| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places. 00:45The bells of St. Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The life of the Spanish Infanta who became Queen and changed the course of Tudor history. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Catherine is about to become a pawn in the complicated game of European politics. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Protests by farmers against retailers are going to take place in the run up to Christmas. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Farming Today finds out why it costs more to live in the countryside than the city.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Small rural schools could face closure as local authorities cut back on spending.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Latest on the exchange of fire between North and South Korea and the Irish bail-out.
| 06:00Michael Gove on the Education White Paper, 29 miners trapped in NZ are believed to be dead
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| 07:00 | | | | 07:00Debating how to stop domestic violence and who is taking part in student protests.
| 07:00With Ed Miliband on where he will take Labour, and is 2010 the warmest year on record?
| 07:00Labour's Peter Hain on reforming the party, plus Blair and Hitchens' debate on religion.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Juliet Stevenson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The first of our Advent services live from Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. 08:50Joan Bakewell reflects on organised religion and secular society's attitudes to sex.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and PJ O'Rourke, Armando Iannucci, Mary Beard and Simon McBurney. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Fergal Keane talks to Noreen Oliver about the treatment of drug and alcohol addicts. 09:301/5Roger meets actor Warren Mitchell, Leo Sayer, chef Tom Kime and photographer Lewis Morley. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Nina Conti. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Sharon Grenham Toze.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of metaphor. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Revd Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Sheila Dillon presents this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards.
| 09:00Fi Glover with screenwriter and novelist Nick Hornby and poet Murray Lachlan Young.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Women and the role silence plays in their spiritual lives. 10:451/5Ella advertises for a new tenant, and an old flame from her school days returns.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Underwear - how do women and men relate to it. 10:452/5Teenager Jaz has set her heart on a pair of boots.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. 10:453/5Teacher Sarah confides her secret longing to landlady Ella.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. India Knight on the highs and lows of a family Christmas. 10:454/5Handyman Adrian comes up with a plan for Jaz's education.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Picky Eaters - Do we indulge children and adults too much? 10:455/5Ella decides to throw a celebration dinner party for the household.
| 10:00John McCarthy talks to Bianca Jagger about her travels and to Matthew Rhys about Patagonia 10:30Dom Joly explores life with mobile phones. After 25 years, could we go cold turkey now?
| 10:00Will's on the warpath and Helen makes a confession.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/2How US business schools are responding to the Crash of 2008 by more emphasis on ethics. 11:301/4Actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris gets a part in a terrible play. Stars Bill Nighy.
| 11:0030/40Memories of river wildlife, migratory swans and fungi all in this week's programme. 11:30Celebrating Jane Austen's neglected but delightful and revealing early works.
| 11:00Alan Dein joins white-collar boxers on the way to a big City night out. 11:302/4Ronnie and Nick are forced to hide an entire military band and Jamie gets a job.
| 11:00Lucy Ash asks why six young men in Russia's Far East waged a guerrilla war on the police. 11:30Stefan Gates explores the story behind the cover of Led Zeppelin's album House of the Holy
| 11:001/2Peter Curran follows three former city high fliers embarking on a year of teacher training 11:304/4When the company's dealings become front page news, Simon wonders if he should be forgiven
| 11:00Steve Richards of The Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Another look behind the big world stories with Kate Adie.
| 11:15Writer Robert Harris joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Empty homes, the boss of John Lewis and the lucrative business of breeding labradoodles. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How have you been affected by Ireland's economic problems? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Peter White on why some cut-price energy 'offers' are not what they seem. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Will an overhaul of customer service help Dixons upstage its competitors? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Cuts to the school sports budget, the newest carer - a robot, and DIY classes for kids. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis brings the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of the topical comedy show. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks 12:32Distiller, brewer, or cider maker - Sheila Dillon reveals the Best Drinks Producer. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:30The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Grammy Award winning filmmaker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss favourite children within the family.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30New talent for R4 comedy. When will FM be switched off? A R4 listener swaps to R1 for a wk
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Leamington Spa.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30A year after the Copenhagen climate summit, Roger Harrabin explores what really happened.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Stir Up Sunday proves to be a nostalgic occasion for Jill. 14:155/5On a walkabout of a Coventry estate, Amjad the PM's aide ends up punching a man.
