| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the history of biometrics. 00:45The sound of bells from Worcester Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The extraordinary day when the Mona Lisa went missing, stolen from the Louvre in Paris. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The theft of the painting goes undetected for over 24 hours, but once it is, uproar ensues 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Why has Leonardo da Vinci's painting beguiled people through the ages? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Vincenzo Peruggia is believed to be the thief. What are his motives and is he believable? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Vincenzo Peruggia is arrested and the painting is returned. End of story? Not exactly. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5By Salley Vickers. When Nathan inherits a sofa, he finds that history cannot be discarded.(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 Bishop George Stack. 05:45Daffodils grown for a dementia drug could be the salvation of Welsh hill farmers. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop George Stack. 05:45Will 10 million pounds to be spent on researching insect pollinators do any good?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop George Stack. 05:45Anna Hill learns how damage to crops and trees caused by deer has become a serious problem
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop George Stack. 05:45Europe begins major fishing policy reforms.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop George Stack. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears what the mapping of the cow's genome means for farmers and consumers
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre. 05:453/5The birds, retreating before the rising tide, run out of space and are forced into the air(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Nicholas' Church, Durweston in Dorset. 05:45Profile of Philip Blond, the theologian who has become an influence on the Conservatives.
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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 finds out just how idyllic life was for Mesolithic man on the Isle of Skye. 06:30Charlotte Smith finds out how much pest damage and control costs farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Radio producer Chris Brookes explores the nature of exchange in our day-to-day lives. 06:35Alex James visits Oxfordshire to see how pheasants are reared for game shooting. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Mike Wooldridge appeals on behalf of RedR. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Celebrating the spirituality of painter Stanley Spencer. From Holy Trinity Church, Cookham 08:50Clive James wonders about the progress of feminism.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Nandan Nilekani, Andrew Feinstein, Petina Gappah and Adam Gopnik. 09:451/5The extraordinary day when the Mona Lisa went missing, stolen from the Louvre in Paris.
| 09:00Gillian Gibbons talks about her arrest in Sudan in 2007 for calling a teddy bear Mohammed. 09:301/4The 1969 debate between Noam Chomsky and William F Buckley about American foreign policy. 09:452/5The theft of the painting goes undetected for over 24 hours, but once it is, uproar ensues
| 09:00With Libby Purves & guests Barry Fantoni, Ernest Borgnine, Zoya Phan and Matthew Dunster. 09:453/5Why has Leonardo da Vinci's painting beguiled people through the ages?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the building of St Petersburg. 09:454/5Vincenzo Peruggia is believed to be the thief. What are his motives and is he believable?
| 09:00Sue MacGregor brings together some of those involved in the 1990s Brit Art movement. 09:455/5Vincenzo Peruggia is arrested and the painting is returned. End of story? Not exactly.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by performance artist Bobby Baker, 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 | 10:00The art of public speaking. Plus, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder discussed.
| 10:00Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho on her crusade against paedophiles.
| 10:00Singer Sinead O'Connor on her career and living with a bipolar disorder.
| 10:00Sandra and Michael Howard on the shifting balances in their relationship.
| 10:00Former Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner on her self-help therapy.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig looks at two places that evoke the past: Budapest and the Isle of Wight. 10:302/3Diana Quick is cheerful about the fact that women have more opportunities than in the past
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00What happened when a British businessman bought a ski resort for one Swiss franc.(R) 11:306/6Ronnie organises a disastrous birthday party and Nick finally finds his father's will.(R)
| 11:00A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance. 11:30Poet Lemn Sissay explores the life of activist, musician and writer Gil Scott-Heron.
| 11:00Trevor Cox explores how our voice and our hearing develop and change through our lives.(R) 11:304/4Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.
| 11:00Lucy Ash travels to the heartland of Thailand's Red Shirt protesters. 11:30The story of the Hull Truck Theatre company and its move to new premises.
| 11:00Mark Whitaker reports on the US army's embedding of anthropologists with combat brigades. 11:301/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley. Including a Budget review. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor brings together a group of people to tell the story of Thalidomide.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:04Live from Westminster, Alistair Darling presents his Budget to the House of Commons.
