| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor hears surprising tales from a Peruvian anthropologist. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Chad's, Headingley, Leeds. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Ishmael is separated from his family when the rebels attack his village in Sierra Leone. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Ishmael, his brother and some friends try to keep out of sight of the rebel soldiers. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5On the run and separated from his brother, Ishmael is captured by government forces. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5At the age of 13, Ishmael is trained as a soldier and sent out to kill the enemy. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5After two years as a pitiless fighter, Ishmael is taken in by UNICEF to be rehabilitated. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/4By Kjell Askildsen. A long-term relationship is beginning to show the strain.(R) 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.
| 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. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mal Fletcher. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mal Fletcher. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain. Presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mal Fletcher. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain. Presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mal Fletcher. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mal Fletcher. 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 Reverend Sharon Grenham-Toze. 05:452/4Clare Jenkins talks to three Norfolk flint-knappers about their prehistoric skill.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news headlines. 05:43The sound of church bells from Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire. 05:452/2Bernard Weatherill and Betty Boothroyd recall their attempts to keep 650 MPs in order.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
| 06:00With James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
| 06:00With Edward Stourton and John Humphrys.
| 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 asks why emptiness is regarded as such a high ideal in spiritual teachings. 06:35Topical farming magazine. Caz Graham visits Islay's newest whisky distillery. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With Edward Stourton, 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. 07:55An appeal on behalf of Get Connected. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | 08:57An appeal for humanitarian aid in Africa's most stricken area.
| | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Pentecost from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. 08:50Lisa Jardine presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by David Dimbleby, Clive James, Jacqueline Rose and James Kent. 09:451/5Ishmael is separated from his family when the rebels attack his village in Sierra Leone.
| 09:002/8Olivia O'Leary talks to two extras about being the lowest life-form on the film set. 09:301/5From Somerset - the thrush including Blackbird, Mistle-thrush, Song thrush and Robin. 09:452/5Ishmael, his brother and some friends try to keep out of sight of the rebel soldiers.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5On the run and separated from his brother, Ishmael is captured by government forces.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses Joan of Arc's role in the 1428 Siege of Orléans. 09:454/5At the age of 13, Ishmael is trained as a soldier and sent out to kill the enemy.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is former Director-General of the BBC Greg Dyke. 09:455/5After two years as a pitiless fighter, Ishmael is taken in by UNICEF to be rehabilitated.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by entrepreneur Felix Dennis and poet Alison Brumfitt.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00With Ritula Shah. Drama: The Walnut Bureau.
| 10:00Deborah Moggach on her story of the home front in WWI. Plus, hygiene and purity.
| 10:00Can designers trigger a consumer lust for green and ethical clothes? Plus, Kathryn Tickel.
| 10:00Justin Wintle on his biography of Burmese democray campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi.
| 10:00Elizabeth Burton-Phillips on what happened when her twin sons both became heroin addicts.
| 10:00John McCarthy explores the concept of wilderness with Jo Roberts. 10:30Novelist Julie Myerson pays a very personal tribute to Daphne du Maurier.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Presenter Esther Armah goes on a journey to find out about the Deaf Community.(R) 11:302/6Andrew and Georgia's marriage is on the rocks and Clement has discovered a new species.
| 11:00Paul Evans explains his fascination with beetles and celebrates their myriad world. 11:30Angus Deayton presents the tale of Redonda, an uninhabitated rock claimed by nine kings.
| 11:00Oona King reveals a history of sterilisation abuse within ethnic populations in America. 11:301/4Bharat is the most important man in the community, as far as he is concerned.
| 11:00BBC foreign correspondents explore the stories behind the headlines. With Kate Adie. 11:30John Antrobus presents a tribute to the co-creator and writer of The Goon Show.
| 11:00David Frost recalls the UK visit of evangelist Billy Graham 50 years ago and its effect. 11:302/4Sybille Bedford's story of a young girl growing up in Europe between the wars.(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Riddell. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is hypnotist Paul McKenna.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues.
| 12:00Chris A'Court with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:30Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies. 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates the pursuit of a sustainable fishing policy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Edward Seckerson chairs the first semi-final of the quiz on music of all kinds.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Matthew King recalls the birth of Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius in 1900.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees's guests are Philippa Gregory, Richard Ingrams, John Mortimer and Arabella Weir
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00National and international news with 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. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:301/2Adrian Chiles returns to Longbridge to meet former MG Rover workers.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00The truth hurts for Brian and Elizabeth. 14:15Brenda Gilhooly's comedy of self-deception involving a wife, a husband and his mistress.(R)
| 14:00Lilian dances her way to the top. 14:15Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic story about a playroom with special powers.
| 14:00Lynda gets ready for business. 14:15Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, investigates the case of a broken plough.
| 14:00Ruth does some detective work. 14:15By Simon Bovey. When young Dan finds the body of a dead sheep he sets out on a tragic path(R)
| 14:00Peggy gives in to her maternal instincts. 14:15Carol Ann Duffy's amazing and erotic poem tells a story of love and hysterical laughter.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Melissa Murray's dramatisation of Daphne Du Maurier's classic horror story.
| 14:00Live from the Hay Festival. Panellists are Bob Flowerdew, John Cushnie and Chris Beardshaw 14:452/5Susan Marling visits Landschaftspark, a former iron and steel works in the Ruhr Valley.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:30A passionate affair gradually dies. An early story by Daphne du Maurier discovered in 2006 15:451/4Robin Dunbar presides over tests to determine whether men or women are the worst gossips.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores whether a coppersmith saved the life of King Henry III. 15:301/4By Geoff Dyer. An English couple pick up a hitchhiker and soon regret their impulse. 15:452/4Stephen Monsell, professor of cognitive psychology, analyses their multi-tasking ability.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the show. With Matthew Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank. 15:302/4By Susie Maguire. Sally and Deanna's old friendship is sorely tested by a car journey. 15:453/4Vivienne Parry and Quentin Cooper's map-reading skills are tested in Milton Keynes.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Fay Weldon appeals on behalf of ERIC. 15:303/4By Ian Sansom. A librarian's letter provides an idiosyncratic view of life on the road. 15:454/4Vivienne Parry and Quentin Cooper test their ability to empathise.
