| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Book fairs and the Bow Street Runners. 00:45The sound of bells from Sheffield Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Lindsay Duncan reads from Hilary Spurling's biography of American writer Pearl Buck. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Pearl Buck's missionary family face violence and famine in early 20th-century China. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Marrying in haste and soon repentful, Pearl Buck discovers that writing lets her escape. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Liberated by her success, Pearl's private life nonetheless begins to fall apart. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As she enters a frail old age, Pearl Buck continues to shock and surprise her friends. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Iain Finlay MacLeod. An elderly tailor comes face to face with a lost love.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 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 the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham. 05:45Charlotte Smith finds why a skills shortage is good news for those studying agriculture. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham. 05:45Anna Hill hears how growing sweeter peas could mean a greener countryside.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham. 05:45Anna Hill hears criticism of an organic farm conservation scheme.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham. 05:45Farming Today asks if farmers will get a fair price if they generate their own energy.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham. 05:45Supermarket beef is put under the test to find out if it is tougher than it should be.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Rev Dr Giles Fraser reflects on the nature of sacrifice.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Exeter Cathedral. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Bob Crow, General Secretary of the transport union, the RMT.
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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.
| 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 the transformed valleys of the former South Wales coalfields. 06:30Charlotte Smith follows the progress of seven people trying to get a job in farming. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Tom Robinson reflects on the benediction God Be In My Head. 06:35Bishop Nigel McCulloch leads a meditation from the National Memorial Arboretum. 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. 07:10William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Helen Mirren appeals on behalf of Barnardo's. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Archbishop Vincent Nichols is the Celebrant and Preacher, live from Westminster Cathedral.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr talks to Lionel Shriver, Jonathan Balcombe, Victoria Clark and Heather Brooke. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:002/6Olivia O'Leary talks to an Iraqi Kurd and an Iranian Azeri about being refugees in the UK. 09:301/5Lenny Henry opens the series at Soccer City in Johannesburg and enjoys the 'Kwaito' vibe. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Elkie Brooks. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the actress and writer Emma Thompson. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Oliver McTernan.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by bestselling writer Lee Child. With poetry from Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00As politicians encourage us to volunteer more, we ask- don't we do enough of that already?
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| 10:00 | 10:00The enduring appeal of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Plus, should mephedrone be banned? 10:451/5The rich, ruthless financier David Golder receives a visit from an old friend in trouble.
| 10:00Jane Garvey visits an exhibition about the history of plants and flowers in the home. 10:452/5Golder's attempt to recuperate in Biarritz proves anything but relaxing.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to Meera Syal about her new role in Shirley Valentine. 10:453/5Golder's health takes a turn for the worse, and the doctor's diagnosis is unwelcome.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Who do you prefer, Robert Redford or Paul Newman? 10:454/5Gloria has a shattering surprise for her husband.
| 10:00Jenni Murray celebrates 150 years of fish and chips; dramatist Kay Mellor; cousin marriage 10:455/5With Golder's fortunes all but wiped out, he has to negotiate one last deal.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig traces a deported Polish family and explores the Falklands with an artist. 10:30Katie Derham discovers what it is like for an artist to perform for a leading VIP.
| 10:00Lilian and Paul have a capital time, and Vicky plays midwife at Grange Farm.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How neursocience is heading for the classroom. 11:306/6When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them.(R)
| 11:00Chris Ledgard visits Hinkley Point to sample life in the shadow of a nuclear power station 11:30Poet Owen Sheers tells the tragic tale of Britain's lost school of Post-Impressionism.
| 11:003/3Miles Warde tells the story of the closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory near Bristol. 11:302/6Vicky and Matt are having a housewarming. Can he manage to send out the invitations?(R)
| 11:00Linda Pressly witnesses Mongolia's 'deep freeze' which has devastated much of the country. 11:308/8How American fiction is being renewed by writers from different backgrounds.
| 11:00As Doctor Who returns, Jon Culshaw looks at the man who changed it forever - Douglas Adams 11:301/4The American humorist reads from his extensive collection, including some guilty secrets.
