| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the life and work of Adam Smith, the Father of Economics. 00:45The sound of bells from St Mary's Church in Lamberhurst, Kent. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Robin is adjusting to unemployed living. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Life is going well for Robin, with his new job and invention. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Sadly, Robin is soon to be betrayed by a trusted ally. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Robin Cooper's life takes a turn for the worse. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The year ends with new hope for Aqua Choc and the Cooper household. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5What the policeman sees as he goes off shift tells a different story.(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 Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Moira Hickey. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Moira Hickey.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrea Rea. 05:451/5Peter France visits an Islamic garden in central London.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Michael's Cornhill in the City of London. 05:45A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Observing all aspects of rural life. 06:35Rural magazine programme. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks whether we have lost the culture of civility. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 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. 07:55Kevin Whately appeals on behalf of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Festival Eucharist from St John's Church, Buxton, sung by the Buxton Madrigal Singers. 08:50Clive James reflects on the conundrum of living in a technologically advanced world.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Akbar Ahmed, Bettany Hughes, David Wilson and Mary Roach. 09:451/5Robin is adjusting to unemployed living.
| 09:007/8Jonathan Rendall's and Stephen Francis's mission to trace their birth mothers. 09:302/5Joe Kerr joins the control room of Group 4 Securicor's electronic tagging operation. 09:452/5Life is going well for Robin, with his new job and invention.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5Sadly, Robin is soon to be betrayed by a trusted ally.
| 09:00Crime rose rapidly in postwar Britain and the authorities struggled to deal with it. 09:301/5A former newspaper editor in Zimbabwe awaits a decision on his asylum claim. 09:454/5Robin Cooper's life takes a turn for the worse.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is animator Oliver Postgate. 09:455/5The year ends with new hope for Aqua Choc and the Cooper household.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by cookery writer Prue Leith and poet Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Jane Little.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What happens when the process of adoption breaks down? Plus returning to Sudan.
| 10:00Shirley Hughes on her life in illustration, and a new Alfie story.
| 10:00Folk singer Cara Dillon demonstrates the techniques and intricacies of her singing style.
| 10:00Lifestyle magazine presented by Miriam O'Reilly.
| 10:00Lifestyle magazine presented by Jane Little.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig talks to representatives from the Falkland Islands, St Helena and Gibraltar. 10:301/2Andy Parfitt tells the story of the Californian music scene of the 1960s.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Emily Buchanan follows British families trying to adopt a child from a Chinese orphanage. 11:304/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.
| 11:001/2Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries. 11:30Martin Amis explores his father's obsessive interest in James Bond.
| 11:002/2John McCarthy continues his reports from conflicts centred around religious issues. 11:305/8The suave sleuth acts on wife Steve's hunch - and ends up meeting a ghost.(R)
| 11:00The story of John Majok, one of the many boys orphaned or displaced during the civil war. 11:302/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit Saumur and Chinon on the trail of Prosper Merimee.
| 11:00Mark Whitaker looks at the debate over what an occupying force is allowed to do. 11:306/6A TV detective star fancies Prunella during filming at the museum.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Thomas Keneally.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
| 12:00Adam Potter, who runs a small business in the North East, is concerned about inflation. 12:305/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/11Nicholas Parsons hosts, with Pam Ayres, Maureen Lipman, Paul Merton and Dara O'Briain. 12:32Andrew Jefford explores the increasingly popular Eastern European wine industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:305/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs the quiz, with teams from the North of England and Scotland.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30As Motown fell into decline, rap began to emerge as the music of the new generation.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion beteween Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Observing all aspects of rural life.
| 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. 13:30Following the 30 youngsters who travelled to Singapore in support of London's Olympic bid.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Struggling under pressure, single mum Maggie is finding it difficult to cope.(R)
| 14:15A social worker searches for the right adoptive parents, but is she ready to let go?
| 14:15Carol and Stephen want to adopt, but will the past jeopardise things? By Amanda Dalton.
| 14:15By Kavyasiddhi. Dodging impending fatherhood, a man escapes to a beach.
| 14:15Elizabeth Lewis's comic parable about the pitfalls of romantic fantasy.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30John Fletcher's Edwardian murder story is based on real events.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the show. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 14:45Irish-Argentinian chef John Rattagan cooks the dish for writer Ruth Thomas.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Performance poet Francesca Beard reads Lost and Found, a story set at a summer festival. 15:451/5Vanessa Collingridge reveals more about one of the most extraordinary literary archives.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5With actor and comedian Dylan Moran. 15:452/5Vanessa Collingridge reveals more about papers left by Darwin.
| 15:00Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood, and Chris Beardshaw answer listeners' questions. 15:303/5Simon Armitage reads two of his recent prose poems. 15:453/5The famous publishing family were strong supporters of women's writing.
| 15:005/6Fi Glover presents the holiday magazine with tips from listeners and travel experts. 15:27Michael Buerk appeals on behalf of AMREF. 15:304/5A story about a man's efforts to rediscover the body he had at 20. 15:454/5Vanessa Collingridge uncovers remarkable material surrounding the author Walter Scott.
