| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Richard Dale discusses his recipe for financial crisis with Laurie Taylor. 00:45The sound of bells from Sheffield Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5How Thomas Keneally discovered the story of Oskar Schindler. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Poldek and Thomas set out to meet some of the Jews saved by Oskar. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Poldek takes Thomas to Poland to witness 'the intimacy of horror' in the Krakow ghetto. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Steven Spielberg is interested in making Schindler's Ark into a film. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A mother witnesses her husband in an act of unforgivable transgression.(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 Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Mark Holdstock. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Clement Danes in London. 05:451/2Michael Dobbs on whether Churchill's headmaster foresaw the future leader in the boy.
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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. 06:07Countryside magazine. Helen Mark finds that spring is in the air on the Isles of Scilly. 06:35News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jane Ray reflects on moments and chance encounters which can prove to be life changing. 06:35Alex James visits the second 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. 07:10Edward Stourton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Lady Maryanna Tavener appeals on behalf of Marfan Trust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Choral Mattins for Bible Sunday live from Tewkesbury Abbey, led by Rev Canon Paul Williams 08:50Lisa Jardine ponders the effect of recession on the lingerie industry.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Duncan Wu, Rupert Goold, Jackie Wullschlager and Jane Holland. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Michael Ford.
| 09:001/2Clive Anderson traces the story of political correctness and our attitude towards it today 09:303/4Phill meets Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor, the men behind The Daily Telegraph's Alex. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00Richard Coles is joined by Sean Rafferty. Plus poetry from Elvis McGonogall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Political journalist John Sergeant on coming to terms with being a modern-day sex symbol.
| 10:00Artist Emma Sergeant on her career and work, and Dame Karlene Davis on midwifery.
| 10:00The former Curator of Astronomy at the Royal Observatory on how to read the night sky.
| 10:00Model Kelly Brook on bodies, bikinis and boyfriends. Plus, the impact of swinging debated.
| 10:00How often should grown-up children call their parents? Plus Nina Bernstein on her father.
| 10:00John McCarthy explores Hong Kong with Anthony Horowitz and Susanna Hoe. 10:30Hardeep Singh Kohli introduces a tragi-comic look at the isolated role of the goalkeeper.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00City veteran John McLaren visits the Square Mile to meet some of the people who work there 11:303/6Can our grumpy hero convince the local council that his temper is under control?
| 11:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 11:30The story of how one woman persuaded famous artists to donate prints to British schools.
| 11:003/3Bettany Hughes ventures to the troubled borders of this massive empire. 11:306/6It's the five-year anniversary of the Middle Street Massacre and trouble is afoot.(R)
| 11:00Alvin Hall meets the local community around Wall Street. 11:301/3Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee on Oscar Wilde and Walter Sickert's experiences in Dieppe.
| 11:002/2Martin Bell investigates the growing numbers of women in the British military. 11:302/4Charles wants to take Sophia away from her troubled family, as the murder mystery deepens.(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Oborne. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is musician and opera singer Ian Bostridge.
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| 12:00 | 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 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. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:305/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh. 12:32The series investigating 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 fourth heat of the general knowledge quiz.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/3Richard Attenborough's film was adapted from Joan Littlewood's stage version.
| 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. 13:30Matt Baker goes to Bournemouth to investigate Europe's first artificial surfing reef.
| 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 in Ilford, Essex.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Prof David Cannadine sets James Bond and his creator in their historical context.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15A story about making money in industrial quantities.
| 14:154/5The PM considers resignation when his chief of staff is attacked and seriously injured.
| 14:15Irene threatens her neighbour when he suggests cutting down a tree.
| 14:15True story set in WWI Germnay, by Justin Hopper.(R)
| 14:15Comedy by DJ Britton. An inefficient airport ground services team are taken on an away day
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Who was the inspiration for Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary?(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness. 14:452/4Ruth Padel reveals the inspiration for Elgar's stirring Nimrod variations.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:301/5A doctor on a geriatric ward is surprised to come face to face with a figure from his past 15:4526/90America and Mexico fight over territory in Texas, New Mexico and California.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge ivestigates the village stories hidden in bricks in Shearsby. 15:302/5A couple employ a handyman to poison the moles in their garden. 15:4527/90The gold rush and a compromise on the issue of slavery.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Tracy Wilson. 15:303/5A pawn broker gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious woman visits his shop. 15:4528/90Irish immigrants flock to America, where they are not always welcome.
| 15:00Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 15:27Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis. 15:304/5A Scottish ex-miner tries to steer his nephew away from sectarianism. 15:4529/90Northerners fear the dominance of the slave-owning south.
