| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor looks at the rising number of people losing their homes in the US and UK.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary's Church in Abergavenny.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/4A young footballer from a broken home seeks escape through Argentina's urban art scene.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek. 05:45Michael and Clare Morpurgo celebrate 40 years of their charity Farms for City Children. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek. 05:45A debate on the introduction of the Living Wage with NFU and Unite. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek. 05:45When it comes to food labelling, what does it mean for lamb to be classified as British? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek. 05:45Concern at changes in the poultry industry as producers are put in charge of guidance. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kestrel.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek. 05:45Tougher rules on the use of industrial rat poison come into effect. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.(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 Laurence Twaddle. 05:45One listener's story of how a normal friendship turned into something she never expected.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, star of new BBC drama Undercover.(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 and 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. 06:07An unusual urban walk to finish the series as Clare Balding rambles on the Isle of Dogs.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe visits Shortwood Farm in Herefordshire to find out about farm attractions. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter. 06:35Caz Graham visits the Marlborough Downs, home to a farmer-led conservation project. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Should cathedrals host pop concerts to raise money for the building? 07:54The Reverend Richard Coles presents an appeal on behalf of Toybox. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Leslie Griffiths reflects on how the global Christian family can call God 'Father'. 08:48Will Self thinks people are as violent as ever, counting the virtual and online worlds.(R) 08:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Sarah Bakewell, Sunil Khilnani, Frances Borzello and Stuart Franklin. 09:451/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
| 09:00Michael Sandel explores the philosophical justifications made for national borders. 09:452/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets opera singer Patricia Rozario and naturalist professor Nick Davies. 09:453/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger. 09:454/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews businessman John Timpson.(R) 09:455/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
| 09:00Featuring Paul Young and the inheritance tracks of actor Amanda Abbington.
| 09:00Presented by Paddy O'Connell, and including Bridget Kendall's memories of Russia.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey visits Hyde Hall to talk spring flowers, vegetables, succulents and cocktails. 10:451/5Kim and Boyd, actors in LA, discover they have a fan who wants to be part of their lives.
| 10:00The editor of The Archers and the actor who plays Helen discuss the developing storyline. 10:452/5Boyd tries to explain to Danica that there has been a regrettable misunderstanding.
| 10:00Emotions and inheritance, the success of female violinists and knitting. 10:413/5Kim and Boyd are obliged to try and placate their unwelcome new friend. 10:55A cardiac arrest at Anfield that had a happy ending.
| 10:00Discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace and sexual violence as a war crime. 10:454/5Kim tries to appease the increasingly paranoid Danica - with worrying results.
| 10:00Single parents priced out of jobs; New novel Armadillos; Good Loaf cafe; Dorothy Leigh. 10:455/5Kim and Boyd fear they will never escape the attentions of their new friend.
| 10:30Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.(R)
| 10:00It's all the fun of the fair, and Helen uncovers some truths.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The British steel industry is in meltdown, but one businessman is investing millions. Why? 11:302/4Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx.
| 11:00Could we, and should we, eradicate mosquitoes? Professor Adam Hart investigates. 11:30Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica
| 11:00Audrey Carville meets two women whose stories highlight Northern Ireland's abortion debate 11:30With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead.
| 11:00Linda Pressly on the rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees. 11:30Newly declassified documents tell the stories of Britons persecuted by Nazi Germany.
| 11:00Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.(R) 11:301/4A young woman wants a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow.
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and guests explore the impact of the wind on Earth, in space and in art. 11:30The Korean cemetery where the dead tell you much about the living.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor meets the pioneers of Britain's first nuclear submarines.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In 1990 the terrible conditions inside Romania's orphanages first came to light. 12:15Melanie Abbott follows the trail of a man who people say is never quite what he seems. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In the late 1800s, African Americans from Arkansas began moving to Liberia in West Africa. 12:15Listeners share their stories of how autism has affected their families. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In 1944, Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer fled into the forbidden land of Tibet. 12:15Britain's longest-serving nurse, Jenny Turner, talks about her 60 years in the job. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The siege of Sarajevo lasted for almost four years. Witness Vedrana Seksan tells her story 12:15Consumer affairs programme. Is buy-to-let still a good investment? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In 1984, General Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria 12:15Peter White looks at the Care Act one year on and Butlins as it turns 80.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A look at why having a flutter is about to get less attractive. 12:305/6Steve 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. 12:046/6Nicholas Parsons hosts, with Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair and Nish Kumar.(R) 12:32What does it take to be a chef in the frozen South, the wildest place on Earth? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Which creatures should you look out for in coastal rock pools?
