| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor hears from a Peruvian anthropologist on how Amazonian Indians make friends. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Nicholas, Sandhurst. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The autobiography of the early life of Nobel Prize-winning German author Gunter Grass. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5In 1943 at the age of 16, Grass is drafted into the Reich Labour Service. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5At 17, Grass is drafted into the Waffen SS just as Germany is starting to lose the war. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5April 1945, and Grass' regiment of recruits is thrown into repelling the Russian advance. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The war is over for 17-year-old Grass, injured and a prisoner of war. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Rachel Adams becomes aware that someone is moving about downstairs.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Moira Hickey.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham. 05:455/5Does the future of the industry lie underground?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news headlines. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary's Church in Lamberhurst, Kent. 05:453/3In a tribute to the late Simon Hoggart, we revisit his 2007 series, Great Political Myths.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Observing all aspects of rural life. 06:35Countryside news and views, with Miriam O'Reilly. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer and performer Judith French considers the ways of children and angels. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits Fordhall Farm in Shropshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Michael Buerk appeals on behalf of AMREF. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from St Collen's Church in Llangollen. 08:50Clive James enjoys the wisdom in the commentary of former Wimbledon tennis champions.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Ha-Joon Chang, Richard Parker, Joan Smith and Adrian Mitchell. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:006/8Olivia O'Leary places two senior judges in the witness box. 09:301/5Joe joins the staff at Centrecomm, the control centre managing London's 8,000 buses. 09:45Christian worship and music led by the Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Christian worship and music presented by Canon Noel Vincent.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary 09:45Christian worship and music led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Simon Russell Beale. 09:45An act of worship and music.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by author Anne Fine and poet Matt Harvey.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Writer Kate Grenville on a journey into her family's past and her Australian homeland.
| 10:00Xinran on her book Miss Chopsticks and her charity for adoptees, Mother Bridge of Love.
| 10:00The role of women in the reconstructions of Iraq and Afghanistan. With Paddy Ashdown.
| 10:00Exploring endometriosis, a disease that causes excruciating pain during menstruation.
| 10:00Gloria Gaynor on inspiring women with I Will Survive and turning to Christianity.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig is joined by four aficionados of global music festivals. 10:30Andrew Collins looks at the changing world of the music critic.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Eugene Reavey is searching for the truth about the murder of his brothers. 11:303/6A security breach at Bletchley Park puts the wartime code-breakers under suspicion.
| 11:00Andrew Luck-Baker meets climatologists to assess how trees contribute to climate change.(R) 11:30Poet Clare Pollard sets out to dispel the popular female image of a muse.
| 11:001/2John McCarthy reports from conflicts centred around religious issues. 11:304/8The suave sleuth and wife Steve go in search of the elusive Mr Sullivan.(R)
| 11:00Tim Whewell travels to Kayseri to discover who's behind the ruling AK Party. 11:301/2Famed for his novella Carmen, Prosper Merimee also saved France's tourist sites.
| 11:00Why is there never enough space? Felicity Finch investigates the world of self-storage.(R) 11:305/6Senior staff are off to a conference, leaving Rod in charge.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Matthew D'Ancona. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is animator Oliver Postgate.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Peter White and Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson. Including Call You and Yours.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:304/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Jeremy Hardy. 12:32Sheila Dillon follows a group of small producers at the New York Fancy Food Festival. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30At the end of the 1970s, Motown was rocked by a new rap record.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Comedian Sue Perkins competes in the World's Biggest Liar Competition in Wasdale.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Observing all aspects of rural life.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:303/3Justin Webb questions the common perception of the US as a modern day imperial power.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lilian's in the mood for dancing. 14:15By David Pownall. An exasperated Prince of Wales seeks to be king.
| 14:00Brief encounter, Borchester style. 14:154/4Frank gets Debbie out of trouble, but Sarah is unsympathetic.
| 14:15After retiring six months earlier, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
| 14:15Based on the true story of the disappearance of Alan Maclean off Somalia in September 1999
| 14:15A nuclear physicist from Sellafield is on an exchange trip to Chernobyl.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Drama based on a play about Tony Blair's handling of Iraq by The Tricycle Theatre.
| 14:00Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood, and Chris Beardshaw answer listeners' questions. 14:454/4Anthony Noel visits Sissinghurst Castle.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:30It seems Joyce plans to do away with her amiable husband. 15:4526/30Schubert used improving piano quality to make it an instrument for the voice.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:30A young woman is hired by a city whizz-kid to redecorate his flat. 15:4527/30Weber gave German audiences what they wanted - storms and disasters.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the show. With Anne Swithinbank, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 15:30An author has a wonderful time in New York, until he receives a strange phone call. 15:4528/30In the 1820s and 30s, audiences craved virtuosi performances.
