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 Revd Dr Calvin T Samuel
Farming Today
12/12/19: Bird flu, Dark sky park, Forest bathing, Forage Aid
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Charlotte Smith finds out about the latest outbreak of avian flu, which has led to 27,000 birds being culled on a farm in Suffolk. Show more
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder remembers rescuing redwings when snow hit the north east, standing with a bird in each hand. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of coffee, from its origins in Ethiopia to its role in the spread of ideas, its part in the slave trade and its social impact. Show more
Woman's Hour
Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I’s reign.
46 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I's reign. Talking to teenagers about losing their virginity. And we visit a Babybank helping families cope. Show more
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy
Girls in Their Married Bliss
Girls in Their Married Bliss 4/5
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive Country Girls trilogy. When Baba is in trouble, Kate’s friendship is tested, and proven. Show more
Crossing Continents
A Fight for Light in Lebanon
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Life in Lebanon is a daily battle to beat the power cuts caused by the country's chronic electricity shortage. Now people have had enough and are demanding change. Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
On the Road
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the meaning of art in people's lives. Show more
Has Gruhuken a dark history? Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story. Read by Lee Ingleby. Show more
You and Yours
Christmas Tables, Marston's Beer, Food Delivery Apps
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
There's napkin folding... and then there's tablescapes. How much effort do you make with the Christmas table? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
During El Salvador's brutal civil war soldiers abducted children in rebel-held areas. This is the story of one of those children. Show more
David gets fired up and Neil makes his case. Show more
A thirteen-year-old girl is smuggled out of apartheid South Africa to join her ANC activist father in exile in London in 1972. Show more
Open Country
Painshill in Surrey - lost and found
24 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The 'English Country Garden' of Painshill in Surrey was nearly lost entirely. Helen Mark finds out how it was created and those who've fought to re-establish it over decades. Show more
Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bhopal Medical Appeal. Show more
Open Book
2019 Books, André Aciman and David Bowie
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup, Carrie Plitt, Octavia Bright and John Self recommend the best books of 2019. Show more
My Crazy Year: Directors Mark Jenkin and Dexter Fletcher look back at their crazy year. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A cave painting in Indonesia at least 43,900 years old is thought to be the earliest hunting scene in human history. Classic Russian farm fox domestication experiment is flawed. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Six O'Clock News
12/12/2019 Myanmar's Leader Urges Court To Drop Genocide Charges
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for charges of genocide against Rohingya Muslims to be thrown out.
Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior image has collapsed, and he has finally realised that he is actually not very nice. Show more
Tony makes a mistake and Helen's feeling loved up. Show more
Front Row
Francesca Hayward on Cats and Romeo and Juliet, Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ballet star Francesca Hayward on the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet filmed on location, and her lead role in the film musical Cats. Show more
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy
Girls in Their Married Bliss
Girls in Their Married Bliss 4/5
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWThe third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive Country Girls trilogy. When Baba is in trouble, Kate’s friendship is tested, and proven. Show more
A wave of protests are sweeping through Iran, Iraq and Lebanon. David Aaronovitch asks what has brought so many young people out onto the streets and what changes might result. Show more
What can Iceland teach us about ensuring that jobs routinely done by women are paid as well as those done by men? Lesley Curwen examines a radical approach to the gender pay gap. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A cave painting in Indonesia at least 43,900 years old is thought to be the earliest hunting scene in human history. Classic Russian farm fox domestication experiment is flawed. Show more
Has Gruhuken a dark history? Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story. Read by Lee Ingleby. Show more
James Naughtie and Emma Barnett present full coverage and analysis of the election results, with correspondents at count locations in every corner of the UK. Show more
