The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mike Starkey. Show more
Farming and countryside news. Handmade burgers, homemade soup and organic milk on the M5 northbound. Sybil Ruscoe meets the producers supplying the new Gloucester Services. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Brett Westwood presents the Meadow Pipit. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Defining plain English should be simple. Stephen finds it very complicated. Aided by Charlotte Green, he tries to 'nail' an English that does exactly what it says on the tin. Show more
Bettany Hughes considers changing ideas of comedy by listening to a rat laughing and by giggling at schoolboy jokes from Ancient Mesopotamia. From January 2014. Show more
International Cricket
TMS Cricket. England v India. The First ODI from Bristol
8 hours
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Commentary on the first One Day International between England and India, from Bristol, with Simon Mann, Ed Smith, Alison Mitchell, Vic Marks and Graeme Swann. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest shipping forecast.
Nicholas Parsons challenges Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. Show more
Loxfest has celebrity headliners, and Lynda is beside herself. Show more
One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard Bean is premiering three plays this year. He discusses his prolific career, with contributions from James Corden and Nicholas Hytner. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Accompanied by Cromwell's man, the Tudor detective desperately seeks clues in the stinking London heat. Stars Justin Salinger and Robert Glenister. Show more
What motivates men to pay women to sleep with them? Four men tell Jo Fidgen why they do it. Show more
Crossing Continents
Goodbye Ireland; Goodbye Gaelic Football
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As more young people leave Ireland, Gaelic football is losing its lifeblood. John Murphy reports on the struggle to keep alive the game that is at the heart of Irish identity. Show more
Listening is about more than hearing, as we discover with four individuals for whom listening is very much the focus of their lives. Show more
Defining plain English should be simple. Stephen finds it very complicated. Aided by Charlotte Green, he tries to 'nail' an English that does exactly what it says on the tin. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
October 1981 in Luton, and Robert Goulding first meets his fellow band member, the exasperating and charming Fran. Show more
Writer Graham Joyce presents a personal exploration of the language around cancer. With contributions from consultant haematologist Dr Ben Kennedy and writer Peter Crowther. Show more
Richard Wilson charts the extraordinary effect Victor Meldrew has had on his life. It's all true. Or is it? From December 2013. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. At 17, Larkin goes up to Oxford to read English, meeting jazz-loving kindred spirit, Kingsley Amis. Read by Michael Pennington. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
