| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the lot of London's poor a century ago. 00:45The sound of church bells from St John the Baptist in Burford, Oxfordshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Max almost kills a patient. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/2By Cath Staincliffe. A young detective investigates an explosion in a house.(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 Rev Dr John Armes. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes. 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 Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:455/5A pilot retracts the undercarriage of a stationary fully loaded bomber. Why?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Chad's in Farndon, Cheshire. 05:45Michael Cockerell tells the story of Michael Martin, speaker of the Commons.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Matt Baker visits two post offices in North Yorkshire. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mike Wooldridge explores the meaning of health and well-being. 06:35Lionel Kelleway joins Steve Ormerod from Cardiff University on a Welsh riverbank. 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 and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jenni Murray appeals on behalf of BEAT (Eating Disorders Association). 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Evangelical Tradition, from the Church of St Philip and St James in Holywood, Co Down. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Michael Burleigh, Lucian Msamati and Stephan Collini. 09:451/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS.
| 09:001/2He meets former students who were there with him at the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. 09:304/5Ghana is one of the few African countries on track to meet girls' educational targets. 09:452/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the Multiverse. 09:454/5Max almost kills a patient.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Martin Evans. 09:455/5Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Muriel Gray. Featured poet is Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The pros and cons of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Plus, who's the Queen of Soul?
| 10:00Elizabeth McGovern on her career. Plus, why women are freezing eggs for their daughters.
| 10:00Lisa Hoodless and Charlene Lunnon discuss their trauma of being abducted by a paedophile.
| 10:00Scottish composer Thea Musgrave on female maestros. Plus, young people who volunteer.
| 10:00Afro-jazz singer Simphiwe Dana on why African culture is so important to her.
| 10:00John McCarthy visits the National Railway Museum in York. 10:304/4Paul Gambaccini examines why the book considered unfilmable, won Best Picture of 1996.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Chris Young says farewell to a Cornish china clay pit forced to close for economic reasons 11:304/6The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
| 11:00Wildlife specialists join zoologists and conservationists to present regular reports. 11:30When the Billy Bunter stories turned 100 - Gyles Brandreth wanted a party.
| 11:00Francis Pryor reflects on the findings of a 2003 study into the Wiltshire landmark.(R) 11:306/6Celebrating Ray's civil partnership, drunk Brian learns a lot..
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Michael Morpurgo selects favourite writings including Kenneth Grahame and Ted Hughes.
| 11:00The extraordinary political journey of a white Afrikaner woman who became an ANC MP.(R) 11:303/4A new will is read, love letters are found and arrests are made. Sophia is now keen to wed
| 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 broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby.
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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. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 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. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:307/8Panellists are Armando Ianucci, Mark Steel, Andy Hamilton and Fred Macaulay. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:008/12Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jenny Eclair and Marcus Brigstocke. 12:32Sheila Dillon puts the new Ribble Valley Food Trail to the test. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:307/11Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees's guests are Michael Winner, Jilly Cooper, Simon Brett and Valerie Grove.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark visits the Western Weald on the border of the South Downs.
| 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 from the Bath Literature Festival.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30David Snow joins an archaeolological dig in the WWI trenches in Thiepval Wood in France.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Jim Poyser's comedy about life, love and five-a-side football.
| 14:15By Gillian and Catrin Clarke. The lives of a street trader and a busker suddenly converge.
| 14:15By David Hodgson. Greg's peace of mind is destroyed when his house is broken into.
| 14:15Sophie Woolley brings a new version of her stage show to the radio.
| 14:00Nic finds an understanding ear. 14:155/6By Nicola Baldwin. Tess and Nicky face temptation. Maggie is confronted by a ghost.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:301897: Terror strikes on a schooner sailing from Bulgaria to England. Stars Finlay Welsh.
| 14:00Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood answer questions sent in by post. 14:454/5Could these scores of the carvings of Italy's Val Camonica be the work of just one artist?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Karen Wolfe. The full moon has a dramatic effect on a young man. 15:451/5Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter recently pledged a billion pounds to charitable causes.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Celia Burney. A group of local lads have set up an unorthodox clubhouse. 15:452/5Heather Payton talks to Peter Moores, Littlewoods heir and benefactor to the arts.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. Guests are Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness. 15:303/5By Cathy Bolton. A chance encounter with a pregnant guest helps a bereaved hotel worker. 15:453/5Heather Payton meets Stephanie Shirley, who gave birth to a severely autistic son.(R)
| 15:006/6The team look at holidays in the saddle, from tandems in Norfolk to riding in Argentina. 15:27Michael Aspel appeals on behalf of The Children's Trust. 15:304/5By Helen Cadbury. A woman gets a chance to escape her drudgery, but hesitates. 15:454/5Heather Payton meets Sara Davenport, founder of the Haven Breast Cancer charity.(R)
| 15:002/6Dylan Winter visits the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. 15:305/5By Lesley Jackson. An allegorical tale of a long marriage is told through a boating trip. 15:455/5Heather Payton meets Amir Bhatia, a Muslim philanthropist with a passion for education.(R)
| 15:30Alasdair Molloy on the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme, Eric Coates.
