| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses myth and reality in the history of the British police. 00:45The sound of bells from Durham Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Aeronwy and her parents move into the Boat House in Laugharne. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5While her father composes Under Milk Wood in the garden shed, Aeronwy makes noise outside. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5When life gets too much at the Boat House, Aeronwy finds sanctuary with her grandmother. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Dylan flies out to America and Aeronwy and Caitlin settle into a new routine without him. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The cracks in Dylan and Caitlin's marriage begin to show and Aeronwy feels the effects. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5By Biyi Bandele. Mother starts praying when father comes up with another bright idea.(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 Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45Organic farmers in Wales say a cut in subsidy payments will force many to quit. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45One hundred conservation groups want a review of how police handle wildlife crime.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45Charlotte Smith investigates claims of a 'Waitrose Effect' on high-end food businesses.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45Charlotte Smith asks why only 10 per cent of a 3-million-pound fund will help rural areas
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. 05:45How food lovers have helped a farmer from Devon who lost a major contract.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 05:455/5Peter Nardi invents conjuring tricks and produces the equipment for them at his workshop.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary's Church, Andover. 05:45Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor Neil Morrissey.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark visits rural Kirksanton, a possible site for a new nuclear power station. 06:30Charlotte Smith investigates the contents ready meals and how much of it is from UK farms. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Irma Kurtz reflects on laughter and its importance to spiritual wellbeing. 06:35Lionel Kelleway visits a valley in Exmoor National Park in search of a rare butterfly. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Timothy West appeals on behalf of the Blood Pressure Association. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Royal School of Church Music choir members perform choral works in Bath Abbey. 08:50The naturalist recalls finding an ammonite inside limestone, sparking his love of fossils.
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| 09:00 | 09:001/4Robert Peston talks to former deputy governor of the Bank of England, John Gieve. 09:304/5Tony Roth had to wait for a call telling him that he could have a heart transplant. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:002/3Stephen Fry tries to navigate through a rather bumpy area of the English language. 09:302/5Rick Gekoski examines the life of architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh 09:45Christian worship and music led by Judy Merry.
| 09:003/6Two chefs discuss their careers and how fine restaurants can survive in the recession. 09:303/5Rosie Goldsmith goes backstage to examine the concept of the blockbuster exhibition. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Dr Michael Ford.
| 09:00Peter White interviews blind Zimbabwean cricket commentator Dean du Plessis. 09:302/5Kenan Malik explores the popular perception of Muslim women. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is opera singer Roberto Alagna. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Madness frontman Suggs. With poetry from Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Stephen Evans.
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| 10:00 | 10:00How much cleavage should a woman show? Plus, life in Ceausescu's Romania.
| 10:00Designer Cath Kidston on retro chic. Plus, author Philippa Gregory on Elizabeth Woodville.
| 10:00Male swimwear debated. Plus, author Ariana Franklin on her feisty female sleuth.
| 10:00Are the needs of men who have survived domestic violence the same as those of women? 10:25Coverage of the first day of the Fifth Test between England and Australia from the Oval.
| 10:00Dr Richard Pankhurst on the famous women in his family. Plus, the politics of celibacy. 10:45Coverage of the second day of the Fifth Test between England and Australia from the Oval.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig travels to India, Egypt and Iraq. 10:30Laurie Taylor takes an affectionate look back at 50 years of careers advice.(R)
| 10:00Sue MacGregor reunites some of those involved in Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. 10:45Coverage of the fourth day of the Fifth Test between England and Australia from the Oval.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Claudia Hammond revisits Langer and Rodin's 1976 Arden House study. 11:306/6Ronnie and Nick discover that there is a fate worse than James.
| 11:00Brett Westwood encounters the large blue butterfly on the Somerset Downs. 11:30Writer and DJ Stuart Maconie presents a selection of favourite verse and prose.
| 11:00How an ancient stone inscription came to the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. 11:301/4How to get all loved up. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres.
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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.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Emma Kirkby tells the story of a 400-year-old lute, recently restored to its former glory.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Journalistic impartility, Media Studies as a soft option and Oxo's new ad campaign.
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| 14:00 | 14:15By Jonathan Holloway. George Friendly starts work in one of the last seaside rep theatres.
| 14:15Jim Lynch's coming-of-age adventure story set on the Pacific Coast.(R)
| 14:15Comedy about climate change and how to combat it.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Reverend Jesse Jackson reflects on his life through the BBC Archives. 15:451/5Hardeep Singh Kohli joins a group of people meeting before their UK Citizenship ceremony.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By Emma Barnes. In 1820s Brighton an elderly lady has a very particular story to tell. 15:452/5Hardeep Singh Kohli meets people about to give blood and enjoy tea and biscuits afterwards
| 15:001/3Penny Haslam looks for advice to help small businesses cope with the recession. 15:302/3By Kellie Jackson. A royal visit has a disturbing impact on two young Gurkha brothers. 15:453/5Beekeeper John Chapple invites Hardeep Singh Kohli to join him in his daily ritual.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Yotam Ottolenghi brings some much-needed passion to the neglected cauliflower. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss what cognitive neuroscience is revealing about belief in God.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard talks to the founder of The Plain English Campaign. 16:30George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford.
