| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses a study into the selling of drugs among teens in suburban America.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Oliver Sacks on his passion for motorbikes and his bond with his schizophrenic brother.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Oliver Sacks recalls his days as a power lifter and reflects on a personal struggle.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The neurologist Oliver Sacks recalls the patients who inspired his bestseller Awakenings.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Oliver Sacks explores how breaking his own leg led to new insights in how the brain works.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Oliver Sacks confronts ill health and finds love in the last episode of his candid memoir.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Walking through the dark city late at night, a man hears footsteps and sees a figure.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. 05:45Felicity Evans hears about the 'coastal harvest' from the waters around the UK. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58John Aitchison presents the lesser spotted woodpecker.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. 05:45Agriculture secretary Elizabeth Truss on her 25-year plan to boost UK food and farming. 05:58John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. 05:45Does growing maize ruin our soil? And the cockle fishermen in Wales facing a bleak season. 05:58John Aitchison presents the white-fronted goose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. 05:45Felicity Evans visits the Royal Welsh Show in Powys. 05:58John Aitchison presents the black-throated diver.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. 05:45More details on the emergency use of neonicotinoids - and why some think it's a mistake. 05:58John Aitchison presents the wigeon.(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 Angela Graham. 05:45The story of the man accused and found not guilty of Elsie Frost's murder.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the church of St Eustachius in Tavistock, Devon. 05:45Britain's youngest MP, whose maiden speech has been watched 10 million times.(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, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark takes to the seas to explore the North Antrim coastline.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith dons her wellies to find out about the oyster beds in Poole Harbour. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed asks what is a home. She explores how and why people leave them behind. 06:35Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton presents a special edition of Sunday live from the East London Mosque/. 07:54Mathew Bose presents an appeal for the Encephalitis Society. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the Keswick Convention with preacher Jonathan Lamb. 08:48Peter Aspden reflects on the emotional power of the cultural influence of Greece.(R) 08:58John Aitchison presents the white-fronted goose.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:002/3Peter Hennessy invites Nigel Lawson to reflect on his life and times. 09:451/5Oliver Sacks on his passion for motorbikes and his bond with his schizophrenic brother.
| 09:00Forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid talks about investigating fires and analysing legal highs 09:30Selina Scott talks to ghostbuster Hayley Stevens, who does not believe in ghosts. 09:452/5Oliver Sacks recalls his days as a power lifter and reflects on a personal struggle.
| 09:00Peter White, blind from birth, interviews others with disability in the public spotlight. 09:30In 1980, the Guyanese opposition leader Dr Walter Rodney was killed in a bomb explosion. 09:453/5The neurologist Oliver Sacks recalls the patients who inspired his bestseller Awakenings.
| 09:002/4How far should a medical team go to prevent a young woman from ending her life? 09:454/5Oliver Sacks explores how breaking his own leg led to new insights in how the brain works.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Noel Gallagher, musician, songwriter and former Oasis lead guitarist(R) 09:455/5Oliver Sacks confronts ill health and finds love in the last episode of his candid memoir.
| 09:00Jenny Eclair joins Richard Coles and Suzy Klein.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey presents a look at what makes a happy family life. 10:451/5Ann Marie Di Mambro's drama about a family sharing the BRCA2 cancer gene.
| 10:00Bollywood star Kanika Kapoor discusses her singing career. Jane Garvey presents. 10:452/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.
| 10:00Jane Garvey talks to Joely Richardson about her latest film, Maggie. 10:413/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore. 10:55Two artists, one of whom was in the army... but he is not the one who got shot.
| 10:00Who are the queens of crime fiction? The golden age of crime fiction and its influence now 10:454/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.
| 10:00Tansy Davies on composing for the Proms. With Jenni Murray. 10:455/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.
| 10:303/4Will Gompertz is joined by Johnny Vegas and Kate Malone for a masterclass in pottery.
| 10:00Roll up for the (Lower Loxley) village fete.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Carol Dweck showed how changing people's beliefs can affect their levels of achievement. 11:303/6Will any of the team at Edinburgh's Cafe Culture find their prince at a ball in Leith?
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores the beautiful and dark sides to tropical coral reefs. From 2015 11:301/4Cerys Matthews goes in search of the classic popular songs that make the French songbook.
| 11:00Who were the women who worked at Bletchley? What did they do? What became of them? 11:305/6The truth behind some famous anecdotes and a curious tale of a hard-bitten dame.(R)
| 11:00South African electricity powers half the continent, but can it keep its own lights on? 11:30Chie Kobayashi reports on Rakugo, Japan's ancient art of laughter.
| 11:002/2Jenny Clayton shadows experienced nurses. What do we want our nurses to be? 11:303/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent discusses the Labour leadership contest. 11:30Presented by Kate Adie. The US-president takes us behind the scenes at the White House.
