| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor debates the ‘moral panic’ generated by young people wearing hooded tops. 00:45The sound of church bells from St John's in Bollington, Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5This family history offers an intimate insight into the experience of being German. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 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.
| 01:00First day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 01:00Second day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 01:00Third day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 01:00Fourth day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 01:00Final day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
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| 04:00 | | | 04:30BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 04:30BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 04:30BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 04:30BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
| 04:30BBC 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 Mary Stallard. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard. 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 Bishop George Stack. 05:452/5What was Lady Macbeth really like?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from Christchurch, Radyr, in Cardiff. 05:45John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
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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. 06:07Matt Baker spends the day with a shepherdess in Ashdown Forest. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the human experience of longing. 06:35Lionel Kelleway joins RSPB conservation officer Sarah Dawkins to track migratory waders. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 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. 07:55Hannah Gordon appeals on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Nicholas Buxton visits Egypt to meet the monks of the ancient Coptic monasteries. 08:50Clive James delves into history to reflect on Prince Harry's time in Afghanistan.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Guests are Louis de Bernieres, Samantha Power, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Ronan Bennett. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:001/4Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought-provoking look at some great British institutions. 09:302/2Anne McElvoy looks at the growing influence of children of the 1980s in politics. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Nigel Swinford.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ada Lovelace - the Victorian ‘enchantress of numbers’. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Noel Vincent.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Michael Ball. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Christine Morgan.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by architect Sunand Prasad. Featured poet is Lemn Sissay.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00How important is virginity to British Asians? Plus, the dangers of blogging.
| 10:00How much of the Viagra publicity was just hype? Plus Melissa Benn on her political family.
| 10:00How much do we really know about the real Mary Magdalene? Plus, how to ask for help.
| 10:00Maxine Peake and Charlotte Emerson discuss Lillian Hellman's controversial play.
| 10:00Author Abi Morgan on tackling difficult topics in novels. Plus, gender equality in Italy.
| 10:00John McCarthy visits the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. 10:30Jo Brand discovers what wildlife presenters really think of the animals they talk about.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Eddie Mair investigates the history of the armed services' policy on homosexuality.(R) 11:306/6War with Russia is imminent, so the futuristic soap relocates to Wales. But is it safer?
| 11:00Wildlife specialists join zoologists and conservationists to present regular reports. 11:30Twm Morys explores the legend of Tristan and Isolde, one of the most enduring love stories
| 11:001/4Chris Ledgard recalls the outbreak of the early 1950s. 11:302/6Adventure or caravan? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Steve Punt explores the spleen, both as a medical organ and as a poetic metaphor.
| 11:00Bradford has some of the worst rates for obesity in England. Mussy Abbasi reports. 11:301/4A new dentist arrives at a dysfunctional practice. Will he have the patients?(R)
| 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 actress Liz Smith.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 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. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 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. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:301/10Comedy 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. 12:0410/12Nicholas Parsons – with Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley and Kit Hesketh-Harvey. 12:32Richard Johnson investigates food waste created by restaurants and the food industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:309/11The first of the semi-finals comes from the Garden Room at Hampton Court Palace.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:301/4Ken Clarke explores the life and music of pianist and bandleader Jelly Roll Morton.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:302/5Introduced in 1957, The Six Five Special was Britain's first rock 'n' roll programme.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Matt Baker meets two men who operate the last fishing boat working out of Great Yarmouth.
| 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 from the Royal College of Music in London.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:302/3What made Ian Paisley suddenly agree to political compromise?
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| 14:00 | 14:151/5By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A paparazzo is welcomed into the glamorous world he feeds on.
| 14:152/5By Hattie Naylor. Determined to get into shape, Mat joins his local gym.
| 14:153/5By Colin Teevan. Left in a bag as a baby, Myrrha is in the grip of a frightening passion.
| 14:154/5By Nick Warburton. A photographer captures an iconic moment, but all is not what it seems.
