| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike. 00:45The bells of St Margaret's, Dunham Massey, Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Amy Chua. It worked with Sophia, but with Lulu the piano is not so straightforward. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Amy Chua. The girls' swift musical progress takes up more of Amy's time and energy. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5By Amy Chua. Sophia prepares to play Carnegie Hall and Lulu has an important audition. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5By Amy Chua. Is Amy losing control over her younger daughter? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5By Amy Chua. In Moscow, tensions between Amy and Lulu come to a head. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Frank Dunne. Marcia does a writer's cleaning and also shifts his writer's block.(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. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45As lamb prices soar, Charlotte Smith hears the first breaths of a new-born lamb. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45The UK dairy industry body backs controversial plans for a mega-dairy in Lincolnshire.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45Warnings that horses are being abandoned due to the high price of hay.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45Warnings that student tuition fees of up to £45,000 could lead to fewer farm vets.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears claims Government cuts could allow animal disease into the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection presented by Andrew Graystone. 05:45'Our Lollipop Man is in danger,' says listener Jane Watt. Could the Big Society step in?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Petrock, South Brent, Devon. 05:45Emma Jane Kirby profiles new media mogul Arianna Huffington.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Debating votes for prisoners, university funding, plus Obama's first term reaches half way
| 06:00Debating what might happen next in Egypt, cuts in neuroscience and the Gurkha dilemma.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Stuart Maconie takes the second of six city skyline walks. 06:30Charlotte Smith helps with lambing and asks why the meat is costing so much. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks if spiritual energy exists, where it might be, and how we can tap into it. 06:35Lionel Kelleway travels to Scotland to wonder at two very different yew trees. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00The latest on the Egyptian revolution and its potential impact on the Middle East.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Clarissa Dickson Wright presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SeeAbility. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from the Chapel of Worcester College Oxford for the Eve of St Valentine's Day. 08:50Alain de Botton muses on why a bookish life is a poor preparation for marriage!
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Mike Figgis, Margaret Heffernan and Edward Higgs. 09:451/5By Amy Chua. It worked with Sophia, but with Lulu the piano is not so straightforward.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland looks at attitudes towards state secrets and freedom of information. 09:302/5Meet the man who got a distress call from a ship named Titanic. 09:452/5By Amy Chua. The girls' swift musical progress takes up more of Amy's time and energy.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves. Guests include Raymond Gubbay. 09:453/5By Amy Chua. Sophia prepares to play Carnegie Hall and Lulu has an important audition.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the nervous system. 09:454/5By Amy Chua. Is Amy losing control over her younger daughter?
| 09:00Writer and Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson joins Kirsty Young. 09:455/5By Amy Chua. In Moscow, tensions between Amy and Lulu come to a head.
| 09:00Fi Glover with Eden Project founder Tim Smit and the Inheritance Tracks of Stephen Fry.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey presents. Author Daisy Waugh on silent screen idol Rudolph Valentino. 10:456/20Ash returns to camp with the stolen carbines and is given a new mission.
| 10:00Jane Garvey presents. Women and their fascinating relationship with shoes. 10:457/20Ash finds that, once again, he is saving the life of a Karidkote prince.
| 10:00Jenni Murray presents. The launch of Women in Business 2011. 10:458/20As Ash and Anjuli's love grows, they dread their imminent arrival in Bhithor.
| 10:00Jenni Murray presents a phone-in programme about Women in Business. 10:459/20On the last leg of the journey, Ash confronts an old enemy and has a new battle to fight.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray: The alarming use of drugs to treat problem children. 10:4510/20Ash cannot bear the thought of losing Anjuli, and yet he must negotiate her wedding price.
| 10:00John McCarthy talks to travel writer Colin Thubron about hiking up a sacred mountain. 10:302/4Paul Jackson's series on classic TV shows focuses on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
| 10:00Roy is under attack from all sides and Matt makes a proposition.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Jolyon Jenkins asks whether the Roma in Britain are villains or victims? 11:305/6After immersing himself in popular culture, Ed gets a new job at a 'uni-collegy' thing.
| 11:001/3Edward Stourton explores the life and history of the Bosphorus, Istanbul. 11:30Natural history film-maker Simon King shares some favourite pieces of writing.
| 11:003/3Rory Cellan-Jones asks where social networking will go in the future. 11:303/6Stumpy applies for a journalist post with the Vindicator.
