| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor looks at academic research shortlisted for our new annual ethnography award.(R) 00:45The bells of St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church, York.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Miner Walter Parkin brings wife Annie and daughter Winnie to Yorkshire's Dearne Valley.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5On a summer evening in 1929, Winnie goes to her first dance at the Miners' Welfare Hall.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Winnie's pregnancy, the catalyst for her marriage, turns out to be a false alarm.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Life in the Dearne changes with the outbreak of the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Winnie and Harry grow frail, but there are still surprises in store.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3A man travels with a case full of complications and his life starts to unravel.(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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| 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 the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45£420 million should be spent on conservation after HS2, according to the Wildlife Trusts. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Imports of Indian mangoes are banned to protect UK salad crops from insect pests. 05:58Kate Humble presents the fulmar.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots. 05:58Kate Humble presents the stone curlew.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Presented by Charlotte Smith. China temporarily bans cheese imports from the UK. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45The results of the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea. 05:45'The gunmen came and snatched her.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St George's Church, Poynton, Cheshire. 05:45London barrister Amal Alamuddin has become engaged to George Clooney. But who is she?(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.
| 06:00Morning 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Felicity Evans explores the wild landscape of Bristol's Avon Gorge.(R) 06:30It covers 60% of agricultural land in the UK, but how important is grass for farmers? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully examines the bonds that bind nations and asks if nationalism is good or bad. 06:35Trai Anfield encounters adders basking on the edges of Loch Lomond. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton talks to the new Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Rev Malcolm McMahon. 07:55Charlotte Thornett presents an appeal for the British Heart Foundation. 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.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Faithful Witnesses: Live from the Lighthouse Christian Centre, Salford. 08:48Mary Beard reflects on the new face of archaeology, of the virtual kind.(R) 08:58Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Anne McElvoy with Jeremy Rifkin, Saskia Sassen and Kwasi Kwarteng. 09:45An act of worship, with a Bible reading, praise and prayer. Led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Peter White meets the blind singer and songwriter Raul Midon. 09:30In April 1979, the brutal Ugandan ruler Idi Amin was ousted by invading Tanzanian troops. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets director Sir Richard Eyre and wild swimmer Andrew Fusek Peters. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Egyptian poem The Tale of Sinuhe. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00Three of England's 1966 World Cup winners join Sue MacGregor to recall the triumph.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by the Rev Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with food writer Jay Rayner.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00J.K. Rowling on MS in Scotland, her passion for rugby and the power and myth of the shoe. 10:451/5Caterina decides whether to join the Camorra and lead the Riccardi clan.
| 10:00Kelly Holmes takes a look at how retired athletes stay motivated. 10:452/5Caterina is now the reluctant head of the Riccardi clan, but a rival family pose a threat.
| 10:00Naomi Alderman guest edits, Jane Garvey presents. 10:453/5Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party.
| 10:00Doreen Lawrence guest edits. Jenni Murray presents. 10:454/5Senator Ferrezano has been murdered. Caterina knows who did it.
| 10:00Lauren Laverne presents the final programme in the Woman's Hour Takeover. 10:455/5Trapped and confused, Caterina wants to reject the Camorra for good but can she do it?
| 10:30Nicholas Wapshott on how the economist used government money to buy paintings in WWI.
| 10:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Repainting, plumbing, chaos and memories - a family turns a home into a wedding venue. 11:304/6It's the Festival and Clare's birthday, but Struan is straying. It's fireworks all round.
| 11:001/3Adam Rutherford on the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence. 11:30Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.
| 11:00Professor Emma Griffin unpicks the dark myth of Britain's Industrial Revolution. 11:305/6Vera and Henry get into a stew about who should tell their sons the facts of life.
| 11:00Will Grant meets people trying to identify illegal migrants who die in the Arizona desert. 11:301/2David Bailey reveals how he's photographed the images that have defined the last 60 years.(R)
| 11:00How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons. 11:304/4Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSO pairing take on a local drugs racket.(R)
| 11:00Jackie Ashley of The Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Story-telling from around the world.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people whose lives were changed by the Omagh bomb.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news, including big penalties for paying off equity release mortgages. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Today cancer survival rates have never been better, but could early diagnosis be improved? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Consumer news, with a look at NHS assessment centres, instant cameras and buying abroad.
