| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15That word 'chav' and the characterisation of the working class. Also, ageing Goths. 00:45The bells of All Saints Church, Harpole, Northamptonshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Following the death of her father, Constance escapes the clutches of her bullying mother. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Otho has doubts as to Oscar's suitability as a future husband for Constance. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Now married with two young sons, Constance embarks on her own literary career. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5As Constance spends time with Georgina, Oscar falls under the spell of 'Bosie'. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Constance hears the news she'd been dreading and moves to protect the children. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's revolutionary 1798 collaboration.(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. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45New country of origin labelling from Europe. 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 price of wool has reached a 25-year high.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Researchers claim organic milk could compromise the brain development of young children.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Egyptian seeds linked to the European E. coli outbreak have been imported into the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Caz Graham hears five of the eight species of tuna could be at risk from extinction.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45"You didn't have Playstations and TV. You didn't have a toilet." An ex-prisoner speaks.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset. 05:45Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the journalist who broke the phone-hacking story.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating who pays for elderly care, police reform and the UK's love for Ronald Reagan.
| 06:00Debating voicemail hacking, drought in the Horn of Africa and creativity in science.
| 06:00Debating the ramifications of the phone hacking scandal and boring classical music.
| 06:00With Boris Johnson and the PCC on phone hacking, and John McCain on Afghanistan.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Why has a new scheme to encourage people onto our national trails upset some people? 06:30Charlotte Smith asks if all vegetable growers will have to be large scale in the future. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks just how far we should go in support of our principles. 06:35A champion pig breeder fears high feed costs will force him out of business within a year. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Exploring power and the papers, humanitarian crisis in East Africa and the sound of F1.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Hannah Gordon presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | 08:57Kate Adie presents a DEC Appeal for the crisis in East Africa.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking Sea Sunday from the Isle of Arran, western Scotland, with the Rev Gillean Maclean. 08:50Alain de Botton explores the relationship between humankind and animals.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to China Mieville, Jo Shapcott, AN Wilson and Jonathan Bate. 09:451/5Following the death of her father, Constance escapes the clutches of her bullying mother.
| 09:002/5Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011. 09:452/5Otho has doubts as to Oscar's suitability as a future husband for Constance.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including William Rees-Mogg. 09:453/5Now married with two young sons, Constance embarks on her own literary career.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. 09:454/5As Constance spends time with Georgina, Oscar falls under the spell of 'Bosie'.
| 09:00Actor Tony Robinson joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5Constance hears the news she'd been dreading and moves to protect the children.
| 09:00Richard Coles with singer Cerys Matthews and Inheritance Tracks from writer Paul Theroux.
| 09:00With Patrick O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What today's report on how we fund social care in England might mean for women. 10:451/5Sibling duo Dan and Rachel investigate an unclaimed family estate.
| 10:00Tanya Byron on children and lying; Mylene Klass; the Kate Middleton effect on fashion. 10:452/5Probate researchers Rachel and Dan's search for an heir finds a new focus.
| 10:00Arianna Huffington on bringing the Huffpost to the UK. 10:453/5Eric is refusing to take what is rightfully his: Henry Gaunt's estate.
| 10:00With Jenni Murray. Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi; how will Free schools select pupils? 10:454/5Dan and Rachel must think creatively to get a percentage of the inheritance.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. The future for Egyptian women; embroidered graffiti. 10:455/5Dan and Rachel's quest to get a slice of the fortune reveals an awful secret.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig looks at piracy in Somalia, the volcano in Montserrat and learning languages 10:30Former stand-up comic Anna Chen goes in search of the past and future of Chinese comedy.
| 10:00Pip has an eye to the future and Jamie waits for news.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The other side of Hollywood: LA's skid-row where many US war veterans find a home 11:304/6Sandy's daughter is an artist. Her work never sells, until Sandy buys a canvas anonymously(R)
| 11:0011/30Saving Species reports from the Great Barrier Reef on the conservation of green turtles. 11:30Poet and comedian Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line.
| 11:00Cathy Fitzgerald hears the war stories of the living - and the dead - in Vietnam. 11:302/4Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.
| 11:00Kate Adie with correspondents around the world telling their stories. 11:30Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
| 11:00A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day. 11:302/6A bottle of expensive whisky goes missing so Martin becomes the Miss Marple of MJN Air.
| 11:00With Elinor Goodman. A look behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces correspondents with stories from around the world.
