| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Water, water everywhere, but who owns it? Laurie Taylor finds out. 00:45The sound of bells from Howden Minster. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Paul recalls the carefree days of student travel when food was shared. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5El Bulli in Roses, on the Costa Brava, is one of the world's most famous restaurants. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Paul encounters five great new cheeses, including the extraordinary Gamonedo. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Paul discovers some extraordinary olive oil, the uses for which extend beyond the kitchen. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Paul visits Barcelona's renowned market and afterwards enjoys the rituals of tapas. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Sheila Burns. Shakespeare's sisters take a break from interfering in Scottish history.(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 Musharraf Hussain. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Musharraf Hussain. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Musharraf Hussain. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Musharraf Hussain. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Musharraf Hussain. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Moira Hickey.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Kate Coleman. 05:455/5Peter France visits the Khalsa Wood project near Nottingham.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary's Church in Painswick, Gloucestershire. 05:45Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Sarah Montague, James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00With Sarah Montague and Tim Franks. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With Sarah Montague and Tim Franks. Including Sports Desk; 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. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Miriam O'Reilly. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the special character of Indian democracy. 06:35Alex James visits some newcomers to farming in Shropshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With James Naughtie and Tim Franks. Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Alison Steadman appeals on behalf of Carers UK. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Edinburgh, presented by Gordon Graham. Vincent Wallace directs the St Andrew Camerata 08:50Clive James considers the role of icons ancient and modern, focusing on film icons.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/4Ann Summers Chief Executive Jacqueline Gold revisits the suburbs of Kent. 09:303/5CCTV operators on the night shift in Leeds. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Mgr Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Alistair Little talks about his journey from sectarian murderer to peace worker. 09:30A look at one of the most deceptively simple jobs in music.(R) 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:002/5The Cutty Sark and the British Film Institute Archive. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Michael Wakelin.
| 09:001/4The newly elected President Clinton faces the reality of government and is found wanting. 09:305/5Vish Madughiri, an IT professional from Bangalore, is trying to build a new life in the UK 09:45Christian worship and music led by the Revd Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is publisher Felix Dennis. 09:45Worship and music led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Muriel Gray is this edition's guest presenter.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Linda Esther Gray on how a serious illness stopped her singing ambitions. 10:45Commentary on the final day of the Third Test between England and India at the Oval.
| 10:00With a focus on the decade of retirement - our sixties.
| 10:00Is revenge really so sweet? Plus the care of vulnerable children leaving custody.
| 10:00The women who choose to give birth without any medical assistance at all.
| 10:00How the 'surplus women' after World War I found new roles for themselves.
| 10:00Rob Crossan explains to Sandi Toksvig how Asuncion, became the cheapest city in the world. 10:30Friends Provident Trophy final between Durham and Hampshire at Lord's.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | | 11:001/2The ancient country estate of Scadbury lies on the edge of south London. 11:30Stewart Henderson tells the story of music hall and variety theatre veteran Arthur Tolcher
| 11:00The story of Hello Peace, a phone line between Israelis and Palestinians. 11:301/6Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life.
| 11:00Marijke van der Meer talks to young Chinese about China's one child policy. 11:30Broadcaster Zeinab Badawi chooses some of her favourite performance pieces.
| 11:00What exactly is intuition? Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates 'gut feelings'. From 2007. 11:304/6Father Athanasius' carbon footprint has an impact on the friary's watering policies.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the final day of the Third Test between England and India at the Oval.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
| 12:00The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Friends Provident Trophy final between Durham and Hampshire at Lord's.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/11Panellists are Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Chris Neill and Alun Cochrane. 12:32Sheila Dillon dissects our national loaf. How is most bread made, and what goes into it? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Hugh Dennis explores the Magnificat, one of the most covered liturgical texts.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright wonders if we are refusing to grow up.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Observing all aspects of rural life.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
| | 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Julian Carey visits a Welsh valley where people have been living under canvas since 1976.(R)
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| 14:00 | | 14:15Nicola Wilson's play explores the aftermath of an affair.
| 14:151/2Tiffany Khan calls on Rumpole after her husband is arrested on suspicion of terrorism.
| 14:00Scared out of their skins. 14:15The story of Elvis Presley's involvement in the Cold War.
| 14:15Olly Smith stars in his own play about his quest to reclaim an ancient ancestor's title.
| | 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs the show. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 14:45The story of the arrival and survival of the large juicy navel orange in the United States
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| 15:00 | | 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Rosomond Oppersdorff. An inexperienced nurse finds unexpected fulfilment.(R) 15:452/5What was Lady Macbeth really like?
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the show. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Chris Beardshaw. 15:303/5By Ann Chadwick. A young service wife finds a surprising way of securing lodging.(R) 15:453/5How did the three witches become part of the Macbeth myth?
| 15:00Barbara Myers looks at the sun's effects on the skin. 15:27Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Sightsavers International. 15:304/5By Sylvia Townsend Warner. Mary, a sergeant in the ATS, seems to have changed.(R) 15:454/5How does Shakespeare’s dramatic landscape compare with the real thing?
| 15:00Clare Balding explores an area of the Norfolk Broads, walking along the river Ant. 15:305/5By Malachi Whitaker. An elderly couple handle an embarrassing encounter with a German POW.(R) 15:455/5How was Macbeth’s story distorted by politics?
| | 15:002/2Denry's true love is waiting in the wings, if only he realises it in time.
