| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor on the transformation of slums into visitor attractions. Also, food tourism.(R) 00:45The bells of All Saints Church in East Pennard, Somerset.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:306/10The warrior faces a terrible battle to the death.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:307/10What will the warrior find when he returns home?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:308/10Now much older, the warrior must face a dragon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:309/10The warrior tries again to defeat the dragon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:3010/10After defeating the dragon, the warrior is buried.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Saturday comes and Rob, a seasoned DJ at the casino, starts sorting through his records.(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 George Craig. 05:45The government launches new plans to boost food exports, but will they help our farmers? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Pink-Footed Goose.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig. 05:45All change at Defra - two ministers are replaced, along with their Labour shadow. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the bearded tit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig. 05:45There are reports that too few badgers have been shot in the two pilot badger culls. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig. 05:45A report into the effectiveness of tests done to check the safety of our food. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the brambling.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig. 05:45Sheep rustling has more than doubled in two years. What's happening to the stolen animals? 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Grey Plover.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain. 05:45John Humphrys interviews his son about the 'fear and uncertainty' of living in Greece.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Howden Minster in East Yorkshire. 05:45Mark Coles presents a profile of the co-founder of counter-extremism think tank Quilliam.(R)
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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.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Dougie Vipond meets 10-year-old Annabelle Asher, walking the 190-mile 'Coast to Coast'.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits an exporter that is sending cuts of Welsh lamb around the world. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy considers the benefits and drawbacks of having a tough hide. 06:35Sybil Ruscoe is at a farm growing maize to produce electricity by anaerobic digestion. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:55Michael Palin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Farm Africa. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster on a growing row about the badger cull.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Margaret's Episcopal Church in Newlands, Glasgow, with the Rev Scott Robertson. 08:48Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science.(R) 08:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Pink-Footed Goose.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Anne McElvoy talks to Simon Heffer, Sonia Solicari, DJ Taylor and Prof Anthony King. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Jim Al Khalili discusses the development of the web with Prof Wendy Hall. 09:30BBC Science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh explores father-daughter relationships. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong and novelist Wilbur Smith. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Carolyn McCall, businesswoman and CEO of easyJet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by the Rev Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with writer Neil Gaiman; Lana Pillay's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The difficulties in choosing a school for your 11-year-old. Email or call on 03700 100 444 10:451/5Darleen pursues a life-long dream, to star in a musical, but something is upsetting Jamie.
| 10:00Jane Garvey talks to conductor Jessica Cottis about Verdi's Gilda. 10:452/5Darleen's preparing to audition for a musical but Jamie is worried that he's seriously ill
| 10:00Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon and WH powerlister Cilla Snowball talk to Emma Barnett 10:453/5Darleen decides to take part in a fun run, and they get the results of Jamie's biopsy.
| 10:00Helen Fielding discusses her new Bridget Jones novel with Emma Barnett. 10:454/5Darleen auditions for the musical, and after his diagnosis, Jamie wants to visit his dad.
| 10:00The women unofficially fighting crime around the world. Jenni Murray presents. 10:455/5It's the day of Jamie's operation and Darleen's fun run.
| 10:30Sir David Jason's tribute to the legendary animation house behind Danger Mouse and more.
| 10:00Joe's a bit more cheery, and Rob gets an important telephone call.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India? 11:306/6Are ad agency Danny's dreams of a new job about to come true?
| 11:00Sharks are one of the great icons of the oceans and yet are in severe decline. 11:301/3Alvin Hall examines the struggle of African Americans in the music industry.
| 11:00Sound recordist Chris Watson captures 24 hours in the life of Newcastle Central Station. 11:304/4Blind detective Max Carrados tries to thwart master criminal Fane.
| 11:00Colour and analysis from Afghanistan, Egypt, Mexico, Iceland and Germany. 11:30Author Glenn Patterson explores what Belfast's murals say about the city's past and future
| 11:00How police forces are using social media to fight crime and improve community relations. 11:306/6A lunch invitation could change everything for the three couples.
| 11:00Peter Oborne of the Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A reporter's burst of compassion, and other stories from around the world.
