The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
'I feel like I'm in line for execution.' The programme hears from a listener who has created an ethical dilemma for her medical team by asking for her pacemaker to be switched off. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Helen Mark meets the people who have found the courage to embrace outdoor life as members of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Wellbeing Programme. Show more
Anna Hill visits a farm that is testing the theory that you can farm profitably while also protecting the environment and wildlife. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from Westminster and beyond.
Saturday Live
Viv Groskop and Paul Sinton-Hewitt
1 hour, 28 minutes
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Viv Groskop and Paul Sinton-Hewitt join Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein. Nick Hornby on his Inheritance Tracks. And how keeping chickens makes life worth living for a group of pensioners. Show more
Jay Rayner and the panel take questions on eating and drinking from an audience in Hastings. Show more
Sue Cameron of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
Reports from writers and journalists around the world, presented by Kate Adie. Featuring stories from Paris, Dresden, Istanbul, Mexico and Antarctica. Show more
Money Box
Second-hand Annuity - One Careful Owner
30 minutes
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Paul Lewis asks if it is likely that people with annuities can sell them on. Who will fill the gap if Payday loans go bust? Is now a good time to get holiday money? And RPI RIP? Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news. With guests Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin, Rich Hall and Vikki Stone. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz, Sir Keir Starmer, Tom Tugendhat
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harlow College in Essex with PPCs Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz and Sir Keir Starmer. Show more
Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Presented by Anita Anand. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lili arrives in London penniless with her daughter, set on a permanent arrangement with her rich boyfriend. Stars Anamaria Marinca and Adam Levy. Show more
In a rapidly changing Russia, Sasha Tsaliuk continues to fight for the existence of his beloved Moscow A Cappella Jewish choir. Monica Whitlock documents his struggle. Show more
Includes Michaela DePrince, who went from a Sierra Leone orphanage to dancing for the Dutch National ballet, the gender pay gap, and will women's magazines survive the digital age? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'I feel like I'm in line for execution.' The programme hears from a listener who has created an ethical dilemma for her medical team by asking for her pacemaker to be switched off. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Arthur Smith, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Fred Wiseman, Chris Lynam, Shelina Janmohamed, J Mascis, Boxed In
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined by Arthur Smith, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Fred Wiseman, Chris Lynam and Shelina Janmohamed. With music from J Mascis and Boxed In. Show more
Award-winning playwright DC Jackson's searing drama about twitter storms and trolls. Show more
Saturday Review
Whiplash, Foxcatcher, Daniel Kitson's Tree, Cucumber Banana Tofu, Weathering
45 minutes
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A review of the week's cultural highlights.
4 Extra Debut. Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic. With Ian Hislop and Natalie Haynes. From September 2013. Show more
Pierre inherits a fortune after the death of his father. Meanwhile Andrei leaves Bald Hills to join the army. Stars John Hurt. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Unreliable Evidence
The Law and Artificial Intelligence
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson asks how our legal system will cope in a fast-approaching world of autonomous cars, care-bots and other artificially intelligent robots. Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies asking the questions. Show more
Portrait of the angry young Calcutta poets whose anti-establishment antics struck a chord with the 1960s Beat Generation. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The Showman's Parson: Tales from the Memoirs of the Rev Thomas Horne
Episode 1: The Dwarf's Stratagem
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Rev Thomas Horne tells how a burglary is foiled by the cunning and bravery of a dwarf employed in a Victorian waxwork show. Show more
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