| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Erotic capital and criminologists' tales from the field. 00:45The bells of St Chad's in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Rudyard Kipling talks of the boche with John Scott-Ellis. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Historical encounters: Helen Keller and Martha Graham. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Elizabeth Taylor unnerves James Dean. Read by Eleanor Bron and Tom Hollander. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Historical encounters: Paul McCartney is congratulated by Noel Coward. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Historical encounters: Salvador Dalà sketches Sigmund Freud. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Katherine Rudd recalls events on the night of the Roswell incident in New Mexico, 1947.(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 Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Charlotte Smith discovers wholesale markets are crying out for more British produce. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Anna Hill hears how over a million tonnes of sugar is harvested on British farms.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45A lack of rain earlier in the year has led to what experts are calling a second autumn.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears how consumer power can boost the British food industry.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Farmers say a ban on feeding pigs to chickens and vice versa should be lifted.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45"I'm the voice of widows, silenced by hackers" - how con men attacked a listener's charity
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Mary's in Bishopstoke, Hampshire. 05:45Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Nick Clegg on the economy, plus musician Ry Cooder on taking on the bankers.
| 06:00Treasury Chief Sec Danny Alexander on balancing deficit reduction and growth.
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding walks along the gritstone escarpment of The Roaches in Staffordshire. 06:30Charlotte Smith joins in the 'beet campaign' as the sugar crop is harvested in Nottingham. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Fergal Keane considers the virtue of compassion. 06:35Caz Graham follows the excitement of Finals Day at the World Sheepdog Trails in Cumbria. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00With John Humphrys and James Naughtie; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10The religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Gabby Logan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10In every corner sing - Salisbury Cathedral's girl choristers celebrate 20 years. 08:50John Gray reflects on the chance encounters that made Churchill wartime Prime Minister.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Misha Glenny, Martin Kemp, Tom Uglow and Jane Pavitt. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:005/5Ex-M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Nicholas Bundock.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Imran Khan. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Tony Burnham.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Japanese belief system of Shinto. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Actor and presenter Martin Clunes joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. 09:45An act of worship led by the Rt Rev Stephen Oliver.
| 09:00Richard Coles with violinist Nigel Kennedy; writer Janine di Giovanni's Inheritance Tracks
| 09:00A look at the long term options for the Euro, and is your garden fit for the Olympics?
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| 10:00 | 10:00How easy is it for women to make their way in motorsports racing? Jane Garvey presents. 10:452/13Janet Suzman stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 10:00Jane Garvey presents. Cook the Perfect quiche; Patricia Routledge; fashion trends. 10:454/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 10:00Male facial hair: love it or loathe it?; women in business - hiring and firing; Janis Ian. 10:456/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 10:00Harris Tweed, sickle cell and maternal health, Allison Pearson on having it all. 10:458/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of all sides of the Battle of Stalingrad.
| 10:00Children and Organ Donation; the Law on Cohabitation; Lullabies; Iron Age Women. 10:4510/13David Tennant stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 10:00John McCarthy looks at Burma, Egypt and the world's longest climb. 10:304/4Steve Punt turns gumshoe, investigating the supposed curse of the Crying Boy paintings.(R)
| 10:00Ambridge celebrates Joe's 90th birthday. Meanwhile Tom has a trick up his sleeve.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process. 11:303/6Sandy sponsors his son-in-law in a charity marathon, but he proves to be too generous.
| 11:0018/30Saving Species reports from the North Slope of Alaska to find the Spectacled Eider duck. 11:30Crime writer Val McDermid on how boarding school novels inspired her to be a writer.
| 11:002/2Declan Curry is in Fermanagh to visit the Belleek Pottery to hear a story of survival. 11:305/8Paul and Steve hotfoot it to the coast in pursuit of a gang.
| 11:00Foreign correspondents present despatches from across the world. 11:301/3How Clapham Junction inspired one of Britain's most celebrated songwriters.
| 11:00Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire. 11:301/6Will the Sparrowhawk Family Centre survive the Big Society?
| 11:00Purple, blue or red - Beyond Westminster asks how Ed Miliband should rebrand his party? 11:30Foreign correspondents share stories behind the headlines with Kate Adie.
