| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks. 00:45The sound of bells from Crediton Parish Church in Devon. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An account of Roald's life begins at the dinner table and in his hut in Buckinghamshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The dramatic effect of a wartime air crash steered Roald towards writing books. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The tale of the writer's son Theo and a remarkable invention, the Dahl-Wade-Till valve. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Aged 56, it's suddenly all change for Dahl with the arrival of Liccy on the scene. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Charting Dahl's final years, and how his extraordinary spell on children has endured. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A caretaker catches sight of himself in a mirror and sees more than he bargained for.(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 Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Reporting on a massive mussel farm in Lyme Bay which has been given the go-ahead. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Police are tracking rural thieves by tagging tractor fuel. Anna Hill hears how it's done.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Anna Hill reports from the Dairy Event 2010, the UK's largest livestock trade show.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Fears that an 8,000 cow dairy farm may damage the health of Lincolnshire villagers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Farming Today asks how difficult it is to make money from dairy farming.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Mario Conti, Archbishop of Glasgow. 05:454/5Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison recalls a flight from Sweden to Scotland with two moose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from St John the Baptist Church, Loughton in Essex. 05:45John Yates, senior Met Police officer responsible for the phone hacking investigation.
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| 06:00 | 06:00The Met promises to re-examine phone hack claims, plus criticism of MoD civil servants.
| 06:00Errors in the PAYE system, remembering the Blitz and is Obama a failure?
| 06:00With Stephen Hawking, John le Carre, science funding and degrees of murder.
| 06:00Nick Clegg on cuts, Simon Heffer investigates grammar and two heavyweights go head-to-head
| 06:00Debating benefits as a lifestyle choice, cutting reoffending and a high IQ graveyard.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores life along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. 06:30With the decline in dairy farmers, Farming Today asks if money can still be made in milk. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Classicist Llewelyn Morgan reflects upon the importance of fragments of the past. 06:35Moira Hickey visits crofters working the machair, the Outer Hebrides' sandy coastal plain. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00More fallout from the PAYE problems, plus tensions around the 9/11 anniversary.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jumoke Fashola appeals on behalf of AMREF. 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 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain from Biggin Hill. 08:50Book-lover Lisa Jardine muses on her latest conversion to the e-book.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/2Roger Harribin asks how climate policy decisions can be taken amid scientific uncertainty. 09:302/2Julia Langdon explores why, in British politics, the deputy hardly ever gains the top job.(R) 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:004/4Quentin Letts considers the work of the club which regulates the world of pedigree dogs. 09:304/5Dr Hilary Jones considers the history of obesity remedies. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:00Michael Portillo and leading historians discuss the causes and effects of the Blitz. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Dr Michael Ford.
| 09:00Mark Dowd explores how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982. 09:45Christian worship and music led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the controversial Miss World 1970 beauty contest. 09:45An act of worship and music led by Oliver McTernan.
| 09:00Richard Coles is joined by author Charlie Higson and a diplomat held hostage by al-Qaeda.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Drew Barrymore talks to presenter Jane Garvey about her new film. 10:452/6Peter Sissons tells the story of a unique account of the Liverpool Blitz.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Home tutoring - educationally helpful or socially divisive? 10:453/6Rosie Millard examines the technology that was devised to defend London during the Blitz.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray, featuring Tamsin Greig on her new film, Tamara Drewe. 10:454/6Zoe Salmon visits Belfast to find out about how people there coped with the 1941 air raids
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Sadie Frost on her autobiography Crazy Days. 10:455/6Jasper Carrott tells the story of the Birmingham Blitz.
| 10:00Coverage of the first One Day International between England and Pakistan in Durham.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig goes on retreat and explores the places painted by Sir Winston Churchill. 10:30Paul Morley explores the music people were really listening to during the Blitz.
| 10:00Coverage of the second One Day International between England and Pakistan from Headingley.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2Ruth Mcdonald follows Ambassador Francis Campbell's preparations for the Pope's UK visit. 11:303/6The odd couple holiday in Spain. Has Sam finally found love..?
