| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie discusses the politics of sleep and women who kill. 00:45The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Gully Wells remembers life in swinging 60s London with her mother Dee Wells. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Gully Wells recalls how her mother fell in love with the celebrated Professor AJ Ayer. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Gully's mother has enough money left over from her divorce to buy a house. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Back from France, the 'Ayer Wells den of sin' is just the place to be in 60s London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5It is 1969, and Gully is 19 and keen to shed her studious image before going up to Oxford. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Coleridge's The Nightingale and Wordsworth's series of poems about the enigmatic Lucy.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears the UK now eats 820 million chickens every year. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Anna Hill hears the drought in eastern England could cost some farmers half their crop.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45We hear that ragwort may not be as dangerous to horses as previously thought.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears claims a new machine to catch chickens could improve animal welfare.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears European farm subsidy may cost £49 billion a year in taxpayers money
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45'Tabloids destroyed my friend's life'. A listener talks about press intrusion.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of All Saints Church, Harpole, Northamptonshire. 05:45Adrian Goldberg profiles Christine Lagarde, newly elected head of the IMF.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The car insurance industry's "dirty little secret", plus Spacey and Mendes at the Old Vic.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Discussing strikes, the EU budget and North Korean prison camps.
| 06:00Debating end-of-life care, bribery, employing Britons and the Royal Box.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Which of our precious natural habitats is under threat? Helen Mark finds out. 06:30Cheap chicken's rise in popularity. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully celebrates the healing power of gardens. 06:35The sheep whose fleece will become a Chinese carpet. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55A Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Village Aid. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Rev Nicholas Holtam and the Rev Prof Ben Quash reflect on National Gallery paintings. 08:50David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and Raymond Tallis, Aubrey de Grey and Barbara Sahakian. 09:451/5Gully Wells remembers life in swinging 60s London with her mother Dee Wells.
| 09:001/5Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures. 09:452/5Gully Wells recalls how her mother fell in love with the celebrated Professor AJ Ayer.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Kenneth Cranham. 09:453/5Gully's mother has enough money left over from her divorce to buy a house.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam. 09:454/5Back from France, the 'Ayer Wells den of sin' is just the place to be in 60s London.
| 09:00Actress Dame Harriet Walter joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5It is 1969, and Gully is 19 and keen to shed her studious image before going up to Oxford.
| 09:00Clare Balding at Wimbledon with jazzman Al Jarreau and Biddy Baxter's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00With Patrick O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Playing to win: why competition in school sports can be good for children. 10:456/10Wayne's adolescent body is showing odd symptoms and he has to undergo emergency surgery.
| 10:00Jane Garvey talks about US presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann; singer Avery Sunshine. 10:457/10Wayne begins to learn the truth about his identity.
| 10:00Is there still prejudice against red-heads? Trudie Styler; bullying within families. 10:458/10Wayne and Thomasina are reunited after a long separation.
| 10:00Is bickering healthy in a relationship? Child sex grooming, New Domestic Violence Orders. 10:459/10Wayne continues to forge a new life - and a new identity - in Newfoundland.
| 10:00Pocket money; pancreatic cancer; Alyth McCormack and Triona Marshall; crying babies. 10:4510/10Wayne recovers from Derek Warford's brutal attack and begins to contemplate his future.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig looks at rites of passage and death rituals in Mexico and around the world. 10:302/2Terence Blacker explores politically incorrect music over the last century.
| 10:00It's party time for Phoebe and Kenton receives a shocking phone call.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Professor Trevor Cox explores the world of sonic design applied to our outdoor spaces 11:303/6Tyson's other grandad Rex is the bane of Sandy's life. Can he get even?(R)
| 11:0010/30The Bar-Headed Goose breeds on the highest plateaus of the Himalayas, but are they safe? 11:30The Dali Christ is Scotland's favourite painting. Louise Welsh finds out why.
| 11:00In May, Berkshire suffered its biggest ever forest fire. Alan Dein meets the evacuees. 11:301/4A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything without much success.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces reporters around the world telling their stories. 11:30Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
| 11:00Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen looks back over 40 tumultuous years in Byker. 11:301/6When MJN flies near the North Pole, the hunt is on for polar bears and a rogue lemon.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of The Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Correspondents worldwide interpret news stories from their regions. With Kate Adie.
