| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The dream the British have of the countryside is not always borne out by experience. 00:45The sound of the bells of Durham Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Esther was no bird lover until her grandmother-in-law asked her to look after some doves. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The Woolfson family grows as Esther's daughter asks for a bird for her birthday. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Esther's daughter returns from camp with a fledgling rook that has fallen from its nest. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Esther discovers that corvine behaviour is far more sophisticated than she had imagined. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Much to her amazement, Esther hears herself mimicked with disturbing accuracy. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Stephanie reflects on how the death of her father propelled her into accountancy.(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.
| 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 Graham Daniels. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Graham Daniels. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Graham Daniels. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Graham Daniels. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Graham Daniels. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends. 05:455/5A village pub in Pembrokeshire boasts a remarkable former landlady.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside. 05:45Chris Bowlby looks at Jon Stewart, who has brought satire to the centre of US politics.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark visits Exmoor, where local farmers and businesses are saving rare butterflies. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jonathan Charles reflects on whether travel really does broaden the mind. 06:35Lionel Kelleway seeks out the bird of prey with sulphur yellow legs and finds a nest. 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. 07:55Timothy West appeals on behalf of the Living Paintings Trust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Rev Myra Blyth celebrates the 60th anniversary of the World Council of Churches. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
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| 09:00 | 09:004/4Tom Heap asks what role technology can play in solving the problem. 09:304/4Gary Rhodes is reunited with his best friend and his lecturer from catering college. 09:451/5Esther was no bird lover until her grandmother-in-law asked her to look after some doves.
| 09:003/4In Prague, John is joined by those who witnessed the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. 09:452/5The Woolfson family grows as Esther's daughter asks for a bird for her birthday.
| 09:003/6The politician takes Wendy Robbins to the boarding schools for the blind that he attended. 09:303/5Joe Queenan meets penetration testers whose job is to test the security systems of banks. 09:453/5Esther's daughter returns from camp with a fledgling rook that has fallen from its nest.
| 09:006/8Olivia O'Leary brings together people with similar experiences. 09:301/5Deryck Howell's Cardiff company produces survival equipment.(R) 09:454/5Esther discovers that corvine behaviour is far more sophisticated than she had imagined.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall. 09:455/5Much to her amazement, Esther hears herself mimicked with disturbing accuracy.
| 09:00Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Penny Smith. 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 | 10:00A special programme on one of the most influential living gardeners in Britain.
| 10:00Sculptor Hannah Frank on her diaries and life in Glasgow between the wars.
| 10:00Why is singing said to be so beneficial? Plus, the experiences of Muslim women athletes.
| 10:00Musician Billy Bragg on getting a proper job. Plus, child witnesses in Scotland.
| 10:00Do images of skinny post-pregnant celebrities send the wrong message?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig discusses the appeal of Georgia with John Bell and Peter Nasmyth. 10:30Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00An insight into the lives of London cycle couriers. 11:306/6Caroline, Fiona and Ruth climb their biggest mountain yet, terrified of falling off.(R)
| 11:00Simon Singh witnesses the first man versus machine poker championship in Vancouver.(R) 11:302/2In 1950 a novel called Women's Barracks sparked a new genre of lesbian pulp fiction.
| 11:003/3Brilliana Harley was besieged in her own castle home during the English Civil War. 11:302/6The Father Prior can scarcely bring himself to admit to what is troubling him.
| 11:00Bill Law looks at a controversial mining project by Vancouver-based Goldcorp in Guatemala. 11:30Director Jude Kelly selects Shakespeare, Wole Soyinka, JFK and Leonard Bernstein.
| 11:002/2Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War.(R) 11:301/6Britain 2012. Nuclear submarine HMS Goliath is on patrol, minus a high-tech crew.(R)
| 11:005/12Elinor Goodman discovers how well bottom-up politics works and what lessons can be drawn. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people who were involved in a truly epic expedition.
