| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Uniforms in hospitals and policing cities with military measures. 00:45The bells of St Lawrence Jewry in London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Acclaimed children's author Michael Rosen takes us on a journey back to his youth. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Jeanette Winterson takes us on a journey to the Cairngorms. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Tim Parks illuminates the impact of letters and words on a page. 00:48The latest shipping forecast
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Carmen Callil reflects on her reading life and the responsibility of publishers. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Author Mark Haddon explains his love of words, of what they evoke and their texture. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3A girl turns her back on life's opportunities for fear of a little dirt. 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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears that live animal exports are on the increase. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45High-speed rail versus conservation: Anna Hill investigates the arguments for and against.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45Denmark's race to raise welfare standards in time for new rules next year.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45Farmland prices have more than doubled in 5 years and now a third of buyers are investors.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45Illegal battery eggs are still being produced in the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4. With the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45A reverend relives being attacked by a giant sea eagle.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Thomas' Church, Oxford. 05:45Judith Clegg argues that start-up culture can make the world a dramatically better place.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating top pay, secret IRA recordings and with Duwayne Brooks on the Lawrence murder.
| 06:00With Labour leader Ed Miliband and discussing HS2 and healthy nudges.
| 06:00Debating the Scottish independence referendum with Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Discussing stop and search, firing teachers, Burma, Saudi Arabia and a spider silk cape.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07With six months to go, Helen Mark investigates if Weymouth is ready for the Olympic Games. 06:30It's a pig's life: Charlotte Smith investigates welfare conditions for pigs. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Paul Bakibinga explores loss and how to get going again after a major life setback. 06:35Caz Graham is on call with a farm vet in Lancashire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Ed Balls on public sector pay cap; cruise liner grounded off Tuscany; and press ethics.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Sir Michael Parkinson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bishop Simeon Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Morningside Baptist Church, Edinburgh. Leader: Kay Cathcart. Preacher: Karl Martin. 08:50Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect. 08:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Antony Gormley, David Kynaston, Anna Coote and Fintan O'Toole. 09:451/5Acclaimed children's author Michael Rosen takes us on a journey back to his youth.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with that of Queen Victoria. 09:301/5Jesse Lee Jones explains how his love of country music took him from Brazil to Nashville.(R) 09:452/5Jeanette Winterson takes us on a journey to the Cairngorms.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tasmin Little. 09:453/5Tim Parks illuminates the impact of letters and words on a page.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran. 09:454/5Carmen Callil reflects on her reading life and the responsibility of publishers.
| 09:00Dame Monica Mason, Director of the Royal Ballet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:455/5Author Mark Haddon explains his love of words, of what they evoke and their texture.
| 09:00Richard Coles with journalist Jon Ronson; Inheritance Tracks from actress Jenny Agutter.
| 09:00With Paddy O'Connell. News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Sibling rivalry and parental preference. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5On her first day, Ruth hears conflicting information about the fate of her predecessor.
| 10:00Hidden domestic violence among older people. Launching a business with a market stall. 10:452/5Ruth and the PAs come under the scrutiny of the visiting consultants.
| 10:00Carey Mulligan on her latest film Shame, and how to cook the perfect steak. 10:453/5Ruth's curiosity has attracted some unwanted attention. But whose?
| 10:00Faulty breast implants - who should foot the bill for their removal and replacement? 10:454/5Ruth discovers that one of her colleagues is not quite what they seem.
| 10:00Margaret Thatcher and the North of England, plus the morality of the implant scandal. 10:455/5As the visiting consultants deliver their report, can Ruth unravel the truth in time?
| 10:00John McCarthy's guests discuss art and travel in Sicily, through land art and in swimming. 10:302/3Scottish poet and writer Jackie Kay does her best to cheer up Muriel Gray.
| 10:00The new Mrs Grundy asserts herself, and tongues are wagging about the latest news.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alan 'meets' a car-jacked man in Caracas and an Iranian evading government eavesdropping. 11:302/4The young, aspiring politicians take their Party campaign to the internet.(R)
| 11:00Paul Evans goes in search of the Water Boatman's song. 11:30Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
| 11:002/2From the boardroom to the dugout: Robert Peston on the business of football management. 11:302/4Robert woos Elizabeth with a carpet.
| 11:00Gabriel Gatehouse investigates freedom and repression in Kurdish Iraq. 11:302/2Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement.
| 11:00John Sweeney on the cover-up artist and the truth-teller during Stalin's great famine. 11:306/6Norman may have stopped the parade, but the festival must go on.