| 12:00Vincent Duggleby answers listeners' calls on how the Budget will affect them. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How banks could be fined for poor service when they come under FSA regulation in November. 12:308/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6David Mitchell chairs. With Sean Lock, Arthur Smith, Sue Perkins and Miranda Hart. 12:32Two Cornish oyster fisherman travel to the 'Slow Fish' gathering in Genoa. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:307/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/6Phil Hammond's guests include Don Warrington, Laura Barton and Martyn Poliakoff.
| 13:57The latest weather forecast.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30The contribution to global CO2 emissions of huge ICT dataprocessing warehouses.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tim Harford examines how the arithmetic behind sustainable energy adds up.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Cookham, Berkshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Rainer Hersch explores unusual instruments used by composers.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Colin Bytheway. Two unlikely strangers meet on the eve of Princess Diana's funeral.(R)
| 14:15By Nick Warburton. Poet David witnesses the dark underbelly of an East European city.
| 14:15A new Tyneside art gallery's opening night is thrown into jeopardy by ill-trained staff.
| 14:00Annette does some digging. 14:15Drama documentary by Steve Jacobi about actor Ian Holm and the play The Iceman Cometh.
| 14:15Dramatisation of the experiences a displaced 15-year-old Afghan boy who arrives in London.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30When actress June Buckeridge is axed from a soap, it affects more than just her career.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 14:451/5How Battersea Power Station has been used as a symbol of post-industrial decline in films.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Writer and broadcaster David Hepworth charts the story of bootleg recordings. 15:4511/15Laurence celebrates the stars and the movies that have redefined mens' fashion.
| 15:00Historian Professor Richard Holmes explains how the militia worked in the 18th century. 15:301/3By Roy Apps. Eleanor must find new ways to pay her granddaughter's school fees. 15:4512/15In the 1950s, Teddy Boys aped and subverted the styles of their social superiors.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on mortgages. 15:302/3By Cathy Feeny. A chance meeting offers lonely widow Cora a way out of mounting debt. 15:4513/15Malcolm McLaren joins Lawrence to assess the partnership between pop music and fashion.
| 15:02Matt Baker investigates the work of the Border Mires Project in the Keilder Forest. 15:27Jules Hudson appeals on behalf of Cerebra. 15:303/3By Eric Pringle. Former dancer Alice needs all her strength to face an uncertain future. 15:4514/15How did fashion in the 1980s reflect the greedy consumerism of the times?
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 15:4515/15Laurence finds out what current men's fashion says about the state we are in.
| | 15:001/2Criseyde is a young widow, so her uncle Pandarus introduces her to Trojan hero Troilus.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon looks at the farmers' co-operative supplying organic produce from Essex. 16:301/6Katie Derham examines the increasing popularity of wilderness holiday destinations.
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the teenage use and abuse of the word 'like'. 16:30David Mellor promotes the life of conductor Sir Thomas Beecham.
| 16:00From duels to drive-by, Laurie Taylor discusses the history of murder. 16:30Dr Mark Porter visits Glasgow where doctors have pioneered a new treatment for strokes.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to US crime writer Elmore Leonard about his new novel. 16:30How machines are learning to recognise and express emotions.
| 16:00Featuring JG Ballard, Jack Jones, Peter Rogers, Lord George and Zeke Zarchey. 16:30Francine Stock celebrates a recent renaissance of British cinema.
| 16:00With Jane Garvey. Includes coping with the death of a pet.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Hilary Mantel about her interest in Thomas Cromwell. 16:30An impressionistic portrait of the fantastical city of Baghdad.
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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 Carolyn Quinn, 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.
| 17:00Identical twin sisters talk about their different choices to follow Islam and Christianity 17:40Profile of Philip Blond, the theologian who has become an influence on the Conservatives. 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. 18:305/6David Mitchell chairs. With Sean Lock, Arthur Smith, Sue Perkins and Miranda Hart.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30A one-off special edition of the spoof phone-in show on the subject of the credit crunch.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Stand-up from the Isle of Portland, Dorset: what makes the island so distinctive.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Chris Addison introduces Gareth Richards, Dan Antopolski and Zoe Lyons
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/8Comedy 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 Elvis Costello, Nicholas Coleridge and Fay Ripley.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Max Hastings reviews State of Play; The Sun's online radio station; Afghanistan on stage. 19:451/10Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
| 19:15Manic Street Preachers, portraits of President Obama. Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. 19:452/10Young lawyer Robert bumps into an old friend, back from making his fortune in Australia.
