| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Comedian Paul Kerensa offers his thoughts on the traditions behind Christmas. 00:302/5Michael Caine draws some lessons in life from his time as a struggling actor.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Stella Duffy’s potent and poetic story set on the English south coast. 00:303/5Michael Caine recalls how persistence and determination can lead to success. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:151/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre. 00:304/5With the release of Alfie in the US, Michael Caine's career moved up a notch.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre(R) 00:305/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre.(R) 00:30An original short work for radio by Anna Freeman, author of The Fair Fight.(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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 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 short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45Smaller companies are hit hardest by climate change according to a report released today 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the house wren found across the New World.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45Sheep, donkeys, cows and alpacas star in nativity this Christmas on working family farm 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the Christmas shearwater.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45What is the health and well-being impact of visiting a National Park? 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45Volunteers in Wales are helping to wipe out mink and improve habitats for water voles. 05:58David Attenborough presents the mistle thrush.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45Sybil Ruscoe visits a prototype insect farm in the Cotswolds. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the wandering albatross of the South Atlantic Ocean.(R)
| 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 Dr Jo Bailey Wells, Bishop of Dorking 05:45iPM looks back at listeners’ stories from 2018
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Edward's, Stow on the Wold. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles America’s First Lady.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs programme, including Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Archive interviews with those who experienced the First World War.
| 06:00Fi Glover and guests celebrate the joy of listening to conversations involving children.(R)
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news 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 Derbyshire to hear about reservoirs and long-gone villages. 06:30Anna Hill looks back at the biggest food and farming stories of 2018. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05With Christmas behind us and New Year still to come, Mark Tully contemplates hibernation. 06:35Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on wild boar in Gloucestershire. From 2007. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | 07:00Writer Neil Gaiman shares the writing and songs he loves, with readings by Peter Capaldi.
| 07:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| | | 07:00News headlines and sport.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by William Crawley. 07:54June Sarpong makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AfriKids 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:00John Lloyd takes stock of the Museum with Sally Phillips, Lee Mack, Jo Brand & Jimmy Carr.
| | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Sarah Teather, director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK, reflects on Jesus' flight into Egypt 08:48Howard Jacobson on the joys of city parks. 08:58Becky Unthank, one half of the folk group The Unthanks recalls why she named her son wren.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Michelle Paver, Ben Saunders, Mark Miodownik and Nancy Campbell. 09:451/5Michael Caine reads his memoir of a life in the movies and shares some lessons for actors.
| 09:00A service for Christmas morning from the Chapel of Lambeth Palace. 09:452/5Michael Caine draws some lessons in life from his time as a struggling actor.
| 09:00The impact of Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond. 09:30Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others? 09:453/5Michael Caine recalls how persistence and determination can lead to success.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet closest to Earth, sometimes called Earth's twin 09:454/5With the release of Alfie in the US, Michael Caine's career moved up a notch.
| 09:00Alan Carr, comedian, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne(R) 09:455/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded
| 09:00Emma Rosen on trying 25 jobs before turning 25. Plus, the Judy Garland fan club
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00People can go to extreme lengths at Christmas to make things 'perfect' - is it worth it? 10:451/5Five contemporary drama shorts inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
| 10:00Wise words from 2018 with Bake Off host Prue Leith and actor Kelechi Okafor. 10:452/5Two women fight over a child - each claiming to be the mother.
| 10:00Sex and power in the music industry; who is really in control? 10:413/5Solly is a good bloke, but not in one area of his life... 10:55Mother and son, both artists, talk about their shared passion. Fi Glover presents.
| 10:00Lily Collins on her role in Les Miserables, the miracle of vinegar and being 18 in 2018. 10:454/5Laura isn't sure whether she's truly blessed or just going crazy.
| 10:00What is it like to have insomnia? And how are feathers connected to the Suffragettes? 10:455/5Laura has a really lucky escape.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel are in Melton Mowbray.
| 10:00There's tension over the turkey for Jill and the curtain goes up for The Canterbury Tales
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| 11:00 | 11:00James is 24 and dreams of owning a farm. Has he found his chance in Cornwall? 11:30Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, married ‘for ever’, plan the perfect Christmas 'a deux'.
| 11:00You're invited to dinner with Nigella as she shares the memories and flavours of her life.(R) 11:30Prof Kate Williams chronicles the appearances of Queen Elizabeth II on stage and screen.
| 11:00Pro poker player and comedian Ken Cheng explores games in which humans were beaten by AI.(R) 11:30The wannabe political agitators reunite after several years.
| 11:00Two British firefighters revisit the scene of Armenia's devastating earthquake in 1988. 11:30A performers' perspective on bringing Beethoven’s liveliest symphony to the concert hall.
| 11:00Guy Garvey spent a decade recording his dad’s stories and now he wants you to do the same.(R) 11:30Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and guests unpick fact from fiction in the life of the last Queen of Egypt 11:30A Colombian drug dealer, a Swedish troll and a man who might just have been a Russian spy.
