| 00:00 | | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Mary Portas shares memories of a bustling childhood in a small Watford semi in the 70s.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The teenage Mary Portas is devasted by the loss of her mother. Read by the author.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Still reeling from her mother's death, 18-year-old Mary Portas must keep her family going.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5As Mary Portas' father emerges from his grief, how will his new romance affect the family?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Mary Portas has finally found her calling as a Harrods window dresser. Read by the author.(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.
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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 Janet Wootton. 05:45Potato growers feel the pinch as supply outstrips demand. Presented by Anna Hill. 05:58David Attenborough presents the ptarmigan.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Anna Hill discusses farm volatility, the theme of this year's NFU conference. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sanderling.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45Five political parties at the NFU Conference explain their priorities for farming. 05:58David Attenborough presents the snow bunting.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. 05:45A Gloucestershire vet has conducted his own analysis of the impact of the badger cull. 05:58David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper.(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 the Rev Rosa Hunt. 05:45'You can have a good divorce.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.
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| 06:00 | 06:15Morning news. 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. 06:07Clare Balding walks with writer Philip Marsden from his home on the River Fal in Cornwall.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith finds out about rare breeds of farm animals at Bicton College in Devon. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:15Mark Tully discusses the veneration accorded to the monkey in many cultures. 06:35Chris Sperring visits Gloucestershire to find out why ducks 'dabble'. 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 idea of a Sikh regiment, plus Cardinal Vincent Nichols on the general election. 07:55Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of African Initiatives. 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 hears MPs consider reports into the actions of Jimmy Savile.
| 08:51Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Second in a Lent series exploring what it means to be made in God's image. 08:48A weekly reflection on a topical issue.(R) 08:58David Attenborough presents the sanderling.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Are artists owed a living? John Wilson hosts a public debate at the Hull Truck Theatre. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland focuses on political campaigning in the light of the 1929 election. 09:30John Harris talks to Penny Andrews, who was only diagnosed as autistic in her thirties. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets retail guru Mary Portas and opera singer Noah Stewart. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews opera singer Jonas Kaufmann.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by Bishop Paul Bayes.
| 09:00Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Nadiya Savchenko, chronic illness and relationships and women who built Waterloo Bridge. 10:451/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven-year-old son.
| 10:00Jane Garvey discusses Carole King and top female singer-songwriters with Cerys Matthews. 10:452/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.
| 10:00Jenni talks to Ngozi Eze about bringing Christian and Muslim women together in Nigeria. 10:403/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child. 10:55Two mothers who share their love for the son one gave up and the other adopted.(R)
| 10:00Elaine Feinstein; when dating preferences become racist; Emer O'Toole and body hair. 10:454/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.
| 10:00Eating disorders in students and failures in policing domestic violence. With Jenni Murray 10:455/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.
| 10:30Julia Langdon on changes to Parliament over 40 years, with Betty Boothroyd and Ken Clarke.
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| 11:00 | 11:00As she approaches her 80th year, Penelope Simpson decides to paint her own coffin.
| 11:00As the new Ebola treatment centre opens, Dr John Wright and his team record what happens. 11:302/4Conductor Simone Young joins Frances to explore the score of Richard Strauss's comic opera
| 11:002/3Old BBC programmes chopped up and recycled into something new: this week - it's work. 11:301/4Boswell attempts to write a biography of Sigmund Freud, but Freud asks all the questions.
| 11:00The search for the best nightclub in Africa and other reporters' stories. 11:302/3Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa.
| 11:00A girl who has to decide between education and virtue tells Alan Dein her story. 11:302/4Julie Hesmondhalgh, Paul Barber and John Thompson star in this Manchester-based sitcom.
| 11:00Steve Richards looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A fruitless trek through the spectacular mountains of Argentina, plus other despatches.
