| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie discusses a landmark study into communities. Also, pockets in Papua New Guinea.(R) 00:45The bells of St Edward's, Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Lady Diana writes to her son at boarding school with news about the impending war in 1939.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Lady Diana will not dig for victory, but will certainly milk a cow for cheese.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Lady Diana moves into the French embassy, along with her husband and his lover.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Duff and Diana continue travelling while hopes at home are pinned on the dawn of a new era(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother continues to live in France.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3A young couple struggle to find the money for a special Christmas present for each other.(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 Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45Farming news with Charlotte Smith. New rules on CAP subsidy will hit small-holders. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the shelduck.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45A milestone for UK dairy, as the first British milk enters the Global Dairy Trade auction. 05:58David Attenborough presents the ptarmigan.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45MEPs call for more help for small farmers. Farming news with Anna Hill. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sanderling.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks at fears that cuts to rural fire services will put lives in danger. 05:58David Attenborough presents the snow bunting.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45English farmers learn how much subsidy they'll get from 2015. 05:58David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper.
| 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 Dr Jo Bailey Wells. 05:45'Our voices are part of people's lives' - discussing the role of Radio Announcer.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Durham Cathedral. 05:45Mark Coles profiles world boxing champion turned Ukrainian politician, Vitali Klitschko.(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.
| 06:00Morning 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.
| 06:00Morning 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. 06:07Felicity Evans explores the site of the Royal Haslar Naval hospital in Gosport.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe explores the world of smallholding. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy explores the effects of walking on our creative and spiritual well-being. 06:35Caz Graham meets the Cairngorm reindeer herd at its busiest time of year. 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. 07:10What kind of bishop is a 'Pope Francis bishop'? John Allen talks about what it all means. 07:55Stephen Fry presents an appeal for Mind. 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 continues with a service live from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. 08:48William Dalrymple reflects on the co-habitation of Islam and Christianity.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the shelduck.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Josie Rourke, Dominic Lawson, David Runciman and Lawrence Freedman. 09:451/5Lady Diana writes to her son at boarding school with news about the impending war in 1939.
| 09:002/4Tarek Osman explores the rise and fall of Arab nationalism. 09:452/5Lady Diana will not dig for victory, but will certainly milk a cow for cheese.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets actor Imogen Stubbs and journalist Mary Kenny. 09:453/5Lady Diana moves into the French embassy, along with her husband and his lover.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss complexity theory. 09:454/5Duff and Diana continue travelling while hopes at home are pinned on the dawn of a new era
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to poet Gillian Clarke.(R) 09:455/5John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother continues to live in France.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Anita Anand with Don Black and Sir Cliff Richard's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What is the best way to care for children in the early years? With Jane Garvey. 10:451/5In the Rabbitte house, Sharon has a shocking announcement.
| 10:00X Factor's Sam Bailey, A Girl called Jack, and living with a partner who has dementia. 10:452/5Will Sharon be able to keep the father's identity a secret?
| 10:00Jenni Murray meets WH power-lister and deputy first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. 10:453/5Is George Burgess about to let the cat out of the bag?
| 10:00Jenni Murray looks at the work of the Sexual Offences Investigation Team. 10:454/5George Burgess confronts Sharon; he has come up with a plan for the baby's future.
| 10:00A cappella singing from Black Voices, a visit to Ladybirdland, and MP Lucy Powell. 10:455/5Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home.
| 10:30David Owen Norris discovers the Duke of Wellington - the musician.
| 10:00Leonie is feeling lonely. Meanwhile Jennifer tries to help.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Exclusive BBC interview with David Attenborough about his life in wildlife sound. 11:306/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
| 11:00Monty Don asks if human-produced noise removes us from the natural world. 11:30How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.
| 11:00Adrian and Mahroof preside over a Sheffield auction where even derelict properties sell. 11:302/4Richard Wilson discovers a secret relative he never knew he had.
| 11:00Farhana Haider investigates the war crimes trials which have divided Bangladesh. 11:301/2Christopher Frayling with informal tapes of Orson Welles, giving new insight into the man.
