| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the idea that the Imperial era was a product of repressed sexuality 00:45The sound of bells from Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Nella reflects on hopes for the future after the announcement of the Japanese surrender. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Nella looks forward to having her two adult sons, Cliff and Arthur, home for Christmas. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Nella reflects on hopes for the future after the announcement of the Japanese surrender. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Nella has to face the prospect of her son Cliff emigrating to Australia. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Nella wonders what the future holds for the next generation. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Victor the physio should not be allowed near any patients.(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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| 03:00 | 03:50Coverage of the fifth day of the First Test between India and England in Chennai.
| | | | 03:50Coverage of the first day of the Second Test between India and England in Mohali.
| 03:50Coverage of the second day of the Second Test between India and England in Mohali.
| 03:50Coverage of the third day of the Second Test between India and England in Mohali.
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| 05:00 | | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Venerable Dr John Holdsworth. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Venerable Dr John Holdsworth. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Venerable Dr John Holdsworth. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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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.
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| 09:00 | | 09:00Comparing celebrity chefs with social agendas and Victorian chef Alexis Soyer. 09:301/5Max Flint explores what happens when people die without leaving a will. 09:45Christian worship and music led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Bishop George Stack.
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| 10:00 | | 10:00Actor Imelda Staunton on being a tough cookie. Plus, what does your hair say about you?
| 10:00Sir Michael Parkinson on his childhood, career and the women who influenced him.
| 10:00Award-winning actor Victoria Hamilton on her career. Partying with your boss and partner.
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| 11:00 | 11:022/2What happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors. 11:305/6When Brian's parents offer to take him and his family on holiday, he can hardly say no.
| 11:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 11:303/4Jon Canter shared a flat with Douglas Adams while the latter struggled for success.
| 11:004/4Examines the short-lived and much maligned Sinclair C5 three-wheeler. 11:302/4The plot thickens for the actor-sleuth as he delves into a death at the BBC.
| 11:00Bill Law investigates the extent of Islamist extremism in Canada. 11:30Ricky Ross examines the life and work of the photographer and film-maker Oscar Marzaroli.
| 11:02Huw Williams appraises classic comedy music written for film, television and radio. 11:306/6Tensions run high as Ramesh gears up for the Shopkeeper of the Year award.
| 11:02A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is actor James Nesbitt.
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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 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. 12:304/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The panel are Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Armando Iannucci and Sean Lock. 12:32Sheila Dillon joins a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of forgotten Christmas meals 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Robert Robinson chairs the final heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30James Naughtie re-evaluates the reputation of the composer Giacomo Puccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Helen Mark chats with the creator of the nation's newest and largest forest, Felix Dennis.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tim Harford explores the voting system of Strictly Come Dancing.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:302/2Hardeep travels from Liddesdale to Gretna, and meets border resident Lord Steel.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15PG Wodehouse is taken to Hollywood by a major studio. Is it a match made in heaven?
| 14:00Death, dismemberment and sibling rivalry. 14:15Drama based on the controversy that surrounded PG Wodehouse's wartime radio broadcasts.
| 14:00Matchmaker, matchmaker... 14:154/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
| 14:15By Katharine Way. A 17 year old spiritual healer suffers a crisis of confidence.
| 14:00Arguments, Alice and Alf. 14:15The story of George, a young electrician, told in a sequence of songs.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Three women meet in the home of child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, grieving for her son.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and John Cushnie. 14:452/4Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great-uncle through the family archive.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer questions on redundancy and leaving your job. 15:301/5By Victoria Hislop. All sorts of mysteries emerge as the sun goes down on a Cretan village 15:451/5Peter and TV vet Emma Milne explore how much of her job could be done without sight.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge investigates the history of a policeman who captured Ned Kelly. 15:302/5By Justin Cartwright. A man is drawn back to an island, still haunted by a boyhood memory. 15:452/5Former England cricket captain David Gower gives Peter a batting masterclass.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood. 15:303/5By Romesh Gunesekera. A newly-arrived army officer must sing for his supper. 15:453/5Peter enlists ex-Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones to help improve his rock star image.
| 15:00Libby Purves meets the men and women who guide big ships in and out of port.(R) 15:27Jane Field appeals on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. 15:304/5Stories about the effect of dusk continue with events in Kirsty Gunn's atmospheric forest. 15:454/5Peter improves his piloting skills in a flight simulator.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks along the River Ythan in Aberdeenshire to the Forvie dunes. 15:305/5An old woman seats herself in a remote part of Lincolnshire and paints the dusk. 15:455/5Peter investigates his chances of becoming a spy with crime writer Frederick Forsyth.
| | 15:002/2Toby and Aaron dream of finding their parents, but Toby's benefactor has other plans.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon and guests discuss the year's crop of food books. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen hears how singing might make it easier to learn a second language. 16:30Michael Grade and William G Stewart champion the life of theatrical agent Billy Marsh.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses the impact of China's economic reforms with Will Hutton. 16:30Claudia Hammond reports on trials of Magnetic Seizure Therapy, a treatment for depression.
| 16:00Including a round-up of the year's best children's books. 16:30Quentin Cooper discovers the value of sensible mathematical and scientific estimations.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to the director Baz Luhrman about his latest film, Australia.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Nigella Lawson reveals the five books that mean the most to her. 16:30Jeremy Harding reads and explores Ezra Pound's Pisan Cantos poems.
