| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience. 00:45The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz recounts an early patient's unpredictable and shocking actions 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Stephen Grosz examines the ways that people protect themselves with lies and bluster. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Stephen Grosz on the patient who revealed his inner life over the telephone. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Stephen Grosz recounts a girl's issues over being a middle child in her family. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz examines his own night-time anxieties. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Amabel recalls an idyllic weekend spent in the English countryside 20 years before.(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.
| 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. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45Thousands more cattle in England will be tested for TB under new rules. With Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45Scottish fishermen warn their livelihood is under threat from Icelandic trawlers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45Anna Hill hears that wet weather is making the UK's fruit and vegetables less nutritious.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45Farmers are fearful for their crops as a new aggressive species of slug invades the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45The devastating impact of bush fires on farms in Australia.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Professor Maurice Scanlon. 05:45Challenges to women in the workplace - a listener's experience from the 1960s.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of All Saints Church, Marsworth, Buckinghamshire. 05:45Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Jules Hudson visits the West Midlands to ask why so much of our heritage is at risk. 06:30As the sale of unpasteurised milk comes under review, is it safe to drink? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Elizabeth Adekunle explores the idea of lasting beauty - looking beyond physical attribute 06:35Caz Graham visits the largest producer of ducks to the British retail market. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00What would EU treaty renegotiation mean? Plus how best to examine youngsters' abuse claims
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Volunteer Sue Baker appeals on behalf of National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Sung Mass live from St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Burntwood. 08:50Will Self wants to 'nudge society in the direction of considering suicide acceptable'.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Deborah Cohen, Sarah Dunant, Stephen Grosz and Alex Graham. 09:451/5Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz recounts an early patient's unpredictable and shocking actions
| 09:00Amoret Whitaker talks about insects and their role in helping solve crimes. 09:30Martin Wainwright talks to Lindis Percy, a persistent peace campaigner for over 40 years. 09:452/5Stephen Grosz examines the ways that people protect themselves with lies and bluster.
| 09:00Mark Lawson and guests debate what now shapes our cultural choices - critics or clicks? 09:453/5Stephen Grosz on the patient who revealed his inner life over the telephone.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malory's epic medieval tale Le Morte d'Arthur. 09:454/5Stephen Grosz recounts a girl's issues over being a middle child in her family.
| 09:00Chairman of Sony Sir Howard Stringer is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:455/5Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz examines his own night-time anxieties.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Sian Williams with Baroness Scotland; Trevor Nunn's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Impact of child benefit changes, Katriona Gilmore, and Lucy Tobin on living well on less. 10:456/10Villy’s anxious to tell Edward she's pregnant and Zoe's trying hard to keep quiet.
| 10:00Bill Granger cooks. Protest or lobbying - which works best? The early months of motherhood 10:457/10Clary wants to know more about lust, unaware her stepmother Zoe could enlighten her.
| 10:00Divorce and the over-60s, and uncovering hidden stories of abuse. With Jenni Murray. 10:458/10Polly’s worried about the war, but Neville thinks gas masks may have some advantages.
| 10:00Jenni Murray asks how you teach children empathy, and is emotional infidelity an affair? 10:459/10Edward is finding it hard to please both his wife and his mistress.
| 10:00Fat women in cartoons, the Reclaim mentoring scheme revisited, and female footballers' pay 10:4510/10As the family deal with the prospect of war Zoe worries that she may be pregnant.
| 10:30Writer Joseph O'Connor invites us to re-imagine Dublin.
| 10:00There's a new arrival at Blossom Hill Cottage, and Paul makes an unexpected suggestion.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Laverne Antrobus tells the story of the Phelophepa Health Train in rural South Africa. 11:301/4Mindless bureaucracy awaits a timid man's application for an allotment.(R)
| 11:0019/24International wildlife with polar bears in Svalbard, Asian elephants and salmon in Dorset. 11:30Debbie Wiseman guides listeners through the world of the film composer.
| 11:00Bobby Friction talks to adults who are learning English from scratch in the UK. 11:302/6With society collapsing all around her, Clare is stuck indoors bean counting.
| 11:00Investigating the trafficking of girls within India for prostitution and forced marriage. 11:30Nitin Sawhney explores the life of Ravi Shankar.(R)
| 11:00The inside story of a 'restorative justice' meeting between a burglar and his victim. 11:301/6Sandy has made a new will, and son-in-law Blake can't wait to see what it says.