| 11:15Royal photographer Arthur Edwards is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Solar panel sales and university courses' integrity. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04With Julian Worricker. Should high earners have to pay the 50p tax rate? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04An expensive letting scam, celebrity chefs and council assets for sale. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Soil Association, Earl Grey, Council Assets and lending to small businesses. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Holidays for the love-sick, tablet computers and why the Irish golf industry is in trouble 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest news from the world of personal finance. With Paul Lewis. 12:303/9A 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. 12:047/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman 12:32Sheila Dillon explores the issue of advertising junk food to children. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00With Martha Kearney. National and international news. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
| 13:00With Martha Kearney. National and international news. 13:301/2Lowri Blake talks to young British musicians about performing Mahler's final Adagio.
| 13:00With Martha Kearney. National and international news. 13:30Sir Harold Evans, David Carr of the New York Times and X-Factor "exploitation".
| 13:00With Shaun Ley. National and international news. 13:30Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers ways that scientists could use to halt sea level rise.
| 13:00With Shaun Ley. National and international news. 13:30Does light music still have a place on the BBC?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from near Winchester.
| 13:00With Shaun Ley. In-depth reporting of national and international events. 13:30How the pilotless drone aircraft is controversially transforming air warfare.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ambridge celebrates Joe's 90th birthday. 14:153/13David Tennant stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 14:00Joe and Eddie make a tentative suggestion. 14:155/13Sara Kestelman stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 14:00Christopher makes an unusual request. 14:157/13David Tennant stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 14:00Tom has a trick up his sleeve. 14:159/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 14:1511/13Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of Soviet Russia.
| 14:00Your chance to call Jonathan Dimbleby with responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:3012/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 14:00Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew answer queries at Avebury Manor. 14:453/5Adil Ray views a banger race meeting through the lens of photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Reverend Jesse Jackson reflects on his life through the BBC Archives.(R) 15:451/5Film director Alan Parker retraces his London paper round.
| 15:00Tom Holland follows up new archaeological evidence from the island of Sark. 15:301/3By Naomi Alderman. A love story involving eight loosely networked friends. 15:452/5Artist Molly Parkin revisits her paper round route with actor Bob Kingdom.
| 15:00With Vincent Duggleby. Discussion and advice on personal finance. 15:302/3By Laura Dockrill. After setting up an account, how hard is it to truly quit the network? 15:453/5NI peace negotiator Tony Macaulay revisits his paper round route with Bob Kingdom.
| 15:00Clare Balding joins folk singer and avid walker John Jones in the Chiltern Hills. 15:27Monty Don presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Eden Project. 15:303/3By Nikesh Shukla. Moving story about coping with grief in the age of social media. 15:454/5Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters revisits her paper round route with Bob Kingdom.
| 15:00Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew answer queries at Avebury Manor. 15:455/5Comedian Stephen K Amos revisits his paper round route with actor Bob Kingdom.
| 15:301/2Lowri Blake talks to young British musicians about performing Mahler's final Adagio.
| 15:0013/13Kenneth Branagh stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon takes a look behind the scenes of the honey industry. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the practice of exorcism.
| 16:002/5Some ancestors spent their lives in confinement: Sally finds out why... 16:30Cerys Matthews on why 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen qualifies as a great life.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores our understanding of suicide, and family secrets. 16:303/4Matthew ponders the human capacity for greed and altruism. With Ken Binmore.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup celebrates books, authors and the world of the written word. 16:30Ehsan Masood on biodiversity, slippery surfaces, drugs from ladybirds and fire.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Burhanuddin Rabbani, Kurt Sanderling, Arthur Evans and Walter Bonatti 16:30Nicholas Winding Refn talks about Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and his new film Drive.
| 16:00Cook the Perfect Quiche Lorraine, new sickle cell research, Patricia Routledge, Janis Ian.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup celebrates books, authors and the world of the written word. 16:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie 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.
| 17:00With Ritula Shah. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30Evan Davis and his guests discuss the global economy and the role of rumours business. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Cyber Spies: computer hacking and the state. 17:40Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett. 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. 18:307/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Dave is thrown into turmoil when an old school friend appears in the Scottish corner shop.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6A heatwave and an archaeological excavation leads to an unexpected swimming pool.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/9A 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 with Ralph McTell, Meera Syal, John Challis, Vic Goddard & Allegra McEvedy.
