| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores a social history of live music from 1950 to 1967.(R) 00:45The bells of St Leonard, Bledington, Gloucestershire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Paul Morley on his childhood and what it means to be a northerner. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Holiday trips to the south coast expose the darker side of life in the north.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Sixties glamour hits Reddish, while football binds father and son together. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The teenage Paul Morley's head is turned when glam rock hits Manchester. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5It's 1976. Paul Morley sees the Sex Pistols play Manchester.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A boy's father buys an early version of an answering machine, with chilling consequences.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Caz Graham hears about a project documenting the lives of farmers in the Lake District. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch. 05:45The key to rural tourism - using Facebook on top of Snowdon? 05:58David Attenborough presents the guillemot.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Feeding flies to livestock - Sybil Ruscoe looks at putting insect protein in animal feed. 05:58David Attenborough presents the storm petrel.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Farmers at the Bath and West Show await the badger cull. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the sedge warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch. 05:45Shellfish fishermen lose three quarters of their earnings due to cold seas. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the female cuckoo.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45'I forgave my Dad who abused me, but the police over-zealousness broke my family up'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Westminster Abbey. 05:459/3Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00George Osborne on spending cuts, plus Syria arms embargo and female literary villains.
| 06:00Afghan detentions debated, plus is obesity nature or nurture?
| 06:00Should EU migrants receive benefits, and what's wrong with men?
| 06:00Should foreign states intervene in Syria? Plus Nile Rogers on Daft Punk.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding meets those who have found love and companionship through walking.(R) 06:30Farming showcase? Family day out? Shopping experience? We explore the role of shows. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully examines the place of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. 06:35Unpasteurised Suffolk brie - a young farmer's attempt to create something unique. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Should there be a lobbyists register? Plus the latest from Syria, and odd Monopoly rules.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton debates food poverty, Islamophobia and social media, and same-sex marriage 07:55Liz Wyatt, whose son is deaf, presents an appeal on behalf of SignHealth. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking the 60th anniversary of HM the Queen's coronation, from Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. 08:48John Gray finds new resonance for our own age in the story of 'The Great Gatsby'.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Emily Maitlis speaks to Eric Schmidt, Honor Harger, David Spiegelhalter and James Ball. 09:45A service from St Martin's Church in Belfast, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge. 09:30Clive Myrie talks to Alp Mehmet, vice-chair of Migration Watch. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Jimmy Connors, Damian Barr, Jonathan Miller and Natalie Coleman. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Queen Zenobia, who led a rebellion against Ancient Rome. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull is interviewed by Kirsty Young. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Sian Williams and Richard Coles with traveller Paul Theroux.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Inspiring stories of women who have taken on the challenges that life has thrown at them. 10:45Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and New Zealand.
| 10:00Ute Lemper on her latest song cycle, and strong women in The Apprentice. With Samira Ahmed 10:45Commentary on the final day of the second Test between England and New Zealand.
| 10:00Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, fears of a rubella outbreak, and screen icon Rita Hayworth. 10:458/10Cody's son Luke makes the journey to Baltimore and the Homesick Restaurant.
| 10:00Barking Blondes on loving their dogs, legal aid concerns, and designing plus-size fashion. 10:459/10Glimpses of happiness are found in the youthful diaries of the now blind Pearl.
| 10:00Hafsat Abiola, 100 deeds celebrating feminism, unusual proposals, and tackling child abuse 10:30Commentary on the first One Day International between England and New Zealand from Lord's.
| 10:30The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters - revered by Bollywood fans the world over.
| 10:00Matt's pulling the strings, and Tom comes to the rescue. 10:30Commentary on the second One Day International between England and New Zealand.
