding. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest on the mass shooting at a Connecticut primary school, plus Egyptians prepare to vote on a controversial draft constitution. News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more
Having fallen in love, salesman Richard and his workmate's wife Sukie have begun a passionate affair. Concluded by Carl Prekopp. Show more
Children’s author Francesca Simon chooses artist, writer and film-maker Jean Cocteau. With Matthew Parris. From December 2012. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports as Dr Rowan Williams uses his last speech in the House of Lords as Archbishop of Canterbury to call for the creation of a pensioners' tsar for England. Show more
Fi Glover presents a conversation about living with PTSD between a former soldier and his fiance. Chosen to carry the Olympic torch, Simon proposed in front of the crowds that day. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Julie Davidson's travels lead her to Mary Livingstone's final resting place - a crumbling grave on the banks of the Zambezi. From December 2012. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.
Commentary on the third day of the fourth Test between India and England from Nagpur, with Jonathan Agnew, Prakash Wakankar, Simon Mann, Geoff Boycott and Vic Marks. Show more
