| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Sarah Montague asks Sir Ken Robinson why he thinks schools are a barrier to creativity.(R) 00:45The bells of St Peter's Church in Ropley, Hampshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3The son of Katie O' Shea tries to understand her affair with Charles Stewart Parnell.(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 Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Dog thefts are on the rise, as experts say working dogs are being specifically targeted. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45A new advert aims to combat modern-day slavery in industries such as agriculture. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45A UN aid operation is underway to help farmers in Gaza. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the golden eagle.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Fishermen banned off the Lancashire coast where a windfarm is being built. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the white-tailed eagle.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Caz Graham looks back 40 years to a badger-gassing trial in South Gloucestershire. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.(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 Rev Mike Starkey. 05:45iPM speaks to a listener who can tell us what it is like to test positive for ebola.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire. 05:45Sir Nicholas Macpherson, treasury supremo and key figure in the Scots independence debate.(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 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Cheshire's salt sustained the British Empire. Felicity Evans finds out how and why.(R) 06:30Caz Graham looks at what rural tourism brings to the countryside. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Sarah Cuddon explores the power and the magic of the spoken word and reading aloud. 06:35Sybil Ruscoe follows the British opium poppy harvest from field to pharmacy. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10The Rt Rev John Sentamu tells William Crawley why he is starting a prayer vigil for peace. 07:55Dr Dawn Harper presents an appeal for Action Medical Research. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the Keswick Convention. With music from Stuart Townend. Preacher: Dr Ravi Zacharias. 08:48Will Self reflects on comedy, asking what really makes us laugh.(R) 08:58Michaela Strachan presents the golden eagle.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:003/4Stephen Fry looks at the practice of reading aloud, from Roman times to the present day. 09:301/5Bettany Hughes' archaeology of philosophy. Who came up with the idea of an idea?(R) 09:451/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.
| 09:004/4The judge talks about her seven-year-long investigation into a multi-billion euro fraud. 09:30In April 2004, the murder of a young student provoked a wave of protests in Argentina. 09:452/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.
| 09:002/4Peter Hennessy asks Roy Hattersley to reflect on his life and times. 09:302/5Robert McCrum explores the life of Victor Gollancz, George Orwell's publisher.(R) 09:453/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.
| 09:002/4Amanda explores three cases in which men fight and kill each other in the name of honour. 09:454/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites British military personnel involved in the historic Berlin Airlift.(R) 09:455/5Adam Thorpe pays personal tribute to a mystery from Britain's ancient past.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir are joined by Radio 1's Gemma Cairney.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey and guests on why The Awakening is celebrated as an early feminist work. 10:45The novel published in 1899 that ushered in the age of early American feminist literature.
| 10:00The Rose of Tralee - anachronistic or empowering? Jane Garvey and guests discuss. 10:45Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert’s company, but there’s a shock in store for her.
| 10:00Athlete Jo Pavey, vocational training for women, actor Helen McCrory, writer Trix Kipling. 10:41Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert’s company, but there’s a shock in store for her. 10:55Fi Glover introduces a reflection on the impact of bereavement on an oldest daughter.
| 10:00Yazidi women, Claudia Jones, picnic food for kids, White Crocodile, girls and hard rock. 10:45Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour.
| 10:00Jenni Murray re-examines Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. 10:45Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both.
| 10:302/7Jay Rayner and the panel are in Bedford taking questions on eating and drinking.
| 10:00Loxfest has a PR disaster. Meanwhile David is feeling the strain.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/3Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Brian Sewell join Gerald Scarfe to ask, 'But is it art?'. 11:302/4A dangerous fishing trip is one way for Geoff to shake off winter.
| 11:003/3Listening is about more than hearing, as we discover with four individuals. 11:30The story of a Canadian school music recording that inspired the film School of Rock.
| 11:00Raymond Tallis describes how the act of waiting pervades so much of our daily lives. 11:305/6Mimi and Joe turn to the latest parenting theory when their daughter Lucy gets a boyfriend(R)
| 11:00The struggle to keep alive the game that is the heart of Ireland's identity. 11:30Allan Little returns to Sarajevo to explore the role of the arts in restoring the city.
