| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/3Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa.(R) 00:45Bells from the Parish Church of St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Maggie Smith gets the acting bug. Biography by Michael Coveney.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Maggie Smith hits Broadway and Edinburgh, and makes her first films.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Maggie Smith marries and wins her first major award.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Maggie Smith’s film career blossoms.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Maggie Smith joins the cast of Downton Abbey.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3A stranger walks into a village pub and hesitantly tells his strange story to the landlord(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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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Defra's Liz Truss speaks about supporting UK farmers at the EU agriculture summit. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Thousands of European farmers protest outside the European Commission in Brussels. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45The farming minister fields MPs questions on the dairy crisis. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45At a challenging time for dairy farming, we hear from women aiming to improve the industry 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Rule changes could ease the way for more badger culls to go ahead in England next year. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the African southern ground hornbill.(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 George Craig. 05:45How a family turned round a failed adoption.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Bells from Durham Cathedral. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the Grammy-winning performer of the new James Bond theme, Sam Smith(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 explores the hidden landscape of the Naze in Essex.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits Gloucestershire Sheep Fair to gauge the farmers' confidence. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully investigates the tendency to take joy in the misfortune of others. 06:35Caz Graham meets a herd of wild horses on the moors above Rochdale. 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. 07:10Bishop Peter Ball, new sustainable development goals, and Nigeria's noisy churches. 07:54Sam Evans presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sound Seekers. 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 as David Cameron defends the decision to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Northern Ireland's political crisis causes concern
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports on an emotional debate at Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10An act of worship from the chapel of Rugby School, birthplace of a whole new ball game. 08:48PJ O'Rourke sizes up the candidates aspiring to be President of the United States.(R) 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Denis Norden talks to Robert Peston and Eddie Mair about his long career in comedy.(R) 09:30Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces the extraordinary sounds of a glacier calving.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Very Rev Graham Forbes.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland examines today's 'living wage' in the light of a treatise from 1894. 09:302/5Dickens, Richard III and a unique landscape help inspire a new dish for Barnard Castle.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Correspondents trace the roots and routes of Europe's migrant crisis. 09:30Ian McDowell experiences misery in a cold-calling centre raising money for charities. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Gordon Brown tells the story of James Keir Hardie, Labour's first leader. 09:305/5In Venice, Joe meets a lawyer who retrained as a gondolier.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Frances Finn.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor gathers key players from Alan Bennett's groundbreaking TV monologue series.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music, led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Michael Mosley with Suzy Klein and Kate Silverton, and Marin Alsop's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Kevin Connolly presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Includes a look at making a career in the male-dominated games industry. 10:451/5Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels
| 10:00Chrissie Hynde talks about her long career in rock. Presented by Jenni Murray. 10:452/5LadyDi discovers the truth about her father and best friend.
| 10:00Robert Winston on navigating the world of fertility treatment. Plus The Hairy Bikers. 10:413/5LadyDi's mother, drunk on beer and tequila, mistakenly shoots Maria. 10:55Friends compare notes on how small and lonely you can feel when starting secondary school.(R)
| 10:00Jenni Murray discusses divorce and Catholic women; women in technology; and depression. 10:454/5Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco.
| 10:00Ysanne Churchman, 90, recalls playing the role of Grace Archer in The Archers. 10:15Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and Australia, from Headingley.
| 10:303/6Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Sheffield.
| 10:00Rob is full of ideas. Is Kenton ready to accept help? 10:15Commentary on the fifth ODI between England and Australia, from Old Trafford.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alan Dein follows musical stand-up comedian Christian Reilly on the comedy circuit. 11:304/4Tom's father is engrossed in putting together the Wrigglesworth family tree.(R)
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores how bears have influenced art, literature and belief. 11:30The story of two New York churches that survived 9/11 and are now healing the community.
| 11:00Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave. 11:306/6Damien and Anthony finally get hitched. But all does not go entirely to plan...
| 11:00Why is Paraguay facing an epidemic of schoolgirl pregnancies? 11:30Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.