| 11:00Kate Adie with correspondents telling their stories from around the world. 11:30Alastair Sooke tells the story of one of the most iconic logos in the world.
| 11:00Territorial Army Major Will Robson gives an insider's insight into the mission in Helmand. 11:305/6Floating in the most peculiar way, Harry and Pip hear Gently Benevolent's life story.(R)
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Correspondents around the Middle East on the revolution in Egypt.
| 11:15Actress Celia Imrie joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. The problems first time buyers face. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. Is the importance of libraries overstated? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The man behind clothing retailer Boden and the risks of some mobile cashback deals. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Expensive fragrance and easy divorce online. 12:30John Waite investigates what went wrong at Northern Ireland Water. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer champion Martin Lewis, misleading promotions and unwanted football shirts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with money news: he interviews the minister in charge of debt advice funding. 12:306/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/8The first show in a brand new series of Just a Minute, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. 12:32What is milk? Sheila Dillon explores the familiar but constantly changing white stuff. 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. 13:30Under a full moon and the Northern Lights, Richard Coles hears the Ice Music of Norway.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Question Time's move to Glasgow; The Huffington Post; TalkSport hires Gray and Keys.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30How the melting Arctic is changing the lives of the people of the north.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Should Radio 4 try to attract a broader audience? Listeners say no.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the Red Maids' School in Bristol.
| 13:00The latest news with in-depth analysis.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Family comes first for Ruth. 14:153/6Sean is the go-to guy for his highly-paid footballer friend. No way is he a dogsbody.
| 14:00Elizabeth is on the defensive. 14:15A psychological thriller about love and identity by Ben Lewis.
| 14:00Roy is under attack from all sides. 14:15EastEnders' Nitin Ganatra is determined to play a baddie instead of the usual nice guy.
| 14:00It's the day of reckoning for the Borchester market project. 14:15A story about making money in industrial quantities.(R)
| 14:00Pat finds the perfect solution. 14:15A hard look at some of the men and women who launched, then sank, a thousand hedge funds.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:302/8Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the team are in the magical surroundings of Alnwick Castle, Northumberland 14:454/5Ian Marchant meets five 'completists' driven by the need to tick off the entire collection
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| 15:00 | 15:00Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971. 15:451/10From the beginning the bicycle has been far more than just a means of transport.
| 15:00What was the cause of the green ring seen around the Moon? 15:301/3Hollywood star Kathleen Turner reads Christine Conrad's story of family rivalry. 15:452/10Martin Ellis explores how Victorian ingenuity allowed the evolution of the bicycle.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on saving and investing. 15:302/3Will Jeremy leave his overweight wife for a younger, more streamlined, model? 15:453/10The development of the safety bicycle allowed the wealthier classes to take to the road.
| 15:00Keen walker Stuart Maconie takes in the stunning views on the Bath Skyline Walk. 15:27Julie Christie presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Peace Brigades International. 15:303/3An oddly unsettling encounter between a young wife and a controlling older woman. 15:454/10How the bicycle became a tool for political pioneers, from suffragettes to socialism.
| 15:00Eric Robson and the team are in the magical surroundings of Alnwick Castle, Northumberland 15:455/10Martin Ellis catches up with famous early cyclists Edward Elgar and Vaughn Williams.
| | 15:004/4Blake returns from abroad determined to get to the bottom of the mystery of the diamond.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon looks at the future of cooking and food preparation in the school curriculum 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss different ways of understanding the world around us.
| 16:001/2Chris Bowlby discovers how new populist parties are re-shaping European politics. 16:30Matt Ridley and Rebecca Abrams talk to Kate Saunders about their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men. 16:30Dr Mark Porter looks at the latest developments in radiotherapy for cancer.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00John Wilson on Trevor Bailey, Ernest McCulloch, John Paul Getty III and Gary Moore. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Hailee Steinfeld the young star of True Grit.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Launch of our Women in Business series.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Hanif Kureishi about his collected essays which span 25 years. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests to stir the senses.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30Stephanie Flanders and guests discuss political instability and how they value employees. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are police doing enough to tackle corruption in their ranks? Allan Urry investigates. 17:40Emma Jane Kirby profiles new media mogul Arianna Huffington. 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. 18:301/8The first show in a brand new series of Just a Minute, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6One of the rarest records ever recorded is found at the back of the shop.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Tom finds himself bemused by the peculiar practices of utilities companies.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Angus Deayton, Peter Moffat, James Fleet and Emma Freud.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Frank Cottrell Boyce makes his selection from the week's radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Elizabeth is on the defensive. 19:15A review of the Simon Pegg film Paul, and Irish writer Edna O'Brien. 19:456/20Ash returns to camp with the stolen carbines and is given a new mission.
