| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie explores the home lifestyle of six young people who live together. 00:45The bells of St Petroc, South Brent, Devon. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Noo Saro-Wiwa embarks on a journey round Nigeria in an attempt to understand her heritage. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Noo goes to Transwonderland, a bizarre, deserted amusement park. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Noo encounters rampant corruption and dereliction but also discovers a success story. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Noo witnesses the devastating effect of desertification on the edges of the Sahara. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Noo visits her father's house and is reunited with members of her extended family. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3A charming family are helped to escape the hands of a grasping social-climbing couple. 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 the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:45Charlotte reports from one farm which may have one of the largest bird tables in the UK. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:45Government advisors say farmers should be paid public money to improve animal welfare.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:45Egg producers have begun legal action against DEFRA over illegal egg imports.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:45Charlotte Smith is at the Oxford Farming Conference to talk about rising food prices.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 05:45The Oxford Farming Conference debates the benefits of the EU.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. 05:45"She takes no prisoners." Meet the gymnastics coach fighting for Paralympic recognition.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Lawrence Jewry in London. 05:45What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence?
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| 06:00 | 06:00With BBC editors' predictions for 2012 and debates on England managers and Big Society.
| 06:00Debating social care funding, the Iowa caucuses, faulty breast implants and Iran.
| 06:00Debating how the murder of Stephen Lawrence changed Britain, and the science of meditation
| 06:00With Deputy PM Nick Clegg's New Year interview, and discussing scrap and assisted dying.
| 06:00With Prime Minister David Cameron and listeners' questions for Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits the Scottish Highlands to see how a river can shape a village's fortunes 06:30Keeping food affordable, when the cost of producing it is rising. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers our sense of touch and how we often take it for granted. 06:35Reporting from Fraserburgh on the mackerel wars being fought in Scottish ports. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Discussing top pay, HS2, race in the UK, the strong pound and the ANC at 100.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Samira Ahmed with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Joss Ackland presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Fr James Hanvey SJ travels to the Vatican Space Observatory for Epiphany. 08:50Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem. 08:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 09:00 | 09:00How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture. 09:301/5Film director Alan Parker retraces his London paper round.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book. 09:302/5Artist Molly Parkin revisits her paper round route with actor Bob Kingdom.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Phil Sumner.
| 09:00How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion. 09:303/5NI peace negotiator Tony Macaulay revisits his paper round route with Bob Kingdom.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature. 09:304/5Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters revisits her paper round route with Bob Kingdom.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible. 09:305/5Comedian Stephen K Amos revisits his paper round route with actor Bob Kingdom.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury.
| 09:00Richard Coles with fashion icon Twiggy and Arlene Phillips's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00With Paddy O'Connell. News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00We discuss issues facing entrepreneurs and how to tackle them. 10:4511/15Roland and Maud risk future, friendship and reputation on a ferry bound for Brittany.
| 10:00Selection for secondary school; multigenerational living; writing about fathers. 10:4512/15Cropper and Fergus follow Roland and Maud to France.
| 10:00Jenni Murray takes your calls about living with many generations in one home. 10:4513/15Back in England, Maud is made aware that Cropper is wanting to buy all the letters.
| 10:00Facial fillers - should women be worried? CSA charges; Saudi campaign for women's rights. 10:4514/15Cropper is prepared to go to any lengths to get his hands on the letters.
| 10:00Meryl Streep on how playing Margaret Thatcher helped change her view of the former PM. 10:4515/15On the night of 1987's Big Storm, Cropper and Hildebrand are caught digging up a grave.
| 10:00John McCarthy's guests recall Burma in 1942, butterflies in Ecuador and 1950s travel. 10:301/3Actress and writer Meera Syal shakes off the winter blues with her Reasons To Be Cheerful.
| 10:00It's Will and Nic's big day and Tracy considers her options.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alan connects with a snowbound single mum and hears stories of thwarted love online. 11:301/4The young aspiring politicians attempt to get the recognition and publicity they deserve.(R)
| 11:00Astonishing and revelatory sounds above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice. 11:30Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.
| 11:001/2Robert Peston lifts the lid on the multi-million pound football management industry. 11:301/4Robert sails through all his exams, but finding a girlfriend is more testing.
| 11:00Justin Rowlatt investigates Brazilian successes in fighting deforestation. 11:301/2Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement.
