| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:1510/10The big moment arrives. Will Thomas win the biggest cash prize ever offered on Indian TV?(R) 00:30In 1933, only a handful of pennies were minted. Phil Mussell sets about tracking one down.(R) 00:45The sound of bells from St Mary's, Warwick. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Charlie traces Boudicca's rampage of vengeance, walking from Norwich to St Albans. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Charlie Connelly recreates a series of famous journeys in search of King Harold. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Charlie Connelly recreates famous journeys, continuing King Harold's march to Hastings. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Charlie follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and travels to the Isle of Skye. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Charlie Connelly recreates the Doolough Famine Walk in County Mayo. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Ian Macpherson describes life with Florette, a radical, feminist, menopausal poet.(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 Andrew Graystone. 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 Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 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 Denis Rice. 05:452/5Roger discovers China's taste for satire.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St John the Baptist in Egham, Surrey. 05:45A profile of Kevin Pietersen, who has left his job as captain of the England cricket team.
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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 the Black Mountains. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05American radio producers The Kitchen Sisters on their distinctive approach to interviewees 06:35Alex James meets three brothers from Leicestershire who have inherited 80 acres of land. 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 discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord from St Thomas More, Coventry. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Harold Evans.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge. 09:451/5Charlie traces Boudicca's rampage of vengeance, walking from Norwich to St Albans.
| 09:00How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories. 09:452/5Charlie Connelly recreates a series of famous journeys in search of King Harold.
| 09:00How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859. 09:453/5Charlie Connelly recreates famous journeys, continuing King Harold's march to Hastings.
| 09:00Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent. 09:454/5Charlie follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and travels to the Isle of Skye.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is businessman and explorer Simon Murray. 09:455/5Charlie Connelly recreates the Doolough Famine Walk in County Mayo.
| 09:00Clare Balding is joined by novelist Joanna Trollope. With poetry from Luke Wright.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey is joined by a panel of guests to talk about 2009.
| 10:00Nurse Leah Chishugi on the plight of women in eastern Congo.
| 10:00Soul singer Beverley Knight on 50 years of Motown Records.
| 10:00Is enough being done to help patients suffering from eating disorders in Northern Ireland?
| 10:00Former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips on coping with Alzheimer's disease in the family.
| 10:00John McCarthy looks back at the past fifteen years of travelling with Lyn Hughes. 10:30Fashion writer Colin McDowell recalls the rise of the miniskirt.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Janet meets a man who went to prison for armed robbery shortly after marrying his partner. 11:302/6American ad man Eliott struggles to promote gourmet pet food.
| 11:00BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner examines the links between soldiers and birds. 11:30The German chanteuse who sang on one of the most important records in rock history.
| 11:002/2Peter leaves the city of Benghazi, and his childhood memories of Cyrene, to visit Tripoli. 11:301/6After Gerry takes a tumble, Arthur steps in to run the cafe. Is he a culinary natural?
| 11:00Mukul Devichand reports on tensions building up between Malaysian ethnic groups. 11:30How Handel became, through his oratorios, a favourite of the working and middle classes.
| 11:00Former judo champion Neil Adams visits Russia hoping to meet judo expert, Vladimir Putin. 11:302/6A new handyman, a mysterious Frenchwoman and a dance competition put everyone in a whirl.
| 11:003/3Andrew Rawnsley finds out whether or not immigration will slip down the political agenda. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is poet Ruth Padel.
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| 12:00 | 12:00With Julian Worricker. Plus novelist Ian Rankin on books for the visually impaired. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. Including Dame Joan Bakewell, the govt's Voice of Older People. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Winifred Robinson. How can car dealerships survive a recession? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. Plus, A tale of two recyclers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Peter White. How the economic downturn is affecting restaurants. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00As the interest rate hits an all-time low, we ask what quantitative easing is. 12:301/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical quiz. With Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay and Phill Jupitus. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/12With Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Helen Lederer and Julian Clary. 12:32Sheila Dillon discovers the lengths the top butchers go to to source the very best meat. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Robert Robinson chairs the perennial general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/2Is the economic pressure placed on Cuban musicians detrimental to the national culture?
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30How being exposed to a cocktail of pesticides could potentially damage our health.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Tim Harford explores how many prostitutes in the UK are controlled by drug dealers?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Enfield, Middlesex.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30The story of the former prisoners who had to remain in Belsen after it was liberated.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Jonathan Davidson. An artist seeks to expand his horizons and takes up gliding.(R)
| 14:15A clash over the teaching of creationism at an academy school causes embarrassment.
| 14:15A smug expert makes a point during a trial, and gets hoisted by his own petard.
| 14:15Writing a play about the National Trust founder, Linda finds secrets about her own family.
| 14:153/4Two train passengers vanish, but the sleuth is more intrigued by a dead man's pockets.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30After years in a psychiatric hospital, is a house share right for pensioner Walter?
