| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Richard Cork explores the history of Picasso's 1907 masterpiece Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Nicholas, Durweston, Dorset. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A stubborn schoolgirl, Leni infuriates her father by dancing on stage. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Leni has a date with Adolf Hitler and finds him unexpectedly modest. He makes her an offer 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Leni successfully combines propaganda with art and follows her first success with Olympia. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Leni's war photography move fails. She makes a grotesque return to film. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl. Steven Bach's biography of the director (5/5) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Working for a science fiction writer puts a man in a quandary. He must escape the job.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| |
|---|
| 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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
| |
|---|
| 02:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 03:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 04:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 05:00 | 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings. 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 Stephen Shipley. 05:452/5Susan Marling explores Antonio Gaudi's wild and surreal Parc Guell in Barcelona.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news headlines. 05:43The sound of church bells from Rochester Cathedral. 05:45A profile of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
| |
|---|
| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 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. 06:05Lost and Found: Mark Tully considers the experience of losing and finding. 06:35Adam Henson follows the fortunes of Worcestershire farmer Julia Evans. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of WellChild. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle for the centenary of the Scout movement. 08:50Lisa Jardine presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
| |
|---|
| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Philip Zimbardo, Margaret Atwood, Jon Savage and Jonathan Bate. 09:45A stubborn schoolgirl, Leni infuriates her father by dancing on stage.
| 09:00Sion Jenkins, who was convicted and then acquitted of murder, talks of his time in prison. 09:305/5John O'Farrell looks at the practical in his surprising history of exams. 09:45Leni has a date with Adolf Hitler and finds him unexpectedly modest. He makes her an offer
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Leni successfully combines propaganda with art and follows her first success with Olympia.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea of symmetry in art and nature. 09:45Leni's war photography move fails. She makes a grotesque return to film.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites original members of the cast and crew of EastEnders. 09:45The director's career is resurrected as a photographer of African tribespeople.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by author and journalist Will Self.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week, with Patrick O'Connell.
| |
|---|
| 10:00 | 10:00Madrid at the height of the Spanish Civil War is a city under siege.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Drama: The Sixth Column Has Better Legs.
| 10:00Gloria is determined to defeat fascism with fishnet tights and sequins.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Drama: The Sixth Column Has Better Legs.
| 10:00With Miriam O'Reilly. Drama: The Sixth Column Has Better Legs.
| 10:00Polly Evans talks to Sandi Toksvig about her journey into Argentina’s rural wilderness. 10:30Michael Crick explores how previous prime ministers have coped with leaving office.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
| |
|---|
| 11:00 | 11:001/2An expert in reconstructing the faces of Egyptian kings helps identify buried remains. 11:303/6Relocation is in the air and a school reunion must be negotiated.(R)
| 11:00Stephen Evans reports on a memorial garden for the British people who died on 9/11. 11:30Stephen Merchant tells the story of classic American sitcom Taxi.
| 11:00The untold story of the 1964 US election, when musician Dizzy Gillespie ran for office.(R) 11:302/6Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
| 11:00How the gay son of a Maharajah is working to protect men from HIV/AIDS. 11:30Harry Allen meets the founders, the watchers and critics of MTV, the 24-hour music channel(R)
| 11:002/3Two families exchange their lives for one week to compare their carbon footprints. 11:303/6The Roman sleuth learns the legion's legate Gracilis is missing.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. 11:30BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites architects and planners who created the new town of Milton Keynes.
| |
|---|
| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Peter White. Including Call You and Yours.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Sheila McClennon and John Waite.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:308/8Punt and Dennis are joined by Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and a special guest. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:006/6The literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Peter Kemp and Sue Limb. 12:32Simon Parkes explores Jainism, a strictly vegetarian religion. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Edward Seckerson hosts the music quiz from Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Russell Davies follows the musical clues through the Sherlock Holmes stories.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Roger Bolton recalls a fierce but invisible Cold War battle.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Steve Hewlett and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
| 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, with Brian Hanrahan. 13:302/4Michael tells the story of battles fought in the last 100 days of the war.(R)
| |
|---|
| 14:00 | 14:00Alice in Brush-it-Underland. 14:15Lyrical drama by Jean Binta Breeze set on the Caribbean island of Maracou.(R)
| 14:15From the cell where she stays at Her Majesty's pleasure, Chloe shares her story.
| 14:00Panic at the point to point. 14:15By Linda Wilkinson, based on the story of a real-life transvestite double act.(R)
| 14:15Rab has been hard hit by the decline of the Scottish fishing industry.
| 14:15By Dennis Kelly. Kate is enjoying herself for the first time.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A Voyage round My Father: John Mortimer's touching memoir of his early life and career.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the show. With Chris Beardshaw, John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew. 14:451/5A variety of people examine their routines and rituals involving sleep.
| |
|---|
| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/4By Jackie Kay. First story from the shortlist of the second National Short Story Prize.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores how Germany was a key holiday destination in the thirties. 15:302/4By Julian Gough. The comic tale of an orphan desperately needing to go to the toilet.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the show. With Chris Beardshaw, John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew. 15:303/4By Jonathan Falla. Third story from the shortlist of the second National Short Story Prize
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Fergal Keane appeals on behalf of Peace Direct. 15:304/4By Margaret Drabble and David Almond. The fourth and fifth stories from the shortlist.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks the Cotswold Way from Coaley Peak to the village of Dursley. 15:30Sankha Guha travels into the jungle to track India's most revered animal, the tiger.(R)
| | 15:001/2Orwell is working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts.
