| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor examines the rise, meaning and reality of meritocracy as a concept.(R) 00:45The bells of St Mary's, Lamberhurst, Kent.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Discoveries about his grandfather's past prompt memories for actor Alan Cumming.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Alan Cumming concludes his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/2A Highland shepherd sees into the future after a meeting with a fellow Scot in London.(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 the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45Farm safety, HS2, Sugar industry. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the Arabian babbler of a Yemeni Desert.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45What does the outbreak of bird flu in East Yorkshire mean for UK farmers? 05:58Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet - near the North American western seaboard.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45Farming Today speaks to a farmer on the neighbouring farm to the bird flu outbreak. 05:58Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45The knock-on effects of avian flu in east Yorkshire and campylobacter in chicken. 05:58Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45Charlotte Smith with news that 100 hill farmers plan to take the Welsh government to court 05:58Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the northern polar seas.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan. 05:45iPM hears from a listener and scientist who has made maggots smell the colour blue.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of All Saints Church, Allesley. 05:45Jo Fidgen profiles Grace Mugabe, the first lady of Zimbabwe.(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 Steart Marshes, the UK's largest new wetland reserve.(R) 06:30From field to factory, Charlotte Smith delves into the British sugar industry. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Kester Brewin reflects on our yearning to fly. 06:35When the cold descends on Iceland, whooper swans migrate south to the Scottish Highlands 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. 07:10Religious war, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and gurus. Presented by William Crawley. 07:55Grandmother Chris Leaves makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Family Rights Group. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Sung Mattins from Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace with the Bishop of London. 08:48John Gray points to lessons from the novels of Dostoevsky about the danger of ideas.(R) 08:58Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with James Hall, Betsy Wieseman, John Burnside and Richard Tognetti. 09:451/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.
| 09:00Linda Colley reflects on the future wider repercussions of the Scottish referendum result. 09:30Clive Myrie speaks to Mike Nowak, a Polish immigrant, who has now returned to Warsaw.(R) 09:452/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets surrealist painter Patrick Hughes and artist and performer Scottee. 09:453/5Discoveries about his grandfather's past prompt memories for actor Alan Cumming.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aesop, legendary author of the famous collection of fables 09:454/5Alan Cumming reads his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to poet and playwright John Agard.(R) 09:455/5Alan Cumming concludes his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.
| 09:00Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by vocal coach and presenter Carrie Grant.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey talks to Karen Blackett about getting ahead in business. 10:451/5Richard Monk's serial looks at the death of a female soldier in suspicious circumstances.
| 10:00Dame Shirley Bassey joins Jane to discuss over sixty years in the music industry. 10:452/5The warrant officer of the battalion gives evidence.
| 10:00Pussy Riot; Brook at 50; Child migrants exhibition; Maya Ilsoe and The Legacy. 10:413/5On the third day of the inquest, Lorna's mother takes the stand. 10:55A mother who is facing terminal cancer with the support of her adult daughter.
| 10:00The legendary violinist Kyung Wha Chung on her much awaited comeback. 10:454/5The psychiatric nurse who took care of Lorna takes the stand.
| 10:00Homes; Debt; Contraception in Africa; Women and careers. 10:455/5The final days of Lorna's life are recounted, and the coroner reaches his conclusion.
| 10:304/6A look back at radio comedy in the early 1990s, with Richard Herring and Sarah Smith.
| 10:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A tapestry of stories about the place of the sewing needle in our lives(R) 11:302/8A neighbour's funeral provides opportunities for generally reprehensible behaviour.
| 11:00Can we share the planet with mangrove forest? 11:30Marianne Faithfull recalls the French love song that went on to inspire Elvis's hit.
| 11:00Peter White meets some of the youngsters who played a key role in the 2012 Olympics.(R) 11:306/6Uljabaan is determined to fail his annual inspection, but he needs help...
| 11:00In Pakistan's port city, Karachi, police are fighting a desperate war against the Taliban. 11:30Aminatta Forna tells the extraordinary story of hard-living writer Jack London.
| 11:00In May 2014, a major fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art. How has it recovered? 11:304/5Tony changes his breakfast routine, and ends up in court.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30An American goes swimming in Iran and other despatches.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to the home secretary, Rt Hon Theresa May MP.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty. 12:15The disabled claimants having their benefits reduced. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Philosopher Barry Smith on David Hume's ideas about cultivating good taste. 12:15Could grammar schools be the answer to the decline in upward social mobility? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Mathematician Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beauty and the beauty of mathematics. 12:15Cuts to the time it takes to change energy provider. And a new way to buy local produce. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Historian Simon Schaffer on whether evolutionary science explains the existence of beauty. 12:15Banned goods found on eBay and Wonga struggles to compensate customers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines whether beautiful things are also moral. 12:15Are cuts to legal aid denying people justice? Plus the rise of the fan festival. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Pensions mis-selling; another RBS IT failure; Royal Mail takes action on scam mail. 12:305/9Susan Calman, Hugo Rifkind and Andy Hamilton join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/662nd series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Mark Lawson explores fictional investigations of Cuba after the Castro revolution.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Two novelists tell Mark Lawson how they introduced new themes to US crime fiction.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/5Zygmunt Miloszewski and Joanna Jodelka on the changing politics in Polish crime fiction.
