| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor debates Emile Durkheim’s 'Suicide' theory with Professor Steven Lukes. 00:45The sound of bells from St Peter's Church, South Petherton in Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Botanist Joseph Banks lands on Tahiti in 1769, hoping to discover Paradise. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The invention of the hot air balloon in 1783 led to a spate of crowd-pulling spectacles. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The impact of the discovery of electricity. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Sir Humphry Davy's solution to the problem of deadly gas explosions in mines. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Developments in physics and chemistry led to a debate about the role of science. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Stories from the magazine Zoetrope: All-Story. By Daniel Handler.(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 Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 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 Rev Peter Baker. 05:45Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Sheffield Cathedral. 05:452/2Susan Hulme visits Caernarfon to examine Plaid Cymru's political dominance.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Matt Baker goes to Bournemouth to investigate Europe's first artificial surfing reef. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the tensions between traditionalists and reformers in all faiths. 06:35Alex James visits the first of the three finalists in this year's Food and Farming Awards. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 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. 07:55Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis. 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 reflectting on the spirituality of ageing. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by Simon Schama, Christina Lamb, Robert Fox and Jenny Uglow. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00The Headteachers of Eton and a large comprehensive discuss their schools and their roles. 09:302/4Phill Jupitus meets a group of struggling young cartoonists in New York. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Revd Sharon Grenham-Toze.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Revd Tony Burnham.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and director Sanjeev Bhaskar. 09:45From Edinburgh, presented by Anna Magnusson.
| 09:00Clare Balding is joined by Abbot Christopher Jamison. With poetry from Matt Harvey.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Novelist Jackie Collins on 'bonkbusters'. Plus drummer Crissy Lee on her 50 year career.
| 10:00Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood on debt. Plus artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.
| 10:00Why do women underestimate their knowledge of politics? Plus, travel writer Dervla Murphy.
| 10:00Author Elizabeth Jane Howard on eighty years of writing.
| 10:00Should all children's details be held on a national database?
| 10:00John McCarthy is joined by Justin Francis, managing director of Responsible Travel. 10:30Paul Gambaccini explores the role of the White House as a cultural centre.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come. 11:302/6Try as the curmudgeon might to be hip, he is more a hip-replacement kind of guy.
| 11:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 11:30Fred Freeman profiles the life and work of the Scottish poet Hamish Henderson.
| 11:002/3Historian Bettany Hughes turns to archaeology to reveal what life was like in Byzantium. 11:305/6By Lynne Truss. Inspector Steine falls in love with the woman from the chip shop.(R)
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30Diana Athill shares favourite writing at the 2008 Cheltenham Literature Festival.
| 11:001/2Martin Bell investigates the growing numbers of women in the British military. 11:301/4Charles hopes to wed his wartime sweetheart Sophia, but then her grandfather dies suddenly(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Elinor Goodman. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues, with new presenter Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 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. 12:304/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. With guests Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Sue Limb and Andrew Motion. From 2008. 12:32The series that investigates the world of food and the stories behind what we eat. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Robert Robinson introduces the general knowledge quiz from the BBC Radio Theatre in London
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett presents a new topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Elinor Goodman explores the horse stables at Lambourn in Berkshire.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 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 Accrington, Lancashire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Simon Hoggart recalls Free Cinema, documentaries shown at the NFT between 1956 and 1959.
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Martin Meenan. A physiotherapist comes up with an unusual plan to motivate her patient.
| 14:153/5The PM's wife draws media attention by meeting a recently jailed ex-party worker.
| 14:00Someone's worryingly late. 14:15A letter turns up 50 years after it was posted and threatens to upset a marriage.
| 14:15Rab has been hard hit by the decline of the Scottish fishing industry.(R)
| 14:15A wish sworn on a barn owl feather turns into a fatal curse.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30A mother commissions Victorian lady detective Dorcas Dene to save her son from the gallows(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Tracy Wilson. 14:451/4Ruth Padel examines the female influences in Elgar's life, including his wife Alice.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on small business finance. 15:301/5John Banville: Magic Squares. 15:4521/90The growth of democracy and political parties in America.
| 15:00A listener's letter takes the Making History team to Eyemouth in Scotland. 15:302/5Graham Swift on becoming a writer. 15:4522/90Religious revivals transform American society in the early 19th century.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw. 15:4523/90Indian tribes are forced to either assimilate or move west of the Mississippi.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27David Mitchell appeals on behalf of the British Stammering Association. 15:4524/90The government sells off vast tracts of land and thousands of people migrate westward.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with a group of refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield. 15:4525/90The building of the Erie Canal and the railway boom.
