| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of Russian state communism.(R) 00:45Church bells from All Saints Church, Odiham, Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Simon Armitage begins his walk along the South West Coast Path. First stop - Butlins.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The wandering poet Simon Armitage busks his way along Britain's south west coastal fringe.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In Boscastle, Simon Armitage heads for his lodgings, the Museum of Witchcraft.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In Port Isaac, the poet Simon Armitage is joined by some vodka-fuelled walking companions.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The poet Simon Armitage finds himself giving a reading while perched on a four-poster bed.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3Calista Flockhart reads Christine Conrad's devastating new tale of friendship gone awry.(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 Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45RPA deadline, the dairy farmer who has decided to leave the industry and BSE. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45A farmer ploughs up his hay field margins to avoid a 'permanent pasture' classification. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the rock dove.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Cheese labelled from the UK may not be made from UK milk - a minister argues for change. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the short-eared owl.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Conservationists want beavers reintroduced in Scotland, but farmers foresee problems. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the carrion crow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45The EU agriculture commissioner says that British farmers will lose out from an EU exit. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Goldcrest.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye. 05:45The brother of Elsie Frost reads through the coroner's report of the murder of his sister.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Lincoln Cathedral. 05:45Amanda Palmer on reconciling art and motherhood. Recorded at the Hay Festival.(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.
| 06:00Morning 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 joins a group of fathers who have been walking together for 20 years.(R) 06:30Tough times for dairy farming, but who is staying in business, and how are they doing it? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed celebrates the bright pleasure of midsummer. 06:35Caz Graham hears how Elton John is helping safeguard the future of an agricultural show. 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. 07:10Charleston shootings, Pope Francis and the Turin shroud, and an International Yoga Day row 07:54Katie Derham presents an appeal for Music in Hospitals. 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 Sean Curran.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:51The latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from Wellington College as the school marks the 200th anniversary of Waterloo. 08:48Adam Gopnik concludes there are no indispensable people in any family or organisation.(R) 08:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the short-eared owl.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Grayson Perry, Hannah Rothschild, Xavier Bray and Patrick Mark. 09:45An act of worship with hymns, reflection and prayer, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Anil Seth discusses the hard problem of understanding consciousness with Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Michael Grade talks to Kolbassia Haoussou, who risked all to escape from Chad to Britain. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by the Rt Rev Paul Bayes.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets policeman and stand-up comedian Alfie Moore and writer Luxy Saxon. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to Rebecca Adlington, swimmer and Olympic gold medallist.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00The comedian and travel writer Dom Joly joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey asks if celebrities have too much influence on people's lives. 10:451/5Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in a new version by poet Glyn Maxwell.
| 10:00How close are we to launching a safe Viagra equivalent for women? 10:452/5The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.
| 10:00Will England get through to the next round of the Women's World Cup? With Jane Garvey. 10:413/5Cyrano thinks himself too ugly to be loved, while his rival doesn’t have a way with words! 10:56Drama inspires confidence and friendship between two people with mild Asperger's Syndrome
| 10:00Sylvia Pankhurst and the lives of working women: 1907 and today. Presented by Emma Barnett 10:454/5Cyrano heads to war, still in love with Roxanne, who’s pining for new cadet Christian.
| 10:00Shivi Ramoutar talks about cooking Caribbean food. Emma Barnett presents. 10:455/5Roxanne is hiding heartbroken in a nunnery. Will Cyrano’s secret love ever be revealed?
| 10:15Commentary on the fifth ODI between England and New Zealand from Durham.
| 10:00Peggy offers a very decent proposal, and it is time to raise a toast to the Tuckers.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Jake Wallis Simons examines the workings of the global police organisation Interpol. 11:302/4The talented foursome present more observational sketches and characters.
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores why we have eulogised the butterfly from time immemorial 11:302/2The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.
| 11:00Is the world ready for Scottee's personal brand of fat activism? You be the judge. 11:306/6All is going well as Ed faces a birthday milestone, until he encounters Jeremy Paxman.
| 11:00A crisis meeting as Greece heads towards default. 11:30Three Booker Prize winners give their view on Margaret Thatcher's influence on fiction.
| 11:00Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals. 11:304/6A trip to see Ginny's sister at Charlatan House turns into a Bohemian nightmare.