| 11:0019/40Including a report from the Somerset Levels to witness the release of the European Crane. 11:30DJ Taylor goes in search of The Singing Postman.
| 11:00Duncan Campbell tells the story of gangsters, looting and crime on the home front in WWII. 11:303/6The trials of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona and John Gordon-Sinclair.
| 11:00Who are the winners and the losers as Delhi rebuilds itself for the Commonwealth Games? 11:30Archaos - the touring French circus described as the sickest show on earth.
| | 11:00Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30With Kate Adie. Including despatches from the fields of Sierra Leone.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A heavily pregnant mum-to-be has her Virgin phone cut off without warning. Why? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Call You and Yours on the Freedom Of Information Act. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker investigates websites offering free health supplements. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. The argument for 250 New Towns. 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. 12:30Commentary from both semi-finals of the Clydesdale Bank 40.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the Midlands and Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Stephen Sondheim's song was written late in rehearsals for the actress Glynis Johns.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Steve Hewlett speaks to political blogger Guido Fawkes.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:30Deepwater drilling for oil and gas is dangerous. Can we find our supplies closer to home?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Is it last orders at The Bull? 14:15By Rob Evans. Two worlds collide in a dark drama set in the heart of Soho's gay scene.
| 14:00Matt sets the cat amongst the pigeons. 14:152/4Pilgrim has to return a changeling child to his rightful father, the King of the Greyfolk.
| 14:00Lynda sets Bert a challenge. 14:15Emma is happy hiding behind her postcards until new temp Maxine arrives at the office.
| 14:00Jazzer gets the wrong end of the stick. 14:15Hugh Costello's play explores how abuse was allegedly covered up by the Catholic church.
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| 15:00 | 15:00An appraisal of Barbara Castle in the centenary of her birth 15:451/5James Aldred builds a giant tree house in the rainforest in Gabon in Central West Africa.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past. 15:301/3Can Andria's new bed symbolise her future with an enigmatic Russian pianist? 15:452/5James and Nick are chased by a large and very fast bull elephant.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests are on hand to answer your questions about HMRC's tax errors. 15:302/3After pianist Boris's bitter break-up, can Chiara better understand him? 15:453/5A dead tree causes problems as James Aldred tries to build a giant tree house.
| 15:00Helen Mark is in Cornwall to find out about some new features of the landscape. 15:27Sister Frances Dominica appeals on behalf of React. 15:303/3Battle-scarred from her Russian relationships, can creativity bring Chiara salvation? 15:454/5James Aldred and friends work furiously to finish their rainforest tree house on time.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Chef Mark Hix travels to Transylvania to help revive its disappearing food traditions. 16:30Ahead of the Pope's visit, Ernie Rea asks what is distinctive about English Catholicism.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard talks to people who are preserving their voices for posterity. 16:30Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University 16:30Dr Mark Porter investigates biomechanics and sports injuries at the University of Bath.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi. 16:30Discussing Vince Cable's plans to squeeze public funding for scientific research.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Coverage of the second Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan from Cardiff.
| 17:00A fresh perspective on the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with a fresh perspective on the day's news. 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. 18:306/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck and John Sergeant.
| | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Modernising deputy curator Rod wants to make the museum sexy.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Surprisingly, control freak and social worker Clare makes some cool new friends.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6The Simpsons' voice artiste interviews the Office co-creator.
| 18:30Clive Anderson is joined by Peter Hain MP, Will Self, Russel Tovey and Phill Jupitus.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Stewart Henderson introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Matt sets the cat amongst the pigeons. 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including a review of new film Tamara Drewe starring Gemma Arterton. 19:452/6Peter Sissons tells the story of a unique account of the Liverpool Blitz.
