| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Corridors under threat and is 'living apart together' a new form of family? 00:45The sound of bells from St Lawrence Church, Towcester, in Northamptonshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In 1966, Patti Smith is in South Jersey and seems destined to be a schoolteacher. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Patti Smith is hungry, homeless and penniless, until a chance encounter changes her life. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In 1969, Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe have moved to the Chelsea Hotel, Brooklyn. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In 1975, Patti recorded her debut album Horses, a landmark in rock music. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In 1986, Patti is living in Detroit when she hears bad news about Robert Mapplethorpe. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Financial journalist Andreas Whittam Smith explores the temptations of the financial world 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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| 02:00 | | | | | 02:45Coverage of the third One Day International between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45How UK exports of cheese, pork and beer lead to a market worth 14 billion pounds a year. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45Anna Hill asks whether fields should be deliberately flooded to protect towns and cities.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45Protestors against what could be Western Europe's largest dairy farm demand more time.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. 05:45The news programme that starts with its listeners. With Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Worcester Cathedral. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Tidjane Thiam, the chief executive of Prudential.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including 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.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| | 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding meets members of the Shropshire Bereavement Walking Group. 06:30Finding out where the 14 billion pounds of food exported last year by UK farmers went. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the conflict between loyalty and betrayal. 06:35Alex James visits opera star and ecologist Simon Keenlyside in the Welsh mountains. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | 07:45Coverage of the second One Day International between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka.
| | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Pam Rhodes appeals on behalf of Arthur Rank Centre. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A third service in a series for Lent from St Molua's Church, Belfast. 08:50Lisa Jardine reflects on the valuable example of the chemist Dorothy Hodgkin.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Jonathan Safran Foer, Anthony Julius and Alexander McCall Smith. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Alison Chitty. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:45An act of worship and music led by Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Richard Coles is joined by writer Dreda Say Mitchell. With poetry from Luke Wright.
| 09:00This week on BH- is rehabilitation possible for the killers of James Bulger?
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| 10:00 | 10:00Helena Bonham Carter on Alice in Wonderland. Plus, adventurer Felicity Aston. 10:451/10A professional medium takes on a highly efficient but heartless assistant.
| 10:00Coverage of the second One Day International between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka.
| 10:00Singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding plays live. Plus, childbirth: whose risk is it? 10:453/10Collette wants Alison to write a book, but her childhood memories are too disturbing.
| 10:00Pauline Prescott on her life with John. Plus novelist Rose Tremain. 10:454/10Princess Diana's fatal crash means a busy time for Alison and her fellow psychics.
| 10:00Coverage of the third One Day International between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig looks at Chad, Jewish communities in India and alien environments on earth. 10:303/3Paul Gambaccini on Clint Eastwood's Oscar winning 1992 film, Unforgiven
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Why so many Indians have been reaching the very top levels in multinational companies. 11:302/6The bungling surveillance team are out of their depth shadowing a corrupt Russian.(R)
| | 11:003/3Mukti Jain Campion examines the return flow of wealthy professional expatriate Indians. 11:304/6Dave is thrown into turmoil when an old school friend appears in the Scottish corner shop.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:304/8Writers have captured the texture of everyday life in America's different regions.
| 11:00The story of Russia's three all-female war regiments that flew more than 30,000 missions.(R) 11:302/3An elderly lady finds it easier to talk to her car than to people
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards of The Independent. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Council spending cuts, the AA move into home repairs, and reducing the stigma of dementia. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Disability and hate crime, money transfer site owners prosecuted, and Tom Conti on parking 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Winter fuel payments, mobile phone download costs and escaping homelessness. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Tony Hall's vision for Cultural Olympiad; UK City of Culture; council cuts threaten arts. 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. 12:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:049/12Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Justin Moorhouse, Josie Lawrence and Dave Gorman. 12:32Simon Parkes discusses marmalade. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
| | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30What's at the heart of BBC changes; PM debates on TV; 'My python ate me'.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30We need to build new homes and schools on ex-industrial land, but how safe is it?
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from the London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:302/2Paul Mason surveys the account of working-class life given by films and TV.
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| 14:00 | 14:00David plans meeting with the enemy. 14:15By Jim Eldridge. Jill plans to scatter her husband's ashes on the ice of Antarctica.
| | 14:00Pip plays a game of avoidance at Brookfield. 14:15By Melissa Murray. In 1796, Drury Lane theatre stages a 'lost' Shakespeare play.
| 14:00Helen ventures into the unknown. 14:151/6By Frederic Raphael. Adam Morris is now a successful novelist and screenwriter.
| 14:00Oliver can't stand the heat at Grey Gables. 14:152/6Back in Britain with Rachel's manuscript, Adam asks his old mentor for his opinion on it.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Matthew Broughton. Behind the scenes of the making of classic film Witchfinder General.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 14:45Kerry ten Kate looks into the murky world of the Snowdrop business.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Roberts Hanks explores the pub in literature. 15:451/5Irma Kurtz, the original Cosmopolitan agony aunt, talks to her counterpart Simone Bienne.
| | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on ISAs and tax-free savings. 15:302/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds. 15:453/5Miss World 1965 compares notes about her experiences with the Miss England 2010.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks the first section of the proposed Gustav Holst trail near Cheltenham. 15:27Jeremy Paxman appeals on behalf of TB Alert. 15:303/3Rachel is a burden to her neighbours, but she carries a burden of her own. 15:454/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs. 15:455/51970s prostitute Helen talks to sex worker Maria who is funding her way through university
| 15:30An exploration of the personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844.
| 15:00Two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon hears how an Australian campaigner risked being jailed over raw milk cheese. 16:30On St David's Day, Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether patron saints are still important.
