| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses conscientious objecting in World War One. 00:45The sound of bells from St Martin's Church, Desford in Leicester. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An altercation before Fraser attends the first night of a production of The Birthday Party 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Fraser remembers the reactions in the 1970s to her decision to live with Pinter. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/52001 brings the death of Fraser's father and Pinter's cancer diagnosis. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Pinter directs, performs and celebrates his 75th birthday, in spite of his cancer. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Pinter is still working, still grasping at the joy of life, until a double blow falls. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Philip Ardagh. Will Cupid's arrow reach its target of Juliet and Geoff?(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 Dr Michael Ford. 05:45Farmers battle through freezing fields but the unpredictable weather is here to stay. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford. 05:45Farmers face dead livestock and a downturn in business due to the big freeze.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford. 05:45Anna Hill hears how sheep may be losing their inbred knowledge of coping in heavy snow.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks into the plans to set up a supermarket ombudsman.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford. 05:45Research reveals shoppers are still confused over where their food comes from.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:453/4Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, pianist Paul Wittgenstein.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth. 05:45Jonathan Maitland charts the rise of N Ireland's acting First Minister Arlene Foster.
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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 Yesterday in Parliament; 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07How the landscape of Herefordshire has changed due to the arrival of migrant workers. 06:30Changes in weather patterns are affecting the future of farming. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks if honesty is always the best policy, and talks to philosopher AC Grayling 06:35Caz Graham travels to Mid Wales to find out why an artist is building a house out of wool. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament. 07:45The third day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Juliette Kaplan appeals on behalf of National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | 08:57Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for people affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
| | 08:00The fourth day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Orhan Pamuk, Barbara Ehrenreich, Simon Schama and Susan Richards. 09:45Christian worship and music.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to Barbara Cherish, who took a new identity after being adopted at 13. 09:301/5The challenges of balancing a creatively successful career with bringing up small children 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with guests including Diana Moran, 'the Green Goddess'. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00The first day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg. 09:45Christian worship and music, led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00The second day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Should grandparents be given more rights and recognition of their role in society?
| 10:00Why are so many more women claiming incapacity benefit? Plus, working as a remote PA.
| 10:00Should female soldiers be allowed to take part in close combat?
| 10:00The first day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg.
| 10:00The second day of the Fourth Test between South Africa and England in Johannesburg.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Gerry Anderson explores the sectarian divisions in sport in Northern Ireland. 11:301/6Ed is ensconced in Berkhamsted's premier accommodation for the financially distressed.
| 11:00Paul Evans visits the Juan Fernandez Islands in search of its firecrown hummingbird. 11:30Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.
| 11:00The parents of premature babies talk about watching their children battle for life. 11:301/4Lady Tresselian lets her ward bring his wife and ex-wife to her party sparking tensions...
| | | | 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is American crime writer James Ellroy.
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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.
| | | | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/12Nicholas Parsons with Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton and Chris Neill. 12:32Are small community dairies, serving local customers, the way forward for dairy farmers? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Russell Davies chairs the second semi-final of the perennial general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/4The much-loved broadcaster, who led the post-war traditional jazz revival in Britain.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Jana Bennett; The Independent; local news on ITV; Google in China.
| | | | 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Following her mastectomy, Jenni Murray asks what it takes to wield the surgeon's knife.
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| 14:00 | 14:154/4The battle with Caleb Grant has heartbreaking consequences for Jean Brash's household.
| 14:15Poignant and witty drama about love and memory.
| 14:15The true story of one family caught up in the tragedy of the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide.
| | | | 14:00Eric Robson presents a tribute to the late John Cushnie. 14:452/5The family leave Beijing on the Trans-Mongolian Express on their way to Ulan Bator.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Brian Hayes looks back over 80 years of advertising on radio in the UK.(R) 15:451/5Police negotiator Max Vernon, who was involved in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.(R)
| 15:00Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. 15:301/3By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon. 15:452/5Educationalist Fiona Byerley's late-night call to a Thai orphanage.(R)
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on general insurance. 15:302/3By Tony Lidington. A young Indian illusionist gets revenge on his cruel employer. 15:453/5Ron and Pauline Friend built a school in Uganda in memory of their murdered son, Martin.(R)
| | | | 15:00Undine's plans for a better future move on apace, but will she ever find real happiness?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Speciality tea is the biggest growth area in the tea sector - so what's the appeal? 16:30Ernie Rea discusses forms of spiritual healing and the belief systems which underpin them.
| 16:00Michael Rosen investigates lying. Does our voice change when we are trying to deceive? 16:30Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses the cartoons that shook the world. 16:30Dr Mark Porter visits Selly Oak Hospital, treating the soldiers injured in Afghanistan.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup's guests include American writer Edmund White. 16:30Gareth Mitchell hears about Neanderthals, dogs, telescopes and the coldest place on Earth.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. 16:30Andrea Arnold on Fish Tank. Jonathan Coe on a neglected British gem.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Daniel Handler. 16:30A tribute to the life and work of American poet Anne Sexton.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Full 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 Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Felicity Evans, 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.
