| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15With Laurie Taylor. Including Michelin-starred restaurants and the meaning of dignity. 00:45The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Bernie Krause shows why it is critical to preserve our remaining natural soundscapes. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The sounds of the geophony were the first heard on Earth. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Why do giraffes vocalise in frequencies so low that humans can't hear them? 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Bernie Krause explores how organisms evolve to acoustically structure their signals. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Bernie Krause turns to the sounds and noises generated by modern human beings. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Alfred Molina performs Arthur Miller's 1960 'Monroe' story set on a beach at sundown.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop George Stack. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop George Stack. 05:45Caz Graham hears the scale of the deluge needed to replenish water supplies across England
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop George Stack. 05:45How the love of British offal overseas has helped generate 2.3 billion for the economy.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop George Stack. 05:45Flying horses - the international competitors making their way to the Olympics.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop George Stack. 05:45The Government defends its progress in opening up England's coastline to walkers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day from Wales, with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45Falklands satire: A listener's collection of cartoons. John Craven reads Your News.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Exeter Cathedral. 05:45Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating online monitoring, the Falklands war, Burma elections and adoption delay.
| 06:00James Naughtie and Justin Webb look into party funding, A-levels and democracy in Burma.
| 06:00Ken Clarke on secret courts, plus Big Society Capital, and Charles II's 'bunny girls'.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Discussing alleged police racism, the Balkans war recalled, plus the joy of urban fishing.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Jules Hudson is in Berkshire looking at the effects of the drought. 06:30The future of footpaths - Caz Graham walks through the issues over access to the country. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the enduring effects that being chosen last can have on us. 06:35As Easter Day dawns, the Very Rev Stephen Lake leads a service from Gloucester Cathedral. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Debating Bahrain, the Met Police and solo dining in good restaurants.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55John Bishop presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Y Care International. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Easter Worship from Manchester Cathedral featuring Radio 4 commission The People's Passion
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Alwyn Turner, Janet Daley, Tristram Hunt and Martin Rowson. 09:451/5Bernie Krause shows why it is critical to preserve our remaining natural soundscapes.
| 09:001/3Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel questions the thinking beneath controversies. 09:452/5The sounds of the geophony were the first heard on Earth.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by artist Gavin Turk and Falklands veteran Tony Banks. 09:453/5Why do giraffes vocalise in frequencies so low that humans can't hear them?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism. 09:454/5Bernie Krause explores how organisms evolve to acoustically structure their signals.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five British Olympians from the 1948 Games. 09:455/5Bernie Krause turns to the sounds and noises generated by modern human beings.
| 09:00Anita Anand with author Jeanette Winterson. Inheritance Tracks from pop star Howard Jones.
| 09:00Paddy O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Music from award-winning blues singer Rita Chiarelli. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:456/10Efix urges Giacinto to put things right, following the discovery that he forged signatures
| 10:00The TV series that follows ten dating singletons with disabilities. With Jane Garvey. 10:457/10Giacinto runs away following Ruth's sudden death, leaving Grixenda distraught.
| 10:00A celebration of the life of performance artist and breast cancer campaigner Tutu. 10:458/10Following Giacinto's departure and financial ruin, Don Predu comes to the rescue.
| 10:00The story behind the German friendship cake, and Tate and Lyle 'sugar girls' reveal all. 10:459/10Following Giacinto's accusation of murder, Efix is haunted by memories of the past.
| 10:00Blitz children, Madonna, role of women in the Passion story, Kirtana Vallabhaneni, phonics 10:4510/10With Noemi now free to marry Predu, will Efix finally be at peace with his conscience?
| 10:00John McCarthy discusses wildlife travel with Mark Carwardine, James Perry and Andy Rouse. 10:30Why are we spending more on animal pampering?
| 10:00Amy needs to talk. Meanwhile things are hotting up at the forge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France. 11:30Nicholas Parsons looks at how Just a Minute inspired players in Indian colleges
| 11:00Brett Westwood finds out why woodpecker numbers in the UK are both up and down. 11:303/4Prof Winston examines the composer's uneasy relationship with the political authorities.
| 11:00Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people? 11:304/4A layer cake of disaster threatens the creosoted community. And where is Colin?(R)
| 11:00Why have two Louisiana prison inmates been held in solitary confinement for 40 years? 11:30Paul Allen examines the use of verbatim eyewitness accounts and legal evidence in theatre.
| 11:00Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original. 11:302/2Gary keeps failing his driving test. It's just as well that Agent Y is on the case.