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| 16:00 | | 16:00Northern Ireland politician Lord David Trimble chooses Elvis Presley.
| 16:00Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why. 16:303/4Vivienne investigates how health professionals define the normal age for entering puberty.
| 16:00Kathryn Hughes investigates Virginia Woolf's relationship with her servants. 16:30Quentin Cooper joins a group of Open University geology students on a field trip.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Matt Damon, the star of the Bourne trilogy discusses the films' phenomenal popularity.
| | 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Christopher Hope and Nicholas Shakespeare. 16:30Roger McGough presents poems which use as imagery the sea, trees and autumn fruits.
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| 17:00 | | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Edie 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, followed by Weather. 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 with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| | 17:001/2Maurice Walsh reports on a new arms race in the Pacific. 17:40Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. 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. 18:305/11Panellists are Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Chris Neill and Alun Cochrane.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Jack inadvertently falls foul of the Dangerous Dogs Act and must face the might of the law
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Will explores his bad luck with romance, helped by a guest from the world of Bergerac.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Ed tries to go commercial with Hemel Sound. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2006.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Armando Iannucci offers a mix of topical comedy with guests Stewart Lee and Mark Watson.
| 18:30An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Mark Lawson presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Julian Clary about his novel Murder Most Fab 19:451/10Muriel unwittingly disgraces herself at her first party.
| 19:15With John Wilson, including an interview with singer Natasha Khan, aka Bat for Lashes. 19:452/10Muriel's friend Clare visits, turning the Hammond household upside-down.
| 19:00Scared out of their skins. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on the Edinburgh festivals and fringe in a special programme. 19:453/10When she is not gawping at Godfrey, Muriel Hammond is gazing at the stars.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, including an interview with director Paul Greengrass. 19:454/10On the eve of the 1914 war, Muriel and Connie are single and settled in Marshington.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets superstar violinist Maxim Vengerov. 19:455/10War plays havoc with Muriel Hammond's aspirations and her experiences of love.
| 19:00Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor, Jackie Kay, Kwame Kwei Armah and Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh Festival.
| 19:15Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. He explores the world of creepy crawlies. 19:454/12With 97 puppies in tow, Pongo and Missis lead their army across the countryside.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Yoran Matras considers the Romany language while Ian Hancock explores the gypsy diaspora. 20:30Tanya Datta visits Manipur, a small state in the north east of India.
| 20:001/2Maurice Walsh reports on a new arms race in the Pacific. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:003/4Patrick Clawson argues the case for a war against Iran. 20:45Iain MacWhirter and guests assess the impact of the SNP's first 100 days in power.
| 20:00Journalist Tim Brannigan was told he was adopted. Later, he discovered the truth. 20:30Zareer Masani looks at the problems of younger people struggling to find affordable homes.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50Clive James considers the role of icons ancient and modern, focusing on film icons.
| 20:00Jancis Robinson looks at how the British wine trade has changed within the last 50 years.
| 20:00Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:002/2Sue Broom explores whether people are prepared to eat meat from cloned animals. 21:302/4Ann Summers Chief Executive Jacqueline Gold revisits the suburbs of Kent. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:003/4Vivienne investigates how health professionals define the normal age for entering puberty. 21:30Alistair Little talks about his journey from sectarian murderer to peace worker.
| 21:002/2Winifred Robinson visits the isolation facilities available for patients in Holland.(R) 21:302/5The Cutty Sark and the British Film Institute Archive.
| 21:00Has the quest to understand the fundamental laws governing the universe come unstuck? 21:301/4The newly elected President Clinton faces the reality of government and is found wanting.
| 21:00By Jennie Buckman and Ulises Rodriguez Febles. Castro's land is on the brink of change.
| 21:001/2Featuring a ball, a shipwreck and romance, all laced with honest Staffordshire humour.
| 21:00John Waite investigates allegations of mismanagement in the New Deal for Communities. 21:26Alison Steadman appeals on behalf of Carers UK. 21:30Zareer Masani looks at the problems of younger people struggling to find affordable homes. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:456/10Yefgenii Yeremin is exiled to the far north of the Soviet Union to serve out his days.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:457/10After 8 years in exile, Yefgenii has given up hope. Then a stranger from Moscow arrives.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Russia is falling behind in the space race. An act of insane bravery is required.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jackie Hardgrave. 22:459/10After 24 hours in space, Yefgenii wakes to the biggest challenge he has ever faced.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Peter Dobbie. 22:4510/10Alone and sick, Yefgenii Yeremin drifts towards the dark side of the moon.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4Patrick Clawson argues the case for a war against Iran.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Is that a Deal?
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen debates the language of power and authority. 23:303/3Featuring ITMA's Peter Geekie and Much-Binding-In-The-Marsh's Charlie Farnsbarns.(R)
| 23:001/6The comedian sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.(R) 23:303/6Captain Brimshaw attempts to broker peace with George Washington.(R)
| 23:002/6Roydon Postlethwaite examines the disastrous career of the maverick right-wing MP. 23:153/6North-East based family saga spoof. Staring Rebecca Front. 23:303/6When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable.(R)
| 23:003/4Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guest Pauline McLynn.(R) 23:303/6One tough-talking comedian chats to another in the tag talk show.
| 23:00Northern Ireland politician Lord David Trimble chooses Elvis Presley.
| 23:009/12Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic quiz. The North of England team meets Northern Ireland. 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' favourite poetry.
| 23:00Dominic Arkwright wonders if we are refusing to grow up. 23:30Mark Tully explores the special character of Indian democracy.
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