The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Church bells from St Martins, Worcester.
Edward Stourton profiles Baroness Trumpington, as famous for swearing in the House of Lords as for her work at Bletchley Park. He talks to Ian Hislop, family and friends. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Mark Tully seeks the ideal balance between the virtue of simplicity and embracing the many complexities of life. With music from kd lang and Satie and readings from Yeats and Kant. Show more
Brett Westwood relives programmes from 50 years of the Living World archives. In this episode from 1988, Peter France is on the South Downs with ecologist David Streeter. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Gender segregation in faith schools, Mahant Swami Maharaj UK visit, Moral issues of food waste
44 minutes
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The Court of Appeal says a faith school's policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination, what are the implications? Show more
Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Farm Africa. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Anticipating St Luke's Day, the patron saint of physicians, from the Churchill Hospital Cancer Centre in Oxford. Led by the Rev Canon Dr Margaret Whipp. Show more
Andrew Sullivan says a type of cultural Marxism is sweeping through US universities. It is an ideology, he says, that is fast resembling a new religion. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Stuart Butchart on the Bronze-winged Jacana
1 minute
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BirdLife International's chief scientist Dr Stuart Butchart reveals the bronze-winged jacana, also known as the lily trotter. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Lilian finds herself tempted, and Pip makes an embarrassing mistake.
Kirsty Young interviews novelist Jane Gardam. Show more
David Mitchell gets Richard Osman, Arthur Smith, Lou Sanders and Phil Wang to lie with some truths. From 2017. Show more
The Food Programme
How We Eat: 3. Eating By The Rules
30 minutes
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Sheila Dillon presents a series about how we eat now. In this programme, she talks to people who eat according to very strict rules. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
Documentary. In 1967, a bitter dispute over Israel's future split a country, and divided a family. Rami Tzabar discovers his father's role in a moment that changed everything. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of damage the Great Storm did there. Show more
The Listening Project
Omnibus - Abused in Childhood
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces conversations about surviving physical abuse in care and sexual abuse in the family. Show more
Lila's life is turned upside down by the disappearance of her young daughter and she struggles to hold herself together. The shadow of her friend will haunt her - and vice versa. Show more
Omar El Akkad talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel American War, in which the country has been ravaged by climate change, and a second civil war breaks out over fossil fuels. Show more
Writer and poet Bridget Minamore explores how women, particularly women of colour, have pushed back against the poetry establishment to create their own literary narratives. Show more
File on 4
Elderly Patients in Hospital - Who Cares?
38 minutes
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Allan Urry investigates care of the elderly in NHS hospitals. Are some dying because of neglect? Show more
Edward Stourton profiles Baroness Trumpington, as famous for swearing in the House of Lords as for her work at Bletchley Park. He talks to Ian Hislop, family and friends. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Stewart Henderson chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Lilian feels guilty, and Pip admits her faux pas. Show more
Max and Ivan try to help the penniless ringmaster of the Cirque Du Solihull. Stars Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez. From 2017. Show more
The story of a disappearance - told backwards. Sacha Dhawan continues Jon McGregor's series. As the search for the girl gears up, the local paperboy joins the hunt. Show more
The editor of PM defends his programme against accusations that presenter Eddie Mair's interview with home secretary Amber Rudd was hostile and biased. Show more
Last Word
Lillian Ross, Jalal Talabani, Terry Downes, Sybil Flory, Hedley Jones
28 minutes
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Julian Worricker on journalist Lillian Ross, Iraqi president in the 2000s Jalal Talabani, boxer Terry Downes, seamstress Sybil Flory and musician and inventor Hedley Jones. Show more
Young driver foxed by the box: Black box technology promises cheaper insurance for 'good' drivers - but does it deliver? Show more
Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Farm Africa. Show more
Analysis
What would war with North Korea look like?
30 minutes
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Neal Razzell investigates what could spark a major conflict on the world's most sensitive front line and how devastating it would be. Show more
Carolyn Quinn discusses Brexit and public sector pay with Conservative MP Robert Jenrick, Labour's Liz Kendall, commentator Tim Montgomerie and journalist Jack Blanchard. Show more
In a special edition recorded at the London Film Festival, Francine Stock talks to Ian McEwan about his screen work. Show more
Mark Tully seeks the ideal balance between the virtue of simplicity and embracing the many complexities of life. With music from kd lang and Satie and readings from Yeats and Kant. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Restaurants - A Taste of Class
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The restaurant is much more than a place where we go to eat. It is the site of class struggle, of exchange, it has shaped how we eat and how we work. Show more
Church bells from St Martins, Worcester.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
