| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Teacher and writer Daisy Christodoulou thinks children are being taught the wrong things.(R) 00:45The bells of St Nicholas Church, Newbury. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Yuval Noah Harari's groundbreaking account of our history - from apes to world dominance.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5How gossip united us and mythology maintained law and order.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How the agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The discovery of ignorance and the quest for immortality.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The world's a better place, but are we any happier?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3A bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism.(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.
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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 Martyn Atkins. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears from a farmer who was in the badger cull zone last year. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Anna Hill. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45A farmer weighs up the options of whether or not to vaccinate badgers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45Farming news with Charlotte Smith, including a new agriculture commissioner in Europe. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the Dupont's lark of southern Europe and North Africa.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45Discussion of the long-term sustainability of free-range egg farms. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand wrybill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Robert Tosh. 05:45'Who are you and who do you want to be?'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of Merton College, Oxford. 05:45How did Jack Ma become one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs?(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 Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and 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. 06:07Felicity Evans visits the Forest of Dean, the landscape that author Dennis Potter loved.(R) 06:30In the week the badger cull resumed, Charlotte Smith looks at the whole issue of bovine TB 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren. 06:35Two urbanites swap the glitz of the city for the hard work of the farm. 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 legacy of Ian Paisley, the Scottish referendum and British Muslim singer Sami Yusuf. 07:55Susan Hill presents an appeal on behalf of Prisoners Education Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme with all the news from Westminster.
| 08:50Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh at the start of referendum week. 08:48Lisa Jardine says commemorating a war should not mean losing sight of its horror.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00The headmaster of Eton College talks to Sarah Montague about his formula for success.(R) 09:304/5Bettany explores ideas of agony, from conflict on the sports field to battles of the heart(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Katherine Longworth.
| 09:003/4Quentin Letts investigates the companies that serve the royals 'by appointment'. 09:30Chinese leader Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976. Sidney Rittenberg knew him well. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
| 09:00Dame Stella Rimington explains to Matthew Parris why Dorothy L Sayers fascinates her. 09:304/5Robert McCrum meets George Weidenfeld to talk about his extraordinary publishing life.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Sharon Grenham Toze.
| 09:00Lenny Henry unveils the mysterious contents of Andy Warhol's Time Capsules. 09:30A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the key figures from the Roger Moore James Bond years.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Richard Coles with crime writer Val McDermid, and Aasmah Mir from the Invictus Games.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Nadia Manzoor, a short history of the fringe, and reinventing yourself with Rosie Boycott. 10:451/5Briony Cook comes home to find her three children dead and her husband gone.
| 10:00Jane Garvey has the female perspective, including women voters and the Scottish Referendum 10:452/5Adam Cook, the father of three dead children, has been found alive, rescued from suicide.
| 10:00Jenni Murray talks to presenter Clare Balding and singer Nana Mouskouri. 10:413/5Craven has little appetite for Christmas dinner after a morning in the mortuary. 10:55You can take the woman out of Jamaica, but you can't take Jamaica out of the woman.
| 10:00Barbara Hulanicki celebrates the 50th birthday of Biba, and we cook the perfect Drop Scone 10:454/5Adam Cook is out of hospital, and Watende and Craven plan a careful interview with him.
| 10:00Jenni talks to leading women in the children's television industry. 10:455/5Adam Cook pleads not guilty to murdering his children. Briony Cook must take to the stand.
| 10:305/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Harrogate.
| 10:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Quentin Cooper tells the story of a British scientist hailed as a god in Japan. 11:301/3A dying woman confesses a terrible secret to her priest.
| 11:00Monty Don explores the future of the Pantanal and its resident the giant otter. 11:30Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
| 11:00Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.(R) 11:302/6Josh Widdicombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent and Natalie Haynes join chair Gyles Brandreth.
| 11:00Becky Palmstrom investigates allegations of modern-day slavery on Thailand's fishing boats 11:30Ian McMillan goes to Doncaster to explore the unique heritage of Working Men's Clubs.(R)
| 11:004/4Gregor Marshall wants to be a racing driver like his famous father, Gerry. Can he make it? 11:302/6Day 32 and the colony teacher tells Carol and Richard to go and sit in the naughty airlock
| 11:00Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC correspondents' stories from around the world.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites some of the key people behind the creation of New Labour.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04As plans for the local regatta gather pace, life for the Grahams will never be the same. 12:15Shari Vahl finds out why a man was told to hand over a car he thought he owned. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04With the magistrate court in session and the local regatta, it's a busy day for Gabriel. 12:15Consumer phone-in. Why do students drop out of university? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Adam and Jessie make an alarming discovery in the church yard at St Jude's. 12:15What the cold August and the hot September means for shops and their profits. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04There is a storm brewing down at the harbour and no shelter for some. 12:15Is our demand for cheap food in supermarkets damaging farmers? Wth Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04There's a birthday at the Macknades', but not much to celebrate. 12:15Insuring your home against fracking damage, popularity of real ale and CGI house-selling. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04What would independence mean for our money in Scotland or the rest of the UK? 12:301/6Steve Punt presents a comic take on the week's news.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/8900th edition of the show, with Paul Merton, Holly Walsh, Sheila Hancock and Russell Kane.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon tells the story of teff, an ancient grain for modern times. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:451/5Roger Law meets two men adept at creating objects in perfect detail.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:452/5Roger Law meets two creators with contrasting methods.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:454/5Roger Law meets two pioneering inventors helping those in need.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:453/5Roger Law meets two Olympic backroom boys.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Edward Stourton. 13:455/5Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aberdeen.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Edward Stourton. 13:30William Crawley looks at the life of former Northern Ireland first minister Ian Paisley.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Helen is feeling bruised.(R) 14:15By Hugh Costello. When the financial sector is out of control, why bother being honest?
