| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Climate change - why is it denied by so many? Plus class, commuting and the 'tube'. 00:45The bells of St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide, Australia. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In 1839, British troops invaded Afghanistan for the first time. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Now re-established on the throne, Shah Shuja announces a fresh start for Afghanistan. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Shah Shuja has not been back in power long before the Afghans rise up in revolution. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Despite the brutal murder of Sir Alexander Burnes, Macnaghtan is still complacent. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The British prepare to leave Kabul, but Shah Shuja tells them it is utter madness. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Neil survives the gales, but has to face another storm - his own vulnerability.(R) 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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45The source of horsemeat found in Irish beefburgers has been traced to Poland. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45Anna Hill hears the debate over the role of the RSPCA in prosecuting animal welfare cases.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45Horse DNA is found in Spanish beef burgers. Anna Hill reports.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45British demands that the European Commission gets tough over the sows stall ban.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears Europe wants to restrict pesticides to save bees.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye. 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island. 05:453/5Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, who used economics to avert war.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The cost of child care, plus the Sunday Times cartoon row and coughing in concerts.
| 06:00Police recruitment plans, plus UK cancer rates and poet Seamus Heaney.
| 06:00Ken Clarke on the EU, plus defence spending, and why is whale vomit so sought after?
| 06:00Is the IPCC 'under-equipped'? Plus equal marriage, and the future for pubs.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark discovers the little-known Johnsons Island and the community surrounding it. 06:30Lambing time - how farmers across the country are coping with poor prices and disease. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores a new spirituality that might change our attitude to the environment. 06:35Living World visits a flooded meadow in Hampshire where 2000 godwits spend the winter. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Marriage tax breaks, the prison meat revelation, and who should sing the Welsh anthem?
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Anne Wafula Strike presents an appeal on behalf of International Nepal Fellowship. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster.
| 08:31Alicia McCarthy reports as a row over a local hospital reaches the Commons.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy with the latest news from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Canon Mark Oakley from St Paul's Cathedral explores the church's loyalty to the future. 08:50David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Allan Little talks to Joan Bakewell, Chris Mullin, Tim Montgomerie and Phil Collins. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Baker.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey. 09:30John McCarthy talks to hermit Rachel Denton about her decision to live alone. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Libby Purves is joined by Jimmy Osmond and royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's opposition leader, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45An act of worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles live in the Radio Theatre with screenwriter Richard Curtis
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What it's like never to outgrow the joys of being a fan. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/51976. Mary Ann Singleton, a naive young woman from Cleveland, arrives in San Francisco.
| 10:00Changes to child care legislation, and living with a stoma. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Mary Ann has a new job and there's afternoon delight for Anna Madrigal and Edgar.
| 10:00Shanna Bukhari has been talking to UK women converting to Islam. She joins Jenni Murray. 10:453/5Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in.
| 10:00How will changes to the funding of sexual health services affect provision? 10:454/5It is almost Thanksgiving and Anna Madrigal rents out the remaining rooftop apartment.
| 10:00Dare you dress to stand out from the crowd? With Jenni Murray. 10:455/5Secrets old and new are being revealed at Mrs Madrigal's Christmas party.
| 10:301/4On The Waterfront; an Oscar Best Picture starring Marlon Brando - with Paul Gambaccini.
| 10:00Emma is in the doghouse, and Christopher's suspicions are aroused.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Jonty Bloom takes a behind the scenes look at a retail explosion.(R) 11:302/6Damien is banned from the kitchen so that Anthony can cook up a Valentine's Day meal.
| 11:0022/24Brett Westwood looks at the invasive Chinese mitten crab, plus freshwater eels. 11:27Baroness Helena Kennedy QC presents an appeal for Circles UK. 11:30Paul Gambaccini looks back to Carnegie Hall 1955 with Pete Seeger and two other Weavers.(R)
| 11:002/4How South African secret police bombed the London HQ of the African National Congress. 11:305/6Clare is in deep water at work, after an unprofessional mishap.
| 11:00Aleem Maqbool on the unrest in Cairo, plus more reporters' stories from far and wide. 11:30Guy Garvey on the challenge of turning a collection of songs into a single piece of art.
