| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World. 00:45The bells of St David's, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In May 399BC, the philosopher Socrates faced trial. His beloved Athens had turned on him. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The young Socrates listens to the great thinkers of Athens. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Now a young man, Socrates must take up his sword and fight for his beloved Athens. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Socrates argues to the young men of Athens that their future may lie in a simpler life. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The Spartans break down Athenian walls. Socrates' card is marked. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5By Craig Hawes. when the music is turned up, old mates can't resist having one last rave.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears that farm roofs are now collapsing under heavy snow. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45A new study claims the cost of UK food would increase by 40% if no pesticides were used.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45How the British countryside is coping with continuing snow and freezing temperatures.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Anna Hill hears concerns about meat from the offspring of clones being sold without labels
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Caz Graham hears that misleading country of origin labels on food could be made illegal.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:45How the past haunted an SAS veteran, and the History of the World in Three Coins.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford. 05:451/3Leading political thinker Phillip Blond defends the existence of the monarchy.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Jeremy Hunt outlines government plans for super-fast broadband.
| 06:00Can a daily aspirin reduce the risk of dying from cancer?
| 06:00Debating whether Britain fears Libya, private funding of the arts and history in school.
| 06:00Debating Wikileaks cyber-revenge, the Lib Dem tuition fee conundrum, and the Shard.
| 06:00With Vince Cable on tuition fees, Boris Johnson on riots in London and Olympic poems.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Richard Uridge is on the trail of wildlife poachers in Cumbria. 06:30Charlotte Smith looks at how farm wildlife is coping in the wintry weather. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Melissa Viney reflects on the physical and spiritual benefits of walking. 06:35Caz Graham speaks to Devon farmers who support proposals for a badger cull to control TB. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00A draft deal at the Cancun UN climate summit, plus Alistair McGowan on Noel Coward.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Ross Noble presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Riders for Health. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The third of our services for Advent, live from St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire. 08:50Joan Bakewell reflects on our current obsession with ever more elaborate food and cookery.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Matthew Bourne, Jennifer Homans, David Aaronovitch and Jane Haynes. 09:451/5In May 399BC, the philosopher Socrates faced trial. His beloved Athens had turned on him.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to Jean-Robert Cadet, a former Haitian child slave. 09:303/5Roger Law meets the artists, critics and gallery owners inspired by a new land. 09:452/5The young Socrates listens to the great thinkers of Athens.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Sir Patrick Stewart 09:453/5Now a young man, Socrates must take up his sword and fight for his beloved Athens.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison. 09:454/5Socrates argues to the young men of Athens that their future may lie in a simpler life.
| 09:00Writer and historian Frances Wood joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5The Spartans break down Athenian walls. Socrates' card is marked.
| 09:00Rev Richard Coles with actor Tom Hollander; Inheritance Tracks from author Jilly Cooper.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Burlesque: Emancipation or exploitation? 10:456/10The day of the Easter Charity Ball, and Cynthia receives a gift from a mysterious admirer.
| 10:00With Jane Garvey. Can you keep a secret? What role do they play in our personal lives? 10:457/10Roger Hamley makes an important announcement, and Molly is forced to keep yet more secrets
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Will women be hit harder by a rise in tuition fees? 10:458/10Tongues are beginning to wag about Mr Preston and an unidentified young lady.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Why are lung cancer rates falling in men but rising in women? 10:459/10Molly discovers some shocking news when she finds Cynthia talking to someone in the woods.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Gillian McKeith fresh from the jungle. 10:4510/10Molly is subject to more gossip, and the truth about Cynthia's past is revealed.
| 10:00Anita Anand explores pilgrim routes around the world from Canterbury to Kerala. 10:30The extraordinary life of Nelson's mistress reflected in her favourite songs.
| 10:00There's a staffing crisis at Bridge Farm and Kate has some upsetting news for Phoebe.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz. 11:303/4Charles is in a terrible play. But who wants to kill off the cast? Stars Bill Nighy.
| 11:0032/40Saving Species comes from the 100 Foot Washes in the company of thousands of swans. 11:30Andrew Collins offers an historical perspective on our fascination with 3D.
| 11:00Alan Dein visits a Cornish community fighting for survival. 11:304/4Ronnie decides to run for parliament and Nick finally resolves his relationship.
| 11:00A profile of Nichi Vendola, the new hope of the left in Italy. 11:30When CND clashed with the US Navy at the Holy Loch the result was...music.
| 11:00Samuel Hahnemann's fight to establish homeopathy in early 19th century Germany. 11:302/6Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.
