The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah, president of the London School of Theology. Show more
A listener's experience of living with binge eating disorder. Martha Kearney reads Your News. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Scotland's longest river brings fertility to a huge swathe of farmland and nature. Caz Graham meets the locals and samples the produce of the River Tay. Show more
Anna Hill talks innovation and business ideas with Berkshire farmer Mark Bennett, who has installed floating solar panels on a reservoir on his farm. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Presenters Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by hypnotist and self-help author Paul McKenna. With Patti Smith's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner is joined in Reading by food scientist Professor Peter Barham, Masterchef winner Tim Anderson, food writer Lizzie Mabbott and singer turned chef Andi Oliver. Show more
Helen Lewis of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Chairman Mao or Colonel Sanders
30 minutes
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Correspondents despatches from Beijing, Cologne, Yemen, Seychelles and Cuba. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Money Box
FCA's Tracey McDermott: 'We are not going soft on the banks'
30 minutes
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Acting FCA head Tracey McDermott dismisses accusations of going soft on banks. Plus a look at what the meltdown in the Shanghai stock market means for UK investors. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp with guest panellists Francis Wheen, Susan Calman, Nish Kumar and Zoe Lyons. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Heidi Alexander MP, Jeremy Banx, Penny Mordaunt MP, Fraser Nelson
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Caterham in Surrey with a panel including Heidi Alexander MP, Jeremy Banx, Penny Mordaunt MP and Fraser Nelson. Show more
Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions, including questions on the junior doctors' strike and flooding. Presented by Anita Anand. Show more
17th-century Italy: composer Alessandro Stradella’s real life is one of scandal, chaos and close calls. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
Poet and musician Gwyneth Glyn and Ghazal singer Tauseef Akhtar introduce a project bringing together poetry and song from the palaces of India and the fields of Wales. Show more
Woman's Hour
Toni Morrison's Beloved, Sound of 2016
58 minutes
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How has Toni Morrison's Beloved influenced black women writers in Britain? BBC Sound of 2016: Alessia Cara and Nao. Listeners on making big life changes and podcasts for 2016. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
A listener's experience of living with binge eating disorder. Martha Kearney reads Your News. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
09/01/2016 Violence flares at Cologne protests
15 minutes
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Violence at Cologne protests
Man arrested in Ghana for murder of Eastenders actress
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Robert Thorogood, Eileen Atkins, Kurt Jackson, Baaba Maal
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Danny Wallace are joined by Robert Thorogood, Eileen Atkins and Kurt Jackson, for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Baaba Maal. Show more
Adrift in the waters between England and Scotland, surviving on mince pies and mulled wine, supermarket worker Ricky is caught up in the floods. Written by Chris Dolan. Show more
Saturday Review
Hateful Eight, Guys and Dolls, Maigret, Crime Museum, Jericho
45 minutes
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The week's cultural highlights, including Tarantino's Hateful Eight, Guys and Dolls at London's Savoy Theatre, George Simenon's Maigret novels and ITV's historical drama Jericho. Show more
In the days before audience research, who did early broadcasters think they were talking to? Matthew Sweet uncovers a complicated relationship between the BBC and its audience. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Two uneasy worlds are about to collide. Epic tale about the nature of good and evil starring Holliday Grainger and David Yip. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals. Show more
South Asian settlers to Britain discuss the years from 1968-76, when the make-up of the community changed and immigration became a charged political issue. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe referees a keenly fought contest between The Midlands and Wales, to round off the current series. Show more
2014 was a momentous year in Scotland. The poet Kathleen Jamie decided to keep a poetic diary and wrote a poem a week. She shares some of them with Paul Farley. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. An impulse purchase made in a department store makes a stark change to a woman's life. Read by Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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