| | 11:15Stephen Fry is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The Graham household is in chaos and certainly not prepared for any visitors. 12:15How do GPs cope when they have to take on more and more patients? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The new police constable is on a mission to clean up Folkestone and won't accept excuses. 12:15Has your accent ever helped or hindered you in life? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Despite trouble at home, Alice is swept off her feet at work. 12:15Big changes are afoot in the housing rental market - what do they mean for tenants? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Folkestone is in need of some Canadian diplomacy. 12:15How criminals plan to steal holidaymakers' money, plus tattoo cover-ups with Jay Hutton. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sergeant Harris has awkward news to break to the Wilsons. 12:15Coping with the current cost of living, plus a look at confusing Npower bills. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fifth ODI between England and New Zealand from Durham.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/8Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Lisa Tarbuck and Graham Norton join host Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon devours the delightful children's books that made us excited about food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00A Family friend says Talha Asmal's parents tried to stop him joining Islamic State. 13:451/5Was Napoleon really the short, uncouth, Corsican upstart portrayed by caricaturists?
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Did Napoleon turn France into a military dictatorship? Historian Andrew Roberts considers.
| 13:00New figures suggest wages are rising and unemployment falling. 13:45Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and New Zealand from Nottingham.
| 13:00Police in Charleston hunt a white gunman who killed 9 at an African-American church. 13:454/5Andrew Roberts explains why Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:455/5Napoleon ended his life on a distant island. Andrew Roberts asks what history made of him.
| | 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Jake Wallis Simons examines the workings of the global police organisation Interpol.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Harrison is ready for birthday duty.(R) 14:15Simon Crowther's heartwarming drama about two couples and four decades of friendship.
| 14:00Peggy offers a very decent proposal.(R) 14:15Rosa, with her elderly father, makes a journey to Jerusalem in search of her son.
| | 14:00Kate faces some hard home truths.(R) 14:15Surreal soundscapes and humour as failing actor Len happens on a chance to prove himself.
| 14:00It is time to raise a toast to the Tuckers.(R) 14:15Implicated in murder but released from prison, Jennifer has a new identity. Will it last?(R)
| | 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Whitby, North Yorkshire.(R) 14:45Reflections on a love of drama, of wild swimming, and of a brave and sorely missed mother.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/13Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for the second heat of the eclectic music quiz. 15:30Simon Hopkinson explains why he left the success of Bibendum's kitchen to write about food(R)
| 15:005/7Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Phoenix Theatre, Exeter.(R) 15:304/4Fi Glover's three guests share their experiences of being held hostage.
| | 15:00Clare Balding joins a group of fathers who have been walking together for 20 years. 15:27Sir Tom Stoppard presents an appeal for Prisoners of Conscience.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to debut novelist Laura Barnett about her book The Versions of Us.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Whitby, North Yorkshire. 15:453/3A couple try to revisit the carefree holidays of their formerly hip and trendy past.
| | 15:004/4Resolution in Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset dramatised by Nick Warburton
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| 16:00 | 16:00Alvin Hall on Motown's eight Black Forum spoken word records with the people behind them.(R) 16:30Must nurses show compassion? What is it anyway? Ernie Rea and guests discuss.
| 16:00The proposal to give judges the power to authorise the interception of communications. 16:30Helen Baxendale and Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books.
| | 16:00Live Live Cinema perform The Little Shop of Horrors in studio. With Francine Stock. 16:30Adam Rutherford presents a special programme on sexism in science.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an activist, a musician, a writer, a president and a tennis player. 16:30Radio 4's forum for listener comment. 16:55Friends who love wild swimming but are not that wild about the wildlife in the water.
| | 16:00Sunjeev Sahota talks about his startling new novel The Year of the Runaways. 16:30Roger McGough with a miscellany of poems about sun, sleep, love and loss.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00News 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.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Does a leading stroke drug cause more harm than good?(R) 17:404/8Meera Syal's fictional response to a Family Court judge's decision.(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. 18:305/8Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Lisa Tarbuck and Graham Norton join host Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Mark Steel visits the Renfrewshire town of Paisley and performs for the locals.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and New Zealand from Nottingham.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:301/6Alfie asks if all crime should be reported and investigated and gets a surprising response
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/7Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Susan Calman and Helen Zaltzman join host Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00Commentary on the fifth ODI between England and New Zealand from Durham. 18:45Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Lemn Sissay chooses his highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Peggy offers a very decent proposal. 19:15John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen, Stephen Witt about music and reviews True Detectives. 19:451/5Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in a new version by poet Glyn Maxwell.(R)
| 19:00Susan tickles the taste buds. 19:15Jordskott review, internet pornography play and unfinished art at the Courtauld Gallery. 19:452/5The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.(R)
| | 19:00It is time to raise a toast to the Tuckers. 19:15A review of TV drama Black Work, and Robert Wilson on Krapp's Last Tape. 19:454/5Cyrano heads to war, still in love with Roxanne, who’s pining for new cadet Christian.(R)
| 19:00Fallon is a reluctant birthday girl. 19:15Author Sarah Winman on her new novel, plus The Lion King director Julie Taymor. 19:455/5Roxanne is hiding heartbroken in a nunnery. Will Cyrano’s secret love ever be revealed?(R)
| 19:004/8Meera Syal's fictional response to a Family Court judge's decision. 19:15Ian McKellan takes on the role of Sherlock Holmes, as a 93-year-old, in Mr Holmes.
