| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Erving Goffman - a special programme on his work and influence.(R) 00:45The bells of St Margaret's Church, Dunham Massey, Altrincham.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5One journalist's personal exploration of the huge yet invisible global shipping industry.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5On board the Kendal, Rose George discovers how container ships fuelled globalisation.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Rose George comes face to face with the scourge of modern shipping - piracy.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5From her berth on the Kendal, Rose George looks at the environmental impact of shipping.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Rose George shines a light on the hidden workers behind the massive shipping industry.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3By Gill Blow. Meditative tale about unspoken tensions between a husband and wife.(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 the Rev Canon John McLuckie. 05:45This year's oilseed rape crop was a gamble - who were the winners and losers? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the Meadow Pipit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie. 05:45Russia is about to end its ban on British beef after 16 years. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie. 05:45Farmers are told to use fewer antibiotics as part of a new government strategy. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the wood sandpiper.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie. 05:45A new research project aims to make docking pigs' tails a thing of the past. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie. 05:45The Seasonal Agricultural Workers scheme is to end; so who replaces them in the fields? 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker.
| 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 Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45A former policeman who gathered intelligence on extremist groups talks to iPM.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Church of Benedict and Mary, Buckland Brewer, Devon. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark meets Alistair McGowan at a plum festival in the Vale of Evesham.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith is at a brewery, reviewing the 2013 barley and cereal harvest. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in. 06:35Sybil Ruscoe visits a Welsh farm offering eco-friendly burials. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day, Weather
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Dame Judi Dench presents an appeal for ACE Africa. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions. At Holyrood, the Budget is unveiled.
| 08:31Sean Curran hears the reaction of MPs to the sale of Royal Mail.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports on events at Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Leominster Priory celebrates heritage and history at the Festival of Churches. 08:48AL Kennedy reflects on the stuggle to establish truth in an age of lies.(R) 08:58Brett Westwood presents the Meadow Pipit.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:003/4Stephen Fry on our ever-expanding lexicon. How many words do you know? 09:305/5Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton. 09:30Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets woodsman and survival expert Ray Mears. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00John Waite investigates whistleblowing: is the price too high for questioning wrongdoing? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor and guests recall the Occupation of Jersey during the Second World War.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship from Cardiff led by the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Anita Anand are joined by historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Parents who blog about their children and why they do it. Presented by Jane Garvey. 10:451/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby.
| 10:00Jane Garvey celebrates Eartha Kitt, and investigates the exploitation of Asian girls. 10:452/6The search for a missing husband leads Alia Khan to the restaurant where he was last seen.
| 10:00Goldfrapp; Louise Brealey on Pope Joan; the Delhi Rape trial; Campaigning parent bloggers. 10:453/6The body of a young girl washed up on a beach leads Alia Khan to a child prostitution ring
| 10:00Is grey hair a feminist issue? Plus Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson; miscarriage; Jean Sprackland. 10:454/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.
| 10:00Singer-songwriter Katie Melua performs. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. 10:455/6A dead glamour model in a 5-star hotel sets Alia on the trail of a Bollywood heart-throb.
| 10:00Commentary on the fourth One Day International - England v Australia from Cardiff.
| 10:00Alan is concerned, and Tony loses his temper.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alan Dein visits a once derelict park in Liverpool to see how important it is to its users 11:302/6Should Danny betray a friend for the sake of his career?
| 11:00Brown Rats have caused havoc on many bird populations, can they, should they be removed? 11:30Singer Monica Vasconcelos explores the musical and political story of bossa nova.
| 11:002/2Michael Rosen visits the biggest public lending library in Britain. 11:3010/10Paul sends out invitations to a very special party at the Madrid club.
| 11:00Looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors. 11:30Simon Russell Beale reappraises Oh! What a Lovely War in its 50th anniversary year.
| 11:00Will Millard descends the Mano River on the Sierra Leone-Liberia border by inflatable raft 11:302/6The promise of a weekend away tests everyone's patience.