| 11:00Direct democracy - transforming or undermining our politics? David Grossman investigates. 11:30The BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people from both sides of the Greenham Common fence.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Bogus cancer cures, and bids to become Portas Towns. Consumer news with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00What do the Olympics mean to people who live outside London? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Rejuvenating Britain's high streets and criminal compensation delays 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Do free solar panel deals hurt your mortgage chances and Friends Reunited relaunches. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The NHS hospital that replaced controversial PIP breast implants when it shouldn't have. 12:52A touching encounter between a grandmother and grandson from Hull. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00With Paul Lewis - the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:301/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden. 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at the spiritual and therapeutic value many place on bread making. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:451/5The Rev Giles Fraser and David Rennie discuss the importance of St Paul's Cathedral.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5Lord Wallace and David Hill visit Westminster Cathedral and talk about choirs.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Novelist Salley Vickers and architect Ptolemy Dean discuss Salisbury Cathedral.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. 13:454/5Loyd Grossman and Baroness Sherlock visit Durham Cathedral.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5John Gray discusses Canterbury Cathedral with the archbishop, Dr Rowan Williams.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from Sturminster Newton.
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30This is an ode to radio, rare records and anyone who's sought solace in the wireless.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:151/5Monday morning. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul is at the gates, refusing to pay
| 14:00Brian makes a breakthrough. 14:152/5Callum loves to sing in the cathedral's voluntary choir. Who would dream of stopping him?
| 14:153/5Vice Dean Clive invites his girlfriend to tea, and verger Graham feeds a difficult visitor
| 14:00The atmosphere at Home Farm is strained. 14:154/5Samir comes to the cathedral intending to find out about the empty spaces.
| 14:00Things are hotting up at the forge. 14:155/5Good Friday at the cathedral, and no-one seems quite themselves.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Edward discovers the family business he is inheriting has been defrauding its clients.
| 14:00The GQT panel are guests of Bramshott, Liphook and District Horticultural Society. 14:45Fi Glover with the omnibus edition of the new series capturing the nation in conversation.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/6Three students from the University of Sussex take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Simon Parkes delves into the fast-changing world of a British favourite, the biscuit.
| 15:00Two listeners head to the spot in the North Atlantic where a relative died in World War II 15:30Is it too late to save the healthy fish stocks of the Antarctic? Gerard Baker reports.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on small businesses. 15:30Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England.
| 15:00Jules Hudson is in Berkshire looking at the effects of the drought. 15:27Richard Herring presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Scope. 15:30Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
| 15:00A meditation on the Crucifixion in music and readings from Westminster Cathedral. 15:30Lyse Doucet speaks to Masood Khalili, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Spain.(R) 15:451/3Every morning in the forest Birdsong Man fixes microphones to the trees.
| | 15:002/3Henry VI takes the throne, proposing peace. But are the warlike English ready for peace?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Damien Hirst and others reflect on the forces that produced a brash, bold group of artists 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the symbol of the cross in contemporary society.
| 16:00In this Diamond Jubilee year, Michael Rosen looks at the way in which the Queen speaks. 16:30Dylan Thomas chosen by Welsh poet Owen Sheers.
| 16:00Steeltown meltdown and Burberry closure - life after industry death in two Welsh towns. 16:30BSkyB after James Murdoch, relations between police and press, The Voice and BGT ratings.
| 16:00Francine Stock and guests discuss Sean Penn's new film This Must Be The Place. 16:30The influence of mathematical models on the sculptor Henry Moore.
| 16:00Jane Little on Bill Wedderburn, Adrienne Rich, Tom Lodge, Howard Anderson, Cecil Sharpley. 16:30Who are Radio 4 comedy writers writing for? Improving the BBC complaints system. 16:55A brief encounter between a musician grandfather and his granddaughter from Liverpool.
| 16:00The real Mad Men. Can a feminist wear make up? And finding love if you have a disability.
| 16:00Ronald Harwood talks through his five-of-the-best books with Mariella Frostrup. 16:302/4Peggy Reynolds explores Edgar Allan Poe's iconic gothic poem.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00The day's top news stories, with sports headlines. 17:30Falklands satire: A listener's collection of cartoons. John Craven reads Your News. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Could bamboo prove to be 'green gold' for Nicaragua's poor? Mike Wooldridge reports. 17:40Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games. 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. 18:301/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Ed seems to be in a good mood. Could it be the free sachets?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6De Warenne faces an enquiry into the Crusades, while Charlotte looks for meaning in life.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Comedian Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band are joined by guest David O'Doherty.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Matt Lucas, Gilles Peterson, Paul Nicholas and Carol Morley.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Stewart Henderson makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Brian makes a breakthrough. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on Damien Hirst at Tate Modern; Michael Grade on British television. 19:456/10Efix urges Giacinto to put things right, following the discovery that he forged signatures
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reviews the film Headhunters, based on a book by Jo Nesbo. 19:457/10Giacinto runs away following Ruth's sudden death, leaving Grixenda distraught.
