| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Is Playboy "an unlikely ally for the feminist cause"? Also, celebrity politics. 00:45The bells of Worcester Cathedral. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Nicholas Shakespeare tells the story of his Brazilian brother-in-law's journey to Africa. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Sonia Faleiro describes a meeting with a young woman returning home to India. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Shehan Karunatilaka looks for a man in Sri Lanka who dispenses a string to bring fortune. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Anthony Sattin tells the story of Abdu who lives in a graveyard in Cairo. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Rory Stewart tells the story of the Turquoise Mountain project he launched with locals. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3Claire and Timothy wonder why a strange woman is appearing in their family photos.(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. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45Caz Graham assesses the impact of reducing the number of sheep on the hills. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45Russia is to export grain once again, after a ban which helped UK food prices soar.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45British cucumber growers fear their profits will fall after the German E coli outbreak.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45The hidden value of land. A new report suggests even more farmers being paid not to farm.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. 05:45Cow's milk is linked to the superbug MRSA.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With Dr Tina Beattie, Director of Catholic Studies at Roehampton University. 05:45"It started as a normal party, then turned into an orgy." Tales of a former Bunny Girl.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary and St Chad, Brewood, Staffordshire. 05:45Anne Applebaum asks how governments can best compensate victims of repressive regimes.
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| 06:00 | 06:00James Naughtie, from Cairo, explores the Arab Spring as it turns into a difficult summer.
| 06:00With Justin Webb and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Debating interest-only mortgages, James Naughtie's DNA and problems at Southern Cross.
| 06:00Debating an immigration 'amnesty', the war on drugs, and if pop music is stuck on repeat.
| 06:00Debating E. coli, private involvement in the health service and caring for the vulnerable.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding joins walkers and members of the Malcolm Saville society in Shropshire. 06:30Caz Graham asks what the uplands are worth to the UK. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jo Fidgen considers the challenges faced by soldiers with religious faith in wartime. 06:35A return to dairy farming. With Sarah Swadling. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Debating fears over the sexualisation of children. Plus Lamont and Darling on the economy.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Jessica Brohn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Penny Brohn Cancer Care 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Service with the BBC Philharmonic from the new studios in Salford Quays. 08:50Sir David Attenborough introduces Rommel the Chameleon.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and Paul Theroux, Salil Shetty, Catherine Mayer and Charles Jencks. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Michael Buerk talks to Di Franks about her decision to give a kidney to a stranger. 09:308/8Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Barry McGuigan. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. 09:45An act of worship led by Dr Michael Ford.
| 09:00Richard Coles with actor Richard Wilson; Inheritance Tracks from author Jodi Picoult.
| 09:00Patrick O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Hairdressing: is it a good career choice? 10:45England v Sri Lanka. The fifth day of the First Test in Cardiff.
| 10:00Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/5As the family band hits the road, Les meets an old flame.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. UK under attack from Tineola Bisselliella - the clothes moth! 10:453/5The revelation about Sheila's real father threatens to fracture the family.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Slutwalk protest - can women always wear what they want? 10:454/5Les picks up with Elaine where he left off 25 years ago, and gets dumped again.
| 10:00Should surrogacy laws be changed?; ultra running; Joyce Ridings; office politics. 10:45England v Sri Lanka. The first day of the Second Test from Lords.
| 10:00John McCarthy hears about the Greek Islands and kayaking round Ireland. 10:302/3Never a fan, Lenny Henry tries to find out what's so great about the band The Pogues. 10:59Coverage of the second day of the Second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's.
| 10:00Opera singer Alfie Boe joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. 10:45Coverage of the third day of the Second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's.
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| 11:00 | | 11:006/30Sarah Pitt talks to Jennifer Owen about her life-long study of the wildlife in her garden. 11:30Mike Phillips investigates the coming of age of black British crime fiction.
| 11:00Alan Dein shares a memory-rich round of golf with a group of nuclear workers at Sellafield 11:304/6Mark celebrates Walsall and why it has nothing to do with Birmingham.(R)
| 11:00Kate Adie introduces despatches from Berlin, Sarajevo, Los Angeles, Moscow and Phnom Penh. 11:30Bluegrass in the Cotswolds at the Sore Fingers Summer School
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| 12:00 | | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker. The Localism Bill. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Winifred Robinson asks if debt companies will be banned from cold calling customers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The soldiers serving in Afghanistan who've lost thousands to a property company in Essex. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | 13:00With Shaun Ley. News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Channel 4's Chief Executive David Abraham; the case for cameras in court; X Factor judges.
| 13:00Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:30Where does it begin and where does it end? Dominic Arkwright talks foreignness.
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| 14:00 | | 14:00There are family rivalries at the Single Wicket Competition. 14:15An amateur gardener becomes obsessed with hunting down a mole.(R)
| 14:00Jolene makes an unexpected offer. 14:15Neil Brand's fast-talking musical set in a 1932 Chicago radio studio.
| 14:00Freddie is furious at a last-minute change of plan. 14:15A separated couple attempt to live together, but sticking to a list of rules proves hard.
