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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00:30–00:482/5. Frances gears up for her first driving lesson and learns how to deal with a firebomb.
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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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05:20–05:30The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30–05:43News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43–05:45Daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev John Cairns.
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05:45–06:00Dog attacks cost sheep farmers a million pounds a year; our right to roam is being blamed.
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06:00–09:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00–09:45Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests including bear expert Dr Lynn Rogers.
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09:45–10:003/5. Frances and her mother take to the road in her temperamental old banger.
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10:00–11:00With Jenni Murray. Including acid attack victim Kate Piper.
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11:00–11:30Historian Juliet Gardiner explores the surprising story of 'Motorway One'.
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11:30–12:003/6. Charles has German relatives and is threatened with internment.
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12:00–12:57
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12:57–13:00The latest weather forecast.
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13:00–13:30National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30–14:00Minister David Lammy on copyright, BNP on Question Time, the web as a great democracy.
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14:00–14:15Lilian makes an unexpected journey.
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14:15–15:001/3. Jennifer and Peter Whitelock arrive in Japan to help find their daughter Daisy's killer.
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15:00–15:30Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on benefits and tax credits.
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15:30–15:452/3. When a woman challenges a joiner's methods, he flips and leaves her in fear of her life.
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15:45–16:0023/30. How eccentric homes reflected wider 18th-century ideas about science and nature.
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16:00–16:30The social and cultural influences on bereaved families' decisions to donate organs.
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16:30–16:56Dr Phil Hammond explores the use of metaphorical language in health care.
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16:56–17:00A pro-democracy rally in Prague turns violent after police move in.
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17:00–18:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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18:00–18:30
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18:30–19:003/4. When his son won't be seen in public with him, Adam is determined to prove that he's cool.
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19:00–19:15Brian and Jennifer fear the worst.
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19:15–19:45Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a vampire special.
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19:45–20:008/10. Paddy discovers that the murder victim had a sister - who has gone missing.
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20:00–20:45Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips, Michael Portillo, Matthew Taylor.
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20:45–21:00Jon Sopel explores the techniques used by politicians to avoid questions in interviews.
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21:00–21:30Roger Bolton tells the story of the Codex Sinaiticus, the world's oldest bible. (R)
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21:30–21:58Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests including bear expert Dr Lynn Rogers.
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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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22:45–23:003/10. Jim is worried about the forthcoming local elections.
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23:00–23:154/6. Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice.
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23:15–23:304/6. Rik Mayall tells the tale of Jimmy's Bangkok Coffee.
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23:30–00:00News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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00:00–00:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30–00:483/5. Frances and her mother take to the road in her temperamental old banger.
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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.

