| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie considers the links of our work and home lives plus the cultural currency of comedy 00:45The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5War correspondent Janine di Giovanni tells how she met her husband, a French cameraman. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5After some years apart, Bruno follows Janine on her latest assignment in Algeria. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Married and pregnant Janine di Giovanni is awaiting her husband's return from Abidjan. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Luca is born seven weeks prematurely and Bruno takes to fatherhood with ease. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Janine di Giovanni has settled in to motherhood at last but Bruno's back has now broken. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3By Julia Butler. A boy adapting to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch.(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 Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45The British value the countryside, but don't appreciate how valuable it is. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45Millions of pounds' worth of meat from cattle infected with TB is making it to our plates.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45Livestock rustlers shoot sheep with a high powered gun as they target the wider flock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45Showtime for thousands of animals at the Great Yorkshire Show. With Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. 05:45Charlotte Smith is at the Great Yorkshire Show to see what it offers young people.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Chris Bennett. 05:45'I had to stop the police lynching him.' The tensions between detectives and reporters.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Paul's Cathedral, London. 05:45Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating the future of 752 Southern Cross care homes and News International's BSkyB bid.
| 06:00Debating phone hacking and the BBC's move north.
| 06:00Debating the police treatment over phone hacking and whether Italy is heading for a crisis
| 06:00Nick Clegg on phone hacking, debating animal testing, and Bobby Fischer.
| 06:001/5Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures. 06:454/25By Martin Sixsmith. Lenin is forced to offer the Kronshtadt rebels his New Economic Policy
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark is in Sussex to find out about the inspirational South Downs. 06:30Charlotte Smith helps clear up after the Great Yorkshire Show. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully 'lets his hair down' as he discusses the importance of relaxing with friends. 06:35Military farming - a battle between artillery and agriculture. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 07:00Debating the recognition of Libyan rebels, banking stress tests and winning the lottery.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Ben Fogle presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Campaign for National Parks 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Haydn's Little Organ Mass sung by the Buxton Madrigal Singers during the Buxton Festival. 08:50Alain de Botton with some food for thought for a summer picnic.
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| 09:00 | 09:001/4Is there a link between the history of eating and speaking? Stephen Fry investigates. 09:301/4Peter White and Janet Street-Porter explore one of his betes noires, the countryside. 09:451/5War correspondent Janine di Giovanni tells how she met her husband, a French cameraman.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the end of the space shuttle. 09:304/5Prof Iain Stewart explores stem cell technology at the CRM in Edinburgh. 09:452/5After some years apart, Bruno follows Janine on her latest assignment in Algeria.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Anita Anand and guests including Pauline Black. 09:453/5Married and pregnant Janine di Giovanni is awaiting her husband's return from Abidjan.
| 09:001/3How do you make medical decisions about an unconscious woman when she is pregnant? 09:454/5Luca is born seven weeks prematurely and Bruno takes to fatherhood with ease.
| 09:00Setter of crosswords John Graham joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5Janine di Giovanni has settled in to motherhood at last but Bruno's back has now broken.
| 09:00Richard Coles and writer Dreda Say Mitchell; politician Jacqui Smith's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00With Sian Williams. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey visits an exhibition of artists Frida Kahlo and husband Diego Rivera. 10:451/10New York, 1968. Naive young sociologist Roger Zimmern gets his first job at university.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Surfing at 40 plus and family-friendly Parliament. 10:452/10Young sociologist Roger makes contact with the small cult known as the Truth Seekers.
| 10:00Slut Walks - the male perspective; The Sun agony aunt Deidre Sanders. 10:453/10After infiltrating the cult, Roger and Tom's true identities are set to be revealed.
| 10:00Mezzo soprano Christine Rice; summer pudding recipe; emotional teenage boys. 10:454/10Verena, leader of the Truth Seekers, seems to have lost her way.
| 10:00Breast cancer gene, women's football, lending and borrowing money from friends and family. 10:455/10Roger is worried that McCann is behaving increasingly strangely.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores Cape Town in the company of two very different experts. 10:30Barry Humphries shares his passion for the decadent world of 20s and early 30s Berlin.
| 10:00Spencer tries to keep things together and Fallon is feeling sidelined.
