| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Do we become more effective learners when there's a chance of winning something?(R) 00:45The bells of Merton College, Oxford.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/51967 and a teenage Alan Johnson, wannabe pop star, needs a steady job to fund his dreams.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5At 19, Alan Johnson is a married father of two, and about to become politicised.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/51974 and Alan Johnson - now a union activist - joins the Labour Party.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/51982 and Alan Johnson's career is in the ascendancy - but there are clouds on the horizon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3By Claire Powell. An alcohol-driven love affair goes wrong when the man starts to get fit.(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.
| 01:00James Naughtie and Rachel Burden present the results of the Scottish referendum.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Is the UK facing the worst equine welfare crisis in modern times? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the guira cuckoo of central South America.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Scottish farmers decide - yes or no? Presented by Anna Hill. 05:58David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Anna Hill looks at the Scottish referendum and what it means for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Farming Today broadcasts from the first UK Dairy Day, at Telford in Shropshire. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the superb lyrebird of eastern Australia.
| 05:00Includes Prayer for the Day; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45iPM speaks to a listener and his colleague about the Scottish referendum.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Church of St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Shane Smith, Ottawa punk rocker-turned-media mogul.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| | 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding sets off to walk the Dales Way, one of England's most-loved walking routes.(R) 06:30HRH The Princess Royal at Gatcombe Horse Trials. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the practical implications of our relationship with machines. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits Chapel Down vineyard in Kent as they start the year's grape harvest 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Referendum reconciliation, Hajj fraud, and Vatican cricketers take on Anglicans. 07:55Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for Amref Health Africa. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Martin-in-the-Fields, a service reflecting on the wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. 08:48Red may be now fashionable, but in the past it was powerful, reflects Lisa Jardine.(R) 08:58Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Teacher and writer Daisy Christodoulou thinks children are being taught the wrong things.(R) 09:305/5Bettany Hughes explores changing ideas of peace in her archaeology of philosophy.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:004/4We can now watch whatever we want, whenever we want. So what is the point of the BBFC? 09:30In 1964, author Ken Kesey led a group of friends on a psychedelic road trip across the USA 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Paul Mathole.
| 09:00Writer Jonathan Meades nominates the English artist Edward Burra.(R) 09:304/5How Paul Hamlyn spearheaded the non-fiction revolution.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Why does the Arab-Israeli conflict attract so much media attention? With John Lloyd.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites some of the key people behind the creation of New Labour.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Suzy Klein at the Abergavenny Food Festival with Jancis Robinson.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme.
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| 10:00 | 10:00As school open day season begins, Jane Garvey looks at how to choose a secondary school. 10:451/5Velveteens surf the wave created by their first single all the way to west coast America.
| 10:00Jane Garvey talks to Nicole Farhi about why she has moved from fashion to sculpture. 10:452/5The story of Velveteens moves to the States as they embark on their first big tour.
| 10:00Why are socially disadvantaged women missing out on maternity care? With Jenni Murray. 10:413/5Will the American tour end in tears or triumph? 10:55A mother and daughter remember how their prayers failed to cure misdiagnosed blindness.
| 10:00Chrissie Hynde on finally going solo. Plus best-selling author Kathy Reichs. 10:454/5Sam has to read the riot act after securing legendary producer Thomas Monmouth.
| 10:00How did women vote in the Scottish referendum and how critical was it in the outcome? 10:455/5First single - tick. First TV spot - tick. First US tour - tick. First member to leave?
| 10:306/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
| 10:00Tony has got plans for Johnny, and Hayley speaks her mind.
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| 11:00 | 11:00In Mongolia Peter Geoghegan grapples with the great wrestlers of a rapidly evolving nation 11:302/3Historian Mark Easterbrook can't resist looking into the recent deaths.
| 11:00Can dog-walkers share the planet with ground-nesting seabirds? 11:30Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
| 11:00Stories of relationships under pressure in Arkansas, Ghana and Slovakia. 11:303/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes.
| 11:00In one remote district in Ivory Coast, men are going back to school. Lucy Ash reports. 11:30Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.
| 11:00Andrea Sella returns to the Italian landscape of his childhood to explore how it's changed 11:303/6A pub quiz and a talking yam spell disaster for Brian when he discovers his IQ.
