| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the conventions and rituals of car passengers with Dr Eric Laurier. 00:45The sound of church bells from Great St Mary's, Cambridge. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The book is also a story of finding one's place in the world and putting down roots. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Katherine's progress is shaped by the wintry weather. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The scents of spring promise new beginnings in the garden. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Katherine and her garden suffer in the relentless and enervating heat of high summer. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Autumnal colours give way to the pleasures of winter. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Adam Thorpe's story takes an ironic look at an earnest conservationist dad.(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 Andrew Graystone. 05:45Mark Holdstock investigates how the British evolved from hunter-gatherers into farmers. 05:57The latest weather forecast.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. 05:452/5Some rookeries date back hundreds of years. Why are birds so loyal to one site?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from St Michael's in the village of Whichford, Warwickshire. 05:45Iain MacWhirter recalls a famously controversial speech made by Margaret Thatcher.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 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.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores the Island of Mull, the second largest of the Inner Hebrides. 06:35Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the potentially subversive nature of walking. 06:35Alex James visits an Aberdeenshire pig farm which turns dung into electric power. 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. 07:55Jan Ravens appeals on behalf of Changing Faces. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | 08:57An appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for people affected.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, led by the Most Rev Patrick Kelly. 08:50Clive James explores the world of the political gaffe – past and present.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr's guests include authors Nicholson Baker, Jeffrey Sachs and Leo Hollis. 09:45Christian worship and music led by John Forrest.
| 09:00John Humphrys interviews Louise Campbell about her life as a convert to Islam. 09:302/5Caroline discovers how Australian farmers are facing up to the worst drought on record. 09:45Christian worship and music led by the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Mgr Tony Rogers.
| 09:00The history of cultural, medical, artistic and philosophical ideas about the human brain. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the cast and director of the 1987 cult movie Withnail and I. 09:45An act of worship and music from Cardiff, led by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Howard Jacobson. Featured poet is Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with James Landale.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey presents a special programme on women and fitness.
| 10:00Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and William Sutcliffe on the mother-son relationship.
| 10:00Lancashire-born soprano Amanda Roocroft talks about her career with Jenni Murray.
| 10:00Is too much today being asked of grandma's role? With Sheila McClennon.
| 10:00Susan Sarandon on her longevity as a successful actress. Plus, the crisis in midwifery.
| 10:00John McCarthy meets explorer John Hemming to hear about his relationship with the Amazon. 10:302/3Steve probes the case of the missing steam trains stashed away in case of nuclear war.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Mike Wooldridge explores what lay behind the conflict that erupted in Kenya last year. 11:303/6The satirist investigates inventions, being common and the creep of CCTV.
| 11:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals. 11:30Jimmy Hibbert tells the story of the 20th century's greatest cartoon voice.
| 11:00A brutal killing led to the naming of the phenomenon known as Bystander Effect. 11:305/6Anna's love-life seems to be on an even keel, but can the same be said for Roger?(R)
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
| 11:00Nina Perry traces the wood used in making musical instruments back to the forest. 11:306/6Why does police dog Bobby keep attacking Mrs Groynes, and why is Steine's life in danger?
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Riddell. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Annie Lennox.
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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. 12:04Consumer 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 Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Chris A'Court with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 12:302/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6With Alan Davies, Simon Evans, Tony Hawks and Phill Jupitus. 12:32Sheila Dillon visits the city, world famous for its food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:307/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/4Frances visits Berlin with conductor Jane Glover and Welsh soprano Rebecca Evans.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:305/6With Nick Clegg, Kate Adie and Robin Denselow.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark explores the Island of Mull, the second largest of the Inner Hebrides.
| 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 the topical debate from Brereton, Staffordshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Sally Magnusson explores the practice of researching family history.
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Louis Nowra. A boy and his young mother take to the road across Australia.
| 14:15By Margaret Heffernan. Four American businesswomen share their stories over an evening.
| 14:00Future thoughts at Lower Loxley. 14:153/5Davy has immersed himself in school life to try to forget the death of his wife.(R)
| 14:15A man and woman's memories, plus a man's interrogation in 'The Examination'.
| 14:15Famed Jacobean actor Edward Alleyn believed he saw a devil on stage. What really happened?
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Anthony Minghella's tender and comic account of a provincial Easter six hundred years ago.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew. 14:454/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys: F sharp major
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Gamal el-Ghitani. An Egyptian farmer is dazzled by a proffered deal from a glitzy hotel 15:451/5Japanese singer Yoko Noge became passionate about the blues as a schoolgirl.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge explores the Empire Settlement Act. 15:302/5By Rachida El-Charni. A girl who finds work in a textile factory suffers degradations. 15:452/5English accordionist Martin Green plays with Scotland-based folk band Lau.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew. 15:303/5By Tayib Saleh. Three young people fantasise about opening a travel agency. 15:453/5Jazz guitarist Scott Feiner's life was changed by a brief encounter in Brazil.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Collette Thain appeals on behalf of PBC Foundation. 15:304/5By Said Al-Kafrawi. Returning to his village, an Egyptian man is ambushed by the past. 15:454/5Belgian bandoneon player Eva Wolff enthuses about the Argentinian tango scene.
| 15:00Tom Heap demolishes some myths about free-range farming. 15:305/5By Aroussia Naluti. A man learns much about his country when his wife goes into labour. 15:455/5Bruce Greene left New Jersey to collect old time fiddle tunes.