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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 Winifred Robinson and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Stuart Flinders. 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 John Waite. Including Face the Facts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis examines the consequences of a prolonged credit squeeze. 12:302/6A master chef and his cooks whip up a frenzy of topical comedy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/10Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 12:32Sophie Grigson presents the food magazine. She explains why pears are the perfect fruit. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Scotland take on Northern Ireland. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Choirmaster Gareth Malone explore the role of singing in our development.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/6Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt tackle the subject of illegitimacy.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Caz Graham visits Northumberland to see how fire has shaped the landscape.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's satirical revue closed on 2 May 1959.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Billericay, Essex.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:303/3Guests include Max Hastings and Charles Kennedy.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Mahesh Dattani. Bhavna's childhood dream of becoming an astronaut has come true.
| 14:15A couple decide to spend their holiday in their bedroom.
| 14:15Paul B Davies's play is based on the story of how Elizabeth I mounted a reckless adventure
| 14:15Romantic comedy by Laura Marney and David Ramos Fernandes.
| 14:15A man tells a ghostly tale of obsession and vengeance on a late-night steam train trip.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Simon Gray's play is inspired by Claire Tomalin's book The Invisible Woman.(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew. 14:454/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:005/5Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at exclusive property. 15:301/5By DJ Taylor. A new TV weather girl's delivery style is unique but not quite as expected. 15:451/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Rosie Thomas. A coastguard tries to persuade an old lady that her house is at risk. 15:452/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and John Cushnie. 15:303/5By Toby Litt. An old man tries to get passers-by in a busy London street to stop and talk. 15:453/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.(R)
| 15:00The Mike Parr Show on BBC Radio Newcastle attracts callers from all over Northumberland.(R) 15:27Prunella Scales appeals on behalf of The Stroke Association. 15:304/5By Alison MacLeod. An encounter with a poet and the view of a moor give a young woman hope 15:454/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.(R)
| 15:00How much do festival-goers and performers really care about the environment? 15:305/5By John Burnside. Two men, rather than confront hidden truths, talk about the weather. 15:455/5Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.(R)
| | 15:002/2Philippe's mother and brother seek financial help from a rich elderly relative.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A look behind the scenes of the modern berry business. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world. 16:56Opposition to the Pope's ruling against artificial birth control mounts.
| 16:00Peggy Reynolds investigates the world of language guardians. 16:30David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator. 16:56Two planes collide over the Norfolk town of Holt.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor talks to writer Iain Sinclair and sociologists Paul Barker and Nick Hubble. 16:30Dr Mark Porter investigates aneurysms, swellings in blood vessels anywhere in the body. 16:56Soviet troops begin their invasion of Czechoslovakia.
| 16:00Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York. 16:30Quentin Cooper reports on a new satellite designed to map the Earth's gravitational field. 16:56Czechoslovakia wakes to the news that Soviet troops are occupying its major cities.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Matthew Sweet talks to Guillermo Del Toro about his new film Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. 16:56Demonstrations take place as opposition to the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia mounts.
| 16:00Gardener Beth Chatto, Last Letters to Loved Ones, pregnorexia, the joy of singing. 16:56Czechoslovak workers strike in protest against the Soviet invasion.
| 16:00Muriel Gray talks to novelist Philippa Gregory about her new book The Other Queen. 16:30Friends and fans discuss a selection of Noel Coward's poems. 16:56Concern grows over the whereabouts of Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
| 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 with 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.
| 17:00Geoff Adams-Spink looks at hate crimes against the disabled. 17:40Chris Bowlby looks at Jon Stewart, who has brought satire to the centre of US politics. 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. 18:304/10Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/2Michael McIntyre introduces some of the best acts that appeared at Edinburgh Fringe 2008.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Mark takes a breath to examine the virtue of holding your horses.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Poorly Pip faces rural poverty and a mystery nurse. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6A master chef and his cooks whip up a frenzy of topical comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Marc Warren, Alex Fynn and Andy Hamilton.
