| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15How neon illuminates the world, plus middle-class black families and education.(R) 00:45The sound of church bells.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Impressionistic cultural portrait of a society that is about to change forever. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Kafka is troubled, not for the first time, and Duchamp makes an impact.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Impressionistic cultural sketchbook of a Europe under the shadow of World War I. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5There are sensations in Paris and Vienna in this snapshot of a Europe on the brink of WWI.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The art historian's impressionistic cultural snapshot of a Europe on the verge of WWI.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3Byng reminisces about his early childhood as the son of a Nottingham bank manager.(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 the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45Farming's hi-tech future and its role as custodian of the historical landscape. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the dotterel.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show celebrates 50 years at Builth Wells with a big crowd. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the lesser black-backed gull.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45The effect of controversial housing benefit changes on rural areas comes under scrutiny. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the red-necked phalarope.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45£6 million of aid for Scottish farmers hit by April snow is up for grabs. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45A look at new bacteria research with the potential to change agriculture across the world. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the whinchat.
| 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 Edwin Counsell. 05:45Eddie Mair shares 'a childhood accordion flashback' with squeezebox-loving listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London. 05:45Helen Grady profiles the prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. What will life be like for the new Royal baby? Plus the Iraq jailbreak.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Spanish train crash, UK growth, and are younger people bad at commitment?
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark goes to a forest school in woodlands in Gloucestershire.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith takes a look at the links between agriculture and archaeology. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully discusses ideas of stewardship and our responsibility to future generations. 06:35Coquet Island off the Northumberland coast is the last breeding site for roseate terns. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00'Many dead' in Egypt clashes, plus did the Cultural Olympiad succeed?
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley talks to Maureen Greaves about forgiving her husband's killers. 07:55Joanne Harris presents an appeal for the Lorna Young Foundation. 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 Keswick Convention. Stuart Townend leads the music. Preacher: Rico Tice. 08:48Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers.(R) 08:58Steve Backshall presents the dotterel.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:002/3What will advances in CCTV cameras, drones and Google Glass mean for visual privacy? 09:303/5A useful and engaging guide to some of the commoner wildlife in a garden hedge. 09:451/5Impressionistic cultural portrait of a society that is about to change forever.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland on tax avoidance today and in the 8th century. With Margaret Hodge MP. 09:303/4Tim Harford is joined by influential counter-insurgency expert David Killcullen. 09:452/5Kafka is troubled, not for the first time, and Duchamp makes an impact.
| 09:001/4Quentin Letts questions the continuing relevance of the office of the Chief Rabbi. 09:301/5Discover the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories(R) 09:453/5Impressionistic cultural sketchbook of a Europe under the shadow of World War I.
| 09:003/4Peter Hennessy talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Tebbit (Norman Tebbit). 09:454/5There are sensations in Paris and Vienna in this snapshot of a Europe on the brink of WWI.
| 09:00Comedian and actor Russell Brand is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:455/5The art historian's impressionistic cultural snapshot of a Europe on the verge of WWI.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles meet Charles Saumarez Smith of the Royal Academy of Arts.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00David Cameron on tackling the availability of porn online, plus powerlister Karren Brady. 10:451/5Following a serious misdiagnosis, Adrienne must confront some unexpected issues.
| 10:00Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, talks to Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Fellow teacher Louise tries to come to terms with Adrienne's good news.
| 10:00Trolling; Chile and abortion; Stephanie Shirley; France, Marianne and topless protestors. 10:453/5Adrienne learns that Mal has been making plans for life without her.
| 10:00Kim Cattrall on her latest stage role, women on banknotes, and musician Gabrielle Aplin. 10:454/5Adrienne's misdiagnosis has forced daughter Fred to reassess her life.
| 10:001913 - A year of revolution, events that shaped the Suffrage Movement in the UK and abroad 10:455/5Discovering she is not ill, should Adrienne sink back into old habits or start afresh?
| 10:30What makes a musician join the army? Courtney Pine marches with the military to find out.
| 10:00Fallon enjoys a gossip, and Helen lends a sympathetic ear.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Aasmah Mir visits what new research suggests is the least affluent place in the UK. 11:302/6X Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes in to register the death of his father.
| 11:00Can the oil industry be an asset for wildlife or is the risk too high? 11:30Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.
| 11:002/2Naftali Brawer finds that in orthodox circles, the Talmud is causing a Jewish revolution. 11:304/10Another death, with the killer very close to home.
