| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor is joined by Will Self, Richard Sennett and Doreen Massey. 00:45The sound of bells from St Andrew's Church in Rugby. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Paul sets out from London, stops in Istanbul and travels on to the Georgian border. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5From Georgia, Paul moves on to Azerbaijan, stops in Baku and continues to Turkmenistan. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Paul travels from Amritsar in northern India to idyllic Sri Lanka. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Paul reacquaints himself with a much-changed Burma and its crumbling cities. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Paul visits Perm, a Siberian city with a grim recent history. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.(R) 00:305/5What do you do when your children turn out to be more grown-up than you are?(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 Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Melanie Abbot. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Melanie Abbot.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Melanie Abbot.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 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 Fr Nicholas James. 05:452/5Underneath the woodland fungi in autumn, a complex struggle is taking place.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Michael's Church in Mottram-in-Longdendale, Tameside. 05:45An insight into the Chancellor, Alistair Darling.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark visits Tory Island off the Donegal coast, a tiny isle steeped in Celtic legend. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully talks to Simon Small about the importance of the lost art of contemplation. 06:35Lionel Kelleway undertakes a most unusual quest on the northern Manx dunes. 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. 07:10Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen appeals on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Canon Michael Bourdeaux travels to Moscow to reflect on the witness of Fr Alexander Men. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/3'Ask driver for quotation' van signs and why a misquote is better than a quote. 09:30Tristan Hunt's history of public parks with Joseph Paxton's grand efforts for Birkenhead.(R) 09:45Christian worship and music led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Richard McCann talks about his decision to make a suicide pact with his sister. 09:301/5Chris Ledgard meets a vicar who was a maths whizz as a child. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Stephen Shipley.
| 09:005/6Shaun Bailey, founder of youth charity My Generation, returns to west London. 09:305/5In Venice, Joe meets a lawyer who retrained as a gondolier. 09:45Christian worship and music led by John Forrest.
| 09:008/8Former Prime Ministers John Major and Garret FitzGerald discuss life after power. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Michael Wakelin.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the crew of HMS Troutbridge. With Leslie Phillips, June Whitfield. 09:45An act of worship and music led by the Rev Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Presenter Peter Curran is joined by Rachel Johnson. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Lorraine Kelly on being 'queen of daytime TV'. Plus advice on how to get rid of nits.
| 10:00Crime writer PD James on her life, her writing and her famous detective, Adam Dalgliesh.
| 10:00Actress Keira Knightley and historian Amanda Foreman on Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
| 10:00Including an interview with Judy Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft.
| 10:00Carol Thatcher talks about the impact of 'second-hand fame' on her life.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig discusses the fascinating country of Senegal with Andrew Folker. 10:30Alastair Campbell reveals his passion for the music of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A look at the credit crunch from the point of view of a repossession man. 11:301/5Dixon and Crawford investigate a break-in at a pinball palace.(R)
| 11:00Including an update on the progress of the tagged Atlantic salmon. 11:30Phill Jupitus looks at the enduring popularity of The Simpsons.
| 11:00Mark Whitaker explores a bizarre and gruesome story. 11:304/6The Friary needs to take responsibility for its carbon footprint.
| 11:00Julian Pettifer scours the airwaves to find out what life is like in Zimbabwe today. 11:30Robin Ince looks at the life and times of the Grange Hill TV series as it finally ends.
| 11:00Martin Wainwright looks at the decline of Blackpool as a holiday resort. 11:303/6Goliath's crew faces a Russian sub, a Harrier jet, a sewing machine and a promotion.(R)
| 11:007/12Andrew Rawnsley presents the series looking at politics beyond and outside Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites some of the people involved in the 1983 Hitler Diaries hoax.
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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 Winifred Robinson 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 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 from the world of personal finance. 12:304/6With special guests including Andy Zaltzman, Will Smith and Matt Kirshen. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:046/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Chris Addison and Sue Perkins. 12:32Celebrity chef Angela Hartnett goes in search of the perfect Parmesan cheese. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Northern Ireland take on the Midlands. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Ben Elton explores the lyrical side of PG Wodehouse, who wrote for many musical comedies.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:303/6With genealogist Nick Barratt, Sally looks at how to unravel the secrets of wartime.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Helen Mark follows a mobile library van in Herefordshire.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:303/4Jones coaxed Davis into reprising his collaborations with Gil Evans from the 50s and 60s.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:301/2Jonathan Freedland traces the history of Anglo-Jewish attitudes to the Zionist project.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tempers flare at number one. 14:15Michael Butt's play explores a strange legal case involving movie star Peter Lorre.
| 14:15John Fletcher's play tells the story of a British citizen fighting extradition to the US.(R)
| 14:15Coverage of the fifth One Day International between England and South Africa from Cardiff.
| 14:15Dark comedy by Mike Stott. DS Dave Davis investigates a drunken football fan's murder.
| 14:15By Stephen Phelps. Prof Matthew Coleman has a sideline in linguistic forensics.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Mike Walker's adaptation of Solzhenitsyn's portrayal of life in Stalin's prison camps.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw. 14:456/10Laurence plots the rise of country house style in the 1970s and 1980s.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5By Alan Sillitoe. A young boy undertakes his most ambitious pyrotechnic project. 15:451/5Extinct animals and strange female forms in Church Hole Cave in Derbyshire.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:302/5On his return from school, Enoch finds the house empty. Where have his parents gone? 15:452/5Dr George Nash muses on why prehistoric and modern art can be found in dangerous places.(R)
| | 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Phillip Pullman appeals on behalf of the Africa Educational Trust. 15:304/5It looks as if Albert's life is about to change. His dog, however, has other ideas. 15:454/5Could these scores of the carvings of Italy's Val Camonica be the work of just one artist?(R)
| 15:00Alternative sources of energy are needed, but at what cost to the environment? 15:305/5Sarah and Stephen have found their ideal country home. Or so it seems. 15:455/5Dr George Nash and Adam Stanford document the Neolithic carvings at Barclodiad y Gawres.(R)
| 15:30Ben Elton explores the lyrical side of PG Wodehouse, who wrote for many musical comedies.
