The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of the Church of Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire.
Advertising guru Kevin Allen tells a tale of missing cutlery on passenger jets to show where business leaders go wrong. Success, he says, belongs to the 'buoyant' leader. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Samira Ahmed considers the value of reviving, re-examining and re-connecting with the past. Including music and readings. Show more
Sarah Swadling visits Churchtown Farm on the Isles of Scilly, where Ben and Zoe Julian are beginning their Pinks harvest. The blooms are running late because of the cold spring. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
John Tavener, Child Soldiers, Call to Prayer
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A special report from Uganda on child soldiers, an exclusive interview with John Tavener, and other stories presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura presents an appeal for AfriKids. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Live from Eton College Chapel. Senior chaplain Canon Keith Wilkinson explores the themes of faith, celebration, loss and suffering found in the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Show more
In a week that's seen the ousting of Australia's prime minister, a big debate on women in the media and the 40th anniversary of Virago, Sarah Dunant reflects on feminism. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme.
Lilian rejects an idea out of hand, and Emma's trying to give George something else to think about.
Emeritus Professor and cardiologist Jane Somerville is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
Radio 4's antidote to panel games returns for its 59th series. Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by Tony Hawks on the panel, with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
The Food Programme
Valentine Warner and Magnus Nilsson's Food Exchange
28 minutes
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In a two-part special, Valentine Warner and Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson swap food stories. In part one, Valentine invites Magnus into the Sussex woods to find British wild boar. 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.
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera reveals the alarming extent to which cyberspace is now being used to steal, to spy and to wage war. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Gressenhall in Norfolk, where he is joined by gardening experts Chris Beardshaw, Matthew Wilson and James Wong. Show more
In the summer of 1984 a Nigerian politician living in exile in London, was kidnapped and hidden in a crate. Hear what happened next to Umaru Dikko. Show more
By Mike Walker. Henrietta Maria, Charles I's Catholic queen, watches her husband, the 'second-best-king', fail to keep a hold on the reins of government. Show more
Bookclub
Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
28 minutes
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Audrey Niffenegger talks to James Naughtie about her bestselling novel The Time Traveler's Wife, a love story about a man with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel. Show more
Roger McGough introduces new poems made out of the oldest stories - Simon Armitage remakes Ezra Pound, and Camille O'Sullivan sings Shakespeare. Show more
The crisis in A&E has moved hospitals back up the political agenda. But Allan Urry asks if the real problem lies in the way they are paid for the care they are supposed to provide. Show more
While the whereabouts of the fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden remain a mystery, a down-at-heel journalist gets a lucky break when he bonds with a fellow traveller. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Andy Kershaw. Show more
Josh has a bit of trouble, and Jolene catches up with Lilian. Show more
It's an Ashes summer and England's sleaziest ex-cricketer Dave Podmore has lost his home, his dog and his job as global ambassador for cheapfags.com. Has Pod finally met his match? Show more
Brad appears to love his guitar more than his girlfriend, but is it just the music coming between them? Read by Suranne Jones. Show more
The BBC is required to be impartial, but is it? Why was a major Archers plot development only heard on Radio 4 Extra? And are you funny enough to write comedy for Radio 4? Show more
Last Word
A computer pioneer, a Hungarian politician, a choral director, an animator and a Native American tribal executive
28 minutes
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Aasmah Mir remembers computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, Hungarian politician Gyula Horn, choral director Richard Marlow, and Native American tribal executive Marjorie Anderson. Show more
Earlier this year, Shaimaa Khalil travelled across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen as they discussed their hopes and fears. She finds a nation angry and divided. Show more
Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura presents an appeal for AfriKids. Show more
Where the Arab Spring overthrew dictators, is the Middle East now dismantling the very 'lines in the sand' imposed by Britain and France a century ago? Edward Stourton investigates.
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 looks back at a week of Murray Mania, events in Egypt, the newspapers' thoughts on Mark Carney, and reports of Charles Saatchi's divorce.
The Film Programme
Ben Wheatley on A Field in England; Mark Gatiss on TV classics on the big screen
28 minutes
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Sightseers director Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about his new civil war film A Field in England, and writer Mark Gatiss talks about TV classics remade for the big screen. Show more
Samira Ahmed considers the value of reviving, re-examining and re-connecting with the past. Including music and readings. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Northern Ireland Sectarianism and Civility; The Global Pigeon
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor considers our complex relationship with the quintessential city bird. Also, sectarianism versus civility amongst Belfast mothers. Show more
The bells of the Church of Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire.
The latest shipping forecast.
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