The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
Stephen Fry wants to know why he struggles to remember faces. Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2019. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Open Country
Community Resilience in Toppesfield
25 minutes
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Helen Mark meets the villagers that are keeping community of Toppesfield thriving. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe finds out how aquaculture has developed over the last fifty years, and asks how farming the sea may help feed the population in future. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Queen of daytime TV Lorraine Kelly, sustainable fashion pioneer Amy Powney and Dr Adam Hill on being a surgeon, a scientist and a CEO. Show more
Rewinder
One: Punks, Spies and a Truck Full of Cash
28 minutes
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Greg James, host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show and self-confessed 'proud radio nerd', rummages through the BBC's vast archives of audio, video, vinyl, photographs and documents. Show more
Adam Fleming and the BBC's politics team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 UK general election.
From Our Own Correspondent
“If we burn you burn with us”
28 minutes
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The protestors who believe they are fighting for Hong Kong’s very existence. Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from around the world. Show more
Money Box
Starting young to save for retirement
27 minutes
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Young pension savers, tech being used to make borrowing money easier and cheaper, the comedy bank note found in a high street ATM and what future for 'no-blame' fraud compensation Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more
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Any Questions?
Diane Abbott, Claire Fox MEP, Robert Jenrick, Caroline Lucas
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from Worplesdon Memorial Hall in Surrey with Diane Abbott, Claire Fox MEP, Caroline Lucas and Robert Jenrick. Show more
The Labour Party is promising fast, free, full fibre broadband? Do you believe it will happen? Show more
Her love of music, along with friendship, allows Nora to find some hope and strength for the future. Stars Siobhan McSweeney. Show more
One to One
City or Country? Alys Fowler meets Gregory Leadbetter
14 minutes
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Acclaimed gardening writer, Alys Fowler, tries to work out where she wants to live, in the city or the countryside, with the help of poet, Gregory Leadbetter. Show more
Woman's Hour
Gold Digger, The Catholic Church and women priests, Chilli Tofu
57 minutes
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Marnie Dickens, the writer of Gold Digger on putting an older woman centre stage, and what do you do when your child tries to pull a sickie? Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
What are the rules when people have to lose their jobs? It's always a difficult situation - which is why it's often handled badly. Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
Prince Andrew has categorically denied having sex with a 17 year old girl
15 minutes
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Prince Andrew has categorically denied having sex with a 17 year old girl. A fire at a block of student flats in Bolton reportedly spread across external cladding within minutes.
Loose Ends
Paul Merton, Lucian Msmati, Cathie Pilkington, Samantha Baines, Sharky, Odette Peters, Scottee, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Paul Merton, Lucian Msmati, Cathie Pilkington and Samantha Baines for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles looks at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committee, who is leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Show more
Saturday Review
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger, George IV : Art and Spectacle
51 minutes
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Korean film The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void; the play, Romesh Gunesekera's Suncatcher, Gold Digger on BBC1, George IV : Art and Spectacle at The Queen's Gallery Show more
Professor Philip Cowley argues that the anxieties over the influence of technology upon elections were in evidence long before social media and the digital age. Show more
Bodies are being found in the Thames with dreadful injuries. Rumours abound, so Charles Dickens' campaigning newspaper The Herald sends its chief correspondent to investigate. Show more
4 Extra Debut. When ‘Rabbit’ Angstrom joins a basketball game, it underlines all that is wrong with his life. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Ella Whelan, Giles Fraser, Michael Portillo and Nazir Afzal. #moralmaze Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, with contestants from all over the UK competing to become Radio 4's musical mastermind for 2019. Show more
To celebrate the programme's 40th birthday, Cerys Matthews interviews Roger McGough about his favourite poetry. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Two lovers meet again by a lake in Ireland, the place they broke up, after decades apart. Written and read by Kevin Barry. Show more
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