| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor asks if the buildings built today cater for modern life. 00:45The sound of bells from St Olave's Church in London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Arthur's thoughts on the nature of stand-up comedy. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Arthur learns that being funny can get you laid. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Arthur's thoughts on the male mid-life crisis, as he faces depression. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Arthur confronts a near-death experience and learns what freedom really means. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Arthur becomes an institution, meets Bill Clinton and becomes a grumpy old man. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30It seems Joyce plans to do away with her amiable husband.(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 Rev Maggie Dawn. 05:45Charlotte Smith discovers that the future of woolly sheep could be hairy. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Maggie Dawn. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Maggie Dawn. 05:45Anna Hill finds out why some organic farmers cannot sell all their milk at a premium.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Maggie Dawn. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Maggie Dawn. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about new research on the effects of sheep dip on farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff. 05:452/5Joe meets a decluttering professional who claims to have sold feng shui books to Japanese.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Comberton, Worcestershire. 05:451/3Prof Janet Todd writes to Mary about her treatise Thoughts on the Education of Daughters.
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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 Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores the north Devon coastline. 06:30Charlotte Smith goes to a farm with woolless sheep to examine future wool production. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Felicity Finch reflects on those moments when we feel more truly alive than seems possible 06:35Adam Henson sees how England rugby veteran Julian White tackles life on his farm. 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. 07:55Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of CODA International. 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 from St Teilo's Church in the National History Museum of Wales at St Fagans. 08:50Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
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| 09:00 | 09:00With Andrew Marr. Journalist and campaigner David Akinsanya about children in care. 09:451/5Arthur's thoughts on the nature of stand-up comedy.
| 09:001/4Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at the Privy Council. 09:304/4Norman Mailer and Marshall McLuhan clash over the electronic age. 09:452/5Arthur learns that being funny can get you laid.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:453/5Arthur's thoughts on the male mid-life crisis, as he faces depression.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Army. 09:454/5Arthur confronts a near-death experience and learns what freedom really means.
| 09:00Kirsty Young invites Whoopi Goldberg to choose eight records. 09:455/5Arthur becomes an institution, meets Bill Clinton and becomes a grumpy old man.
| 09:00Richard Coles is joined by Bangladeshi writer Tahmima Anam. With poetry from Matt Harvey.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Kevin Connolly.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The nature of female friendships discussed. Plus, guitarist Sharon Isbin plays live.
| 10:00What rights do a family have if they don't want their relative to go into a care home?
| 10:00Soprano Susan Bullock on Elektra. Plus, sexism in the criminal justice system discussed.
| 10:00Elaine Showalter on America's great women writers. Plus, conductor Jane Glover at 60.
| 10:00Are bio-identical hormones a new wonder treatment or potentially dangerous?
| 10:00John McCarthy focuses on Corfu and green tourism in Uganda and Thailand. 10:30Steve Punt investigates the growing trend for industry awards ceremonies.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Dinah Lammiman meets 58-year-old Sue Tollefsen, one of Britain's oldest new mums. 11:303/4Grandad's part-time career as a DJ is in jeopardy.(R)
| 11:00Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. 11:30We all know the phrase, but who was he? Miles Jupp goes in search of the real Carruthers.
| 11:00Profile of Thomas Staley, who has bought the archives of UK writers for a Texas university 11:303/4Can the thespian sleuth prove his friend Alex is not the murderer.(R)
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30The life of writer Jean Rhys, best known for her 1966 novel 'Wide Sargasso Sea'.
| 11:00How Ted Hughes became a committed campaigner for the environment. 11:304/6The comedian and comic poet get chatting in the tag talk show.(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Elinor Goodman. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Peter Sallis.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Peter White visits a men's mental health support group and speaks to Alistair Campbell. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 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.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:303/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Andy Hamilton, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins and Jeremy Hardy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Tim FitzHigham, Simon Singh and Gavin Pretor-Pinney donate items to the imaginary museum. 12:32Richard Johnson finds out about the impact of the world economic crisis on food in Iceland 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:3010/13The first semi final of the wide-ranging music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:305/6Featuring soul food chef Momma Cherri and crime writer Mark Billingham.
| 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 examines the carbon footprint of older people.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tim Harford challenges a much-quoted statistic on domestic violence.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Chichester.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about the bird impersonator.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lilian puts out the feelers. 14:15By Leah Chillery. Tanya travels to Jamaica to find the father she was told abandoned her.
| 14:15Elver season on the River Severn. A dangerous time for a young man to search for his place
| 14:15By Andy Macdonald. A British soldier in Afghanistan struggles to show his emotions.
