The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and poet Salma El-Wardany. Show more
Sean Bean presents a series exploring the ways in which wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Ramblings
Joyful Highlights Part 2: Health and Happiness
24 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In a joyful celebration of 20 years spent walking on air, Clare Balding digs deep into the exhilarating archives of Ramblings to share the best moments from her favourite walks. Show more
Which is more important: planting trees or growing food? We tackle how you decided what to plant where, and bring you the latest on the badger cull. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Saturday Live
Kirstie Allsopp and Paul O'Grady
1 hour, 27 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
TV house hunter Kirstie Allsopp, comedian Paul O'Grady, tracing family history with Esther Safran Foer, footballer Kelly Smith and the inheritance tracks of John Humphrys. Show more
Rewinder
Johnners, Hot Tubs and the A to Z of Veg
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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 and documents. Show more
Coronavirus and health and social care policy with Dr Luke Evans MP and Barbara Keeley MP, climate change policy with Claire Perry O'Neill and homelessness and rough sleeping in the Covid crisis. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Covid-19 surges in Brazil
28 minutes
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Stories from Pakistan, Germany, Lebanon, Belgium and Brazil, where the spread of Covid-19 has become a political fault line. With Kate Adie. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Festival goers being denied refunds, credit card limit cuts affecting credit scores, thousands of pensioners missing out on up £80 a week and how much do mortgage holidays cost? Show more
Angela Barnes hosts series 102, leading a panel of regular News Quiz comics and journalists in rounding up the news stories of the week. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Any Questions?
Mary Bousted, Jim McMahon MP, Baroness Morgan, Gavin St Pier
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House with Mary Bousted, Jim McMahon MP, Baroness Morgan and Gavin St Pier. Show more
We can talk schools again - 9 days till some children go back. What are you thinking? Show more
Lieutenant Conde is visiting his childhood haunts when a schoolteacher at his old school is murdered. Starring Lorna Gayle. Show more
Woman's Hour
Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Soprano Laura Wright tells us about her new single, why parents of young babies want maternity leave extended & Baroness Doreen Lawrence and the Labour Party's Covid-19 BAME review Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview, with the former Conservative cabinet minister, Jeremy Hunt. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Loose Ends
Sally Phillips, Felicity Cloake, Babou Ceesay, Steve Earle, Rioghnach Connolly and Ellis Davies, Nikki Bedi, Clive Anderson
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Sally Phillips, Felicity Cloake and Babou Ceesay for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Steve Earle. Show more
Mark Coles profiles Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Jackie Kay
1 hour, 3 minutes
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Scottish Makar Jackie Kay joins poet Laureate Simon Armitage to reminisce about their first tour as New Generation poets 30 years ago. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Steve Punt shares the joy of films, songs and books so bad they're good. With Grace Dent, Robin Ince and Laura Snapes. From 2020. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Starring Paul Hilton and James Fleet. Pilgrim's quest for the Radiant Boy forces him to travel to the one place he has been forbidden to go. Show more
Skeeter's presence is taking its toll on Jill. Harry's mind is opening to new ideas and experiences. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Grounded with Louis Theroux
3. Helena Bonham Carter
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Louis speaks to actor Helena Bonham Carter. They discuss going to the same school, handling criticism and working with your significant other. Show more
Stuart Maconie tests how much people of different ages know about their own chosen decades, and those of their opponents. Show more
Natalie Haynes tells stories of the most beautiful woman in the world, who hatched from an egg and was the daughter of Zeus: Helen of Troy. With Professor Edith Hall. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Radio 3 presents a radiophonic art exhibition, as 30 of the world’s most creative minds choose a favourite work from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ep5 Pinker and Picasso. Show more
The playful, poignant tale of a middle-aged gentleman who has forgotten his middle name and much else. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more
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