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30International despatches including a meeting with the bidoon, Kuwait's stateless minority.
| 11:15Martin Carthy, folk musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Compensation for victims of faulty breast implants, and the fate of your Christmas waste. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Will the benefit cuts force people into work, or send more people into poverty? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson hears claims that the UK fraud reporting centre is not working properly. 12:30John Waite looks at new measures to help the UK tourist industry attract Chinese visitors. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Aberdeen plans to ban begging on the city's streets. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Pub companies face regulation on 'unfair' rent and price of beer supplied to tied houses. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How to find lost insurance policies; state pension reforms; new inflation index explained. 12:304/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Celia Pacquola and Rhod Gilbert join host David Mitchell. 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if warning signs on food labels can change the way we eat. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:451/5A guide to the birds likely to be seen and heard on Britain's heather moors.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5A guide to the birds likely to be seen and heard on Britain's cliffs and crags.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5A guide to the birds likely to be seen and heard on Britain's upland grasslands.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:454/5Brett Westwood presents an engaging guide to the birds of Britain's upland bogs and mires.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5Brett Westwood presents an engaging guide to the birds of Britain's high mountain tops.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from St Catherine's Church, New Cross, London.
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:302/2Edward Stourton reports from Nairobi on the impact and effectiveness of international aid.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's a new arrival at Blossom Hill Cottage. 14:151/4By Bert Coules. A disused lighthouse in Kent is the scene of a bizarre double death.(R)
| 14:00Jennifer hosts a family gathering. 14:152/4The shocking truth of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant is revealed(R)
| 14:15Anna paints the haunting images that fill her dreams. Whose death do they foretell?
| 14:15Madly in love at 19, Daphne and Ben revisit their passionate past 23 years later.
| 14:00Paul suggests an unexpected solution. 14:15Research biologist Tom Latimer's problems are about to get a whole lot smaller.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Identity swap and absurdity on a sunlit Greek island. But where is the real Dr Wilfred?
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural advice show from Essex, answering audience questions. 14:45In 1984 doctors tried to save a baby girl's life by giving her a heart transplant.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies asking the questions. 15:30Sheila Dillon presents a special New Year show, with food stories from aroiund the world.
| 15:006/6Jay Rayner presents the final episode in the current series from Clare College, Cambridge. 15:30The longest commute in the UK, on the longest train - Alan Dein joins the sleepers.(R)
| 15:00Do you need tax advice or help filling in a self-assessment form? Call Vincent Duggleby. 15:30Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for signs of dementia.
| 15:00Jules Hudson visits the West Midlands to ask why so much of our heritage is at risk. 15:27Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for St Giles Trust. 15:30Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural advice show from Essex, answering audience questions. 15:452/3American Kolbe Morrisey is on his third attempt at a Master's degree - destination Belfast
| | 15:001/2Janet's life is unravelling as the repercussions from her attempted suicide play out.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Danny Robins explores the little-known story of Johnny Cash the prison reformer. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of the Unification Church.
| 16:00Writer Michael Rosen explores the language of bereavement and grief. 16:30Matthew Parris and Max Mosley celebrate the life of John Stuart Mill.
| 16:00Contagion - how commerce spreads disease. Also, 'boys will be boys' or will they? 16:30Hugh Tomlinson QC on Hacked Off's draft press regulation bill, and C4's advertising deal.
| 16:00Francine Stock interviews Les Miserables director Tom Hooper. Plus Oscar nominations. 16:30Exoplanets, near-Earth asteroids, Arctic drilling and the most popular brain research.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Alasdair Milne, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maurice Herzog, Stanley Cohen. 16:30Global warming tosh on Today news, Naked Scientists saved my life, and new voices at R4.
| 16:00Protest or lobbying - which works best? Bill Granger cooks the perfect pork ragu.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. 16:30Roger McGough presents poems on subjects as varied as water, Tarzan, cats and Sundays.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Challenges to women in the workplace - a listener's experience from the 1960s. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How the iconic Yorkshire pit village of Grimethorpe has adjusted to life after coal. 17:405/8Peter Jukes' drama responds to the hundreds of crimes reported to the Savile investigation 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. 18:302/6Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Celia Pacquola and Rhod Gilbert join host David Mitchell.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Marcus Brigstocke invites comic Dave Gorman to try new experiences.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6It's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Fearing unmarried registrars face redundancy in job cuts, Malcolm joins a dating website.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Ian McMillan makes his selection from the week's radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jennifer hosts a family gathering. 19:15Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Gangster Squad and children's Costa winner Sally Gardner. 19:456/10Villy’s anxious to tell Edward she's pregnant and Zoe's trying hard to keep quiet.
| 19:15Les Miserables on film, Ben Miller, and Nobel winner Mo Yan's new novel Pow! 19:457/10Clary wants to know more about lust, unaware her stepmother Zoe could enlighten her.
