| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses an ethnography of crack users and a study of a Cambridge crew. 00:45The bells of St Alphege, Solihull, West Midlands. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Scottish poet and travel writer Kathleen Jamie journeys to a world of ice and silence. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Jamie recalls how the loss of her mother affected her and took her on an unlikely journey. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Kathleen Jamie recalls how a simple cup shaped her future. Read by Maureen Beattie. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Scottish poet and travel writer Kathleen Jamie introduces us to the world of gannets. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Nature writer Kathleen Jamie makes a few house calls and learns to dit-dit diddle-dit. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30By Ronald Frame. Recently discarded Alice takes her vengeance on sloppy punctuation.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Jeremy Morris. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears the English pilot badger culls will be challenged in court. 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 Dr Jeremy Morris. 05:45Embryos from dairy cows are being flown to China to set up herds with British bloodlines.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Jeremy Morris. 05:45As attacks on sheep by dogs continue to rise, farmers make a fresh appeal to walkers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Jeremy Morris. 05:45England's Farm Minister admits conservation schemes needed improving.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Jeremy Morris. 05:45Farming Minister Jim Paice explains plans which could cut UK farm subsidies by 20 per cent
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Alison Jack. 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including David Cameron interviewed, plus the 'Granny-nav' and Jack Ashley remembered.
| 06:00Debating affordable housing, eurozone jitters, cheap drugs and a mass trespass 80 years on
| 06:00Debating the proposed takeover of BSkyB, plus skydiving from the edge of space.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Debating press and politicians, the Solar Orbiter, bus lanes and anti-abortion campaigns.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark takes a trip along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in its 200th year. 06:30Are farm conservation schemes working for wildlife? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Irma Kurtz reflects that the garments we wear are a costume of choice. 06:35Sarah Pitt goes in search of the endangered pearl-bordered fritillary. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Salmond defends Murdoch meetings; queueing at Heathrow; the very first Olympic hotels.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Jim Carter presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Starfish Greathearts Foundation. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Michael Ford and fellow students from Ripon College, Cuddesdon, reflect on vocation. 08:50Will Self asks whether 'human rights' really exist, when they can so easily be taken away.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with David Hare, Iain Banks, George Benjamin and Rachel Seiffert. 09:451/5Scottish poet and travel writer Kathleen Jamie journeys to a world of ice and silence.
| 09:001/2Peter White catches up with the youngsters who helped secure the 2012 Olympics for London. 09:30A palliative care consultant discusses the place of honesty in matters of life and death.(R) 09:452/5Jamie recalls how the loss of her mother affected her and took her on an unlikely journey.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by Olympian James Cracknell and chef Gennaro Contaldo. 09:453/5Kathleen Jamie recalls how a simple cup shaped her future. Read by Maureen Beattie.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. 09:454/5Scottish poet and travel writer Kathleen Jamie introduces us to the world of gannets.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five founders of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. 09:455/5Nature writer Kathleen Jamie makes a few house calls and learns to dit-dit diddle-dit.
| 09:00Anita Anand with the Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson; Richard Holloway's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00IVF and egg-sharing, grandfathers, gang psychology, circus art. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:45Jackie Hartwell deals with the tragic events of a recent case.
| 10:00Exam stress - tips to ease the tension. Vitamin D and pregnancy, and Shakespeare in Kabul. 10:45Jackie Hartwell, gets closer to identifying the malnourished body found in the canal.
| 10:00Action against child neglect, Doris Lessing, pianist Janina Flalkowska. With Jenni Murray. 10:45Jackie Hartwell is finding it hard to win Sue and Carl's trust.
| 10:00Jo Hawes on a career as a children's casting director. 10:45Jackie Hartwell is faced with giving Sue and Carl some frustrating news.
| 10:00Domestic violence; women in reggae; new fertility treatment. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:45Jackie Hartwell hurries back to the canal in the hope of finding Sue and Carl.
| 10:00John McCarthy talks to three travellers and asks why they are driven to explore the world. 10:30Razia Iqbal tells the story of the first western symphony orchestra in the Gulf.
| 10:00Usha makes an unfortunate discovery and Adam takes matters into his own hands.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Claudia meets Julian Rotter, who promoted personality theory in clinical psychology. 11:303/6Harvey and Jax inform Charlie that they cannot afford to throw her an 18th birthday party.
| 11:00Hedgehogs are in decline. Paul Evans separates the science from the sentimentality. 11:30Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
| 11:00Rowan Pelling investigates the magic of the kiss in all its delightful glory. 11:303/4Day 27 on the colony. Brian's monkey wrench poses a significant threat.
| 11:00Angus Crawford joins Bangladeshis working to halt the illegal practice of child brides. 11:302/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit locations that inspired the Alain-Fournier novel.
