The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Kate Bottley. Show more
Farming Today
Bananas, Willow for Electricity, Environment Post-Brexit, Block Calving
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
British scientists are asked to find out if Britain's favourite fruit - the banana - can survive the threat from Panama Disease. Show more
David Attenborough presents the great white egret. Show more
An urgent House of Commons debate calls for action on the crisis in Syria. Sean Curran reports from Westminster. Show more
Midweek
Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, Thiago Soares, iO Tillett Wright
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves. Show more
Woman's Hour
Donald Trump and women, The life of Angela Carter, Is it time for a Good Sex Award?
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jane Garvey discusses misogyny in the US presidential election. The life and work of Angela Carter. And is it time for a literary award to acknowledge well-written sex? Show more
Cath is still in a coma. Her sister and mother travel from Australia to see her. Show more
The Listening Project
Eddie and Jack - Busy Doing Nothing
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends in their 80s, who find it relaxing to swap their cars for the bus, and a hectic schedule for an amble about town. Show more
Documentary. Ian Peddie explores the impact of new Texan laws allowing concealed handguns to be carried both on university campuses and into classrooms. Show more
Elizabeth falls for a local handyman because he looks like Frank Sinatra. Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
Matthew Sweet invites sociologist Rachel Hurdley and writer and researcher Ed Attlee to reflect on our need to order our homes and carve out personal space within them. Show more
You and Yours
HIV Testing, Power of Attorney, Energy Credit
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. HIV testing, protecting elderly relatives from scams and getting your money back from energy suppliers. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Gretchen Gerzina explores the moving story of Mary Prince. Her first-hand narrative of her life in slavery is the only account we have by a British woman. Show more
Ian has got an offer to consider, and Kate is keen to share her perspective on relationships. Show more
Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox as Inspector James McLevy. The opening of the new Leith docks attracts bigwigs and saboteurs. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Can children's attitudes to money shape their adult financial lives?
30 minutes
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Financial phone-in. How can children develop the right financial habits that will stay with them for life? Show more
Inside Health
Meningitis ACWY vaccine, Testosterone for women, Allotments on prescription, Heart failure and iron
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
There is confusion about how and when teens should be getting the new Meningitis ACWY vaccine. Plus testosterone for female sex drive and allotments on prescription. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Rentier capitalism - Protest camps
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor asks if the economic system is rigged in favour of the owners of property, be it financial, physical or intellectual. Also, protest camps. Show more
The Media Show
Will Young leaves Strictly, IPSO review, Sky
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Steve Hewlett looks at how the newspaper regulator IPSO fares in the latest review. Claire Enders on the future for Sky. And, Will Young leaving Strictly - the inside story. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Mark visits the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and performs in a massive cave for a local audience From 2016. Show more
Alistair wants to make it work, and Roy has got a new look. Show more
Front Row
American Honey, George Monbiot on loneliness, Ella Hickson, Bernice McFadden
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrea Arnold's film American Honey, Bernice McFadden on the experience of the Holocaust for black people, George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan on loneliness, playwright Ella Hickson. Show more
Cath is still in a coma. Her sister and mother travel from Australia to see her. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Giles Fraser, Michael Portillo, Anne McElvoy and Matthew Taylor. Show more
Dave Pickering makes the case for a men's liberation movement. Show more
Motorways kill animals - that is unavoidable. Tom Heap asks if the death toll can be minimised with badger tunnels and bat flyovers. Show more
Midweek
Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, Thiago Soares, iO Tillett Wright
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
US and Russia to resume talks on Syria
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. US and Russia to resume talks on Syria, but what can they deliver? What's behind the row between Tesco and Unilever? Show more
Both Conrad and Eleanor struggle with painful memories. Their son Paul insists on calling the police, while Eleanor finds threatening emails to Conrad from a woman called Mad. Show more
Hannah's mum unearths some revealing secrets in her daughter's recently vacated room. Stars Josie Lawrence. From 2016. Show more
Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality
1. What Shall We Tell Our Kids?
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Stand-up Mae Martin on how millennials are transforming the way society thinks about sex and gender. From 2016. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster on PMQs and an angry Brexit debate. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In Edmund Gordon's vivid and illuminating biography, Angela Carter is beguiled in Japan. Emma Fielding reads. Show more
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