The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The sound of church bells.
Author and commentator Eliane Glaser argues that since everyone is against authority now, the true iconoclast would make a progressive case for authority. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully follows the paths we prefer to take instead of the routes laid out for us. Do desire lines represent a desire to break the rules, or an instinct to follow the crowd? Show more
Getting to the heart of country life. Sybil Ruscoe meets Pete Nosworthy, Noz to his friends, who runs a summer music festival on his 70-acre cattle farm in Herefordshire. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
The Greek bailout crisis, Salvation Army at 150, 7/7 memories
45 minutes
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William Crawley asks how the Greek Orthodox church is responding to the financial crisis. The Salvation Army celebrate 150 years and a personal reflection 10 years on from 7/7. Show more
Lord Judge presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Personal Support Unit. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, in the week of the tenth anniversary of the London bombings, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells with author Barbara Brown Taylor. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Adam Gopnik's ten-year family reunion brings into focus the passage of time. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite. Twites are known in Scotland as 'heather lintie', as they nest in the shelter of wiry heather clumps and feed on seeds. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Pat and Tony have an announcement to make, and David takes to the airwaves.
Kirsty Young talks to former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff. Show more
Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Beaumont and Marcus Brigstocke find out how hard it is to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation. Nicholas Parsons hosts. Show more
The Food Programme
Feeding the Commons - Part II: Lunch to Lights Out
30 minutes
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Following the food operation at the centre of British politics. In the second part of this edition, we hear how dining in Parliament is under new pressures. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Peter White brings together the 30 teenagers who were unveiled to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore exactly ten years ago in a bid to help London clinch the Games. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the show from the Hampton Court Flower Show. Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Wilson make up the panel. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Liberation of the Channel Islands
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces conversations from Sark, Guernsey and Jersey, remembering the Occupation that ended 70 years ago and reflecting on the changes wrought by the Second World War. Show more
Fenella Woolgar is Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, in Mike Walker's epic chronicle. If Anne is to command the loyalty of parliament she must abandon long-held allegiances. Show more
Bookclub
Jon McGregor - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
28 minutes
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Jon McGregor discusses his critically acclaimed debut novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things with James Naughtie and readers. Recorded at the first ever Derby Book Festival. Show more
Peggy Reynolds journeys into the world of Henry VIII's poetry, accompanied by historian David Starkey. Show more
With the UK's £12 billion foreign aid budget one of the few areas protected from cuts, how much money actually reaches people on the ground? Simon Cox investigates. Show more
Poet Glyn Maxwell responds to the Greece situation and imagines a nation in crisis as debts are called in and deadlines missed. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
05/07/2015 Greek referendum on debt crisis.
15 minutes
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The people of Greece have finished voting in a snap referendum that seems likely to either speed their exit from the Eurozone, or bring down their government. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Phoebe has no time for Kate, and David gets goosed. Show more
It's Ashes time. Will Pod’s memoir spark the end of his reign as England's anti-hero? Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2015. Show more
Dermot Bolger's reflective story, inspired by a Yeats poem about the endless doubts writers face. A young man embarking on a life as a writer meets an old man with a story to tell. Show more
Should the BBC be using the name Islamic State? Tom Jones's Delilah causes offence. And comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Angela Barnes explain what it takes to make it on the radio. Show more
Last Word
Sir Nicholas Winton, Val Doonican, Nek Chand, James Salter, Lady Rozelle Raynes
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister talks about humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton, singer Val Doonican, artist Nek Chand, writer James Salter and reluctant aristocrat Lady Rozelle Raynes. Show more
Money Box
IHT threshold, Savings safety limit, Tax credits for new claimants
30 minutes
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Topics include the new £1m IHT threshold, a cut to the savings safety limit, a call to end tax credits for new claimants, landlord tax breaks and PPI developments. Show more
Lord Judge presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Personal Support Unit. Show more
The philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with the help of Woody Allen, reveals a hidden force that motivates our actions: our belief in the continuation of humanity after our deaths. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
Back to the Future, Amy, Audrey Hepburn, I was Brigitte Bardot's double
28 minutes
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News from the film world with Francine Stock. Including Back to the Future composer Alan Silvestri, Amy Winehouse documentary, Audrey Hepburn at the NPG and the job of colourist. Show more
Mark Tully follows the paths we prefer to take instead of the routes laid out for us. Do desire lines represent a desire to break the rules, or an instinct to follow the crowd? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Factory music, Volunteering post-recession
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores the role of pop music in enlivening mundane assembly line work. Plus the impact of the recession on volunteering in the UK. Show more
The sound of church bells.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
