| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the role and meaning of both alcohol and drugs in human life. 00:45The bells of St Paul's Cathedral in London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/5Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.(R) 00:301/5Cheryl Strayed's account of hiking 1,100 miles solo through America's rugged west. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:173/5Yusuf Mahmoud swapped Cheltenham for Zanzibar because of his love of African music.(R) 00:302/5Cheryl Strayed begins her journey in the heat of California's Mojave desert. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A perilous section of the trail tests Cheryl's powers of resilience and endurance. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Cheryl reflects on her childhood, and on a momentary lapse of concentration. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Cheryl anticipates the journey's end. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3The death of Mrs Probus threatens a precarious future for her long-time servant.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45After the controversial badger cull was cancelled in 2012, what are its chances in 2013? 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45Anna Hill asks what 2013 might hold for the troubled dairy industry.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45Anna Hill reviews a year of drought and flood, and asks what the weather might do in 2013.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson tells Charlotte Smith he will fight for GM in Europe.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45Farming and countryside news as Charlotte Smith reports from the Oxford Farming Conference
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. 05:45All about the winner of the iPM New Year's Honours.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester. 05:45Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
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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.
| 06:00Morning 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 headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits the ancient fishing community in Hastings, down on the shingle beach. 06:30From GM to robots to mega-farms - does farming need to change? Charlotte Smith reports. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks why dignity should be so important to us. 06:35Sarah Swadling investigates the benefits of getting a food product protected by the EU. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme with Edward Stourton. 07:55Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for St Giles Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Eye-Openers on God: A service for Epiphany live from the University Church, Oxford. 08:50Will Self reflects on the confused love-hate relationship between Britain and the US.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Melvyn Bragg explores Matthew Arnold's ideas about culture being a powerful force for good 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg considers the importance of culture to the discipline of anthropology. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg charts the rise of mass culture in the 20th century. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests debate the meaning and value of culture today. 09:45An act of worship led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Sian Williams with businesswoman and lawyer Margaret Mountford.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Doreen Lawrence on campaigning to bring her son's killers to justice. With Jane Garvey. 10:451/10Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga set in the run up to the Second World War.
| 10:00Sinead O'Connor sings and talks about her controversial career. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/10Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress.
| 10:00Jenni Murray hears listeners' experiences of having, or being, a mother-in-law. 10:453/10Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help.
| 10:00The toys your kids are attached to, medical aid for Syria, and the women to watch in 2013. 10:454/10As she is finally getting closer to her mother, Louise's image of her father is shattered.
| 10:00Presented by Jenni Murray. Who are the musical names set to make it big in 2013? 10:455/10As the political situation in Germany worsens Louise discovers an enemy closer to home.
| 10:30Writer Nik Cohn invites us to "re-imagine" New Orleans, a city he's loved all his life.
| 10:00Alice has the New Year blues, and things begin to add up for Ed.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of the first stage production of The Hobbit, at New College School in 1967.(R) 11:302/2The children venture up once again through the hole in the cloud in Enid Blyton's classic.
| 11:0018/24The first day of 2013 sees Saving Species revelling in a winter wildfowl spectacle. 11:30Paul Morley tests the contention that jazz is dead, a victim of its own history.
| 11:00On the 40th anniversary of Britain joining Europe, Edward Stourton reunites key players. 11:301/6Social worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot-desking
| 11:00Investigating forced confessions of suspects in the Japanese criminal justice system. 11:30Tim Marlow encourages us not to forget the novelist Lawrence Durrell.
| 11:00Mark Whitaker reports from SE Asia on the huge toll of child drownings in the region. 11:30If all the world's a stage, how do actors face old age dramas? Simon Fanshawe investigates(R)
| 11:00What disgusts you? Bridget Kendall and guests explore this basic human emotion. 11:30Kate Adie presents BBC despatches from India, the US, Greece, France and Cambodia.
| 11:15Chairman of Sony Sir Howard Stringer is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer phone-in presented by Julian Worricker. Has social media made us anti-social? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Dr Michael Mosley investigates how much exercise we should all be doing, with Peter White. 12:30The rise in homeless families being moved into bed and breakfast accommodation. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Dr Michael Mosley looks at the history and science behind the 'Five a Day' message. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Dr Michael Mosley examines the government guidelines on alcohol. With Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Personal finance news. Paul Lewis asks why thousands are not told of child benefit cuts. 12:303/8Team News Quiz take on Team Now Show in the ultimate topical smackdown. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Charlie Higson. 12:32Sheila Dillon presents a special New Year show, with food stories from aroiund the world. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:451/5Brooke Magnanti, herself once an unnamed writer, explores anonymity through the ages.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5Brooke Magnanti reveals the mixed and mischievous reasons authors have hidden their names.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:453/5Brooke Magnanti explores the reasons that women have written under assumed names.
