| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Michel Foucault - a special programme on his work and influence.(R) 00:45The bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Despite a poverty-stricken childhood and family problems, Harry shows promise at school.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A financial stroke of luck enables Harry to give up his day job and focus on music.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Despite success, Harry Nilsson's drinking and drug-taking spiral out of control.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Having damaged his voice with drink and drugs Harry turns to a bizarre alternative therapy(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5While Harry's excessive lifestyle continues, he is shocked by the death of a friend.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Three generations of women come to terms with one another.(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 Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45Speculation grows that the English badger culling pilot will begin. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45As the pilot badger cull gets underway, Anna Hill asks whether it can be done humanely. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the golden eagle.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45The Welsh take on the English badger cull, with a farmer, a badger group and chief vet. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the white-tailed eagle.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45Why we can't just vaccinate cattle against TB, and how Ireland is tackling its TB problem. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ed Kessler. 05:45'I flew a Super Puma into a tornado' - we hear about life as a North Sea helicopter pilot.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Exeter Cathedral. 05:45Mark Coles explores the life and motivations of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs, including Nick Clegg on Syria intervention.
| 06:00Morning news, including full reaction to the Parliamentary vote on Syria intervention.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits Devon's Beer Quarry Caves which supplied Exeter cathedral with limestone(R) 06:30Anna Hill reports from the Somerset pilot badger cull zone. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Celebrating damage - learning from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. 06:35Caz Graham joins the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust vaccinating badgers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Mary McAleese discusses the spirituality in the work of Seamus Heaney. 07:55Dr Phil Hammond presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Core. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Service of worship from St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh. 08:48Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.(R) 08:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:001/4Nowadays 'rhetoric' can't be trusted. Stephen Fry attempts to restore its noble status. 09:304/5Roger Law meets two pioneering inventors helping those in need. 09:451/5Despite a poverty-stricken childhood and family problems, Harry shows promise at school.
| 09:00Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Frank Gardner talks to Tim Rushby-Smith about facing up to a life-changing accident. 09:452/5A financial stroke of luck enables Harry to give up his day job and focus on music.
| 09:00Global figures celebrate Dr Martin Luther King's legacy by reading "I Have a Dream". 09:303/5More of the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories(R) 09:453/5Despite success, Harry Nilsson's drinking and drug-taking spiral out of control.
| 09:004/4How much should a seriously ill 17-year-old know about his condition and its prognosis? 09:454/5Having damaged his voice with drink and drugs Harry turns to a bizarre alternative therapy
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five key players involved in the Lib Lab pact of the late 1970s.(R) 09:455/5While Harry's excessive lifestyle continues, he is shocked by the death of a friend.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by writer and broadcaster Michael Rosen.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey and Tim Samuels present a special programme on internet dating. 10:451/5Bonnie Parker's life is set to change when she meets Clyde Barrow.
| 10:00Emma Barnett on safeguarding the teacher-pupil relationship. Plus actress Storme Toolis. 10:452/5After taking to the road, Bonnie and Clyde are on the run from the law.
| 10:00Comedian Bridget Christie, violinist Midori Goto, and the impact of midwife shortages. 10:453/5After posing for pictures - with guns - Bonnie and Clyde are wanted dead or alive.
| 10:00Getting women into science, and the latest from the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. 10:454/5Bonnie is recovering after the car accident, and the law is closing in on the Barrow Gang.
| 10:00Jenni Murray asks, we hold wedding fairs so why not have funeral fairs? 10:455/5Bonnie and Clyde know that time is running out and commit increasingly desperate crimes.
| 10:303/4Steve Punt PI investigates the gruesome death, in 1945, of farm labourer Charles Walton.
| 10:00There's a hiccup in Brian's schedule, and Alan makes a grand gesture.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alan Dein follows two men as they try to walk 100 miles in 48 hours with no sleep. 11:301/2William wants to impress Dorinda.(R)
| 11:00Geoff Watts finds out how deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression. 11:30Pete Paphides talks to musicians about five stages of grief following a huge hit record.
| 11:00Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets playwright Mark Ravenhill. 11:45In 1959, Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot to overthrow the Panama government(R)
| 11:00Mobeen Azhar discovers a secret vibrant gay scene in urban Pakistan. 11:304/4Paul Gambaccini celebrates a long career with guests including Jude Kelly and Tim Marlow.
| 11:001/2Edward Stourton presents the escapers' stories of the mass POW breakout in 1943. 11:302/2William meets a famous six-year-old.(R)
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and her guests shine a light on crystals, both scientific and artistic. 11:30Tough decisions for President Obama, and other despatches from around the world.
