| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor talks to Emma Casey about her research into women’s gambling experiences. 00:45The sound of bells from St Giles's Church in Ashstead, Surrey. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Grevel tries salsa on a whim, travels to Havana and meets Geldys. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5In Caracas and Bogota, Grevel's Manchester style of dancing fails to win over the locals. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Grevel learns rumba with Maria, who shows him what she does with Carlos. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In Puerto Rico, Grevel learns that dedicated salsa dancers need a little madness. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5He no longer dances like an Englishman, but what will his wife make of the new Grevel? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5What constitutes a grown-up and how does one achieve such status?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 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 Battye. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Battye. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Battye. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Battye. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Battye. 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 Graham Daniels. 05:454/5This idyllic Somerset village was home to the 19th-century Agapemone community.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of the bells of Durham Cathedral. 05:45Claire Bolderson looks at the career of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
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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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Caz Graham visits Northumberland to see how fire has shaped the landscape. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully celebrates libraries. 06:35Lionel Kelleway joins two TT race fanatics and naturalists on a trip around the course. 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. 07:55Prunella Scales appeals on behalf of The Stroke Association. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Repeat of a broadcast by the late priest and poet John O'Donohue, who died in January. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
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| 09:00 | 09:003/4Agricultural efficiency can have a detrimental effect on wildlife. 09:303/4The creator of the Charlie and Lola children's books goes back to school. 09:451/5Grevel tries salsa on a whim, travels to Havana and meets Geldys.
| 09:00Melanie Allen talks about her decision to hand back a child she had adopted. 09:305/5Stand-up comedian Brendan Riley investigates the city's reputation for humour.(R) 09:452/5In Caracas and Bogota, Grevel's Manchester style of dancing fails to win over the locals.
| 09:002/6Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University, returns to Huddersfield 09:302/5Joe meets a decluttering professional who claims to have sold feng shui books to Japanese. 09:453/5Grevel learns rumba with Maria, who shows him what she does with Carlos.
| 09:005/8Circus owners Martin Burton and John Hayes discuss the difficulties of their profession. 09:305/5Mark Stephen visits the Outer Hebrides. 09:454/5In Puerto Rico, Grevel learns that dedicated salsa dancers need a little madness.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is academic and philosopher A C Grayling. 09:455/5He no longer dances like an Englishman, but what will his wife make of the new Grevel?
| 09:00Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Suzi Quatro. Featured poet is Matt Harvey.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Director Beate Arnestad on the devastating effects of civil war in Sri Lanka.
| 10:00Author Kate Atkinson on When Will There Be Good News?
| 10:00Julian Barnes on author Penelope Fitzgerald. Plus, can an affair really save a marriage?
| 10:00Does someone always end up dominating aesthetically in a relationship?
| 10:00Are women more likely to suffer from asthma? Plus, the rising popularity of Pakistani art.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig takes a trip on a narrowboat on the Wey Navigation in Surrey. 10:30Phill Jupitus visits Nashville to meet Joe Chambers and his collection of rock memorabilia
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Darcus Howe, son of an Anglican priest, talks to others whose fathers were in the clergy.(R) 11:305/6Ruth jumps off the wagon when her boyfriend's past catches up with him.(R)
| 11:00Documentary looking at an unusual aspect of medical training.(R) 11:301/2Val McDermid on the furore over Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, banned in 1928.
| 11:002/3Tudor housewife Anne Askew's conversion to Protestantism tore her family apart. 11:301/6Brother Luke has returned from his sojourn in Dublin and can't stop talking about it.
| 11:00Mukul Devichand reports on a scheme that may solve the developing world's slum problem. 11:30Will Hutton, head of the Work Foundation, selects JM Keynes, Dickens and Umberto Eco.
| 11:001/2Yoran Matras considers the Romany language while Ian Hancock explores the gypsy diaspora.(R)
| 11:004/12Sheena MacDonald presents the series looking at politics beyond and outside Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 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 Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Carolyn Atkinson and Liz Barclay. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Carolyn Atkinson and John Waite. Including Face the Facts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/5Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at exclusive property. 12:301/6The comedy zookeeper unleashes his menagerie of laugh-beasts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shappi Khorsandi and Ian McMillan 12:32A look behind the scenes of the modern berry business. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Wales take on the Midlands. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30A celebration of a virtually extinct aspect of the music industry, the B-side of a record.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Is the real thing always the best, or could it be true that all we need is a melting pot?