| 18:00National 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 | 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with comic actor Steve Carell. 19:451/5Marianne Josephy arrives in London on a Kindertransport, a humanitarian scheme.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including a review of Somers Town, the new film from Shane Meadows. 19:452/5Marianne is angry at the restrictions she has to endure as an Enemy Alien.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. David Soul talks about how he learned to conduct for the BBC's Maestro. 19:453/5Marianne finds her ambitions thwarted and Grace makes a decision about her marriage.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Hollywood songwriter Randy Newman. 19:454/5Bessie fights ill health and Marianne trains to be a nurse.
| 19:15With John Wilson. Writer Uwem Akpan discusses his first collection of short stories. 19:455/5Marianne's parents are desperately trying to leave Germany. The Hoppers get news of Ronald
| 19:00Chris Bowlby looks at Jon Stewart, who has brought satire to the centre of US politics. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood meets a couple of wizards who teach him some magic spells. 19:454/5In this retelling of the fable, Wayland encounters a mysterious swan-woman.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Winifred Robinson looks at attempts to combat gun and knife crime. 20:30Mukul Devichand reports on a scheme that may solve the developing world's slum problem.
| 20:00Geoff Adams-Spink looks at hate crimes against the disabled. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:003/4Should an 18-month-old baby be tested for a genetic condition which he could develop? 20:45Michael White recalls the fiasco of the original construction of the Palace of Westminster
| 20:002/4Simon Cox investigates the truth behind obesity pills. 20:30Consumer-driven health care is a hot political issue. Michael Blastland investigates.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Billericay, Essex. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
| 20:00Richard Holloway explores what happens to faith when one's life is on the line.
| 20:00Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's satirical revue closed on 2 May 1959. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/2Our beliefs and expectations about medical treatments can have an impact on our health. 21:304/4Tom Heap asks what role technology can play in solving the problem.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates aneurysms, swellings in blood vessels anywhere in the body. 21:303/4In Prague, John is joined by those who witnessed the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
| 21:00Scientists analyse a small jawbone found in Kent's Cavern in Torquay over 80 years ago.(R) 21:303/6The politician takes Wendy Robbins to the boarding schools for the blind that he attended.
| 21:00How much do festival-goers and performers really care about the environment? 21:306/8Olivia O'Leary brings together people with similar experiences.
| 21:00Julian Simpson's psychological thriller about a man trying to uncover his true identity.
| 21:001/2After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Philippe Bridau becomes a reckless gambler.
| 21:00John investigates the college which claims to train people in international development. 21:26Timothy West appeals on behalf of the Living Paintings Trust. 21:30Consumer-driven health care is a hot political issue. Michael Blastland investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/5Grace has a chance encounter with a man after she steals a banana from his trolley.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/5Seamus asks Grace out to dinner, but she seems destined to be thwarted.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/5As Grace's feelings for Seamus grow, she agrees to see a therapist.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/5Grace is experimenting with a new drug suggested by her therapist.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:455/5Grace has split with Seamus. But as the drugs wear off, her mind clears.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4Should an 18-month-old baby be tested for a genetic condition which he could develop?
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| 23:00 | 23:00Peggy Reynolds investigates vocal pitch. 23:303/4Leading thespian Sir Monty joins the futuristic radio soap and causes quite a stir.(R)
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. 23:303/4Guru Bharat has to convince the Asian community that he is not a baby hater.(R)
| 23:00Featured performers include John Agard, Poeticat and shortMAN. 23:15Sitcom by Lucy Clarke about a woman who wants to be Fabulous but can't cope.(R) 23:302/6With producer Trevor Horn, magazine editor Emma Soames and journalist Jonathan Freedland.(R)
| 23:00Specially commissioned story from Festival Fringe favourite Terry Saunders. 23:303/6Comedy sketches from Philippa Fordham and Simon Lipson. With Alex Lowe and Laura Shavin.(R)
| 23:00David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator. 23:303/6Computer games or a dog? Pam and Gordon argue over growing old.(R)
| 23:00Scotland take on Northern Ireland. Tom Sutcliffe chairs. 23:30The story of artist Donald Crossley's quest for the truth in his own life.
| 23:00Soviet troops begin their invasion of Czechoslovakia. 23:30Jonathan Charles reflects on whether travel really does broaden the mind.
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