| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay. 00:45The bells of St Thomas, Norbury, Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The plane is forced down in empty, verdant nowhere. But are there any survivors? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The three survivors, Margaret, McCollum and Decker, find out they are not alone. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The survivors spend more time in the company of 'Pete' and co, witnessing ancient rituals. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Hollywood comes to the Valley as a wobbly figure with cameras attached falls from the sky. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The top brass at Base G plot to get all survivors and paratroopers out of the valley. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3Featuring Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45An 11 per cent rise in oil seed rape production means 100,000 extra acres of golden fields 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45Anna Hill hears how farmers could cash in on solar power.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45How food waste becomes fuel at an one of the UK's 54 Anaerobic Digestion plants.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears claims farmland needs legal protection to safeguard food supplies.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford. 05:45Scientists confirm farmers in some areas are experiencing drought conditions.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:45Why don't they blow up IEDs rather than trying to defuse them?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary's, Lamberhurst, Kent. 05:45Johann Hari argues that our demand for gadgets has helped to drive the war in the Congo.
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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 Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With the US Attorney General on Bin Laden and Stephen Fry on classical music.
| 06:00Debating the Pakistan bomb attack, the UK border agency and gay role models.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Ten years after the countryside was devastated by foot and mouth, Helen Mark is in Cumbria 06:30Charlotte Smith finds out how farms are generating renewable energy for the National Grid. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks why we find rhythm so fascinating and discovers how it governs our lives. 06:35Devon hosts four oil beetle species, one of which has only recently been rediscovered. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Are EU countries backtracking on open borders? Plus the 'perfect' Eurovision song.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Gervase Phinn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity African Revival. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Mass for Vocations Sunday live from Leeds Cathedral. Preacher: The Rev Paul Grogan. 08:50David Attenborough recalls a memorable filming trip, following chimpanzees hunting monkeys
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and Denis MacShane, Ruth Lea, Kutlug Ataman and Michael Craig-Martin. 09:451/5The plane is forced down in empty, verdant nowhere. But are there any survivors?
| 09:002/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics. 09:305/8Nick Robinson looks at how Ramsay MacDonald handled the top job in British politics. 09:452/5The three survivors, Margaret, McCollum and Decker, find out they are not alone.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by Jon Cousins, Paul Broda, Suggs and Patsy Rodenburg. 09:453/5The survivors spend more time in the company of 'Pete' and co, witnessing ancient rituals.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Robert Burton's book The Anatomy of Melancholy. 09:454/5Hollywood comes to the Valley as a wobbly figure with cameras attached falls from the sky.
| 09:00Molly Parkin joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5The top brass at Base G plot to get all survivors and paratroopers out of the valley.
| 09:00Richard Coles with cook Elisabeth Luard. Inheritance Tracks from sax player Duncan Lamont.
| 09:00News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Going West: women pioneers of 1840s America. 10:451/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 10:00Jane Garvey presents. Restorative justice; Mad Men's designer; author Sofi Oksanen. 10:452/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Town versus country: where's the best place to live? 10:453/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to Kate McCann about the search for her daughter, and Rumer sings live. 10:454/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Super-injunctions and women; secret supper clubs. 10:455/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 10:00John McCarthy looks at Nagaland in north east India, Kosovo and skiing in Iran. 10:30Nick Barraclough explores what makes a great lead guitar player.
| 10:00It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables and Ed makes his feelings known.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of hair as an artefact of remembrance. 11:306/6Dave and the boys organise a surprise 50th birthday for Ramesh.
| 11:003/30Saving Species reports from the Congo and the future of Lowland Gorillas. 11:30Ann Widdecombe goes on the trail of GK Chesterton's crime-solving priest Father Brown.
| 11:00Meet the people who see everything in politics: ministerial car drivers. 11:306/6Beauty's visa to work in the UK is about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test?