| 11:15Professor Monica Grady, scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Melvyn Bragg and guests debate how we should live together. 12:15The evolution and impact of YouTube after 10 years of online video. With Winifred Robinson 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Professor Justin Champion examines Locke's Letter on Toleration. 12:15Organ donation figures are down for the first time in more than a decade. What might help? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is a free market the best foundation for a fair, dynamic society? 12:15The dangers of counterfeit cigarettes and the popularity of make-up tutorials. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Angie Hobbs asks if the ideal state would be run by philosophers not politicians. 12:15The top 10 flights which lead to missed connections, plus why there are eggs in wine. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Timothy Secret on Confucius. To live well together we must first consider the dead. 12:15The remote places to stay at for free and other consumer news with Andrea Catherwood. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Buy-to-let is booming. But will the tax changes in the Budget hit this way of investing? 12:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Miles Jupp joins Jack Dee, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon visits the community bakery teaching Edinburgh to bake. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:451/5Sarfraz Manzoor meets Brits abroad enjoying life and creative opportunities in Berlin.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:452/5Sarfraz meets British builders in south west France working for British retirees.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:453/5Sarfraz Manzoor meets Brits who live on Ibiza, some of whom commute to work in the UK.
| 13:00Edward Stourton presents a look at the increase in custody deaths and Labour's leadership. 13:454/5With half a million Poles settled in the UK, Sarfraz Manzoor meets Brits living in Warsaw.
| 13:00Turkish military aircraft carry out air strikes inside Syria. 13:455/5Sarfraz Manzoor meets the Brits who are changing the face of the Bulgarian countryside.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Exeter Further Education College.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:302/2Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Roll up for the (Lower Loxley) village fete.(R) 14:151/2Greed, fear and fraud. Thriller starring Robert Glenister.
| 14:00Bert is finding his independence.(R) 14:152/2Joe's life is in danger following his investment in a Ghanaian gold mine.
| 14:153/3By Meic Povey. The village of Glan Don is hit by a violent storm.
| 14:00Josh has a 'brilliant' scheme.(R) 14:15The story of three key relationships in the life of French composer Erik Satie.(R)
| 14:00Pip gets some friendly attention.(R) 14:15A man is charged with the attempted drowning of his wife. With Benedict Cumberbatch.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Summer Garden Party.(R) 14:45Getting shot, surviving addiction and what you want from school if you have autism.
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| 15:00 | 15:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon finds out how a fast food worker strike in the US is influencing the UK.(R)
| 15:00Andrea Wulf and Paul Warde discuss Humboldt, John Muir and the history of sustainability. 15:301/4Murray Lachlan Young and Hugh Aldersey-Williams combine audio and ideas in unexpected ways
| 15:00Listeners ask questions on making the most of their pension pot. 15:30Does using an asthma inhaler give athletes a performance advantage in their sport?(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark takes to the seas to explore the North Antrim coastline. 15:27Charlie Hamilton James presents an appeal for Rainforest Foundation UK.(R) 15:30Judy Blume talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, In the Unlikely Event.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Summer Garden Party. 15:452/3An original short story by Danielle McLaughlin. Read by Samuel Barnett.
| | 15:002/2Nicole has a breakdown and flees Paris with Dick. Past events affect their marriage
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| 16:00 | 16:00Neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm Henry Marsh chooses writing that is important to him 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago to discuss fossils and evolution.
| 16:00Dominic Streatfeild investigates the case of Argentine POW Alfredo Astiz in 1982. 16:30Sue Blackmore and Adam Hart-Davis join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the cultural and historical meaning of the colour black. 16:30The chair of the BBC Trust Rona Fairhead discusses her vision for the future of the BBC.
| 16:00Actor Robert Carlyle discusses the challenges of directing himself. With Francine Stock. 16:30Adam Rutherford presents news on the latest New Horizons images of Pluto's surface.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a space scientist, a bookie, an author, a BMX pioneer, an actress. 16:30Health reporting and ghosts on Radio 4. And what is the public's view on the BBC's future? 16:55A boy with autism and his mother design the school that would be ideal for him.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jenni Murray.
| 16:00Jacqueline Wilson talks to Mariella about updating children's classic What Katy Did. 16:303/3Six poets reread Ted Hughes's seminal how-to book about poetry.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Food deflation, more discount grocers and continuing price wars, who wins long term?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Examining government plans to tackle the activities of non-violent extremists.(R) 17:40Britain's youngest MP, whose maiden speech has been watched 10 million times.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00PM announces plans to tackle extremism; and FIFA reveals plans for reforms 18:302/6Miles Jupp joins Jack Dee, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer.
| 18:00George Osborne tells some government departments to prepare for large budget cuts. 18:304/6Miles Jupp is joined by Lucy Porter, Cornelius Lysaght and Tom Wrigglesworth.
| 18:00The former Prime Minister Tony Blair says Labour has "rediscovered losing". 18:303/4Simon Evans presents a comedy lecture on the economics behind coffee.
| 18:00Recriminations in the Labour leadership contest have intensified 18:306/6Alfie Moore looks at evidential property and the trouble it brings to the police.
