The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Reflection and prayer to begin the day, with Rev Cheryl Meban.
4 Extra Debut. How do you make gold? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From February 2020. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Helen Mark heads to the Quantock Hills to visit the national centre for folk arts and meet some of the people taking part in a 'Winter Warmer' celebration of music and dance. Show more
Peat is one of the biggest carbon stores in the UK, but most of our peatlands are degraded. Caz Graham asks what can be done to tackle the problem. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
Writer and musician Tracey Thorn, Weightlifter Jenny Tong, Marine biologist Monty Halls and Ainsley Harriot's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Rye. Show more
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster with Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Jacob Zuma's Sick Note
28 minutes
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South Africa's former president attempts to sidestep a corruption trial with a sick note. But many are profoundly bored and embarrassed by the Jacob Zuma show says Andrew Harding. Show more
Money Box
Leap in Under 30s taken to court for debts
31 minutes
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The number of under 30s taken to court for money they owe increases by 30%, the bankless town which is no longer bankless and the 'free' dating website which cost one user £300 Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Lord Deben, Professor John Denham, Owen Jones, Olivia Utley
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from Winchester University with a panel including Lord Deben, Professor John Denham, Owen Jones and Olivia Utley. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Animals by Dan Rebellato inspired by Zola's Rougon-Macquart Series. Dide's son Pierre siphons off her fortune and her grandson, Silvère, runs away to join the republican uprising. Show more
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
Synthetic biology is a process that allows the re-engineering of cells. It has potential applications in everything from healthcare to agriculture. Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
08/02/2020 Britons infected with corona virus in France
15 minutes
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5 people contract the virus from a Briton who had travelled to Singapore. At least 20 dead in a mass shooting in Thailand. Senior Conservative MPs attack government over Huawei.
Loose Ends
Rebecca Front, Sheila Atim, John Kani, Andrew Hunter Murray, The Lost Hours, David Morrissey, Clive Anderson
35 minutes
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Clive Anderson and David Morrissey are joined by Rebecca Front, Sheila Atim, John Kani and Andrew Hunter Murray for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The citizen journalist whose Oscar-nominated film 'For Sama' tells the story of life, love and motherhood in war-torn Aleppo. Show more
Saturday Review
Mr Jones, Death of England, The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates, British Baroque, This Life
56 minutes
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Film Mr Jones, play Death of England, novel The Water Dancer, British Baroque exhibition at Tate Britain and the return of TV drama This Life assessed by Tom Sutcliffe and guests Show more
4 Extra Debut. Author Andrea Levy, alongside friends and family, speaks candidly about her writing life and her impending death. From 2020. Show more
by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Starring Paul Hilton and Kate Fleetwood. Pilgrim hopes to find an end, at least to the war of attrition with Birdie, at best to his own immortality. Show more
By Nick Walker. A teenage girl in Oslo is kidnapped. Annika and Mikel find themselves in a race against time. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Giles Fraser, Anne McElvoy, Michael Portillo and Mona Siddiqui. #moralmaze Show more
The fiendish cryptic quiz pits Scotland against Northern Ireland, with Tom Sutcliffe in the questionmaster's chair Show more
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring the question of identity. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In an original story inspired by this week's news, Damian Barr explores the painful world of family estrangement.
A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