| 16:00Does inequality lead to religion? Laurie Taylor explores the lastest research. 16:30Dr Mark Porter on how blood clots kill thousands of hospital patients in England each year
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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. 18:304/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Sketches on the theme of 'Remembering and Forgetting'.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4What it's like to own your own Hadron Collider.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy chases a Treasury scoop.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/5Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show inspired by the week's headlines.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Griff Rhys Jones and Arthur Smith at the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Ian McMillan introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Features Victoria Wood on playwriting and a review of the new Quentin Tarantino film. 19:451/5Maggie's dress is so beautiful she can't bear to take it off.
| 19:15Dialect coach Penny Dyer gives Mark Lawson a masterclass in speaking with an accent. 19:452/5Lauren resorts to drastic measures to stop her sister getting married.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson presents a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival. 19:453/5Carla suddenly finds herself the object of attention for all the village men.
| 19:00Can I have some more ... land. 19:15With Kirsty Lang. Includes director Kathryn Bigelow on her new film, The Hurt Locker. 19:454/5Janey is unprepared for quite how involved her mother is in her wedding plans.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Will the 3D film Avatar change cinema forever? 19:455/5Nell loves the stories behind the wedding dresses she sells, until Julia tells her story.
| 19:00Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor Neil Morrissey. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor and guests discuss how we construct history.
| 19:15Kevin Connolly hears drag racers' thoughts on the future of the American car industry. 19:453/5Max describes his tempestuous relationship with his mother Stella.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Vivienne Parry investigates why we know so little about premature birth.(R) 20:30Linda Pressly investigates the burgeoning relationship between Venezuela and Iran.
| 20:00Tinu Adeniji Adele closes a chapter of her life in an emotional return to Nigeria. 20:40Why blind cricket's world champions have been denied entry to the UK from Pakistan.
| 20:001/3Philosopher Dr Miranda Fricker and Lord Harries of Pentregarth tackle suffering and death. 20:453/3Shaun Ley finds out what really goes on behind the scenes of an election campaign.
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates whether Britain will ever develop a viable wind energy industry. 20:30Could Bolivia could become what experts are calling 'the Saudi Arabia of lithium'?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Middle Wallop, Hampshire. 20:50The naturalist recalls finding an ammonite inside limestone, sparking his love of fossils.
| 20:00TV executive, former sports writer and showbiz agent - Michael Grade's life in sound
| 20:00Tim Harford and the team test the reliability of swine flu data. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Francesco Da Mosto explores the British love of the natural world.(R) 21:301/4Robert Peston talks to former deputy governor of the Bank of England, John Gieve.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter on how blood clots kill thousands of hospital patients in England each year 21:302/3Tudor housewife Anne Askew's conversion to Protestantism tore her family apart.(R)
| 21:00Brett Westwood encounters the large blue butterfly on the Somerset Downs. 21:303/6Two chefs discuss their careers and how fine restaurants can survive in the recession.
| 21:00Sound recordist Chris Watson investigates man-made noise pollution and its effects. 21:30Peter White interviews blind Zimbabwean cricket commentator Dean du Plessis.
| 21:00By Gillies Mackinnon. Kenny's teenage son leaves home without explanation.
| 21:003/3The unexpected return of Bellingham presents real danger.
| 21:00The investors who unknowingly bought into Lehman Brothers and could now lose their capital 21:26Timothy West appeals on behalf of the Blood Pressure Association. 21:30Could Bolivia could become what experts are calling 'the Saudi Arabia of lithium'? 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/5The road from Dover to Calais provides endless opportunity to be lodged uncomfortably.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/5It seems impossible to find the right kind of coach in France.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/5French horses seem uncontrollable; even more so when Smollet demonstrates his blunderbuss.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/5It is snowing in the south of France, so Smollett has no option but to head to Italy.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/5Having given Rome only a cursory glance, Smollett thinks he will fare better in Florence.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/3Philosopher Dr Miranda Fricker and Lord Harries of Pentregarth tackle suffering and death.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including The Public Meeting.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard discovers the rules of conversational engagement for everyday encounters. 23:30Alan Dein meets the people that work in Birmingham's Fazeley Street industrial estate.(R)
| 23:006/6The panellists are Arthur Smith, Michael Bywater and David Mitchell.(R) 23:303/6Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand(R)
| 23:00While England's cricketers battle the Aussies, where is the game's laziest journeyman? 23:304/6Father Athanasius' carbon footprint has an impact on the friary's watering policies.(R)
| 23:001/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Phill Jupitus to try new experiences.(R) 23:304/4Will is bullied by Russian builders. Can his favourite TV detective help?(R)
| 23:00George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford. 23:304/4A week of radio that never happened. With Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and Northern Ireland. 23:30Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.(R)
| 23:00Pedro Almodovar explains why he remade Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. 23:30Irma Kurtz reflects on laughter and its importance to spiritual wellbeing.
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