With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am. 0900 0600 Lively and diverse conversation. 0945 0900 Hedge Britannia Hugh Barker explores Britain's hedgerows. 3/5. Topiary was probably brought to these islands by the Romans - the controversy lingers on. 1000 0945 Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jenni Murray. 1045 1000 In the Van, by Clare Bayley. 3/5. Yasmin and fiance Jonathan are getting frustrated with the lack of progress on their stake-out and with each other. 1100 1045 Stories about real lives in Britain today. 4/4. Steel Spring: In Easter 2012, Redcar steelworks in Teesside had a fiery and unlikely resurrection. Alan Dein investigates. 1130 1100 Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography. 3/4. Boots. 1200 1130 Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. 1257 1200 The latest weather forecast. 1300 1257 Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato. 1345 1300 Jonathan Kent explores human history through bread. 3/5. The Bread of Life: A bishop, an imam and a rabbi on what bread means to their religions and how much they have in common. 1400 1345 Adam enjoys the simple life and Tracy gets a present. 1415 1400 The Diabolical Gourmet Alex Shearer's historical drama tells the true story of Pere Gourier and his string of perfectly legal murders in the finest restaurants of 1790s Paris. 1500 1415 Financial phone-in. Call 03700 100 444 from 1.30pm until 3.30pm [Standard geographic charges apply. Calls from mobiles may be higher]. 1530 1500 Science writer Jonah Lehrer and novelist and psychologist Charles Fernyhough join Claudia Hammond to consider how neuroscience is making an appearance in the modern novel. 1600 1530 Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. 1630 1600 Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world. 1700 1630 Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news. Including 5.57pm Weather. 1800 1700 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 1830 1800 Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that seeks the finest wrong answers. 2/6. 1900 1830 Ifty puts the cricket team through their paces. Meanwhile Nic discovers her true feelings. 1915 1900 Presented by Mark Lawson, who reports on a stage version of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, the tale of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics. 1945 1915 In the Van, by Clare Bayley. 3/5. Yasmin and fiance Jonathan are getting frustrated with the lack of progress on their stake-out and with each other. 2000 1945 Nick Robinson shines a light on the process by which controversial decisions are reached behind closed doors in Whitehall. 2045 2000 Comedian Kate Smurthwaite argues it is time to stop laughing at sexism and stop prejudice against women comedians, as comedy is a key part of culture, affecting opinion and values. 2100 2045 Jellyfish Invasion! Miranda Krestovnikoff on claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans, eating baby fish and driving marine ecosystems back to the Cambrian era. 2130 2100 Lively and diverse conversation. 2158 2130 The latest weather forecast. 2200 2158 Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. 2245 2200 ...Stories. Fitzgerald Short Stories, by F Scott Fitzgerald. 3/3. Babylon Revisited - Part 3: Charles waits to hear if his sister-in-law thinks he is fit to regain custody of his daughter. 2300 2245 Comedy taking a quirky look at the science and history of space travel. With Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane. 2/4. The story of a nuclear spaceship, Project Orion. 2315 2300 The award-winning Clever Peter sketch team get their own Radio 4 show. 2/4. Barry: In which we encounter a health and safety blow dart, a killer whale and a souffle. 2330 2315 Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster. 0000 2330 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather. 0030 0000 Hedge Britannia Hugh Barker explores Britain's hedgerows. 3/5. Topiary was probably brought to these islands by the Romans - the controversy lingers on. 0048 0030 The latest shipping forecast. 0100 0048 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 0520 0100 The latest shipping forecast. 0530 0520 The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 0543 0530 A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds of the Congregation of Jesus. 0545 0543 The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith. 0600 0545