| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Post-dictatorship art and culture, and the lives of jazz musicians in London.(R) 00:45The bells of St Leonard's, Streatham.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on the forced movement of more than 12 million Germans after 1945.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor talks to a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor discusses why Germany has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor focuses on Ernst Barlach's sculpture Hovering Angel, a unique war memorial.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Neil MacGregor ends his journey through 600 years of German history at the Reichstag.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Every rucksack carried a copy - the 1970s traveller's guide to hitching on £10 a week.(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 Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks at the threat posed by non-native invasive species. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the South American toco tucan.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. 05:45The dairy and cheese industry under pressure. 05:58Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. 05:45The man forced to work for 13 years on a Welsh farm without pay. Plus invasive species. 05:58Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. 05:45MPs call for the voluntary code between farmers and processors to be wider in its remit. 05:58Chris Packham presents the North Island kokako from New Zealand.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. 05:45What will the sale of Dairy Crest's milk business to Muller mean for UK dairy farmers? 05:58Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, from the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch. 05:45'It's the edited highlights of my life'. Jennifer Tracey talks an Instagram super-user mum
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Lawrence, Towcester. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Senator Rand Paul, a likely Republican challenger for the White House.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire.(R) 06:30How scientists are trying to tackle non-native invasive species of plants and animals. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05On Remembrance Sunday, Mark Tully investigates the psychological need for commemoration. 06:35Chris Sperring travels to the Somerset Levels in search of great crested newts. 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. 07:10Religion in Remembrance Sunday, gender-selective abortion, Berlin Wall 25th anniversary. 07:55Martin Kemp presents an appeal for Epilepsy Research UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A special edition recorded at Camp Bastion and on the battlefields of northern France. 08:48John Gray reflects on why the advance of capitalism is not inevitable.(R) 08:58Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Anne McElvoy talks to John Lanchester, Martin Wolf, Naomi Alderman and John Kampfner. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the forced movement of more than 12 million Germans after 1945.
| 09:00Jim al-Khalili talks to Dame Sally Davies about looking after the nation's health. 09:30Broadcaster Nihal owns a staffordshire bull terrier, but why is he stereotyped by his dog? 09:45Neil MacGregor talks to a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets the Rev Richard Coles and artist Arabella Dorman. 09:45Neil MacGregor discusses why Germany has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the female Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Ernst Barlach's sculpture Hovering Angel, a unique war memorial.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Wendy Dagworthy, former professor of fashion at the RCA.(R) 09:45Neil MacGregor ends his journey through 600 years of German history at the Reichstag.
| 09:00Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles present the Radio 4 BBC Children in Need Auction.
| 09:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 09:15There is no turning back for David, and Charlie has got something to say to Adam.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Hollywood actor Jessica Chastain talks about her role in the movie Interstellar. 10:451/5Ina come to terms with her Mauritius posting, while Gwladys relishes being in Newfoundland
| 10:00Debbie Harry and Chris Stein; Female Bosses; Equal Pay Day; Dilma Rouseff. 10:452/5Ina's friendship with the Mauritian housekeeper helps her to cope with her new posting.
| 10:00The life of the pioneering MP Jennie Lee. Jenni Murray presents. 10:413/5Ina and Beryl fall out badly until Ina becomes seriously ill. 10:55Domestic violence casts a long shadow, but Maria is finally able to sleep alone at night.
| 10:00Jenni Murray presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:454/5Back in her beloved Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Ina becomes engaged.
| 10:00Shirley Conran, perinatal mental health, faith and sexuality, mother & daughter in comedy. 10:455/5Happiness comes at last to Ina on her wedding day, made sweeter by a letter from Gwladys.
| 10:302/6A look back at radio comedy in the early 1980s, with Angus Deayton and Michael Knowles.
| 10:30Nicholas Witchell commentates from Whitehall for the solemn remembrance of sacrifice.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of a momentous day during Jeff Buckley's first solo tour of the UK in March 1994(R) 11:306/6In the last episode of the series, the Godlimans are off on holiday, and Kerry is stressed
| 11:00Beavers are busy saving us money on flood defences, but is this a good way to view nature? 11:30Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.
| 11:002/3Rosie Millard hears the dilemmas and decisions two people face as they decide to move home 11:304/6The computer catches a very common virus, making the invasion doomed in more ways than one
| 11:00Reports from writers and journalists around the world. Including Ebola in Sierra Leone. 11:30Mitch Benn investigates the history of slap bass - and even tries to learn the technique.
| 11:00A documentary featuring Angelina Jolie, exploring an extraordinary life of a US war hero. 11:302/5Tony inherits a newspaper and sets about changing the world.
