| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor pays tribute to the work and legacy of the sociologist, Stan Cohen. 00:45The bells of St Margaret's Church, Dunham Massey, Cheshire. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:20David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.(R) 00:301/5George Orwell's account of an execution in Burma in the 1920s 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5George Orwell's attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing 00:48The latest shipping forecast. 00:59Commentary on the Second ODI from Napier between New Zealand and England.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5George Orwell's reconciling patriotism and left-wing views 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5George Orwell on the subject of pleasure. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5George Orwell on the absurdities of New Year's Honours. 00:48The latest shipping forecast. 00:59Commentary on the third ODI from Auckland between New Zealand and England.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3On Korcula, an Englishman learns about the mysterious murmur-maids.(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 | 05:30The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45How can retailers regain trust? Charlotte Smith examines Red Tractor standards. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45Charlotte Smith visits a 'nature friendly' farm run by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.(R)
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45One of Amsterdam's most famous restaurants has been selling horse steaks as beef.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay. 05:45What will it take to stop fly-grazing of horses? The NFU calls for ASBOs.
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon. 05:45Baroness Helena Kennedy QC considers what it means to abandon being human.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Evan Davis chairs a discussion providing insight into business from the people at the top.(R) 06:30What knock-on effect will recent retail collapses have on the high street?(R)
| 06:00With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| | 06:00What's to be done about our jury system? Plus Kevin Ayers remembered.
| 06:00How best to tackle Islamic extremism? Plus why we love weepy movies.
| | 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Lucy Mangan examines that sense of longing on the cusp between pleasure and pain. 06:35Chris Sperring is in mid-Sweden in search of wolves, following their tracks in the snow. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | 07:00Following the resignation of Pope Benedict, Edward Stourton looks at his life and legacy.(R) 07:451/5On Regent Street, Tim Harford looks at heated pants and the business of innovation.(R)
| | | | | | 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Vatican expert Robert Mickens explains what Pope Benedict's final week will entail. 07:55An appeal on behalf of NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood). 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | 08:002/6Jay Rayner and the panel field culinary questions from a local audience in Neath, Wales.(R) 08:303/4Paul Gambaccini explores the making of Best Picture Oscar winner, Amadeus.(R)
| | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from Gresford Methodist Church in Wrexham. With preacher Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 08:50Lisa Jardine celebrates Elizabeth of Bohemia, who deserves a larger place in history.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Grayson Perry, Virginia Nicholson, Faramerz Dabhoiwala & Janice Galloway.(R) 09:45Christian worship from Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays. 09:301/5Roger’s museum tour starts in Shanghai, with venues for opera and unusual shoes.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets poet and playwright Owen Sheers and musical star Michael Ball. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45An act of worship led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Deborah Moggach and Ian Hunter's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Home: a sense of place. A special edition of Woman's Hour presented by Jane Garvey.(R) 10:451/15War breaks out, and everything changes for the Cazalet family.
| 10:00Fay Weldon on the Cazalets; why women in their 50s earn less than younger women. 10:452/15Will the outbreak of war put an unbearable strain on Edward and Diana's affair?
| 10:00Anita Anand has visited Delhi and Jaipur for this special edition about women in India. 10:453/15Louise finds a new friend in Stella Rose, but a theatre trip brings an unwelcome encounter
| 10:00Actress Mia Wasikowska talks to Aasmah Mir, and we hear about Helena Rubinstein's career. 10:454/15As Rupert leaves for the navy, an old friend provides consolation for Clary and Polly.
| 10:00The future for girl guides; folk accordion player Sharon Shannon. Jenni Murray presents. 10:455/15Louise is home from drama school and insufferable. Polly is struggling with her parents.
| 10:304/4Paul Gambaccini explores the making of Best Picture Oscar winner, American Beauty.
| 10:00There's heartbreak for Lynda, and Alice is on a covert operation.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Lemn Sissay celebrates Vicar Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps. 11:305/6It's Damien to the rescue when an author gets knocked out at a gathering.
| 11:001/2Professional listeners reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing. 11:30Sinéad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.
| 11:00Alan Dein visits a private zoo up for sale in Borth, Wales, to meet owners and animals. 11:301/3An ex-policeman doesn't believe an old woman's tale of a serial killer in her village.
| 11:00A bitter conflict in Thailand and despatches from Italy, Singapore, Uganda, and Egypt. 11:30Philip Sweeney on music, crime and culture in Marseille, 2013 European City of Culture.
| 11:00Geoff Watts investigates why we cry and why emotional tears are a uniquely human trait. 11:301/6Nigel William's comedy about a retired odd couple. Will a lottery win change their lives?
| 11:00How do flowers get their shape? Bridget Kendall explores nature's mysteries. 11:30Bowled over by the cost of living in Australia, and other tales from around the world.
