| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses the security impact of the Olympics. Also, sport under communism. 00:45The bells of St Peter's Parish Church, South Petherton, Somerset. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Local teenage boys see a job in the luxury hotels as a way out. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A young teacher banks on education as a way out of the slums. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A feud between two neighbours ends tragically and threatens to bring down both families. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5While some slum dwellers are forging their way up, others are fighting for their lives. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The effects of the global economic meltdown ripple throughout Annawadi. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3By Patrick Neate. Tommy tells his rebellious and unconventional mother something important(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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Andrew Graystone, chaplain to the media at the Olympic Park. 05:45Deaths in farming accidents increase in Northern Ireland. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Andrew Graystone, Chaplain to the Media at Olympic Park. 05:45Anna Hill hears how cow feuds and friendships impact on the health and welfare of the herd
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Andrew Graystone, chaplain to the media at the Olympic Park. 05:45Ireland's go-ahead for the first GM crop trials in 14 years. Presented by Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Andrew Graystone, chaplain to the media at the Olympic Park. 05:45How drought in America's Mid-West is putting a squeeze on British pig farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Andrew Graystone, chaplain to the media at the Olympic Park. 05:45A British delegation hopes talks could pave the way to lift Russia's ban on beef imports.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45An iPM Olympic Special with an opening ceremony and the world champion who can't compete.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Solovsky Monastery, Russia. 05:45As the Olympics come to London, Mayor Boris Johnson finds himself on the global stage.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs including European finance summit and rise in anti-depressant use
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Jules Hudson visits West London in search of the wildlife that calls the city home. 06:30Caz Graham discovers how biomass could be the next big money-maker for British farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jake Arnott explores how a sense of narrative is essential for how we understand the world 06:35Joanna Pinnock discovers the UK's rarest frog, the pool frog, in deepest Norfolk. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A British historian describes the dilemmas facing Aleppo's large Christian community. 07:55Felicity Finch presents an appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Bishop Stephen Oliver explores the Celtic spirituality of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. 08:50Philosopher John Gray wonders what bulk buying of stamps tells us about economic gloom.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Jonathan Freedland on the Leveson Inquiry and parallels with the 1215 King John Inquiry. 09:304/5A new series uncovering the powerful relationship between our financial and legal systems. 09:45Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
| 09:003/3Stephanie Flanders asks if in the quest for growth should we prefer quality over quantity? 09:302/5Ivan Hewett explores the key of G minor with Cliff Eisen.(R) 09:45Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by The Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood. 09:45Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
| 09:003/4To what lengths should a medical team go to encourage homeless women to avoid pregnancy? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Cook and broadcaster Mary Berry is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45An act of worship led by the Rt Rev Stephen Oliver.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles at the Olympics with newsman and novelist Gerald Seymour.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Olympic athletes and testing, summer reads, and the history of men. With Jane Garvey. 10:451/51942, Borneo. American travel writer Agnes Keith, her husband and her son are captured.
| 10:00Fidelity in relationships and watching a loved one compete in sport. With Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Women and children are separated from their husbands.
| 10:00Are women under increasing pressure to look a certain way? Jenni Murray takes your calls. 10:453/5Agnes is assaulted by a guard, and Colonel Suga promises to investigate.
| 10:00Shirley Conran on Lace and bonkbusters. Single people and illness. Why so few women in IT? 10:45Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 10:00Absconding female athletes and volunteering in retirement. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:45Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 10:30The story of the first stage production of The Hobbit, at New College School in 1967. 10:59Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 10:00Disability campaigner Baroness Campbell is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 10:45Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Torture still flourishes worldwide. Is it state-licensed sadism, and is it ever justified? 11:302/6Pip and Harry try to rescue Ripely, only to find evil Mister Benevolent got there first.(R)
| 11:00Matthew Hill investigates allegations of illegal bird hunting in Malta. 11:302/4Paul Morley's history of popular music visits one of London's iconic recording studios.
