| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.(R) 00:45Church bells from York Minster.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Antony Sher recounts the year he created his version of Shakespeare's Falstaff.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5While rehearsing Falstaff, Antony Sher films a scene in The Hobbit with Ian McKellan.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Antony Sher gets to grips with his Falstaffian fat suit.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5After a year of rehearsing Falstaff, Antony Sher's fat knight is revealed to the public.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5By Kerry Hood. Peta has just lost a mother and is about to find a neighbour.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 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 Dr Mike Ford. 05:45Anna Hill meets the garden designer Bunny Guinness on her eight-acre smallholding. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford. 05:45The latest on the Rural Payments Agency, as farmers try applying for EU farm subsidies. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford. 05:45How to protect antibiotic effectiveness in humans by giving less to chickens. 05:58The Savi's Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford. 05:45Twenty-one million birds have been killed as the USA tries to halt a bird flu epidemic. 05:58The Marsh Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary's Redcliffe, Bristol. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Sir Christopher Geidt, private secretary to the Queen.(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. 06:07Caz Graham visits the Northumberland countryside to discover stunning art in the landscape(R) 06:30Anna Hill meets an innovative community of small holders on the Somerset and Devon border. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks what makes us laugh, when it is okay to smile and when a joke goes too far 06:35Caz Graham meets James Rebanks, the Cumbrian sheep farmer and now best-selling author. 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 explores what the general election result means for religious people. 07:54Lesley Garrett presents an appeal for the charity Help Musicians UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St John's College, Cambridge. What kind of victory can bring hope for the future? 08:48A American writer PJ O'Rourke gives his view of the UK election.(R) 08:58The Savi's Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Vikram Seth, Olivia Laing, Nick Groom and Nick Davies. 09:451/5Antony Sher recounts the year he created his version of Shakespeare's Falstaff.
| 09:00Exploring the legacy of the American Civil War and its impact on race relations in America 09:452/5While rehearsing Falstaff, Antony Sher films a scene in The Hobbit with Ian McKellan.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets singer and actor Anita Harris and polar explorer Paul Rose. 09:453/5Antony Sher gets to grips with his Falstaffian fat suit.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rabindranath Tagore. 09:454/5While rehearsing Falstaff for the RSC, Antony Sher finally runs both plays at once.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor remembers Peter Brook's iconic Shakespearean production from 1970.(R) 09:455/5After a year of rehearsing Falstaff, Antony Sher's fat knight is revealed to the public.
| 09:00Edith Bowman joins Richard Coles and Suzy Klein. With Inheritance Tracks from Mary Portas.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Cerys Matthews, Nancy Sinatra, Pauline Black, Emily Eavis, Nadine Shah, and more join Jane 10:451/5Farmer Mewa Gul and his family fear they must flee the village.
| 10:00Tania Branigan on domestic violence in China and Xinran on her new book. With Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Zarlakhta is devastated when the Khan drives her parents and brother from the village.
| 10:00Why some women are using crowdfunding to pay for breast implants. Jane Garvey presents. 10:413/5The Khan's son ransacks the village shop, and now his father must take him in hand. 10:56The impact of a child's death is still felt by her mother and brother over 50 years on.
| 10:00Natural childbirth campaigner Sheila Kitzinger's final thoughts. With Jenni Murray. 10:454/5Mewa Gul and his family have fled the Pak-Afghan mountains for their home village.
| 10:00Jenni Murray and guests debate the new political landscape and women's role in it. 10:455/5When Kashmala asserts her widow's right not to marry again, Akbar Khan is furious.
| 10:30Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.
| 10:00The plot thickens for David, and Joe speaks from the heart.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Matthew Sweet meets the people who create a whole new cinematic world. 11:304/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.
| 11:00Are DNA results being misinterpreted in criminal cases? 11:30The mystery and emotional ties of the folk song Scarborough Fair.
| 11:00On the 80th birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous, AL Kennedy tells its story and how it works.(R) 11:306/6Milton Jones is asked to help out with the local book festival.(R)
| 11:00A report on Georgia's schools and the radical priests who want to influence them. 11:301/3Mark travels from Edale to Top Withens, meeting Simon Armitage and Kate Rusby on the way.
| 11:00The intriguing psychiatric phenomenon in which people believe they have turned into glass. 11:308/10Steve goes in search of a trumpeter at the Hammersford Palais.(R)
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks at the general election results. 11:30A Japanese brain workout that is said to reverse some ageing processes. With Kate Adie.
