| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain 00:45The sound of bells from St Mary's in Lymm, Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The odyssey begins begins in the sanctuary valley of Coruisk on the Isle of Skye. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Strathnaver in North West Scotland has been a place of human habitation for 6,000 years. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Wildness can still found in the tourist-tamed landscape of the Lake District. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5An abandoned estate shows that wildness still flourishes on the fringes of Essex. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Robert reaches some surprising conclusions about the endurance of Britain's wild places. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5By Zoran Zivkovic. A bank manager is travelling to an important meeting when he meets God.(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 Mike Ford. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mike Ford. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mike Ford. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mike Ford. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mike Ford. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Wakelin. 05:453/5Thetford in Norfolk has a large Portuguese community, but how does that affect the market?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from All Saints church in Daresbury, Cheshire. 05:45Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; 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 with Melanie Abbott. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Storyteller Pamela Marre reflects on the invisible power of the wind. 06:35Lionel Kelleway visits the Forest of Dean on the trail of a shy and evasive animal. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including 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. 07:55Jane de Selincourt appeals on behalf of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service on Racial Justice Sunday from St Patrick's Church, Oldham. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Tim Egan of the New York Times.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr tries to better understand the mysterious English by looking at its characters 09:301/4Bourne Wood in Surrey served as the spectacular battlefield in Ridley Scott's Gladiator.(R) 09:451/5The odyssey begins begins in the sanctuary valley of Coruisk on the Isle of Skye.
| 09:00Lawrence Anthony explains why he went to war-torn Iraq to save the animals of Baghdad Zoo. 09:302/5Heather Payton talks to Peter Moores, Littlewoods heir and benefactor to the arts. 09:452/5Strathnaver in North West Scotland has been a place of human habitation for 6,000 years.
| 09:005/5Lawrence Pollard and guests look back over the series. 09:453/5Wildness can still found in the tourist-tamed landscape of the Lake District.
| 09:004/4Will Clinton be remembered for prosperity and a balanced budget or for sex scandals? 09:303/5Joe meets John Ficarra and Galway McCullough, fight choreographers for stage and screen. 09:454/5An abandoned estate shows that wildness still flourishes on the fringes of Essex.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites 5 campaigners who fought to bring about the 1976 Race Relations Act 09:455/5Robert reaches some surprising conclusions about the endurance of Britain's wild places.
| 09:00Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Carol Thatcher on the history of the QE2. And what type of sleep are teenagers getting?
| 10:00Jamie Oliver talks about home cooking, being a celebrity chef, and prepares a dish live.
| 10:00Celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright on the incredible highs and lows of her life.
| 10:00Exploring the use of female sex strikes within dramas. Plus the joys of a front garden.
| 10:00Dr Tanya Byron on parental confidence. And are we too hung up on personal cleanliness?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig talks to Michelle Paver and Phil Lee about the remote Lofoten Islands. 10:30Paul Gambaccini discovers the stories behind the concert that almost didn't happen.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Singer Pauline Black visits a black farmer and prospective Tory MP. Miles Warde reports. 11:301/4By David Holt. Gordon wants a conservatory, but will his tyrannical cleaning lady agree?(R)
| 11:00Documentary looking at the concept of growing plants in space and even on spacecraft. 11:30Andrew McGibbon charts his on-off percussive relationship with The Smiths' former frontman(R)
| 11:002/4Charles Darwin is an international celebrity, but Gregor Mendel holds the key to heredity. 11:304/6Young Pip finds himself adrift at sea. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof.
| 11:00Melanie Abbott explores the counterfeit drug industry in Europe. 11:30Steve Punt talks to Denis Norden about his 60-year career.
| 11:001/2Thomas Minton's 18th-century Willow Pattern has come full circle. 11:301/6Sir William wants a castle with a dungeon-cum-gym. Medieval life with a 21st-century twist
| 11:00Political discussion series which sharpens the focus on current ideas and events. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites British veterans of the Korean war.
