| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the clandestine activities that go beyond concealment of wealth.(R) 00:45The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Lauren Beukes' celebrity-obsessed dystopia where fans can channel a star's every desire. 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 the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45Farming Today finds out why new recruits are learning how to manage cider orchards. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45A new research paper examines the likely effects of N Ireland's trial policy on badgers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45Farmers find out what they have to do for wildlife in exchange for subsidies. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45From sprayers to scientists, Charlotte Smith explores all things arable at Cereals 2014. 05:58David Attenborough presents the garganey.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley. 05:45British sheep farmers 'heartbroken' by Sainsbury's decision to promote New Zealand lamb. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye. 05:45'We've created an aspirational, desirable, anti-diarrhoea kit.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island. 05:4550/3Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.(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. 06:07Clare Balding walks from Fingle Bridge to Castle Drogo in South Devon.(R) 06:30Anna Hill asks whether farmers are prepared for the new, compulsory online CAP system. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy shares experiences of being detached from everyday life. 06:35Sybil Ruscoe visits a Welsh 'mega dairy' that milks 2,000 cows that don't graze on grass. 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. Iraq, the World Cup and young Muslims. 07:55Jim Carter presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Living Paintings. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Worcester College, Oxford, exploring the doctrine of the Trinity. 08:48As libraries close, AL Kennedy argues that we must reassess the importance of books.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Adrian Wooldridge, Tristram Hunt, Anjan Sundaram and Charu Lata Hogg. 09:451/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
| 09:00Janet Hemingway on malaria and the coming of insecticide resistance, with Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Rachel Johnson talks to author Michael Frayn about the struggles of writing fiction. 09:452/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets actor Rebecca Front and designer of the Reliant Robin, Tom Karen. 09:453/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the pioneering scientist Robert Boyle. 09:454/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
| 09:00Tamara Rojo, ballerina, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:455/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir with campaigner Paris Lees; Fatboy Slim's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Ruby Wax talks about ways to manage our minds; workplace stress; neuroscience of anxiety. 10:45Comic capers amongst the carrots when a body is found on an allotment.
| 10:00Yasmine Hamdan sings live and talks to Jane Garvey. 10:45Are there green shoots of love between Alma and Jo?
| 10:00Angelina Jolie and William Hague at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence In Conflict. 10:45Alma and Jason follow the money to find intrigue on a market stall.
| 10:00Jane Garvey presents singer-songwriter Carly Simon from our Archive Collection. 10:45Fear stalks the herd. Is the case nearing its end?
| 10:00Irresponsible risk taking or considered lifestyle choice? Jenni Murray and guests discuss. 10:45Val McDermid's comedy draws to a climax in the traditional mode of the detective story.
| 10:306/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Clitheroe.
| 10:00Pat and Tony look to the future, and David speaks his mind.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent explores the modern idea of grace. 11:30Cricket is 1,000 years old. Can Dave Podmore trace his dodgy lineage back a millennium?
| 11:00Monty Don presents the first of two special programmes recorded at the Hay Festival. 11:30Wayne Hemingway explores the rise and fall of the home organ.
| 11:00Football-daft Peter White follows referee Howard Webb as he works with troubled teenagers 11:305/6Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?
| 11:00Globalisation comes to the oldest music shop in Mumbai and other stories. 11:30Musician Rainer Hersch on the life and work of astronomer and musician William Herschel.(R)
| 11:00With the title of City of Culture 2017, what is the vision for the future of Hull? 11:302/4Nigel Planer stars in the satire on GPs in the NHS by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer
| 11:00Isabel Hardman of the Spectator hears arguments about the place of religion in schools. 11:30Reports from writers and journalists around the world. Presented by Kate Adie.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Are the elderly being targeted by boiler insurers and why do adults like World Cup albums? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer phone-in. Should you choose a school because of its Ofsted record? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Airlines seek legal backing on passenger compensation rules.
| 12:00Consumer protection against the spread of Japanese Knotweed. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Action Fraud, flexible fares, late payments, tidal energy, private landlords and evictions 12:52A former paramedic and a patient who was unconscious when they met piece things together 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Will new entrants bring more competition to day-to-day banking? Plus home loan caps. 12:302/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?(R) 12:32Richard Johnson's award-winning travels through the American south to meet chef Sean Brock 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Lord West tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West travels to Malta to tell the story of the Second World War in the Mediterranean.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Pacific during the Second World War.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West explains how the Royal Navy adjusted after the Second World War.