| 11:00Magician Jolyon Jenkins investigates the links between numbers and illusion. 11:304/4Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Reasons to be cheerful - five correspondents' tales.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to comedian and actor Miranda Hart.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Winifred Robinson looks at digital radio's future and the new Equitable Life compensation. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Winifred Robinson takes your calls and emails about the reality of Christmas. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How much do you know about the way charities use your money? With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00New figures point to our spending habits, and a husband pulls the plug on festive lights. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Peter White. 12:52Fi Glover with a conversation about dealing with life when your partner has dementia. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Has the bitcoin bubble burst? The true price of insurance. Copycat HMRC and moneyboxes. 12:307/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:006/6Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs.(R) 12:32For Nigel Slater, nutmeg is 'the scent of Christmas', but Sheila Dillon needs convincing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45By the mid-19th century, the singing of carols was once again hugely popular.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45How the gallery tradition, squeezed out of 19th-century church worship, refused to die.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Jeremy Summerly traces the familiar, traditional carol service back to Truro in 1918.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45How the UK began to embrace carols from all over the world.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Jeremy Summerly ponders the success of new carols over the last century.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harrow in Middlesex.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Hardeep visits the picturesque fishing village of Port Isaac on the north Cornish coast.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Leonie is feeling lonely.(R) 14:151/5Danish eco-thriller, spinning off Series One of TV drama Borgen. Starring Tim Pigott-Smith
| 14:00Jennifer tries to help.(R) 14:152/5Grandson Nick forces Hans to pick himself up after being sacked.
| 14:00Eddie comes to the rescue.(R) 14:153/5Hans is determined to uncover who's pulling the strings at the Ministry of the Environment
| 14:00Lynda receives unexpected news.(R) 14:154/5Jan flies to Nigeria to try to find out who is supplying genetically modified seed corn.
| 14:00Helen feels apprehensive.(R) 14:155/5Hans Gammelgaard fears for his family after receiving anonymous death threats.
| 14:00To expand or not to expand Heathrow, and should the BBC give extremists a voice? 14:30A magical, musical fairy tale about selling your soul at the crossroads.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs a special 1870s-themed episode of GQT from Beamish, the Living Museum.(R) 14:45Fi Glover introduces children talking about siblings, ambition and stolen chocolate.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nationwide general knowledge quiz, hosted by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon explores a renaissance in the great British fish and chip shop.(R)
| 15:007/7Jay Rayner hosts the last programme in the current series of the culinary panel programme. 15:301/4Five people who have seen a ghost share their experience with Fi Glover.
| 15:00Need advice about your state pension or pension credit? Paul Lewis answers your questions. 15:30Does performing rituals improve the taste of food? Claudia Hammond investigates.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans explores the site of the Royal Haslar Naval hospital in Gosport. 15:27Jo Brand presents an appeal for Macmillan Cancer Support.(R) 15:30Jill Paton Walsh and Sarah Crown talk about the enduring appeal of Lord Peter Wimsey.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs a special 1870s-themed episode of GQT from Beamish, the Living Museum. 15:452/3A pragmatic society bride finds herself at the centre of a gothic ghost story.
| 15:30How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.(R)
| 15:00In a dilapidated van, Jimmy Rabbitte and Bimbo venture into the fish 'n' chip industry.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Marie-Louise Muir joins a play as it travels from Londonderry to the Bosnian city Mostar. 16:30A witty and unashamedly rational look at the science of biodiversity and conservation.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and top crime writers on the changing language of the police interview. 16:30Michael Horovitz nominates fellow poet Allen Ginsberg as his Great Life.
| 16:00The links between clothing and age. Also, how couples deal with chronic illness. 16:30The failure of DMI, BBC 'cronyism', BuzzFeed UK and Danish writers' rooms.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Ben Stiller about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. 16:30The voyage to map a billion stars - the GAIA satellite camera is launched into space.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a politician, an author, an actress and a train robber 16:30Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.
| 16:00The X Factor's Sam Bailey on the win that changed her life. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Sally Gardner, Sarah Hall and Lennie Goodings discuss the 'Year of the Women Writers'. 16:30Daljit Nagra explores the different practices behind translating poetry.(R)
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage 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'Our voices are part of people's lives' - discussing the role of Radio Announcer.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Mark Doyle investigates the new threat from Africa's Islamist militants.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles world boxing champion turned Ukrainian politician, Vitali Klitschko.(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. 18:306/6Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/5Sketches include a horror story for slugs and the world's first horseless staircase.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6An actress moves in next door and helps Stephen overcome his stage fright.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6From the Queen to Russell Crowe, exploring the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/7A 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. 18:15Gerry Northam chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Andrew Lloyd Webber on his new musical Stephen Ward; Mishal Husain reviews Anchorman 2. 19:451/5In the Rabbitte house, Sharon has a shocking announcement.(R)
| 19:00Eddie comes to the rescue. 19:15Mark Gatiss, American Hustle reviewed and the best albums of 2013. 19:452/5Will Sharon be able to keep the father's identity a secret?(R)
| 19:00Lynda receives unexpected news. 19:15Arts news. Mark Lawson reviews Tom Hiddleston's interpretation of Coriolanus. 19:453/5Is George Burgess about to let the cat out of the bag?(R)
| 19:00Helen feels apprehensive. 19:15Arts news with John Wilson plus a review of Ben Stiller in The Secret Live of Walter Mitty 19:454/5George Burgess confronts Sharon; he has come up with a plan for the baby's future.(R)
| 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang talks to Julie Andrews. 19:455/5Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles world boxing champion turned Ukrainian politician, Vitali Klitschko. 19:15New novel by Christos Tsiolkas, plus Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward the Musical.