| 11:00Razia Iqbal visits the women architects of the Gulf - a story of success in the desert. 11:304/6Son-in-law Blake secretly fits Sandy's new wristwatch with a tiny transponder.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Talking revenge in Mali, plus other foreign correspondents with insight and analysis.
| 11:15Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Holiday homes: Why more of us are going self-catering and the impact on villages. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer phone-in presented by Julian Worricker. What will the HS2 do for you? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Petrol and diesel prices, mediation at work and online dating. With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Which Green Deal measures are likely to pay for themselves? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Peter White on why Ironbridge is a better day out than the Pyramids or the Taj Mahal. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Fraud busters, an update on the Money Box savings challenge and more, with Paul Lewis. 12:307/8Chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Sue Perkins. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/6With panellists Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke. 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:451/5How do our bodies create colour? Plus seeing the world through colour-blind eyes
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5How does language change our colour perception?
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Does colour change the way we feel and behave?
| 13:00National and international news. 13:454/5How does a traditional dye house in Leeds go about creating colour?
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5How did the colour forecasting industry arise out of the First World War?
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Southwell, Nottinghamshire
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Journalist DD Guttenplan explores the cultural roots of America's love affair with guns.
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| 14:00 | 14:151/4By Mike Walker. In October 1922, Eric Blair travels to Burma to join the Imperial Police.
| 14:00Christopher's suspicions are aroused. 14:15Feuding screen goddesses Davis and Crawford in an iconic film - headed for disaster?(R)
| 14:00Vicky makes some introductions. 14:15Held for 20 years in Spandau prison, Albert Speer invented global journeys to keep sane.(R)
| 14:15Conor volunteers to test a medical scanner which records sounds inside the body.(R)
| 14:153/5By Gurpreet Bhatti. Stone investigates the death of a 16-year-old British Asian schoolgirl
| 14:00Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? Presented by Anita Anand. 14:30Danny Marks volunteers for speed reaction tests. A friend on the same course goes missing.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs Gardeners' Question Time from Stilton, Cambridgeshire. 14:45In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tenth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney.
| 15:00Helen Castor and guests discuss the history curriculum in Britain's schools. 15:30Can Germany produce all its power from green energy? Tom Heap investigates.
| 15:00Vincent Duggleby presents a financial phone-in on insurance. 15:30Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis.
| 15:00Helen Mark discovers the little-known Johnsons Island and the community surrounding it. 15:27Baroness Helena Kennedy QC presents an appeal for Circles UK. 15:30Mariella Frostrup celebrates classic Australian literature with author Thomas Keneally.
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs Gardeners' Question Time from Stilton, Cambridgeshire. 15:452/3Clifford Essex and his Pierrots are a huge success at Henley - despite the rain.
| 15:30Meeting musicians at the Blues du Fleuve Festival, organised by Baaba Maal in Senegal.(R)
| 15:002/2Caught between the different factions, Eric and Eileen find themselves in terrible danger.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Actress and writer Maureen Lipman shares her best loved writings, poems and plays. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the reasons behind rising anti-Semitism in Europe.
| 16:00Mr Fan, Vietnamese boatperson, barber, Chinese gardener, English horseman, tells his story(R) 16:30Gardener Carol Klein's choice is wild garden hero, William Robinson. With Matthew Parris.
| 16:00With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict. 16:30Former Sunday Times Editor Sir Harold Evans on press regulation and the Leveson Inquiry.
| 16:00Director Roger Michell talks to Francine Stock about his latest film Hyde Park on Hudson. 16:30High-speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
| 16:00On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall. 16:30Radio 2 is a ratings hit but its controller faces his harshest critics - you.
| 16:00What it's like never to outgrow the joys of being a fan. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia. 16:30Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests, including by the late Adrian Mitchell.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full 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.
| 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss how technology is transforming the gambling industry. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Corporate tax: Who writes the rules? Fran Abrams investigates. 17:408/8The Dutch Queen has abdicated. Terence Blacker imagines the effect on another household. 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. 18:305/6With panellists Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Jenni Murray cooks her first healthy meal and gives her verdict to Marcus Brigstocke.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Captain Martin Crieff's mum is sick. Can he deal with the consequences?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/8Chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Sue Perkins.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15John Waite makes his selection of the best of this week's BBC Radio programmes.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Christopher's suspicions are aroused. 19:15Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams on performing Pinter; the art of Kurt Schwitters. 19:451/51976. Mary Ann Singleton, a naive young woman from Cleveland, arrives in San Francisco.
