| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal; Russian youngsters in custody. 00:45The bells of St Mary's, Lamberhurst, Kent. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Pliny the Younger describes the 79AD eruption. Read by Emma Fielding. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The volcano ensnares Bishop Berkeley, and the Grand Tourists of the 18th century. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Shelley and Dickens visit the volcano and scientists Faraday and Davy feast on its slopes. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5James Naysmith and Mary Somerville are fascinated by the volcano. Emma Fielding reads. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Emma Fielding reads. Tourists view casts of fleeing victims of Vesuvius in Pompeii. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Two contrasting essays from The Idler series, published weekly in the Universal Chronicle.(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. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:451.9 billion pounds of tax money is spent annually on tackling invasive species in the UK. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:45FSA changes advice on products from the offspring of cloned animals in the food chain.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:45Anna Hill asks if enough is being done to reduce food poisoning from chicken.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:45Live animal exports begin at Ramsgate.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris. 05:45Plans for the UK's largest pig farm face objections over possible pollution.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Pastor Lindsay Allen. 05:45'Don't blame Bogey for the parakeets'. A listener explodes a myth about The African Queen.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Clement Danes, The Strand, Westminster. 05:45Writer Jake Wallis Simons explains why he decided to abandon Buddhism.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating Tracey Emin's art, Nato in Libya and the power of emotion.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Debating Clegg's opposition to NHS reform and police fears of government 'revenge'.
| 06:00Debating Britain's expensive trains, the crisis in Syria and a growing dot com bubble.
| 06:00Debating media privacy, Obama and Israel, and science fact and science fiction.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding is back with a new series of walks with a literary theme. 06:30The annual 2 billion pound cost of tackling invasive species. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Professor Peter King explores what it means to be open in life. 06:35In Shropshire's wetlands Britain's largest and arguably most beautiful spider can be found 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With Henry Kissinger on the Middle East and China and debating whether Armageddon is nigh.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Justin Webb makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, with Rev Anne Tomlinson and Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 08:50David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and Anatol Lieven, Francis Fukuyama, Mohsin Hamid and Tahmima Anam. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:003/3How will this generation's life experiences shape our lives over the years to come? 09:306/8Nick Robinson looks at how Harold Macmillan handled the top job in British politics. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Vidal Sassoon. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs 09:45An act of worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Richard Coles with historian Amanda Foreman; Inheritance Tracks from author Iain Banks.
| 09:00News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Is justice influenced by the gender of our judiciary? 10:451/5Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front look at the lives of some incredible women.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. The future of work and the tyranny of gardening. 10:452/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy explore the genius of artist Lauren Bone.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Jeffrey Archer on his latest novel, Only Time Will Tell. 10:453/5Jeremy takes a look at actress Peggy Saville. He speaks to 'close friend' Honor Blackman.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. The artist Tracey Emin on the latest exhibition of her work. 10:454/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy find out what drives arctic explorer Kate Wilkie.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Having a sweet tooth; madeleine biscuits; horses on towpaths. 10:455/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy shine a light on TV comedy supremo Valerie Panther.
| 10:00John McCarthy looks at William Morris in Iceland, Australia and Britain's art galleries. 10:30John Andrew returns to Paris where he lost his heart to 60s icon Francoise Hardy.
| 10:00Clarrie is determined to get an answer and Jamie's private life becomes public knowledge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The class of 88 from one Northumberland school remember their entry into the world of work 11:301/4Harvey Easter is a family man, tone-deaf piano seller and eternal optimist.
| 11:004/30The wildlife value of UK woods triggered a government U-turn in 2010, but is it over? 11:30Li Cunxin, Madame Mao's favourite dancer, tells Darcey Bussell about his amazing journey.
| 11:00The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz. 11:301/6Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire town of Skipton and performs for the locals.(R)
| 11:00Does the key to curing Alzheimer's lie with a poor extended family in Medellin, Colombia? 11:30The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
| 11:00A freewheeling examination of the rise of the British roller derby. 11:303/4Why won't Lucy's father take her to his own exhibition?
| 11:00Steve Richards of The Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Looking behind the headlines with correspondents around the world.