| 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 | 19:00Joe and Eddie make a tentative suggestion. 19:15Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed and Mike Scott of The Waterboys on Yeats the poet. 19:452/13Janet Suzman stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 19:00Christopher makes an unusual request. 19:15Tom Hardy in new film Warrior, and Muppets creator Frank Oz. 19:454/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 19:00Tom has a trick up his sleeve. 19:15Tom Stoppard on Travesties; newspaper documentary Page One reviewed. 19:456/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 19:15Mike Leigh's new play at the National Theatre, and A S Byatt on Norse gods. 19:458/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of all sides of the Battle of Stalingrad.
| 19:00Tony makes an urgent visit. 19:15Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison; Ruth Negga plays Shirley Bassey on TV. 19:4510/13David Tennant stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 19:00Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00It's the Ambridge Flower and Produce show. 19:152/4The truth behind the war effort, sty construction and evolution. 19:451/3By Louise Lee. To win Olympic gold Terri must overcome her rivals in both mind and body.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Musician and presenter Tom Robinson examines what it means to be bisexual in Britain today 20:30Ask not why people riot, but why they obey the law. Jamie Whyte examines civil obedience.
| 20:00Cyber Spies: computer hacking and the state. 20:40PC David Rathband talks to Peter White about his struggles with being blind.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate. 20:45Russell M Davies says the next revolution will unleash individual creativity.
| 20:00The Forced Marriage Unit says 350 young people could be missing as the school year starts. 20:30Evan Davis and his guests discuss the global economy and the role of rumours business.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from near Winchester. 20:50John Gray reflects on the chance encounters that made Churchill wartime Prime Minister.
| 20:00David Goldblatt visits Christiania in Denmark known for drugs, anarchy and now turning 40.
| 20:00Does light music still have a place on the BBC? 20:30Matthew Bannister on Burhanuddin Rabbani, Kurt Sanderling, Arthur Evans and Walter Bonatti
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper reports from the British Science Association Festival in Bradford. 21:30Andrew Marr with Misha Glenny, Martin Kemp, Tom Uglow and Jane Pavitt.
| 21:003/4Matthew ponders the human capacity for greed and altruism. With Ken Binmore. 21:303/3Having a foot in both Europe and Asia forces the inhabitants to question their identity.(R)
| 21:00Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers ways that scientists could use to halt sea level rise. 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Imran Khan.
| 21:0018/30Saving Species reports from the North Slope of Alaska to find the Spectacled Eider duck. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Japanese belief system of Shinto.
| 21:004/5A young man's arrival at Belle Ombre sparks a battle for life in underworld Berlin.(R)
| 21:001/13Kenneth Branagh stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. With Paul Lewis. 21:26Gabby Logan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. 21:30Ask not why people riot, but why they obey the law. Jamie Whyte examines civil obedience.
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:451/5Sid Chaplin's brilliantly evoked journey of a Newcastle boy to manhood 50 years ago.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. 22:452/5Young Arthur Haggerston has left school in Newcastle in the early 60s with few prospects.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. 22:453/5Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George.
| 22:00With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. 22:454/5Teenager Arthur Haggerston discovers his Uncle George is corrupt.
| 22:00With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. 22:455/5Arthur Haggerston finally meets the father who abandoned him.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:155/5Ex-M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture.
| 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 | 23:001/4Why the comedian's rise to fame seemed to coincide with periods of social upheaval.(R) 23:303/5Jon Ronson talks to conflict photographer Jason Howe about a romance full of danger.(R)
| 23:004/6Why is a baby in Hell? Can God be persuaded to bring it back to life?(R) 23:302/5Jon Ronson talks to Denis Fillion, who was behind one of the first major internet hoaxes.(R)
| 23:003/4The perils of decorating and furnishing our homes and then inviting people round. 23:151/6Nigel Penny has to contend with an atonal barbershop quartet and a depressed timpanist.(R) 23:301/5The writer Jon Ronson looks at one of our deepest fears - the fear of flying.(R)
| 23:002/4Anthropologist Andrew Merron introduces two Jacobite soldiers from 1745 to therapy. 23:304/5Jon Ronson asks if we are more ourselves or less ourselves when we are alone.(R)
| 23:00Cerys Matthews on why 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen qualifies as a great life. 23:305/5Jon interviews people at different points in their lives to assess how ambition shapes us.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 23:30Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
| 23:00Nicholas Winding Refn talks about Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and his new film Drive. 23:30Fergal Keane considers the virtue of compassion.
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