| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the city of Berlin's continuing struggle with its troubled history. 00:45The sound of church bells from Selby Abbey. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Benedict Allen tries to solve the riddles of the world time-zone map.(R) 00:301/5Frederick Accum's Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons dates back to1820. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The history of tampering with food dates back to Roman times and tells a sinister story. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The history of tampering with food in America is just as shocking as that in Britain. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The two world wars encouraged new extremes of ingenuity in food adulteration. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The food swindlers continue to find ever more sophisticated ways of adulterating our food. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5By Gregory Norminton. Roger owes Frank a debt which will destroy his life.(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. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Moira Hickey.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill. 05:45Mark Holdstock reports from the annual Oxford Farming Conference.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig. 05:451/3Composed by Joseph Parry, Myfanwy is one of the best known of all Welsh love songs.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Bartholomew's in Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire. 05:45James Silver looks at the life and career of soap opera king Phil Redmond.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With James Naughtie, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With Edward Stourton, Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With Edward Stourton, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With Edward Stourton, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00With Edward Stourton, Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores the Sculpture Trail in the Forest of Dean. 06:35Charlotte Smith reports on the plastic greenhouses which have swept across southern Spain. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully on the idea that the human spirit craves for knowledge of the right direction. 06:35Adam Henson reports from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With Carolyn Quinn and Greg Wood. Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Tony Robinson appeals on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10On the feast of Epiphany, Fr James Hanvey SJ visits the Pope's summer palace outside Rome. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00John Micklethwait, Sir Liam Donaldson, Polly Toynbee and William Boyd. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Colin Morris.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to identical twins who were separated at birth as part of an experiment 09:305/5Prof Carl Chinn visits the Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre. 09:45Led by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Led by Rev Joel Edwards, general director of the Evangelical Alliance.
| 09:00The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Christine Morgan.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Karren Brady. 09:45All for Jesus! Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams leads the Act of Worship.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Hardeep Singh Kohli. Poetry by Murray Lachlan Young.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00With Jane Garvey. Including drama: Writing the Century (1/5).
| 10:00Edward Stourton looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2007. 10:452/5Ada watches Queen Victoria's funeral while Rudyard Kipling worries about the Boer War.
| 10:00Singer Duffy on being likened to Dusty Springfield and coping with all the hype.
| 10:00An exploration of the support service Relate at 70. Plus, Catherine O'Flynn on her novel.
| 10:00Denise Lewis on her Olympic highs and lows. Plus, the fallout from infidelity.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores the European love affair with short haul flights. 10:30Former Daily Mirror political editor Julia Langdon recalls the travels of Robert Maxwell.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Max and Eve have struggled with depression, communicating and bringing up a family. 11:302/2Jeeves describes his concern that Mr Wooster is considering adopting a daughter.
| 11:00Adam Fowler visits Northern Canada to discover some potential benefits of global warming. 11:301/2Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema.
| 11:00The Penny London Post reports on the Royal Fireworks in London's Green Park in 1749. 11:305/6Ruth jumps off the wagon when her boyfriend's past catches up with him.
| 11:00Julian Pettifer reports on the extraordinary popularity of online games in South Korea. 11:30Emily Booth tells the story of heavy metal, the loudest and darkest form of rock.
| 11:00Kim Normanton reunites people with others to whom they owe a debt of gratitude. 11:302/6The ex-variety star sells a clock which isn't his, and practises for Antiques Roadshow.
| 11:00Discussion series which sharpens the focus on current events. With Sheena McDonald. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Garry Richardson replays some of sport's funniest moments of 2007. 12:32Michael Rosen explores Jack and the Beanstalk, one of Britain's classic folk tales.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Sheila McLennon and Stuart Flinders.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:306/6Comedy 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. 12:04A special programme celebrating 40 glorious years of Just a Minute. 12:32Sheila Dillon celebrates the art of eking out and reusing leftovers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Peter Snow hosts the final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:302/2Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the crooner Bing Crosby.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright, John Simpson, Will Cohu and Shaun Bailey discuss the role of fatherhood
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark visits Kielder Water in Northumberland, England's largest reservoir.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
| 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 with Shaun Ley. 13:302/2Martin Bell investigates the role of religion in the armed forces.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15Comedy by Jack Rosenthal. Roy's pet tortoise Merlin is ailing, as is his marriage.
