| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the cultural meaning and history of the romantic kiss.(R) 00:45The bells of the Parish Church of St Mary, Andover, Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5'Little Louis' Armstrong journeys north from New Orleans to Chicago to join his mentor.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5As his career in Chicago blossoms, Louis grows close to Lil Hardin, a beautiful pianist.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Louis is offered a big break in New York, which brings a whole new dimension to his music.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Louis brings his new style back to Chicago and moves into a new social and musical sphere.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Louis's star rises on the cabaret circuit with white audiences - but is he selling out?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3A builder uncovers part of a mural and relives the life and death of his lost son.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45New research into the health of bees across Europe. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the curlew.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45A major investigation is underway after TB cases are linked to a dispersal sale of cattle. 05:58Kate Humble presents the bittern.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Caz Graham looks at fears over changes to meat inspections in abattoirs. 05:58Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45A farmer is on trial for manslaughter, after a walker was gored to death by a bull. 05:58Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Are we losing the race against the spread of Bovine TB in alpacas, camels and goats? 05:58Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45'At the moment, we live as a family under siege.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe, Devon. 05:45The Power and the Passion: Marina Warner reflects on the power of places.(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 visits the western end of the Brecon Beacons and walks behind a waterfall.(R) 06:30From Bovine TB to antibiotic resistance, Caz Graham looks at the health of our livestock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy considers the pleasures and benefits of repetition. 06:35A tour of Neil Darwent's farm, a finalist for the title of Outstanding Farmer of the Year. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Marcus Brigstocke presents an appeal on behalf of Concern Universal. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from the Church of God of Prophecy, Birmingham. Bishop Joe Aldred explores hope. 08:48William Dalrymple reflects on the current pivotal elections in India and Afghanistan.(R) 08:58Kate Humble presents the curlew.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Roy Williams, Sam Bain, Christian Plowman and Jennifer Brown. 09:451/5'Little Louis' Armstrong journeys north from New Orleans to Chicago to join his mentor.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dame Julia Slingo, the chief scientist at the Met Office. 09:30Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he's inherited a gene for Alzheimer's. 09:452/5As his career in Chicago blossoms, Louis grows close to Lil Hardin, a beautiful pianist.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets director and playwright Ray Cooney and photographer Cambridge Jones. 09:453/5Louis is offered a big break in New York, which brings a whole new dimension to his music.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Strabo's Geographica, an early work of geography. 09:454/5Louis brings his new style back to Chicago and moves into a new social and musical sphere.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor brings together some of those involved in the miners' strike of 1984-5.(R) 09:455/5Louis's star rises on the cabaret circuit with white audiences - but is he selling out?
| 09:00Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir are joined by TV presenter and novelist Fern Britton.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey hears from the judges of the Woman's Hour Power List 2014: the Game Changers. 10:451/10The family are divided over what to do with the family home following their mother's death
| 10:00Jane Garvey speaks to Patrick Grant and May Martin, judges of the Great British Sewing Bee 10:452/10Edward attempts to make Diana happy with the purchase of a new house.
| 10:00Who are the top ten Game Changers? Announced live on air with Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey 10:453/10Louise accompanies her father and Diana on a trip to Italy.
| 10:00Moira Buffini talks about Handbagged, a play featuring Mrs Thatcher and the Queen. 10:454/10Dinner at Edward and Diana's provides an awkward evening for Sid and Rachel.
| 10:00Does it matter if children's books are racially diverse, or are children colour blind? 10:455/10Both Clary and Sid find their worlds turned upside down.
| 10:302/4Will Gompertz meets Rem Koolhaas, the architect who thinks his profession is in crisis.
| 10:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The show must go on as pub singer Pat Mallon prepares for major surgery. With Alan Dein. 11:301/6Arty Trisha opens an Edinburgh cafe with sensible sister Clare. Will they survive day one?
| 11:00Jools Gilson pursues chrysanthemums, through memories of her grandfather Bill Bowman. 11:30People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.
| 11:00Georgia Catt explores the politics behind the UK's tech start-up revolution. 11:302/6Ginny Fox and DH Lollipop desperately seek literary acclamation for their latest work.
| 11:00Can a unique friendship between two men end the killings in the Central African Republic? 11:30Communism vies with the Catholic church in Italy's post-war comic creation, Don Camillo.