| 11:00Two women in Spain undergo reconstructive surgery after FGM. Will it work? 11:30From banned writer to ping pong fanatic, Henry Miller rediscovered afresh in Big Sur, USA
| 11:00Lucy Hawking traces the development of artificial speech synthesizers. 11:303/4The useless officers' crackdown on fly-posting leads to a disappearance.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Correspondents in Albania, Brazil, Iraq, France and Tonga tell their stories.
| 11:15Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Six months after Jessops closed, what has happened to the 187 stores? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00What can be done to make life easier and happier for young people? With Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00An increase in fines for speeding points, and the rise in smartphone thefts. 12:30John Waite investigates the Marcos mystery. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How a tout sold thousands of fake tickets through major ticket websites. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White looks at the future for the Olympic Park and Ford Transits. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Ruth Alexander helps you cut moving costs, whether renting or buying. 12:305/7Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/6Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Miles Jupp. Jack Dee chairs(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon meets the cooks who've specialised in making great food on very low incomes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Lucy looks at Charles Lamb's account of life at the East India Company in the early 1800s.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:45Lucy reveals how hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Lucy describes how women entered the white-collar workforce in the late 19th century.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Lucy explores how new technology, like the telephone, changed life in the office.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Endellion, Cornwall.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Matthew Sweet re-examines Parkinson's Law. Does work expand to fill the time allocated?(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15A woman walks once a year along the Thames, from Kew to Tower Bridge. Why?
| 14:00Jolene has some good news. 14:152/5Callum loves to sing in the cathedral's voluntary choir. Who would dream of stopping him?(R)
| 14:00Fallon enjoys a gossip.(R) 14:15Ben Crompton's comedy drama. Will Iain's OCD and his mum stand in his way of finding love?
| 14:00Anthea keeps Lilian up to the mark. 14:15An imaginary encounter between a grown-up Christopher Robin and the man who drew him.
| 14:00Ruth has her work cut out. 14:15Magical real-life drama by Helen Cross. Rowena can't speak but she wants a voice.
| 14:00Listeners' views on whether the Church of England should be involved in money lending. 14:309/10Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck in the classic 1960s Swedish detective series
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the RHS Tatton Flower Show.(R) 14:45July 1945 - a US warship sinks in the Pacific; its crew face days in shark-infested waters
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| 15:00 | 15:0012/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the last semi-final of the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30How a new generation is rethinking and embracing a meat and dairy free diet.(R)
| 15:003/6Jay Rayner chairs the culinary panel programme from Bakewell in Derbyshire. 15:304/4Michael Blastland asks if finding something disgusting influences moral judgement.
| 15:00The true cost of online donating, plus insurance add-ons, payday challenge and investing.(R) 15:30Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark goes to a forest school in woodlands in Gloucestershire. 15:27Chris Moon, motivational speaker and amputee, presents an appeal for the Cambodia Trust. 15:30Summer-inspired literature, racial tension in Oklahoma and novelist David Mitchell.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the RHS Tatton Flower Show. 15:453/3Itzel sees something all-too-human by the shrine of the Virgin.
| 15:30Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.(R)
| 15:002/2Jack Aubrey is pursued through the South Atlantic by a Dutch warship.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Actress Hannah Gordon chooses her favourite readings, including Grenfell, Coward and Cope. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard explores the language ideas in the story of Babel. 16:30Meera Syal and Stephen Grosz discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00The Bangladesh/India border: danger and progress. Also, elderly malnutrition in hospitals. 16:30The challenge the royal baby story poses for Sunday papers and rolling TV news.
| 16:00Matthew Sweet talks to writer-actor Greta Gerwig about her new film Frances Ha. 16:30Dr Adam Rutherford explores supermaterials, brain scanning and Antarctic architecture.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Helen Thomas, William Turner, Mel Smith, Dr James Martin and more. 16:30Royal baby - did BBC News go OTT? Meet the Dropout Tsar. And the guardian of radio sound.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Grace McCleen about her new novel The Professor of Poetry. 16:30Lavinia Greenlaw pays poetic tribute to Luke Howard, the man who named the clouds.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:00Coverage 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. 17:30The power and role of investors in business is discussed by Evan Davis and guests.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coal keeps the lights on. But as UK mining firms collapse, do ministers have a plan?(R) 17:40Helen Grady profiles the prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim.(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. 18:304/6Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Miles Jupp. Jack Dee chairs
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/7Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Justin Moorhouse, Bridget Christie and Ainsley Harriott.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Marcus tries to grasp the arguments around independence without getting himself a kilt.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Recalling his childhood discipline, and the perils of agreeing without understanding.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/7Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Nikki Bedi presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy from WOMAD Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Stewart Henderson.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jolene has some good news. 19:15Arts news. Mark Lawson reviews Burton and Taylor, and talks to crime writer Denise Mina. 19:451/5Following a serious misdiagnosis, Adrienne must confront some unexpected issues.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson presents a review of The Wolverine plus an art exhibition by the late Ian Dury 19:452/5Fellow teacher Louise tries to come to terms with Adrienne's good news.(R)
| 19:00Anthea keeps Lilian up to the mark. 19:15Steve Coogan on his career, the Leveson Inquiry and creating his Alan Partridge movie. 19:453/5Adrienne learns that Mal has been making plans for life without her.(R)
| 19:00Ruth has her work cut out. 19:15Actor Kevin McNally; new art for the Fourth Plinth; Cultural Exchange with Terry Jones. 19:454/5Adrienne's misdiagnosis has forced daughter Fred to reassess her life.(R)
| 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including an interview with vocal group Naturally 7. 19:455/5Discovering she is not ill, should Adrienne sink back into old habits or start afresh?(R)
| 19:00Helen Grady profiles the prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim. 19:15A look at the week's cultural highlights, including Barnum at Chichester.