| 19:15Brit-winner Tom Odell, Moby Dick, Utopia reviewed, and 150 years of the London Underground 19:458/10Polly’s worried about the war, but Neville thinks gas masks may have some advantages.
| 19:00Paul suggests an unexpected solution. 19:15Mark Lawson and guests on the Oscar nominations for 2013. 19:459/10Edward is finding it hard to please both his wife and his mistress.
| 19:00Matt steps into the breach. 19:15Cellist Matthew Barley, Jenn Ashworth on Lancashire Mormons, and My Mad Fat Diary on TV. 19:4510/10As the family deal with the prospect of war Zoe worries that she may be pregnant.
| 19:005/8Peter Jukes' drama responds to the hundreds of crimes reported to the Savile investigation 19:15The view from the Shard, Les Miserables on the big screen and Utopia on Channel 4.
| 19:151/3The Queen's Scots gillie aids her in a plan to put her unruly prime minister in his place. 19:45A dark and powerful fairy tale of maternal jealousy, read by Lia Williams.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Emma Barnett asks what rights we have to our online life and if deleting is desirable. 20:30Investigating forced confessions of suspects in the Japanese criminal justice system.
| 20:00How the iconic Yorkshire pit village of Grimethorpe has adjusted to life after coal. 20:40Peter White talks to the CEOs of RNIB and Guide Dogs for the Blind about the year ahead.
| 20:00Nick Robinson and guests discuss benefits for pensioners. 20:45Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
| 20:00With rising rail fares and punctuality targets missed, do passengers get value for money? 20:30Peter Day follows young entrepreneurs on a graduate scheme to launch their own companies.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from St Catherine's Church, New Cross, London. 20:50Will Self wants to 'nudge society in the direction of considering suicide acceptable'.
| 20:00Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.
| 20:00Global warming tosh on Today news, Naked Scientists saved my life, and new voices at R4. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Alasdair Milne, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maurice Herzog, Stanley Cohen.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Winter vomiting, superhero physics and why military scientists design underpants. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Deborah Cohen, Sarah Dunant, Stephen Grosz and Alex Graham.
| 21:00Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for signs of dementia. 21:30Amoret Whitaker talks about insects and their role in helping solve crimes.
| 21:00Christina Patterson explores why nursing sometimes goes wrong and what can put it right.(R) 21:30Mark Lawson and guests debate what now shapes our cultural choices - critics or clicks?
| 21:0019/24International wildlife with polar bears in Svalbard, Asian elephants and salmon in Dorset. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malory's epic medieval tale Le Morte d'Arthur.
| 21:00Fearing a German invasion, tensions run high for a resistance unit in Kent.(R)
| 21:003/3As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie is driven to increasingly desperate behaviour.
| 21:00How to find lost insurance policies; state pension reforms; new inflation index explained. 21:26Volunteer Sue Baker appeals on behalf of National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. 21:30Peter Day follows young entrepreneurs on a graduate scheme to launch their own companies.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Assessing the Coalition, Belfast protests, and global risks in 2013. With Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Wedding photographer Dominic has a secret he can never share, except with one person.
| 22:00MPs debate welfare reforms. Round-up of the day's news with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10It's the annual summer holiday for Dominic and family, and Dominic is growing up.
| 22:00How long will US troops stay in Afghanistan? News and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:453/10Victoria recognised her younger brother's talent for photography and gave him a camera.
| 22:00Pro-Chavez rally marks inauguration. With Carolyn Quinn. 22:454/10That knot is tightening in Dominic's stomach again in the presence of a certain person.
| 22:00The Savile report, Mali and Afghanistan. News round-up with David Eades. 22:455/10Dominic and his family are getting increasingly concerned about the health of their father
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Nick Robinson and guests discuss benefits for pensioners.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Kampfner of the Independent analyses how the newspapers are covering the top stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen explores the ancient art of stenography. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/6With comedians David Baddiel and Lucy Porter and quiz show presenter Richard Osman.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.(R) 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Deborah Dearden arrives back at the beach. Not such a stranger, yet stranger still. 23:30Rachel Byrne with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Matthew Parris and Max Mosley celebrate the life of John Stuart Mill. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports as the House of Lords debates the Leveson report on media ethics.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies asking the questions. 23:30Roger McGough presents requests for some playful poems on a musical and satirical theme.
| 23:00Francine Stock interviews Les Miserables director Tom Hooper. Plus Oscar nominations. 23:30Elizabeth Adekunle explores the idea of lasting beauty - looking beyond physical attribute
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