| 11:00The life and legacy of Donald Bennett, one of Britain's least celebrated heroes. 11:303/6Milton's a go-getting travel entrepreneur who builds the world's most extreme sports hotel(R)
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster this week. 11:30Kate Adie with colour, wit and analysis from correspondents worldwide.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the British handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Flu jab campaigns, paternity leave and small businesses, TVs from Ikea. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Is the Dangerous Dogs Act fit for purpose? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Diabetes, landbanking, olive oil, clothes donation banks and plans to abolish the penny. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00M&S tackles textiles ending up in landfill, and the failure of NHS diabetes care. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The UK boss of Viagogo, travel companies paying for positive reviews, tackling diabetes. 12:52Jim and John share their memories of working at the big biscuit factory in Reading. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The great 'continuous payment' fightback, lenders strike, suckers beware, and monkeys. 12:304/9Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Justin Moorhouse and Roisin Conaty join Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden. 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at changes to egg supplies following the EU's ban on battery cages. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news and analysis, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:456/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
| 13:00News and analysis of current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:457/20A rare woodcut offers an insight into the troubles and tragedies of Elizabethan Ireland.
| 13:00Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander join the show. 13:458/20Neil MacGregor explores life in Shakespeare's London through an apprentice's woollen cap.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:459/20A disc of black obsidian from Mexico reflects the Elizabethan fascination with astrology.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:4510/20A model ship hung in a church reveals the differences between Scottish and English witches
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Canterbury.
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:303/3Misha Glenny charts the emergence of a unified Germany in 1871.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brian refuses to listen. Meanwhile cricket practice proves to be surprisingly popular. 14:15Celebrated cardiologist Philip Fallow becomes unravelled by a smell he can't locate.
| 14:00Alan is late for an important meeting. 14:15A radio shock jock launches a poisonous campaign against an overworked hospital consultant
| 14:00Tony grapples with technology. 14:153/3Shoreham has been invited to discuss war game scenarios involving attacks on London.
| 14:00Usha makes an unfortunate discovery. 14:15Peter Souter's romantic comedy is about a divorced couple dividing up their wordly goods.(R)
| 14:00Adam takes matters into his own hands. 14:15A mysterious hand emerges from a garden hedge. Starring Fiona Shaw.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30An old tramp is saved from a fight and brought home by a man living in his brother's house(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and the team are guests of gardening charity Thrive. 14:45Fi Glover presents encounters from Northern Ireland, Stoke-on-Trent and Reading.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the 26th series of the general knowledge music quiz. From 2012. 15:30Dan Saladino finds out why America's brewing scene is a growing influence on British beer.
| 15:00Refugee camps in 17th Century London, back to the future on the French Aerotrain, and more 15:30Falmouth's plans to attract cruise ships could damage the environment. Tom Heap reports.
| 15:30Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir.
| 15:00Helen Mark takes a trip along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in its 200th year. 15:27Diane Louise Jordan presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Toybox. 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning writer Timothy Mo about his new book Pure.
| 15:00Eric Robson and the team are guests of gardening charity Thrive. 15:451/3By Alix Nathan. A fireman discovers more than he envisaged when he investigates a fire.
| | 15:002/2Uncle Fred is still masquerading as a brain doctor and Lord Emsworth's prize pig is stolen
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| 16:00 | 16:00One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved? 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether modern physics leaves any room for God.
| 16:00What's it like to lose the language spoken by your parents? Michael Rosen finds out. 16:30Tom Robinson explains how educationalist George Lyward saved his life.
| 16:00Raoul Moat - the media story, and prostitutes in Calcutta. 16:30Reaction to today's evidence from Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry.
| 16:00Tom Hiddleston on his love of superheroes, and Janet McTeer on playing a man. 16:30Science magazine programme.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Lord Ashley, Levon Helm, Wendy Grant, Charles Colson and Val May. 16:30The drought in numbers, the formula that changed the world, and tall Tories. 16:55When Brendan fell sick with kidney disease, brother Ciaron came to his rescue.
| 16:00Johnny Ball on being a granddad, women in reggae, and children on stage.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to comedian Russell Kane about his debut novel The Humorist. 16:30Paul Farley explores the American poet Elizabeth Bishop's extraordinary years in Brazil.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00The day's top news stories, with sports headlines. 17:30The programme that starts with its listeners. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary. 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. 18:304/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Ed finds himself an unlikely star of local radio.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Sir John is investigated by the taxman and has to hire two Frenchmen and a bucket of eels.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Alex and his band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/9Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Justin Moorhouse and Roisin Conaty join Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Anna Chancellor and Claire Sweeney. Music from Julia Stone.
