| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the relationship between the British and their pets. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Nicholas in Durweston, Dorset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The author discovers Italy and the mysteries of cold cream. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Shooting with father leads to a period of farce and tragedy. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A visit to Daylesford sets Ferdinand on the road to serious employment. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The author parachutes into another job. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The author relives a dramatic moment in political history before returning to pick damsons 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5By Donna Daley-Clarke. Katrina wonders how she can turn her own ordered life upside down.(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 programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 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 Rev Roger Hutchings. 05:453/4Chris and expert angler Ronnie Butler consider the mysterious ways of the wild brown trout(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from Rochester Cathedral. 05:45Sybil Ruscoe profiles Giles Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including 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 investigates the UK's increasing share of the wine market. 06:35Rural magazine with Melanie Abbott. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the most important gifts that parents can bestow upon their children. 06:35Elinor Goodman joins former Land Army Girl Joyce Smith on the farm where she was based. 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. 07:55David Moorcroft appeals on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association. 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 from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury, Manchester. Leader: Rev Dr Nick Bundock. 08:50Clive James on what governs the decisions about who we keep out and who we keep in the UK.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Guests include Mike Leigh, Bernard O'Donoghue and Peggy Reynolds. 09:451/5The author discovers Italy and the mysteries of cold cream.
| 09:00John Humphrys talks to surgeon Andrew Baker, who was falsely accused of drug crimes. 09:305/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics. 09:452/5Shooting with father leads to a period of farce and tragedy.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5A visit to Daylesford sets Ferdinand on the road to serious employment.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg examines the effect of Irish politics on the work of the poet W.B. Yeats. 09:454/5The author parachutes into another job.
| 09:00Sue McGregor reunites five people behind Britain's weekly gamble. 09:455/5The author relives a dramatic moment in political history before returning to pick damsons
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Charles Collingwood. Poetry is by Lemn Sissay.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The challenges women face when setting up a new enterprise discussed.
| 10:00Lisa Jardine on her role as head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
| 10:00Actor Sally Hawkins on working with Mike Leigh. Plus, life after living in a cult.
| 10:00Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career.
| 10:00Are parents who smack their own children unsuitable as foster parents?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig considers the true Celtic experience with John Rogers and Machan Magan. 10:30Rosie Millard explores the world of the UK's non-doms, their lifestyle and their impact.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon. 11:306/6Mary and Andy have some exciting news, but George is nowhere to be found.(R)
| 11:00Brett watches the spring migrants start to arrive at the Portland Bill Bird Observatory. 11:302/2Intimate friends offer a revealing insight into how Williams spent his last days.
| 11:00The BBC devised a programme schedule to be transmitted in the event of a nuclear attack.(R) 11:302/6Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.(R)
| 11:00Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but not in Las Vegas. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments 11:30Patrick Humphries explores the life and career of author Paul Brickhill.
| 11:00John McCarthy investigates child evangelists in the US. 11:303/6Brunswick organises a police open day, featuring a range of criminal exhibits.
| 11:00Mark D'Arcy investigates the controversy over experiments using human embryos. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites people behind cartoon strips for popular children's comics.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:307/10Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/7James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell. 12:32John Waite explores the revolution in museum food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/13The general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/4Frances and guests look at the manuscript of Gilbert and Sullivan's celebrated operetta.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/6With producer Trevor Horn, magazine editor Emma Soames and journalist Jonathan Freedland.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark visits Yorkshire villages to meet a variety of horse owners of different ages.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Little Chalfont, Bucks.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Rob Shepherd recalls Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech of 1968.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15How Oxbridge men Bennett, Cook, Miller and Moore changed the face of British comedy.
| 14:15By Lizzie Nunnery. Alison was born with hugely limited movement and responses.
| 14:00Tears, t-shirts and tours. 14:15Comedy by Christine Marshall. Volunteer worker Anne is organising a party for her husband.(R)
| 14:15What happened when Charlotte Bronte headed to Brussels to study at a girls' school.
| 14:153/4The dark tale of the twisted eel seems about to repeat itself.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By David Ashton. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell tackle the London underworld of 1781.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 14:451/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. C major
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Dan makes his first stage appearance at the age of four.(R) 15:451/5The stories of two single women looking for true love in the face of difficult modern life
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores 'smothering' with Dr Elizabeth Hurren. 15:302/5In 1880, Dan wins the title Champion Clog-Dancer of the World.(R) 15:452/5Two gay men question whether or not the stereotypes of the modern homosexual man are true.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood. 15:303/5Dan starts to work in the London music halls.(R) 15:453/5A look at the issues faced by divorcee mums in the modern world.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Michael Palin appeals on behalf of Motivation. 15:304/5In drag, Dan becomes the finest of all Pantomime dames.(R) 15:454/5How does society look upon people who choose not to marry?
| 15:00Clare strides out onto the moors behind Haworth in the footsteps of the Brontes. 15:305/5Dan is the most highly-paid music hall artist in the land.(R) 15:455/5A profile of a widower's attempts to reconcile grief and loss with his new-found freedom.
| 15:301/4Frances and guests look at the manuscript of Gilbert and Sullivan's celebrated operetta.
| 15:003/6Nick and a number of his friends embark upon the voyage of married life.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Many of us do not know how to choose or prepare fresh fish. Sheila Dillon reports. 16:30Tim Harford how Dungeons and Dragons helped promote mental arithmetic. 16:56On Easter Sunday, the pope condemns the war in Vietnam.