| 19:00Vicky makes some introductions. 19:15The art of light; Benjamin Britten's latest biographer; new play set in Stockport reviewed 19:452/5Mary Ann has a new job and there's afternoon delight for Anna Madrigal and Edgar.
| 19:15Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa-winner Hilary Mantel and Samuel West in Hyde Park on Hudson 19:453/5Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in.
| 19:15Lesley Garrett back on the opera stage, plus a new American version of House of Cards. 19:454/5It is almost Thanksgiving and Anna Madrigal rents out the remaining rooftop apartment.
| 19:15Actor Charles Dance, theatre in tunnels beneath London, and French cinema's forgotten man. 19:455/5Secrets old and new are being revealed at Mrs Madrigal's Christmas party.
| 19:008/8The Dutch Queen has abdicated. Terence Blacker imagines the effect on another household. 19:15Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington in Flight, and Poliakoff's Dancing on the Edge.
| 19:15John Osborne tells of his adventures when he started replying to newsagent window adverts. 19:453/3A body is found in a metro carriage, but Annika's judgment is clouded by personal matters.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Mukul Devichand seeks to see the UK through the eyes of those who have recently arrived. 20:30Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.
| 20:00Corporate tax: Who writes the rules? Fran Abrams investigates. 20:40Minster for disabled people Esther McVey talks to Peter White about the impact of PIPs.
| 20:00The morality behind Nimbyism and the HS2 project. Debate chaired by David Aaronovitch. 20:453/5Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, who used economics to avert war.
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates what really went on at the In Amenas gas field in Algeria. 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss how technology is transforming the gambling industry.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Southwell, Nottinghamshire 20:50David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture.
| 20:00Anne Karpf explores the way women have shaped the sound of British radio.
| 20:00Radio 2 is a ratings hit but its controller faces his harshest critics - you. 20:30On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How to design a new plane, bird flu, dog domestication and mackerel. 21:30Allan Little talks to Joan Bakewell, Chris Mullin, Tim Montgomerie and Phil Collins.
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey.
| 21:00Can Germany produce all its power from green energy? Tom Heap investigates. 21:30Libby Purves is joined by Jimmy Osmond and royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker.
| 21:0022/24Brett Westwood looks at the invasive Chinese mitten crab, plus freshwater eels. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain.
| 21:00Psychological thriller by Steve Gough set in the year 2036.(R)
| 21:001/2Eric Blair goes to Spain to report on the fight against fascism.
| 21:00Fraud busters, an update on the Money Box savings challenge and more, with Paul Lewis. 21:26Anne Wafula Strike presents an appeal on behalf of International Nepal Fellowship. 21:30Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Round-up of the day's news with Ritula Shah, including the latest from Egypt and Mali. 22:451/10Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the poor when he was still in his 20s.
| 22:00The bodies of more than 70 Syrians are found in a mass killing in Syria. With Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Living in Paris with no money to his name, Orwell turns to a Russian refugee for help.
| 22:00David Cameron visits Algeria for talks on Islamist militants in North and West Africa. 22:453/10Penniless in Paris, Orwell gets a job as a plongeur - a slave's slave.
| 22:00The day's news with Philippa Thomas. Syria complains to the UN about Israeli air strikes. 22:454/10Orwell considers the hierarchy among the hard-pressed restaurant workers of Paris.
| 22:00Argentinean foreign minister on diplomatic meetings with the UK over the Falklands. 22:455/10On his time off from work, Orwell enjoys the bistro life of Paris's Latin Quarter.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The morality behind Nimbyism and the HS2 project. Debate chaired by David Aaronovitch.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Miranda Green of the Day analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen charts the rise of the audiobook and asks if every writer is a performer. 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:005/6With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer(R) 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:005/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Shedtown Mark II pulls the crowds in. Jimmy asks where hearts lie. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Gardener Carol Klein's choice is wild garden hero, William Robinson. With Matthew Parris. 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
| 23:00Tenth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' poetry requests.
| 23:00Director Roger Michell talks to Francine Stock about his latest film Hyde Park on Hudson. 23:30Mark Tully explores a new spirituality that might change our attitude to the environment.
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