| 15:005/6In Egypt, the reality of war begins to put a strain on the Pringles' marriage.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Parkes enjoys the flavours of the Spanish region of Extremadura. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer on archived internet stories and contempt of court. 16:30Discussion of books by Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson and Owen Sheers. From 2008.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Superheroes with Roz Kaveney. 16:30Dr Mark Porter looks at liver disease with Professor Humphrey Hodgson.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Bernhard Schlink, author of The Reader. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates solar power and how it can most effectively be utilised.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Including a review of Gerard Depardieu's magnificent performance in The Singer.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup meets Clare Morrall, who talks about her new book The Language of Others 16:30Garry Geddes introduces his poems in the voices of figures in the Terracotta Army.
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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. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Town halls are facing thousands of backdated pay claims. Jenny Cuffe reports. 17:40Michael Cockerell tells the story of Michael Martin, speaker of the Commons. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/12Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jenny Eclair and Marcus Brigstocke.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney create improvised sketches from audience suggestions
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6With Sean Lock, Brian Blessed and Richard Fortey.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4The Doctor Who stalwarts meet in the tag talk show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/8Panellists are Armando Ianucci, Mark Steel, Andy Hamilton and Fred Macaulay.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Lenny Henry, Pam Ayres and John Simpson.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Dennis Sewell presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of the film Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black. 19:451/5The devil comes to town and meets Dr Faustus.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of a major exhibition of Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia 19:452/5Faust wants sex. Mephistopheles wants his signature.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:453/5Faust gets a girl. Mephistopheles closes in.
| 19:00Nic finds an understanding ear. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a reflection on the late film maker and artist Derek Jarman. 19:454/5Faust has got Gretchen pregnant, but worse is to follow.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:455/5Faust is bored by years of wish fulfilment, but suddenly his time is up.
| 19:00Michael Cockerell tells the story of Michael Martin, speaker of the Commons. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Bridget Kendall, Kerry Shale and Michelene Wandor.
| 19:15Barney Harwood meets novelist Julia Golding, creator of the 18th-century heroine Cat Royal 19:452/5Adam Mars-Jones's gentle tale, blending an overactive imagination with social insecurity.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Has Russia abandoned its military might in favour of controlling our energy supplies? 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Town halls are facing thousands of backdated pay claims. Jenny Cuffe reports. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Claire Fox, Clifford Longley, Michael Portillo and Sarah Dunant question witnesses. 20:45Prof Terry Eagleton argues that self–fulfilment lies at the heart of the Gospel message.
| 20:001/2Michael Robinson looks at Middle Eastern and Asian countries buying into Western companies 20:30Frances Stonor examines the method of delivering a political message by telling a story.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from the Bath Literature Festival. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
| 20:00Kathy Sykes charts the way that science has been seen and heard on radio and television.(R)
| 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 | 21:001/2The NIBSC serves as the leading WHO international standards laboratory. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Michael Burleigh, Lucian Msamati and Stephan Collini.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at liver disease with Professor Humphrey Hodgson. 21:301/2He meets former students who were there with him at the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.
| 21:00Wildlife specialists join zoologists and conservationists to present regular reports. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Geoff Watts reports from the American Association of the Advancement of Science. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the Multiverse.
| 21:00Esther Wilson's drama is inspired by a true story of a woman with learning difficulties.
| 21:004/6Having been forced to leave Romania, Harriet waits anxiously in Athens for news of Guy.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jenni Murray appeals on behalf of BEAT (Eating Disorders Association). 21:30Frances Stonor examines the method of delivering a political message by telling a story. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4511/15Miss Bartlett's arrival at Windy Corner resurrects more Italian ghosts for Lucy.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4512/15A description of a view, read aloud under the Surrey skies, starts a chain of events.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Mishal Husein. 22:4513/15Lucy banishes George from Windy Corner and experiences a moment of revelation.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:4514/15Lucy's change of heart has repercussions as she makes a bid for freedom.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:4515/15Lucy has a life-changing conversation.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Claire Fox, Clifford Longley, Michael Portillo and Sarah Dunant question witnesses.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including The Jam Generation.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests. The reader is Peter Jefferson. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:003/6Laurence Howarth and Gus Brown perform sketches around the theme of Industry and Laziness. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:005/5Ernest resumes his journal, observing Eliza and her husband through his unforgiving eyes.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/6Guests include Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton and Andrew Crawford. 23:151/6Hayley needs rescuing after a fallout with her boyfriend, but Luke is on a stag night.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Discussion of books by Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson and Owen Sheers. From 2008. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:007/11Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country. 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poems by writers perhaps better known as novelists.
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features. 23:30Mike Wooldridge explores the meaning of health and well-being.
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