| 11:00Owen Bennett-Jones explores Pakistan's connections to jihadi groups. 11:30Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
| 11:00Joseph O'Connor considers the complex cultural relationships between Britain and Ireland. 11:302/4Divorced parents Joe and Mimi confuse son Tom about the morality of befriending losers.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster 11:30Kate Adie hosts reporters' stories from Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Ireland and Peru
| 11:15Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs
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| 12:00 | 12:00How much of an appetite is there for eating rabbit farmed in the UK? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. Are disabled people really 'The Hardest Hit' by cuts? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Shari Vahl examines new calls for major changes to the Work Capability Assessment. 12:30The charities and businesses owed money for sports advertising they never received. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson meets Howard Schultz, chief executive of the coffee chain Starbucks. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Is ten million pounds enough to save England's threatened playing fields? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:305/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:006/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game 12:32Coffee prices are at a 30 year high. Sheila Dillon traces the money along the supply chain 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. 13:306/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz from London.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:303/5Phil Hammond's guests are Konnie Huq, Mark Stephens and Dr Irving Finkel.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Privacy and freedom of the press; Channel 4's annual report.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Tim Hirsch travels to the Amazon to see the 'real Avatar' and the dam which threatens them
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from St John's College, Cambridge.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. 13:30The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables. 14:15A quick Internet search sets Simon off on a global quest in pursuit of his absent father.
| 14:00Will has an ulterior motive. 14:152/3It's not the first time Ruthie's mother has gone missing, but usually she leaves a note.
| 14:00Ed makes his feelings known. 14:15A stranger is found murdered in a walled garden with one entrance. How did he get there?
| 14:00Brian and Jennifer do some research. 14:15By Christopher Reason. A suspended social worker is drawn back into a controversial case.(R)
| 14:00Roy has everything under control. 14:15Dropped after a controversial game, top football referee Geoff's scruples are tested.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Mark Davies Markham. Suggs and Burn Gorman star as musicians in mid-life meltdown.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts a programme from the grounds of Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley. 14:453/5Hardeep Meg Matthews, who owns 400 pairs of high heels.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Through the life of Julian Huxley Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist 15:4516/25As pressure for change mounts, Martin Sixsmith traces the role of serfdom in Russia.
| 15:00Tom Holland with your stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3A Sicilian tells an unsettling story about an ill fated young man. Read by Dan Stevens.(R) 15:4517/25Martin Sixsmith describes how liberal intentions ended in the Tsar's murder.
| 15:00Talk to Vincent Duggleby and our travel experts about holiday money and travel rights. 15:302/3Misunderstandings thwart plans for a sojourn in the idyllic Greek countryside.(R) 15:4518/25Martin Sixsmith charts the course towards revolution as the 19th century draws to a close.
| 15:00Helen Mark takes a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway through the landscape of Snowdonia. 15:27David Jason presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Home Start. 15:303/3A chance encounter leads an unhappily married couple to find solace in forbidden ways.(R) 15:4519/25Amid pressure for change Martin Sixsmith charts what drove subversive activity underground
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts a programme from the grounds of Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley. 15:4520/25Trouble at home and disaster abroad weaken the Tsar fatally as Martin Sixsmith reveals.
| 15:303/5Phil Hammond's guests are Konnie Huq, Mark Stephens and Dr Irving Finkel.
| 15:002/2William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem written in the language of common speech.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Presented by Sheila Dillon. 16:302/3Simon Cox follows new social workers into their first jobs working with vulnerable adults.
| 16:00Michael Rosen looks at the mysterious art of shorthand. 16:30Green MP Caroline Lucas nominates Petra Kelly, the German Green superstar politician.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal; Russian youngsters in custody. 16:30Rejected, dejected. Claudia Hammond discusses ostracism with Prof Kip Williams.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Booker winning author Anne Enright about her new novel. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Seve Ballesteros, Richard Holmes, Dana Wynter and Enid Seeney. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Emilio Estevez, Joe Cornish and top producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Eoin Colfer and John Boyne about their new novels. 16:30Roger McGough revisits extracts from A Shropshire Lad read by the late Pete Postlethwaite.