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5How do creatures and plant life survive along the sandy beaches of Northumberland?
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/5How fulmars keep predators at bay and how baby kittiwakes don't fall over the edge.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:454/5Hunting for whelk egg cases which resemble bubble wrap and finding a mermaid's purse.
| 13:00Mark Mardell asks if Britain should stand up to China over steel imports. 13:455/5Wading birds and shelducks find their favourite snacks along the Northumberland coastline.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the University of Worcester.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Comedian Rich Hall investigates the true meaning of American southern hospitality.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It's all the fun of the fair.(R) 14:15Horace Rumpole's toothache provokes an outburst in court that could end his career.
| 14:00Lynda is kept in suspense.(R) 14:15She Who Must Be Obeyed tells us the truth about a case her husband would prefer to forget.
| 14:00Bert and Rex are bonding.(R) 14:15How can a house you never really lived in prove so hard to leave? By Patrick McGuinness.
| 14:00Clarrie has something on her mind.(R) 14:15Factually-based story of the unmasking of undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.
| 14:00Kirsty is walking a tightrope.(R) 14:15When Faith's car is stolen, she press-gangs onlooker Martin into a high-speed chase.(R)
| 14:00Should the taxpayer bail out British steel? Is the new National Living Wage enough? 14:30Idiosyncratic take on Hamlet seen largely through the eyes of a 15-year old-girl.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts a special edition of the programme from Highgrove, Gloucestershire.(R) 14:45Surviving cardiac arrests and climbing accidents, with the help of others.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the last of the 2016 heats. 15:30Dan Saladino hears how inspiring food projects from the Mad Symposium have spread globally(R)
| 15:00Nazi memorials, the real Darby and Joan, and the story of the Bolsheviks in Dublin 1916. 15:30Tom Heap examines the wildlife impact of Europe's new borders.
| 15:00Should you leave your money to your children or spend it all before you go? 15:30The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'(R)
| 15:00An unusual urban walk to finish the series as Clare Balding rambles on the Isle of Dogs. 15:27Jonathan Pryce presents an appeal on behalf of BRAC.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup discusses a new collection of short stories inspired by Jane Eyre.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts a special edition of the programme from Highgrove, Gloucestershire. 15:45Lucy Caldwell’s story of a chance meeting on a delayed flight to Belfast.
| 15:30Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica(R)
| 15:003/3Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is the game really over?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Philip Hensher explores the art of the gloriously eccentric Molesworth books. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg travels to Belfast to untangle the legal layers of the 'gay cake' story. 16:30Russell Kane and Peter Lord talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses the social and cultural history of 'going to the Palais'. 16:30Media analyst Mathew Horsman joins the programme to discuss Netflix's ambitions.
| 16:00Aidan Moffat discusses Scottish folk music, and Terence Davies talks about Doris Day. 16:30As Europe's largest floating solar farm goes online, Adam Rutherford discusses solar power
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an architect, two comedians, a Mossad chief, a gardener. 16:30Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation? 16:55Memories of a dramatic mountain rescue in the Cumbrian Fells.
| 16:00Is there a lack of options for women of colour when it comes to buying make-up?
| 16:00US author Elizabeth Strout discusses her novel Olive Kitteridge with James Naughtie. 16:30Julia Blackburn reads her poem about the death of her husband and flocks of starlings.
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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. 17:30One listener's story of how a normal friendship turned into something she never expected.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, star of new BBC drama Undercover.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The group which killed more than 70 in Pakistan is threatening to carry out more attacks. 18:306/6Nicholas Parsons hosts, with Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair and Nish Kumar.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6A family funeral reveals some uncomfortable home truths for Clare and her family.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Comedy icon Roy Hudd talks to star of radio, stage and screen, Alison Steadman.
| 18:00David Cameron has chaired talks about Tata Steel's decision to sell its UK business 18:303/4Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.(R)
| 18:00A man from Luton has been convicted of plotting to kill US servicemen in East Anglia. 18:305/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Turkey insists plans are in place to handle migrants due to be returned under an EU deal. 18:15Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A tycoon is said to be interested in the possible purchase of TATA's UK steel business 18:15Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lynda is kept in suspense. 19:15Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe look back over three decades as Pet Shop Boys. 19:451/5Kim and Boyd, actors in LA, discover they have a fan who wants to be part of their lives.(R)
| 19:00Bert and Rex are bonding. 19:15Dame Judi Dench chooses Lady Macbeth to launch Shakespeare's People. 19:452/5Boyd tries to explain to Danica that there has been a regrettable misunderstanding.(R)
| 19:00Clarrie has something on her mind. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to Jeff Nichols about his new film Midnight Special. 19:453/5Kim and Boyd are obliged to try and placate their unwelcome new friend.(R)
| 19:00Kirsty is walking a tightrope. 19:15Ronnie Corbett and Zaha Hadid remembered, and Jeremy Irons talks about his latest film. 19:454/5Kim tries to appease the increasingly paranoid Danica - with worrying results.(R)
| 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to Adrian Lester and Peter Moffat about new TV drama Undercover. 19:455/5Kim and Boyd fear they will never escape the attentions of their new friend.(R)
| 19:02Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, star of new BBC drama Undercover. 19:15Including a look at Akira Kurosawa's film Ran, which was originally released in 1985.
