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News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Kirsty Young asks the author Irvine Welsh what advice he would give his younger self. He looks back at his brush with heroin addition and a first arrest at just eight years old.

Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

As November marks the TV premiere of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of these two titans of British Cinema.

2/5. As his friends fly out to Italy to visit, Kureishi wonders how others will see him now, in the next in the author's powerful memoir of life after a catastrophic injury.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

The latest weather forecast.

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.

7/10. With the police files still closed, Alex von Tunzelmann pieces together what we know of the investigation into Sandra Rivett's murder.

There's a ray of hope for the Grundy family, and Lilian remains unimpressed.

A fascinating drama by James Fritz, exploring the complex issues that exist in the UK prison service. We follow the lives of two prisoners who are caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare.

Comedy chat show taking the conversational long way round to a series final destination.

From content moderators to warehouse operators and software developers, the tech workers whose everyday lives are a million miles from the glitter and status of Silicon Valley.

What makes a good poem for a wedding? Vanessa Kisuule investigates the best and worst of matrimonial verse.

Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Comedian Stuart Mitchell examines his own cost of living with a move into the high-flying world of banking - and just when he thinks he has it all, the world crashes around him.

Natasha has a brainwave, and Kirsty finds herself on the spot.

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad.

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

2/3. A brand-new Uncanny case for Halloween. A family move into a 200 year-old house in the Lake District, setting in motion a series of terrifying events that last for 18 years.

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.

Ros Atkins and Nuala McGovern present in depth reporting, analysis and reaction from the 2024 US presidential election as results across America are declared.