| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett. 00:45The bells of St Edward's, Egg Buckland, Devon. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How women entered the workplace during wartime. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Coverage of the 2011 UK Elections.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Elizabeth Reeder. A man makes a life-changing decision as his lover tends to a relative(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 the Rev Prof Peter Galloway. 05:4512 months on since Gareth Barlow began farming, Caz Graham checks up on his progress. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:45Gorse fires rage and crops are drying up in the driest spring for 50 years.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Prof Peter Galloway. 05:45Farmers try to cope with impact of the warmest April on record. Presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Prof Peter Galloway. 05:45It could take wildlife a decade to recover from gorse fires says the National Trust.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Prof Peter Galloway. 05:45Farmers are growing increasingly concerned about their crops as the dry weather continues.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45A listener tells us why he has promised his son a shotgun for his seventh birthday.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Thomas, Norbury, Cheshire. 05:45Jonathan Sumption argues against apologising today for historical events.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Cameron and Clegg on AV and local elections, plus the myth behind Bin Laden.
| 06:00With Ed Miliband on AV, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and Mohammed El Baradei.
| 06:00Debating the precedent set by Bin Laden's death, plus can the world support 10bn people?
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark takes a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway through the landscape of Snowdonia. 06:30How the hot dry April temperatures have damaged crops and affected farm animals. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05We think of hope as such a positive thing but Mark Tully considers the dangers of optimism 06:35Paul Evans revels in the blooming of spring daffodils at Dymock in Gloucestershire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Discussing the 7/7 inquest, the AV referendum and the impact of the elections.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55David Jason presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Home Start. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Bishop of Manchester celebrates the Christian foundations of the hospice movement. 08:50David Attenborough celebrates butterflies' migration with a twist of evolutionary thinking
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and Simon Baron-Cohen, Gwen Adshead, Julian Baggini and Val McDermid. 09:451/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand.
| 09:001/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics. 09:304/8Nick Robinson looks at how Asquith handled the top job in politics. 09:452/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Baroness Jenkin. 09:453/5How women entered the workplace during wartime.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law. 09:454/5With speculation of a second front, one woman starts to make gliders.
| 09:00Professor of Chemistry David Phillips joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs 09:455/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds.
| 09:00Richard Coles with composer Howard Goodall; Inheritance Tracks from Emmylou Harris.
| 09:00News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. American fraternity culture; Nordic food; and The First Time. 10:451/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of children's parties. 10:452/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. The role of women in the uprising in Syria. 10:453/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. The handbag: a symbol of female power and style? 10:454/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby
| 10:00Politicians and the paternity bounce; Liverpool women; young drivers; Siobhan Parkinson. 10:455/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby
| 10:00John McCarthy looks at West Africa, Algeria and getting out of tricky places. 10:30Henning Wehn explores the story of one of Monty Python's most bizarre adventures.
| 10:00Kathy's treading on eggshells and there's an important visitor at Brookfield.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice. 11:305/6A new dance craze sweeps Lenzie, and Dave finds a new friend.
| 11:002/30The programme follows a pair of beavers in Devon. 11:30Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
| 11:00Peter Snow explores a 1951 Daily Mail to bring alive the start of the Festival of Britain. 11:305/6Beauty struggles with an irascible gentleman.
| 11:00Martin Plaut investigates alleged shortcomings at gold mines in South Africa. 11:30Jenny Hammerton - a DJ of 78s - explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
| 11:00Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths. 11:301/4Mimi awaits her third marriage to get going. Her ex Joe hates being a Dad once a fortnight
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces despatches from Kampala, Abbottabad, New York, the Caymans and La Paz
| 11:15Molly Parkin joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news with Julian Worricker. A look back at 75 years of Butlins. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Julian Worricker invites listeners to share their views on tickets and touting. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Shari Vahl hears why some health claims by the food and drink industry may be misleading. 12:30John Waite investigates the crash of a Belfast commuter flight. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson asks the GMC about plans to discipline doctors behind closed doors. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Chinese iPad factory accused of illegal practices; and mapping Britain's towpaths. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:304/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game 12:32Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Presented by Sheila Dillon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:454/8Lord Palmerston, whose colourful private life masked his skill at manipulating the press.(R)
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:302/5Phil Hammond's guests are John Cooper Clarke, Sube Banerjee and Samantha Morton.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30On Chris Patten; reviewing the watershed 'to protect children'; New York Times paywall.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Costing the Earth finds out if teenagers can really learn to turn the lights out.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Harrow High School in London.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. 13:30Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kathy's treading on eggshells. 14:15A research assistant and a professor study black holes at a remote observatory.
| 14:00Ruth tries a distraction technique. 14:151/3Alice knows that to stop your children being evacuated is tantamount to siding with Hitler
| 14:00The candidates square up for battle. 14:15Peter Souter's romantic comedy is about a divorced couple dividing up their wordly goods.
| 14:15Phillipa can sing anything from Bjork to Bassey, but the world has turned its back. Why?
| 14:00There's an important visitor at Brookfield. 14:15Kevin is struggling to keep his new restaurant afloat in posh Salford Quays.
| 14:00Topics include AV, the Lib Dem election drubbing and the future of the NHS. 14:30Toad, Badger, Mole and Ratty embark on an all new adventure along the riverbank.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A in Carmarthenshire, Wales. 14:452/5Hardeep Singh Kohli takes the word 'trifle' and sees where it leads him.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The significance of sound in our experience of sport. 15:4511/25Martin Sixsmith assesses Catherine the Great's reputation abroad and legacy at home.
| 15:00Helen Castor with your stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3On the shores of The Isles of Scilly, a young couple are beguiled by shipwrecked strangers 15:4512/25Martin Sixsmith tells how a fierce rebellion turns Catherine from reformer to reactionary.
