| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15What is the future of our market-driven economy? Presented by Laurie Taylor.(R) 00:45The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe, Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Design expert Deyan Sudjic’s toolkit for understanding the modern world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Crises beset an events manager, who is organising a christening party at the former church(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45Could farmers be doing more to stop nitrate pollution in the air? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the swallow.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45How should the UK farming sector respond to climate change? With Caz Graham. 05:58Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45Farmers affected by the recent floods will be able to apply for more government money. 05:58Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45UK field trials of a GM plant which produces 'fish oils' will go ahead this year. 05:58Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 05:45Protection for regional foods like Stilton cheese and clotted cream - how does it work? 05:58Kate Humble presents the little owl.
| 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 Most Rev George Stack. 05:45An iPM listener and her son discuss his drug abuse and what it's like to live with a guru.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick, Somerset. 05:45Mark Coles presents a profile of Sajid Javid, the new Cabinet culture secretary.(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, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits the cotton mills of the Derwent Valley.(R) 06:30After the wettest winter on record, what can farmers do to help prevent flooding? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Melissa Viney reflects on the impermanence of things. 06:35Radio 4 welcomes Easter Day from St George's College, Weybridge. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley presents from Belfast exploring forgiveness, poverty and Easter. 07:55Tanya Byron presents an appeal for Get Connected. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Stratford's Guild Chapel, anticipating the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. 08:58Kate Humble presents the swallow.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Lucy Worsley, Paula Byrne, Chris Bryant and Rupert Goold. 09:451/5Design expert Deyan Sudjic’s toolkit for understanding the modern world.
| 09:00Peter White interviews the former chief inspector of schools, Chris Woodhead. 09:30In 1967, Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier and ran the historic Boston Marathon. 09:452/5The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Sir Roger Bannister and professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick. 09:453/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book. 09:454/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five key players from the British film, Four Weddings and a Funeral(R) 09:455/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.
| 09:00Anita Anand and Andrea Catherwood are joined by designer Bruce Oldfield.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey talks to Anne Archer about preparing to play Jane Fonda. 10:456/10Hugh attempts to improve relations with Edward and Diana by inviting them to dinner.
| 10:00Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:457/10Rachel nurses Sid, and Clary finds her own way of getting over Archie's infidelity.
| 10:00The need for more diversity of women in the media; how bullying affects academic success. 10:458/10Clary embarks upon a dangerous liaison, and Edward's financial situation worsens.
| 10:00Jenni Murray looks at why more single women are seeking IVF or donor insemination. 10:459/10The family timber firm faces ruin.
| 10:00Do women who suffer from menopausal symptoms in the workplace face discrimination? 10:4510/10The family spend one last Christmas together at Home Place.
| 10:303/4Theaster Gates, who is using collectors' desire for his art to transform Southside Chicago
| 10:00Adam has a surprise visitor, and Shula tries to persuade Dan.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Intimate waxing, nails and gossip. Up close and personal with beautician on a mission Jade 11:302/6Valentine's Day at the sisters' cafe sees revelations, flowers and marriage proposals.
| 11:00Is prolonged sitting bad for us? Chris Bowlby gets up from his desk to find out. 11:30Labi Siffre's anthem has been taken up by many groups who suffer from discrimination.
| 11:00Mothers and daughters shopping together, from cradle to grave. A light-hearted feature. 11:303/6Vera is consumed with jealousy because of the literary success of her friend Ginny Fox.
| 11:00Shilpa Kannan investigates the phenomenon of paid news in India. 11:30Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.
| 11:00Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes. 11:302/4Britain's longest-serving and laziest PCSO pairing take on dangerous drivers.(R)
| 11:00Bridget Kendall asks why there are such lucrative markets in fake art and fake medicines. 11:30South Africans wonder whether they can still rely on mineral wealth for prosperity.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites Sir David Attenborough with the team behind Life on Earth.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Bookies to be reined in by newly empowered councils. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How good a service are you receiving from your GP? Call or email Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The students who lose their loan or grant part way through a course. 12:30Dozens of farmers say they face ruin after borrowing money from a Somerset finance company
| 12:00Hear how sellers are asking more for properties, even after agreeing to final offers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news with Peter White. What is a McKenzie Friend, and why do you need one? 12:52Fi Glover with two WWII evacuees who find it hard to understand their mothers' choices. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis on new mortgage rules, life expectancy, online bookings and premium phone lines 12:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:002/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game(R) 12:32A special tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started the food programme back in 1979. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Martin Wainwright on why the old cliche that it's grim up North is a damaging myth.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5Martin Wainwright reassesses the history of Northern decline in the 20th century.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Martin Wainwright identifies the perpetrators of the damaging myth of the North.