| 11:15Kirsty Young interviews Chris Packham, naturalist, TV presenter and author.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The charities which aren't up front about what they do with their money. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer phone-in as Julian Worricker asks what it's like for women in the workplace. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04As MPs scrutinise the Consumer Rights Bill, how will it help to protect ordinary shoppers? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Energy prices, young gamblers, broadband switching, Help-to-Buy pitfalls and cryonics. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Peter White asks why there's a drop in the number of children with social network profiles 12:52Fi Glover introduces a mother and son remembering their childhood experiences. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sharing out Royal Mail, SmartSource Water customer anger, and Help to Buy 2. 12:303/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker are joined by comedian Andrew O'Neill.(R) 12:32Can there really be only 60 hop farmers left in the UK? Miles Warde finds out. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:45Paris, 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is caught by the blast from an enormous cart bomb.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane tells the story of the first terrorist bombing campaign in Britain.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane meets the anarchists who petrified the genteel society of the 1890s.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal visits Sarajevo to consider the legacy of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:45Fergal Keane on the British promises in WWI that provoked conflict in the Middle East.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Northampton.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:302/2The link between the founding of the NHS and the creation of the National Theatre.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Playwright Wally K Daly remembers key events in his childhood in Middlesbrough.(R)
| 14:00Helen feels vulnerable.(R) 14:15Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
| 14:00Joe's a bit more cheery.(R) 14:151/3Dr Jan Roldanus is in Bangkok to give a lecture, when a new virulent flu strain emerges.(R)
| 14:00Alistair's had a sleepless night.(R) 14:152/3Five years after the pandemic, Diane cannot get over her daughter's death.(R)
| 14:153/3A former radical eco-warrior stumbles into a dangerous world of environmental espionage.
| 14:00Suspending green energy taxes, and how to select who plays for a national team. 14:30Drama based on a case from the memoirs a real-life detective in 19th-century Manchester.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts a very special show recorded on board the Settle-Carlisle railway.(R) 14:45Fi Glover introduces four conversations about books, hugs, flowers and loss.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cultural quiz. The North of England competes against the Midlands 15:30Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of cooks using slow and pressure cookers.(R)
| 15:003/6Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance. 15:30Tom Heap discovers landfill mining: finding value in what's been thrown away.
| 15:00Need help with a tax problem? Call Vincent Duggleby on Wed, or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk. 15:30Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.(R)
| 15:00Dougie Vipond meets 10-year-old Annabelle Asher, walking the 190-mile 'Coast to Coast'. 15:27Claire Tomalin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Contact a Family.(R) 15:30James Naughtie talks to Dame Hilary Mantel about Bring Up the Bodies. From 2013.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts a very special show recorded on board the Settle-Carlisle railway. 15:452/3In Paloma Vidal's short story, a film-maker returns to her past to research a new project.
| 15:30Julie Fowlis is on a mission to celebrate and preserve her culture through Gaelic song.(R)
| 15:003/7Sent home in disgrace following the Dakar raid, Guy is again looking for useful employment
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| 16:00 | 16:001/2Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is allowing us to be more altruistic than ever.
| 16:00Emma Barnett visits the Canadian army to explore life for women on the military frontline. 16:30Alex Polizzi and writer Peter Robinson talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie looks at social communication in the Twitter age. Also, elite university admissions 16:30The BBC's future digital vision, and the editor of the Times on press reform.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to screenwriter Hanif Kureishi about Le Week-End. 16:30With the US government on lockdown, Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for science.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister remembers Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap and Dr Ruth Patrick. 16:30Is watching radio the future? And the Radio 3 film music season - blockbuster or flop? 16:56Fi Glover with an honest conversation between a couple who met online about why it ended.
| 16:00Lauren Laverne fronts a special edition to mark Charlotte Church's 6Music Peel Lecture.
| 16:00Philip Pullman discusses children's books of the early Soviet era with Mariella Frostrup. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poems on a watery theme.
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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.
| 17:00Full 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 of the day's news. 17:30Ex-army leaders-turned-businessmen discuss private defence and security with Evan Davis.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Who are the winners and losers from high-speed rail?(R) 17:40Mark Coles presents a profile of the co-founder of counter-extremism think tank Quilliam.(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. 18:302/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker are joined by comedian Andrew O'Neill.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Some creative accounting - and why is it that posh men's trousers are all the same colour.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Misogyny, like shiny leggings, has made an unexpected comeback. But did it ever go away?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Ramesh decides it is time to ponder retirement from the corner shop game.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 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. 18:15Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Le Week-End and Breathless reviewed, and John Eliot Gardiner on his new book about Bach. 19:451/5Darleen pursues a life-long dream, to star in a musical, but something is upsetting Jamie.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson reports live from the BBC National Short Story Award ceremony. 19:452/5Darleen's preparing to audition for a musical but Jamie is worried that he's seriously ill(R)
| 19:00Alistair's had a sleepless night. 19:15Jennifer Saunders reflects with Mark Lawson on her career so far as she publishes a memoir 19:453/5Darleen decides to take part in a fun run, and they get the results of Jamie's biopsy.(R)
| 19:15Mark Lawson talks to Tom Hanks, star of Captain Phillips, a film about modern-day piracy. 19:454/5Darleen auditions for the musical, and after his diagnosis, Jamie wants to visit his dad.(R)
| 19:00Grey Gables is in the spotlight. 19:15Novelist Penelope Lively; Julian Fellowes' Romeo and Juliet; Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon 19:455/5It's the day of Jamie's operation and Darleen's fun run.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles presents a profile of the co-founder of counter-extremism think tank Quilliam. 19:15Roddy Doyle's The Commitments musical; Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent in Le Week-End.