| 17:00Jon Manel reveals what went wrong with President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo Bay. 17:40Jonathan Maitland charts the rise of N Ireland's acting First Minister Arlene Foster. 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. 18:302/12Nicholas Parsons with Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton and Chris Neill.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4From tandems to gym bikes, Pam Ayres' poems and sketches.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4It's a case of 'goodbye Samantha, hello Sam' for Jack Trainor as he meets an old chum.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:27Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. 18:302/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Andy Hamilton, Miles Jupp, John Gordillo and Fred Macaulay.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by John Hurt, Emilia Fox, Emma Freud and Paul Whitehouse.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Simon Parkes introduces his selection from the last seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Antonia Fraser. 19:456/10Whodunit set in India. Suspect number one finds himself at Vicky's party with a gun.
| 19:15Meatloaf on being a reality TV judge, and Up in the Air reviewed. 19:457/10Suspect number two, a one-time girlfriend of Vicky, is now being blackmailed by him.
| 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Writer William Trevor reflects on his long career.(R) 19:458/10Suspect number three, left for dead at a building site, has come to the party with a gun.
| 19:15Reviews of Legally Blonde, The Musical, and the Ray Winstone gangster film 44 Inch Chest. 19:459/10Suspect number four, Vicky's mother, undergoes a change of character after a car crash.
| 19:15Michael Samuels on his TV drama about Winnie Mandela; OSS117, France's Austin Powers. 19:4510/10Whodunit set in India. Investigative journalist Arun Advani reveals the shocking truth.
| 19:00Jonathan Maitland charts the rise of N Ireland's acting First Minister Arlene Foster. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Kate Clanchy, John Carey and Danny Robins.
| 19:15Kevin Connolly hosts a 'state of the nation' programme and talks to author James Fallows. 19:454/5In February, Giovanni the shepherd begins to move his flock back to the high mountain.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Melanie Phillips spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage. 20:30Tim Whewell investigates the causes of a horrific spate of child sacrifices in Uganda.
| 20:00Jon Manel reveals what went wrong with President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo Bay. 20:40Geoff Draper on plans for his role as principal at the Royal National College at Hereford.
| 20:00How would a government, facing a huge deficit, cut middle-class benefits? 20:452/3Professor Anthony King reports on revolution, the Melbourne Olympics and water polo.
| 20:00Morland Sanders investigates the cost of the recent snow storms to the UK economy. 20:30The late business rebel Russell Ackoff's thoughts on how to get things done.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Cheddar in Somerset. 20:50Lisa Jardine on the challenge of delivering the right level of supplies for public use.
| 20:00The history of independent television in the UK, told through the story of Yorkshire TV.
| 20:00Tim Harford and the team ask if the electoral system is biased in favour of Labour. 20:30Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3Clare Balding asks why animals can't speak and what it takes to be a sports commentator. 21:30Andrew Marr with Orhan Pamuk, Barbara Ehrenreich, Simon Schama and Susan Richards.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter visits Selly Oak Hospital, treating the soldiers injured in Afghanistan. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to Barbara Cherish, who took a new identity after being adopted at 13.
| 21:00Paul Evans visits the Juan Fernandez Islands in search of its firecrown hummingbird. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with guests including Diana Moran, 'the Green Goddess'.
| 21:00The story of the director of Berlin Zoo who attempted to resurrect extinct animal species.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School.
| 21:00The powerful story of 18-year-old Cheryl James, found shot dead at Deepcut barracks.
| 21:00Leaving New York, Undine travels to Paris where she meets a charming French aristocrat.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Juliette Kaplan appeals on behalf of National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society. 21:30The late business rebel Russell Ackoff's thoughts on how to get things done. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:451/10Heading to Paris for a new vocation, Daniel Connor is captivated by a mysterious woman.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Jane Hill. 22:452/10Daniel reports the theft of irreplaceable fossils to Paris's notorious chief of security.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:453/10The thief makes Daniel a promise, while the chief shows renewed interest in his affairs.
| 22:00A special edition with Robin Lustig in Washington. 22:454/10Chance encounters and a card game lead Daniel to make breathtaking new discoveries.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:455/10Lucienne reveals her past in Paris, while Daniel's career prospects brighten.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How would a government, facing a huge deficit, cut middle-class benefits?
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/5Jon Ronson talks to Denis Fillion, who was behind one of the first major internet hoaxes. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:002/6Vicky and Matt are having a housewarming. Can he manage to send out the invitations? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
| 23:00Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the second semi-final of the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Kenneth Steven explores WB Yeats's celebrated poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
| 23:00Andrea Arnold on Fish Tank. Jonathan Coe on a neglected British gem. 23:30Mark Tully asks if honesty is always the best policy, and talks to philosopher AC Grayling
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