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Matt Baker finds mud, fish and relics in the Bristol Channel.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Rostropovich plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto at the Proms in 1968 as Russia invades Prague.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Ottery St Mary, Devon.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:302/3Guests include Max Hastings and Joan Bakewell.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:151/2William and Sandy are haunted by the return of two characters from the past.
| 14:152/2William and Sandy, accompanied by care assistant Karen, take on the world of celluloid.
| 14:00Caroline brings bad news. 14:15Drama documentary by John Fletcher telling the story of unlikely spy Janet Chisholm.(R)
| 14:15Dramatised by Ray Brown from John Steinbeck's recollections of his sojourn in Somerset.(R)
| 14:15Psychological thriller about adultery and murder by Campbell Armstrong.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Craig Stephens's boisterous comedy about infamous Victorian balloonist Henry Coxwell.(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and John Cushnie. 14:453/10Laurence considers how the post-war government urged the public to embrace 'good design'.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:004/5Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at the film industry. 15:301/5Uncomfortable memories surface when Lisa's son shows an interest in her earlier career.(R) 15:451/5In Kaimosi in Western Kenya, Isaiah lives on seven to ten dollars a month.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5Unexpected and disturbing news tests the bond between Molly and her son Frank.(R) 15:452/5Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes is one of the poorest areas of the country.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw. 15:303/5The legacy of debt left by Nancy's late husband seems insurmountable - or does it?(R) 15:453/5The tradition in India of younger family members caring for the elderly is under threat.(R)
| 15:00Luddenden villagers aim to stop any sabotage of their efforts to win 'Britain in Bloom'.(R) 15:27An appeal on behalf of African Initiatives. 15:304/5Nancy is unsettled by her son's reaction to her new business venture and takes a decision.(R) 15:454/5Ghana is one of the few African countries on track to meet girls' educational targets.(R)
| 15:00Clare walks from St Hugh's to St Bridget's wells on the shores of Lough Allen in Ireland. 15:305/5Poignant memories are triggered by a song about treacherous love.(R) 15:455/5Despite the Chinese economic boom, many in rural areas face an insecure existence.(R)
| 15:30A celebration of a virtually extinct aspect of the music industry, the B-side of a record.(R)
| 15:001/2After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Philippe Bridau becomes a reckless gambler.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Parkes explores the funding of food in schools, hospitals, prisons and beyond. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world. 16:56Leonard Cohen appears on the BBC's Top Gear radio programme.
| 16:00Peggy Reynolds investigates vocal pitch. 16:30Skills minister David Lammy puts the case for the revolutionary comedian Richard Pryor. 16:56Riots in Los Angeles leave three dead.
| 16:00The dream the British have of the countryside is not always borne out by experience. 16:30Dr Mark Porter talks to a patient and her surgeon about controversial weight loss surgery. 16:56Georgios Papadopoulos, leader of the Greek junta, survives an assassination attempt.
| 16:00Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates new methods of utilising heavy oil. 16:56Two deputy editors of the Czech Communist party newspaper are suspended.
| 16:00Jane Little presents the obituary series. 16:30Matthew Sweet discusses the 1961 farce What a Carve Up with Pat Jackson and Shirley Eaton. 16:56Record producer Mickie Most explains the secret of his success.
| 16:00Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little. 16:56Sixty Roman Catholic Priests join a revolt against the Pope's ban on the pill.
| 16:00Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York. 16:30The story of artist Donald Crossley's quest for the truth in his own life. 16:56A BBC programme examines democracy in America.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:00Matt McGrath looks at usage of the performance-enhancing drug EPO among athletes. 17:40Claire Bolderson looks at the career of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. 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. 18:303/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shappi Khorsandi and Ian McMillan
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Two of the wartime code-breakers jump at the chance to escape Bletchley Park for Iraq.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Mark courageously turns his attention to the first of six virtues.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Pip and Harry must build an entire railway network in their bid to catch Benevolent.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The comedy zookeeper unleashes his menagerie of laugh-beasts.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran presents a mix of conversation, comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Anderson presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with the Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg. 19:451/510th century Japan. Within the Palace walls, a series of disturbing crimes creates unrest
| 19:00Caroline brings bad news. 19:15Mark Lawson meets actress Elaine Stritch, who reflects on a 60-year career. 19:452/5Palace thefts are moving in a slow spiral towards the Emperor's rooms
| 19:15Kirsty Lang reports from the Edinburgh fringe festival. 19:453/5Shonagon is assisting in the investigation of the Palace thefts.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang meets the conductor, pianist and writer Daniel Barenboim. 19:454/5With suggestions of the supernatural, Shonagon searches for a more human motive...
