| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie investigates the politics of climate change & whether there is now a new capitalism 00:45The sound of bells from Tewkesbury Abbey. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The journal kept by Dr John Rae during his years as headmaster of Westminster School. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Dr Rae's battle against drug users was a constant challenge. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Dr Rae becomes increasingly involved in the national debate on education. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Rae was called on to deal with anyone from a scholar stealing books to the Prime Minister. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Rae wonders if he is as qualified for the job as a colleague who was a war veteran. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Frank Field reflects on a society that chooses to root its moral behaviour apart from God. 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 Rev Leslie Griffiths. 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 Rev Leslie Griffiths. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Leslie Griffiths. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Leslie Griffiths. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Leslie Griffiths. 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 the Archbishop of Wales, Rev Dr Barry Morgan. 05:451/5At low tide, the vast expanses of mud are a magnet for migratory birds.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Nicholas's Church, Leeds in Kent. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Zaha Hadid, the world's leading female architect.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. 06:30Charlotte Smith with a debate on the future of the Royal Show. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05For Palm Sunday, Mark Tully explores the deeper spiritual meaning of hospitality. 06:35Sir Donald Curry shows Steve Peacock around his Northumberland farm. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including 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. 07:55Valerie Singleton appeals on behalf of SOS Sahel. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Palm Sunday from Upper Clapton United Reformed Church in Hackney, London. 08:50Clive James gives his take on the adult film industry.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include Peter Singer, Nicholas Stern, Alan Yentob and Susan J Smith. 09:451/5The journal kept by Dr John Rae during his years as headmaster of Westminster School.
| 09:001/2Matthew d'Ancona explores the meaning of 'Britishness'. 09:306/8David Lloyd George, who led Britain in the First World War with a presidential approach. 09:452/5Dr Rae's battle against drug users was a constant challenge.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:453/5Dr Rae becomes increasingly involved in the national debate on education.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science. 09:454/5Rae was called on to deal with anyone from a scholar stealing books to the Prime Minister.
| 09:00Kirsty Young invites writer Sebastian Faulks to choose eight records. 09:455/5Rae wonders if he is as qualified for the job as a colleague who was a war veteran.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Professor Anthony Hollander. Plus poetry from Susan Richardson.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The nature and seeking of happiness discussed. Plus, author Geraldine Bedell.
| 10:00Jane Garvey discusses the impact of the Early Years Foundation Stage on childminding.
| 10:00Why are women being badly hit by the global recession? Plus, Indian novelist Manju Kapur.
| 10:00Is history becoming 'feminised'? Plus, the gender discrepancy in autism.
| 10:00Should HPV tests be added to the UK's cervical cancer screening regime?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores old Paris, and uncovers an obscure corner of British military. 10:30Dave Spikey charts the history of working men's clubs.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Peter meets forensic scientists and talks to them about their work. 11:303/6Can a trip to a race course help with Ronnie and Nick's perilous finances?(R)
| 11:00Former paratrooper John McDonald tells the history of military parachuting. 11:301/2How the first generation of African-Caribbean immigrants were portrayed.
| 11:00James Maw on the controversial 1960s and 1970s psychiatrist Dr William Sargant. 11:301/4Simon uses his 'flair for ideas' to prove how bad he feels about being an arms dealer.
| 11:00A report from Swaziland, where children are learning to read and write in informal schools 11:30Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn shares his favourite literature.
| 11:00Following artist Tanya Kovats as she decorates the ceiling of the Natural History Museum. 11:302/3By Michael Chaplin. Elderly brothers Hugh and Alec embark on a journey of discovery.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor brings together some of the original members of the National Theatre.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news & issues with Julian Worricker. Do you know enough about your neighbourhood? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00An interview with Professor Ray Jones Paul Farmer of the mental health charity MIND 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Paul Lewis. Including reports on the Pension Service's helpline problems. 12:305/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6David Mitchell chairs. With Simon Evans, Tony Hawks, Milton Jones and Johnny Vaughan. 12:32Sheila Dillon finds out how the 2012 Olympics is already changing food in Britain. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/13The general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/4Milt Jackson, known as 'Bags', the first vibraphone player to perform in the bebop style.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett talks to David Frost about contemporary TV and political interviewing.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss the brown-nosers of the corporate world.(R)
| 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 Stafford.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:301/2Tom Heap gains exclusive access in the battle to save The Royal Show.
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| 14:00 | 14:15What can Philippa do, when Dewey Decimal is the only language her mum understands?
| 14:152/5Five plays reimagine Jesus's story through the eyes of those who witnessed it.(R)
| 14:15Two bungling losers try to win the day by stealing the Queen's wedding certificate.
| 14:15Robert's girlfriend is back from Thailand with a 'cure' for his deep feelings of distress.
| 14:15By David and Caroline Stafford. The story of St Anthony from his sister's point of view.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A tale of politics and manoeuvring in selecting a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness. 14:453/4Mark hears how the byrehouses along the shores of Loch Tay came to be abandoned.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the significance of old vinyl. 15:451/5Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By Susan Elliot-Wright. A trip to the seaside offers new beginnings for a mother and son. 15:452/5Lemn discovers exotic tales from Africa and an arranged marriage in operation.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on employment rights. 15:302/3By Frank Burton. A man finds that he can see and hear everything happening in the world. 15:453/5Lemn encounters a Coronation Street actor going to a party and students going to Amsterdam
| 15:02How the parklands and wetlands of the Lea Valley are being transformed for London 2012. 15:27Tanya Byron appeals on behalf of YoungMinds. 15:303/3By Richard Knight. An elderly man thinks about his relationship with his daughter. 15:454/5Lemn meets a family who work at the services and a lorry driver whose coy carp just died.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness. 15:455/5Lemn meets two businessmen with thermal imaging cameras.
