| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely 00:45The sound of bells from St Peter's Church in South Petherton, Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Jools teams up with Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford to form Squeeze. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Squeeze team up with producer John Cale to record three songs. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Jools quits Squeeze and begins a 5-year stint as co-presenter of The Tube with Paula Yates 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Jools starts work on a new music documentary called Mr Roadrunner. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Jools drives off for his honeymoon in Europe with Christabel. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5A family's arrival from England causes quite a commotion.(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 the Rev Stephen Shipley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Stephen Shipley. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection. 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 George Craig. 05:453/5The handsome black and tan Gordon Setter, an intelligent and charismatic gundog.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of the bells of St George's Church in Dunster, Somerset. 05:45Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. A profile of Adam Crozier
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Sarah Montague, Edward Stourton. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; 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 Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; 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 with Miriam O'Reilly. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the 'lost dimension of depth' in contemporary life. 06:35Adam Henson visits a farmer from Sussex who has moved to Spain to grow almonds. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Presented by 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. 07:55Julie Christie appeals on behalf of Peace Brigades International. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Rt Rev George Stack leads a service exploring ways to live positively with cancer. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Tim Egan of the New York Times.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Guests include John Sutherland, Steven Pinker, Claire Tomalin and Orlando Figes. 09:451/5Jools teams up with Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford to form Squeeze.
| 09:00The origins of the overcrowding crisis in the UK's prisons lay in the late 18th century. 09:302/5Claudia's ring belonged to a distant ancestor who was Lord Byron's manservant. 09:452/5Squeeze team up with producer John Cale to record three songs.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5Jools quits Squeeze and begins a 5-year stint as co-presenter of The Tube with Paula Yates
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God. 09:454/5Jools starts work on a new music documentary called Mr Roadrunner.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is health secretary Alan Johnson. 09:455/5Jools drives off for his honeymoon in Europe with Christabel.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by singer Beverley Knight.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Nick Hornby on the role of teenage fathers. Plus Cerys Matthews on fame and being Welsh.
| 10:00How do women cope with the shock of being diagnosed with breast cancer?
| 10:00Jacqui Smith, MP on becoming Britain's first female Home Secretary.
| 10:00How hard is it for couples to cope with the stress of breast cancer surgery?
| 10:00Janie Dee on her theatrical career. Plus Kate Colquhoun on the British taste and cooking.
| 10:00John McCarthy meets Jason Lewis who is back from a thirteen year long expedition. 10:30Liz Kershaw presents a profile of Barbara Cartland.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Vicky Whitfield tells the story of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. 11:302/6Corner shop owner Ramesh has toothache and Sanjay embraces retail. From October 2007.
| 11:00Evidence suggests that we are all becoming less connected with the natural world. 11:30Barry Cryer explores the history of the joke book, from the fourth century to the present.(R)
| 11:002/3A daring festival of events designed to celebrate the diversity of England's second city. 11:303/4Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of international arms dealing?
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Laurie Taylor explores the world of the travelling salesman.
| 11:00Jeffrey Rosson winds the clocks that measure out the day in the Royal Courts of Justice. 11:306/6Sir William is out for Sam's blood, and Sir John hosts a trendy art show.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Oborne. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White. Including Call You and Yours.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:303/9Panellists include Fred Macaulay, Andy Hamilton, Sue Perkins and Phill Jupitus. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Lego prisons? A tea tray for measurement? More of the public's loopy ideas. 12:32A celebration of meze, the traditional Middle Eastern mixed hors d'oeuvres. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Peter Snow chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/3Tchaikovsky's opera centres on Russia's triumph at the battle of Poltava in 1709.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:305/6Dr Phil Hammond asks each of three guests to play the track of their choice.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 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. 13:10Panellists include Culture Secretary James Purnell and Jude Kelly of the Southbank Centre.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Documentary examining the growing use of the worldwide web by amateur detectives.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:151/2Paul Dodgson's two-part play based on Britain's worst nuclear accident in October 1957.
| 14:152/2Thirty years after the fire, some deeply disturbing connections become apparent.
| 14:15By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A former gambler wants a quiet life, but his son has other ideas(R)
| 14:15By Mark Lawson. Pippa wants a baby from the sperm of a deceased former boyfriend.
| 14:15The story of a relationship which began by correspondence, based on unpublished letters.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Comedy thriller by Joyce Porter about a murder in a holiday camp.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood. 14:454/5When an asylum seeker is found on a ship Churchill sends in destroyers - to bring him back
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Written and read by Hari Kunzru. A futuristic story of consumerism gone mad and bad. 15:4521/30The war inspired many masterpieces, including Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores the stonework of Winchester Cathedral. 15:302/5By Jon McGregor. A brief holiday encounter takes hold of Elizabeth's imagination. 15:4522/30How many musicians escaped the jackbooted shadow of Hitler's Europe.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank. 15:303/5By Julia Blackburn. Bruce takes care of a wealthy old man's unusual final wish. 15:4523/30British composers such as Benjamin Britten responded to the war and its aftermath.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27A young migraine sufferer appeals on behalf of The Migraine Trust. 15:304/5By Anne Enright. When Kate's parents went on a cruise, she realised they would die. 15:4524/30A new generation of postwar composers wanted to sweep away the past.