| 13:00Select Committee chairman backs Mahmood police inquiry. Presented by Martha Kearney. 13:454/5Peter Temple on portraying a society shaped by both British colonialism and American power
| 13:00Reckless sworn in as UKIP's second elected MP. Presented by Mark Mardell. 13:455/5Helon Habila and CM Okonkwo on the flourishing new tradition of Nigerian crime fiction.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby hosts Louise Bours, Sir Malcolm Bruce, Maria Eagle and John Hayes.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Hardeep Singh Kohli meets the woman who broke up a notorious south London gang.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Peggy is courageous, and Rob is the man in a crisis.(R) 14:151/3Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring will change Egypt.(R)
| 14:00There is a disappointment for Brian.(R) 14:152/3The enigmatic Tara appears to be using Duncan. But Duncan is not as innocent as he seems.(R)
| 14:00Questions are being asked at Bridge Farm.(R) 14:153/3Events go out of control for Duncan as he attracts the attention of Egyptian authorities.(R)
| 14:00There are ambitious plans at Home Farm.(R) 14:151/2Satire on higher education. Hayborough University must increase recruitment numbers.(R)
| 14:00Jennifer is on the trail.(R) 14:152/2The free market winds of change are blowing through the university's breezeblock corridors(R)
| 14:00UKIP's by-election victory, Band Aid, bedroom and mansion taxes and firefighter pensions. 14:302/4Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs is in the chair for the horticultural panel programme from Norwich.(R) 14:45A mother and her grown-up daughter face the mother's imminent death from cancer.
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| 15:00 | 15:009/13Russell Davies with another heat of the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Terra Madre: Bringing the world together through food. Presented by Dan Saladino.(R)
| 15:001/4Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are. 15:304/12Manic Street Preachers answer audience questions about their 1994 album, The Holy Bible
| 15:00Sarah Pennells and guests take calls from listeners who have personal finance complaints. 15:30Claudia finds out about the only NHS clinic for problem gamblers. Should there be more?(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans visits Steart Marshes, the UK's largest new wetland reserve. 15:27Sir Terry Wogan appeals on behalf of Children in Need.(R) 15:30Pulitzer prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson on her new novel Lila.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs is in the chair for the horticultural panel programme from Norwich. 15:451/3A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race
| 15:30Marianne Faithfull recalls the French love song that went on to inspire Elvis's hit.(R)
| 15:003/6Rebels led by King Lot and Queen Morgause of Orkney challenge Arthur's claim to the throne
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| 16:00 | 16:00Michael Smith investigates the American artist's visit to Cullercoats in Northumberland. 16:30Aleks Krotoksi explores whether we can embed ethics into our technologies.
| 16:002/4Michael Scott discovers how the rest of the world fared during the Wall Street crash. 16:30Harriett Gilbert is joined by food blogger Jack Monroe and comic actor Doon MacKichan.
| 16:00Shoes - a journey through our lives. Also, young Muslim subcultures in Europe. 16:30Departing CEO of Ofcom Ed Richards on what's next for him, and the regulator.
| 16:00Francine talks to Julianne Moore about the new Hunger Games movie, plus Hockney on film. 16:30Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a war hero, a director, a mathematician, a broadcaster, a historian. 16:30Will You and Yours return to its full length? And Feedback in 60 seconds. 16:55A mother facing terminal cancer talks with her daughter about the time she has left.
| 16:00Dame Shirley Bassey, violinist Kyung Wha Chung and business woman Karen Blackett OBE.
| 16:00Featuring Mirza Waheed on his new novel The Book of Gold Leaves. 16:30Heartfelt poem by Stanley Cook about a girl's murder and a bruised and beautiful landscape
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss a radical new idea for business management.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Care Crisis: Can the NHS afford long-term community nursing care for the old and the sick?(R) 17:40Jo Fidgen profiles Grace Mugabe, the first lady of Zimbabwe.(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. 18:301/662nd series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Damien heads to the Lake District to film his TV series.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6A pure moment of happiness and a curious tale about an invention that's probably not evil.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/9Susan Calman, Hugo Rifkind and Andy Hamilton join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.
