| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Why black girls succeed and fail in education? 00:45The sound of bells from Howden Minster. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5It all begins in October 2003, when Eduardo Saverin first meets Mark Zuckerberg. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Soon after Mark and Eduardo meet, Mark finds himself hacking into the college networks. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Mark acquires notoriety on campus in the aftermath of his aborted website Harvard Facemash 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In summer 2004, Mark moves the team to Silicon Valley, but Eduardo remains behind. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Facebook's users begin to grow exponentially, and so do sums of money and egos. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5By Jon McGregor. A brief holiday encounter takes hold of Elizabeth's imagination.(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 Rev Clair Jaquiss. 05:45Anna Hill investigates the effect of the recession in market towns and villages. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Clair Jaquiss. 05:45Anna Hill hears calls for us to take French advice if our village shops are to be saved.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Clair Jaquiss. 05:45Anna Hill hears that disease from imported pigs could threaten the national herd.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Clair Jaquiss. 05:45The Farming Today bees journey to the heather.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Clair Jaquiss. 05:45Holidaying at home is paying off for market towns and villages in Britian.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean. 05:452/5David Law is part of a network of companies creating beautiful musical instruments.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Archangel, Russia. 05:45Clive Coleman hears about what kind of man Sebastian Coe really is.
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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 discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District. 06:30Charlotte Smith hears how rural areas are fighting off the recession. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully celebrates cricket as a symbol of an ideal society. 06:35Alex James visits Truckfest to find out if cows and campers can really get along. 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. 07:10Jane Little discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Zoë Wanamaker appeals on behalf Prisoners of Conscience. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Martin's Church, Belfast. Preacher: Bishop Harold Miller. 08:50The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
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| 09:00 | 09:001/3Charting the early years of MI6. Featuring an interview with MI6 chief Sir John Scarlett. 09:301/5Police negotiator Max Vernon, who was involved in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland examines the policing of demonstrations. 09:304/5Belgian bandoneon player Eva Wolff enthuses about the Argentinian tango scene. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests including photographer Terry O'Neill. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Nicholas Bundock.
| 09:003/4At what point is a woman's disability an obstacle to her having fertility treatment? 09:45Christian worship and music led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the food writer and cook Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. 09:45An act of worship and music.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Alain De Botton. 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 | 10:00Author Kathryn Stockett on The Help. Plus, the plight of Nepalese widows discussed.
| 10:00Katherine Rake on her campaigning career. Plus, author Dreda Say Mitchell on Geezer Girls.
| 10:00The realities of dealing with rape and sexual assault abroad.
| 10:00Amy Molloy on widowhood at 23. Plus, the dos and don'ts of the joint family holiday. 10:25Coverage of the first day of the Third Test between England and Australia from Edgbaston.
| 10:00Women's health in Hartlepool discussed. Plus, living in families with a gender imbalance. 10:45Coverage of the second day of the Third Test between England and Australia from Edgbaston.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig talks taxis in Tajikistan, aid work in Zululand and rowing the Indian Ocean. 10:302/3How indies could make hit shows during the 1990s and yet still struggle.
| 10:00Kirsty Young's castaway is interior designer, socialite and one-time cowboy, Nicky Haslam. 10:45Coverage of the fourth day of the Third Test between England and Australia from Edgbaston.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Claudia Hammond revisits David Rosenhan's influential 1973 study of psychiatric diagnoses. 11:303/6Likeable conman Ronnie organises a raffle whilst James seems to be having a bad hair day.
| 11:002/2Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers. 11:30Honor Blackman introduces a selection of the poetry and prose which has inspired her.
| 11:003/4How did newly privatised BP extract oil from Dorset in the 1980s without a fight? 11:304/6It's December in Edinburgh and the Christmas spirit is in short supply.
| | | 11:00Coverage of the third day of the Third Test between England and Australia from Edgbaston.
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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 Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Demise of The Bill in Scotland, BSkyB's yearly results, listeners desert the Asian Network
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| 14:00 | 14:15Comedy by Ian Potter. A trip to the shops to buy coffee turns into an odyssey.
| 14:153/4'The Princess of the Occult' is an Edinburgh sell-out, but McLevy wonders if she's a fake.(R)
| 14:15By Amanda Whittington. To celebrate her retirement, Pearl takes two friends to the races.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Kay Mellor explores northern male stereotypes in British film and television.. 15:451/5Joan Armatrading talks to Mark Knopfler, lead guitarist of Dire Straits.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3Recently widowed Pam takes a trip in a motor home with her daughter. 15:452/5Joan Armatrading talks to American blues singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt.
| 15:00In a special edition of the programme, Paul Lewis and guests discuss saving and investing. 15:302/384-year-old Rosemary befriends a young 'hoodie' in a launderette. 15:453/5Joan Armatrading meets classical guitarist John Williams.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Suckling pigs fell out favour in Britain centuries ago, but are they ready for a comeback? 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the beliefs underpinning witchcraft.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard looks at research showing we really are different when it comes to languages 16:30Singer Imelda May and poet John Hegley discuss favourite paperbacks with Kate Mosse.
| 16:00Cultural hybridity: is globalisation making the world homogenous? 16:30Dr Mark Porter explores the diagnosis and treatment of Barrett's oesophagus.
