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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00:30–00:481/5. The two-year-old Joe is propelled onto the stage at Sadler's Wells by his ruthless father.
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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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05:43–05:45Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45–06:00Anna Hill hears claims that the food strategy for the 2012 Olympics is flawed.
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06:00–09:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00–09:30Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats.
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09:30–09:455/5. Paul examines two groups at the sharp end of the process - agents and audiences. (R)
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09:45–10:002/5. The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London.
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10:00–11:00With Jane Garvey. Including Tamzin Outhwaite on Sweet Charity, and children's outdoor play
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11:00–11:30Benjamin Zephaniah examines why Jamaican patois is the slang of choice for UK teenagers.
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11:30–12:00Janet Ellis celebrates the history and the art of the jigsaw puzzle.
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12:00–12:57
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12:57–13:00The latest weather forecast.
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13:00–13:30
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13:30–14:002/4. Frances Fyfield and her team explore Tippett's pre-war masterpiece, A Child of Our Time.
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14:00–14:15
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14:15–15:00By Bernard MacLaverty. Poet Andrew steps from his office and is engulfed by a blizzard.
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15:00–15:30Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
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15:30–15:451/3. By Hugo Kelly. A single woman seizes an opportunity to get away for a weekend.
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15:45–16:002/4. Ruth Padel explores how Darwin established relationships as a husband and father. (R)
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16:00–16:30Michael Rosen meets the consultants who will teach you how to speak more clearly.
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16:30–16:561/9. Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V.
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16:56–17:00East Germany elects a new leader amid fears the country is sliding into lawlessness.
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17:00–18:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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18:00–18:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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18:30–19:001/6. Beagle Team infringe every civil liberty in the book on behalf of national security.
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19:00–19:15Vicky and Joe get into the festive spirit.
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19:15–19:45Including 2009 Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Wright.
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19:45–20:002/5. Amy and her sister Muriel visit friends in Trinidad, but Muriel takes a turn for the worse
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20:00–20:40Fran Abrams examines aggressive cost-cutting in the government's forensic science service.
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20:40–21:00Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
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21:00–21:30Scientists say testing our 'working memory' instead of IQ would be more accurate.
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21:30–21:58Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats.
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21:58–22:00Weather information.
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22:00–22:45National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45–23:007/10. Both Elsie and Violet are increasingly anxious about Henry's weakened state.
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23:00–23:303/6. Ben and Mary's love life needs help; luckily Blitz has found Lord Byron to offer some tips
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23:30–00:00News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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00:00–00:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30–00:482/5. The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London.
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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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