| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Simon Townley recalls the vinyl revolution of the 1950s and 60s. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Geert Mak's account of his journey across Europe in 1999. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Geert Mak's account of his journey across Europe in 1999, tracing the continent's history. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The Hungarian uprising and a bizarre pan-European picnic. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The May Revolution in France and the making of De Gaulle the hero. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Looking for the soul of Brussels and the future of Europe. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Shami Chakrabarti compares the trial of Jesus and the treatment of suspects. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
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| 02:00 | | | | | | | 02:00BBC 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. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Ernest Rea. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Ernest Rea. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Ernest Rea. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Ernest Rea. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Dr Kate Coleman. 05:45Shami Chakrabarti compares the trial of Jesus and the treatment of suspects.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news headlines. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge. 05:45A look at the controversial career of John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue newspaper.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Edward Stourton and James Naughtie.
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:35Miriam O'Reilly presents the rural magazine programme. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully enters the current debate about the nature of religion. Is religion dangerous? 06:35The Miniature World of Slitt Wood: Lionel Kelleway joins Phil Gates in his open-air lab. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With Edward Stourton and John Humphrys.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Patricia Greene appeals on behalf of Grandparents Plus. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Reflections on the legacy of slavery for a city whose success rested on the slave trade. 08:50Clive James on the extra burden we risk placing on highly successful young, black Britons.
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| 09:00 | 09:00David Dabydeen, James Delingpole, Olivia Judson and Howard Jacobson join Andrew Marr. 09:451/5Geert Mak's account of his journey across Europe in 1999.
| 09:003/4Evan Davis looks at the growth in demand for property and explores the social consequences 09:301/5The surprising history of exams starts with the oral. With John O'Farrell. 09:452/5Geert Mak's account of his journey across Europe in 1999, tracing the continent's history.
| 09:00Lively conversation and guests. 09:453/5The Hungarian uprising and a bizarre pan-European picnic.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck. 09:454/5The May Revolution in France and the making of De Gaulle the hero.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian Jo Brand. 09:455/5Looking for the soul of Brussels and the future of Europe.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by children's writer Malorie Blackman.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week, with Patrick O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00With Martha Kearney. Including part eleven of The Women's Room.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Including part twelve of The Women's Room.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Including part thirteen of The Women's Room.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Including part fourteen of The Women's Room.
| 10:00With Jane Little. Including the final part of The Women's Room.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig hears the travel tales of Daniel Mason and Patrick Symmes. 10:30Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah explores the impact of the TV drama series Roots.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Martin Bell investigates the role of religion in the armed forces. 11:305/6Michael aims to dump his fiancee, Nigel suffers, and Zorro wields some murderous crutches.
| 11:00Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population. 11:303/3Featuring ITMA's Peter Geekie and Much-Binding-In-The-Marsh's Charlie Farnsbarns.
| 11:00Shaun Ley tells the tale of Maundy Gregory, who sold peerages on behalf of Lloyd George.(R) 11:304/6The former variety star addresses the Oxford Union's 'Creationism versus Evolution' debate
| 11:00Richard Hollingham visits Iceland to report on a project to create a massive dam. 11:30Gene Wilder presents a tribute to his friend Marty Feldman.
| 11:00A Cotswold pub tells a history of church power, the wool trade and the end of the monarchy 11:303/4Jack is established at Granada Television with his reputation as a playwright growing.(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is writer and poet Professor Raymond Tallis.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues, with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Live coverage from Westminster as Gordon Brown presents his budget to the House of Commons
| 12:00Listeners call in to discuss the implications of the Chancellor's budget speech. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:304/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Jane Thynne. 12:32Sheila Dillon explores the science of maturation and transformation in food and drink. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:30Edward Seckerson asks music questions of Chris Gibson, Carolyn Pritchett and Chris Wade.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:301/4The astonishing story of the rediscovered original score for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony
| 13:57The latest weather forecast.
| 13:00National and international news.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30On its 50th anniversary, Allan Little recalls the tortured birth of the Treaty of Rome.
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| 14:00 | 14:152/2John Lill explores Beethoven's Variations while Tim Jackson's drama reflects the music.
| 14:00Adam doesn't want whitewash. 14:15Paddy thinks he is Dublin's finest comedian, if only his 10-year-old son would agree.
| 14:15Holed up in Harlech Castle, Owain Glyndwr determines to fight Henry IV to the end.
| 14:15Shelagh Delaney's play is set on a smallholding during the Foot and Mouth epidemic of 2001
| 14:15Gwyneth Lewis's chronicle of her own experience of depression.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A group of actors and a producer grapple with re-enacting stories about the slave trade.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the show, with John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 14:455/5Since otter hunting was banned, the Otter Hound has become almost extinct.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5What if a different deal had been struck between two prospective party leaders in 1994? 15:451/5In late February, the song of a male cuckoo echoes across the Fens.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Quentin Letts. A retired history teacher gets to see the workings of Westminster. 15:452/5In summer, dragonflies and damselflies patrol the ditches.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the show, with Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank. 15:303/5Karl wanted to be the next Tony Blair, but he had one slight problem. By Louise Bagshawe. 15:453/5By the 14th century, the fenlands were at their most prosperous.
