The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
'I don't care what the Foreign Office says, I'm staying in Egypt!' A tourist talks to iPM. Plus a listener shares her memories of summer swims in the River Mersey. With Eddie Mair. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Felicity Evans visits the Teifi Valley in West Wales, where the River Teifi supported the growth of the 19th-century woollen industry and sustains traditional coracle making. Show more
The UK's equine industry is worth billions, but there are claims that overbreeding means thousands of horses are now neglected. Charlotte Smith hears what is going on. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Reports from Westminster.
Saturday Live
Michael Palin and the Inheritance Tracks of Arthur Brown
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with broadcaster, actor and writer Michael Palin, the Inheritance Tracks of Arthur Brown, the Dalai Lama's garden and JP Devlin hunting for moles. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Commentary on the fourth day of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia from Trent Bridge. With Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Henry Blofeld and Simon Mann. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Loose Ends
Harry Shearer, Marcus Brigstocke, Imogen Edwards-Jones, James Oswald, Stealing Sheep, Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson is joined by Harry Shearer, Marcus Brigstocke, Imogen Edwards-Jones and James Oswald, with music from Stealing Sheep, and Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers. Show more
With the Ashes underway, Mark Coles profiles the England cricket captain Alastair Cook, a former chorister and part-time farmer. Show more
Jane Campion's Top of the Lake starring Elisabeth Moss on BBC2, and the acclaimed Spanish black-and-white silent film Blancanieves. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Jake Arnott examines the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He speaks to Ronnie Biggs and, in his last recorded interview, the gang's leader Bruce Reynolds. From July 2013. 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
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
When is it morally justifiable for an elected government to be thrown out in a coup? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs the first semi-final in the 2013 series of the wide-ranging music quiz. 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 latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Laura Dockrill. Self-deletion - after setting up an account, how hard is it to truly quit the network? Read by the author. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.
