| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15What is white privilege? And what is the evidence that racial binaries are breaking down?(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael and All Angels, Macclesfield.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Lindsey Hilsum's compelling biography of the courageous and inspiring journalist.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In Lindsey Hilsum's account of the brave journalist, there is a career-defining moment.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In Lindsey Hilsum's account, the courageous journalist is on assignment to Chechnya.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In Lindsey Hilsum's biography, the courageous journalist covers the Syrian conflict.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A School Sport's Day provides a father and son with an opportunity to prove their worth.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Farmers are warned to adopt new technology or risk being left behind 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Could a no deal Brexit lead to a backlog of lamb meat with nowhere to store it? 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Why have some abattoirs missed the deadline for CCTV to be installed? 05:58Bill Oddie presents the Grey partridge.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks into diversification at the 2018 Farm Business Innovation show. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the crested lark found from Europe across to China.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das. 05:45Some Scottish salmon farms could close because of tough new rules. 05:58John Aitchison presents the skylark.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea. 05:45The pioneering team at St Thomas' Hospital who are trying to save lives and give hope.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey 05:45The story of the youngest woman ever elected to the US congress.
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Including Sports, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00News and current affairs programme, including Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark visits the 'thankful village' of Herodsfoot in Cornwall. 06:30Charlotte Smith is in Somerset, to talk about the farming practices of the future. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05On the centenary of the Armistice, bells ring out in commemoration and celebration. 06:35A special edition for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War 06:56The latest weather forecast. 06:58Daljit Nagra reads his poem Where's. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton presents a special programme commemorating 100 years since the armistice. 07:54Dev Patel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children 07:56The latest weather forecast. 07:58Sean O'Brien reads his poem The Sunken Road. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, to mark the centenary of the WWI Armistice. 08:48Michael Morpurgo ponders our future connection with the First World War.(R) 08:58Derek Niemann recalls the grey partridge during World War 1.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Lindsey Hilsum, Eve Pollard, Anabel Hernandez and Gillian Clarke 09:45Lindsey Hilsum's compelling biography of the courageous and inspiring journalist.
| 09:00Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan talks about brain seizures with Jim Al-Khalili 09:30Bronwen Maddox with environmentalist Tom Burke, who's planning to leave his money to birds 09:45In Lindsey Hilsum's account, the brave journalist is in the world's most dangerous city.
| 09:00Architect Amanda Levete meets film-maker Asif Kapadia. 09:30Anger can be a destructive force, so Oliver Burkeman learns how it can be managed. 09:45In Lindsey Hilsum's account of the brave journalist, there is a career-defining moment.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian princess, guillotined as Queen of France. 09:45In Lindsey Hilsum's account, the courageous journalist is on assignment to Chechnya.
| 09:00Vanley Burke, photographer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:45In Lindsey Hilsum's biography, the courageous journalist covers the Syrian conflict.
| 09:00Nana Mouskouri's Inheritance Tracks; presenter Matt Baker on the CIN Rickshaw challenge.
| 09:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 09:13Helen Mort reads her poem Armistice. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. 09:15Elizabeth goes too far and Roy is left disappointed
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| 10:00 | 10:00Carey Mulligan, Helen Oxenbury, Imogen Heap 10:451/5By Alan Harris. First in the latest series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.
| 10:00How do women make the decision about whether to have children or to be child free? 10:452/5By Alan Harris. When Gareth contracts ‘rat fever’ he starts to hallucinate.
| 10:00US midterms, breast cancer research, Iman Qureshi and WH Power Lister Sas Metcalfe 10:413/5By Alan Harris. As Emlyn and Gertrude’s love begins to blossom, the rats begin to swarm. 10:55Capturing the nation in conversation in partnership with the British Library.
| 10:00Kayla Meikle and Lashana Lynch, women of the northern coalfield, soldiers, Alice Farhnam 10:454/5By Alan Harris. Fourth in the latest series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.
| 10:00Mary Portas talks to Jenni Murray about her new book, Work Like a Woman. 10:455/5By Alan Harris. Last in the current series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel visit Dover Castle in Kent.
| 10:30Jonathan Dimbleby is the commentator at the Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph
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| 11:00 | 11:00Joshua Rozenberg investigates the Christian Legal Centre. 11:306/6Josh and Monique organise their son’s first birthday party.
| 11:00Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble. 11:30Vocalist Elaine Mitchener remembers New York composer-performer Julius Eastman.
| 11:00Delve into the secretive world of porn and sex addiction. 11:301/2On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man are connected by chance.(R)
| 11:00Can Cyril Ramaphosa clean up South Africa? And why do so many Indian men have moustaches? 11:30Amica Dall and Giles Smith look at our relationship with the material world.
| 11:00Ninety-one-year-old Barbara Smith investigates why we patronise older people. 11:305/6Vera wants another child - much to Henry's surprise.
