| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Chinese women and the resurgence of gender inequality. Also, 'smokestack nostalgia'.(R) 00:45The bells of the church of St Michael in Huyton, Merseyside. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An early loss for the passionate poet-turned-musician.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Despite success as a poet, Cohen feels the need to escape to the Greek island of Hydra.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In the Chelsea Hotel in New York, Cohen turns his talents to songwriting.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Disaster threatens Cohen's first European tour, but in Buddhism he finds spiritual solace.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Now hugely successful, Cohen retreats to Mount Baldy to spend time with his guru.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3Sara Maitland gives her own distinctive spin to the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.(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 George Craig. 05:45There is a call for a shake-up of the voluntary dairy code as milk prices drop. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the barn owl.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with George Craig. 05:45Preventing uncontrollable pecking among hens, and competitive sheep shearing. 05:58The Manx shearwater - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with George Craig. 05:45There's a shortfall of pigs going to market in the US, after a virus killed 7 million. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of the quail and its sound.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with George Craig. 05:45Northern Ireland's trial to TB test, then vaccinate or cull badgers is beginning. 05:58The Arctic Tern - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with George Craig. 05:45Will the reformed Common Agricultural Policy actually achieve its environmental aims? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet.(R)
| 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 Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45'You basically had carte-blanche to do whatever you wanted.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London. 05:4549/3Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare walks on the Doward with Nadia Smith, who has had two partial hip replacements.(R) 06:30From the sheep to the spinning mill, Charlotte Smith explores the world of wool. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks if manners are necessary. What would happen if we dispensed with them? 06:35Unemployed youth farming in the heart of London. 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. 07:10Pope's Middle East Prayers, Sikh Anniversary March, World Cup Faith. 07:55Dan Slee presents an appeal on behalf of Peace Brigades International, UK (PBI UK). 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 Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating the D-Day landings 70 years ago. 08:48Tom Shakespeare asks if England should consider returning to an earlier order.(R) 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of the quail and its sound.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Rod Liddle, Neil Jameson, Xiaolu Guo and Ramin Gray. 09:451/5An early loss for the passionate poet-turned-musician.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili meets child psychiatrist Prof Sir Michael Rutter. 09:30Rachel Johnson talks to writer AL Kennedy about the struggles of writing fiction. 09:452/5Despite success as a poet, Cohen feels the need to escape to the Greek island of Hydra.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets singer and activist Angelique Kidjo and Lord John Browne of Madingley. 09:453/5In the Chelsea Hotel in New York, Cohen turns his talents to songwriting.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century Bluestocking Society. 09:454/5Disaster threatens Cohen's first European tour, but in Buddhism he finds spiritual solace.
| 09:00Biddy Baxter, former Blue Peter editor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:455/5Now hugely successful, Cohen retreats to Mount Baldy to spend time with his guru.
| 09:00Rev Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet Sir Simon Jenkins and Dame Kiri te Kanawa.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Reverend Mpho Tutu talks to Jane about how to forgive. Plus, women and the Lib Dems. 10:451/5Edith, Aylmer and Bruce’s infernal, triangular charade is doomed…
| 10:00Women in the French Resistance; relatives with Alzheimer's; confessional journalism. 10:452/5A note from Edith propels Bruce to Aylmer's house.
| 10:00Jenni Murray meets Margaret Grace Bondfield and women's minister Nicky Morgan. 10:453/5Should Aylmer tell Edith about Bruce - or keep quiet?
| 10:00Joan Smith's Misogynies, what has changed in 25 years? 10:454/5Bruce Otley is drawn to the church...
| 10:00Jenni Murray and guests discuss dealing with toddlers who wake up during the night. 10:455/5Bruce makes a big decision.
| 10:305/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Stratford-upon-Avon.
| 10:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Lyse Doucet recounts the stories of American women war correspondents in London for D-Day. 11:303/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.(R)
| 11:00In the first of a new series, Monty Don asks whether we should keep conservation secrets. 11:30Frances Fyfield is back in Washington DC to celebrate the National march of the USA.
| 11:002/2Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's exploration into the history of colour. 11:304/6Sandy is holding auditions for The Sound of Music. Everyone wants to be in it.
| 11:00Kate Adie presents stories from Nigeria, the United States, Russia, Thailand and Mexico. 11:30Professor Ed Guerrero explores the life of pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux
| 11:00Paddy O'Connell meets D-Day veterans and asks 'what is remembrance?'. 11:301/4The return of the satire on an NHS in terminal reform starring Nigel Planer.