| 11:15Blondie singer Debbie Harry joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Advice for shoppers left high and dry by Focus DIY. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04What's the future for the England-Scotland Union after the Holyrood elections? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:30Schoolchildren across the UK have been left without the skiing trips they paid for. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. How can the railways offer better value for money? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Families travelling to France are being urged to get children vaccinated against measles. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with the latest personal finance news. 12:306/8A 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. 12:041/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Gyles Brandreth and Tony Hawks. 12:32Sheila Dillon reveals the secrets behind some of the world's great vinegars. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:307/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:304/5Phil Hammond's guests are Betty Jackson, Dr Lucie Green and George Hinchliffe.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30End of kiss-and-tell?; Steve Forbes, Forbes Magazine; Hargreaves report on IP and growth.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Is California's desperate search for water at an end? Tom Heap reports.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Angry listeners vent concerns over re-vamped Radio 4 Extra. Is Book at Bedtime too sordid?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Eddie Mair chairs the live discussion from Easingwold in North Yorkshire.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. 13:30The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Clarrie is determined to get an answer. 14:15Discovering his wife's affair, surveillance expert Stuart uses it as an aid for teaching.(R)
| 14:00Hayley can't believe Kate's latest news. 14:153/3For Alice's 100th birthday present, Ruthie sets out to put her family back together again.
| 14:00Jamie's private life becomes public knowledge. 14:15Steve is stressed. His wife barely recognises him. Retirement wasn't meant to be like this
| 14:00Oliver is feeling isolated. 14:15The true story of Scots blacksmith Macmillan, who invented the pedal bicycle in 1840.
| 14:00A picnic at Lower Loxley takes an unexpected turn. 14:15Lesley Manville stars in the true story of Frances Inglis.
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Play about the tense negotiation following the 2010 General Election.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and the team are in Clapham Village Hall, near Lancaster. 14:454/5Hardeep Singh Kohli takes the word 'spin' and sees where it leads him.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Michael Wood unlocks the secrets of the 1986 BBC Domesday project. 15:4521/25Martin Sixsmith signals the first appearance of Trotsky. The Revolution gathers pace.
| 15:00Tom Holland with your stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3By Nick Walker. It is 1965, and something odd is happening to Margaret at the Savoy Hotel. 15:4522/25Martin Sixsmith describes the last chance of imperial Russia and the Tsar to survive.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and an expert panel answer calls about paying for or accessing care. 15:302/3By Simone Felice. Adrian takes to his bike on a wintry Brooklyn night. 15:4523/25Martin Sixsmith plots the course of revolution that marks the end of Russian Tsarism.
| 15:00Ten years after the countryside was devastated by foot and mouth, Helen Mark is in Cumbria 15:27Gervase Phinn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity African Revival. 15:303/3By Toby Litt. A teenager searches for his missing Bob Dylan record all over the village. 15:4524/25Martin Sixsmith charts the chaotic progress of the Revolution. Can Lenin seize the prize?
| 15:00Eric Robson and the team are in Clapham Village Hall, near Lancaster. 15:4525/25A history of Russia, written and presented by Martin Sixsmith.
| 15:304/5Phil Hammond's guests are Betty Jackson, Dr Lucie Green and George Hinchliffe.
| 15:00Country boy Emil enlists the aid of Berlin street children to help him catch a thief.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Coffee prices are at a 30 year high. Sheila Dillon traces the money along the supply chain 16:303/3Simon Cox follows two new social workers into their first jobs in child protection.
| 16:001/3Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking in the 70s and 80s.(R) 16:30Matthew Syed chooses the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion.
| 16:00New research on cemetery etiquette and on the future of cities. 16:30A look at earthquake trauma treatment, the power of placebo, and reading emotions.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Eoin Colfer and John Boyne about their new novels. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Garret FitzGerald, Pam Gems, Elisabeth Svendsen and Ernesto Sabato. 16:30This week's cinema with Francine Stock - Cannes, Isadora and a restored 20s classic.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal. 16:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30'Don't blame Bogey for the parakeets'. A listener explodes a myth about The African Queen. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Will an explosion in financial services aimed at the world's poorest help, or hurt, them? 17:404/8Award-winning novelist Lionel Shriver responds in fiction to a story in 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. 18:301/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Gyles Brandreth and Tony Hawks.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now at the frontline as a sick bug hits colleagues.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Arthur Smith with stand-up comedy from Sean Lock and Annette Fagon and music from Squeeze.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Legendary comedian Tommy Cockles is stunned when Mallard manager Ron has no idea who he is
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/8A 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 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Celia Walden and Louis Theroux.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Hayley can't believe Kate's latest news. 19:15Germaine Greer reviews a new Tracey Emin exhibition; and the new Pirates of the Caribbean. 19:451/5Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front look at the lives of some incredible women.
