| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the history of prison clothing, and the power of the boycott. 00:45The sound of bells from St John the Baptist, Loughton. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5One snowy night in the wilds, O'Connor hears a pained cry from the woods. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Having rescued a kitten from a barn, O'Connor fights to keep it alive. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5O'Connor and his cat settle down together swimmingly but bee trouble beckons. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Children's author Michael Morpurgo reflects on the magic of storytelling at Christmas. 00:305/5O'Connor reflects on Christmas Day how much better life is post kitten rescue. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Midge Ure travels to Cape Town to visit Zip Zap School of Circus Arts for Social Change.(R) 00:303/5By Marian Garvey. On a fun weekend, Lexy discovers that all is not quite as it seemed.(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 Bishop Alan Abernethy. 05:45The government stars a campaign warning people about buying Micro-pigs as presents. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Kate Williams.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy. 05:45Kate Williams hears how deer poaching is on the rise.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy. 05:45How to make the best of your Christmas turkey.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:455/5Baroness Julia Neuberger takes a stroll through the Victorian gardens in Leamington Spa.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Margaret's Church, Dunham Massey in Cheshire. 05:452/3Sir Christopher Meyer examines the relationship between the press and politicians.
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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.
| 06:00Andrew Motion tells the story of the proudest legacy of his time as Poet Laureate.(R)
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark celebrates December's Blue Moon with artist Elspeth Owen. 06:30Charlotte Smith on the progress of Farming Today's beehive in 2009. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores how the circumstances of our birth affect the course of our lives. 06:35Adam Henson visits Charbel Akiki, a Lebanese who farms biodynamically. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | 07:00Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.(R) 07:306/6John Lloyd and Sean Lock invite guests Tim Minchin, Philip Pullman and Clive James.(R)
| 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day. 07:45Coverage of the first day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Kay Parkinson appeals on behalf of Alstrom Syndrome UK. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | 08:00Kirsty Young's castaway is Sir Michael Caine. 08:454/4Alan Dein catches up with Santa as he crosses the globe.
| | 08:00Coverage of the second day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Rhodri Morgan, Ann Treneman, Mark Mazower and Roger Scruton. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:002/3How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000? 09:45Christian worship and music led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Bishop Nigel McCulloch.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai. 09:45Christian worship and music.
| 09:00A service with carols old and new from All Souls Church, Langham Place in London. 09:455/5O'Connor reflects on Christmas Day how much better life is post kitten rescue.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Actor Penelope Cruz on the musical extravaganza Nine. Plus, helping women in debt.
| 10:00Natasha Hunt, the unfit maths teacher now training for the Olympics.
| 10:00A special phone in edition of the programme; how to survive the family Christmas.
| 10:00Should every house have a piano? Plus, novelist Rebecca Stott interviewed.
| 10:00Are today's children unable to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas?
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Andy Hayman examines the challenges facing policing in Britain today. 11:302/4Giles buys frozen food for his trip to Lapland, where he hunts for elf instead of elk.
| 11:00Adil Ray follows the inaugural campaign to correct UK architecture's ethnic imbalance. 11:30Sally Lai explores why Chinese artist Li Yuan Chia made a home for artists in Cumbria.
| 11:004/4Chris Ledgard explores the restoration of Sunday trading in August 1994. 11:305/6Bernard Gallagher makes a shockingly gruesome discovery.
| 11:00Andrew Brown tries to find out if the rural heart of Sweden lives on in the modern age. 11:301/6With Sir Tim Rice, Imogen Stubbs and Anne Atkins.
| 11:00Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of comedy musical acts.(R) 11:302/6Arthur steps in to play a prominent role in Lord and Lady Preston's murder mystery.
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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.
| 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. 12:04Clive Anderson introduces an eclectic mix of the year's best music and conversation.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Russell Davies chairs the eleventh heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:304/4Frances Fyfield visits the British Library to look at the Chopin's piano score, Barcarolle
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Inside US presidential debates; Nicholas Coleridge; will the OFT veto Project Canvas?
