The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St Matthew's Church, Stretford, Greater Manchester.
David Baddiel Tries to Understand
Cryptic Crosswords
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Baddiel seeks to understand the puzzling phenomenon of cryptic crosswords. A leading crossword compiler and a crossword champion try to help him. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Melissa Viney reflects on people's fear of going to 'their graves with their songs inside them'. Show more
Getting to the heart of country life. Brown, blue and rainbow - Ruth Sanderson explores the colourful world of trout farming on Bibury fish farm in Gloucestershire. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Pope in Manila, Parisian Jews, Church and Politics
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A crowd of 6 million is expected when Pope Francis says mass in Manila. French Jews contemplate their future as Paris mourns. Should the Church of England be involved in politics? Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Communion Service from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, exploring God's early morning presence. Preacher: the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Director of music: Frikki Walker. Show more
AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of learning languages and listening to one another. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Rob has got a lot on his mind, and Lilian is horrified.
Kirsty Young interviews campaigner Dame Julia Cleverdon. Show more
David Mitchell invites Arthur Smith, Sarah Millican, Sandi Toksvig and Graeme Garden to hide truths in lies. From January 2015. Show more
Food markets have been the heart of our towns and cities for thousands of years. Sheila Dillon and guests discuss what a market needs to survive in 2015. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more
Food journalist Andrew Webb uses the imaginary shopping basket made up by statisticians calculating food inflation to chart the culinary history of the UK since 1947. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from North Cumbria. Pippa Greenwood, Christine Walkden and Matthew Wilson join him to answer questions from the audience. Show more
Fi Glover introduces teenagers campaigning on the issue of anorexia, and fathers and daughters dealing with the loss of a family member and the loss of a career. Show more
Desperate and exhausted, both gods and mortals squabble among themselves for the spoils of war and the hand of victory. Stars Lily Cole, David Birrell and Jake Fairbrother. Show more
Open Book
Emma Hooper on Etta and Otto and Russell and James
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Emma Hooper discusses her debut novel Etta and Otto and Russell and James, plus the mystery surrounding novelist Elena Ferrante. Show more
Roger McGough presents poetry to make you laugh, with poems from Wendy Cope, Ivor Cutler, Michael Rosen, Clive James, Carol Ann Duffy and Adrian Mitchell. Show more
Violence in many of Britain's prisons is at a record high. Twenty-five years after the Strangeways riots, is the system again reaching breaking point? Danny Shaw reports. Show more
By Amanda Whittington. After Je suis Charlie, two women fight their deepest fear in order to speak with freedom. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The best of BBC Radio this week, chosen by the poet and broadcaster Stewart Henderson. Show more
Helen is anxious, and Rob is defensive. Show more
Frank Skinner, Kate Williams and guests Josh Widdecombe and Roisin Conaty, ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2015. Show more
By Tom Connolly. Mike takes his new girlfriend Mary and her kids to Paris. A visit to the catacombs with Mary's son is supposed to be a bonding exercise... Show more
More or Less
How big are the Conservatives' planned cuts?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tim Harford on post-election spending; Nigeria's Baga death toll; the world's best and worst board games; species decline; and are 95 per cent of terrorism victims Muslim? Show more
Last Word
Ray McFall, Richard Meade, Joan Benesh, Frank Atkinson and Brian Clemens
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister discusses Cavern Club owner Ray McFall, equestrian Richard Meade, choreologist Joan Benesh, museum curator Frank Atkinson and screenwriter Brian Clemens. Show more
Money Box
New pension advice service, energy prices, savings bonds for those who are 65 plus
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The Pension Freedom Guidance Guarantee - will it help people make the right choice? Also discussed are 'plus 65 bonds' and the link between wholesale and domestic gas prices. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. Show more
Peter Day explores the future of money and asks how 'cashless' we may become. With the arrival of internet-based digital currencies, will banks still have a role to play? Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Leading journalists analyse how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
The Film Programme
Nick Hornby on Wild; JK Simmons and Damien Chazelle on Whiplash
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Nick Hornby on his adaptation of Wild, plus director Damien Chazelle discusses his award-winning drama about drumming, Whiplash. Show more
Melissa Viney reflects on people's fear of going to 'their graves with their songs inside them'. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Living Apart Relationships - Grading Universities
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Laurie Taylor examines the rights and wrongs of the Research Excellence Framework. Also, why couples choose to live apart. Show more
The bells of St Matthew's Church, Stretford, Greater Manchester.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.