The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
Alex Beaumont, who grew up in the north of England, questions the meaning of 'the north'. How does it relate to the north of Scotland or Ireland? Show more
The latest national and international news.
In a programme about caricature, satirical jokes and 'bringing people down to size', Mark Tully talks to cartoonist Steve Bell about the purpose - and the dangers - of mockery. Show more
Chris Packham presents a programme from the Living World archives, recorded in 1991. Peter France explores a nature reserve founded by a homeowner in the 1960s. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Cathedrals, 4th-Century Bible, Human Nature and God
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Religious and ethical news. Edward Stourton asks if it is human nature to believe in God and whether Anglican cathedrals can survive financially. Plus a 4th-century Bible. Show more
Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Prisoners and prison chaplains gather to share Christian Worship in the chapel of Her Majesty's Prison Long Lartin, Worcestershire. Show more
After hearing a former political prisoner and a holocaust survivor tell their stories, Tom Shakespeare concludes that personal experience is the most powerful form of expertise. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Adam seems to have forgotten something. And what would David's ancestors have thought?
Kirsty Young interviews entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates. Show more
John Lloyd and Sarah Millican with comedian Felicity Ward, astronaut Helen Sharman and commentator Henry Blofeld. From 2016. Show more
The Food Programme
Newcastle: The Story of a City through Its Food
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
David Cowling asks if polling will be more reliable in future and if the industry can restore its reputation in the wake of its errors at the last general election. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel are in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Pippa Greenwood, Christine Walkden and Matt Biggs answer questions from the audience. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Families
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Fi Glover with conversations about various ways of living family life - married or not, in one home or two, and how not to introduce a step-parent. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The son of a missing political prisoner is lured into collusion with a defrocked priest in a kidnap plot. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Patrick Flanery about his new novel I Am No One, a disturbing tale of transatlantic surveillance. Show more
Roger McGough gets eerie with selection of gothic poetry from Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath and Percy Shelley. With archive recordings from Sir John Gielgud and Robert Donat. Show more
Jane Deith investigates the collapse of one of the biggest health contracts ever awarded and asks if competition between trusts and the private sector can deliver NHS reform. Show more
As politicians debate the conditions in migrant camps and the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK, Shami Chakrabarti's drama takes listeners to an imagined future. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
31/01/2016 The Broadcaster, Sir Terry Wogan, dies at 77
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tributes pour in for Sir Terry Wogan, who's died from cancer.
Ernie Rea chooses his highlights from BBC Radio, including gun-toting gospel singers, extreme forgiveness and 4x4s that just do not give a damn. Show more
Jim is making a big effort for the bird watch. And Roy has a spare ticket for a grand day out. Show more
Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show devoted to the art of being wrong - with Graham Linehan, Isy Suttie and Holly Walsh competing to give the best in wrong answers. Show more
A boy visiting his mother in hospital meets a woman with intriguing tales of a lost landmark. Read by Robert Jack. Show more
Are there problems with the way people judge the benefits and harms from alcohol? And is sepsis the country's second biggest killer? Tim Harford finds out. Show more
Last Word
Lord Parkinson, Bill Mitchell, Paddy Doherty, Henry Worsley, Dr Gladys-Marie Fry
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Tory politician Lord Parkinson, Dalesman editor Bill Mitchell, Irish Republican activist Paddy Doherty, explorer Henry Worsley, folklorist Dr Gladys-Marie Fry Show more
There are concerns that cuts in credit card fees that came into force in December 2015 are not being passed on to consumers. Show more
Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International. Show more
Analysis
Tomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Radical ideas on debt, growth and sin from a disruptive thinker. Evan Davis interviews the Czech economist Tomas Sedlacek, who says we must make the economy work for us. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more
The Film Programme
Anna Karina on her life and work with Godard
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Presented by Francine Stock. Anna Karina discusses her life and work with Jean-Luc Godard. Show more
In a programme about caricature, satirical jokes and 'bringing people down to size', Mark Tully talks to cartoonist Steve Bell about the purpose - and the dangers - of mockery. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
The Creative Economy, 'Grudge' Spending
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Laurie Taylor considers what is at stake in the new politics of culture and creativity. Plus why people begrudge spending on security. Show more
Bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.