| | 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the birth of Spare Rib magazine.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker with special reports and live discussions about the future of housing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Julian Worricker takes your calls on the state of the housing market in the UK. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The wind turbines that pay out more for generating less. With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How will the next generation get on the housing ladder? With Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The house buyers scammed out of the entire cost of their homes. With Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth One Day International - England v Australia from Cardiff.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/7With Gyles Brandreth, Patrick Kielty, Alun Cochrane and Tony Hawks. Nicholas Parsons hosts(R) 12:32Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the new breed of non-alcoholic bars. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Anne McElvoy goes to Tyneside to rediscover the 'conserving crowds' of the Edwardian era.
| 13:00National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:45Anne McElvoy explores how mass democracy split conservatism into moderates and militants.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Commentary on the third One Day International - England v Australia from Edgbaston.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Anne McElvoy explores how the 'permissive society' provoked a new, populist conservatism.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Anne McElvoy on Mrs Thatcher's father and the transformation of conservatism.
| | 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:30Mukti Jain Campion investigates a pioneering Indian model of cut-price healthcare.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Charlie's former art teacher continues to shape his life, even in death.(R)
| 14:00Matt's in for a surprise.(R) 14:15Secrets and lies unravel in Rachel De-lahay's drama about the need to conform.
| | 14:00Lilian's got a story to tell.(R) 14:151/6A local councillor is caught selling drugs. On the surface it seems an open and shut case.
| 14:00Martyn lays down the law.(R) 14:152/6Frank is called in to represent Jon, a teacher accused of historic sexual abuse.
| | 14:00Eric Robson chairs at the gardening event of the year, the GQT Summer Garden Party 2013.(R) 14:45In 1983, Lt Robert Goodman was captured while attacking Syrian positions in Lebanon.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn. 15:30Can street food change the world? Richard Johnson on new ideas unfolding around the world.(R)
| 15:00Helen Castor and guests discuss the role of China in WWII, and the British Black Panthers. 15:30Dr Kat Arney meets the farmers, gleaners and big thinkers determined to stop food waste.
| | 15:00Helen Mark meets Alistair McGowan at a plum festival in the Vale of Evesham. 15:27Anthony Horowitz presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Kidscape.(R) 15:30Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, on her latest book The Lowland.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs at the gardening event of the year, the GQT Summer Garden Party 2013. 15:45A man down on his luck rebuilds his life with the help of jogging and classical music.
| | 15:001/2In Edwardian London, three carefree young men and a dog take a mishap-ridden holiday.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Mary Anne Hobbs explores the fusion of fine art and tattoos. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss near-death experiences. Is there a rational explanation?
| 16:00Mike Thomson examines documents revealing British brutality in Kenya in the 1950s. 16:30Matthew Parris is joined by Peter Bowles to discuss the life of director George Devine.
| | 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Ron Howard and writer Peter Morgan about F1 film Rush. 16:30Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Ray Dolby, Wing Cdr Kenneth Wallis, Frederick Pohl and Lydia Gridneff 16:30Tim Harford discusses fertility statistics, the GDP and Africa's 'drinking problem'.
| | 16:00With Mariella Frostrup. Crime writer Jo Nesbo on his new Harry Hole thriller, Police. 16:30Roger McGough presents some requested poems that tell a story.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Mark Mardell explores the relationship between the world's two greatest powers.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.(R) 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. 18:305/7With Gyles Brandreth, Patrick Kielty, Alun Cochrane and Tony Hawks. Nicholas Parsons hosts
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors.