| | 11:00Steve Richards presents a special edition with the Labour leadership election result.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The Graham household mark the day, a year on, when they lost their only son. 12:15How can children born in summer get a better start in education? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Alice Macknade has to say farewell to the love of her life as he heads off to war. 12:15Listeners discuss cashing in their pension pots following rule changes in April. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04When Juliet sees Dorothea struggling to cope with impending motherhood, she has an idea. 12:15Including a look at the rise of convenience stores. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Maggie is the only person who seems to understand the dangers of harbouring a deserter. 12:15Tracksuits are back - but this time its sports luxe, not shell suits. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and Australia, from Headingley.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Women wait in poverty for their state pension; vishing licence; data theft; card redress. 12:305/5Drone attacks, the Queen's record-breaking reign and the Labour leadership contest.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fifth ODI between England and Australia, from Old Trafford.
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| 13:00 | 13:00The impact of the refugee crisis on Macedonia and Denmark. 13:45Dr Carolyne Larrington explores the creatures of British folklore in Shropshire.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Commentary on the third ODI between England and Australia, from Old Trafford.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45An exploration of the folkloric creatures said to lurk in Berkshire's forests.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45An examination of the creatures of folklore that live by the sea and shore.
| | 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:20Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Richard Hale School in Hertford.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ruth is looking forward.(R) 14:151968. A holiday at a Soviet youth camp becomes too hot to handle for two Manchester lads.
| | 14:00Jennifer has exciting news.(R) 14:152/3The detective team are bemused by a burglary at the home of an American movie actor.
| 14:00Ruth feels out of the loop.(R) 14:15By Katharine Way. Psychological thriller about sight and perception.
| | 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Derek Jacobi stars in Ray Bradbury's classic fable of a colonisation of Mars.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Popular quotations quiz, hosted by Nigel Rees. 15:30Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.(R)
| | 15:00How criminals posing as banks gain access to current accounts. 15:30Aspirin and heart attacks, vertigo, carpal tunnel sydrome and osteoporosis treatment.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark explores the hidden landscape of the Naze in Essex. 15:27Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans.(R) 15:30David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie about his enormously successful novel One Day.(R)
| | 15:30The story of two New York churches that survived 9/11 and are now healing the community.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the life and lasting influence of the Persian poet Rumi.
| | 16:00Jack Monroe examines the often obsessive relationships people have with their crockery.(R) 16:30James Purnell on BBC plans for a more open and distinctive corporation.
| 16:00Abel Ferrara takes on the life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Francine Stock. 16:30Tracey Logan investigates an ancient human and a zero-gravity space suit.
| | 16:00Chrissie Hynde. Is it sexist to compliment someone's online photograph? Robert Winston.
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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.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Labour leadership election result presented by Carolyn Quinn and Caroline Wyatt. 17:40How a family turned round a failed adoption.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Jane Deith investigates conditions for tea workers in Assam.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the Grammy-winning performer of the new James Bond theme, Sam Smith(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Calls for a compulsory quota system for refugees; N Ireland faces political paralysis 18:303/6David Mitchell is joined by Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Sara Pascoe and Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Commentary on the third ODI between England and Australia, from Old Trafford.
| 18:00The Queen has become the longest reigning monarch in British history. 18:302/5The real point of owning a cat and a culture clash at the Proms.(R)
| 18:00A crisis for power-sharing in Northern Ireland after the First Minister resigns. 18:30John Lloyd and Sarah Millican are joined by Matt Parker, Eben Upton and Sydney Padua.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and Australia, from Headingley. 18:455/5Drone attacks, the Queen's record-breaking reign and the Labour leadership contest.