| 11:00What can Scotland's government teach Westminster about hung parliaments? 11:30Foreign correspondents provide colour and background to the world's news stories.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people who participated in the first London Marathon in 1981.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04With Julian Worricker. Plans to expand Post Office banking. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why are there so many strikes when the UK economy is barely out of recession? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. 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. 12:04Paul Gambaccini chairs a celebrity edition of the 4's long-running music quiz. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis presents a special Money Box devoted to explaining the deficit. 12:305/6Steve 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. 12:041/6David Mitchell chairs. With Lucy Porter, Henning Wehn, Marcus Brigstocke and Graeme Garden 12:32Versatile Verjuice - the acidic juice from unripe fruit, an ancient product revived. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:302/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the second heat of the general knowledge music quiz.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nitin Sawhney explores the life of Ravi Shankar.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Sky challenged; Vatican on child abuse; Simon Kelner; chancellors' debates.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tom Heap tests the limits of an eco-city being built in a desert.
| 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 discussion from Holsworthy in Devon.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley. 13:30Matthew King looks at composer Joseph Haydn's visits to London between 1791 and 1795.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00The camera never lies at Brookfield. 14:151/3By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Diplomat Bob Goldacre loses the businessman he was looking after
| 14:00Time is running out for Kenton. 14:152/3By Rachel Joyce. If Joe doesn't find an exclusive to please his editor, he'll lose his job
| 14:00Vicky plays midwife at Grange Farm. 14:153/3By Peter Jukes. Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly home from Israel.
| 14:00Lilian and Paul have a capital time. 14:15A family struggle to survive 'at any cost' after the end of the Second World War.
| 14:00Jazzer puts his money where his mouth is. 14:15By Jon Canter. Jackie, a bored housewife, is in love with Stephen Fry.(R)
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Bond is Back. Toby Stephens returns as 007 with a glittering cast led by Ian McKellen.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs. With Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matt Biggs. 14:451/12Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores changing ideas about the countryside.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of composer Delia Derbyshire. 15:456/10Cartographers always have to keep one eye on the map and one on new territorial disputes.
| 15:00Richard Daniel and the team discuss birds, bees and the origins of life. 15:301/5A lonely Indian mother, living in America, meets a charismatic young immigrant.(R) 15:457/10Mike Parker visits a Cold War military site that was once a blank space on a map.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:302/5When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void.(R) 15:458/10Mike Parker asks if Ordnance Survey can maintain its hold on the national topography.
| 15:00We reveal the true location of the Battle of Bosworth and discuss the implications. 15:27Kwame Kwei-Armah appeals on behalf of Arthrogryposis Group. 15:303/5When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void.(R) 15:459/10Mike Parker looks at cartography in the digital age and asks if the paper map can survive.
| 15:00Rev Prof Ben Quash traces the way of the cross on his daily walk to work across London. 15:305/5A young man struggles to accept his widowed father's new young Indian wife.(R) 15:4510/10Mike Parker visits Ambridge, home of the Archers, to explore maps of the imagination.
| | 15:004/4Clarissa befriends Belford and Mrs Smith, hoping only for a family reconciliation.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon explores new ways of thinking about food at the Food and Drink Expo 2010. 16:301/5What happens when your child clicks on the panic button of a social networking site?
| 16:00Why do people always want to "improve" your English? Michael Rosen investigates. 16:30Sue MacGregor, Gyles Brandreth and Burt Caesar recommend their favourite books.
| 16:00Sexuality in later life and interracial relationships in Latin America. 16:30Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.(R)
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Dave Eggers about his latest non-fiction book, Zeitoun. 16:30Quentin Cooper hears about genes, science and patents.
| 16:00Obituary programme presented by John Wilson. 16:30Colin Shindler investigates the British film studios that time forgot.
| 16:00Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Jeanette Winterson about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. 16:30Simon Warner celebrates British beat poet, performer and provocateur Michael Horovitz.
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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.
| 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 Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines. 17:30Should sex offenders be chemically castrated? With Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera goes inside Britain's secret listening station. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Bob Crow, General Secretary of the transport union, the RMT. 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. 18:301/6David Mitchell chairs. With Lucy Porter, Henning Wehn, Marcus Brigstocke and Graeme Garden
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Marcus Brigstocke introduces the actor to social media and herbal supplements.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4The Party take to the streets with their inaugural protest.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Milton leaves the world of theatre and dance to pursue his dream of becoming a miner.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 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. 18:15Peter Curran is joined by Debbie Reynolds, Mark Steel, Joan Bakewell and Arthur Smith.
| 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 | 19:00Time is running out for Kenton. 19:15Roger Daltrey on performing The Who's album Quadrophenia for the first time in ten years. 19:451/5The rich, ruthless financier David Golder receives a visit from an old friend in trouble.
