| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The rise of instant noodles. Also, British men dancing like Brazilians.(R) 00:45The bells of St Helen's Parish Church, Sefton, Merseyside.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/10A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone help?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/10Can a new warrior help a king beset by a demon?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/10The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/10The warrior celebrates his victory over the demon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/10The warrior has to face a foe seeking revenge.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Rita works in the casino but hasn't danced there for years, until Frank starts calling.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Scotland targets Indian buyers to boost food exports. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the serin.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45How can farmers avoid using illegal gang labour? Anna Hill finds out more. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the redwing.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Fixed pay rates for farm workers in England are scrapped, but Wales wants to keep them. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Charlotte Smith reports from the Dairy Show 2013 in Somerset. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Nearly a quarter of Wales' largest ancient forest is being felled because of disease. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Ortolan Bunting.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig. 05:45A listener tells iPM, 'Don't start labelling our children as depressed.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of All Saints Church in East Pennard, Somerset. 05:45Mark Coles presents a profile of Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.(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. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding walks around the city of Durham with Maggie and Keith Bell.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith meets a farmer who took a risk and expanded his business. Did it pay off? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy considers the relationships we have with those we live alongside. 06:35Sarah Swadling meets the farmer on a mission to breed a hen that lays green shelled eggs. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Report by Ofsted says more than half of schools are failing pupils on religious education. 07:55Claire Tomalin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Contact a Family. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Three Ways School in Bath, with singer and music therapist Adrian Snell. 08:48Lisa Jardine draws lessons from the career of Leo Szilard, who worked on the atom bomb.(R) 08:58Brett Westwood presents the serin.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Stephanie Flanders with Anne Carson, Daljit Nagra, Richard Eyre and Graham Robb. 09:451/10A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone help?(R)
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves. 09:30BBC science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh talks to fathers and daughters. 09:452/10Can a new warrior help a king beset by a demon?(R)
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor Emma Thompson. 09:453/10The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel.(R)
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. 09:454/10The warrior celebrates his victory over the demon.(R)
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to comedian Lee Mack.(R) 09:455/10The warrior has to face a foe seeking revenge.(R)
| 09:00Richard Coles and Anita Anand with guest Richard Osman.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What do we know about so-called white widow Samantha Lewthwaite? Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5Yukinari is summoned to visit his old friend Takashi. Shonagon is confined in the palace.
| 10:00Edna O'Brien on her new collection of short stories written over 50 years. 10:452/5Yukinari suspects that there is an ulterior motive to Takashi's invitation to visit.
| 10:00Sheila Hancock joins Jenni Murray to talk about her new play Barking in Essex. 10:453/5Shonagon begins to change her attitude towards the new arrival.
| 10:00National minimum staffing levels in maternity units? And the launch of Feminist Times. 10:454/5Unsolicited truths begin to emerge between Shonagon and her friend Saisho.
| 10:00Transgender icon April Ashley's new art exhibition in Liverpool. Sheila McClennon presents 10:455/5Yukinari hears that Shonagon has gone into early labour and rushes to her side.
| 10:302/2Hear the world's cities through the ears of BBC Presenter and blind traveller, Peter White
| 10:00Elizabeth looks forward, and it's Emma to the rescue.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales talk about life under devolution. 11:305/6Danny and Clarissa have a surprise birthday party planned for Brian - will he survive it?
| 11:00Can the major religions of the world play a role in conserving the natural world? 11:30Investigating songs of seduction and ghosts - the Night Visiting Songs.
| 11:002/3Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of devolution. 11:303/4Amateur sleuth Lady Violet Strange tries to solve a murder with apparently no clues.
| 11:00The crisis over Golden Dawn in Greece, and other stories from around the world. 11:30Poet Dean Atta considers his response to one of the most controversial of words.
| 11:003/3Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of devolution. 11:305/6Two parties provide a particular challenge.
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and guests explore the shadowy world of tracking and surveillance. 11:30Analysis, colour and wit from Brazil, the Seychelles, Lebanon, France and Greece.
| 11:15Carolyn McCall, businesswoman and CEO of easyJet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Julian Worricker goes to Bristol, where streets have banned cars so children can run free. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How has the horsemeat scandal changed attitudes and what we buy? With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White looks at how the government's latest Help to Buy scheme will work. 12:52Fi Glover with a conversation about getting to grips with technology when you're over 80. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why some E.on customers can no longer StayWarm. Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. 12:302/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present topical stand-up, sketches and songs.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Mark Watson and Joann Fletcher.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of cooks using slow and pressure cookers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney, at the Conservative Conference. 13:451/5Robert McCrum tells the story of John Murray, Lord Byron's publisher.