| 11:00The curious properties of bubbles in the oceans, in our bodies and in art. 11:30How Ebola is changing lives across West Africa. Also, despatches from Syria and Canada.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is the artist and film-maker Steve McQueen.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04It's the day of the memorial service, and everyone brings their own grief. 12:15Research shows that some NHS commissioners are paying over the odds for IVF treatment. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Lieutenant Lumley is a man with a plan. 12:15Winifred Robinson asks whether IVF treatment should be available on the NHS. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Councillor Graham sees a new side to Folkestone. 12:15How are UK dogs' homes making ends meet? Presented by Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A momentous day for the Winwood household. 12:15Winifred Robinson explores how the big six energy firms differ on debt letters. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Parenthood, marriage and death all feature in Kitty's day. 12:15With Peter White. Scotland has decided, but where does this leave consumers? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Pension grab from people made bankrupt, Scotland decided and code of practice not perfect. 12:302/6Steve and Hugh are joined by special guest Elis James, with Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:046/8This edition of the show features Paul Merton, Jonathan Ross, Liza Tarbuck, Alun Cochrane.(R) 12:32From 'guerrilla gardener' Ron Finley to Soviet cooking, Dan Saladino reports from MAD 4. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Paris conference calls for global response to IS militants. Presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Piers Plowright begins his series by visiting the source of the River Thames.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Piers Plowright returns to Oxford where, 50 years ago, he studied history.(R)
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:453/5Piers visits Ewelme, a small village in the Chilterns, where his sister is buried.
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney. 13:454/5In Cookham, Piers views the river through the work of his favourite artist Stanley Spencer
| 13:00National and international news with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Edinburgh after the Scottish referendum.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:30Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page in his exploration of marginalia.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tony has plans for Johnny.(R) 14:15Gwilym can't talk to women but he can write beautifully. A comedy about being free.(R)
| 14:00Leonie is being high-maintenance.(R) 14:15Alastair Jessiman's psychic detective engages in a dangerous game with a leading actor.(R)
| 14:00Hayley speaks her mind.(R) 14:15A depressed man and the sofa that sorted him out. A true story of illness overcome.
| 14:00David is worried about Ruth.(R) 14:15By Dan Allum. Drama about a woman who gives up her old life to become a Traveller's wife.
| 14:00Joe and David celebrate.(R) 14:156/6Brief Lives by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly
| 14:00Anita Anand hears from listeners about the plans for devolved powers in Scotland. 14:305/10A case of arson hinges on finding a man who fits an impossibly vague description.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harrogate.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with conversations that reveal the love shared by those facing serious illness.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts with Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner. 15:30Sheila Dillon tells the story of teff, an ancient grain for modern times.(R)
| 15:005/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Harrogate.(R) 15:30Weatherman Peter Gibbs investigates the global impact of the weather phenomenon El Nino.
| 15:00Joining or splitting up? How do you manage money as a couple? Ruth Alexander takes calls. 15:30Vivienne Parry explores how patients are taking control of their own treatment.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding sets off to walk the Dales Way, one of England's most-loved walking routes. 15:27Susan Hill presents an appeal on behalf of Prisoners Education Trust.(R) 15:30Booker-shortlisted novelist Ali Smith and the art of the short story.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harrogate. 15:45Tom is fitted by his two aunts for a pinstripe suit, the armour that will protect him.
| 15:30Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.(R)
| 15:00Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00David Hepworth talks to fellow writers and bloggers about the decline of the music press 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about Agnosticism and doubt.
| 16:001/3Jolyon Jenkins reports on the extreme treatments bald men are putting themselves through.(R) 16:30Dame Stella Rimington explains to Matthew Parris why Dorothy L Sayers fascinates her.(R)
| 16:00Professor Sugata Mitra explains why children need more freedom to teach one another. 16:30Ofcom director explains why it has rejected London Live's plans to change its licence.
| 16:00Nick Cave discusses his documentary 20,000 Days on Earth with Francine Stock. 16:30How most present-day Europeans derive from at least three ancestral populations.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a detective, a film director, a banker, a poet and an architect. 16:30Tim Harford on kidney donation, charity-giving, Huntrodds' Day, ants and tiny countries. 16:55A husband and wife work out the ways that his Parkinson's has changed their life together.
| 16:00Chrissie Hynde on her first solo album. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Esther Freud talks about her new book, and Howard Jacobson on the book he'd never lend. 16:30Roger McGough presents a mixed bag of listeners' poetry requests, from Bronte to Larkin.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage 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 with Eddie Mair. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30iPM speaks to a listener and his colleague about the Scottish referendum.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Victims of sexual abuse at Knowl View school in Rochdale tell their side of the story.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Shane Smith, Ottawa punk rocker-turned-media mogul.(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. 18:306/8This edition of the show features Paul Merton, Jonathan Ross, Liza Tarbuck, Alun Cochrane.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4The show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of the star impressionist.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry then drops it by mistake.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/4Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Steve and Hugh are joined by special guest Elis James, with Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin.