| 11:00Paul Waugh, editor of PoliticsHome.Com, looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Mounting tension at one of the holiest, and most sensitive, sites in the world.
| 11:45Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Massive demonstrations in the East German city heralded the fall of the Berlin Wall. 12:15Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Are we on the brink of a boom in new council homes? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In October 1967, the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia. 12:15Winifred Robinson asks listeners about their experience of EU freedom to travel. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Only one person voted against giving the US president extra powers after 9/11: Barbara Lee 12:15Consumer news and features including hotels charging extra for checking in early. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In 1976, schoolchildren marched in protest at the apartheid regime in South Africa. 12:15Lost and stolen mobile phones, self-build homes and online car sales. With Louise Minchin. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In October 2006, the campaigning Russian journalist was shot outside her Moscow flat. 12:15Peter White looks at hydrogen cars and whether supermarket loyalty cards have a future. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A security breach at the Booking.com website, and finding a financial adviser. 12:303/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Clive Anderson, Anne Dudley and Richard Williams.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino discovers a mysterious, surprising and delicious world of edible mushrooms. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Dan Snow looks at the morale of men serving in the First World War in 1914.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Recollections of the First Battle of Ypres in 1914 from those who fought it.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45The experiences of soldiers in the trenches during the first few months of the war.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Dan Snow hears soldiers' recollections of becoming prisoners of war in 1914.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45The extraordinary events of Christmas 1914, when troops briefly called a ceasefire.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby hosts Diane Abbott, Douglas Carswell, Dominic Grieve and Simon Hughes.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30In Newport, South Wales, Joe Powell tells Hardeep about his life with Asperger's syndrome.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There is no turning back for David.(R) 14:15How British PoWs survived incarceration in German camps by studying free-flying birds.
| 14:15Dr Celestine de Tullio returns from France to find that things are amiss.
| 14:00The pressure is on for Will.(R) 14:15In 1940, an imminent Nazi invasion of Ireland means a choice: collaboration or resistance?
| 14:00It is bonfire night on the Jubilee Field.(R) 14:15By Annalisa D'Innella. A man falls out of the sky, and three lives are changed.
| 14:00It is an emotional time for Jill.(R) 14:15Emma uses a powerful, illegal device to try to control her disturbing nightmares.(R)
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30The Syrian conflict seen through the eyes of a teenage boy with Asperger's.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Leeds.(R) 14:45Conversations about nightmares, trips to the supermarket and metaphorical angels.
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| 15:00 | 15:007/13Russell Davies tests three contestants on their musical general knowledge. 15:30Sheila Dillon talks to the publisher, writer and restaurateur Tom Jaine about his life.(R)
| 15:005/6Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing. 15:30The melting sea ice of the Arctic creates opportunities and threats. Tom Heap reports.
| 15:00Looking for a good mortgage deal? Paul Lewis and guests take calls and emails. 15:30Claudia Hammond explores pioneering new research into radicalisation.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire. 15:27Katy Ashworth presents an appeal for Brainwave.(R) 15:30Blake Morrison discusses his memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father?(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Leeds. 15:452/3Dale stays in his house, thinking bad things are happening in the yard.
| 15:30Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.(R)
| 15:001/6Merlyn and Arthur meet to discuss what has brought England to its current perilous state.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Alvin Hall on the controversial attempts to sell the Detroit Institute of Arts collection. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores if the internet is a nostalgia machine.
| 16:00The British court case that could damage Britain's relations with the United States. 16:30Harriett Gilbert, Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak discuss their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the lives of African-American men caught up in webs of criminality. 16:30Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 16:00Presented by Francine Stock. Christopher Nolan talks about his new film Interstellar. 16:30Adam Rutherford asks if science can offer answers to our rapidly ageing population.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a company chairman, a musician, a politician and a canal campaigner. 16:30Rediscovering Hancock's Half Hour. And why some Archers addicts say they will switch off. 16:55Two mothers of children on the autistic spectrum find comfort in their shared experiences.