| 14:155/5By Katie Hims. When Sol meets his son Liam, he makes him a promise that cannot be broken.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Stephen Poliakoff's 1996 National Theatre play about a scientific fraud in a university.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Peter Seabrook, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 14:451/4Robin Dunbar presides over tests to determine whether men or women are the worst gossips.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Beryl Bainbridge. A boy goes for elocution lessons and finds himself in another world. 15:451/10The Bureau is born in 1908.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5By Dinesh Allirajah. A chance causes Ruby to see things from a different point of view. 15:452/10J Edgar Hoover, already having achieved iconic status, takes on the gangsters of the 30s.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank. 15:303/5By Ray Connolly. A lonely man derives inspiration from a romantic liaison 40 years ago. 15:453/10FBI agents forestall the Nazi threat in their homeland and take the fight to South America
| 15:00Dr Nick Oliver from St Mary's Hospital in London answers questions about Type 2 diabetes. 15:27Krishnan Guru-Murthy appeals on behalf of Homeless International. 15:304/5By Frank Cottrell Boyce. Based on the true story of Liam Brady. 15:454/10All-powerful secret policeman J Edgar Hoover bugs most of his enemies but not the Mafia.
| 15:004/6Dylan reports on otters in Newport and a rare sighting of egrets arriving in Scotland. 15:305/5By Paul Farley. A woman embarks on a strange relationship. Read by Sue Jenkins. 15:455/10The FBI takes on the new hero of the civil rights movement and fights dirty.
| | 15:001/2Richard Hannay is recalled to London from the trenches to hunt down a gang of German spies
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon crosses the Channel to explore what makes a capital food market successful. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Clive Coleman asks if pre-nuptial agreements are now essential for everyone, however rich. 16:30A discussion of books by Willa Cather, Nadeem Aslam and PG Wodehouse. From 2008.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the phenomenon 'We-Think' with Charles Leadbeater. 16:301/4Vivienne Parry investigates social anxiety and shyness.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger. 16:30Sue Nelson explores the world of animal robots.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Damian Lewis on what it's like to be directed by your younger brother.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Justine Picardie. 16:301/2Poetry inspired by works of art.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Ritula Shah. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Allan Urry investigates the performance of England's nine Regional Development Agencies. 17:40John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:3010/12Nicholas Parsons – with Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley and Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Now living above the shop, Grandad, father and son collide over an exhibition.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6With Arthur Smith, Ronald Hutton and Frank Close.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4The famous TV pensioner passes the baton to the Fast Show gal in the relay chat show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/10Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Greta Scacchi, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Peter York.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15David Stafford presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:451/5Britain stands on the brink of the First World War.
| 19:452/5The Dardanelles crisis flares up and Lloyd George becomes Minister of Munitions.
| 19:453/5Ada experiences teenager tantrums while Lloyd George's political star remains on the rise.
| 19:454/5As news of losses in the trenches comes through, Ada finds life increasingly taxing.
| 19:455/5World War I is over. Ada and her family reflect on the terrible loss of life.
| 19:00John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:153 children discuss their experiences of bereavement with Barney Harwood and Michael Rosen. 19:454/5By Clare Wigfall. A young woman is touched first by notoriety and then by stardom.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Rob Shepherd recalls Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech of 1968. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Allan Urry investigates the performance of England's nine Regional Development Agencies. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley question witnesses. 20:45Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith has represented prisoners on Death Row.
| 20:001/3John Ware looks at the part played by Sinn Fein and the delay in weapons decommissioning. 20:30Must our human rights be balanced by legal responsibilities? David Walker investigates.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from the Royal College of Music in London. 20:50Clive James delves into history to reflect on Prince Harry's time in Afghanistan.
| 20:00Alan Parker offers a profile of David Lean on the centenary of the director's birth.
| 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 | 21:00Mukti Jain Campion asks why India's people have virtually no access to medical morphine. 21:30Guests are Louis de Bernieres, Samantha Power, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Ronan Bennett.
| 21:00First day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 21:00Second day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 21:00Third day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 21:00Fourth day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 21:00Final day's play of the First Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Hannah Gordon appeals on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. 21:30Must our human rights be balanced by legal responsibilities? David Walker investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Arabella Tallant, daughter of a Yorkshire vicar, is invited to London for the season.
| | | | | | 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Boom or Bust.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4Charles has a role in 'Twelfth Night', but comedy soon turns into tragedy.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| | | | | | 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features. 23:30Mark Tully considers the human experience of longing.
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