| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15With Laurie Taylor. Can Darwin explain why some societies become modern? 00:45The sound of bells from St Thomas's Church, Oxford. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A quiet Sunday afternoon turns into a stand-off with a sword-wielding hothead. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5When the Derwent floods, PC Mike Pannett is called on to rescue damsels in distress. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A call from a Girl Guide troop brings PC Mike Pannett mixed blessings. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Mike is involved in the high-speed pursuit of two joyriders across the Dales. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Mike confronts two kinds of explosive devices. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A family visit to the seaside is described by a young boy.(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 Alison Murdoch. 05:45Anna Hill hears that guaranteeing an adequate food supply is a major challenge for the UK. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Anna Hill reports on the rise in Bovine TB cases in alpaca herds in the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Murdoch. 05:45A farmer issues a warning after seven of his cows were electrocuted by fallen power lines.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Mixed reactions to the news farming must cut its carbon emissions by six per cent by 2020.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Murdoch. 05:45A report on how farmers could meet carbon emission targets.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Peter's Church, South Petherton, in Somerset. 05:45Claire Bolderson profiles Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court
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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. 06:07Helen Mark explores the history of Doggerland, a land lost beneath the waves. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the nature of genius. 06:35Caz Graham meets Daisy, an 11-year-old with a thriving chicken and egg enterprise. 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. 07:55Sir Trevor McDonald appeals on behalf of ACE Africa. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Festival Eucharist from St John's Church, Buxton, led by Rev John Hudghton. 08:50The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. 09:451/5A quiet Sunday afternoon turns into a stand-off with a sword-wielding hothead.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss the careers of Lord Mandelson and Cardinal Richelieu 09:302/5English accordionist Martin Green plays with Scotland-based folk band Lau. 09:452/5When the Derwent floods, PC Mike Pannett is called on to rescue damsels in distress.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Rick Stein. 09:453/5A call from a Girl Guide troop brings PC Mike Pannett mixed blessings.
| 09:001/4Should a young man with a phobia of operations be forced to have life-saving surgery? 09:454/5Mike is involved in the high-speed pursuit of two joyriders across the Dales.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington. 09:455/5Mike confronts two kinds of explosive devices.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Tobias Jones. With poetry from Lemn Sissay.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Author Chika Unigwe on writing in English. Plus, buying fish with a clear conscience.
| 10:00How should social care be funded? Plus, violinist Alina Ibragimova performs live.
| 10:00Has feminism failed the ordinary woman? Plus, classes to help parents deal with divorce.
| 10:00John Keats' love letters. Plus, the pleasures and pitfalls of working past the age of 65.
| 10:00How parents can help school leavers or graduates get a job. Plus, soprano Janis Kelly.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores London's City Wall and 'laughter yoga' in Mumbai. 10:302/2Quentin Tarantino discusses the music he has used to soundtrack his films.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Are Britain's political parties are getting state funding through the back door? 11:301/6An unwelcome guest disrupts the likeable conman and his friend’s domestic harmony.
| 11:002/2Tom visits the final Show and reports on organisers' plans for what is going to replace it 11:30John O'Farrell celebrates Kit Williams's groundbreaking picture puzzle book Masquerade.
| 11:001/4The story of the women who defied Irish law by bringing contraceptives into the country. 11:302/6It's Festival time and Caroline is in love.
| 11:00Lucy Ash investigates the treatment of women in Chechnya. 11:30In search of Komitas, whose musical talent turned him into the voice of Albania.
| 11:00Steve Carver becomes a coach holiday courier on a six-day trip to south Devon. 11:301/6Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. 11:30Rupert Wingfield Hayes investigates brutality against an aid worker in Chechnya.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian David Mitchell.
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| 12:00 | 12:00With Julian Worricker. How a toddler & his mum couldn't buy scissors due to anti-knife law 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 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.
| 12:00The government's plans for social care reform are examined in detail. 12:304/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6Rob Brydon chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Phill Jupitus. 12:32Watercress: Wonder food or a case of marketing hype? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees chairs. With Paul Bailey, Marcus du Sautoy, Lucy Mangan and Michael Simkins.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Paul Robertson examines the claims and counter-claims for musical mediumship.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30The latest on phone hacking; making sense of science; BBC DG under fire from government.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Andrea Oliver, Simon Evans and Father Tom Cullinan discuss how loud or quiet we should be.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Today editor Ceri Thomas discusses BBC coverage of Afghanistan.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Norwich.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:301/2Danny Shaw tells the story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Metropolitan Police commissioner.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Dismay at the Dower House. 14:15Amanda Whittington's drama-documentary about adoption.(R)
| 14:151/4With big bets on a champion boxing bout, the local crooks keep McLevy busy.(R)
| 14:15Martin Jameson's fictionalised account of the 1964 kidnap attempt on Sir Alec Douglas-Home
| 14:15By PG Morgan. A young woman enters hospital urgently to have her baby by Caesarian section
| 14:15By Dave Sheasby. Three Second World War veterans return to Normandy on a coach trip.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwaku's latest misjudged policy proposal is about to explode.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness. 14:453/5The birds, retreating before the rising tide, run out of space and are forced into the air(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Buzz Aldrin relives the dramatic moments of the final descent to the moon in 1969. 15:451/10Jeanette considers what the moon means to us.
| 15:00Do the millions of cigarettes smoked each day contribute to atmospheric pollution? 15:301/3Thake scents adventure in the snowy peaks of Biarritz. 15:452/10Jeanette considers the moon in fiction.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests take listeners' calls on employment rights and redundancy. 15:302/3The hapless traveller sends news home to Beachcomber after losing his hat at Niagara Falls 15:453/10Jeanette considers why lunar is lunatic.