| 11:00Jolyon Jenkins reports on the people trying to get rich online without actually working. 11:305/6The Dickensian festival brings chaos to Wadenbrook, and Angela has something to tell Frank
| 11:00Anita Anand looks at how parties could woo the men's vote. 11:30Kate Adie with correspondents' despatches from Burma, Pakistan, Ukraine, Egypt and Denmark
| 11:15Dame Monica Mason, Director of the Royal Ballet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sporting Nation? As we enter the Olympic year, what's our attitude towards sport? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Your Sport: What exercise do you do regularly and why? How affordable is it to stay fit? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Travel industry forecast 2012; face-recognition technology; charity Disability Rights UK. 12:30John Waite reports on the Irish war heroes shunned for fighting in the Second World War. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Cosmetic surgery update, Change 4 Life, illegal battery hen eggs, and killer apps. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Car wash and car hire firms under the spotlight and fish and chips South African style. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Faster payments, insurance add-ons customers did not request, absolute return funds. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6With panellists Mark Watson, Phill Jupitus, Ed Byrne and Henning Wehn. 12:32Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:451/5BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:452/5BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:453/5BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:454/5BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 13:00Edward Stourton presents national and international news. 13:455/5BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents a political panel discussion from Preston, Hertfordshire.
| 13:00In-depth reporting of national and international events. Presented by Shaun Ley. 13:301/3Steve Richards tells the story of David Cameron's quest to reform the state and society.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It's Will and Nic's big day. 14:15Comedy by Alan Stafford, exploring the bizarre world of musical humorist Gerard Hoffnung.(R)
| 14:00Henry celebrates his first birthday. 14:151/4A blind WWI veteran is accused of murdering his wife.
| 14:00Brenda suspects Tom's motives. 14:15By Alison Carr. Denize falls in love with washed-out Kenny Rogers impersonator Martin.
| 14:00Susan exercises some diplomacy. 14:15Adaptation of Keats's sensual narrative poem. Narrated by Paterson Joseph.(R)
| 14:00Tracy considers her options. 14:15By Sarah Wooley. A contemporary thriller set in the world of post-Coalition politics.
| 14:00Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444, email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaq. 14:30Billy Connolly and Brian Cox star as two brothers embarking on a desperate quest for love.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A from North Somerset. 14:451/5Louise Welsh hits the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Competitors from East Lothian, West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Nottinghamshire do battle. 15:30Tim Hayward and the Food Quiz team juggle more food history, trivia and recipe knowledge.
| 15:00Why are there so few lapwings left in the UK? 15:30Stewart Henderson finds out why tea and coffee pots are different shapes.(R)
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on benefits. 15:30Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the Scottish Highlands to see how a river can shape a village's fortunes 15:27Jane Garvey presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity African Initiatives. 15:30Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A from North Somerset. 15:453/3Safebreaker Jimmy Valentine is unexpectedly released from prison and vows to go straight.
| 15:30Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.
| 15:002/3Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai
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| 16:00 | 16:00The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers. 16:30Ernie Rea and his guests get to the heart of what the Qur'an actually says about the veil.
| 16:00Michael Rosen compares the way we bring up children and train dogs. 16:30Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter champions the life and work of skiffle king Lonnie Donegan.
| 16:00Uniforms in hospitals and policing cities with military measures. 16:30The Mail and Stephen Lawrence; the Met and the media; @Wendi_Deng; FT editor Lionel Barber
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Olivia Colman about playing Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady. 16:30Quentin asks if the world will end in 2012 and why people make apocalyptic predictions.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson. 16:30Tim Harford looks at numbers in the news and in life, including statistics in court.
| 16:00Meryl Streep, costmetic fillers, grammar schools - highlights of the Woman's Hour week.
| 16:00Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Featuring listeners' nominations for their funniest book. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry about winter, star-gazing and time.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn presents a fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. 17:30"She takes no prisoners." Meet the gymnastics coach fighting for Paralympic recognition. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Katie Derham looks at the philanthropic organisation the Gates Foundation. 17:40What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence? 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. 18:151/6Bruce Forsyth tirelessly defends his Saturday teatime TV dominance.(R) 18:302/6With panellists Mark Watson, Phill Jupitus, Ed Byrne and Henning Wehn.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Comedian Mark Steel visits Bungay in Suffolk to find out what makes this town distinctive.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Victoria Coren Mitchell's guests are Sue Perkins, Maureen Lipman and Cerys Matthews.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Vidar's birthday celebrations are cut short and a Quester must battle Lord Darkness.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Ian McMillan makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Henry celebrates his first birthday. 19:15Musicians including Kate Bush, Brian Wilson and Nick Mason revisit their archives. 19:4511/15Roland and Maud risk future, friendship and reputation on a ferry bound for Brittany.
