| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor on a new book exploring gay male identity. Also, work identity in crisis. 00:45The bells of St Nicholas's Church, Durweston, Dorset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A journey through Southern Africa in search of Mary, the wife of David Livingstone. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The author visits the Kalahari mission station where the Livingstones were married in 1845 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A pregnant Mary Livingstone crossed the Kalahari in the wake of her explorer husband. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Mary Livingstone endures four lonely years away from her husband in Britain. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The author reaches Mary's final resting place - a grave on the banks of the Zambezi River. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/2By Kate Hamer. Winner of the Welsh short story contest. 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 reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Britain's waterways are the worst in Europe. Can a new EU water blueprint help? 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Leading scientists welcome the environment secretary's clear support for GM crops.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45A new report says that farmers are wasting time and money with too many inspections.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Is fracking safe? Hear from the industry heads who say it is and campaigners who disagree.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Farming minister David Heath says live animal exports should come to an end.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Bishop Donal McKeown. 05:45Two men of the cloth discuss gay marriage, and Shaun Ley reads your news.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of York Minster. 05:45Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Finucane report previewed, plus the North Korea rocket and how a 'hum' can solve crimes.
| 06:00Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Is the crisis in the UK's ash forests a vision of the future? Tom Heap reports. 06:30The biggest manufacturing industry in the UK - food processing - faces a skills gap. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Irma Kurtz reflects on her quest to find bohemia, with a small 'b'. 06:35Caz Graham visits Europe's largest wild eel fishery on Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00US school shootings, judicial review reviewed and are ghost writers a good thing?
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Katy Hill presents the Radio 4 Appeal for children's charity Lively Minds. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Advent Expectations: From Bradford Cathedral, with preacher Bishop Nick Baines. 08:50Will Self reflects on the effect of digital technology on his perception of time.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr on Scottishness with Ian Rankin, Alasdair Gray, Joyce McMillan and TM Devine. 09:451/5A journey through Southern Africa in search of Mary, the wife of David Livingstone.
| 09:00Psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach investigates the mind of the child sex abuser. 09:30Olivia O'Leary speaks to Booker Prize-winning author John Banville. 09:452/5The author visits the Kalahari mission station where the Livingstones were married in 1845
| 09:00Libby Purves meets actor John Lithgow and climber Nick Bullock. 09:453/5A pregnant Mary Livingstone crossed the Kalahari in the wake of her explorer husband.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. 09:454/5Mary Livingstone endures four lonely years away from her husband in Britain.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. 09:455/5The author reaches Mary's final resting place - a grave on the banks of the Zambezi River.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles with comedian Lee Mack and Paul O'Grady.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Have online sites replaced agony aunts, and are Xmas adverts sexist? Jane Garvey presents. 10:451/5There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
| 10:00Family arrangements post-divorce, and author Frances Fyfield. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Sissy has met her lover's wife and Fiona has a shock for Shirley.
| 10:00Nigella Lawson cooks the perfect Christmas dessert, plus parental guilt and Girl Power! 10:453/5Ellie learns the extraordinary truth about an old flame.
| 10:00Nadja Swarovski on the crystals business and physicist Lisa Randall. With Jenni Murray. 10:454/5Bonnie shouts at everyone after throwing Miss Lonely Heart out of her cafe.
| 10:00Darling, sweetheart, honey, snookums... Are pet names for your love cute or cringeworthy? 10:455/5Tom finally plucks up the courage to invite his Dad's girlfriend to lunch.
| 10:30'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
| 10:00Neil's worries increase, and Matt has cause for celebration.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/3Llinguist Dr Mark Turin explores South Africa's eleven official languages. 11:301/2Martin Jarvis entertains a live Cheltenham audience with 'The Artistic Career of Corky'.(R)
| 11:0015/24Can the process of urbanisation of the British countryside be reversed through rewilding? 11:30Reverend Richard Coles revives a treasure trove of Alternative Christmas recordings.
| 11:00Dr Adam Hart investigates the science of ash dieback. 11:302/4The actor-cum-sleuth critique of a production of Marat Sade leads to a sinister discovery.
| 11:00Justin Marozzi examines if Libya can come together again as one country. 11:30David Taylor explores whether drink and drugs robbed Britain of a literary genius.
| 11:003/3Des and Chris try to fathom the sport and the rules of real tennis at the Queen's Club. 11:306/6Polyoaks is struggling to manage the budget for the care of elderly patients.
| 11:00Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster and beyond. 11:30Despatches from South Africa, China, Equatorial Guinea, Poland and the Netherlands.
