| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The World Service and its broadcasters. Also, the use of mental health 'sections'.(R) 00:45The bells of St Mary's Church in Dunsford, Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Award-winning comedian Jennifer Saunders reads her funny, honest and touching memoir.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5From her beginnings on the comedy circuit in 1981, Jennifer Saunders's honest memoir.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5It is 1991, and Absolutely Fabulous is about to hit British TV screens.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The Absolutely Fabulous star is India-bound to write a screenplay with Ruby Wax.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A final tour with Dawn and some unexpected news.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Pat has the chance of a shared screen credit with a British writer on a ballet picture.(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 Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Small green shoots of recovery for organics as sales go up for the first time in years. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Crested Tit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45The organic dairy industry is losing farmers - Anna Hill finds out why. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Yellow-Browed Warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45National Trust members are to vote this weekend on badger culling on its land. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the sooty shearwater.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Reaction to the badger cull in Gloucestershire getting another eight weeks. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Leach's Storm-Petrel.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Will the government's pollination plan address the decline of both bees and bee farmers? 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Cattle Egret.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. 05:45A 15-year-old girl tells iPM - 'I saw a beheading video on Facebook. Why is this allowed?'
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Church of Holy Cross in Woodchurch, Wirral. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles the man at the centre of the so-called 'Plebgate' scandal.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 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. 06:07John McCarthy walks with volunteer rangers on the South Downs.(R) 06:30Organic food - healthy and sustainable or an overpriced luxury? With Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer Lucy Mangan reflects on the value and the meanings we invest in gold. 06:35Chris Sperring searches for tube web spiders at Exeter Cathedral. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Archbishop Vincent Nichols calls on business to help serve society. With William Crawley. 07:55Simon Russell Beale presents an appeal on behalf of Sense International. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from the Chapel of Unity, Methodist College, Belfast. 08:48Lisa Jardine reflects on IVF as she stands down from the body which regulates it.(R) 08:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Crested Tit.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Stephanie Flanders talks to Paul Collier, Kwasi Kwarteng, Nick Young and Lindsey Hilsum. 09:451/5Award-winning comedian Jennifer Saunders reads her funny, honest and touching memoir.
| 09:002/4Grayson Perry questions the often-heard assertion that anything can be art. 09:452/5From her beginnings on the comedy circuit in 1981, Jennifer Saunders's honest memoir.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets actor and director Paul Michael Glaser. 09:453/5It is 1991, and Absolutely Fabulous is about to hit British TV screens.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Corn Laws of the 19th century. 09:454/5The Absolutely Fabulous star is India-bound to write a screenplay with Ruby Wax.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Jeremy Hutchinson, former barrister and member of the House of Lords(R) 09:455/5A final tour with Dawn and some unexpected news.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with Horrible Histories author Terry Deary.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Throwing a party? Getting the guests you want without losing friends. With Jane Garvey. 10:456/10The Gillespies' younger daughter Rose has been kidnapped.
| 10:00Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, discusses her career with Jane Garvey. 10:457/10The police arrest a suspect for the kidnap of Rose Gillespie.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to Indhu Rubasingham about 'unheard voices' at the Tricycle Theatre. 10:458/10The three accused go on trial, but two of them want to pin the blame on their ringleader.
| 10:00Joanna Trollope on Austen, plus The Alzheimer Conundrum and Cook the Perfect scallops. 10:459/10The court considers the identity of the veiled woman who lured Rose away from her family.
| 10:00Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark, and media presentation of women. With Jenni Murray. 10:4510/10As the trial reaches its climax, young Sybil is called to give evidence.
| 10:30Alan Dein hears the story of Bryan and Anna, who met using Google Translate.
| 10:00Tom becomes suspicious. Meanwhile Ed and Mike wait for an update.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Britain's Muslim-Jewish couples share their remarkable stories with Zubeida Malik. 11:303/6Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery and Fi Glover.(R)
| 11:00Monty Don explores the vulnerability of wildlife that need specialist conditions to live. 11:303/3Alvin Hall looks at the 1980s and beyond, concluding with the rise of hip-hop.
| 11:001/2Steph McGovern on how the industry shaped one of the UK's main silk centres - Macclesfield 11:302/4A great party gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets.(R)
| 11:00Meeting the young people building a new Vietnam, and other reporters' stories. 11:30Michael Alexander presents a profile of the life and work of novelist Penelope Fitzgerald.