| 11:15Hella Pick, veteran journalist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day. 12:18Speaking to ex-Poundworld workers about how they're trying to find new retail jobs. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Maigret visits a girl claiming to have seen Father Christmas pulling up floorboards. 12:18The best of BBC Radio this year with Evan Davis
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Maigret traces his chief suspect's movements across Paris on Christmas morning. 12:18You and Yours Special: The Beauty Industry 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Key witnesses are tracked down to help unravel the mystery of the Christmas Eve intruder. 12:18Call You and Yours - How are you making the most of later life? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette? 12:18Mortgage prisoners, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, The free cafe 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The Welsh steel workers who were persuaded by 'sharks' to give up their company pensions. 12:30The best bits of News Quiz from 2018 presented by Miles Jupp 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32The story of the drinks going from strength to low strength and shaking up pubs and bars 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Tim Hayward on how different cultures have had very different attitudes to the human gut.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:13The latest weather forecast. 13:15Former choristers recall singing the Once in Royal solo at King's. 13:45Tim Hayward peers through a window directly into the gut.
| 13:00News with Jonny Dymond including migrants rescued from the English Channel. 13:45Tim Hayward goes back to the middle ages to track our changing relationship with the gut.
| 13:00News with Mark Mardell, including President Trump's visit to Iraq and stock market latest. 13:45Tim Hayward on modern life, constipation; and how indigestion changed political protest.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Goblins, gods, and gurgles - Tim Hayward asks what our guts have been trying to tell us.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead
| 13:00Global news and analysis; presented by Mark Mardell 13:30June Whitfield discusses her career in comedy in this 2015 conversation with Joanna Lumley
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda issues a terrifying ultimatum(R) 14:15Rumpole shares some of his favourite yuletide stories as he recounts seasonal legal cases.(R)
| 14:00Emma is touched by some heartfelt words(R) 14:151804 sees chaos when a French warship is wrecked in Hartlepool. Stars Michael Palin.
| 14:00There's tension over the turkey for Jill 14:15She's Big, She's Brash, She's Still Breathing and She's Here! Lena Marsh is in town.
| 14:00Elizabeth continues to cause concern(R) 14:159/9Part 9 of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan.
| 14:00There's panic at Brookfield 14:15Past, present, real and supernatural collide in a modern changeling story.
| 14:00Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it.(R) 14:30The Archers present Chaucer's tales of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Kentish North Downs.(R) 14:45Fi Glover presents three conversations involving artists, horse riders and gamers.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Christmas carols and readings live from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
| 15:00The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation. 15:05National and international news from BBC Radio 4 15:15Malachy Tallack’s seasonal story set in Shetland. 15:30Don McLean answers audience questions about his all-time classic album, 'American Pie'
| 15:00Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology conjures a world of gods, monsters and trickery.
| 15:00Helen Mark visits Derbyshire to hear about reservoirs and long-gone villages. 15:27Opera singer Lesley Garrett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lost Chord(R) 15:30Why the classic short story has such strong associations with winter.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Kentish North Downs. 15:45An original short work for radio by Anna Freeman, author of The Fair Fight.
| 15:30A performers' perspective on bringing Beethoven’s liveliest symphony to the concert hall.
| 15:00Iconic Dickensian heroine fights her way out of poverty in 21st century Britain.
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| 16:00 | 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the religious and cultural meaning of angels.
| 16:00Josie Long presents short Christmas-themed documentaries and adventures in sound. 16:30Charlie Chaplin wasn’t funny but a political rebel. Mark Steel nominates him as his hero.
| 16:30How radio in the morning became a banquet.
| 16:302018 in space, climate science and genetics with Adam Rutherford and guests.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an art historian, a director, a singer, a scientist, a sound engineer. 16:30Rick Edwards and George Lamb join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books. 16:55Two friends share their deep love of travelling long distances on horseback.
| 16:00Four eighteen year olds discuss their year, sexuality and power in music, and Lily Collins
| 16:00Celebrating the work of author John Steinbeck on the 50th anniversary of his death. 16:30A poem by Maureen Boyle echoes stories told to Anna Scott-Brown on a bench in Strabane.
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| 17:00 | 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Fi Glover and guests celebrate the joy of listening to conversations involving children.
| 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. 17:30iPM looks back at listeners’ stories from 2018 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are insurers taking too many risks with equity release? 17:40Becky Milligan profiles America’s First Lady. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Number killed in Indonesia tsunami climbs to almost 400 Drone couple speak out 18:15Jancis Robinson recommends wine to ex-rugby player and wine connoisseur Brian Moore 18:301/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00The Queen has called for people to show respect and understanding to others. 18:15Jancis Robinson recommends wine to Dr. Who actor Jodie Whittaker. 18:30Tim Vine and the British public with a sack full of seasonal jokes.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Jancis Robinson talks wine and personality with actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson. 18:30Arthur understudies on a production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Will he get on?