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:454/5Brooke Magnanti explores the anonymous voice in criticism and commentary.
| 13:00National and international news with Norman Smith. 13:455/5Brooke Magnanti considers modern pseudonyms and managing personas.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:15Sue MacGregor examines the work of John Freeman on the pioneering TV series Face to Face.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis with Norman Smith. 13:301/2Edward Stourton reports from Nairobi on the impact and effectiveness of international aid.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Chris steps into the limelight. 14:15The road trip of two desperate men hoping to find meaning in the pursuit of a tornado.
| 14:00It's the night of the Lower Loxley ball. 14:15By Andy Merriman. Margaret Rutherford falls in love with a man 30 years her junior.(R)
| 14:00Alice has the New Year blues. 14:151/3Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring will change Egypt.
| 14:00Things begin to add up for Ed. 14:152/3The enigmatic Tara appears to be using Duncan. But Duncan is not as innocent as he seems.
| 14:153/3Events go out of control for Duncan as he attracts the attention of Egyptian authorities.
| 14:00Alistair Sooke traces the history of the ampersand, the character representing 'and'.(R) 14:30Faced with an upstart stepdaughter, the queen is forced into decisive and deadly action.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel kick-off the new gardening year in Mercia. 14:45An Iraqi doctor remembers serving in one of the longest wars of the 20th Century.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, from 18th century punch to new flavours in the USA.
| 15:005/6Jay Rayner and the team present a special New Year edition of the food show from Bath. 15:30A tale of lost and found cats in Portsmouth presented by Alan Dein.(R)
| 15:00Having problems with faulty goods, poor service or buying online? What are your rights? 15:30Jo Fidgen explores the life, work and legacy of Hermann Rorschach.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the ancient fishing community in Hastings, down on the shingle beach. 15:27Ian McEwan presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SolarAid. 15:30Literary Trends of 2012, including bonkbusters, historical fiction and self-publishing.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel kick-off the new gardening year in Mercia. 15:451/3Brendan has a plan - study for his exams in the library then crash the college ball.
| 15:30Paul Morley tests the contention that jazz is dead, a victim of its own history.
| 15:003/3As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie is driven to increasingly desperate behaviour.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Mark Radcliffe recalls the influential life of cult DJ and club promoter Roger Eagle. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Apocalypse.
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the ancient art of stenography. 16:30Grigori Rasputin, mad monk or righteous spiritual man ?
| 16:00Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience. 16:30Christmas TV ratings, what lies ahead for the BBC in 2013, and the power of a photo.
| 16:00Francine Stock charts the rise of films aimed at older cinemagoers. 16:30Winter vomiting, superhero physics and why military scientists design underpants.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on General Norman Schwarzkopf, Charles Chilton, Lord Rees Mogg and more. 16:30What the Parable of the Ox can tell us about a bloated and dysfunctional financial system.
| 16:00Song-writer Sinead O'Connor on Ireland, faith and bipolar disorder. With Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII. 16:30Roger McGough presents requests for some playful poems on a musical and satirical theme.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30All about the winner of the iPM New Year's Honours. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy. 17:404/8Award-winning writer AL Kennedy responds as the Sandy Hook Elementary survivors return. 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. 18:155/6Special Agent Ond, Alex Salm-Ond, is pitted against old foe Dr No Vote, Alistair Darling. 18:301/6With panellists Tony Hawks, Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Charlie Higson.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:156/6Barack Obama struggles to find the strength to fight for the American presidency. 18:301/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Meera Syal to try new experiences, including watching football.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when his ex-girlfriend arrives to register her marriage.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/8Team News Quiz take on Team Now Show in the ultimate topical smackdown.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson meets Angus Deayton, Frances Barber and John Lanchester.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Jon Holmes makes his selection from the week's radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00It's the night of the Lower Loxley ball. 19:15The Front Row Quiz, with teams including Julian Fellowes, Maureen Lipman, Rumer and more. 19:451/10Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga set in the run up to the Second World War.
| 19:00Alice has the New Year blues. 19:15Andy Serkis and Neil Young reveal how they are embracing new technology in their work. 19:452/10Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress.
| 19:00Things begin to add up for Ed. 19:15The category winners in the Costa Book Awards 2012, and a look ahead to 2013. 19:453/10Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help.
| 19:15Comedian Jack Whitehall, Michael Dobbs on Borgen, and novelist Stuart Neville. 19:454/10As she is finally getting closer to her mother, Louise's image of her father is shattered.
| 19:15John Wilson interviews Haim, plus Mr Selfridge, The Imposter, and theatre ticket pricing. 19:455/10As the political situation in Germany worsens Louise discovers an enemy closer to home.
| 19:004/8Award-winning writer AL Kennedy responds as the Sandy Hook Elementary survivors return. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe on the TV comedy highs of 2012: The Thick of It, Getting On and Fresh Meat.
| 19:00There's a new arrival at Blossom Hill Cottage. 19:154/5Nick Mohammed stars as lifestyle guru Mr Swallow.(R) 19:45A magical spin on Hansel and Gretel, a sumptuous tale of confectionery and cunning.