| 11:15Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art expert, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Missing museum artefacts, Aggie Mackenzie helps hoarders, and Twitter vs Instagram. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Have we given up on giving? Are charitable donations down? Presented by Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00A new kind of ethical Christmas gift, beer taxes and empty houses. With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson on how we all may soon be printing our own spare parts at home. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00New rules on food and drink health claims and Westminster's war on rare burgers. 12:52Fi Glover presents the series that captures the nation in conversation. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00O2 price rise, Asda credit cards, Repeat payments, Lloyds TSB & Co-op, Council Tax Benefit 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:005/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme on the panel. Jack Dee chairs. 12:32Sheila Dillon discovers surprising stories behind humble British vegetables. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:451/5Two religious leaders from the UK and Turkey compare their experiences.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Leading Turkish businesswoman Nur Ger talks to CEO Anne Walker MBE.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Sports teachers from the UK and Turkey compare their experiences.
| 13:00Edward Stourton presents national and international news. 13:454/5Tour guides from the UK and Turkey compare their experiences.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5Nightclub owners from the UK and Turkey compare their experiences.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Leyland in Lancashire.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Hardeep Singh Kohli visits the last Independent Labour Party socialist tea room in the UK.
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| 14:00 | 14:153/4A young girl dies on the steps of the Just Land.
| 14:00Matt has cause for celebration. 14:15A bottle found on a Sheppey beach contains a heart-stopping message.
| 14:00Fallon and Kirsty are scoring points. 14:15Philip Palmer's drama explores the complexities of the International Criminal Tribunals.
| 14:00Iftikar feels out of place. 14:15A modern love story, reaching from Afghanistan to Northumberland, based on an old ballad.
| 14:15By Peter Bleksley. Exploring the tensions that arise when politics and policing are mixed.(R)
| 14:00Topics include drug decriminalisation, immigration, gay marriage, and fracking. 14:30Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the team take questions in Cranleigh in Surrey. 14:45Fi Glover proves that it's surprising what you hear when you listen.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The ever-popular nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at the role food plays in different faiths.
| 15:002/6Jay Rayner and the panel field culinary questions from a local audience in Neath, Wales. 15:3013/14Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone on the Zombies' album Odessey and Oracle.
| 15:00Put your questions about pensions and buying an annuity to Paul Lewis and guests. 15:30Preventing PTSD by 'thinking' differently; organophosphates; archaeology and mental health
| 15:00Is the crisis in the UK's ash forests a vision of the future? Tom Heap reports. 15:27Beatrice Achieng presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Build Africa. 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to India Knight about her hilarious new novel 'Mutton'.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the team take questions in Cranleigh in Surrey. 15:451/3At work on her mural, an artist adds detail to a priest's robes.
| 15:30Reverend Richard Coles revives a treasure trove of Alternative Christmas recordings.
| 15:004/4The full consequences of the Count's revenge shake Paris. Will anyone be saved?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Ismene Brown uncovers the story of Mona Inglesby and International Ballet. 16:30Jo Brand joins Brian Cox and Robin Ince for witty, irreverent science chat.
| 16:00Jonty Bloom takes a behind the scenes look at a retail explosion. 16:30Francesca Simon tells Matthew Parris why Jean Cocteau's is a Great Life.
| 16:00How British political parties construct history, and children's experiences in hospital. 16:30Steve Hewlett discusses James Harding's resignation as editor of the Times.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Sir Peter Jackson about his new film The Hobbit. 16:30Science cash prizes, science in The Hobbit, and solving an archaeological hoax.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Ravi Shankar, Joseph Murray, Sir Patrick Moore and Alex Moulton. 16:30Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong. 16:55Fi Glover presents the series that captures the nation in conversation.
| 16:00Nigella Lawson on parenting guilt; supermarket ads at Christmas; sex trade in Nepal.
| 16:00Barbara Kingsolver on her new book Flight Behaviour; David Baddiel on David Foster Wallace 16:30Annie Freud explores the work of the all-American poet, William Carlos Williams.
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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.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn 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. 17:30Two men of the cloth discuss gay marriage, and Shaun Ley reads your news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Kamal Ahmed asks how far the Bank of England will need to change under its new governor. 17:401/8Lyn and Steff embark on an audacious undertaking to pledge their love for each other. 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. 18:305/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme on the panel. Jack Dee chairs.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find the greatest writer.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Comedian Mark Steel explores reggae, riots and white supremacist gardening in Handsworth.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Stuart Maconie makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Matt has cause for celebration. 19:15Danny Boyle switches on his Front Row neon artwork; TV drama thirtysomething remembered. 19:451/5There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
| 19:00Fallon and Kirsty are scoring points. 19:15Director Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master; dramatist Jim Cartwright; the power of three. 19:452/5Sissy has met her lover's wife and Fiona has a shock for Shirley.
| 19:00Iftikar feels out of place. 19:15Novelist William Boyd; tribute to Ravi Shankar; playwright Martin Crimp; video games pick. 19:453/5Ellie learns the extraordinary truth about an old flame.