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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 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 Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:304/6The comedic alchemist brews up a potent comic potion. With David Cross and Clive Anderson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:008/11Panellists include Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Maureen Lipman and Marcus Brigstocke. 12:32Sheila Dillon explores sweet and sour, one of the most enduring flavour combinations. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:3012/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Wales meet Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Pianist and entertainer Rainer Hersch assesses the classic children's musical.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Simon Fanshawe explores the art of the quiz-setter.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Observing all aspects of rural life.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 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. 13:10Panellists are Tariq Ali, Greg Dyke, Kelvin Mackenzie and Rachel Johnson.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Winifred Robinson returns to the now notorious Liverpool estate where she moved in 1962.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Gentle melancholic comedy by Stevie Davies, set in a dentist's waiting room.(R)
| 14:15By Chris Dunkley. Howard meets Pat, who has decided that things have to change.
| 14:00Fun and games at the fun and games night. 14:15By Simon Farquhar. The 1960s are ending and Jackie is desperate to get to Swinging London.(R)
| 14:15By Al Smith. While his quixotic father chases the American dream, Charles dreams.
| 14:15By Mike Walker. Richard Parker's aunt has died, but nothing is as it should be.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Adrian Bean's dramatisation of the novel that inspired Hitchcock's Vertigo.(R)
| 14:00The team answer some of the questions posed by gardeners on the Isle of Wight. 14:452/3The hymn tune has been described as Wales's second National Anthem.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests take calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Tim Pigott-Smith. On a hot day in Biarritz, the narrator hopes for a rare light effect. 15:451/5One of the oldest life forms on Earth could help us colonise Mars.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Nigel Havers. Nicholas's luck changes in ways he could never have imagined. 15:452/5Still the doctor's friend, but now their brains are being utilised to make bio-computers.(R)
| 15:00The team answer questions posed by gardeners in Devon. 15:303/5By Sian Phillips. Agnes realises that surgery has had a major and unexpected side effect. 15:453/5These industrious insects are helping technologists work out how to design tiny robots.(R)
| 15:00Barbara Myers looks at prostate cancer, which affects up to 30,000 men in the UK each year 15:27Eddie Mair appeals on behalf of VETAID. 15:304/5By Richard Griffiths. A mouse undertakes a perilous journey to meet a parrot. 15:454/5With a genetic structure very similar to our own, rats can teach us a lot about ourselves.(R)
| 15:00Charlotte Smith asks whether agricultural practices could assist flood prevention. 15:305/5By Imogen Stubbs. Two refugees from war seek to rebuild their lives through music. 15:455/5Ancient oyster shells can tell archaeologists about prehistoric ways of life.(R)
| | 15:001/2When a smuggler is executed, a mob storms the prison where Effie Deans is on trial.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon investigates grouse and pheasant with the help of writer Johnny Scott. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen continues the series exploring the words we use. 16:30Conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin talks about avant-garde composer John Cage.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain. 16:30Dr Mark Porter looks at Irritable Bowel Syndrome and how it is best treated.
| 16:00James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates how much we could recycle if we really wanted to.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to David Schwimmer about his directorial debut, Run Fat Boy Run.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Ritula Shah.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning novelist Jonathan Coe. 16:301/4The poetry of a Cornish miner is brought to light by a small but dedicated group.
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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 Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Chris Ledgard. 17:306/6Sally Magnusson presents the series exploring ways of researching family trees.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Charles Wheeler talks to Anne Webber from the Commission for Looted Art. 17:40Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. 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. 18:308/11Panellists include Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Maureen Lipman and Marcus Brigstocke.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/2Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Making it up as they go along, Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The hack tries to save money by going on an archaeological dig. From 2007.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The comedic alchemist brews up a potent comic potion. With David Cross and Clive Anderson.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran talks to actor Iain Glenn. Jim White discusses football, fathers and sons.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Northam presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:451/5A clandestine love affair begins between a poor French girl and a wealthy Chinese man.
| 19:00Fun and games at the fun and games night. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:452/5The lovers must keep their affair secret from their families.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including an interview with writer Ian Rankin. 19:453/5Tension mounts when the girl introduces her lover to her family.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including news of the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize. 19:454/5The secret love affair is now the talk of French Colonial society.
