| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Rachela Colosi tells Laurie about her detailed ethnography of a lap dancing club. 00:45The sound of bells from St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip in Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Jake is the first foreign reporter to get into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Jake Adelstein seeks advice from a crime reporter before going out on his first assignment 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5To Jake Adelstein's surprise, Japanese mafia seem to operate in broad daylight. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Crime reporter Jake Adelstein comes face to face with an organised crime boss. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Jake Adelstein spends an evening as a host in a nightclub in Tokyo's red light district. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5This new story by Christopher Matthew, set in occupied France, is based on real events.(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 Michael Piret. 05:45The new government wants your help in shaping its new environment policy. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret. 05:45Farmers are warned that thieves are stealing tractors to order.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret. 05:45The advertising watchdog rules an ad about cruelty in abbatoirs made misleading claims.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret. 05:45UK scientists say they've found a way to measure how happy pigs are with their farms.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret. 05:45A new strategy to tackle the UK's commonest food poisoning bug.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Neil Gardner. 05:454/5Famous sibling Julian Lloyd Webber explores sibling relationships.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from Solovki Monastary, White Sea, Russia. 05:45Nigel Thompson profiles Julian Assange, controversial public face of the WikiLeaks website
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| 06:00 | 06:00Fallout from US military data leak, Comrade Duch found guilty, and the Get Carter car park
| 06:00BP's £11 billion loss, more on Wikileaks' Afghan revelations and is UK broadband too slow?
| 06:00Prime minister David Cameron interviewed by John Humphrys.
| 06:00With news of a ban on forced retirement at 65. Plus, the five days after the election.
| 06:00Iain Duncan Smith on 'radical' welfare reform. Who should fund Trident?
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Fair Isle is famous for its knitting, but is it a dying tradition? Moira Hickey reports. 06:30Anna Hill reports on the busiest time in the farming calendar as the harvest begins. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Tom Robinson reflects upon our yearning to be rescued. 06:35Caz Graham visits food writer and smallholder Alex Rushmer in Cambridgeshire. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Duncan Bannatyne appeals on behalf of Mary's Meals. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Bishop Alan Wilson leads a meditation for Lammas Day from Eton College Chapel. 08:50Lisa Jardine reflects on changing fashions in architecture over the last four centuries.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/6Neurobiologist Prof Colin Blakemore takes Wendy Robbins to his childhood home in Coventry. 09:302/5Alan meets Chris Spedding, a guitarist who has mostly managed to avoid the limelight. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:002/4When should a seriously ill child have a say in their treatment? 09:45Christian worship and music led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Gregg Wallace. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:003/4Amanda Vickery listens to the voices of young children who found themselves in court. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the interviewer Lynn Barber. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Oliver McTernan.
| 09:00Fi Glover is joined by the lyricist Sir Tim Rice. With poetry from Kate Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Bidisha. Are women getting the most from new phone technology? 10:451/5Steve Gough's drama about a spirited elderly woman in the Welsh Valleys.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to Victoria Wood. 10:452/5Rachel is shocked by a decision made by her London-based brother.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. A special programme on women who choose not to have children. 10:453/5Rachel takes a nostalgic trip to her childhood home.
| 10:00Jenni Murray hosts a phone-in on women who choose not to have children. 10:45Coverage of the first day of the First Test between England and Pakistan from Trent Bridge
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Are we a nation of slouchers? What good posture can do for you. 10:45Coverage of the second day of the First Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig uncovers the secrets of Florence and Naples with author Lucretia Grindle. 10:302/3Novelist Jake Arnott and his guests look for signs of hope in modern life.
| 10:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedy producer, writer and actor Jimmy Mulville. 10:45Coverage of the fourth day of the First Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Sarfraz Manzoor charts the experiences of graduates looking for work. 11:303/6Poorly Pip faces rural poverty and a mystery nurse. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof.(R)
| 11:0017/40Brett Westwood presents stories about seabirds, lizards and the Little Bittern. 11:30Sports writer and journalist Julie Welch chooses some favourite pieces of writing.
| 11:00Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform. 11:303/6Snow has come to Woodstock. Is it a good idea for Sir John to invite villagers to move in?
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker asks why a new fundraising ad for cancer research is causing controversy. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. Are the police ripe for cuts? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Winifred Robinson speaks to care minister Paul Burstow. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:301/4Prof Robert Winston investigates how Rachmaninov's career was saved by hypnotherapy.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Five's future under Richard Desmond; OFCOM chief Ed Richards; Ed Vaizey on the end of UKFC
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| 14:00 | 14:00There are mysterious goings-on at the village fete. 14:15Henning Mankell's tale of an imaginative boy growing up in an icy northern Swedish town.
| 14:00Shula faces a baptism of fire at the community shop. 14:15Sarah Daniels's play follows two babies through a day in a neonatal intensive care unit.
| 14:00The Grundys' campsite has some glamorous new arrivals. 14:15Dark comedy by Mike Stott. DS Dave Davis investigates a drunken football fan's murder.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Glenn Mitchell examines rare recordings that reveal the lighter side of Peter Sellers. 15:456/10Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
| 15:00The impact of light on the human brain, and do moths bite? 15:301/3William sets out as a would-be heroic knight with his chum Ginger. 15:457/10Mark Whitaker examines the state's role in the liquor trade during the First World War.