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30The French civilians killed in WW2 allied bombing raids, and other correspondents' stories
| 11:15Tamara Rojo, ballerina, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Hidden ingredients in takeaway meals. A new breed of taxi firms. Plus more consumer news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Should your big day cost you £15,000 on average? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The cyber celebrities cashing in on YouTube.
| 12:00The latest on smart meters. And more compensation from PPI mis-sold by some banks. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Title deeds, energy bills, mobile roaming, Brazilian currency, retail design and Birdseye. 12:52Two gay men who came out later in life share their experiences of marriage and children. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Wise transfers, pensions shake-up part two, extra consumer rights and holy cash and carry. 12:301/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/6Paul Merton, Kevin Eldon, Joe Lycett and Sheila Hancock take the 60-second challenge.(R) 12:32Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy during the tumultous 20th century.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West looks at how a revolution in naval technology transformed ideas of warfare.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West looks at the Royal Navy's role at the start of the First World War.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West looks at how the Royal Navy won the First World War.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West explores the Royal Navy's three very different battles between the wars.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Monikie, near Dundee.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:301/4The astonishing story of the rediscovered original score for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00David and Ruth face the future.(R) 14:15How does an ordinary family deal with the aftermath of a shocking and unexpected event?
| 14:00David is seeking support.(R) 14:15A pig on the run comes to the rescue of an ailing marriage.
| 14:00Helen is working hard.(R) 14:15How Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley created a fiction from real life, by Sara Davies.
| 14:00Charlie has plans for Adam.(R) 14:15Garda Roisin MacKenna works with the PSNI to solve a murder on the Irish border.(R)
| 14:00David tells Brian what's what.(R) 14:152/31946. A French actor in New York to get over a scandal meets a mysterious divorcee.
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30David Edgar's tongue-in-cheek drama about the rise, and possible fall, of the Coalition.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT team are in Somerset. 14:45Fi Glover hears about being gay and married, being a dwarf, and being a politician.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife.(R)
| 15:004/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Machynlleth, Wales.(R) 15:302/4Four survivors tell their stories to Fi Glover and how the dramatic events affected them.
| 15:00Ruth Alexander takes calls on the New ISA, which allows extra tax free saving from 1 July. 15:30Claudia Hammond meets more finalists in the All in the Mind anniversary awards.(R)
| 15:00Clare walks on the Doward with Nadia Smith, who has had two partial hip replacements. 15:27Allison Pearson presents an appeal for Working Families.(R) 15:30Emma Donoghue talks to James Naughtie about her Man Booker shortlisted novel Room.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT team are in Somerset. 15:451/3The exiled Emperor Haile Selassie visits Stonehenge.
| | 15:003/3Gordon has lost control of the mob, which is intent on freeing the prisoners at Newgate.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Alvin Hall explores the controversial decision allowing the Burrell Collection to tour. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss Last Rites in some of the world's major faiths.
| 16:00Why have government agencies consistently failed to recover the proceeds of crime? 16:30Aasmah Mir, Pete Brown and Harriett Gilbert talk food books at Bristol Food Connections.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the clandestine activities that go beyond concealment of wealth. 16:30Google privacy requests; the trial of Peter Greste; FIFA expose; Newsweek Europe launch.
| 16:00Kevin Spacey; the director of Fruitvale Station; green film-making; movie star bio-pics. 16:30China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks?
| 16:00Obituaries for Churchill's daughter, a cinematographer, a forensic scientist and a DJ. 16:30What will the referendum result mean for Scots' wallets? 16:55Two short actors share their experience of being dwarves and how it works for them
| 16:00Mpho Tutu on forgiving. Joan Smith's Misogynies. Children's sleep. Gemma Collins.
| 16:00Authors Salman Rushdie and Elif Shafak pay tribute to writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 16:30Roger McGough returns to his element, with requests for poems about earth and air.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the bitcoin economy, its strengths and pitfalls.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are students getting a fair deal in the cut-throat world of higher education?(R) 17:404/8Writer Christopher Reason creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news.(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. 18:303/6Paul Merton, Kevin Eldon, Joe Lycett and Sheila Hancock take the 60-second challenge.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Alex and his band explore the Tudors versus the Vikings.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The promise of a weekend away tests everyone's patience.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Simon looks at commodities markets in oil. Why is this trade different to others?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/8A 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. 18:15Catherine Bott presents her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00David is seeking support. 19:15Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit, Fruitvale Station reviewed. 19:451/5Edith, Aylmer and Bruce’s infernal, triangular charade is doomed…(R)
| 19:15Bernard Haitink at 85; 22 Jump Street review; Moloko's Roisin Murphy; The Roof. 19:452/5A note from Edith propels Bruce to Aylmer's house.(R)
| 19:00Charlie has plans for Adam. 19:15Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Prize; Daria Klimentova. 19:453/5Should Aylmer tell Edith about Bruce - or keep quiet?(R)
| 19:00David tells Brian what's what. 19:15With John Wilson. Robert Lindsay reflects on the challenges of staging a hit musical. 19:454/5Bruce Otley is drawn to the church...(R)
| 19:15Performance artist Marina Abramovic discusses her new project 512 Hours. 19:455/5Bruce makes a big decision.(R)
| 19:004/8Writer Christopher Reason creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe chairs sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events with guests.