| | 19:00Jazzer gets the wrong end of the stick. 19:15With Mark Lawson, who reviews a new staging of Deathtrap, starring Simon Russell Beale. 19:454/6Zoe Salmon visits Belfast to find out about how people there coped with the 1941 air raids
| 19:00It's the night of the golf club dinner and there's a new crisis for Kathy to handle. 19:15Jean Michel Jarre on his 150-date world tour, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Monteverdi. 19:455/6Jasper Carrott tells the story of the Birmingham Blitz.
| 19:00There's an unexpected arrival at Lower Loxley. 19:15Reviews of new play Bedlam and TV series The Young Ones. 19:456/6John F Jungclaussen tells the story of Lubeck's Blitz.
| 19:00John Yates, senior Met Police officer responsible for the phone hacking investigation. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Jolene and Kathy have a heart to heart and Harry launches an online initiative. 19:15A look at the acerbic wisdom of the journalist HL Mencken, aka the Sage of Baltimore. 19:451/3By Jane Matthews. A sojourn with seals and puffins on a small island off Pembrokeshire.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2Paul Mason surveys the account of working-class life given by middle-class writers.(R) 20:30Christopher Landau explores the explosive growth of Christianity in China.
| | 20:00Eddie Mair chairs a debate on the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 20:452/3Cristina Odone discusses sex and the sixties.
| 20:00Straight A's and on the verge of signing-on: the plight of the well-educated unemployed. 20:30Peter Day reports on the past, present and future of UK computing.
| 20:00Shaun Ley chairs the topical discussion from Sheffield High School. 20:50Book-lover Lisa Jardine muses on her latest conversion to the e-book.
| 20:00Alexei Sayle on his boyhood seaside holidays - at trade union conferences in their heyday.
| 20:00Tim Harford and the team investigate how maths is taught in primary schools. 20:30John Wilson on Michael Burn, Corinne Day, Bill Richmond, Mike Edwards and Hope Bourne.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper talks to scientists publishing their research in peer reviewed journals. 21:302/2Roger Harribin asks how climate policy decisions can be taken amid scientific uncertainty.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates biomechanics and sports injuries at the University of Bath. 21:304/4Quentin Letts considers the work of the club which regulates the world of pedigree dogs.
| 21:00Deepwater drilling for oil and gas is dangerous. Can we find our supplies closer to home? 21:30Michael Portillo and leading historians discuss the causes and effects of the Blitz.
| 21:0019/40Including a report from the Somerset Levels to witness the release of the European Crane. 21:30Mark Dowd explores how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982.
| 21:00Tragi-comic drama about a hostage siege at a residential care home.
| 21:001/2Dramatisation of Gerald Durrell's classic comic tale.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jumoke Fashola appeals on behalf of AMREF. 21:30Peter Day reports on the past, present and future of UK computing. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:451/10In her quest to become a matador Alex flies from Texas to Valencia.
| 22:00The Home Secretary is to review the extradition treaty between Britain and the USA. 22:452/10Alex goes for a talk with young matador Roberto de la Torre.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/10Loreli King reads from the novel by Wena Poon.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:454/10At the annual bullfight for Las Fallas in Valencia. Roberto spots Alex amongst the crowd.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:455/10Roberto has retired from the bullring, but Alex won't let him forget his past.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Eddie Mair chairs a debate on the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45John Kampfner takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard meets some of those trying to stop the death of languages around the world. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:002/5A new term, and second-year student Lila is going to teach the freshers all she knows. 23:30Susan Hulme presents the BBC's flagship Parliamentary Programme.
| 23:004/6At the Preston pie competition, our announcer muses on the meaning of life. 23:152/4Looking at pressures to conform, Andrew Lawrence probes communication difficulties. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:002/6A macabre celebrity makeover show and the origins of the internet.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the Midlands and Northern Ireland. 23:30Anthony Sattin on Layla and Majnun, the poem that inspired Eric Clapton's seminal pop song
| 23:00Stephen Frears talks to Francine Stock about his new film Tamara Drewe. 23:30Classicist Llewelyn Morgan reflects upon the importance of fragments of the past.
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