| 15:00Put your student money questions to Vincent Duggleby and a team of student money advisers. 15:302/3A young man is tormented by love. 15:4513/25Martin Sixsmith puts Napoleon's siege of Moscow in context: looking back and to the future
| 15:00Helen Mark visits Barra in the Outer Hebrides to hear about island life past and future. 15:27Pippa Greenwood presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Self Help Africa. 15:303/3A young woman dreams of a grand old house. 15:4514/25How victory against Napoleon bred further desire for radical reform.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A in Carmarthenshire, Wales. 15:4515/25Martin Sixsmith charts the history of Russia's relationship with Ukraine.
| 15:302/5Phil Hammond's guests are John Cooper Clarke, Sube Banerjee and Samantha Morton.
| 15:001/2William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem written in the language of common speech.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Parkes explores the connection between royal wedding banquets and British food. 16:301/3Simon Cox follows social workers through their training and into their first jobs.
| 16:00Michael Rosen tackles the art of the interview; at college, at work and in pursuit of love 16:30Writer Lynne Truss chooses the creator of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay. 16:30Claudia Hammond on personal space and claustrophobia. What can brain scans tell us?
| 16:00Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Osama bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly. 16:30Francine Stock investigates Water for Elephants, Hanna and the Sixties rarity Joanna.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week presented by Jane Garvey: The Power of the Handbag.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Booker winning author Anne Enright about her new novel. 16:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
| 17:00A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30A listener tells us why he has promised his son a shotgun for his seventh birthday. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:0020 years on John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, in search of signs of the Arab spring. 17:402/8For Sophie, Paul's unyielding 'No' to AV points to a worrying faultline in their marriage. 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. 18:26A campaign broadcast for the referendum on changing the UK voting system on 5th May. 18:305/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:26A campaign broadcast for the referendum on changing the UK voting system on 5th May. 18:301/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/61990s eco-warrior Dave Angel performs, and a confused delivery man arrives.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8A 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 Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stewart Lee, Neil Strauss and Emma Kennedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Radio 4's weekly pick of the best programmes on this and other BBC networks.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruth tries a distraction technique. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on the new Hepworth gallery in Wakefield. 19:451/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 19:00The candidates square up for battle. 19:15Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:452/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 19:15Kate Bush in a rare interview; and John Cleese's Alimony Tour. 19:453/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
| 19:00There's an important visitor at Brookfield. 19:15Randy Newman at the piano and in conversation with Kirsty Lang. 19:454/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby
| 19:15Composer Steve Reich; a report from the Brighton Festival; My Dog Tulip reviewed. 19:455/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby
| 19:002/8For Sophie, Paul's unyielding 'No' to AV points to a worrying faultline in their marriage. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables. 19:15Is a university education in America still worth the debt incurred by students? 19:452/3By Willy Vlautin. At his old bar, a man wonders why locals avoid talk of his dead wife.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Miranda Sawyer examines how Christie's auction house is coping with the recession.(R) 20:30Lucy Ash returns to some significant stories Crossing Continents covered in recent years.
| 20:0020 years on John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, in search of signs of the Arab spring. 20:40Football Focus - we hear from the FA's first blind football manager and DLA updates.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Jonathan Sumption argues against apologising today for historical events.
| 20:00Linda Pressley travels to Tunisia to examine the progress of its transition to democracy. 20:30As pubs struggle to survive, local communities are getting involved in keeping them alive.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Harrow High School in London. 20:50David Attenborough celebrates butterflies' migration with a twist of evolutionary thinking
| 20:00Through the life of Julian Huxley Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist
| 20:00More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's left hook. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Osama bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr and Simon Baron-Cohen, Gwen Adshead, Julian Baggini and Val McDermid.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond on personal space and claustrophobia. What can brain scans tell us? 21:301/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
| 21:00Costing the Earth finds out if teenagers can really learn to turn the lights out. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Baroness Jenkin.
| 21:002/30The programme follows a pair of beavers in Devon. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law.
| 21:003/5Martin Sixsmith assesses Catherine the Great's reputation abroad and legacy at home.
| 21:002/2The gentry of Handley Cross are horrified as the fox hunting craze takes over their town.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26David Jason presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Home Start. 21:30As pubs struggle to survive, local communities are getting involved in keeping them alive.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan. What now for Al Qaeda? 22:456/10The realities and horrors of war take their toll on Tristran, Will, and their friendship.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:457/10A harrowing event shakes Will's attitude to war.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:458/10Visiting Will's parents makes Tristan reflect on his own family, and their last meeting.
| 22:00Was Osama bin Laden the victim of a hit squad or summary justice? Details are emerging. 22:459/10Accused of cowardice, Will's life hangs in the balance. Will he change his mind?
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:4510/10Finally discovering Will's true feelings Tristan must reveal his painful secret to Marian.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. 22:45Alan Cochrane in Edinburgh analyses how the newspapers are covering the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard explores Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park. 23:304/4Chris Ledgard explores the political background to the building of the Humber Bridge.(R)
| 23:002/5What are the qualities that make a good spy? Jon Ronson talks to spies to find out. 23:30Sean Curran presents the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Faye is anxious, even with a new kitchen and an award ceremony to go to!(R) 23:30Rachel Byrne presents the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Sitcom pilot about a shared house and the strange adventures of its reclusive residents. 23:30Sean Curran presents the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Writer Lynne Truss chooses the creator of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. 23:30The day's top news stories from Westminster with Mark D'arcy.
| 23:005/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz in London. 23:304/4Brian Patten explains why the work of Robert Service deserves to be more widely remembered
| 23:00Francine Stock investigates Water for Elephants, Hanna and the Sixties rarity Joanna. 23:30We think of hope as such a positive thing but Mark Tully considers the dangers of optimism
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