| 16:00Peggy Reynolds presents the series that takes a close look at the words we use. 16:30Former athlete Steve Cram nominates ‘Flying Finn’ Paavo Nurmi. Matthew Parris presents. 16:56Aldermaston marchers reach London and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor reflects on the homosexual eroticization of class with Paul Johnson. 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores a pilot scheme in Yeovil to treat colo-rectal cancer. 16:56America announces the beginning of the slow process of returning Vietnam to the Vietnamese
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup presents a beginner's guide to the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. 16:30Quentin Cooper explores the Blood Brain Barrier. 16:56Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins and conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Andrzej Wajda, one of the greatest directors working today. 16:56Greeks protest at the ruling junta as the first anniversary of their coup approaches.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. 16:56PM Harold Wilson takes a tough line with the unions.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about his new novel Butt. 16:302/4Extracts from John Milton's great Christian epic Paradise Lost. 16:56Enoch Powell delivers his notorious Rivers of Blood speech.
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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 sports headlines. With Ritula Shah. 17:30Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Liz Carney reports on former Zimbabwean white farmers who are starting again in Nigeria. 17:40Sybil Ruscoe profiles Giles Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. 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. 18:304/7James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The curmudgeonly writer unearths wartime intrigue in an idyllic French location.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/10Comedy 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 talks to Nigel Kennedy, Craig Brown and Lesley Sharp.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Quentin Cooper presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a report on a new exhibition about the art of the book. 19:451/5Kayla arrives in Iraq and finds incompetent officers far scarier than the enemy.
| 19:00Tears, t-shirts and tours. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:452/5Kayla's linguistic skills are called on when a bomb explodes in a playground in Baghdad.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reports from a major exhibition dedicated to Ian Fleming. 19:453/5Being a woman in a predominantly male army is tough.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets members of the band Portishead. 19:454/5Did they really fly all the way out there to attend briefings and awards ceremonies?
| 19:00Opinions are divided at St Stephen's. 19:15With John Wilson, including the first-night verdict on Tony Harrison's new play Fram. 19:455/5As Kayla's year of service draws to a close, she doubts that anyone will ever understand.
| 19:00Sybil Ruscoe profiles Giles Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood looks at Japanese animation with Helen McCarthy. 19:455/5What will become of Mrs Bott's ambition to be mentioned in the newspaper?(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jenny Cuffe spends a week with aid workers in the remote regions of Afghanistan. 20:30Lucy Ash follows a frequently illegal timber trade from the Siberian forests to China.
| 20:00Liz Carney reports on former Zimbabwean white farmers who are starting again in Nigeria. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00How to achieve the balance between benign neglect and over-stimulation of children. 20:452/2He asks how a party whose philosophy is rooted in Marxism is surviving in the 21st century
| 20:004/4Simon Cox examines the background to the case of the Haut de la Garenne Jersey care home. 20:30Camilla Cavendish asks why our cultural industries are now so attractive to the government
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Little Chalfont, Bucks. 20:50Clive James on what governs the decisions about who we keep out and who we keep in the UK.
| 20:00Alan Dein uncovers a little known story of postwar conflict.
| 20:00Jenni Murray 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 | 21:001/2Dr Graham Easton meets researchers, doctors and addicts. 21:30Guests include Mike Leigh, Bernard O'Donoghue and Peggy Reynolds.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores a pilot scheme in Yeovil to treat colo-rectal cancer. 21:30John Humphrys talks to surgeon Andrew Baker, who was falsely accused of drug crimes.
| 21:00Brett watches the spring migrants start to arrive at the Portland Bill Bird Observatory. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:001/2Penny asks why survival rates are very low compared to those of other European countries.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg examines the effect of Irish politics on the work of the poet W.B. Yeats.
| 21:00Paul Watson's play is based on the story of a woman who inherited a huge legacy in 1786.
| 21:002/6Nick's attempts to maintain the closeness of his school friendships begin to founder.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26David Moorcroft appeals on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association. 21:30Camilla Cavendish asks why our cultural industries are now so attractive to the government 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Two couples, friendship and a web of deception. Set in early 20th century Europe.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Dowell recalls meeting the Ashburnhams who will eventually rip his life apart.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10The first crack appears in the friendship between the Dowells and the Ashburnhams.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10The first tragedy caused by Ashburnham's infidelity is brought to light.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10John Dowell reveals the devious nature of his wife Florence.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How to achieve the balance between benign neglect and over-stimulation of children.
| 22:00Reports from Westminster. Including When the Politician Meets the Architect.
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| 23:00 | 23:00A programme of stand-up comedy, characters, sketches and live music.
| 23:006/6The National Theatre of Brent reveals the true history of the stage. Stars Patrick Barlow.(R) 23:301/4A political satire set in the offices of 'The Blue Touch Paper' magazine.(R)
| 23:003/4Paul Hamilton hears a computer's poetry and meets a legend and his old English teacher. 23:153/4A dark and gory story about an unfortunate young man from Massachussetts.(R) 23:302/4Blue Touch focuses on the Tory's green agenda, much to Lord Malan's chagrin.(R)
| 23:003/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests. 23:303/4To improve sales, Keith decides on a Gordon Brown special edition.(R)
| 23:00Former athlete Steve Cram nominates ‘Flying Finn’ Paavo Nurmi. Matthew Parris presents. 23:304/4Can Keith stomach Lord Malan's demand for a globalisation special with a celebrity angle?(R)
| 23:004/13The general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini. 23:301/4The unforgettable poetry of the First World War.
| 23:00Enoch Powell delivers his notorious Rivers of Blood speech. 23:30Mark Tully considers the most important gifts that parents can bestow upon their children.
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