| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap. 00:45The bells of St Edward's, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Rupert attends a star-studded party in New York, on the eve of his new film's release. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5At the British Embassy in Washington, Rupert has an idea that could transform his career. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Rupert Everett's American sitcom idea is about to become reality. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5For Rupert Everett, the path to success is paved with elephant traps. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Rupert Everett's US sitcom, Mr Ambassador, is finally filmed in front of a live audience. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Graham Jameson. Lost on a school trip, Joseph has a much better day than he expected.(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.
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| 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 Dr Ed Kessler. 05:45The National Sheep Association says that 2013 will be a good year for the industry. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler. 05:45After the wettest summer in 100 years, torrential rain again batters the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler. 05:45The RSPCA calls for 'Badger Friendly' labels on dairy products.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler. 05:45A cull of thousands of geese on Orkney raises objections from animal rights campaigners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler. 05:45Charlotte Smith investigates how new EU rules might affect UK abattoirs.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Eddie Mair asks, 'Has anyone sober ever joined a political party?'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of All Saints Church, East Pennard, Somerset. 05:45Edward Stourton profiles Justin Welby, former oil executive, now leading Anglican bishop.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Nick Clegg on leadership and coalition, plus the new business bank and alter egos.
| 06:00Abu Hamza extradition, Danny Alexander on social care reform, and Justin Webb in Florida.
| 06:00Pensioner benefits, the World Bank chief on aid, plus WWII's female Spitfire pilots.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare joins three taxidermists with a unique take on wildlife by the River Wharfe. 06:30The future is bright for Britain's sheep farmers, discovers Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer Ian Sansom considers success and failure. 06:35Valentine Warner visits a Herefordshire cider orchard to help harvest the apples. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Ulster unionists march, plus the latest from Syria, and the world's oldest bodybuilder.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of Homeless International. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the Brooks' Bar New Testament Church of God, Manchester. 08:50Sarah Dunant takes a look at teeth through the ages, and dentistry in times of austerity.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Philip Pullman, Sara Maitland, Tim Supple and Keith Warner. 09:451/5Rupert attends a star-studded party in New York, on the eve of his new film's release.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili meets Prof Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist. 09:30Sarfraz Manzoor discusses confessional journalism with Liz Jones of the Mail on Sunday. 09:452/5At the British Embassy in Washington, Rupert has an idea that could transform his career.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets former Prime Minister Sir John Major and columnist Caitlin Moran. 09:453/5Rupert Everett's American sitcom idea is about to become reality.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God. 09:454/5For Rupert Everett, the path to success is paved with elephant traps.
| 09:00Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. 09:455/5Rupert Everett's US sitcom, Mr Ambassador, is finally filmed in front of a live audience.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Sian Williams with Anthony Horowitz, plus Frances de la Tour.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Tori Amos, Page Three girls, and Liberal Democrat women. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5The 70s - with feminism women can embrace HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully.
| 10:00Chinese migrant workers, finding a job you love, and Page Three. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Trevor has arranged for Eileen to see a doctor.
| 10:00What do seven-year-olds want to be when they grow up? Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:453/5Trevor and Eileen visit Judy's commune.
| 10:00The Rochdale sexual grooming case, fashion and technology in tights, women and phone-ins. 10:454/5Judy has some disquieting news for her parents.
| 10:00Jenni Murray examines the care for teenagers whose lives are shortened through illness. 10:455/5What is the future for Trevor and Eileen? Stars Lesley Manville.
| 10:30A journey into the triumphs and struggles of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles
| 10:00Fallon is stuck in a rut and Matt springs a surprise.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Matthew Parris on funny diplomatic despatches, including the tale of John Major's horse. 11:304/6Justin has to cope with a game of golf.
| 11:004/24Saving Species examines the health of marine environments from across the world. 11:30An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
| 11:00Stephen Fry investigates the reality of being gay in prison. 11:301/6The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community.
| 11:00Why the US presidential campaign has descended on America's casino capital Las Vegas. 11:30John Sugar explores an evolving music industry and the changing role of music manager.
| 11:00The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama. 11:301/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
| 11:00The best way to cope with a life-changing illness? Bridget Kendall and guests discuss. 11:30An extraordinary story from an ordinary neighbourhood in Syria.