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| 15:00 | | 15:00Tom Holland with your stories that are changing the way we see the past. 15:301/3A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat. 15:452/5Alan meets Chris Spedding, a guitarist who has mostly managed to avoid the limelight.(R)
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests take your calls on debt and debt collection. 15:302/3The death of Mrs Probus threatens a precarious future for her long-time servant. 15:453/5Alan meets Amelia Fletcher, singer with several successful indie bands in the 80s and 90s.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks on the Black Hill near to Hereford in the footsteps of Bruce Chatwin. 15:27John Humphrys presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Excellent. 15:303/3Amabel recalls an idyllic weekend spent in the English countryside 20 years before. 15:454/5Alan Johnson meets Jackie Abbott, ex-singer in The Beautiful South.(R)
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| 16:00 | | 16:003/3Rory Cellan-Jones asks where social networking will go in the future.(R) 16:30Lindsey Davis and James Walton share favourite paperback books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Family breakdown post Hurricane Katrina. Also, remembering Communism. 16:30Controlling and violent behaviour in teenage relationships; super autobiographical memory.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup celebrates a renaissance in historical fiction writing. 16:30Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
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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.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Fi Glover, Sue Perkins and Stephen Fry.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Clare's entranced by a dog following her into work, unlike Brian. Stars Sally Phillips.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4The young aspiring politicians attempt to get the recognition and publicity they deserve.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/8A 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 kd lang, Anthony Horowitz, Seasick Steve and Guillemots.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Steve Delaney makes his selection from the week's radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There are family rivalries at the Single Wicket Competition. 19:15Mark Lawson reassesses the plays of Terence Rattigan in his centenary year. 19:451/525 years after being sacked from his band, Les Bone is going back on the road.
| 19:00Jolene makes an unexpected offer. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including Julian Barnes on tennis, and a review of the film Senna. 19:452/5As the family band hits the road, Les meets an old flame.
| 19:00Freddie is furious at a last-minute change of plan. 19:15John Wilson meets Frankie Valli - frontman of The Four Seasons, and novelist Ali Smith. 19:453/5The revelation about Sheila's real father threatens to fracture the family.
| 19:00Brian has decisions to make. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including an interview with actor Dominic West. 19:454/5Les picks up with Elaine where he left off 25 years ago, and gets dumped again.
| 19:15Rolando Villazón on opera and pop and Kaiser Chiefs on their pick and mix new album. 19:455/5Against all odds, the family band makes the Blackpool showcase.
| 19:006/8Writer Ed Jones' take on the ethics of football. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
| 19:00Caroline is in the doghouse. 19:15In the melting pot of the US, Americana explores the heated debate over immigration. 19:451/3By Abdelkader Benali. A Dutch-Moroccan man makes a long-overdue visit to his ill mother.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00David Goldblatt tells the turbulent story of FIFA, international football's governing body 20:30How our health debate avoids the real issue - care costs, and we must choose how to pay.
| 20:00Who advises American presidents? Tony Blair's chief of staff Jonathan Powell investigates. 20:40How to spice up your cooking the blind way - the latest instalment of Can't See Will Cook.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch asks what can science tells us about our morals? 20:45Anne Applebaum asks how governments can best compensate victims of repressive regimes.
| 20:00The Archbishop of Canterbury preaches at a service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
| 20:00Topical discussion from St Julian's Methodist Church, Newport, Gwent. 20:50Sir David Attenborough introduces Rommel the Chameleon.
| 20:002/3How a decision to have a baby for money transformed the life of an ordinary woman.
| 20:00Roger Bolton assesses local radio. What keeps you up at night - CBeebies? 20:30Matthew Bannister on Dame Barbara Mills, Gil Scott-Heron, Leonora Carrington, Flick Colby.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr and Paul Theroux, Salil Shetty, Catherine Mayer and Charles Jencks.
| 21:00Controlling and violent behaviour in teenage relationships; super autobiographical memory. 21:30Michael Buerk talks to Di Franks about her decision to give a kidney to a stranger.
| 21:00In a new series, Geoff Watts investigates the bacteria flourishing on our bodies. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Barry McGuigan.
| 21:006/30Sarah Pitt talks to Jennifer Owen about her life-long study of the wildlife in her garden. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
| 21:00Detective story by Robert L Pike. Lieutenant Clancy is assigned to protect a Mafia witness(R)
| 21:001/3By Mike Walker. Philip Jackson as Edward I. An old soldier finds new love.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Jessica Brohn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Penny Brohn Cancer Care 21:30How our health debate avoids the real issue - care costs, and we must choose how to pay.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:456/8The realities of loving a family man, and remembering a father.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:457/8Christmas without your lover, and figuring out Evie's story - and Sean's heart.
| 22:00The government orders an inquiry into abuse at a residential hospital. 22:458/8Gina realises what she owes to Evie - and what Evie will always have over her.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with David Eades. 22:451/7A haunting and heartbreaking novel from Korea's best selling novelist, Kyung-Sook Shin.
| 22:00Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis. 22:452/7Recalling past intimacies, Chi-hon begins to understand at last.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15David Aaronovitch asks what can science tells us about our morals?
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Miranda Green analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Grammy Award winning filmmaker Don Letts explores the life of reggae singer Peter Tosh(R) 23:301/5How do toasters work? Is staring at the sun dangerous? With Tom Wrigglesworth.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of witty, irreverent science chat. 23:302/5How far can you fall without breaking a bone? With Justin Moorhouse.(R)
| 23:001/4It's the works day out for the staff of Blakeley Industrial Museum. 23:303/5What is 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' ? With Keith Farnan.(R)
| 23:002/4Conspiracy theorist Dave is convinced his postman has been replaced by an alien. 23:304/5Talk show which blends comedy and science, featuring comedian Colin Murphy.(R)
| 23:00Lindsey Davis and James Walton share favourite paperback books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:305/5Comedian Colin Murphy, David Booth, Matthew Collins and Bernard O'Shea have some answers.(R)
| 23:009/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 23:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
| 23:00Ayrton Senna,sperm donors and American aristocrats- Francine Stock ponders the documentary 23:30Jo Fidgen considers the challenges faced by soldiers with religious faith in wartime.
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