The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff.
The programme that starts with its listeners. What was life like for the first black man to became a police officer in Britain? Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Clare Balding goes on a training walk with four women about to embark on completing the 82-mile Essex Way in just three days while raising money for a local charity. Show more
Charlotte Smith visits the Organic Farm near Cirencester and investigates how the relationship between farmers and consumers is adapting to modern food production. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Show more
Paul McCartney joins John Wilson to discuss songwriting, his career post-Beatles and to answer questions from an audience that includes Paul Weller and Brad Pitt. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Sara Cox, Philip Glenister, Rory Kinnear, Mary Chapin Carpenter
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by actors Philip Glenister and Rory Kinnear for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Mary Chapin Carpenter. Show more
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Mark Coles profiles Jose Mourinho, in the week he is confirmed as Manchester United manager. Show more
Saturday Review
Love and Friendship, Cornelia Parker - Found, Midsummer Night's Dream, Simon Armitage, The Threepenny Opera
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Featuring Whit Stillman's Jane Austen adaptation, Cornelia Parker's exhibition of found objects, Midsummer Night's Dream on BBC TV, Simon Armitage's Pearl and The Threepenny Opera. Show more
Robin Ince explores the cliché of the Sad Clown. What’s the relationship between stand-up comedy and mental health? From 2014. Show more
Aldous Huxley's thought-provoking classic tale of an irretrievably corrupt society, where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science and the drug Soma freely available. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Will technology make language barriers obsolete? FutureProofing discovers the future of language and finds out how we may not actually need it all. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Chester take on their professors. From 2016. Show more
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests on the theme of wounds and scars. Including poems specially recorded for the programme by Hollie McNish. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The singer-songwriter, also known as Kerry Andrew, interweaves song and story to create a tale of longing. From May 2014. Episode 2 of 3. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.
