| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses how music is used in conflicts with Dr Martin Cloonan. 00:45The sound of bells from St John the Baptist in Egham, Surrey. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The last of the old guard or the first of the new: Strauss, Mahler and Salome. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Kurt Weill and the story of Mack the Knife and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The Beatles and Stockhausen - and how he ended up on the cover of Sgt Pepper's. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The psychological realism of Peter Grimes and Britten's relationship with Peter Pears. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5John Cage, John Adams and the birth of political opera with Nixon in China. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Ian 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice. 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 Denis Rice. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna HIll.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice. 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 Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:453/5In Shanghai, Roger Law discovers the weird and wonderful world of Chinese installation art(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Winchester Cathedral. 05:45Chris Bowlby looks at Alan Milburn, who has returned to the political front line.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Matt Baker visits the first wild beaver colony in the UK, in Gloucestershire. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers our responses to beauty. 06:35Alex James visits a flock of sheep that are famous for their milk rather than their wool. 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. 07:55Lord Woolf appeals on behalf of Personal Support Unit. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow. With the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Harold Evans.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Adam Phillips, author Vikas Swarup and Tom Stoppard. 09:451/5The last of the old guard or the first of the new: Strauss, Mahler and Salome.
| 09:00Garry Kasparov on being a dissenting voice in Russian politics. 09:304/5How the winners of unclaimed premium bonds prizes are traced. 09:452/5Kurt Weill and the story of Mack the Knife and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:453/5The Beatles and Stockhausen - and how he ended up on the cover of Sgt Pepper's.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. 09:454/5The psychological realism of Peter Grimes and Britten's relationship with Peter Pears.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is poet Ruth Padel. 09:455/5John Cage, John Adams and the birth of political opera with Nixon in China.
| 09:00Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Andrew Roberts. With poetry from Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The fashion designer Mary Quant on her life and work.
| 10:00Will the recession see a rise in domestic violence? Plus, the end of the dinner service.
| 10:00Granta's first female editor Alex Clark on her first edition.
| 10:00Author Edna O'Brien on Lord Byron. Plus, the women in the Obama administration.
| 10:00How much is being done to help the children and families of drug addicts?
| 10:00John McCarthy talks to Charlie Connelly about his walks around Britain and Ireland. 10:30Michael Rosen explores the popularity in Russia of Winnie the Pooh translations.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Deborah Bull examines the impact on children of being hothoused in sport and the arts. 11:303/6Eliott finds little humour in promoting German chocolate called 'Laughing'.
| 11:00Do people from humble origins who become wealthy necessarily become middle class? 11:30Anna Chen presents a tribute to Hollywood's first Chinese-American star, Anna May Wong.
| 11:00The story of the students who were sent from developing countries to study in the USSR. 11:302/6Arthur organises a fundraising show. The headliner is obvious, but who can support him?
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30The story of the Futurist movement and its founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.
| 11:00Miriam O'Reilly explores the viability of the controversial sustainable energy project. 11:303/6Collusion and confusion over travelling players, mistaken cushions and a high-speed turnip
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Riddell. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is politician Vincent Cable MP.
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| 12:00 | 12:00With Julian Worricker. Sir Simon Jenkins of the National Trust speaks about his plans. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. Should Britain be adopting the Euro? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news & issues with Winifred Robinson. How to protect your home from moth damage. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Winifred Robinson. Who is behind Gazprom and what are its intentions? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. How can 1st class travel survive the recession? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00After the Bank of America is bailed out, we ask how far will the banking crisis go? 12:302/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Francis Wheen, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan and Jeremy Hardy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Graham Norton and Shappi Khorsandi 12:32Peter Bazalgette reflects on the life and legacy of the late food critic Egon Ronay. 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. 13:301/3Billie Holiday and Lester Young were lauded for complementing one another's sound.
| 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. 13:30Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Tim Harford by politicians to discuss the use and abuse of numbers in politics.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Washington, DC.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30James Naughtie re-evaluates the reputation of the composer Giacomo Puccini.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Story about a woman who takes on a gardener after the death of her mother.(R)
| 14:00Allergic to supermarkets. 14:15By Kavyasiddhi. Dodging impending fatherhood, a man escapes to a beach.(R)
| 14:15Paul B Davies's black comedy is based on fact. A magician is confronted by his Nazi past.(R)
| 14:00Gamblers not-so anonymous. 14:15Exploring the mind of the young Czech student who set fire to himself in Prague in 1969.
| 14:154/4What is the link between a landlord, a missing witness and a break-in at Baker Street?
