| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Conspiracy theories - their origins and evolution.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - London in the 1820s.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30From an island in the Bristol Channel, a distress signal goes out over the airwaves(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 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. 05:45Walking in the woods is officially good for your health, according to new research. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary hails the greater black-backed gull as an 'Alsatian of the skies'(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. 05:45Farmer Guy Poskitt says consumer attitudes need to change to tackle food waste. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary relishes soaring swifts and swallows bobbing in front of his car.
| 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. 05:45Another ruling against weedkiller Roundup, we hear what it means for the industry. 05:58The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe.(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 05:45Gun licenses cost less than a passport, and the prices are staying the same this year. 05:58Childhood holidays in France were a chance to see rare birds for Fyfe Dangerfield.(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. 05:45The National Beef Association says new EU funding gives Irish farmers an advantage. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield is enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet out at sea.(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 start the day with Nichiren Buddhist Robert Harrap. 05:45Nick Robinson interviews home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots.(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 Michael’s Church, Whichford, in South Warwickshire. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage.(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. 06:07Clare Balding goes walkabout with a group of Australians called The Norfolk Broads.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith explores how future food and farming policy might share our landscape. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Poet Imtiaz Dharker examines the phenomenon of divine intoxication.(R) 06:35Sarah Swadling meets the brewers showing faith in British hops. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton with religious news and current affairs. 07:54Tom Hollander makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10'Love one another' from St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast. 08:48Following the death of Brian Walden, this is one of his last talks for A Point of View 08:58Actor Samuel West remembers one of his proudest birdwatching moments for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Kerry Hudson, Billy Bragg, Howard Brenton and Will Tanner. 09:45Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - London in the 1820s.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland looks at women's roles in intelligence now and during WWII. 09:30A story of the discovery of genetic scissors that accidentally enabled fast gene editing.(R) 09:45Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.
| 09:00Acclaimed theatre director Robert Icke followed as he works on plays in London and Basel. 09:30Nick Robinson interviews home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots. 09:45Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's Gothic story of a monster brought to life 09:45Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.
| 09:00Louis Theroux, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:45Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.
| 09:00Edd China, Candice Brathwaite and Francis Rossi's Inheritance Tracks
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 10:00Living with dissociative identity disorder - one woman's story. 10:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 10:41Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood. 10:55Good friends living in Belfast talk about how art can give meaning to lived experience.
| 10:00Red lipstick, abortion in the US, Nigel Slater, and domestic abuse links with terrorism. 10:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 10:00Women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia, and living with borderline personality disorder 10:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 10:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Will has an uninvited guest and it all gets too much for Freddie
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| 11:00 | 11:00Matt’s childhood was devastated by pedophiles. Has he healed enough to find love? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Hannah Critchlow on the latest brain research and what it tells us about free will. 11:30Sahar Zand is in Kabul to meet women musicians who are defying the Taliban.
| 11:00Carolyn's fighting to save her home from falling into the sea. 11:30A side of London you’ve never heard before, seen through the eyes of a national treasure.
| 11:00In 2009, Mennonite women in a far-flung Bolivian colony reported mass rape. 11:30Hannah Catherine Jones meets instrument inventors challenging the status quo.
| 11:00Twenty years on from the foundation of devolution, James Naughtie asks if it's delivered. 11:30Hugo Rifkind explores the power that judges do and do not have.
| 11:00Matt Chorley of The Times Red Box looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Has politics been the main loser in Australia's general election campaign?
| 11:15Pat McGrath, make-up artist, 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. 12:04November 1850 and we meet the ambitious owner of a shop of curiosities, antique and new. 12:18Why have plastic crisp packets collected under a nationwide scheme not been recycled yet? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Iris and her sister Rose continue to work at the Doll Shop and dream of escape. 12:18Call You and Yours - What's it like to buy and run an electric car? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Iris’s work is interrupted by a handsome voyeur. 12:18Mental health seclusion and restraint, catching fly-tippers and finding perfect flatmates. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Silas thinks of nothing but Iris, and tries to find her in the unlikeliest of places. 12:18The complex ownership of our high streets and why it matters. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Iris begins her new life as an artist's model. 12:18Heartbreaking recordings of abuse revealed from Cornish care home 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What can you do if you're pursued for a debt that isn't yours? 12:30Julia Hartley Brewer, Fred MacAulay, Neil Delamere and Geoff Norcott join Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Gyles Brandreth, Kerry Godliman, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino is on a beach for a Robinson Crusoe experience. Can he survive on wild food? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:456/10Lucy Worsley investigates the relationship between Queen Victoria and her dresser.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:457/10What happened when Florence Nightingale visited Queen Victoria? Lucy Worsley finds out.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:458/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's life in the wake of the death of her husband.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:459/10Lucy Worsley explores the relationship between Queen Victoria and her favourite servant.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:4510/10What was the relationship between Queen Victoria and Bishop Randall Davidson?
