| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15White, working-class boys at school. Also, the French intellectual tradition.(R) 00:45Bells from the church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin, Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The story of Gertrude Bell and her crucial role in the foundation of the state of Iraq.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5In 1917, Gertrude arrives in Baghdad to help rebuild a region reeling from war and famine.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Gertrude Bell played a crucial role charting Iraq's future after the First World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Gertrude is frustrated by decisions being taken about the future of the Middle East.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Gertrude Bell's energies turn to the establishment of a museum in Baghdad.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Edward is fond of the little oak tree on his golf course. But some members are not so keen(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. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45New developments in the supermarket milk price war - will farmers pay for the price cuts? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45Anna Hill presents farming news. Orkney farmers are struggling with cold, wet weather. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45A new Countryside Stewardship scheme is launched. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45OECD predicts the future of farming, and the go-ahead for North York Moors potash mine. 05:58Martin Hughes Games presents the Goshawk.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45An EU farming body calls for help for struggling dairy farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.(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 Leslie Griffiths. 05:45A Greek woman talks about the financial crisis in her country and moving to the UK.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of church bells. 05:45Author and commentator Eliane Glaser makes a progressive case for authority.(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. 06:07Helen Mark joins Sir Antony Gormley to explore his latest sculpture in rural Warwickshire.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith explores the flower growing industry in the UK. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully follows the paths we prefer to take instead of the routes laid out for us. 06:35Sybil Ruscoe meets Pete Nosworthy, who runs a summer music festival on his cattle farm. 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. 07:10The Greek church and the bailout crisis, the Salvation Army at 150 and 7/7 Memories. 07:54Lord Judge presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Personal Support Unit. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31MPs condemn the massacre of tourists in Tunisia.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Martin-in-the-Fields, marking the tenth anniversary of the London bombings. 08:48Adam Gopnik's ten-year family reunion brings into focus the passage of time.(R) 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Tim Lott, Mark Vernon, Maureen Freely and Marc Rees. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts. 09:30Michael Grade talks to bomb disposal operator Chris Hunter about risk. 09:45Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets musican Richard Thompson and writer and broadcaster Peter York. 09:45An act of worship with hymns, reflection and prayer. Led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. 09:45An act of worship with hymns, reflection and prayer.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to music maestro Harry Rabinowitz.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by the Very Rev Gerwyn Capon, Dean of Llandaff Cathedral.
| 09:00Sally Phillips discusses comedy acting, and Toby Jones talks about communal living.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Rosamund Lupton talks about setting her novel in the extreme landscape of northern Alaska. 10:451/5Mrs Madrigal is tending her sensamilla plants while Michael has found love again.
| 10:00Jane Garvey talks to royal naval reservist and specialist paramedic Michelle Ping. 10:452/5Burke is back in 1980s San Francisco with a proposition Mary Ann finds hard to resist.
| 10:00The Power List's top ten women who have the most influence in the UK are revealed. 10:453/5Mrs Madrigal is fighting to save the wooden steps in Barbary Lane.
| 10:00Fiona Shaw talks to Jennie Murray about directing the opera The Rape of Lucretia. 10:454/5Michael is caught up in Mary Ann and Brian's troubles.
| 10:00Women and farming, Cathy Rentzenbrink on her brother's PVS, and why do women say 'sorry'? 10:415/5Faced with losing the steps, Mrs Madrigal resorts to chains. 10:55Marrying the enemy was the right decision, as proved by 67 years of happiness.
| 10:30Susan Calman finds out why our feline overlords rule cyberspace.
| 10:00Pat and Tony have an announcement to make, and David takes to the airwaves.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Schoolgirls captured by pirates in 1935, then interned in the war, tell their stories.(R) 11:304/4One of the rising stars of the sketch group circuit with more on-the-spot sketches.
| 11:00Brett Westwood looks at how lions became a symbol of power and authority. 11:30In a children's home in Kampala every child is given a musical chance for a future.
| 11:00Hardeep Singh Kohli investigates the lack of chefs threatening Britain's curry industry. 11:302/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors.(R)
| 11:00Correspondents' stories from Nigeria, Ukraine, Tunisia, the US and Italian Trieste. 11:30Ian McMillan sets out on a quest to find out about the footballer turned TV comedy star.
| 11:002/2Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals. 11:306/6The visit of the Prince of Wales to Sizzlinghurst Castle throws the household into chaos.
| 11:00Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Correspondents' stories from Athens, Hungary, Bosnia, Beirut and Los Angeles.
