| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor sees an exhibition on how artists have represented social order through time 00:45The sound of bells from All Saints, Daresbury in Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5As five-year old William fishes in the castle moat, his brother is not well.... 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5As five-year old William fishes in the castle moat, his brother is not well.... 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A heron captivates Richard. Swords and cannonballs amuse nine-year-old William. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5As five-year old William fishes in the castle moat, his brother is not well.... 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5As five-year old William fishes in the castle moat, his brother is not well.... 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Frances Fyfield. John sets off through the woods, equipped with matches and petrol.(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 Dr Gordon Gray. 05:45Chris Impey asks if the black and white dairy Holstein breed is being pushed too far. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Gordon Gray. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Gordon Gray. 05:45Anna Hill looks at the slump in demand for rural property from city slickers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Gordon Gray. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Gordon Gray. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about the latest animal theft from a farmer - of a million bees.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop George Stack. 05:452/5As the tide turns, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer and nearer the shore.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Worcester Cathedral. 05:45Chris Bowlby profiles ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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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 investigates the work of the Border Mires Project in the Keilder Forest. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks if we all have it within us to be heroes. 06:35Elinor Goodman meets a Devon farmer who has swapped tractors for heavy horses. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jules Hudson appeals on behalf of Cerebra. 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 Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi. 08:50Clive James reflects on the resignation of the Prime Minister's senior aide Damian McBride
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Michael Portillo, John Gray, Amanda Craig and Peter Ackroyd. 09:45On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth.
| 09:00Journalist Colin Freeman was kidnapped in Somalia and held hostage for 40 days. 09:308/8Clement Attlee's lack of charisma did not prevent him transforming post war Britain. 09:45On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:45On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss suffragism, the movement for women's voting rights. 09:45On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor brings together people who were involved in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. 09:45On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Sir Robert Worcester, founder of MORI London.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00A special programme about the future of child protection.
| 10:00Why aren't women nicer to each other? Plus, jazz musician Sarah Gillespie plays live.
| 10:00A special programme on raising teenagers.
| 10:00A phone-in on the subject of teenagers.
| 10:00Are women under too much pressure to breastfeed at all costs?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig talks to Alex Meredith about his 4,000km bicycle ride across Kazakhstan. 10:301/3Peter White, who is blind, shares some of his reasons to be cheerful with Arthur Smith.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Sir Richard FitzHerbert talks to fellow historic house owners trying to balance the books. 11:305/6Nick gets a job with a dominatrix, and Ronnie buys an extraordinary number of sinks.(R)
| 11:002/2What's the speed limit of the human body? Gareth Mitchell investigates.(R) 11:30Rob Brydon's behind-the-scenes story of the bumbling, manic magician.
| 11:00Neil McCarthy seeks out Wirral's wrecking past and looks for its spirit today. 11:303/4Can apathy salve Simon's conscience, or must he simply accept that he loves selling arms?
| 11:00Matt Prodger examines the effects of organised crime and corruption in Croatia. 11:30Musician George Kennaway recalls the life of the 19th-century cellist Auguste van Biene.
| 11:00How words or songs learned as a child have helped people in situations of extreme pressure 11:30Irish comedienne Deirdre O'Kane in conversation with Jackie Clune and Rowland Rivron.
| 11:00Iain Martin looks at how politicians are facing up to the prospect of deep spending cuts. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor brings together some of those involved in the 1990s Brit Art movement.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker, including cricketer Marcus Trescothick. 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 Peter White. 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. 12:04The latest news from the world of personal finance with Paul Lewis. 12:307/8Comedy 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. 12:044/6David Mitchell chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Jack Dee and Will Self. 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at the farmers' co-operative supplying organic produce from Essex. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:306/13The general knowledge music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/6Phil Hammond's guests include Nitin Sawhney, Liza Tarbuck and Terry Deary.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Ed Stourton exmaines media censorship in Fiji.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Costing The Earth investigates the range of biomass heating schemes in the UK.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tim Harford investigates the numbers behind the drug legalisation debate.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Ludlow, Shropshire.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Anne Fine looks at the enduring appeal of the Famous Five author.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15The Bard's best bits performed by some of the top actors. Except they're stuck in traffic.
| 14:155/5Five plays reimagine Jesus's story through the eyes of those who witnessed it.(R)
| 14:15How Jews were tasked with recording the conversations of Second World War German generals.
| 14:15The story of the controversial selection of Basil D'Oliveira for the England cricket team.
| 14:15By Sue Eckstein. A comedian sets out to find the truth about an old school friend's death.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Douglas Livingstone. Two 80-year-old former Bevin Boys reunite for a miners' gala.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness. 14:45Midge Ure travels to Cape Town to visit Zip Zap School of Circus Arts for Social Change.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Brian Cox looks at the work of his science hero Carl Sagan and his epic TV series COSMOS. 15:456/15Laurence robes up like Lord Byron, in the costume of an Albanian nobleman.
| 15:00Bridget Long tries to confirm a family story about her late father during World War Two. 15:303/5By Helen Simpson. An English academic reflects on the painful conclusion to a love affair.(R) 15:457/15In 19th-century Scotland, George IV's endorsement meant tartan and the kilt became cult.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on retirement planning. 15:301/5By Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself.(R) 15:458/15Why did Victorian men dress ready for a funeral? Black embodied power and serious purpose.
| 15:02Helen Mark finds out about Canon Frome, an eco-community in Ledbury. 15:27Gabby Logan appeals on behalf of St John's Catholic School for the Deaf. 15:302/5By Julian Barnes. A return to the island of Barra brings back memories of decades past.(R) 15:459/15Not always for camouflage, 19th-century uniforms were vibrant and flattering.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness. 15:4510/15How sportswear has influenced men's fashion since the French Revolution.
