| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses acts of violence with cultural philosopher Slavoj Žižek. 00:45The sound of church bells from St Leonard's in Hythe, Kent. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years. 00:48Weather conditions for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming his horn-playing after 22 years. 00:48Weather information for shipping.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming his horn-playing after 22 years. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Patrick Prior. As time passes, a young man realises his date isn't coming.(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 Mark Coffey. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20Weather conditions for shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey. 05:45Anna Hill discusses why there is no national standard for free range pigs.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20Weather information for shipping. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey. 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 Rev Johnston McKay. 05:453/3This 18th-century folk song describes the love affair between Wil Hopcyn and Ann Thomas.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Mary's in Ilmington, Warwickshire. 05:45Profile of one of Britain's leading actors, Daniel Day-Lewis.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; 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 visits the Dumfriesshire town of Sanquhar. 06:35Rural magazine programme. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully meditates on the realities and contradictions of our relationship with dirt. 06:35Caz Graham visits a halibut farmer who once set up a fish farm in the Iraqi desert. 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. 07:10Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of Tools for Self Reliance. 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 marking the centenary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Contributors include AS Byatt, Tom Paulin, Judith Weir and Simon Goldhill. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Bishop Nigel McCulloch.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to Paul Kelly, whose 18-year-old son Simon killed himself. 09:302/5Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes is one of the poorest areas of the country. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Bishop George Stack.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enigmatic myth of the Fisher King. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr David Wilkinson.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Nitin Sawhney.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Are people with dementia getting the health and social care priority they deserve?
| 10:00Ireland's favourite comedy actresses Pauline McLynn on her career.
| 10:00Rita Carter explains how we can harness our multiple identities.
| 10:00April Garrett talks about how her life has changed since her daughter's murder in 1975.
| 10:00What's it like to suddenly become disabled? Plus, what makes a Liverpool girl?
| 10:00John McCarthy explores the experiences of Congo Brazzaville. 10:30John Inverdale asks whether the scrum in rugby should be abolished for safety reasons.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The remarkable story of a community coming together to save a Shropshire farm. 11:302/3By Rona Munro. An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow defends the honour of his native land.
| 11:001/3Gabrielle Walker meets Ola Johannesson, an expert on Arctic sea ice.(R) 11:301/2Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.
| 11:00The Illustrated London News of June 1842 reports on the British army's retreat from Kabul. 11:301/6Clare's mother piles pressure onto Clare and Brian.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Janet Ellis explores the history of the hula hoop.
| 11:00Former Animals frontman Eric Burdon on the history of the song The House of the Rising Sun 11:304/6The bumbling veteran prepares to face the elements, but can he survive the wilderness?
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is former diplomat Rory Stewart.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Carolyn Atkinson and Peter White discuss consumer news and issues.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Sheila McLennon and Liz Barclay.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson 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. 12:302/8Panellists are Fred Macaulay, Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen and Phill Jupitus. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/12Nicholas Parsons with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Janey Godley 12:32Sheila Dillon examines the enduring appeal and versatility of iconic brands. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/11Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Sibelius's work was adopted as Finland's symbol of its fight for independence from Russia.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees and Peter Jefferson exchange quotations and anecdotes with guests.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark visits Wanlockhead and Leadhills, two of the highest villages in Scotland.
| 13:00National and international news. 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. Panellists David Steel, Frank Field, Francis Maude, Mary Beard.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Poet Ian McMillan looks at horoscopes and the reasons behind their endurance.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Nicholas Meiklejohn. Andy and Rebecca decide that their best friends are not suited.(R)
| 14:15By David Spicer. Should Matt attempt to relive the faded glories of his past?
| 14:15Black comedy focusing on events in 1944 involving film director Sergei Eisenstein.
| 14:15Chris Harrald's witty and erudite comic romance about lexicographer Henry Fowler.(R)
| 14:15By Jude Hughes. A woman and her 3 children try to come to terms with her husband's suicide
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Jonathan Smith - a love story set in England and India during WWII.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. Guests are Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness. 14:453/4A nocturnal visit to the Eureka! Museum for Children in Halifax.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Rose Tremain. Jenny has seen a man in the water, but her father cannot find anybody. 15:451/5Mycologists reveal some extraordinary facts.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By DJ Taylor. A recently appointed headmaster is making his mark with many changes. 15:452/5Underneath the woodland fungi in autumn, a complex struggle is taking place.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. Guests are Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood. 15:303/5By Jill Laurimore. Jules is visiting her Gran in Suffolk, but her employers soon find her. 15:453/5A colourful garden where waxcaps, fairy clubs and earth tongues emerge.
| 15:001/6Charlie Connelly and the team offer a guide to getting the best out of Barcelona. 15:27Diane Louise Jordan appeals on behalf of the Sickle Cell Society. 15:304/5By Anthony Horowitz. The dreaded weekenders have left and the village is quiet - or is it? 15:454/5Scientists and naturalists delve into the fascinating world of eukaryotic organisms.
