| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15A study into Muslim resistance to religious extremism. Also, customer abuse of service.(R) 00:45The bells of Church of Holy Cross in Woodchurch, Wirral.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Aged nine, Chris watches the Apollo moon landing and decides he wants to be an astronaut.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5What does it feel like to go to space for the first time? Chris recalls his first flight.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Chris reveals how preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Chris spends as much time as he can looking out of the International Space Station window.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Chris comes back to earth and discovers that he's become a YouTube and internet sensation.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3It's difficult to borrow money from an actor on a set during the shooting of a movie.(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 Richard Hill. 05:45Career development for farmers - why the industry needs to become more professional. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Shore Lark.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. 05:45No special treatment for rural areas - the government says it already gives enough support 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. 05:45Owen Paterson tells us he is giving two million rural dwellers a voice in government. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Bobolink.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. 05:45Charlotte Smith explores bio-beds and big sprayers at CROPtec in Peterborough. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the mourning dove.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. 05:45The government defends its plans for spending the farm subsidy budget in England. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the jackdaw.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45'What makes someone sell a baby?' - A Bulgarian doctor tells iPM about her unique research
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Church of St Peter and Paul, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire. 05:45Jo Fidgen profiles Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire boss of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; 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.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07One man's 'crazy' idea to restore a forgotten railway track in Leicestershire.(R) 06:30How professional training can help farmers boost their businesses. With Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully draws on a Russian folk tale to explore the theme of transformation. 06:35Chris Sperring meets up with Richard Comont to find out more about the ivy bee. 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. 07:10Justin Welby at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches in South Korea. 07:55Kate McCann presents an appeal on behalf of Missing People. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Bethany Baptist Church, Cardiff. Preacher: the Rev Roy Jenkins. 08:48Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young.(R) 08:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Shore Lark.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Anne McElvoy with Catherine Merridale, Simon Thurley, Michael Chaplin and Amit Chaudhuri. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:003/4The artist Grayson Perry discusses art and revolution. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Ernest Rea.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Hollywood legend Rita Moreno and conductor John Wilson. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Tony Burnham.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference and the Scramble for Africa. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter.(R) 09:45An act of worship from Cardiff led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Anita Anand with singer Linda Nolan.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Amanda Holden on marriage, divorce, and her risky pregnancy. With Jane Garvey. 10:451/10A 1914 silent film holds the key to an infamous murder trial.
| 10:00Supermodel Naomi Campbell on mentoring a new generation of hopefuls. With Jane Garvey. 10:452/10Aspiring actress Adele Roux arrives at the studios and meets a charismatic producer.
| 10:00Powerlister and assistant commissioner Cressida Dick; Mercury Award-nominated Savages. 10:453/10The young Adele Roux is taken by surprise when her younger sister Camille turns up.
| 10:00Dame Julie Moore. Lynne Segal on the pleasures of ageing. Ali Smith on rewriting Antigone. 10:454/10Adele is drawn ever closer to her mistress, while betraying her with her husband.
| 10:00Maxine Peake, teenagers and domestic violence, and forensic pyschiatrist Sue Bailey. 10:455/10In 1913 Paris, Adele Roux begins a dizzying affair with her mistress.
| 10:30Alan hears from a nurse awaiting injured troops, and an Icelander finds paradise in a pool
| 10:00Darrell is caught red-handed, and there are visitors at The Bull.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Martin Jarvis and Christopher Matthew return to their schooldays in Croydon and Surrey. 11:304/6Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans.(R)
| 11:00Monty Don asks if people are prepared to forgo personal choice to protect wildlife. 11:301/2Chris Salewicz explores the legacy of cult classic Jamaican film The Harder They Come.
| 11:002/2Steph discovers how silk's global spread has driven industrial and technological change. 11:303/4If your son's visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed?(R)
| 11:00The bar at the end of the world, and other reporters' despatches from around the world. 11:30Entertainer Bernie Clifton explores the impact of Austrian Tenor Richard Tauber.
| 11:00Philip Dodd explores how anxiety about China has haunted British intellectual life. 11:303/6Rational Tom mocks Lucy's passion for astrology but harbours a suspicion about Joe.