| 11:15Setter of crosswords John Graham joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Andrew Dilnot talks to Peter White about his new proposals for social care. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Saving money or denying justice? How will government plans to cut legal aid affect you? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Planning and retail productivity - does the High Street have a future? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Beijing Olympic online ticket fraudsters to be jailed - we hear how they stole £6 million. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:008th July 2011: A Media Show Special on the closure of the News of the World. 12:30Is the National Citizen Service the best way to involve young people in the community? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:305/7Steve Punt is joined by Jan Ravens to present the topical comedy gangshow. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6The 55th series of Radio 4's antidote to panel games, chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in our food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00With Martha Kearney. National and international news. 13:30Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Michael Grade, Simon Munnery, Dr Sandra Scott.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:30Sarah Angliss uncovers the fascinating story of how we tried to teach the birds to sing.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Phone hacking and the implications for the British press.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Dominic Arkwright and guests wonder if we grow old because we forget to play.
| 13:00With Shaun Ley. News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Fisticuffs on Today, fashion fever on Profile and Lord Patten's first public speech.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from Leicester.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. Presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Boxing is supposed to be about winning but for the journeyman losing is often the game.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Pip has an eye to the future. 14:151/2Two years after getting 'Hitched' Emma and Richard are far from living happily ever after.
| 14:152/2Richard arrives home to face his parents, in-laws, and wife Emma at a 'family summit'.
| 14:15By Molly Naylor. The true story of what happens when your world is blown apart.
| 14:00Ed and Emma have second thoughts. 14:15Posh MP's wife Eleanor Prendergast gets up to dodgy scams when her husband is imprisoned.
| 14:00Rhys spots an opportunity. 14:15Comedy drama about an eccentric Romanian mother and her three bickering daughters.
| 14:00Listeners have their say about the end of the News of the World and phone hacking. 14:30Comic play about the French Revolution starring Richard E Grant and The Penny Dreadfuls
| 14:00Join gardening pilgrims from far and wide at this annual gardening celebration. 14:452/5Naturalist Richard Mabey considers the sultry beauty of the wild Snake's Head Fritillary.
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| 15:00 | 15:00From Boomtown Rat to famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life in sound. 15:456/30During the Reformation, Martin Luther harnessed secular songs for religious music.(R)
| 15:00How does the sea-going albatross survive Antarctic storms? 15:301/3By Shena Mackay. Meriel loves the theatre. Rick loves Meriel, or is it New York he loves? 15:457/30The composer Palestrina became accidentally embroiled in the politics of the high church.(R)
| 15:00Do you need advice about mortgages, rates or fees? Put your questions to the experts. 15:302/3By Tom Connolly. All is well with the man and his lover, until the past calls out to her. 15:458/30Uncle and nephew Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote music that filled St Mark's Basilica.(R)
| 15:00Which of our precious natural habitats is under threat? Helen Mark finds out. 15:27A Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Village Aid. 15:303/3By Morven Crumlish. A woman meets Walter on the day she was meant to fall in love. 15:459/30In the Elizabethan age, composers Byrd and Tallis revealed the religious divide.(R)
| 15:00Join gardening pilgrims from far and wide at this annual gardening celebration. 15:4510/30The idea of telling a story in music proved immediately successful across Italy.(R)
| 15:30Sarah Angliss uncovers the fascinating story of how we tried to teach the birds to sing.
| 15:001/6A baby is born, heir to the crumbling stone and ancient ritual of Gormenghast.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon seeks out fish and cattle along the River Nith. 16:30Robin Ince, Brian Cox and guests put science up against the supernatural.
| 16:001/2Rod Liddle debates our responses to two vilified animals, the fox and the rat.(R) 16:30Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
| 16:00Laurie considers the links of our work and home lives plus the cultural currency of comedy 16:30The link between gambling and superstitious thinking, and gardening for mental health.
| 16:00William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room. 16:30Quentin hears about krill, sensations at the Royal Society, and the science of body art.
| 16:00John Wilson on Otto van Habsburg, Cy Twombly, Anna Massey, Robin Nash and Robert Widmer. 16:30From Terrence Malick to David Schwimmer - the world of film with Francine Stock.
| 16:00Arianna Huffington; a 'right to know' for domestic violence victims; presents for teacher.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup and part one of her history of women's writing, A Book of One's Own. 16:30How a poem of love, loss and solace speaks from the 14th century to us today.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the profits and pitfalls of running a fast-growing company. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown? 17:40Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the journalist who broke the phone-hacking story. 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. 18:302/6The 55th series of Radio 4's antidote to panel games, chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems, including - 'It's me or the dog!'