| 15:00A panel of guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:302/3Boy scout William commits to a daily good deed, until he meets a ghastly child. 15:458/10Mark Whitaker looks at how the pub industry responded to falling consumption in the 1920s.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon examines the changing fortunes of different berries. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests debate whether Islam allows followers to play and listen to music.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard investigates the world of the inner monologue. 16:30Lisa Appignanesi and Claire Fox talk with Sue MacGregor about favourite books. From 2010.
| 16:00How does having more choice affect our lives? Laurie Taylor discusses a new study. 16:30Mark Porter reports on how telemedicine is transforming patients' lives.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 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. 18:306/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and David Mitchell.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Ed is ensconced in Berkhamsted's premier accommodation for the financially distressed.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Prince Charles ends up helping his driver move a sideboard.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/8Steve 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 Dan Cruickshank, Ronna & Beverly and The Jolly Boys from Jamaica
| 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 | 19:00Shula faces a baptism of fire at the community shop. 19:15Mark Lawson has the verdict on Oliver Stone's new documentary, South of the Border. 19:451/5Steve Gough's drama about a spirited elderly woman in the Welsh Valleys.
| 19:00The Grundys' campsite has some glamorous new arrivals. 19:15M Night Shyamalan on The Last Airbender, and news of the Booker longlist. 19:452/5Rachel is shocked by a decision made by her London-based brother.
| 19:00Kathy makes an unwelcome discovery. 19:15Mark Lawson discusses the songs and shows of Stephen Sondheim, who is 80 this year. 19:453/5Rachel takes a nostalgic trip to her childhood home.
| 19:00Eddie throws down the gauntlet. 19:15Remakes of The Karate Kid and The A-Team reviewed; Stewart Lee analyses his stand-up act. 19:454/5Rachel receives important news about the future of her beloved Tip Wood.
| 19:00Kathy handles a tricky phone call. 19:15James Mangold on Knight And Day and directing A-list stars such as Tom Cruise. 19:455/5Margaret has news for Rachel which sets her thinking about both the past and the future.
| 19:00Nigel Thompson profiles Julian Assange, controversial public face of the WikiLeaks website 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:15David Willis presents Americana from Washington DC. 19:451/5Butlins place an advertisement in The Times.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00The story of how tens of thousands of Muslims volunteered to fight for Hitler. 20:30Will the economic crisis change Puerto Rico's uneasy relationship with the US?
| 20:00How well does the Court of Protection safeguard the finances of the old and vulnerable? 20:40Richard Lane cooks a Thai chicken curry in the latest Can't See, Will Cook series.
| 20:001/3Justin Rowlatt and guests debate how much young children should be tested at school. 20:452/2Julia Langdon explores why, in British politics, the deputy hardly ever gains the top job.
| 20:00What do the NHS reforms mean for health care in England? 20:30Peter Day hears some basic ideas about health.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from St Mary's Church, Sandwich in Kent. 20:50Lisa Jardine reflects on changing fashions in architecture over the last four centuries.
| 20:00Felicity Finch on the end of 170 years of steelmaking on Teesside
| 20:00Roger Bolton presents a selection of listeners' comments about BBC radio. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Alex Higgins, Edna Healey, George Steinbrenner
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper on security cameras, earworms, Anzacs, Facebook and the God particle. 21:302/6Neurobiologist Prof Colin Blakemore takes Wendy Robbins to his childhood home in Coventry.
| 21:002/4When should a seriously ill child have a say in their treatment? 21:453/5Professor Graeme Maidment asks if ancient Egypt answers today's need for sustainable cool.(R)
| 21:00Richard Hollingham meets the scientists trying to track our carbon emissions. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Gregg Wallace.
| 21:0017/40Brett Westwood presents stories about seabirds, lizards and the Little Bittern. 21:303/4Amanda Vickery listens to the voices of young children who found themselves in court.
| 21:009/20Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
| 21:002/2Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
| 21:00With swingeing cuts in the pipeline, how well are universities managing their money? 21:26Duncan Bannatyne appeals on behalf of Mary's Meals. 21:30Peter Day hears some basic ideas about health. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10It's 1968. The tale of four generations of Patel-Joneses.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Babo's passionate love for Sian blossoms - and then his parents find out.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:453/10Sian tells her parents that she's leaving Wales to go to Madras and marry an Indian man.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10Sian and Babo fly to North Wales for Christmas. Sian decides where she wants to live.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:455/10In Madras, Babo and Sian now have two daughters. Then Sian hears bad news from Wales.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/3Justin Rowlatt and guests debate how much young children should be tested at school.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45Zoe Williams takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Exploring the different ways in which deaf people communicate. First of new series. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/5New sitcom by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser. Justin tries to start dating again. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:002/4The Ladies attempt to apprehend a thief, and a graffiti artist gets to work on the loos. 23:152/6Rik Mayall invites you to lie back and listen to a fluffy tale of seduction.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions 23:301/2Reece Shearsmith examines some classic scary moments from British radio and television.(R)
| 23:00Lisa Appignanesi and Claire Fox talk with Sue MacGregor about favourite books. From 2010. 23:302/2Reece Shearsmith examines classic scary moments from the movies.(R)
| 23:00Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. 23:30Roger McGough introduces poems by Simon Armitage, Denise Levertov and John Keats.
| 23:00Mark Gatiss celebrates the work of Martita Hunt. Matthew Sweet meets Oliver Stone. 23:30Tom Robinson reflects upon our yearning to be rescued.
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