| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie explores the origins the Remembrance Day poppy. Also, traveller children in schools(R) 00:45The bells of St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton, Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The infamous Observatory Affair nearly finishes Mitterrand's political career.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Francois, the son of a station master, became fascinated with politics.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Mitterrand kept his private life quiet for most of his career, but he had two families.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5As president of the EEC, Mitterrand goes out of his way to cultivate 'Dear Mrs Thatcher'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Mitterrand leaves the Elysee Palace for the last time in 1995, after 14 years in power.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3By Shena Mackay. Meriel loves the theatre. Rick loves Meriel, or is it New York he loves?(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. 05:45Irish farmers are accused of smuggling milk from the Republic to Northern Ireland. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. 05:45Should England follow Wales's lead and clamp down on the problem of fly-grazing? 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. 05:45Reporting from South Dakota where tens of thousands of cattle died in October's storms. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. 05:45What does the huge rise in the popularity of wood-burning stoves mean for wood producers? 05:58Martin Hughes Games presents the Goshawk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. 05:45New rules will mean tougher penalties for farmers who delay TB testing. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45'If I get caught I will be executed' - iPM speaks to Syrians living in Istanbul.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary and St Chad, Brewood in Staffordshire. 05:45Lesley Curwen profiles Nicola Sturgeon, a key figure in Scotland's push for independence.(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.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Our infatuation with lighthouses and the need to preserve these iconic landmarks.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe heads out west to a ranch in South Dakota. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully looks at both sides of anticipation and how we relish or dread what is to come. 06:35Charlotte Smith meets the family forced to rescue the farm, while facing bereavement. 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. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley. 07:55The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 8284 or Radio 4 website. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Advent season begins with a service live from Kelvinside Hillhead Church in Glasgow. 08:48Will Self warns against politicians' policies which turn out to be Trojan horses.(R) 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Bianca Jagger, Fatima Bhutto, Stephen Hopgood and Howard Brenton. 09:451/5The infamous Observatory Affair nearly finishes Mitterrand's political career.
| 09:002/3Jonathan Glancey finds out how we lost the art of designing beautiful places. 09:304/5Hardeep Singh Kohli hopes to learn 15 new things about 'jam'.(R) 09:452/5Francois, the son of a station master, became fascinated with politics.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets wine writer Jancis Robinson and Kangeroo Dundee, Chris 'Brolga' Barns. 09:453/5Mitterrand kept his private life quiet for most of his career, but he had two families.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the development of the microscope. 09:454/5As president of the EEC, Mitterrand goes out of his way to cultivate 'Dear Mrs Thatcher'.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, leader of the opposition. 09:455/5Mitterrand leaves the Elysee Palace for the last time in 1995, after 14 years in power.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Anita Anand with chef and restaurateur Rick Stein.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 09:45News of the 2012 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal. To give this year call 0800 082 8284.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Mary J Blige, social isolation among the elderly, and Louise Casey on Troubled Families. 10:451/5As Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs him to tell her his most famous story.
| 10:00Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders on women and the law. With Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Onegin's new friend Lensky persuades him to make a fateful visit to meet his neighbours.
| 10:00Singer-songwriter Birdy performs live, plus award-winning bipolar blogger Charlotte Walker 10:453/5Tatiana finally gets a response to her love letter. Based on the poem.
| 10:00Jenni Murray meets Baroness Hale, the most senior woman in the British judiciary. 10:454/5Tatiana makes a desperate attempt to stop the duel between Onegin and Lensky.
| 10:00Jenni Murray and guests discuss tips and advice for negotiating a pay rise. 10:455/5Everyone must now struggle with the consequences of Pushkin and Onegin's duels.
| 10:301/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
| 10:00Helen feels confused, and Ed makes a terrible mistake.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Felicity Evans hears the personal stories behind the government's Direct Payments trial. 11:303/6Ed finds himself writing a film script, an action adventure with a quirky sci-fi twist.
| 11:00Conflict between people and wildlife is increasing, what are the solutions? 11:30Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.
| 11:00Sarfraz Manzoor talks to people who have decided to leave Islam and become ex-Muslims. 11:303/4Tom's mum volunteers her son to give the eulogy following the death of her cousin.
| 11:00Why Catholic priests in Mexico believe they can fight drug trafficking through exorcism. 11:30Hardeep Singh Kohli explores what the song 'Caledonia' means to Scottish people.
| 11:002/3A vibrant 'documentary pop song' exploring the shifting borders of adulthood. 11:301/41937: locals on a remote Isles of Scilly island resist modernisation of their post office.
| 11:00Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Ukraine under pressure, and other stories in the news.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to broadcaster Clare Balding.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Energy company nPower explains a big rise in complaints about customer service. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson asks if a degree is still the best way to kick-start a successful career 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why are photos of complete strangers popping up on emails? With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why are there so many adverts on television for gambling, and do they cause harm? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The Care Quality Commission announces more tests for mental health care. 12:52Fi Glover with a conversation between friends about the mysteries of life, luck and coffee 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How customers can fight back against unanswered complaints. Finance news with Paul Lewis. 12:304/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee chairs.(R) 12:32Californian chef and campaigner Alice Waters shares her food story with Sheila Dillon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Andrew Dilnot looks into education data, finding a story of a sudden spread of privilege.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Andrew Dilnot asks how our long-working-hours culture compares with the past.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Andrew reveals the changing shape of our lives by compressing a whole life into 20 seconds
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45How do the repeated patterns of change in the data explain the way women's lives changed?
