| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Is the buzz phrase 'social capital' a big mistake? Also, what it means to be a twin. 00:45The bells of St Paul's Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A Londoner suspects that he might find his real father in Paris.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| |
|---|
| 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.
| |
|---|
| 02:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 03:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 04:00 | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45British farmers still affected by the Chernobyl disaster demand a rise in compensation. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Anna Hill hears that 90 per cent of the UKs peat bogs are dying.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45The government has abolished the Commission for Rural Communities.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Farming is now the most dangerous job in Britain. Charlotte Smith hears why.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Pesticide residues on food are apparently so low that there is no impact on human health.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig. 05:45A dying quango, a song and how a mugger ended a career in the theatre.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Leonard's church in Bledington, Gloucester. 05:45Gerry Northam profiles Sir Hugh Orde, head of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
| |
|---|
| 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 discovers a new centre in Northamptonshire for vulnerable teenagers. 06:30The rise of the smallholder movement. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Nigerian-born Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju tells the story of his search for a father. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits the laboratories of the National Bee Unit. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 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. 07:10Jane Little discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Alan Titchmarsh appeals on behalf of Telephones for the Blind. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Newcastle Presbyterian Church in County Down. 08:50David Cannadine celebrates the joys of South London via Raymond Chandler and PG Wodehouse.
| |
|---|
| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with John Akomfrah, Robert McCrum, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Emily Doolittle. 09:451/5Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.
| 09:00The late Tony Judt describing the illness which paralysed everything but his mind. 09:452/5Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Harriet Walter. 09:453/5Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England. 09:454/5Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England and Arsenal football captain Tony Adams. 09:455/5Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by geneticist Tom Shakespeare and the UK's top sumo wrestler.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
| |
|---|
| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Including a performance by US singer-songwriter Judy Collins. 10:451/5When Grace's village is attacked, two of her four children are lost in the chaos.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. How important is sport at school? 10:452/5In the UK, Grace searches for her lost boys. In Kenya, Leo fights for their survival.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Lillian Hochhauser brings the Bolshoi Ballet back to the UK. 10:453/5A phone call from the Red Cross brings news from Camp Kakuma that will cost Grace dearly.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Karen Liebreich on solving the mystery of a letter in a bottle. 10:454/5The fundraiser is a success, but there is devastating news waiting that risks everything.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Sarah Palin's feminism; part-time marriage; summer risotto. 10:455/5In the immigration court case witness box, Kyla finally speaks her mind.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig looks at two facets of Egypt and a blind traveller's experience of Australia 10:303/4Peter Curran on his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry, reaching Germany.
| 10:00Jamie wants a little less conversation and Jolene has a lot on her mind.
| |
|---|
| 11:00 | 11:00Is greed a vital dynamic behind a successful economy? Dr Catherine Cowley investigates.(R) 11:305/6Clare's entranced by a dog following her into work, unlike Brian. Stars Sally Phillips.
| 11:0013/40Including feedback from listeners who have used the Open University's Ispot website. 11:30The comic poet Elvis McGonagall explores the world of satirical verse.
| 11:002/2Peter and Dan Snow investigate the military successes of the 14th-century English hero. 11:303/4Jan gets complimented, as her ex-husband Frank sings a song, and supermarket revelations.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces despatches from Estonia, Pakistan, Madagascar, Puerto Rico and Ghana. 11:30Anne Fine examines the Carnegie Medal, the prestigious children's literature prize.
| 11:001/3Starting in London, Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit sporting venues to reminisce. 11:304/8The suave sleuth faces danger on departing the Machicha Club.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of The Guardian looks behind the scenes in Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces despatches from Afghanistan, Malawi, the USA, Iraq and Kenya.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is Dame Fanny Waterman.
| |
|---|
| 12:00 | 12:00Julian Worricker discusses whether or not we need more pylons across the country. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Will home owning be a luxury for future generations? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Transport secretary Philip Hammond talks planes, trains and automobiles. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson explores new asthma cures and why the Japanese are going to bed early. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson examines disabled theatregoing, what sells books and Wimbledon PR. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:303/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jeremy Hardy. 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if a 1930s block of flats was London's first ever pop-up restaurant. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:30Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Eden Ahbez is known for just one song, but it was a song that became world famous.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Al Jazeera in UK; Google Me; bad World Cup for tabloid 'rotters'; new rules for TV news?
