| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Was marrying within the family key to success of the ruling classes in Victorian England? 00:45The sound of bells from St Margaret's Church, Dunham Massey in Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:151/5Dr Craig Venter on his own experiences as a collector, medic and geneticist.(R) 00:301/5The artist's letters reveal his intriguing character, his relationships and his process. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/5Sir Jonathan Miller on advances in the study of genetics.(R) 00:302/5Vincent begins his artistic studies in earnest, and embarks on a troubled relationship. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/5Prof Jerry Coyne tells of the evidence that has been discovered to support Darwin's work.(R) 00:303/5Full of hopes for an new beginning, Vincent leaves Paris for the warmth of southern France 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/5Dr Peter Bentley tells Darwin about the emerging field of evolutionary computing.(R) 00:304/5Gauguin joins Vincent in southern France, but their relationship deteriorates alarmingly. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/5Prof Baruch Blumberg on his work with the hepatitis B virus.(R) 00:305/5Vincent is recovering from severing his own earlobe, but inner turmoil is never far away. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Einstein said the most joy in his life came from his violin. Brian Foster investigates.(R) 00:304/5By Michael Odell. Tommy turns a school model-making project into a life-or-death situation(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 Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45Including an in-depth look at pig production. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45The ex-army medics who teach people in rural communities to use battlefield first aid.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45Charlotte Smith follows a year in the life of four brothers who are all new to farming.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45New smallholders Geoff and Sue Nicholls reflect on their first farming year.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45Anna Hill follows the progress of Dameon Layt, a new entrant to farming.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley. 05:451/4Margaret Stonborough investigates her family's fascinating archive.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Mary's Church in Abergavenny. 05:45Chris Bowlby profiles the England football manager Fabio Capello.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather.
| 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 explores Devon and Corwall to investigate why so many shipwrecks still happen. 06:30A year in the life of four groups of people taking the plunge into farming. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers where heaven is to be found, in conversation with Jonathan Stedall. 06:35Curry will never be the same for Steve Peacock after a visit to an Indian spice farm. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | 07:45Coverage of the third day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 07:45Coverage of the fourth day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 07:45Coverage of the fifth day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| | | 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. 07:55Anna Raeburn appeals on behalf of Kidscape. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Coverage of the first day of the Third Test between South Africa and England in Cape Town.
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| 09:00 | 09:45Christian worship and music led by Dr Michael Ford.
| 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:45Christian worship and music led by Bishop George Stack.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Tony Burnham.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor David Tennant. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by Mark Radcliffe. With poetry from Kate Fox.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Coverage of the third day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 10:00Coverage of the fourth day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 10:00Coverage of the fifth day of the Second Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
| 10:00A special edition of Woman's Hour celebrating the year in poetry.
| 10:00Woman's Hour investigates the appeal of the costume drama.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig talks to writer and broadcaster Garrison Keillor. 10:30Jazz singer Gwyneth Herbert performs Jane Austen's favourite songs.
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| 11:00 | | | | 11:00Can the government and army that won the war in Sri Lanka now win the peace? 11:302/6With Sir Tim Rice, Imogen Stubbs and Anne Atkins.
| 11:00Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers 11:303/6Arthur's keen on taking up a free trial gym membership, but will his doctor approve
| 11:00Jim Hancock considers what lies in store for a former parliamentarian outside Westminster. 11:30A special programme including some of the highlights of 2009. Presented by Kate Adie.
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| 12:00 | | | | 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. 12:04A special 10th anniversary edition of The BBC Food and Farming Awards.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis review the highlights of the year's Now Show programmes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | | | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers in the news.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Stephen Sackur asks BBC correspondents to forecast the news stories for the year ahead.
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| 14:00 | | | | 14:15Comedy drama by Paul Mendelson. A struggling writer tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay
| 14:00Wherefore art thou Jazzer? 14:15Adaptation of Keats's sensual narrative poem. Narrated by Paterson Joseph.
| 14:00Radio 4 listeners air their views on what they think will happen in 2010. 14:30Divorced couple Amanda and Elyot meet again on their second honeymoons with new spouses.
