| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor reveals how children teach themselves how to use digital technology. 00:45The sound of bells from Sheffield Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Chloe Hooper. The story of a murder in the Australian paradise of Palm Island. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Sergeant Christopher Hurley becomes the chief suspect in the death of Cameron Doomadgee. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The history of pain and violence that dominates the aboriginal community of Palm Island. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The legal processes baffle the community's attempts to understand how Doomadgee died. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5At Senior Sergeant Hurley's trial, the public galleries divide neatly into white and black 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Ian 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.
| 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 Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. 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 Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna HIll.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. 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 Prebendary Edward Mason. 05:45The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Martin's Church, Eynsford in Kent. 05:45Chris Bowlby profiles Sara Payne, who has been appointed to the role of Victims' Champion.
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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. 06:07The sharp frosts and winter storms which have devastated the delicate wildlife of Cornwall 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer Blake Morrison considers the physical and spiritual isolation of the runner. 06:35Lionel Kelleway encounters a colony of 5,000 Rockhopper penguins in the Falkland Islands. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Ronnie Corbett appeals on behalf of Sparks Charity. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Knock Methodist Church, Belfast, led by Rev Brian Griffin. 08:50Harry Evans wonders whether the term 'banker' will ever be restored to its former prestige
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include actor Pete Postlethwaite and author Jonah Goldberg. 09:451/5By Chloe Hooper. The story of a murder in the Australian paradise of Palm Island.
| 09:00Chinese businessman Jimmy Lai, who supported the Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. 09:301/4Poet Ruth Padel finds out more about her ancestor Charles Darwin and his sense of wonder. 09:452/5Sergeant Christopher Hurley becomes the chief suspect in the death of Cameron Doomadgee.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:453/5The history of pain and violence that dominates the aboriginal community of Palm Island.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal 09:454/5The legal processes baffle the community's attempts to understand how Doomadgee died.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Alan Sillitoe. 09:455/5At Senior Sergeant Hurley's trial, the public galleries divide neatly into white and black
| 09:00Presenter Clare Balding is joined by author Louis de Bernieres. With poetry from Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Psychotherapist Susie Orbach on the price we are paying for the pursuit of perfection.
| 10:00Child psychologist Dr Penelope Leach on some of her key findings in child care.
| 10:00Graham Norton on his role in the musical La Cage aux Folles. Plus hula hooping.
| 10:00Why do women fare worse after divorce? Plus, French writer Virginie Despentes on feminism.
| 10:00Jenni Murray debates the merits of virtual games as opposed to real games.
| 10:00Tristan Gooley tells John McCarthy how he explores the world using natural navigation. 10:301/4Paul Gambaccini explores Oscar triumphs for The Godfather and its sequel.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Exploring the work of rural policing volunteers. 11:305/6Eliott is after US investment in the NHS - 'where there's pain, there's gain'.
| 11:00The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age. 11:30The story of the 1950s naturalist Maxwell Knight, who led a secret existence as an MI5 spy
| 11:00A Church to England missionary tries to 'redeem' the residents of Telford. 11:304/6After a coach trip to Bridlington goes terribly wrong, Arthur decides to go 'native'.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Christopher Frayling's profile of Italian film and TV score composer Ennio Morricone.(R)
| 11:00How are the City of London's cycle couriers faring in the current recession? 11:305/6Cue the electric lute for Sir John's fundraising rock festival at Woodstock Castle.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is bass-baritone singer Thomas Quasthoff.
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| 12:00 | 12:00With Julian Worricker. Is the recession an excuse for all sorts of problems? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. Should the government help out the gambling industry? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. How environmentally friendly are Agas? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Winifred Robinson. British Gas defend the level of their recent price cut. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Peter White. Former BBC DG Greg Dyke talks about developments in the media. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Including reports on moves to curb Payment Protection Insurance on loans. 12:304/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Sue Perkins and David Mitchell. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins. 12:32Sheila Dillon reports on growing mussels in Shetland. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees chairs. With Sir Richard Eyre, Ken Follett, Bonnie Greer and John Simpson.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:303/3Richard Coles on the collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.
| 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 Shaun Ley. 13:30Miriam O'Reilly investigates the government's school building programme.
| 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. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Sutton Coldfield.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:301/3The sea, and the way it shapes the land, has a special metaphorical meaning.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Scattered outbreaks of stubbornness. 14:15By Nell Dunn, based on real-life experiences of cancer patients and those close to them.
| 14:00Emergency in the calf shed. 14:151/4With big bets on a champion boxing bout, the local crooks keep McLevy busy.
| 14:00Emergency in the calf shed. 14:15By John Godber and Jane Thornton. Magda's brother from Poland is coming to stay.(R)
| 14:15A woman takes refuge in an attic as she is almost caught having an affair.
| 14:15By Annie Caulfield. Despite joining the army, Craig still can't get away from football.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Stalin invites Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, John Cushnie and Pippa Greenwood. 14:454/5Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison recalls a flight from Sweden to Scotland with two moose.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/2Once it became a transport hub, King's Cross attracted those with nowhere else to go. 15:4536/90The end of the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By Cathy Ace. What do you do when divorce isn't an option? Read by Glenne Headley. 15:4537/90The North attempts to force change upon the South.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby takes listeners' questions on renting and letting. 15:302/3A painting has strange powers. Elizabeth Morgan's story is read by Miriam Margolyes. 15:4538/90Former slaves enjoy a brief period of political equality in the South.
| 15:02Matt Baker finds out about the role of Morris Dancing in the life of the Cotswolds. 15:27Paul Heiney appeals on behalf of Send a Cow. 15:303/3By Zeba Kalim. A young bookshop assistant has a problem with a strange admirer. 15:4539/90The birth of segregation.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, John Cushnie and Pippa Greenwood. 15:4540/90How the Civil War became etched on the American consciousness for generations to come.
| | 15:001/2Small-time merchant Firuz's life is changed when his land is invaded.
