| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor investigates the pain of love from a sociological perspective. 00:45The bells of St Clement Danes, The Strand, London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The checkerboard pattern of lowland Britain reveals a history of boundaries and enclosures 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5How the Neolithic art of coppicing is renewing itself in 21st-century competitions. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Topiary was probably brought to these islands by the Romans - the controversy lingers on. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker explores the legacy of Captain Leyland. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Hedge People - from the creators of stately home hedges to the modern campaigners. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A castle guide ponders whether he can make the castle owner believe in ghosts.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45Anna Hill hears allegations about cheating in the show ring to help cows win prizes. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45UK trials of GM crops could be in peril after protests over GM wheat, with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45A merger of two dairy co-ops could mean better milk prices for some UK dairy farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45New multi-million pound funding for bioscience - but how much will be spent on GM crops?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds. 05:45France's ban on growing GM Maize is rejected, but it won't be forced to drop the embargo.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire. 05:45Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck.
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| 06:00 | 06:00With Ed Balls on the eurozone and debating child care costs and the death of Robin Gibb.
| 06:00Debating new nuclear and the energy bill, Everest, ASBOs and Paul Simon's Graceland.
| 06:00Debating Iran's nuclear programme, plus Lagarde on the eurozone, and racism in schools.
| 06:00Debating the eurozone, free banking, inflation, and the press and prison.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding meets Stuart and his dog Poppy, walking round England for charity. 06:30Charlotte Smith meets gold medal winners at the Chelsea Flower Show. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so. 06:35Charlotte Smith goes behind bars to visit a farm within a prison at HMP North Sea Camp. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Analysis of the Egyptian elections, plus Jack Straw on Leveson, and the latest from Syria.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The day's top news stories from Westminster with Sean Curran.
| 08:31The day's top news stories from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 08:31The day's top news stories from Westminster with Sean Curran.
| 08:31The day's top news stories from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Pentecost from St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, with the Very Rev Gilleasbuig Macmillan. 08:50A week before the jubilee, Will Self reflects on the tradition of the Loyal Toast.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and guests Michael Sandel, Diane Coyle and Grigory Yavlinsky. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders. 09:30Fi Glover talks to internet entrepreneurs who have made London a global start-up centre. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by actor and comedian Omid Djalili and folk musician Tim Edey. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Nicholas Bundock.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the celebrated Venetian explorer Marco Polo. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00Writer and historian Peter Ackroyd is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles with writer and broadcaster Bamber Gascoigne.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paul Mason.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Advice about talking to children about dementia, and Shirley Manson on Garbage's new album 10:45Coverage of the final day of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Lord's.
| 10:00Female breadwinners, politics of gardening and Dr Lucy Worsley. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/5MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
| 10:00Margaret Byrne, egg donation, Olympic hopefuls and Melody Gardot. With Jenni Murray. 10:453/5The suspects are expecting a visitor from abroad, which will change everything.
| 10:00Hilary Devey from Dragons' Den. Plus Jo Wheatley cooks Jenni Murray the perfect pancakes. 10:454/5Yasmin's sympathy for suspect Samira grows with the arrival of an unwanted house guest.
| 10:00Joanne Binns, filmmaker Tina Gharavi and selling cast-offs. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:45Coverage of the first day of the second Test: England v West Indies from Trent Bridge.
| 10:30Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.
| 10:00Kirsty Young interviews agony aunt, writer and presenter Denise Robertson. 10:45Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and West Indies.
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| 11:00 | | 11:002/3Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history? 11:302/3Hummel's trumpet concerto is the subject of Frances Fyfield's forensic musical study.
| 11:00Alan Dein investigates the rebirth of steelmaking in Redcar, Teesside. 11:303/4Why does Richard Wilson sleep with a pair of miners' boots by the bed?
| 11:00Kate Adie pulls together reports from Yemen, Sicily, Mexico, Riyadh and Vienna. 11:30Pete Paphides tells the story behind Tusk by Fleetwood Mac.
| | 11:00Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and West Indies.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Coverage of the final day of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Lord's.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why is childcare so costly in the UK? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Accessing your medical records online, flood insurance and still driving with 12 points. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Coverage of the first day of the second Test: England v West Indies from Trent Bridge.
| 12:00National and international news. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and West Indies.
| 12:00National and international news. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and West Indies.
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| 13:00 | | 13:00Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. 13:452/5Considering the impact food has on health by looking at two deadly loaves from history.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk. 13:453/5Bringing together a bishop, an imam and a rabbi for an interfaith bake-in.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. 13:454/5A journey from Paris to Krakow reveals what bread says about three great European peoples.
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| 14:00 | | 14:00Alan tries his powers of persuasion. 14:15Jane Purcell's riotous comedy follows a hapless school field trip in the un-PC 1970s.
| 14:00Adam enjoys the simple life and Tracy gets a present. 14:15Can executioner Ameline outwit France's gourmet murderer in 1790s Paris?(R)
| 14:00Ifty puts the cricket team through their paces. 14:15The murder of a prime minister in 1812 creates political chaos in 1997.
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| 15:00 | | 15:00Tom Holland presents the popular history magazine. 15:30Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans.
| 15:00Tuition fees, loans and grants: Paul Lewis and panellists answer calls on student finance. 15:303D body scanners and eating disorders, rise of the 'neuro-novel', and teenagers' brains.
| 15:00Clare Balding meets Stuart and his dog Poppy, walking round England for charity. 15:27Chris Jones presents an appeal on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. 15:30Mariella Frostrup with the best new fiction and non-fiction, unearthing lost classics.