| 11:002/2Podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann trace the origins of on-demand radio. 11:301/4Geoff's decision to finally rebel against his domineering dad does not quite go to plan.(R)
| 11:00Sue Cameron of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A plea to a king is answered, and other stories from around the world.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five key players from the British film, Four Weddings and a Funeral
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Record numbers complain about their energy company. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer phone-in. Winifred Robinson discusses if being overweight is genetic. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why an error left a student in debt for a course he can't afford to finish. 12:30John Waite investigates why the British Army is failing to recruit enough reservists.
| 12:00Why banks use automated calls to warn customers about suspicious account activity. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Peter White on how cars that don't exist cost the UK £18 million pounds last year. 12:52Fi Glover with friends who reconnected through the music and art of their teenage years. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis asks how much the new Barclays overdraft will cost. 12:309/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Susan Calman.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:001/6With Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee. David Mitchell hosts.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon meets Northern Ireland's chefs and producers leading a food renaissance. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Pings, Pistorius, the campaign against Maria Miller and Russian plans for Donetsk. 13:4511/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores how the international friendship movement flourished after WWI.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:4512/15The impact of technology and psychology on early 20th-century friendship.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:4513/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores Second World War friendships by correspondence and in the Forces.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:4514/15How 1970s gender politics changed friendship and how popular culture reflected this change
| 13:00National and international news. 13:4515/15How the old and the young are navigating friendships through new technology today.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Chard in Somerset.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Georgia Catt explores the politics behind the UK's tech start-up revolution.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Shula's got some questions.(R) 14:15David Tennant plays Caravaggio's former apprentice as he goes in search of his mentor.(R)
| 14:152/3By Janice Okoh. Junior clerk Bethany finds herself playing a key role in a criminal trial.
| 14:00Shula needs some advice.(R) 14:15A wry Cornish comedy about hard lives, weird vehicles and Country and Western music.(R)
| 14:00Challenging times for Brian.(R) 14:15Love affairs with a captive goshawk and wild peregrines, written by Helen Macdonald.(R)
| 14:00Ruth and David ask a question.(R) 14:15The story of the relationship of Ellington and Strayhorn, told during their final session.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? Presented by Anita Anand. 14:302/31928, London, a 'perfect' murder is planned in an advertising agency.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Chard, Somerset.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with conversations about weight loss, wolves, and David Hockney.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/6Three students from the University of Bristol take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at the controversial subject of raw milk.(R)
| 15:002/6Josie Long presents a sequence of short documentaries about venturing where you shouldn't 15:30Can nature heal itself? Julian Rush reports on the aftermath of an environmental disaster.
| 15:00Clear about employment rights, pay and conditions? Ruth Alexander answers calls and emails 15:30The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans visits the western end of the Brecon Beacons and walks behind a waterfall. 15:27Nigel Planer presents an appeal on behalf of the Mental Health Foundation.(R) 15:30John Banville discusses his Man Booker-winning novel The Sea. With James Naughtie.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Chard, Somerset. 15:452/3Bill Burtenshaw finds he is put off drink for life by the ghost of an old shipmate.(R)
| 15:30People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.(R)
| 15:003/3Dante's journey comes to a glorious conclusion as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise.
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| 16:00 | 16:003/4Episode 3: Virgil gives tips on bee-keeping and creates Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 16:30Aleks Krotoski looks at our oldest and most universal technology - timekeeping.
| 16:00Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic cliché. 16:30Sarah Vine chooses Dante, author of the Italian literary masterpiece the Divine Comedy
| 16:00What is the future of our market-driven economy? Presented by Laurie Taylor. 16:30Maria Miller goes and Sajid Javid arrives; watching TV online; reporters harassing public?
| 16:00Francine Stock on Lukas Moodysson's punk drama and Biyi Bandele's Nigerian war film. 16:30Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an author, an MP, a TV presenter, a fungal biologist and a film star. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 16:55Fi Glover introduces a couple whose lives have improved since undergoing gastric surgery.
| 16:00Baroness Doreen Lawrence on being top of the Woman's Hour Power List 2014 - Game Changers.
