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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery, director of communications for the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

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

Gordon Buchanan, wildlife cameraman and presenter, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

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

Leyla Kazim discusses some of the year's best food writing with writer and chef Ruby Tandoh, and The Food Programme team share their favourite titles.

5/5. Tom Stoppard, turns to Leopoldstadt, his most recent play, and his roots. Concluded by Alex Jennings.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

A celebration of urban wildlife from across the world. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski uncover the species that live alongside us in our towns and cities.

The latest weather forecast.

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

5/5. Augusto Pinochet's convalescence in London is interrupted by a late-night visit from a handful of police officers, with an international warrant for his arrest.

Ed faces a heartbreaking situation, and there's rivalry building for Hannah.

Jaz finds a surprise resident on Mars. And Rita and Jaz venture onto the surface. A near-future murder mystery in the remotest possible location.

Seventeen years before she was born, her brother passed away. In this intimate story, Shadé Joseph speaks to the brother she never got to meet, believing he's out there, listening.

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

The word on the street is that the Northern Lights will be seen in the Pembrokeshire skies tonight. Short story by Natasha Kaeda, read by Sara Gregory.

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.

In the aftermath of major surgery to remove a tumour from his head, engineer Michael Ashcroft turned the shock and agony into award-winning artistic creativity.

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

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

6/6. A bold, audacious take on the week's news, with a blend of the silly and the serious.

George faces a dilemma, and there's a breakthrough for Susan.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.

The announcement of birth control pill approval, the end of prohibition in the US and the only Englishman to ascend to papacy. Radio 4 discovers fascinating stories from the past.

Anne Applebaum, Jake Subryan Richards, Selina Todd, Clare Jackson and Rupert Read are on the panel of guests joining Matthew Sweet for a conversation about the shaping of history.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

5/8. Help is promised but none arrives. The occupants of the dinghy make futile attempts to stop it sinking, the outboard motor has failed.

Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.

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