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Tension in Egypt and Khartoum, plus other reporters' despatches from around the world.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to educationalist Sir Ken Robinson.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Former energy secretary Chris Huhne on energy bills, and the best online wine deals. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How is the rising cost of energy affecting you? Consumer phone-in with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Insurance fraud, extreme fitness events and the French view of HS2. With Winifred Robinson 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Peter White looks at a clamp down on letting agents' fees, and the popularity of caviar. 12:52Fi Glover with a conversation about surviving chronic illness as a couple. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Stash your savings in multiple current accounts, not savings accounts, for the best rates. 12:306/6Steve 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. 12:045/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker with Robert Llewellyn, Cleo Rocos and Kevin Warwick.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon asks why no one has been prosecuted following on from the horsemeat scandal. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news. 13:451/5Jane Garvey examines the impact of the first ever political radio programme for women.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:452/5Jane Garvey assesses the impact of Barbara Mandell, Britain's first female TV newsreader.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:453/5Jane Garvey asks if Annie Nightingale has paved the way for other women DJs.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:454/5Jane Garvey examines the role of women in television broadcasting in the 70s and 80s.
| 13:00National and international news. 13:455/5Jane Garvey considers if there is a level playing field for the female broadcast expert.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Oxford University.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:301/4Peter Hennessy asks a senior politician to reflect on their life and times.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Nic makes a breakthrough.(R) 14:156/10Brian meets the MP Tom Driberg and embarks on a new course in life.
| 14:00Darrell is caught red-handed.(R) 14:157/10Joey is determined to find a way for Brian to avoid National Service.
| 14:00There are visitors at The Bull.(R) 14:158/10Joey starts investing in property in run down Notting Hill Gate. But who will live there?
| 14:00Ed expresses his feelings.(R) 14:159/10Brian is seriously hurt in gangland warfare and not sure if he can return to his old life.
| 14:00Kirsty suggests a big change.(R) 14:1510/10Brian and Jack harbour rival feelings for Leah and Joey makes deals to secure his future.
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30The youngest MP in the House of Commons is drawn into a web of political intrigue.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the GQT team in the villages of Stanbridge and Tilsworth, Bedfordshire.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with mothers and daughters whose conversations demonstrate their mutual reliance
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30With an abundance of different restaurant reviews, Sheila Dillon asks who we can trust.(R)
| 15:006/6Josie Long presents a sequence of frightening mini-documentaries. 15:30Heatwaves are killing thousands. Tom Heap asks how we can change our cities to survive.
| 15:00Storm damage? E-mail your insurance queries to moneybox@bbc.co.uk. 15:30Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots(R)
| 15:00One man's 'crazy' idea to restore a forgotten railway track in Leicestershire. 15:27Simon Russell Beale presents an appeal on behalf of Sense International.(R) 15:30Justin Cartwright talks about his novel Lion Heart, and Joe Sacco on The Great War.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the GQT team in the villages of Stanbridge and Tilsworth, Bedfordshire. 15:452/3An actor performs a one-man show, but the words echo back to him.
| 15:301/2Chris Salewicz explores the legacy of cult classic Jamaican film The Harder They Come.(R)
| 15:006/7Guy's military career is revived when he is selected for a mission to Italy.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Gary Younge tracks down US prisoners who released records from behind bars in the 1970s.(R) 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is changing how we value things.
| 16:00Are too many students studying law in a time when jobs in the legal profession are scarce? 16:30Harriett Gilbert talks to Eve Pollard and Julie Bindel about their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores prize-winning research. Also Vietnamese sex workers turned US wives 16:30Old media - aka Steve Hewlett - meets new media phenomenon JacksGap.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Stephen Frears about Philomena, starring Judi Dench. 16:30Dust in space - Dr Lucie Green on the LADEE Moon Mission and the perils of moon dirt.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Antonia Bird, Paul Reichmann, Robert Ford, Nigel Davenport, Lou Reed. 16:30Why GF Newman's The Corrupted took over the Afternoon Drama slot for two weeks. 16:56Fi Glover introduces a conversation about the special relationship between guided and dog.
| 16:00Supermodel Naomi Campbell. Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick. Amanda Holden. Vloggers.
| 16:00Matthew Hollis talks to James Naughtie about his biography of poet Edward Thomas. 16:301/4Lavinia Greenlaw and Simon Armitage have kidnapped three ancient poems and made them new.