| 16:00Niall Williams talks about his latest book History of the Rain. 16:302/4Paul Farley meets Jen Hadfield on Shetland, taking some of her poems back to source.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis, including the Omagh bombing court case.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'At the moment, we live as a family under siege.'.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Chris Mullin investigates what really happens to our rubbish.(R) 17:40Ritula Shah presents a profile of Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.(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. 18:301/6With Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee. David Mitchell hosts.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/7The groundbreaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Susan explores society's obsession with appearance and her own insecurity with her looks.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6As Carolyn and Martin row with a taxi and a bee, Douglas and Arthur play with an airport.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:309/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Susan Calman.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Stuart Maconie selects his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Kirsty Lang and Mary Beard reveal the Bailey's Prize for Women's Fiction shortlist. 19:451/10The family are divided over what to do with the family home following their mother's death(R)
| 19:15Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, Irish folk singer Christy Moore and The Raid 2. 19:452/10Edward attempts to make Diana happy with the purchase of a new house.(R)
| 19:00Challenging times for Brian. 19:15John Wilson talks to actor Chiwetel Ejiofor about his new film Half of a Yellow Sun. 19:453/10Louise accompanies her father and Diana on a trip to Italy.(R)
| 19:00Ruth and David ask a question. 19:15John Wilson meets Emma Thompson to talk about her latest film role. 19:454/10Dinner at Edward and Diana's provides an awkward evening for Sid and Rachel.(R)
| 19:15Actor Mark Strong and director Ivo van Hove on their production of A View From the Bridge. 19:455/10Both Clary and Sid find their worlds turned upside down.(R)
| 19:00Ritula Shah presents a profile of Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe's guests including Mark Billingham discuss Calvary, Teju Cole and Birdland.
| 19:152/4Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century feat of cheeseboard throwing. 19:451/3What is Grace's special gift that helps to sell difficult houses?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Keith Joseph's impact as the trailblazer for Thatcherism is assessed by James Landale. 20:30Lucy Ash reports from Ukraine on the paper trail leading to bribery and corruption.(R)
| 20:00Chris Mullin investigates what really happens to our rubbish. 20:40Peter White goes to the races, and meets two incoming charity chief executives.
| 20:002/4Claire Bolderson asks if there is an alternative to the name, blame and claim culture. 20:45The Power and the Passion: Marina Warner reflects on the power of places.
| 20:00Tom Esslemont demystifies the debate surrounding the cholesterol-lowering drugs. 20:30Peter Day visits family-run businesses in the Italian Veneto.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Chard in Somerset. 20:50William Dalrymple reflects on the current pivotal elections in India and Afghanistan.
| 20:00Alistair McGowan investigates the enigma of a private man who became a global star.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an author, an MP, a TV presenter, a fungal biologist and a film star.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Jolyon Jenkins speaks to the unsung enthusiasts on a mission to protect us from asteroids(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Roy Williams, Sam Bain, Christian Plowman and Jennifer Brown.(R)
| 21:00The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dame Julia Slingo, the chief scientist at the Met Office.(R)
| 21:00Can nature heal itself? Julian Rush reports on the aftermath of an environmental disaster.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets director and playwright Ray Cooney and photographer Cambridge Jones.(R)
| 21:00Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Strabo's Geographica, an early work of geography.(R)
| 21:003/3The final omnibus edition of Thomas Dixon's major new history of friendship.
| 21:002/3Dante and Virgil encounter numerous souls who have gone before them.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis asks how much the new Barclays overdraft will cost.(R) 21:26Marcus Brigstocke presents an appeal on behalf of Concern Universal.(R) 21:30Peter Day visits family-run businesses in the Italian Veneto.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00India's electors start voting in the world's biggest election. With Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Despite Geoffrey's warnings, Evelyn finds out more about Otto.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10Things come to a head between Geoffrey and Evelyn, and Hal comes home 'on leave'.
| 22:00Blakelock suspect cleared, Maria Miller resigns and rare honour for women's cricket. 22:458/10The internment camp is closed, and Otto has started work on a fresco in a local church.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:459/10Stung by Otto's off-handedness, can Evelyn really throw herself into home life?
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10Geoffrey goes to look for Evelyn. And why is there smoke coming from No 5?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4Claire Bolderson asks if there is an alternative to the name, blame and claim culture.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Michael Deacon of the Telegraph looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks to writers about how character is created through language.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00The lunatic community find salty salvation - and more sheds - in the middle of the sea. 23:30Sean Curran reports on calls for the reform of parliamentary expenses.
| 23:002/4A funny but factually accurate look at humanity's enduring obsession with UFOs. 23:152/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:006/6Charlie Brooker presents the comedy panel show that seeks the finest wrong answers.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on a big blow for the coal mining industry.
| 23:00Sarah Vine chooses Dante, author of the Italian literary masterpiece the Divine Comedy 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover hears about how living with a wolf pack affects living with humans afterwards.
| 23:001/6Three students from the University of Bristol take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:301/4Paul Farley presents a conversation about poems and flying fish with Derek Walcott.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock on Lukas Moodysson's punk drama and Biyi Bandele's Nigerian war film.(R) 23:30John McCarthy considers the pleasures and benefits of repetition.(R)
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