| 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. 12:04Consumer affairs with Peter White, including how to stop a criminal stealing your home. 12:52Fi Glover introduces a conversation about the invasion of our lives by social media. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis investigates frozen accounts and copycat websites. Plus, IPOs; Islamic accounts 12:303/7Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game(R) 12:32The story behind the Food and Farming Awards 2014. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:45Martin Sixsmith traces the origins of the asylum movement.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:45How doctors took over the treatment of the mentally ill.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:45Psychoses, neuroses and their manifestation in popular culture.
| 13:00News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Exploring the popularity of lobotomies during the middle of the 20th century.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:45Martin Sixsmith outlines the reforms that closed Britain's Victorian asylums.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Bristol.(R)
| 13:00The latest national and international news. 13:301/3Misha Glenny presents a history of Brazil from 1500 to the end of the Second World War.
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| 14:00 | 14:151/3The new dean of research development urges partnerships abroad.
| 14:152/3The vice-chancellor wants to restructure three departments into two.
| 14:00Peggy tries to build bridges.(R) 14:153/3To Jim's dismay, Roland becomes vice-chancellor and image consultants are brought in.
| 14:00Shula is shopping with Dan.(R) 14:153/3Sean agrees to a drink with an old friend. Little does he know what he's getting into.
| 14:00Dan's nearly ready to go.(R) 14:15Sally Griffiths's gripping drama about keeping secrets in a tight-knit family.
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Martin Jarvis directs his fourth Ian Fleming for Radio 4. Toby Stephens returns as 007.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Gloucestershire. 14:45Fi Glover hears about May Queens, resisting social media and the joys of letter writing.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/6Three students from Aberystwyth University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Tim Hayward on the evolution of Jamaican food in the UK with chefs and cooks in Bristol.(R)
| 15:005/6Josie Long explores the disappointment of banal family secrets. 15:30Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.
| 15:00Want to be a DIY investor? Call Ruth Alexander on Wed, or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk now. 15:30Claudia hears from one pair of finalists in the All in the Mind mental health awards.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans explores the wild landscape of Bristol's Avon Gorge. 15:27Jon Snow and Lyn Knapton present an appeal for the Prison Radio Association.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Sadie Jones about her latest novel Fallout.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Gloucestershire. 15:452/3Jacqueline Redgewell reads Lisa Blower's story set among the have-nots of Stoke-on-Trent.
| | 15:00Frank's parents are horrified when he proposes to the poor Mary - he must marry for money.
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| 16:00 | 16:001903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks how human beings can cope with a world saturated by data.
| 16:00Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it. 16:30The author Deborah Moggach talks about the life of Potteries writer Arnold Bennett.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor presents the winning entry of Thinking Allowed's first Ethnography Award. 16:30BBC director of news James Harding on the Trust's review into news and current affairs.
| 16:00Christiane Kubrick on Paths Of Glory, plus Blue Ruin and the world of Walerian Borowczyk. 16:30How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a Burmese activist, a BBC executive and a ballet teacher. 16:30How much British law is made in Brussels: is it UKIP's 75 per cent or Clegg's 7 per cent? 16:55How pen and ink had romantic advantages over today's social media.
| 16:00Does today's new wave of popular feminism owe a debt to Girl Power? Woman's Hour Takeover.
| 16:00Christos Tsiolkas talks to James Naughtie and readers about his 2010 novel The Slap. 16:30In the port of Astoria, Oregon, Katrina Porteous reports on the Fisher Poets Gathering.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 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, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'The gunmen came and snatched her.'.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Can the US Republican Party stop tearing itself apart and start to retake the country?(R) 17:40London barrister Amal Alamuddin has become engaged to George Clooney. But who is she?(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. 18:304/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:307/7The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/5Two unhappily married colleagues find solace in their workplace friendship.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6It's cold, it's dark and there's no food on board. Can Gertie hold things together?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/7Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on 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. 18:15Highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15David Haig on writing and starring in his own play; Ziggy Marley on reggae; Prey reviewed. 19:451/5Caterina decides whether to join the Camorra and lead the Riccardi clan.(R)
| 19:00Peggy tries to build bridges. 19:15The Beautiful South reunited; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright. 19:452/5Caterina is now the reluctant head of the Riccardi clan, but a rival family pose a threat.(R)
| 19:00Shula is shopping with Dan. 19:15Neil Jordan on Bob Hoskins; The Black Keys; Next Goals Wins; author Joël Dicker. 19:453/5Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party.(R)
| 19:00Dan's nearly ready to go. 19:15Jon Ronson on Frank; composer Julian Anderson discusses Thebans; and the return of 24. 19:454/5Senator Ferrezano has been murdered. Caterina knows who did it.(R)
| 19:00The village hall is buzzing. 19:15Razia Iqbal talks with Fiona Shaw about her role in The Testament of Mary, by Colm Toibin. 19:455/5Trapped and confused, Caterina wants to reject the Camorra for good but can she do it?(R)
| 19:00London barrister Amal Alamuddin has become engaged to George Clooney. But who is she? 19:15Comics at The British Library, Edward St Aubyn's novel and Tom Hollander as Dylan Thomas.