| 19:00Brian lessons from the past. 19:15Kirsty Lang on a collection of previously unpublished letters by the actor Dirk Bogarde. 19:455/5The Palace criminal is discovered, but it may cost Shonagon her life
| 19:00Claire Bolderson looks at the career of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood presents a special Olympics programme, featuring young 2012 hopefuls. 19:453/5By Ruth Thomas. As Cathleen mourns her much-loved dog she receives a visit from her nephew(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2In Berlin, David looks at how the age of rebellion shaped today's Germany. 20:30Emilio San Pedro examines the influence of Mexico's drug cartels on local communities.
| 20:00Matt McGrath looks at usage of the performance-enhancing drug EPO among athletes. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:002/4Experts examine who makes decisions about care for the elderly and those with dementia. 20:453/3As soon as they are defeated, some MPs start planning their comeback.
| 20:001/4Simon Cox asks why the price of oil has doubled in a year and who has been cashing in. 20:30Richard Weight asks why many poorer nations often perform better than Britain at sports.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Ottery St Mary, Devon. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
| 20:00Henry Bonsu recalls the Notting Hill riots of August 1958.
| 20:00Rostropovich plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto at the Proms in 1968 as Russia invades Prague. 20:30Jane Little presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Phil Hammond explores the consequences of human error in the medical profession. 21:303/4Agricultural efficiency can have a detrimental effect on wildlife.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter talks to a patient and her surgeon about controversial weight loss surgery. 21:30Melanie Allen talks about her decision to hand back a child she had adopted.
| 21:002/2Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries.(R) 21:302/6Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University, returns to Huddersfield
| 21:002/2The candidates, who will go to the computer games BAFTAs in London, are reduced to three. 21:305/8Circus owners Martin Burton and John Hayes discuss the difficulties of their profession.
| 21:00The true story a man with a low IQ who has been on death row in a US prison for 25 years.
| 21:002/2With the city gripped by rumour and paranoia, Black himself is suspected.
| 21:00John Waite investigates a controversial treatment for people with learning difficulties. 21:26Prunella Scales appeals on behalf of The Stroke Association. 21:30Richard Weight asks why many poorer nations often perform better than Britain at sports. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Hill. 22:451/5Kitty applies for her first job as cook at the Bohemian household of Willow Cottage.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Hill. 22:452/5Ellen asks Kitty to help to turn her into the perfect wife and mother.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/5Despite the help of a good book, Ellen's first foray into the kitchen doesn't go well.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/5Ellen announces a forthcoming addition to the family. Then George makes an announcement.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/5Ellen's lie is exposed, but this is not the only thing she is ready to confess.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4Experts examine who makes decisions about care for the elderly and those with dementia.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen looks at the language of apologies and insults. 23:302/4Actress Sylvia uses the futuristic radio soap to win a cigarette advertising deal.(R)
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. 23:302/4The Spiritual Centre is in financial trouble so Guru Bharat is hoping for a grant.(R)
| 23:00From London's Troubadour Coffee House. Featured performers include Murray Lachlan Young. 23:15Sitcom by Lucy Clarke about a woman who wants to be Fabulous but can't cope.(R) 23:301/6With poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Lynn Barber and comedian Arthur Smith.(R)
| 23:00Journalist Jon Ronson accompanies singer Robbie Williams to a UFO conference in Nevada.(R) 23:302/6Comedy sketches from Philippa Fordham and Simon Lipson. With Alex Lowe and Laura Shavin.(R)
| 23:00Skills minister David Lammy puts the case for the revolutionary comedian Richard Pryor. 23:302/6Adventure or caravan? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old.(R)
| 23:00Wales take on the Midlands. Tom Sutcliffe chairs. 23:30Poet Kenneth Steven journeys through the remote Glen Lyon in Scotland's Central Highlands.
| 23:00Two deputy editors of the Czech Communist party newspaper are suspended. 23:30Mark Tully celebrates libraries.
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