| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor debates how much influence states should have on their administrations. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Chad's in Headingley, Leeds. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In 1974, young Rory is at Cambridge, determined to lose his virginity. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Rory appears to be in love with the dazzling JJ. And he likes what she likes, namely birds 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Rory's romance with JJ is taking its time, until a brief encounter interferes. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5At last Rory's relationship with JJ takes flight, but what happens next? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Twenty-five years on, and Rory and Tori are happily nested. But what happened to JJ? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Stephen Wyatt. Elisa Fortunata recalls the romance and magic of the silent movies.(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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent. 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 Canon Noel Vincent. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent. 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 Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford. 05:453/3Michael Portillo visits the History of Parliament Trust to research a burning question.
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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. 06:07Elinor Goodman visits Eymet in the Dordogne, home to many expatriate Brits. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold's exhortation. 06:35Honey bees are part of the natural ecology of Salisbury Plain. Lionel Kelleway reports. 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. 07:55Ian McKellen appeals on behalf of The Prostate Cancer Charity. 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 Groomsport Presbyterian Church, Co Down, conducted by Rev Dr Roger Purce. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lucy Kellaway.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Robert Kagan, Andrew O'Hagan and Helen Rappaport. 09:451/5In 1974, young Rory is at Cambridge, determined to lose his virginity.
| 09:00John Humphrys's guest is former deputy prime minister John Prescott. 09:305/5Caroline explores a pioneering generation of environmentally friendly buildings. 09:452/5Rory appears to be in love with the dazzling JJ. And he likes what she likes, namely birds
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:453/5Rory's romance with JJ is taking its time, until a brief encounter interferes.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the strange mathematics of probability. 09:454/5At last Rory's relationship with JJ takes flight, but what happens next?
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is composer Howard Goodall. 09:455/5Twenty-five years on, and Rory and Tori are happily nested. But what happened to JJ?
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Johnnie Walker. Featured poet is Matt Harvey.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Daytime TV presenter Trisha Goddard on her eventful life. With Jane Garvey.
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| 10:00Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon on the cast reunion for the film. With Jenni Murray
| 10:00Why do women continue to be seduced by an instant cure for wrinkles? With Jenni Murray.
| 10:00Helen McCrory on her successful acting career. Plus women fire-fighters.
| 10:00Daniel Start reveals to John McCarthy the best inland sites for swimming in the wild. 10:301/3Contributors include Germaine Greer, Paul Nicholas, Michael Billington and Hunter Davies.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of a Kosovan immigrant who has chosen to return home after nine years in the UK. 11:306/6In the crosshairs of satire this time are hysterical media and busty starlets.
| 11:00This special edition comes from The Hay Festival. 11:303/3Guests include Max Hastings and Charles Kennedy.
| 11:00A small boy's phobia of horses seemed unlikely evidence for the Oedipus complex. 11:302/6The codebreakers run out of rations. Can special new recruit Willis save their bacon?
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Dominic Arkwright chairs a special edition of the programme from the Hay-on-Wye Festival.
| 11:00Sarfraz Manzoor reports on a new wave of British Asians reaching the screens of Bollywood. 11:303/8The sleuth discovers a farm linked to the gang, and the killer strikes again.
| 11:00Political discussion series focusing on current ideas and events. With Sheena McDonald. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf.
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| 12:00 | 12:00With Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay. Including What Disability Means to Me. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Liz Barclay. 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. 12:30Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Mark Steel and Hugo Rifkind. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/6With Alan Davies, Simon Evans, Tony Hawks and Phill Jupitus. 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at the world of the waiter. Is this a profession in crisis? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:3010/13Paul Gambaccini host the music quiz semi-finals.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/4The unreleased solo album by the former Beach Boy.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Guests are Alison Baverstock, Clive Coleman, Gwyneth Lewis and Arabella Weir.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark looks into the demise of rural pubs in Yorkshire.
| 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. 13:10Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Rugby. Panellists include Labour MP Tony Wright.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Shenshen, a modern young Shanghai woman, explores the new China.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Sue Eckstein. Arriving in Nigeria in 1929, Charles strikes up an friendship with Louisa(R)
| 14:15Ewa Banaszkiewicz's fresh perspective on the lives of Polish people living in England.
| 14:151/2Rumpole is uneasy about Hilda's continuing friendship with a high court judge.
| 14:152/2Rumpole hopes to become a QC, whilst defending a young man on a charge of murder.
| 14:15By Annamaria Murphy. Jamaican street musician Pickard is given shelter by Molly Pinks.(R)
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30New radio production of David Mercer's 1968 play about tangled relationships.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 14:452/5Brett Westwood identifies local species in the Forest of Dean.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:30Eleanor reflects on her daughter Rosie's special wedding anniversary. 15:451/30Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge investigates a mysterious death in Hyderabad in 1948. 15:301/4By Angela Huth. Filippo jumps at the chance of working at the world's smallest theatre. 15:452/30Astronomer Heather Couper on the importance of the sun to ancient agrarian society.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood and John Cushnie. 15:302/4By Bill Paterson. Young Willie Paterson, apprentice quantity surveyor, tours Glasgow. 15:453/30How our ancestors mapped the stories of their mythology onto the constellations in the sky
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Martha Kearney appeals on behalf of International Childcare Trust. 15:303/4By Catherine O'Flynn. A married man is haunted by his school experiences. 15:454/30The history of astrology began as a way of advising rulers on their military campaigns.
| 15:00Plastic bags and packaging are anathema to the environmentalist, but the issue is complex. 15:304/4When life seems uncertain, a tree provides a source of comfort for a young boy. 15:455/30Ancient associations of the cosmos with deities, and astrology's link to mathematics.
