| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the way in which states use public rituals to create new citizens.(R) 00:45The bells of St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5On a river trip with the Liddells, Carroll makes up a story about a girl called Alice.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Lewis Carroll finds a publisher for his Alice story. Now all he needs is a suitable title.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Following publication of his two Alice books, Carroll continues to collect ‘child-friends’(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Oxford gossip is catching up with Lewis Carroll and the ‘real’ Alice gets married.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Illness begins to take its toll on the author.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3By Simone Felice. Adrian takes to his bike on a wintry Brooklyn night.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. 05:45Four farmers from four different continents tell Caz Graham about their work. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the swallow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. 05:45Another fall in the value of dairy commodities - just what farmers don't want to hear. 05:58Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. 05:45How a strain of plant disease from the Himalayas could threaten UK wheat yields. 05:58Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. 05:45Why a drought in New Zealand is leading to more lamb from the New World in UK shops. 05:58Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. 05:45A backlog of unsold Scottish beef means farmers cannot sell their cattle for weeks. 05:58Kate Humble presents the little owl.(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 Andrew Martlew. 05:45'I had to show the police my knife.' A man comes forward with an unusual offer of help.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Bartholomew's Church in Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire. 05:45The four brightly coloured, furry children's television stars who are making a comeback.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits the Hoo Peninsula in Kent to discover a landscape of change.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith meets a teenager running the family farm since his father's recent death. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy considers the phrase 'I Am' as a means of exploring identity. 06:35Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton speaks to Oby Ezekwesili, co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. 07:54Diane Louise Jordan presents an appeal on behalf of The Who Cares? Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir and the Rev Lucy Winkett journey forward from the resurrection 08:48Howard Jacobson explains why he dislikes the narcissism of the selfie.(R) 08:58Kate Humble presents the little owl.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Sarah Hall, Adrienne Mayor and John Gray. 09:451/5On a river trip with the Liddells, Carroll makes up a story about a girl called Alice.
| 09:00Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Christina Lamb talks to Lady Khadija, daughter of Idi Amin, about family legacy. 09:454/5Lewis Carroll finds a publisher for his Alice story. Now all he needs is a suitable title.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets wildlife presenter Steve Backshall and writer Mary Chamberlain. 09:452/5Following publication of his two Alice books, Carroll continues to collect ‘child-friends’
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek poet Sappho. 09:455/5Oxford gossip is catching up with Lewis Carroll and the ‘real’ Alice gets married.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor's guests remember the epic battle to ban the MI5 memoir Spycatcher.(R) 09:453/5Illness begins to take its toll on the author.
| 09:00Fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The past, present and future of making. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5Caterina is now head of the Riccardi clan, but her daughter is missing.
| 10:00Rebecca Ferguson, author Renee Knight, challenging sexism and mourning relationships. 10:452/5Caterina follows a lead that may help her find Antonella.
| 10:00Two professional ballet dancers on combining pregnancy and pas de deux. 10:413/5Caterina is reunited with Antonella, but she has an ultimatum. 10:56After twenty years together, planning a wedding shows up a couple's different perspectives
| 10:00The woman who discovered her grandfather was Nazi war criminal Amon Goeth. 10:454/5Caterina is caught in a dangerous struggle for power within her organisation.
| 10:00Women's Boat Race, football club offers sexual consent training, becoming deaf aged four. 10:455/5Caterina makes a deal and contemplates a new life away from the Camorra.
| 10:30Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.
| 10:00Easter dawns on Lakey Hill, and Joe has got a problem.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Writers and comedians share personal stories of their first encounters with faith. 11:306/6A moral tale in which Sandy and his family catch the gambling bug.(R)
| 11:00Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature. 11:30An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday
| 11:00Alan Dein finds renewed community spirit in Rotherham following the sex abuse scandal. 11:302/6When a new rail line threatens a dormouse, Milton decides it's time to put his foot down.(R)
| 11:00How a cluster of tiny US cities are accused of fuelling community tensions. 11:30Naomi Alderman talks to novelist Ursula Le Guin and hears from fans including Neil Gaiman.
| 11:00Clare Jenkins tells the story of children cared for in 'scattered homes' of Sheffield. 11:304/10Another death, with the killer very close to home.(R)
| 11:00Poet and performer Ian McMillan ponders the relationship between poetry and politics. 11:30Nations caught up in arguments over history. Reports from around the world.
| 11:16Sue MacGregor looks back at the deadliest disaster in the history of ocean racing.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice. 12:16A look at recycling in the UK, including plastics and food recycling. With Melanie Abbott. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In this edition of a series of programmes on justice, Harry Potter examines deterrence. 12:16Is renting turning out to be the best choice for you? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Angie Hobbs, Leif Wenar and David Runciman debate and explore the ideas of John Rawls. 12:16Shari Vahl with Scottish Power complaints, pet insurance and urban noise. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Criminologist David Wilson looks at Thomas Hobbes and his 'social contract' theory. 12:16How effective is compression sportswear? Plus London landlords get green light to AirBnB. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Historian Alice Taylor on the slippery justice of extrajudicial detention. 12:16Why are Britain's workers so unproductive? Is it threatening the UK's future prosperity? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis. 12:301/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/6Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:451/5Aleks Krotoski explores the language that helped put men on the moon and harness the atom.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Deeply unpopular, but 80 per cent of the world's business software was written in it. Why?
