| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15What makes a good Grandparent? Laurie Taylor discovers the secret to a good relationship. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Augustine's in West Monkton, Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Burra had an extraordinary circle of friends. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5In 1921 at the age of 16, Burra enrolled as a student at Chelsea College of Art. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Burra's first visit to France in 1926 took him to the coast that inspired much of his work 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Burra's visited Mexico in 1937 to stay with the novelist Malcolm Lowry. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The Battle of Britain was fought in the air directly over Burra's home in Rye. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Henry Shukman. A man looks back on his early teenage years in the local cafe.(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. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 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 Anna Magnusson. 05:452/4Anthony Noel profiles the work of garden writer Margery Fish.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Mary the Virgin in Hanbury, Worcestershire. 05:451/3Kamran Nazeer talks to people who hold views totally at odds with the prevailing orthodoxy
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| 06:00 | 06:00With James Naughtie, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; 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. 06:07Matt Baker investigates the threat to the Dartmoor pony. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the idea that people rediscover compassion when they abandon fear. 06:35Lionel Kelleway explores the luxuriant mosses to be found in a Shropshire woodland. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Mariella Frostrup appeals on behalf of the National Eczema Society. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Advent service, live from Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth. Preacher: Rev Stephen Wigley. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by David Starkey, John Burrow, Germaine Greer and James Flynn. 09:451/5Burra had an extraordinary circle of friends.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to a man whose sister was the victim of a so-called honour killing. 09:303/5Prof Carl Chinn visits the West Midlands Yemeni Community Association. 09:452/5In 1921 at the age of 16, Burra enrolled as a student at Chelsea College of Art.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5Burra's first visit to France in 1926 took him to the coast that inspired much of his work
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD. 09:454/5Burra's visited Mexico in 1937 to stay with the novelist Malcolm Lowry.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Alec Jeffreys. 09:455/5The Battle of Britain was fought in the air directly over Burra's home in Rye.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by author Stella Duffy.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Dr Ingrid Mattson on converting to Islam. Plus, the darker side of the Nutcracker.
| 10:00Carol Ann Duffy on writing lyrics for a collection of modern carols.
| 10:00Do we really need a curriculum for under 5's? Plus, the enduring appeal of Maria Callas.
| 10:00How do parents cope when their offspring come back home for the Christmas holidays?
| 10:00How can a parent emotionally come to terms with their baby's sudden death?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig meets travel writer Dervla Murphy. 10:30Mark Radcliffe learns how 1960s singers boosted their sales abroad.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Ray Furlong meets Paul Higgs, a police officer who liaises with Cornwall's migrant workers 11:30George Poles's comedy, adapted from the Upmanship books by Stephen Potter.
| 11:00Anna Pavord explores the life and legacy of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.(R) 11:30Brazil: How architect Oscar Niemeyer brought his extraordinary building designs to life.
| 11:00Albert Bandura's experiment in 1961 exposed the dangers of imitative behaviour. 11:302/6Caroline has a thoroughly modern dinner with her ex-husband and his new husband.
| 11:00Linda Pressly reports on efforts to prevent human trafficking in El Salvador and Nicaragua 11:301/2Humphrey examines the film studios' reactions to the outbreak of war in Europe.
| 11:001/2Entrants from China and India match their talents with the best Britain has to offer. 11:305/6When Ed ends up interviewing his cardiac consultant, he takes it very much to heart.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Elinor Goodman. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is musician Paul Weller.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Mishal Husain. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Mishal Husain and Peter White.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Sheila McClennon and Stewart Flinders.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Mishal Husain.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
| 12:00A look at the central banks injecting 50 billion in an attempt to lift the money markets. 12:303/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6Regulars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Andy Hamilton and Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon compares the European Christmas market to its British counterpart. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Peter Snow hosts the second quarter-final in the nationwide general knowledge quiz.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30David Hepworth explores what, if anything, can be learned from listening to popular music.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright, Nick Cohen, Sian Berry and Charlie Lee-Potter discuss indulgence.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Matt Baker explores the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, which plans to reopen.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect our lives.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Panellists include Salma Yaqoob, Liam Byrne, Shailesh Vara and Douglas Murray.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Journalist Tim Brannigan was told he was adopted. Later, he discovered the truth.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Comedy thriller by Vicky Meer. A London drug dealer is relocated under a protection scheme
| 14:00Alan finds a debating partner. 14:15After retiring six months earlier, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.(R)
| 14:15John Fletcher's play tells the story of a British citizen fighting extradition to the US.
| 14:00The stuffing finds a home. 14:155/5By Gary Brown. Melvyn's batter is limp and lifeless until a stranger arrives.
| 14:00Jim finds it embarrassing. 14:15By Sheila Goff. Six characters are linked by their reactions to an unexpected incident.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Eduardo de Filippo's comedy about an extended Neopolitan family.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. Guests are Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood. 14:451/4The post office in the Carmarthenshire village of Bethlehem prepares for the seasonal rush
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Maggie is hoping to pass her thirtieth birthday without any fuss. 15:451/5Beachy Head in East Sussex has been chosen as a stand-in for the White Cliffs of Dover.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores whether a letter signed by John Wells is genuine. 15:302/5A figure from Maggie's past enters her life again. 15:452/5The Peak District has proved irresistible to makers of period dramas.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. Guests are John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood. 15:303/5Maggie's unwelcome patient refuses to let the past stay buried. 15:453/5Black Park in Buckinghamshire has been part of France, Uganda and Egypt.
