| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference.(R) 00:45The bells of Crediton Parish Church, Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5It's the beginning of the 1830s. 'Reform' is in the air, but who will press for it?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5In the early 1830s, the Whigs led the push for parliamentary reform, but who were they?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In the summer of 1831, the mood for voting 'reform' feels revolutionary for some.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5After the House of Lords blocks voting reform, unrest spills out onto the streets.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5After violence on the streets, can Parliament finally agree on political reform?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A married man runs a terrible risk when out for a walk in the park with his mistress.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan. 05:45Egg consumption is rising but Charlotte Smith hears that farmers could produce more. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the nightingale.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan. 05:45The fish fight isn't over yet, as ministers meet in Brussels to rule on discards. 05:58David Attenborough presents the garden warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan. 05:45Free range egg sales are increasing, but are there too many free range for our baskets? 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan. 05:45MPs call for a change in the laws to protect livestock from dog attacks. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the grey heron.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan. 05:45Floods and droughts, but high yields? Anna Hill hears why 2012 wasn't bad for all farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.
| 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 Mary Stallard. 05:45'On one hand I met a monster, on the other a human being.' On working with sex offenders.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent. 05:457/3Science writer Emma Byrne explores the benefits of swearing.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Concerns over A&E services, Oxford abuse victims' stories, and what next for capitalism?
| 06:00News and current affairs. With Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs. With Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Felicity Evans explores human influence on the coast between the Lizard and Land's End. 06:30Britain's egg producers are booming despite welfare rules. Charlotte Smith finds out why. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed asks what we do when new revelations throw our past convictions into doubt. 06:35Chris Sperring goes to the River Dart in Devon to look for mandarin ducks. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Our Slough focus group on economy. Is there a fertility timebomb? Plus the Cannes heist.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Graham Norton presents an appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury. Preacher: Debra Green OBE. Leader: Andrew Graystone. 08:50John Gray turns to the writer Patricia Highsmith for a perspective on the meaning of evil.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the nightingale.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Jonathan Freedland with Carrie Cracknell, Jonathan Biss, Tom Burns and Richard Bentall. 09:451/5It's the beginning of the 1830s. 'Reform' is in the air, but who will press for it?
| 09:00What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta. 09:30Ritula Shah talks to Mark Boyle, who lived without money for almost three years. 09:452/5In the early 1830s, the Whigs led the push for parliamentary reform, but who were they?
| 09:00Libby Purves meets cook and entrepreneur Levi Roots and artist Lydia Corbett. 09:453/5In the summer of 1831, the mood for voting 'reform' feels revolutionary for some.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays. 09:454/5After the House of Lords blocks voting reform, unrest spills out onto the streets.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews contemporary artist Damien Hirst.(R) 09:455/5After violence on the streets, can Parliament finally agree on political reform?
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Caitlin Moran, and Bonnie Tyler's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Are part-time female GPs creating a problem for the health service? Jane Garvey presents. 10:451/5Richard Fallon MP is sure his obese son and lack of visibility are hampering his promotion
| 10:00Yoko Ono, dementia care and why debates around the table inspired Shami Chakrabarti. 10:452/5When Aaron turns up after a year's absence, Howard knows it means trouble.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks women undertakers and Princess Merida, with music by Sharleen Spiteri. 10:453/5Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.
| 10:00Ruth Madoc on playing singer Dorothy Squires, and Lindsay Bareham cooks the perfect trifle 10:454/5Philip has a facelift, but it does little to attract Carmen, 25 years his junior.
| 10:00Sheila Dillon and cancer, British women and Islam, fatherhood and female composers. 10:455/5Richard Fallon MP invites a TV crew to do a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his life.
| 10:303/3Paul Jackson explores the origins and legacies of TV Classics: BBC 1's Casualty
| 10:00Matt's got a lot on his mind, and Jazzer loses his rag.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Series following 16-year-olds through a year of training at the Army Foundation College. 11:303/4Kerry Godliman is obsessed with lists - bleaching mugs, napping, sorting out cobwebs.
| 11:00Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates. 11:301/4Robert Winston explores music's origins. Are we really descended from singing cavemen?
| 11:00Ghanaian healer, injured dance teacher and barrister left for dead in a pool of blood. 11:306/6Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
| 11:00A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician. 11:30Daljit Nagra explores the different practices behind translating poetry.
| 11:00Yasmeen Khan checks out chicken shops - tasty and cheap, but are they healthy? 11:303/4The young idealists are on their way to research for the upcoming by-election.(R)
| 11:00Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A field day for the conspiracy theorists as the White House tries to fight off scandal.