| 15:00Tom Heap asks whether GM crops are the answer to feeding the world's expanding population. 15:305/5By Raffaella Barker. Jules and Dino fear the worst when the dog appears and Dad doesn't. 15:455/5Friend or foe? Mycologists reveal the impact that fungi have had on planet Earth.
| 15:30Sibelius's work was adopted as Finland's symbol of its fight for independence from Russia.
| 15:00Kingsley Amis's satire on life and culture in a Welsh seaside town in the 1950s.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon revisits local food traditions from the 1973 seriece 'A Taste of Britain'. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:002/2Kevin recalls one of the first cases in which the law reclaimed the profits of crime.(R) 16:30Roger Graef champions the great comic Groucho Marx.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor is joined by John Murray Brown to discuss the new found wealth of the Irish. 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores what life is like after having a transplanted organ.
| 16:00Kathryn Hughes reassesses the work of one of the great American writers, Edgar Allan Poe. 16:30Quentin Cooper, Gary Lyon and John Lucas discuss how to protect plants from viruses.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to the Coen Brothers about their film No Country For Old Men.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Guests include children's writer Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry including pieces by Kipling and Muriel Spark.
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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. 17:305/6Sally Magnusson presents the series exploring the practice of researching family history.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Henry Bonsu investigates the spread of what has been described as football slavery. 17:40Profile of one of Britain's leading actors, Daniel Day-Lewis. 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. 18:303/12Nicholas Parsons with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Janey Godley
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Bored with her flat, Miranda takes her guests out for a picnic.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Young Pip aims to escape school, with a crone's help.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Gary Bellamy tries to raise the bar on his phone-in show with a chat about string theory.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Panellists are Fred Macaulay, Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran, in the chair with Paul McKenna, talks to Timothy West and Susannah York.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clare Balding presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on the film No Country for Old Men. 19:456/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about a family tragedy
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, who reports on adding music to films. 19:457/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about a family tragedy
| 19:15Mark Lawson with arts interviews, reviews and news. 19:458/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about a family tragedy
| 19:15Kirsty Lang with arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:459/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about family tragedy.
| 19:15With John Wilson, including an interview with Ringo Starr. 19:4510/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about family tragedy.
| 19:00Profile of one of Britain's leading actors, Daniel Day-Lewis. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Louise Doughty, Lisa Goldman and David Aaronovitch.
| 19:15Barney Harwood talks to children from Essex who gave Ben Myers the ideas for his new book. 19:451/5Alan describes a radio monologue he wrote and recorded for the much-loved actress.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:004/4The brunt of the 1805 defeat was borne not by France but by one of her allies, Spain. 20:30Kate Clark goes behind the image of a prosperous, democratic Kurdistan.
| 20:00Henry Bonsu investigates the spread of what has been described as football slavery. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses. 20:452/2Simon Heffer of the Daily Telegraph puts forward the case for political minimalism.
| 20:00Nick Haslam tells the story of a small but influential language school in the Lebanon. 20:30Peter Day asks how businesses need to respond to the growth of online social networks.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs. Panellists David Steel, Frank Field, Francis Maude, Mary Beard. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
| 20:00Malcolm Taylor explores the work of folk archivist Doc Rowe recording traditional events.(R)
| 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 | 21:00David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.(R) 21:30Contributors include AS Byatt, Tom Paulin, Judith Weir and Simon Goldhill.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores what life is like after having a transplanted organ. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to Paul Kelly, whose 18-year-old son Simon killed himself.
| 21:00Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Tom Heap asks whether GM crops are the answer to feeding the world's expanding population. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enigmatic myth of the Fisher King.
| 21:001/2Drama based on the testimony of civilians who witnessed the events of Bloody Sunday.
| 21:002/2Despite marrying May, Newland is consumed by Ellen.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of Tools for Self Reliance. 21:30Peter Day asks how businesses need to respond to the growth of online social networks. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:456/10Betty gets to know Paw and Maw Kettle and their 15 children.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:457/10Rural life depends on door-to-door salesmen, who ask the most embarassing questions.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Betty and Bob receive visits from not altogether friendly wildlife.
| 22:00Reeta Chakrabarti analyses the latest news including a look at the Heathrow plane crash. 22:459/10Mrs Kettle dismisses Betty's childcare pamphlets as a sinister government conspiracy.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Reeta Chakrabarti. 22:4510/10Paw Kettle fills the hay mow with wet hay, with calamitous consequences.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses.
| 22:00News from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Politically Charged.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/2Tom Robinson looks at the last 25 years of gay culture.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:001/3By Nick Warburton. An incurable romantic yearns to meet a modern-day Heathcliff.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:006/6A TV detective star fancies Prunella during filming at the museum.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:002/6A crucial darts match in the cab office, while Rebel offers marital advice. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Roger Graef champions the great comic Groucho Marx. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:002/11Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country. 23:30Roger McGough presents wildlife poetry by DH Lawrence, Elizabeth Bishop and others.
| 23:00John Godber takes a last look around Bretton Hall College in West Yorkshire. 23:30Mark Tully meditates on the realities and contradictions of our relationship with dirt.
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