| 11:001/4Jolyon Jenkins looks at Sealand, the real-life "Passport to Pimlico". 11:305/6With the Olympics coming to Woodstock, Sir William is on a go-slow and Henry hunts dragons
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How is the transport system coping with the first day of the Olympic Games? 12:45James Naughtie considers the influence of the musical innovator and trendsetter. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker asks listeners how they feel about the Olympic Games. 12:45James Naughtie uncovers the little-known tale of SAS hero Talaiasi Labalaba. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How to get hold of those elusive remaining Olympic tickets. Consumer news with Shari Vahl. 12:30Scores of people with learning disabilities are ending up in forced marriages. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:451/5Peter White follows the youngsters who helped inspire London's bid for the Olympics.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:452/5Peter White follows the youngsters who helped inspire London's bid for the Olympics.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world. 13:453/5Peter White follows the youngsters who helped inspire London's bid for the Olympics.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It is the day of the Ambridge Community Games. 14:151/2Satire on higher education. Hayborough University must increase recruitment numbers.
| 14:00Mike has a lot to take in. 14:15While renovating an old spa, a husband unleashes sounds that goad his wife into action.
| 14:00There's an awkward homecoming. 14:15The prospect of marriage to a Sydney heiress makes a Greek concierge desperately unhappy.
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| 15:00 | 15:00With guests Charlie Higson, Martin Kelner, Nat Luurtsema and Stephanie Merritt. 15:30Simon Parkes reports on the latest stories coming in for the Food and Farming Awards.
| 15:005/5Jay Rayner and the team discuss damsons, salt marsh lamb and Morecambe Bay shrimps. 15:303/4Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.(R)
| 15:00An edition of Money Box presented by Ruth Alexander, looking at young people's finances. 15:30Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Eminent folk singer June Tabor presents extracts from her favourite books and poems. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the relationship between religion and depression.
| 16:00Series exploring the world of words. 16:30Des Lynam chooses Henry Cooper for Great Lives.
| 16:00'Jobs for the Boys?' Discrimination and nepotism in the media industry, with Laurie Taylor 16:30ITV's Chief Executive Adam Crozier on what the future holds for the network.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 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. 18:306/6Jack Dee chairs, as regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined on the panel by Ross Noble.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Harvey's rather difficult mum is having a tough time. What can his family do to help?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Julia Donaldson reads from her diaries, recalling her teenage obsession with Mick Jagger.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Alok gets engaged to the daughter of a successful rival shop owner.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The comedy actress and her Thick of It co-star meet in the tag-team talk show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by folk singer Peggy Seeger and actor and writer Robert Llewellyn
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Martin Wainwright makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Mike has a lot to take in. 19:15Novelist James Kelman; the verdict on Mark Wahlberg in Ted; Greeks v Trojans at the RSC. 19:451/51942, Borneo. American travel writer Agnes Keith, her husband and her son are captured.
| 19:00There's an awkward homecoming. 19:15Mark Thomas on his father's love of opera; Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn Monroe photos. 19:452/5Women and children are separated from their husbands.
| 19:15John Wilson pays tribute to Gore Vidal and visits the William Morris Gallery. 19:453/5Agnes is assaulted by a guard, and Colonel Suga promises to investigate.
| 19:00Adam dreams of pastures new. 19:15Kirsty Lang reports on a new RSC staging of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Meera Syal. 19:454/5Agnes discovers her husband has been imprisoned in the notorious Guard House.
| 19:15The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time onstage, Alan Davies, Olympic puppeteers 19:455/5The American and Australian Allies liberate the camps. Freedom at last.
| 19:00As the Olympics come to London, Mayor Boris Johnson finds himself on the global stage. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights, including the film Ted
| 19:00It's the morning after the night before. 19:155/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Kathy Burke to try new things, like visiting Harrods in London.(R) 19:453/3Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper.
