| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores new research into teenage sex in the parental home. 00:45The bells from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury in Worcestershire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A portrait of London through the voices of Londoners. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Featuring the Wiccan priestess, who casts the remnants of her spells into the Thames. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5London through the voices of Londoners - plumber, squatter, personal trainer. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5London through the voices of Londoners - a registrar and a bicycle mechanic. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A lost property clerk - how honest does he think Londoner's are? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Christopher Driver's observations on the impact of foreign food on British eating habits.(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 the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Warm weather means home grown coriander will be on the shelves three months early. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Anna Hill asks why a quarter of fruit and veg growers are losing money.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Anna Hill harvests cauliflower and sprouts as growers prepare for the winter food rush.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45How to avoid food poisoning from chicken - Charlotte Smith investigates Campylobacter.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears that the first British cranberries are in the shops. Why now?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Bishop Dr Joe Aldred. 05:45'The sea's a monster, if you love it, you're an idiot!': A yachting couple finally moor up
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells from Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. 05:45Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle".
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating the EU veto, RBS failings, the Durban deal and humanity's greatest invention.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Debating domestic abuse, SNP criticism of the EU veto, and bookshelf arrangement.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark joins a very special training day in the Snowdonia National Park. 06:30Caz Graham finds out how our winter veg arrives in time for Christmas dinner. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Liz Gray asks if you had breath for no more than 99 words, what would they be? 06:35'They fought in the fields' - plans are underway for a national memorial to the Land Girls 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Michael Buerk presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity I CAN. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Advent from the Chapel of Unity, Methodist College, Belfast. 08:50Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Mihir Bose, Julian Savulescu, Brian Moore and Janie Hampton. 09:451/5A portrait of London through the voices of Londoners.
| 09:00Prof Jim al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Sir Tim Hunt. 09:30Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of making it onto the rich list. 09:452/5Featuring the Wiccan priestess, who casts the remnants of her spells into the Thames.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests, including Prof John Wallwork 09:453/5London through the voices of Londoners - plumber, squatter, personal trainer.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122. 09:454/5London through the voices of Londoners - a registrar and a bicycle mechanic.
| 09:00Eve Pollard is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5A lost property clerk - how honest does he think Londoner's are?
| 09:00Richard Coles with actress Samantha Bond; choirmaster Gareth Malone's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The enduring appeal of The Snow Queen. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:451/5Susan Pellier, a 73-year-old recluse, has died intestate with no known next of kin.
| 10:00Jenni Murray asks is exam reform needed; religious venues and civil partnership; bullying. 10:452/5Dan and Rachel visit Susan Pellier's studio, where they make a surprising discovery.
| 10:00What can parents do to help young people into work? Strictly Come Dancing dresses. 10:453/5Dan and Rachel are desperate to track down Susan's twin sister Barbara.
| 10:00Do sex offenders use the same language as lad's mags? Yotam Ottolenghi, Rana Jawad. 10:454/5The probate researchers make a heartbreaking discovery.
| 10:00The case for free child care; How not to nag; The agony and ecstasy of the school play. 10:455/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
| 10:00John McCarthy looks at plant hunting in western China and animal welfare issues abroad. 10:30From Bob Dylan to U2, Paul Gambaccini explores pop songs inspired by the Bible.
| 10:00Tony makes an unexpected move and Nic plans her hen night.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The high price of gold has led to Asians being targeted for their wedding jewellery. 11:303/4Giles tries to put Budleigh on the gastronomic map and cooks up a full-scale biohazard.
| 11:0030/30Brett Westwood rounds up a busy year and revisits some key stories from Saving Species. 11:30How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.
| 11:00A Random Edition Special marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert. 11:303/3A businessman's extramarital assignations are undermined by his sat-nav.(R)
| 11:00Tales of discontent and reform from Guangzhou, China's mega-city of migrants. 11:30Screenwriter Jeremy Dyson praises the supernatural stories of Robert Aickman.
| 11:00Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer? 11:303/6A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter among the ladies of Wadenbrook.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie has reporters' stories from Belgium, Indian Kashmir, Libya, Canada and France.