| 16:00Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, Marian Keyes, and a survivor of Jimmy Savile's abuse.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Jane Smiley about her new novel Some Luck. 16:30A unique poetry event by Andrew Motion to mark Remembrance Day 2014.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full 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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30How have some companies survived for centuries? Evan Davis investigates.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Did private equity takeovers play a role in the collapse of some major high street names?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Senator Rand Paul, a likely Republican challenger for the White House.(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. 18:305/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Clive Anderson, Anne Dudley and Richard Williams.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Despite the obsession with trying to defy age, is there a case for not living too long?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Anthony is thrilled to be a best man, but Damien is not impressed.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6The induction of a new employee on Sodor Island, and a speech on following dreams.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/9A 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 presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John McCarthy chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Lionel Shriver reviews Interstellar, and Nick Hornby discusses his new novel Funny Girl. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on the forced movement of more than 12 million Germans after 1945.(R)
| 19:00The pressure is on for Will. 19:15Poet Wendy Cope talks about her new collection of prose and Roger Graef reviews Babylon. 19:45Neil MacGregor talks to a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945.(R)
| 19:00It is bonfire night on the Jubilee Field. 19:15Ben Elton, Queen Coal reviewed, Transmitting Andy Warhol, Leviathan, birds in literature. 19:45Neil MacGregor discusses why Germany has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe.(R)
| 19:00It is an emotional time for Jill. 19:15Made In Dagenham the musical; Elif Shafak on her new novel; Gold at Buckingham Palace 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Ernst Barlach's sculpture Hovering Angel, a unique war memorial.(R)
| 19:00There is a sign up outside Brookfield. 19:15Benedict Cumberbatch talks to John Wilson about his role in The Imitation Game. 19:45Neil MacGregor ends his journey through 600 years of German history at the Reichstag.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Senator Rand Paul, a likely Republican challenger for the White House. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Giles Fraser, Susie Boyt and Antonia Quirke.
| 19:00Remembrance Day brings thoughtful reflection. 19:156/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb. 19:451/3Togara Muzanenhamo's short story is set on a farm in Zimbabwe where he grew up.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Exploring the Manhattan grid as city matrix, psychic space and a bold political ideal.(R) 20:30Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes.
| 20:00Did private equity takeovers play a role in the collapse of some major high street names? 20:40The problems some blind workers face dealing with the government's Access to Work scheme.
| 20:00Debate programme that examines the ethical issues behind topical news stories. 20:4571/3Disabled dancer Claire Cunningham considers why she would never want to be 'fixed'.
| 20:00The British court case that could damage Britain's relations with the United States.(R) 20:30How have some companies survived for centuries? Evan Davis investigates.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby hosts Diane Abbott, Douglas Carswell, Dominic Grieve and Simon Hughes. 20:50John Gray reflects on why the advance of capitalism is not inevitable.
| 20:00How Militant Tendency dominated Liverpool politics in the 1980s, and its ongoing legacy.
| 20:00Rediscovering Hancock's Half Hour. And why some Archers addicts say they will switch off.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a company chairman, a musician, a politician and a canal campaigner.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can we share the ocean with albatrosses?(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy talks to John Lanchester, Martin Wolf, Naomi Alderman and John Kampfner.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond explores pioneering new research into radicalisation. 21:30Jim al-Khalili talks to Dame Sally Davies about looking after the nation's health.(R)
| 21:00The melting sea ice of the Arctic creates opportunities and threats. Tom Heap reports.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets the Rev Richard Coles and artist Arabella Dorman.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford asks if science can offer answers to our rapidly ageing population.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the female Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut.(R)
| 21:005/5Final omnibus edition of Prof Kathy Willis's history of our relationship with plants.
| 21:002/2Amos continues searching for his niece. Mart worries about what he'll do if they find her.(R)
| 21:00A security breach at the Booking.com website, and finding a financial adviser.(R) 21:26Martin Kemp presents an appeal for Epilepsy Research UK.(R) 21:30Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10With the cameras rolling, Otto meets some residents of Marlowe House.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective on the US mid-term elections. 22:457/10Otto reassesses his troubled relationship with his son Daniel.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:458/10On the last day of filming, Otto remembers the later years of his marriage to Cynthia.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:459/10Sitting on a bench in Queens Square, Otto relives the last months of Cynthia's illness.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10With Otto unconscious, his wife Annika and his son Daniel meet at his hospital bedside.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Debate programme that examines the ethical issues behind topical news stories.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/4Jarvis Cocker goes on a journey through an Icelandic night that never falls. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4A visit to the Golden Woofers - Grimsby's leading dog show! 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Comedian James Acaster presents the results of his in-depth research into wood. 23:151/6Tim ruminates on the meaning of 'family' via his narrative poem The Godfather.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4The journalist ponders his first impressions of Grace Jones and NF Simpson among others. 23:30Sean Curran hears energy ministers pledge that the lights will stay on this winter.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert, Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak discuss their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55A 10-year-old quizzes his youth worker about what he was like at his age; has he changed?
| 23:007/13Russell Davies tests three contestants on their musical general knowledge.(R) 23:30Poet Tom Rawling fished sea trout at night. An eerie experience in sound and poems.(R)
| 23:00Presented by Francine Stock. Christopher Nolan talks about his new film Interstellar.(R) 23:30On Remembrance Sunday, Mark Tully investigates the psychological need for commemoration.(R)
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