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
| 13:00James Naughtie shares some of his favourite pieces of writing.
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| 14:00 | 14:151/4A body is found floating in Leith docks.
| 14:15Two stranded friends meet an old woman who claims to control the elements.
| 14:151/2Simon comes to London and gets caught up in wicked Hanoverian plots to overthrow the King.
| 14:152/2To save the King, Simon and Sophie must suffer shipwreck, wolves and a balloon escape.
| 14:151/2Precious Ramotswe has an important new client from the incomprehensible world of football.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Peter White examines the changing role of the working dog. 15:451/4With a red suit and bushy white beard, why do some men want to be Santa?
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/5By Stella Duffy. The malign and sultry River Thames exacts a watery revenge.(R) 15:452/4Alan Dein discovers how Santa can connect with a new generation.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on charitable giving. 15:27Dame Diana Rigg appeals on behalf of Build Africa. 15:305/5By Anthony Horowitz. A humorous retelling of the detailed planning of the perfect crime.(R) 15:453/4Alan Dein travels to Liverpool to interview Santa in one of Britain's oldest grottos.
| 15:00The annual Festival from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
| 15:00The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation. 15:07The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 15:152/2The detectives are embroiled in the murky world of the football cheat.
| 15:304/4Frances Fyfield visits the British Library to look at the Chopin's piano score, Barcarolle
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon tastes her way through the long tradition of turning fruit into alcohol. 16:30Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by the Very Rev Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford. 16:56Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu is booed in public.
| 16:00Michael Rosen takes apart some jokes to try to find out why they're funny. 16:30Neil Innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall. 16:56Romanian President Ceausescu is caught as he tries to escape.
| 16:00Was marrying within the family key to success of the ruling classes in Victorian England? 16:30Exploring scientists whose names have become synonymous with a disease or a syndrome. 16:56Intense fighting continues in Romania.
| 16:30Quentin Cooper and an expert panels of guests answer listeners' questions. 16:56General Noriega is surrounded as he seeks refuge in Panama.
| 16:00Ian Sansom examines the changing relationship between authors and their readers.(R) 16:30Francine Stock talks to 92-year-old actress Googie Withers, star of Night And The City. 16:56Ceausescu and his wife are executed in Romania.
| 16:00A celebration of music and performance with artists including Florence and the Machine.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup investigates the role of the editor in the publication of a book. 16:30Nick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala. 16:56The world comes to Romania's aid.
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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.
| 17:00Full 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 Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Rob Brydon unwraps the best of the year's offerings from across BBC radio. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, 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.
| 17:002/2James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose. 17:408/8Katie Hims responds to the threatened takeover of British confectionary group Cadbury. 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. 18:306/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jo Brand and Jeremy Hardy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The bungling surveillance team is on a job so secret even the boss doesn't know about it.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6A call centre demon faces judgement, and the Institute for Useless Scientific Research.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:151/7Get the latest news in Nurseryland. News comedy starring Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi. 18:303/4Andy Zaltzman looks at the things that make Britain truly British.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:152/7All the latest festive news from John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee. 18:305/6Steve 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 Griff Rhys Jones and Arthur Smith at the Edinburgh Festival.(R)
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sheila McClennon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Kenneth Branagh on Wallander and John Wilson on the last decade's cultural highlights. 19:451/5A young marine agrees to a bizarre wager with an elderly South American.
| 19:15Eddie Izzard on 2012 and political aims; TV Hamlet and Turn Of The Screw reviewed. 19:452/5An astonishing work of art is created on a drunken night in Paris.
| 19:15Mark Lawson talks to some of 2009's key cultural figures. 19:453/5An unfaithful husband is killed with an unusual weapon.
| 19:15The names behind the cultural headlines of 2009. 19:454/5A passenger on an ocean liner takes a desperate gamble.
