The latest shipping forecast.

The latest news from BBC Radio 4.

Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.

With Charlotte Smith. How scientists are hoping to solve the mystery of disappearing bees by videoing them 'waggle dance' and a report suggests upland communities feel overlooked. Show more

With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.

Sue MacGregor brings together a group of people to tell the story of the 1960s 'wonder drug' Thalidomide, which caused so much damage and distress. Show more

An act of worship and music led by Roger Hutchings.

Poet Carol Ann Duffy's first interview as Poet Laureate. Plus, Alan and Irene Brogan on their institutionalised childhood; and the enduring appeal of Madame de la Fayette.

Frenchman, former Millennium Dome supremo and UK leisure industry executive PY Gerbeau examines our cultural obsession with drinking to excess and tries to find solutions. Show more

The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag talk show, where this week's guest is next week's interviewer. Show more

The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.

Consumer news and issues with Peter White. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and in life. Show more

David does some accidental moonlighting. Show more

A sequel to the comic drama On the Field about British troops in Iraq, by Annie Caulfield. Life on the army base in Basra is closing down - they would all rather be in Afghanistan. Show more

Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs are guests of Tunstall Gardeners' Society in Sittingbourne. Show more

Adil Ray meets Richard Foster, the photographer behind magazines' glitzy boots and glittering watches and finds a man recovering from an accident that left him severely paralysed. Show more

Including the lives of poet UA Fanthorpe, Lieutenant-General Sir Martin Garrod, former manager of The Bay City Rollers, Tam Paton and Bollywood actor and director Feroz Khan. Show more

Francine Stock talks to Michael Caine, who reveals why his wife banned their daughter from seeing his new film, Is Anybody There? Plus Terence Davies on an Alastair Sim comedy. Show more

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Andy Hamilton, Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy.

Eddie looks for buried treasure. Show more

With Mark Lawson. Jim Broadbent discusses his acting career, Andrew Logan talks about Alternative Miss World, and should you clap between movements of a symphony? Show more

Determined to avenge the crime against his friend, Robert confronts the beautiful Lucy with the truth. Stars Alex Wyndham. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Surrey. The panellists are Baroness Susan Greenfield, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Nick Herbert MP and Chris Huhne MP. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James. Show more

Black comedy by Ed Jones. Scriptwriter Luke loses his TV job and has to downsize from a bohemian terrace in a leafy Manchester suburb to the dark heart of Salford. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Including a report from Mexico City, which has been shut down to prevent the spread of flu, and a radical solution to Kenya's problems. Show more

In wartime London, an intelligence agency recruits Georgy to translate Russian documents. Read by David Warner. Show more

Actress and campaigner for mental health, Ruby Wax, champions Swiss psychoanalyst, Carl Jung. With Matthew Parris. From April 2009. Show more

In a special report ahead of the European Parliament elections, Chris Mason explores what it is that MEPs actually do.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

By Sarah Rose. Robert Fortune travels 250 miles by junk and sedan into the interior of China to discover what he can of the secrets of black tea. Read by Maureen Beattie. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.