| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Flip flops: A global journey. Also, Russia's upper class.(R) 00:45The bells of York Minster. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Pasternak's poetry is receiving rave reviews, and the Soviet leadership soon takes note.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Pasternak begins an affair with Olga Ivinskaya, which proves a dangerous move.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Illicit copies of Dr Zhivago are in great demand at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Pasternak is awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature but is forced to renounce it.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A dark and powerful fairy tale of maternal jealousy, read by Lia Williams.(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.
| 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 Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Schoolchildren visit a strawberry farm in Kent without leaving the classroom. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45UK fishermen respond to proposals for an EU-wide ban on fishing with drift nets. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the ringed plover.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The Welsh farming minister has been fired for 'unacceptable behaviour'. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45A Lancashire dairy farmer says fracking and farming are not compatible. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The first TB test for Alpacas provides hope for Camelid breeders. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Excitement, comradeship and religious extremism - why young men travel abroad for Jihad.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Old St Martin Church in the Cornmarket, Worcester. 05:4554/3Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.(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. 06:07Helen Mark visits new art in the countryside aiming to give visitors a fresh perspective.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith explores the British flower industry at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks what happens when the things or people we rely on let us down. 06:35Moira Hickey visits the Orkney island of North Ronaldsay. 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. 07:10The vote on women bishops, Gandhi statue opposition and World Cup Popes. 07:55Gary Lineker presents an appeal for Action for Brazil's Children (ABC Trust). 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. 08:10From Eton, with singers on the choral course and a reflection on leadership in the church. 08:48John Gray argues that the Sunni extremist group Isis is revolutionary, not reactionary.(R) 08:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Holroyd, Rona Munro, Herman Koch and Hugo Blick. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili discusses earthquakes and fracking for gas with geologist Zoe Shipton. 09:30Tim Dowling talks to former Apprentice finalist, Saira Khan, about the nature of ambition. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to epidemiologist Prof Sir Michael Marmot.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Writer Julia Donaldson joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Keira Knightley on her latest screen incarnation as a wannabe pop star. With Jane Garvey. 10:451/5It is 1981 in San Francisco and the drug and sex counter-culture is in full swing.
| 10:00Life with a disabled child, triathlons, modern slavery and newly adopted Chinese children. 10:452/5Michael is after a Jon replacement while Frannie has called Mary Ann to her house.
| 10:00Jenni Murray hears about the daily struggle for Syrian women refugees. 10:25Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
| 10:00Jenni chats to zoologist Lucy Cooke about how she managed to popularise the sloth. 10:25Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 10:00Women bishops and the Church of England, plus spotting pupils with mental health problems. 10:25Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
| 10:25Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 10:00Pat hears some alarming news, and Freddie sees something he shouldn't. 10:25Commentary on the final day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How surfing is shaping Ireland's coastal communities, north and south of the border. 11:301/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
| 11:00Monty Don explores the challenges in today's world of pronghorn and wildebeest migrations. 11:30John Hegley thinks he might be descended from French composer Rameau. Could it be true?
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04More passport delays, new pension problems and the demise of the high street butcher. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Phone-in show on happiness. Should public money be spent making us happier? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the final day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:451/5Roger begins his exploration of China's bizarre and beautiful in Beijing.
| 13:00Martha Kearney presents national and international news. 13:452/5In Shanghai, Roger finds out that ultra-rich Chinese are employing butlers.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ian's grumpy with Adam.(R) 14:15Comedy drama by William Ash and Andrew Knott.
| 14:00Alice looks after her dad.(R) 14:15Estranged brothers Danny and Jimmy are about to meet for the first time in 20 years.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum.(R)
| 15:00Helen Castor and her guests discuss the latest research that is making history. 15:303/4Michael Blastland explores how what we do with our bodies can influence our thoughts.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Paul Farley explores and exploits the creative possibilities offered by hotel stop-overs. 16:30New series of the irreverent science/comedy show presented by Brian Cox and Robin Ince. 16:55The University of London introduces a new course for immigrants on 'how to be English'.
| 16:00Ian Marchant drives across the midwest to learn how barbed wire privatised America. 16:30Al Murray and Tarek Osman discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 16:55Suffragettes protest about their treatment in prison.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Susan Calman joins regular panellists Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee hosts.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a guide to belief and opinion.