| 13:00News and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney at the Conservative Party Conference 13:452/5How Allen Lane brought paperback books to the mass market.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister.
| 13:00News and current affairs presented by Shaun Ley. 13:454/5Robert McCrum meets George Weidenfeld to talk about his extraordinary publishing life.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5Robert McCrum explores the publishing life of Geoffrey Faber.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Ilkley in West Yorkshire.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:301/2James Naughtie traces the story of the theatre's founding from 1848 to the World War I.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Elizabeth looks forward.(R) 14:15A Hollywood script doctor is drafted in to the set of The Pride and the Passion.(R)
| 14:00Alan's trying to be encouraging.(R) 14:15Linda Marshall Griffiths's love story, told in five encounters over 16 years.
| 14:00Clarrie is supportive.(R) 14:15By Nick Hoare. Tom and Alice agree that their affair can never happen.
| 14:00Rosa has an unwelcome visitor.(R) 14:15By Paul Magrs. A fantastical tale of teenage love and close encounters.
| 14:00Jill tries to be sensitive.(R) 14:15Leskov's searing classic Russian tale of passion and murder is an emotional rollercoaster.
| 14:00Protecting vulnerable children and getting the long-term unemployed back to work. 14:30Drama based on the true story of one Raasay man's road-building feat. Ian McDiarmid stars.
| 14:00Eric Robson and his GQT panel are at West Dean College and Gardens, near Chichester.(R) 14:45Fi Glover visits the British Library as it launches an online archive of conversations.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs, as Northern Ireland take on the South of England. 15:30Sheila Dillon investigates the new School Food Plan and asks if it can make real change.(R)
| 15:002/6Tales of keeping quiet, being lost for words and struggling to raise your voice. 15:30Tom Heap reports on the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
| 15:00Need advice about welfare benefits? Call or email Paul Lewis and guests. 15:30New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks around the city of Durham with Maggie and Keith Bell. 15:27Charlotte Sewell, a beneficiary, presents an appeal on behalf of the Trussell Trust.(R) 15:30Sathnanm Sanghera on Marriage Material, and a look at Brazil's vast literary scene.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and his GQT panel are at West Dean College and Gardens, near Chichester. 15:451/3Tatiana Salem Levy's short story reflects on the legacy of Brazil's military regime.
| 15:30John Kirkpatrick explores the newly digitised archive of England's rich folk song heritage(R)
| 15:002/7Guy spends his time aiding Apthorpe with the concealment of his Thunder box.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter(R) 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the theology of JRR Tolkien.
| 16:00Comedy writer Jane Bussmann reflects on our contemporary obsession with authenticity. 16:30Comedian Al Murray champions the life of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor on the transformation of slums into visitor attractions. Also, food tourism. 16:30Is the Mail breaking any regulations with its Ralph Miliband story?
| 16:00James McAvoy talks to Francine Stock about new film Filth, based on Irvine Welsh's novel. 16:30Adam Rutherford explores the science behind the menopause and the uncertainty of science.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Tom Clancy, Lindsay Cooper, Rabbi Philip Berg and Anthony Hinds. 16:30Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates. 16:56Fi Glover introduces a father and son talking about leaving home for the circus.
| 16:00Highlights from the WH week, including Sheila Hancock on her role in Barking in Essex.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Dame Hilary Mantel about Bring Up the Bodies. From 2013. 16:30Roger McGough presents a second selection of requests for Charles Causley's poems.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The money-making world of big data is discussed by Evan Davis and guests.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What will the government's plan to produce more low-carbon energy do to our fuel bills?(R) 17:40Mark Coles presents a profile of Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.(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. 18:301/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Mark Watson and Joann Fletcher.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6The truth behind some famous anecdotes and a curious tale of a hard-bitten dame.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30A showcase of up-and-coming comics from the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Mark Watson.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Dave embraces internet dating while Ramesh has a wobble over his Meat Loaf date.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present topical stand-up, sketches and songs.