| 11:15Actor Tony Robinson joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Will electric vehicles catch on? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Julian Worricker. What price high speed rail travel? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson finds out why some GPs are missing the symptoms of early stage dementia. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why the NHS is paying over the odds for gluten free & plans to ban smoking in the street. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Peter White. Population crisis on Canna, failing Irish hotels and the art of camping. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis and guests discuss the sale of the personal details of motor accident victims. 12:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the topical comedy gang-show. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/6Fifty-fifth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon seeks out fish and cattle along the River Nith. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00With Martha Kearney. National and international news. 13:3013/13Paul Gambaccini tests three contestants battling to be crowned musical mastermind of 2011.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:30Martha Reeves uncovers the politics of the disco movement, beginning in New York.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:30Independent boss Simon Kelner on Johann Hari interview controversy; Lords report on BBC.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:30Harry Eyres, Jemima Kiss and William Powers explore the consequences of hyper-connectivity
| 13:00Shaun Ley with news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Complaints about BBC complaints system, Roger at Weather Centre, PM privacy commission.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Your chance to have your say. Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. Presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30How one family copes as their 16-year-old, autistic son starts full time residential care.
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| 14:00 | 14:00David weighs things up and Harry is moving fast. 14:15In 1940, translator Anna is disturbed by her lover's voice on the airwaves.
| 14:00Usha has divided loyalties. Emma lets the grandmothers take charge. 14:15In 1936, Morris met Eva at Warrington Deaf Club. An unusual transatlantic romance began.
| 14:00It's party time for Phoebe and Hayley comes to terms with her big decision. 14:15A young policeman gets sucked into some dodgy dealings.
| 14:00Caroline is in mischievous mood and Elizabeth opens up to her brother. 14:151/2As Emma and Richard's wedding approaches, the in-laws-to-be are about to meet.(R)
| 14:00Kenton receives a shocking phone call. The bike race takes an unexpected turn. 14:152/2Emma and Richard's wedding day arrives. Will the day go without the proverbial hitch?
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A stranger's murder sparks trouble for a small Shetland village. Soon everyone's a suspect
| 14:00Eric Robson leads a horticultural discussion in this small village in Plymton, Devon. 14:451/5Richard Mabey gives an account of the natural and cultural history of the wild daffodil.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big idea? 15:451/30James Naughtie looks at classical music origins in churches and monasteries.(R)
| 15:00Would many small nuclear power plants be better than one large one? 15:301/3Christopher Driver's eloquent and passionate insights into British attitudes to food. 15:452/30As Notre Dame was built, composers Perotin and Leonin wrote music to fill it.(R)
| 15:00The panel of experts answers questions about tax. 15:302/3Christopher Driver's observations on the impact of foreign food on British eating habits. 15:453/30In courts and great houses, the troubadours wrote secular songs of love and jealousy.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding explores the countryside of Alderley Edge with author Alan Garner. 15:27Lynda Bellingham presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity ERIC. 15:303/3Christopher Driver's thoughts on the evocative and bizarre language of food description. 15:454/30The Burgundy Court was influenced by the musical style of England's John Dunstable.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson leads a horticultural discussion in this small village in Plymton, Devon. 15:455/30Music and the arts were beginning to celebrate man as well as God.(R)
| 15:30Martha Reeves uncovers the politics of the disco movement, beginning in New York.
| 15:00Satire about the fortunes a perfect butler. Stars Russell Tovey.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Food writer Tim Hayward investigates a new wave of food entrepreneurship. 16:30Robin Ince and Brian Cox take the Infinite Monkey Cage to Glastonbury.
| 16:00Presenter Joshua Rozenberg looks at recent developments in the Scottish legal system. 16:30Hardeep Singh Kohli and Simon Evans talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
| 16:00That word 'chav' and the characterisation of the working class. Also, ageing Goths. 16:30A special programme about mental health care in Hong Kong. Claudia Hammond reports.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Benjamin Black, alias John Banville, about A Death in Summer. 16:30Quentin Cooper discusses climate change, quasars, mobile phones and happy faces.
| 16:00John Wilson on Arthur Goldreich, Peter Falk, Terry Marsland and Mario Cassandro. 16:30Francine Stock meets Tom Hanks to discuss his new comedy Larry Crowne.
| 16:00Sexual grooming of children; the stigma of being ginger? Pancreatic cancer; snoring hell.
| 16:00William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room. 16:30Poetry requests from listeners presented by Roger McGough.