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and John Cushnie. 14:451/5John films grey seals giving birth at night off the Northumberland coast.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Joan Bakewell revisits the debates that took place in a London church in the 1960s and 70s 15:451/5Dr Craig Venter on his own experiences as a collector, medic and geneticist.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By Jason Donald. A lethargic jobseeker spies an opportunity to be a hero. 15:452/5Sir Jonathan Miller on advances in the study of genetics.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby takes your questions on tax and self assessment. 15:302/3By Cynthia Rogerson. A gallery attendant muses on love and loneliness. Read by Paul Young. 15:453/5Prof Jerry Coyne tells of the evidence that has been discovered to support Darwin's work.
| 15:02Matt Baker visits Northumberland to see how the fledgling red kite population is faring. 15:27Adam Hart-Davis appeals on behalf of Practical Action. 15:303/3By Anneliese Mackintosh. A young woman attends a dinner party hosted by her neighbours. 15:454/5Dr Peter Bentley tells Darwin about the emerging field of evolutionary computing.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and John Cushnie. 15:455/5Prof Baruch Blumberg on his work with the hepatitis B virus.
| 15:302/2Is the economic pressure placed on Cuban musicians detrimental to the national culture?
| 15:003/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon celebrates guilty culinary pleasures, including doughnuts and dripping. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 16:30Tracy-Ann Oberman champions the life of one of the silver screen's most enduring icons.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses how music is used in conflicts with Dr Martin Cloonan. 16:30Dr Mark Porter studies the latest guidelines on antibiotic prescriptions for ear ache.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to the psychologist Oliver James about 'affluenza'. 16:30Quentin Cooper learns about student contributions to front-line space projects.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Danny Boyle about his Mumbai thriller Slumdog Millionaire.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel. 16:30Including poems from Emily Dickinson, Emily Bronte, Carol Ann Duffy and William Blake.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with 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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines. 17:30The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career. 17:40A profile of Kevin Pietersen, who has left his job as captain of the England cricket team. 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. 18:302/12With Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Helen Lederer and Julian Clary.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Pepping up your sex life - and why it's best not to lie on your CV.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6A famous explorer advises Will on how to become daring, and Hugo the cat goes missing.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The surly writer's best pal vanishes just as Mary makes plans. With Christopher Douglas.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical quiz. With Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John Waite introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including the announcement of the winners in the Costa Book Awards. 19:451/5The relationship between a British soldier and his German sweetheart.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Danny Robins offers some tips for a cultural detox. 19:452/5Leslie persuades Ischi to postpone their marriage until they can be together in England.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Mark Eccleston reviews Danny Boyle's latest film, Slumdog Millionaire 19:453/5With no word from Leslie, Ischi starts going to dances hosted by the occupying forces.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber. 19:454/5Leslie throws himself into fixing up the family home and car.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including a report from the Bromley By Bow health centre. 19:455/5Ischi wonders what welcome she will find if she ever makes it to England.
| 19:00A profile of Kevin Pietersen, who has left his job as captain of the England cricket team. 19:15Slumdog Millionaire; the Last Days of Woolworths; and Channel 4 takes on Christianity.
| 19:15Natalie Barrass goes to a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings. 19:455/5A surprising connection to the Old Gentleman promises a happy conclusion.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Robin Wight returns to the location of his first job in advertising in the late 1960s. 20:30Caroline Hawley meets an Iraqi boyband formed towards the end of Saddam Hussein's rule.(R)
| 20:00Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Proposed reforms to murder and manslaughter laws fall short of the demands of some lawyers 20:453/3Gyles Brandreth persuades politicians to talk about their true selves.
| 20:00Key figures discuss the years since the introduction of the London Mayoralty. 20:30Business models that challenge conventional wisdom about charging for goods and services.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Enfield, Middlesex. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Harold Evans.
| 20:00Rory Bremner considers the rhetorical evolution of George W Bush.
| 20:00Tim Harford explores how many prostitutes in the UK are controlled by drug dealers? 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How being exposed to a cocktail of pesticides could potentially damage our health. 21:30Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter studies the latest guidelines on antibiotic prescriptions for ear ache. 21:30How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories.
| 21:001/5The 1950s promised a new deal for the mentally ill, with new drugs and radical legislation 21:30How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.
| 21:001/2Jonathan Miller explores the complex questions that arise from trying to define death. 21:30Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent.
| 21:00Searching for the ship aboard which Darwin began to formulate his theory of evolution.
| 21:002/3Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason.
| 21:00As the interest rate hits an all-time low, we ask what quantitative easing is. 21:26Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness. 21:30Business models that challenge conventional wisdom about charging for goods and services. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Olive's jealous husband intervenes.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Mark and Olive's affair ends in tragedy.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Mark, now middle aged and married, is drawn to Nell, the teenage daughter of an old friend
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/10Mark struggles against his feelings.
| 22:00A look at Israel's strategy as the attacks on Gaza continue. Plus Tintin's 80th birthday. 22:4510/10Mark must choose between his wife and his new passion.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Proposed reforms to murder and manslaughter laws fall short of the demands of some lawyers
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:301/2An eager international audience is expected for London Fashion Week.(R)
| 23:00Comedian Micky Flanagan charts the ups and downs of his life. 23:302/2Can London ever hope to build a solid fashion industry to rival Paris or Milan?(R)
| 23:023/4Struggling actor Jasper Lengthe unexpectedly comes into some money. 23:153/4Four girls make their first foray into the world of illegal drug taking. 23:30Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.(R)
| 23:001/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions 23:30Hardeep Singh Kohli introduces a tragi-comic look at the isolated role of the goalkeeper.(R)
| 23:00Tracy-Ann Oberman champions the life of one of the silver screen's most enduring icons. 23:30Rowan Pelling looks at the history of top-shelf magazines in Britain.(R)
| 23:00Robert Robinson chairs the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Benjamin Zephaniah explores the ancient oral tradition of southern Siberian throat singing
| 23:023/4The long industrial dispute over union membership at the government communications centre.(R) 23:30American radio producers The Kitchen Sisters on their distinctive approach to interviewees
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