View schedule at a glance
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00:00–00:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30–00:484/5. Robert Shearman's persuasive fantasy depicts the devil in the guise of a romantic novelist (R)
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00:48–01:00
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01:00–05:20BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20–05:30
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05:30–05:43
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05:43–05:45The sound of bells from St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol.
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05:45–06:004/4. Clive Coleman revisits Donohue vs Stevenson, better known as The Case of the Paisley Snail
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06:00–06:05The latest national and international news.
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06:05–06:35Mike Wooldridge considers the Sufi tradition - its history, beliefs and practices.
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06:35–06:57Lionel Kelleway explores the important benefits of ivy to British wildlife.
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06:57–07:00The latest weather forecast.
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07:00–07:10The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10–07:55Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
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07:55–07:58Johnny Ball appeals on behalf of Computer Aid International.
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07:58–08:00The latest weather forecast.
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08:00–08:10The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10–08:50A service for Advent from St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth, led by Very Rev Hunter Farquharson
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08:50–09:00Clive James reflects on the spirit in which sport is played.
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09:00–10:00We hear from two Holocaust survivors with contrasting tales of hope and despair.
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10:00–11:15
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11:15–12:00Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer-songwriter Morrissey.
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12:00–12:322/6. Jack Dee chairs. Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Rob Brydon
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12:32–12:57The 2009 Food and Farming Awards judges tour the UK visiting winners and finalists.
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12:57–13:00The latest weather forecast.
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13:00–13:30A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan.
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13:30–14:00Ruth McDonald searches for a woman who was attacked by the IRA in Northern Ireland in 1971 (R)
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14:00–14:45Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Matt Gibbs.
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14:45–15:005/5. Average siblings share half of their genes, but identical twins share all of theirs. (R)
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15:00–16:001/3. George Smiley is called out of retirement to seek out a mole at the heart of the Circus.
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16:00–16:30Jeanette Winterson discusses her two new books for children.
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16:30–16:564/6. Peggy Reynolds investigates the layers of mystery surrounding Larkin's much-loved poem.
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16:56–17:00Margaret Thatcher and Anthony Meyer submit their nominations for the Tory leadership.
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17:00–17:40Gerry Northam examines the problems being posed by the shortage of organs for transplants.
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17:40–17:544/8. By Glyn Maxwell. Two nurses tend to a man who has been in a coma for over 20 years.
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17:54–17:57The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57–18:00The latest weather forecast.
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18:00–18:15The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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18:15–19:00Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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19:00–19:15The future looks bleak for Peggy.
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19:15–19:45Matt Frei talks to Garrison Keillor about Thanksgiving and all things American.
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19:45–20:002/5. By Anita Sullivan. Rumours remain about missions that went wrong and were never reported. (R)
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20:00–20:30Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
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20:30–21:00Marking the lives Max Robertson; Elizabeth Soderstrom; Lino Lacedelli; John Craxton.
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21:00–21:26Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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21:26–21:30Johnny Ball appeals on behalf of Computer Aid International.
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21:30–21:58Peter Day hears from people who are taking a different approach to running companies.
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21:58–22:00The latest weather forecast.
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22:00–23:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
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23:00–23:30The Czech leadership are forced to resign but demonstrators in Prague keep up the pressure
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23:30–00:00Mike Wooldridge considers the Sufi tradition - its history, beliefs and practices.
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00:00–00:15The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:15–00:45Will UK party politics be transformed by new media and digital technology?
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00:45–00:48The sound of bells from St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol.
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00:48–01:00The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00–05:20BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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