| 15:00Clare takes a stroll around Bryher in the Isles of Scilly. 15:305/5Featuring Jeremy Hardy. 15:455/5With David Livingstone's first-hand account of being attacked by a lion.
| 15:30Robin Denselow tells the story of The Bhundu Boys, pioneers of African music in the 1980s.(R)
| 15:002/2Devastated by Clive Durham's change and his marriage, Maurice wrestles with his sexuality.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon follows a group of small producers at the New York Fancy Food Festival. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news. 16:30Book discussion, hosted by Sue MacGregor, with Christopher Douglas and Marie O’Riordan.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the social history of dying and the social memory of obituaries. 16:30Dr Raj Persaud is joined by Jonathan Moreno to discuss brain research in national defence.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Armistead Maupin, whose latest novel revisits old characters. 16:30Quentin Cooper peers into the smog of London's past.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Maggie Gyllenhaal about her new film Sherrybaby.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup asks three travel writers for their holiday reading recommendations. 16:30Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk.
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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 with Chris Ledgard. 17:30With Evan Davis. Entrepreneurs and business leaders talk about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Gerry Northam reports on alleged failings in the allocation system for council housing. 17:40A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner. 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. 18:301/11Nicholas Parsons hosts, with Pam Ayres, Maureen Lipman, Paul Merton and Dara O'Briain.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Sarah's on-off relationship with boyfriend Adrian suffers a temporary short circuit.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4To improve sales, Keith decides on a Gordon Brown special edition.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Broadcaster and journalist Andrew Neil quizzes a comedy panel about himself.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Michael Rosen presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:45In Perth, Australia, Sally Morgan begins the search for her family's Aboriginal heritage.
| 19:15John Wilson with arts news, reviews and an interview with the artist Howard Hodgkin. 19:45Sally brushes with authority and meets her great-uncle Arthur.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the first-night verdict on the new production of Joseph. 19:45Sally's Aboriginal great-uncle Arthur tells how he was taken away from his Outback home.
| 19:15John Wilson with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:45Sally and her mum journey to Australia's north-western Outback.
| 19:15Saxophonist John Dankworth, 80 this year, and singer Cleo Laine reflect on a life in jazz. 19:45In Perth, Australia, mum and nan come to terms with their Aboriginal family history.
| 19:00A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by Maev Kennedy, Mark Ravenhill and Alkarim Jivaniand.
| 19:15Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. 19:455/5Pat has finally secured a writing credit on a movie but is in danger of losing his dignity(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00How Greenham Common was classed as one of the most dangerous missile sites of all. 20:30Tim Whewell travels to Kayseri to discover who's behind the ruling AK Party.
| 20:00Gerry Northam reports on alleged failings in the allocation system for council housing. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. 20:45Alastair Crooke reflects on his experience of negotiating with terror organisations.
| 20:00Justin Webb asks what the future holds for the World Bank. 20:30Camilla Cavendish asks how the government can make us greener.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Clive James reflects on the conundrum of living in a technologically advanced world.
| 20:00Jeremy Summerly explores the archive of composer and broadcaster David Munrow.
| 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 | 21:00Hermione Cockburn looks at two contrasting reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Akbar Ahmed, Bettany Hughes, David Wilson and Mary Roach. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Raj Persaud is joined by Jonathan Moreno to discuss brain research in national defence. 21:307/8Jonathan Rendall's and Stephen Francis's mission to trace their birth mothers.
| 21:00Andrew Brown investigates the frontier of our knowledge about new brain cells. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00How did Britain become separated from mainland Europe? 21:30Crime rose rapidly in postwar Britain and the authorities struggled to deal with it.
| 21:002/2Kidnapped by gunmen in the Nigerian Delta, Rob is floored to discover Helen is still alive
| 21:001/2An unremarkable young man from the suburbs embarks on a journey of self-understanding.
| 21:00John Waite looks at the plight of interpreters who work for British and US forces in Iraq. 21:26Kevin Whately appeals on behalf of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. 21:30Camilla Cavendish asks how the government can make us greener. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:45When Lorna and Matt meet by chance, they begin, as lovers do, a story with consequences.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Little. 22:45Tucked away in their Somerset idyll, Matt and Lorna's happiness is about to be complete.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Little. 22:45Matt and Lorna's burgeoning happiness is not immune to the imminent war.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45Amid the bombed out buildings of London, Lorna finds a way to begin again.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:45Molly takes the 'Lit and Phil' by storm and finds a champion.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Talking to Terrorists.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the urban democratic system.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/5Booking 'Animal Man' Dickie Doubleday proves to be a barking idea. Stars Sarah Lancashire. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:00Catch the Geordie stand-up comic as he entertains audiences during his 2006 UK tour.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:005/6Comatose Ben punches his physiotherapist, while Elvis drops in on his unconscious mind.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Book discussion, hosted by Sue MacGregor, with Christopher Douglas and Marie O’Riordan. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:005/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs the quiz, with teams from the North of England and Scotland. 23:30Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk.
| 23:00Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion beteween Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young. 23:30Mark Tully asks whether we have lost the culture of civility.
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