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie hosts despatches from Afghanistan, Hungary, Haiti, Egypt and Copenhagen.
| 11:15Historian and writer Paul Johnson is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Julian Worricker asks if private investigators should be regulated. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Is it time to make the tax system more equitable? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00A whistleblower helpline for NHS and social services staff; and affordable rural housing. 12:30After critical reports and resignations, is the UK's dental regulator fit for purpose? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Tripadvisor's co-founder Steve Kaufer answers critics and outlines its future. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Arsenal win diversity award, technology and the future of travel, the £100 cruise. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:304/8Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins take on Fred Macaulay and Bob Mills. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Alan Davies, Tom Wrigglesworth and John Finnemore. 12:32Food and the Olympics. Guest presenter John Inverdale looks ahead to London 2012. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition: Herbert Ponting.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition: Tom Crean.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:453/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition: Raymond Priestley.
| 13:00National and international news with Edward Stourton. 13:454/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition: Lawrence Oates.
| 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:455/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Scott's ill-fated expedition: Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from East Lothian.
| 13:00The latest national and international news with James Robbins. 13:302/3Steve Richards examines the 2010 election campaign and the roll-out of bold reforms.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brian is caught on the back foot. 14:15Darren stumbles across a network of people linked by mobile technology. But why?
| 14:00David tackles an unpopular job. 14:152/4A story of murder, pacifism and chocolate taken from the casebook of Norman Birkett.
| 14:00The new Mrs Grundy asserts herself. 14:15By Frazer Flintham. Old university friends Nikki and Hannah meet up after a ten year gap.
| 14:15A poetic drama by Jo Shapcott about the search for the North-West Passage.
| 14:00Tongues are wagging about the latest news. 14:15After years of carefree motoring, Paul Dodgson developed a debilitating fear of driving.
| 14:00Scottish independence, Britishness, Divomax, the economic cost of breaking up the Union. 14:30The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.(R)
| 14:00Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson join gardeners in Birmingham. 14:452/5The Borders: Adventurous farmers, dying industries and why Muir hated Walter Scott.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Contestants from London, Stevenage and Edinburgh compete for a place in the semi-finals. 15:30Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011.
| 15:001/4Tales of misadventure: A chance encounter on a train and gap year reminiscences. 15:30The mystery of the maze and why ancient settlements end up underneath us.(R)
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on wills and inheritance tax. 15:30Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us.
| 15:00With six months to go, Helen Mark investigates if Weymouth is ready for the Olympic Games. 15:27Joss Ackland presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 15:30Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Featuring listeners' nominations for their funniest book.
| 15:00Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson join gardeners in Birmingham. 15:451/3A woman yearns for some January sun until an airport encounter changes everything.
| | 15:003/3Mickey returns to India, determined to marry Mary and prove himself to Martin.
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| 16:00 | 16:00How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria. 16:30Ernie Rea discusses the impact of religious belief and practice on today's society.
| 16:00Michael Rosen hears the traditional stories that are being passed down the generations. 16:30Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees champions the life of his hero, physicist Joseph Rotblat.
| 16:005,000 years of debt, plus cosmetic surgery tourism. 16:30Netflix - what does the video streaming service mean for the future of British TV?
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Steve McQueen about Shame, his new film about sex addiction. 16:30Teaching computer science, mapping dark matter, emerging pests and nasty noises.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Sir Robert Horton, Clive Robbins, Sir Roger Jowell and Harry Fowler. 16:30Tim Harford looks at high speed rail and executive pay.
| 16:00Should music videos have an age rating and is it natural to favour one child over another?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup with the latest from the world of books and authors. 16:30Roger McGough with red-hot poetry read by Catherine Cusack and Patrick Romer.