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| 16:00 | | 16:001/2Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are. 16:30Lynn Barber talks to Matthew Parris about Sebastian Walker of Walker Books.
| 16:00US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting. 16:30Taking Eurovision to Azerbaijan, plus Tessa Jowell MP on Labour and Leveson. #r4mediashow.
| 16:00Francine Stock reports from the Cannes Film Festival with Ken Loach, Wes Anderson and more 16:30Energy generation perceptions, light loving bugs, fast chips, and predicting earthquakes.
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/12Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6A bottle of expensive whisky goes missing so Martin becomes the Miss Marple of MJN Air.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that celebrates glorious failure.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Tom takes issue with his local curry house and their addiction to junk mail.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:308/9Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus and Ed Byrne join Sandi Toksvig.
| 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. 18:15Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alan tries his powers of persuasion. 19:15Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, novelist Joanne Harris, and artist Richard Wilson. 19:451/5It is Yasmin's first day in the van on MI5 surveillance, and her lover is also on the case
| 19:00Adam enjoys the simple life and Tracy gets a present. 19:15Mark Lawson with actor John Simm, author George RR Martin and a Eurovision song review. 19:452/5MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
| 19:00Ifty puts the cricket team through their paces. 19:15Chariots of Fire on stage, Edward Burtynsky photos, and Henry Moore comes indoors. 19:453/5The suspects are expecting a visitor from abroad, which will change everything.
| 19:00Darrell asks a difficult question. Meanwhile David is in the dark. 19:15Artist Tom Phillips, writing final TV episodes, and Arnold Wesker at 80. With Mark Lawson. 19:454/5Yasmin's sympathy for suspect Samira grows with the arrival of an unwanted house guest.
| 19:00Ruth is unnerved and Amy won't budge an inch. 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to Tracey Emin in Margate, and news from the Cannes Film Festival. 19:455/5Will Yamin's future marriage come at the cost of Rachid and Samira's happiness?
| 19:00Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck. 19:15Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
| 19:00David takes action and Alan is keen to celebrate. 19:153/4Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show. 19:453/3Jan is pleased with his new office, but none of his colleagues want to work alone there.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/2Therapist Amanda Singh continues her work with a twelve year cannabis user and his family. 20:30Mukul Devichand tells the stories of Shanghai's rapidly ageing population.
| 20:00Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up. 20:40An update on the government's Personal Independence Payments proposals. With Peter White.
| 20:00Nick Robinson examines how decisions are reached behind closed doors in Westminster. 20:45Comedian Kate Smurthwaite argues it is time to stop laughing at sexism.
| 20:00Phillip Kemp asks if the investigation into MI6 agent Gareth Williams' death was flawed. 20:30Peter Day asks why the Big Four accountancy firms are being investigated.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the first edition of a special Schools Q&A in Rugby. 20:50A week before the jubilee, Will Self reflects on the tradition of the Loyal Toast.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home?
| 20:00The Beecroft Review, infidelity, Ben Goldacre and the truth about hard-working Greeks. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis and Eugene Polley.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news. 21:30Andrew Marr and guests Michael Sandel, Diane Coyle and Grigory Yavlinsky.
| 21:003D body scanners and eating disorders, rise of the 'neuro-novel', and teenagers' brains. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
| 21:00Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans. 21:30Libby Purves is joined by actor and comedian Omid Djalili and folk musician Tim Edey.
| 21:002/3Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the celebrated Venetian explorer Marco Polo.
| 21:00By Julian Armitstead. A couple meet the young man responsible for their daughter's death.(R)
| 21:001/2A single June day, Clarissa Dalloway prepares for an important party
| 21:00Payday loans under the spotlight, Rockingham Retirement and disappearing pensions. 21:26From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree. 21:30Peter Day asks why the Big Four accountancy firms are being investigated.
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| 22:00 | 22:00A round-up of the news, with Robin Lustig. 22:451/5American businessman Charles Wales returns to Paris, the city where his life fell apart.
| 22:00What impact will the eurozone's troubles have on the global economy? With Ritula Shah. 22:452/5Charles Wales has returned to Paris to meet with his dead wife's family.
| 22:00Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig. 22:453/5Charles waits to hear if his sister-in-law will let him regain custody of his daughter.
| 22:00Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 22:454/5A love affair drives a young man to distraction.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:455/5A love affair drives a young man to distraction. George returns to Tennessee.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Nick Robinson examines how decisions are reached behind closed doors in Westminster.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Harris of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen on the language used by and about disabled people.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 23:002/4Funny, factually-accurate look at space travel and explosive nuclear propulsion. 23:152/4Strap in for a health and safety blow-dart, a killer whale and souffle. 23:30The economy and workers' rights dominate bad-tempered exchanges at PM's Questions.
| 23:003/4Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show. 23:30Sean Curran reports on Westminster, where MPs argue over the latest figures on the economy
| 23:00Lynn Barber talks to Matthew Parris about Sebastian Walker of Walker Books. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on events at Westminster. 23:55Lily and Francis from Glasgow, remember the years of Francis's addiction to heroin.
| 23:005/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 23:30Roger McGough with poetry requests read by Sean Gleeson, Barbara Barnes and Samuel West.
| 23:00Francine Stock reports from the Cannes Film Festival with Ken Loach, Wes Anderson and more 23:30Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so.
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