| 14:00Will's on the warpath and Jennifer finds herself outmanoeuvred. 14:15By Dan Allum. Ambition and culture clash in the traveller community.
| 14:00There's a close shave for Pip and the Grundys have a lucrative day. 14:151/2Comic thriller by Steve May. Different people plan for the future in different ways.
| 14:00Jazzer puts his skills to the test and there's an eventful panto rehearsal. 14:152/2Adam uses technology to find perfection, but there's a price. Intense romantic drama.(R)
| 14:00Pip is thinking ahead and Elizabeth is on the lookout for new recruits. 14:15The last dramatic weeks in the life of EJ Moeran, unsung genius of English composition.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30An old tramp is saved from a fight and brought home by a man living in his brother's house
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs a programme from Manchester City. 14:452/5Paul Davies looks back on the life of fellow scientific populariser Carl Sagan.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.(R) 15:451/5The surprising history of exams starts with the oral. With John O'Farrell.(R)
| 15:00Hovering blackbirds, fertile volcanoes and Christmas trees. 15:301/3Alfred Molina performs Miller's New York story on the hateful pleasure of fame. 15:452/5John O'Farrell takes on the timed essay in his surprising history of exams.(R)
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer listeners' questions about energy bills and savings. 15:302/3Alfred Molina performs Arthur Miller's 1960 'Monroe' story set on a beach at sundown. 15:453/5John O'Farrell tackles multiple choice in his surprising history of exams.(R)
| 15:00Richard Uridge goes foraging for fungi in the New Forest. 15:27Terry Wogan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity BBC Children in Need. 15:303/3Hector Elizondo reads Miller's canny tale of a man trying to rid his pond of beavers. 15:454/5John O'Farrell tackles coursework in his surprising history of exams.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs a programme from Manchester City. 15:455/5John O'Farrell looks at the practical in his surprising history of exams.(R)
| | 15:001/6Derek Jacobi stars in Robert Graves' scandalous history of Roman political vice.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon looks at new ideas for using food to save the British pub. 16:30Brian Cox, Robin Ince and Paul Foot ask if the modern world is a force for good or evil.
| 16:001/3Dissecting the impact of the failure of Birmingham-based manufacturer Savekers in 2009.(R) 16:30Sue MacGregor and guests discuss their book choices on stage at the Bristol Old Vic
| 16:00Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience. 16:30Claudia Hammond looks at how the senses influence our memories, food and homes.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup explores the huge boom in fiction for young adults in recent years. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Ingrid Pitt, John Bulloch, Robin Day and Bernard Matthews. 16:30Oscar winning British producer Graham King discusses his adventures in Hollywood.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Paternity leave: is it for 'wusses'?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Peter Ackroyd about his book The Death of King Arthur. 16:30David Walliams talks to Andrew Motion about the appeal of the poetry of Philip Larkin.
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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. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 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. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 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, plus the sports headlines. 17:30'I've been a rape victim, mental health patient and murderer.' Tales of a roleplay actor. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Is enough being done to protect the elderly in care homes? Fran Abrams investigates. 17:405/8Playwright Janice Okoh creates an imaginative response to a story from the week'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. 18:303/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4Why Bagpuss is a bad influence on kids and why Vikings avoided consumer focus groups.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Featuring an array of comic characters, including a fame-hungry celebrity mother.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Pip faces fresh dangers on a reading tour to New York.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of the topical comedy show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Simon Le Bon, Howard Goodall, Matthew Norman & Arthur Smith.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John Waite makes his selection of highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Will's on the warpath and Jennifer finds herself outmanoeuvred. 19:15Mark Lawson meets director Sir Peter Hall, who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday. 19:451/5Ella advertises for a new tenant, and an old flame from her school days returns.
| 19:00There's a close shave for Pip and the Grundys have a lucrative day. 19:15George Clooney in The American; Seth MacFarlane; and Rufus Wainwright on Judy Garland. 19:452/5Teenager Jaz has set her heart on a pair of boots.