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| 11:00 | | | 11:00Alan Dein hears stories from Peru, Canada and Israel about the power of belief. 11:302/6Vicky decides to go camping, and it's intense.
| 11:00Correspondents around the world tell their stories and examine news developments. 11:30Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists now respond to the tsunami of 2011
| | 11:00Mark Lawson presents highlights from the Cultural Exchange project so far. 11:30BBC foreign correspondents get to tell good news stories from around the world.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and New Zealand.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the final day of the second Test between England and New Zealand.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How have the 12 Portas Pilot towns done in their first year? 12:30Delay in a revaluation of business rates could do further damage to town centres. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Contactless cards, Portas towns vacancy rates and the scale of the PPI industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first One Day International between England and New Zealand from Lord's.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis on the woman who was refused a mortgage because of her sister's credit file. 12:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a topical selection of stand-up, sketches and song.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second One Day International between England and New Zealand.
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| 13:00 | | | 13:00National and international news. 13:453/10Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:454/10Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
| | 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Slough in Berkshire.(R)
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| 14:00 | | | 14:00It's a busy time for Jennifer.(R) 14:15A TV illusionist and a medium both have their belief systems tested.
| 14:00Lilian finds it hard to be sympathetic, and Tom comes to the rescue. 14:15By Sam Soko. Now that Kenya has gained independence, Gaga has plans for his own liberation
| | 14:00Listeners' views on whether internet providers should do more to curb pornography. 14:30David Greig's darkly comic play satirising the British position on nuclear deterrents.
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| 15:00 | | | 15:00Vincent Duggleby and guests answer listeners' holiday questions. 15:30Neuromyths in the classroom - how brain facts and fiction are being muddled up in schools.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding meets those who have found love and companionship through walking. 15:27Baroness Joan Bakewell presents an appeal on behalf of TB Alert. 15:30Colum McCann on his novel TransAtlantic set between Ireland and North America.
| | 15:08Paddy O'Connell asks his guests if they would retaliate in the event of a nuclear attack. 15:303/4Professor Robert Winston explores what happens in our heads when we listen to music.(R)
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| 16:00 | | | 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses life in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust'. 16:30How the media covered the Woolwich attack, rebranding News Corp, and a bit of Comic Relief
| 16:00Neil Jordan on Byzantium, and Doctor Who films 50 years on with Mark Gatiss. 16:30Observational evidence of universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton and Lee Smolin.
| | 16:00Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, hate speech against women on Facebook, and Ute Lemper.
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage 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.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'Appreneurs' trying to make money in a new market discuss the challenges with Evan Davis.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on the second One Day International between England and New Zealand.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and New Zealand. 18:302/6With Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay and Roy Walker. Nicholas Parsons hosts.
| 18:00Commentary on the final day of the second Test between England and New Zealand. 18:301/6Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Thom Tuck presents the Beta Males, Shirley & Shirley, and Jonny & the Baptists.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Mark Steel, Bridget Christie and Matthew Norman.
| 18:00Commentary on the first One Day International between England and New Zealand at Lord's. 18:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a topical selection of stand-up, sketches and song.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson is joined by Irvine Welsh, Richard Olivier and Simon Hopkinson.
| 18:30Simon Parkes makes his selection of the best of this week's BBC Radio programmes.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Josh has his mind on business. 19:15Mark Lawson talks to TV producer Tony Garnett, whose credits include Cathy Come Home. 19:456/10Pearl shoulders the blame for the tragedy that has struck her sons.(R)
| 19:00It's a busy time for Jennifer. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Neil Jordan's vampire film Byzantium, which stars Saoirse Ronan. 19:457/10A vacuum cleaner goes missing, and Dr Jenny Tull finds her domestic niche.
| 19:00Lilian finds it hard to be sympathetic, and Tom comes to the rescue. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including Cultural Exchange with Antonia Fraser. 19:458/10Cody's son Luke makes the journey to Baltimore and the Homesick Restaurant.(R)
| 19:00Peggy sticks to her guns. 19:15John Wilson follows artist Jeremy Deller as he creates new work for the Venice Biennale. 19:459/10Glimpses of happiness are found in the youthful diaries of the now blind Pearl.
| 19:15Kirsty Lang reassesses the art of Alfred Munnings, as a new film focuses on his early life 19:4510/10Home truths are aired at the final family dinner.
| 19:003/8Chris Dolan creates a 15-minute standalone drama in response to the week's news. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the Mary Rose Museum opening and David Mamet's Race.
