The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain. Show more
'I can't switch off my army brain, so haven't slept properly in 30 years' A soldier and an aid worker share stories of how their careers left mental scars. With Jennifer Tracey. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The latest weather forecast.
Open Country
Bellaghy - Seamus Heaney's Homeplace
25 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Poet Seamus Heaney is Bellaghy's most famous son, Helen Mark discovers the place that he wrote about and meets the people who live there today. Show more
Charlotte Smith is in Northern Ireland to explore the growing UK seaweed industry. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on the latest attempt to reform the House of Lords by scrapping the system of by-elections to replace hereditary peers. Show more
Saturday Live
Damon Hill and Cerys Matthews
1 hour, 28 minutes
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Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Cerys Matthews, Damon Hill, Meik Wiking and Benny Lewis join Aasmah and Richard for Saturday Live. Show more
Abdul-Rehman Malik travels to Turkey to explore the relationship between Islam and coffee. The drink first popularised by Sufi mystics in the Yemen would go on to change the world. Show more
Isabel Hardman of the Spectator looks at Brexit, the NHS and the future of the Labour party. Plus the effect of September 1916 on parliament. Show more
This week, Kate Adie presents reports on Uzbekistan after Karimov, a civil marriage boom in Cyprus, local people's views on Calais and an incident at the North Korean border. Show more
New research shows consumers that can only truly benefit from "switching" if they commit to changing their supplier, or at least their tariff, every twelve months. Show more
Jeremy Hardy, Lucy Porter, Andy Hamilton and Kerry Godliman join chairman Miles Jupp, for the first in a new series of the long-running satirical quiz of the week's news. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Dan Jarvis MP, Peter Lilley MP, Kerry-Anne Mendoza, Steven Woolfe MEP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Shuttleworth College in Padiham, Lancashire, with Dan Jarvis MP, Peter Lilley MP, Kerry-Anne Mendoza and Steven Woolfe MEP. Show more
Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Sam Shepard's fiery examination of the relationship and rivalry between two brothers - screenwriter Austin and older, estranged brother Lee. Starring Philip and Robert Glenister. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nicola Adams, Amy Schumer, Eating disorders and university
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The boxer Nicola Adams on her Rio Olympic experience. The comedian Amy Schumer on how her life and its shortcomings inspire her comedy. Plus eating disorders and university. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'I can't switch off my army brain, so haven't slept properly in 30 years' A soldier and an aid worker share stories of how their careers left mental scars. With Jennifer Tracey. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
10/09/16 Air strikes hit Syrian market
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
At least 25 people killed in rebel-held city hours after peace plan unveiled
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Sara Cox, Sally Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Lemn Sissay, Kully Thiarai, King Creosote, Imarhan
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Sally Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Lemn Sissay and Kully Thiarai for conversation and comedy. With music from King Creosote and Imarhan. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the business magnate and inventor Elon Musk. A man with a passion for rockets, cars and a plan to colonise Mars. Show more
Saturday Review
V+A Revolution, Hell or High Water, Jonathan Safran Foer, Inn At Lydda, BBC TV comedy pilots
45 minutes
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Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water, Jonathan Safran Foer's Here I Am, V+A You Say You Want A Revolution, Globe Theatre's Inn At Lydda, BBC TV comedy pilots. Show more
Steven Fielding asks if the portrayal of class relations in popular period dramas has any political effect on society. From 2016. Show more
In a post-modern twist that would irritate Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas plays Victorian novelist George Gissing. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
In the wake of figures indicating a rise in violent crime, Clive Anderson and guests discuss proposals for sweeping reforms of our laws on violence. Show more
The last of the 2016 semi-finals of the challenging music quiz, with one remaining final place at stake. Paul Gambaccini asks the questions. Show more
Roger McGough marks 300 years since the birth of poet Thomas Gray, author of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, with a visit to the graveyard itself, in Stoke Poges. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A senior government official makes a long distance trip and reads a life-changing letter in mid-air. From June 2014. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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