| 11:16Kirsty Young interviews cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/5Dominic Lawson interviews Steve Davis over a game of chess. 12:16SMS spam and can gazumping be stopped? Plus car rentals, private tutoring, and pickpockets 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Dominic Lawson interviews Garry Kasparov over a game of chess. 12:15One in four children has had private tuition. Is that unfair to those who can't afford it? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Dominic Lawson interviews the financier who is ploughing millions of dollars into chess. 12:16You and Yours speaks to the boss of BeautifulPeople.com, plus there's a look at audiobooks 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Dominic Lawson interviews military historian Antony Beevor over a game of chess. 12:16Trapped in customer services hell? How to get your complaint heard. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5Dominic Lawson interviews journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan over a game of chess. 12:15Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The dos and don'ts of insuring valuables in a safe deposit box. 12:305/5Satire 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. 12:045/6Sue Perkins poses more big moral problems for her panellists.(R) 12:3225 years after Jane Grigson's death, Sheila Dillon and special guests discuss her legacy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney plus Election Call with Nigel Farage.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00News analysis presented by Martha Kearney, Plus Election Call with Vince Cable.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:57The latest weather forecast.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It is Dawn Chorus Day.(R) 14:15A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues.
| 14:00It is May Day on the village green.(R) 14:151/2Jim is sent to China to recruit students, but the VC seems to be setting him up to fail.
| 14:00Fallon makes a discovery.(R) 14:152/2Jim returns from China in triumph and is promoted to makeshift vice chancellor.
| 14:00Pip meets up with some new arrivals.(R) 14:151/5Dirt by Martin Jameson. First drama of crime series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:15A stage disaster at the Globe Theatre ends The Bard's career. Comic drama.
| 14:00SNP, future of Labour and Liberal Democrats, PR, EU referendum, welfare reform. 14:30Twenty-six years on, and Roddy Doyle's iconic Jimmy Rabbitte is back.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Lewes.(R) 14:45Surviving the loss of a child and dealing with two cultures, in three surprising exchanges
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| 15:00 | 15:00Awards ceremony that honours the 'best of the best' in British food and drink.
| 15:005/6Josie Long hears stories about the impact of music - from songs to symphonies. 15:30How will the next government tackle Britain's environmental problems? Tom Heap reports.
| 15:00Retail therapy gone wrong? Listeners ask about consumer rights, returns and refunds. 15:30Claudia Hammond on new research that could prevent ear worms, plus how to be invisible.(R)
| 15:00Caz Graham visits the Northumberland countryside to discover stunning art in the landscape 15:27Helen Lederer presents an appeal for BasicNeeds.(R) 15:30Libyan writer Hisham Matar talks to James Naughtie about his novel In the Country of Men.(R)
| 15:00A two-minute silence to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of VE Day. 15:02Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Lewes. 15:453/3The third in a new series of specially commissioned stories by top crime writers.
| | 15:001/2Franz Kafka's novel. A stranger is lured into a bureaucratic world of wonder and terror.
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| 16:00 | 16:001/3Maya Angelou faces dragons, Ted Hughes wrestles goblins, and Charles Bukowski interrupts. 16:30Aleks Krotoski goes 'people watching' online and offline to find out how they differ.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright on colour words, how they vary and how they have changed. 16:30Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.
| 16:00The impact of gentrification on working-class people. Plus the division of domestic labour 16:30Frontline journalists discuss the media-management of the election. Steve Hewlett presents
| 16:00Peter Firth talks about bringing Spooks to the big screen. Presented by Francine Stock. 16:30Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a slimming guru, an author, a motorcyclist and a drama teacher. 16:30Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss how pre-election polls tallied with the results 16:56Facing the dilemma of which culture to turn to when you are raised in two different ones.
| 16:00Jenni Murray presents the female perspective, including women's influence on the election.
| 16:00Anne Enright talks about her novel The Green Road. Presented by Mariella Frostrup. 16:30Roger McGough travels from 13th-century Persia to Eaglehawk, Australia.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents news interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The programme that starts with its listeners.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How sexual abusers are increasingly targeting people with learning difficulties.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Sir Christopher Geidt, private secretary to the Queen.(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. 18:305/6Sue Perkins poses more big moral problems for her panellists.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/2Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Clare is convinced that the centre is the home of the Secret Social Worker blogger.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Holly Walsh presents the comedy panel show tackling the social minefield of modern life.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/5Satire 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. 18:15Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi and guests with music, conversation and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Northam chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00It is May Day on the village green. 19:15John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music. 19:451/5Farmer Mewa Gul and his family fear they must flee the village.(R)
| 19:00Fallon makes a discovery. 19:15Spooks moving to the big screen and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero. With Kirsty Lang. 19:452/5Zarlakhta is devastated when the Khan drives her parents and brother from the village.(R)
| 19:00Pip meets up with some new arrivals. 19:15Kate Atkinson on her latest novel A God in Ruins and the 56th Venice Biennale reviewed. 19:453/5The Khan's son ransacks the village shop, and now his father must take him in hand.(R)
| 19:15A review of The Affair and an interview with artist Michael Craig-Martin. With John Wilson 19:454/5Mewa Gul and his family have fled the Pak-Afghan mountains for their home village.(R)
| 19:15News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music. 19:455/5When Kashmala asserts her widow's right not to marry again, Akbar Khan is furious.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Sir Christopher Geidt, private secretary to the Queen. 19:15Bapsi Sidhwa's The Crow Eaters and The Vote, an election comedy at Donmar Warehouse.