| 14:15Precious Ramotswe is preoccupied both professionally and personally by the subject of food
| 14:00Jack is helped to remember. 14:15Mr Polopetsi, mechanic and would-be assistant detective, takes on a case of his own.
| 14:15Precious Ramotswe faces change while Mr J L B Matekoni meets the rudest person in Botswana
| 14:15A new detective takes on a case while Mma Ramotswe has a problem with high blood pressure.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30One-man play by Greg Berger. A Dutch librarian recounts his quest to justify his life.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. Guests are Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood. 14:451/4Stewart accompanies a group of Manchester Brownies on a visit to a huge aquarium in Hull.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5Jim Hawkins finds the treasure map in old Billy Bones' sea-chest. 15:451/5At low tide, the vast expanses of mud are a magnet for migratory birds.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5Jim meets Long John Silver and soon discovers that there is more to him than meets the eye 15:452/5As the tide turns, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer and nearer the shore.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. Guests are John Cushnie, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank. 15:303/5Jim begins his exploration of the island and encounters the maroon Ben Gunn. 15:453/5The birds, retreating before the rising tide, run out of space and are forced into the air
| 15:00Listeners put their questions about voice problems to expert Dr Ruth Epstein. 15:27Mike Wooldridge appeals on behalf of Mercy Corps. 15:304/5Jim finds himself locked in mortal combat with a vicious and cunning pirate. 15:454/5As the tide begins to recede, hundreds of thousands of birds return to the mud flats.
| 15:00Miriam O'Reilly looks at the festive period and its impact on the environment. 15:305/5Jim Hawkins and the pirates, led by Long John Silver, search for Flint's buried treasure. 15:455/5How might climate change and rising sea levels affect the area?
| 15:302/2Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the crooner Bing Crosby.
| 15:001/2Life takes an unexpected turn for engaged Newland Archer...
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| 16:00 | 16:00Food writers, chefs and producers reveal their secret culinary passions. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Guest presenter John Lloyd continues the series exploring the words we use.(R) 16:30Travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon proposes the pioneering naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses how cities reflect the pride and shame of what has gone before. 16:30Dr Mark Porter looks at problems with the vocal cords.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup explores the elusive art of comedy writing. 16:30Quentin Cooper is joined by a panel to discuss the role of science in our world.
| 16:00Jane Little presents the obituary series. 16:30Christopher Plummer on drinking, child actors and The Sound Of Music.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones. 16:30An exploration of the differences between poetry and song.
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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 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 with 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. 17:302/6Sally Magnusson meets a few families' skeletons in the closet.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Clare English examines the state of medical training in Britain amid fears for the future. 17:40James Silver looks at the life and career of soap opera king Phil Redmond. 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. 18:155/6A tabloid fairytale about young princess Heather and not-so-young prince Paul.(R) 18:30A special programme celebrating 40 glorious years of Just a Minute.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:156/6Gordon Brown bets Tony Phileas Blair that he can't solve the world's problems.(R) 18:301/6Miranda Hart serves up a cocktail of stand-up, sketches, song and dance.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Featured performers include Josie Long, Colin and Fergus and Ed Byrne.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Kwame Kwei-Armah, Bertie Marshall and Thelma Ruby.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Claudia Hammond presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mark Lawson talks to actors about training, choosing a role, type-casting and ageing. 19:451/5Kensington housewife Ada Reece and writer and thinker Rudyard Kipling share their diaries.