| 13:00Edward Stourton presents national and international news. 13:45Lord West describes how the Royal Navy fought a series of conflicts in the early Cold War.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Althorp Estate in Northampton.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:301/3Frances Fyfield's team explore the original score of Bernstein's hit show West Side Story.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00It's a busy day in Ambridge.(R) 14:15By Sean Grundy. Strange tale about dysfunctional family relationships.(R)
| 14:00Shula is in reflective mood.(R) 14:15By Justin Hopper. Poignant drama set in the world of independent greyhound racing.
| 14:00Pat and Tony look to the future.(R) 14:15A Welsh family is fiercely divided over the future of their sheep farm.
| 14:00Peggy has a difficult day.(R) 14:15By Michael Symmons Roberts. Following three men through one night in Manchester.
| 14:153/3Set in the Cote d'Azur, a teenager struggles to cope with his parents' faltering marriage.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:30Ray Bradbury's iconic book featuring a man with prophetic tattoos, adapted by Brian Sibley
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Beechgrove Garden, Scotland.(R) 14:45Conversations about divorce, road traffic accidents, and having an A-level at age 11.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production.(R)
| 15:005/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Stratford-upon-Avon.(R) 15:303/4What is it like to be estranged from your family? Three people tell Fi Glover.
| 15:00Wondering how to pay for university? Put your questions to our student money advisors. 15:30Claudia Hammond meets two more finalists in the All in the Mind 25th anniversary awards.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks from Fingle Bridge to Castle Drogo in South Devon. 15:27Dan Slee presents an appeal on behalf of Peace Brigades International, UK (PBI UK).(R) 15:30Authors Salman Rushdie and Elif Shafak pay tribute to writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Beechgrove Garden, Scotland. 15:452/3A senior government official reads a life-changing letter in mid-air.
| 15:30Wayne Hemingway explores the rise and fall of the home organ.(R)
| 15:00Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco, a bounty hunter is on a mission.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Marie-Louise Muir meets Ireland's artists at the former home of Sir Tyrone Guthrie. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the meaning of apostasy within Islam.
| 16:00Evaluating the combative cross-examination techniques used in the Oscar Pistorius trial. 16:30Film director Roger Michell and writer Aminatta Forna talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00IVF's transformation of biological relations. Also, men in betting shops. 16:30How job cuts at BBC Radio might impact programmes. Presented by Steve Hewlett.
| 16:00Film news. Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris on a French trilogy that has spanned 12 years. 16:30Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister remembers a comedian, a psychiatrist, a children's writer and a cyclist. 16:30Is there a link between practising a religion and donating to charity? 16:55Fi Glover with the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen.
| 16:00Angelina Jolie and William Hague on ending sexual violence in conflict.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Spanish writer Javier Cercas about his new novel Outlaws. 16:30Roger McGough presents an LP of poems set to music.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie 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 of the day's news. 17:30Making money from products with a controversial image. Evan Davis and guests discuss.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How well is Northern Ireland dealing with the legacy of 30 years of sectarian violence?(R) 17:405/8By John Godber. A gravedigger and his granddaughter chew over the snap inspection.(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. 18:304/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Aliens and deja vu. Alex Horne and his band explore miscellaneous, mysterious things.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6A school fundraiser proves unusually challenging for the three couples.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Ed seems to be in a good mood. Could it be the free sachets?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8A 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. 18:15Sheila McClennon presents highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Shula is in reflective mood. 19:15Arts news with Matthew d'Ancona, including a tribute to actor and comedian Rik Mayall. 19:45Comic capers amongst the carrots when a body is found on an allotment.(R)
| 19:00Pat and Tony look to the future. 19:15Antonio Pappano, Devil's Knot review, Anne Washburn on play Mr Burns, Banksy exhibition. 19:45Are there green shoots of love between Alma and Jo?(R)
| 19:00Peggy has a difficult day. 19:15Damian Barr talks to Dolly Parton about songwriting and her passion for reading. 19:45Alma and Jason follow the money to find intrigue on a market stall.(R)
| 19:15Helena Bonham Carter discusses her new film, The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet. 19:45Fear stalks the herd. Is the case nearing its end?(R)
| 19:00Rob is a lovely step-dad-to-be. 19:15Arts news, reviews and interviews. Kirsty Lang talks to documentary maker Roger Graef. 19:45Val McDermid's comedy draws to a climax in the traditional mode of the detective story.(R)
| 19:005/8By John Godber. A gravedigger and his granddaughter chew over the snap inspection. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe chairs sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
| 19:00It's Fathers' Day at Bridge Farm. 19:153/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.(R) 19:451/3As a daughter leaves her childhood home, a letter arrives making her re-evaluate her past.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Historian Jon Lawrence of Cambridge University asks what has happened to the working class 20:30Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision.