| 19:15Mark Lawson in conversation with Alan Bennett in a special edition of Front Row. 19:455/5A slighted lover plots an elaborate revenge.
| 19:008/8Katie Hims responds to the threatened takeover of British confectionary group Cadbury. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests reflect on the cultural highs and lows of 2009.
| 19:15Host Matt Frei is joined by evening news anchor Katie Couric. 19:451/5A family of dormice are sleeping in a crack in the outside wall.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:003/4Michael explores the Hanseatic League, a precursor to modern ideas of European free trade. 20:30Lucy Ash asks if the authorities can end the rule of gangs and guns in Rio de Janeiro.
| 20:002/2James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose. 20:40Peter White is joined by Richard Lane and Lee Kumutat for an audio book review.
| 20:00How much information about us is in circulation and what are our rights to access it? 20:452/3Sir Christopher Meyer examines the relationship between the press and politicians.
| 20:00The broadcaster recalls school days, wartime and his TV career.(R) 20:30Peter Day finds out how the Salvation Army is bringing innovation to salvation.
| 20:00Dominic Sandbrook scrutinises our obsession with anniversaries.(R) 20:50Clive James reflects on the human condition and the need for liberal democracy to spread.
| 20:00Shaun Ley investigates what happened to 108 missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s.
| 20:00Buzz Aldrin relives the dramatic moments of the final descent to the moon in 1969.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Roland Pease reports on the continuing threat of earthquakes in southeast Asia. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Rhodri Morgan, Ann Treneman, Mark Mazower and Roger Scruton.
| 21:00Exploring scientists whose names have become synonymous with a disease or a syndrome. 21:302/3How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000?
| 21:00Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by the Very Rev Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall.
| 21:003/3Stephen Webster talks to zoologist Andrew Gosler. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai.
| 21:00A former boy actor reminisces about his time spent with The Bard. Stars Jim Broadbent.
| 21:001/2Dramatisation of Roald Dahl's modern children's classic about a five-year-old genius.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Kay Parkinson appeals on behalf of Alstrom Syndrome UK. 21:30Peter Day finds out how the Salvation Army is bringing innovation to salvation. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10The strange tale of a trouser-stealing ghost. Where are these pantaloons being taken?
| 22:00Will President Obama's Health Care Bill do enough to help the poor? With Roger Hearing. 22:457/10The strange tale of a trouser-stealing ghost, continued.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10A part-comic, part-terrifying poetic portrayal of baked meat and bloody murder.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents a special edition focusing on the drugs trade and drug users. 22:459/10A young woman is tormented by two men bent on exploring the dark arts.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Ian Hislop probes the story and importance of the three kings of the Nativity.(R) 22:4510/10A young woman is tormented by two men bent on exploring the dark arts.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:10Rob Brydon unwraps the best of the year's offerings from across BBC radio.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:10Carolyn Quinn looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2009.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and critics test George Orwell's rules for writing about politics. 23:301/3Billie Holiday and Lester Young were lauded for complementing one another's sound.(R)
| 23:005/6Ben is set to be a godfather, but Mary is not happy! 23:302/3Richard Coles examines the partnership of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge.(R)
| 23:00Featuring a reading by the late Adrian Mitchell of his poem, To Whom It May Concern.(R) 23:156/6Luke is forced to stand in during Lee and Hayley's wedding reception.(R) 23:303/3Richard Coles on the collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.(R)
| 23:004/4The story of 'Suits You, Sir' as two Fast Show stars reunite in the relay interview show. 23:30From St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds, with the Right Rev Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds.
| 23:00Neil Innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall. 23:302/6Phil Hammond's guests include Don Warrington, Laura Barton and Martyn Poliakoff.(R)
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the eleventh heat of the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Thomas Lynch introduces a poignant and insightful programme on poetry inspired by children
| 23:00Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu is captured and executed. 23:30Mark Tully explores how the circumstances of our birth affect the course of our lives.
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