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| 11:00 | 11:00In the Solar System's outer darkness, Neptune had its first 'official' birthday in 2011. 11:305/6Sandy Hopper finds himself making more hospital visits and attending ever more funerals.(R)
| 11:0012/30Including a report about the conservation of whales. 11:30Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
| 11:00Andrew Martin explores the stories of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. 11:303/4A sudden event sparks a lifestyle rethink for the Manchester DJ. Stars Justin Moorhouse.
| 11:00An on-the-road behind-the-scenes profile of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 11:30Poet Sarah Cuddon explores the career of the French 'New Wave' director Jacques Demy.
| 11:001/2A seemingly upstanding member of society in fact heads a terrorist organisation. 11:303/6Love is in the air, but unfortunately for Martin, in a small Birmingham airport.
| 11:00Peter Riddell asks how well Parliament is tackling the phone-hacking scandal. 11:30Looking behind the global headlines: Kate Adie with correspondents' despatches.
| 11:15Comedian Michael McIntyre joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Chip fat flyer - Thomson Airways becomes first UK airline to fuel its planes with bio-fuel 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00News of the World scandal: what will restore your faith in the UK press? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. What the public really think about their bank. 12:30Investigative series looking at stories around the UK: the hidden killer in our hospitals. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. NHS Complaints System. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson investigates the changes that have occurred in food since 1970. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis presents a special programme looking at problems in the UK's housing market. 12:306/7Steve Punt hosts the topical comedy gangshow. With special guest Danielle Ward. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/6Radio 4's antidote to panel games chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates how emergency foods are made for disasters, droughts and wars. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00With David Eades. National and international news. 13:30With guests Sian Phillips, James Richardson, Edward Stourton and Rebecca Front.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:3013th July 2011: Lord Patten; phone hacking; the Press Complaints Commission.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Shaun Ley. 13:30Dominic Arkwright asks Guy Browning, Laurie Penny and Edson Burton about neighbours.
| 13:00The latest news from around the UK and around the world. 13:153/8Sir Robert Peel, who put the national interest before party interest.(R) 13:30Murdoch news overkill? Watching the radio and more about changes to Radio 4 schedule.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:152/5Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.(R)
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. Presented by Edward Stourton. 13:30Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Pip puts her business case. 14:151/3An alien with an aversion to electricity threatens to take Earth back to the dark ages.
| 14:00Spencer tries to keep things together. 14:152/3By Ryan Scott. A distress signal lures Torchwood to the deepest part of the ocean.
| 14:00Elona offers a welcome diversion. 14:153/3By James Goss. Jack and Ianto end up at the most haunted pub in Wales.
| 14:00Jennifer doesn't like what she hears. 14:15Two brothers clash over a life and death decision in Sasha Hails' medical ethics drama.
| 14:00Fallon is feeling sidelined. 14:15Sally has planned it all out. But when David finally arrives, she's hopelessly unprepared.
| 14:001/6Rufus Hound invites Sheila Hancock to read extracts from her teenage diaries. 14:30Andrew Davies' rip-roaring treatment of WH Hudson's South American classic.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A near Winchester, Hampshire. 14:453/5Richard Mabey with an appreciation of the natural and cultural history of the wild rose.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the BBC archives with John Wilson. 15:451/25Martin Sixsmith's major series tracing 1000 years of Russian history resumes. It is 1917.
| 15:00Are comets boiled away to nothing by the heat of the Sun? 15:301/34 Extra Debut. An elderly Zimbabwean coffin maker struts his stuff. With Lucian Msamati.(R) 15:452/25Martin Sixsmith recounts how civil war rages as Lenin tries to consolidate power.
| 15:00Do you know your consumer rights when buying goods and services? Ask the experts for help. 15:302/3When Rambanai returns from Dallas, her search for a bigger world has unexpected outcomes.(R) 15:453/25By Martin Sixsmith. An attempt on Lenin's life leads to harsh reprisals and near-anarchy.
| 15:00Why has a new scheme to encourage people onto our national trails upset some people? 15:27Hannah Gordon presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. 15:303/3A Zimbabwean embassy official in Switzerland wins big, and sets out to claim his prize.(R) 15:454/25By Martin Sixsmith. Lenin is forced to offer the Kronshtadt rebels his New Economic Policy
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A near Winchester, Hampshire. 15:455/25By Martin Sixsmith. Stalin crushes all opposition to emerge as Lenin's successor.
| | 15:002/6Tension between Mr Flay and Swelter, head chef of Gormenghast, takes a deadly turn.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in our food. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Christian understanding of Hell.
| 16:002/2Rod Liddle debates our reactions to the familiar kestrel and the well nurtured red kite.(R) 16:30John O'Farrell and Juliet Barker talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor hears about the Liverpool riots and political childhoods. 16:30Understanding arsonists; Parents teach parenting skills to each other and Autism.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup and part one of her history of women's writing, A Book of One's Own. 16:30Quentin explores hidden landscapes, mythical monsters and Tibetan singing bowls.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Betty Ford, the Earl of Harewood, Betty Callaway and Josef Suk. 16:30Francine Stock waves goodbye to Harry Potter and welcomes Jane Asher and Aidan Gillen.
| 16:00Frida Kahlo - her art and marriage; sleep deprivation with a new baby; and Christine Rice.
| 16:00Comedian Al Murray on William Thackeray, and part two of A History of Women's Writing. 16:30Celebrating the life and verse of Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore.