| 11:15Kirsty Young talks to former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Kitty puts herself in danger for the man she loves. 12:15A look at the Greek financial crisis and generating electricity by burning wood pellets. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The Grahams have a plan to match-make Toby with their recently bereaved daughter, Juliet. 12:15As the terror threat level across Europe is raised, how safe do you feel? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, the Dominion Day celebrations are infectious. 12:15Thousands of students are turning to payday lenders to cope with university costs. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Victor is home on leave and hardly expected to have to fight a whole new set of battles. 12:15A look at why women are charged more at the garage for repairs, plus dangers of high heels 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Howard throws caution to the wind. 12:15Can health screening do more harm than good? Plus a look at the library of everything. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04New £1m IHT threshold, savings safety limit cut and ending tax credits for new claimants. 12:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week's news via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:047/8Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Beaumont and Marcus Brigstocke join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Lunch to lights out in the mother of Parliaments, an insider's view of Westminster's food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller's personal look at the selfie phenomenon.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt talks about the song she wrote about the phenomenon.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:453/5The Olympic snowboarder explains how it feels to be on the receiving end of a fan selfie.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. 13:454/5Why did politicians embrace the selfie in the recent 'selfie election'?
| 13:00A minute of silence marks a week since the terrorist attack in Tunisia. 13:455/5Aimee describes how she will be using social media on her way to the next Winter Olympics.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby with Chris Grayling, Sir Peter Kendall, Khalid Mahmood and Vicky Pryce.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:301/2Ten years ago, 30 East End kids helped London secure the Olympics - where are they now?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Pip is keen to make tracks.(R) 14:15Myth and faith at the 2015 St David's Day celebrations in the city of the same name.
| 14:00Lynda finds a kindred spirit.(R) 14:15A sensitive examination of one Muslim teenager's path to radicalisation.
| 14:00Pat and Tony have an announcement to make.(R) 14:15After the death of her son, Nicholas Heiney, Libby Purves discovered his life in writing.(R)
| 14:00Kate is working up an idea.(R) 14:15Facing a life-threatening diagnosis, Jim decides to explore every possible remedy he can.
| 14:00David takes to the airwaves.(R) 14:15Horace Rumpole is still clearly smitten by his pupil Phillida. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Inspired by, and starring members of, Madness - a tale of London's melting pot of cultures(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the Hampton Court Flower Show.(R) 14:45The reflections of Channel Islanders, 70 years after their Liberation from Nazi Occupation
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| 15:00 | 15:004/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30The incredible history of dining in Parliament. An insider's view of Westminster's food.(R)
| 15:007/7Jay Rayner presents the culinary panel show from London's Chinatown.(R) 15:302/4Michael considers whether we often just make up what we think on the spot.
| 15:00Listeners ask questions on phone, broadband and TV costs. 15:30Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark joins Sir Antony Gormley to explore his latest sculpture in rural Warwickshire. 15:27Dame Evelyn Glennie presents an appeal for AbleChildAfrica.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Benjamin Markovits and discusses Southern Gothic and Harper Lee(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 15:452/3By Julie Mayhew. A story of very long hair - and head lice.
| 15:30In a children's home in Kampala every child is given a musical chance for a future.(R)
| 15:00Fenella Woolgar is Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, in Mike Walker's epic chronicle.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Laura Barton travels to New York to meet the women writers of the Beat Generation. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Hadith, the stories and traditions of Muhammad's life.
| 16:00The story of the children fathered by American servicemen during the Vietnam War. 16:30Comedian Jon Richardson and actress Emma Kennedy discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the role of pop music in enlivening mundane assembly line work. 16:30Tim Hincks, the president of Endemol Shine, discusses creativity and class bias in TV.
| 16:00Composer Alan Silvestri on adding 15 minutes of music to the score of Back to the Future. 16:30Adam Rutherford examines results of a field trial of a new way to repel aphids from wheat.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a humanitarian, a singer, an artist, a writer and an aristocrat. 16:30Should the BBC use the name Islamic State? And Marcus Brigstocke on future radio comedy. 16:55Just boys when they left to join up, they returned to Jersey in 1946 older and wiser.
| 16:00The unveiling of the Woman's Hour 2015 Power List: Influencers. Jane Garvey presents.
| 16:00Jon McGregor discusses his first novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. 16:30Peggy Reynolds delves into the world of Henry VIII's poetry.
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| 17:00 | 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the changing face of the British fast-food market.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are taxpayers getting value from Britain's £12 billion foreign aid budget?(R) 17:406/8Poet and playwright Glyn Maxwell responds to the crisis in Greece. With Sally Phillips.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:0018 British deaths confirmed; that number is expected to rise to about 30. 18:307/8Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Beaumont and Marcus Brigstocke join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00Greece puts forward new proposals to try to end its long-running debt crisis 18:301/6Miles Jupp asks for revelations about Sarah Millican, Richard Osman and Nathan Caton.
| 18:00An independent commission has recommended that a 3rd runway be built at Heathrow Airport. 18:303/4Helen Keen tackles the problem of boredom and the potential solution that is gamification.
