| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health. 00:45The bells of Durham Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Similarities between middle age and adolescence. Jane Shilling's memoir. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Hitting 50 with nothing to wear, Jane selects a new wardrobe. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The highs and lows of single parenthood. Read by Samantha Bond. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Jane Shilling explores belonging from the perspective of family and place. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Austere times lie ahead after Jane's work as a freelance journalist receives a blow. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A soldier is married on sentry duty, and Dr Rapunzius sells some amazing toothache pills.(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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| 03:00 | | | | | 03:00Australia v England, the Second ODI from the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45Should livestock be taken out of the livestock market? 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45A warning rural petrol stations could disappear by the end of the decade.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45Objections to plans for the country's biggest dairy due to risk of water contamination.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45The scientist who believes locusts, crickets and mealworms are the food of the future.
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection. 05:45A news programme shaped by the inquisitiveness and experience of the Radio 4 audience.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day. 06:30Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| | 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark meets Bristol city dwellers developing a nature reserve on their doorstep. 06:30Charlotte Smith traces food back to its source. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 09:00 | 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:001/2Hollywood versus the rest of the world: why America won the movie wars. 09:302/4John Wilson reunites composer Rachel Portman with her music teacher and old school. 09:45From Cardiff led by the Rev Peter Baker.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Kirby.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop George Stack.
| 09:45Spiritual reflection with a bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Fi Glover with business guru Deborah Meaden, and the Inheritance Tracks of Rick Astley.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Including singer Wanda Jackson, the 'First Lady of Rockabilly'. 10:451/5Lella Florence is looking for women to help with trials of the contraceptive pill.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Including singer Barbara Dickson on her new album and tour. 10:452/5June and Jeanette try and find out what new friend Isobel is keeping from them.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Including actor Ruth Jones on her portrayal of Hattie Jacques. 10:453/5June convinces Ray to let go of his inhibitions.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Including why do British clothing sizes vary so much? 10:454/5With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings.
| 10:00Australia v England, the Second ODI from the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
| 10:00John McCarthy explores the coast of Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana in South America. 10:30Marc Riley, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker search for whales off the coast of Ireland.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Lord Brooke returns to the titular land of his peerage - Alverthorpe, near Wakefield. 11:302/6Ed has landed on his feet with a decent pad, a coffee maker and gainful employment.
| 11:0038/40Saving Species reports from Australia on how tourists are helping to save whales. 11:30Artist filmmaker Isaac Julien charts the rise of artists working in the shadow of cinema.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes with the world-renowned Aerobatic team, the Red Arrows. 11:306/6After problems assembling his model schooner, Arthur goes in search of a free gift.
| 11:00Despatches from Tunis, Hanoi, Beirut, Paris and Moscow hosted by Kate Adie. 11:30Glenn Mitchell examines the impact of the tv series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
| 11:302/6Young Pip is betrayed and receives a spectral visitor.(R)
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Foreign correspondents tell their stories from different parts of the world.
| 11:30Veteran Corrie actress Betty Driver joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why holiday companies are still selling package deals to Tunisia. 12:531/14Tales from cinemas across the world with Matthew Sweet - opening with Lebanon. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Julian Worricker. We take a look at the rising price of foodstuffs. 12:534/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits the last cinema in Kashmir. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:537/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Afghanistan. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Are tax havens harming our economy? 12:30John Waite on the impact of the collapse of housing maintenance firm Connaught. 12:5310/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Istanbul. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Do web filters really protect children online? 12:5313/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Havana. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances. 12:303/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/6Fifty-fourth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates developing trends in the shellfish trade. 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. 13:301/3Frances Fyfield returns with her forensic exploration of great classical music manuscripts
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Jeremy Hunt on local TV; social media in Tunisia; newspaper circulation falls.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:30Stewart Henderson presents the programme that answers listener questions.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Do other European countries enjoy better healthcare, as the Government suggests?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Poole Grammar School.
