| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses how our responses to viewing the ‘recently dead’ have changed. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Barnes tells the story of his atheistic and agnostic family and how he lost his faith. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Barnes recalls his suburban childhood and contemplates wildlife programmes on TV. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Barnes muses on the relationship between religion and fiction and the lies they both tell. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Barnes recalls his parents and the letters and postcards that they left behind. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Barnes looks at the memories and fragments that are left behind when we die. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Tara Bergin. An Italian student introduces his landlady to the beauty of birdsong.(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 Fr Eugene O'Neill. 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 Fr Eugene O'Neill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Eugene O'Neill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Eugene O'Neill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Eugene O'Neill. 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 Tina Beattie. 05:454/5How does Shakespeare’s dramatic landscape compare with the real thing?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from Tewkesbury Abbey. 05:45Peter Biles profiles Simba Makoni, who is standing against Robert Mugabe in the election.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark visits the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, near Wrexham. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully talks to Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Laureate. 06:35Canon Anthony Hawley, Treasurer of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, leads a meditation. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including 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. 07:55Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. 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 James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, celebrates Easter with a special Eucharist.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Susan Pinker, who discusses her new book The Sexual Paradox. 09:451/5Barnes tells the story of his atheistic and agnostic family and how he lost his faith.
| 09:00John Tusa and guests discuss the impact of the tumultuous world events of 1968. 09:452/5Barnes recalls his suburban childhood and contemplates wildlife programmes on TV.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Francine Stock and guests. 09:453/5Barnes muses on the relationship between religion and fiction and the lies they both tell.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. 09:454/5Barnes recalls his parents and the letters and postcards that they left behind.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Tariq Ali. 09:455/5Barnes looks at the memories and fragments that are left behind when we die.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Stella Duffy. Featured poet is Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What are the pros and cons of pre-nuptial contracts? Plus, Amanda Ghost on songwriting.
| 10:00Interviews with former Tibetan nuns who were imprisoned in China for demonstrating.
| 10:00Budge Wilson on writing the prequel to the much loved classic Anne of Green Gables.
| 10:00How does it feel to have a son or daughter on active service?
| 10:00Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen discusses the merits of chucking out the chintz.
| 10:00David Stafford discovers how Marrakesh is reinventing itself for modern tourists. 10:301/2Nick recalls such characters as Pappy Lee O'Daniel and Wolfman Jack.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Shenshen, a modern young Shanghai woman, explores the new China. 11:302/6A baby's life is in danger when some pep pills go missing. Dixon causes a stir at home.(R)
| 11:00A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists. 11:30Mark Radcliffe celebrates the unique and much-loved Bolton poet and comedian Hovis Presley
| 11:003/4Ray Kershaw recalls the 1967 tragedy at Mossdale Caverns, when six young potholers drowned 11:304/6Cut back or cash splash? Pam and Gordon run a garden centre, but argue over growing old.
| 11:00Bill Law looks at the gender equality issue in the Arab world. 11:30Comedian Robin Ince asks if his was the last generation of truly obsessed pop fans.
| 11:002/2Counsellors explain why they do this emotionally challenging job. 11:303/4Marty and the dental team need extreme measures to attract new patients.(R)
| 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 cartoonist Stanley McMurtry.
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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. 12:303/10Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:0012/12Nicholas Parsons in the chair with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Tony Hawks. 12:32Hardeep Singh Kohli celebrates the oyster, a delicacy which goes back to Roman times. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:3011/11The grand final comes from the Garden Room at Hampton Court Palace.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:303/4Ken Clarke and jazz writer Steve Voce explore the career of alto saxophonist Art Pepper.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:303/5Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner has grown from a 60s curiosity to a worldwide cult.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Helen Mark visits the south Shropshire town of Church Stretton.
| 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 the topical debate from Barrington, Somerset.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's 19th century book organisation system.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:152/4By John Murphy. Paolo investigates a murder set amongst the world of celebrity chefs.
| 14:15Venetia must win back the charismatic Captain Fox from the amazing Mrs Mabb.
| 14:151/2Series of short radio dramas based on Peter Ackroyd’s specially commissioned short story.
| 14:00Brian makes his proposal. 14:152/2More short radio dramas based on Peter Ackroyd's specially commissioned short story.
| 14:15Tove Jansson's series of vignettes depicting the love between two older women.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:302/2By David Chapel. Can James cut it as a lobbyist or will his politics betray him?
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 14:453/4Vivienne Parry and Quentin Cooper's map-reading skills are tested in Milton Keynes.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Ambreen Hameed. A young Muslim girl, haunted by the past, returns to the pier. 15:451/5Fifty years ago, Iona and Peter Opie began their ground-breaking research on the subject.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Kay Sexton. A marine scientist challenges a Russian gangmaster to a swimming contest. 15:452/5He visits St Paul's Primary in London's East End for the first of three audio snapshots.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank. 15:303/5By Marian Garvey. On a fun weekend, Lexy discovers that all is not quite as it seemed. 15:453/5He examines the influence of TV and computer games on today's playground culture.
| 15:00Barbara Myers and guest answer questions on how to improve posture to avoid back pain. 15:27Helena Kennedy QC appeals on behalf of Prison Advice and Care Trust. 15:304/5By Michael Odell. Tommy turns a school model-making project into a life-or-death situation 15:454/5Are the singing games and spoken lore of schoolchildren beginning to die out in the south?
| 15:00The words of Carol Ann Duffy tell the story of the crucifixion from a female perspective. 15:305/5By Tom Fox. Harold and Mary's lives are changed by a wrongly posted women's magazine. 15:455/5A panel debates whether the private culture of children at play is in a healthy state.