| 18:00Six men found guilty of repeatedly abusing two schoolgirls over several years 18:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Obama warns Kenya on corruption and gay rights. Kurdish rebels say Turkey ceasefire over. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Peer filmed apparently taking drugs with prostitutes; Syrian army short of troops 18:15Adrian Goldberg chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Bert is finding his independence. 19:15Comedian Amy Poehler talks about Pixar's new film Inside Out. John Wilson presents. 19:451/5Ann Marie Di Mambro's drama about a family sharing the BRCA2 cancer gene.(R)
| 19:15Naughty Boy discusses the BBC Asian Network Prom. John Wilson presents. 19:452/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.(R)
| 19:00Josh has a 'brilliant' scheme. 19:15Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes discusses performing Beethoven's piano concertos at the Proms. 19:453/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.(R)
| 19:00Pip gets some friendly attention. 19:15Samira Ahmed talks to opera director Barrie Kosky and author Paul Murray. 19:454/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.(R)
| 19:00Kenton is keen to shake things up. 19:15A review of The Legend of Barney Thomson, directed by Robert Carlyle. John Wilson presents 19:455/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.(R)
| 19:00Britain's youngest MP, whose maiden speech has been watched 10 million times. 19:15A look at Mack & Mabel in Chichester and Pixar's Inside Out.
| 19:00Adam is on the front foot. 19:151/6Stephen Fry, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Lloyd Langford vie for wordy supremacy.(R) 19:453/3A young girl heals a sick child.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically. 20:30Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate.
| 20:00Examining government plans to tackle the activities of non-violent extremists. 20:40Peter is joined by Hazel Dudley, Julie Smethurst and Mani Djazmi to discuss holidays.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Tom Feiling tells a story about pirates and puritans.
| 20:00Do Jehovah's Witnesses' child safeguarding policies adequately protect against abuse? 20:30Food deflation, more discount grocers and continuing price wars, who wins long term?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Exeter Further Education College. 20:50Peter Aspden reflects on the emotional power of the cultural influence of Greece.
| 20:00Lucy Powell offers a quiet celebration of the rich and various virtues of silence.
| 20:00Health reporting and ghosts on Radio 4. And what is the public's view on the BBC's future?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a space scientist, a bookie, an author, a BMX pioneer, an actress.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood looks at the nightshade group of plants and human culture. From 2015(R) 21:302/3Peter Hennessy invites Nigel Lawson to reflect on his life and times.(R)
| 21:00Does using an asthma inhaler give athletes a performance advantage in their sport? 21:30Forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid talks about investigating fires and analysing legal highs(R)
| 21:00How false memories can be artificially generated and used to change future behaviour. 21:30Peter White, blind from birth, interviews others with disability in the public spotlight.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford presents news on the latest New Horizons images of Pluto's surface.(R) 21:302/4Steve Punt examines curious rumours surrounding the 1971 Baker Street bank heist.(R)
| 21:00Melvyn Braggs asks 'How should we live together?', with the help of four guests.
| 21:001/2F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful, poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.(R)
| 21:00Buy-to-let is booming. But will the tax changes in the Budget hit this way of investing?(R) 21:26Mathew Bose presents an appeal for the Encephalitis Society.(R) 21:30Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM declares determination to work with Muslim community over "poison" of extremism. 22:456/10Several weeks after her disappearance, Megan's body is found buried in Corly Woods.
| 22:00Chancellor launches Spending Review - govt wants savings of £20 billion by 2019/20 22:457/10Hoping to unearth a half-forgotten memory Rachel books a therapy session with Dr Abdic.
| 22:00PKK says murders were in retaliation for suicide bomb attack close to the Syrian border. 22:458/10Rachel tries to recover her memories, and Anna grows increasingly suspicious.
| 22:00President speaks exclusively to BBC's North America editor on eve of visit to Kenya 22:459/10Rachel retraces her steps and realises Anna could not have been with Tom after all.
| 22:00New Climate Secretary says Conservatives committed to taking action 22:4510/10Rachel remembers who attacked her that Saturday night and Megan storms off into the night.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4How far should a medical team go to prevent a young woman from ending her life?(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 | 23:001/6Josie Long presents stories of venturing into unknown territory.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago to discuss fossils and evolution.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:006/6Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. 23:154/4Can Dr Berry help Miss Sunday with her phobia of mirrors?(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4In a post-referendum world, Jeremy examines nationality, identity and accents.(R) 23:301/2Clive Anderson visits China to discover how the country is undergoing football reform.(R)
| 23:00Sue Blackmore and Adam Hart-Davis join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.(R) 23:272/2Football fan Clive Anderson explores China's love for the game plays on the global stage.(R) 23:55How drug addiction nearly put paid to a happy partnership.
| 23:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:302/3Six poets reread Ted Hughes's seminal how-to book about poetry.(R)
| 23:00Actor Robert Carlyle discusses the challenges of directing himself. With Francine Stock.(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed asks what is a home. She explores how and why people leave them behind.(R)
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