| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor reflects on the homosexual eroticization of class with Paul Johnson. 00:45The sound of church bells from Rochester Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Princess Isabella was worshipped by her father and allowed much freedom. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Isabella is now a young woman and Cosimo must find a husband for his beloved daughter. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Isabella's marriage to Paolo is proving unfulfilling, but a welcome distraction arrives. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Cosimo causes outrage within the family by secretly marrying his mistress. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5When her beloved father dies, Isabella's life takes a very different and tragic turn. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Jane Gardam's beguiling account of a parish home for unmarried mothers.(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 programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings. 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 Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings. 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 Archdeacon Philip Patterson. 05:454/4Tom Fort argues that perch are quintessentially masculine.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St David's, Moreton-in-Marsh. 05:451/2UK politicians hide in the Palace of Westminster. But have things ever been any different?
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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 finds out how sustainable fishing is raising the profile of local food. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Felicity Finch reflects on the space above us and the heights we strive to reach. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits an intensive chicken producer's farm in Devon. 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. 07:55Sophie Andrews appeals on behalf of Samaritans. 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 Ararat Baptist Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff. Preacher: Revd Roy Jenkins. 08:50Clive James turns his attention to political intervention and Robert Mugabe.
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| 09:00 | 09:00With philosophers Daniel Dennett and Raymond Tallis and biographer Carole Seymour Jones. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00John Humphrys talks to former Hollywood socialite Birgit Cunningham about her descent. 09:301/5Drought has forced Australians to start taking water usage more seriously. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Materialism in Philosophy. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites people behind cartoon strips for popular children's comics. 09:45An act of worship and music from Edinburgh.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Ray Mears. Featured poet is Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen on the charity established in his name.
| 10:00Isabel Allende on her family's story since the death of her daughter in 1992.
| 10:00Composer Roxanna Panufnik on the influence of her Polish heritage on her work.
| 10:00Gwyneth Hughes on why Jane Austen never married. Plus, women in peacekeeping forces.
| 10:00Bonnie Greer and Toby Young discuss whether mothers should be paid to stay at home.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig and Rob Crossan discuss El Salvador's national park, El Imposible. 10:30Laurie Taylor recalls a series of 1970s B-Movies created by the late Harold Baim.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Journalist Adam Lusekelo recently became a Nyakusa chief in southern Tanzania. 11:301/6The satirist romps through the newsworthy and the not-so-newsworthy.
| 11:00Humpback whales gather in their breeding grounds near Hawaii before they head for Alaska. 11:301/2Allan Beswick tells the remarkable story of two George Formbys, father and son.
| 11:00What actions did America contemplate to prevent Pakistan from becoming a nuclear power?(R) 11:303/6Victoria is keen to meet her daughter's new boyfriend, but is he all that he seems?(R)
| 11:00David Goldblatt reports on the changing fortunes of football club Beitar Jerusalem. 11:30DBC Pierre reassesses the work of writer and scientist Nigel Balchin.
| 11:00People who share their experiences of clearing their parents' house. 11:304/6Brunswick goes under cover as a careers master in a prestigious girls' school.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites rioters and staff involved in the Strangeways Prison riots of 1990.
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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 Winifred Robinson and Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson 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. 12:308/10Comedy 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. 12:04As a tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton, a classic episode from the Theatre Royal in Brighton.(R) 12:32Brittany is Europe's largest producer of scallops. Simon Parkes investigates. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:305/13Paul Gambaccini puts musical questions to Martyn Smith, Greg Lord and Anthony Payne.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/4Stravinsky's sketchbook for his ballet score can be found in the British Library.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:303/6Guests are poet John Hegley, design guru Stephen Bayley and cookery writer Rosamund Grant.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark investigates the UK's increasing share of the wine market.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 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 the topical debate in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Steve Kingstone looks back at the aftermath of Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Grace, a champion of atheism, is faced with the decision of son Tom to become a priest.
| 14:15Comedy about climate change and how to combat it.
| 14:00Being for the benefit of Mr Kite. 14:151/5Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches in 1918, faces a new start in life.(R)
| 14:15Comedy by Carolyn Scott-Jeffs about a couple who can neither live together nor apart.
| 14:154/4Jack asks his nephew to take care of things so that he can get away for a few weeks.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Richard Stevens' dramatisation of Nigel Balchin's tense Second World War thriller.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 14:452/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys: D minor - 'saddest of all keys'
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Erica Wagner. Learning to drive at 67 is one thing, but map-reading is another. 15:451/5He begins his journey at Woolwich Dockyard in London, where the Beagle's voyage began.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores the execution of 'Valerie Givanne'. 15:302/5By Adam Thorpe. The arrival of the dishwasher is observed by an 11-year-old boy. 15:452/5He visits Cambridge to examine Darwin's correspondence from the voyage.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew. 15:303/5By Gerard Woodward. When his wife buys Clark a telescope, he attempts some space-gazing. 15:453/5The search leads to the bleak and flat landscape of the Essex mudflats.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27David Moorcroft appeals on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association. 15:304/5By Helen Simpson. Patrick has a new hearing aid and can't quite believe his ears. 15:454/5Prescott and his team drill down deep into the Essex mud to take samples.
| 15:00Clare visits Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, home to the Greenwich Time signal for 50 years 15:305/5By Brian Thompson. In pre-war rural France, a farmer sees his first aeroplane. 15:455/5Prescott and his team return to their base in St Andrews to analyse the samples.
| 15:302/4Stravinsky's sketchbook for his ballet score can be found in the British Library.
| 15:004/6When Nick joins his regiment in Wales, old acquaintances reappear.