| 11:00Alan Dein tracks the fast-moving story of a squatter who takes over a pub in Luton. 11:305/6Janet Ellis's love of arts and crafts started long before Blue Peter.(R)
| 11:00What role can art play in the political discourse of post-apartheid South Africa? 11:30A poet is caught up in fighting in eastern Ukraine. Plus more of the week's news stories.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor looks back at the phenomenal rise of the Sun newspaper in the 1980s.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Where there's war, there's brass, and Hilary Pearce has the makings of a real operator. 12:15New peak-time rail fares, knowing your neighbours and unlocking mobile phones. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Lt Victor Lumley is devastated that he cannot go to war. 12:15Figures are at a record high - are you one of the new self-employed? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Escaping the atrocities at home, the Belgian refugees pour into Folkestone. 12:15Problems with cavity wall insulation, and undercover research questions wine expertise. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A boy's hat is discovered on the beach. 12:15Consumer news with Winifred Robinson, inclduing the future of horse racing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04An eclipse brings tourists and townsfolk flocking to the seafront. 12:15Police investigate a suspected mobile phone fraud that has affected more than 350 students 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/4Michael Robinson explores how to fix Britain's broken housing market. 12:304/6Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has grasped the bull by the horns and become a farmer.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/8How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?(R) 12:32Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, four decades on. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00James Robbins presents national and international news. 13:45Kathy Willis explores DNA fingerprinting and a new tree of life for plants.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:45How DNA analysis is providing a new window into the evolution of the tropical rainforest.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:45Kathy Willis examines new insights into plants as regulators of our planet.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:45Kathy Willis examines the importance of green landscapes, parks and gardens.
| 13:00James Robbins presents national and international news. 13:45Kathy Willis examines how we are building future resilience into our modern crops.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Corn Exchange in Melrose, Scotland.(R)
| 13:00James Robbins presents national and international news. 13:30Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Roy is off to Loxfest.(R) 14:15An extraordinary day in the life of Alexander Bell as a child.
| 14:00Elizabeth has a crisis of confidence.(R) 14:15A woman missing since 1945 is seen in a deserted guest house. Thomas Soutar investigates.(R)
| 14:15Margaret Thatcher gets a visit from Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin. By Adam Ganz.
| 14:00Loxfest has a PR disaster.(R) 14:15Charlie Brooks stars in Louise Monaghan's play about a little girl missing her dad.
| 14:00Roy gives Elizabeth a fright.(R)
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:301/10Inspector Beck investigates when the body of an unknown girl is found in a canal dredger.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Chester.(R) 14:45Fi Glover pulls together excerpts from a conversation about the impact of bereavement.
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| 15:00 | 15:00With Philip Hensher, Dave Gorman, Libby Purves and Michael Rosen. Nigel Rees hosts. 15:30How to revolutionize your cooking, 1940s style. With Sheila Dillon.(R)
| 15:001/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Cowes on the Isle of Wight.(R) 15:303/3Robin Ince looks at how self-help moved away from soulful wellbeing towards making money.
| 15:003/4Michael Robinson finds out why the UK rental market has been booming.(R) 15:30Dr Mark Porter examines the hidden conflicts of interest that can influence your health.(R)
| 15:00Cheshire's salt sustained the British Empire. Felicity Evans finds out how and why. 15:27Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal for Pan Intercultural Arts.(R) 15:30A ramble through northern moorland and the works inspired by it, from Bronte to Raisin.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Chester. 15:453/3Brendan is stuck in a rut. If only he could find the courage to escape.
| 15:454/5Ivan Hewett explores the key of F minor with Terence Charlston.(R)
| 15:00Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Stuarts considers the ill-fated reign of James II.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Miles Warde explores the life of American photographer Ansel Adams 16:30Ernie Rea and his guests discuss the seven deadly sins.
| 16:00The writer Graham Joyce with a personal take on the ways in which we talk about cancer. 16:30Ida B. Wells the African American civil rights activist is chosen by Baroness Oona King
| 16:00Sarah Montague asks what really makes a difference to a child's ability. 16:30Reaction to the BBC's coverage of the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home.
| 16:00The Dardenne brothers discuss their latest award-winning drama Two Days, One Night. 16:30Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions.
| 16:00Remembering a former Taoiseach, a BBC vetter, a painter, a broadcaster and a soprano. 16:30Tim Harford discusses so-called 'troubled families', CEO pay and the Gaza conflict. 16:55Fi Glover introduces a conversation about how best to face terminal illness in the family.
| 16:00Helen McCrory as Medea, and encouraging girls into vocational courses.
| 16:00Writers Damian Barr, Evie Wyld and Joe Dunthorne discuss the rise of live literary events. 16:30Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Full 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. 17:30iPM speaks to a listener who can tell us what it is like to test positive for ebola.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Francine Stock explores our use of mind-altering substances and Aldous Huxley's influence.(R) 17:40Sir Nicholas Macpherson, treasury supremo and key figure in the Scots independence debate.(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. 18:302/8How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6A trip to China does not work out well for David, especially on the food front.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The impressions show that tugs on the beard of news.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Susan Calman examines the topic of equal marriage from a personal perspective.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has grasped the bull by the horns and become a farmer.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Danny Wallace and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Elizabeth has a crisis of confidence. 19:15John Wilson talks to Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson about his new novel J. 19:45The novel published in 1899 that ushered in the age of early American feminist literature.(R)
| 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of Scarlett Johansson's new film Lucy. 19:45Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert’s company, but there’s a shock in store for her.(R)
| 19:00Loxfest has a PR disaster. 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. 19:45Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert’s company, but there’s a shock in store for her.(R)
| 19:00Roy gives Elizabeth a fright. 19:15Arts news with Razia Iqbal including a review of Two Days, One Night with Marion Cotillard 19:45Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour.(R)
| 19:00It's Loxfest, and Roy has got some news. 19:15Razia Iqbal talks to Mad Men actor Jon Hamm about his new film, Million Dollar Arm. 19:45Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both.(R)
| 19:00Sir Nicholas Macpherson, treasury supremo and key figure in the Scots independence debate. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe comes from Edinburgh, offering a selection of the best of the Festival.