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45If the economic struggle for survival is over, do we now need to work out how to live?
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aldeburgh in Suffolk.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Pete Paphides delves into the BBC auditions process for aspiring bands of the 50s and 60s.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Will Darrell cope alone?(R) 14:15By Anita Sullivan. A new play about fox hunting with Tim McInnerny and Russell Tovey.(R)
| 14:15By John Retallack. The love between a couple must be re-negotiated when a child arrives.
| 14:00There's a cuckoo in the nest at the Stables.(R) 14:15Wives in 1960s colonial Singapore are partying, unaware of disturbing domestic problems.
| 14:00Oliver offers an olive branch.(R) 14:152/4By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must save a village cursed with collective madness.
| 14:00Ed makes a terrible mistake.(R) 14:15Martin has a secret. A big secret. One that threatens to turn Ronnie's world upside down.(R)
| 14:00Nuclear energy, the green levy, is the UK a 'nasty country' when it comes to immigration? 14:30A young drifter falls for the wife of a cafe owner, with devastating consequences.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bradford-on-Avon.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with conversations between men whose lives have been affected by The Connection.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, a review of 2013's best and worst cook books.(R)
| 15:004/7Annie Gray, Rachel McCormack, Tim Hayward and Tim Anderson join Jay Rayner's panel. 15:306/12Natalie Merchant answers audience questions about her 1995 album, 'Tigerlily'.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls and emails on carers' rights. 15:30Professors Sophie Scott and Irene Tracey examine 25 years of understanding the brain.(R)
| 15:00Our infatuation with lighthouses and the need to preserve these iconic landmarks. 15:27Heather Richards presents an appeal on behalf of Arrhythmia Alliance.(R) 15:30Author Bernard MacLaverty talks about 50 years of writing with Mariella Frostrup.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bradford-on-Avon. 15:453/3By Joseph O'Connor. JFK's death forces an Irishman to question his sense of identity.
| 15:30Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.(R)
| 15:00An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks. Stars Trevor White.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Author Erica Wagner explores the legacy of the abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin 16:30A witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the science of perception.
| 16:003/4The year of the outbreak of WWI also saw the birth of a new dance in New York, the foxtrot 16:30Harriett Gilbert talks to playwright Mark Ravenhill and DJ Nihal Arthanayake about books.
| 16:00Is modern sport a product of our economic system? Also, boxing's golden age. 16:30The first of a network of local TV services has launched, but why have many been delayed?
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Emma Thompson about Saving Mr Banks, a tale of making Mary Poppins 16:30Adam Rutherford toasts microbial 'terroir', the fungi and bacteria that make grapes unique
| 16:00Father Alec Reid, Diane Disney Miller, Hetty Bower, Bill Foulkes and Lewis Collins. 16:30The controller of Radio 2 answers his audience, plus French accents on Book of the Week. 16:56Fi Glover introduces a conversation about whether life should change when you have a child
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including Grammy Award winner Mary J Blige.
| 16:00Lee Child talks about Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book. With James Naughtie. 16:30Poet Jean Sprackland takes the Hull train to recall Larkin's famous poem Whitsun Weddings.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage 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. 17:30'If I get caught I will be executed' - iPM speaks to Syrians living in Istanbul.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Can we predict the next deadly pandemic? Alok Jha investigates.(R) 17:40News of the 2012 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal. To give this year call 0800 082 8284.(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. 18:303/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee chairs.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/5Thomas Hardy's exciting idea to make his books even sadder.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The teenage Stephen K Amos gets some careers advice in 1980s South London.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 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. 18:15Stella Duffy chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Arts news with Mark Lawson, including a review of Saving Mr Banks starring Emma Thompson. 19:451/5As Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs him to tell her his most famous story.(R)
| 19:00There's a cuckoo in the nest at the Stables. 19:15Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with comedian Russell Brand. 19:452/5Onegin's new friend Lensky persuades him to make a fateful visit to meet his neighbours.(R)
| 19:00Oliver offers an olive branch. 19:15Mark Lawson announces the winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. 19:453/5Tatiana finally gets a response to her love letter. Based on the poem.(R)
| 19:00Ed makes a terrible mistake. 19:15John Wilson with Ian Rankin on a new investigation by his much-loved detective John Rebus. 19:454/5Tatiana makes a desperate attempt to stop the duel between Onegin and Lensky.(R)
| 19:15Arts news. John Wilson tours the new set of Coronation Street with Tony Warren. 19:455/5Everyone must now struggle with the consequences of Pushkin and Onegin's duels.(R)
| 19:00Lesley Curwen profiles Nicola Sturgeon, a key figure in Scotland's push for independence. 19:15Savings Mr Banks and top USA podcast This American Life are among this week's reviews.
