| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The changing way we commemorate the dead: a study of the war in Afghanistan. 00:45The sound of bells from St Bartholomew's in Sutton-cum-Lound. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5It looks as if Albert's life is about to change. His dog, however, has other ideas.(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 Pritpal Kaur Riat. 05:45A controversial cull of badgers in Wales will now be delayed. Charlotte Smith reports. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat. 05:45Farmers insist that their farms are safe, clean and open for business.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45Farmers insist that their farms are safe, clean and open for business.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur. 05:45National Parks warn landscapes may suffer, as the government cuts their budget.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat. 05:45Another plan for a mega dairy housing thousands of cows is withdrawn.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45'What I learned from watching The Bill.' Listeners share TV stories with Eddie Mair.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Michael's Church, Mottram-in-Longdendale. 05:452/2Anne Perkins asks what today's politicians could learn from the spin doctors of the 1920s.(R)
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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. 06:07Clare Balding walks a stretch of the South Downs Way near Petersfield with Gurkhas. 06:30As hill farmers struggle, Charlotte Smith considers the future of the uplands. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Exploring the difference between scientific and mythological understandings of the world. 06:35Cornwall singers The Fisherman's Friends tell their stories of fishing and sea shanties. 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. 07:10Samira Ahmed with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55The Duchess of Norfolk appeals on behalf of Hospices of Hope. 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 Ebenezer Baptist Church, Abertillery, led by Rev Roy Jenkins. 08:50David Cannadine reveals the colourful history of passports and identity cards.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Gary Younge, Rebecca Skloot, Jane Alison and Jonathan Fenby. 09:451/5Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation
| 09:003/4Professor Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie. 09:452/5Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Rick Astley. 09:453/5Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals. 09:454/5Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian Frank Skinner. 09:455/5Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Freakonomics author Stephen Dubner and poet Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00With Jane Garvey. Including women converting to Islam. 10:451/10A rising MP and a female novelist fall in love.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Are 'date nights' a good idea? 10:452/10Eliza Martins visits the House of Commons to watch her admirer Sir John Garett Stewart.
| 10:00Live debate hosted by Jenni Murray. Who's done the most to put women on the political map? 10:453/10Eliza has become engaged and her sister travels down from Scotland to join her in London.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Why is ending marriage after 60 on the increase? 10:454/10Stewart encounters a woman whose desperate experiences force him to confront his doubts.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Writer Jackie Kay talks about her memoir Red Dust Road. 10:455/10Stewart's speech in the House of Commons threatens to bring down the government.
| 10:00John McCarthy goes to Munich in search of visitor attractions old and new. 10:301/4Peter Curran sets off on a bold 4,500 mile trans-European journey in an electric car.
| 10:00Victory is sweet for Brian, and Pip has a surprise for Jude.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Jim White looks at the British bid to win the Tour de France. 11:303/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now at the frontline as a sick bug hits colleagues.
| 11:0011/40Brett Westwood and guests question the language used in wildlife conservation. 11:30Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of legendary comedy team The Marx Brothers.
| 11:00Rachel Johnson meets women, now in their 90s, who visited Germany in the 1930s. 11:301/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Nick Baker examines the irresistible impulse to put your hands together and clap.
| 11:00Portrait of the life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Mike Wooldridge. 11:302/8The suave sleuth faces a perilous rendezvous on the Great North Road.
| 11:00Peter Riddell of The Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is the film director Lewis Gilbert.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Are domiciliary care workers being exploited by local authorities? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Call You & Yours: What is wrong with GM crops? Winifred Robinson hosts the phone-in 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Calls for improvements to the NHS complaints system. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Can we book Florida with confidence this summer? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:301/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:006/6David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and Sarah Millican add to the collection. 12:32What makes the perfect chip, and who decides? Sheila Dillon finds out. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:3013/13The 2010 Final of the general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Sue Perkins has her soul rendered in sound, as she explores the art of 'sonic branding'.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Media response to Bloody Sunday; Julian Assange of Wikileaks.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Dominic Arkwright discusses poetry with Andrew Motion, Guy Browning, Rachel Pantechnicon.