| 14:15By Bernard MacLaverty. Cassie faces the prospect of residential care. What must she do?(R)
| 14:15A comic story of modern economics and goats by Julian Gough and starring Hugh Quarshie.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A man commissions a picture of an imagined event.(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, John Cushnie and Matthew Wilson. 14:454/5Matthew discovers what attracts filmmakers to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00James Naughtie remembers English conductor Sir John Barbirolli. 15:451/5Richard Herring explores the rising problem of workaholism.(R)
| 15:00The experiences of a painter and decorator from Sale in 19th-century China. 15:301/3By Elizabeth Kuti. In Wittenberg 1517, Brother Martin meets the indomitable Frau Sprenger. 15:452/5Richard Herring explores the problem of laziness.(R)
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:30Katherine Rudd recalls events on the night of the Roswell incident in New Mexico, 1947. 15:453/5Richard Herring explores the problem of time-keeping.(R)
| 15:02Matt Baker visits England's most scenic railway line, from Settle to Carlisle. 15:27India Knight appeals on behalf of Children's Heart Federation. 15:303/3By Ian Sansom. What did Thatcher's hairdresser witness in her last days at Downing Street? 15:454/5Richard Herring examines the impact of perfectionism.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, John Cushnie and Matthew Wilson. 15:455/5Comedian Richard Herring explores the problem of procrastination in our working lives.(R)
| 15:305/6Featuring soul food chef Momma Cherri and crime writer Mark Billingham.
| 15:002/2Swamped with civilians, the Collector is unsure how much longer his defences can hold out.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The problems and opportunities faced by farmers who work on the fringes of towns. 16:304/6Katie Derham looks at niche holidays.
| 16:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 16:30Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor hears of new research which counters contemporary fears about immigration. 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores the latest treatments for breast problems.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish writer Colm Toibin about his new novel, Brooklyn. 16:30Quentin Cooper reports on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Charlie Kaufman about his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Palin about his Five of the Best. 16:30Roger McGough introduces poems by AE Housman and Walt Whitman.
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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.
| 17:00Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election. 17:403/8John Fletcher creates a fictional response to the week's news. 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. 18:302/6Tim FitzHigham, Simon Singh and Gavin Pretor-Pinney donate items to the imaginary museum.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Victoria Coren chairs, with guests Dave Gorman, Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6In the Tower of Tests, Sam loses a pal. But is death the end?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers hit panic stations when a royal visitor arrives.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Andy Hamilton, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Jarvis Cocker, Adriana Trigiani and Mica Paris.
| 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 | 19:15An interview with writer Edna O'Brien. RIBA Trust Annual Lecture. Angels & Demons review. 19:451/5Dramatisation of the novel by Sebastian Faulks, set in pre-Second World War France.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Includes a review of US TV drama Lie To Me, starring Tim Roth. 19:452/5Anne Louvet begins work as a cleaner for the Hartmanns in their manor house at Janvilliers
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. With Beth Ditto on being a feminist icon. 19:453/5The young waitress from the Hotel Lion d'Or accompanies Charles to a country house party.
| 19:15With Rick Wakeman on his musical memoirs and a report on overnight events at museums. 19:454/5The affair between Charles and Anne begins to look precarious.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with renowned tenor José Carreras. 19:455/5Charles returns from Paris to profess his love to Anne.
| 19:003/8John Fletcher creates a fictional response to the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Adam Mars Jones, Maria Delgado and Philip Hoare.
| 19:15Barney meets children who do their own radio broadcasting. 19:454/5Comedian Lucy Porter gets inside the head of a festival first-aider.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them. 20:30Linda Pressly investigates the housing crisis in Cuba.(R)
| 20:00Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests explore the ongoing legal arguments about assisted suicide. 20:451/3Prof Janet Todd writes to Mary about her treatise Thoughts on the Education of Daughters.
| 20:00Sue Littlemore examines a string of cases in which women were killed by their partners. 20:30Peter Day looks into the industry arising out of devices that know their location.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Chichester. 20:50Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
| 20:00Andrew Motion tells the story of the proudest legacy of his time as Poet Laureate.
| 20:00Tim Harford challenges a much-quoted statistic on domestic violence. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Heap examines the carbon footprint of older people. 21:30With Andrew Marr. Journalist and campaigner David Akinsanya about children in care.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores the latest treatments for breast problems. 21:301/4Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at the Privy Council.
| 21:00Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Army.
| 21:00Steve Jacobi's play tells the story of whistle-blowing civil servant Mark Higson.(R)
| 21:001/2By JG Farrell. It is 1857 and British rule in India is under threat from mutineers.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of CODA International. 21:30Peter Day looks into the industry arising out of devices that know their location. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10When a priest returns home from America, he recognises both Eilis's plight and potential.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Prompted by a priest, Rose sets about organising her younger sister.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Letters from home remind Eilis of just what she is missing.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:454/10Christmas looms, as Eilis struggles to adapt to her new life far from home.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:455/10Eilis fights the prejudice of her fellow lodgers.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests explore the ongoing legal arguments about assisted suicide.
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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 Sean Curran.
| 23:005/6From Sir Alan Sugar to Boy George, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00U2's singer Bono reads his own poem, Elvis, and weaves it into an atmospheric sound-scape. 23:153/6Roydon Postlethwaite looks at the life of Britain's hottest hunk of footballing manhood.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:003/6The problems of technology and communication on Gary Bellamy's phone-in.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:0010/13The first semi final of the wide-ranging music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini. 23:30The influence of significant women on the life and work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Charlie Kaufman about his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York. 23:30Felicity Finch reflects on those moments when we feel more truly alive than seems possible
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