| 11:00Hardeep Singh Kohli traces the stormy creation of the Football Association 150 years ago. 11:302/6Freshly divorced Mimi freezes her eggs and broke Joe's actions spark a choice by Lucy.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Correspondents report from Italy, Sri Lanka, Australia, Germany and Fiji.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The cost of Royal Mail parcels, and Simon Calder's tips on booking cheap hotels. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How much faith do you have in the police? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Going to the World Cup in Brazil? Get the latest on flights, hotels and tickets. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White looks at big changes for the Highways Agency and the cost of energy abroad. 12:52Fi Glover with a conversation about the strain living with PTSD puts on a relationship. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Fuel poverty, 'fixed means fixed', green questions over Co-Op and switching nightmares. 12:305/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/6Featuring objects from Richard Herring, Kristin Lippincott and Dr Christofer Clemente.(R) 12:32With an abundance of different restaurant reviews, Sheila Dillon asks who we can trust. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal explores the airline hijackings of 1970 and meets Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane considers the career of Carlos the Jackal.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane explores the British response to paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane asks what made the Baader Meinhof Gang turn to terror in 1970s Germany.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane considers the dilemma the ANC faced over the use of terrorist tactics.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thetford in Norfolk.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Emma Barnett visits the Canadian army to explore life for women on the military frontline.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tom becomes suspicious.(R) 14:151/10As London celebrates the Festival of Britain, a boy witnesses a murder.
| 14:152/10While Jack dodges his call-up, Joey is desperate to start his own business.
| 14:00Ed and Mike wait for an update.(R) 14:153/10Jack is reluctant to leave the house after the Krays' attack, but Billy has other plans.
| 14:00Vicky is on edge, and Lynda has a lunch date.(R) 14:154/10Jack is riding high with his first taste of crime - but then his mother falls ill.
| 14:00Alistair is feeling frustrated.(R) 14:155/10Jack is forced into completing national service, but he refuses to box for his regiment.
| 14:00Is it the end for trade unions, and should teachers have teacher training? 14:30An unfortunate 19th-century poet walks from Dundee to Balmoral to seek Queen Victoria.
| 14:00Host Eric Robson and his panel of experts visit Leicester University and Botanic Gardens.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with a 90-year-old and her daughter talking about life and history.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Drinks writer Pete Brown explains why bottles of cider should be on the UK's dinner tables(R)
| 15:005/6Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about unusual journeys. 15:30Globally cities continue to grow. Can wildlife and humans live together as cities spread?
| 15:00Want to cut your energy bill or resolve an energy problem? Ruth Alexander takes questions. 15:30Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.(R)
| 15:00John McCarthy walks with volunteer rangers on the South Downs. 15:27Baroness Boothroyd presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Friends of the Elderly.(R) 15:30Conn Iggulden on Stormbird, the first in his new series set during The Wars of the Roses.(R)
| 15:00Host Eric Robson and his panel of experts visit Leicester University and Botanic Gardens. 15:451/3A woman haunts Edinburgh seeking revenge to the strains of Donna Summer.
| 15:30Anna Chen explores the history of the famous Chinese model operas.(R)
| 15:005/7Guy is beginning to lose his idealism about the war.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Pete Paphides delves into the BBC auditions process for aspiring bands of the 50s and 60s. 16:30Have we sacrificed the pleasure of travelling to discover new places and ourselves?
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg reveals how laws relating to chemical weapons stretch back 2,000 years. 16:30Harriett Gilbert talks to Brendan O'Neill and Gabriel Gbadamosi about favourite books.
| 16:00A study into Muslim resistance to religious extremism. Also, customer abuse of service. 16:30Steve Hewlett asks if broadcasters could do more to serve black audiences better.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about how to get the best performances from young actors 16:30Adam Rutherford asks how radioactive waste from Hinkley C nuclear plant will be dealt with
| 16:00Matthew Bannister recalls Sir Anthony Caro, Jovanka Broz, Felix Dexter and Olive Stevenson 16:30Morwenna Banks on her radio drama that stopped listeners in their tracks. 16:56A wife talks to her husband about his 14-year roadtrip on a motorbike..
| 16:00Alexandra Roach, Clare Gerada on GPs and obesity, Natalie Coleman cooks, and Helen Clark.
| 16:00Justin Cartwright talks about his novel Lion Heart, and Joe Sacco on The Great War. 16:30Twelve poets respond to the priceless Gospel book created on the island of Lindisfarne.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Upside-down management is discussed by company bosses and Evan Davis.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Homes at risk? Are housing associations trying to gamble their way out of a crisis?(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the man at the centre of the so-called 'Plebgate' scandal.(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. 18:304/6Featuring objects from Richard Herring, Kristin Lippincott and Dr Christofer Clemente.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Bridget answers that old chestnut, 'Are Women Funny?'(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6With society collapsing all around her, Clare is stuck indoors bean counting.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 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. 18:15Liz Barclay chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mark Lawson interviews writer Susan Hill as she publishes a new novel Black Sheep. 19:456/10The Gillespies' younger daughter Rose has been kidnapped.(R)
| 19:00Ed and Mike wait for an update. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on the Turner Prize in Derry-Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013. 19:457/10The police arrest a suspect for the kidnap of Rose Gillespie.(R)
| 19:00Vicky is on edge, and Lynda has a lunch date. 19:15Arts news. Dame Judi Dench discusses her role in the film Philomena with Mark Lawson. 19:458/10The three accused go on trial, but two of them want to pin the blame on their ringleader.(R)
| 19:00Alistair is feeling frustrated. 19:15Earth Wind and Fire, From Here to Eternity reviewed, and Sir Anthony Caro remembered. 19:459/10The court considers the identity of the veiled woman who lured Rose away from her family.(R)
| 19:00Jim is full of surprises. 19:15Kirsty Lang meets Elizabeth Gilbert, whose books include the bestseller Eat Pray Love. 19:4510/10As the trial reaches its climax, young Sybil is called to give evidence.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the man at the centre of the so-called 'Plebgate' scandal. 19:15Morrissey's long-awaited autobiography, and new musical From Here to Eternity.