| 15:301/4The unreleased solo album by the former Beach Boy.
| 15:003/3Will Michael Henchard be undone when a stranger arrives in town?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon on a project in Ethiopia involving a radical change in farming practice. 16:30Tim Harford explores how the police evaluate the "street value" of drugs. 16:56Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy.
| 16:00Clive Coleman asks if forensic evidence is given too much weight in prosecuting crime. 16:30Author Colin Dexter nominates scholar and poet, AE Housman. 16:56There is student unrest in Germany. Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor considers boxing in terms of race, class, and representation. 16:30Dr Mark Porter reports on treatment for back problems, including his own. 16:56Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup presents the books programme from the Hay-on-Wye festival. 16:30Quentin Cooper talks to scientists at the Hay Literary Festival. 16:56A Kennedy loses for the first time. Daniel Cohn-Bendit sneaks back into France.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to producer and director Roger Corman. 16:56General De Gaulle is in a defiant mood. Manchester United win the European Cup.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. 16:56Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married.
| 16:00Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice. 16:30Roger McGough introduces a special edition, recorded at The Hay Festival. 16:56One of the last public executioners shows his sensitive side. Biafran peace talks collapse
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
| 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 Carolyn Quinn. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Allan Urry reports from Liverpool, whose City Council is faced with mounting debts. 17:406/8Katie Hims's story looks at the effects of violence on everyone it touches. 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. 18:304/6With Alan Davies, Simon Evans, Tony Hawks and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Set to move house - bossy Clare makes a disturbing discovery.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The annual Real Ale competition leads to a bitter feud. Alison despairs.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. From May 2008.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Mark Steel and Hugo Rifkind.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Alexei Sayle and Johnny Kingdom.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Dominic Arkwright presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Leonard Cohen about the art of songwriting and his paintings. 19:451/101950s vicar's wife Jane arrives in a new parish, keen to marry off ex-pupil Prudence.
| 19:15Mark Lawson with the verdict on the big screen version of the TV series Sex and the City. 19:452/10Jane is having a good look round. Prudence, meanwhile, is nursing an unrequited love.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a report from Liverpool on a major Gustav Klimt exhibition. 19:453/10The life of the village is beginning to be revealed, and Jane receives an invitation.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:454/10Jane and Prudence visit each other and meet some interesting people.
| 19:15Sheila Hancock talks to Mark Lawson about her career on stage and screen. 19:455/10Prudence goes to the whist drive, and Fabian Driver is there. Mr Manifold causes trouble.
| 19:006/8Katie Hims's story looks at the effects of violence on everyone it touches. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood meets Rick Riordan, author of the fantasy adventures starring Percy Jackson 19:451/5A chance meeting in Paris revives powerful memories of an act of folly on an Irish beach.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Prof David Cannadine sets James Bond and his creator in their historical context. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Allan Urry reports from Liverpool, whose City Council is faced with mounting debts. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Francine Stock chairs a topical debate recorded before an audience at the Hay Festival. 20:453/3Michael Portillo visits the History of Parliament Trust to research a burning question.
| 20:00Rob Gifford explores the history of Tibet and counter-claims of ownership. 20:30Can global warming offer huge business opportunities? Peter Day investigates.
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Rugby. Panellists include Labour MP Tony Wright. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lucy Kellaway.
| 20:002/2Laurie Taylor continues his history of 60 years of the Reith Lectures.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Andrew Luck-Baker visits the Pacific islands of Palau to witness a mass spawning. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Robert Kagan, Andrew O'Hagan and Helen Rappaport.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on treatment for back problems, including his own. 21:30John Humphrys's guest is former deputy prime minister John Prescott.
| 21:00This special edition comes from The Hay Festival. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Plastic bags and packaging are anathema to the environmentalist, but the issue is complex. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the strange mathematics of probability.
| 21:00Since the dawn of modern humans, people have been looking into the sky in wonder.
| 21:002/3Michael Henchard attempts to hold his life together...
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Ian McKellen appeals on behalf of The Prostate Cancer Charity. 21:30Can global warming offer huge business opportunities? Peter Day investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Celia Fox and her daughter Rachel are unaware that Rachel is being stalked.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Celia and her nine-year-old daughter Rachel are unaware of Ron's dangerous obsession.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:453/10Ron's obsession with nine-year-old Rachel is growing.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:454/10During the chaos of a city-wide power cut, Ron has abducted nine-year-old Rachel.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:455/10The police start to look for Rachel.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Francine Stock chairs a topical debate recorded before an audience at the Hay Festival.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including On Closer Inspection.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/4Sketch show starring Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Justin Edwards and Katherine Parkinson. 23:30Self-confessed nocturnal hermit Brian Skiff reflects upon the night sky.
| 23:003/6With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Zoe Gardner and Gareth Tunley. 23:301/3Insiders reveal what it takes to persuade a network to consider a new idea.(R)
| 23:001/6The comedian finds 1001 uses for peas, misses a meeting and shuns a caravan owner. 23:302/3Networks and cable companies tend to produce their pilots during the same months each year(R)
| 23:003/6Nebulous and the team travel to Atlantis, where the Professor battles the legendary Kraken 23:303/3Paul looks at the industry's economic future and asks whether changes will be necessary.(R)
| 23:00Author Colin Dexter nominates scholar and poet, AE Housman. 23:30Robin Denselow meets the remaining members of the eclectic Penguin Cafe Orchestra.(R)
| 23:0010/13Paul Gambaccini host the music quiz semi-finals. 23:30Featured works include Carol Ann Duffy's Elvis's Twin Sister.
| 23:00Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb. Manchester United win the European Cup. 23:30Mark Tully explores former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold's exhortation.
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