| 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. 18:15Caz Graham chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Leonie is being high-maintenance. 19:15Arts news. John Wilson reviews The Riot Club, based on Laura Wade's play Posh. 19:451/5Velveteens surf the wave created by their first single all the way to west coast America.(R)
| 19:15Samira Ahmed and guests review the new Woody Allen movie, Magic in the Moonlight. 19:452/5The story of Velveteens moves to the States as they embark on their first big tour.(R)
| 19:00David is worried about Ruth. 19:15John Wilson talks to singer Joan Baez and Hollywood screenwriter James Schamus. 19:453/5Will the American tour end in tears or triumph?(R)
| 19:15Denzel Washington on getting revenge in his new film, action thriller The Equalizer. 19:454/5Sam has to read the riot act after securing legendary producer Thomas Monmouth.(R)
| 19:15Kirsty Lang talks to the actor Zach Braff and French singer Charles Aznavour. 19:455/5First single - tick. First TV spot - tick. First US tour - tick. First member to leave?(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Shane Smith, Ottawa punk rocker-turned-media mogul. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe discusses the Riot Club, Ballyturk, Mr Mac and Me, and Constable at the V&A.
| 19:00It is Mungo's naming day. 19:153/3A garden spider and a great pond snail reveal the funny side of life in a garden pond. 19:453/3A young girl struggles to make sense of the adult world around her.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/4How should you decide between two morally troubling courses of action? 20:30Becky Palmstrom investigates allegations of modern-day slavery on Thailand's fishing boats(R)
| 20:00Victims of sexual abuse at Knowl View school in Rochdale tell their side of the story. 20:40What is safe travel, and who should decide? Plus a borrow-a-tandem scheme.
| 20:00To be human is to seek immortality. Tom Shakespeare daydreams about everlasting life. 20:4564/3Tiffany Jenkins argues that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
| 20:00Simon Cox looks into the effects of the 'right to be forgotten' ruling. 20:30Peter Day travels to Myanmar to find out how the country is trying to emerge from its past
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Edinburgh after the Scottish referendum. 20:50Red may be now fashionable, but in the past it was powerful, reflects Lisa Jardine.
| 20:00Carol Ann Duffy, Liz Lochhead, Gillian Clarke and Eavan Boland on gender and poetry.
| 20:00Tim Harford on kidney donation, charity-giving, Huntrodds' Day, ants and tiny countries.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a detective, a film director, a banker, a poet and an architect.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Monty Don explores the future of the Pantanal and its resident the giant otter.(R) 21:30Teacher and writer Daisy Christodoulou thinks children are being taught the wrong things.(R)
| 21:00Vivienne Parry explores how patients are taking control of their own treatment. 21:304/4We can now watch whatever we want, whenever we want. So what is the point of the BBFC?(R)
| 21:00Weatherman Peter Gibbs investigates the global impact of the weather phenomenon El Nino.(R) 21:30Writer Jonathan Meades nominates the English artist Edward Burra.(R)
| 21:00How most present-day Europeans derive from at least three ancestral populations.(R) 21:30Nikki Fox investigates the treatment of disabled people in British prisons.(R)
| 21:00Folkestone honours its dead, and our characters' worlds all seem up-ended.
| 21:003/3Miss Dunstable holds a party while Lord Lufton finally returns from his fishing trip.(R)
| 21:00Pension grab from people made bankrupt, Scotland decided and code of practice not perfect.(R) 21:26Jenny Agutter presents an appeal for Amref Health Africa.(R) 21:30Peter Day travels to Myanmar to find out how the country is trying to emerge from its past(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10'The welfare of the child - the court's paramount consideration'.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10'So many questions for you'.
| 22:00Scottish voters prepare to go to the polls in the referendum. Presented by Ritula Shah. 22:458/10'All of life and love that lie ahead'.
| 22:00James Naughtie and Rachel Burden present the results of the Scottish referendum. 22:459/10'Her kiss was the kiss of Judas'.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10As Fiona prepares for the Christmas concert, the troubles of the year seem behind her.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15To be human is to seek immortality. Tom Shakespeare daydreams about everlasting life.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Anne McElvoy of the Economist analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4Michael Blastland invites us to discover the way people think, behave and make decisions.(R) 23:30Alan Dein tracks the fast-moving story of a squatter who takes over a pub in Luton.(R)
| 23:001/4Meet Kim Jong-Un's haircut and David Livingstone's trousers. 23:30Repainting, plumbing, chaos and memories - a family turns a home into a wedding venue.(R)
| 23:004/4Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a high-concept sketch show. 23:152/4Mordrin finally has an opportunity to get a seat on the Wizard Council.(R) 23:30A fly-on-the-wedding cake documentary about Mimi and Ryan's big day.(R)
| 23:00James Naughtie and Rachel Burden present the results of the Scottish referendum.
| 23:00Dame Stella Rimington explains to Matthew Parris why Dorothy L Sayers fascinates her.(R) 23:27The show must go on as pub singer Pat Mallon prepares for major surgery. With Alan Dein.(R) 23:55A 21-year-old with Ehlers-Danlos will not let the life-shortening syndrome hold her back.
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts with Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner.(R) 23:30Daljit Nagra chooses memorable programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.(R)
| 23:00Nick Cave discusses his documentary 20,000 Days on Earth with Francine Stock.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers the practical implications of our relationship with machines.(R)
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