| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 00:15Poet and playwright, Adrian Mitchell, shares some of his favourite poetry and prose. 00:45The sound of church bells of St John the Baptist, Burford in Oxfordshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 00:301/5Bashir was six when his family were expelled from their house in Ramla. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 00:302/5Dalia's parents choose to leave Bulgaria for the Promised Land. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 00:303/5Bashir has been exiled to Ramallah, now occupied by Israel. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 00:304/5Bashir is on trial for bombing a supermarket. Dalia inherits the house. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The house is a kindergarten for Arab children in Israel. But terrorist attacks escalate. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Into the chill of a Balkan winter, a visitor arrives from the West to melt Piret's heart.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00News, current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
| 01:00News, current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
| 01:00News, current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
| 01:00News, current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
| 01:00News, current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by Rev Dr John Armes, Rector of St John's Church in Princes Street. 05:45Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by Rev Dr John Armes, Rector of St John's Church in Princes Street. 05:45Rural magazine programme with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by Rev Dr John Armes, Rector of St John's Church in Princes Street. 05:45Rural magazine programme with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by Rev Dr John Armes, Rector of St John's Church in Princes Street. 05:45Rural magazine programme with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by Rev Dr John Armes, Rector of St John's Church in Princes Street. 05:45Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mgr Tony Rogers. 05:454/5Buddhist nun Ani Lhamo on the newsdesk of the Herald in Glasgow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43The sound of church bells of St Peter and St Paul, Mitcham. 05:45Christopher Martin-Jenkins profiles Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, England's cricket coach.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
| 06:00News and current affairs with James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
| 06:00News and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07A tour of the British countryside. 06:35Miriam O'Reilly presents the rural magazine. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Just before Lent, Mark Tully asks 'are human beings basically good, or basically bad'? 06:35Clarissa Dickson-Wright meets a couple who have made Venison a way of life in Scotland. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Programme examining the religious and ethical news of the week. With Roger Bolton. 07:55Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal on behalf of Children on the Edge. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Oxford Blues Service, led by Canon Brian Mountford. 08:50Clive James rails against changes to the names of things we rely on.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Lynne Truss, Janet Suzman, Dominic Shellard and Edward Pearce. 09:451/5Bashir was six when his family were expelled from their house in Ramla.
| 09:001/3Peter White talks to disabled people who have achieved outstanding success in their field. 09:301/5Graham Easton visits a pain research lab to learn why some things hurt more than others. 09:452/5Dalia's parents choose to leave Bulgaria for the Promised Land.
| 09:00Libby Purves and guests engage in lively conversation. 09:453/5Bashir has been exiled to Ramallah, now occupied by Israel.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. 09:454/5Bashir is on trial for bombing a supermarket. Dalia inherits the house.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Paul Abbott. 09:455/5The house is a kindergarten for Arab children in Israel. But terrorist attacks escalate.
| 09:00Guests include comedienne and writer Janey Godley and poet Lemn Sissay.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week, with Patrick O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Magazine programme, including the drama The Observations, by Jane Harris.
| 10:00Magazine programme, including drama The Observations, by Jane Harris.
| 10:00Including drama The Observations, by Jane Harris, dramatised by Chris Dolan.
| 10:00Magazine programme, including drama The Observations, by Jane Harris.
| 10:00With Martha Kearney, including drama: The Observations, by Jane Harris.
| 10:00John McCarthy with travellers' tales, anecdotes and conversation. 10:302/5Introduced in 1957, The Six Five Special was Britain's first rock 'n' roll programme.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Winifred Robinson investigates an outbreak of Clostridium Difficile in Nottingham. 11:303/3Maurice has problems dating. So he buys a self-hypnosis CD in order to find love.
| 11:005/10Gabrielle Walker finds out how global warming is changing the natural world.(R) 11:30Germaine Greer presents a profile of eccentric 1970s rock icon Frank Zappa.(R)
| 11:002/2A look at the state of today's maternity services and how they could be improved. 11:303/4Robin bonds with his new daughter and Derek sparks chaos.(R)
| 11:00BBC foreign correspondents examine the stories behind the headlines, with Kate Adie. 11:30Environmental scientist James Lovelock reveals some of his favourite pieces of writing.