| 19:00It's a busy day in Ambridge. 19:152/4Tom asks if low-cost airlines are all they are cracked up to be.(R) 19:453/3Singleton Rupinder is convinced by her mum to follow the stars to find the perfect match.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Emma Barnett visits the Canadian army to explore life for women on the military frontline.(R) 20:30Tim Finch explores ideas for a radical rethink about the way we deal with asylum seekers.
| 20:00Are students getting a fair deal in the cut-throat world of higher education? 20:40Blind Children UK explains how it plans to improve mobility for blind children.
| 20:002/3Anne McElvoy and John Harris debate the future of Nato with an expert panel. 20:4549/3Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.
| 20:00Why have government agencies consistently failed to recover the proceeds of crime?(R) 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the bitcoin economy, its strengths and pitfalls.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Monikie, near Dundee. 20:50Tom Shakespeare asks if England should consider returning to an earlier order.
| 20:00In the days before audience research, who did the early BBC think it was talking to?
| 20:00What will the referendum result mean for Scots' wallets?(R) 20:30Obituaries for Churchill's daughter, a cinematographer, a forensic scientist and a DJ.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can an NHS ethics code for medics, managers and public relations staff ever work?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Rod Liddle, Neil Jameson, Xiaolu Guo and Ramin Gray.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond meets more finalists in the All in the Mind anniversary awards. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili meets child psychiatrist Prof Sir Michael Rutter.(R)
| 21:00Jack Stewart meets the engineers inventing vehicles that drive themselves. 21:30Libby Purves meets singer and activist Angelique Kidjo and Lord John Browne of Madingley.(R)
| 21:00China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century Bluestocking Society.(R)
| 21:001/3Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy in the 20th century.
| 21:002/3Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger(R)
| 21:00Wise transfers, pensions shake-up part two, extra consumer rights and holy cash and carry.(R) 21:26Dan Slee presents an appeal on behalf of Peace Brigades International, UK (PBI UK).(R) 21:30Tim Finch explores ideas for a radical rethink about the way we deal with asylum seekers.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Juan Carlos's abdication prompts demands in Spain for a referendum on becoming a republic. 22:456/10The day after the Bingleys' ball, everyone is feeling unsettled, including Sarah.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10Mr Wickham is getting under Sarah's feet and James' skin.
| 22:00Queen's speech launches new political agenda, G7 meets without Russia, Indiana gun raffles 22:458/10Sarah wants to spread her wings, but leaving James is hard.
| 22:00President Obama intervenes in the debate on Scottish independence. 22:459/10James has left without saying goodbye, causing distress for Sarah and Mrs Hill.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10Sarah still has had no word from James, but the Bennet daughters have good news.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/3Anne McElvoy and John Harris debate the future of Nato with an expert panel.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/4Michael Blastland explores the stories we use to explain our world to ourselves.(R) 23:30Idyllic Castle Cary Station is a sleepy one man show - until Glastonbury comes around!(R)
| 23:006/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation. 23:30Alan Dein zigzags Britain hot on the heels of a wrestler breaking into the big time.(R)
| 23:002/4The girls head to Moscow to confront a shady billionaire diamond thief. 23:155/6Dr Berry's latest patient finds himself crowded, and face-to-face with an unusual tattoo.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the new parliamentary year begins.
| 23:00Sitcom set in a small regional theatre, starring David Mitchell as a misanthropic writer. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs turn their attention to fracking.
| 23:00Aasmah Mir, Pete Brown and Harriett Gilbert talk food books at Bristol Food Connections.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the news from Westminster and a look back at the parliamentary week. 23:55The first black woman to be elected to Leeds City Council talks politics with her son.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Roger McGough is in his element, presenting poems on the theme of fire and water.(R)
| 23:00Kevin Spacey; the director of Fruitvale Station; green film-making; movie star bio-pics.(R) 23:30Mark Tully asks if manners are necessary. What would happen if we dispensed with them?(R)
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