The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
'I donate sperm, but not for the money' - one listener tells his story. The wife of Steinway's former senior concert technician plays us some treasured PM archive. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Skiff-racing has long been declining in Scotland, but kit boats are now being built and rowed by communities up and down the coast. Helen Mark is in Ullapool to see them in action. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Sybil Ruscoe hears from farmers and protesters preparing for the pilot badger cull. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Anna Chancellor; Judie Tzuke
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Richard Coles and Anita Anand talk to actress Anna Chancellor, sample the delights of Georgian Pleasures and hear the Inheritance Tracks of singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Commentary on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia from the Oval, with Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Henry Blofeld, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Loose Ends
Danny Wallace, Will Young, Paul Daniels, Laura Wilson, Miranda Sawyer, Nadine Shah, Jeffrey Lewis and The Rain
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Danny Wallace is joined by Will Young, Paul Daniels, Miranda Sawyer and Laura Wilson for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Nadine Shah and Jeffrey Lewis and The Rain. Show more
Edward Stourton profiles the man who was instrumental in President Morsi's downfall, General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, commander-in-chief of Egypt's Armed Forces. Show more
Featuring theatre productions Coriolanus and Leaving Planet Earth, new film Elysium, Peter Doig exhibition, and choices from the Fringe. Show more
A recreation of the 1963 Chicago train journey taking civil rights campaigners to the March on Washington, with discussion of the legacy of the March. Show more
With his father on his back and his son in his arms, Aeneas flees the ruins of Troy to follow his fate. The journey will take him to Hell and back, and test him to the very core. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Alan is gravely ill with cancer, caused by a faulty gene. His children each have a 50 percent chance of inheriting it. Their mother Rachel wants them tested. Should she be allowed? Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn. From August 2013. Show more
Writer Kim Shuck takes listeners on a poetic tour of San Francisco for the first programme in a two-part series on Californian poetry. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A 55-year-old businessman looks back on his unexpected life in Manchester. Read by Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.
