| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The Politics of Memorials - from Ireland to the Mississippi Delta.(R) 00:45The bells of the church of St Nicholas, Durweston in Dorset.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Babita Sharma remembers a childhood growing up in a British institution - the corner shop.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30The Sharmas plunge into retail in a move that will shape the course of the family's life.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30In the early 80s the far right becomes popular as the Sharmas move to their second shop.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30The Sharmas have tough decisions to make as the retail landscape changes into the 1990s.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30A student in Belfast struggles to find his place in the local arts scene. 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 weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay. 05:45Anna Hill meets Will Sargent, who left journalism to come back to his family farm. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay. 05:45Charlotte Smith asks The National Police Chiefs Council how they're tackling rural crime. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay. 05:45Defra tells us the cost of ash dieback will have to be met by landowners and councils. 05:58David Attenborough introduces the final recording marking International Dawn Chorus day.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay. 05:45Could new DNA technology help prevent a re-run of the horsemeat scandal? 05:58Chris Packham presents the great bustard.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay 05:45MPs investigate Natural England's revocation of general shooting licences. 05:58Chris Packham presents the shoveler.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose. 05:456/6What sound did dinosaurs make?(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. 05:45Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07The makers and trades people of Stonehenge, whose lives are shaped by their landscape.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits RHS Malvern to discuss the UK flower industry. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Abdul-Rehman Malik explores how mistakes can lead to unexpected insights.(R) 06:35Caz Graham meets a group of refugees who are helping out at lambing time in Yorkshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Emily Buchanan with religious news and current affairs. 07:54Roger Black makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Somerville Foundation 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Bishop of Gloucester preaches live from the Chapel of Dean Close School in Cheltenham. 08:48Val McDermid ponders how we can fix homelessness. 08:58Dermot O'Leary searches for sea eagles, but with light fading, his chances look slim.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Marion Turner, Emma Smith and Juliet John. 09:45Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares Julian Assange to a pamphleteer and fugitive of the 1680s. 09:30The story of a fish that was discovered 66 million years after its 'extinction'.(R) 09:45Babita Sharma remembers a childhood growing up in a British institution - the corner shop.
| 09:00The artist James Bridle assesses the relationship between technology and the environment. 09:306/6What sound did dinosaurs make? 09:45The Sharmas plunge into retail in a move that will shape the course of the family's life.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing 09:45In the early 80s the far right becomes popular as the Sharmas move to their second shop.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor brings together female newsreaders who negotiated sexism in the 1980s.(R) 09:45The Sharmas have tough decisions to make as the retail landscape changes into the 1990s.
| 09:00Honey sommelier Sarah Wyndham Lewis, stand up comedian Sindhu Vee and Thank You stories.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Why do so many of us have an uneasy relationship with food? 10:451/5Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.
| 10:00We're coming live from Dublin 10:452/5Sara has arrived in Broken Wheel, Iowa only to discover that her pen pal Amy has died.
| 10:00Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Inside an Honour Killing. What to do for new parents. 10:413/5Sara decides to make the most of her time in Broken Wheel and plans to open a bookstore. 10:55Mother and daughter talk through some classic modern parenting conundrums.
| 10:00How to potty train, going away with friends, and a new adaptation of Jude the Obscure 10:454/5Sara's bookstore in Broken Wheel is going so well the residents are keen for her to stay.
| 10:00Magdalene Laundries, Women Walking Alone, Restoring Treasures, Shaping Motherhood. 10:455/5The town of Broken Wheel decides Sara should settle there and plan for her to marry Tom.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel visit The British Library in London.
| 10:00Jazzer's determined to get even and Will goes too far.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Two men quit their parties to run as independents in the local elections. Can they win? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Can 11-year-old Arthur bring some positive thinking into his dad’s life? 11:30Sahar Zand is in Kabul for the finals of the TV talent show Afghan Star.
| 11:00Josh Walker saw the war in Syria firsthand and is angry it isn’t reported better.(R) 11:30Martin Jarvis performs a comic classic at The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.
| 11:00The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest. 11:30Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole discovers stories about concerts that have taken place in jails
| 11:00James Naughtie begins his exploration of the Devolution Decades. 11:30Hugo Rifkind explores the power that journalists do and do not have.
| 11:00Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30In Israel and Gaza, Tom Bateman hears how rocket and air strikes are ruining lives.