| 19:00The atmosphere at Home Farm is strained. 19:15Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in Game Change; Richard Hawley; Sven Lindqvist. 19:458/10Following Giacinto's departure and financial ruin, Don Predu comes to the rescue.
| 19:00Things are hotting up at the forge. 19:15John Wilson talks to Graham Coxon, historian Tom Holland and reviews Mirror Mirror. 19:459/10Following Giacinto's accusation of murder, Efix is haunted by memories of the past.
| 19:00Annabelle and Brian make battle plans. 19:15Photography special with David Bailey, Don McCullin,Terry O'Neill and Harry Benson. 19:4510/10With Noemi now free to marry Predu, will Efix finally be at peace with his conscience?
| 19:00Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
| 19:00Lilian is caught in a conflict zone. 19:154/4Anthony's 'sensitive' goddaughter visits and Damien is asked to make a TV pilot(R) 19:452/5A young man comes to understand the allure and the disappointment of New York.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Two Falklands veterans with mixed feelings about having sons in the military. 20:30Crossing Continents investigates prescription drug abuse among Canada's aboriginal people.
| 20:00Could bamboo prove to be 'green gold' for Nicaragua's poor? Mike Wooldridge reports. 20:40Blind Veterans UK, listeners feedback and Digital Switchover
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss the controversial law of joint enterprise. 20:45Six well-known figures reflect on how the Lenten story of Jesus's ministry and Passion.
| 20:00The widow of the 7/7 King's Cross bomber is alleged to be involved in an al-Shabaab plot. 20:30Baby Boomers are turning 65, and many countries will have to face the challanges of ageing
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from Sturminster Newton. 20:50David Cannadine reflects at Easter time on the architectural glories of cathedrals.
| 20:00The BBC's veteran Rome correspondent David Willey looks back at his 50-year career.
| 20:00Who are Radio 4 comedy writers writing for? Improving the BBC complaints system. 20:30Jane Little on Bill Wedderburn, Adrienne Rich, Tom Lodge, Howard Anderson, Cecil Sharpley.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Gas eating bacteria, how to save the world and what stripes might do to your figure. 21:30Andrew Marr with Alwyn Turner, Janet Daley, Tristram Hunt and Martin Rowson.
| 21:00Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England. 21:301/3Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel questions the thinking beneath controversies.
| 21:00Is it too late to save the healthy fish stocks of the Antarctic? Gerard Baker reports. 21:30Libby Purves is joined by artist Gavin Turk and Falklands veteran Tony Banks.
| 21:00Brett Westwood finds out why woodpecker numbers in the UK are both up and down. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism.
| 21:00Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.(R)
| 21:001/3Young prince Hal will inherit an unstable throne.
| 21:00With Paul Lewis - the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26John Bishop presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Y Care International. 21:30Baby Boomers are turning 65, and many countries will have to face the challanges of ageing
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| 22:00 | 22:00Kofi Annan wants peace in Syria in eight days. With Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start in the Alaskan wilderness.
| 22:00A specially extended report from Zimbabwe with Robin Lustig. 22:452/10As winter arrives, Jack and Mabel decide to build a snowman - or rather a snow girl.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:453/10As the relationship grows, the little girl confides her secret to Jack.
| 22:00Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Jack is worried that Faina has not come to visit and decides to search for the child.
| 22:00A round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah and Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Mabel is determined to get Jack back on his feet, so that they can leave Alaska for good.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss the controversial law of joint enterprise.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen on the uses and abuses of textspeak. Is English being abbreviated away? 23:30Alan Dein unearths a Crucifixion in a historic Glasgow chippie.(R)
| 23:002/4How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to inspire fear in modern Britain?(R) 23:30Alan Dein on how Northants villagers shatter the midnight peace in a din of pots and pans(R)
| 23:001/6A famous ex-pupil of Nigel comes back to the arts centre where it all began for him. 23:151/6Offbeat teacher Colin wants his class to learn his new language.(R) 23:30Alan Dein with a story of two brothers with very different destinies.(R)
| 23:001/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the dark, telling stories of the night in this award-winning series. 23:30Alan Dein follows the fortunes of Iraq veteran turned wedding photographer Stefan Edwards.(R)
| 23:00Dylan Thomas chosen by Welsh poet Owen Sheers. 23:27Alan Dein joins a group of female friends in an exclusive south-west London reading circle(R) 23:55A mother and her daughter share a moment of tenderness and pain together.
| 23:004/6Three students from the University of Sussex take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 23:301/4Satirising politicians and patriotism is at the heart of a provocative poem by ee cummings
| 23:00Francine Stock and guests discuss Sean Penn's new film This Must Be The Place. 23:30Mark Tully considers the enduring effects that being chosen last can have on us.
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