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| 20:00 | 20:00As Derry-Londonderry becomes the UK City of Culture, William Crawley considers identity. 20:30Lucy Ash investigates an increasingly bitter row over a major Chinese investment in Burma.
| 20:00Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy. 20:40Cricket commentator Henry Blofeld talks to Peter White about his eyesight problems.
| 20:00Clive Anderson asks top legal guests if justice delayed is justice denied. 20:45Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
| 20:00Should there be an over-arching inquiry into historic child abuse in England and Wales? 20:30Peter Day asks if voice recognition is a technology that has finally come of age.
| 20:00Alan Dein tells the story of pioneering oral historian Tony Parker.(R)
| 20:00John Sergeant marks the 40th anniversary of the UK's joining the EEC.
| 20:00What the Parable of the Ox can tell us about a bloated and dysfunctional financial system. 20:30Matthew Bannister on General Norman Schwarzkopf, Charles Chilton, Lord Rees Mogg and more.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science. 21:30Melvyn Bragg explores Matthew Arnold's ideas about culture being a powerful force for good
| 21:00Poet and accidental chainsaw owner James Lasdun learns how to chop wood.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg considers the importance of culture to the discipline of anthropology.
| 21:00Suzy Klein tries to conquer her claustrophobia through cognitive behavioural therapy.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences.
| 21:0018/24The first day of 2013 sees Saving Species revelling in a winter wildfowl spectacle. 21:30Melvyn Bragg charts the rise of mass culture in the 20th century.
| 21:00Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests debate the meaning and value of culture today.
| 21:002/3The arrival of Lizzie Eustace's cousin Frank proves both diverting and scandalous.
| 21:00Personal finance news. Paul Lewis asks why thousands are not told of child benefit cuts. 21:26Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for St Giles Trust. 21:30Peter Day asks if voice recognition is a technology that has finally come of age.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The US fiscal cliff - is a deal finally emerging? News round-up with Roger Hearing. 22:456/10Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
| 22:00Seven teachers and health workers shot dead in NW Pakistan. Presented by Philippa Thomas. 22:457/10Lady Dona succumbs at last to the Frenchman's charms and enjoys an idyllic voyage with him
| 22:00Syria - should the West intervene? News round-up with Roger Hearing. 22:458/10Harry and Rockingham prepare to trap the pirates, and Dona must host a dinner.
| 22:00A terror suspect is extradited to the US. Round-up of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. 22:459/10Dona fights for her life and her Frenchman lover in the face of Rockingham's jealous rage.
| 22:00Church to allow gay bishops, and losing trust in UK institutions. With Carolyn Quinn. 22:4510/10Dona and William conspire to spring the Frenchman from his prison. But will they succeed?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson asks top legal guests if justice delayed is justice denied.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45David Aaronovitch of the Times analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen discovers that the giving and receiving of compliments is a tricky business. 23:301/5An imagined conversation between Mick Jagger and his cell-mate in Brixton Prison in 1967.(R)
| 23:001/6Victoria Coren Mitchell challenges Mark Steel, Jessica Berens and Christopher Biggins.(R) 23:302/5Imagined confrontation between fugitive MP John Stonehouse and young journalist Ed.(R)
| 23:001/6Sarah solves problems, including a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends.(R) 23:303/5The Falkland Islands, 1982. Maggie Watkins shelters an Argentinean soldier with a secret.(R)
| 23:005/6Legendary comedian Tommy Cockles is stunned when Mallard manager Ron has no idea who he is(R) 23:304/5A married couple reflect on their lives as they wait for Princess Diana's funeral cortege.(R)
| 23:00Grigori Rasputin, mad monk or righteous spiritual man ? 23:305/5Tony Blair has just resigned. Somewhere in the BBC he gets mistaken for his own lookalike.(R)
| 23:00Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Roger McGough with a selection of poetry on the theme of time.
| 23:00Francine Stock charts the rise of films aimed at older cinemagoers. 23:30Mark Tully asks why dignity should be so important to us.
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