| 11:00Simon Parkes reports on how a pizzeria in India has boosted the local economy. 11:304/6Vince the Ventriloquist moves to a new pitch and receives threats from an unknown source.
| 11:00Political discussion series which sharpens the focus on current ideas and events. 11:30BBC foreign correspondents examine the stories behind the headlines, with Kate Adie.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is potter Grayson Perry.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer and social matters with John Waite and Liz Barclay. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer and social matters. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer and social matters with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer and social matters with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:306/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Nicholas Parsons chairs the classic panel game from Winchester. 12:32Sheila Dillon asks what ancient forms of intensive farming can teach us today. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:306/6Brett uncovers some of the mysteries and histories of three Shropshire hills.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Could Bach's most famous work be a fake? Simon Townley investigates.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:301/2Having discovered a passion for the Bard, Lenry Henry explores why he remains so vital.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30A tour of the British countryside.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Panel members discuss issues with an audience at the Hexagon Theatre in Lancaster.
| 13:00A look at events around the world, presented by James Reynolds. 13:30A look at the relationship between New Labour and Rupert Murdoch's News International.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Will self-exploration and soul searching help two friends ring changes in their lives?
| 14:15By Dermot Bolger. A hotel manager confronts his past when a special guest checks in.(R)
| 14:00Requiem for a beech tree. 14:15Strange events unfold for two holidaying couples. Are ghosts real? By Martin Jameson.
| 14:15Dramatisation of Rory Stewart's epic walk across Afghanistan in 2002.
| 14:15A woman running a village beauty parlour becomes privy to the community's secrets.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A struggling writer, working in a pet cemetery, meets a young female embalmer.
| 14:00John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer questions from gardeners in Lancs. 14:45Travel writer Nick Thorpe goes to Corryvreckan to experience Scotland's famous whirlpool.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests are on hand to take calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Margaret, 19, is sleep-walking into marriage with a much older man whom she does not love. 15:45It wasn't until 1660 that anyone thought of putting blood back into patients.
| 15:00Environmental discussion focussing the natural world and our impact on it. 15:302/5Margaret, 19, is planning to marry a much older man whom she does not love. 15:45In the 17th Century, fevers were the main concern of physicians.
| 15:00The horticultural experts answer gardeners' questions in Essex. 15:303/5As Margaret's wedding draws closer, the bridegroom becomes even more chilly and remote. 15:45Smallpox was taking between 10-15 per cent of all lives in Europe.
| 15:005/6Fi Glover presents the travel series giving listeners' tips on holiday experiences. 15:27Sue McGregor presents an appeal on behalf of Community Network. 15:304/5The guilty secret of Margaret's summer in Egypt begins to emerge. 15:45The clash between old guard physicians and a new breed of general practitioners.
| 15:00Hints and tips about how to help garden birds this Spring. Hosted by Dylan Winter. 15:305/5The conventional suburban setting masks some dark secrets, which only now begin to emerge. 15:45How did this period come to be known as 'the perfection of anatomy'?
| 15:30Could Bach's most famous work be a fake? Simon Townley investigates.
| 15:00Yudhishtra's 13 years of exile are over but his cousin refuses to give up the throne.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon explores two schemes introducing youngsters to the importance of good food. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00A look at how the law on children's evidence has changed since the Cleveland scandal. 16:30Sue MacGregor discusses favourite books with Lynn Barber and Sara Wheeler.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor examines the phenomenon of bio-piracy and wedding present etiquette. 16:30Mark Porter investigates the latest advances in the understanding of Parkinson's disease.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to author Justin Cartwright about his new WW2-set novel. 16:30Quentin Cooper finds out computers can simulate the acoustics of any building.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Martha Kearney.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup investigates sagas, and talks to best-selling novelist Lesley Pearse. 16:30Roger McGough introduces works by WH Auden, read by Douglas Hodge.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis presents the business magazine. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Why is the government shutting down the agency responsible for seizing criminal assets? 17:40Christopher Martin-Jenkins profiles Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, England's cricket coach. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:30Nicholas Parsons chairs the classic panel game from Winchester.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:301/6The comedian sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:306/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:305/6The sports agent's snooker playing client has developed an unfortunate phobia.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:306/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:15Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 18:15Robin Lustig presents his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:456/10Bessy dupes her mistress but the plan backfires...