| 19:00Vicky plays midwife at Grange Farm. 19:15Steven Moffat on writing the new Doctor Who. 19:452/5Golder's attempt to recuperate in Biarritz proves anything but relaxing.
| 19:00Lilian and Paul have a capital time. 19:15Jenny Agutter on 40 years of The Railway Children. With John Wilson. 19:453/5Golder's health takes a turn for the worse, and the doctor's diagnosis is unwelcome.
| 19:00Jazzer puts his money where his mouth is. 19:15Kirsty Lang meets Joanne Harris, whose novels include the best-selling Chocolat. 19:454/5Gloria has a shattering surprise for her husband.
| 19:00Jill gets good support on Good Friday. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Brian Eno, guest artistic director of the 2010 Brighton Festival. 19:455/5With Golder's fortunes all but wiped out, he has to negotiate one last deal.
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Bob Crow, General Secretary of the transport union, the RMT. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Pip shows her priorities are still in order, and Brenda spots a golden opportunity. 19:15Matt Frei looks at how America treats its friends and enemies. 19:454/5Jim finds himself locked in mortal combat with a vicious and cunning pirate.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Following her mastectomy, Jenni Murray asks what it takes to wield the surgeon's knife.(R) 20:30Angus Crawford reports on efforts to rescue vulnerable girls in Tajikistan.
| 20:00BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera goes inside Britain's secret listening station. 20:40Sense, which represents deafblind people, wants the voting process made easier for members
| 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Michael Portillo, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik. 20:45Rev Dr Giles Fraser reflects on the nature of sacrifice.
| 20:00Morland Sanders investigates the background to the cabin crew strike at British Airways. 20:30Peter Day asks the standards-setters what they do and why it matters.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Holsworthy in Devon. 20:50Simon Schama reflects on the history of political rhetoric and televised debates.
| 20:00Paul Gambaccini chairs a celebrity edition of the 4's long-running music quiz.
| 20:00Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 20:30Obituary programme presented by John Wilson.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Heap tests the limits of an eco-city being built in a desert. 21:30Andrew Marr talks to Lionel Shriver, Jonathan Balcombe, Victoria Clark and Heather Brooke.
| 21:00Mariella Frostrup asks how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator took over the world of work. 21:302/6Olivia O'Leary talks to an Iraqi Kurd and an Iranian Azeri about being refugees in the UK.
| 21:002/2What happens in the brain during religious experiences? 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Elkie Brooks.
| 21:00Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
| 21:005/20Neil MacGregor explores the rise of new societies 3,000 years ago.
| 21:003/4Lovelace tricks Clarissa back to Mrs Sinclair's house of ill repute, then drugs her.
| 21:00Paul Lewis presents a special Money Box devoted to explaining the deficit. 21:26Helen Mirren appeals on behalf of Barnardo's. 21:30Peter Day asks the standards-setters what they do and why it matters. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Recently widowed Violet embarks on an Atlantic crossing to reunite with an old friend.
| 22:00New plans for social care in England are unveiled. With Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Violet looks back on the friendship that defined her young adulthood.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Aboard ship, one of the dance hosts takes an unhealthy interest in Violet.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Violet and Edwin's happy life is disturbed by the arrival of an unnerving character.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. 22:455/10Edwin discovers that Violet has been keeping a surprising secret from him.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Michael Portillo, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn previews the week's political agenda with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:451/12Analysing how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories of the election campaign.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 23:30David Wilby has all the day's parliamentary news from Westminster.
| 23:00Louise Welsh investigates the Glasgow Vampire hunt that changed Britain's censorship laws. 23:30Sean Curran on today's news from Parliament.
| 23:006/6Is Lloydie ready for what is coming when Johnno makes a hungover, life-changing decision? 23:154/4A manic anger management facilitator tackles road rage.(R) 23:301/2Michael McIntyre introduces some of the best acts that appeared at Edinburgh Fringe 2008.(R)
| 23:003/6Scrooby tries to become a paparazzo, having taken some dubious footage on his mobile phone 23:302/2Michael McIntyre introduces some of the acts that appeared at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe.(R)
| 23:00Sue MacGregor, Gyles Brandreth and Burt Caesar recommend their favourite books. 23:301/2Micky Flanagan hosts some of the best comedy talent at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.(R)
| 23:002/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the second heat of the general knowledge music quiz. 23:30Poet Paul Farley explores the itchy relationship between poets and blood-sucking parasites
| 23:00Colin Shindler investigates the British film studios that time forgot. 23:30Tom Robinson reflects on the benediction God Be In My Head.
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