| 19:154/6The pros and cons of being grown up enough to have a guest room. 19:452/5By Jim Perrin. A young boy's obsession with taming birds of prey leads him into danger.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3Giles Fraser asks what we can do to strengthen our communities. 20:30Can Indonesia successfully introduce the world's largest public health insurance scheme?(R)
| 20:00Mark Doyle investigates the new threat from Africa's Islamist militants. 20:40Peter White and guests talk about the benefits of smartphone apps for blind users.
| 20:00Rev Dr Giles Fraser hosts a debate about community. Is it something we have lost? 20:452/3Professor Jerry Brotton discusses how each period in history gets the map it deserves.
| 20:00How did three women disappear into a London-based Maoist group for more than 30 years? 20:30Peter Day goes behind the scenes at the pantomime to find out why it matters financially.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harrow in Middlesex. 20:50William Dalrymple reflects on the co-habitation of Islam and Christianity.
| 20:00Is satire on radio and TV now harming rather than helping our politics?
| 20:00Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a politician, an author, an actress and a train robber(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00What is the effect of increasing numbers of tourists visiting wildlife hotspots?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Josie Rourke, Dominic Lawson, David Runciman and Lawrence Freedman.(R)
| 21:00Does performing rituals improve the taste of food? Claudia Hammond investigates. 21:302/4Tarek Osman explores the rise and fall of Arab nationalism.(R)
| 21:00Linda Geddes explores research into the differences between morning and evening people. 21:30Libby Purves meets actor Imogen Stubbs and journalist Mary Kenny.(R)
| 21:00The voyage to map a billion stars - the GAIA satellite camera is launched into space.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss complexity theory.(R)
| 21:002/2Jeremy Summerly covers the 19th-century revival and golden age of the Christmas carol.
| 21:00Jim Sheridan directs Roddy Doyle's groundbreaking novel. Jimmy Rabbite is on a mission.(R)
| 21:00Has the bitcoin bubble burst? The true price of insurance. Copycat HMRC and moneyboxes.(R) 21:26Stephen Fry presents an appeal for Mind.(R) 21:30Peter Day goes behind the scenes at the pantomime to find out why it matters financially.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00David Cameron says Afghan mission is accomplished. With Ritula Shah. 22:451/5Man-about-town Bertie Wooster has been rather overdoing London highlife.
| 22:00Russia offers bailout package to Ukraine. News round-up with Roger Hearing. 22:452/5On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster must sample the quiet Martini-less life.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:453/5Star-crossed lovers and a disappearing cat tempt Bertie away from the martini-less life.
| 22:00Lee Rigby murderers convicted, Putin pardons opponents, Egypt turns back the clock. 22:454/5Bertie finds himself unexpectedly betrothed, and in receipt of a missing cat.
| 22:00Nigella Lawson 'maliciously vilified' as former aides cleared of fraud. With David Eades. 22:455/5An elopement is in the offing, but will Jeeves, as always, save Bertie's bacon?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Rev Dr Giles Fraser hosts a debate about community. Is it something we have lost?(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Daily Mirror looks at how papers covered the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Ian Bostridge opens a window onto one of Benjamin Britten's strangest musical works.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00A witty and unashamedly rational look at the science of biodiversity and conservation. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Bill Clinton's dog Buddy relives his time in the White House with Socks the Cat. 23:153/4Ben finds a seal cub that has been attacked. He takes it home and nurses it back to life.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the last Prime Minister's Questions of the year.
| 23:002/4Wunderland is awarded prestigious by-the-sea status. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Michael Horovitz nominates fellow poet Allen Ginsberg as his Great Life.(R) 23:30The latest news from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover with a conversation about encouraging good sex and abolishing bad.
| 23:00Nationwide general knowledge quiz, hosted by Russell Davies.(R) 23:30Edge - a journey through space in poetry by Katrina Porteous, music by Peter Zinovieff.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Ben Stiller about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.(R) 23:30John McCarthy explores the effects of walking on our creative and spiritual well-being.(R)
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