The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
Church of St David, Moreton-in-Marsh
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The bells of Church of St David, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Show more
Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common. Introduced by Kamin Mohammadi. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Time spent out of life's mainstream can be isolating, but it can offer the chance of reflection and renewal. Samira Ahmed explores the impact of periods away from society. Show more
Forced rhubarb is grown in the dark and harvested by candlelight. Caz Graham visits a farm near Leeds, to find out how they are keeping a 137-year-old Yorkshire tradition alive. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Same-sex marriage, Church treasure, Fatwa against wildlife trafficking
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. Edward Stourton looks at same-sex marriage, church treasure and a fatwa against illegal hunting of wildlife. Show more
Patrick Stewart presents an appeal for Amnesty International UK. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Live from Lichfield Cathedral. In the first of Radio 4's Inside Lent series, Bishop Stephen Oliver explores the spiritual and temporal nature of temptation. Show more
Professor Roger Scruton believes the way to improve our schools is through tapping into the time and talents of middle-class volunteers. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the St Kilda wren. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Jennifer reaches the end of her tether, and Alan mobilises the village. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Kirsty Young talks to Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff. Show more
Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation? Fi Glover joins regulars Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks and Paul Merton. Show more
The Food Programme
BBC Food & Farming Awards: Meet the Finalists
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A rundown of the producers, farmers and cooks who have made it through to the final stage of the BBC Food and Farming Awards, featuring judges Charles Campion and Richard Corrigan. 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. Irma Kurtz looks at Henri Matisse's creative relationship with poetry and words. She speaks to his great-granddaughter Sophie Matisse and biographer Hilary Spurling. Show more
Eric Robson chairs an edition from Derbyshire. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank answer a range of horticultural queries. Show more
Witness History
Fighting the Contras in Nicaragua
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A former left-wing Sandinista soldier talks about the brutal war against US-backed Contras in the early 1980s. 'Daniel Alegria' was a member of the Sandinista special forces. Show more
Elizabeth has misjudged Wickham's character. Can she hope to ever see Mr Darcy again? With Pippa Nixon, Jamie Parker, Amanda Root and Lydia Wilson. From March 2014. Show more
Open Book
Tobias Hill, Readers' Guide to Stefan Zweig, literary prizes
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tobias Hill talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel What Was Promised, and a look at the works of Stefan Zweig, who inspired Wes Anderson's new film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of poems by Czeslaw Milosz and Emily Dickinson, read by Peter Marinker and Eleanor Tremain. Show more
Big accountancy companies now help run many aspects of British life, with contracts across the public sector. Simon Cox explores if that guarantees value for money for taxpayers. Show more
Vladimir Putin's motives and aims are at the heart of the Ukraine crisis. Mary Ann Sieghart explores how his life has shaped his view of the world. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
BBC Current Affairs Reporter Simon Cox selects highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Neil offers some unsolicited advice, and Jill is treading on eggshells. Show more
In a one-man tour de force, Martin Jarvis performs the first of two Jeeves and Wooster stories, for a packed audience at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. Laughs galore! Show more
The Showman's Parson: Tales from the Memoirs of the Rev Thomas Horne
Episode 2: The Cumberland Crusher
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Reverend Thomas Horne tells how the notorious Cumberland Crusher meets his match in a Victorian boxing booth at Newcastle Races. Show more
Bono! Bono! Colin Paterson tells us about his Alan Partridge moment at the Oscars. Also, the mysterious case of the disappearing programme and we raid the Broadcasting House inbox. Show more
Last Word
Paco de Lucia, Frank Rushbrook, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Logan Scott-Bowden, Alain Resnais
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Aasmah Mir on flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia, fire safety expert Dr Frank Rushbrook, artist Rose Finn-Kelcey, Major General Logan Scott-Bowden and film director Alain Resnais. Show more
Money Box
Refuelling your hire car; the best cash ISAs; investment fund discounts; Pass Plus
30 minutes
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Finance news. Paul Lewis looks at the pitfalls with refuelling your hire car, the best cash ISAs, and are the new discounted funds worth investing in? Show more
Patrick Stewart presents an appeal for Amnesty International UK. Show more
Analysis
Scotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted?
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there is a coherent vision for the future of the union, and what that might mean north and south of Hadrian's Wall. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
The Film Programme
The Grand Budapest Hotel; Wake in Fright; Oscars for stunt artists?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Francine Stock talks to Tilda Swinton about The Grand Budapest Hotel. Director Ted Kotcheff on lost Oz thriller Wake in Fright. And why no awards for stunt artists? Show more
Time spent out of life's mainstream can be isolating, but it can offer the chance of reflection and renewal. Samira Ahmed explores the impact of periods away from society. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Elite Graduates in France and UK; Surnames and Social Mobility
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor asks how much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents. Also, elite graduates in France and Britain. Show more
Bells on Sunday
Church of St David, Moreton-in-Marsh
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The bells of Church of St David, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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