| 13:00President Putin defends his policy towards Ukraine in a marathon media appearance. 13:454/5Martin Wainwright meets the new Northerners and finds out how they've shaped the region.
| 13:00Latest from South Korea as rescuers enter the capsized ferry, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:455/5Martin Wainwright looks to the future of the North.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Nick Robinson presents political debate and discussion from the BBC Radio Theatre, London.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Professor David Cannadine investigates the origins of nationalism and the nation state.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15When Faith's car is stolen, she press-gangs onlooker Martin into a high-speed chase.
| 14:00Adam has a surprise visitor.(R) 14:153/3John finds himself caught in the crossfire in the battle for supremacy of the clerks' room
| 14:00Shula is grasping at straws.(R) 14:15By Andy Walker. Dystopian thriller set in the near future about repairing a lost love.
| 14:00Kirsty's listening to the birds.(R) 14:151/3Colin's wife and daughter were brutally attacked in their home, but no-one has broken in.
| 14:00Fallon breaks the law.(R) 14:15After years of carefree motoring, Paul Dodgson developed a debilitating fear of driving.(R)
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? Presented by Julian Worricker. 14:303/31935, Peckham: A grieving mother is determined to exact revenge for her daughter's murder.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Eccles. 14:45Fi Glover hears about evacuees, life with type 1 diabetes and how Muslims view the arts.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/6Three students from the University of Kent take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon meets Northern Ireland's chefs and producers leading a food renaissance.(R)
| 15:003/6Josie Long presents a series of mini-documentaries exploring the idea of being in limbo. 15:30Tom Heap squeezes into micro-homes to see if living compactly has environmental answers.
| 15:00Questions about probate? Ruth Alexander and guests take your calls and emails. 15:30Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the cotton mills of the Derwent Valley. 15:27Marcus Brigstocke presents an appeal on behalf of Concern Universal.(R) 15:30Niall Williams talks about his latest book History of the Rain.(R)
| 15:00Archbishop John Sentamu meditates upon the crucifixion from the historic city of York. 15:30In 1967, Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier and ran the historic Boston Marathon.(R) 15:453/3In a case of mistaken identity, a sailor becomes part of a family he has never met before.(R)
| 15:30Labi Siffre's anthem has been taken up by many groups who suffer from discrimination.(R)
| 15:001/2Rosalind Ayres directs an all-star cast in Archie Scottney's sparkling dramatisation.
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| 16:00 | 16:004/4A fresh look at the ancient world. How to be a notorious woman in ancient Greece. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is muting the human voice.
| 16:00Do we change the way we speak according to the person we are speaking to? 16:30Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the British Museum, is championed by Sir Mark Walport.
| 16:00Exploring a hidden horticultural history, and why England fails at international football. 16:30The Oscar Pistorius channel, the decline of Sunday red-tops, and BBC commissioning.
| 16:00Steven Knight discusses his thriller Locke, set entirely in a car driving down the M6. 16:30Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.
| 16:00Julian Worricker remembers an author, an actress, a commentator, a magistrate and a singer 16:30Today editor Jamie Angus, BBC iPlayer radio app issues and the Daily Service. 16:55Fi Glover with a conversation about living with Type 1 diabetes.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including single women seeking IVF.
| 16:00Orange short-listed author Kamila Shamsie discusses her latest novel A God in Every Stone. 16:303/4Paul Farley and fellow poets remember Seamus Heaney in Belfast.
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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.
| 17:00John Bercow says some women MPs won't attend PMQs because of behaviour in the chamber.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news, with Paddy O'Connell. 17:30An iPM listener and her son discuss his drug abuse and what it's like to live with a guru.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00With a new history curriculum coming, Adam Smith explores how pupils learn about the past.(R) 17:40Mark Coles presents a profile of Sajid Javid, the new Cabinet culture secretary.(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. 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/7The groundbreaking Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Susan explains why she's an evangelist for embracing a broad spectrum of cultural pursuits
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The crew of MJN Air have to face a real live king and a mythical fax machine.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
| 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. 18:15Highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Adam has a surprise visitor. 19:15Biographer Hilary Spurling and curator Nicholas Cullinan discuss Henri Matisse's Cut-Outs. 19:456/10Hugh attempts to improve relations with Edward and Diana by inviting them to dinner.(R)
| 19:00Shula is grasping at straws. 19:15Kirsty Lang discusses a TV adaptation of du Maurier's Jamaica Inn with Sarah Dunant. 19:457/10Rachel nurses Sid, and Clary finds her own way of getting over Archie's infidelity.(R)
| 19:00Kirsty's listening to the birds. 19:15Kirsty Lang discusses the new film adaptation of John Banville's novel The Sea. 19:458/10Clary embarks upon a dangerous liaison, and Edward's financial situation worsens.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson talks to Martin Freeman about Fargo, and to Paolo Nutini about his new album. 19:459/10The family timber firm faces ruin.(R)
| 19:00Shula tries to persuade Dan. 19:15Kirsty Lang investigates why the biblical epic is back on the big screen in 2014. 19:4510/10The family spend one last Christmas together at Home Place.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles presents a profile of Sajid Javid, the new Cabinet culture secretary. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss cultural highlights including Matisse at the Tate Modern.