| 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. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There is a disappointment for Brian. 19:15The Homesman reviewed; Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' new album; Blanche McIntyre on Accolade 19:451/5Richard Monk's serial looks at the death of a female soldier in suspicious circumstances.(R)
| 19:00Questions are being asked at Bridge Farm. 19:15Costa Book Awards shortlist announced; Meera Syal; The Hunger Games; Peter Bazalgette. 19:452/5The warrant officer of the battalion gives evidence.(R)
| 19:00There are ambitious plans at Home Farm. 19:15Hugh Bonneville on Paddington; Mary J Blige's new album; Remember Me reviewed. 19:453/5On the third day of the inquest, Lorna's mother takes the stand.(R)
| 19:00Jennifer is on the trail. 19:15Musician Dr John on his tribute to Louis Armstrong and John Adams on his new opera. 19:454/5The psychiatric nurse who took care of Lorna takes the stand.(R)
| 19:00Pat reaches out to Johnny. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to puppet-maker Peter Firmin, creator of Bagpuss and The Clangers. 19:455/5The final days of Lorna's life are recounted, and the coroner reaches his conclusion.(R)
| 19:00Jo Fidgen profiles Grace Mugabe, the first lady of Zimbabwe. 19:15Institute of Sexology, What We Do In The Shadows, David Hare, Robert Edric, Legacy.
| 19:00David and Ruth have a big decision to make. 19:152/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race. 19:453/3A story exploring the lack of acreage and the craving for space in Guyana.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Keir Starmer explores relationships between justice, retribution and the passage of time. 20:30How far are we influenced by precedent in reaching decisions and how much by principles?
| 20:00Care Crisis: Can the NHS afford long-term community nursing care for the old and the sick? 20:40Peter Corbett, CEO of the Thomas Pocklinton Trust, on the sale of one of their sites.
| 20:00Debate programme that examines the ethical issues behind topical news stories. 20:4573/3Kenneth Steven considers the damage cruise ships do to fragile indigenous communities.
| 20:00Can the UK afford to continue selling off valuable social housing stock on the cheap? 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss a radical new idea for business management.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby hosts Louise Bours, Sir Malcolm Bruce, Maria Eagle and John Hayes. 20:50John Gray points to lessons from the novels of Dostoevsky about the danger of ideas.
| 20:00Brian Eno, Grayson Perry and others reflect on the state of the art school.
| 20:00Will You and Yours return to its full length? And Feedback in 60 seconds.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a war hero, a director, a mathematician, a broadcaster, a historian.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Blue whales are increasingly being hit by ships with fatal consequences. What can be done?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with James Hall, Betsy Wieseman, John Burnside and Richard Tognetti.(R)
| 21:00Claudia finds out about the only NHS clinic for problem gamblers. Should there be more? 21:30Linda Colley reflects on the future wider repercussions of the Scottish referendum result.(R)
| 21:00David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter. 21:30Libby Purves meets surrealist painter Patrick Hughes and artist and performer Scottee.(R)
| 21:00Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aesop, legendary author of the famous collection of fables(R)
| 21:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty.
| 21:002/6Wart's remarkable education at the hands of the wizard Merlyn draws to a close.(R)
| 21:00Pensions mis-selling; another RBS IT failure; Royal Mail takes action on scam mail.(R) 21:26Grandmother Chris Leaves makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Family Rights Group.(R) 21:30How far are we influenced by precedent in reaching decisions and how much by principles?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10To solve the mystery we must journey back in time to America and into the Valley of Fear.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10In Vermissa, McMurdo is gaining quite a reputation amongst the Lodge brotherhood.
| 22:00Ebola Special - from Ghana. In-depth reporting and analysis. With Paul Moss in Accra. 22:458/10McMurdo gets a taste of what membership of the Vermissa Lodge actually entails.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:459/10McMurdo discovers the future of the Lodge is in jeopardy.
| 22:00How can Labour and the Conservatives woo working class voters at the general election? 22:4510/10McMurdo pledges to hunt down the detective who poses a threat to the Vermissa Lodge.
| 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. 22:45Agnes Poirier analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/12Manic Street Preachers talk to John Wilson about their 1994 album The Holy Bible. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if driverless cars became a hit? 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Comedian James Acaster presents the results of his in-depth research into wheels. 23:153/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of chance through the medium of his poetry.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Milton is on the run after leaking the UN's emails, except for the Swiss ones - too dull.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert is joined by food blogger Jack Monroe and comic actor Doon MacKichan.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55A daughter takes on bringing up her seven-year-old sister after her mother's death.
| 23:009/13Russell Davies with another heat of the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Daljit Nagra goes in search of the Dorset poet William Barnes.(R)
| 23:00Francine talks to Julianne Moore about the new Hunger Games movie, plus Hockney on film.(R) 23:30Kester Brewin reflects on our yearning to fly.(R)
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