| 11:00George Parker of The Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Aviator and arts patron Sir Torquil Norman joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Does the paralympics need an overhaul ahead of London 2012? 12:53Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan describes how the structure of DNA was discovered. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Public Health White Paper - More Nudge than Nanny? 12:53Nobel Laureate Barry Marshall describes his favourite moment in the history of science. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Poet Benjamin Zephaniah discusses his poetry and we look into the children's book market. 12:53Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn describes her favourite moment of scientific genius. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00A former executive of Ikea reveals his truth about the flat-pack giant. 12:53Nobel laureate Sir Martin Evans describes his favourite moment of scientific genius. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Comedian Liz Carr on "what makes her day" and The Lion King with words and music. 12:53Nobel laureate Harry Kroto describes his favourite moment in the history of science. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another episode of the topical comedy show. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Kevin Eldon. 12:32Sheila Dillon explores the varieties of venison in butchers and supermarkets in the UK. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:30The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Musician Tim van Eyken on the banjo that went with Shackleton to Antarctica, and survived.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Andrew Jennings on sports journalism; Stephen Carter; David Liddiment on Coronation St.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30A profile of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, jailed human rights campaigner in China.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Tim Harford and the team return for a new series, exploring the numbers in the news.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from The Queen Katherine School in Kendal.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Geoff Watts and guests discuss the past week's Moments of Genius.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Clarrie gets her skates on and Joe's determined to make a quick bob. 14:151/4Warwick is out on the Fen, taking in the atmosphere, when he thinks he spots a rare bird.
| 14:00There's a staffing crisis at the Bridge Farm Dairy and Clarrie's trying to plan ahead. 14:15Ali Taylor's comic fable about oddness and friendship.
| 14:00Jill makes her feelings known and Harry's getting nervous. 14:15A biker suffers amnesia after a road accident. But who is the stranger who rescues him?
| 14:00Joe grapples with a new skill and Will feels he's been misled. 14:15Facing financial ruin, George, Prince of Wales was obliged to marry his cousin Caroline.(R)
| 14:00Pip gathers evidence while Harry's doubtful about Jazzer's new purchase. 14:15Money or power? Love or revenge? The clock ticks away in a game of cat and mouse.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Nigel Planer. Two fresco plasterers in the Sistine Chapel wait for Michelangelo.
| 14:00Eric Robson presents a programme from the RHS Conference Centre in London. 14:455/5Neurologist Susan Greenfield looks into the life of Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Anne McElvoy assesses the influence of the political father.(R) 15:451/3Professor Anthony King reports on one of the most famous boxing matches ever held.(R)
| 15:00Methane emissions and the value of recycling. 15:301/3By Heidi Amsinck. Strange things wait for Borg when he wakes in a disused railway siding. 15:452/3Professor Anthony King reports on revolution, the Melbourne Olympics and water polo.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:302/3By Heidi Amsinck. Strange things wait for Borg when he wakes in a disused railway siding. 15:453/3The war between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969 after their World Cup qualifying matches.(R)
| 15:00We explore how the UK's only independently-run lighthouse, in Happisburgh, has survived. 15:27The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 82 84 or Radio 4 website. 15:303/3By Heidi Amsinck. Strange things wait for Borg when he wakes in a disused railway siding. 15:45Libby Purves on the 2009 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal. To give this year call 0800 082 82 84.
| 15:00Eric Robson presents a programme from the RHS Conference Centre in London. 15:45Mandy Baker explores efforts by our elected representatives to deliver a witty speech.(R)
| 15:30Musician Tim van Eyken on the banjo that went with Shackleton to Antarctica, and survived.
| 15:003/6Robert Graves' classic Roman histories darken, as Tiberius fights to keep his throne.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Parkes looks at the latest trends in British street food and takeaway meals. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alexei Sayle when they ask "Is Philosophy Dead?". 16:55Nobel laureate Sir Martin Evans describes his favourite moment of scientific genius.
| 16:002/3The story of Angela, who was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2005.(R) 16:30Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager. 16:55Nobel laureate Harry Kroto describes his favourite moment in the history of science.
| 16:00Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics. 16:30Wiring the brain. Plus online psychological support for cancer. Claudia Hammond reports. 16:55Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan describes how the structure of DNA was discovered.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 16:55Nobel Laureate Barry Marshall describes his favourite moment in the history of science.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Sir Peter Wakefield, Bill White, Douglas Argent and Peter Hofmann. 16:30The creators of Airplane on Leslie Nielsen. Bond villain Matthieu Amalric on 007's secrets 16:55Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn describes her favourite moment of scientific genius.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Keeping secrets - should you ever share them?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer about her short story collection 16:302/6Peggy Reynolds investigates Banjo Paterson's classic lyric Waltzing Matilda.
