| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Sexuality in later life and interracial relationships in Latin America. 00:45The sound of bells from Exeter Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The man who fixed the gaping holes of Rue d'Enfer now makes his dramatic entry. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Marie Antoinette flees the palace to meet the awaiting king. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Emile and Alexandrine Zola and other literary luminaries scale the Eiffel Tower for lunch. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Adolf Hitler tours the occupied French capital, wanting to model his dream-Berlin on it. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Michele Roberts. Grieving over her mother's death, Marie walks through London streets.(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.
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| 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 Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Farming Today explores why the UK grows more daffodils than anywhere else in the world. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45What are Exmoor ponies doing in Suffolk? Anna Hill finds out.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45A call for restaurants to tell us which country their eggs are from.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Despite this year's cold winter, a new study reveals that spring is getting earlier.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears of a campaign to remove cultivated daffodils from the countryside.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrea Rea. 05:451/4Mark Stephen explores Scotland's lost archaeological history.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Julius Malema, president of the ANC Youth League.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day with Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00With John Humphrys, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With John Humphrys, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Can a man from Disney transform Alnwick Castle? Matt Baker goes to find out. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the physical and emotional upheaval of moving home. 06:35With no land or agricultural background, how will Gareth Barlow make it as a farmer? 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. 07:10Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55George Alagiah appeals on behalf of Opportunity International. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Dr Tina Beattie visits Kolkata to explore the legacy of Mother Teresa.(R) 08:50Simon Schama celebrates New Zealand's history and regrets talk of joining with Australia.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Philip Pullman and David Baddiel. 09:451/5The man who fixed the gaping holes of Rue d'Enfer now makes his dramatic entry.
| 09:003/6Olivia O'Leary is joined by two coroners, who discuss what their jobs involve. 09:302/5With Hugh Masekela, Lenny explores the legacy of the struggle and nostalgia for those days 09:452/5Marie Antoinette flees the palace to meet the awaiting king.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tom McNab. 09:453/5Emile and Alexandrine Zola and other literary luminaries scale the Eiffel Tower for lunch.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt. 09:454/5Adolf Hitler tours the occupied French capital, wanting to model his dream-Berlin on it.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five people who participated in the first London Marathon in 1981. 09:455/5For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by writer Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall. With poetry from Luke Wright.
| 09:00This week on BH- the latest on the death of the Polish President in a plane crash.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Home: a sense of place. A special edition of Woman's Hour presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5DC Jackie Hartwell supports the family of a political activist killed by a train.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to Clare Short about life at Westminster and standing down as an MP. 10:452/5Jackie starts to suspect Gillian of being involved in the death of her husband.
| 10:00Jenni Murray discusses how the computer has moved into the family home and created havoc. 10:453/5Jackie begins to wonder if 15-year-old Michael had anything to do with his father's death.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Jodhi May on her latest theatrical role. 10:454/5Would Richard Barnes have killed himself if, as everyone says, he'd never been happier?
| 10:00Jenni Murray discusses a new biography of Myra Hindley. 10:455/5Jackie finally discovers the tragic secret behind Richard's death.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig travels the world in search of seeds and explores Iran and Musandam. 10:30Maureen Freely retraces the steps of a journey made by Arthur Miller and Harold Pinter.
| 10:00Pip grows up too fast for David, and the game is up for Lilian.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper. 11:301/4Sarah's first experience of internet dating proves hugely embarrassing.
| 11:001/40The first in a series of programmes looking into the challenges of wildlife conservation. 11:30Miles Jupp investigates evil mastermind Fu Manchu's connection to the Scottish capital.
| 11:00Toby Young asks why his father was trying to establish a Martian colony on the South Bank. 11:303/6Matt is uninterested in Vicky's neighbourhood watch scheme until he meets a glamour model.(R)
| 11:00Steve O'Hagan reports on the explosive growth of Pentecostalism across Latin America. 11:30Nina Conti attends the third annual London Improvathon, a 50-hour improvisation marathon.
| 11:00Alkarim Jivani explores Britain's long love affair with curry. 11:302/4Memories of a snowy childhood and the experience of being in a long-term relationship.
