The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Mary's Parish Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire.
Author Alexander McCall Smith considers how you can feel abandoned by society as you grow older. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully compares people whose conscience has led them to abandon their religion, with those who come to terms with their differences and attempt to change things from within. Show more
A life of saving rare livestock breeds. Sarah Swadling meets Gloucestershire farmer Eric Freeman, one of the first members of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, founded 40 years ago. 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
Radio 4 Appeal
International Rescue Committee UK (IRC)
2 minutes
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Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of the charity International Rescue Committee UK (IRC). 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.
This Is Our Story: Fed by the Bread of Heaven. Third in a series for Lent, live from the Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow. The preacher is Alison Phipps. Show more
Lisa Jardine celebrates the influence of art connoisseur Sir Denis Mahon, and reflects on the impact of wealthy art collectors on public taste and government policy. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
There's a tense atmosphere in the village shop. Meanwhile Brenda feels harassed. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the photographer Rankin, who went from snapping Kate Moss in nothing but boots and a fedora to a portrait of HM the Queen. Show more
Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Richard Herring and Paul Merton attempt to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation, under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons. Show more
The Food Programme
US Southern Cooking and Chef Sean Brock
28 minutes
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Richard Johnson is in South Carolina to see how chef Sean Brock is reviving flavours not experienced for 200 years in a fusion of British and African food history. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
BBC correspondent Hugh Sykes has been a regular visitor to Iraq since 2003. Now he returns to Iraq to find out how life there has changed over the past decade. Show more
Eric Robson takes the Gardeners' Question Time team to Crickhowell in South Wales, with Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Christine Walkden taking questions from the audience. Show more
In the mid 1960s the young people of China were encouraged to turn on their parents and teachers in an attempt to rejuvenate Mao's communist state. Violence and upheaval followed. Show more
Opu sees life outside the village and Durga looks forward to marriage. But the monsoon rains sparks tragedy. Stars Sagar Arya. Show more
Bookclub
Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
28 minutes
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Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011. James Naughtie presents and a group of readers ask the questions. Show more
Paul Farley presents poems about borders, met and crossed. Among the subjects, the River Styx where the dead arrive and the shape-shifting places where people become other animals. Show more
Has the government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry visits some of the worst hit parts of Britain to find out why they've been so badly hit by recent heavy rain. Show more
James Silver profiles the comedian-turned politician Beppe Grillo, who has achieved a stunning success in the Italian elections with his protest movement founded on the internet. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Antonia Quirke makes her selection of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
There's a difficult parting. Meanwhile Tom makes a racket. Show more
Alex and his band explore the body with music and the help of comedian Phill Jupitus and rapper Lady Lykez. From March 2013. Show more
By Gillian Tindall. 4 Extra Debut. Swimming through post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last, vital secret. Show more
Should you be warned before strong language is broadcast? How easy is it to win over the Radio 4 audience with new comedy? And could you make it onto Brain of Britain? Show more
Last Word
A train robber, an actress, an animator, a TV executive and a human rights activist
28 minutes
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John Wilson on the train robber Bruce Reynolds, the actress Lady Elspet Gray, the animator Bob Godfrey, TV executive Sir Denis Forman and the human rights activist Stéphane Hessel. Show more
Money Box
Loyalty to house insurers, poor savings rates, and equity release
30 minutes
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Why loyalty to house insurers doesn't pay, Bank of Ireland's customers face price hike, and should pensioners consider equity release to get cash? Finance news with Paul Lewis. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
International Rescue Committee UK (IRC)
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of the charity International Rescue Committee UK (IRC). Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
Radical American critics of centre-left thinking on the economy outline their critique to Tim Finch, who asks how far they are encouraging the British left to be more radical too. 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.
Andrew Gimson of the London Evening Standard analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
The Film Programme
Actor Mark Wahlberg on cop thriller Broken City, plus Richard Gere on Arbitrage
28 minutes
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Francine Stock talks to Mark Wahlberg about his role as an ex-cop in the thriller Broken City, and Richard Gere on his widely praised performance as a corrupt tycoon in Arbitrage. Show more
Mark Tully compares people whose conscience has led them to abandon their religion, with those who come to terms with their differences and attempt to change things from within. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Fashion, Class and Mums; Red Racisms
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor explores the reality of racism in communist and post-communist countries, from Hungary to Cuba. Also, how mothers influence daughters' fashion choices. Show more
The bells of St Mary's Parish Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