| 19:154/6James Walton puts his guests' literary knowledge to the test. 19:453/3A woman visits the dog track for the first time, and weighs up a matter of life and death.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Dotun Adebayo explores the rise of Prosperity Gospel in Britain's churches. 20:30Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state.
| 20:00With growing concern over Iran's nuclear intentions, is the UN watchdog up to the job? 20:40Peter White and his guests discuss why 75% of blind people in the UK are unemployed.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that our courts are inhibiting free speech. 20:459/3Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.
| 20:00Is A&E in England on the verge of collapse? Simon Cox investigates. 20:30'Appreneurs' trying to make money in a new market discuss the challenges with Evan Davis.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Slough in Berkshire. 20:50John Gray finds new resonance for our own age in the story of 'The Great Gatsby'.
| 20:00Denys Blakeway tells the story of Labour's botched campaign in the 1983 general election.
| 20:00Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister recalls Bill Pertwee, Joyce Robertson, Georges Moustaki and George Gray.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Why is Oklahoma so prone to tornadoes and what can residents do to protect themselves?(R) 21:30Emily Maitlis speaks to Eric Schmidt, Honor Harger, David Spiegelhalter and James Ball.(R)
| 21:00Neuromyths in the classroom - how brain facts and fiction are being muddled up in schools. 21:30The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.
| 21:00Could high-rise farming be the solution to feeding our cities or is it a utopian fantasy? 21:30Libby Purves meets Jimmy Connors, Damian Barr, Jonathan Miller and Natalie Coleman.(R)
| 21:00Writer Clare Allan on the controversial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Queen Zenobia, who led a rebellion against Ancient Rome.
| 21:0011/10Peter White reveals the lives of physically disabled people in the 18th and 19th centuries
| 21:002/2Latimer's growing obsession with master criminal Dimitrios takes him to Geneva and Paris.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis on the woman who was refused a mortgage because of her sister's credit file.(R) 21:26Liz Wyatt, whose son is deaf, presents an appeal on behalf of SignHealth.(R) 21:30Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00News round-up With Roger Hearing, discussing Syria, Iraq and the future of the UK economy. 22:451/10Brilliant politicking and silver brings Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia the prize of the papacy.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:452/10Pope Alexander VI begins his reign with caution, impressing the Romans.
| 22:00Rebel leaders in Syria accuse opposition coalition of failing them. With Carolyn Quinn. 22:453/10Lucrezia frets about the strategic alliance her father is making with her marriage.
| 22:00Syria - the battle for Qusayr. In-depth reporting and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:454/10Alexander plays out a diplomatic chess game of matchmaking.
| 22:00Conservative MP quits party over lobbying allegations. Presented by Carolyn Quinn. 22:455/10Alexander's difficulties with enemies are complicated by his children's marital problems.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that our courts are inhibiting free speech.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Sue Cameron of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/12Wilko Johnson talks to John Wilson about Down By The Jetty, the debut album by Dr Feelgood 23:30Alan Dein visits a private zoo up for sale in Borth, Wales, to meet owners and animals.(R)
| 23:00Britain's leading ventriloquist brings the crafty art back to radio. 23:30In the highest flood in living memory Alan Dein meets the people of Muchelney, Somerset.(R)
| 23:005/6Nathan explains his attitude to animals and pets and his grandma's attitude to mice. 23:155/6Guests include Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton and Katie Davies.(R) 23:30Alan Dein meets Dave Clifford, who swapped the police beat for a job at a London academy.(R)
| 23:004/4Jarvis explores the battle between the forces of darkness and light. 23:30Alan Dein meets Terry, in a wheelchair after a stroke, and Robert, who pushes him along.(R)
| 23:00Dr Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, chooses Florence Nightingale.(R) 23:27Alan Dein meets the men for whom pigeon flying is more than just a way of life.(R) 23:55A mother and son laugh about the noisy night-time antics of their neighbours.
| 23:004/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30A bouquet of poems about flowers, presented by Roger McGough.(R)
| 23:00Neil Jordan on Byzantium, and Doctor Who films 50 years on with Mark Gatiss.(R) 23:30Mark Tully examines the place of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts.(R)
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