| 19:00Requiem for a beech tree. 19:15Mark Lawson with the verdict on an exhibition of Gilbert and George at Tate Modern. 19:457/10Bessy is trying to unravel a mystery when her mistress reveals a secret.
| 19:15Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:458/10Bessy's past life threatens to catch up with her.
| 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:459/10Bessy's deceptions have tipped her mistress into insanity - and an unwanted guest arrives.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, who talks to members of the band Kaiser Chiefs. 19:4510/10A second tragedy on the railway line sparks an unexpected conclusion.
| 19:00Christopher Martin-Jenkins profiles Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, England's cricket coach. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Denise Mina, Andreas Whittam Smith and Jamila Gavin.
| 19:15Barney Harwood goes behind the scenes on the Dr Who set in Cardiff. 19:454/5A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a trailer park mother.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jolyon Jenkins recounts a forgotten story of the Second World War.(R) 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning.
| 20:00Why is the government shutting down the agency responsible for seizing criminal assets? 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs the moral debate. 20:453/3Featuring interviews with people who've made it to the top.
| 20:001/2Allan Urry goes out with the firefighters who are breaking new ground. 20:30The influence of private equity firms' is increasing, causing growing concerns.
| 20:00Panel members discuss issues with an audience at the Hexagon Theatre in Lancaster. 20:50Clive James rails against changes to the names of things we rely on.
| 20:00Eyes in the Sky: Leo Enright reflects on the satellites that have changed history.(R)
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The Guardian's Country Diary is the longest running newspaper column in Britain. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Lynne Truss, Janet Suzman, Dominic Shellard and Edward Pearce. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Mark Porter investigates the latest advances in the understanding of Parkinson's disease. 21:301/3Peter White talks to disabled people who have achieved outstanding success in their field. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:003/6Rajesh Mirchandani takes a look at the social side of digital technology. 21:30Libby Purves and guests engage in lively conversation. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Stone investigates the high profile case of a missing teenage girl, Louise Sands.(R) 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Yudhishtra and his brothers have been exiled for 13 years.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal on behalf of Children on the Edge. 21:30The influence of private equity firms' is increasing, causing growing concerns. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45Comic novel by Paul Torday, mocking the machinery of government.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45The Whitehall spin machine swings into action.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45Alfred is beginning to be seduced by the notion of salmon swimming their way up the wadis.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Clare Bolderson. 22:45Following their trip to the Sheikh's residence, Alfred and Harriet embark on 'the project'
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Clare Bolderson. 22:45A Downing St communications director explains how the PM became involved.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs the moral debate.
| 22:00Reports from Westminister, includes The Condensed History of Tony Blair.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/6Tina and Pat always take holidays together. But this time it proves to be their last trip. 23:30Roy Hudd pays tribute to Billy Dainty, master of the funny walk and much else besides.(R)
| 23:005/6Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in discussing the environment and global warming. 23:301/4He begins by discussing his own That Was The Week That Was and the 1960s satire boom.
| 23:005/6The torrid tale of Justine's jeans, and the sad story of a second gap year. 23:302/4David Frost is joined by Norman Tebbit, Denis Healey and Gerald Kaufman.
| 23:00A fast-paced sketch show about communications, the media and contemporary obsessions. 23:303/4David Frost is joined by Rory Bremner, John Lloyd and Simon Hoggart.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor discusses favourite books with Lynn Barber and Sara Wheeler. 23:304/4This edition celebrates some of the most effective satirists of recent years.
| 23:006/6Brett uncovers some of the mysteries and histories of three Shropshire hills. 23:30Roger McGough visits the Bodleian Library to look at the works of Percy and Mary Shelley.
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning. 23:30Just before Lent, Mark Tully asks 'are human beings basically good, or basically bad'?
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