| 11:15Kirsty Young interviews developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Michael Mosley looks at health advice on diet, drink and exercise. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04With Winifred Robinson. Should more be done to improve PE in our schools? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How the roll-out of the 4G mobile network could cause Freeview TV interference. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Electricity smart meters, Spotify subscriptions and unadopted roads. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paying to block spam calls, reducing tax on tourism and the future of TV. With Peter White 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Ordinary people being recruited to launder money, plus annuities and pensions liberation. 12:302/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comedic breakdown of the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/8Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane and Stephen Mangan join Nicholas Parsons. 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if snacking is killing the tradition of three square meals a day. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:004/5How Bill Phillips - war hero, croc-hunter - became one of the fathers of macro-economics.(R) 13:15More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.(R) 13:451/51974. Historians Correlli Barnett and Paul Johnson clash on the causes of Britain's demise(R)
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:452/5A radical feminist and a Tory reformer clash over the route to equality.(R)
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:453/5Morality and freedom: Iris Murdoch and David Pears discuss the nature of morality.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:454/5Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. Pornography and censorship.(R)
| 13:00Shaun Ley presents national and international news. 13:455/5Philosopher Karl Popper and neuroscientist John Eccles discuss scientific progress.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Gloucester Guildhall.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:303/3Billy Bragg embarks on a memory-laden journey along the 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea'.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's heartbreak for Lynda. 14:154/4By Jonathan Holloway. Summer 1947, Eric has moved to Jura. With Joseph Millson.
| 14:00Alice is on a covert operation. 14:15A young man joins Tony's boxing ring in an attempt to escape his own circle of addiction.(R)
| 14:15A wild, sideways look at life in Romania under the Ceausescu regime by Csaba Szekely.(R)
| 14:00Pat's holiday mood comes to an abrupt end. 14:151/4The immortal wanderer William Palmer has to fight the malevolent Mr Speed.
| 14:00Paul makes an exciting announcement. 14:15by Oliver Emanuel. A 'rapid response' play inspired by destitution among asylum seekers.
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions. 14:30Mandy Rice-Davies looks back to being caught up in the sensational trial of Stephen Ward.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme with gardeners in Milton Keynes. 14:45In 1977 independence activists from Indonesia's Molucca islands took a school hostage.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies hosts the first semi-final in the 2013 series of the general knowledge quiz 15:30Sheila Dillon explores a bulb which arouses strong feelings - and aromas - garlic.
| 15:00Tom Holland and guests discuss the ideas and events that are making history. 15:30UK landfills are full. Should we create energy from our waste? Tom Heap investigates.
| 15:00Financial phone-in with Paul Lewis, discussing how to pay for long-term care. 15:30Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine
| 15:00Clare Balding explores the Longdendale Trail and why walking can cement a friendship. 15:27Lorna Smith, who has experienced homelessness, presents an appeal on behalf of St Mungo's. 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to David Baddiel and Naomi Alderman about the Jewish novel.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme with gardeners in Milton Keynes. 15:452/3A woman faces a dilemma when she discovers a student wanted by the anti-terrorist squad.
| 15:30Sinéad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.
| 15:001/2Bhushan Banerji's classic story of poverty and love in a remote Bengali village.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Susan Hitch looks at the boys who played Shakespeare's female characters. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the beliefs and practices of Rastafari.
| 16:00Are the centuries of legal union between England and Wales coming to an end? 16:30Harriett is joined by Sarah Moss and Francis Spufford to discuss books they love.
| 16:00Weapon dogs - status canines as urban menace. Also, the Scottish subculture of 'neds'. 16:30Does advertising junk food make kids fat? Plus, James Purnell returns to the BBC.
| 16:00Matthew Sweet talks to Tom Tykwer, one of the directors of Cloud Atlas. 16:30Why does a virus manage to infect us and make us ill so quickly?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister remembers Richard Briers, Ronald Dworkin, Eileen Fuchs and Kevin Ayers. 16:30Roger Bolton presents audience comment. Can you make jokes about Jimmy Savile on the BBC?
| 16:00Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the TUC; the status of women in India; Karen Mok.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her novel Instructions for a Heatwave. 16:301/4Adventures in strong language and the best of new poetry, introduced by Paul Farley.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie 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 presents coverage and analysis of the day's news. 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 of the day's news presented by Eddie Mair. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the challenges of doing business in and out of Africa. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What to do with the world's largest stockpile of civilian plutonium being kept in the UK? 17:40The rise of Mike Ashley, reclusive owner of Sports Direct and Newcastle United. 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. 18:155/5Tim Harford tells the story of Chris Ferguson, who applied game theory to poker, and won.(R) 18:302/8Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane and Stephen Mangan join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The Questers must help a village protect itself for the evil bandit king El Maldado.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Paul Sinha, Lemn Sissay and Graeme Garden.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comedic breakdown of the week's news.
| 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. 18:15Val McDermid makes her selection of the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alice is on a covert operation. 19:15Mark Lawson visits a major exhibition of work by pioneering pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. 19:451/15War breaks out, and everything changes for the Cazalet family.
