| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Cultural hybridity: is globalisation making the world homogenous? 00:45The sound of bells from the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Archangel, Russia. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Hannah Gordon reads from Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Marriage to an older man offers escape from the claustrophobia of Edinburgh society. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Spark's literary voice is discovered when she wins an Observer competition in 1951. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Despite finding happiness, the vexations of Spark's family life intruded into her old age. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5By Julia Blackburn. Bruce takes care of a wealthy old man's unusual final wish.(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 Marjory Maclean. 05:45Another price cut could mean the end for some British dairy farmers. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean. 05:45London criminals are seeking out shotguns, and rural gun owners may be targeted.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean. 05:45Anna Hill hears how supermarkets could be forced by law to sign up to a new ombudsman.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean. 05:45Anna Hill hears the weather predictions for what's left of the summer.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean. 05:45Anna Hill reports on government plans to protect more of our regional speciality foods.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig. 05:453/5Byron George of Llanelli repairs false teeth in a workshop attached to his house.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary's Church, Barnes in London. 05:45Clive Coleman profiles the media mogul James Murdoch.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark looks at the battle between water supply and wildlife at Rutland Water. 06:30Farmers reveal the impact of the stress and loss of living with bovine TB. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully wonders why habits of thrift have been lost in a generation. 06:35Cumbrian hill farmer, Simon Bland, on an alternative use for sheep's wool and bracken. 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. 07:10Jane Little discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Chris Beardshaw appeals on behalf of The Grasslands Trust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Martin Palmer visits Syria to experience the living spirituality of a community. 08:50Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/3What went on behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War? 09:302/5Educationalist Fiona Byerley's late-night call to a Thai orphanage. 09:451/5Hannah Gordon reads from Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland examines the railways at a time of recession. 09:305/5Bruce Greene left New Jersey to collect old time fiddle tunes.(R) 09:452/5Marriage to an older man offers escape from the claustrophobia of Edinburgh society.
| 09:001/6Stand-up comics Shazia Mirza and Paul Sinha discuss the effects of being pigeon-holed. 09:301/5Rosie Goldsmith goes behind the scenes at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. 09:453/5Spark's literary voice is discovered when she wins an Observer competition in 1951.
| 09:004/4Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will? 09:454/5The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is interior designer, socialite and one-time cowboy, Nicky Haslam. 09:455/5Despite finding happiness, the vexations of Spark's family life intruded into her old age.
| 09:00Rev Richard Coles is joined by wildlife film maker Simon King.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The politics of topless sunbathing. Plus, new research on male circumcision.
| 10:00Wildlife photographer Heather Angel. Plus, parental rights for divorcing lesbian couples.
| 10:00Novelist Penelope Lively on family secrets. Bassoonist Karen Geoghegan plays live.
| 10:00Harriet Harman on being in the spotlight. Plus Laura Marling sings live.
| 10:00The treatment of Welsh women prisoners discussed. Plus, Alison Jones on sensory art.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores the hinterland of Russia and searches for the Lotus Flower in Japan 10:303/3Paul Jackson charts the changing fortunes of the independent production sector since 2000.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The 1920s experiment in a Chicago factory that gave rise to a classic textbook phenomenon. 11:304/6Ronnie loses a prized possession and Nick learns what it means to be the Daddy.
| 11:00Nick Haslam re-evaluates the renowned underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau. 11:30Journalist and commentator Anthony Howard chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing.
| 11:004/4Jolyon Jenkins recalls the controversy in 1986 that surrounded a children's picture book. 11:305/6Tensions abound at the prospect of baby April spending the weekend with her birth father.
| 11:00Grant Ferrett investigate claims that Sudan is sliding back to civil war. 11:30Blake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.
| 11:00Chris Bowlby finds out about the 'refuseniks' to the so-called 'digital revolution'. 11:304/6In Carolyn's race against time, what better place than a sleepy Spanish airfield?
| 11:00Jim Hancock and a panel of MPs discuss the recession in the West Midlands and North West. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell.