| 11:15Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Julian Worricker on where your gold actually goes when you send it to a comparison website 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Phone-in with Julian Worricker. What impact have EU policies had on people in the UK? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The premium rate phone scam targeting jobseekers. Consumer news with Shari Vahl. 12:30Remploy closure and sale programme leaves around 2000 disabled staff out of work. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00HS2 explain how they hope to quieten 200mph trains. Consumer news with Shari Vahl. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Do businesses and government offer a second-class service to offline consumers? 12:52Fi Glover introduces widowed sisters who have supported each other through grief and loss. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Card payment glitches at contactless terminals and customers fobbed off after air delays. 12:301/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present a comedic look at the week's news.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:006/6With panellists Mark Watson, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Ed Byrne. David Mitchell hosts.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if food and nutrition should have a bigger role in treating cancer. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:456/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales photographic tour of 1862.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:457/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales' photographic tour of 1862.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:458/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales' photographic tour of 1862
| 13:00National and international news. 13:459/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales' photographic tour of 1862.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:4510/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales' photographic tour of 1862.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Fowey in Cornwall.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis presented by Shaun Ley. 13:30Profile of the pioneering 1940s civil rights radio series Destination Freedom.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's a big surprise waiting for Clarrie.(R) 14:153/3What looks like a horrific mugging, when investigated, reveals a strange love story.
| 14:00Alistair has to disappoint Darrell.(R) 14:151/5Classic story of love and loss in the French Revolution. Stars Robert Lindsay.(R)
| 14:00Matt's got a lot on his mind.(R) 14:15By Malcolm Pryce. A jaded private eye and his schoolgirl sidekick try to solve a murder.
| 14:00Spencer has a request.(R) 14:15Three generations of Jewish women in a kitchen stir up much more than the soup.
| 14:00Jim enjoys an afternoon out.(R) 14:15Bailiff Jack loses something unexpected when he collects on shoplifter Chrissie: his heart
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions. 14:301930s Hollywood studio head Munroe Stahr is at the top of his game, until love strikes.
| 14:00Postbag edition from the potting shed at Sparsholt College, hosted by Eric Robson.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon speaks to world-renowned wine writer and critic Jancis Robinson.(R)
| 15:00History magazine programme. 15:30Is the new generation of cruise ships a threat to our shores? Julian Rush investigates.
| 15:00Do you know your rights at work and how to assert them? Call or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk. 15:30Which methods work best for exam revision? Not the highlighter pen, apparently.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans explores human influence on the coast between the Lizard and Land's End. 15:27Amit Lavi and Mandy Braden present an appeal for Encompass.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup on the best fiction with Tessa Hadley, Cory Doctorow and Ian Rankin.(R)
| 15:00Postbag edition from the potting shed at Sparsholt College, hosted by Eric Robson. 15:45The story of an unusual journey taken by a father and son, both of whom are writers.
| | 15:001/2Istanbul, 1938. A writer becomes obsessed with the life of an infamous master criminal.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio? 16:30Ernie Rea and guests debate the Jesuits in the light of Pope Francis's recent election.
| 16:00At the Brighton Festival, Michael Rosen and guests debate our linguistic ties with German. 16:30John Cooper Clarke nominates Salvador Dali for great life status, melting clocks and all.
| 16:00Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer. 16:30CEO David Abraham on why C4 is now truer to its spirit than when it had Big Brother.
| 16:00Francine Stock on The Great Gatsby premiere and films to watch out for at Cannes. 16:30Scientists to have access to one of the world's most powerful "quantum" computers.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Joe Farman, Dr Margaret White, Sir Terence Beckett and Arnold Peters. 16:30Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave? 16:55Fi Glover presents a conversation between friends about the joys of flint-knapping.
| 16:00Yoko Ono, Merida's makeover, Sharleen Spiteri, Caryn Franklin and Daphne Selfe, and trifle
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Louise Erdrich about her new novel The Round House. 16:30Roger McGough with a diverse range of poetry read by Kerry Elkins and John Mackay.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'On one hand I met a monster, on the other a human being.' On working with sex offenders.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister.(R) 17:401/8As tensions again simmer over Europe, Sandi Toksvig imagines the effect on one UK family.(R) 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. 18:306/6With panellists Mark Watson, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Ed Byrne. David Mitchell hosts.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Isy helps out Claire and Leigh, Matlock's new chef and her Elvis impersonator admirer.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Victoria Coren is joined by Lee Mack, David Schneider and Germaine Greer.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present a comedic look at the week's news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Andy McNab, Jasper Gibson and more for chat, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Catherine Bott chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alistair has to disappoint Darrell. 19:15Archbishop of Canterbury, food for the stage, and Allan Cubitt, writer of The Fall. 19:451/5Richard Fallon MP is sure his obese son and lack of visibility are hampering his promotion(R)
| 19:00Matt's got a lot on his mind. 19:15The Great Gatsby, Eurovision Song Contest hopefuls, and Cultural Exchange with Anne Tyler. 19:452/5When Aaron turns up after a year's absence, Howard knows it means trouble.(R)
| 19:15Andrew Lloyd Webber, playing yourself on TV, and Will Self's Cultural Exchange selection. 19:453/5Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.(R)
| 19:00Jim enjoys an afternoon out. 19:15Interview with photographer Rankin; Terence Stamp's Cultural Exchange; Daft Punk new disc. 19:454/5Philip has a facelift, but it does little to attract Carmen, 25 years his junior.(R)
| 19:15Richard Branson on Tubular Bells, Cannes latest, Alison Balsom's Cultural Exchange choice. 19:455/5Richard Fallon MP invites a TV crew to do a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his life.(R)
| 19:001/8As tensions again simmer over Europe, Sandi Toksvig imagines the effect on one UK family. 19:15Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby and Propaganda at the British Library.