| 19:00Annette does some digging. 19:15Natalie Haynes reviews the revival of TV comedy Reggie Perrin. 19:453/10Robert invites George to meet his uncle's young wife. But she's reluctant to receive them.
| 19:15Guy Garvey and Francis Rossi recall rock stars' dodgy digs. 19:454/10With George missing, Robert heads to Southampton, but the answer really lies elsewhere.
| 19:15Brian Eno on the afterlife, Gillian Slovo reviews Endgame and Gavin Hood on Wolverine. 19:455/10Speaking to Lady Audley's ex-maid provokes a surprise.
| 19:00Profile of Philip Blond, the theologian who has become an influence on the Conservatives. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovitch, Ekow Eshun and Kit Davis.
| 19:15Kirsten O'Brien discovers the truth about Henry VIII. 19:451/5A story from Milton Jones about the trials and tribulations of a comedian on the road.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and damaged youngsters. 20:30Matt Prodger examines the effects of organised crime and corruption in Croatia.
| 20:00Identical twin sisters talk about their different choices to follow Islam and Christianity 20:40With Peter White. More on macular disease and stem cell technology. How close is a cure?
| 20:003/4Exploring step-parenting and 'blended families'. 20:453/5Joe Queenan meets penetration testers whose job is to test the security systems of banks.(R)
| 20:00The British National Party's prospects for the forthcoming European Elections. 20:30Peter Day argues that it is time for designers to be given a larger role in organisations.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Cookham, Berkshire. 20:50Clive James wonders about the progress of feminism.
| 20:00Using archive material, Matthew Parris finds out what Margaret Thatcher was like as a boss
| 20:00Tim Harford examines how the arithmetic behind sustainable energy adds up. 20:30Featuring JG Ballard, Jack Jones, Peter Rogers, Lord George and Zeke Zarchey.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The contribution to global CO2 emissions of huge ICT dataprocessing warehouses. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Nandan Nilekani, Andrew Feinstein, Petina Gappah and Adam Gopnik.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter visits Glasgow where doctors have pioneered a new treatment for strokes. 21:30Gillian Gibbons talks about her arrest in Sudan in 2007 for calling a teddy bear Mohammed.
| 21:00A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance. 21:30With Libby Purves & guests Barry Fantoni, Ernest Borgnine, Zoya Phan and Matthew Dunster.
| 21:00How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the building of St Petersburg.
| 21:00By Robert Messik. Eleanor sues her ex-husband for the return of the kidney she donated.(R)
| 21:002/2Therese and Laurent have murdered Camille, but endless nights of terror await them.
| 21:00How banks could be fined for poor service when they come under FSA regulation in November. 21:26Mike Wooldridge appeals on behalf of RedR. 21:30Peter Day argues that it is time for designers to be given a larger role in organisations. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Betty and her sisters need cheap ways to have fun during the Great Depression.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:457/10Betty struggles to keep up with her loan payments.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:40The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, explains his Budget. 22:458/10Mary gets Mother a radio job and Betty must work with Dorita.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:40The Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, responds to the Budget. 22:459/10Betty resolves never to go to another office party.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:40The Liberal Democrats' Treasury Spokesman, Vincent Cable, responds to the Budget. 22:4510/10Mary tells a publisher about Betty's wonderful new book.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4Exploring step-parenting and 'blended families'. 22:55The Scottish National Party respond to the Budget.
| 22:00Including Petitioning the Modern Way. 22:55By Elfyn Llwyd MP, of Plaid Cymru.
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| 23:00 | 23:00What can be done to help keep storytelling alive between parents and children? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:002/6From Lord Sugar to Bruce Forsyth, Jon Culshaw reveals the private lives of famous folk. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:004/6Rufus Hound is joined by Steve Hall of We Are Klang for more embarassing teenage memories. 23:15From London's Troubadour Coffee House. Featured performers include Murray Lachlan Young.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:006/6All about Eve - ex-newspaper editor Eve Pollard tests a panel about herself.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00David Mellor promotes the life of conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:007/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 23:30Poet Patience Agbabi explores the relationship between poetry and the workplace.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock celebrates a recent renaissance of British cinema. 23:30Radio producer Chris Brookes explores the nature of exchange in our day-to-day lives.
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