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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.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl. Including Face the Facts presented by John Waite 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/2Alvin Hall meets the politicians and shareholders looking to rein in executive salaries. 12:307/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Shappi Khorsandi 12:32Cyrus Todiwala gets to work with spices, herbs and his very own Indian meat pickle. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and the North of England.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Aled Jones on the bizarre life and tormented music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30The end of the Observer? Making news websites pay; council-owned local newspapers.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
| 13:00National and international news with Edward Stourton. 13:30Tim Harford investigates statistics which some claim reveal the 'Islamification' of Europe
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate in Margate.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Edward Stourton. 13:30Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By John Dryden and Mike Walker. An assassin is sent to assassinate a hedge fund manager.
| 14:154/4As Jean prepares for a wedding, someone wants revenge - but death stalks the detective.(R)
| 14:15By Richard Monks. Mashama has run away from home; Eva believes she can't return to hers.
| 14:15Debbie Oates' drama about a girl who hears voices, with original music by Carol Donaldson.
| 14:15Ken Blakeson's story of three soldiers who fought in the Battle of Rorke's Drift.(R)
| 14:00Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A young composer arrives in Northumberland in search of the writer of a love song.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Biggs. 14:451/5Do computer programmers spend more time in the virtual world than the real one?
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| 15:00 | 15:00A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009 15:451/5Stephen Plaice visits the city of Kaliningrad to explore the legacy of Immanuel Kant.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By Eleanor Thom. An old woman at the end of her life is cared for by her young nurse. 15:452/5Stephen Plaice revisits the town of Marburg, where he was a student in the 1970s.
| 15:001/2Alvin charts the changes which led to a new generation of multi-millionaires. 15:302/3By Christopher Priest. Replying to an email, Mr Frogle is sure nothing will be the same. 15:453/5Exploring Heidelberg and examines its connections with Hegel and Schopenhauer.
| 15:00Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District. 15:27Zoë Wanamaker appeals on behalf Prisoners of Conscience. 15:303/3By Elizabeth Reeder. A man makes a life-changing decision as his lover tends to a relative 15:454/5Stephen visits Naumburg, where Nietzsche spent part of his youth.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Biggs. 15:455/5Stephen Plaice concludes his philosophical tour in Berlin.
| 15:30Aled Jones on the bizarre life and tormented music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa.
| 15:002/3Abandoned in Wales, Ruth is taken in by the preacher Benson and his reluctant sister.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon examines the business of food at sports events, from racing to football. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests examine the history and theology which underpin the Islamic republic.
| 16:00Why has 'giving a presentation' spread into so many parts of modern life. 16:30Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years
| 16:00How Turkey's once revolutionary Islamists became a pillar of the state. 16:30Dr Mark Porter visits the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology in Nottingham.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution. 16:30Psychopathy under the microscope; mice without mothers; drones at war.
| 16:00Jane Little presents the obituary series. 16:30Father and son Freddie And Toby Jones on the art of being a character actor.
| 16:00With Sheila McClennon. Including Harriet Harman, Debbie Purdy and Penelope Lively.
| 16:00Muriel Gray's guests include thriller writer Christopher Brookmyre. 16:30Roger McGough presents a special edition devoted to the poetry of Tennyson.
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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.
| 17:00Matthew Hill investigates the links between psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry. 17:40Clive Coleman profiles the media mogul James Murdoch. 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. 18:302/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Shappi Khorsandi
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Sketches on the theme of 'keeping it and losing it'.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4How the recession is affecting supermarkets and the conspiracy behind gossip magazines.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Dave Gorman, Allegra McEvedy and David Harewood.
| 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 | 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Including an interview with writer Tim Lott. 19:451/10Lucy Snowe looks back to the happy times spent with her godmother.
| 19:15With John Wilson. Including Kwame Kwei Armah on his documentary, On Tour with the Queen. 19:452/10Alone and orphaned, Lucy Snowe must make her own way in life.