| 19:00Rob takes it to the opposition. 19:151/2Stand-up poet Kate Fox and an audience draw up a list of pros and cons of having children. 19:451/3By Niall Williams. An old man finds something life-changing in a dusty antiques shop.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Clive Anderson examines the 2003 case that aimed to decide who the founder of Kolkata was. 20:30Linda Yueh asks why, when services dominate the UK economy, we seem uninterested in them.
| 20:00Does a leading stroke drug cause more harm than good? 20:40Delayed treatment for wet macular disease, DLA feedback and backgammon for the blind.
| | 20:00The proposal to give judges the power to authorise the interception of communications.(R) 20:30From making chilli sauce to running prisons: the pros and cons of contracting out.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. 20:50Adam Gopnik concludes there are no indispensable people in any family or organisation.
| 20:00What if the best anecdotes and stories had a programme to themselves?
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for listener comment.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an activist, a musician, a writer, a president and a tennis player.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood examines our fear and fascination with sharks in cultures around the world(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Grayson Perry, Hannah Rothschild, Xavier Bray and Patrick Mark.(R)
| 21:00Cervical screening in older women and concerns about a hepatitis E outbreak in Nepal. 21:30Anil Seth discusses the hard problem of understanding consciousness with Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
| | 21:00Adam Rutherford presents a special programme on sexism in science.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847.(R)
| 21:00The Graham household is in chaos and not expecting visitors.
| 21:003/4Fortitude in Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset dramatised by Nick Warburton(R)
| 21:00The council tax surcharge resulting from spending too much time doing up an empty property(R) 21:26Katie Derham presents an appeal for Music in Hospitals.(R) 21:30Linda Yueh asks why, when services dominate the UK economy, we seem uninterested in them.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00US expresses disappointment that Bashir - wanted for genocide - was able to fly home 22:451/10Who was Mazie Phillips? A documentarian resolves to find out.
| 22:00Talks aimed at reaching migrant burden sharing deal end in Luxembourg without agreement 22:452/10When Rosie loses another baby, Mazie takes over the ticket booth at the Venice theatre.
| 22:15Dawood sisters and 9 children -- the youngest just 3 years old -- went to Saudi in May. 22:453/10Nance's kids are starving. Mazie tries to help, but there are tragic consequences.
| 22:00According to UN figures, nearly 60 million people were displaced by conflict last year. 22:454/10Mazie's life is changed forever when she meets the Captain.
| 22:00Should it be classed as terrorism? 22:455/10When tragedy strikes again, a new start beckons on Coney Island. Jeanie has other plans.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Michael Buerk and guests explore the morality of victimhood.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Eddie Mair surprises Robert Peston with his first guest - Esther Rantzen. 23:30Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Comedy's best-kept secret ingredient, with a fly, a fruit bowl and the Hallelujah Chorus.(R) 23:30Joanna Shinn reports as the government sees off a Conservative rebellion on Europe.
| 23:001/6Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. 23:155/6Jane Austen's first employment was as a bailiff's clerk penning letters to debtors. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Stuart needs to bond with Vanessa's parents and Joe and Terry raise an egg. 23:30Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
| 23:00Helen Baxendale and Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. 23:55A doctor and her father remember her mother's bravery in travelling alone to a new life.
| 23:002/13Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for the second heat of the eclectic music quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough celebrates Bloomsday with poetry by James Joyce, Paul Durcan and others.(R)
| 23:00Live Live Cinema perform The Little Shop of Horrors in studio. With Francine Stock.(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed celebrates the bright pleasure of midsummer.(R)
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