| 15:304/4Milt Jackson, known as 'Bags', the first vibraphone player to perform in the bebop style.
| 15:002/2Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon finds out how Omega 6 has come to dominate the Western diet. 16:304/6Simon Cox explores the ways in which technology enhances collaboration.
| 16:00Clive Coleman asks why the government wants radical changes to the law on murder. 16:30Sue MacGregor discusses favourite paperbacks with Ann Widdecombe and Kate Humble.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses what is being called the re-Stalinisation of Russia. 16:30Are we are turning normal human behaviour into medical conditions?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup's guests include thriller writer Tom Rob Smith. 16:30Quentin Cooper talks to Explorer Pen Hadow from his arctic ice expedition.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Richard Curtis about his new comedy, The Boat That Rocked.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Andrew Motion talks to James Naughtie about his 10 years as Poet Laureate. 16:303/4Dom Moraes' poetry betrayed the melancholy of a man who never quite belonged.
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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.
| 17:00Shari Vahl investigates the adequacy of safeguards to property rights in Britain. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Zaha Hadid, the world's leading female architect. 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. 18:302/6David Mitchell chairs. With Simon Evans, Tony Hawks, Milton Jones and Johnny Vaughan.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The crew are grounded, so Arthur shares a secret and Carolyn learns about air hostesses.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Comedian Mark Steel celebrates the East Sussex town's fires, pub fights and stroppiness.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Chris Addison introduces Stephen Carlin, Adams and Rea and Jon Richardson
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Dr David Starkey and Graham Linehan, with music from Doves.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15The verdict on the Richard Curtis film about a 1960s pirate radio station. 19:451/5Plans for Josephine and Bill's wedding take a back seat when the ladies get a phone call.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Jonathan Miller on madness and art, and the satirical film Religulous. 19:452/5The ladies might find it harder than they expected to have another word with Terry Stevens
| 19:15With John Wilson. PJ Harvey on her new album; a V&A Baroque review; and HBO's future plans 19:453/5A trip to the Astoria dancehall turns out to be more exciting than the ladies had planned.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:454/5The De Vere Cole party and the garage at the King's Cross railway arches bring surprises.
| 19:15Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Monsters v Aliens; Billy Bragg; extreme theatre. 19:455/5Mrs Mackie chooses a rather awkward time to pay a visit.
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Zaha Hadid, the world's leading female architect. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Kathryn Hughes, Tristram Hunt and Giles Fraser.
| 19:15Barney Harwood talks ice, sleighs and polar bears as he finds out about life in the Arctic 19:453/5By Jill Laurimore. Jules is visiting her Gran in Suffolk, but her employers soon find her.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Mike examines allegations that the CIA sabotaged a shipment of buses from Britain to Cuba. 20:30Peter Greste visits the Kenyan tribespeople under threat from a hydro-electricity project.
| 20:00Shari Vahl investigates the adequacy of safeguards to property rights in Britain. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00A look at the way in which controversial decisions are reached in Whitehall. 20:45Frank Field reflects on a society that chooses to root its moral behaviour apart from God.
| 20:00Simon Cox probes the myths and reality of the Dignitas organisation. 20:30Peter Day reports on the heavy strains being felt by countries on the fringes of Europe.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Stafford. 20:50Clive James gives his take on the adult film industry.
| 20:00Mark Lawson traces the career of late US novelist and poet John Updike.
| 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 | 21:00Are we are turning normal human behaviour into medical conditions? 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include Peter Singer, Nicholas Stern, Alan Yentob and Susan J Smith.
| 21:00The Australian government's deal with an indigenous community to take their nuclear waste. 21:301/2Matthew d'Ancona explores the meaning of 'Britishness'.
| 21:001/2Rod Liddle considers our differing thoughts about the otter and the mink. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:004/4Gabrielle examines the intimate relationship between the oceans and our climate. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science.
| 21:00Detective tale set in Sydney, adapted from the novel by Australian poet Dorothy Porter.(R)
| 21:001/2Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab.
| 21:00With Paul Lewis. Including reports on the Pension Service's helpline problems. 21:26Valerie Singleton appeals on behalf of SOS Sahel. 21:30Peter Day reports on the heavy strains being felt by countries on the fringes of Europe. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/5Gwenni Morgan is 12 and flies in her sleep.
| 22:00As the G20 meeting convenes in London, what are the hopes for the developing world? 22:452/5Gwenni starts her investigation of Mr Evans' disappearance.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/5Gwenni is interviewed by detectives investigating Mr Evans' death and an arrest is made.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/5The case is closed, but not before a family secret comes to light.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/5Standing on the cusp of adolescence, Gwenni finds out the truth about her grandmother.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15A look at the way in which controversial decisions are reached in Whitehall.
| 22:00Including The Prime Ministers.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright discusses modern family life and how it matches up to the ideal. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/3Arthur deconstructs the Renaissance and asks if it is time for a 'Re-Renaissance'. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:15Featuring the late Adrian Mitchell, the man dubbed the Shadow Poet Laureate.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:003/6Broadcaster and journalist Andrew Neil quizzes a comedy panel about himself.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor discusses favourite paperbacks with Ann Widdecombe and Kate Humble. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:004/13The general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini. 23:302/4Rosemary Tonks published two slim volumes of poetry before disappearing from public life.
| 23:02Francine Stock talks to Richard Curtis about his new comedy, The Boat That Rocked. 23:30For Palm Sunday, Mark Tully explores the deeper spiritual meaning of hospitality.
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