| 20:00How well is Northern Ireland dealing with the legacy of 30 years of sectarian violence? 20:40Tony Rucinski on the Macular Society's Smoking Campaign, and Lee Kumutat updates stories.
| 20:00A debate on why Britain is failing to build enough homes and how best to fix the problem. 20:4550/3Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.
| 20:00Evaluating the combative cross-examination techniques used in the Oscar Pistorius trial.(R) 20:30Making money from products with a controversial image. Evan Davis and guests discuss.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Althorp Estate in Northampton. 20:50As libraries close, AL Kennedy argues that we must reassess the importance of books.
| 20:00Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles for world peace. Join him as he relives this journey.
| 20:00Is there a link between practising a religion and donating to charity?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister remembers a comedian, a psychiatrist, a children's writer and a cyclist.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00In the first of a new series, Monty Don asks whether we should keep conservation secrets.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Adrian Wooldridge, Tristram Hunt, Anjan Sundaram and Charu Lata Hogg.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond meets two more finalists in the All in the Mind 25th anniversary awards. 21:30Janet Hemingway on malaria and the coming of insecticide resistance, with Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
| 21:00Do our mental powers really decline in old age? 21:30Libby Purves meets actor Rebecca Front and designer of the Reliant Robin, Tom Karen.(R)
| 21:00Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the pioneering scientist Robert Boyle.(R)
| 21:002/3Admiral Lord West continues his history of the Royal Navy in the 20th century.
| 21:003/3Gordon has lost control of the mob, which is intent on freeing the prisoners at Newgate.(R)
| 21:00Will new entrants bring more competition to day-to-day banking? Plus home loan caps.(R) 21:26Jim Carter presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Living Paintings.(R) 21:30Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ofsted warns of a culture of fear and intimidation in some Birmingham schools. 22:451/10Jack McNulty recounts his past hoping he can at last find the freedom he desperately seeks
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:452/10Mai invites Jack home to Grattan House to meet her father.
| 22:00Jihadists seize Iraq city, climate change costs debated, JK Rowling backs Scotland No vote 22:453/10In Accra, Jack receives a surprising visit from the Ghana Police Force.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:454/10Is Jack and Mai's wedding day a sign of things to come?
| 22:00Fear in Baghdad as Sunni-led insurgents seize more Iraqi towns, with Philippa Thomas. 22:455/10Mai's happiness at returning to Grattan House is short-lived.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15A debate on why Britain is failing to build enough homes and how best to fix the problem.(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 stories of the week.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/4What is fairness and are we naturally fair to each other? Michael Blastland investigates.(R) 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:001/4The team launch their revolutionary spray-on clothes, and a local MP comes to visit. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4The girls try to uncover a drug-smuggling operation on a remote island. 23:156/6Dr Berry treats some intimidating East London twins with unexpected past lives.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Comedy from Josie Long about a woman who moves to Glasgow in search of a better life. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Film director Roger Michell and writer Aminatta Forna talk books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the news from Westminster and a look back at the parliamentary week. 23:55A grandmother and her granddaughter became close through two generations of divorce.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Roger McGough returns to his element, with requests for poems about earth and air.(R)
| 23:00Film news. Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris on a French trilogy that has spanned 12 years.(R) 23:30John McCarthy shares experiences of being detached from everyday life.(R)
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