| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses geopolitics and the science of spheres of influence. 00:45The sound of bells from St Peter's Church, Tiverton. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Biography of tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Perry applies his championship table tennis prowess to the tennis court. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Perry dominates the game in the 1930s, winning Wimbledon three times in succession. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Perry's off-court encounters attract attention as he's seen out with the stars of the day. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Perry faces life after tennis and finds success as a businessman 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Henry finds that his anniversary cruise leaves him with cabin fever.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45Charlotte Smith investigates concerns that police aren't doing enough to stop rural crime. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45Anna Hill on attempts to save farmers caught up in the collapse of a dairy cooperative.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45Anna Hill reports on the return of knobbly fruit and veg to our shop shelves.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45How farmers across the country fear they are facing another mapping fiasco.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45Charlotte Smith finds out more about a possible new threat to beekeeping.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from York Minster. 05:45Jonathan Maitland profiles Silvio Berlusconi.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark meets the Scottish islanders determined to become self-sufficient in energy. 06:30It's a boom time for UK agricultural shows, so what has gone wrong for the Royal? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully examines the relationship between buyer and seller. 06:35Tom Heap visits the farm of pig breeder Malcolm Hicks, as he prepares for the Royal Show. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Lynda Bellingham appeals on behalf of Working Families. 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 Highfields Church in Cardiff, led by Rev Peter Baker. 08:50The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Stephen Green, Susan Neiman, Edward Gardner and Justin Cartwright. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Michael Ford.
| 09:004/4Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Tony Burnham.
| 09:00With freerunner Dan Edwardes, Yussuf Dayo Saqawa, Claire Phillips and author Michael Rosen 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Irish novelist John Boyne. With poetry from Luke Wright.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Juvenile offenders on death row in Iran discussed. Plus, how to cook fish responsibly.
| 10:00Should Britain ban the burkha? Plus, the effect of dementia on friendship.
| 10:00Christiane Amanpour on reporting from conflict zones. Plus, what shapes our gender?
| 10:00Zoe Heller and Esther Freud on unlikeable characters in fiction. Plus, treating headaches.
| 10:00Communication concerns in neonatal intensive care units. Plus, mixed tennis etiquette.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig discusses rail travel in Britain and finds out all about couch surfing. 10:30Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
| 10:00Kirsty Young's castaway is musical impresario Harvey Goldsmith. 10:45Coverage of the semi-finals of the Friends Provident Trophy from Old Trafford and Hove.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran.(R) 11:305/6Alf upsets the peace with the Australopithecines by mentioning their funny-shaped heads.
| 11:002/3The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government.(R) 11:30Christine Finn explores photographer Fay Godwin's portraits of leading literary figures.
| 11:003/3The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.(R) 11:306/6Hope is in great demand. If only all these people wanted to buy a sandwich.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:304 Extra Debut. Kate Williams investigates the legacy of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help
| 11:002/3Hardeep travels from the River Goyt in the Peak District to Liverpool, via Stockport. 11:305/6Freddy is after buzzwords as Maddox lands a scoop on the prime minister!
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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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. 12:04With Julian Worricker. Should the Public sector share more the pain in this recession? 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 latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:302/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees chairs. With Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard, Francesca Simon
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tim Blackmore examines the complex relationship between composer and commissioner.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett and guests recorded live at the Radio Festival in Nottingham.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Dominic Arkwright and guests explore the subject of the dignity in admitting defeat.
| 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 Cranleigh in Surrey.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Former City lawyer Alice is running out of time to stop her life going downhill.
| 14:00Volunteer - or pressed woman? 14:15Semi-autobiographical drama by Laura McDaid about a partner's assisted suicide.
| 14:152/4The compassion of the Earth's protectors is tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff.
| 14:153/4Chasing a dangerous energy field, Torchwood is faced with telephonic terror in Delhi.
| 14:15When a hospital is inundated with patients in trances, Torchwood move in to investigate.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Bruce Chatwin. An academic in 1960s Prague meets an eccentric porcelain collector.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs. 15:4581/90Ronald Reagan turns his message of economic freedom into resounding electoral victories.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past. 15:301/3An immigrant worker eagerly anticipates a visit from the teenage son she left behind. 15:4582/90President Reagan makes progress with a new Cold War strategy.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:302/3Ilona Siegal left conflict-riven Georgia in the hopes of a brighter future in America. 15:4583/90The personal computer goes mainstream, demonstrating the ingenuity of the American economy
| 15:00Clare Balding joins two polar explorers to walk in Scotland's picturesque Wester Ross. 15:27Michael Palin appeals on behalf of the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children. 15:303/3Grisha and Lera return to Moscow, but find Russia has changed beyond recognition. 15:4584/90The first President Bush responds pragmatically to the dramatic events of 1989.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, John Cushnie and Matthew Wilson. 15:4585/90A swift victory in Iraq points to a new international consensus.
| 15:30Tim Blackmore examines the complex relationship between composer and commissioner.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Clink - public fine dining inside prison. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether Britain is now a post-secular society.