| 19:00Clarrie wants to heal the rift. 19:151/6The ups and downs of a colonoscopy and how the right lighting can make us all look good. 19:452/3By Glenn Patterson. A couple grab a moment of passion in their bedroom cupboard.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Are school league tables, comparing education systems around the world, meaningful? 20:30Will Russian politics crush the thriving wine industry of tiny Moldova?(R)
| 20:00Can we predict the next deadly pandemic? Alok Jha investigates. 20:40Peter White talks to RNIB's Neil Heslop about new changes to the Talking Books service.
| 20:00Should police be crime fighters or enforcers of social norms? Chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:4531/3Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.
| 20:00Why did the former Pope Benedict resign? Mark Dowd travels to Rome to investigate. 20:30Peter Day explores two very contrasting enclaves in China.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aldeburgh in Suffolk. 20:50Will Self warns against politicians' policies which turn out to be Trojan horses.
| 20:00Will Self asks where apes end and human apes begin.
| 20:00The controller of Radio 2 answers his audience, plus French accents on Book of the Week.(R) 20:30Father Alec Reid, Diane Disney Miller, Hetty Bower, Bill Foulkes and Lewis Collins.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The Ethiopian bush crow relies on local tribes for survival, but the tribes are changing.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe talks to Bianca Jagger, Fatima Bhutto, Stephen Hopgood and Howard Brenton.(R)
| 21:00Professors Sophie Scott and Irene Tracey examine 25 years of understanding the brain. 21:302/3Jonathan Glancey finds out how we lost the art of designing beautiful places.(R)
| 21:00Quentin Cooper takes a look at the new materials that can mend themselves. 21:30Libby Purves meets wine writer Jancis Robinson and Kangeroo Dundee, Chris 'Brolga' Barns.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford toasts microbial 'terroir', the fungi and bacteria that make grapes unique(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the development of the microscope.(R)
| 21:002/2Andrew Dilnot charts a personal history of Britain through numbers.
| 21:002/2A piano tutor is drawn into the world of a Russian oligarch on the verge of bankruptcy.(R)
| 21:00How customers can fight back against unanswered complaints. Finance news with Paul Lewis.(R) 21:26The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 8284 or Radio 4 website.(R) 21:30Peter Day explores two very contrasting enclaves in China.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Obama defends deal with Iran over nuclear programme. Presented by Carolyn Quinn. 22:451/10Laurie Odell's hero, prefect Ralph Lanyon, is expelled from their school for immorality.
| 22:00The Scottish government presents its plan for independence. With Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Laurie is stuck in a rural veteran's hospital, struggling with bad news about his injury.
| 22:00Cameron says the UK won't be a 'soft touch' for EU migrants. Presented by Carolyn Quinn. 22:453/10Laurie learns his mother is remarrying, while his friendship with Andrew deepens.
| 22:00Ukraine snub at summit - did the EU bungle negotiations? Presented by Philippa Thomas. 22:454/10Laurie goes to a party at a stranger's flat, and encounters his school mentor Ralph Lanyon
| 22:00More details of government plans to reduce green levies on energy. With Philippa Thomas. 22:455/10Laurie is finding it hard to conceal his true feelings for Ralph and Andrew.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Should police be crime fighters or enforcers of social norms? Chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45George Parker of the FT looks at how papers covered the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/12Natalie Merchant talks to John Wilson about her 1995 debut solo album, Tigerlily. 23:30William Hague speaks about the international deal with Iran over its nuclear programme.
| 23:00A witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the science of perception. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00The News Quiz gets a US makeover with an all-American panel. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on plans to restrict benefit payments to EU migrants.
| 23:003/4Andrew Maxwell's probe into the assumed threats of the drugs trade to British society. 23:30Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert talks to playwright Mark Ravenhill and DJ Nihal Arthanayake about books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs continue to debate the EU Referendum Bill. 23:55Fi Glover with a conversation about the shock of sudden death from pancreatic cancer.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:304/4Paul Farley talks to Glyn Maxwell about where poems come from.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Emma Thompson about Saving Mr Banks, a tale of making Mary Poppins(R) 23:30Mark Tully looks at both sides of anticipation and how we relish or dread what is to come.(R)
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