| 11:15Louis Theroux, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence. 12:18Game of Thrones and a rise in sales for wolf type-pups 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10Charlie, Miranda, and synthetic human Adam, make an eventful trip. 12:18Call You and Yours - What's it like to live in a coastal town? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Charlie and Miranda share a romantic moment before making a difficult visit. 12:18Apps keping you healthy, pollution in cars, and eco-friendly gardening. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10Charlie and Miranda plan to adopt young Mark, but Adam makes an untimely intervention. 12:18Here come the strides - the brides swapping white dresses for white trousers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10As British public unrest reaches fever pitch, Charlie takes care of the synthetic human. 12:18Battling a clothes buying addiction. Struggling on new benefits as a single parent. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The housing association allowing residents to underpay and overpay their rent. 12:30Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Desiree Burch, Andrew Maxwell and Rachel Parris.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32Angela Hartnett meets finalists for Best Food Producer in the BBC Food & Farming Awards 19 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:451/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:452/10Lucy Worsley investigates Lady Flora Hastings, one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:453/10Queen Victoria dines with the wounded Mayor of Newport. Lucy Worsley investigates.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:454/10Lucy Worsley looks into Queen Victoria's governess, who was like a second mother.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:455/10Lucy Worsley explores the popularity of Tom Thumb and Buffalo Bill in Victorian England.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Jesus College Cambridge.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Philippa Perry explores the psychological manipulation of children during divorce.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Will's got some apologising to do.(R) 14:15The story of a missing student set against the rowdy May Day celebrations in Oxford.(R)
| 14:00Jazzer's determined to get even.(R) 14:15Drama about Anne Caulfield’s determination to write her book on Cambodia, despite cancer.
| 14:00Tom is forced to tell the truth(R) 14:15Quirky and dark psychological drama by Ben Lewis.
| 14:00Mia's worries increase(R) 14:15Crime drama from behind the Iron Curtain. Leo Bill stars as Special Investigator Lazar.(R)
| 14:00Jazzer's up for a fight(R) 14:154/5Forced to walk out of Wales with other English refugees, can the Fletchers stay together?(R)
| 14:00Private schools. Is it time to abolish them? 14:30Polish prosecutor Teodor Szacki investigates domestic violence. Adapted by Mark Lawson.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the horticultural panel are in Newcastle.(R) 14:45The Sunday omnibus edition of the week's three conversations, presented by Fi Glover.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The wide-ranging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Sheila Dillon talks to John Timpson about the future of our high streets.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Grantham.(R) 15:30How is the planet's natural life holding up to pressure from humanity? Tom Heap reports.
| 15:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 15:30Claudia Hammond and guests explore the complexity of our visual experience(R)
| 15:00The makers and trades people of Stonehenge, whose lives are shaped by their landscape. 15:27Foreign correspondent Colin Freeman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Street Child(R) 15:30Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers(R)
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the horticultural panel are in Newcastle. 15:45A student in Belfast struggles to find his place in the local arts scene.
| 15:30Sahar Zand is in Kabul for the finals of the TV talent show Afghan Star.(R)
| 15:00Eric Ambler's classic wartime thriller, about an innocent man accused of being a Nazi spy.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The heartbreaking stories of Syrians living and dying in besieged cities.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the visual language of comics, with comics theorist Neil Cohn. 16:30The feminist campaigner and writer Caroline Criado-Perez champions the life of Jane Austen
| 16:00Conspiracy theories - their origins and evolution. 16:30News UK has opened a social influencer marketing agency
| 16:30Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.
| 16:00Andrea Catherwood on a runner, a psychiatrist, an activist, an ecologist, a film director 16:30Are we having less sex? And what happened to coal? (These items are unrelated.) 16:55Mother and daughter’s boyfriend talk about how first impressions can often be so wrong.
| 16:00Music from Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Weekends away with girlfriends. No nappy potty training.
| 16:00Bernardine Evaristo discusses her polyphonic new novel Girl, Woman, Other 16:30Raymond Antrobus is Roger McGough's guest and chooses his favourite poems.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. 17:30The challenge to produce enough food to feed our growing population 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Professor Matthew Flinders examines the legacy of the MPs' expenses scandal ten years on.(R) 17:40Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The UN has said that a million species could be pushed to extinction in the coming years. 18:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00London Bridge terror attack inquest hears from the families of the victims 18:30Ed Reardon returns to lead us through his week, as he keeps mind, soul and cat together.
| 18:00Theresa May has rebuffed fresh calls to say when she will stand down as Prime Minister. 18:303/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny.
| 18:00The Church of England has been severely criticised for its handling of an abuse inquiry 18:306/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00US president defends higher tariffs on Chinese imports as Beijing threatens retaliation 18:30Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Desiree Burch, Andrew Maxwell and Rachel Parris.
