| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The 'Happiness Industry'. Also, 'wellness syndrome'.(R) 00:45The sound of church bells from Saints Probus and Grace, Cornwall.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5investigation into the senseless murder of 18-year-old Bryant Tennelle.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Bryant Tennelle's parents are grief-stricken as the search for their son's killers begins.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Finally, there is a major breakthrough as efforts to track down the killers continue.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Detective John Skaggs's determination to track down Bryant's killers starts to pay off.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The long-awaited Bryant Tennelle murder trial opens.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Kathleen embarks on European adventures before meeting the figure she has been seeking.(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 Sister Jane Livesey CJ. 05:45Farmers face a price drop of 25 per cent on last year for lambs. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the dotterel.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ. 05:45Livestock theft in Wales went up nearly 20 per cent in 2014, according to new figures. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the lesser black-backed gull.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ. 05:45The reaction to Caffe Nero's decision to not use milk from the badger cull areas. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ. 05:45The police and farmers join forces to tackle sheep rustling. 05:58Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ. 05:45£83 million in cuts at Defra, wrapping up food in wool and news of Open Farm Sunday. 05:58Kate Humble presents the fulmar.(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 Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45A listener's struggle to come to terms with amputation.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Lawrence Jewry, London. 05:45Tim Meek on using the precious resource of time more wisely. Recorded at the Hay Festival.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and 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. 06:07Clare Balding undertakes a section of the Lyke Wake Walk on the North York Moors.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith takes a look at the British wool industry - from sheep to textiles. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers how mis-remembering past events can have far-reaching consequences. 06:35Agricultural salesman Reg Huntley is 96 and shows no sign of retiring any time soon. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day, Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Caroline Wyatt. 07:54Dr Sarah Jarvis presents an appeal for Migraine Action. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A mass for Corpus Christi, live from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. 08:48AL Kennedy reflects on how age changes our view of the past and the future.(R) 08:58Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with guests Zachary Leader, Speech DeBelle, Robert Icke and Linda Grant. 09:451/5investigation into the senseless murder of 18-year-old Bryant Tennelle.
| 09:00Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons. 09:452/5Bryant Tennelle's parents are grief-stricken as the search for their son's killers begins.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Graham Fellows and his alter ego John Shuttleworth. 09:453/5Finally, there is a major breakthrough as efforts to track down the killers continue.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Prester John. 09:454/5Detective John Skaggs's determination to track down Bryant's killers starts to pay off.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to castaway and former Bletchley girl Pamela Rose.(R) 09:455/5The long-awaited Bryant Tennelle murder trial opens.
| 09:00American stand-up comic Reginald D Hunter joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Phone-in discussing when to stop trying IVF. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5Life in the village of Ait appears to be determined by inexplicable influences.
| 10:00Jodi Picoult, how to resolve parenting differences and is God a he or a she? 10:452/5Linus and Alice's old love affair comes to light, reinforcing Lollo's fears.
| 10:00Older women in Denmark are said to be the happiest in Europe. Why, and what can we learn? 10:413/5Afiz confides to Alice his foremost concerns and the implications for their relationship. 10:56Memories of horrific injuries from a fire, and how Airfix kits aided recovery.
| 10:00Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:454/5Lollo is convinced that events are moving inexorably towards a terrible conclusion.
| 10:00Anita Dobson talks about her film London Road, and Eugenia Cheng discusses difficult maths 10:455/5Lollo is terrified that looks set to confirm her fears of disaster.
| 10:304/7Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Hay Festival.
| 10:00Ruth faces a crisis, and Toby Fairbrother makes a splash.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Paul Farley explores and exploits the creative possibilities offered by hotel stop-overs.(R) 11:304/4Ben’s not getting anywhere with Morwenna-May.
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores how staring into the eyes of an ape is like looking in the mirror 11:302/2Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
| 11:001/2The 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death - glorious monarch or glorious failure? 11:304/6While wandering along the canal, Ed finds the inspiration for a perfect Sunday TV drama.
| 11:00Anxiety ahead of a crucial vote in Turkey, plus other reports. Presented by Kate Adie. 11:30Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
| 11:001/2Clive Anderson visits China to discover how the country is undergoing football reform. 11:302/6Vera Sackcloth-Vest puts her marriage to the test by rekindling her infatuation with Venus
| 11:00Paul Waugh of the Huffington Post looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Presented by Kate Adie. Reports from around the world, including the election in Turkey.
