The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Mary's Church in Dunsford, Devon.
Mary Ann Sieghart looks at the life of Rufus Norris, the next director of the National Theatre and the first not to be a Cambridge graduate since Sir Laurence Olivier. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully uncorks a bottle with the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton to consider the symbolism of wine, the dangers of wine snobbery and the debt wine-lovers owe to medieval monks. Show more
Charlotte Smith visits a Zimbabwean farmer growing white maize near the M25 in Hertfordshire. David Mwanaka and his family are bringing in the last of this year's harvest by hand. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Pay Day Loans; Christenings; Chief Rabbi
45 minutes
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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs. William Crawley discusses pay day loans, christenings and the new Chief Rabbi. Show more
Baroness Boothroyd presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Friends of the Elderly. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A pilgrimage among the saints of Hereford Cathedral with the dean the Very Rev Michael Tavinor and music from the cathedral choir. Show more
Lisa Jardine compares the contributions of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace to computer science, and contrasts their views on the possibility of machine intelligence. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
It's party night for Susan. Meanwhile Ed feels demoralised. Show more
Kirsty Young talks to Jeremy Hutchinson, former barrister and member of the House of Lords. Show more
John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Richard Ingrams, Jane Bussmann and Howard Stringer. From October 2013. Show more
The Food Programme
Cider: Britain's Most Misunderstood Drink?
28 minutes
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Award-winning drinks writer Pete Brown joins Sheila Dillon to explain why bottles of cider should be the drink of choice on the UK's dinner tables. 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.
4 Extra Debut. Comedian and musician Rich Morton talks to some of Britain's best loved stand-up comics about the nightmare gigs they'd rather forget. From August 2013. Show more
Peter Gibbs is at RHS Garden Rosemoor with panellists Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Bob Flowerdew for some autumnal topical tips. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Edition - Family Support
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces three conversations between grandparents, a grandchild, and a mother and daughter; the strength of their relationships and enduring support shines through. Show more
Posted to Egypt, Guy's unit is surrounded more by rumour than action. But the chaos of war is approaching. Stars Paul Ready. Show more
Open Book
Conn Iggulden; Autumn in literature; The best non-fiction
28 minutes
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Conn Iggulden on Stormbird, the first in his new series set during The Wars of the Roses; Horatio Clare and Susie Boyt discuss Autumn in literature; and the best of non-fiction. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requested by an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival, and the audience tell Roger what the requested poems mean to them. Show more
Jenny Cuffe reports on the British people fighting with opposition forces in Syria. Are they patriots helping defeat a tyrannical regime or jihadists with a more sinister agenda? Show more
Mary Ann Sieghart looks at the life of Rufus Norris, the next director of the National Theatre and the first not to be a Cambridge graduate since Sir Laurence Olivier. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Helen Fawkes chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Tom becomes suspicious, and Robert racks his brains. Show more
Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song and poetry. From March 2012. Show more
Stories From the South Downs
Episode 2: Poor Lily Never-Quite-the-Ticket
15 minutes
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By TW Robinson. A granddaughter discovers that there may well be a reason for her grandmother's spiky behaviour and helps her to unravel her past. Read by Celia Imrie. Show more
Should climate science be balanced with sceptical opinion? And what's it like to be a castaway? Naturalist Chris Packham on his Desert Island Discs experience. Show more
Last Word
A Buddhist leader, a cookery writer, a Motown stylist, an Australian criminal and a whisky distiller
28 minutes
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Aasmah Mir on Buddhist leader Choje Akong Rinpoche, Motown's Maxine Powell, food writer Marcella Hazan, Australian criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and whisky distiller Charles Craig. Show more
Money Box
British Gas prices; Star fund managers; Credit unions square up; Asda angers customers
30 minutes
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British Gas raises its prices - time to switch? The pros and cons of following a star fund manager. Can credit unions compete with payday lenders? And Asda angers mobile customers. Show more
Baroness Boothroyd presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Friends of the Elderly. Show more
Charities have been drawn into the world of outsourced service provision, with the state as their biggest customer. Fran Abrams asks if this threatens their philanthropic roots. 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
Paul Greengrass on Captain Phillips; David Gordon Green on Prince Avalanche; Robin Wright in The Congress
28 minutes
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Director Paul Greengrass talks about piracy and treachery on the high seas in his latest film Captain Phillips. Robin Wright discusses being immortalised as a cartoon. Show more
Mark Tully uncorks a bottle with the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton to consider the symbolism of wine, the dangers of wine snobbery and the debt wine-lovers owe to medieval monks. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Section 136 and Mental Health Act; BBC World Service
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores the role of the diverse broadcasters at the heart of the BBC's foreign service. Also, the increasing use of mental health 'sections'. Show more
The bells of St Mary's Church in Dunsford, Devon.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
