The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, North Yorkshire. Show more
Labour's shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn wowed the House of Commons this week with an 'electrifying' speech calling for air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Starting from the experiences of Sergei Rachmaninov, the pianist Lucy Parham reflects on the yearning of those in exile. Show more
Caz Graham finds out why one farmer's strain of Blackbrook Longhorn cattle in Leicestershire are now on a farm on the other side of the world in Adelaide, Australia. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
The Future of religious education, Sunday Programme Special
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
William Crawley presents a special programme looking at the future of religious education. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2015
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Second in an Advent series, Learning to See, from Brentwood Cathedral in Essex, marking the beginning of the pope's Holy Year of Mercy and sung in the Taize tradition. Show more
A Point of View
Sarah Dunant: Protest, Paris, Terror
10 minutes
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Sarah Dunant reflects on the nature of protest against the threat of terrorism and the threat of climate change and their coming together in the city of Paris. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra. Show more
Do the best speeches make most impact? After another big miss in the prediction stakes, two political commentators confess all. Alex Salmond and Anne Diamond review the papers. Show more
Aasmah Mir reports on how lives have been changed by the money donated to the 2014 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
What a pain for David. Charlie could use some advice. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews Atul Gawande, surgeon, writer and former Reith lecturer. Show more
The antidote to panel games returns for its 64th series with regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer joined by Tony Hawks on the panel with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
How do you display the story of food? Sheila Dillon explores the two new food museums in London and New York and looks at the smaller quirky tributes to dishes attracting tourists. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
Former foreign secretary Jack Straw takes a look at the west's turbulent relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran, from the 19th century through to the recent nuclear deal. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Usk in Monmouthshire. Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer the gardening queries. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Passing Down of Wisdom and Experience
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces conversations that reflect changes between generations and the importance of childhood experiences in making people who they are. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ata Madri hunts for a medieval copy of The Arabian Nights with the original ending. Inventive revival starring Indira Varma. Show more
Irish writer Colum McCann discusses his novel TransAtlantic, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
An exchange of two villages at the margins of Europe - one in Transylvania, one in Oxfordshire - inspires new poems from Romanian poet Ioana Ieronim and UK poet Fiona Sampson. Show more
Modern life relies on internet security. But cybercriminals have rocked confidence and revealed shocking complacency. Edward Lucas explores how trust can be restored. Show more
Aasmah Mir reports on how lives have been changed by the money donated to the 2014 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
06/12/2015 Cumbria battles 'unprecedented' flood waters
15 minutes
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Cumbria battles 'unprecedented' flood waters. Police appeal for witnesses to Leytonstone knife attack. France votes in regional elections.
Adrian Goldberg chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Debating David is down in the dumps. And no touching, please, we're British. Show more
Spiritual advice with a strange twist and a gaggle of Kens. Starring Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd. From 2015. Show more
Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine, reads his story inspired by the Natural History Museum. It's about the world's most powerful microscope and what it can see... and what it can't. Show more
Why listeners love 'putrid literature', new World Service funding from the government and Friday Night is Music Night with Craig Revel Horwood. Show more
Last Word
General Sir Robert Ford, Hazel Adair, Jane Wardle, Gerry Byrne and P.F Sloan
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on General Sir Robert Ford, TV writer Hazel Adair, psychologist Professor Jane Wardle, footballer Gerry Byrne, musician PF Sloan. Show more
Insurance transparency delays, credit for Christmas, a widow in Northern Ireland loses £180,000 to fraudsters, credit for Christmas, and the self-employed shun pensions. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2015
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more
In Business
Antony Jenkins Talks to Kamal Ahmed
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In his first interview since being ousted as CEO of Barclays, Antony Jenkins talks to the BBC's business editor Kamal Ahmed about the challenges he faced at the troubled bank. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Sam Coates of the Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
Terence Davies on Sunset Song, Chris Milk on Virtual Reality
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Presented by Francine Stock. Terence Davies talks about Sunset Song, 18 years in the making, and virtual reality guru Chris Milk on the future of making feature films. Show more
Starting from the experiences of Sergei Rachmaninov, the pianist Lucy Parham reflects on the yearning of those in exile. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Laurie Taylor takes a sociological look at the mundane and prosaic, from christmas decorations to cafe society. Show more
Bells from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, North Yorkshire. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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