| 18:00Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
| 18:00Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 18:00Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge
| 18:00Commentary on the final day of the first Test between England and India from Trent Bridge.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alice looks after her dad. 19:15Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about the return of Cats to London's West End. 19:451/5It is 1981 in San Francisco and the drug and sex counter-culture is in full swing.(R)
| 19:15Sci-fi series Extant review, an international museum discussion, A Hard Day's Night at 50. 19:452/5Michael is after a Jon replacement while Frannie has called Mary Ann to her house.(R)
| 19:15Gina McKee on Richard III, portraits of Virginia Woolf and French artist Daniel Buren. 19:453/5Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement.(R)
| 19:00Helen hears some exciting news. 19:15Razia Iqbal talks to film director Peter Greenaway. 19:454/5Michael's search goes on, Brian tries to distract Mary Ann and Prue cruises with Luke.(R)
| 19:00Pat hears some alarming news, and Freddie sees something he shouldn't. 19:15Author Graham Swift, a review of How to Train Your Dragon, Glasgow Girls. 19:455/5Dede's children have been kidnapped.(R)
| 19:00A profile of Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, head of a major new enquiry into abuse allegations. 19:15Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by Cahal Dallat, Louise Doughty and Antonia Quirke.
| 19:151/4John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky. 19:452/3A woman is found, killed by a falling icicle. But Annika believes it was not an accident.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Northern Ireland writer Nick Laird returns home to consider the culture of marching. 20:30The world wide web is 25 years old. What do we want from its next 25 years?
| 20:00Will new government measures help small companies being crippled by late-paid bills? 20:40Eating out in public and roadtesting augmented-reality SmartGlasses.
| 20:00Michael Buerk asks if the founding moral purposes of the NHS are still viable today. 20:4554/3Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
| 20:00Wesley Stephenson goes to south Essex to find out why so many residents voted UKIP. 20:30Making money from used goods is the topic for Evan Davis and guests.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Pollokshields in Scotland. 20:50John Gray argues that the Sunni extremist group Isis is revolutionary, not reactionary.
| 20:00Philosopher and policy maker Mary Warnock meets her younger self in the BBC sound archive
| 20:00Nigel Havers on WATO, comedy and cancer and eating on the radio. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a Georgian politician, an artist and a code talker.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Monty Don learns what is threatening Hector's dolphin, the smallest whale in the world.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Holroyd, Rona Munro, Herman Koch and Hugo Blick.(R)
| 21:00Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili discusses earthquakes and fracking for gas with geologist Zoe Shipton.(R)
| 21:00Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March? 21:30Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.(R)
| 21:00Julian Barnes's absorbing tale of betrayal and revenge wrapped within humour and despair.(R)
| 21:002/3Ivanhoe rescued King Richard I during the Crusades but has since disappeared.(R)
| 21:00Investigating a mass grave in Northern Ireland.(R) 21:26Gary Lineker presents an appeal for Action for Brazil's Children (ABC Trust).(R) 21:30The world wide web is 25 years old. What do we want from its next 25 years?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Teresa May announces child abuse inquiry. 22:451/10Ove appears to have some incompetent new neighbours.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:452/10Ove misses his late wife so much. He decides to end it all and join her in the afterlife.
| 22:00New strikes on Israel and Gaza, Brazil's World Cup legacy, we test the recovery in London. 22:453/10Ove remembers that Rune's takeover of the Residents' Association soured things for good.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:454/10Ove's incompetent new neighbours have a habit of appearing at precisely the wrong time.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:455/10Ove finds a cat-shaped hole in the snow drift outside his house.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk asks if the founding moral purposes of the NHS are still viable today.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/6Josie Long explores what happens when nobody knows your true identity(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00New series of the irreverent science/comedy show presented by Brian Cox and Robin Ince.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers.(R) 23:155/6Country music legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by visiting China(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Ruth gets carried away with the sound effects for Lucy's serious radio drama. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Al Murray and Tarek Osman discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy with the news from Westminster and a look back at the parliamentary week. 23:55An adventurer and her partner talk about how a marriage proposal was made and accepted.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.(R)
| 23:002/6The British are preoccupied by Suffragette protests and tensions over Irish Home Rule. 23:30Mark Tully asks what happens when the things or people we rely on let us down.(R)
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