| 11:15Psychotherapist Julia Samuel is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04At Marshalls, Alan's patience is being tested. 12:15Fit-for-work disability tests, touring museum exhibitions, and weight-loss surgery. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Phyllis readies herself for a particularly difficult meeting. 12:15Would money reserved for the arts be better spent elsewhere? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A pretty visitor turns heads at Marshalls factory. 12:15Why taking a cold remedy could lead to a driving ban. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The rift between the Chadwick twins deepens. 12:15Colleges attracting millions of pounds of public funding are under fire. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken. 12:15Peter White with passport service websites, Gordon Brown's plan for Tesco, eating contests 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The danger of unofficial pensions advice online, plus care fees shake-up in England. 12:302/7Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy are joined by Andy Hamilton, Sara Pascoe and Sam Leith.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/8With panellists Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke, Jenny Eclair and Shappi Khorsandi.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon asks how food manufacturing has changed to create more 'natural' ingredients 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:456/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:457/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:458/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:459/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:4510/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Political debate with Natalie Bennett, David Coburn MEP, Ed Davey MP and Emma Reynolds MP.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:302/3Film critic Mark Kermode examines how films get financed and distributed.
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| 14:00 | 14:00David and Ruth have a lot to discuss.(R) 14:15Aldershot is 10 per cent Nepali, but unemployed Suitboy has never spoken to one, until now
| 14:00Ruth wants some answers.(R) 14:15By Jon Canter. When God appears to Simon in a dream, Simon tells him he doesn't exist.(R)
| 14:00Elizabeth is emotional.(R) 14:15Hannah Vincent's play about a woman trapped in both a mental and physical limbo.(R)
| 14:00Jazzer is disgruntled.(R) 14:15Crime thriller by John Dryden, set and recorded on the streets of Mumbai.
| 14:00Things are still tricky at Brookfield.(R) 14:15Dr Saleyha Ahsan tells the story of her journey to the front line in revolutionary Libya.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:30Harold Pinter's screenplay of Josef Conrad's last major novel, adapted by Sir Richard Eyre
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Preston.(R) 14:45Adoption, being a Jamaican in Cardiff, and coming to terms with the impact of sexual abuse(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies asks the questions in the nationwide general knowledge quiz. 15:30A restaurant run by prisoners becomes the most popular in Cardiff.(R)
| 15:00Helen Castor with the programme in which history and historians meet. 15:30Bristol is Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out what that means.
| 15:00Ruth Alexander and guests offer advice on arranging and paying for long-term care. 15:30New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with writer Philip Marsden from his home on the River Fal in Cornwall. 15:27Mary Nightingale presents an appeal on behalf of Rainbow Trust Children's Charity.(R) 15:30Rabih Alameddine talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel An Unnecessary Woman.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Preston. 15:45What has made Elizabeth Austen so angry with her spinster sister-in-law Jane?
| | 15:002/2Eduardo, Marta's husband, wants a word with Victor.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Soprano, broadcaster and inveterate whistler Catherine Bott on the art of whistling 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at some of the most serendipitous discoveries in science.
| 16:00Would the system of lay magistrates be invented today? Presented by Joshua Rozenberg. 16:30Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts. 16:30Can BBC Three be bought? Plus how to measure TV audiences and 'FIFA Files' journalists.
| 16:00Stephanie Beacham on Marlon Brando, Catch Me Daddy, Hinterland and When Animals Attack. 16:30Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer.
| 16:00A rower, a resistance fighter, a historian, a historian and a jazz musician. 16:30Coverage of Natalie Bennett's 'brain fade', and listeners bid farewell to Face the Facts. 16:55Coming to terms with the aftermath of sexual abuse when the perpetrator has gone to prison(R)
| 16:00Cerys Matthews on Carole King, plus living with chronic pain. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Wilbur Smith discusses his novel When the Lion Feeds with James Naughtie. 16:30Roger McGough presents listeners' requests for poetry about journeys.
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| 17:00 | 17:00With the latest news interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00With the latest news interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The science, psychology and management of queuing. Evan Davis chairs a discussion.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Have local authority insurers too much influence on the way sex abuse cases are handled?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the Green leader Natalie Bennett after her rocky campaign launch.(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. 18:303/8With panellists Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke, Jenny Eclair and Shappi Khorsandi.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4A pair of American tourists visit St Paul's Cathedral to confess their sins.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, of Vic and Bob fame.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Hal Cruttenden and Joe Lycett take on Henning Wehn and Australian stand-up Celia Pacquola.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/7Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy are joined by Andy Hamilton, Sara Pascoe and Sam Leith.