| 15:303/4Ken Clarke and jazz writer Steve Voce explore the career of alto saxophonist Art Pepper.
| 15:001/2Soapey Sponge stands accused of selling the same mad horse to a number of people.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Speciality salts have never been more popular. Simon Parkes investigates. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world. 16:56Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
| 16:00Clive Coleman asks how the prosecution of sexual offences can be made more effective. 16:30Kate Mosse, Sheena McDonald and Sally Lindsay discuss their favourite reads. 16:56Central London cleans up after Sunday's anti-Vietnam riots.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor considers the rise of Scottish nationalism since the end of WW2. 16:303/4Vivienne Parry investigates the condition known as dyscalculia, a type of number blindness 16:56The Chancellor raises taxes by almost a billion pounds.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Indian writer Manil Suri about his new novel The Age of Shiva. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates research into how the brain processes complex sounds. 16:56The Duke of Edinburgh allows himself to be interviewed live on television.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Javier Bardem about his role in Love in the Time of Cholera. 16:56Trouble flares in the Middle East and troop numbers in Vietnam are dramatically increased.
| 16:00With Jane Garvey. Featuring Tibetan unrest and home makeovers. 16:56Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests and heavy fighting continues in Biafra
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Scottish poet and author Andrew Greig. 16:30The story of Stella Cartwright, the muse who bewitched a generation of Scottish poets. 16:56Yippies take over Grand Central Station in New York.
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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 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.
| 17:00Danny Shaw looks at government proposals to deal with prison overcrowding. 17:40Peter Biles profiles Simba Makoni, who is standing against Robert Mugabe in the election. 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. 18:3012/12Nicholas Parsons in the chair with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Tony Hawks.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Burglars ransack the Birmingham record shop.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6With Jonathan Miller, Marcus du Sautoy and Philip Ball.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas host an irreverent romp through Radio 4's broadcasting history.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/10Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson with guests including Barry Cryer, Geoffrey Perkins and Simon Garfield.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay 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. Including an interview with musician Mike Oldfield 19:451/5Jane, a young white woman from a tough background, discovers the magic of Bollywood.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:452/5Jane starts work at the cinema, watches her first Bollywood movie and falls for Dini.
| 19:00Brian makes his proposal. 19:15John Wilson reviews the musical Jersey Boys, based on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 19:453/5Kate wants to know when Jane will be bringing home some wages from the cinema.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with dramatist Howard Brenton. 19:454/5The cinema's future is in doubt and Kate has some earth-shattering news for Jane.
| 19:15Mark Lawson examines why the works of Shakespeare continue to inspire so many books. 19:455/5Jane discovers the truth about her father and Kate makes an unexpected decision.
| 19:00Peter Biles profiles Simba Makoni, who is standing against Robert Mugabe in the election. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood takes a look at books about horses with author Meg Roscoff. 19:451/5William and the Outlaws find themselves once again pitted against Violet Elizabeth Bott.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00James Maw visits Hull to investigate a Cold War naval espionage operation. 20:30Jonny Diamond meets French protesters who have taken action due to the housing crisis.
| 20:00Danny Shaw looks at government proposals to deal with prison overcrowding. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox and Ian Hargreaves question witnesses. 20:45Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, muses on the interval between Jesus's death and resurrection
| 20:003/3Northern Ireland may be at peace but reconciliation seems distant. 20:30Andrew Brown explores how believers and sceptics see the role of religion.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Barrington, Somerset. 20:50Clive James discusses the virtues of a court decision about a man and a grape.
| 20:00Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the great conductor Herbert von Karajan.
| 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 | 21:002/2The experiences of people living in the 60s housing development of Ballymun, near Dublin.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Susan Pinker, who discusses her new book The Sexual Paradox.
| 21:003/4Vivienne Parry investigates the condition known as dyscalculia, a type of number blindness 21:30John Tusa and guests discuss the impact of the tumultuous world events of 1968.
| 21:00A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Francine Stock and guests.
| 21:00Geoff Watts reports on an important new effect that insulin has on the body. 21:30Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
| 21:00By Gregory Whitehead. A headless body falls to earth at a leading American university.
| 21:002/2The action moves to France as Richard Hannay and Mary Lamington search for the German spy.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. 21:30Andrew Brown explores how believers and sceptics see the role of religion. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10In 1957, a 19-year-old boy is released from jail.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10It is 1947 and Lewis's idyllic summer is about to come to a sudden and shocking end.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Gilbert asks Lewis to meet the woman he has asked to be his second wife.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Unwelcome at home, Lewis finds his anger and hurt hard to control.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Increasingly alone, self-loathing Lewis makes a dramatic gesture of despair.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox and Ian Hargreaves question witnesses.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Boom or Bust.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/6Desmond Olivier Dingle and the National Theatre of Brent recreate the Renaissance.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:004/5Commander Vimes faces the unstoppable tide of history as it rolls nearer. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:005/6Guests include Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton and Katie Davies. 23:155/6Luke has 20 minutes to enjoy a barbecue at Dave's place before a night of hell at work.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Kate Mosse, Sheena McDonald and Sally Lindsay discuss their favourite reads. 23:30Mike McCartney follows the construction of a memorial to the late poet Adrian Henri.(R)
| 23:0011/11The grand final comes from the Garden Room at Hampton Court Palace. 23:302/2Poetry inspired by works of art.
| 23:00Including anti-Vietnam riots in London and the Duke of Edinburgh's live TV interview. 23:30Mark Tully talks to Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Laureate.
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