| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Walls: Laurie Taylor explores the social history and symbolism of human-made barriers.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday from St Clement Danes, the Strand, London(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The story of how two major cultural icons of the 20th century came together.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Gainsbourg is still resisting the obvious casting for the film Slogan.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How did two people from such vastly different backgrounds end up together?(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Gainsbourg offers Birkin one of the most iconic songs of the decade, Je T'Aime.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5At the height of their fame, the couple must deal with being part of the in-crowd.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A story about a man who makes films without a camera.(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.
| 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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Mann. 05:45Balancing the need to grow food and protect the environment and manage flood defences. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the Arabian babbler of a Yemeni Desert.
| 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 Rachel Mann. 05:45Could meat from the farm be more environmentally friendly than meat grown in a lab? 05:58For Professor David Rothenberg, the blackbird is a beautiful melodic songster.
| 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 Rachel Mann. 05:45Anna Hill gets all the latest from the National Farmers' Union Conference in Birmingham. 05:58David Attenborough presents the glossy ibis.
| 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 Rachel Mann 05:45We eat too much sugar - so should UK farmers be growing less sugar beet? 05:58The RSPB's Heather Bennett recalls her first sighting of a lapwing for Tweet of the Day.(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 Rachel Mann. 05:45How might the UK's fishing sector fare in a no-deal Brexit? 05:58Kate Humble presents the bittern.(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 Canon Jenny Wigley 05:45A listener describes how she felt after she signed a non-disclosure agreement.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday from St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside 05:45Becky Milligan profiles MP Luciana Berger of the newly formed Independent Group.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including 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.
| 06:00News 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
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare Balding and her fellow walkers take in the delights of rural Suffolk(R) 06:30With five weeks until Brexit, Caz Graham asks what all the uncertainty means for UK farms. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05Academic Sarah Goldingay examines the mysterious relationship between body, mind and soul. 06:35Martin Lines is proving influential in turning UK farming policy green. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with the week's religious news and current affairs. 07:54Sarah Parker, a volunteer, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Excellent Development 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service celebrating Wales's patron saint, live from St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. 08:48AL Kennedy on TV's tendency to focus on disappearing parts of our national life.(R) 08:58Wildlife Sound Recordist Geoff Sample on Tweet of the Day
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Jill Burke, Elizabeth Goldring, Tom Stuart and Martin Sherman. 09:451/5The story of how two major cultural icons of the 20th century came together.
| 09:00Sir Gregory Winter, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 09:30Helen Lewis talks to Brigid Schulte about how being busy does not mean you're important. 09:452/5Gainsbourg is still resisting the obvious casting for the film Slogan.
| 09:00Fashion designer Osman Yousefzada meets artist Haroon Mirza. 09:30Timandra Harkness explores ways to constructively disagree: science and factual disputes 09:453/5How did two people from such vastly different backgrounds end up together?
| 09:00A discussion of the chemicals that animals use in order to affect others of their species. 09:454/5Gainsbourg offers Birkin one of the most iconic songs of the decade, Je T'Aime.
| 09:00Ann Cleeves, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5At the height of their fame, the couple must deal with being part of the in-crowd.
| 09:00Steve Bland on how his wife Rachael's inspiring podcast changed our thinking about cancer.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5A stranger arrives in Glan Don, with a plan that threatens the future of the village.
| 10:00The issues raised by the Shamima Begum case. Oscars 2019 #OscarsSoMale. 10:452/5Emlyn strikes a dark deal with Hadrian Bucca.
| 10:00Family secrets. Who was Mary Macarthur? Poet Fatimah Asghar. Pay inequalities in nursing. 10:413/5Diane is seduced by Hadrian’s charms. 10:55Tony and daughter Mandie discuss Tony's dramatic weight loss.
| 10:00Mary Akrami and Christina Lamb, Clara Schumann, Laura Bates, and Family Secrets. 10:454/5The strange cloud above Glan Don finally breaks.
| 10:00Women in Film, female MPs joining the Independent Group, Mariam Khan, living with Herpes. 10:455/5Giant footsteps shake the village of Glan Don, as Hadrian’s secret is revealed.
| 10:30The independent, coming-of-age movie set in Miami and featuring an all black cast
| 10:00Will struggles as Nic's anniversary approaches and Lily fears for the future
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| 11:00 | 11:00How could the latest science of placebo change the way we think about medicine? 11:304/4Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel explore home defence.
| 11:00Umair Haque, who has to live mostly in the dark, asks if night itself is under threat. 11:30Antonia Quirke meets some of the wranglers looking after animals on the big screen.
| 11:00An investigation into refugees crossing the Channel illegally and those profiting from it. 11:304/4Mixing stand-up comedy and sketches, Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.
| 11:00Uruguay's cautious route to legal cannabis sales. 11:30Who owns Shakespeare? Graphic designer Teresa Monachino goes in search of Brand Bard.