| 19:153/3Can Richard pull through, with the help of poetry, cod philosophy and friends? 19:452/3By Sarah Courtauld. A precocious young girl adopts John the Baptist as her role model.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3James Jones explores the personal stories of individuals in banking and big business. 20:30Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.
| 20:00Coal keeps the lights on. But as UK mining firms collapse, do ministers have a plan? 20:40Peter White talks to Dr Mike Townsend about the latest technology to assist blind people.
| 20:00Engaging debate on the morality of meritocracy and privilege, chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:453/4Tim Harford is joined by influential counter-insurgency expert David Killcullen.(R)
| 20:00Did the trade union Unite break the rules in pursuit of its preferred candidate for MP? 20:30The power and role of investors in business is discussed by Evan Davis and guests.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Endellion, Cornwall. 20:50Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers.
| 20:00Broadcaster Esther Rantzen meets her younger self via the BBC Archives.
| 20:00Royal baby - did BBC News go OTT? Meet the Dropout Tsar. And the guardian of radio sound.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on Helen Thomas, William Turner, Mel Smith, Dr James Martin and more.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Is it really possible for people to live next to large carnivores amicably?(R) 21:302/3What will advances in CCTV cameras, drones and Google Glass mean for visual privacy?(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease. 21:30Jonathan Freedland on tax avoidance today and in the 8th century. With Margaret Hodge MP.(R)
| 21:001/2Who should have the final say on important issues in science, researchers or the public?(R) 21:301/4Quentin Letts questions the continuing relevance of the office of the Chief Rabbi.(R)
| 21:00Dr Adam Rutherford explores supermaterials, brain scanning and Antarctic architecture.(R) 21:303/4Peter Hennessy talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Tebbit (Norman Tebbit).(R)
| 21:001/2Writer and satirist Lucy Kellaway traces the origins of today's corporate culture.
| 21:001/2Aubrey sets sail for Australia in his new command, but is soon pursued by a Dutch warship.(R)
| 21:00John Waite investigates the Marcos mystery.(R) 21:26Joanne Harris presents an appeal for the Lorna Young Foundation.(R) 21:30Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00The world's media awaits news of the royal birth. With Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Janie and Joe have hit middle age, and the cracks in their relationship are growing.
| 22:00Syria - is the US preparing to support rebels? News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Now widowed, Janie maintains a mournful air, while basking in her new-found freedom.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:458/10Janie has fallen in love and is selling up the store to 'go and live in Tea Cake's way'.
| 22:00The latest on the Spanish train crash. With Carolyn Quinn. 22:459/10Newly married to Tea Cake, Janie is truly happy, working on 'the muck' in the Everglades.
| 22:00Philippa Thomas with reports on Stuart Hall, Egypt, Syria, and the vinyl revival. 22:4510/10When Janie and Tea Cake were escaping the floods Tea Cake was bitten by a mad dog.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Engaging debate on the morality of meritocracy and privilege, chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard explores our efforts to communicate with extra-terrestrial intelligence.(R) 23:30The best of the day in the house of Lords with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4The former host of New York's longest-running open mic night is still finding things tough 23:152/4Strap in for a health and safety blow-dart, a killer whale and souffle.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:001/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Meera Syal and Stephen Grosz discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:301/2Peter White returns to his blind boarding school to find out what it's like for pupils now(R)
| 23:0012/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the last semi-final of the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Karen Leeder on a great modern masterpiece, Maria Rainer Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus.(R)
| 23:001/5Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.(R) 23:45July 1945 - a US warship sinks in the Pacific; its crew face days in shark-infested waters(R)
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