| 11:001/4Clive Anderson presents a quirky, irreverent guide to the events of the election campaign. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The first new high street bank in more than 150 years is due to open shortly. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker: do you need to be rich to be green? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson discusses mobility scooters, nuclear waste and calories on menus. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson on why staff sickness in the NHS is costing the taxpayer millions. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White looks into why up-and-coming bands are struggling to secure bank loans. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus and Catherine Tate talk with deliberate inaccuracy 12:32How do you buy sustainable fish? Artist Jake Tilson visits a seafood summit to find out. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:303/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, this week from Manchester.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tom Heap finds out if it's really possible, or desirable, to put a price on nature.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 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 from Penrith in Cumbria.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Pip shows her priorities are still in order, and Brenda spots a golden opportunity. 14:151/4By Bert Coules. A disused lighthouse in Kent is the scene of a bizarre double death.
| 14:00David and Pip go head to head. 14:152/4The shocking truth of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant is revealed
| 14:00Jennifer gets an unwelcome houseguest. 14:151/214-year-old Arietty is getting impatient to escape the confines of her cosy home.(R)
| 14:00Vicky's calves get a new lease of life. 14:152/2The Clock family must find shelter before the sparrowhawks get them.
| 14:00Tom puts his money where his mouth is. 14:15Joe cannot hear, we see the world from his point of view.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Comedy drama following a 1960s Merseybeat Christian pop band.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 14:452/12How Wordsworth's poetry has influenced thinking about nature ever since.
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| 15:00 | 15:00How the Lux Theatre brought the silver screen to the airwaves in an unlikely alliance.(R) 15:451/5Nina Myskow discusses food-related fear and self-loathing with comedian Joan Rivers.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3A Sicilian tells an unsettling story about an ill fated young man. Read by Dan Stevens. 15:452/5Nina Myskow talks porridge, prison and stealing school dinners with lifer Erwin James.(R)
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on benefits and tax credits. 15:302/3Misunderstandings thwart plans for a sojourn in the idyllic Greek countryside. 15:453/5Nina Myskow discusses veal stew and vanity with cookery writer Nigella Lawson.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the transformed valleys of the former South Wales coalfields.(R) 15:27Helen Mirren appeals on behalf of Barnardo's. 15:303/3A chance encounter leads an unhappily married couple to find solace in forbidden ways. 15:454/5Nina Myskow discusses life, love and potato latkes with Rabbi Lionel Blue.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 15:455/5Nina Myskow discovers how food and Sichuan spice shaped celebrated author Jung Chang.(R)
| 15:30Rainer Hersch investigates the catchiest song in the 15th century and its revival today.
| 15:001/3Smiley investigates when a veteran Russian émigré general is found dead on Hampstead Heath
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| 16:00 | 16:00Versatile Verjuice - the acidic juice from unripe fruit, an ancient product revived. 16:302/5Simon Cox asks if technology is allowing criminals to continue their careers from prison.
| 16:00Michael Rosen investigates the language of the natural world. 16:30Playwright John Godber discusses the life of German writer Bertolt Brecht.
| 16:00Is the secular world under threat? Discussing new demographics and the future of belief. 16:30BBC 'not transparent'; Guardian and paywalls; meow media myths; end for election posters?
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Jeanette Winterson about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. 16:30Tsunami simulator; spring advances; nanoelectronics.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary programme. 16:30Tilda Swinton discusses her film career with Francine Stock.
| 16:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Ann Widdecombe looks back at her parliamentary career.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish novelist Roddy Doyle about his life and career. 16:301/4ASJ Tessimond's poetry is still enjoyed but the man remains an enigma.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines. 17:30Are there too many bureaucrats? Pen-pushers speak up. With Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Edward Stourton tells the story of Iraq's religious minorities. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Julius Malema, president of the ANC Youth League. 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. 18:302/6Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus and Catherine Tate talk with deliberate inaccuracy
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6John Lloyd discovers stand-up comedy, milking goats and going back to your old school.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Mark Steel performs a show for the residents of Dartford in Kent.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Steve 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 talks to Felicity Kendall, Sue Johnston and Richard Littlejohn.
| 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 | 19:00David and Pip go head to head. 19:15John Wilson visits historic houses, including Chatsworth in Derbyshire. 19:451/5DC Jackie Hartwell supports the family of a political activist killed by a train.