| 13:00National and international news with Edward Stourton. 13:30Tim Harford presents the magazine which explains the numbers behind the news.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Alnwick Playhouse in Northumberland.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Edward Stourton. 13:30The music of El Sistema changed lives in Venezuela. Can it work for deprived kids here?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kathy comes to Fallon's rescue. 14:153/4Aided by a powerful spirit, a hunter is after Pilgrim, who tries to save himself.(R)
| 14:00Joe and Eddie are in the dog house. 14:15After the Second World War, Germany's top nuclear physicists were brought to England.
| 14:00Vicky has a bone to pick with Tom. 14:15How Jews were tasked with recording the conversations of Second World War German generals.(R)
| 14:00Victory is sweet for Brian. 14:15Shelagh Delaney's play is set on a smallholding during the Foot and Mouth epidemic of 2001(R)
| 14:00It's an emotional evening at The Bull. 14:15Rose's rural peace is shattered when her former sister-in-law pays a visit.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.
| 14:00With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 14:452/3Nicholas Parsons revisits the Clyde, where he was an apprentice in the 1940s.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Julian Jackson on the inscrutable General de Gaulle and his fraught relations with Britain 15:451/10Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge follows up more stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3Meija meets an old school friend at a midsummer party in Finland. Read by Tracy Wiles. 15:452/10Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on employment rights. 15:302/3By Hannah McGill. A pair of filmmakers land in a tiny island community on Shetland. 15:453/10Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
| 15:00Clare Balding continues her route along the South Downs Way, walking at night at full moon 15:27Will Young appeals on behalf of Catch 22. 15:303/3By Alison Miller. Surprised by loneliness, Jan seeks diversion in a blind date. 15:454/10Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
| 15:00With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 15:455/10Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
| 15:30Sue Perkins has her soul rendered in sound, as she explores the art of 'sonic branding'.
| 15:002/3Ned continues to search for meaning in his 35-year career as an intelligence officer.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Peter Bazalgette reflects on the life and legacy of the late food critic Egon Ronay.(R) 16:30With Brian Cox and Robin Ince, recorded at the Cheltenham Science Festival.
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg asks if spending cuts will mean that sentencing policy is set to change. 16:30Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
| 16:00Fanaticism: use and abuse of a wild idea. Laurie Taylor talks to John Gray. 16:30Claudia Hammond presents a father's story of his son's struggle with schizophrenia.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Jonathan Coe about his latest book. 16:30Quentin Cooper with science for MPs, bionic bones, animal ethics and a weird material.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Egon Ronay, Harold Haywood, Fred Plum, Robert Hudson, Ronald Neame. 16:30Rebecca Hall talks to Francine Stock about her latest film, Please Give.
| 16:00With Jane Garvey. Jackie Kay, Louise Stern, Judith Owen and UK women converting to Islam.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Allison Pearson about her novel I Think I Love You. 16:30Roger McGough introduces some of Shakespeare's sonnets and some other 17th-century masters
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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 Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis talks to his business guests about organic growth and technology disasters. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Is there a hidden epidemic of mental illness among soldiers who've served in Afghanistan? 17:408/8Author and social historian Marina Warner 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. 18:306/6David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and Sarah Millican add to the collection.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Micky completes his life story during the 2000s, settling down and building up his career.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6The panellists are The panellists are David Mitchell, David Schneider and Matthew Norman.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/3Garry Richardson presents a topical sports comedy show.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/8Steve 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 is joined by Henry Winkler, Graham Linehan and Patrick Kielty.