| 14:00There is an unexpected visitor at Bridge Farm.(R) 14:15Alastair Jessiman's psychic detective attempts to trace a missing journalist.(R)
| 14:00Freddie confronts Elizabeth.(R) 14:15In the ex-pat world of Bangladesh, a body sparks some choices for Sub-Inspector Mondol.(R)
| 14:00Mike breaks the news to Ed.(R) 14:15A tale of the greatest pearl found and the tragic impact its discovery has on one family.(R)
| 14:00There is a family tea at Bridge farm.(R)
| 14:00A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:304/10A mass shooting on a bus leaves nine dead, and Beck's trail leads him to an unsolved case.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts a correspondence edition of the horticultural panel show.(R) 14:45Adoption, being a Jamaican in Cardiff, and coming to terms with the impact of sexual abuse
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts with Philip Hensher, Dave Gorman, Libby Purves and Michael Rosen. 15:30From Yorkshire pudding to tripe, the change in regional foods.(R)
| 15:004/7Answering queries are Annie Gray, Rachel McCormack, Tim Anderson and James 'Jocky' Petrie.(R) 15:30Jheni Osman is on the front line against invading mosquitoes and new disease threats.
| 15:00What's the cheapest way to borrow, and how do you deal with debt? 15:30What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body? Andrea Sella finds out.(R)
| 15:00Felicity Evans visits the Forest of Dean, the landscape that author Dennis Potter loved. 15:27Baroness Helena Kennedy QC presents an appeal on behalf of SafeHands for Mothers.(R) 15:30Allan Massie discusses his novel A Question of Loyalties with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts a correspondence edition of the horticultural panel show. 15:453/3A dead fox triggers memories for an elderly farmer.
| 15:30Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
| 15:003/3Miss Dunstable holds a party while Lord Lufton finally returns from his fishing trip.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Andrew Hussey on the cultural renaissance affecting Morocco's largest city. 16:30Ernie Rea discuss the conflict in Iraq in the context of the country's religious history.
| 16:00The Victorians built grand ambitious railways, sewers and tunnels. Should we do the same? 16:30Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.
| 16:00Do we become more effective learners when there's a chance of winning something? 16:30Steve Hewlett on why RIPA threatens investigative journalism, and mroe media news.
| 16:00The producer of Pride, David Livingstone, on the film's evolution from script to screen. 16:30Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a politician, an actor, an adventurer, a disability rights campaigner 16:30Tim Harford talks to YouGov and ICM about trying to gauge the political mood in Scotland. 16:55Two mothers who share their love for the son one gave up and the other adopted.
| 16:00Barbara Hulanicki celebrates the 50th birthday of Biba.
| 16:00Booker-shortlisted novelist Ali Smith and the art of the short story. 16:30Daljit Nagra chooses memorable programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news, with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'Who are you and who do you want to be?'.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Sarah Butler asks, can the Bangladesh garment industry become ethical and profitable?(R) 17:40How did Jack Ma become one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs?(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. 18:305/8900th edition of the show, with Paul Merton, Holly Walsh, Sheila Hancock and Russell Kane.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6David deals with family tragedy and presents some comic verse about our canine friends.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Tom takes an emotional journey exploring his profound relationship with his granddad.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30John Finnemore presents a special edition of his sketch show from Edinburgh.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Steve Punt presents 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. 18:15Andy Kershaw chooses his highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There is an unexpected visitor at Bridge Farm. 19:15Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Philip Seymour Hoffman's last film A Most Wanted Man 19:451/5Briony Cook comes home to find her three children dead and her husband gone.(R)
| 19:00Freddie confronts Elizabeth. 19:15Man Booker Prize shortlist 2014; James Ellroy; Joyce DiDonato; the Wallace Collection 19:452/5Adam Cook, the father of three dead children, has been found alive, rescued from suicide.(R)
| 19:00Mike breaks the news to Ed. 19:15Singer and composer Rufus Wainwright on his Late Night Prom. With Samira Ahmed. 19:453/5Craven has little appetite for Christmas dinner after a morning in the mortuary.(R)
| 19:00There is a family tea at Bridge farm. 19:15Arts news with Razia Iqbal, including a review of Sheridan Smith as Cilla Black. 19:454/5Adam Cook is out of hospital, and Watende and Craven plan a careful interview with him.(R)
| 19:00Hayley has something to say. 19:15Kirsty Lang interviews novelist Kate Mosse about The Taxidermist's Daughter. 19:455/5Adam Cook pleads not guilty to murdering his children. Briony Cook must take to the stand.(R)
| 19:00How did Jack Ma become one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs? 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss Destiny, the most expensive video game ever produced.