| 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. 18:15Mark Billingham chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alan's trying to be encouraging. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on Art Under Attack, an exhibition about physical attacks on artworks. 19:451/5Yukinari is summoned to visit his old friend Takashi. Shonagon is confined in the palace.(R)
| 19:15Mark Lawson talks to David Tennant as he prepares to play Richard II at the RSC, Stratford 19:452/5Yukinari suspects that there is an ulterior motive to Takashi's invitation to visit.(R)
| 19:00Rosa has an unwelcome visitor. 19:15Mark Lawson meets actress Saoirse Ronan, who stars in the film How I Live Now. 19:453/5Shonagon begins to change her attitude towards the new arrival.(R)
| 19:00Jill tries to be sensitive. 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including the verdict on James McAvoy in Filth. 19:454/5Unsolicited truths begin to emerge between Shonagon and her friend Saisho.(R)
| 19:15Anoushka Shankar on her new album, TV's Truckers reviewed and Frank Auerbach painting. 19:455/5Yukinari hears that Shonagon has gone into early labour and rushes to her side.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles presents a profile of Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre. 19:15Irvine Welsh's novel Filth comes to the big screen starring James McAvoy.
| 19:152/4Comedian Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band are joined by guest Nick Helm.(R) 19:453/3By Stuart MacBride. Childhood secrets are revealed in this sinister tale.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Rod Liddle argues that we need to be sceptical of claims of a brain drain. 20:30Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?
| 20:00What will the government's plan to produce more low-carbon energy do to our fuel bills? 20:40Surinder Lall talks to Peter about his recent court victory regarding bedroom tax.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests ask if 'instant justice' is undermining our legal system. 20:4523/3Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
| 20:00Are the warnings that the new Help to Buy scheme will cause a price bubble justified? 20:30The money-making world of big data is discussed by Evan Davis and guests.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Ilkley in West Yorkshire. 20:50Lisa Jardine draws lessons from the career of Leo Szilard, who worked on the atom bomb.
| 20:00Fintan O'Toole looks back at the reputations of WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney.
| 20:00Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on Tom Clancy, Lindsay Cooper, Rabbi Philip Berg and Anthony Hinds.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00With the illegal trade in ivory on the up, what is the future for Africa's elephants? 21:30Stephanie Flanders with Anne Carson, Daljit Nagra, Richard Eyre and Graham Robb.
| 21:00New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap reports on the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor Emma Thompson.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford explores the science behind the menopause and the uncertainty of science.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.(R)
| 21:00Is 13-year-old Eliot Green ready to become a man in the Jewish faith?(R)
| 21:001/7Guy Crouchback is searching for a purpose to live. Evelyn Waugh's satirical masterpiece.(R)
| 21:00Why some E.on customers can no longer StayWarm. Personal finance news with Paul Lewis.(R) 21:26Claire Tomalin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Contact a Family.(R) 21:30Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Latest on the US budget crisis. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn. 22:451/10In 1969 London, Bond meets the mysterious and attractive Bryce Fitzjohn.
| 22:00Miliband versus the Mail. In-depth reporting and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:452/10Bond is sent as an undercover journalist to Zanzarim in West Africa.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:453/10Bond must get into Dahum with the assistance of the beautiful Blessing.
| 22:00African migrants die in boat; newspaper says sorry to Ed Miliband. With Philippa Thomas. 22:454/10Blessing has gone, but Bond must reach Port Dunbar to learn more about the civil war.
| 22:00Will this be the Asian Century as many have predicted? News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:455/10Bond helps Kobus Breed win a deadly battle - so will he meet Solomon Adeka at last?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests ask if 'instant justice' is undermining our legal system.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Daily Mirror looks at how papers reported the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4Two original story poems from spoken word artists Laura Dockrill and Polar Bear.(R) 23:151/4Napoleon returns from Elba. Will Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love survive?(R) 23:30Actor and comedian Lenny Henry chooses favourite readings, from Othello to Small Island.(R)
| 23:001/3Dramatisation of the cult London-set crime novel. Stars Burn Gorman and Toby Jones. 23:30Actress Hannah Gordon chooses her favourite readings, including Grenfell, Coward and Cope.(R)
| 23:005/6Nigel tries to get his online music lessons up and running. 23:151/4Are there civilisations on other planets, and, if so, why do they never call?(R) 23:30Barry Cryer chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing to present to an audience.(R)
| 23:001/6Stuart is made redundant from his post at the job centre. 23:30Kwame Kwei-Armah presents his favourite pieces of writing and song lyrics to an audience.(R)
| 23:00Comedian Al Murray champions the life of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. 23:27The incomparable Joan Bakewell with some favourite pieces of prose and poetry.(R) 23:55Fi Glover with a conversation about the thrill and possibly fatal danger of driving fast.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs, as Northern Ireland take on the South of England.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems by Charles Causley.(R)
| 23:00James McAvoy talks to Francine Stock about new film Filth, based on Irvine Welsh's novel.(R) 23:30John McCarthy considers the relationships we have with those we live alongside.(R)
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