| 19:00Jazzer puts his skills to the test and there's an eventful panto rehearsal. 19:15Mark Lawson interviews Eddie Izzard and reviews The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's' Nest. 19:453/5Teacher Sarah confides her secret longing to landlady Ella.
| 19:00Pip is thinking ahead and Elizabeth is on the lookout for new recruits. 19:15Celebrity photographer Albert Watson and rap at the British Library. 19:454/5Handyman Adrian comes up with a plan for Jaz's education.
| 19:00Helen makes a confession and Jolene accepts a lunch invitation. 19:15Bryan Ferry, novelist Anne Enright and the Royal Opera House's new project. 19:455/5Ella decides to throw a celebration dinner party for the household.
| 19:005/8Playwright Janice Okoh creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Jill is puzzled by the crowd at St Stephen's and Amy offers to lend a hand. 19:15As the holiday season hits the USA, Americana examines food choices and money struggles. 19:453/5By Colette Paul. A retired woman is jolted out of her routine by a voice from her past.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Michael Portillo revisits some of the forgotten aspects of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 20:30Sheena McDonald asks why millions of people die on the world's roads each year.
| 20:00Is enough being done to protect the elderly in care homes? Fran Abrams investigates. 20:40Peter White asks Sally Harvey about RNIB planned redundancies within Braille transcription
| 20:00Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:453/3Lynsey Hanley explores the complexities of class and social mobility.
| 20:00The truth about housing benefit and why the Government wants to cap it. 20:30Peter Day wonders why economic growth is always considered the great panacea.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Leamington Spa. 20:50Joan Bakewell reflects on organised religion and secular society's attitudes to sex.
| 20:00Writer Will Self, explores the work of one of Britain's greatest literary talents.(R)
| 20:00New talent for R4 comedy. When will FM be switched off? A R4 listener swaps to R1 for a wk 20:30Matthew Bannister on Ingrid Pitt, John Bulloch, Robin Day and Bernard Matthews.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Crop breeding improved; catching anti-atoms; Tycho Brahe exhumed. 21:30Andrew Marr and PJ O'Rourke, Armando Iannucci, Mary Beard and Simon McBurney.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond looks at how the senses influence our memories, food and homes. 21:30Fergal Keane talks to Noreen Oliver about the treatment of drug and alcohol addicts.
| 21:00Would you eat artificial meat, grown in the lab? Geoff Watts investigates. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Nina Conti.
| 21:0030/40Memories of river wildlife, migratory swans and fungi all in this week's programme. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of metaphor.
| 21:00Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
| 21:002/2The Quangels begin to write anonymous postcards denouncing the Nazi regime.
| 21:00Paul Lewis brings the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Juliet Stevenson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First. 21:30Peter Day wonders why economic growth is always considered the great panacea. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:451/5A virginal English soldier, travelling through Romania, ends up in a deserted village.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:452/5Father Gorcha goes into the mountains and warns his family he will return as a vampire
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/5A Brazilian ship sparks alarming visions for our hero who discovers its demonic cargo
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/5A New England beauty has a disastrous effect on all those who cares for her
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:455/5A priest spots a beautiful woman at his ordination, and a battle for his soul commences
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45Nick Watt takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Richard Wiseman, Annie Caulfield and Matthew Syed examine luck and our influence over it. 23:30Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:006/6Nat Segnit follows Craig McKenzie's controversial attempt at the world's toughest swim. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:00Radio 4's performance poetry series, featuring Michael Horovitz. 23:155/6A divorce has left outdoors pursuit expert Kenny with a touch of agoraphobia. 23:30on the first day of the 2010/11 Ashes Series from the Gabba, Brisbane.
| 23:002/6The Chosen One is piling on the flubbles! 23:30Test Match Special. Commentary on the second day of the first Ashes Test from the Gabba.
| 23:00Sue MacGregor and guests discuss their book choices on stage at the Bristol Old Vic 23:30Test Match Special.Commentary on the third day of the first Ashes Test from the Gabba.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Test Match Special. Commentary on the fourth day of the first Ashes test from the Gabba.
| 23:00Oscar winning British producer Graham King discusses his adventures in Hollywood. 23:30Test Match Special. Commentary on the fifth day of the first Ashes test from the Gabba.
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