| 15:002/3Curmudgeonly squire Bramble heads north with his exhausting family.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Chef Rowley Leigh explains why he thinks the anchovy is one of the greatest ingredients. 16:301/6Simon Cox goes on a GPS treasure hunt and explores trends in touchscreen technology.
| 16:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 16:30Former chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.
| | 16:00Muriel Gray talks to Andrew Miller about his new novel set in wartime Japan. 16:30Quentin Cooper explores the thin and flexible world of plastic electronic engineering.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Ralph Fiennes about his role in The Duchess.
| 16:00Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters. 16:30Poet Paul Farley celebrates the work of John Clare through his landmark poem.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage 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 with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage 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 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.
| 17:00Annalisa Piras assesses the state of Italy after the return to power of Silvio Berlusconi. 17:40An insight into the Chancellor, Alistair Darling. 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. 18:306/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Chris Addison and Sue Perkins.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6A security breach at Bletchley Park puts the wartime code-breakers under suspicion.(R)
| | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Pip chases the dragon in the exotic East (End).
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6With special guests including Andy Zaltzman, Will Smith and Matt Kirshen.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Les Dennis, Jimi Mistry and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Mark Lawson presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson. Terry Pratchett talks about his new book Nation. 19:456/10Anna is once again called in by everyone to sort out their conflicts.
| 19:15With John Wilson. Guy Ritchie talks about his new film RocknRolla. 19:457/10Anna's fragile mental state is made worse by the increasing demands of her friends.
| | 19:15In a special edition, Mark Lawson talks to director and actor Richard Attenborough. 19:459/10Anna finally admits the cause of all her problems - she has been unable to write.
| 19:00Chris and Alice have a blast at Bestival. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to Egyptian novelist Alaa al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building. 19:4510/10Anna and Molly finally find their feet again as they put aside the chaos of earlier times.
| 19:00An insight into the Chancellor, Alistair Darling. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Barney Harwood meets dragon enthusiasts, including imaginary pet expert Prof Georgie Blink 19:451/5By Sally Beauman. Anna, living and working in Rome, is disturbed by dreams of her youth.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Caroline Beck recalls the villages which were lost after the decline of the coalfields.(R) 20:30Ray Furlong reports on a landmark court case involving the education of Roma children.
| 20:00Annalisa Piras assesses the state of Italy after the return to power of Silvio Berlusconi. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| | 20:004/4Simon Cox investigates the dash for renewable energy. 20:30Can the internet cope with its current rate of expansion? Peter Day investigates.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.
| 20:00Anne Perkins recalls the wave of strikes across Britain during the winter of 1978/9.
| 20:003/4Jones coaxed Davis into reprising his collaborations with Gil Evans from the 50s and 60s. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00David Attenborough tells of Percy Fitzpatrick, industrialist, author and politician.(R) 21:30Lawrence Kohlberg's experiment to quantify the human capacity for ethical reasoning.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter visits the Royal Victoria Infirmary Poisons Unit in Newcastle. 21:30Richard McCann talks about his decision to make a suicide pact with his sister.
| | 21:00Alternative sources of energy are needed, but at what cost to the environment? 21:308/8Former Prime Ministers John Major and Garret FitzGerald discuss life after power.
| 21:00By Ed Harris. Thomas, obsessed with Porshia, literally wakes up inside her head.(R)
| 21:001/3Squire Bramble and family embark on a tour of Great Britain.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen appeals on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. 21:30Can the internet cope with its current rate of expansion? Peter Day investigates. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Including reports on EU action against Russia and Hurricane Gustav. 22:456/10A supposedly long dead terrorist is still alive. Nick Roker has stumbled on the secret.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Nick Roker is in pursuit of the truth about his past. He needs some new friends.
| 22:15National and international news and analysis with Julian Worricker. 22:458/10Nick goes back to Sri Lanka in an attempt to uncover the truth.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Julian Worricker. 22:459/10Nick's return to Sri Lanka has rekindled more memories than he had bargained for.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:4510/10With the end comes a new beginning, at a price.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Clifford Longley and Michael Portillo question witnesses.
| 22:00Including The Condensed History of Political Parties.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:301/6The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.(R)
| 23:001/6It's Pink Thursday! Get 20% off for coming out! 23:30Steve Punt talks to Denis Norden about his 60-year career.(R)
| 23:002/6Heated views on climate as travellers reveal their faith and beliefs. 23:152/6Luke tries to move on from Hayley by going on a dinner date with an older woman. 23:304/6Guests are comedian Alexei Sayle, journalist Mark Ellen and writer and actress Sue Perkins(R)
| 23:002/5Elliot Castro recalls his five-star life. Charlie Brooker talks about going first class. 23:30BD, Zonker and Duke - an insight into Garry Trudeau's cartoon creations.(R)
| 23:00Former chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty. 23:305/6Diet or deception? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old.(R)
| 23:00Northern Ireland take on the Midlands. Tom Sutcliffe chairs. 23:30Interspersed readings from poetry collections by Eleanor Farjeon and Wendy Cope.
| 23:001/4Paul Gambaccini discovers how David Lean's epic won the Best Picture Award in 1963.(R) 23:30Mark Tully talks to Simon Small about the importance of the lost art of contemplation.
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