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| 16:00 | 16:00What are the forces that have enabled cheap pork to flood UK supermarkets? 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Clive Coleman investigates the future of the legal profession. 16:30Horticulturalist Rachel De Thame champions her heroine, the ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the human cost of rapid economic change. 16:30Dr Mark Porter examines the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Charles Elton about his novel Mr Toppit. 16:30Developments in evolutionary psychology and how it can help policy-makers.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Penelope Cruz about working with Woody Allen.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to the novelist Bernard Cornwell. 16:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage 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. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss whether air travel can be improved in these tough times. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Jon Manel on the increasing numbers of UK couples having children using surrogate mothers. 17:40Chris Bowlby profiles Sara Payne, who has been appointed to the role of Victims' Champion. 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. 18:305/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Featuring correspondents Daniel Maier, Richie Webb and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Stand-Up and sketches from Manchester's Justin Moorhouse
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The loveable curmudgeon's early play is revived. Is the big time calling him at last?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Sue Perkins and David Mitchell.
| 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. 18:15Claudia Hammond introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Emergency in the calf shed. 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including a review of the film Revolutionary Road. 19:451/5Exploring the effect on a married couple when their three-year-old daughter disappears.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with actor Eddie Marsan. 19:452/5Stephen still searches for Kate, but Julie seems to have withdrawn into herself.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Mrs Affleck, a new play by Samuel Adamson. 19:453/5Stephen tries to find some equilibrium in his life, but struggles to cope alone.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Oscar-winning film-maker John Lasseter. 19:454/5Stephen still imagines that he sees Kate everywhere.
| 19:15John Wilson reports from Iran on a British bid to borrow artefacts for an exhibition. 19:455/5Stephen has to deal with the loss of one life and the beginning of another.
| 19:00Chris Bowlby profiles Sara Payne, who has been appointed to the role of Victims' Champion. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review Revolutionary Road.
| 19:15Kirsten O'Brien meets Pixar animator John Lasseter. 19:453/5By Susie Maguire. A woman takes refuge under the bed from an unwelcome neighbour.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2The impact of the Indian Premier League, which is poised to change the face of the game. 20:30Michael Montgomery tells the story of a former gang leader turned police informant.(R)
| 20:00Jon Manel on the increasing numbers of UK couples having children using surrogate mothers. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Are the public sufficiently protected by the current laws controlling banks? 20:451/2Andrew Keen uncovers the new elites of the digital age.
| 20:003/4Simon Cox investigates modern-day piracy. 20:30Peter Day asks what the world can learn from Japan's experience of economic depression.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Sutton Coldfield. 20:50Harry Evans wonders whether the term 'banker' will ever be restored to its former prestige
| 20:00The role that radio and TV dramas played in making Harold Pinter's name.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Miriam O'Reilly investigates the government's school building programme. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include actor Pete Postlethwaite and author Jonah Goldberg. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter examines the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis. 21:30Chinese businessman Jimmy Lai, who supported the Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:004/5Claudia meets some of the first trainee mental health advisers. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00Geoff Watts reports on the effects of childhood stress on the immune system. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal
| 21:008/18The post-Civil War years, when the North attempts to impose racial equality on the South.
| 21:002/2The American tycoon is thrown into a world of intrigue, espionage and murder.
| 21:00Including reports on moves to curb Payment Protection Insurance on loans. 21:26Ronnie Corbett appeals on behalf of Sparks Charity. 21:30Peter Day asks what the world can learn from Japan's experience of economic depression. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. Have the Tamil Tigers been defeated by the Sri Lankan army? 22:451/10A writer corresponds with the members of a Guernsey book club after WWII.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Juliet clashes with a journalist who wants to create a story out of her wartime engagement
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Hill. 22:453/10A glamorous American publisher arrives in London and besieges Juliet with flowers.
| 22:00Including reports on the UN warning of a humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. 22:454/10The book club members' letters begin to reach Juliet in her Chelsea flat.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Juliet learns more about the woman who brought the members of the book club together.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Are the public sufficiently protected by the current laws controlling banks?
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| 23:00 | 23:00Horror fan Mark Kermode selects favourite readings, including The Exorcist. From 2008.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:001/4Lovecraft tells of two sisters confronting their childhood demons. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/4Job interview from hell. Nick's fast-paced comedy sketches. 23:152/4Bittersweet comic monologue, performed by Tom Allen. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:004/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Horticulturalist Rachel De Thame champions her heroine, the ballerina Margot Fonteyn. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs. With Sir Richard Eyre, Ken Follett, Bonnie Greer and John Simpson. 23:30John Mackay reads poems by Robert Burns to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth.
| 23:02Francine Stock talks to Penelope Cruz about working with Woody Allen. 23:30Writer Blake Morrison considers the physical and spiritual isolation of the runner.
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