| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Fanaticism: use and abuse of a wild idea. Laurie Taylor talks to John Gray. 00:45The sound of bells from St Michael's Church, Mottram-in-Longdendale. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Neil Macgregor with a great Viking hoard from the Vale of York. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Neil MacGregor with a head of the Buddha from Borobudur. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Neil MacGregor - unlocking secrets with broken pots from East Africa. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Sarah and Stephen have found their ideal country home. Or so it seems.(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 the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Farmers face losing their businesses as another council looks to sell its farms. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Anna Hill hears how science can help save the honey bee population from decline.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Featuring the news that DEFRA faces a 25 per cent budget cut.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears that the emergency budget will hit rural areas hardest.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. 05:45The government scales back its plan to vaccinate badgers to control TB in cattle.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45'How I see the world from my workshop.' With Jennifer Tracey.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Paul's Cathedral. 05:45What makes Tory political heavyweight Eric Pickles tick? Gerry Northam reports.
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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.
| 06:00Including 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 walks the final stretch of the South Downs way, from East Meon to Winchester 06:30Charlotte Smith asks if farmers are squeezing enough out of the drinks market. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Violinist Ruth Waterman reflects on the art of listening. 06:35How a hospital trust is supporting local farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 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. 07:55A charity appeal on behalf of the Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service about Christian ministry, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. 08:50David Cannadine reflects on the teaching of history in schools.
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| 09:00 | 09:00With Andrew Marr and guests Tom Hollander, Ruth Harris and Edmund de Waal. 09:45Christian worship and music with Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:004/4Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery. 09:45Christian worship and music led by the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Leo Sayer. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Fr Phil Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the Antarctic and its exploration. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the film director Lewis Gilbert. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Rev Angela Tilby.
| 09:00The Rev Richard Coles is joined by linguist David Crystal and poet Elvis McGonagall.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey asks what family benefits could be cut in the new Budget. Plus sleep problems. 10:456/10The chief suspect arrives at Eliza's door.
| 10:00With Jane Garvey. What does current policy reveal about how we view pregnant women? 10:457/10Eliza and her barrister investigate the background of the detective in charge of the case.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Who decides what constitutes a 'perfect' body? 10:458/10Eliza decides to reveal shocking facts about her past to her barrister.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Playwright Moira Buffini on her new play Welcome to Thebes. 10:459/10Eliza is taken into custody by the police.
| 10:4510/10A final revelation exposes the many secrets and lies surrounding the night of the murder.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig explores tourism development in Cambodia and Kurdistan. 10:302/4Peter Curran drives through Scandinavia, and visits a carbon neutral Danish island.
| 10:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England and Arsenal football captain Tony Adams. 10:42Coverage of the third One Day International between England and Australia at Old Trafford.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Former dotcom millionaire Benjamin Cohen confronts his past.(R) 11:304/6Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering vicar.
| 11:0012/40Including a report from India on efforts to save the long-billed vulture. 11:30Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes
| 11:001/2Peter and Dan Snow follow in the footsteps of the 14th-century hero of the 100 Years' War. 11:302/4As talent night rehearsals grind on, peanuts and a trolley challenge some town residents.
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines. 11:30As Public Enemy's Fight the Power turns 21, Jazzie B explores the political side of rap.
| 11:00Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave(R) 11:303/8Intrigue awaits at one of London's most fashionable nightspots
| 11:00Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes in Westminster in the week of the Emergency Budget. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker discusses mobile phones, gold teeth and the abuse of disabled people. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Live coverage of the budget.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04As one charity closes residential care centres, what's the future of respite care? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker hears Michael Mansfield QC's verdict on changes to Legal Aid. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The chancellor's boost for UK holiday accommodation. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:302/8Steve Punt and John Finnemore present a satirical review of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Nigel Rees's quotations quiz with Sarah Montague, Mr Gee, Rainer Hersch, Toby Young.
| | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30C4's chief executive David Abraham; football in French media; Alan Yentob on The One Show.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss Le Tour de France.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Tim Harford and the More or Less team tackle the budget.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the Maldon Festival in Essex.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jude has his nose to the grindstone. 14:154/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel(R)
| 14:00Brian's on his best behaviour. 14:15Coverage of the first One Day International between England and Australia.
| 14:00Brenda has a confession to make. 14:152/2After a trip home, The Old Beeches' memory man returns with no memory.
| 14:00There's a frosty atmosphere at the airport. 14:15Coverage of the second One Day International between England and Australia from Cardiff.
| 14:00Everything's changed for Fallon. 14:15A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by joining a blind cricket team.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Duet for piano and voice charting one man's remarkable story of courage and survival.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Rory Bremner laments the loss of big personalities and characters in British politics. 15:456/10Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
| | 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on financial issues.
| | 15:00Eric Robson and the panel join gardeners in Amber Valley, Derbyshire. 15:4510/10Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
| 15:30Cerys Matthews investigates why so few women play the blues.