| 16:00Clive Coleman and a panel of politicians examine some of the key policies on justice. 16:30Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
| 16:00The secret history of the servant and the working class at Oxbridge. 16:301/4Vivienne Parry investigates when anger or teasing becomes bullying and who decides.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Joshua Ferris. Plus bankers writing about the credit crunch. 16:30Quentin Cooper discusses the science of earthquakes.
| 16:00Marking the lives of Michael Foot, Rose Gray, Bert Bushnell, and Winston Churchill. 16:30Leonardo DiCaprio: Martin Scorsese and me.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers talk to Douglas Coupland about his 1991 cult novel Generation X 16:30Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:00Coverage 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 sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the power of advertising and the pace of business life. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Gerry Northam asks if some major IT projects could be scrapped by a new government. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Tidjane Thiam, the chief executive of Prudential. 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. 18:309/12Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Justin Moorhouse, Josie Lawrence and Dave Gorman.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30The master of mispronunciation tries to buy a hedge trimmer and help train new medics.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Tibor Fischer and Peter Kemp.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Milton Jones is a daredevil test pilot and Top Gun who gets tangled up in a fiendish plot.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Steve 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 Hilary Devey and George Pelecanos. Music from Laura Marling.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Jenni Murray introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lilian performs an act of kindness. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with novelist Joanna Trollope. 19:451/10A professional medium takes on a highly efficient but heartless assistant.
| 19:00Pip plays a game of avoidance at Brookfield. 19:15Photographer Lord Snowdon at 80, actor David Morrissey and novelist Louise Welsh. 19:452/10Colette leaves her dull husband, becomes interested in the paranormal and consults Alison.
| 19:00Helen ventures into the unknown. 19:15With John Wilson. Including the verdict on film Chloe. 19:453/10Collette wants Alison to write a book, but her childhood memories are too disturbing.
| 19:00Oliver can't stand the heat at Grey Gables. 19:15Kim Cattrall in Noel Coward's Private Lives; Abba's Benny and Bjorn on musical Kristina. 19:454/10Princess Diana's fatal crash means a busy time for Alison and her fellow psychics.
| 19:00Jude goes into the Dragon's Den. 19:15Oscars preview; Juanita Wilson on filming in Chernobyl; artist Jenny Holzer at Baltic Mill 19:455/10A violent blast from Alison's past appears, and drastic measures are needed to escape.
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Tidjane Thiam, the chief executive of Prudential. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Deborah Moggach, Dominic Sandbrook, and Pat Kane.
| 19:00Hayley braces herself for Kate's arrival. 19:15Matt Frei hears Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile's view of the week's news. 19:455/5Brett Westwood identifies the sounds of jays, tawny owls and sparrowhawks.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Bill Law weighs up the pros and cons of Indonesia's palm oil revolution. 20:30Gary Younge assesses the strength and influence of the Tea Party movement in the US.
| 20:00Gerry Northam asks if some major IT projects could be scrapped by a new government. 20:40An update on the Equality Bill and one blind wheelchair user offers advice to another.
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor, Melanie Philips, Clifford Longley. 20:45Financial journalist Andreas Whittam Smith explores the temptations of the financial world
| 20:00Clive Coleman and a panel of politicians examine some of the key policies on justice. 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the power of advertising and the pace of business life.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from the London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel. 20:50Lisa Jardine reflects on the valuable example of the chemist Dorothy Hodgkin.
| 20:00How the anti-racist struggles in London's East End in the 1970s and 80s relived the past.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Marking the lives of Michael Foot, Rose Gray, Bert Bushnell, and Winston Churchill.
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| 21:00 | 21:00We need to build new homes and schools on ex-industrial land, but how safe is it? 21:30Andrew Marr with Jonathan Safran Foer, Anthony Julius and Alexander McCall Smith.
| 21:001/4Vivienne Parry investigates when anger or teasing becomes bullying and who decides. 21:30Taking the long view of football authorities' response to calls for camera technlogy.
| 21:00Geoff Watts finds out what the last year has held for the Large Hadron Collider. 21:30Donald MacIntyre presents a special programme on the life and career of Michael Foot.
| 21:00Is morality hard-wired in the brain or learnt? Adam Rutherford investigates. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
| 21:001/20Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
| 21:003/3Not expecting to gain the throne, Henry II's son reveals a talent for making enemies.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Pam Rhodes appeals on behalf of Arthur Rank Centre. 21:30Gary Younge assesses the strength and influence of the Tea Party movement in the US. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. Rescue efforts continue in Chile. Lord Ashcroft clarifies his tax status 22:451/10Alone in Pimlico, Anthony has a moment of self-knowledge: the best is over.
| 22:00News from a global perspective with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Appalled by his lonely life in London, Anthony seeks refuge with his sister in France.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10At the Mas Lunel, Audrun is realising the full devastation her brother's greed may bring.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Faced with losing all she holds dear, Audrun makes a fateful decision.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10Disappointed at Mas Lunel, Anthony sets out in search of another dream house.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor, Melanie Philips, Clifford Longley.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including It Happened Here.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright considers the point of driving in the 21st century.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:004/4It is the morning after her hen night and Faye cannot remember what happened. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
| 23:002/6Johnno is set for a day out with his girlfriend, but Lloydie is still crashing on his sofa 23:157/7Riot police are called in as the Teddy Bears try to have their picnic.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:003/4Agony aunt Sarah tackles a clown with a secret, and do age-gap relationships work? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orhcard.
| 23:00Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah. 23:30Roger McGough introduces poems including An Overworked Elocutionist by Carolyn Wells.
| 23:00Leonardo DiCaprio: Martin Scorsese and me. 23:30Mark Tully explores the conflict between loyalty and betrayal.
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