| 15:00David Carrington-Porter and Sheila Wooley ramble around Lowsonford in Warwickshire.(R) 15:305/5A poor family in the American south is visited by an academic collecting old folk songs. 15:4530/90The debate about the place of slavery in the 'land of liberty' reaches a critical point.
| 15:301/3Richard Attenborough's film was adapted from Joan Littlewood's stage version.
| 15:002/2Crusoe has found his way to the North but the ruby is having a profound effect on him.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The series that investigates the world of food and the stories behind what we eat. 16:302/8Katie finds out about the hidden delights of small-town America.
| 16:00Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at legal issues. 16:30Sue MacGregor, Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor speaks to Harvard's Robert Sampson about what causes disorder in cities. 16:304/4Vivienne Parry continues her quest to find out what is normal.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally. 16:30Quentin Cooper hears how bio-mimetics is pointing the way to new optical materials.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Ricky Gervais about starring in the Hollywood movie Ghost Town.
| 16:00Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Bernard Cornwell about his new book Azincourt. 16:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests.
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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 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 Ritula Shah. 17:30Was the way banks declare their assets partly to blame for the economic meltdown? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Julian O'Halloran investigates the reasons behind rises in gas and electricity bills. 17:402/8By Kim Revill, inspired by the launch of India's first mission to the Moon. 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. 18:303/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Topical sitcom by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Lady Anne goes uncover as a serving wench at the local pub to get closer to Sam.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Esther Rantzen to try new experiences.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John Waite introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with actor Tony Curtis. 19:451/5Things to do before you die and literary rivalry with his oncologist.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including a report on the Byzantium exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts. 19:452/5Things to learn before you die without leaving home; the cancer diet book.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Gary Lightbody. 19:453/5Cancer - the infrequently asked questions; cancer and astrology.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Writer Andrew Davies talks about his adaptation of Little Dorrit. 19:454/5The perfect funeral service; the perfect gravestone; 'parlez-vous cancer?'.
| 19:15With John Wilson. British artist Sam Taylor-Wood discusses her new exhibition. 19:455/5How to test your own will to live; the history of the tie-in book.
| 19:002/8By Kim Revill, inspired by the launch of India's first mission to the Moon. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:15Children's magazine presented by Kirsten O'Brien. 19:454/5By Maria Donovan. Daniel's mother is dying and wants to hold a party in her hospital room.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Dominic Arkwright looks at the condition of British farming in the current climate.(R) 20:30Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
| 20:00Julian O'Halloran investigates the reasons behind rises in gas and electricity bills. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Composer James MacMillan delivers the Sandford St Martin Lecture. 20:451/2Michael Dobbs on whether Churchill's headmaster foresaw the future leader in the boy.
| 20:002/2Penny asks why the mental health needs of Britain's youth are often ignored.(R) 20:30Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Ilford, Essex. 20:50Lisa Jardine ponders the effect of recession on the lingerie industry.
| 20:00Gerry Northam charts the rise and fall of Oswald Mosley.(R)
| 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 | 21:00Sue Broom talks to the food industry who are manipulating foods at the nano scale. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Duncan Wu, Rupert Goold, Jackie Wullschlager and Jane Holland.
| 21:004/4Vivienne Parry continues her quest to find out what is normal. 21:301/2Clive Anderson traces the story of political correctness and our attitude towards it today
| 21:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00What caused the devastating mud volcano in East Java, in October 2006? 21:30Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
| 21:006/18As more states are admitted to the Union, the slavery debate reaches a critical point.
| 21:001/2After returning to England, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Lady Maryanna Tavener appeals on behalf of Marfan Trust. 21:30Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Reports on early voting in the US Presidential election. 22:4511/15As the 1848 revolution escalates, Frederic and Hussonet are caught up in the melee.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4512/15The news that Dussadier has been wounded draws Frederic back to Paris.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4513/15Frederic cannot forget his love for Mme Arnoux. Rosanette has some dramatic news.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:4514/15Frederic is torn between two women but is still prepared to sacrifice all for Mme Arnoux.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4515/15Frederic's amorous ambitions fall apart but there is one more significant meeting to come.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Composer James MacMillan delivers the Sandford St Martin Lecture.
| 22:00Including The Crash: Scotland's Battle for the Bank.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/3The late Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew use their newly acquired freedom bus passes.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/4Faye's office holds a speed dating event and there is a fight to impress Edith. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:003/4The singer heads for the Australian capital. Will she get a warm reception? 23:153/4The urbanised pest controllers tackle a troublesome pigeon.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:004/6Thor drops a Clanger in Sharp's Flat. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor, Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh discuss favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Robert Robinson introduces the fourth heat of the general knowledge quiz. 23:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests. Recorded at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
| 23:00Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features. 23:30Jane Ray reflects on moments and chance encounters which can prove to be life changing.
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