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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 full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
| 17:00The programme that starts with its listeners. 17:30A reverend relives being attacked by a giant sea eagle. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in prison 17:401/8Snoo Wilson has a financier's wife pen a musical called Fat Cats. 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. 18:303/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Alan Davies, Tom Wrigglesworth and John Finnemore.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Mark performs in Wigan, talking about pie-eating and the radicalism of George Formby.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30A love story about a socially inept childhood neighbour and a 'well-bred' Surrey girl.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Will the Sparrowhawk Family Centre survive the Big Society?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins take on Fred Macaulay and Bob Mills.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Heston Blumenthal, Alexei Sayle and Lucy Duran.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Martin Wainwright makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00David tackles an unpopular job. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Steven Spielberg about his version of War Horse. 19:451/5On her first day, Ruth hears conflicting information about the fate of her predecessor.
| 19:00The new Mrs Grundy asserts herself. 19:15JC Chandor on his film Margin Call; Freddie Flintoff's documentary about depression. 19:452/5Ruth and the PAs come under the scrutiny of the visiting consultants.
| 19:15John Wilson with historian Thomas Asbridge, singer Emeli Sande, photographer Guy Martin. 19:453/5Ruth's curiosity has attracted some unwanted attention. But whose?
| 19:00Tongues are wagging about the latest news. 19:15Mark Lawson meets two artists who painted Tony Blair; Antony Gormley's new collaboration. 19:454/5Ruth discovers that one of her colleagues is not quite what they seem.
| 19:00Things seem to be looking up for Tracy. 19:15John Wilson talks to Heidi Thomas about Call the Midwife, and to trumpeter Alison Balsom. 19:455/5As the visiting consultants deliver their report, can Ruth unravel the truth in time?
| 19:001/8Snoo Wilson has a financier's wife pen a musical called Fat Cats. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Pip is full of enthusiasm. 19:154/6With panellists Andrew Maxwell, Celia Pacquola, Will Smith and Jason Solomons. 19:453/3On Korcula, an Englishman learns about the mysterious murmur-maids.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Redeeming the irredeemable? The Bishop of Liverpool talks to offenders and victims. 20:30Justin Rowlatt investigates Brazilian successes in fighting deforestation.
| 20:00The film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in prison 20:40The experience of a blind woman seeking work, and we discuss the use of the word 'blind'.
| 20:00Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall. 20:45Judith Clegg argues that start-up culture can make the world a dramatically better place.
| 20:00Adrian Goldberg investigates claims of malpractice in the UK's leasing industry. 20:30In these tough economic times, are worker cooperatives a better way of doing business?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from East Lothian. 20:50Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.
| 20:00Robin Ince listens back to some of the BBC archive of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
| 20:00Tim Harford looks at high speed rail and executive pay. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Sir Robert Horton, Clive Robbins, Sir Roger Jowell and Harry Fowler.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin asks if the world will end in 2012 and why people make apocalyptic predictions. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Antony Gormley, David Kynaston, Anna Coote and Fintan O'Toole.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us. 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with that of Queen Victoria.
| 21:002/2Mark Stephen charts a unique swap involving two gamekeepers.(R) 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tasmin Little.
| 21:00Paul Evans goes in search of the Water Boatman's song. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran.
| 21:00By Mark Davies Markham. Suggs and Burn Gorman star as musicians in mid-life meltdown.(R)
| 21:002/3Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Sir Michael Parkinson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bishop Simeon Trust. 21:30In these tough economic times, are worker cooperatives a better way of doing business?
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Hortense discovers Wenceslas's infidelity and Valerie drops a bombshell on four lovers.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:457/10Hulot gets badly caught out, and loyal Adeline prepares to lose all for his sake.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:458/10Hulot's financial misdeeds are discovered and his disgrace has disastrous consequences.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:459/10Adeline turns to Baron Hulot's old mistress for help and Bette lets loose more mischief.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4510/10The Brazilian seeks vengeance for his betrayal while the Baron is returned to his family.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn talks to Paul Waugh about the week's big political stories. 22:45Iain Martin analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen compares the way we bring up children and train dogs. 23:30Howard Stableford meets the Ten Rare Men, the experts who rule on rare bird sightings.(R)
| 23:002/6Robin Hood (no relation) comes to Dr Matt Berry with a fear of spiders. 23:152/6The return of Musical Notebook, and a revamp for Desert Island Discs.(R) 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/6Country legend Tina C kicks off her tour to solve global recession in the United States. 23:151/4Andrew Lawrence delves into conventional living, kicking off with looking good.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/3William Andrews and Greg McHugh's sketch show mixing live and studio material. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees champions the life of his hero, physicist Joseph Rotblat. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Contestants from London, Stevenage and Edinburgh compete for a place in the semi-finals. 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry about winter, star-gazing and time.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Steve McQueen about Shame, his new film about sex addiction. 23:30Paul Bakibinga explores loss and how to get going again after a major life setback.
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