| 19:15Martin Freeman interviewed on The Hobbit, and musical recommendations from 2012. 19:454/5Bonnie shouts at everyone after throwing Miss Lonely Heart out of her cafe.
| 19:00Lilian enjoys her freedom. 19:15BBC Philharmonic presents The Listening Project Symphony, from MediaCityUK in Salford. 19:455/5Tom finally plucks up the courage to invite his Dad's girlfriend to lunch.
| 19:001/8Lyn and Steff embark on an audacious undertaking to pledge their love for each other. 19:15The Hobbit, a new Quentin Blake exhibition, and the rich history of the Pantomime Dame.
| 19:00Lynda has a directing dilemma. 19:153/5Nick Mohammed stars as a wildlife expert on the edge of sanity.(R) 19:451/2In a deserted hospital, a terminally ill man waits with his wife for the Mayan apocalypse.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Gary Younge explores the future of affirmative action in the United States. 20:30Linda Pressly looks at the disturbing story of rape and sexual abuse in America's prisons.
| 20:00Kamal Ahmed asks how far the Bank of England will need to change under its new governor. 20:40Peter White looks at the new Personal Independence Payments guidelines expected this week.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss who should pay compensation to victims of abuse. 20:45Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
| 20:00Linda Pressly asks, what happened with the Church of England's vote on women bishops? 20:30Peter Day examines the government's aim to increase internet speeds across the UK.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Leyland in Lancashire. 20:50Will Self reflects on the effect of digital technology on his perception of time.
| 20:00David Frost turns to the archives to get beneath the skin of Richard Nixon.
| 20:00Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Ravi Shankar, Joseph Murray, Sir Patrick Moore and Alex Moulton.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How science can save boring climate talks and an interview with DNA pioneer James Watson. 21:30Andrew Marr on Scottishness with Ian Rankin, Alasdair Gray, Joyce McMillan and TM Devine.
| 21:00Preventing PTSD by 'thinking' differently; organophosphates; archaeology and mental health 21:30Psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach investigates the mind of the child sex abuser.
| 21:00Rebecca Morelle explores how the forensic science of speech is helping to solve crime. 21:30Libby Purves meets actor John Lithgow and climber Nick Bullock.
| 21:0015/24Can the process of urbanisation of the British countryside be reversed through rewilding? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.
| 21:00An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence.(R)
| 21:003/4The Count unearths a scandal that links two of his remaining enemies.
| 21:00O2 price rise, Asda credit cards, Repeat payments, Lloyds TSB & Co-op, Council Tax Benefit 21:26Katy Hill presents the Radio 4 Appeal for children's charity Lively Minds. 21:30Peter Day examines the government's aim to increase internet speeds across the UK.
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| 22:00 | 22:00News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Has the Arab Spring become the Islamist Spring? 22:451/5Richard is eking out an existence in a boarding house.
| 22:00No gay marriage for the Church of England, Cairo protests escalate, and turbulent Mali. 22:452/5Salesman Richard meets his colleague's wife, and they all start going about together.
| 22:00Finucane murder report - 'shocking collusion' by state agents. Presented by Robin Lustig. 22:453/5Looking after Derek's wife Sukie, salesman Richard is sacked and joins rival firm 'Sucko'.
| 22:00UK pays Libya rendition compensation; Maria Miller expenses; Litvinenko hearing. 22:454/5Looking after Derek's wife Sukie, Richard realises he has fallen in love with her.
| 22:00Latest on mass shooting at primary school in US. News and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:455/5Salesman Richard and his workmate's wife Sukie have begun a passionate affair.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss who should pay compensation to victims of abuse.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Harris of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:0012/14The audience asks the questions as Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, The Sea. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Jo Brand joins Brian Cox and Robin Ince for witty, irreverent science chat. 23:30Labour says it will oppose a cap on welfare payment increases; Susan Hulme reports.
| 23:003/4The lovers face a challenge to their relationship - Marengo's stablemate Marcy. 23:153/4Journalist Jane and her weary companions search the desert for the enigmatic Dr Ralph. 23:30Ed Miliband and David Cameron clash over the Chancellor's squeeze on benefits.
| 23:001/6Yorkshire's acclaimed poet performs at the Mallard Theatre and struggles to get a hot meal(R) 23:30The Chancellor faces questions about his autumn mini-budget. Susan Hulme reports.
| 23:00Francesca Simon tells Matthew Parris why Jean Cocteau's is a Great Life. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover with the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen.
| 23:00The ever-popular nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Roger McGough presents some tree poems, as the country contemplates losing its ashes.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Sir Peter Jackson about his new film The Hobbit. 23:30Irma Kurtz reflects on her quest to find bohemia, with a small 'b'.
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