| 15:30In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'
| 15:001/2After returning to England, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon asks if organic food will fall victim to the current economic turbulence. 16:301/8This programme looks at increasingly popular 'wellbeing holidays'.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at legal issues. 16:30Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski join Sue MacGregor at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
| 16:00Richard Dale discusses his recipe for financial crisis with Laurie Taylor. 16:303/4Vivienne Parry discovers what doctors think is normal blood pressure.
| 16:00Misha Glenny presents the books programme from the Cheltenham Literature Festival. 16:30Quentin Cooper finds out about the latest clues to unlocking the mystery of Stonehenge.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary series. 16:30The Coen Brothers on violence, posture and alternative endings.
| 16:00Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally. 16:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests. Recorded at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by 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 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. 17:30Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Michael Robinson investigates the US lawsuits emanating from the global financial crisis. 17:401/8Mark Burton's Ozymandias takes a look at how the volatile stockmarket has caused problems. 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. 18:302/6James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Sue Limb and Andrew Motion. From 2008.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Duncan Stonebridge MP loves Westminster life. It's just his constituency he finds tricky.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Sir John plans to turn his home into a theme park, and serf Sam becomes an eco warrior.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Tim Brooke-Taylor to try new experiences.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. With guests Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Suggs, Denis Norden, Matthew Parris and Chris McCausland.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with historian David Starkey. 19:456/10Celie's sister is in Africa and Celie discovers the truth about the man she knows as Pa.
| 19:00Someone's worryingly late. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, talks about his anger-management issues 19:457/10Celie leaves Mister to live with Shug in Memphis.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005. 19:458/10Celie's stepfather dies and she inherits more than she ever imagined.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with actor Roger Moore. 19:459/10Celie has returned home and she and Mister become friends.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Carlos Fuentes. 19:4510/10Shug is back, and Celie is finally reunited with her sister Nettie and her children.
| 19:001/8Mark Burton's Ozymandias takes a look at how the volatile stockmarket has caused problems. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Children's magazine presented by Kirsten O'Brien. 19:452/5By Tessa Hadley. Two art-collecting sisters receive a new painting from Paris.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who died suddenly. 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Michael Robinson investigates the US lawsuits emanating from the global financial crisis. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Claire Fox, Kenan Malik, Clifford Longley and Melanie Phillips cross-examine witnesses. 20:452/2Susan Hulme visits Caernarfon to examine Plaid Cymru's political dominance.
| 20:001/2Penny Marshall asks whether there are any underlying reasons for the tragic deaths.(R) 20:30Peter Day finds out what happens when co-workers blow the whistle on dirty dealings.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Accrington, Lancashire. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
| 20:00Nicholas Parsons explores the history of radio comedy and its impact on British life.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Edi Stark finds out about a little-know eye condition affecting thousands of UK people. 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Simon Schama, Christina Lamb, Robert Fox and Jenny Uglow.
| 21:003/4Vivienne Parry discovers what doctors think is normal blood pressure. 21:30The Headteachers of Eton and a large comprehensive discuss their schools and their roles.
| 21:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00Geoff Watts discovers whether the chimps can be saved from extinction. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life.
| 21:005/18Thousands move west, while Indian tribes who do not assimilate are forced off their land.
| 21:002/2Major Sinclair Yeates has still not got used to the eccentricity of Mr Flurry Knox.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis. 21:30Peter Day finds out what happens when co-workers blow the whistle on dirty dealings. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritulah Shah. 22:456/15Frederic is torn between his love for Mme Arnoux and his increasing interest in Rosanette.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritulah Shah. 22:457/15Frederic is drawn into the tensions of the Arnoux household.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/15A day at the races with Rosanette leaves Frederic compromised.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/15Frederic's fortunes go into sharp decline. Will returning home to Nogent bring him solace?
| 22:00Robin Lustig speaks to a worldwide panel of guests on the future direction of Afghanistan. 22:4510/15Revolution is in the air, but Frederic only has eyes for Mme Arnoux.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Claire Fox, Kenan Malik, Clifford Longley and Melanie Phillips cross-examine witnesses.
| 22:00Including Classrooms to Power.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/3Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew utilise their newly-acquired freedom bus passes.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:001/4Faye is anxious, even with a new kitchen and an award ceremony to go to! 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/4In Brisbane, Tina sings Waltzing Matilda and asks, Why Did Billy Have to Boil? 23:152/4Sitcom by Martin Shea, set in a pest control agency where the pests answer back.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:003/6Dirk buys a nifty gadget and Kate visits an iffy clinic. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski join Sue MacGregor at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Robert Robinson introduces the general knowledge quiz from the BBC Radio Theatre in London 23:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests.
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features. 23:30Mark Tully considers the tensions between traditionalists and reformers in all faiths.
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