| 18:00Withdrawal begins as part of ceasefire deal 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Cabinet minister warns European parliament vote could be seen as 'second referendum' 18:15Comedian and writer Helen Lederer makes her pick of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jazzer's determined to get even. 19:15Sir David Adjaye discusses his approach to architecture, including his new Ghana Pavilion 19:451/5Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.(R)
| 19:00Tom is forced to tell the truth 19:15Amma Asante, TV drama Years and Years reviewed, Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace concert 19:452/5Sara has arrived in Broken Wheel, Iowa only to discover that her pen pal Amy has died.(R)
| 19:15Songwriter Guy Chambers explains how to write a hit. 19:453/5Sara decides to make the most of her time in Broken Wheel and plans to open a bookstore.(R)
| 19:15Mark Haddon on The Porpoise, his new novel based on Shakespeare's Pericles 19:454/5Sara's bookstore in Broken Wheel is going so well the residents are keen for her to stay.(R)
| 19:15Edmund de Waal at the Venice Biennale and debut novelist Elizabeth Macneal. 19:455/5The town of Broken Wheel decides Sara should settle there and plan for her to marry Tom.(R)
| 19:00Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary. 19:15Death of a Salesman, The Hustle, The Virtues, Mark Haddon, and David Nash in Cardiff.
| 19:00Freddie is left disappointed. 19:15Stand-up from Suzi Ruffell about growing up in Portsmouth. 19:45Will learning the tango rekindle a troubled relationship?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Josh Walker saw the war in Syria firsthand and is angry it isn’t reported better. 20:30How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city?(R)
| 20:00Professor Matthew Flinders examines the legacy of the MPs' expenses scandal ten years on. 20:40A landmark High Court judgment says tactile voting devices are 'unlawful'.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy invites Emma Tucker and Richard Seymour to explore each other's perspective. 20:456/6What sound did dinosaurs make?(R)
| 20:00With measles infections on the rise in the UK, should vaccinations be made compulsory? 20:30Will a giant industrial zone in Belarus become the European hub of China's new Silk Road?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Jesus College Cambridge. 20:50Val McDermid ponders how we can fix homelessness.
| 20:00The story of how web-based polemicists bypassed old media and conquered the internet.
| 20:00Are we having less sex? And what happened to coal? (These items are unrelated.)(R) 20:30Andrea Catherwood on a runner, a psychiatrist, an activist, an ecologist, a film director(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Matthew Cobb asks who owns research. Scientists, publishers or the public?(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Marion Turner, Emma Smith and Juliet John.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond and guests explore the complexity of our visual experience 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares Julian Assange to a pamphleteer and fugitive of the 1680s.(R)
| 21:00How is the planet's natural life holding up to pressure from humanity? Tom Heap reports. 21:30The artist James Bridle assesses the relationship between technology and the environment.
| 21:00Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing(R)
| 21:00Lucy Worsley explores Victoria's reign through significant encounters.
| 21:00Eric Ambler's classic wartime thriller, about an English engineer on the run.
| 21:00The housing association allowing residents to underpay and overpay their rent.(R) 21:25Roger Black makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Somerville Foundation(R) 21:30Will a giant industrial zone in Belarus become the European hub of China's new Silk Road?
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:456/10There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:457/10Charlie, Miranda, and synthetic human Adam, make an eventful trip.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:458/10Charlie and Miranda share a romantic moment before making a difficult visit.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:459/10Charlie and Miranda plan to adopt young Mark, but Adam makes an untimely intervention.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:4510/10As British public unrest reaches fever pitch, Charlie takes care of the synthetic human.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Anne McElvoy invites Emma Tucker and Richard Seymour to explore each other's perspective.(R)
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sarah explores the history of fake history, and its use to justify actions and ideology. 23:30In Mongolia Peter Geoghegan grapples with the great wrestlers of a rapidly evolving nation(R)
| 23:006/6From Glasgow - Fred MacAulay introduces more of the country's best comedians. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran to reflect on fancying yourself. 23:151/4The host of the longest-running open mic night in NYC recalls a tough gig in Tokyo.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:005/6Mitch's plan to watch the Aussie tennis final alone goes up in smoke. Stars Angus Deayton.(R) 23:30All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme
| 23:00The feminist campaigner and writer Caroline Criado-Perez champions the life of Jane Austen(R) 23:30Plans for a temporary home for MPs unveiled 23:55Two former colleagues compare notes on their working lives as BAME policemen.
| 23:00The wide-ranging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies 23:30Jean Sprackland joins Roger in the studio.(R)
| 23:00Mads Mikkelsen on Arctic(R) 23:30Prizewinning traveller Jaswinder Jhalli explores the lives of the gauchos of Argentina(R)
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