| 18:00Commentary on the third One Day International - England v Australia from Edgbaston.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The new priest in Lenzie, Father Green, is under scrutiny from the bishop.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Rory Bremner and team are joined by journalists Peter Oborne and Deborah Orr.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth One Day International - England v Australia from Cardiff. 18:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Frank Cottrell Boyce chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Matt's in for a surprise. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews Rush, a film about the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt. 19:451/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson with news of the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction. 19:452/6The search for a missing husband leads Alia Khan to the restaurant where he was last seen.(R)
| | 19:00Martyn lays down the law. 19:15Arts news with John Wilson. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore paired in a new exhibition. 19:454/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.(R)
| 19:00Ruth's not willing to compromise. 19:15Mark Rylance on directing Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. Plus TV prison dramas. 19:455/6A dead glamour model in a 5-star hotel sets Alia on the trail of a Bollywood heart-throb.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. 19:15Rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in Rush, and Brian Cox's Science Britannica.
| 19:153/4Paul tests the audience on their knowledge of British newspapers, TV, art and film. 19:453/3Tensions between locals and outsiders are mounting in a close-knit Suffolk village.
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| 20:00 | 20:00John Kampfner examines the potential consequences of Britain not intervening in Syria. 20:30Ed Butler investigates how Venezuela's economic crisis is affecting everyday lives.(R)
| 20:00Mark Mardell explores the relationship between the world's two greatest powers. 20:40How do blind women learn breastfeeding techniques, and what is available to teach them?
| | 20:00Investigating the death of bank intern Moritz Erhardt and the working culture of the City. 20:30Peter Day looks at a future when cows and cars will be connected to the internet.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Southend in Essex. 20:50AL Kennedy reflects on the stuggle to establish truth in an age of lies.
| 20:00Stephen Evans on Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's 1943 dispatch during a bombing raid on Berlin.
| 20:00Tim Harford discusses fertility statistics, the GDP and Africa's 'drinking problem'.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on Ray Dolby, Wing Cdr Kenneth Wallis, Frederick Pohl and Lydia Gridneff(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Are agricultural crops good or bad for nature?(R) 21:303/4Stephen Fry on our ever-expanding lexicon. How many words do you know?(R)
| 21:006/7Lisa Jardine explores how the demands of war mobilised science long before WWII. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.(R)
| | 21:00Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine?(R) 21:30John Waite investigates whistleblowing: is the price too high for questioning wrongdoing?(R)
| 21:002/2Anne McElvoy traces British conservatism from the Edwardian era to the permissive society.
| 21:002/2Arthur Seaton continues to rage against the boredom of his work and home life.(R)
| 21:00Cracking down on zombie bank accounts, direct debit fraud and tenancy deposit safety.(R) 21:26Dame Judi Dench presents an appeal for ACE Africa.(R) 21:30Peter Day looks at a future when cows and cars will be connected to the internet.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Syria - is Russia's offer on chemical weapons credible? With David Eades. 22:451/10A civil servant is sent to an exhibition in Brussels to oversee a replica British pub.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Arriving in Brussels, Thomas is greeted by the lovely Expo 58 hostess Anneke.
| 22:00Unemployment falls below 2.5 million. News round-up presented by Ritula Shah. 22:453/10With Thomas's trip imminent, his wife shows her displeasure by flirting with the neighbour
| 22:00Can Russia and the US agree a plan for Syrian chemical weapons? With Ritula Shah. 22:454/10At the opening night party, Thomas meets a Russian journalist with a passion for crisps.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:455/10Thomas discovers that his roommate and the highly-prized ZETA machine have disappeared.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests ask if new rules on cross-examination will lead to injustices.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Peter Hitchens looks back at how the newspapers covered the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard and guests discuss the art and efficacy of the political soundbite.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4DS Nick Mohammed has his day in court, but the judge looks unimpressed... 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Nigel is charged with providing the music for a wedding. 23:152/4The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on PMQs and the rest of the day's events at Westminster.
| 23:002/4The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from Colin Hoult. 23:30Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Matthew Parris is joined by Peter Bowles to discuss the life of director George Devine. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster, as MPs head off for the party conference season.
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents some requested poems that tell a story.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Ron Howard and writer Peter Morgan about F1 film Rush.(R) 23:30Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.(R)
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