| 13:00The latest news with in-depth analysis. 13:30Matthew Sweet asks how the mobile phone is transforming the way we watch and make movies.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Vicky is game for a laugh. 14:15The friendship between the writer and illustrator Edward Lear and his Greek manservant.(R)
| 14:15By Bettina Gracias. The story of a young Pakistani boy who was forced into bonded labour.(R)
| 14:00The pressure mounts at Lower Loxley. 14:15A TV illusionist and a medium both have their belief systems tested.
| 14:00Pat broaches a delicate topic. 14:15Deborah Wain's drama about Alzheimer's disease and music.
| 14:00It's an exhausting day for the Brookfield residents. 14:15Peter Jukes looks at how changes to British prenuptial law may affect a divorcing couple.
| 14:00Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Jonathan Myerson's play explores pressures on US diplomacy in the 1973 Middle East War.
| 14:00The GQT team tackle gardening questions posed by call-centre staff in Warrington, Cheshire 14:451/5Ian Marchant meets five 'completists' driven by the need to tick off the entire collection
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| 15:00 | 15:001/2Barry Norman on the changing experience of British cinema going over the last century. 15:451/10David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us. Do we need a map for the dark?
| 15:00Are marine creatures under threat from noisy wind turbines? 15:301/3Joe Bloggs is dead, but who knew him best: his first love, his wife or his lawyer?(R) 15:452/10David Thomson explores the power of cinema. What is the special power of music and sound?
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on renting and letting property. 15:302/3Joe Bloggs is dead but who knew him best: his first love, his wife or his lawyer?(R) 15:453/10When Al Jolson sang for his 'mammy' in 1927, a new age of dreaming and illusion was born.
| 15:00Meet those who are braving the winter to live like nomads in their yurt high up on Exmoor. 15:27Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal for YouthNet UK. 15:303/3Joe Bloggs is dead but who knew him best: his first love, his wife or his lawyer?(R) 15:454/10Author and critic David Thomson delves into cinema's dubious love affair with death.
| 15:00The GQT team tackle gardening questions posed by call-centre staff in Warrington, Cheshire 15:455/10Continuing his journey through cinema, David Thomson meditates on time and memory.
| 15:30Closet campanologist Ian McMillan spends a day at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.(R)
| 15:001/4Doug Lucie's dramatisation of Wilkie Collins's detective classic set in the 1840s.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Angela Hartnett cooks a winter's feast from the 2010 Best Producer Finalists' ingredients. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the history of Christians and Muslims in Egypt. 16:552/14Tales from a cinema queue in Mumbai, with Matthew Sweet.
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the world of language and communication. 16:30Physicist Jim al-Khalili nominates Gertrude Bell who shaped modern-day Iraq. 16:555/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits the Mario Video Centre in Ghana.
| 16:00The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast. 16:30Dr Mark Porter on the 'hidden' epidemic of hepatitis C and the latest treatments for it. 16:558/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in China.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Alastair Campbell about his five of the best books. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 16:5511/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Georgia.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Vang Pao, Nat Lofthouse, John Gross, Susannah York and Stu Smith. 16:30Francine Stock tries to set up her own pop-up cinema, enlisting the help of Ken Loach.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of clothes sizes - why do they vary so much?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Paul Torday about his new book. 16:30Roger McGough returns with a new series of your poetry requests, including work by Brecht.
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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. 17:30A news programme shaped by the inquisitiveness and experience of the Radio 4 audience. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Is the government making it almost impossible to sue a drug company? 17:40James Silver profiles Andy Coulson, who's resigned as David Cameron's communications chief 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. 18:304/6Fifty-fourth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie being at University with some salsa classes.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6The show which improvises an entire musical in front of your very ears.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Nationalise British music festivals - and reduce the voting age to 16.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Lenny Henry, Andrew Neil and Alastair Campbell.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Hardeep Singh Kohli makes his selection from the week's radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Harrison Ford in Morning Glory; screenwriter Neil Jordan; special effects in film. 19:451/5Lella Florence is looking for women to help with trials of the contraceptive pill.