| 11:00Why migration to Europe has led to increased divorce rates amongst refugees. 11:304/4Current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall Of Opinion Mirrors.(R)
| 11:00Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun reviews the political week. 11:30Speaking to Shamima Begum, and considering her chances of return to the UK.
| 11:15Margaret MacMillan, historian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10Edith learns more about her husband’s new novel. 12:18Building homes without planning permission. And is renting your furniture a good idea? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10In New York, Maurice gets an urgent phone call. 12:18How tough is it to get a job if you are disabled? Tell us about it on Call You & Yours 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Maurice receives an unexpected request for an interview. 12:18Photo retouching and bike shops. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10Maurice finds himself confiding in Theo, despite his better judgement. 12:18Why pubs offering more than just drinking and eating are popular with young people. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10Maurice realises he’s made a mistake. 12:18Tenants may struggle to take landlords to court because of cuts to legal aid. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tax dilemma for contractor loan scheme users. Debt after death and pension scams. 12:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present 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. 12:043/8Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe and Julian Clary join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino looks at our long and tangled relationship with a much-loved food, spaghetti. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45The dramatic story of one woman's escape from a life blighted by gang culture.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45The dramatic story of one woman's escape from a life blighted by gang culture.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The dramatic story of one woman's escape from a life blighted by gang culture.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45The dramatic story of one woman's escape from a life blighted by gang culture.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45The dramatic story of one woman's escape from a life blighted by gang culture.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.(R)
| 13:00News with Mark Mardell including: is there an appetite for a new political party? 13:30A four-part history of us - our borders, our peoples, the stories we tell ourselves.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lily makes a big decision(R) 14:153/8Tumanbay faces a new enemy in the form of a formidable group of priest warriors.
| 14:00Ruairi comes to the rescue 14:15Daphne falls in love and in six short months loses everything. Written by Joey Christie.
| 14:15Joe and Hermione see the wife of Joe’s friend with another man. What should he do?(R)
| 14:00Jill is shocked by the truth about recent events(R) 14:15Rida, a radicalised Glasgow Asian teenager, returns from Syria. What will her fate be?
| 14:00Will struggles as Nic's anniversary approaches(R) 14:15Funny and dark 'vom com' about hyperemesis gravidarum by Annalisa Dinnella.
| 14:00There’s a new political grouping for you to appraise, the Independent Group. 14:303/11Neil Dudgeon and Tim McInnerny star in this epic tale of money, passion and chasing dreams
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from The Charterhouse in London.(R) 14:45Losing weight, standing up to harassment and walking into a cold sea.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge 15:30Sheila Dillon asks whether we should avoid buying foods containing palm oil.
| 15:001/6Short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing. 15:30Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore stories revealed by history’s lines and linkages.
| 15:00How lucrative is a writing career and what's the most cost-effective route to publication? 15:30Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
| 15:00Clare Balding and her fellow walkers take in the delights of rural Suffolk 15:27Jane Horrocks makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Send a Cow(R) 15:30Swedish novelist Niklas Natt Och Dag discusses his novel The Wolf and the Watchman.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from The Charterhouse in London. 15:45A story about a man who makes films without a camera.
| 15:30Antonia Quirke meets some of the wranglers looking after animals on the big screen.
| 15:004/11Neil Dudgeon and Tim McInnerny star in an epic tale of money, passion and daring to dream.
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| 16:00 | 16:00John Grindrod considers past efforts to improve housing space standards. 16:30Aleks Krotoski asks 'has the internet been gentrified?'
| 16:00Michael Rosen talks to the authors of The Talking Revolution about improving our dialogue. 16:30Tracey Thorn and Maggie O'Farrell join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
| 16:00Snobbery - its meaning, history and changing nature. 16:30The DCMS Select Committee releases its report on fake news and disinformation
| 16:00A tribute to Derek Jarman. 16:30Goodbye Mars Opportunity rover - what's next? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow
| 16:00A political secretary, a designer, a police officer, an author and a pop star. 16:30What it takes to be controller of Radio 4, and James Runcie on arts programming. 16:55Teenage sisters Jess and Megan on creeps, clothes and crossing the street.
| 16:00Poet Fatimah Asghar. Gender pay gap in nursing. Teenagers and alcohol. Living with herpes.
| 16:00Whitney Scharer discusses her novel about the love affair between Lee Miller and Man Ray. 16:30Roger McGough talks to poet Don Paterson as he chooses poetry requested by listeners.