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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 with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines. 17:30The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Winifred Robinson investigates the extent and effects of teenage drinking in Britain. 17:40Sheena McDonald profiles Dame Liz Forgan, the first woman to chair the Arts Council. 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. 18:30The panel are Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Armando Iannucci and Sean Lock.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The comedian finds 1001 uses for peas, misses a meeting and shuns a caravan owner.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Feeling middle-aged at 35, Will seeks advice from godfather Peter and Tory MP George.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive 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 | 19:00Death, dismemberment and sibling rivalry. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Jeff Park makes his selection of his favourite crime novels of the year. 19:451/5It soon becomes apparent that the death of Professor Leonard Hines was no accident.
| 19:00Matchmaker, matchmaker... 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Garrison Keillor. 19:452/5Jacqui is convinced that Hines's family know more about his murder than they want to admit
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Plus John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, creators of the BBC 2 series QI 19:453/5Jacqui disagrees with her boss, DI Long, about the identity of the killer.
| 19:00Arguments, Alice and Alf. 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Including a guided tour from Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park. 19:454/5Jacqui is convinced that she has caught the killer and makes an arrest.
| 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Adam Smith reflects on those unforgettable bicycle moments on film. 19:455/5Jacqui finally catches Professor Hines's killer.
| 19:00Sheena McDonald profiles Dame Liz Forgan, the first woman to chair the Arts Council. 19:15Including the new novel by Dai Sijie, author of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
| 19:00Eddie lets the side down. 19:15Natalie Barrass receives a chocolate tutorial from author Vivian French. 19:452/5The children ask a favour of the Old Gentleman.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/4The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations. 20:30The Australian government's intervention in the remote Aboriginal areas.
| 20:00Winifred Robinson investigates the extent and effects of teenage drinking in Britain. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Clifford Longley, Kenan Malik and Michael Portillo ask, can there be too much democracy? 20:452/2Shaun Ley examines the work of the Parliamentary Draftsmen.
| 20:002/2Andrew asks whether current testing methods adequately measure pupils' ability. 20:30Peter Day asks if there is a right or wrong way to tackle intractable business problems.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. 20:50Clive James reflects on the burden of wrapping presents.
| 20:00Sean Street introduces recordings from individuals' domestic archives.
| 20:00Tim Harford explores the voting system of Strictly Come Dancing. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/3GM Crops. Are genetically modified crops the answer to feeding a hungry world? 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by Deyan Sudjic, Tim Kirby, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Andy Miah.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond reports on trials of Magnetic Seizure Therapy, a treatment for depression. 21:30Comparing celebrity chefs with social agendas and Victorian chef Alexis Soyer.
| 21:00Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00Chimps share our ability to recognise faces. But what’s going on in their brains? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time.
| 21:00Inspired by Julia Hollander's dilemma over whether to have her disabled child adopted.
| 21:001/2Young aristocrat Alexander Ashbrook runs away from the Hospital for Deserted Children.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Zeinab Badawi appeals on behalf of the Tropical Health and Education Trust. 21:30Peter Day asks if there is a right or wrong way to tackle intractable business problems. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Dickens introduces the mean-spirited broker Scrooge and his unfortunate clerk Bob Cratchit
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:452/10Scrooge has an unexpected encounter with the unhappy ghost of his late business partner.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:453/10Scrooge is visited by the first of the three spirits, the Ghost of Christmas Past.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10The Ghost of Christmas Past reveals a truth concerning Scrooge's younger self.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:455/10Scrooge discovers a very jolly fellow in the dining room.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clifford Longley, Kenan Malik and Michael Portillo ask, can there be too much democracy?
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Comedy written by and starring Sarah Millican, Best Newcomer in the if.comedy awards. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:001/4Ex-con Dave receives an unwelcome visit from a benefits officer. 23:151/4Pippa tries to work out why her date with a manic depressive is going so badly. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/4The story of Victorian Britain's greatest horror writer.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Michael Grade and William G Stewart champion the life of theatrical agent Billy Marsh. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Robert Robinson chairs the final heat of the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:304/4Peggy hears from those to whom the exuberant lyrics of Porter's song speak volumes.
| 23:001/4Jolyon Jenkins recalls the 1971 book which advised children about sex and drugs.(R) 23:30Poet laureate Andrew Motion considers perceptions of birth.
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