| 11:15Professor Lisa Jardine, academic and biographer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04It is Councillor Graham's birthday, and Juliet has a surprise for him. 12:15Topics discussed include financial abuse, Ikea customer complaints and Damart's marketing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A day at the flapping, and Thornton has his eye on another prize in Folkestone. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A succession of visitors to the Wilson household can't tempt Florrie out of doors. 12:15How do charities get your contact details to ask for money? Plus online breast milk shops. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Ralph is impressed by Howard's different approach to treating the wounded. 12:15A look at the report warning of a crisis in social care caused by budget cuts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Even Folkestone's younger residents make the most of the Canadians being in town. 12:15Complaints from counsellors about an online register, plus cannabis farms. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Lesley Curwen presents the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:304/7Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, Justin Moorhouse and Lucy Porter join host Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/8Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Mike McShane and Pam Ayres join host Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino explores one of the food world's most misunderstood words - barbecue. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:45Sunil Khilnani on the greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:45The life of the Ethiopian who arrived in India as a slave but rose to become a kingmaker.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45The Mughal prince and scholar who found himself at war against his brother.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45The 17th-century warrior-king is today a role model and symbol of Hindu identity.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45The artist whose portraits of a prince's life created a new vision for Indian art.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah chairs political debate from Cullercoats in the north east.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Poet Dean Atta became uninterested in politics. Did the recent election change his mind?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Eddie is in party mood.(R) 14:15A modern love story, reaching from Afghanistan to Northumberland, based on an old ballad.(R)
| 14:15By Clare Dywer Hogg. A trip to the park turns into a nightmare for one grandmother.(R)
| 14:00David is just about managing.(R) 14:15By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. The search for a mystery figure said to live with 250,000 bees.(R)
| 14:155/5Broken by Vivienne Harvey. Final drama in Stone series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00There is a case for 'Doctor Woolley'.(R) 14:15Muruga risks his family and his community to invent a low-cost sanitary for his wife.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:30By Alan Ayckbourn. After a blow to the head, Susan encounters an perfect, fantasy family.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the team visit Cowes on the Isle of Wight.(R) 14:45Food banks, recovery from third-degree burns and post-cancer breast reconstruction.
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| 15:00 | 15:006/6Three students from the University of Surrey take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon continues to talk to chef Rick Stein about his TV career and travels.(R)
| 15:003/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from the New Forest.(R) 15:302/4David broke his neck diving into a shallow pool, and Sian was hit by a taxi on holiday.
| 15:00Sarah Pennells and guests tackle questions about interest rates, deals, fees and costs. 15:30As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding undertakes a section of the Lyke Wake Walk on the North York Moors. 15:27Ann Pascoe presents an appeal for Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.(R) 15:30Novelist Steve Toltz discusses his book Quicksand, and Jenny Erpenbeck on The End of Days.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the team visit Cowes on the Isle of Wight. 15:451/3An Indian woman solves her troubles by offering visitors what they seek.
| | 15:002/4Lily's past returns to haunt her, and Grace has a difficult letter to write.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's installation on Crosby beach on its tenth anniversary. 16:30What impact has the twin earthquake disaster had on Nepalese religious beliefs?
| 16:00Do commercial ships have a legal duty to help those they find in distress at sea? 16:30Matthew Parris talks to crime writer Val McDermid about the life of PD James.
| 16:00The future of the A-level. Plus the role of blame within the criminal justice system. 16:30Charlie Hebdo editor-in-chief Gerard Biard and disabled people in TV. With Steve Hewlett.
| 16:00Jonathan Pryce discusses his new movie Listen Up Philip with Antonia Quirke. 16:30New research on the origins of life. How do scientists unpick the start of biology?
| 16:00The lives of two politicians, a costume designer, an entrepreneur and a violinist. 16:30Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar. 16:55How the B30 Foodbank receives donations and distributes them
| 16:00Jane Garvey presents a discussion on Marilyn Monroe and happy Danish women.
| 16:00Henry Marsh responds to readers' questions about his best-selling memoir Do No Harm. 16:30Marie-Louise Muir arises and goes with three Irish poets to the Lake Isle of Innisfree.
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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 with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news with Shaun Ley. 17:30Company bosses explain the important lessons they've learned from their business mistakes.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Abandoned to their fate - are teenagers being pushed out of the care system too quickly?(R) 17:402/8As the Fifa Women's World Cup begins, the players have more than football to think about.(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. 18:303/8Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Mike McShane and Pam Ayres join host Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Mark Steel visits the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury and performs for the local residents.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Clare has finally managed to find some time for romance in between saving society.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Holly Walsh presents the comedy panel show that defines modern etiquette.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/7Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, Justin Moorhouse and Lucy Porter join host Sandi Toksvig.