| 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 | 19:00Joe and Eddie are in the dog house. 19:15Mark Lawson reports from Hull to mark the 25th anniversary of poet Philip Larkin's death. 19:451/5Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation
| 19:00Vicky has a bone to pick with Tom. 19:15A review of the new urban vicarage sitcom Rev and an interview with artist Francis Alys. 19:452/5Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad
| 19:00Victory is sweet for Brian. 19:15Mark Lawson discusses the death of guitar bands with Johnny Marr and Jo Whiley. 19:453/5Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe
| 19:00It's an emotional evening at The Bull. 19:15John Wilson talks to Al Green and sees a new film from 88-year-old director Alain Resnais. 19:454/5Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara
| 19:00Pip has a surprise for Jude. 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including a review of Morte d'Arthur on stage at the RSC in Stratford. 19:455/5Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China
| 19:008/8Author and social historian Marina Warner creates a fictional response to the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Jude has his nose to the grindstone. 19:455/5Composer Philip Warlock is dreading the prospect of facing Christmas alone.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Dominic Sandbrook asks if Britain is becoming a country that can no longer deliver. 20:30Dr John Bew asks what the state can do to promote national identity.
| 20:00Is there a hidden epidemic of mental illness among soldiers who've served in Afghanistan? 20:40Peter White talks to Richard Leaman, the new CEO of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Matthew Taylor, Kenan Malik, Claire Fox and Melanie Philips. 20:452/3London-based Swedish journalist Dan Lucas compares politics in the UK and Sweden.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg asks if spending cuts will mean that sentencing policy is set to change. 20:30Evan Davis talks to his business guests about organic growth and technology disasters.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Alnwick Playhouse in Northumberland. 20:50David Cannadine reveals the colourful history of passports and identity cards.
| 20:00Rory Bremner laments the loss of big personalities and characters in British politics.
| 20:00Tim Harford presents the magazine which explains the numbers behind the news. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Egon Ronay, Harold Haywood, Fred Plum, Robert Hudson, Ronald Neame.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper on Polar Year, conker canker, penalties and molecular gastronomy. 21:30Andrew Marr with Gary Younge, Rebecca Skloot, Jane Alison and Jonathan Fenby.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond presents a father's story of his son's struggle with schizophrenia. 21:303/4How did newly privatised BP extract oil from Dorset in the 1980s without a fight?(R)
| 21:002/2Trevor Phillips asks why we define members of the human race by the colour of their skin. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Rick Astley.
| 21:0011/40Brett Westwood and guests question the language used in wildlife conservation. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals.
| 21:00Victorian murder mystery set in London in 1860, dramatised by Chris Dolan.
| 21:001/3Smiley dines at the Sarratt training school with the Circus's latest intake.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26The Duchess of Norfolk appeals on behalf of Hospices of Hope. 21:30Dr John Bew asks what the state can do to promote national identity. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10New challenges beckon for high-flying economist Stella Bradberry and PA Bella Chambers.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Green issues confront Stella, and Bella starts work for her new boss.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:453/10Stella and Bella are seen in a new light when news of a crisis in Russia breaks.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:454/10Stella and Bella reach a turning point in the tale of office politics and illicit love.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:455/10PA Bella regrets sending an accusatory email, and high flyer Stella crosses the line.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4Professor Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45George Parker takes a wry look at the broadsheets and red tops.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Heather Brooke, Simon Evans and Naomi Alderman debate relentless entitlement. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00A collection of open-hearted tales from a mic-less open mic night at The Catweazle Club. 23:30Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster on the day the Saville Inquiry reports.
| 23:006/6Rain is forecast, but John's efforts to help Ken with his washing spark disaster. 23:156/6Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:001/4Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about relationships, love and Tony Benn.(R) 23:30All the news from Parliamentary proceedings on June 17th with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:0013/13The 2010 Final of the general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini. 23:30Roger McGough presents a seasonal selection of poetry requests.
| 23:00Rebecca Hall talks to Francine Stock about her latest film, Please Give. 23:30Exploring the difference between scientific and mythological understandings of the world.
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