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| 20:00 | 20:00BBC correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy. 20:30Spain is in economic crisis. What can a new, closed airport tell us about what went wrong?
| 20:00Is the NHS failing to tackle the rise in tuberculosis in Britain? 20:40Peter White with news of a mobile phone designed by blind people for blind people.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45James Bridle asks how computer networks will affect cultural memories.
| 20:00Mukul Devichand investigates the inside story of G4S and Olympic security. 20:30Britain is getting a new port on the Thames. Peter Day looks at the impact this will have.
| 20:00Shaun Ley chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Clevedon, Somerset. 20:50Philosopher John Gray wonders what bulk buying of stamps tells us about economic gloom.
| 20:00Technology makes keeping a record of our lives easy. Toby Amies asks what is it all for?(R)
| 20:00Ye Shiwen's statistics, what's happening to homelessness, and TV's murder capital. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson and Geoffrey Hughes.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Simulating a whole bacterium, UK tsunamis, melting Greenland ice, and herd behaviour. 21:30Jonathan Freedland on the Leveson Inquiry and parallels with the 1215 King John Inquiry.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases. 21:303/3Stephanie Flanders asks if in the quest for growth should we prefer quality over quantity?
| 21:00Dr Kat Arney charts the rise and fall in popularity of chemistry sets. 21:30Libby Purves is joined by The Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood.
| 21:003/4To what lengths should a medical team go to encourage homeless women to avoid pregnancy? 21:455/5Mary meets grey seal expert Sue Sayer in Cornwall to observe the animals.(R)
| 21:00A vivid and bloody portrayal of the day to day dilemmas faced by a young female surgeon.(R)
| 21:001/2Young people with telepathic powers are persecuted for their difference.
| 21:00Scores of people with learning disabilities are ending up in forced marriages. 21:26Felicity Finch presents an appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action. 21:30Britain is getting a new port on the Thames. Peter Day looks at the impact this will have.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis presented by Ritula Shah. 22:45Will fate and the strictures of Mukhtar's society allow him a taste of happiness?
| 22:00Round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah. 22:451/9Amid escalating violence, a Lahore socialite takes on a difficult family challenge.
| 22:00Assad's decisive battle in Syria, Olympic superpower rivalries, and ebola reaches Kampala. 22:452/9The Marriage Committee targets its first potential bride.
| 22:00Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig. 22:453/9Two weeks into the campaign to find Jonkers a bride, the groom's proving less than willing
| 22:00UN debate as Syria battles rage, global food prices, and Olympic pressure. 22:454/9At a huge society wedding, surely a prospective wife for Jonkers can be found in the crowd
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Hugo Rifkind of the Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/6First in series of live Now Shows as comedians reflect the highs and lows of the Olympics. 23:30Alan Dein explores the impact of last summer's riots on one London man and his friends.(R)
| 23:001/4A robot king, a 50s spaceman, a ghastly lottery, crabs, a kitten, disco and John Donne. 23:30Alan Dein meets Zimbabwean refugee Wilson Magwere in his adopted home of Belfast.(R)
| 23:002/6Second in series of live Now Shows: Comedians reflect the highs and lows of The Olympics. 23:30Elsecar Park, Barnsley has been both paradise and hell for one man. Alan Dein investigates(R)
| 23:004/4A trip to the land of magical realms, which is under threat from an unclear war. 23:30Alan Dein goes to Boston, Lincs to explore tensions caused by an influx of migrant workers(R)
| 23:003/6Third in series of live Now Shows: Comedians reflect the highs and lows of The Olympics. 23:30Alan Dein visits Woodhouses, Lancashire where more than national cricket fame is at stake.(R)
| 23:00With guests Charlie Higson, Martin Kelner, Nat Luurtsema and Stephanie Merritt. 23:30Offering a window into each Olympic nation through poetry and its readers.
| 23:00Matthew Sweet and guests look back at the film career of Ivor Novello. 23:30Jake Arnott explores how a sense of narrative is essential for how we understand the world
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