| 15:00Miriam O'Reilly investigates the reality of recycling our rubbish.(R) 15:304/4A holidaymaker finds danger lurking in the paradise of Panama's Granita de Oro. 15:45Tony Hawks investigates how we manage to lose things we held in our hands minutes ago.
| 15:30Matthew King recalls the birth of Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius in 1900.
| 15:00A hero banished from the only home he has ever known.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon visits The National Fruit Collections in Brogdale, Kent. 16:30Andrew Dilnot examines the numbers from a Unicef report about child welfare.
| 16:00Kate Taylor explores Tony Sewell's plan to break a cycle of educational underachievement.(R) 16:30Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe nominates ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores why street people and rough sleepers disguise their identity. 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores the aesthetic and practical importance of the nose.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Owen Sheers about his new novel Resistance. 16:30Quentin Cooper explores the history of plastics and asks what the future may bring.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to the cast and crew of Pirates Of The Caribbean 3.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Ritula Shah.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Thomas Kenneally at the Hay Festival. 16:30Roger McGough introduces requests for works with a Welsh connection.
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| 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 with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines, with Chris Ledgard. 17:30Rosie Goldsmith features the winners of the first ever BBC Africa Radio Awards. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Mathew Hill reports on the rapid increase of allergy in the UK and how to combat it. 17:40Rebecca Lenkiewicz creates a fictional response to the week's news. 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. 18:30David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4The surreal comedian's latest challenge is to be a jockey, with no ability whatsoever.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:27An appeal for humanitarian aid in Africa's most stricken area. 18:301/6Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, with Olivia Colman and James Bachman.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Sandi Toksvig chairs a special edition of the topical comedy quiz from the Hay Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Tom Robinson presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Including a report from Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, a Gulbenkian Prize contender. 19:45Mrs Drewe commissions a cabinet maker to make her a bureau with a secret drawer.
| 19:15Including a report from Weston Park Museum, Sheffield, a Gulbenkian Prize contender. 19:45Emily is growing up fast and looking to escape. Then she receives some shattering news.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:45Emily and her daughter-in-law await letters from Billy, who is fighting in the trenches.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang, including news of the Gulbenkian Prize winner. 19:45Ruby has big ideas for her husband Edward, but the bureau holds a troublesome secret.
| 19:00An addition to the family. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:45The bureau has kept its secrets for 120 years but now Emily has found the hidden drawer.
| 19:00Rebecca Lenkiewicz creates a fictional response to the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe, Louise Doughty, Patrick Gale and Michael Ardittiand review cultural items.
| 19:15The children's magazine which explores everything from pop music to ancient Rome. 19:45Puppeteer Walter Wilkinson's account of his adventures in America in the 1930s.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Linda Pressly presents the background to a violent race riot in Nottingham in 1958. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning.
| 20:00Mathew Hill reports on the rapid increase of allergy in the UK and how to combat it. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Clive Anderson discusses internet law with a panel of judges, barristers and academics. 20:452/2Bernard Weatherill and Betty Boothroyd recall their attempts to keep 650 MPs in order.
| 20:00Jenny Cuffe reports from Stormont as power is transferred from Westminster. 20:30Record companies are using computers to predict the next big hits. Peter Day investigates.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Lisa Jardine presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
| 20:00Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Paul Evans explains his fascination with beetles and celebrates their myriad world. 21:30Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores the aesthetic and practical importance of the nose. 21:302/8Olivia O'Leary talks to two extras about being the lowest life-form on the film set.
| 21:00Peter Evans pays tribute to Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, born 300 years ago. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Miriam O'Reilly investigates the reality of recycling our rubbish. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses Joan of Arc's role in the 1428 Siege of Orléans.
| 21:001/3Three-part political drama by Avie Luthra and Gary Brown.
| 21:00The wealthy Squire Allworthy steps into bed and finds an infant wrapped between his sheets
| 21:00Chris A'Court with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26An appeal on behalf of Get Connected. 21:30Record companies are using computers to predict the next big hits. Peter Day investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45Truman Capote's true account of a vicious multiple killing, abridged by Fiona McAlpine.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45Herb Clutter signs an insurance policy, Nancy goes out and the killers prepare.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45The town of Holcomb goes into shock when the bodies of the Clutter family are found.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45Detective Dewey heads up the case as the murderers go on a spending spree.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45The murderers have escaped to Mexico but their money is quickly running out.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson discusses internet law with a panel of judges, barristers and academics.
| 22:00From behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Lying Abroad: How to Be an Ambassador.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Broadcaster and former member Huw Williams tells the story of the Brynmawr Folk Dancers.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:006/6Moustaches and job interviews in the bizarre sketch comedy world. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Sitcom about a woman who wants to be Fabulous but can't cope. 23:152/4Andrew McGibbon's comedy tells the story of the hugely influential Creighton Wheeler.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:001/4A new crew member and a noxious gas make their mark on nuclear submarine HMS Goliath.
| 23:00Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe nominates ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Edward Seckerson chairs the first semi-final of the quiz on music of all kinds. 23:30Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's turning points.
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning. 23:30Mark Tully asks why emptiness is regarded as such a high ideal in spiritual teachings.
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