| 11:15Scriptwriter Julian Fellowes is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news with Julian Worricker, discussing the falling number of district nurses. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Julian Worricker takes calls on proposals by Mary Portas for saving the high street. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Pet power spending, a university for apps, and the graduate taking the Jobcentre to court. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00We road test a new way to shop called try-vertising. And Emma Bridgewater on parking. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00What's actually an emergency when it comes to your travel insurance policy? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Money Box looks at Over 50s plans, reward credit cards and PPI. Presented by Paul Lewis. 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the last of the current series. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6From Watford Colosseum, with Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. 12:32Dan Saladino explores the past, present and future of the most British of drinks, gin. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:456/15Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:457/15Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could advertise and interact with people more directly
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:458/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates the role of love letters in the history of the Post Office.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:459/15From 1862, the Post Office Savings Bank offered savings accounts to poorer people.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:4510/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Stepney in London.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents in-depth reporting of national and international events. 13:30An exploration of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's directing career.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Young journalist Gemma is sent to interview reclusive chef Milo about his latest book.(R)
| 14:00The family is worried about Pat. 14:153/4A stage magician arrives in town just before a jewel robbery at Edinburgh Castle.
| 14:00Tony makes an unexpected move. 14:15A widow and a Kenyan librarian form an unlikely bond in a remote Perthshire reading room.
| 14:00Pat is not thinking straight. 14:15A priest and a nun fall in love and leave their orders to marry and begin a new life.(R)
| 14:00There's serious news at Brookfield. 14:15How, in 1950, secret French plans created the organisation that became the European Union.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? The economy and Christianity in the UK. 14:30Timberlake Wertenbaker's play about the convicts and Marines sent to Australia in 1787.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs a Q&A with Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson. 14:455/5Hannah looks back over the depression and guilt that accompanied her financial disaster.
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| 15:00 | 15:00With competitors from Aberdeenshire, the West Midlands, Berkshire and Essex. 15:30Dan Saladino exlores how higher food prices are changing what we buy and how we eat.
| 15:00Could large numbers of wind turbines affect our climate? 15:30Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss Birmingham, its flaws and its fabulousness.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on banking. 15:30Taxi drivers' brains; disclosing mental health problems at work; neuroscience and the law.
| 15:00Helen Mark joins a very special training day in the Snowdonia National Park. 15:27Erwin James presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Haven Distribution. 15:30Mariella Frostrup continues Open Book's celebration of funny books and funny writers.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs a Q&A with Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson. 15:453/3By Adele Parks. A single friend's advice causes married Ginny to make a startling decision
| | 15:002/2Pantagruel and his morally dubious friend Panurge try to discover if marriage is for them.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie. 16:30Robin Ince and Brian Cox discuss the science of sound with Tom Wrigglesworth.
| 16:00Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'(R) 16:30Ludwig Wittgenstein, fascinating and misunderstood thinker, is chosen by Raymond Tallis.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores 'The Tipping Point' in new research at Durham University. 16:30Harriet Harman MP on her new media brief; Neville Thurlbeck defends the News of the World.
| 16:00Carol Morley talks to Francine Stock about her disturbing documentary, Dreams of a Life. 16:30The Higgs particle, pairing scientists with MPs, amateur scientists and moon art.
| 16:00John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson. 16:30Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics.
| 16:00Yotam Ottolenghi cooks the perfect baba ganoush. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup continues Open Book's celebration of funny books and funny writers. 16:30Sheila Hancock reads the poems that UA Fanthorpe sent as Christmas greetings.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines with Carolyn Quinn. 17:30'The sea's a monster, if you love it, you're an idiot!': A yachting couple finally moor up 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today? 17:40Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle". 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. 18:305/6From Watford Colosseum, with Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Mark visits Holyhead in Anglesey to talk ferries, foot nibbling, and Kate and Wills.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the show that dares to commit heresy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the last of the current series.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson talks to Ed Byrne and Katherine Parkinson. With music from Xantone Blacq.
| 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 | 19:00The family is worried about Pat. 19:15Meryl Streep on playing Margaret Thatcher; the pick of books for children. 19:451/5Susan Pellier, a 73-year-old recluse, has died intestate with no known next of kin.