| 11:15Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan explains his castaway picks to Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Home wi-fi, fees for print-it-yourself tickets, and the Guide to Not Going to University. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Do you need to go to university to be successful? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Abandoned patients, a single standard charger for all handsets, an end to private clamping 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00NHS Branding, turning whisky into fuel, and can a collagen drink keep you looking young? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Bank branch closures and ticketless trains. Consumer news with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Auto-enrolment pension schemes, interest-only mortgages and financial advice changes. 12:304/9Sandi Toksvig with Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton and Bob Mills. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:008/16Nicholas Parsons challenges Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Kevin Eldon and Alun Cochrane. 12:32Food writer Valentine Warner reveals this year's line-up of best food and drinks producers 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world, with Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Dancer Deborah Bull on what we know - or have imagined - about the dances of Old England.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Deborah Bull looks at the link between dance and courtship.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney. 13:453/5Dancer and broadcaster Deborah Bull on the emergence of dance as a competitive activity.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:454/5Deborah Bull on the moment when we broke off from our partners and started dancing solo.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:455/5Dancer Deborah Bull looks at the role dance has played during some of our toughest times.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Bletchingley, Surrey.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Fallon is stuck in a rut. 14:15By Hannah Khalil. Student Amira is trapped in Cairo airport on her way back home to Gaza.
| 14:00Jim is on the hunt for excitement. 14:15By Peter Bleksley. Exploring the tensions that arise when politics and policing are mixed.
| 14:15Christopher has lived quietly in Cornwall watching bats until his peace is disturbed.(R)
| 14:00Lynda proves to be very persuasive. 14:15Ellen has no recollection of who she used to be. Her husband sets out to show her.
| 14:00Mike has money on his mind. 14:15Stan Laurel's relationship with his erratic mother holds the key to his future in comedy.
| 14:00Anita Anand on topics including extradition, benefits, housing, teachers and red tape. 14:30Alan Plater's 1960s political docudrama charting the miners' struggles for justice.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the team return to Ashton-Under-Lyne, where the first GQT was recorded. 14:45In the autumn of 1974 a young Palestinian was sent to NY to pave the way for Yasser Arafat
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:306/10By Miroslav Penkov. A broken-hearted man reflects on love and loss.
| 15:003/6Nina Garthwaite explores the difficulties and delights of distance. 15:307/10A man is forced to confront his shortcomings as a husband and father.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests take your calls on benefits. 15:308/10A dinner party conversation reveals more about the guests than they were perhaps intending
| 15:00Clare joins three taxidermists with a unique take on wildlife by the River Wharfe. 15:27Lesley Jenkins presents an appeal on behalf of the Hepatitis C Trust. 15:309/10A teenager struggles with divided loyalties and some confusion about sex.
| 15:00Eric Robson and the team return to Ashton-Under-Lyne, where the first GQT was recorded. 15:3510/10Satirical tale about contemporary desires for the latest must-have gadgets and innovations
| | 15:002/3Bathsheba discovers sending a Valentine's Day card was a bad mistake
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| 16:00 | 16:00Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion in Putin's Russia.
| 16:003/4The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.(R) 16:30Naomi Wolf nominates Edith Wharton for Great Lives.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the culture and work of Bletchley Park. 16:30The Sun's new Ombudsman, Channel 4's Drugs Live, and a broadband levy to save newspapers.
| 16:00Kylie Minogue discusses her transformation into a French new wave starlet in Holy Motors. 16:30Quentin Cooper visits the Gravity Fields festival in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes and Herbert Lom. 16:30Your views on the BBC and the Queen, plus did music enhance The History of the Future?
| 16:00Report into Rochdale sexual abuse, Tori Amos live, and strong female roles in opera.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup meets novelist Edna O'Brien and discusses her memoir, Country Girl. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' poetry requests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Includes Weather.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news, presented by Patrick O'Connell. 17:30Evan Davis's guests discuss a product that has shaped the fortunes of their business. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Why are growing numbers of allied soldiers being killed by their Afghan allies? 17:40Edward Stourton profiles Justin Welby, former oil executive, now leading Anglican bishop. 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. 18:308/16Nicholas Parsons challenges Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Kevin Eldon and Alun Cochrane.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4From Miranda Hart to Sean Connery, Jon Culshaw imagines the private lives of the famous.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4The prospective politicians visit Phoebe and 'The Grundy' in hospital.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6A sketch about messengers, a sketch about alchemy and a sketch about the word sketch.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/9Sandi Toksvig with Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton and Bob Mills.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Lenny Henry, Laurence Fox, Danny Wallace and Simon Garfield.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Ernie Rea selects his favourites from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim is on the hunt for excitement. 19:15French film Holy Motors with Kylie Minogue, plus TV drama The Paradise and Indian settings 19:451/5The 70s - with feminism women can embrace HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully.
| 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Bruce Willis in Looper, plus Extras actress Ashley Jensen on stage. 19:452/5Trevor has arranged for Eileen to see a doctor.
| 19:00Lynda proves to be very persuasive. 19:15Muse on their Olympic role, Andy Williams remembered, and Short Story Award writers. 19:453/5Trevor and Eileen visit Judy's commune.