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/5As language of choice for home computing in the 1980s, Basic became iconic.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:454/5The language that people probably interact with on a daily basis more than any other.
| 13:00News and current affairs presented by Mark Mardell. 13:455/5Aleks Krotoski explores how today's digital world is a reverse Tower of Babel.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Totnes.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Easter dawns on Lakey Hill.(R) 14:15Groucho Marx meets his comedy match in a young fast-talking fan.
| 14:00Glorious music fills St Stephens.(R) 14:15The Veracity Virus breaks out in Jonathan Myerson's comedy about internet fakery.(R)
| 14:00Time to plant the strawberries.(R) 14:15Dominic West stars as Ernest Shackleton in Meredith Hooper's drama.
| 14:15By Abigail Youngman. Drama based on the true story of a peculiar educational experiment.
| 14:00Heather is heading home.(R) 14:15By Fred D'Aguiar. John Reasonable is a freed black slave, and Shakespeare's costume maker.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:306/6Armageddon is imminent and the fate of the Earth rests on the shoulders of Adam Young.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Forest of Bowland.(R) 14:45Surviving a rare genetic illness, bonding over birth, and wedding plans.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the third semi-final of the 2015 series. 15:30Sheila Dillon asks if the humble egg is breaking free of a once-tarnished reputation.(R)
| 15:001/6Josie Long presents stories of venturing into unknown territory. 15:30Could the revival of the pine marten be bad news for grey squirrels and good for the reds?
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on small business finance. 15:30The psychology of voting, portrayals of mental health in the media, and a designer asylum.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the Hoo Peninsula in Kent to discover a landscape of change. 15:27David Baddiel presents an appeal on behalf of Eric.(R) 15:30Adam Foulds discusses his novel The Quickening Maze with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Forest of Bowland. 15:452/3After some neglect, Teffi's popular tales set in Moscow and Paris are being re-published.
| 15:30An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday(R)
| 15:001/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Danny Leigh explains how Twin Peaks changed the television landscape forever. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss artificial intelligence.
| 16:00Michael Rosen on the evocative words used to describe features of the British landscape. 16:30The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores free will and pets as family. 16:30Victoria Derbyshire, leaders' debates, the Telegraph chief's exit and Lib Dem media policy
| 16:00Ryan Gosling; Christine Langan, head of BBC Films, looks back at its 25-year history. 16:30Dr Lucie Green examines the legacy of the Messenger mission to Mercury.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an architect, a cricket commentator, a director, a lawyer, a critic. 16:30Listeners get into bed with MPs, but waking up with Sara Cox is not everyone's cup of tea. 16:56A mother on the impact of the rare genetic disorder CDG1a on children and their families.
| 16:00Clare Balding on the Women's Boat Race making sporting history. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his book Orient. 16:30A poetic meditation on the element uniting Nagasaki, Argyll and a mutant bounty hunter.
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| 17:00 | 17:00With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'I had to show the police my knife.' A man comes forward with an unusual offer of help.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Matthew Hill investigates how money is spent on cancer treatments.(R) 17:40The four brightly coloured, furry children's television stars who are making a comeback.(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. 18:301/6Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/9June Whitfield joins Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez to solve a crime at a beauty pageant.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet. Can his pig beat a rower in a feat of speed?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Ed finds himself writing a film script, an action adventure with a quirky sci-fi twist.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Nikki Bedi 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 BBC Radio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Glorious music fills St Stephens. 19:16John Wilson travels to Oxfordshire to meet the queen of folk, Peggy Seeger. 19:451/5Caterina is now head of the Riccardi clan, but her daughter is missing.(R)
| 19:00Time to plant the strawberries. 19:16Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Jo Nesbo on his new thriller Blood on Snow. 19:452/5Caterina follows a lead that may help her find Antonella.(R)
| 19:16Helen Mirren talks to John Wilson about her new film, Woman in Gold. 19:453/5Caterina is reunited with Antonella, but she has an ultimatum.(R)
| 19:16Arts news with John Wilson, including Ray Davies on The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon. 19:454/5Caterina is caught in a dangerous struggle for power within her organisation.(R)
| 19:00The Brookfield cows go out. 19:16John Wilson talks to poet Michael Horovitz, plus the portrayal of drone warfare in film 19:455/5Caterina makes a deal and contemplates a new life away from the Camorra.(R)
| 19:00The four brightly coloured, furry children's television stars who are making a comeback. 19:15Eric Ravilious, Force Majeure, Ice Rink on the Estate, After Electra, Jesse Armstrong.