| 19:00It's Easter Day, and Tom and Kirsty get a special mention. 19:153/4Tim recreates an 18th-century feat, trying to outrun a racehorse in a 100-yard dash. 19:452/3Is there a message for Fran to be found among the scrabble tiles?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Professor David Cannadine investigates the origins of nationalism and the nation state. 20:30Can a unique friendship between two men end the killings in the Central African Republic?(R)
| 20:00With a new history curriculum coming, Adam Smith explores how pupils learn about the past. 20:40RNIB answers criticisms about its takeover of the National Talking Newspapers service.
| 20:003/4Claire Bolderson asks what the UK can learn from Norway's low prisoner re-offending rates. 20:45The Power and the Passion: Jim Wallis on the power of the cross.
| 20:00The MPs' expenses row has claimed another victim, five years after the initial revelations 20:30Can books survive, and if so, how? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.
| 20:00Nick Robinson presents political debate and discussion from the BBC Radio Theatre, London. 20:50William Dalrymple celebrates the writing of Peter Matthiessen, who died this month.
| 20:00The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.
| 20:00Today editor Jamie Angus, BBC iPlayer radio app issues and the Daily Service.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker remembers an author, an actress, a commentator, a magistrate and a singer(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Jools Gilson pursues chrysanthemums, through memories of her grandfather Bill Bowman.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Lucy Worsley, Paula Byrne, Chris Bryant and Rupert Goold.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype. 21:30Peter White interviews the former chief inspector of schools, Chris Woodhead.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap squeezes into micro-homes to see if living compactly has environmental answers.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets Sir Roger Bannister and professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick.(R)
| 21:00Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book.(R)
| 21:00By Edward Bond. A young man embarks on two journeys. He is in control of only one.
| 21:003/3Dante's journey comes to a glorious conclusion as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis on new mortgage rules, life expectancy, online bookings and premium phone lines(R) 21:26Tanya Byron presents an appeal for Get Connected.(R) 21:30Can books survive, and if so, how? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ukraine's ambassador to the UK on the fresh pro-Russian attacks. 22:451/10Attempting to understand her deceased father, Ruth Swain turns to his library of books.
| 22:00Ukraine says its forces have retaken an airfield from pro-Russian gunmen. 22:452/10Ruth recounts how her grandfather first came to Ireland and why he took up salmon fishing.
| 22:00The latest from Ukraine, and a special report from Transnistria. With Ritula Shah. 22:453/10Ruth tells of her father's education and recalls a significant moment in her own.
| 22:00Russia, the USA and the EU agree a deal to ease tensions in Ukraine. With Philippa Thomas. 22:454/10Ruth follows the course of her father's story as it leads to the sea.
| 22:00A prominent dissident republican has been shot dead in west Belfast. With Philippa Thomas. 22:455/10Ruth relates the curious circumstances in which Virgil first met her mother.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4Claire Bolderson asks what the UK can learn from Norway's low prisoner re-offending rates.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Hugh Muir of the Guardian looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic cliché.(R) 23:30Poet Paul Farley talks about the words and sounds that have inspired his writing.(R)
| 23:00Dave is reunited with a naughty childhood 'sweetheart'. 23:30The popular writer Alexander McCall Smith chooses his favourite prose, poetry and music.(R)
| 23:003/4A funny but factually accurate look at the unacknowledged geniuses of the science world. 23:153/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. 23:30Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presents his favourite pieces of writing to a theatre audience.(R)
| 23:001/4Robert sails through all his exams, but finding a girlfriend is more testing.(R) 23:30Novelist AS Byatt presents favourite pieces of writing with the help of actor Peter Eyre.(R)
| 23:00Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the British Museum, is championed by Sir Mark Walport.(R) 23:27The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.(R) 23:55Fi Glover with a conversation about how the arts are viewed within Muslim culture.
| 23:002/6Three students from the University of Kent take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:302/4Paul Farley meets Jen Hadfield on Shetland, taking some of her poems back to source.(R)
| 23:00Steven Knight discusses his thriller Locke, set entirely in a car driving down the M6.(R) 23:30Melissa Viney reflects on the impermanence of things.(R)
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