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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. 17:30Why don't they blow up IEDs rather than trying to defuse them? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Winifred Robinson investigates what more could be done for the victims of crime. 17:403/8Christopher William Hill looks at the legacy of events at Bin Laden's compound. 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. 18:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Arthur Smith entertains at his south London home, with Alex Wilson's salsa combo.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6With no headliner at The Mallard, newcomer Billy is asked to extend his stand-up set.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/8A 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 Sarah Lancashire, Anita Dobson and Nick Robinson.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sheila McClennon makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Will has an ulterior motive. 19:15With Kirsty Lang, who reviews film maker Terry Gilliam's debut as an opera director. 19:451/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 19:00Ed makes his feelings known. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including Hugh Laurie on his debut album, a disc of New Orleans blues. 19:452/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 19:00Brian and Jennifer do some research. 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reports on new exhibitions of work by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. 19:453/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 19:00Roy has everything under control. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to choregrapher Wayne McGregor and examines documentaries on film and TV 19:454/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 19:00Something is preying on Clarrie's mind. 19:15Kirsty Lang reports on the re-opening of Bath's Holburne Museum; film news from Cannes. 19:455/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
| 19:003/8Christopher William Hill looks at the legacy of events at Bin Laden's compound. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Clarrie is determined to get an answer. 19:15Presenter Jonny Dymond examines America's knack for reasoned debate. 19:453/3By Ian Rankin. A boy taken under a market trader's wing wonders why he is known as Saviour(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters 20:30Martin Plaut investigates alleged shortcomings at gold mines in South Africa.
| 20:00Winifred Robinson investigates what more could be done for the victims of crime. 20:40Is it possible to earn a living as a blind artist? And the latest report on drugs for AMD.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch asks where do we draw the line between privacy and the right to know? 20:45Johann Hari argues that our demand for gadgets has helped to drive the war in the Congo.
| 20:00Why Europe is divided by the latest influx of refugees from the conflicts in North Africa. 20:30Peter Day joins a group of enthusiasts determined to improve the language of business.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from St John's College, Cambridge. 20:50David Attenborough recalls a memorable filming trip, following chimpanzees hunting monkeys
| 20:00Michael Wood unlocks the secrets of the 1986 BBC Domesday project.
| 20:00Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Seve Ballesteros, Richard Holmes, Dana Wynter and Enid Seeney.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr and Denis MacShane, Ruth Lea, Kutlug Ataman and Michael Craig-Martin.
| 21:00Rejected, dejected. Claudia Hammond discusses ostracism with Prof Kip Williams. 21:302/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
| 21:00Tim Hirsch travels to the Amazon to see the 'real Avatar' and the dam which threatens them 21:30Libby Purves is joined by Jon Cousins, Paul Broda, Suggs and Patsy Rodenburg.
| 21:003/30Saving Species reports from the Congo and the future of Lowland Gorillas. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Robert Burton's book The Anatomy of Melancholy.
| 21:004/5As pressure for change mounts, Martin Sixsmith traces the role of serfdom in Russia.
| 21:001/2William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem written in the language of common speech.
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Gervase Phinn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity African Revival. 21:30Peter Day joins a group of enthusiasts determined to improve the language of business.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:451/10By Alaa Al Aswany. 65-year-old playboy Zaki Bey has a romantic misadventure.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:452/10As Zaki Bey's feud with his sister escalates, he contemplates his messy life.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/10Newspaper editor Hatim has fallen in love with a young soldier.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:454/10The death of Abduh's son spells disaster and tragedy for love-struck Hatim.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:455/10Taha, son of the doorkeeper, is thrown into the arms of the Islamist Brotherhood.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15David Aaronovitch asks where do we draw the line between privacy and the right to know?
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Iain Dale of Total Politics analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen tackles the art of the interview; at college, at work and in pursuit of love 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:003/5Jon meets the sisters who were part of the girl group from the 1960s, 'The Shaggs'. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Faye's office holds a speed dating event and there is a fight to impress Edith.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Birmingham's ethnically diverse local radio station tries - but fails - to promote harmony 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Green MP Caroline Lucas nominates Petra Kelly, the German Green superstar politician. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:006/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz from London. 23:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Emilio Estevez, Joe Cornish and top producer Jerry Bruckheimer. 23:30Mark Tully asks why we find rhythm so fascinating and discovers how it governs our lives.
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