| 19:00It's party night for Susan. 19:153/4Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for a new series of music and comedy.(R) 19:451/3By Sara Sarre. Julia struggles to let go of her father, amid worries over her husband.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Anita Anand explores the taboo of relationships between teachers and students. 20:30Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?
| 20:00Who are the winners and losers from high-speed rail? 20:40Peter White is joined by the Rev Alex Galbraith, who talks about his work as a blind vicar
| 20:00Provocative and engaging debate on reforming abortion law, chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:4524/3Paul Dimeo argues that drugs have made modern sport what it is today.
| 20:00IT problems have scuppered an overhaul of the benefits system. What went wrong? 20:30Ex-army leaders-turned-businessmen discuss private defence and security with Evan Davis.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Northampton. 20:50Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science.
| 20:00Peter Day argues that the internet is completely revolutionising manufacturing and trade.
| 20:00Is watching radio the future? And the Radio 3 film music season - blockbuster or flop?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister remembers Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap and Dr Ruth Patrick.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can the major religions of the world play a role in conserving the natural world?(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy talks to Simon Heffer, Sonia Solicari, DJ Taylor and Prof Anthony King.(R)
| 21:00Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine. 21:30Jim Al Khalili discusses the development of the web with Prof Wendy Hall.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap discovers landfill mining: finding value in what's been thrown away. 21:30Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong and novelist Wilbur Smith.(R)
| 21:00With the US government on lockdown, Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for science.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen.(R)
| 21:001/3From the French Revolution to the First World War, Fergal Keane on the story of terrorism.
| 21:002/7Guy spends his time aiding Apthorpe with the concealment of his Thunder box.(R)
| 21:00Sharing out Royal Mail, SmartSource Water customer anger, and Help to Buy 2.(R) 21:26Michael Palin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Farm Africa.(R) 21:30Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Scores dead in Egyptian violence. News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10His mission in Dahum violently interrupted, Bond goes home to plan revenge.
| 22:00Tommy Robinson says he is leaving the EDL. In-depth news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Bond gets to know Bryce then flies to America to track down AfricaKIN.
| 22:00The head of Pakistani Taliban tells the BBC he's ready to talk peace with the government. 22:458/10Bond's solo mission in Washington to find out more about AfricaKIN.
| 22:00Immigration, illegal gold mining, short stories and the debt ceiling. With David Eades. 22:459/10Bond must reach Kobus and take revenge before he can be stopped by the CIA.
| 22:00The main Westminster parties agree on a Royal Charter for regulation of the press. 22:4510/10James Bond solves the Adeka mystery, faces M and has dinner with Bryce.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Provocative and engaging debate on reforming abortion law, chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Sarah Vine of the Daily Mail analyses how the papers covered the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/4Two original story poems from spoken word artists Luke Wright and Zena Edwards.(R) 23:152/4Can Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love overcome conflicting wedding plans?(R) 23:30Investigating songs of seduction and ghosts - the Night Visiting Songs.(R)
| 23:002/3The detective gets drawn ever closer to the murder victim's plight. Stars Toby Jones 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster, as MPs return from a break for the party conferences
| 23:006/6An interesting offer from Belinda leaves Nigel reeling. 23:152/4Funny, factually-accurate look at space travel and explosive nuclear propulsion.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/6Stuart is concerned the gift he left for Nicola in her desk could be misinterpreted. 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00Alex Polizzi and writer Peter Robinson talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover introduces an Olympian and her games-maker mum, remembering their Olympic summer
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cultural quiz. The North of England competes against the Midlands(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a second selection of requests for Charles Causley's poems.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to screenwriter Hanif Kureishi about Le Week-End.(R) 23:30John McCarthy considers the benefits and drawbacks of having a tough hide.(R)
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