| 19:15Mark Lawson reports from the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. 19:453/10A handsome young English doctor pays a visit to the school and begins to confide in Lucy.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang meets renowned tenor Jose Carreras, who reflects on his wide-ranging career. 19:454/10When the school empties for the summer, Lucy realises the full extent of her loneliness.
| 19:15John Wilson reports on David Byrne turning a building into a huge musical instrument. 19:455/10Lucy has pitched into an abyss of despair from which, it appears, there is no return.
| 19:00Clive Coleman profiles the media mogul James Murdoch. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by writers Louise Doughty and Bidisha, and critic John Carey.
| 19:00Something beginning with B. 19:15Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today. 19:451/5Max recalls his birth into a showbiz world of spit and sawdust in Brixton in 1908.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Gary Younge meets the new leader of America's oldest and largest civil rights organisation 20:30Humphrey Hawksley retraces an extraordinary journey undertaken by Graham Greene.
| 20:00Matthew Hill investigates the links between psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry. 20:40Peter White and guests review three new audio books.
| 20:002/3Does our food chain need a radical overhaul? 20:451/3Shaun Ley hears stories from election agents.
| 20:00Simon Cox on the next phase in the swine flu story: the mass vaccination programme. 20:30Peter Day meets John Timpson, head of Timpsons shoe repair firm.
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate in Margate. 20:50Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
| 20:00John Prescott MP tells the little-known story of the British Merchant Navy.
| 20:00Tim Harford investigates statistics which some claim reveal the 'Islamification' of Europe 20:30Jane Little presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip. 21:302/3What went on behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War?
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter visits the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology in Nottingham. 21:30Jonathan Freedland examines the railways at a time of recession.
| 21:00How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory? 21:301/6Stand-up comics Shazia Mirza and Paul Sinha discuss the effects of being pigeon-holed.
| 21:004/4Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will? 21:453/4The creator of the Charlie and Lola children's books goes back to school.(R)
| 21:002/3By Jon Sen. Bobby is blackmailed over an alleged homosexual affair he had at university.
| 21:001/3Orphan Ruth Hilton, 16, is apprenticed as a dressmaker to the hard-bitten Mrs Mason.
| 21:00John Waite investigates what schools are doing to tackle bullying and to help its victims. 21:26Chris Beardshaw appeals on behalf of The Grasslands Trust. 21:30Peter Day meets John Timpson, head of Timpsons shoe repair firm. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Brian Hanrahan. India outlines an ambitious programme to go green with solar power. 22:456/10Gabrielle discovers the truth about her predecessor on Bethany's case.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:457/10Gabrielle meets Bethany's kidnappers.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:458/10In order to exploit her prophetic powers, Gabrielle is forced to give Bethany ECT.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:459/10Bethany finally describes the circumstances of the murder she committed.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4510/10Gabrielle and Frazer drive Bethany to a rendezvous to try to escape the catastrophe.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/3Does our food chain need a radical overhaul?
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including The Election Agent.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard looks at research showing we really are different when it comes to languages 23:30Alan Dein meets some of the people whose livelihoods depend on greyhound racing.(R)
| 23:001/6Victoria Coren chairs. With David Baddiel, David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles.(R) 23:301/6Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand(R)
| 23:005/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.(R) 23:302/6Brother Luke is in training for the marathon, but the Anglicans suggest a rival entrant.(R)
| 23:003/4The omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over Radio 4. 23:302/4The Bergerac obsessive is keen to be an individual and not be derided for his choices.(R)
| 23:00Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years 23:302/4Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes take a satirical look at the previous week's radio.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and the North of England. 23:30Poet Sean O'Brien explores Alfred, Lord Tennyson's great poem, Ulysses.
| 23:00Father and son Freddie And Toby Jones on the art of being a character actor. 23:30Mark Tully wonders why habits of thrift have been lost in a generation.
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