Michael Bublé, singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
David Mitchell invites Tony Hawks, Richard Osman, Clive Anderson and Vicki Pepperdine to hide truths in lies. From October 2016. Show more
Sheila Dillon and special guests discover a delicious and fascinating world of pumpkins and winter squash. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Live from Belfast, The World This Weekend examines the impact of Brexit on the Northern Ireland peace process, and the economy north and south of the border. Show more
Martin Bashir on faith and politics in the US and the UK, Torcuil Crichton on the Hebrides and Brexit, Caroline Davies on drag kings and Alex Strangwayes-Booth on gypsies and God. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel visit Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire. James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Matt Biggs answer the horticultural questions. Show more
Fi Glover with conversations that show how common interests fire parent-child relationships, and another that reveals the rekindling of a romance after 40 years. Show more
Aunt Dide finally escapes the asylum. Starring Glenda Jackson and dramatised by Dan Rebellato, based on Emile Zola’s Rougon Macquart cycle. Show more
Open Book
Brit Bennett, Emma Chichester Clark, Sir Quentin Blake
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mariella talks to Sir Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark about their collaboration Three Little Monkeys as part of #lovetoread. Brit Bennett discusses her debut The Mothers. Show more
Johannesburg-based poet Thabiso Mohare talks to poets who have embraced digital, and looks at how it has served the most political of them. Show more
Every year thousands of foreign domestic workers come to the UK to cook, clean and provide childcare for the wealthy. But is enough being done to protect them from exploitation? Show more
As Glenda Jackson returns to the West End stage, Mark Coles profiles the Oscar-winning actor and former Labour MP. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Catherine Bott chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more
There is a visitor at the Stables, and Alice is clutching at straws. Show more
Alan Bennett reads from his diaries. Reflections on how much easier it is to get married than to get a Camden parking permit. Show more
Reading from his diaries, Alan Bennett is mistaken for Alan Ayckbourn and looks a gift (War) Horse in the mouth. Show more
Natural Histories: Short Stories
Series 2
Something That Seems Simple but Has a Million Eyes by Evie Wyld
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Evie Wyld's original story is inspired by a visit to the Natural History Museum. It is about two sisters trying to talk to each other. And clams. The reader is Hermione Norris. Show more
Roger Bolton investigates the demise of James McLevy, asks why Michael Gove got so much airtime this week and goes behind the scenes at The Kitchen Cabinet. Show more
Last Word
Raine, Countess Spencer, James "Jimmy" Perry, Stylianos Pattakos, Howard Davies, Bobby Vee
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Raine, Countess Spencer, comedy writer Jimmy Perry, Greek general Stylianos Pattakos, theatre director Howard Davies and singer Bobby Vee. Show more
Interest-only mortgages, listeners share their John Lewis Partnership Credit Card website woes, pension freedom pros and cons plus problems facing vulnerable older private renters. Show more
Miriam Margoyles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Stroke Association. Show more
In the popular imagination, being in a crowd makes people scary and irrational. But is this true? And is there a danger that by treating crowds as dangerous, they become so? Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined in discussion by the former education secretary, Nicky Morgan, the shadow education secretary Angela Rayner; and the political commentator Iain Martin. Show more
Cinema magazine show, presented by Francine Stock. Jacqueline Bisset looks back at Day For Night, Francois Truffaut's Oscar-winning film about movie-making. Show more
In conversation with Buddhist writer Sarvananda, Mark Tully investigates the problem of loneliness and the philosophical concept of separation. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Hoods - Construction Blacklist
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood. Also, 'blacklisted' construction workers. Show more
Church bells from St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Commentary on day four of the second Test between Bangladesh and England, from Dhaka, with Jonathan Agnew, Charles Dagnall, Ebony Rainford Brent, Athar Ali Khan and Vic Marks. Show more