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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. 17:30In the wake of accounting scandals, does the audit business need to be overhauled? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The encrypted apps that bring the criminal web to your mobile phone.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles MP Luciana Berger of the newly formed Independent Group.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Honda set to announce closure of its plant in Swindon. 18:303/8Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe and Julian Clary join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00Honda has expressed deep regret for the closure of its plant in Swindon. 18:302/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
| 18:00The three accuse Theresa May of allowing hardline Brexiteers to take over the party 18:304/4Comedy about the afterlife with Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and special guest Isy Suttie.
| 18:00Victims offer harrowing evidence to inquiry 18:306/6Comedian Mark Steel visits the island of Malta and performs a show for the local audience.
| 18:00A ninth Labour MP - Ian Austin - has resigned from the party. 18:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00An MP has called for the resignation of ministers who suggested Brexit could be delayed 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Business frustration after Prime Minister rules out Brexit vote this week. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruairi comes to the rescue 19:15Has a desire to appeal to younger audiences changed how sex is represented in culture? 19:451/5A stranger arrives in Glan Don, with a plan that threatens the future of the village.(R)
| 19:15Chiwetel Ejiofor, Come From Away, short story competitions, Karl Lagerfeld. 19:452/5Emlyn strikes a dark deal with Hadrian Bucca.(R)
| 19:00Jill is shocked by the truth about recent events 19:15Felicity Jones on playing US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 19:453/5Diane is seduced by Hadrian’s charms.(R)
| 19:00Will struggles as Nic's anniversary approaches 19:15Conductor Odaline de la Martinez on music by overlooked African-American composers. 19:454/5The strange cloud above Glan Don finally breaks.(R)
| 19:00Lily fears for the future 19:15Phyllida Barlow's new exhibition and Jonathan Freedland's latest Sam Bourne thriller. 19:455/5Giant footsteps shake the village of Glan Don, as Hadrian’s secret is revealed.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles MP Luciana Berger of the newly formed Independent Group. 19:15Capernaum, Shipwreck, Nico Walker, Elizabethan miniatures, Pappano's Greatest Arias
| 19:155/6It is Joan's birthday, but Clare will not be guilt-tripped into attending the party.(R) 19:458/10Could Zoe have been abducted by travellers? If so, who was the murdered girl?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Why some populist movements are attracted to Christian symbols and values. 20:30Does a falling currency help or harm the economy?
| 20:00The encrypted apps that bring the criminal web to your mobile phone. 20:40A gene therapy breakthrough targets age-related macular degeneration.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Do huge state-backed companies - like those in China - threaten the free market system?(R)
| 20:00Does Chinese telecoms giant Huawei present a threat to national security? 20:30In the wake of accounting scandals, does the audit business need to be overhauled?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. 20:50AL Kennedy on TV's tendency to focus on disappearing parts of our national life.
| 20:00The Uses of Literacy - what can a book on class written 60 years ago tell us about today?
| 20:00What it takes to be controller of Radio 4, and James Runcie on arts programming.(R) 20:30A political secretary, a designer, a police officer, an author and a pop star.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Historian Rhys Jones asks if we really are more distracted than ever before. 21:30Andrew Marr with Jill Burke, Elizabeth Goldring, Tom Stuart and Martin Sherman.(R)
| 21:00Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer? 21:30Sir Gregory Winter, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry(R)
| 21:00Blur bassist and food fanatic Alex James helps Greg put these wonder drinks to the test. 21:30Fashion designer Osman Yousefzada meets artist Haroon Mirza.(R)
| 21:00Goodbye Mars Opportunity rover - what's next? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow(R) 21:30A discussion of the chemicals that animals use in order to affect others of their species.(R)
| 21:00The certainty of chance. Professor David Spiegelhalter investigates Luck.(R)
| 21:00Angela Carter's fantastical story of star of the music hall, the winged Sophie Fevvers.(R)
| 21:00Tax dilemma for contractor loan scheme users. Debt after death and pension scams.(R) 21:25Sarah Parker, a volunteer, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Excellent Development(R) 21:30Does a falling currency help or harm the economy?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:456/10Edith learns more about her husband’s new novel.(R)
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:457/10In New York, Maurice gets an urgent phone call.(R)
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:458/10Maurice receives an unexpected request for an interview.(R)
| 22:00Pope Francis opens four-day summit on sexual abuse of children by priests. 22:459/10Maurice finds himself confiding in Theo, despite his better judgement.(R)
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:4510/10Maurice realises he’s made a mistake.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks in depth about dyslexia with expert Professor Maggie Snowling.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Panel game where teams have just 24 hours to learn as much as they can on a given subject. 23:30Sean Curran has the day's news at Westminster.
| 23:003/6A new prisoner on The Egg is known to a warden - could this raise a conflict of interests? 23:152/4More delightful craziness from the mind of Terry Alderton.(R) 23:30More dramatic party resignations at Westminster.
| 23:003/4Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Tracey Thorn and Maggie O'Farrell join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster. 23:55Rachel and Helen on their love of swimming in the cold waters off the County Down coast.
| 23:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge(R) 23:30Poet Gillian Clarke chooses from the Poetry Please database of listeners' requests.(R)
| 23:00A tribute to Derek Jarman.(R) 23:30Academic Sarah Goldingay examines the mysterious relationship between body, mind and soul.
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