| 11:00Steve Richards, George Parker, Helen Lewis, Peter Oborne on how close a deal on Brexit is. 11:30India’s gender imbalance and the risks some women take to try and have baby boys.
| 11:45Maura Dooley reads her poem Quiver. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. 11:47Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy, with primatologist Frans de Waal.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. 12:15An investigation into the growth of compensation claims in the cavity wall industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. 12:15Melanie Abbott asks listeners if they have taken responsibility for their own health. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. 12:15The rail ticketing system is to be made simpler and fairer - but how will it look? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. 12:15Customers of Wonga are submitting up to 500 claims for compensation a day. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. 12:15New measures to deal with casual dumping of refuse. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Probate fees, auto-enrolment pensions, pension inequality and a free financial textbook 12:30Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Bridget Christie, Andrea Wulf and Vikram Jayanti(R) 12:32Genevieve Taylor tells the story of the forgotten Cambodian food being rediscovered today. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Brian de Courcy-Ireland recalls a torpedo strike and its aftermath
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45The Battle of Amiens from the point of view of those who helped to win it
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Those who were there recall the rapid Allied advances of autumn 1918
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45The final meeting of the German and Allied fleets in November 1918
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45The closing moments of the war, recalled by those who were there
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Clyst Hydon in Devon.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30How African-American self-taught artists are gaining recognition in American institutions.(R) 13:58Simon Armitage reads his poem The Handshake. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 14:00 | 14:00David has a bone to pick.(R) 14:15By Sara Davies. Witness a day in Karl Marx's household. With Matt Berry and Pippa Haywood.(R)
| 14:15The weirdest of HP Lovecraft's stories is true. By Sara Davies and Abigail Youngman.
| 14:15Six black male playwrights explore their feelings about race and police violence in the US(R)
| 14:152/9Part two of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan.
| 14:00Frustrations grow for Shula 14:15A drama about life and death. And choices. Starring Alison Steadman and Kevin Whately.
| 14:00Is it time to hike taxes on red meat? Should subsides to beef farmers be cut? 14:30A special episode, set on 10 November 1919, the eve of Britain's first Remembrance Day.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Henfield, West Sussex. 14:45Men talk and listen just as much as women. Fi Glover presents. 14:58Douglas Dunn reads his poem Souvenirs of Versailles. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz, returns for its 54th series. 15:30How Instagram changed food.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel visit Wolfson College, Oxford. 15:30Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, but the damage can be reversed.
| 15:00Deal or no deal: How will Brexit affect the finances of Britons living in Europe? 15:3030th anniversary, incivility of politicians and ratings, Arctic scientists' mental health(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the 'thankful village' of Herodsfoot in Cornwall. 15:27Steve Rider makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of DEBRA(R) 15:30Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his book The Loney with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Henfield, West Sussex. 15:45A School Sport's Day provides a father and son with an opportunity to prove their worth.
| 15:45Television exec Peter Bazalgette examines empathy in doctors and the difference it makes.(R)
| 15:00By Avin Shah. It's Armistice Day, we're in frozen, northern Russia and still fighting. 15:45Tommies' creator Jonathan Ruffle talks about the research behind the series. 15:58Imtiaz Dharker reads her poem Armistice. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Artist Roger Hiorns is on a mission to bury aircraft around the world.(R) 16:30Mark Dowd discusses the best way for us to remember those who have fought and died in war.
| 16:00Are the tech giants anti-competitive? And should having a past block a child's future? 16:30Katie Derham and Matt Haig join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books.
| 16:00Shoes: a cultural history. 16:30Alex Mahon, CEO of Channel 4, explains her strategy for the broadcaster.
| 16:00Designing Peterloo with Suzie Davies. 16:30Oldest cave picture, the Anthropocene under London and a new scientist for the £50 note.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a producer, a Buddhist, a marketeer and a composer. 16:30Roger Bolton with listener comment on BBC Sounds, Living with the Empire and Tommies. 16:55Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
| 16:00Mary Portas on changing work culture, plus Carey Mulligan on her new film, and Imogen Heap
| 16:00Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice. 16:30Darren Hayman on a musical mission to find hidden stories in Britain’s Thankful Villages
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| 17:00 | 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis talks to three agents, in the fields of show business, football and books. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 17:15Journalist and broadcaster Anna Foster chooses the best of BBC Radio this week 17:45The latest shipping forecast. 17:49The latest weather forecast. 17:51Zaffar Kunial reads his poem Poppy. One of ten poems for Armistice Day. 17:55A national commemoration live from Westminster Abbey.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The US has warned Iran its economy will crumble unless it changes political course. 18:306/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Bridget Christie, Andrea Wulf and Vikram Jayanti
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Mark Watson attempts to make sense of life, assisted by Sam Simmons and Will Adamsdale.
| 18:00The President says he hopes the Republicans and Democrats can work together 18:302/4The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.
| 18:00Treatment for diabetics costs NHS over one billion pounds a year. 18:306/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency have a Christmas party.