| 19:166/6A show that starts by going to the dogs, ending with perhaps the oldest hymn in the world.(R) 19:452/3By Vito Racanelli. For two New York boys, a life of adventures comes to a shattering end.
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| 20:00 | 20:00On the 80th birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous, AL Kennedy tells its story and how it works. 20:30The story of a Tanzanian safe house where girls find refuge from female genital mutilation(R)
| 20:00Matthew Hill investigates how money is spent on cancer treatments. 20:40Authors Redmond Szell and Tanvir Bush discuss their books and wider writing opportunities.
| 20:00Michael Blastland unravels how human psychology shapes the way we vote. 20:45Amy Golden, who is severely disabled, shares what life is like through her eyes.
| 20:00EU sanctions on Russia are up for renewal. The Report asks should the UK be backing them? 20:30Peter Day on how companies struggle to keep their computer systems fit for purpose.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Totnes. 20:50Howard Jacobson explains why he dislikes the narcissism of the selfie.
| 20:00Philosopher AC Grayling explores what his former tutor had to say on life’s big question.
| 20:00Listeners get into bed with MPs, but waking up with Sara Cox is not everyone's cup of tea.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an architect, a cricket commentator, a director, a lawyer, a critic.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00An investigation into why the MOD still uses a drug that can cause serious side effects.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Sarah Hall, Adrienne Mayor and John Gray.(R)
| 21:00The psychology of voting, portrayals of mental health in the media, and a designer asylum. 21:30Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
| 21:00Could the revival of the pine marten be bad news for grey squirrels and good for the reds?(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets wildlife presenter Steve Backshall and writer Mary Chamberlain.(R)
| 21:02Dr Lucie Green examines the legacy of the Messenger mission to Mercury.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek poet Sappho.(R)
| 21:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice.
| 21:003/3Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's life-changing novel about India's underclass.(R)
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis.(R) 21:26Diane Louise Jordan presents an appeal on behalf of The Who Cares? Trust.(R) 21:30Peter Day on how companies struggle to keep their computer systems fit for purpose.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Security Council appeals for urgent humanitarian access - 18,000 believed trapped 22:456/10The story of Sal, Arthur's mistress and madam of the Primrose Hill brothel.
| 22:00Scottish party leaders have taken part in a televised election debate in Edinburgh. 22:457/10Marie learns the unsavoury truth about her late father's double life.
| 22:00Status allows tens of thousands of wealthy people to avoid tax on overseas earnings. 22:458/10Joseph is harassed by a nuisance caller, and Rita heads out on another one of her 'dates'.
| 22:00French PM condemns hackers, describes act as "attack on freedom of expression" 22:459/10Joseph thinks back on his life growing up in the Primrose Hill brothel.
| 22:00Medecins Sans Frontieres launches its own search and rescue mission 22:4510/10The final instalment reveals what befell the inhabitants of the house in Primrose Hill.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Blastland unravels how human psychology shapes the way we vote.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.(R) 23:301/6A rather special baby is delivered, initiating an apocalyptic chain of events.(R)
| 23:003/6Poet Jackie Kay returns to her teenage days as a right-on, politically active student. 23:302/6The wrong child is corrupted, but what has happened to Satan's real son.(R)
| 23:002/6Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show.(R) 23:152/6Nigel is charged with providing the music for a wedding.(R) 23:303/6Aziraphale consults Agnes's prophesies and the Horsepersons of the Apocalypse are summoned(R)
| 23:004/6Justin Edwards hosts the improvised chat show. 23:304/6Aziraphale and Crowley are visited by the Angelic and Demonic authorities.(R)
| 23:00The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine(R) 23:275/6The Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse gather and Aziraphale inhabits an unexpected body.(R) 23:55Deb shares a special friendship with Gill, who was there at the birth of her daughter.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the third semi-final of the 2015 series.(R) 23:30Poet John Cooper Clarke looks at Vorticism, a radical but short-lived British art movement(R)
| 23:00Ryan Gosling; Christine Langan, head of BBC Films, looks back at its 25-year history.(R) 23:30John McCarthy considers the phrase 'I Am' as a means of exploring identity.(R)
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