| 19:00Tony has plans for Johnny. 19:152/3The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle reveal the truth about life between the ripples. 19:452/3A young woman fears for her future when she is dismissed from her first job in service.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/4Matthew Sweet asks, should we take a pill to make us less racist? 20:30As coal mining declines in Spain, can the miners save their culture and their communities?(R)
| 20:00Sarah Butler asks, can the Bangladesh garment industry become ethical and profitable? 20:40Macular Society's Tony Rucinski and Dr Catey Bunce interpret HSCIC registration figures.
| 20:00Mathematician Hannah Fry and guests look at whether civility can survive in the modern age 20:4563/3Anna Beer asks why we do not hear more music composed by women.
| 20:00Rising racism in Northern Ireland - but who is behind it? Helen Grady investigates. 20:30Peter Day asks Scottish business leaders to assess the mood ahead of the referendum.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Aberdeen. 20:50Lisa Jardine says commemorating a war should not mean losing sight of its horror.
| 20:00Why does the Arab-Israeli conflict attract so much media attention? With John Lloyd.
| 20:00Tim Harford talks to YouGov and ICM about trying to gauge the political mood in Scotland.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a politician, an actor, an adventurer, a disability rights campaigner(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Monty Don introduces the beluga whale, exploring the future of one particular population.(R) 21:30The headmaster of Eton College talks to Sarah Montague about his formula for success.(R)
| 21:00What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body? Andrea Sella finds out. 21:303/4Quentin Letts investigates the companies that serve the royals 'by appointment'.(R)
| 21:00Jheni Osman is on the front line against invading mosquitoes and new disease threats.(R) 21:30Dame Stella Rimington explains to Matthew Parris why Dorothy L Sayers fascinates her.(R)
| 21:00Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science.(R) 21:30Lenny Henry unveils the mysterious contents of Andy Warhol's Time Capsules.(R)
| 21:00Folkestone holds its annual regatta, and Dieter's safety is threatened.
| 21:002/3The vicar worries that Lady Lufton may find out about the bill that carries his name.(R)
| 21:00What would independence mean for our money in Scotland or the rest of the UK?(R) 21:26Susan Hill presents an appeal on behalf of Prisoners Education Trust.(R) 21:30Peter Day asks Scottish business leaders to assess the mood ahead of the referendum.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Gordon Brown sets out a timetable for greater Scottish devolution. With Ritula Shah. 22:451/10Juliet Stevenson reads Ian McEwan's powerful new novel about faith, love and the law.
| 22:00Pro-union party leaders prepare to visit Scotland. News round-up with Ritula Shah. 22:452/10Juliet Stevenson reads Ian McEwan's powerful new novel about faith, love and the law.
| 22:00A special programme recorded at Glasgow University to discuss the Scottish referendum. 22:453/10The lawyers state their case while the clock ticks.
| 22:00Pistorius not guilty of murder, Scotland campaign heats up and US woos Arab allies. 22:454/10Fiona hears from all sides and takes an unorthodox approach.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:455/10Will a meeting in a hospital room clarify Fiona's mind?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Mathematician Hannah Fry and guests look at whether civility can survive in the modern age(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Mary Riddell of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories
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| 23:00 | 23:00Chris Ledgard host a discussion on speaking and listening skills and the English GCSE.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Adam Riches takes the listener back to the Wild West to tell the story of Big Rich.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show. 23:151/4Bernard the Blue enlists Mordrin to help tackle a fiery meteor that is heading for Earth. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Featuring flowers and animals in springtime, spring elections and tips for spring cleaning(R) 23:30Sean Curran has the best of the day in the House of Commons.
| 23:00Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Coming to terms with the aftermath of sexual abuse when the perpetrator has gone to prison
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts with Philip Hensher, Dave Gorman, Libby Purves and Michael Rosen.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a mixed bag as requested by listeners.(R)
| 23:00The producer of Pride, David Livingstone, on the film's evolution from script to screen.(R) 23:30Mark Tully explores the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren.(R)
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