| 15:00Barbara Myers presents the health phone-in exploring dizziness. 15:27Roger Moore appeals on behalf of STARS, The Blackouts Trust. 15:304/5We always have rules, but as a country we are rather good at changing them when needed. 15:454/5The 17th century is witness to a great change in the landscape.
| 15:00Clare Balding takes her favourite walk near her family home in Hampshire. 15:305/5The ups and downs of an office romance at No 10. 15:455/5Centuries of drainage have destroyed much wetland and very little fenland remains intact.
| 15:301/4The astonishing story of the rediscovered original score for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony
| 15:002/2An unexpected visitor sparks disruption for Castle Tennent's new butler.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon visits Chris and Sharon Peacock at their farm in Cockerham, Lancashire. 16:302/6Sally Magnusson presents a series exploring the practice of researching family trees.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news. 16:30Sue MacGregor talks to Arabella Weir and Ken Campbell about favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor goes in search of the real England. 16:30Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest treatments for eye conditions.
| 16:00Ali Smith joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss the short stories of Katherine Mansfield. 16:30Quentin Cooper reports on long-term studies looking at the health of the nation.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Clint Eastwood talks about Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little.
| 16:00China Mieville joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss Un Lun Dun, his first children's novel. 16:30Comic poet John Hegley visits the annual sea shanty festival in the Polish city of Krakow.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 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.
| 17:00Gerry Northam investigates reports of failures in care for Britain's most vulnerable. 17:40A look at the controversial career of John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue newspaper. 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. 18:302/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Jane Thynne.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Comic sketch show with David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Chris Addison explores human evolution.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Patrick Kielty presents the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Adam doesn't want whitewash. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on Hollywood's latest epic 300. 19:4511/15Things start to go wrong between Mira and Ben when he suggests a family holiday.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a report on a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. 19:4512/15Mira's relationship with Ben becomes all-consuming and she sees less of her close friends.
| 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:4513/15Mira is increasingly politically engaged as 1960s America takes to the streets.
| 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:4514/15Val distances herself from her friends. Ben offers Mira the opportunity of a lifetime.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including a report on veteran keyboard player Joe Zawinul. 19:4515/15Mira's new life is turned upside down when Val dies and the group of friends disintegrates
| 19:00A look at the controversial career of John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue newspaper. 19:15David Aaronvitch, Anne Enright and Michele Roberts join Tom Sutcliffe.
| 19:15The children's magazine which explores everything from pop music to ancient Rome. 19:45Shami Chakrabarti compares the trial of Jesus and the treatment of suspects.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Journalist Henry Bonsu explores how his Ashanti ancestors participated in the slave trade. 20:30Jon Leyne investigates how Jordan is coping with hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees.
| 20:00Gerry Northam investigates reports of failures in care for Britain's most vulnerable. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs the moral debate. 20:45Shami Chakrabarti compares the trial of Jesus and the treatment of suspects.
| 20:003/3Is Whitehall is tackling the challenge of delivering public services? 20:30Frances Cairncross investigates the gaps in official knowledge.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Clive James on the extra burden we risk placing on highly successful young, black Britons.
| 20:0050 Years in Europe: Where Away Goals Count Double. Football's European competitions.
| 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 | 21:00A controversial wind farm on the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis has split the community. 21:30David Dabydeen, James Delingpole, Olivia Judson and Howard Jacobson join Andrew Marr. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest treatments for eye conditions. 21:303/4Evan Davis looks at the growth in demand for property and explores the social consequences 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:002/3Jonathan Edwards talks to heptathlete Kelly Sotherton about mental preparation. 21:30Lively conversation and guests. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Do we make moral judgements based on societal rules or based on our emotions? 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00As the King family settle down to a celebratory dinner party, a stranger arrives. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:001/2Charley Raunce's wartime elevation to butler at Castle Tennent sparks unease.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Patricia Greene appeals on behalf of Grandparents Plus. 21:30Frances Cairncross investigates the gaps in official knowledge. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:456/10As Rehana continues to nurse the Major, the time has come to unburden her own conscience.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:457/10News that Silvi's husband Sabeer has been captured by the army brings Sohail to Dhaka.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:40Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown explains his Budget. 22:458/10Rehana risks everything as she sets out with her brother-in-law to rescue Sabeer.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:40Shadow chancellor George Osborne discusses Gordon Brown's budget speech. 22:459/10Fearful for her safety in Dhaka, Rehana joins Maya in Calcutta.
| 22:00What has happened to 15 British sailors in the Gulf? We try to unravel the story. 22:40Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vincent Cable discusses Gordon Brown's Budget speech. 22:4510/10The end of the war is in sight, but Sohail and his friends have one last mission.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs the moral debate. 22:55On behalf of the Scottish National Party.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:451/3Nick Fraser looks at the issues facing France as the presidential election approaches. 22:55On behalf of Plaid Cymru.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/6Pam admits to being a poor map reader.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:004/4Invention as it happens. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:001/328 performers get 60 seconds to entertain. With John Humphrys.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:002/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor talks to Arabella Weir and Ken Campbell about favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Edward Seckerson asks music questions of Chris Gibson, Carolyn Pritchett and Chris Wade. 23:304/4The South Bank Poetry Library was redeveloped as part of the South Bank complex.
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