| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor reappraises the history of medicine with David Wootton and David Armstrong. 00:45The sound of church bells from St George's, Benenden. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Mark admits that just over a year ago he was blissfully ignorant about the environment. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Mark has calculated his carbon footprint and is horrified. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Mark continues his battle whilst on a comedy tour of Australia, with mixed success. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Finding himself regarded as some sort of expert, Mark decides to learn some of the facts. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Mark does his first comedy gig on the subject of the environment in Melbourne. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As Ehud Guznik gets bigger, he discovers that his parents seem to get smaller.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Ernie Rea. 05:451/5The village was built for deserving pensioners by the philanthropist William Whiteley.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells from Howden Minster, East Yorkshire. 05:45Rob Bonnet profiles Lord Colin Moynihan, Chair of the British Olympic Association.
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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 Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Matt Baker discovers why bees make the Devon countryside so special. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks whether ambition can be detrimental to spiritual growth. 06:35Elinor Goodman visits the lavender fields of Kent. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including 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. 07:55Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams appeals on behalf of Credit Action. 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 the Church of the Good Shepherd, Belfast. Preacher: Fr Gerry Patton. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Professor Lisa Jardine.
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| 09:00 | 09:001/4Is the rising cost of food a transient blip or the beginning of a dramatic change? 09:301/4Former TGWU leader Bill Morris returns to the component manufacturer where he began work. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Christine Morgan.
| 09:004/4How much longer can the founding principles of the NHS remain intact? 09:45Christian worship and music led by Fr Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and guests. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:003/8Two women have felt huge pressure to keep their culturally taboo relationships secret. 09:303/5Mark Stephen explores the effects of changes in the Post Office network. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Lady Antonia Fraser. 09:45An act of worship and music from Cardiff, presented by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Prue Leith. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell. 09:30The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jennie Rooney talks about her novel Inside the Whale.
| 10:00China's biggest pop star Sa Dingding talks about her career.
| 10:00The differences between male and female midlife crises. Artist Susan Aldworth on science. 10:45Coverage of the first day of the Third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston.
| 10:00Can staying at home for the holidays really leave you feeling refreshed? 10:45Coverage of the second day of the Third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston
| 10:00What happens to women claiming asylum after being trafficked into the UK for prostitution? 10:45Coverage of the third day of the Third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston.
| 10:00Benedict Allen examines the pleasures of Scottish cycling with Richard Guise. 10:30The story of the late Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's Norwegian muse. 10:59Coverage of the fourth day of the Third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston
| 10:45Coverage of the final day of the Third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Yasmeen Khan investigates the problem of caring for elderly British Asians.(R) 11:303/6Caroline's adoption journey stalls. Both her social worker and Fiona's baby arrive early.(R)
| 11:00Including the last report from Alaska as the sockeye salmon reach their spawning ground. 11:30Micky Dolenz from The Monkees looks at the making of classic road movie Easy Rider.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Carolyn Atkinson and Liz Barclay. 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.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Wales take on the South of England. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/3Lowri Blake explores the history of Delius's On Hearing The First Cuckoo in Spring.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Frances Byrnes' story of a young working-class girl and the woman who transforms her.
| 14:15The young William Blake is on the lookout for a tiger, sketch pad in hand.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:002/5Alvin Hall looks at wine as an investment, talking to collectors and dealers. 15:301/5The fearless crew are plummeting towards Mars with no thick atmosphere to slow them down. 15:451/5Prof Carl Chinn visits Birmingham's Irish Club.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5Tragedy follows as Mars Twenty crash lands on Mars, and the crew is minus a speech writer. 15:452/5Prof Carl Chinn visits Birmingham's Polish Centre.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Andrew Jefford investigates the growing popularity and quality of English sparkling wine. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world. 16:56Eldridge Cleaver, civil rights activist and US presidential candidate, makes a speech.