| 19:00Jennifer gets an unwelcome houseguest. 19:15The verdict on Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, and former Cream bassist Jack Bruce. 19:452/5Jackie starts to suspect Gillian of being involved in the death of her husband.
| 19:00Vicky's calves get a new lease of life. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of The Infidel, a film written by David Baddiel. 19:453/5Jackie begins to wonder if 15-year-old Michael had anything to do with his father's death.
| 19:00Tom puts his money where his mouth is. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Pierce Brosnan on his latest film. 19:454/5Would Richard Barnes have killed himself if, as everyone says, he'd never been happier?
| 19:00Chris and Alice enjoy some domestic bliss. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of the new version of the TV classic The Prisoner. 19:455/5Jackie finally discovers the tragic secret behind Richard's death.
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Julius Malema, president of the ANC Youth League. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Dreda Say Mitchell, John Carey and Catherine O'Flynn.
| 19:00Chris and Alice keep playing house. 19:15David Willis presents an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America. 19:455/5Jim Hawkins and the pirates, led by Long John Silver, search for Flint's buried treasure.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Dissecting the impact of the failure of Birmingham-based manufacturer Savekers in 2009. 20:30Linda Pressly witnesses Mongolia's 'deep freeze' which has devastated much of the country.
| 20:00Edward Stourton tells the story of Iraq's religious minorities. 20:40A listener is angry at being treated less favourably by a solicitor than a sighted person.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and some of the country's top legal minds discuss legal issues of the day. 20:452/12Analysing how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories of the election campaign.
| 20:00Why are lessons not being learnt from Serious Case Reviews into child abuse or neglect? 20:30Peter Day slips on his cycle clips to find out where the bike industry is taking us.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Penrith in Cumbria. 20:50Simon Schama celebrates New Zealand's history and regrets talk of joining with Australia.
| 20:00Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary programme.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper hears about genes, science and patents. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Philip Pullman and David Baddiel.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at what we do and don't know about the dangers of recreational drugs. 21:303/6Olivia O'Leary is joined by two coroners, who discuss what their jobs involve.
| 21:00Tom Heap finds out if it's really possible, or desirable, to put a price on nature. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tom McNab.
| 21:001/40The first in a series of programmes looking into the challenges of wildlife conservation. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
| 21:006/20Five more items in Neil MacGregor's history of humanity through the objects it has made.
| 21:004/4Clarissa befriends Belford and Mrs Smith, hoping only for a family reconciliation.
| 21:00Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26George Alagiah appeals on behalf of Opportunity International. 21:30Peter Day slips on his cycle clips to find out where the bike industry is taking us. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Crossing the Atlantic to visit an old lost friend, Violet makes a worrying discovery.
| 22:00The 2010 General Election is called for May 6th, how different will this election be? 22:457/10Violet looks back on her marriage to Bruno and the troubling times he put her through.
| 22:00The UK economy is forecast to make a rapid recovery, but who will it help at the election? 22:458/10Violet must choose between her friendship with Edwin and her marriage to Bruno.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/10Violet arrives in New York and sees Edwin face-to-face for the first time in decades.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4510/10Having reunited with Edwin after decades, Violet begins to make sense of her past.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and some of the country's top legal minds discuss legal issues of the day.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:453/12Analysing how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories of the election campaign.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Why do people always want to "improve" your English? Michael Rosen investigates. 23:30Film critic Sarah Churchwell celebrates the classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally.(R)
| 23:00With increasing numbers of British pubs closing, Dominic Arkwright considers their demise.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Byrne.
| 23:00Stand-Up and sketches from Manchester's Justin Moorhouse(R) 23:30Today's news from Parliament with Alicia McCarthy.
| 23:004/6Flawed wannabe Scrooby decides to become a councillor after an incident with a wheelie bin 23:30Today's news from Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Playwright John Godber discusses the life of German writer Bertolt Brecht. 23:30Special edition of Radio 4's performance poetry show from Cardiff University.(R)
| 23:003/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, this week from Manchester. 23:30Simon Warner celebrates British beat poet, performer and provocateur Michael Horovitz.
| 23:00Tilda Swinton discusses her film career with Francine Stock. 23:30Mark Tully explores the physical and emotional upheaval of moving home.
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