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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.
| 17:00With Ritula Shah. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and his guests imagine the Web in 2020, and discuss storytelling in business. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Why the UK's elderly care sector is facing a financial crisis. 17:40Adrian Goldberg profiles Christine Lagarde, newly elected head of the IMF. 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. 18:301/6Fifty-fifth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the topical comedy gang-show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Rita Rudner, Wayne Hemingway and Michelle Ryan.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Usha has divided loyalties. Emma lets the grandmothers take charge. 19:15Mark Lawson meets novelist Philip Roth, winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2011. 19:456/10Wayne's adolescent body is showing odd symptoms and he has to undergo emergency surgery.
| 19:00It's party time for Phoebe and Hayley comes to terms with her big decision. 19:15With John Wilson. Tom Hanks in the film Larry Crowne; Damon Albarn and Duane Eddy. 19:457/10Wayne begins to learn the truth about his identity.
| 19:00Caroline is in mischievous mood and Elizabeth opens up to her brother. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Trevor Eve and reviews Robert Redford's film The Conspirator. 19:458/10Wayne and Thomasina are reunited after a long separation.
| 19:00Kenton receives a shocking phone call. The bike race takes an unexpected turn. 19:15Kirsty Lang reviews Kevin Spacey as Shakespeare's Richard III and meets Evelyn Glennie. 19:459/10Wayne continues to forge a new life - and a new identity - in Newfoundland.
| 19:00Jamie faces the music. Meanwhile Lynda gets ready to celebrate. 19:15Mark Lawson at the Manchester International Festival, with Victoria Wood and Paul Heaton. 19:4510/10Wayne recovers from Derek Warford's brutal attack and begins to contemplate his future.
| 19:00Adrian Goldberg profiles Christine Lagarde, newly elected head of the IMF. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00Pip has an eye to the future. 19:15Matt Frei with the insider's guide to modern America. 19:452/3Edie is moved to Etretat, where she must supervise members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00The intimate story of a hospital consultant's struggle with alcoholism. 20:30Justin Webb asks whether the United States is capable of averting economic meltdown.
| 20:00Why the UK's elderly care sector is facing a financial crisis. 20:40With Peter White. Are there too many charities for blind people?
| 20:00Nick Robinson asks how controversial political decisions are reached. 20:45Danny Kruger calls for a re-evaluation of the purpose of punishment for crime.
| 20:00Presenter Joshua Rozenberg looks at recent developments in the Scottish legal system. 20:30Evan Davis and his guests imagine the Web in 2020, and discuss storytelling in business.
| 20:00Your chance to have your say. Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444. 20:50David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
| 20:00From Boomtown Rat to famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life in sound.
| 20:00Complaints about BBC complaints system, Roger at Weather Centre, PM privacy commission. 20:30John Wilson on Arthur Goldreich, Peter Falk, Terry Marsland and Mario Cassandro.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper presents his weekly digest of science in and behind the headlines. 21:30Andrew Marr and Raymond Tallis, Aubrey de Grey and Barbara Sahakian.
| 21:00A special programme about mental health care in Hong Kong. Claudia Hammond reports. 21:301/2Chris Bowlby discovers how new populist parties are re-shaping European politics.(R)
| 21:00How a meteorite that landed on Earth 100 years ago is helping astronomers explore Mars. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Kenneth Cranham.
| 21:0010/30The Bar-Headed Goose breeds on the highest plateaus of the Himalayas, but are they safe? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam.
| 21:002/3A man with Downs Syndrome admits killing his mum, then someone gives him an alibi.(R)
| 21:002/2Lady Franklin has rejected her chauffeur Leadbitter's advances, and it hurts.
| 21:00Paul Lewis and guests discuss the sale of the personal details of motor accident victims. 21:26A Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Village Aid. 21:30Justin Webb asks whether the United States is capable of averting economic meltdown.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:451/10By Esi Edugyan. Without papers, it's not safe for Hiero on the streets of Paris.
| 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:452/10By Esi Edugyan. Berlin 1992. Sid is in for a shock as he watches a film about Hiero.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. Presented by Ritula Shah. 22:453/10By Esi Edugyan. Berlin 1939. Delilah has a proposition for the Hot-Time Swingers.
| 22:00With David Eades. National and international news and analysis. 22:454/10By Esi Edugyan. The band are in hiding after the fight with Nazi thugs.
| 22:00With David Eades. National and international news and analysis. 22:455/10By Esi Edugyan. Delilah and Paul have disappeared and the band waits for news.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/5Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Iain Martin of the Daily Mail analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss the rich experience of hopping on a bus or train. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Robin Ince and Brian Cox take the Infinite Monkey Cage to Glastonbury. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/6To cheer Brunswick up, Twitten arranges for his favourite crime reporter to interview him.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/6A new phone system is causing chaos at catalogue company Smile5. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Hardeep Singh Kohli and Simon Evans talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on the day's events in the House of Lords.
| 23:0013/13Paul Gambaccini tests three contestants battling to be crowned musical mastermind of 2011. 23:30Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests.
| 23:00Francine Stock meets Tom Hanks to discuss his new comedy Larry Crowne. 23:30Mark Tully celebrates the healing power of gardens.
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