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| 15:00 | 15:451/5John films grey seals giving birth at night off the Northumberland coast.(R)
| 15:301/3An unexpected invite to spend Christmas in the country throws Jeeves's plans into disarray 15:452/5John waits offshore for young black-footed albatrosses to embark on their first flight.(R)
| 15:302/3By Katherine Mansfield. A wealthy family's lavish gathering is threatened by an accident. 15:453/5Having set up beside Poyang Lake in China, John waits for dawn and watches the birds.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark celebrates December's Blue Moon with artist Elspeth Owen. 15:27Kay Parkinson appeals on behalf of Alstrom Syndrome UK. 15:303/3By F Scott Fitzgerald. Revenge comes in the shape of a daring new hairstyle. 15:454/5Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison recalls a flight from Sweden to Scotland with two moose.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness. 15:31The story of the arrival and survival of the large juicy navel orange in the United States 15:455/5John Aitchison travels to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to film wolves hunting elk.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon celebrates 'real' bread and those who make it. 16:30Ernie Rea and his guests discuss the popularity of angels in contemporary culture. 16:56Jimi Hendrix is deployed against General Noriega.
| 16:00From school classrooms to sports grounds, Michael Rosen investigates silence. 16:30Munira Mirza discusses the life of the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt. 16:56Playwright Vaclav Havel is elected president of Czechoslovakia.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor is at the University of Bedfordshire to discuss class and social mobility. 16:30Dr Mark Porter on the teenagers who are helping researchers to track childhood obesity. 16:56The lavish home of Romanian dictator Ceausescu is revealed to the world.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup investigates the role of the editor in the publication of a book. 16:30Quentin Cooper looks into the continuing role of enthusiasts at the front line of research 16:56A new Europe sees in a new year.
| 16:00John Wilson presents the obituary series. 16:30Francine Stock talks to Julia Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Danny Boyle and others. 16:56Gorbachev and Bush welcome a new decade.
| 16:00Weekend Woman's Hour with Jane Garvey, marking inspirational women from 2009. 16:56Reorganisation begins in Romania as fledgling political parties take shape.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Alexander McCall Smith about his novel 44 Scotland Street. 16:30Can the patriotic poems which inspired boys a century ago still move young men today? 16:56In Panama, General Noriega gives himself up to US forces.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage 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 Carolyn Quinn. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage 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 Ritula Shah, plus the sports headlines. 17:30The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Andrea Catherwood chairs a series of presentations offering solutions to global drought. 17:40Chris Bowlby profiles the England football manager Fabio Capello. 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. 18:153/7Food campaigner Jack Spratt and the Tooth Fairy debate the nation's nutrition. 18:30David Mitchell chairs. The panel includes Rob Brydon, John Lloyd and Stephen Fry.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:154/7Live from the Nurseryland space programme. Will the cow be launched over the moon? 18:304/6A CIA man spends the day with Team Beagle. But will his past come back to haunt him?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:155/7Mary Mary reports on a medical mystery involving an old woman who swallowed a fly. 18:301/4How to get all loved up. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:156/7Why did Mr Dumpty really fall off the wall? Mary Mary is on the shocking case. 18:304/4Andy Zaltzman judges whether or not the world is still fit for purpose.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:157/7Riot police are called in as the Teddy Bears try to have their picnic. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis review the highlights of the year's Now Show programmes.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson looks back at the entertainment highlights of the past year's Loose Ends.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Pip makes an announcement. 19:15The lives of Somerset Maugham, Muriel Spark and William Golding in a biography special. 19:451/5Touching and funny tale by Mike Scott of family quarrels and misspent old age.
| 19:00Lilian must perform solo. 19:15Mark Lawson reports on rumours of the death of the book. 19:452/5Gil takes his first car trip and Grandad finds something to laugh at in the crematorium.
| 19:15John Wilson meets the new generation of British female singer songwriters. 19:453/5Grandad scares the life out of Gil with his tales of the trenches.
