| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15New research on men and monogamy. Plus, citizens without frontiers. 00:45The bells of St Mary's in Barnes, Greater London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The neat lawns and large houses of Ruislip were the canvas for Michele's childhood. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Fleeing from Poland and Russia, Michele's grandparents arrived in Barrow-in-Furness. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Holidays in France meant the Hanson family could indulge in continental glamour. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The strictures of religion become increasingly confusing. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Fleeing suburbia for Art School brings liberation in many guises. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3An Asian businessman visits Manchester on his way to America, but never leaves. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Predictions that a drought this summer may force up the price of fruit and veg. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Farmers warn that if drought continues in England, food prices could rise.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Farmers are told they need to persuade the public to accept intensive farming.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Get on my land! Charlotte Smith hears ideas to simplify rights of way in the countryside.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45The next two weeks will be critical in assessing the impact of Schmallenberg Disease.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day. From Wales, with the Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells from St Michael's in Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester. 05:45Robin Gorna fears the world is losing the political will to deal with the problem of AIDS.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Debating military action against Iran, brawling boxers, the NHS summit and lab burgers.
| 06:00Debating the Greek debt deal, working for free and men who hug.
| 06:00With an eyewitness report from Homs and debating missing persons and Somalia's future.
| 06:00William Hague on Syria, Stephen Hester on RBS results, and debating futurology.
| 06:00Debating council tax, work experience, GCSE standards, Lloyds results and London's new bus
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare joins writer and storyteller Anna Maria Murphy on a walk in Cornwall. 06:30Charlotte Smith explores how quickly farming is adapting to the prospect of more drought. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jo Fidgen explores how modern society challenges our sense of self. 06:35Miranda Krestovnikoff finds out where flies go in winter. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Trudie Styler appeals on behalf of The Rainforest Foundation. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| 08:31Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday's debates at Westminster, Cardiff Bay and Holyrood.
| 08:31Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| 08:31Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Archbishop of Canterbury preaches about freedom in the first of the Lent series. 08:50David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Mark Miodownik, Ian Stewart, Jane Rapley and Peter Randall-Page. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00What is the future of nanotechnology? Chemist Tony Ryan shows some of its surprising uses. 09:30Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores the impact of divorce on families. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Libby Purves joins Hans Klok, Adrian Jackson, Sabrina Jean, Mary M Talbot and Dave Kelly. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Nicholas Bundock.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00The former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45An act of worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Richard Coles with astronomer Lucie Green; Inheritance Tracks from Mr Speaker John Bercow.
| 09:00With Paddy O'Connell. News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
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| 10:00 | 10:00A special edition on fashion, from catwalk to chain store. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/5Amanda Root stars in Ed Harris' stirring wartime thriller - with a modern twist.
| 10:00Veteran musician Joan Baez on her latest tour and debut novelist Eowyn Ivey. 10:45Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 10:00Can three minutes of vigorous exercise a week keep you healthy? Plus rapper Speech Debelle 10:453/5Mrs Brown faces a dilemma over working for the Resistance. Stars Amanda Root.
| 10:00The science behind the Fascinating Mummies exhibition. And where are the Alpha Males? 10:454/5A copy of Signal magazine brings a visitor to Mrs Brown's home.
| 10:00Women and cotton; psychiatric care; parental bad behaviour on the touchline. 10:455/5The Trolley, The Pin, and Mrs Brown's Decision.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig hears about a lost emperor of India and Britain's undesirable destinations. 10:303/8Will explores the monarch's relationship with the church through the centuries.
| 10:00Alan sets an intriguing challenge and sparks fly at the village meeting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Vishva Samani explores the post-expulsion relationship between British Asians and Ugandans(R) 11:301/6Stephen Fry, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Lloyd Langford vie for wordy supremacy.
| | 11:004/4Jolyon Jenkins charts the rise of the 1970s kung fu craze in the wake of Enter the Dragon. 11:304/6With no pensions to fall back on, Sam and Peter are desperate.
| 11:00Is al-Qaeda giving the people of Yemen something their government is not? 11:30Andrew Collins explores how the award for Best Song reflects a changing film landscape.
| 11:00As Britain's last glass eye maker retires, Jolyon Jenkins explores the world of false eyes 11:306/6With journalist and critic Alex Clark and novelist and comedy writer John O'Farrell.