| 19:00Rob asserts his viewpoint. 19:151/6Katy Brand and Pierre Novellie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 19:451/3What is Grace's special gift that helps to sell difficult houses?(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Chris Page examines the state of play between Irish nationalism and unionism. 20:30Lucy Ash asks what is behind a violent protest by thousands of Romanian shepherds.(R)
| 20:00Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around? 20:40Three people who have become blind as adults discuss ways of managing.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Rachel Kelly believes there needs to be a more nuanced approach to mental illness.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg travels to Belfast to untangle the legal layers of the 'gay cake' story.(R) 20:30Why is there so much dissatisfaction about how economics is taught at universities?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the University of Worcester. 20:50Will Self thinks people are as violent as ever, counting the virtual and online worlds.
| 20:00Proud pessimist Bryan Appleyard investigates the contemporary cult of optimism.
| 20:00Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an architect, two comedians, a Mossad chief, a gardener.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Will the sale of harvested rhino horn help to stop poaching?(R) 21:30Kirsty Wark with Sarah Bakewell, Sunil Khilnani, Frances Borzello and Stuart Franklin.(R)
| 21:00The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment' 21:30Matthew Sweet meets the people who create a whole new cinematic world.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap examines the wildlife impact of Europe's new borders.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets opera singer Patricia Rozario and naturalist professor Nick Davies.(R)
| 21:00As Europe's largest floating solar farm goes online, Adam Rutherford discusses solar power(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger.(R)
| 21:00Gripping account of the murder of Pakistani politician and businessman Salmaan Taseer.(R)
| 21:002/3Entranced by the charms of Lily, Nick struggles with his feelings for Alison.(R)
| 21:00A look at why having a flutter is about to get less attractive.(R) 21:26The Reverend Richard Coles presents an appeal on behalf of Toybox.(R) 21:30Why is there so much dissatisfaction about how economics is taught at universities?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Extremists warn they will strike again; US Capitol lockdown; return of 'Captain Britain'. 22:456/10Dr Gomez insists that Rose gives up all her medication, and Sofia and Ingrid become lovers
| 22:00We talk to the unions and to the former business secretary Vince Cable 22:457/10Sofia flies to Athens to meet her Greek father for the first time in 11 years.
| 22:00There are fresh doubts over the viability of EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear plant. 22:458/10Sofia returns to Spain feeling liberated from her father but increasingly drawn to Ingrid.
| 22:00World leaders gather, aiming to prevent nuclear terrorism. But how big is the threat? 22:459/10Rose files a complaint about Dr Gomez's clinic, Go-METH.
| 22:00Sajid Javid visits Port Talbot; Labour and anti-Semitism; Estonia's DJ president. 22:4510/10Sofia's relationship with her mother Rose has to endure one final test.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Sandel explores the philosophical justifications made for national borders.(R)
| 22:00The political week ahead with Carolyn Quinn and guests Nick Herbert and Gisela Stuart.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx. 23:301/6Josie Long hears stories about 'others' and outsiders.(R)
| 23:003/6The group discover that Simon has been keeping another big secret from them. 23:302/6Josie Long with stories about time and timing.(R)
| 23:004/4The award-winning duo with an unsentimental relationship counsellor. 23:151/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the thorny issue of science, through the medium of poetry.(R) 23:303/6Josie Long presents stories of imitation and plagiarism.(R)
| 23:001/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas.(R) 23:304/6Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event.(R)
| 23:00Russell Kane and Peter Lord talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:275/6Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another.(R) 23:55When you have your third heart attack, you can no longer avoid changing your life.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the last of the 2016 heats. 23:30Kenneth Steven explores Edwin Muir's poetic search for the lost Eden of his childhood.(R)
| 23:00Aidan Moffat discusses Scottish folk music, and Terence Davies talks about Doris Day.(R) 23:30Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.(R)
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