| 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. 18:15Simon Parkes chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Arts news with John Wilson, including newly Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore. 19:451/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven-year-old son.(R)
| 19:15Jed Mercurio's drama Critical, Iain Banks's poetry, James Bay and Sculpture Victorious. 19:452/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.(R)
| 19:15Opera director Peter Sellars, teen movie It Follows, politics on stage and Anna Smail. 19:453/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.(R)
| 19:00Things are still tricky at Brookfield. 19:15Michael Arditti reviews Ralph Fiennes in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. 19:454/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.(R)
| 19:00Tom and Rob are of one mind. 19:15News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music. 19:455/5A mother fears that a child parenting expert is endangering his own seven year old child.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the Green leader Natalie Bennett after her rocky campaign launch. 19:15Kazuo Ishiguro, Man and Superman, It Follows, Matt Lucas - Pompidou, Sculpture Victorious.
| 19:156/6Vera braces herself for Henry's departure on a Foreign Office posting to Romania.(R) 19:452/3The second of three stories by new radio writers from Africa.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Giles Fraser explores the personal moral response to inequality.(R) 20:30As top scientists warn of the risks of AI, should we fear super-intelligent machines?
| 20:00Have local authority insurers too much influence on the way sex abuse cases are handled? 20:40Changes to BBC Radio iPlayer, enhancing audio in films and the man longing for darkness.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Writer and director James Runcie looks at the Passion through the prism of mystery drama.
| 20:00Would the system of lay magistrates be invented today? Presented by Joshua Rozenberg.(R) 20:30The science, psychology and management of queuing. Evan Davis chairs a discussion.
| 20:00Political debate with Natalie Bennett, David Coburn MEP, Ed Davey MP and Emma Reynolds MP. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
| 20:00Jo Fidgen explores how the women's vote has changed British politics and society.
| 20:00Coverage of Natalie Bennett's 'brain fade', and listeners bid farewell to Face the Facts.(R) 20:30A rower, a resistance fighter, a historian, a historian and a jazz musician.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Geoff Watts explores the phenomenon of the nocebo effect and its implications for medicine(R) 21:30Are artists owed a living? John Wilson hosts a public debate at the Hull Truck Theatre.(R)
| 21:00New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs. 21:30Jonathan Freedland focuses on political campaigning in the light of the 1929 election.(R)
| 21:00Bristol is Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out what that means.(R) 21:30Libby Purves meets retail guru Mary Portas and opera singer Noah Stewart.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs.(R)
| 21:00Lunatic asylums are being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals.
| 21:009/10Pierre returns to a deserted Moscow, in disguise, planning to assassinate Napoleon. 21:45Commentary on England v Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup from Wellington, New Zealand.
| 21:00The danger of unofficial pensions advice online, plus care fees shake-up in England.(R) 21:26Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of African Initiatives.(R) 21:30As top scientists warn of the risks of AI, should we fear super-intelligent machines?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind secretly filmed apparently offering influence for cash 22:456/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel, published for the first time in 2015.
| 22:00Will the 'cash for access' scandal alienate voters? 22:457/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel, published for the first time in 2015.
| 22:00Government insists move will not lead to the break up of the NHS - but there are concerns 22:458/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel, published for the first time in 2015.
| 22:00IS militant named as Mohammed Emwazi, born in Kuwait, brought up in London 22:459/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel, published for the first time in 2015.
| 22:00Ed Miliband promises to cut maximum university tuition fees in England to £6000 a year 22:4510/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel set in postwar Sydney.
| | 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Sarfraz Manzoor analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/3Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at some of the most serendipitous discoveries in science.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4How the young Irish warrior Setanta became known as Cuchulain. 23:152/6Tim Key takes a comic look at dating, through the medium of poetry. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/6Brian Gulliver tells of his adventures in Anidara, where he finds himself put out to stud.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55You can take the woman out of Jamaica, but you can't take Jamaica out of the woman.(R)
| | 23:00Stephanie Beacham on Marlon Brando, Catch Me Daddy, Hinterland and When Animals Attack.(R) 23:30Mark Tully discusses the veneration accorded to the monkey in many cultures.(R)
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