| 11:00A look behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Hollywood, where psychic investigators help Tinseltown's tormented souls rest in peace.
| 11:15Brian Moore, former rugby international and commentator, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Energy bill confusion, using your credit card on foreign websites and infomercial radio. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson - could you spot a fake coin? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Radio 4's Consumer Affairs Programme: Local Councils buying high street shops. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Greek tourism, the British company up for the costume Oscar and learners on the motorway. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:302/6Topical comedy with Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and Paul Sinha. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins and Charles Collingwood 12:32Who makes sure our food is safe and how? A report on Britain's food safety net. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:4516/30Clare investigates the role our sporting heroes play in shaping national identity.
| | 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:4518/30Clare Balding explores the role rugby has played in shaping Welsh national identity.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:4519/30Clare Balding is at Croke Park in Dublin to discover how Ireland developed its own sports.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:4520/30Clare is in Belfast to explore the impact that the Troubles had on sport in the region.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Derbyshire.
| 13:00Former NHS chief Lord Crisp gives his verdict on the Health Bill. 13:30A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alan sets an intriguing challenge. 14:151/4Simon's partner Alan appears to have snubbed a visiting crown prince.
| | 14:00Tension mounts at the auction of promises. 14:153/4It's 11 hours until the PM has to give his party conference speech, but it isn't written.
| 14:00Jim conjures up some mathematical wizardry. 14:154/4Alan's condition has declined yet Simon still cannot find time to spend with him.
| 14:00Neil braves the dragon's den. 14:15A former mayor sparks a battle for supremacy between two cleaners prepared to fight dirty.(R)
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30Malorie Blackman's cult novel of young love in a dystopian world dramatised by Janice Okoh
| 14:00Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank are on the panel in Saltash. 14:453/5Ivan Hewett talks with cellist and composer Philip Sheppard about the key of E minor.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Third semi-final, featuring competitors from Windsor, Glasgow, Tottenham and Farnsfield. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at how people are clubbing together to buy budget and luxury food.
| | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests take your calls on general insurance. 15:30Dr Mark Porter investigates a scheme to stop pregnant women from smoking.
| 15:00Clare joins writer and storyteller Anna Maria Murphy on a walk in Cornwall. 15:27Baroness Butler-Sloss presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Childhood First. 15:30Aminatta Forna discusses the delights of the short story.
| 15:00Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank are on the panel in Saltash. 15:451/3Expecting their first child, a couple take steps to influence nature.
| 15:59Coverage of the second Twenty20 international between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 15:001/2Dramatisation of Nicholas Monsarrat's World War II novel.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Robert Powell explores the recordings of Salford-born comedian Al Read. 16:30Different ways of understanding the world. Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Baha'i faith.
| | 16:00Laurie talks to Stefan Collini about the point of universities. 16:30John Witherow on Marie Colvin; The Sun on Sunday; Rowan Atkinson on discrimination laws.
| 16:00Coverage of the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Marie Colvin, John Fairfax, MRD Foot and Frank Carson. 16:30Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton.
| | 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to John Lanchester about his new novel Capital. 16:30Poetry requested by listeners is brought to life by Martin Jarvis and Susan Jameson.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Despite pledges to tackle diabetes, why do 24,000 people die needlessly each year? 17:407/8Topical drama by John Godber. Two gravediggers contemplate the ideal Sunday newspaper. 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. 18:303/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins and Charles Collingwood
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Comedian Mark Thomas and his studio audience consider proposals for a People's Manifesto.
| 18:00Coverage of the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Topical comedy with Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and Paul Sinha.
| 18:00Coverage of the second Twenty20 international between Pakistan and England from Dubai.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sarah Montague makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Bert Horrobin tries his luck. 19:15The film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel reviewed; artist Jeremy Deller. 19:451/5Amanda Root stars in Ed Harris' stirring wartime thriller - with a modern twist.
| 19:00Tension mounts at the auction of promises. 19:15With Mark Lawson, including Sue Townsend and playwright Charlotte Keatley. 19:452/5In the corridors of Whitehall, Mrs Brown must turn from tea lady to spy.