| 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. 18:15John Waite chooses his highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15John Wilson talks to Melissa McCarthy, star of Bridesmaids and new film Spy. 19:451/5Life in the village of Ait appears to be determined by inexplicable influences.(R)
| 19:00David is just about managing. 19:15Hanif Kureishi, Agnes Martin, Wagner's Tristan and Isolde at 150 and Queen and Country. 19:452/5Linus and Alice's old love affair comes to light, reinforcing Lollo's fears.(R)
| 19:15Samira Ahmed talks to the winner of the Baileys Prize and reviews Listen Up Philip. 19:453/5Afiz confides to Alice his foremost concerns and the implications for their relationship.(R)
| 19:00There is a case for 'Doctor Woolley'. 19:15Malorie Blackman at the end of her tenure as children's laureate. Kirsty Lang presents. 19:454/5Lollo is convinced that events are moving inexorably towards a terrible conclusion.(R)
| 19:00Toby Fairbrother makes a splash. 19:15Classical composer Nico Muhly, and the lasting appeal of Greek drama. 19:455/5Lollo is terrified that looks set to confirm her fears of disaster.(R)
| 19:002/8As the Fifa Women's World Cup begins, the players have more than football to think about. 19:15The Oresteia at the Almeida and Iain Banks's Stonemouth on BBC One.
| 19:00The crowds gather for Open Farm Sunday. 19:153/4Amateur sleuth Lady Violet Strange tries to solve a murder with apparently no clues.(R) 19:451/2An original short story by poet David Harsent, springing from his poem A Dream Book.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Clive Anderson explores the 1945 trial of Lord Haw-Haw. 20:30David Aaronovitch traces society's shift from wrongful denial to excessive credulity.
| 20:00Abandoned to their fate - are teenagers being pushed out of the care system too quickly? 20:40A disability officer fights discrimination and Buckingham Palace hosts blind war veterans.
| 20:00Andrew Rawnsley chairs a studio debate on the future of the Labour Party. 20:45Tim Meek on using the precious resource of time more wisely. Recorded at the Hay Festival.
| 20:00Do commercial ships have a legal duty to help those they find in distress at sea?(R) 20:30Company bosses explain the important lessons they've learned from their business mistakes.
| 20:00Ritula Shah chairs political debate from Cullercoats in the north east. 20:50AL Kennedy reflects on how age changes our view of the past and the future.
| 20:00Whitehall files expose how the BBC and government connived to ban 1965 film The War Game.
| 20:00Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.(R) 20:30The lives of two politicians, a costume designer, an entrepreneur and a violinist.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford investigates what a DNA test can and cannot tell us about our ancestry.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with guests Zachary Leader, Speech DeBelle, Robert Icke and Linda Grant.(R)
| 21:00As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office(R) 21:30Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.(R)
| 21:00Quentin Cooper tells the story of a British scientist hailed as a god in Japan.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets Graham Fellows and his alter ego John Shuttleworth.(R)
| 21:00New research on the origins of life. How do scientists unpick the start of biology?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Prester John.(R)
| 21:00Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
| 21:001/4In the sleepy village of Silverbridge, Henry Grantly has fallen in love again.(R)
| 21:00Lesley Curwen presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.(R) 21:26Dr Sarah Jarvis presents an appeal for Migraine Action.(R) 21:30David Aaronovitch traces society's shift from wrongful denial to excessive credulity.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Foreign Secretary says UK will "sell hard" if a decent deal is done 22:451/10After losing his wife, Michael Turner develops a close friendship with a family next door.
| 22:00Reaction from FA chairman Greg Dyke and sports minister Tracy Crouch. 22:452/10Michael and Caroline start a new life, but she feels the pull of her old foreign life.
| 22:00We'll hear details of a major BBC investigation. 22:453/10Michael receives some devastating news from a colleague of Caroline's.
| 22:00Poroshenko warns of possible large-scale offensive -- says military "must stand ready" 22:454/10Michael grows closer to his new neighbours and finds their back door open...
| 22:00We hear how the country is struggling to cope 22:455/10On a Nevada air base, Major Daniel McCullen is given a new mission.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Andrew Rawnsley chairs a studio debate on the future of the Labour Party.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45George Parker of the Financial Times looks at how the papers are covering the news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discuss non-verbal communication with Prof Steven Connor.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs debate Britain's role in the world.
| 23:004/4John tells tales about a collection for cats and dogs and an expensive-looking carrier bag 23:154/4Richard Marsh meets the seductive and disruptive Sorrow. Can he learn to love again?(R) 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00John and his work colleagues test each other's patience at the Dinosaur Museum. 23:153/6How William Blake's spiritual leanings came to bear on public signs in London parks. 23:30The first Prime Minister's Questions of the new Parliament and tributes to Charles Kennedy
| 23:001/6Stuart is back from the USA - with big changes while he was away. 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report on clashes over the economy.
| 23:00Matthew Parris talks to crime writer Val McDermid about the life of PD James.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. 23:55How moulding clay and stitching cloth can help cancer patients face breast reconstruction.
| 23:006/6Three students from the University of Surrey take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough celebrates contemporary Irish poetry.(R)
| 23:00Jonathan Pryce discusses his new movie Listen Up Philip with Antonia Quirke.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers how mis-remembering past events can have far-reaching consequences.(R)
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