| 15:001/6Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world. 15:305/5By Biyi Bandele. Mother starts praying when father comes up with another bright idea. 15:4525/30The great American composer's music embraced the classical and the popular.
| 15:301/3Tchaikovsky's opera centres on Russia's triumph at the battle of Poltava in 1709.
| 15:002/3With Jemmy away at school, the lodgers join forces to send him their favourite stories.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Parkes profiles Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at London's City University. 16:304/6Simon Cox presents the topical IT magazine.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news. 16:30Sue MacGregor talks to Jeremy Paxman and Bettany Hughes about their favourite books.
| 16:00Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik. 16:30Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest research into Alzheimer's Disease.
| 16:00Greg Proops celebrates Jack Kerouac's novel with a jazz-infused drive through America.(R) 16:30The Peppered Moth and its significance in the debate about Darwin's evolutionary theory.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks Michelle Pfeiffer about Stardust and her 5 year break from movies.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Douglas Coupland about his new book The Gum Thief. 16:301/4First Party At Ken Kesey's With Hell's Angels, by Allen Ginsberg.
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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 the sports headlines with Ritula Shah. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Tim Whewell investigates occupational cancer deaths in the UK. 17:40Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. A profile of Adam Crozier 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. 18:302/6Lego prisons? A tea tray for measurement? More of the public's loopy ideas.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6War, chocolate and toothpaste. Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6A teaspoon in the metronome, a salt cellar in a pot and a horse in the bathroom.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Edith wants to know who murdered her - and Hell's boiler is on the blink.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/9Panellists include Fred Macaulay, Andy Hamilton, Sue Perkins and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson talks to actor Jonathan Pryce, comedian Harry Hill and writer Hunter Davies
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Anderson 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, who talks to actor Alan Alda. 19:451/5Alan Lowry's life starts to unravel over the cornflakes at breakfast.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Ratatouille, the latest film from Brad Bird. 19:452/5It is mid-morning, and Alan is unwisely heading off to the pub.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:453/5Lunch is over, and Alan's love life is getting very complicated.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:454/5It is early evening, and Alan's wife Mary is on the warpath.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang discusses Channel 4's new drama The Relief of Belsen with Anne Karpf. 19:455/5As his wife and two mistresses prepare for a final reckoning, Alan is up a tree.
| 19:00Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. A profile of Adam Crozier 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovich, Pat Cumper and Amanda Vickery.
| 19:15Barney Harwood discovers his biscuits are missing, but who took them? 19:451/5By Trezza Azzopardi. Loula is caught up in the excitement of her cousin's wedding day.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3John Stewart is the descendent of James Stewart, half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Tim Whewell investigates occupational cancer deaths in the UK. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox and Jules Pretty cross-examine witnesses. 20:45Elinor Goodman looks at how opposition parties prepare for power in advance of elections.
| 20:00Alastair Leithead meets a British doctor and his family in Afghanistan.(R) 20:30Peter Day asks whether business innovation is best left to companies or consumers.
| 20:00Panellists include Culture Secretary James Purnell and Jude Kelly of the Southbank Centre. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Tim Egan of the New York Times.
| 20:001/2Orlando Figes reveals the secret histories of family life during Stalin's reign of terror.
| 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 | 21:00Evidence suggests that we are all becoming less connected with the natural world. 21:30Guests include John Sutherland, Steven Pinker, Claire Tomalin and Orlando Figes. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest research into Alzheimer's Disease. 21:30The origins of the overcrowding crisis in the UK's prisons lay in the late 18th century.
| 21:00Connie St Louis investigates ethnic marketing in the pharmaceutical industry. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:001/2Lord Cherwell, confidant of Churchill, and Solly Zuckerman, Harold Wilson's adviser. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God.
| 21:00By Peter G Morgan. A professional ethicist must decide whether to allow a patient to die.
| 21:001/3Mrs Lirriper has an eccentric collection of lodgers who rent rooms from her.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Julie Christie appeals on behalf of Peace Brigades International. 21:30Peter Day asks whether business innovation is best left to companies or consumers. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:451/5Approaching the end of his life, a man returns to his home village in search of peace.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:452/5Sylvestre finds himself caught up in events as a witness.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/5Sylvestre finds himself drawn into the centre of the storm as two young women are widowed.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Fergus Nicoll. 22:454/5Afraid of breaking her parents' hearts, Colette begs Sylvestre to plead for her.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Fergus Nicoll. 22:455/5As Colette's folly is exposed, Sylvestre admits his own youthful mistakes.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox and Jules Pretty cross-examine witnesses.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including The Art of Parliament.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/6The surreal comedian tackles an expert role each week, with no ability whatsoever.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:003/6Ben's unconscious mind puts him in a compromising situation with a fellow coma patient. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:004/6A tornado dumps Jeremy Clarkson under the rainbow in the pedestrian-friendly Land of Oz. 23:154/6Dave's domestic life is still upside down, and so his dad arrives to offer advice. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:004/6Fast-paced sketch show about communications, the media and contemporary obsessions. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor talks to Jeremy Paxman and Bettany Hughes about their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Peter Snow chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest. 23:305/6Peggy Reynolds explores the lasting appeal of Elizabeth Farjeon's poem Morning Has Broken.(R)
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features. 23:30Mark Tully considers the 'lost dimension of depth' in contemporary life.
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