| 18:00Jo Johnson, the brother of Boris Johnson, has quit as transport minister over Brexit. 18:30Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Theresa May has been warned of more resignations in protest at her Brexit strategy. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Steve McQueen on heist thriller Widows. 19:451/5By Alan Harris. First in the latest series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.(R)
| 19:15Actor Paul Dano on turning director, and protecting Venetian arts and heritage from floods 19:452/5By Alan Harris. When Gareth contracts ‘rat fever’ he starts to hallucinate.(R)
| 19:15White Teeth, the musical, Danny Boyle's Armistice Day tribute, singer Emily Maguire 19:453/5By Alan Harris. As Emlyn and Gertrude’s love begins to blossom, the rats begin to swarm.(R)
| 19:00Frustrations grow for Shula 19:15Conductor Marin Alsop on Brahms's A German Requiem, and comedian Russell Howard. 19:454/5By Alan Harris. Fourth in the latest series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.(R)
| 19:15Helena Bonham Carter on how she drew on her own experience of depression for film 55 Steps 19:455/5By Alan Harris. Last in the current series of the magical drama set on the Welsh coast.(R)
| 19:00The story of the youngest woman ever elected to the US congress. 19:15Jonathan Coe, Wildlife, Design Museum, The Watsons, C4 Grand Designs' House Of The Year
| 19:00Johnny receives a lesson in life. 19:152/4Great works of fiction are upended when the comedy trio stumble into the plot.(R) 19:45David Szalay's moving new short story series continues.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Delve into the secretive world of porn and sex addiction. 20:30How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled
| 20:00The shocking story of one woman's attempt to escape an Orthodox Jewish community. 20:40Two projects researching the future of navigating our streets; a prize for innovation.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes?
| 20:00Are the tech giants anti-competitive? And should having a past block a child's future?(R) 20:30Evan Davis talks to three agents, in the fields of show business, football and books.(R)
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Clyst Hydon in Devon. 20:50Michael Morpurgo ponders our future connection with the First World War.
| 20:00Dan Snow looks back at how the First World War has been commemorated over the past century
| 20:00Roger Bolton with listener comment on BBC Sounds, Living with the Empire and Tommies.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a producer, a Buddhist, a marketeer and a composer. 20:58Paul Muldoon reads his poem Armistice Day. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble. 21:30Andrew Marr with Lindsey Hilsum, Eve Pollard, Anabel Hernandez and Gillian Clarke(R)
| 21:0030th anniversary, incivility of politicians and ratings, Arctic scientists' mental health 21:30Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan talks about brain seizures with Jim Al-Khalili
| 21:00Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, but the damage can be reversed.(R) 21:30Architect Amanda Levete meets film-maker Asif Kapadia.(R)
| 21:00Oldest cave picture, the Anthropocene under London and a new scientist for the £50 note.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian princess, guillotined as Queen of France.(R)
| 21:00Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
| 21:00By Jonathan Ruffle. Mickey's bold deception plan is put into action.(R) 21:45Nick Baker meets the therapists who offer cuddle sessions by the hour.(R)
| 21:00Probate fees, auto-enrolment pensions, pension inequality and a free financial textbook 21:25Dev Patel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children(R) 21:30How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Pompeo threatens "relentless" financial pressure on Tehran 22:45On New Year’s day 1991, a hangover is the least of Adrian’s problems.
| 22:00Republicans and Democrats battling for control of the two houses of Congress.
| 22:00President hailed the results as a "tremendous success" 22:45Adrian has his first appointment with a psychotherapist.
| 22:00Announcement comes as fighting intensifies around the port city of Hodeidah. 22:45Adrian is perplexed by Bianca’s behaviour.
| 22:00Transport Minister says we need to have another referendum. 22:45Adrian’s professional life takes a turn for the worse.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests reflect on the Armistice centenary and developments on Brexit.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sarah Dunant explores the fractious history of promises made between rulers and the ruled. 23:30Sean Curran with all the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:002/4Ross Noble presents a magazine show with studio guests and stories from around Britain. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster
| 23:00Adrian shares a joke with the girl in the newsagents. 23:152/6Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse. 23:30The propaganda and protest art that comes from America at war
| 23:006/6Wedding fever, a sleepover and a key make for big changes in Edinburgh's Cafe Culture,(R) 23:30Francine Stock examines the cultural life of Vienna in 1918.(R)
| 23:00Katie Derham and Matt Haig join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books.(R) 23:25Francine Stock concludes her four-year exploration of how artists responded to WWI.(R) 23:55'We believe in destiny and fate now.'
| 23:00Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz, returns for its 54th series.(R) 23:30Ian Sansom asks people to choose the books they think should be included on his 5ft shelf.(R)
| 23:00Designing Peterloo with Suzie Davies. 23:30On the centenary of the Armistice, bells ring out in commemoration and celebration.(R) 23:58Jackie Kay reads her poem Outlook Tower. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.
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