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Dominic Arkwright, Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about being 'lost'.
| 13:00National and international news. 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 discussion from Chippenham in Wiltshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30From the French coast, Allan Little tells the story of Britain's worst maritime disaster.
| |
|---|
| 14:00 | 14:15By Edson Burton, set in the 1980 St Paul's Riots in Bristol.
| 14:00Elizabeth becomes an agony aunt. 14:15Modern fable by Rachel Joyce, featuring two women and a tightrope in an empty field.
| 14:00Jamie wants a little less conversation. 14:15By Emily Steel. A car crash. A middle-aged woman falls for a teen. What's the connection?
| 14:00Kenton puts his foot in it. 14:15When Luke acquires a valuable sketch, he plans to make a killing.(R)
| 14:00Jolene has a lot on her mind. 14:15Gordon's hatred of noise is threatening his marriage. Stars Jonathan Coy.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Mike Walker's drama focuses on how a family coped with the terrible events of 7/7.(R)
| 14:00The annual Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party, at Sparsholt College in Hampshire 14:451/5Adil watches fashion photographer Rankin in action as he photographs members of the public(R)
| |
|---|
| 15:00 | 15:00Gary Younge explores how boxers have shaped attitudes to black men over the past 100 years 15:45The amazing true story of Canadian railwayman Wesley McDonald and a runaway train.(R)
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge follows up more stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3Series of 'flash fiction' by Tania Hershman. 15:453/4The creator of the Charlie and Lola children's books goes back to school.(R)
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on probate. 15:302/3Series of 'flash fiction' by Tania Hershman. 15:452/4Internationally acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little returns to the Yehudi Menuhin School.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks the final stretch of the South Downs way, from East Meon to Winchester 15:27A charity appeal on behalf of the Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society. 15:303/3Series of 'flash fiction' by Tania Hershman. 15:454/4Gary Rhodes is reunited with his best friend and his lecturer from catering college.(R)
| 15:00The annual Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party, at Sparsholt College in Hampshire 15:451/4Former TGWU leader Bill Morris returns to the component manufacturer where he began work.(R)
| | 15:001/24 Extra Debut. Romance, scandal and pig-napping in a timeless comic classic.
| |
|---|
| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon visits EAT! an innovative community food festival in Newcastle and Gateshead 16:30Jonathan Ross, graphic novelist Alan Moore and string theorist Brian Greene on sci-fi.
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg asks if too many lawyers are trying to live off criminal legal aid. 16:30John Sergeant and Anjum Anand join Sue MacGregor to discuss favourite books. From 2010.
| 16:00Girly pop and heavy metal: Laurie Taylor visits a university conference on sub-cultures. 16:30Claudia Hammond talks to the new coalition government's minister for mental health.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup discusses Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird as it turns 50. 16:30Quentin Cooper visits the Royal Society's Summer Exhibition on London's Southbank.
| 16:00Radio 4's obituary programme. 16:30A report on the townspeople who saved their local cinema in Wotton-under-Edge.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. What might you change about your big day?
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Henning Mankell about Sidetracked, a Kurt Wallander novel. 16:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests, including work by Keats and Martin Armstrong
| |
|---|
| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. 17:30A special discussion on economic recovery and design, recorded at London's Design Museum. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Is economic recovery at risk as banks are failing to lend? Morland Sanders investigates. 17:40Gerry Northam profiles Sir Hugh Orde, head of the Association of Chief Police Officers. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Ramesh's life is turned upside down when an elderly and despised aunt turns up uninvited.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Jeremy examines growing up with reference to Nietzsche, Taggart and big big crayons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6From Al Pacino to Keith Harris and Orville, Jon Culshaw and friends probe private lives.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/8Steve 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 Elizabeth McGovern. With music from The Coral and Jamie Lidell
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Coleman introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
| |
|---|
| 19:00 | 19:00Elizabeth becomes an agony aunt. 19:15Mark Lawson asks Fiona Banner why she's placed two fighter jets in Tate Britain. 19:451/5Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.