| 18:00UK's most senior police officer warns Brexit could put public at risk 18:15Ruth Thomas’s playful and evocative story set in an Edinburgh primary school. 18:303/6The worst of the bad coppers, a one hit-wonder and the return of Patsy Straightwoman.(R)
| 18:00Home Secretary takes control of response to rising number of crossings from France 18:15Mike McCormack’s atmospheric story set in the West of Ireland. Read by Lucienne McEvoy. 18:30The best bits of News Quiz from 2018 presented by Miles Jupp
| 18:00The government insists it's working with France to stop migrants crossing the Channel. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service 18:15Broadcaster Liz Barclay makes her pick of the week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Emma is touched by some heartfelt words 19:15Screenwriter Andrew Davies on Les Misérables; Christmas literature; Yuletide poems 19:451/5Five contemporary drama shorts inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.(R)
| 19:00There's tension over the turkey for Jill 19:15A special programme exploring the benefits of choral singing. 19:452/5Two women fight over a child - each claiming to be the mother.(R)
| 19:00Elizabeth continues to cause concern 19:15Land artist Chris Drury visits his Horizon Line Chamber at Morecambe Bay 19:453/5Solly is a good bloke, but not in one area of his life...(R)
| 19:00There's panic at Brookfield 19:15Front Row marks the deaths of three great choreographers and hears from the new generation 19:454/5Laura isn't sure whether she's truly blessed or just going crazy.
| 19:00The curtain goes up for The Canterbury Tales 19:15Amos Oz, a look ahead to the arts events of 2019, Spiderman creator Stan Lee. 19:455/5Laura has a really lucky escape.
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles America’s First Lady. 19:152018's cultural highlights with Ekow Eshun and Tiffany Jenkins and listeners' choices too
| 19:00Jennifer struggles with her emotions 19:151/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Constance Dunlap. Stars James Fleet. 19:45Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve tales. David Szalay's short story series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Pro poker player and comedian Ken Cheng explores games in which humans were beaten by AI. 20:30How home DNA testing kits are revealing more than some people bargained for.(R)
| 20:00How instant noodles went global with the help of students, travellers and prisoners.(R) 20:30Peter White meets Dame Joan Plowright at her home in Sussex.
| 20:00Identity: a special programme exploring the way in which we define ourselves. 20:45Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others?(R)
| 20:00Vanley Burke returns to his photograph of Handsworth’s Africa Liberation Day 1977.(R) 20:30Matthew Gwyther asks what's next for the UK's rail industry after a turbulent year.
| 20:00BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead 20:50Howard Jacobson on the joys of city parks.
| 20:00Two very different families join together to raise a baby, and change each others' lives.
| 20:00Bridget Kendall and guests unpick fact from fiction in the life of the last Queen of Egypt(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on an art historian, a director, a singer, a scientist, a sound engineer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Allan Little examines George Soros's global mission and why some people react against it.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Michelle Paver, Ben Saunders, Mark Miodownik and Nancy Campbell.(R)
| 21:00A special evening of music and stories with David Sedaris and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
| 21:00Philip Ball's tale is of Kepler's Snowflakes, a New Year's gift and of crystallography. 21:30The impact of Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond.(R)
| 21:002018 in space, climate science and genetics with Adam Rutherford and guests.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet closest to Earth, sometimes called Earth's twin(R)
| 21:00Neil MacGregor considers how faith and politics co-exist - and how we live together
| 21:00Oscar Wilde's comic melodrama, with songs. Sparkling and surprising new production.(R)
| 21:00The Welsh steel workers who were persuaded by 'sharks' to give up their company pensions. 21:25June Sarpong makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AfriKids 21:30Matthew Gwyther asks what's next for the UK's rail industry after a turbulent year.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Donald Trump blames America's central bank. 22:451/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day.(R)
| 22:00Writer Neil Gaiman shares the writing and songs he loves, with readings by Peter Capaldi.(R) 22:452/5Maigret visits a girl claiming to have seen Father Christmas pulling up floorboards.(R)
| 22:00President says it will penetrate any existing or next generation defence system 22:453/5Maigret traces his chief suspect's movements across Paris on Christmas morning.(R)
| 22:00President accused of causing a major security breach after visiting troops in Iraq. 22:454/5Key witnesses are tracked down to help unravel the mystery of the Christmas Eve intruder.
| 22:455/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette?(R)
| 22:00Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.(R)
| 22:00Jonny Dymond and a panel of guests discuss the big news stories of 2018.
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| 23:00 | 23:00John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie 23:30The Mass of the Nativity of the Lord, live from Leeds Cathedral.
| 23:00Jarvis Cocker hosts a festive edition, with stories of a shepherdess and a miracle birth 23:30Festive policing and dating, wassailing with a mare's skull, and missed Christmas cards.(R)
| 23:003/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:15The best of BBC Radio this year with Evan Davis(R)
| 23:00Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim. 23:153/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show 23:30Aleks Krotoski asks why we just cannot get enough of what our digital devices dish up.
| 23:00Emma and guests partake of a few nocturnal frank and funny conversations. 23:30Writer Sathnam Sanghera nominates adventurer Alexander Gardner 23:55Mother and son reflect on the pros and cons on gaming. Fi Glover presents.
| 23:00How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores how technology is impacting on seduction.(R)
| 23:30With Christmas behind us and New Year still to come, Mark Tully contemplates hibernation.
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