| 19:00Nic makes a breakthrough. 19:154/6Toby Young revisits his tearaway teens, playing knock down ginger and skateboarding.(R) 19:453/3By Ruth Figgest. A young couple take a walk across the graveyard of their marriage.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Misha explores unification, beginning with Napoleon's call to the peoples of Italy. 20:30Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
| 20:00Homes at risk? Are housing associations trying to gamble their way out of a crisis? 20:40Tom Walker visits an accessible art exhibition and talks to some of the blind artists.
| 20:00Is the social responsibility of business just to increase profits? With Michael Buerk. 20:4526/3Matt Locke examines how our attention has shaped our culture.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg reveals how laws relating to chemical weapons stretch back 2,000 years.(R) 20:30Upside-down management is discussed by company bosses and Evan Davis.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thetford in Norfolk. 20:50Lisa Jardine reflects on IVF as she stands down from the body which regulates it.
| 20:00The true story behind the most notorious hoax in radio - Orson Welles' War Of The Worlds.
| 20:00Morwenna Banks on her radio drama that stopped listeners in their tracks.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister recalls Sir Anthony Caro, Jovanka Broz, Felix Dexter and Olive Stevenson(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Human population pressure on soils can impact on the earth worm, reducing soil fertility.(R) 21:30Stephanie Flanders talks to Paul Collier, Kwasi Kwarteng, Nick Young and Lindsey Hilsum.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes. 21:302/4Michael Blastland explores how our very human foibles can lead us into scandal.(R)
| 21:00Globally cities continue to grow. Can wildlife and humans live together as cities spread?(R) 21:30Former federal chairman Alan Greenspan in conversation with Evan Davis.
| 21:00Adam Rutherford asks how radioactive waste from Hinkley C nuclear plant will be dealt with(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Corn Laws of the 19th century.(R)
| 21:003/3Terror went global in the 1970s. Fergal Keane finds out why.
| 21:004/7Guy's unit have been posted to Egypt, where they are surrounded more by rumour than action(R)
| 21:00Fuel poverty, 'fixed means fixed', green questions over Co-Op and switching nightmares.(R) 21:26Simon Russell Beale presents an appeal on behalf of Sense International.(R) 21:30Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00New nuclear plant - was this the best deal? News and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/15Theo finds a treasure amid the rubble.
| 22:00Sir John Major calls for windfall tax on utility companies. News round-up with Ritula Shah 22:452/15Having survived the museum bombing, Theo must make a new life.
| 22:00Petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth to close after bitter dispute. With Ritula Shah. 22:453/15Theo finds a new and rare friendship in a dusty old antique shop.
| 22:00Spying, Grangemouth, the French far right, and the National Anthem. With David Eades. 22:454/15The reappearance of his father changes Theo's life again.
| 22:00Grangemouth petrochemical plant to stay open after union climbs down. With David Eades. 22:455/15Under the hapless care of his father, Theo's life becomes increasingly anarchic.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4Grayson Perry questions the often-heard assertion that anything can be art.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Ian Burrell of the Independent looks at how the newspapers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/4Two original story poems from spoken word artists Inua Ellams and Ross Sutherland.(R) 23:154/4The eve of Waterloo, and our heroes face the prospect of seeing each other face to face.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Symphonious sketch series with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Sara Pascoe and Henry Paker. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Even the most successful writers have, at some point, had to take jobs to pay the bills. 23:154/4What could we do if a giant asteroid were heading straight for us?(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on PMQs and the rest of the day's events at Westminster.
| 23:004/6Joe and Terry replace Stuart with new best friend Janice. 23:30Sean Curran hears MPs debate energy prices.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert talks to Brendan O'Neill and Gabriel Gbadamosi about favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover introduces a conversation about the challenges of de-cluttering.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests made by a live audience.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about how to get the best performances from young actors(R) 23:30Writer Lucy Mangan reflects on the value and the meanings we invest in gold.(R)
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