
The latest national and international news.

Writer Christie Dickason considers the physical and metaphorical significance of bridges.
Alex James meets the final nominee for the 2009 BBC Farmer of the Year award.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

A service on All Saints Day from St Michael's Church in Aberystwyth.

News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Kevin Connolly.

The week's events in Ambridge.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Jerry Springer.

David Mitchell chairs. With Adam Hills, Rhod Gilbert, Reginald D Hunter, Shappi Khorsandi.
The Silivri yoghurt festival celebrates Turkish artisan yoghurts. But are they dying out?

The latest weather forecast.

A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.

Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.
Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood.

Islamic countries see sibling relationships develop via wet-nurses.

Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
James Naughtie talks to Linda Grant about her novel, When I Lived in Modern Times.

Sean Street traces the trajectory of John Magee's poem High Flight.

President Bush agrees to meet Chairman Gorbachev on his boat in the Mediterranean.

In a special discussion programme, Sir John Tusa explores the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Edward Stourton profiles the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

Hardeep Singh Kohli introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio

The Grundys come back down to earth.
Matt Frei examines President Obama's love of golf and talks to Dana Perino.

By Hattie Naylor.

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
Marking the lives of Norman Painting, Werner Heubeck, Dr Ignacio Ponseti, David Shepherd.
Martin Bright asks if the truth is really always desirable and in the public interest.

The latest weather forecast.

Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.

Another chance to look back at the events making the news 20 years ago, with Sir John Tusa

Writer Christie Dickason considers the physical and metaphorical significance of bridges.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The social and cultural influences on bereaved families' decisions to donate organs.

The sound of bells from the church of St Lawrence Jewry in London.

The latest shipping forecast.

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

The latest shipping forecast.

News from BBC Radio 4.

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings.

We're farming fewer breeds than ever to feed our desire for consistent cuts of meat.

The latest weather forecast for farmers.