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| The latest shipping forecast. | |
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| The latest news from BBC Radio 4. | |
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| Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker. | |
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| News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Anna Hill. | |
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| With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am. | |
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| Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. | |
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| Thomas Keneally's account of his discovery of the story of Oscar Schindler, which became the basis for his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark and the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List. | |
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| With Jane Garvey.Including at 10.45am [Rptd today 7.45pm]: | |
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| Historian Bettany Hughes presents a series that uses the latest archaeological evidence to learn more about the empire of Byzantium and the people who ruled it. | |
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| Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss, set in 1950s Brighton. | |
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| Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. | |
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| The latest weather forecast. | |
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| National and international news with Martha Kearney. | |
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| Steve Hewlett presents a new topical programme about the fast-changing media world. | |
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| Will makes some tentative steps. | |
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| An old woman, Irene, threatens her neighbour with a scythe when he tries to cut down a tree adjoining their houses. Ruth, a social worker, is called in to assess Irene's mental health, but as she gets to know her, she is drawn into a strange and magical tale that will change her life. | |
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| Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. | |
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| Five short stories inspired by the main characters in The Wind in the Willows, to mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Kenneth Grahame's children's classic. | |
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| Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. | |
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| Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. | |
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| Vivienne Parry continues her quest to find out what is normal. She investigates a new test to be used in schools to screen infant children for 'working memory impairment', and asks if this is helpful or just another label to single out children as not 'normal'. | |
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| Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm. | |
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| The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. | |
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| Sitcom by Kim Fuller, set in a medieval castle with some remarkably modern trappings. | |
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| Lilian is the bearer of bad tidings. | |
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| Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Gary Lightbody from the band Snow Patrol. | |
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| Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. | |
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| Composer James MacMillan delivers the Sandford St Martin Lecture in front of an invited audience. He talks about how religion has an important place in public life, particularly in its ability to inspire people through classical music. The debate is chaired by Joan Bakewell. | |
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| Michael Dobbs examines the schooldays of leading prime ministers. He discovers how far Churchill's headmaster foresaw the future politician in the boy from Blenheim Palace. | |
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| Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, from the European eel to the African white-eared kob antelope. A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists around the world to present regular reports. | |
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| Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. | |
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| The latest weather forecast. | |
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| National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. | |
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| Alex Jennings reads from Flaubert's novel, set amid the turbulence and glamour of mid-19th century Parisian high society. | |
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| Country singer and US presidential hopeful Tina C, the comic creation of Christopher Green, looks at the Australian obsession with country music. | |
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| Sitcom by Martin Shea, Eamonn O'Neill and James O'Neill, set in a pest control agency where the pests answer back. | |
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| News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard. | |
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| The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. | |
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| Thomas Keneally's account of his discovery of the story of Oscar Schindler, which became the basis for his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark and the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List. | |
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| The latest shipping forecast. | |
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| BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. | |
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