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| 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 the sports headlines. 17:30How the past haunted an SAS veteran, and the History of the World in Three Coins. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00An exploration of the history,controversies and anomalies surrounding the Paralympic games 17:407/8Frozen by Linda Marshall Griffiths. 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. 18:305/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Kevin Eldon.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4A right-wing intervention and must-have board games.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Peter Andre is revealed as the most dangerous man on Earth by the 'one-woman Fast Show'.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Pip and Harry pursue Mister Benevolent to France, where a dark and pungent fate awaits.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another episode of the topical comedy show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by David Sedaris, Jane Bussmann, Jean Marsh, & Anneka Rice.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Hardeep Singh Kohli selects his highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There's a staffing crisis at the Bridge Farm Dairy and Clarrie's trying to plan ahead. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Catherine Tate and reviews Sofia Coppola's film Somewhere. 19:456/10The day of the Easter Charity Ball, and Cynthia receives a gift from a mysterious admirer.
| 19:00Jill makes her feelings known and Harry's getting nervous. 19:15Mark Lawson is at the launch of the Cultural Olympiad, and interviews comedian Harry Hill. 19:457/10Roger Hamley makes an important announcement, and Molly is forced to keep yet more secrets
| 19:00Joe grapples with a new skill and Will feels he's been misled. 19:15Derek Jacobi stars in a new staging of King Lear. Lenny Henry returns to comedy. 19:458/10Tongues are beginning to wag about Mr Preston and an unidentified young lady.
| 19:00Pip gathers evidence while Harry's doubtful about Jazzer's new purchase. 19:15Kirsty Lang reviews new Christmas shows in Bristol and Liverpool plus Olympic park poetry. 19:459/10Molly discovers some shocking news when she finds Cynthia talking to someone in the woods.
| 19:00Kate has some upsetting news for Phoebe and there's a new recruit at the dairy. 19:15With Kirsty Lang, who reviews Matilda, a new RSC musical based on the book by Roald Dahl. 19:4510/10Molly is subject to more gossip, and the truth about Cynthia's past is revealed.
| 19:007/8Frozen by Linda Marshall Griffiths. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00It's party time at Lower Loxley and Kate's feeling guilty. 19:15Gore Vidal; the USA's history and current relationship with debt; and ducks too. 19:455/5By Linda Cracknell. A climber teeters between life and death on a remote mountain.
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| 20:00 | 20:004/4Michael Portillo compares the myths and reality of America's Great Depression. 20:30Angus Crawford travels to Georgia to find poverty at the heart of the Christmas tree trade
| 20:00An exploration of the history,controversies and anomalies surrounding the Paralympic games 20:40How you can have your say on DLA reform. Plus good news for Braille music readers.
| 20:00Positive discrimination verses meritocracy. Chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:451/3Leading political thinker Phillip Blond defends the existence of the monarchy.
| 20:00Simon Cox assesses the implications of the Phil Woolas case. 20:30Britain's pharma giants invest millions in the search for better cures but has it worked?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from The Queen Katherine School in Kendal. 20:50Joan Bakewell reflects on our current obsession with ever more elaborate food and cookery.
| 20:00Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good.
| 20:00Tim Harford and the team return for a new series, exploring the numbers in the news. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Sir Peter Wakefield, Bill White, Douglas Argent and Peter Hofmann.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Matthew Bourne, Jennifer Homans, David Aaronovitch and Jane Haynes.
| 21:00Wiring the brain. Plus online psychological support for cancer. Claudia Hammond reports. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to Jean-Robert Cadet, a former Haitian child slave.
| 21:00Do our children inherit the impact of our life experiences as well as our genes? 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Sir Patrick Stewart
| 21:0032/40Saving Species comes from the 100 Foot Washes in the company of thousands of swans. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison.
| 21:00By Kwame Kwei-Armah. The story of how Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe.
| 21:002/6Claudius learns his grandmother Livia's true ambition.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Ross Noble presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Riders for Health. 21:30Britain's pharma giants invest millions in the search for better cures but has it worked? 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:451/10Leningrad 1952, when it's best not to stand out or attract attention.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:452/10Against his better judgement, Andrei visits the vulnerable son of a feared secret official
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/10It falls to doctor Andrei to tell Vulkov what is his son's best chance of survival.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/10Volkov's son has been discharged, but Anna and Andrei know they have done the unthinkable.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:455/10Anna and Andrei are warned to get out of Leningrad, but is it already too late?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Positive discrimination verses meritocracy. Chaired by Michael Buerk.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Anne McElvoy takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Amanda Mitchison, Rob Penn and Tobias Jones reach for a perfect world. From 2010. 23:30Sean Curran reports on the day's news from Parliament.
| 23:001/4A doctor starts receiving calls from a former patient. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the day's news from Parliament.
| 23:00Radio 4's performance poetry series, coming from the Cheltenham Literature Festival. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the party leaders clash over tuition fees.
| 23:004/6Sam assumes leadership of the quest and Lord Darkness fakes a win. 23:30Alicia McCarthy and the BBC's parliamentary team bring all the news from Westminster.
| 23:00Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reveals what's really going on at Westminster with his weekly round-up.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:301/6Peggy Reynolds opens a new series of Adventures in Poetry with "Not Waving but Drowning".
| 23:00The creators of Airplane on Leslie Nielsen. Bond villain Matthieu Amalric on 007's secrets 23:30Melissa Viney reflects on the physical and spiritual benefits of walking.
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