| 19:00Roy is under attack from all sides. 19:15John Wilson reviews sci-fi drama Outcasts and talks to singer-songwriter P J Harvey. 19:457/20Ash finds that, once again, he is saving the life of a Karidkote prince.
| 19:00It's the day of reckoning for the Borchester market project. 19:15Julie Walters discusses the highlights of her career with Mark Lawson. 19:458/20As Ash and Anjuli's love grows, they dread their imminent arrival in Bhithor.
| 19:00Pat finds the perfect solution. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss in the play The Children's Hour. 19:459/20On the last leg of the journey, Ash confronts an old enemy and has a new battle to fight.
| 19:00Matt makes a proposition. 19:15Juliet Stevenson in Richard Bean's new climate change play; singer Tony Christie. 19:4510/20Ash cannot bear the thought of losing Anjuli, and yet he must negotiate her wedding price.
| 19:00Emma Jane Kirby profiles new media mogul Arianna Huffington. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Lynda tries out her powers of persuasion. 19:15As the row over filibustering in the UK heats up, we look at the US use of the tactic. 19:451/3By Emma Kennedy. A child's-eye view of seeing the Rolling Stones at a rock festival.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Ghana is famous for cocoa, Kofi Annan and football. Not skiing. Until now... 20:30Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.
| 20:00Are police doing enough to tackle corruption in their ranks? Allan Urry investigates. 20:40Peter White with news and information for blind and partially sighted people.
| 20:00The morality of multiculturalism. Michael Buerk chairs the debate. 20:452/6Peter Hennessy discusses joining the constitution, after a lifetime writing about it.
| 20:00Getting money online is fast, easy and very expensive. Too easy? Phil Kemp investigates. 20:30Stephanie Flanders and guests discuss political instability and how they value employees.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the Red Maids' School in Bristol. 20:50Alain de Botton muses on why a bookish life is a poor preparation for marriage!
| 20:00Simon Garfield traces the story of AIDS from 5 mysterious deaths in LA to the UK epidemic.
| 20:00Should Radio 4 try to attract a broader audience? Listeners say no. 20:30John Wilson on Trevor Bailey, Ernest McCulloch, John Paul Getty III and Gary Moore.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr with Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Mike Figgis, Margaret Heffernan and Edward Higgs.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at the latest developments in radiotherapy for cancer. 21:30Jonathan Freedland looks at attitudes towards state secrets and freedom of information.
| 21:00How the melting Arctic is changing the lives of the people of the north. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves. Guests include Raymond Gubbay.
| 21:00Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change - why aren't we more worried? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the nervous system.
| 21:00Gripping portrayal of life on the frontline in Afghanistan by the bestselling Andy McNab.(R)
| 21:003/4Sgt Cuff has failed to find either the thief or the Moonstone as the story moves to London(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis with money news: he interviews the minister in charge of debt advice funding. 21:26Clarissa Dickson Wright presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SeeAbility. 21:30Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:451/10On the shores of a glacier-fed lake, Gary is going to follow his dream whatever the cost.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:452/10Gary's first shot at building the log retreat of his dreams is already having consequences
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/10As Gary grapples with the very foundations of his dream, Jim enters a world of delight.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/10Rhoda surprises Jim with unexpected guests, and Gary faces another hurdle with his cabin.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The morality of multiculturalism. Michael Buerk chairs the debate.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Sarfraz Manzoor takes a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Irish poet Matthew Sweeney with his choice of poems influenced by depressive illnesses. 23:30Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:002/4Matt Harvey hosts his own comedy-infused, musically enhanced, poetry cabaret. 23:30Rachel Byrne reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:003/6Mordrin decides to join a dating website, without reading the full terms and conditions. 23:153/6Bob gets himself into terrible trouble with the postie. Luckily help is at hand. 23:30Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:006/6Hope is in great demand. If only all these people wanted to buy a sandwich.(R) 23:30Should prisoners have the right to vote? Rachel Byrne reports.
| 23:055/10Jim's dreams are dashed while Irene wonders if hers were ever realistic. 23:15Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that explore the myth of Orpheus in Hades.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Hailee Steinfeld the young star of True Grit. 23:30Mark Tully asks if spiritual energy exists, where it might be, and how we can tap into it.
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