| 19:00Jim conjures up some mathematical wizardry. 19:15Mark Lawson interviews OIivia Colman; review of Woody Harrelson in Rampart; e-book charts. 19:453/5Mrs Brown faces a dilemma over working for the Resistance. Stars Amanda Root.
| 19:00Neil braves the dragon's den. 19:15The latest art for the Fourth Plinth; Peter Ackroyd on Wilkie Collins; new Water Music. 19:454/5A copy of Signal magazine brings a visitor to Mrs Brown's home.
| 19:00Sparks fly at the village meeting, while David bites his tongue. 19:15Naomi Alderman asks why video games haven't received the recognition enjoyed by other arts 19:455/5The Trolley, The Pin, and Mrs Brown's Decision.
| 19:007/8Topical drama by John Godber. Two gravediggers contemplate the ideal Sunday newspaper. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Ruth is at the end of her tether, and Chris shows his thoughtful side. 19:154/6How no two families are ever alike and a peep into the caustic mind of the author.(R) 19:453/3The son of Katie O' Shea tries to understand her affair with Charles Stewart Parnell.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/2James Reason discovers how patient safety has been improved by doctors admitting mistakes. 20:30Why has pay not risen in line with profits? TUC economist Duncan Weldon investigates.
| 20:00Despite pledges to tackle diabetes, why do 24,000 people die needlessly each year? 20:40Mani Djazmi looks at some issues facing blind people when they relocate. AFBP advise.
| 20:00Meritocracy, social engineering and university admissions. Chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Robin Gorna fears the world is losing the political will to deal with the problem of AIDS.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg looks at the government's controversial legal aid proposals. 20:30Evan Davis and guests talk about selling expertise and religion in the workplace.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Derbyshire. 20:50David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.
| 20:00Tim Marlow looks at how the BBC TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Marie Colvin, John Fairfax, MRD Foot and Frank Carson.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Star on the brink of a supernova explosion; our global water footprint; New Elizabethans. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Mark Miodownik, Ian Stewart, Jane Rapley and Peter Randall-Page.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates a scheme to stop pregnant women from smoking. 21:30What is the future of nanotechnology? Chemist Tony Ryan shows some of its surprising uses.
| 21:00Raw sewage regularly pours into the River Thames. Alice Roberts looks for an answer. 21:30Libby Purves joins Hans Klok, Adrian Jackson, Sabrina Jean, Mary M Talbot and Dave Kelly.
| 21:00James Aldred visits the Grove of Titans and climbs the world's tallest tree. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction.
| 21:004/6Exploring how sport has been used for centuries to define national identity.
| 21:003/3Gulliver meets the mad inventors of Laputa and the mysterious race of the Houyhnhnms.
| 21:00Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Trudie Styler appeals on behalf of The Rainforest Foundation. 21:30Why has pay not risen in line with profits? TUC economist Duncan Weldon investigates.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. 22:456/10Sukhanov discovers apparent betrayal everywhere - at work, from his lodger and his wife.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:457/10Sukhanov's daughter leaves home, and his colleague tells him not to come to work.
| 22:00The death of Marie Colvin in Syria; Somalia's piracy problem; justice for Hosni Mubarak. 22:458/10Nina remains alone in the dacha, while Sukhanov returns to Moscow, in a haunted dream.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:459/10In a dream Sukhanov recalls 1963, marrying Nina, and having his paintings condemned.
| 22:00Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. 22:4510/10Nina's enduring love for Sukhanov is confirmed and he feels inspired to paint again.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Meritocracy, social engineering and university admissions. Chaired by Michael Buerk.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/4Caroline and Sylvia are dubious about a new assignment in Sussex.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/5An imagined conversation between Mick Jagger and his cell-mate in Brixton Prison in 1967. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/6Tim ruminates on the meaning of 'family' via his narrative poem The Godfather. 23:151/6Nathan Caton struggles with his family, who in turn struggle with his career in comedy. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:005/8The sleuth's probe leads him to a country house on Romney Marsh(R) 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert, Gus Casely-Hayford and Martin Stephens discuss favourite books. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Third semi-final, featuring competitors from Windsor, Glasgow, Tottenham and Farnsfield. 23:30Poetry favourites nominated by listeners and presented by Roger McGough.
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to Woody Harrelson about this new film, Rampart. 23:30Jo Fidgen explores how modern society challenges our sense of self.
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