| 19:00The pressure mounts at Lower Loxley. 19:15Mark Lawson explores Art you can touch, selects new crime fiction and reviews Black Swan. 19:452/5June and Jeanette try and find out what new friend Isobel is keeping from them.
| 19:00Pat broaches a delicate topic. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Peter Hall's new National Theatre production of Twelfth Night. 19:453/5June convinces Ray to let go of his inhibitions.
| 19:00It's an exhausting day for the Brookfield residents. 19:15John Wilson reviews Peter Mullan's film NEDS, about Glasgow teenage-gangs in the 1970s. 19:454/5With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings.
| 19:00Usha tries to be supportive. 19:15With Kirsty Lang, including Jeremy Dyson on Dahl and the Scissor Sisters on Mapplethorpe. 19:455/5Major changes occur in the lives of all three women taking part in the pill trial.
| 19:00James Silver profiles Andy Coulson, who's resigned as David Cameron's communications chief 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Elizabeth and the children share a thoughtful moment. 19:15With no licence fee, US public broadcasting still makes it happen. Americana asks: how? 19:451/3A woman shopper finds someone else's baby in her trolley and is forced to take it home.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Dotun Adebayo looks at why many young black British people are converting to Islam.(R) 20:30Cambodia is selling vast swathes of its land to global investors - but at what price?
| 20:00Is the government making it almost impossible to sue a drug company? 20:40Peter White talks to Tony Giles and Kirsten Hearn about travelling solo as a blind person.
| 20:00Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:453/3Peter Hennessy visits Lancaster House, the location of deals on Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.(R)
| 20:00Bankers due £7bn: Simon Cox asks why the Government seems powerless to curb bonuses. 20:30Peter Day talks to Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Poole Grammar School. 20:50Alain de Botton gives a philosopher's take on our ecological dilemmas.
| 20:002/2Charting the rise from the 1970s low ebb in cinema-going to today's exciting innovations.
| 20:00Do other European countries enjoy better healthcare, as the Government suggests? 20:30Matthew Bannister on Vang Pao, Nat Lofthouse, John Gross, Susannah York and Stu Smith.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr with Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Sandel, Nina Raine and Azzam Alwash.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter on the 'hidden' epidemic of hepatitis C and the latest treatments for it. 21:301/2Hollywood versus the rest of the world: why America won the movie wars.
| 21:002/3Gabrielle Walker explores how our atmosphere both protects and destroys us. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.(R)
| 21:0038/40Saving Species reports from Australia on how tourists are helping to save whales. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
| 21:00Adrian Penketh's modern take on Balzac's classic tale. A sacked banker finds a magic skin.
| 21:002/2A story of money, relationships and love, full of Trollopian delight.
| 21:00News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances. 21:26Michael Rosen presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Meningitis Research Foundation. 21:30Peter Day talks to Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:451/5A gentle love story which explores the connections we make and how we communicate them.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:452/5Revealing the unspoken dialogue between two people as they get to know each other.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:453/5A dedicated hillwalker shows his new girlfriend the delights of the Peak District.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:454/5The narrator visits his retired parents, but not everything is as quiet as it seems.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:455/5After a startling discovery, an announcement is made.
| 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.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Hugo Rifkind takes a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops have treated the news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen celebrates the life of the microphone. 23:30Rachel Byrne with all the news from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Mr Gee is joined by composer and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley from the pop band Keane. 23:30Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster.
| 23:006/6Another parallel earth is obliterated when Ian inadvertently mucks up global faith. 23:156/6Rufus Hound invites Phil Nichol to read out embarrassing extracts from his teenage diary. 23:30Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/6A recent jog to work seems to have improved more than Hope and Jodie's muscles.(R) 23:30Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster.
| 23:00Physicist Jim al-Khalili nominates Gertrude Bell who shaped modern-day Iraq. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Jonathan Charles explores the new war poetry written by Afghanistan's civilians.
| 23:00Francine Stock tries to set up her own pop-up cinema, enlisting the help of Ken Loach. 23:30Mark Tully considers that, for some, creativity is only possible when control is abandoned
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