| 19:00Jamie wants a little less conversation. 19:15John Wilson talks to poet Jo Shapcott and musician Steve Winwood. 19:452/5Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
| 19:00Kenton puts his foot in it. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including Elle Mcpherson, a lesson from Tap Dogs and Museum of the Year. 19:453/5Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
| 19:00Jolene has a lot on her mind. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon about the artist Caravaggio and to I am Kloot. 19:454/5Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
| 19:15An appreciation of the life and work of Beryl Bainbridge; BBC2 drama Dive reviewed. 19:455/5Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
| 19:00Gerry Northam profiles Sir Hugh Orde, head of the Association of Chief Police Officers. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00It's a challenging day for Jamie. 19:15A 4th July Special presented by Matt Frei. 19:452/5By Justin Cartwright. A man is drawn back to an island, still haunted by a boyhood memory.(R)
| |
|---|
| 20:00 | 20:00Nick Ross explores concerns that Britain has become a 'walk on by' society. 20:30Edward Stourton asks if we are living in a dictatorship of relativism.
| 20:00Is economic recovery at risk as banks are failing to lend? Morland Sanders investigates. 20:40Mani Djazmi presents Blindness for Beginners and looks at how to keep fit if you're blind.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor, Michael Portillo, Clifford Longley. 20:45Iain McWhirter on why the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition has so few fans in Scotland.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg asks if too many lawyers are trying to live off criminal legal aid. 20:30A special discussion on economic recovery and design, recorded at London's Design Museum.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Chippenham in Wiltshire. 20:50David Cannadine celebrates the joys of South London via Raymond Chandler and PG Wodehouse.
| 20:00Kirsten Lass remembers the events of summer 2005, as part of Radio 4's London Season.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Radio 4's obituary programme.
| |
|---|
| 21:00 | 21:00Could Venus actually be very similar to Earth? Quentin Cooper finds out. 21:30Andrew Marr with John Akomfrah, Robert McCrum, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Emily Doolittle.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond talks to the new coalition government's minister for mental health. 21:30The late Tony Judt describing the illness which paralysed everything but his mind.
| 21:002/4Richard Dawkins explores what the DNA of chimps and extinct Neanderthals says about us. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Harriet Walter.
| 21:0013/40Including feedback from listeners who have used the Open University's Ispot website. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England.
| 21:00When Grace's Sudanese village is attacked, two of her four children are lost in the chaos.
| 21:003/3Ned's routine vetting of a cypher clerk takes a remarkable turn.
| 21:00Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Alan Titchmarsh appeals on behalf of Telephones for the Blind. 21:30Edward Stourton asks if we are living in a dictatorship of relativism. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| |
|---|
| 22:00 | 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:451/10Plain, reliable Mary Jocelyn faces disarray over an unexpected love affair.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:452/10Mary's quiet life in the rectory is disturbed by a new visitor, Mr Herbert.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Mary travels to London in search of artistic advice and enters a world of bohemians.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/10A confession in the rectory garden commits Mary Jocelyn's heart forever.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10The newlywed Herberts return to Dedmayne, but the path of true love does not run smoothly.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor, Michael Portillo, Clifford Longley.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45Anne McElvoy takes a wry look at the broadsheets and red tops.
| |
|---|
| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss Le Tour de France. 23:30Susan Hulme with the top stories from Parliament.
| 23:003/4What it's like to own your own Hadron Collider.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on the day's events at Westminster.
| 23:004/4Sketch show that looks at the pains of modern life.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the main news from Parliament, including Prime Minister's Questions
| 23:003/4Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about Scotland, Scotsmen and a little tea shop in Dundee.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:00John Sergeant and Anjum Anand join Sue MacGregor to discuss favourite books. From 2010. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. 23:30Five performance poets keep poetry diaries as they arrive for the Glastonbury Festival.
| 23:00A report on the townspeople who saved their local cinema in Wotton-under-Edge. 23:30Nigerian-born Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju tells the story of his search for a father.
| |
|---|