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Ed has landed on his feet with a decent pad, a coffee maker and gainful employment.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:27Kate Adie presents a DEC Appeal for the crisis in East Africa. 18:305/7Steve Punt is joined by Jan Ravens to present the topical comedy gangshow.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Andy Kershaw, Gok Wan, Leaf Fielding, Emma Freud & Wild Beasts
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Graham Seed makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Kirsty Lang reviews Terrence Malick's film The Tree of Life and meets writer Aatish Taseer 19:451/5Sibling duo Dan and Rachel investigate an unclaimed family estate.
| 19:15Mark Lawson meets Romola Garai and reviews David Schwimmer's film Trust about web stalking 19:452/5Probate researchers Rachel and Dan's search for an heir finds a new focus.
| 19:00Ed and Emma have second thoughts. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to author Tom Rob Smith and reviews Bertrand Tavernier's new film. 19:453/5Eric is refusing to take what is rightfully his: Henry Gaunt's estate.
| 19:00Rhys spots an opportunity. 19:15The UK premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Road Show and actress Anna Maxwell Martin. 19:454/5Dan and Rachel must think creatively to get a percentage of the inheritance.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang considers the golden age of Hollywood glamour with Barry Norman. 19:455/5Dan and Rachel's quest to get a slice of the fortune reveals an awful secret.
| 19:00Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the journalist who broke the phone-hacking story. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00Pip puts her business case. 19:15Paul Adams asks how much the green revolution can do to help the US through tough times. 19:453/3It is 1918 and Edie is based at a military hospital on the cliffs above Treport.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Adil Ray explores the sometimes complicated sex lives of fellow British Pakistani Muslims. 20:30Anne McElvoy assesses the SNP plan to defy austerity Britain and keep Scotland different.
| 20:00Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown? 20:40What arrangements are being made for blind sports fans with Olympic tickets?
| 20:001/4Journalists debate with Andrew Rawnsley what leading articles about the news should say. 20:45Writer Penny Pepper gives her perspective on human identity as a disabled person.
| 20:00The Report investigates why some NHS whistleblowers end up suspended from their jobs. 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the profits and pitfalls of running a fast-growing company.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from Leicester. 20:50Alain de Botton explores the relationship between humankind and animals.
| 20:00Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the BBC archives with John Wilson.
| 20:00Fisticuffs on Today, fashion fever on Profile and Lord Patten's first public speech. 20:30John Wilson on Otto van Habsburg, Cy Twombly, Anna Massey, Robin Nash and Robert Widmer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper discusses climate change, quasars, mobile phones and happy faces. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to China Mieville, Jo Shapcott, AN Wilson and Jonathan Bate.
| 21:00The link between gambling and superstitious thinking, and gardening for mental health. 21:302/2How populists in the Austrian Freedom party and German anti-mosque groups are growing.
| 21:00Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including William Rees-Mogg.
| 21:0011/30Saving Species reports from the Great Barrier Reef on the conservation of green turtles. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete.
| 21:003/3A witness to a murder by a notorious gang risks her safety to speak up.(R)
| 21:00Years after his girlfriend vanished at a petrol station, Rex tries to learn what happened.(R)
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Hannah Gordon presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. 21:30Anne McElvoy assesses the SNP plan to defy austerity Britain and keep Scotland different.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10By Esi Edugyan. In Hamburg, Ernst, Sid, Hiero and Chip try to escape to Paris.
| 22:00With Felicity Evans. National and international news and analysis. 22:457/10In Paris - Sid, Chip and Hiero finally meet Louis Armstrong.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. 22:458/10By Esi Edugyan. The band jam with Louis Armstrong. But disappointment waits for Sid.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. 22:459/10With Paris soon to fall, Delilah plans the band's escape to America.
| 22:00David Cameron defends appointing Andy Coulson, who has been arrested today. 22:4510/10By Esi Edugyan. Poland 1992. Have Sid and Chip finally found Hiero?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/5Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Mirror examines how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Harry Eyres, Jemima Kiss and William Powers explore the consequences of hyper-connectivity 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Robin Ince, Brian Cox and guests put science up against the supernatural. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Mrs Groynes is interested in Twitten's criminal records.(R) 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Everyone is falling ill in the open-plan offices of catalogue call centre Smile5. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Michael Grade, Simon Munnery, Dr Sandra Scott. 23:30Poetry requests from listeners presented by Roger McGough.
| 23:00From Terrence Malick to David Schwimmer - the world of film with Francine Stock. 23:30Mark Tully asks just how far we should go in support of our principles.
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