| 19:00Jamie's private life becomes public knowledge. 19:15Paul Giamatti in new film Win Win reviewed; documentary-maker Adam Curtis; Danger Mouse. 19:452/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy explore the genius of artist Lauren Bone.
| 19:00Oliver is feeling isolated. 19:15Miriam Margolyes talks to Mark Lawson on her 70th birthday. 19:453/5Jeremy takes a look at actress Peggy Saville. He speaks to 'close friend' Honor Blackman.
| 19:00A picnic at Lower Loxley takes an unexpected turn. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to David Tennant and Catherine Tate and Ed Smith reviews cricket films. 19:454/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy find out what drives arctic explorer Kate Wilkie.
| 19:00Ruth is beside herself with worry. 19:15Chinese pianist Lang Lang, Patrick Stewart as Shylock and food as theatre. 19:455/5Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy shine a light on TV comedy supremo Valerie Panther.
| 19:004/8Award-winning novelist Lionel Shriver responds in fiction to a story in the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Elizabeth refuses to be placated. 19:15From the Kennedys to the Obamas, Americana looks at the impact of Irish roots on the USA. 19:451/3By Jojo Moyes. Alice Herring seems like a perfect witness, but all is not as it seems.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00As Methodism fades in Britain, its huge influence on national and global history remains. 20:30Owen Bennett-Jones explores Pakistan's connections to jihadi groups.
| 20:00Will an explosion in financial services aimed at the world's poorest help, or hurt, them? 20:40Peter White asks: how easy is it to use the iPlayer if you can't see?
| 20:00David Aaronovitch and panel discuss whether the Slut Walks are an effective protest. 20:45Writer Jake Wallis Simons explains why he decided to abandon Buddhism.
| 20:00Were the Bristol Tesco riots a sign of frustration about planning rules and supermarkets? 20:30Peter Day finds out why copyright is such a contentious issue in the internet age.
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the live discussion from Easingwold in North Yorkshire. 20:50David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
| 20:00A cast of musicians, writers and poets reflect as Bob Dylan turns 70.
| 20:00Angry listeners vent concerns over re-vamped Radio 4 Extra. Is Book at Bedtime too sordid? 20:30Matthew Bannister on Garret FitzGerald, Pam Gems, Elisabeth Svendsen and Ernesto Sabato.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr and Anatol Lieven, Francis Fukuyama, Mohsin Hamid and Tahmima Anam.
| 21:00A look at earthquake trauma treatment, the power of placebo, and reading emotions. 21:303/3How will this generation's life experiences shape our lives over the years to come?
| 21:00Is California's desperate search for water at an end? Tom Heap reports. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Vidal Sassoon.
| 21:004/30The wildlife value of UK woods triggered a government U-turn in 2010, but is it over? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand.
| 21:005/5Martin Sixsmith signals the first appearance of Trotsky. The Revolution gathers pace.
| 21:002/2William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem written in the language of common speech.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest personal finance news. 21:26Justin Webb makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 21:30Peter Day finds out why copyright is such a contentious issue in the internet age.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Global news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10Taha's involvement with Muslim extremists bent on jihad takes him to a training camp.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:457/10Local bigwig Hagg Azzam yearns for a second wife and a political career.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:458/10Haag Azzam has got what he wished for, but fails to anticipate the terrible consequences.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:459/10Busayna finds employment - with strings attached.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:4510/10Busayna and Zaki are falling in love, much to her surprise.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15David Aaronovitch and panel discuss whether the Slut Walks are an effective protest.
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. 22:45John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen looks at the mysterious art of shorthand. 23:30The day's top news stories from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:004/5Jon Ronson considers the moment when we follow the herd and make accusations. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Faye is in a panic over the family coming to dinner. Life should be cozy?(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Jason's lively look at happiness in the workplace with Chris Ramsey. 23:30Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Matthew Syed chooses the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 23:30Roger McGough revisits extracts from A Shropshire Lad read by the late Pete Postlethwaite.
| 23:00This week's cinema with Francine Stock - Cannes, Isadora and a restored 20s classic. 23:30Professor Peter King explores what it means to be open in life.
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