| 19:151/4A cereal bar fills up scientist Ben's audio diary in the subantarctic. 19:301/4Neil's discovery of an old notebook rekindles Kim's enthusiasm for Frisbee throwing.(R) 19:451/3Barb Jungr's heartbreaking tale set on the Shetland Islands. Read by Suranne Jones.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Why are more American veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq dying by suicide than in combat? 20:30Why are some older South Korean women turning to prostitution?(R)
| 20:00Can the US Republican Party stop tearing itself apart and start to retake the country? 20:40Experiences of blind magistrates, and reading printed documents with a smartphone.
| 20:001/4Top journalists debate live with Andrew Rawnsley what leading opinion articles should say. 20:4544/3Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates allegations of abuse of power and a culture of silence. 20:30What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Bristol. 20:50Mary Beard reflects on the new face of archaeology, of the virtual kind.
| 20:00The complex life and career of maverick broadcaster Ray Gosling, who died in 2013.
| 20:00How much British law is made in Brussels: is it UKIP's 75 per cent or Clegg's 7 per cent?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a Burmese activist, a BBC executive and a ballet teacher.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The moon is under threat. It belongs to all of us and urgently needs protection.(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy with Jeremy Rifkin, Saskia Sassen and Kwasi Kwarteng.(R)
| 21:00Claudia hears from one pair of finalists in the All in the Mind mental health awards. 21:30Peter White meets the blind singer and songwriter Raul Midon.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets director Sir Richard Eyre and wild swimmer Andrew Fusek Peters.(R)
| 21:00How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Egyptian poem The Tale of Sinuhe.(R)
| 21:002/5Martin Sixsmith presents a history of psychology and the mind.
| 21:002/2Can Bill pay back the money he owes Captain Biggar? Jeeves to the rescue?(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis investigates frozen accounts and copycat websites. Plus, IPOs; Islamic accounts(R) 21:26Charlotte Thornett presents an appeal for the British Heart Foundation.(R) 21:30What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00With Ritula Shah. Publicist Max Clifford found guilty of sex offences. 22:451/10As a deadly virus spreads through London, Stevie Flint goes in search of her boyfriend.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:452/10Still in shock, Stevie waits for the police to arrive.
| 22:00Nigeria protest over kidnapped girls, Iraq elections, Bob Hoskins dies, with Ritula Shah. 22:453/10Following instructions left by her dead lover, Stevie sets out to find the mysterious Reah
| 22:00Justice debate after Gerry Adams arrest, Kenyan oil discovery, Kiev 'loses' E Ukraine. 22:454/10London is in meltdown as the deadly virus, 'the Sweats', spreads through the population.
| 22:00Northern Ireland police are granted another 48 hours to quiz Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams. 22:455/10Convinced Simon was killed, Stevie must gain access to his laptop.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:1544/3Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.(R) 22:301/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the dark, telling stories of the night in this award-winning series.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Dennis Sewell of the Spectator looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster, as MPs return from their Easter break.
| 23:001/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4What's so good about haute cuisine and celebrity chefs? 23:155/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. 23:30Sean Curran reports, as David Cameron and Ed Miliband face each other for PMQs.
| 23:003/4When dealing with his wife's lover, Robert uses his deadliest weapon - being a gentleman.(R) 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00The author Deborah Moggach talks about the life of Potteries writer Arnold Bennett.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover introduces a conversation about May Queens and the meaning of May Day traditions
| 23:004/6Three students from Aberystwyth University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:304/4Paul Farley hears from some poets about the appeal of prose.(R)
| 23:00Christiane Kubrick on Paths Of Glory, plus Blue Ruin and the world of Walerian Borowczyk.(R) 23:30Mark Tully examines the bonds that bind nations and asks if nationalism is good or bad.(R)
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