| 11:15In the 100th edition from Dallas, Sue MacGregor and guests recall the JFK assassination
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| 12:00 | 12:00Big changes to current accounts, and dissecting where the money goes when you buy a CD. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White looks at the new charges on pubs and clubs that stay open after midnight. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White on smart meter opt-outs, 5G, and whether to take out student insurance. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Peter White, including a best-before date for cycling helmets. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Low interest rates are here to stay. So how will that affect you personally? 12:303/6Rory Bremner and team are joined by guests Debra Stephenson and Dr David Runciman.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/7Sue Perkins, Russell Kane and Paul Merton are joined by new player Henry Blofeld.(R) 12:32Tim Hayward meets the people taking ambitious food production into their own hands. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:451/5Gyles Brandreth recalls Five Ages of his life, starting with prep school in the 1950s.(R)
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5Gyles Brandreth recalls The Beatles, the Profumo scandal and the death of JFK.(R)
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Gyles Brandreth looks back at the 70s and Lord Longford's anti-porn commission.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:454/5Gyles Brandreth continues his Five Ages in the 80s - with Mrs Thatcher and Roland Rat.(R)
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5Gyles Brandreth completes his Five Ages with a look back to his time as an MP.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Nick Robinson presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House, London.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Global figures celebrate Dr Martin Luther King's legacy by reading "I Have a Dream".(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Mike Harris. Dark brooding tale of love and filial hate set in 19th-century Scotland.(R)
| 14:00Usha inspires rivalry.(R) 14:15Katie Hims's specially-written drama for deaf actor David Bower.
| 14:00Helen's making the most of it.(R) 14:151/2Warwick goes in search of a magical, golden paradise... somewhere on Mardle Fen.
| 14:00Kirsty is encouraging.(R) 14:152/2Warwick is up a tree dressed as a badger when he is shot at.
| 14:00Darrell's still got his pride.(R) 14:152/3The cybersecurity of a City hedge fund is tested to the limit causing tensions to escalate
| 14:00Is it right not to intervene in Syria? 14:30Johnny Vegas directs a feature-length version of David Storey's 1960s northern drama.
| 14:00GQT reaches new heights at the Roof Gardens in Kensington, London, with Eric Robson.(R) 14:45Fi Glover presents a selection of surprising conversations from the Edinburgh Festival.
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| 15:00 | 15:00With Martin Bell, Viv Groskop, Edward Petherbridge and David Schneider. Nigel Rees hosts. 15:30Hardeep Singh Kohli's personal plea to the nation to reflect on a food of wonder: bacon.(R)
| 15:00Helen Castor chairs 'Historians' Question Time' from the Chalke Valley History Festival. 15:30Tom Heap asks if a new breed of electric car may finally bring them to the mainstream.
| 15:004/4David Grossman assesses the impact of government interventions like quantitative easing. 15:304/7Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits Devon's Beer Quarry Caves which supplied Exeter cathedral with limestone 15:27Zoë Wanamaker presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Tree Aid.(R) 15:30Glenn Patterson takes Mariella Frostrup around the places that have inspired his novels.(R)
| 15:00GQT reaches new heights at the Roof Gardens in Kensington, London, with Eric Robson. 15:452/3By Aisling Bea. Dark and funny tale about a man struggling to cope with retirement.
| | 15:001/2Robert Rigby's dramatisation of Alan Sillitoe's seething novel set in 1958 Nottingham.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The provocative tale of one of the 20th century's great bohemian and literary capitals. 16:30Ernie Rea discusses the faith and philosophy of Martin Luther King.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard looks at the laws surrounding language use, from libel to blasphemy. 16:30The writer Julie Burchill talks to Matthew Parris about the Hollywood star Ava Gardner.
| 16:00Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence. 16:30How a target to get more women on local BBC radio breakfast shows is going to be achieved.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Shane Carruth about his new film Upstream Colour. 16:30Alice Roberts looks at research bias, training sniffer dogs, mapping roadkill and lasers
| 16:00Matthew Bannister remembers Seamus Heaney, Muriel Siebert, Florin Cioaba and Cliff Morgan. 16:30Tim Harford queries the numbers of the badger cull, plus NHS deaths and climate migrants.
| 16:00The world of internet dating, actress Storme Toolis and music from violinist Midori.
| 16:00Paul Theroux discusses his travel book Dark Star Safari with James Naughtie. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of Seamus Heaney's poems read by the author himself.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:00Interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'I flew a Super Puma into a tornado' - we hear about life as a North Sea helicopter pilot.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Sarah O'Connell tells the story behind a mugshot - the life history that led to crime.(R) 17:40Mark Coles explores the life and motivations of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry.(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. 18:303/7Sue Perkins, Russell Kane and Paul Merton are joined by new player Henry Blofeld.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Clare and Brian's relationship is in trouble. Could counselling help?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Vanessa Feltz relives her teenage years growing up in North London in the late 1970s.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The downsides of moving to the British countryside, and learning French in Paris.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Rory Bremner and team are joined by guests Debra Stephenson and Dr David Runciman.