| 15:00Matt Baker takes a fresh look at one of our most visited landscapes. 15:27Paul Daniels appeals on behalf of Child Brain Injury Trust. 15:303/3Beachcomber receives word from Paris that the gregarious toff has lost his heart. 15:454/10The ancient and long-held dream of the moon begins to come true.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness. 15:455/10Jeanette considers earlier attempts on the moon, the planet of our dreams.
| | 15:003/3The deadly game of deceit and betrayal reaches its climax at the foot of the Berlin Wall.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon asks why food has become such a popular subject for film-makers. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether adopting poverty could have advantages.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard explores the words we use to talk about music. 16:30Alice Roberts and Christopher Jamison discuss their favourite books with Kate Mosse.
| 16:00Is an unequal society bad for your health? 16:30Claudia Hammond looks at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup meets Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 16:30New strategy for climate and energy; Down's syndrome; moon dust; solar eclipse.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Lars Von Trier about his controversial film Antichrist.
| 16:00Including the first female helicopter pilot to get the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup's guests include Aravind Adiga and Dame Beryl Bainbridge. 16:30Roger McGough introduces requests for poems about space.
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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. 17:30Evan Davis presents the business magazine. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Angus Stickler examines the safety record of the RAF in recent conflicts. 17:40Claire Bolderson profiles Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court 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. 18:305/6Rob Brydon chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Sketch show about the human condition. This week's focus is on beauty and ugliness.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/3With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Miles Jupp, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Shappi recalls her memories of growing up in her Iranian family.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson at the Latitude Festival with live music, conversation and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Val McDermid introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With author Glen David Gold, a review of Frozen River and Jimmy McGovern on The Street. 19:451/5Darleen is living unhappily in the home of a carer, and looks to boyfriend Jamie for help.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Includes a look at links between cricket and music 19:452/5Darleen starts a new work placement scheme in a supermarket.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Discussing television in the recession. 19:453/5Darleen is courageous and quick-thinking in a moment of crisis at work.
| 19:15Includes playwright Lucy Prebble on her drama about the Enron scandal. 19:454/5Darleen goes to a nightclub and is put in a terrible and traumatic situation.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Pianist Stephen Hough on kicking off the Proms and why bands cancel gigs 19:455/5Darleen is forced into some tough decisions and at long last visits her 'Auntie Eileen'.
| 19:00Claire Bolderson profiles Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Tristram Hunt, Julia Pascal and Michael Carlson.
| 19:15Matt Frei talks to Jane Roe, of Roe-versus-Wade fame. Plus, the drought in Texas. 19:453/5By Jack Shepherd. A group of young boys in Leeds is inspired to prospect for bauxite.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Miriam O'Reilly investigates reports of the recreational use of anti-retroviral Aids drugs 20:30Owen Bennett-Jones investigates Pakistan's Islamic radicals.
| 20:00Angus Stickler examines the safety record of the RAF in recent conflicts. 20:40What is the truth behind the numerous headlines claiming a range of cures for AMD?
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor. 20:451/2Jonathan Powell interviews key advisers to American presidents and British prime ministers
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates the UK's policy towards hostage-takers. 20:30Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Norwich. 20:50The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
| 20:00Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.
| 20:00Today editor Ceri Thomas discusses BBC coverage of Afghanistan. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Richard Hollingham investigates the questions raised by synthetic biology. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond looks at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 21:30Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss the careers of Lord Mandelson and Cardinal Richelieu
| 21:001/3Writer and naturalist Paul Evans meets Prof Lynn Margulis. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Rick Stein.
| 21:001/4Should a young man with a phobia of operations be forced to have life-saving surgery? 21:454/4Gary Rhodes is reunited with his best friend and his lecturer from catering college.(R)
| 21:001/2Omnibus edition of the first half of Jeanette Winterson's reflections on the moon.
| 21:002/3The trap is set to catch the spymaster who has destroyed Alec Leamas's Berlin network.
| 21:00The government's plans for social care reform are examined in detail. 21:26Sir Trevor McDonald appeals on behalf of ACE Africa. 21:30Owen Bennett-Jones investigates Pakistan's Islamic radicals. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. Are tensions between the military & govt over Afghanistan unprecedented? 22:456/10Ed becomes oppressed by his wife's longing for a child.
| 22:00News from a global perspective with Felicity Evans. Reports on care for the elderly. 22:457/10David is surprised when the woman with the dog from the Heath turns up on his doorstep.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. Will the next man on the moon be from China? 22:458/10When Lucy awakes she has a new man in her life.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. China's economy surges ahead despite worldwide recession. 22:459/10Lucy is comforted by Ed after a traumatic encounter with her ex-boyfriend.
| 22:00Including reports on renewed turmoil in Iran and terrorism returning to Indonesia. 22:4510/10David grapples with the thoughts that have been nagging him.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss the consequences of being sacked. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/4The Londoner welcomes Benjamin Zephaniah and Stephen K Amos to his own home. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/6Simon Mayo's guests are Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:003/3With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Miles Jupp, Katherine Jakeways and guests. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Alice Roberts and Christopher Jamison discuss their favourite books with Kate Mosse. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs. With Paul Bailey, Marcus du Sautoy, Lucy Mangan and Michael Simkins. 23:30Roger McGough introduces poems including works by Milton, Ben Okri and Mary Oliver.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Lars Von Trier about his controversial film Antichrist. 23:30Mark Tully explores the nature of genius.
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