| 19:00Jack is helped to remember. 19:15Arts news and reviews. Kirsty Lang meets Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. 19:452/5Ada watches Queen Victoria's funeral while Rudyard Kipling worries about the Boer War.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including interview with Vangelis. 19:453/5The Aliens Immigration Act is passed and Ada's relationship with her husband deteriorates.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Who Talks to TV Editor Boyd Hilton. 19:454/5Lloyd George pushes through his historic People's Budget.
| 19:00Matt surveys the scenery. 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Joined by Critic Bidisha. 19:455/5Ada Reece and Kipling rejoice as George V is crowned, but clouds of war are gathering.
| 19:00James Silver looks at the life and career of soap opera king Phil Redmond. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00You win some, you lose some. 19:15Natalie Barrass interviews author Morris Gleitzman about his latest book Doubting Thomas. 19:453/5By Kerry Lee Crabbe. Lady Bracknell receives an unexpected visit from Count Dracula.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/4The real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged. 20:30John Micklethwait, Sir Liam Donaldson, Polly Toynbee and William Boyd.
| 20:00Clare English examines the state of medical training in Britain amid fears for the future. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:002/4Should victims of crime be involved in dispensing justice? 20:45Marcus Brigstocke assesses the performances of our elected representatives.(R)
| 20:00People who only have a short time left to live give advice to the rest of us. 20:30Peter Day gets some unorthodox advice on how to inspire awe and become a corporate leader.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
| 20:00Tune back to the inter-war rivalry between commercial radio and the BBC.
| 20:00Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives. 20:30Jane Little presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Eddie Mair presents a celebration of 40 years of Radio 4.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at problems with the vocal cords. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to identical twins who were separated at birth as part of an experiment
| 21:00Simon Singh witnesses the first man versus machine poker championship in Vancouver. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Miriam O'Reilly looks at the festive period and its impact on the environment. 21:30The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus.
| 21:00By David Spencer. Volunteers for a rape counselling service try to work with the police.
| 21:002/2Eight-year-old Boy has been turned into a mouse.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Tony Robinson appeals on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society. 21:30Peter Day gets some unorthodox advice on how to inspire awe and become a corporate leader. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:456/10An enlightening trip to France reveals the identity of the mutilated corpse.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:457/10A parrot's unwelcome comments and a beer bottle in the belfry add to the confusion.
| 22:00Including the latest on the political upheavals both in Kenya and in Pakistan. 22:458/10When gentlemen thief Nobby Cranton is brought to ground, he reveals a hair-raising story.
| 22:00Featuring reports on the crisis in Kenya and tonight's presidential caucuses in Iowa. 22:459/10Wimsey is still none the wiser about how the victim met his death.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:4510/10As the weather turns nasty, Wimsey finally discovers the murderer's identity.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4Should victims of crime be involved in dispensing justice?
| 22:00News from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Do Nothing.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sandi Toksvig introduces a selection of the funniest moments of 2007 from the News Quiz.
| 23:003/6The elderly and deluded Dave asks for help with unexpected consequences. 23:30Wayne Marshall tells the story of clarinettist and conductor Rudolph Dunbar.(R)
| 23:004/6The museum director has big news - and love is in the air.(R) 23:30Garry Richardson replays some of sport's funniest moments of 2007.
| 23:004/6Subjects under scrutiny include online banking, Nicky Campbell and Desert Island Discs.(R) 23:301/2Andy Parfitt tells the story of the Californian music scene of the 1960s.(R)
| 23:00Travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon proposes the pioneering naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. 23:302/2Andy Parfitt tells the story of the Californian music scene of the 1960s and 70s.(R)
| 23:00Peter Snow hosts the final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz. 23:30Mario Petrucci's collection of poems evokes the workhouse at Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
| 23:00Dominic Arkwright, John Simpson, Will Cohu and Shaun Bailey discuss the role of fatherhood 23:30Mark Tully on the idea that the human spirit craves for knowledge of the right direction.
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