| 18:00The government sets out why Britain should consider air strikes on Syria. 18:303/6Policeman-turned-comic Alfie Moore makes his audience into police officers for the night.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week's news via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Friend pours doubt on claim that Luton family thought to be in Syria willingly joined IS 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The people of Greece have finished voting in a snap referendum. 18:15Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lynda finds a kindred spirit. 19:15David Suchet talks about playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. 19:451/5Mrs Madrigal is tending her sensamilla plants while Michael has found love again.(R)
| 19:00Pat and Tony have an announcement to make. 19:15Frank McGuinness discusses his drama about the 7/7 attacks. Samira Ahmed presents. 19:452/5Burke is back in 1980s San Francisco with a proposition Mary Ann finds hard to resist.(R)
| 19:00Kate is working up an idea. 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:453/5Mrs Madrigal is fighting to save the wooden steps in Barbary Lane.(R)
| 19:00David takes to the airwaves. 19:15John Wilson presents a special edition from the Manchester International Festival. 19:454/5Michael is caught up in Mary Ann and Brian's troubles.(R)
| 19:00It is an important night for Phoebe. 19:15Reviews of Love and Mercy and the Liotard exhibition, plus the UK song map. 19:455/5Faced with losing the steps, Mrs Madrigal resorts to chains.(R)
| 19:006/8Poet and playwright Glyn Maxwell responds to the crisis in Greece. With Sally Phillips. 19:15Asif Kapadia's Amy, the launch of Apple Music and Jim Shepard's novel The Book of Aron.
| 19:00Phoebe has no time for Kate. 19:15It's Ashes time - again. Is Dave Podmore's reign as England's anti-hero finally over? 19:453/3Reflective story by Dermot Bolger about a young man embarking on a life as a writer.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Poet Dean Atta became uninterested in politics. Did the recent election change his mind?(R) 20:30Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force
| 20:00Are taxpayers getting value from Britain's £12 billion foreign aid budget? 20:40Presenter Peter White visits a shared-space road scheme in Reading.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk about the Greek debt. 20:45Author and commentator Eliane Glaser makes a progressive case for authority.
| 20:00Mobeen Azhar investigates the rising popularity of 'chemsex' parties on London's gay scene 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the changing face of the British fast-food market.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby with Chris Grayling, Sir Peter Kendall, Khalid Mahmood and Vicky Pryce. 20:50Adam Gopnik's ten-year family reunion brings into focus the passage of time.
| 20:00Tomorrow's World came to our TV screens in 1965. Were any of its predictions correct?
| 20:00Should the BBC use the name Islamic State? And Marcus Brigstocke on future radio comedy.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a humanitarian, a singer, an artist, a writer and an aristocrat.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood delves into the stories surrounding the elusive and beautiful giant squid.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Tim Lott, Mark Vernon, Maureen Freely and Marc Rees.(R)
| 21:00Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use. 21:30Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts.(R)
| 21:00How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London. 21:30Libby Purves meets musican Richard Thompson and writer and broadcaster Peter York.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford examines results of a field trial of a new way to repel aphids from wheat.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.(R)
| 21:00Canadian troops celebrate their Dominion Day, and a long-awaited reunion is planned.
| 21:00Mike Walker's epic chronicle charts the early years of William of Orange and Mary Stuart.(R)
| 21:00New £1m IHT threshold, savings safety limit cut and ending tax credits for new claimants.(R) 21:26Lord Judge presents the Radio 4 Appeal for the Personal Support Unit.(R) 21:30Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accuses Greek PM of betrayal 22:451/5Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's death.
| 22:00Eurozone Ministers reject Greece's last-minute appeal for a new bailout 22:452/5Mattie enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn and prepares to travel into Indian territory.
| 22:00Tsipras calls on voters to reject the programme put forward by the country's creditors. 22:453/5Mattie travels with Cogburn and Texas Ranger La Beouf on the trail of murderer Tom Chaney.
| 22:00Govt appears to be preparing change of stance on Britain's involvement in Syria 22:454/5Mattie finally comes face-to-face with her father's killer, Tom Chaney.
| 22:00Tim Franks in Athens reports from both the No and Yes campaigns 22:455/5Captured and left in the company of killer Tom Chaney, what fate awaits young Mattie Ross?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk about the Greek debt.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Robert Peston and Eddie Mair interview Miriam Gonzalez Durantez. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Kevin goes into space, meets a bandit and evokes the powerful gods of Ancient Egypt.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. 23:151/4Can Dr Berry help Mary Wolfe Heat with her fear of rubber? With Bob Mortimer.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:005/6Stuart says something very silly, and Nicola tries to become Vanessa's confidante. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Comedian Jon Richardson and actress Emma Kennedy discuss favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. 23:55Two Germans from Guernsey reflect on responsibility, reconciliation and remembrance.
| 23:004/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough on the poetry of John Donne.(R)
| 23:00Composer Alan Silvestri on adding 15 minutes of music to the score of Back to the Future.(R) 23:30Mark Tully follows the paths we prefer to take instead of the routes laid out for us.(R)
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