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The bells of Washington National Cathedral.
Edward Stourton profiles the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Something Understood
The prince who walked out of his fairy tale
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Samira Ahmed looks at the life of Siddhartha, the prince who exchanged his comfortable life for a troubled journey of self-discovery. His goal was to become the Buddha. Show more
It's the seafood staple of the Caribbean, but the queen conch is threatened by over-fishing. Tom Heap meets the man trying to perfect the tricky art of conch farming. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Rotherham, Confucius, Bishop Nick Baines
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, discussing the Rotherham abuse scandal, Confucius in modern China, and Bishop Nick Baines. Show more
Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of Meningitis Research Foundation, which supports research into the prevention, detection and treatment of this disease. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service of worship from Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Belfast. Led by the Rev Michael Anderson with preacher the Rev Dr Gordon Gray. Show more
A Point of View
Why Orwell Is the Supreme Mediocrity
10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Will Self takes on one of the nation's best-loved figures, George Orwell, and braces himself for the backlash! Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the wood sandpiper. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
At Loxfest, there is good news and bad. Meanwhile, Jennifer gets a surprise.
Sue MacGregor brings together some of the people who played a key role during the long and bitter path to black majority rule and independence for Zimbabwe in 1980. Show more
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
The Food Programme
A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino goes to Wales as he revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods and traditional ingredients, 40 years on. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Shaun Ley presents national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
4 Extra Debut. An exploration of the evolution, and lasting impact, of a visionary urban design: the Manhattan street grid. From 2014. Show more
Peter Gibbs is at RHS Wisley for this episode of the horticultural panel programme. Joining him to answer audience questions are Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson. Show more
Fi Glover with conversations about the impact of the National Front in the 1980s, coming to terms with infertility, and history beneath your feet, from London, Scotland and Devon. Show more
The Barchester Chronicles
Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage
Episode 1: Two Different Sets of People
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
4 Extra Debut. The young vicar is attracted by the country house parties, little knowing what repercussions are in store. Stars Pip Carter. Show more
Books news. Ahead of a September publishing bonanza, Mariella Frostrup is joined by acclaimed writers Ian McEwan and Amy Bloom, as well as Guardian books editor Claire Armitstead. Show more
Roger McGough presents a programme marking 75 years since the death of WB Yeats. With Yeats's biographer Roy Foster, voices from the archive and some of Yeats's best-loved poems. Show more
Prof Ngaire Woods examines how the way that countries cooperate with each other is evolving in surprising ways. Show more
Edward Stourton profiles the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
John Waite chooses his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Hayley has got a lot on her mind, and Freddie is misbehaving. Show more
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By satirist John O'Farrell. Irreverent tale that imagines Judas Iscariot spent his 30 pieces of silver on a creative writing class and re-drafted the books of the Gospels. Show more
Tim Harford scrutinises claims made about the virus outbreak. Plus guide dogs and cyclists, prison numbers and ATOS fit-for-work checks. Show more
Last Word
Richard Attenborough, Helen Bamber, BKS Iyengar, Sam Galbraith, Bill Kerr
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Obituaries. Matthew Bannister remembers film director Lord Attenborough, human rights campaigner Helen Bamber, yoga guru BKS Iyengar and neurosurgeon and Labour MSP Sam Galbraith. Show more
Summer savers get their NISA rates slashed, banks to offer a second chance to avoid bounced penalty payments, new cash lessons in schools and fears over pension exit fees. Show more
Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of Meningitis Research Foundation, which supports research into the prevention, detection and treatment of this disease. Show more
Peter Day visits Cremona in northern Italy to see how a centuries-old centre of violin making can survive in a fast-changing musical world. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Zoe Williams of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari; Gruff Rhys; Richard Attenborough
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Francine Stock unlocks The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Gruff Rhys on his quest to find a lost tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans, and Richard Attenborough's philosophy of film. Show more
Something Understood
The prince who walked out of his fairy tale
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Samira Ahmed looks at the life of Siddhartha, the prince who exchanged his comfortable life for a troubled journey of self-discovery. His goal was to become the Buddha. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The headmaster of one of the UK's most influential private schools talks to Sarah Montague about the success and stigma of Eton College. Show more
The bells of Washington National Cathedral.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.