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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.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/10Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Sue Perkins, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Tim Rice.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Sketches about Industry and Laziness.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/3Director Desmond Olivier Dingle leads a celebration of the legendary musician.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Shappi Khorsandi discusses growing up, with guests Ava Vidal and Ben Okri.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/8Steve 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 Tom Dyckhoff and Alvin Hall. With comedy from Andrew Maxwell.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Northam introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Talking to the first official biographer of Muriel Spark and crime writer Lee Child. 19:456/10Skeeter and Aibileen wait nervously to find out how much Miss Hilly has discovered.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews. Discussing the Booker Prize longlist. 19:457/10Skeeter fears that she won't find any other black maids willing to tell her their story.
| 19:00Who's been washing in MY shower? 19:15With a review of Rachel Weisz in A Streetcar Named Desire. David Peace on his latest novel 19:458/10Skeeter's crossing of Miss Hilly results in her exclusion from the Jackson social set.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews. Includes a review of the film Coco Before Chanel. 19:459/10Minny worries that Miss Celia is about to make a fool of herself.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews. Includes a look at the exhibition Exquisite Bodies. 19:4510/10The collaborators hold their breath as their book reaches the bookstores.
| 19:00Clive Coleman hears about what kind of man Sebastian Coe really is. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovitch, Frances Stonor Saunders and Ekow Eshun.
| 19:15Why some Americans are convinced that their President is in the White House illegally. 19:455/5By David Almond. There are stories that May keeps a monster. Young Norman is fascinated.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00French businessman PY Gerbeau examines our cultural obsession with drinking to excess.(R) 20:30Bill Law investigates if Pakistani youngsters are in danger of joining the Taliban.
| 20:00Stephen Grey investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services. 20:40What is the future for braille production, as the National Library Service reduces staff?
| 20:001/3Discussion about whether the UK needs to send so many people to university. 20:45Olivia O'Leary tells the story of the Irish journalists who work in the Westminster lobby.
| 20:00Amardeep Bassey looks at a rise in organised dog fighting among young British Asians. 20:30Peter Day finds out how people can create learning organisations.
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. 20:50The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
| 20:00A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009
| 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 | 21:00Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry. 21:301/3Charting the early years of MI6. Featuring an interview with MI6 chief Sir John Scarlett.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter explores the diagnosis and treatment of Barrett's oesophagus. 21:30Jonathan Freedland examines the policing of demonstrations. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:003/3Paul Evans meets Roy Dennis, who has spent a life with ospreys, in the Scottish Highlands. 21:30Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests including photographer Terry O'Neill. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:003/4At what point is a woman's disability an obstacle to her having fertility treatment? 21:451/4Former TGWU leader Bill Morris returns to the component manufacturer where he began work.(R) 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:001/3By Mike Harris. MP Bobby Khan has his sights set on a ministerial post. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
| 21:00Joseph Millson reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud.
| 21:00How local authorities are struggling to tackle the scourge of unlicensed bedsits. 21:26Zoë Wanamaker appeals on behalf Prisoners of Conscience. 21:30Peter Day finds out how people can create learning organisations. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:451/10Gabrielle Fox arrives at a pyschiatric hospital, where she is assigned a new patient.
| 22:00News and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Greenland grapples with climate change. 22:452/10Gabrielle seeks advice about Bethany from a scientist she meets at a charity ball.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:453/10Gabrielle's patient Bethany has made an accurate prediction concerning a natural disaster.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:454/10Bethany predicts a powerful earthquake in Turkey.
| 22:00Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal. Tributes flow in after the death of Sir Bobby Robson. 22:455/10Bethany's predictions are turning out to be disturbingly and destructively accurate.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/3Discussion about whether the UK needs to send so many people to university.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including The Election Agent.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard considers the use of words to control minds. 23:301/2Kit Hesketh-Harvey follows the ladies barbershop chorus Second City Sound.(R)
| 23:004/4South Londoner Arthur invites Stewart Lee and Reginald D Hunter round. 23:302/2Kit is back with ladies barbershop chorus Second City Sound in Harrogate.(R)
| 23:003/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.(R) 23:301/6Father Michael seeks guidance, but administrator Mave is the real power behind the shrine.(R)
| 23:002/4The omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over Radio 4. 23:301/4The Bergerac obsessive's guiding force is a tape of the ancient Chinese text of the Tao.(R)
| 23:00Singer Imelda May and poet John Hegley discuss favourite paperbacks with Kate Mosse. 23:301/4A week of radio that never happened. Programmes rewound and mangled.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland. 23:30With readers Renu Brindle, Paul Mundell and Rupert Wickham.
| 23:00Vincent Cassell on France's Public Enemy Number 1. David Warner: Peckinpah saved my career 23:30Mark Tully celebrates cricket as a symbol of an ideal society.
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