| 15:004/6Fi explores exciting holiday experiences which don't involve getting on a plane. 15:27Dr Mark Porter presents an appeal on behalf of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 15:30Theme-park monsters are meant to frighten the visitors, not the other way round. 15:4529/30In the first half of the 19th century, Italy consummated its love affair with opera.
| 15:006/6Dylan Winter visits Antony Gormley's strandline statues at Crosby Beach near Liverpool. 15:30Margery Allingham's electrifying 'bride in the bath' story. 15:4530/30The Royal Albert Hall opened in 1871 with a prince championing culture.
| | 15:001/2An unremarkable young man from the suburbs embarks on a journey of self-understanding.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The plight of the honeybee is the focus in this edition. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news. 16:30Sue MacGregor is joined by Clive Swift and Margaret Heffernan to discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the life and work of Adam Smith, the Father of Economics. 16:30Dr Raj Persaud hears from refugee doctors who mentor asylum seekers with mental illness.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to John Harvey, the winner of this year's Diamond Dagger Award. 16:30Snail trails could lead scientists to the answer of where our ancestors came from.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Imelda Staunton, the star of Mike Leigh's Vera Drake.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Armistead Maupin, whose latest novel revisits old characters. 16:30Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines, with Chris Ledgard. 17:30With Evan Davis. Entrepreneurs and business leaders talk about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Julian O'Halloran investigates claims of cartels and price-rigging in UK construction. 17:40John Sergeant gives his take on the week's main news stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Jack's looking forward to a weekend's rabbit-chasing in the countryside.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Blue Touch focuses on the Tory's green agenda, much to Lord Malan's chagrin.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly quizzes a panel about herself.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music from The Latitude Festival in Suffolk.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Shari Vahl presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Brief encounter, Borchester style. 19:15Mark Lawson meets singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. 19:451/5A mystery crossword appears in The Rainswick Mercury and the staff are flummoxed.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on a new recording of West Side Story. 19:452/5Ian thinks the mystery crossword may be more than just a prank.
| 19:15Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:453/5Mary is pushing Julian to fight for the survival of his paper.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including the first-night verdict on a new production of Saint Joan. 19:454/5Julian confronts his enemy.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:455/5It's publication day for The Rainswick Mercury. Will it be the last one?
| 19:00John Sergeant gives his take on the week's main news stories. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe in joined by David Baddiel, Liz Forgan and Amanda Vickery
| 19:15Barney Harwood looks at diaries with author Louise Rennison. 19:454/5To earn a little cash, Pat agrees to take some out-of-towners on a trip.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00The story of feminist pioneer Sylvia Pankhurst's campaign for Ethiopian independence.(R) 20:30Kati Whitaker examines the American commitment to the gun.
| 20:00Julian O'Halloran investigates claims of cartels and price-rigging in UK construction. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. 20:453/3In a tribute to the late Simon Hoggart, we revisit his 2007 series, Great Political Myths.
| 20:00Jenny Cuffe has exclusive access to HMP Liverpool, as the governor faces tough choices. 20:30Tim Harford looks at our objections to transactions regarding human organs.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Clive James enjoys the wisdom in the commentary of former Wimbledon tennis champions.
| 20:00The story of Edward Murrow's pioneering 1950s US radio series.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Chandy Nath visits India to explore the extraordinary Jatropha plant. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Ha-Joon Chang, Richard Parker, Joan Smith and Adrian Mitchell. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Dr Raj Persaud hears from refugee doctors who mentor asylum seekers with mental illness. 21:306/8Olivia O'Leary places two senior judges in the witness box.
| 21:002/2Dr Mark Porter investigates the phenomenon of resistance to antibiotics. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of a distant giant planet. 21:30Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary
| 21:001/2A thriller set in Nigeria in two parts. The worst possible news comes from Nigeria.
| 21:003/3Following the riots on Election Day, Felix has been thrown into prison.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Michael Buerk appeals on behalf of AMREF. 21:30Tim Harford looks at our objections to transactions regarding human organs. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:456/10Mike's university years are behind him, and his career as a journalist is about to begin.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:457/10Mike is making a success of his personal life, but there's an unsettling side to him.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10The past rushes in on Mike when he returns to the streets where he last saw Jennifer.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/1014 years after her disappearance, Jennifer's body is finally discovered.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4510/10Mike adapts to life in a new institution, where he evaluates a troubling past.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news.
| 22:00From behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Talking to Terrorists.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Alicia McCarthy.
| 23:001/5Politically-correct Sonya launches the retail park's new campaign. Stars Sarah Lancashire. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Catch the Geordie stand-up comic as he entertains audiences during his 2006 UK tour.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:004/6Comatose Ben's doctors bring in a psychiatrist, as he recalls his therapy from the past.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor is joined by Clive Swift and Margaret Heffernan to discuss favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:004/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions. 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poems requested by listeners.
| 23:00Mark Whitaker tells the story of an unprecedented movement of civil disobedience. 23:30Writer and performer Judith French considers the ways of children and angels.
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