| 19:00Mike has money on his mind. 19:15JK Rowling talks to Mark Lawson, as she publishes her first novel aimed at adult readers. 19:454/5Judy has some disquieting news for her parents.
| 19:00Lilian can't believe her luck. 19:15The writers of The Thick of It, Cerys Matthews on country women, and Elementary. 19:455/5What is the future for Trevor and Eileen? Stars Lesley Manville.
| 19:00Edward Stourton profiles Justin Welby, former oil executive, now leading Anglican bishop. 19:15With stage designer Es Devlin, novelist Kamila Shamsie and critic John Mullan.
| 19:00Mike has a moving experience. 19:151/6Recalling his childhood discipline, and the perils of agreeing without understanding. 19:454/5A beach bum hears about the shooting at his sister's school - Columbine.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Journalist Marverine Cole looks at the increase in female gambling in the UK. 20:30Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists.
| 20:00Why are growing numbers of allied soldiers being killed by their Afghan allies? 20:40Peter White on cookery for the visually impaired - recipe for success or doughy disaster?
| 20:002/3Mariella Frostrup and her guests examine the hidden politics of the childhood bedroom. 20:45Entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan argues for the value of whistle-blowers to businesses.
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates the murder of a British family near Annecy in the French Alps. 20:30Evan Davis's guests discuss a product that has shaped the fortunes of their business.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Bletchingley, Surrey. 20:50Sarah Dunant takes a look at teeth through the ages, and dentistry in times of austerity.
| 20:00Christopher Cook explores how the power of radio was used to define America's war effort.
| 20:00Your views on the BBC and the Queen, plus did music enhance The History of the Future? 20:30Matthew Bannister on Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes and Herbert Lom.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Climate computer modelling and its use in determining future UK energy policy. 21:30Andrew Marr with Philip Pullman, Sara Maitland, Tim Supple and Keith Warner.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause panic. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili meets Prof Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist.
| 21:00The environment of Laos remains scarred by American bombing. Tom Heap joins the clean-up. 21:30Libby Purves meets former Prime Minister Sir John Major and columnist Caitlin Moran.
| 21:004/24Saving Species examines the health of marine environments from across the world. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.
| 21:00A couple's relationship through a lifetime of holidays in Blackpool.(R)
| 21:001/3Young farmer Gabriel Oak falls in love with Bathsheba.
| 21:00Auto-enrolment pension schemes, interest-only mortgages and financial advice changes. 21:26Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of Homeless International. 21:30Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/15Merivel has returned to Bidnold to find his beloved Margaret in the grip of the typhus.
| 22:00Obama speaks at the UN, the Queen and the BBC, and a child preacher in the US. 22:457/15Merivel turns his attention to his old patients, with the King an ever-unpredictable guest
| 22:00Violent protest against cuts in Greece, plus analysis of Nick Clegg at LibDem conference. 22:458/15Merivel must operate on his former lover Lady Bathurst to save her life.
| 22:00Spain's austerity budget, reforming the NHS, and the UK floods latest. With Robin Lustig. 22:459/15With the loss of Margaret and his bear dead, Merivel needs new purpose.
| 22:00Fierce fighting in Syria, Labour prepares for a conference, and elections in Venezuela. 22:4510/15Sir Robert sets out for Switzerland and has a lusty encounter on the road.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/3Mariella Frostrup and her guests examine the hidden politics of the childhood bedroom.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Patrick O'Flynn of the Express analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Alan connects with a man conducting his relationship entirely through Google Translate.(R) 23:301/4Matthew Sweet encounters a problem that affects Man City, criminal trials and the Drifters(R)
| 23:001/4Meet the scientists who are a bit rubbish at life. And not much better at science. 23:302/4Matthew Sweet discovers his favourite painting is a forgery. But does it really matter?(R)
| 23:003/4A potential burglary brings out Neil's inner hero. 23:153/4The Napoleonic Wars thwart Napoleon and Wellington's horses sending Valentine's cards.(R) 23:303/4Matthew Sweet asks: When exactly does a balding man become bald?(R)
| 23:004/4Diane, Joe and David must do 30 minutes of community service for crimes against radio. 23:304/4Matthew Sweet wonders if we have any moral reason to obey the law.(R)
| 23:00Naomi Wolf nominates Edith Wharton for Great Lives. 23:304/4Sitting in a pub, Matthew Sweet discovers how real life is full of philosophical problems.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 23:30Roger McGough, with guest Hugo Williams, presents poems requested by listeners.
| 23:00Kylie Minogue discusses her transformation into a French new wave starlet in Holy Motors. 23:30Writer Ian Sansom considers success and failure.
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