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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.
| 17:00Edward Stourton profiles the former News International chief executive, Rebekah Brooks. 17:15Christina Patterson says we should stop making excuses for bad nursing. 17:30Widor's Toccata is a favourite for married couples to exit the church by in the UK.
| 17:00With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the limits of automation and the benefits of the awayday. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Facing massive job cuts, will the Border Agency be able to protect the UK's frontiers? 17:40Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal. 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. 18:303/6Radio 4's antidote to panel games chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The script doctor will see you now. After a writer's course, Ed turns expert.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Comedian Paul Sinha analyses his divided cricketing loyalties.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/7Steve Punt hosts the topical comedy gangshow. With special guest Danielle Ward.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Marcus du Sautoy, Duncan McNab, Mark Mason and Arthur Smith.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Hardeep Singh Kohli makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Spencer tries to keep things together. 19:15With John Wilson, including the verdict on the final Harry Potter film. 19:451/10New York, 1968. Naive young sociologist Roger Zimmern gets his first job at university.
| 19:00Elona offers a welcome diversion. 19:15John Wilson talks to Johnny Vegas, as he opens a new theatre show in Manchester. 19:452/10Young sociologist Roger makes contact with the small cult known as the Truth Seekers.
| 19:00Jennifer doesn't like what she hears. 19:15Bobby Fischer documentary film, and Mr Benn creator David McKee. 19:453/10After infiltrating the cult, Roger and Tom's true identities are set to be revealed.
| 19:00Fallon is feeling sidelined. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on new works by the often controversial artists Jake and Dinos Chapman 19:454/10Verena, leader of the Truth Seekers, seems to have lost her way.
| 19:00Susan's stress levels are rising. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on a rare performance of Havergal Brian's epic Gothic symphony. 19:455/10Roger is worried that McCann is behaving increasingly strangely.
| 19:00Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00It's Keira's big day and Nic is feeling uncomfortable. 19:15Americana examines the past and future of manufacturing in the US. 19:452/3By Katherine Mansfield. A wealthy family's lavish gathering is threatened by an accident.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence. 20:30Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children.
| 20:00Facing massive job cuts, will the Border Agency be able to protect the UK's frontiers? 20:40What's the best way to get the message about visual impairment across?
| 20:002/4Journalists debate with Andrew Rawnsley what leading articles about the news should say. 20:45Matthew Engel warns of a new threat to the English language from Americanisms.
| 20:00The Report asks why so many mistakes were found on exam papers this summer. 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the limits of automation and the benefits of the awayday.
| 20:00Omnibus edition of series exploring Winston Churchill's life outside politics.
| 20:00The feminist and scholar Germaine Greer meets her younger self in the BBC's Sound Archive.
| 20:00Murdoch news overkill? Watching the radio and more about changes to Radio 4 schedule. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Betty Ford, the Earl of Harewood, Betty Callaway and Josef Suk.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin hears about krill, sensations at the Royal Society, and the science of body art. 21:301/4Is there a link between the history of eating and speaking? Stephen Fry investigates.
| 21:00Understanding arsonists; Parents teach parenting skills to each other and Autism. 21:30Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the end of the space shuttle.
| 21:00How common is simultaneous discovery in science and is it a case of convergent evolution? 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Anita Anand and guests including Pauline Black.
| 21:001/3How do you make medical decisions about an unconscious woman when she is pregnant? 21:451/3How do you bring terrorists to the negotiating table? Jonathan Powell speaks to both sides(R)
| 21:001/5Martin Sixsmith's history of Russia examines the Bolsheviks' rise to power.
| 21:001/6A baby is born, heir to the crumbling stone and ancient ritual of Gormenghast.
| 21:00Investigative series looking at stories around the UK: the hidden killer in our hospitals. 21:26Ben Fogle presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Campaign for National Parks 21:30Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:451/10Cathy's funeral brings old family tensions to the surface.
| 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:452/10Mick sets about getting back to normality. But nothing is normal now.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/10Mick is haunted by the part he might have played in Cathy's death.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/10Deciding that the only way to survive is to leave the past behind, Mick heads to London.
| 22:00From Boomtown Rat to famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life in sound. 22:455/10Mick's new life down in London begins with a gruelling job at a London airport.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Matthew Engel warns of a new threat to the English language from Americanisms. 22:301/3Michael Blastland goes to Athens, where economics as a discipline began.(R)
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. 22:45George Parker of the FT analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright and guests wonder if we grow old because we forget to play. 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team with the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Bigipedia 2.0 the infallible ever-present cyberfriend is back! Now with all errors. 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team with the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:003/6By Lynne Truss. Inspector Steine and the team return to fight crime in Brighton.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team with the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:004/6Appraisal day dawns at catalogue company Smile5, but only Sailesh has prepared for it. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00John O'Farrell and Juliet Barker talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00With guests Sian Phillips, James Richardson, Edward Stourton and Rebecca Front. 23:30How a poem of love, loss and solace speaks from the 14th century to us today.
| 23:00Francine Stock waves goodbye to Harry Potter and welcomes Jane Asher and Aidan Gillen. 23:30How a poem of love, loss and solace speaks from the 14th century to us today.
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