| 15:00Barbara Myers and Dr Jonathan Morrell answer questions about cholesterol. 15:27Eric Robson appeals on behalf of Garden Africa. 15:304/5An old photo increases Maggie's anxiety. 15:454/5The wilderness of the Brecon Beacons has served as many extra-terrestrial landscapes.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks around Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia with parents, toddlers and pushchairs 15:305/5Tom confronts Mark over his refusal to get out of Maggie's life. 15:455/5The Yorkshire Dales have starred on both small and big screen in a range of productions.
| | 15:006/6Yuri, Lara and Pasha face death in the purges. Komarovsky brings them an impossible choice
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| 16:00 | 16:00The food magazine explores Mexican cuisine. 16:30Tim Harford explores the problems of being an overweight expectant mother.
| 16:00Michael Rosen continues the series exploring the words we use. 16:30Impressionist Jan Ravens chooses the award-winning actress, Dame Thora Hird.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the history of hunger and exposes the myths of human trafficking. 16:30Dr Raj Persaud presents the series exploring developments in psychology and psychiatry.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup features a Christmas selection of some of the year's best fiction. 16:30Quentin Cooper reports on the restoration of the Cutty Sark.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Todd Haynes, director of the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup presents a round-up of the year's best non-fiction books. 16:304/4John Betjeman's Death of King George V captures not just the passing of a monarch.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Chris Ledgard. 17:30Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:002/2Was the service ready for the events of 7/7 and what is it doing to prevent other attacks? 17:406/8Kate Mosse's drama centres on a young woman wanting to know what happened to Girl Power. 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. 18:305/6Regulars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Andy Hamilton and Jack Dee.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The former variety star addresses the Oxford Union's 'Creationism versus Evolution' debate(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Michael McIntyre hosts. Guests include Micky Flanagan, Tom Basden and Mark Watson.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran's guests are Peter Bowles, Big Issue founder John Bird, and Jeremy Beadle.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sarah Montague presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alan finds a debating partner. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld talks about the animated film Bee Movie. 19:4516/20Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to?
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:4517/20As Florence is reunited with her old friend, Rob the Grinder spills the beans.
| 19:00The stuffing finds a home. 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Including an interview with Dustin Hoffman. 19:4518/20Walter Gay plucks up the courage to tell Florence what she means to him.
| 19:00Jim finds it embarrassing. 19:15Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and a round-up of the best recent crime fiction. 19:4519/20Mr Carker has an appointment with fate.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:4520/20As Florence and Walter embark on a new life, Dombey reaches the limits of his despair.
| 19:006/8Kate Mosse's drama centres on a young woman wanting to know what happened to Girl Power. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe Louise Doughty, Alkarim Jivani and John Tusa review cultural highlights.
| 19:15Guest is author Michael Morpurgo, who talks about the stage version of his book War Horse. 19:455/5Alex Jennings reads from Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba the Greek.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Ann Leslie returns to the articles she wrote in 1989 about the fall of the Berlin Wall. 20:30Lucy Ash reports from Angola, China's biggest African trading partner.
| 20:002/2Was the service ready for the events of 7/7 and what is it doing to prevent other attacks? 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Lawyers discuss extradition and apparent imbalances between countries. 20:451/3Kamran Nazeer talks to people who hold views totally at odds with the prevailing orthodoxy
| 20:004/4Simon Cox explores the sources of the flood of spam emails which beset every office worker 20:30Richard Dowden reports on major economic growth in some African nations.
| 20:00Panellists include Salma Yaqoob, Liam Byrne, Shailesh Vara and Douglas Murray. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
| 20:00Judith Kampfner samples American radio archives from the recordings of the Kitchen Sisters
| 20:00Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect our lives. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:002/2Are animals only ever in it for themselves? Michael Portillo investigates.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by David Starkey, John Burrow, Germaine Greer and James Flynn. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Raj Persaud presents the series exploring developments in psychology and psychiatry. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to a man whose sister was the victim of a so-called honour killing.
| 21:00Gareth Mitchell examines attempts to introduce green technology to the shipping industry. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00A report on the discovery of a polar bear jaw bone, older than any previously discovered. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.
| 21:00A young film maker sets out to expose the working conditions in a large slaughterhouse.
| 21:005/6Kidnapped by Red partisan troops, Yuri has been a prisoner in the forest for two years.
| 21:00A look at the central banks injecting 50 billion in an attempt to lift the money markets. 21:26Mariella Frostrup appeals on behalf of the National Eczema Society. 21:30Richard Dowden reports on major economic growth in some African nations. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Mere Helene realises she has to save her star student from the regime she has espoused.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10The Reverend Mother recalls how at 18 she herself had turned her back on the world.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10The Reverend Mother begins a letter of resignation to the Mere Generale.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10The Reverend Mother has found qualities in Anna that remind her of herself when young.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Young Anna discovers that the school is rife with gossip, snobbery and vindictiveness.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Lawyers discuss extradition and apparent imbalances between countries.
| 22:00News from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Stop the World.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen continues the series exploring the words we use. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:006/6The TV star and consumer champ quizzes a panel about herself.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/6The new deputy museum curator gets a shock.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:001/6Jo and her husband examine their options when they realise that they used to go out.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Impressionist Jan Ravens chooses the award-winning actress, Dame Thora Hird. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Peter Snow hosts the second quarter-final in the nationwide general knowledge quiz. 23:303/4Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, by John Dryden, recalls the events of 1666.
| 23:00Dominic Arkwright, Nick Cohen, Sian Berry and Charlie Lee-Potter discuss indulgence. 23:30Mark Tully considers the idea that people rediscover compassion when they abandon fear.
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