The latest shipping forecast.
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Church bells from St Anne's, Denton. Show more
David Davis is the minister in charge of Brexit. Chris Bowlby hears how he was shaped by a council house upbringing, SAS training and a politically significant love of sugar. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce goes back to his boyhood bedroom in Liverpool and reflects on his childhood memories, the meaning of home and the journey to get there. Show more
Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 2007, Lionel Kelleway is in Worcestershire on the look out for fieldfares. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Look ahead to 2017, Bishop James Jones, Hull's Year of Culture
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Caroline Wyatt presents a special New Year edition of Sunday, looking ahead to some of the issues likely to affect faith communities in 2017. Show more
Broadcaster Jo Whiley makes an appeal on behalf of Arthritis Care. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service for New Year's Day live from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury, in Manchester, with the Red John Bell of the Iona Community. Show more
Adam Gopnik explores the differences between patriotism and nationalism and questions why the politics of nationalism appear irresistible today. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the robin. Show more
Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot
Prufrock and Other Observations
43 minutes
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Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot. Show more
Short story by Dorthe Nors. A spiritual awakening helps a man who fears he has lost control over events in his life. Things can only go well when the universe is on your side. Show more
Lilian's plans are scuppered, and Kenton is in full creative flow.
Sir Kenneth Grange, designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
The Tim Vine Chat Show
The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
30 minutes
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Tim Vine and the British public offers up a sleigh-full of Yuletide joke, songs and preposterous seasonal games. From 2016. Show more
The Food Programme
Loch Fyne: Celebrating Food Tradition
30 minutes
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Sheila Dillon travels to Loch Fyne to see how this rural Scottish community has preserved its food traditions. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot. Show more
Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus: Jo and Andy - Divorce
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with three excerpts from a conversation between a divorced couple who reflect on their marriage, the role her newly diagnosed autism played, and the friendship they enjoy. Show more
Britt-Marie is starting over in a doomed Swedish town. But her husband says she’s not very socially aware. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more
John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his novel Capital, which was a major BBC TV drama in 2015. Show more
New year, new poems, veteran poets: Tom Pickard and Denise Riley. Paul Farley opens up the Echo Chamber. Show more
Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot
The Hollow Men, Ash Wednesday and Ariel Poems
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot. Show more
David Davis is the minister in charge of Brexit. Chris Bowlby hears how he was shaped by a council house upbringing, SAS training and a politically significant love of sugar. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
01/01/2017 Hunt for Istanbul nightclub attacker
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Police are looking for the gunman who killed people as they celebrated the New Year. Lingering heavy cold stops the Queen from attending church service.
Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Johnny is keen to party, and Lilian cannot be cheered. Show more
Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot. Show more
Matthew Bannister and the BBC obituary editor Nick Serpell return to the beginning of 2016 and recall a time when obituarists were in huge demand. Show more
Adam Shaw investigates the move away from a single price for a single product. What's behind this trend and does it matter? Show more
Broadcaster Jo Whiley makes an appeal on behalf of Arthritis Care. Show more
With work on HS2 finally due to start next year, what will it mean for business? Maryam Moshiri investigates the opportunities - and challenges - in London and Sheffield. Show more
Brexit and Donald Trump victorious. Few were predicting those momentous events. James Naughtie and guests look back on the year the political elites got a kicking from voters. Show more
Cinema magazine programme. Francine Stock talks to Adam Driver, the star of Martin Scorsese's religious drama Silence. Show more
Author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce goes back to his boyhood bedroom in Liverpool and reflects on his childhood memories, the meaning of home and the journey to get there. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between literature and sociology.
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sociological discussion programme, presented by Laurie Taylor. Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between literature and sociology. Show more
Church bells from St Anne's, Denton. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