| 16:00Clive Coleman examines the powerful legal doctrine of 'joint enterprise'. 16:30Kate Mosse talks to newsreader Emily Maitlis and the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores medically unexplained symptoms - illness that has no physical cause 16:30A look at moves to improve help for those with mental illness who end up in police custody
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Adam Thorpe. 16:30Quentin Cooper reports from the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2009.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister reflects on the lives of Mollie Sugden, Jean Hugel and Prof Tom Reilly. 16:30Director Michael Mann discusses Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
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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 Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis asks business leaders about their contact with their employees. 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. 18:303/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6From Steve Wright to Ken Dodd, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/3With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Miles Jupp, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/2Honesty for politicians and truthful ads! The activist tries to shape policies.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Peter Capaldi, Trisha Goddard and Benjamin Zephaniah.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Volunteer - or pressed woman? 19:15Including an interview with Russell T Davies about Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood. 19:451/10Sixteen-year-old Serafina is locked in the convent of Santa Caterina.
| 19:15Mark Lawson chats to Johnny Depp about his latest film role. 19:452/10By night, Serafina's heart exults to the sound of a man singing outside the convent.
| 19:15Composer Michael Nyman, author Philip Hoare on whales, youth theatre, Gay Icons. 19:453/10Serafina sings for the first time and is rewarded by an unexpected voice from the audience
| 19:15With Beardyman on beatboxing and a look at the Walking With Dinosaurs stadium tour. 19:454/10While the convent is hit by fever, Serafina begins to make her plans for escape.
| 19:15Mark Lawson reports from the Manchester International Festival. 19:455/10The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina?
| 19:00Jonathan Maitland profiles Silvio Berlusconi. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by novelists Deborah Moggach and Adam Mars Jones.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions 20:30Janet Radcliffe Richards examines the results of studies into humans' moral choices.
| 20:00Miriam O'Reilly investigates the no-win, no-fee lawyers who bring claims against the NHS. 20:40Deafblind people need support to communicate and socialise, so why are services so patchy?
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik. 20:451/2Anne McElvoy asks why David Cameron's Tories need the north.
| 20:00Clive Coleman examines the powerful legal doctrine of 'joint enterprise'. 20:30Evan Davis asks business leaders about their contact with their employees.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Cranleigh in Surrey. 20:50The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
| 20:00The voices and immediate memories of Nazi concentration camp survivors, recorded in 1946.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Matthew Bannister reflects on the lives of Mollie Sugden, Jean Hugel and Prof Tom Reilly.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Sue Broom catches up on progress in stem cell research. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Stephen Green, Susan Neiman, Edward Gardner and Justin Cartwright.
| 21:00A look at moves to improve help for those with mental illness who end up in police custody 21:30Sian Pari Huws visits Rhayader in Mid Wales which seems to be run entirely by volunteers.(R)
| 21:002/2Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar. 21:30With freerunner Dan Edwardes, Yussuf Dayo Saqawa, Claire Phillips and author Michael Rosen
| 21:00Geoff Watts examines progress towards greater public engagement with science. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle.
| 21:0017/18America's power rises once again in the 1980s as the Iron Curtain crumbles.
| 21:00Dramatisation of Thomas De Quincey's 1821 account of his addiction to laudanum.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Lynda Bellingham appeals on behalf of Working Families. 21:30Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Iran completes partial vote recount, public services, Sweden takes over EU presidency. 22:456/10Peter and Anna continue their investigations into the life and death of their mother.
| 22:00Oil greed & Sovereignty Day in Iraq. Britain's defence strategy, NHS pays smokers to quit. 22:457/10Anna glimpses something that is truly shocking.
| 22:00Swine flu 'curfew' in Argentina, East Coast rail services, China's 'netizens'. 22:458/10Peter and Anna's investigation into their missing mother grows more complicated.
| 22:00Robin Lustig in Mexico City, California goes broke, swine flu latest, US in Afghanistan. 22:459/10Anna is still seeking answers over her missing mother at her birthplace in Kaliningrad.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4510/10Will Anna find the answers to the questions that have haunted her throughout her life?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:154/4Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.
| 22:00We discuss Gordon Brown's strategy - along with alleged Cabinet discontent.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright, Joe Queenan, Karen Marchbank and Michael Simkins debate Las Vegas. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:006/6Mark humbly ponders the virtue of living more modestly.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Featuring a reading by the late Adrian Mitchell of his poem, To Whom It May Concern. 23:154/6Lone male travellers share their secret feelings about 'home' with Nat Segnit.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:001/3With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Miles Jupp, Katherine Jakeways and guests. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:00Kate Mosse talks to newsreader Emily Maitlis and the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs. With Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard, Francesca Simon 23:30Greta Scacchi presents a portrait of Australian poet Judith Wright, who died in 2000.
| 23:00Director Michael Mann discusses Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger. 23:30Mark Tully examines the relationship between buyer and seller.
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