| 19:00At Loxfest, there is good news and bad. 19:153/4Charles is in a terrible play. But who wants to kill off the cast? Stars Bill Nighy.(R) 19:45Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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| 20:00 | 20:00James Naughtie explores how the Scottish referendum is impacting on friends and family. 20:30Carrie Gracie goes in search of the cult of the Almighty God and its terrified victims.(R)
| 20:00Francine Stock explores our use of mind-altering substances and Aldous Huxley's influence. 20:40As a blind man breaks the 200mph record, Peter asks how hard is it to give up driving?
| 20:001/3Matthew Taylor aims to give listeners a new way to understand a controversial issue. 20:4560/3Comedian Rosie Wilby proposes the end of monogamy.
| 20:00UK surrogacy is based on trust rather than contract. Catrin Nye asks if the system works. 20:30Peter Day asks if technology companies can transform healthcare and the way we live.
| 20:00Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Corn Exchange in Melrose, Scotland. 20:50Will Self reflects on comedy, asking what really makes us laugh.
| 20:00David Taylor looks at the Vietnam War through the eyes of three presidents.
| 20:00Tim Harford discusses so-called 'troubled families', CEO pay and the Gaza conflict.(R) 20:30Remembering a former Taoiseach, a BBC vetter, a painter, a broadcaster and a soprano.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3Four professional listeners reveal how they use sounds as indicators of health and quality(R) 21:303/4Stephen Fry looks at the practice of reading aloud, from Roman times to the present day.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter examines the hidden conflicts of interest that can influence your health. 21:304/4The judge talks about her seven-year-long investigation into a multi-billion euro fraud.(R)
| 21:003/3Robin Ince looks at how self-help moved away from soulful wellbeing towards making money.(R) 21:302/4Peter Hennessy asks Roy Hattersley to reflect on his life and times.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions.(R) 21:302/4Amanda explores three cases in which men fight and kill each other in the name of honour.(R)
| 21:00Folkestone welcomes the first wave of Belgian refugees, fleeing the war.
| 21:00Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Stuarts considers Charles II after the Restoration.(R)
| 21:004/4Michael Robinson explores how to fix Britain's broken housing market.(R) 21:26Dr Dawn Harper presents an appeal for Action Medical Research.(R) 21:30Peter Day asks if technology companies can transform healthcare and the way we live.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10Zippy goes to her first non-Mormon party and Al is heading for trouble.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10Claire is still lying in Issy's bunk and Zippy needs to borrow her wedding dress.
| 22:00Obama condemns journalist's beheading. In-depth reporting and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:458/10Sister Valentine pays Claire a visit and Jacob sits waiting for someone special.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:459/10Jacob decides to share his secret with the family and Ian has to admit the truth.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10The family arrives home to discover that Claire has gone.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/3Matthew Taylor aims to give listeners a new way to understand a controversial issue.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Sue Cameron of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.(R) 23:301/4Three people with different addictions talk frankly about falling off the wagon.(R)
| 23:001/3In an epic journey, Sean Bean attempts to save his castle, his wife and his phone contract 23:302/4Four survivors tell their stories to Fi Glover and how the dramatic events affected them.(R)
| 23:004/4BBC boffins explore the erotic possibilities of low frequencies. 23:154/6For her husband's 60th birthday, top cook Bea bakes him a cake with a special message. 23:303/4What is it like to be estranged from your family? Three people tell Fi Glover.(R)
| 23:002/4The sketch show written entirely by the public. 23:304/4Fi Glover's guests discuss the experience of mental breakdown.(R)
| 23:005/6When it comes to being a successful nation, is it better to be a big one or a small one? 23:55A daughter reassures her mother that she wasn't the inadequate parent she believes she was
| 23:00With Philip Hensher, Dave Gorman, Libby Purves and Michael Rosen. Nigel Rees hosts.(R) 23:30Writer Ian Sansom attempts to adapt for radio William Langland's medieval dream poem.(R)
| 23:00The Dardenne brothers discuss their latest award-winning drama Two Days, One Night.(R) 23:30Sarah Cuddon explores the power and the magic of the spoken word and reading aloud.(R)
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