| 19:00Tony makes an unexpected move. 19:15Mark Lawson meets David Jason and reviews Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes. 19:452/5Dan and Rachel visit Susan Pellier's studio, where they make a surprising discovery.
| 19:00Pat is not thinking straight. 19:15John Wilson interviews Simon Schama on government art; panto first-timers; Fiona Banner. 19:453/5Dan and Rachel are desperate to track down Susan's twin sister Barbara.
| 19:00There's serious news at Brookfield. 19:15David Fincher on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo; crime book round-up; Vikram Seth. 19:454/5The probate researchers make a heartbreaking discovery.
| 19:00Pat is stunned at the proposal. 19:15Former Python Terry Jones; young James Herriot and Morse on TV; old carols in new clothes. 19:455/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
| 19:00Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle". 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Tony and Pat wait nervously. 19:156/6Moral and ethical posers for Zoe Lyons, Phill Jupitus, Simon Garfield and Humphrey Ker. 19:452/3A watery memory of dark times. Inspired by the themes of the Earth Music Bristol festival.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3A timely history of philanthropic giving in Britain from the 18th to the 21st century. 20:30Ed Butler investigates abuse of children and scamming of volunteers by Bali's orphanages.
| 20:00How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today? 20:40The RNIB is under fire about lack of consultation over changes to Standard English Braille
| 20:001/4Mariella Frostrup asks how parents can keep control of their kids. 20:45Author Anthony McGowan thinks we should see ourselves as villains, not heroes.
| 20:00How widespread was computer hacking by the press? Jane Dodge reports. 20:30Peter Day reports from Cuba on the economic changes introduced by President Raul Castro.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Stepney in London. 20:50Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.
| 20:00How the European Union was born in fear, hope and crisis in the decade after World War II.
| 20:00Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics. 20:30John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Catching carbon from air, scarce elements, fossil eyes and amateur scientist candidates. 21:30Andrew Marr with Mihir Bose, Julian Savulescu, Brian Moore and Janie Hampton.
| 21:00Taxi drivers' brains; disclosing mental health problems at work; neuroscience and the law. 21:30Prof Jim al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Sir Tim Hunt.
| 21:00Professor Lucas performs a 'consented' post mortem, defending its contribution to medicine 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests, including Prof John Wallwork
| 21:0030/30Brett Westwood rounds up a busy year and revisits some key stories from Saving Species. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.
| 21:002/3Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
| 21:001/2A young giant faces laughable insanity due to ignorance, crones and syphilitic professors.
| 21:00Money Box looks at Over 50s plans, reward credit cards and PPI. Presented by Paul Lewis. 21:26Michael Buerk presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity I CAN. 21:30Chris Bowlby looks back at the life of Czech playwright and politician Vaclav Havel.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. 22:456/10The Major and Mrs Ali take a walk along the cliff tops, as the day of the shoot approaches
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:457/10The Major attracts attention when he takes Mrs Ali to the golf club dinner dance.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:458/10With Mrs Ali absent, Major Pettigrew finds himself becoming close to Grace.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:459/10Major Pettigrew meets Mrs Ali's family and finds out why she's been ignoring his letters.
| 22:00Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. 22:4510/10The Major is injured during a showdown at the cliff top - but finally wins his prize.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/4Mariella Frostrup asks how parents can keep control of their kids.
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. 22:45Hugo Rifkind analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright talks to three guests about their school years. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Robin Ince and Brian Cox discuss the science of sound with Tom Wrigglesworth. 23:30Sean Curran presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/4There's a murder! Can DS Nick and company solve the mystery? 23:30David Cornock presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/4A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip. 23:30Sean Curran presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Ludwig Wittgenstein, fascinating and misunderstood thinker, is chosen by Raymond Tallis. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00With competitors from Aberdeenshire, the West Midlands, Berkshire and Essex. 23:30Bill Herbert and Zoe Skoulding explore different international poetry festivals.
| 23:00Carol Morley talks to Francine Stock about her disturbing documentary, Dreams of a Life. 23:30Liz Gray asks if you had breath for no more than 99 words, what would they be?
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