| 19:00Wherefore art thou Jazzer? 19:15Clint Eastwood, Emma Watson and Johnny Depp feature in this actors' special. 19:454/5Gil gets his Saturday gobstopper and discovers why parents like Sunday school.
| 19:00Friends together and apart. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to six of Britain's most promising young playwrights. 19:455/5Gil's mischievous Grandad reveals a miracle egg and cons the local Conservative Club.
| 19:00Chris Bowlby profiles the England football manager Fabio Capello. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Paul Morley, John Lanchester and Susannah Clapp.
| 19:15Kevin Connolly meets Farai Chideya, Tea-Party Conservatives, Margaret Cho and Gene Wang. 19:452/5The wild pigs are the real lords of the forest.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:004/4Michael Portillo reconsiders the uncomfortable facts behind The Glorious Revolution. 20:30Andrew Brown tries to find out if the rural heart of Sweden lives on in the modern age.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood chairs a series of presentations offering solutions to global drought. 20:40Peter White talks to The Dowager Duchhess of Devonshire, who has macular degeneration.
| 20:00Can the civil courts system afford to give everyone their day in court? 20:453/3Sir Christopher Meyer examines the impact of the internet.
| 20:00Investigating claims that new immigration rules have made it easier to play the system. 20:30What makes a businessman turn gangsters into employees? Peter Day finds out.
| 20:00Stephen Sackur asks BBC correspondents to forecast the news stories for the year ahead. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
| 20:00An exploration of the blackout on 13 July 1977 that plunged New York City into chaos.(R)
| 20:00Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers in the news. 20:30John Wilson presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event. 21:30Leading scientists Sir Roy Anderson, Richard Dawkins, John Shepherd and Barbara Sahakian
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter on the teenagers who are helping researchers to track childhood obesity. 21:303/3The decade began with total US dominance and ended with a challenge from the rise of China
| 21:00Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas.(R) 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with guests including Fiona Shaw and Billy Childish.
| 21:00The story of the 2009 swine flu epidemic from the point of view of the virus itself. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft.
| 21:00Redemption comes for a proof-reading dog-walking washout who made one album 20 years go.
| 21:002/2Matilda is determined to save the school from the vicious grip of Miss Trunchbull.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Anna Raeburn appeals on behalf of Kidscape. 21:30What makes a businessman turn gangsters into employees? Peter Day finds out. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Roger Hearing. A Briton found guilty of drug smuggling in China is to be executed. 22:451/10Katri offers to run errands for an aging artist. But what does she want in return?
| 22:00Al-Qaeda claims a bomb plot was hatched in Yemen. Is it another Afghanistan? 22:452/10As Katri visits more often, Anna gets a first sight of the young woman's unusual qualities
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:453/10Eyebrows are raised in the village as Katri and Mats spend more time at the rabbit house.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:454/10Katri takes action which changes the lives of Mats and Anna, as well as her own.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:455/10After the 'break-in', Anna adjusts to life in the rabbit house with Katri and Mats.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Can the civil courts system afford to give everyone their day in court?
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes apart some jokes to try to find out why they're funny. 23:301/3Writer and naturalist Paul Evans meets Prof Lynn Margulis.(R)
| 23:006/6Ben vows to do something alone but buying an envelope is not easy. 23:302/3Paul Evans goes to Maine to meet a conservation biologist who has spent a life with loons.(R)
| 23:00Luke ferries Lee and Hayley between Christmas dinners with their parents. 23:303/3Paul Evans meets Roy Dennis, who has spent a life with ospreys, in the Scottish Highlands.(R)
| 23:00Martha Kearney and guests revisit 1979 through previously classified government documents.(R)
| 23:00Munira Mirza discusses the life of the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt. 23:306/6Phil Hammond is joined by Slade frontman Noddy Holder and poet Grace Nichols.(R)
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the twelfth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Nick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala.
| 23:00The world comes to Romania's aid; Gorbachev and Bush welcome a new decade. 23:30Mark Tully considers where heaven is to be found, in conversation with Jonathan Stedall.
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