| 19:152/6James Walton tests team captains and guests John O'Farrell and Jane Thynne on Mark Twain. 19:451/3By Claire Powell. An alcohol-driven love affair goes wrong when the man starts to get fit.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The image of the humanities academic, past and present, in the public imagination. 20:30Rob Walker finds out how oil has changed Ghana's sleepy port city of Takoradi.
| 20:00Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister. 20:40James White from Guide Dogs explains legal changes to reduce attacks on assistance animals
| 20:004/4Journalists debate with Andrew Rawnsley what leading articles about the news should say. 20:457/3Science writer Emma Byrne explores the benefits of swearing.
| 20:00An assessment of Police and Crime Commissioners' performance six months into the job. 20:30Peter Day hears from the pioneers of the rapidly-advancing world of digital manufacturing.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Fowey in Cornwall. 20:50John Gray turns to the writer Patricia Highsmith for a perspective on the meaning of evil.
| 20:00Two remarkable archives, 80 years apart, throw light on what makes a politician tick.
| 20:00Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on Joe Farman, Dr Margaret White, Sir Terence Beckett and Arnold Peters.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU? 21:30Jonathan Freedland with Carrie Cracknell, Jonathan Biss, Tom Burns and Richard Bentall.
| 21:00Which methods work best for exam revision? Not the highlighter pen, apparently. 21:30What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.(R)
| 21:00Is the new generation of cruise ships a threat to our shores? Julian Rush investigates.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets cook and entrepreneur Levi Roots and artist Lydia Corbett.(R)
| 21:00Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays.(R)
| 21:006/10John McCarthy retraces the Prince of Wales photographic tour of 1862.
| 21:002/2James Golspie's arrival has transformed the lives of the staff at Twigg and Dersingham.
| 21:00Card payment glitches at contactless terminals and customers fobbed off after air delays.(R) 21:26Graham Norton presents an appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer.(R) 21:30Peter Day hears from the pioneers of the rapidly-advancing world of digital manufacturing.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Will a new Pakistan government support the war on terror? With David Eades. 22:451/10An undercover counter-operation in the British colony of Gibraltar swings into action.
| 22:00Seven convicted in Oxford child sex grooming case. News and analysis with David Eades. 22:452/10The more Toby sees of his new minister, the less he understands what really happened.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:453/10Trying to uncover the truth, Toby Bell takes an irrevocable step.
| 22:00The row over Google's tax bill sparks back into life. News round-up with Philippa Thomas. 22:454/10His worst suspicions confirmed, who can Toby trust now?
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:455/10Sir Christopher Probyn's idyllic retirement is about to be shattered.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.(R) 22:30Cricket was almost wiped out in Ireland. Kevin Connolly tells the story of its revival.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45George Parker of the FT analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00With a royal baby due, Michael Rosen investigates the royal and national name hoard. 23:30Sean Curran rounds up the day in Westminster, where tensions surfaced again EU membership.
| 23:00Comedy by Alice Birch. An unhappy family mealtime with plenty of surprises on the table. 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Nathan finds out how his loved ones would react if he were rich. But, sadly, he isn't. 23:153/6Guests include Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton and Katie Davies.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Jarvis becomes a night watchman, and a nurse and a spy also share stories of keeping watch 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00John Cooper Clarke nominates Salvador Dali for great life status, melting clocks and all.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover presents a conversation between friends who have shared a kidney.
| 23:002/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 23:30Roger McGough with poetry read by teenage competitors from the Poetry by Heart finals.
| 23:00Francine Stock on The Great Gatsby premiere and films to watch out for at Cannes.(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed asks what we do when new revelations throw our past convictions into doubt.(R)
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