| 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. 18:15Featuring Pink Floyd fan Tom Stoppard's dramatic tribute to Dark Side of the Moon.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reports from the 2013 Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. 19:451/5Bonnie Parker's life is set to change when she meets Clyde Barrow.(R)
| 19:00Helen's making the most of it. 19:15One Direction film, John Byrne's new mural in Edinburgh, and film director Nic Roeg. 19:452/5After taking to the road, Bonnie and Clyde are on the run from the law.(R)
| 19:15Mark Lawson interviews Marin Alsop, the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms 19:453/5After posing for pictures - with guns - Bonnie and Clyde are wanted dead or alive.(R)
| 19:00Darrell's still got his pride. 19:15Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including historian Simon Schama on The Story of the Jews. 19:454/5Bonnie is recovering after the car accident, and the law is closing in on the Barrow Gang.(R)
| 19:00Ticket sales are going well. 19:15Mark Lawson and guests reflect on the life and work of poet Seamus Heaney. 19:455/5Bonnie and Clyde know that time is running out and commit increasingly desperate crimes.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles explores the life and motivations of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry. 19:15Simon Schama explores The Story of the Jews on BBC 2; and new film Upstream Colour.
| 19:00Ray starts as he means to go on. 19:151/4Paul Sinha tests his audience and himself on what they know about British history. 19:451/3By DJ Taylor. The rural idyll turns sour when winter hits a north Norfolk coastal town.
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| 20:00 | 20:0050 years on, Gary Younge looks behind the scenes of Martin Luther King's iconic speech. 20:30Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together? Emre Azizlerli reports.(R)
| 20:00Sarah O'Connell tells the story behind a mugshot - the life history that led to crime. 20:40Peter and his guests talk about their experiences of weddings, if you can't see.
| 20:003/4Emma Byrne, Amber Dermont and Kamin Mohammadi find hidden benefits in surprising places. 20:4518/3Greg Votolato confesses his addiction to cars, while arguing for more sustainable designs.
| 20:00How do private investigators carry out surveillance on individuals? 20:30Peter Day reports on an entrepreneur using ideas from soft drinks to distribute medicine.
| 20:00Nick Robinson presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House, London. 20:50Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.
| 20:00Paul Allen uses the archive to explore the social changes that led to the British New Wave
| 20:00Tim Harford queries the numbers of the badger cull, plus NHS deaths and climate migrants.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister remembers Seamus Heaney, Muriel Siebert, Florin Cioaba and Cliff Morgan.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Hart investigates whether scientists can bring extinct animals back from the dead.(R) 21:301/4Nowadays 'rhetoric' can't be trusted. Stephen Fry attempts to restore its noble status.(R)
| 21:004/7Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith. 21:30Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap asks if a new breed of electric car may finally bring them to the mainstream.(R) 21:30Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets playwright Mark Ravenhill.(R)
| 21:00Alice Roberts looks at research bias, training sniffer dogs, mapping roadkill and lasers(R) 21:304/4Will Gompertz with Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng - taking education into the internet age.(R)
| 21:00Paul Rhys and David Schofield star in Adrian Penketh's psychological thriller.(R)
| 21:002/2Aeneas has a terrifying journey to the Underworld where he meets his father's ghost.(R)
| 21:00Low interest rates are here to stay. So how will that affect you personally?(R) 21:26Dr Phil Hammond presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Core.(R) 21:30Peter Day reports on an entrepreneur using ideas from soft drinks to distribute medicine.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00John Kerry says there is little doubt the Syrian government used chemical weapons. 22:451/10In 1701, a frail, dying Zummo arrives at a French convent. He has a story to tell.
| 22:00Is Western military action in Syria imminent? News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Florence, 1691. Zummo is summoned to by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
| 22:00MPs to vote twice before UK military action in Syria. News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:453/10A 'Sicilian' banquet held in his honour changes Zummo's life forever.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:454/10At the Mercato Vecchio, Zummo sees the girl from the apothecary.
| 22:00Obama 'looking at limited action' in Syria. Presented by David Eades. 22:455/10Zummo finds that Florence at night is a dark and dangerous place.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:154/4How much should a seriously ill 17-year-old know about his condition and its prognosis?(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 mulls over the language and peculiarity of puzzles.(R) 23:301/2Martin Goodman visits iconic new cultural buildings in search of a 'New North' of England.(R)
| 23:00Al Murray and Tim Key join Alex and his band for an Edinburgh special.(R) 23:302/2Martin Goodman visits iconic new cultural buildings in search of a 'New North' of England.(R)
| 23:00Comedian James Acaster presents the results of his research into the subject of 'bread'.(R) 23:30Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey explore the topic of mother-and-daughter relationships.
| 23:004/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:00The writer Julie Burchill talks to Matthew Parris about the Hollywood star Ava Gardner. 23:30Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey explore the topic of father and son relationships.
| 23:00With Martin Bell, Viv Groskop, Edward Petherbridge and David Schneider. Nigel Rees hosts.(R) 23:302/2Poet and lyricist Stephen J Kalinich takes listeners on a poetic tour of Los Angeles.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Shane Carruth about his new film Upstream Colour.(R) 23:30Celebrating damage - learning from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.(R)
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