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| 16:00 | 16:00John Waite explores the revolution in museum food. 16:30Tim Harford examines the different ways of measuring inflation. 16:56In Trafalgar Square, 5,000 people protest against the military junta in Greece.
| 16:00John Lloyd presents the series that takes a close look at the words we use. 16:30Sir Stirling Moss selects racing drivers' driver, Juan Manuel Fangio. 16:56Steel workers strike in support of Enoch Powell.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor and Andrea Tonner discuss celebrity cook books and Britain’s food culture. 16:30Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. 16:56Dockers march on Parliament in support of Enoch Powell. Decimal coins are introduced.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about his new novel Butt. 16:30Quentin Cooper explores new research into keeping warships and aircraft undetected. 16:56The International Olympic Committee withdraws South Africa's invitation to Mexico City.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30John Hurt, the star of Elephant Man and The Naked Civil Servant talks about his career. 16:56Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. 16:56The American base at Khe Sanh in Vietnam is shown not to be as safe as previously thought.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to William Sutcliffe about his new novel Whatever Makes You Happy. 16:303/4The dramatic monologues of Robert Browning, with readers Robert Hardy and Greg Wise. 16:56Martin Luther King's widow delivers his 10 Commandments on Vietnam.
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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 Carolyn Quinn. 17:30Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Former Muslim radical Shiraz Maher questions the death penalty for apostasy. 17:401/8Bettina Gracias explores a personal story behind the protests around the Olympic torch. 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. 18:305/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Jane Thynne.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6When Ed ends up interviewing his cardiac consultant, he takes it very much to heart.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Guests include Richard Herring and Will Smith.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/10Comedy 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's guests are Simon Sebag Montefiori, Jenny Eclair and Jamie Foreman.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Ernie Rea presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including a review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a new Hollywood comedy. 19:451/10A playwright goes to London for the last week of her hit play and meets an ill-fated fan.
| 19:00Being for the benefit of Mr Kite. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including an interview with architect Richard Rogers. 19:452/10The clues to a murder lead a police inspector to an old acquaintance.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reports on the new musical version of Gone with the Wind. 19:453/10The investigation leads Penrose into the theatre world of London's West End.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with actor Ewan McGregor. 19:454/10Penrose waits to speak to impresario Bernard Aubrey, but tragedy is about to strike.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:455/10Penrose is baffled and worried. Could Josephine be the next victim?
| 19:001/8Bettina Gracias explores a personal story behind the protests around the Olympic torch. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Peter Kemp, Deborah Moggach and Kerry Shale.
| 19:15The team learn about money as they visit the Museum of the Bank of England. 19:451/5By John Peacock. It's 1813, and the stage doorman has a tale of lust and treachery to tell(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Ernie Rea looks at the theological debates over the creation of hybrid embryos.(R) 20:30Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but not in Las Vegas. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments
| 20:00Former Muslim radical Shiraz Maher questions the death penalty for apostasy. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00A single parent explains why she feels penalised for doing the best for her child. 20:451/2UK politicians hide in the Palace of Westminster. But have things ever been any different?
| 20:00Steve Kingstone looks back at the aftermath of Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 20:30Alison Wolf questions the idea of the independent self-regulated professional.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. 20:50Clive James turns his attention to political intervention and Robert Mugabe.
| 20:00Tony Staveacre presents highlights from conversations with his friend Miles Kington.
| 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 | 21:002/2Graham looks at methods of treating addiction and the latest research into the subject. 21:30With philosophers Daniel Dennett and Raymond Tallis and biographer Carole Seymour Jones.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. 21:30John Humphrys talks to former Hollywood socialite Birgit Cunningham about her descent.
| 21:00Humpback whales gather in their breeding grounds near Hawaii before they head for Alaska. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:002/2Penny looks at the new strategy announced last year and assesses its prospects of success.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Materialism in Philosophy.
| 21:00By Paul Watson. How did TV presenter Daniela Cross' career start?
| 21:003/6Nick and a number of his friends embark upon the voyage of married life.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Sophie Andrews appeals on behalf of Samaritans. 21:30Alison Wolf questions the idea of the independent self-regulated professional. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Dowell discovers how his wife really died.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Dowell reflects on the devastating impact that Leonora's teenage ward has.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Dowell unlocks the story behind the Ashburnham's seemingly happy marriage.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/10Dowell finds himself in an unnerving situation.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4510/10Dowell recounts the final events in the life of Edward Ashburnham.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15A single parent explains why she feels penalised for doing the best for her child.
| 22:00Reports from Westminster. Including When the Politician meets the Architect.
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| 23:00 | 23:00A celebration of the 30th anniversary of an imaginary sketch show. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/4Michael McIntyre hosts. Guests include Micky Flanagan, Tom Basden and Mark Watson.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:004/4Paul Hamilton looks at pop music's poetic merits plus a tribute to an unheralded genius. 23:154/4Dr Pfeffer's musical tale tells of the transforming power of the brief encounter.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:004/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Rachel Hooper.
| 23:00Sir Stirling Moss selects racing drivers' driver, Juan Manuel Fangio. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:005/13Paul Gambaccini puts musical questions to Martyn Smith, Greg Lord and Anthony Payne. 23:302/4Extracts from John Milton's great Christian epic Paradise Lost.
| 23:00Enoch Powell is sacked from Edward Heath's front bench after his 'Rivers of Blood' speech. 23:30Felicity Finch reflects on the space above us and the heights we strive to reach.
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