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Chronicling the events of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, which killed 167 men in 1988.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 14:452/5John waits offshore for young black-footed albatrosses to embark on their first flight.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Rory Bremner considers the rhetorical evolution of George W Bush. 15:451/5David Mattin talks to some of the affluent Iranians who came to the UK.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3Young Newton has to see the headmaster about a rather delicate subject. Read by Bill Nighy 15:452/5Many of those who participated in the revolution later fled under threat of persecution.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on insurance. 15:302/3Agatha is drawn to her young cousin Phillip when he comes to stay. Read by Emily Woof. 15:453/5For middle-class Iranians, a new life in the UK often meant a sudden loss of social status
| 15:02Helen Mark visits the Black Mountains. 15:27Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness. 15:303/3After a dull night at the cinema, a woman is approached by someone on the way home. 15:454/5How women's lives changed under the new regime and why some women felt they had to leave.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 15:455/5How a generation that has grown up both British and Iranian approaches its identity.
| | 15:001/2An American tycoon buys a hotel and is cast into a world of Edwardian espionage and murder
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon discovers the lengths the top butchers go to to source the very best meat. 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 16:30Poet Pam Ayres chooses the lad himself, Tony Hancock.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor debates the universal notion of human rights. 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores the science behind the dramatic cut in the number of cot deaths.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the nature of superorganisms.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock reviews The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke's Oscar-tipped comeback film.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the Italian writer Niccolo Ammaniti about his new novel. 16:30Actress Lindsay Duncan reads Keats's erotic and magical poem The Eve of St Agnes.
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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.
| 17:00Penny Marshall examines the effects of the rapid expansion of online porn on UK society. 17:40Chris Bowlby looks at Alan Milburn, who has returned to the political front line. 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. 18:303/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Graham Norton and Shappi Khorsandi
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Presented by David Quantick. Featuring a guest appearance from Gilbert and Sullivan.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Peter asks rock singer Alex to help wary Will live on the edge. But Will surprises Alex.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Try as the curmudgeon might to be hip, he is more a hip-replacement kind of guy.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Francis Wheen, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran Trinny and Susannah, Jessica Hynes and Ed Mitchell.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sheila Dillon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Allergic to supermarkets. 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Composer Orlando Gough talks about his latest project 19:451/5Middle-aged clockmaker Gilbert increasingly turns to the essays of an anonymous guru.
| 19:15With Mark lawson. John Inverdale reviews The Wrestler starring Micky Rourke. 19:452/5Gilbert's wife Kitty decides to see what all the fuss is about.
| 19:00Gamblers not-so anonymous. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with writer Martin Amis. 19:453/5With his business in peril, Gilbert decides to consult Mr Spectator.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Plus a review of Lionel Bart musical Oliver! starring Rowan Atkinson. 19:454/5Encouraged by Mr Spectator and Kitty, Gilbert buys some new-fangled Perspective Glasses.
| 19:00Hannah says no - and yes. 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Sir John Mortimer recorded in 2005. 19:455/5Gilbert's world seems to be in pieces, but perhaps things are not all that they appear.
| 19:00Chris Bowlby looks at Alan Milburn, who has returned to the political front line. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovitch, Natalie Haynes and John Carey.
| 19:15Barney Harwood finds out about Barack Obama. 19:45By Dave Pescod. A woman becomes determined to reintroduce laughter to her own home.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2How clients watched advertising bosses grow rich in the 1990s and so turned to new media. 20:30Mukul Devichand reports on tensions building up between Malaysian ethnic groups.
| 20:00Penny Marshall examines the effects of the rapid expansion of online porn on UK society. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00How can the courts balance privacy and freedom of speech? 20:45Hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry argues in praise of Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter.
| 20:001/4Simon Cox investigates the UN's principal human rights body, the Human Rights Council. 20:30Peter Day reports from China's industrial cities on the economic strains they are facing.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Washington, DC. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Harold Evans.
| 20:001/2The area was already changing before the bulldozers arrived.
| 20:00Tim Harford by politicians to discuss the use and abuse of numbers in politics. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Adam Phillips, author Vikas Swarup and Tom Stoppard.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores the science behind the dramatic cut in the number of cot deaths. 21:30Garry Kasparov on being a dissenting voice in Russian politics.
| 21:002/5The 1960s saw anti-psychiatrists including RD Laing question the notion of insanity. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:002/2How controversies around defining death have impacted on organ donation. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
| 21:00By Anne Devlin. While suffering from lapses in memory, Bee meets a strange creature. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:003/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
| 21:00After the Bank of America is bailed out, we ask how far will the banking crisis go? 21:26Lord Woolf appeals on behalf of Personal Support Unit. 21:30Peter Day reports from China's industrial cities on the economic strains they are facing. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10On New Year's Eve, the Takano family prepare to welcome in 1940, the Year of the Dragon.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:452/10The French Club at Monsieur Feneon's house has always been a source of escape for Yuji.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10For Alissa Feneon and Yuji, a visit to the theatre is just the start of the evening.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Yuji meets the mysterious novelist Ishihara, as the war moves ever closer to home.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:455/10While one young man prepares to fight in China, another is soon to return from the front.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How can the courts balance privacy and freedom of speech?
| 22:00Including The Condensed History of George W Bush.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:001/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain. With Shappi Khorsandi.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:024/4Veteran musician Mike Duggan is offered the chance of a recording contract. 23:154/4A neurotic Egyptologist tries to come to terms with her heavy workload. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:002/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Poet Pam Ayres chooses the lad himself, Tony Hancock. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Robert Robinson chairs the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Including poems from Emily Dickinson, Emily Bronte, Carol Ann Duffy and William Blake.
| 23:004/4Chris Ledgard meets survivors of the mystery illness that struck in July 1976.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers our responses to beauty.
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