The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church in York.
Pop-Up Economics
Episode 1: Hotpants v the knockout mouse
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
New series. Tim Harford tells short stories about fascinating people and ideas in economics. On Regent Street, Tim looks at heated pants and the business of innovation. Show more
The latest national and international news.
To a soundtrack of patriotism, Mark Tully ponders the purpose of national anthems. Is it time for less jingoism in the music that nations play in celebration of themselves? Show more
Series that gets to the heart of country life. Caz Graham looks at how the monks of Ampleforth Abbey are adapting to 21st-century farming. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley. Show more
Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal on behalf of international children's charity ChildHope. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
From St Martin-in-the-Fields, exploring how the American people previously renewed their dream and can do so again, as they mark the second inauguration of President Obama. Show more
Will Self laments what he sees as an absence of rational urban planning in our big cities and a fashion for dramatic skyscrapers driven by short-term commercial values. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell. Show more
Rob receives the third degree, and Brenda is on tenterhooks. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews veteran television producer Beryl Vertue. Show more
Panel game in which Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh and John Finnemore talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects such as wasps, computers, Oscar Wilde and Boris Johnson. Show more
The Food Programme
Horsemeat and the Irish burger scandal
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sheila Dillon investigates the horsemeat burger scandal affecting food in the UK and Ireland, and reports on work underway to find out what went wrong in the supply chain. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Katharine Whitehorn, agony aunt to the over 60s, tackles the twentysomethings who are facing tough life choices and asks if life at their age has become more complicated. Show more
Peter Gibbs is in the chair for this edition of GQT, recorded in Surrey. Tackling horticultural questions from the audience are Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
The Biafran war of independence lasted for almost three years and split Nigeria. Hear one child's eye view of the conflict. Show more
Janet agrees to a short period in hospital to recover. But her mother's arrival triggers a reaction that will have calamitous repercussions for years to come. With Anna Skellen. Show more
Open Book
Chinese literature - viewing this emerging superpower through its novels
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup discusses Chinese literature and how we can view this emerging superpower through its novels. Plus, Eleanor Updale on telling a story in the space of one minute. Show more
Barbara Flynn reads a lightly-abridged version of the macabre classic by John Keats: Isabella, or the Pot of Basil. Presented by Roger McGough. Show more
Allan Urry investigates the world of illegal arms brokers and asks if Britain's weapons regulations are as effective as the government claims. Show more
Topical drama by Louise Ironside. In a week when trust is under scrutiny - Lance Armstrong, Europe, weather forecasts - a self-employed psychic needs to finish her tax return. 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
Lilian is in trouble, and Tom is overloaded. Show more
A Scots sheriff plots to retrieve his grandfather's fireman's helmet from his brother's coffin. With Thelma Barlow. From January 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. On the island of Oscarsborg, a drowned man is found in a very unusual place. Read by Nicola Walker. Show more
Roger Bolton visits BBC Belfast to look at coverage of recent violence, plus surprising statistics on gender imbalance, and a listener challenges a BBC Director on book plugging. Show more
Last Word
A broadcaster, Montreux Jazz Festival founder, medical missionary, Nobel-winning economist and nun-turned-sex-columnist
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on TV presenter Robert Kee, music festival director Claude Nobs, missionary George Patterson, economist James Buchanan and magazine editor Midge Turk Richardson. Show more
Money Box
Claiming back for unused gift vouchers; Would you punch your PIN into a salesman's smartphone?
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Retailers in administration - how to claim back for unused gift vouchers. Would you put your card into a salesman's smartphone? Why betting on the FTSE paid off in the last year. Show more
Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal on behalf of international children's charity ChildHope. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
Peter Day looks at the future of Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, as the EU carries out a top-level investigation of its grip on the European gas market. 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.
Leading journalists analyse how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.
The Film Programme
Quentin Tarantino on Django Unchained; Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The latest film news. Director Quentin Tarantino talks to Francine Stock about his controversial slavery film Django Unchained, and Kathryn Bigelow discusses Zero Dark Thirty. Show more
To a soundtrack of patriotism, Mark Tully ponders the purpose of national anthems. Is it time for less jingoism in the music that nations play in celebration of themselves? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Birth of Neo-Liberalism; Music, Race and Difference
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor traces the origins and development of neo-liberal economics. He also explores the enduring and complex relationship between race and music. Show more
The bells of St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church in York.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