| 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Nicole Kidman and Margaret Forster and reviews the film Cloud Atlas. 19:452/15Will the outbreak of war put an unbearable strain on Edward and Diana's affair?
| 19:00Pat's holiday mood comes to an abrupt end. 19:15A Chorus Line; new film Song for Marion reviewed; footballer Walter Tull's life on stage. 19:453/15Louise finds a new friend in Stella Rose, but a theatre trip brings an unwelcome encounter
| 19:00Paul makes an exciting announcement. 19:15Jackson brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito; Meera Syal in a new global debt play. 19:454/15As Rupert leaves for the navy, an old friend provides consolation for Clary and Polly.
| 19:00Alistair gives Lynda food for thought. 19:15Damien Hirst on humour in art, To the Wonder review, RB Kitaj, Marc Isaacs on The Road. 19:455/15Louise is home from drama school and insufferable. Polly is struggling with her parents.
| 19:00The rise of Mike Ashley, reclusive owner of Sports Direct and Newcastle United. 19:15Cloud Atlas, Lichtenstein at Tate Modern, A Chorus Line and new drama series Broadchurch.
| 19:00Lynda makes a big decision. 19:151/6Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece band. With Danny Baker. 19:453/3By Helen Sedgwick. A grieving man finds solace in ministering to the needs of sea turtles.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Isabel Hilton reports on how New York is learning from the lessons of Hurricane Sandy. 20:30David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs.
| 20:00What to do with the world's largest stockpile of civilian plutonium being kept in the UK? 20:40Peter White explores how audio described programmes make it onto the BBC iPlayer.
| 20:00Michael Buerk and guests debate the morality of private education. 20:45Baroness Helena Kennedy QC considers what it means to abandon being human.
| 20:00Are the centuries of legal union between England and Wales coming to an end? 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the challenges of doing business in and out of Africa.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Gloucester Guildhall. 20:50Lisa Jardine celebrates Elizabeth of Bohemia, who deserves a larger place in history.
| 20:00British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
| 20:00Roger Bolton presents audience comment. Can you make jokes about Jimmy Savile on the BBC? 20:30Matthew Bannister remembers Richard Briers, Ronald Dworkin, Eileen Fuchs and Kevin Ayers.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The new corona virus - has it really mutated to be able to jump between humans? 21:30Andrew Marr with Grayson Perry, Virginia Nicholson, Faramerz Dabhoiwala & Janice Galloway.(R)
| 21:00Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
| 21:00UK landfills are full. Should we create energy from our waste? Tom Heap investigates. 21:30Libby Purves meets poet and playwright Owen Sheers and musical star Michael Ball.
| 21:001/2Professional listeners reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall.
| 21:00A young composer arrives in Northumberland in search of the writer of a love song.(R)
| 21:002/2Winston and Julia are determined to join the Brotherhood, pledged to destroy The Party.
| 21:00Ordinary people being recruited to launder money, plus annuities and pensions liberation. 21:26An appeal on behalf of NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood). 21:30David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R) 22:456/8In a dark episode, Doctor Gordon tries a shocking treatment as Esther spirals into despair
| 22:00Bloodshed in Syria - is it time to arms the rebels? News and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/8In the iconic novel, Esther finally finds someone who understands and offers hope.
| 22:00The day's news with Ritula Shah. The Vicky Pryce trial - do we need to rethink juries? 22:458/8In the iconic novel, with Doctor Nolan's help, Esther can finally fly free.
| 22:00The UK aid budget and the Italian elections. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn. 22:45Deborah Moggach's story about affairs of the heart, exclusively for Book at Bedtime.
| 22:00The news with Roger Hearing in London and David Eades at the Italian elections in Rome. 22:45Gus is confronted by a white-suited stanger, intent on bringing up the past.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk and guests debate the morality of private education.
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00The controversial poem by Tony Harrison, to mark his death.
| 23:002/4How working on death row convinced Susan that she was absolutely against the death penalty 23:301/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups Delete the Banjax, Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants.(R)
| 23:003/4The perils of decorating and furnishing our homes and then inviting people round.(R) 23:151/6Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show. 23:302/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.(R)
| 23:003/4Adam Riches takes the listener back to the Wild West to tell the story of Big Rich. 23:303/4Humphrey Ker presents the Three Englishmen, Max and Ivan, and Frisky and Mannish.(R)
| 23:00Harriett is joined by Sarah Moss and Francis Spufford to discuss books they love. 23:304/4Featuring How Do I Get Up There?; The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek; and Pappy's.(R)
| 23:00Russell Davies hosts the first semi-final in the 2013 series of the general knowledge quiz 23:30A year in the life of Liz Lochhead, Scotland's Makar or poet laureate.
| 23:00Matthew Sweet talks to Tom Tykwer, one of the directors of Cloud Atlas. 23:30Lucy Mangan examines that sense of longing on the cusp between pleasure and pain.
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