| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The future of the A-level. Plus the role of blame within the criminal justice system.(R) 00:45The bells of St Lawrence Jewry, London.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body, starting with the brain(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Physician Gavin Francis explores how facial muscles tell the story of our emotional lives.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A serious motorbike crash brings a young soldier to A&E. His arm is badly injured.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Physician Gavin Francis’ journey round the body reaches the mysterious organ - the liver.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Physician Gavin Francis ends his tour of the body at the foot - a marvel of engineering.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Captain Scott explores the South Pole and Kathleen begins writing her promised journal.(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 Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears why there is a shortage of skilled UK farmworkers. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the bluethroat.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Anna Hill hears from a former GM critic who says it's time to allow all farmers to grow it 05:58Brett Westwood presents the aquatic warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Anna Hill looks at the latest on the sheep dip debate, badger vaccination trials and more. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45A US government advisor says Europe needs to be better informed about GM crops. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley. 05:45Do we need GM to feed the world? And why a wildlife trust is going to court over bats. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the tawny pipit.(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 Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45A listener and his wife talk about his illness and 58 years of marriage.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from All Saints Church, Odiham, Hampshire. 05:45Caroline Ingraham, founder of a new approach to animal welfare, on giving animals choices.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and 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 becomes part of Team Zulu as she strides the Malvern Hills in a pith helmet.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith hears about the latest in arable farming at Cereals 2015 in Lincolnshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the drawbacks of an overly strict religious upbringing. 06:35Anna Hill meets salad pickers from Eastern Europe at one of the UK's biggest salad growers 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with religious news, including the Pope's encyclical on the environment. 07:54Sir Tom Stoppard presents an appeal for Prisoners of Conscience. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The best of Monday's debates in the Commons and the Lords with Susan Hulme.
| 08:31Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Who is King? Magna Carta: 800 years of liberty and justice for all. 08:48AL Kennedy on the drive to make money out of education.(R) 08:58Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe discusses health and wellbeing with guests. 09:45Spiritual reflection with a reading, prayer and music, led by Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
| 09:00Fi Glover and guests broadcast live from the Listening Project Booth in central London. 09:30Author Bernard Hare recalls a terrifying childhood experience which changed his life. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and brewer Jaega Wise. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by Katharine Longworth.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Utilitarianism. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by the Rev Roger Hutchings.
| 09:00Professor Lisa Jardine, academic and biographer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Presenters Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by best-selling author Sophie Kinsella.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey presents a discussion regarding what to tell teenagers about fertility. 10:451/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl are faced with an enormous tax demand.
| 10:00What the outcome of the Turkish election will mean for women. Jane Garvey presents. 10:452/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl connive to inherit from a lucrative will.
| 10:00Jane Garvey looks at women and alcohol, divorce and vulnerable girls in the justice system 10:413/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl pressure the vicar into doing a cheap funeral 10:56365 days of a year recorded in music and art
| 10:00Marguerite Patten, the late cookery writer, talks to Jane Garvey in 2009. 10:454/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl meet their match in a feisty American.
| 10:00Jenni talks to Gemma Chan about Humans and 100 years of the Women's Institute. 10:455/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl finally hear Bev's alleged father's will.
| 10:305/7Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Phoenix Theatre, Exeter.
| 10:00The crowds gather for Open Farm Sunday, and Jennifer gets some unwanted publicity. 10:15Commentary on the third ODI between England and New Zealand from Southampton.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown. 11:301/4One of the rising stars of the sketch group circuit with a very British style of comedy.
| 11:00Brett Westwood examines our fear and fascination with sharks in cultures around the world 11:301/2The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.
| 11:002/2The 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death, and how fighting him changed Britain forever. 11:305/6Finally all is going well for Ed, who has comfortable lodgings and money in his pocket.
| 11:00No rest from war in Aden - not even for the dead. 11:30Jane Godber explores the UCAS personal statement - how close to the truth is it?
| 11:002/2Football fan Clive Anderson explores China's love for the game plays on the global stage. 11:303/6Vera opens her garden to the public as a smoke screen to hide her liaison with Venus.
| 11:00Jim Waterson of Buzzfeed looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A report on migrants and residents living side-by-side in a small town in Sicily.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Florrie still isn't going out, but the Wilsons are learning to work around her. 12:15How do NHS patients benefit when their hospital is fined for missing its targets? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Thornton can charm the birds out of the trees, and the money out of Canadian pockets. 12:15Listeners who have had cosmetic surgery relate their experiences. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Telegram girls were employed in hopes of taking the sting out of the news they delivered. 12:15Should the rest of the UK follow Scotland's lower alcohol limits for driving? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Time moves so quickly, Ivy has not had the opportunity to mourn Archie. 12:15Charity fundraising 'in crisis', and smart meters that will not work if you switch. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Jessie and Adam find ingenious ways of making money. 12:15Naming and shaming energy companies, the phones as clear as a bell and renewable energy. 12:45Commentary on the second ODI between England and New Zealand from the Oval.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Bargain homes can land owners with a £50,000 bill. Is pension freedom a 'shambles'? 12:305/7Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Bob Mills and Rebecca Front join host Sandi Toksvig.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third ODI between England and New Zealand from Southampton.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45The 18th-century Welsh scholar who awakened interest in Indian language and culture.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Commentary on the first ODI between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Exploring the life and death of a heroine of the 1857 rebellion.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45The life of the lower-caste boy who rose to become a social reformer.
| | 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby hosts Diane Abbott, Dan Hannan, Agnes Poirier and the Duke of Wellington(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00The crowds gather for Open Farm Sunday.(R) 14:15A deliciously comic drama about a fortysomething woman at the end of her tether.