| |
|---|
| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillion investigates the problem of food fraud. 16:306/6Sally Magnusson presents the series exploring ways of researching family trees.
| 16:00Michael Rosen presents the series on words, language and the way we speak. 16:30Theatre director Sir Richard Eyre nominates Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses the GPS Surveillance for Taxis and ballet body problems. 16:30New studies on the possibility of judging personality by appearance are considered.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Booker-winning novelist Graham Swift. 16:30Quentin Cooper explores scientific developments.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock's special guest is Terence Davies, director of Distant Voices, Still Lives.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Miriam O'Reilly.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup presents news from the publishing world. 16:30Roger McGough features poetry by Edward Thomas, John Clare and Christina Rossetti.
| |
|---|
| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Ritula Shah. 17:30Rosie Goldsmith showcases the best of English language radio from around the world. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00David Conn examines the real legacy of the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. 17:40A profile of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Peter Kemp and Sue Limb.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guest Pauline McLynn.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th-century India's greatest love story.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Garry Richardson is joined by Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb and Miles Jupp.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/8Punt and Dennis are joined by Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and a special guest.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Laurie Taylor presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
| |
|---|
| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on the film Reign Over Me, starring Adam Sandler. 19:45Madrid is under siege and daily bombardment. So how does the theatre world respond?
| 19:00Panic at the point to point. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who reports on the film The Reaping. 19:45Gloria's problem is that she needs permission to open a theatre and is unlikely to get it.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:45Only Sergeant Jorge, a potential lover, can procure Gloria the theatre permit.
| 19:00Hard listening for Jennifer. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:45The theatre is nearly open, but Lola's discovery of a traitor within poses problems.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:45The theatre and the revue are a success, but Franco's troops are about to take Madrid.
| 19:00A profile of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by Paul Farley, Liz Jensen and Don Guttenplan
| 19:15Children's magazine, featuring competitions, interviews, discussions and a story. 19:453/5When a strange-looking official knocks on an elderly woman's door, she is not impressed.(R)
| |
|---|
| 20:00 | 20:001/3Justin Webb examines the origins of anti-Americanism in Europe. 20:30A story of human trafficking in Moldova and its social legacy.
| 20:00David Conn examines the real legacy of the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:002/5Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate. 20:451/2Ann Treneman explores British election campaign techniques borrowed from abroad (1/2).
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates the truth about speed cameras and transport policy. 20:30Former security coordinator David Omand on the terrorist threat.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Lisa Jardine presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
| 20:00The Mantovani Sound: Catherine Bott recalls the music of Annunzio Mantovani.(R)
| 20:00Ed Stourton presents a special programme on the first round of the presidential elections. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
| |
|---|
| 21:00 | 21:00Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Philip Zimbardo, Margaret Atwood, Jon Savage and Jonathan Bate.
| 21:00New studies on the possibility of judging personality by appearance are considered. 21:30Sion Jenkins, who was convicted and then acquitted of murder, talks of his time in prison.
| 21:001/2Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the divide between scientists and artists (1/2). 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00A 385 million year old complete fossil tree sheds light on the world’s earliest forests. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea of symmetry in art and nature.
| 21:00Jackie Pavlenko's play is set in the mother and baby unit of a prison.
| 21:00King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of WellChild. 21:30Former security coordinator David Omand on the terrorist threat. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45Sigmund Freud and Stratham Younger treat the victim of a sado-masochistic attack.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45Detective Littlemore finds a body hidden in a trunk in Chinatown.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Little. 22:45Nora Acton is attacked again, but this time she knows who her assailant is.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Little. 22:45Stratham Younger meets the beautiful Clara Banwell, wife of the prime murder suspect.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Little. 22:45Younger falls in love with his patient. Littlemore follows a trail to the Manhattan Bridge
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/5Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Foreign Studies.
| |
|---|
| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen presents the series on words, language and the way we speak. 23:30News, views and features from the Palace of Westminster, with David Wilby.
| 23:001/6Talking coins and cows with Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf. 23:30News, views and features on the day's stories in Parliament, with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:001/4Sitcom set in a pest control agency where the pests answer back. 23:153/6At the dog track, a near-fatal accident for Luke's brother brings him luck. 23:30News, views and features on the day's stories in Parliament, with Robert Orchard.
| 23:002/6Dave Gorman discusses ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas with Carol Vorderman.(R) 23:30News, views and features on the day's stories in Parliament, with David Wilby.
| 23:002/6Garry Richardson is joined by Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb and Miles Jupp. 23:30News, views and features on the day's stories in Parliament, with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Edward Seckerson hosts the music quiz from Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. 23:30Roger McGough introduces poems about writing poetry and being a poet.
| 23:001/3Chris Stewart visits the ancient Moroccan city of Tangiers.(R) 23:30Lost and Found: Mark Tully considers the experience of losing and finding.
| |
|---|