| 19:156/6The last of the election specials from the Now Show team. With Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.(R) 19:453/3After being made redundant, Nell regains her confidence by joining a walk and talk group.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jane Little explores why thousands suffer reactions to common man-made chemicals.(R) 20:30In India, a wrestler in the family can mean a ticket out of poverty. Rupa Jha reports.(R)
| 20:00How sexual abusers are increasingly targeting people with learning difficulties. 20:40With Prof Paul Upchurch, palaeobiologist, and Steph Read and her dual-assistance dog.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law balances the rights of parents and children. 20:45Comedian John Williams finds unexpected joy in his autistic son's view of life.
| 20:00Why drug resistance is considered a severe threat to public safety. Peter Marshall reports 20:30Peter Day explores the concept and implications of 'thinking machines'.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House. 20:50A American writer PJ O'Rourke gives his view of the UK election.
| 20:00David Baddiel asks what kind of insect Gregor Samsa becomes in Kafka's The Metamorphosis.
| 20:00Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss how pre-election polls tallied with the results(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a slimming guru, an author, a motorcyclist and a drama teacher.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Are specialist forensic techniques used to catch killers and paedophiles under threat?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Vikram Seth, Olivia Laing, Nick Groom and Nick Davies.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond on new research that could prevent ear worms, plus how to be invisible. 21:30Exploring the legacy of the American Civil War and its impact on race relations in America(R)
| 21:00How will the next government tackle Britain's environmental problems? Tom Heap reports.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets singer and actor Anita Harris and polar explorer Paul Rose.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rabindranath Tagore.(R)
| 21:00Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.
| 21:002/2Evelyn Waugh's darkly comic 1920s romp. A fast paced roller-coaster with a satirical bite.(R)
| 21:00The dos and don'ts of insuring valuables in a safe deposit box.(R) 21:26Lesley Garrett presents an appeal for the charity Help Musicians UK.(R) 21:30Peter Day explores the concept and implications of 'thinking machines'.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Labour considering possibility of minority coalition with Liberal Democrats 22:451/10Rosaleen, on hearing son Dan is to join the priesthood, takes to her bed in a fit of pique
| 22:00Thoughts are turning to the possibility of the electorate delivering a hung parliament. 22:452/10Dan, having deserted the priesthood in Ireland, is leading a double life in New York City.
| 22:00We have a special report from the East Midlands about the economic recovery. 22:453/10County Limerick, 1997. Constance is alone at the hospital with a cancer scare.
| 22:00Comprehensive coverage of the general election, with analysis, guests and live results.
| 22:00Miliband., Clegg, Farage all resign - and near clean sweep for SNP in Scotland 22:455/10Rosaleen asks her four children to come home for one last Christmas all together.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law balances the rights of parents and children.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/6The Now Show gang with a series of election specials, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis 23:30Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the names people give to family relationships.(R)
| 23:00An audio excavation of the island of Portland by artist Katrina Palmer. 23:455/6Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.(R)
| 23:004/10Mali, 2002. Rosaleen's son Emmet is doing aid work in Segou with girlfriend Alice. 23:155/6Nigel tries to get his online music lessons up and running.(R) 23:30Danny Leigh explains how Twin Peaks changed the television landscape forever.(R)
| | 23:006/6The last of the election specials from the Now Show team. With Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. 23:30Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.(R) 23:55Two mothers remember the daughters they lost to Sanfilippo Syndrome.
| 23:002/6Three students from University of Manchester take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 23:30What happened when the great 19th-century poet met the American Civil War?(R)
| 23:00Peter Firth talks about bringing Spooks to the big screen. Presented by Francine Stock.(R) 23:30Mark Tully asks what makes us laugh, when it is okay to smile and when a joke goes too far(R)
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