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| 16:00 | 16:00What makes the perfect chip, and who decides? Sheila Dillon finds out. 16:30Ben Goldacre and Dave Gorman discuss the notion of trust in science.
| | 16:00Is the buzz phrase 'social capital' a big mistake? Also, what it means to be a twin. 16:30Why do we trust charismatic leaders? Claudia Hammond reports.
| | 16:00Radio 4's obituary programme. 16:30Francine Stock presents a special edition from The Edinburgh Film Festival.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Saving the fruits of summer in a jar of jam.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage 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.
| | 17:00Full coverage 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, plus sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and the panel discuss property management and the leisure industry. 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. 18:301/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jeremy Hardy.
| | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Victoria Coren Mitchell gets Rufus Hound, Clive Anderson and Fern Britton to commit heresy
| | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Steve Punt and John Finnemore 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 Ardal O'Hanlon, Paul Johnson, Emma Freud and David Cross.
| 18:30Caz Graham introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Brian's on his best behaviour. 19:15The verdict on Christopher Eccleston and Russell Brand, both playing rock stars on screen. 19:451/5Neil Macgregor with a great Viking hoard from the Vale of York.
| | 19:00There's a frosty atmosphere at the airport. 19:15Damon Albarn on returning to Glastonbury. 19:453/5Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan.
| | 19:15Kevin Whately on the late Alan Plater. 19:455/5Neil MacGregor - unlocking secrets with broken pots from East Africa.
| 19:00What makes Tory political heavyweight Eric Pickles tick? Gerry Northam reports. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights including Coppola's Tetro.
| 19:15Matt Frei investigates changing neighbourhoods: the good, the bad and the ugly. 19:451/5By Victoria Hislop. All sorts of mysteries emerge as the sun goes down on a Cretan village(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Dominic Sandbrook asks if Britain is becoming a country that can no longer deliver. 20:30Should the seemingly privileged Baby Boomers bear the brunt of Government spending cuts?
| | 20:00Michael Buerk chairs. With Kenan Malik, Michael Portillo, Claire Fox and Melanie Phillips. 20:453/3London-based journalist John F Jungclaussen compares politics in the UK and Germany.
| | 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the Maldon Festival in Essex. 20:50David Cannadine reflects on the teaching of history in schools.
| 20:00Gary Younge explores how boxers have shaped attitudes to black men over the past 100 years
| 20:00Tim Harford and the More or Less team tackle the budget. 20:30Radio 4's obituary programme.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper with science for MPs, bionic bones, animal ethics and a weird material. 21:30With Andrew Marr and guests Tom Hollander, Ruth Harris and Edmund de Waal.
| | 21:001/4Richard Dawkins decodes the discoveries and mysteries of the human genome sequence. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Leo Sayer.
| | 21:00Victorian murder mystery set in London in 1860, dramatised by Chris Dolan.
| 21:002/3Ned continues to search for meaning in his 35-year career as an intelligence officer.
| 21:00Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26A charity appeal on behalf of the Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society. 21:30A reading of the Rolling Stone article that led to General Stanley McChrystal's dismissal. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Passions run high for Stella and Bella as the company is hit by the financial crisis.
| 22:15National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Tensions run high as Stella is compelled to take more and more risks to be with Rhys.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Hard choices confront high-flyer Stella and PA Bella.
| 22:15National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:459/10Bella's hand is forced, and Stella is up for a prize.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:4510/10Things unravel both personally and professionally for Stella and Bella.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:154/4Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45David Aaronovitch takes a wry look at the broadsheets and red tops.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Dominic Arkwright discusses poetry with Andrew Motion, Guy Browning, Rachel Pantechnicon. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:001/4How the recession is affecting supermarkets and the conspiracy behind gossip magazines.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the emergency Budget and the rest of today's news from Parliament.
| 23:002/4How to name your baby, and is there anything 'easier done than said'?(R) 23:30Today's news from Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:002/4Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about the Daily Express and cheese and onion crisps.(R) 23:30A look at debates in the Commons and the Lords.
| 23:00Tim Key and Susan Calman talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Nigel Rees's quotations quiz with Sarah Montague, Mr Gee, Rainer Hersch, Toby Young. 23:30Roger McGough introduces some of Shakespeare's sonnets and some other 17th-century masters
| 23:00Francine Stock presents a special edition from The Edinburgh Film Festival. 23:30Violinist Ruth Waterman reflects on the art of listening.
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