The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of Loughborough Parish Church.
Chris Bowlby profiles the new governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, who unveiled his economic strategy this week. Show more
The latest national and international news.
'Gorillas taught me to be human.' An autistic woman's remarkable story offers insights into how we can hold onto our humanity in an alienating world. With John McCarthy. Show more
Trai Anfield travels to mid-Scotland for an encounter with a shy, rare but also inquisitive member of the weasel family, the pine marten. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
After David Cameron was quizzed about his faith during a Q&A session in Manchester this week, we ask political commentator Charlie Woolf whether politicians should 'do God'? Show more
Richard Hammond presents an appeal for Primary Trauma Care Foundation. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Marking the Edinburgh Festival from St Giles Cathedral. Preacher the Very Rev Gilleasbuig Macmillan, with the Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Sir Jonathan Mills. Show more
A Point of View
Roger Scruton: Of the People, By the People 1/4
10 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Roger Scruton argues that democracy alone is not enough for political freedom. Democracy, freedom and human rights do not necessarily coincide. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
It's Brian to the rescue, and things at the golf club aren't all they seem. Show more
Test Match Special
Test Match Special. The Ashes. Fourth Test. England v Australia from Durham
8 hours
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Commentary on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia from Durham. With Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Jim Maxwell, Vic Marks and Michael Vaughan. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Test Match Special
Test Match Special. The Ashes. Fourth Test. England v Australia from Durham
5 hours, 50 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWCommentary on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia from Durham. With Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Jim Maxwell, Vic Marks and Michael Vaughan. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Antonia Quirke makes her selection of the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Tony is antagonistic, and Helen is feeling vulnerable. Show more
Ian Rankin explains why not to get on the wrong side of a crime writer, and Boothby Graffoe shares a gruesome tale about the world's worst serial killer. From August 2013. Show more
By Laura Barton. The Road (Route 128 in Massachusetts) tells how it came into being and became immortalised in the song by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers. Show more
Meet the opera fan at the centre of a BBC complaints storm. Your hopes for a new era for the Archers under a new editor. And how does the World at One cope with silly season? Show more
Last Word
A Falklands War admiral, a writer and rock musician, an engineer who developed fracking, a French actress, a folk singer
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Falklands War admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, writer and rock singer Mick Farren, French new wave actress Bernadette Lafont, and fracking pioneer George Mitchell. Show more
Is the RSPCA jeopardising its animal welfare role by prosecuting too many vulnerable people? Is the charity harassing experts who speak up against it? John Waite investigates. Show more
Richard Hammond presents an appeal for Primary Trauma Care Foundation. Show more
A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in nature. Peter Day asks what this means for the biotech business. 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.
A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
The Film Programme
The Lone Ranger, Alan Partridge, Satyajit Ray, Silence
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Robbie Collin talks to Johnny Depp about The Lone Ranger and his twist on Tonto, and to writer Armando Iannucci about Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Plus a Satyajit Ray retrospective. Show more
'Gorillas taught me to be human.' An autistic woman's remarkable story offers insights into how we can hold onto our humanity in an alienating world. With John McCarthy. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
The Minutemen; 'Lay' Witnesses in Court
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor explores research into the right-wing activists who patrol the US-Mexico border in search of illegal immigrants. And, lay witnesses in criminal courts. Show more
The bells of Loughborough Parish Church.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