| 16:00Clive Coleman asks if there can be a right to food and how might such a right be enforced. 16:30Sue MacGregor with Tracy Ann Oberman and Shaun Ley discuss some favourite books. 16:56The BBC screens the futuristic drama The Year of the Sex Olympics.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage 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, presented by Edie Mair. 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. 18:301/10Panellists are Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Ross Noble and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he end up the coolest kid in class?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The showbiz veteran has a mishap, but must the show always go on? Stars Steve Delaney.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6The local racists want to put a poster in the corner shop window. Stars Sanjeev Kohli.(R)
| 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 presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 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 | 19:15With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on David Eldridge's play Under the Blue Sky. 19:451/10As Michael lies mute, memories stir of his childhood. Stevie recalls an older love story.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Michael Portillo announces the books for this year's Man Booker prize. 19:452/10Despite lying mute in his hospital bed, Michael is determined to communicate.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including interviews with actress Elaine Stritch and Chris Carter. 19:453/10Michael has found some tattered photographs. Stevie is remembering Peckham Rye.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang, including an interview with writer James Frey. 19:454/10Michael and Stevie remember the tender early days of their romance and the autumn of 1939.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Why do some Brits fronting US shows succeed while others fail. 19:455/10The war takes its toll on young love and future dreams.
| 19:00Rob Bonnet profiles Lord Colin Moynihan, Chair of the British Olympic Association. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood visits the British Library to celebrate the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic poem. 19:451/5The past catches up with Campbell Forsyth, academic and philanderer.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00The story of a man who obeyed his instincts and potentially saved a nuclear holocaust. 20:30Orin Gordon looks at the struggle for Haitians to feed themselves as food prices soar.
| 20:002/2Misha Glenny investigates cigarette smuggling, from the Balkans through Italy to Brussels. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Guests are Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley. 20:451/3Gyles Brandreth talks to former MPs who have had to cope with the prospect of unemployment
| 20:002/3Competitive swimmers in the capital badly need more access to pools. 20:30Frances Cairncross investigates the idea that technology can combat global warming.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Egham, Surrey. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Professor Lisa Jardine.
| 20:00Martin Shankleman profiles Alan Blumlein, an unsung but remarkable inventor.
| 20:00At Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving Night 1974, Elton John was joined by John Lennon. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Trevor Cox explores how our voice and our hearing develop and change through our lives. 21:301/4Is the rising cost of food a transient blip or the beginning of a dramatic change?
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest findings about the experience of physical pain. 21:304/4How much longer can the founding principles of the NHS remain intact?
| 21:00Including the last report from Alaska as the sockeye salmon reach their spawning ground. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and guests.
| 21:00Scientists have created what they believe is the world's first endurance-enhancing drug. 21:303/8Two women have felt huge pressure to keep their culturally taboo relationships secret.
| 21:00Earth toilet pioneer Muttley is about to be forcibly reunited with his former self.
| 21:003/3Isabel has been married for three years, but she is about to discover a startling truth.
| 21:00John investigates the business of selling small plots of land to investors. 21:26Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams appeals on behalf of Credit Action. 21:30Frances Cairncross investigates the idea that technology can combat global warming. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Sam watches the arrival of a family from London as they move into the farmhouse next door.
| 22:00Robin Lustig looks at the collapse of world trade talks. 22:452/10Sam is worried that the new neighbours will find out about about his troubled past.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. We're live in Turkey after the governing party narrowly survives a ban. 22:453/10When his father sells his favourite pup Sal, Sam has no choice in the matter.
| 22:00National and international news with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Sam's parents are concerned about the friendship developing between the two teenagers.
| 22:00National and international news with Ritula Shah. 22:455/10Sam is preoccupied with his developing relationship with the rebellious teenage girl.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Guests are Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley.
| 22:00Including Bowing out Gracefully: The Brandreth Rules for Standing Down.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Peggy Reynolds presents the series that takes a close look at the words we use.(R) 23:301/2Kenneth's inner circle of friends offer an insight into his passions and private world.(R)
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. 23:302/2Intimate friends offer a revealing insight into how Williams spent his last days.(R)
| 23:00Highlights from the Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Performers include Kat Francois. 23:15Sitcom about a woman who wants to be Fabulous but can't cope.(R) 23:30David Goldblatt reports on the changing fortunes of football club Beitar Jerusalem.(R)
| 23:006/6Scrooby tries to ease his nightmare-ridden slumber with the help of his mate Walshie. 23:30Steve Punt explores the spleen, both as a medical organ and as a poetic metaphor.(R)
| 23:00Sue MacGregor with Tracy Ann Oberman and Shaun Ley discuss some favourite books. 23:30Comedian Robin Ince asks if his was the last generation of truly obsessed pop fans.(R)
| 23:00Wales take on the South of England. Tom Sutcliffe chairs. 23:301/2Pushkin remains the archetype of the brilliant but doomed poet searching for the truth.
| 23:00Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively. 23:30Mark Tully asks whether ambition can be detrimental to spiritual growth.
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