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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. 17:30Why is deal-making so seductive? Evan Davis and guests talk takeovers and mergers.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What's behind the rise in deaths among those who have taken the drug ecstasy?(R) 17:40Jo Fidgen profiles Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire boss of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant.(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. 18:305/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker with Robert Llewellyn, Cleo Rocos and Kevin Warwick.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Angus Deayton plays host to Will Self, Arthur Smith, Sara Pascoe and Gyles Brandreth.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Find out why Tom hates celebrations and why his father needs an electric whisk.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6The team's anxiety over redundancies is overshadowed by shattering news concerning Ray.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Steve 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. 18:15Ernie Rea chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Darrell is caught red-handed. 19:15Mark Lawson interviews Sandra Bullock, who plays a medic lost in space in the film Gravity 19:451/10A 1914 silent film holds the key to an infamous murder trial.(R)
| 19:00There are visitors at The Bull. 19:15Mark Lawson reviews the film Short Term 12, a drama set in a foster home for teenagers. 19:452/10Aspiring actress Adele Roux arrives at the studios and meets a charismatic producer.(R)
| 19:00Ed expresses his feelings. 19:15Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with Joan Collins on age and husbands. 19:453/10The young Adele Roux is taken by surprise when her younger sister Camille turns up.(R)
| 19:00Kirsty suggests a big change. 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including David Beckham on life in front of the camera. 19:454/10Adele is drawn ever closer to her mistress, while betraying her with her husband.(R)
| 19:00There's a new Mrs Archer in Ambridge. 19:15British rapper Tinie Tempah; ballet star Carlos Acosta on his novel; Chilean film Gloria. 19:455/10In 1913 Paris, Adele Roux begins a dizzying affair with her mistress.(R)
| 19:00Jo Fidgen profiles Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire boss of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant. 19:15The week's cultural highlights, including Kander and Ebbs' musical The Scottsboro Boys.
| 19:00It's the night of the village bonfire. 19:155/6Rhona Cameron revisits her teenage days growing up in small town Scotland.(R) 19:451/3A land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3Misha Glenny explores the ambitious targets of Italian warmongers in the First World War. 20:30Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.
| 20:00What's behind the rise in deaths among those who have taken the drug ecstasy? 20:40An update on Pocklington Trust's recent closure of Pocklington House. With Peter White.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:4527/3Molly Naylor explores what we can learn from our teenage selves.
| 20:00Are too many students studying law in a time when jobs in the legal profession are scarce?(R) 20:30Why is deal-making so seductive? Evan Davis and guests talk takeovers and mergers.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Oxford University. 20:50Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young.
| 20:00Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
| 20:00Why GF Newman's The Corrupted took over the Afternoon Drama slot for two weeks.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on Antonia Bird, Paul Reichmann, Robert Ford, Nigel Davenport, Lou Reed.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Monty Don explores the vulnerability of wildlife that need specialist conditions to live.(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy with Catherine Merridale, Simon Thurley, Michael Chaplin and Amit Chaudhuri.(R)
| 21:00Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots 21:303/4Michael Blastland discovers whether opening up can generate trust.(R)
| 21:00Heatwaves are killing thousands. Tom Heap asks how we can change our cities to survive.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets Hollywood legend Rita Moreno and conductor John Wilson.(R)
| 21:00Dust in space - Dr Lucie Green on the LADEE Moon Mission and the perils of moon dirt.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference and the Scramble for Africa.(R)
| 21:00Fast-paced thriller by Chris Thorpe, set in one of Rio de Janeiro's most crowded favelas.(R)
| 21:005/7Guy is beginning to lose his idealism about the war.(R)
| 21:00Stash your savings in multiple current accounts, not savings accounts, for the best rates.(R) 21:26Kate McCann presents an appeal on behalf of Missing People.(R) 21:30Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Counting the cost of the stormy weather. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn. 22:456/15Boris offers Theo a timely warning, when a stranger comes looking for Theo's father.
| 22:00US lawmakers question intelligence chiefs on NSA revelations. With Ritula Shah. 22:457/15With his father dead, Theo knows he must leave Las Vegas, and Boris.
| 22:00Press freedom v national security - Ritula Shah hosts a special debate. 22:458/15The discovery of other lost art fuels Theo's anxiety about 'his' painting.
| 22:00Looking at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, Grangemouth, and the Kenya rape. 22:459/15Theo's fraudulent dealings lead him into a murkier art world.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn looks at Snowden, Tunisia's Salafists, RBS and Sriracha sauce. 22:4510/15Boris's unexpected reappearance prompts first joy then anger.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:153/4The artist Grayson Perry discusses art and revolution.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Journalist John Kampfner analyses how the papers are covering the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Matthew Wells tells the story of the tragedy of a 20th-century comic masterpiece.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4A pair of long-lost brothers meet for the first time, and a moth runs amok. 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Even the most successful writers have, at some point, had to take jobs to pay the bills. 23:151/4Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram bring some of Ireland's most popular folklore to life.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on PMQs and the rest of the day's events at Westminster.
| 23:005/6Someone has left a baby at the jobcentre. Comedy from 2013. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert talks to Eve Pollard and Julie Bindel about their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover introduces a conversation about finding your way out of sticky situations.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Twelve poets respond to the priceless Gospel book created on the island of Lindisfarne.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Stephen Frears about Philomena, starring Judi Dench.(R) 23:30Mark Tully draws on a Russian folk tale to explore the theme of transformation.(R)
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