| 19:00Brenda suspects Tom's motives. 19:15Costa Book Awards category winners announced;Tony Marchant; Ronald Searle Tribute. 19:4512/15Cropper and Fergus follow Roland and Maud to France.
| 19:00Susan exercises some diplomacy. 19:15Actor Michael Fassbender, and Julian Lloyd Webber and Tasmin Little on Delius. 19:4513/15Back in England, Maud is made aware that Cropper is wanting to buy all the letters.
| 19:00Tracy considers her options. 19:15Mark Lawson on two new TV comedies; director Tom Hooper on life after The King's Speech. 19:4514/15Cropper is prepared to go to any lengths to get his hands on the letters.
| 19:00There's a chill in the air at Home Farm. 19:15Kirsty Lang reports on how puppets have entered the theatrical mainstream. 19:4515/15On the night of 1987's Big Storm, Cropper and Hildebrand are caught digging up a grave.
| 19:00What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence? 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Brian is caught on the back foot. 19:153/6Angus Deayton plays host to Will Self, Arthur Smith, Sara Pascoe and Gyles Brandreth. 19:452/3Danko takes Polyanna on his boat at night to look for phosphorescence.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3The Rt Rev James Jones visits Liverpool, High Down and Forest Bank prisons. 20:30Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.
| 20:00Katie Derham looks at the philanthropic organisation the Gates Foundation. 20:40The new generation of phones and smartphones and what they offer the visually impaired.
| 20:004/4Mariella Frostrup and guests on fostering independence in children. 20:45Social trends analyst Paul Flatters argues that childhood today is better than ever before
| 20:00As metal theft reaches epidemic proportions, Andrew Hosken investigates what can be done. 20:30All around the world, people think education is in crisis. Peter Day asks why.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents a political panel discussion from Preston, Hertfordshire. 20:50Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.
| 20:00Mark Whitaker investigates the life of the cricket commentator and political campaigner.
| 20:00Tim Harford looks at numbers in the news and in life, including statistics in court. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Revealing the four finalists competing to become the BBC's Amateur Scientist of the Year. 21:30How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
| 21:00Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets 21:30Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book.
| 21:001/2Two gamekeepers, one from the Kalahari and one from the Glens, swap jobs.(R) 21:30How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.
| 21:00Astonishing and revelatory sounds above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice. 21:30How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature.
| 21:00Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work(R) 21:30How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
| 21:001/3Orphan Thomas befriends Mickey, grandson and heir of rich old miser Martin Chuzzlewit.
| 21:00Faster payments, insurance add-ons customers did not request, absolute return funds. 21:26Joss Ackland presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 21:30All around the world, people think education is in crisis. Peter Day asks why.
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| 22:00 | 22:00David Eades presents national and international news and analysis. 22:451/10A tale of tempestuous affairs, spiralling debts and Parisian temptations.
| 22:00David Eades presents national and international news and analysis. 22:452/10Baron Hulot meets the captivating Madame Marneffe and Bette binds her young sculptor close
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:453/10Bette finds a fellow conspirator in Madame Marneffe but loses her hold on Wenceslas.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:454/10As Hulot's debts spiral out of control, Bette forms a new plan to destroy the family.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:455/10The arrival of a brooding Brazilian brings a temporary alliance between Hulot and Crevel.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:154/4Mariella Frostrup and guests on fostering independence in children.
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. 22:45Andrew Grice of the Independent analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen examines letters we use before and after our names. 23:30An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.(R)
| 23:001/6Karen House-Water finds that the cure for her fear of water is worse than the disease. 23:151/6The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer.(R) 23:301/4Paul Jackson's series on classic TV programmes focuses on World in Action.(R)
| 23:004/4Uh oh, not another bank heist... ker-ching! Nick and co try to solve it. 23:302/4Paul Jackson's series on classic TV shows focuses on The Old Grey Whistle Test.(R)
| 23:001/3William Andrews and Greg McHugh's brand new sketch show mixing live and studio material. 23:303/4Paul Jackson on the classic TV comedy that became indelibly associated with 'lad culture'.(R)
| 23:00Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter champions the life and work of skiffle king Lonnie Donegan. 23:304/4Paul Jackson on the docusoap that arguably spawned Britain's first reality TV celebrity.(R)
| 23:00Competitors from East Lothian, West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Nottinghamshire do battle. 23:303/4Ruth leads a workshop in Newcastle for a group of poets on the theme of The City.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Olivia Colman about playing Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady. 23:30Mark Tully considers our sense of touch and how we often take it for granted.
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