The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill.
How will current UK trade deals with countries outside the European Union change after Brexit, and what will that mean for British producers growing food in other countries? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
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Ecologist Penny Anderson had to stop pointing work on her house when a pair of Spotted flycatchers moved into the gap in the wall and built a nest. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Episode 158: Richard Henderson zooms in on the molecules of life
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Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work. 2017 Nobel Prize-winner Richard Henderson tells Jim how he zoomed in on the molecules of life. Show more
One to One
Decca Aikenhead on the effect of being bereaved as a child 2/2
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Interview series. Decca Aikenhead talks to Sandra, who lost her father suddenly when she was young. Decca explores how a shock bereavement effects a child. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Bishop Joe Aldred. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sinn Fein's new leader Mary Lou McDonald, and sex abuse in the humanitarian sector
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Sinn Fein's new leader Mary Lou McDonald and women in Northern Irish politics, sex abuse in the humanitarian sector, parenting in Paris, and dinosaurs on tour. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. Time to be good. Maybe. Show more
What are we eating? Where does it come from? Why does that make any sense? Charlotte Smith looks at how global networks supplying us with food have become really really complex. Show more
Film-maker Isis Thompson meets Uganda's action heroes, whose DIY kung fu movies are finding a global audience. Show more
Dan Mayfield, founder of the School of Noise, explains why he believes everyone is capable of making music. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Why aren't dads staying off work to look after new babies?
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Consumer phone-in. Winifred Robinson asks why dads are not staying off work to look after new babies. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Fi Glover and Peter Curran find out how relations between men and women are being redefined in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo. Show more
Kirsty opens up, and Toby is out of his depth. Show more
By Ming Ho, with Lia Williams and Sian Phillips. A mother. A daughter. A lifetime. But what becomes of that bond when one of you knows only the present moment? Show more
Josie Long presents stories about holding on from love lost and regained to the afterimage of a loved one. From 2018. Show more
Science documentary. Is it okay to kill insects in the name of science? Entomologist Adam Hart explores the issues. Show more
Michael Rosen is joined by CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me, to talk about language and gender identity. Show more
Broadcaster Steph McGovern and comedian Jayde Adams talk about books with Harriett Gilbert. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
13/02/2018 Paedophile football coach convicted and Jacob Zuma told to stand down as South African president
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Paedophile football coach, Barry Bennell, has been convicted of more than thirty counts of child abuse.
Jacob Zuma has been told to stand down as President of South Africa
The writer tackles love, romance and other unreasonable expectations with a mix of poetry, storytelling and comedy. From 2018. Show more
Brian loses his cool, and Christine puts her foot down. Show more
Front Row
The Shape of Water, Terracotta Warriors, Samira Ahmed, RuPaul's Drag Race
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Samira Ahmed discusses the blockbuster exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors at the World Museum in Liverpool. Plus a review of The Shape of Water. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. Time to be good. Maybe. Show more
An investigation into why some rough sleepers are being denied end of life care - despite being diagnosed as terminally ill. Jane Deith reports. Show more
Kevin Mulhern, Chris McCausland and Sean Randall join Peter to talk about the issues facing blind men around the subject of masculinity. Show more
Surgeon Stephen Westaby explores the events leading up to the first heart transplant and reflects on the consequences of that extraordinary medical breakthrough. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 158: Richard Henderson zooms in on the molecules of life
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work. 2017 Nobel Prize-winner Richard Henderson tells Jim how he zoomed in on the molecules of life. Show more
The World Tonight
Boris Johnson to Call for Unity Over Brexit
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Boris Johnson will try to allay the fears of those who voted to stay in the EU. Humanitarian Jan Egeland talks about the rise of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Show more
Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by volcano experts Tamsin Mather and Clive Oppenheimer and comedian Jo Brand to look at the science of volcanoes. Show more
Nija Dalal-Small joins the Manchester International Festival's 'Festival in My House' project, a series of tiny festivals produced in ordinary people's homes around Manchester. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Author Miriam Darlington immerses herself in a world of owls. In today's episode - our marriage to the fragile barn owl. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.