Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
All the news from Westminster where there were clashes over the economy ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and a bid to give voters the power to sack MPs. With Sean Curran. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe. Show more
Christmas jumpers - from faux pas to fashion essential. British women's film industry success. An asylum seeker's story. Gender segregation at university - is it ever okay? Show more
With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim. But she and Bev have very different ideas about the ceremony. Show more
One year on from the horrific attack on a student in Delhi, Joanna Jolly hears from three women who have chosen to report a rape in a country that is just waking up to the problem. Show more
Laura Barton draws on her own experiences, and those of her literary heroines, to explore the phenomenon of the tomboy. Show more
The chancellor unveils his Autumn Statement, the police launch a new fight against counterfeit goods, and why are diesel cars suffering filter issues? With Winifred Robinson. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Greenback: How the Dollar Came to Rule the World
Episode 4: Greenbacks and Goldbugs
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Before the Civil War, any bank could produce its own dollar bills, which made life easier for counterfeiters and more difficult for traders. Show more
Joe gives some sound advice, and Caroline intervenes. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Starring Paul Hilton and Michelle Terry. Pilgrim is forced assist an odd couple in their very unusual courtship. Show more
Tales of smuggling, 'lookers huts', a nuclear power station and medieval churches all unfold as Helen Mark explores Romney Marsh in Kent. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2013
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Rev Dr Sam Wells presents the Radio 4 St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. To give, call 0800 082 82 84 [free from BT landlines] or visit the Radio 4 website. Show more
Lee Child talks with James Naughtie and a group of readers about Killing Floor, the first of his hugely successful Jack Reacher series. Show more
The Film Programme
Kill Your Darlings; Nebraska; A Long Way From Home; BIFA Awards
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Francine Stock talks to Daniel Radcliffe about playing a beat poet in Kill Your Darlings. Director Alexander Payne discusses Nebraska, and James Fox on A Long Way From Home. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Australians do it. The New Zealanders do it. Everybody knows that the Californians do it. Research shows men too have embraced the upward inflexion of valley-girl 'uptalk'. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
From Pam Ayres to Sean Connery, Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the private lives of famous folk. From December 2013. Show more
Jamie steps in, and Shula vents her anger. Show more
Front Row
Kill Your Darlings, John Newman, Emil and the Detectives, Autobiographies
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Daniel Radcliffe in beat poets film Kill Your Darlings reviewed, singer John Newman, Emil and the Detectives on stage, and bestselling autobiographies put to the test. Show more
With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim. But she and Bev have very different ideas about the ceremony. Show more
Current affairs. Phil Kemp asks if the Coalition's terror laws have struck the right balance between the civil liberties of suspects and public safety. Show more
The rich people of Newcastle live 11 more healthy years than the poor. Peter Day spends time at Newcastle University where they are trying to work out how to bridge this gap. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Australians do it. The New Zealanders do it. Everybody knows that the Californians do it. Research shows men too have embraced the upward inflexion of valley-girl 'uptalk'. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe. Show more
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
The latest weather forecast.
Osborne says austerity plan working, but job of recovery 'not yet done'. Thousands evacuated from homes as severe storm and tidal surge batter large parts of UK. With David Eades. Show more
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Commentary on Australia v England on the second day of the second Ashes Test from the Adelaide Oval. With Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Geoff Boycott, Vic Marks and Michael Vaughan. Show more