| 19:15Germaine Greer talks to Mark Lawson about her new book on Shakespeare's marriage. 19:455/5The French girl and her Chinese lover are parted when she is forced to return to France.
| 19:00Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Sharon Foster, Patrick Gale and Liz Forgan.
| 19:15Barney Harwood recounts the adventures of some explorers. 19:452/5To survive, Jimmy must use every trick in the book. Luckily, he wrote the book.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2He visits Labadie in Haiti, where the industry has created a private paradise. 20:30Julian Pettifer explores the Mediterranean tourist industry.
| 20:00Charles Wheeler talks to Anne Webber from the Commission for Looted Art. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:002/3The panel considers the case of a woman with anorexia who wants to opt for palliative care 20:45Tony Howard discusses what happens when a Prime Minister goes away.
| 20:00The extraordinary political journey of a white Afrikaner woman who became an ANC MP. 20:30Peter Day reports on maintaining the pace of improvement in computer chips.
| 20:00Panellists are Tariq Ali, Greg Dyke, Kelvin Mackenzie and Rachel Johnson. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Tim Egan of the New York Times.
| 20:00Commentator and satirist Joe Queenan takes a look at the past 35 years of American history(R)
| 20:00Steve Hewlett and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:003/3Water and wildlife have now returned to the Mesopotamian Marshes. 21:30Andrew Marr tries to better understand the mysterious English by looking at its characters 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at Irritable Bowel Syndrome and how it is best treated. 21:30Lawrence Anthony explains why he went to war-torn Iraq to save the animals of Baghdad Zoo.
| 21:003/6Quentin explores the science that helps to keep transport moving in extreme weather. 21:305/5Lawrence Pollard and guests look back over the series.
| 21:00Charlotte Smith asks whether agricultural practices could assist flood prevention. 21:304/4Will Clinton be remembered for prosperity and a balanced budget or for sex scandals?
| 21:001/5The Prime Minister prepares to announce an amnesty for illegal immigrants.
| 21:002/2Rick is falling in love with Gillian Blanchard, another new teacher at the school.
| 21:001/2Stephen Evans reports on problems with US sub-prime mortgages. 21:26Jane de Selincourt appeals on behalf of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths. 21:302/2Stephen Evans reports on a meeting between the heads of the world's biggest Central Banks. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Reeta Chakrabati. 22:451/10Frank and April Wheeler are a young couple whose American dream is turning to ashes.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Reeta Chakrabati. 22:452/10Following the disastrous performance of the play, Frank and April's marriage is struggling
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Struggling with an unhappy marriage, Frank finds solace in the arms of secretary Maureen.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Frank has started an affair, but April has come up with an idea to change their lives.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Frank and April have hit on a plan of escaping to Europe with their children.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/3The panel considers the case of a woman with anorexia who wants to opt for palliative care
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Not My Words, Mr Speaker.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen continues the series exploring the words we use. 23:30George Melly recalls performing, partying and other nocturnal pleasures.(R)
| 23:004/6The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.(R) 23:306/6The deserters lobby King George III over the war and McGurk has plans.(R)
| 23:005/6Roydon Postlethwaite remembers the long and glistening career of Dame Penny. 23:155/6John Thomas reads from his autobiography: Deadline: News. Stars Michael Fenton Stevens. 23:306/6Crossword challenges and dinner with the devil. Offbeat songs and sketches.(R)
| 23:002/3Spoken word performers battle it out for the title of Radio 4 Slam Winner 2007. 23:306/6One feisty funny man grills another in the tag talk show.
| 23:00Conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin talks about avant-garde composer John Cage. 23:301/3Improvisational comedy pioneer Jonathan Winters discusses his philosophy.(R)
| 23:0012/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Wales meet Northern Ireland. 23:30Peggy Reynolds examines the life and work of the poet Patience Strong, born 100 years ago.
| 23:00Dr B's restaurant was set up 20 years ago. Peter White asks if it has been a success.(R) 23:30Storyteller Pamela Marre reflects on the invisible power of the wind.
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