| 15:301/6Phil Hammond's guests include Nitin Sawhney, Liza Tarbuck and Terry Deary.
| 15:002/2Therese and Laurent have murdered Camille, but endless nights of terror await them.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon joins the Larchfield Community to mark the approach of Spring and Easter. 16:306/6Clare English explores some of the ways in which technology is being used to tackle crime.
| 16:00What can be done to help keep storytelling alive between parents and children? 16:30Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the history of biometrics. 16:30Dr Mark Porter reports on food intolerance.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing. 16:30Quentin Cooper samples the delights of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock celebrates the 50th anniversary of the French New Wave.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to US crime writer Elmore Leonard about his new novel. 16:30Poet Patience Agbabi explores the relationship between poetry and the workplace.(R)
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage 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 with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage 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 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.
| 17:00Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress? 17:40Chris Bowlby profiles ANC leader Jacob Zuma. 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. 18:304/6David Mitchell chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Jack Dee and Will Self.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Panellists are Rev Richard Coles, journalist Matthew Norman and comedian Mark Steel.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Stand-up comedy from the Myfanwy Theatre in Merthyr Tydfil.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Chris Addison introduces Josh Howie, Lee Nelson and Alun Cochrane.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/8Comedy 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 is joined by Jason Donovan, Mark Thomas, Kevin McCloud and band Gomez.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Miriam O'Reilly with her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is in conversation with Mark Lawson. 19:456/10Sally's courier mission turns dangerous and Ruth is sent to interview the enigmatic Romer.
| 19:15With writers Martin Amis and Jay McInerney, a review of In the Loop and Maureen Lipman. 19:457/10When Morris is found dead, Sally realises that she has been betrayed.
| 19:15Including an interview with Martin Gore, who reflects on three decades with Depeche Mode. 19:458/10Ruth makes a fool of herself and Sally must find a completely new identity.
| 19:15With John Wilson. Musician Christy Moore, author Philipp Meyer, William Blake exhibition. 19:459/10Ruth finds the remains of a sawn-off shot gun at her mother's house.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. 19:4510/10The final confrontation.
| 19:00Chris Bowlby profiles ANC leader Jacob Zuma. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Linda Grant and Sebastian Faulks and Matthew D'Ancona.
| 19:15Kirsten O'Brien meets some of the children in a new production of Snow White. 19:455/5By Raffaella Barker. Jules and Dino fear the worst when the dog appears and Dad doesn't.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and damaged youngsters. 20:30Michael Montgomery reports on hidden alleged atrocities in Kosovo.
| 20:00Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress? 20:40Peter White asks why blind people take part in extreme sport and activities.
| 20:002/4What can parents do to help children with mental health problems? 20:451/5US satirist Joe Queenan meets an emergency shirt delivery man.(R)
| 20:00Why were failings at Mid Staffordshire Hospital not picked up sooner? 20:30Peter Day investigates the development of electric cars.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Ludlow, Shropshire. 20:50Clive James reflects on the resignation of the Prime Minister's senior aide Damian McBride
| 20:00Writer and broadcaster David Hepworth charts the story of bootleg recordings.
| 20:00Tim Harford investigates the numbers behind the drug legalisation debate. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Costing The Earth investigates the range of biomass heating schemes in the UK. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Michael Portillo, John Gray, Amanda Craig and Peter Ackroyd.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter reports on food intolerance. 21:30Journalist Colin Freeman was kidnapped in Somalia and held hostage for 40 days.
| 21:00Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:00Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss suffragism, the movement for women's voting rights.
| 21:00By Karen Brown. HR manager Diane's life is turned upside down by online bullying.
| 21:001/2Forced by her aunt to marry her sickly cousin, Therese and her lover Laurent plot murder.
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance with Paul Lewis. 21:26Jules Hudson appeals on behalf of Cerebra. 21:30Peter Day investigates the development of electric cars. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Is Thailand on the brink of revolution? Plus, the US eases restrictions on travel to Cuba. 22:451/10Betty leaves her husband and returns to her family in Seattle.
| 22:00With Jane Hill. Blairites attack Gordon Brown; hope for US economy; and foiling piracy. 22:452/10Mary gets Betty a job as a shorthand typist.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Mary sets up a string of disastrous dates for Betty.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Mary has a hard time lining up interviews for Betty.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Betty gets work as a photographic tinter and a fur coat model-cum-book-keeper.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/4What can parents do to help children with mental health problems?
| 22:00Including The Prime Ministers.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen on spelling, which is again becoming synonymous with having a good education 23:305/8More dark revelations as Michael Pearce probes ruthless farmer, Dorothy Winshaw.(R)
| 23:001/6Jon Culshaw and co explore the private lives of famous folk like Alan Carr.(R) 23:306/8Michael Pearce turns his attention to Thomas Winshaw, financier and lifelong voyeur.(R)
| 23:003/6Shappi Khorsandi reveals her embarassing teenage secrets to host Rufus Hound. 23:15From this year's Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Featured performers include Dockers MC.(R) 23:307/8The spotlight falls on arms dealer Mark Winshaw.(R)
| 23:005/6Toyah Willcox tests a panel about herself. With Sue Perkins and Caroline Quinlan.(R) 23:308/8Shocking family truths about the Winshaws pile up.(R)
| 23:00Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins 23:30Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.(R)
| 23:006/13The general knowledge music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini. 23:304/4WH Davies' work has a simplicity that is still revered.
| 23:02Francine Stock celebrates the 50th anniversary of the French New Wave. 23:30Mark Tully asks if we all have it within us to be heroes.
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