| 18:00Jeremy Corbyn has been elected as the new leader of the Labour party, by a clear margin. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Rail traffic from Austria to Germany has been stopped. 18:15Caz Graham chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Anthony Horowitz talks to Kirsty Lang about his new Bond novel Trigger Mortis. 19:451/5Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels(R)
| | 19:00Ruth feels out of the loop. 19:15Samira Ahmed talks to Salman Rushdie about his new novel. Plus Cyndi Lauper on Kinky Boots 19:453/5LadyDi's mother, drunk on beer and tequila, mistakenly shoots Maria.(R)
| 19:00Jolene offers a sympathetic ear. 19:15Kirsty Lang meets up with Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour and his wife, Polly Samson. 19:454/5Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco.(R)
| 19:00Is Kenton ready to accept help? 19:15Guitarist Keith Richards and photographer Don McCullin talk to John Wilson. 19:455/5LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the Grammy-winning performer of the new James Bond theme, Sam Smith 19:15A look at Tom Hardy playing both Kray twins in Legend and Patrick deWitt's new novel.
| 19:00David has women on his mind. 19:152/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum, Denzil and Mr Muzak feature in the popular sketch show. 19:451/3A woman takes her son for a day out before he starts school for the first time.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3The story of a technical and engineering miracle that took place against the odds. 20:30A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp. Where did he go and how can he vanish?(R)
| | 20:00Edward Stourton hosts a debate on the migration crisis and what it means for Europe.
| 20:00The current milk crisis, seen through the prism of long-running radio soap The Archers. 20:30Peter Day visits Steinway and Sons in New York to hear what makes its pianos special.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Richard Hale School in Hertford. 20:50PJ O'Rourke sizes up the candidates aspiring to be President of the United States.
| 20:00Programme following a year in the life of Rory Stewart - an MP with an unusual profile.
| 20:00Can the left rely on non-voters to get them into power? Tim Harford looks at the numbers.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a trombonist, a Khmer Rouge leader, a charity founder.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.(R) 21:30Denis Norden talks to Robert Peston and Eddie Mair about his long career in comedy.(R)
| | 21:15Ronan Bennett drama about the migrant crisis, starring Lindsay Duncan and Stephen Rea.
| 21:00Tracey Logan investigates an ancient human and a zero-gravity space suit.(R) 21:30Gordon Brown tells the story of James Keir Hardie, Labour's first leader.(R)
| 21:00The population begins to open up to thoughts of the hereafter.
| 21:001/3Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution, dramatised by Melissa Murray.(R)
| 21:00Women wait in poverty for their state pension; vishing licence; data theft; card redress.(R) 21:26Sam Evans presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sound Seekers.(R) 21:30Peter Day visits Steinway and Sons in New York to hear what makes its pianos special.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM says one IS fighter had been actively plotting terror attacks in UK this summer 22:451/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
| 22:15We'll hear what forces people to flee from Syria 22:452/10Tessa Hadley's compelling and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
| 22:00Commission president Juncker appeals for humane, dignified and fair response to influx 22:453/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
| 22:00First Minister and most Democratic Unionists resign in row about murder linked to IRA. 22:454/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
| 22:00PM Viktor Orban says country has struggled to cope - with 150,000 migrants in 2015 22:455/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Edward Stourton hosts a debate on the migration crisis and what it means for Europe.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Oly Duff of the i newspaper analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/3Dustin Hoffman's 1969 post-Graduate role as a sleazy pimp stands the test of time.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs and peers return to Westminster after the summer recess.
| 23:003/3A garden spider and a great pond snail reveal the funny side of life in a garden pond.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Elvis is struggling to make ends meet, and his dog Trouble likes meat. 23:151/4Lach remembers the night Bob Dylan came to his open mic night.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the first Prime Minister's Questions since July.
| 23:001/4The team battle each other for a new job that has just opened up in the office. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the emerging political crisis in Northern Ireland.
| 23:00Frances Crook proposes Labour politician Barbara Castle. Roy Hattersley is witness(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Volunteering on the world's first preserved steam railway comes with surprising benefits.(R)
| 23:00Popular quotations quiz, hosted by Nigel Rees.(R) 23:30Roger McGough is back with a Poetry Please celebrating the humble bee.(R)
| 23:00Abel Ferrara takes on the life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Francine Stock.(R) 23:30Mark Tully investigates the tendency to take joy in the misfortune of others.(R)
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