| | 15:006/6An unexpected meeting in Venice leads Nick to a new perspective on his past.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Formerly a cheap and popular dish, the elver is now in short supply. Sheila Dillon reports 16:30Tim Harford explores whether stressful jobs cause health problems. 16:56Parisian students take to the streets. Harold Wilson talks about race relations.
| 16:00Michael Rosen presents the series that takes a close look at the words we use. 16:30Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. 16:56Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor talks to Dr Julie Kirby about her research into people who hear voices. 16:30Dr Mark Porter looks at knee injuries and how to treat them. 16:56Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections.
| 16:00Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun 16:30Quentin Cooper explores how human tissues are being grown by using man made 'scaffolds'. 16:56The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to documentary maker Morgan Spurlock and director Jiri Menzel. 16:56Labour suffers losses in local elections. John Barbirolli announces his last performance.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. 16:56Press baron Cecil King attacks Harold Wilson. 2001: A Space Odyssey is released in the UK.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to poet and novelist John Burnside about his latest book Glister. 16:30Actor and writer John Sessions goes in search of his poetic hero Alexander Pope. 16:56The Sorbonne is reopened in Paris. Students riot in Bonn.
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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.
| 17:00Paul Wood chronicles the campaign waged by American forces in 2004 in the city of Fallujah 17:403/8Christopher Reason's A Change of Heart is a comedy about a defeated local councillor. 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. 18:301/6With Alan Davies, Simon Evans, Tony Hawks and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Journalist Jon Ronson accompanies singer Robbie Williams to a UFO conference in Nevada.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:27An appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for people affected. 18:306/6Guests include Richard Herring and Will Smith.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Tim Pigott-Smith, Minnie Driver and Jimmy Osmond.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Edward Stourton presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to leading violinists, including Maxim Vengerov and Tasmin Little. 19:451/5At the end of World War One, Stanley Baldwin is a rising star in the Conservative Party.
| 19:00Future thoughts at Lower Loxley. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. 19:452/5It is 1923, and Baldwin faces an election.
| 19:15with Mark Lawson, including a report on proposals for a giant public art work in Ebbsfleet 19:453/5The General Strike means very different things to different people.
| 19:15Arts news, reviews and an interview with soprano Danielle de Niese. 19:454/5The Holmes family are reeling from the loss of their beloved daughter Nellie.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. 19:455/5Stanley Baldwin and Horace Holmes must at last face up to their responsibilities.
| 19:003/8Christopher Reason's A Change of Heart is a comedy about a defeated local councillor. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood explores the world of inventions. 19:453/5By Stephen Sheridan. In 1951, Bela Lugosi visited Brighton to play Count Dracula.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Religious and secular Jews explain what Israel means to them today. 20:30Rob Walker asks how successful Ethiopia's military intervention in Somalia has been.
| 20:00Paul Wood chronicles the campaign waged by American forces in 2004 in the city of Fallujah 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00A panel discuss the advantages and disadvantages of representing oneself in court. 20:45Iain MacWhirter recalls a famously controversial speech made by Margaret Thatcher.
| 20:00John McDonald presents the history of the Boeing Chinook Bravo November helicopter. 20:30Peter Day talks to Michael Moritz, one of the venture capital stars of Silicon Valley USA.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Brereton, Staffordshire. 20:50Clive James explores the world of the political gaffe – past and present.
| 20:00Tom Robinson looks at the public service educational publications of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
| 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 | 21:00Next year, Russian cosmonauts will simulate a mission to Mars. Richard Hollingham reports. 21:30Andrew Marr's guests include authors Nicholson Baker, Jeffrey Sachs and Leo Hollis.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at knee injuries and how to treat them. 21:30John Humphrys interviews Louise Campbell about her life as a convert to Islam.
| 21:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation.
| 21:00Tom Heap demolishes some myths about free-range farming. 21:30The history of cultural, medical, artistic and philosophical ideas about the human brain.
| 21:00Tena Stivicic's darkly witty play about the reality of the immigrant experience in London.
| 21:005/6Nick is drawn into the unpredictable universe of the formidable Pamela Flitton.
| 21:00Chris A'Court with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jan Ravens appeals on behalf of Changing Faces. 21:30Peter Day talks to Michael Moritz, one of the venture capital stars of Silicon Valley USA. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Despite mourning his late wife, Dr Grene tries to learn more about his patient, Roseanne.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. A report on how to help the people of Burma but not the regime. 22:457/10Roseanne McNulty remembers when she secretly met another man behind her husband's back.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:458/10Roseanne remembers how her husband, Tom, left her after she was discovered with John.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/10Father Gaunt's deposition refers to a baby born long after Roseanne's marriage was over.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4510/10Dr Grene must head to England to uncover the truth about Roseanne McNulty's child.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15A panel discuss the advantages and disadvantages of representing oneself in court.
| 22:00Reports from Westminster. Including For Whom the Division Bell Tolled.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sketch show by John Finnemore, featuring Kevin Baker, Tom Goodman-Hill, Sarah Hadland. 23:30Tracey McLeod recalls the girl groups of the 1960s.(R)
| 23:003/4Featured performers include Shappi Khorsandi, Wil Hodgson and Rhod Gilbert.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/4Ariadne's murder game has now become a reality.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:006/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 23:303/4The dramatic monologues of Robert Browning, with readers Robert Hardy and Greg Wise.
| 23:00Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa. 23:30Mark Tully considers the potentially subversive nature of walking.
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