The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
The programme that starts with its listeners. A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison, but sent on a course instead. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Clare Balding joins the walking group of Werca's Folk, a women's choir from Warkworth in Northumberland, led by the legendary Sandra Kerr of Bagpuss fame. Expect songs en route. Show more
Charlotte Smith explores the production of alcoholic beverages in the UK. How are our grapes and grains crushed, mashed and fermented to produce our favourite tipples? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Nicholas Parsons; the inheritance tracks of Steve Earle
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Richard Coles and Anita Anand meet chairman extraordinaire Nicholas Parsons and hear the Inheritance Tracks of country singer Steve Earle. Show more
Blind Man Roams the Globe
Episode 1: 1. San Francisco
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Hear the world's cities through the ears of blind BBC presenter and traveller, Peter White. First stop: San Francisco. From 2013. Show more
When something goes wrong in your life and you start again, or when you return to a place after a long absence, what happens? Bridget Kendall and guests discuss. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The President's Golden Scissors
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Correspondents around the world look behind the headlines in the United States, Kenya, Montenegro, Tajikistan and Austria, presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Money Box
Closed accounts, another banking divorce, flight compensation, Royal Mail shares
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Personal finance news. The Kafkaesque nightmare of losing banking, the RBS split, flight compensation hassles, and will the Royal Mail sell-off be a 1st or 2nd class investment? Show more
Steve Punt and Susan Calman present a comedic look at the week's news, with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and Jonny & the Baptists. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Ken Clarke, Lord Falconer, Caroline Lucas, Neil Hamilton
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Nottingham with Ken Clarke MP, Neil Hamilton, Caroline Lucas MP and Lord Falconer. Show more
We are 'virtually certain' that climate change is a reality, so how should the government respond? The realities of putting a cap on energy bills. New pilot flying time regulations. Show more
London, 1896: Can penniless Henry Adams survive for a month without spending a one million pound note? Stars Trevor White. Show more
He was the ultimate musical brain, the untouchable god with unimaginably lofty preoccupations. Or was he? Rev Richard Coles explores a different Bach, with some unexpected twists. Show more
Woman's Hour
Beverley Knight; Harriet Harman; Women in Space
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jane Garvey. With Beverley Knight on her new role in The Bodyguard, the status of women astronauts and florist Constance Spry. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
The programme that starts with its listeners. A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison, but sent on a course instead. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Roy Harper, Frederick Forsyth, Steven Berkoff, Lucy Worsley, Miranda Sawyer, Rafiki
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson is joined by Roy Harper, Frederick Forsyth, Lucy Worsley, Steven Berkoff, Miranda Sawyer and Rafiki for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani has been centre of attention at the UN this week. Mary Ann Sieghart asks, is he a completely new kind of Iranian leader? Show more
Saturday Review
Blue Jasmine, Serpentine Sackler Gallery
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A review of the week's cultural highlights. Cate Blanchett stars in Woody Allen's San Francisco-set Blue Jasmine, and Zaha Hadid designs the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic. With Ian Hislop and Natalie Haynes. From September 2013. Show more
The rowing holiday continues with a tin of beef and no can opener, and a serious encounter with swans. Stars Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Unreliable Evidence
Taking the Government to Court
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson asks if the government is undermining our right to take it, and other public bodies, to court to challenge the way they exercise power. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe presents the panel game of cryptic connections. Reigning champions Wales begin the defence of their title against the North of England. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for the poems of RS Thomas, on the centenary of his birth. Owen Teale is the reader. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. After a friend converted David to northern soul, he now plans to hitchhike to the casino in Wigan. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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