| | 14:00Adam is thinking long-term.(R) 14:15By Vashti MacLachlan. A love story about multiple sclerosis and a fridge of vegetables.
| 14:00Christine needs cheering up.(R) 14:15Only one person can save the universe, an 89-year-old woman with a bad attitude.
| | 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:30Johnny Vegas directs a feature-length version of David Storey's 1960s northern drama.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the 29th season of the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Dan Saladino explores one of the food world's most misunderstood words - barbecue.(R)
| | 15:00Listeners ask questions on where to invest a lump sum and getting good returns on savings. 15:30Dr Mark Porter examines the new drug to treat low sex drive in women.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding becomes part of Team Zulu as she strides the Malvern Hills in a pith helmet. 15:27Dr Sarah Jarvis presents an appeal for Migraine Action.(R) 15:30Henry Marsh responds to readers' questions about his best-selling memoir Do No Harm.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Matthew Sweet explores the creative rivalry between the two great British horror studios.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss church-state relations in Greece.
| | 16:00The changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of Russian state communism. 16:30David Abraham, chief executive of Channel 4, on pay and privatisation. Plus police on TV.
| 16:00Rufus Norris talks about the film adaptation of London Road. 16:30Adam Rutherford examines new images from the Alma telescope of the earliest galaxies.
| | 16:00Gemma Chan on her role in Humans, and celebrating the life of Marguerite Patten.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news with Caroline Wyatt. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss corruption in business.(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. 18:304/8Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Beaumont and Marcus Brigstocke join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00Commentary on the first ODI between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30The Yorkshire-born alternative comedian begins with the biggest problem of them all.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Holly Walsh presents the comedy panel show that defines modern etiquette.
| 18:00Commentary on the second ODI between England and New Zealand from the Oval.
| 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.
| 18:00Commentary on the third ODI between England and New Zealand from Southampton. 18:45Stewart Henderson chooses his highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Kate has a mess to clean up. 19:15The Look of Silence, about the Indonesian genocide in the 1960s. Samira Ahmed presents. 19:451/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl are faced with an enormous tax demand.(R)
| | 19:00Christine needs cheering up. 19:15Chris Pratt discusses his role in the new Jurassic Park film. 19:453/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl pressure the vicar into doing a cheap funeral(R)
| 19:00Jennifer gets some unwanted publicity. 19:15Lucian Msamati on Iago. Plus Christopher Lee, Ron Moody and Ornette Coleman remembered. 19:454/5The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl meet their match in a feisty American.(R)
| | 19:003/8A dramatic response to a topical news story. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Abigail Morris, Emma Jane Unsworth and Kerry Shale.
| 19:00Harrison is ready for birthday duty. 19:154/4Blind detective Max Carrados tries to thwart master criminal Fane.(R) 19:452/2Poet Jacob Polley unpacks one of his poems into an original short story.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Clive Anderson and guests explore the Somersett Case from 1772. 20:30Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates.
| | 20:00Michael Buerk and guests explore what our moral duty is to Mediterranean migrants. 20:45Caroline Ingraham, founder of a new approach to animal welfare, on giving animals choices.
| 20:00The prospects of mounting a successful prosecution against Syria's Bashar al-Assad.(R) 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss corruption in business.
| | 20:00Rory Bremner celebrates the life of cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud.
| 20:00Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.(R) 20:30Andrea Catherwood on two actors, a polar explorer, a cookery writer and a musician.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores how staring into the eyes of an ape is like looking in the mirror(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe discusses health and wellbeing with guests.(R)
| | 21:00The extraordinary tale of feuding dinosaur hunters in America's Wild West . 21:30Libby Purves meets Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and brewer Jaega Wise.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford examines new images from the Alma telescope of the earliest galaxies.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Utilitarianism.(R)
| 21:15Season 4 of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain continues in Folkestone.
| 21:002/4Lily's past returns to haunt her, and Grace has a difficult letter to write.(R)
| 21:00Bargain homes can land owners with a £50,000 bill. Is pension freedom a 'shambles'?(R) 21:26Sir Tom Stoppard presents an appeal for Prisoners of Conscience.(R) 21:30Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Turkey's governing AKP party loses parliamentary majority for first time in 13 years. 22:456/10Michael has an unexpected encounter with tragic consequences.
| 22:15How does IS govern and finance the area ? We hear testimonies from people inside city. 22:457/10Michael tries rewriting the truth of events at the Nelsons' house.
| 22:00Bank of England Governor uses annual Mansion House speech to attack ethics of the City 22:458/10Josh returns home to make a horrific discovery.
| 22:00We ask why some people are not being let in, and if sport and politics can be kept apart. 22:459/10The Nelsons try to move on with their lives but Josh is becoming suspicious.
| 22:00Athens denies that possible Greek exit from the Eurozone was discussed 22:4510/10Josh seeks proof of Michael's version of events.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk and guests explore what our moral duty is to Mediterranean migrants.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Eddie Mair and Robert Peston interview Julian Barnes. 23:30Sean Curran and reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4A robot king, a 50s spaceman, a ghastly lottery, crabs, a kitten, disco and John Donne.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00John struggles to enjoy his fantasy day of doing nothing. 23:154/6Chuck Palahniuk began by doling out questionable advice as editor of a letters page. 23:30Sean Curran reports on some surprising exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:002/6Stuart and Vanessa are keen to plan their wedding, but not everyone is happy for them. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Miranda Sawyer and Tom Robinson talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. 23:55The two halves of Bella Voci consider the essential nature of singing in their lives.
| 23:001/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the 29th season of the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Marie-Louise Muir arises and goes with three Irish poets to the Lake Isle of Innisfree.(R)
| 23:00Rufus Norris talks about the film adaptation of London Road.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers the drawbacks of an overly strict religious upbringing.(R)
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