| 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 | 19:00Alan is late for an important meeting. 19:15Shakespeare's sonnets in World Book Night books; Winning Words at Olympic Park. 19:456/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
| 19:00Tony grapples with technology. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs and interviews actor Harry Shearer. 19:457/20A rare woodcut offers an insight into the troubles and tragedies of Elizabethan Ireland.
| 19:00Usha makes an unfortunate discovery. 19:15Michael Frayn, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, and David Hare's new play South Downs. 19:458/20Neil MacGregor explores life in Shakespeare's London through an apprentice's woollen cap.
| 19:00Adam takes matters into his own hands. 19:15Mark Lawson meets the Brodsky Quartet and talks to playwright Edward Bond. 19:459/20A disc of black obsidian from Mexico reflects the Elizabethan fascination with astrology.
| 19:00The family waits anxiously. Meanwhile Ian is in need of support. 19:15Enquirer, a play about journalism in crisis; Toni Morrison's new novel; Picasso's etchings 19:4510/20A model ship hung in a church reveals the differences between Scottish and English witches
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Carl pays a surprise visit. 19:154/6Meera Syal reads embarrassing extracts from her teenage diaries out in public.(R) 19:455/5The hedonistic antics of an old friend challenge a married couple's complacency.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Mr Fan, Vietnamese boatperson, barber, Chinese gardener, English horseman, tells his story 20:30Emre Azizlerli investigates how gay men in Turkey are humiliated by the army.
| 20:00Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence. 20:40The Macular Disease Society reacts to Novartis's review on PCT's using Avastin
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss how justice can be achieved in the Arab Spring states. 20:45Prof June Andrews argues for a revolution in the approach to dealing with dementia.
| 20:00Will we find out why police shot Mark Duggan, whose death sparked last summer's riots? 20:30Peter Day finds out how the Lancashire textile industry struggles to survive.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Canterbury. 20:50Will Self asks whether 'human rights' really exist, when they can so easily be taken away.
| 20:00When did you last take a lunch hour? Matthew Sweet explores the demise of the midday break
| 20:00The drought in numbers, the formula that changed the world, and tall Tories. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Lord Ashley, Levon Helm, Wendy Grant, Charles Colson and Val May.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Science magazine programme. 21:30Andrew Marr with David Hare, Iain Banks, George Benjamin and Rachel Seiffert.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir. 21:301/2Peter White catches up with the youngsters who helped secure the 2012 Olympics for London.
| 21:00Falmouth's plans to attract cruise ships could damage the environment. Tom Heap reports. 21:30Libby Purves is joined by Olympian James Cracknell and chef Gennaro Contaldo.
| 21:00Hedgehogs are in decline. Paul Evans separates the science from the sentimentality. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
| 21:00A house holds murderous secrets in Julian Simpson's supernatural thriller.
| 21:001/2Debonair Uncle Fred loves his role of 'imposter', especially that of an ageing cupid.
| 21:00The great 'continuous payment' fightback, lenders strike, suckers beware, and monkeys. 21:26Jim Carter presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Starfish Greathearts Foundation. 21:30Peter Day finds out how the Lancashire textile industry struggles to survive.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. 22:456/10Antigone is slowly beginning to reveal to Maud the events that broke her family apart.
| 22:00Dramatic revelations at the Leveson inquiry as James Murdoch gives evidence. 22:457/10Maud has started to hear from Antigone the story of what happened in the civil war.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:458/10Antigone begins to reveal to Maud the reasons for her long exile.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:459/10Antigone tells Maud about her experiences with the Greek Communist partisans after the war
| 22:00A special edition of the programme debating Europe's economic problems. 22:4510/10Antigone has told Maud about the imprisonment and trial that led to her exile in Russia.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss how justice can be achieved in the Arab Spring states.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Nick Watt of the Guardian analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard examines how trademark law can control the language of the Olympic games. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00The comedy talk show which blends comedy and science, featuring comedian Colin Murphy.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on a day at Westminster marked by clashes over the economy.
| 23:004/6Nigel's attempts to field calls from a dating agency while teaching do not go as planned. 23:154/6Dutch long-distance driver Hank faces troubling choices when his girlfriend falls pregnant(R) 23:30Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the nations dark in search of the night people 23:30Pressure on the culture secretary, plans for dangerous dogs, and a tax break for churches.
| 23:00Tom Robinson explains how educationalist George Lyward saved his life. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on events at Westminster. 23:55Norman and Chris discuss the holiday tragedy that befell the family.
| 23:001/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the 26th series of the general knowledge music quiz. From 2012. 23:304/4Play up and play the game! Henry Newbolt's poem is unravelled by Peggy Reynolds.
| 23:00Tom Hiddleston on his love of superheroes, and Janet McTeer on playing a man. 23:30Irma Kurtz reflects that the garments we wear are a costume of choice.
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