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from The Cottesloe School in Buckinghamshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Riding Saltburn's waves, surf music in Worthing, a parent's death, Yorkshire identities.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Freddie is left disappointed.(R) 14:15This story was inspired by Sylvia Smith Lewis's grandmother, Madame Tempy Stuart Smith.
| 14:00Ed is forced to let down a friend(R) 14:15Sian Phillips stars as the fractious and enigmatic Edith Macefield. By Daniel Thurman.
| 14:00Will has an uninvited guest(R) 14:154/5By Katherine Jakeways. Latest instalment of the comedy about a couple who met on a train.
| 14:00Jim comes to the rescue(R) 14:15Cold blooded murder or self defence? Crime drama set in communist Hungary.(R)
| 14:00Elizabeth offers support(R) 14:155/5Where can the family be reunited and safe, when everything is pushing them apart?(R)
| 14:00Is the best way to defeat a populist to choose another populist? 14:30Polish prosecutor Teodor Szacki investigates domestic violence. Adapted by Mark Lawson.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.(R) 14:45Fi Glover with the omnibus edition of three conversations about art, sexuality and faith.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Angela Hartnett meets finalists for Best Food Producer in the BBC Food & Farming Awards 19(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel visit The British Library in London.(R) 15:30Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Verity Sharp meets the eco-anxious.
| 15:00Restarting a career after a long-term employment break. 15:30Café Conversations, the light triad, conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding goes walkabout with a group of Australians called The Norfolk Broads. 15:27Roger Black makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Somerville Foundation(R) 15:30Bernardine Evaristo discusses her polyphonic new novel Girl, Woman, Other
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. 15:45From an island in the Bristol Channel, a distress signal goes out over the airwaves
| 15:30Sahar Zand is in Kabul to meet women musicians who are defying the Taliban.(R)
| 15:00Eric Ambler's classic wartime thriller, about an innocent man accused of being a Nazi spy.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Marie-Louise Muir unpicks the intricacies of Irish satire. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the religious landscape of Sri Lanka.
| 16:00Damian Le Bas talks to Michael Rosen about the Romani language. 16:30Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
| 16:00Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence. 16:30How Ted Sarandos turned Netflix into one of the world's most valuable companies.
| 16:00Director Brian Welsh discusses Beats, his acclaimed drama set in the 90s rave scene 16:30Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an actress, a broadcaster, a psychologist, a paranormal investigator. 16:30Are more people dying from coronary disease? Plus how we need more economic data on women. 16:55Friends and flatmates talk about their gender and sexuality, and their Christian faith.
| 16:00A history of red lipstick. Links between domestic violence and terrorism. Sally Wainwright
| 16:00Writers Ben Smith and Julia Blackburn discuss their books about Doggerland. 16:30Roger McGough's guest curator is Fleur Adcock.
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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. 17:30President Omar al-Bashir was deposed on 11th April, but protesters still line the streets 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Did marketing help fuel the UK's opioid addiction 'crisis'?(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The actress played characters that seemed the epitome of America's post-war optimism 18:30Gyles Brandreth, Kerry Godliman, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00Some senior MPs have called on ITV to scrap the programme following the death of a guest. 18:30Ed Reardon returns to lead us through his week, as he keeps mind, soul and cat together.
| 18:00MPs and regulators will examine support given to TV guests after Jeremy Kyle show axed 18:304/4Simon Evans points a jokenomics lens at the Big Beasts of economic theory
| 18:00The Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed to set a timetable for her departure. 18:30A two-part look back at one of Radio 4’s best-loved comedians, presented by Sandi Toksvig.
| 18:00The PM is now considering putting new options before MPs to see if any can get a majority 18:30Julia Hartley Brewer, Fred MacAulay, Neil Delamere and Geoff Norcott join Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Scott Morrison has unexpectedly hung on to power in the Australian election. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Jeremy Corbyn dismisses PM's 'bold new offer' 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with broadcaster Stuart Maconie.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ed is forced to let down a friend 19:15Keanu Reeves on reprising his action role in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. 19:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.(R)
| 19:00Will has an uninvited guest 19:15Fun Lovin' Crime Writers - a band of famous detective story authors perform live 19:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 19:15Gentleman Jack review, correcting the contemporary art canon, #BeMoreMartyn and Futbolka. 19:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
| 19:15Stephen Graham discusses working with Shane Meadows on TV drama The Virtues 19:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.(R)
| 19:00It all gets too much for Freddie 19:15Report from the Cannes Film Festival, including Elton John biopic Rocketman 19:45Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage. 19:15Birds of Passage, White Pearl, Thomas Harris/Denise Mina, A Tale of Two Empires.
| 19:00Elizabeth faces a blast from the past 19:15Phil Wang Wangsplains the contentious topics of our time. 19:45A secret passion is reignited when an old friend appears at a Charleston class.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Carolyn's fighting to save her home from falling into the sea. 20:30The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest.(R)
| 20:00Did marketing help fuel the UK's opioid addiction 'crisis'? 20:40A book on regaining sight and stories of blind women from around the world.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy invites Isabel Oakeshott and Matthew Parris to explore each other's views. 20:45Nick Robinson interviews home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots.
| 20:00As tensions rise between Iran and the United States, is there a danger of armed conflict? 20:30How do we create an innovative environment?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from The Cottesloe School in Buckinghamshire. 20:50Following the death of Brian Walden, this is one of his last talks for A Point of View
| 20:00Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.
| 20:00Are more people dying from coronary disease? Plus how we need more economic data on women.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on an actress, a broadcaster, a psychologist, a paranormal investigator.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can 11-year-old Arthur bring some positive thinking into his dad’s life?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Kerry Hudson, Billy Bragg, Howard Brenton and Will Tanner.(R)
| 21:00Café Conversations, the light triad, conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons 21:30Jonathan Freedland looks at women's roles in intelligence now and during WWII.(R)
| 21:00Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Verity Sharp meets the eco-anxious.(R) 21:30Acclaimed theatre director Robert Icke followed as he works on plays in London and Basel.
| 21:00Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's Gothic story of a monster brought to life(R)
| 21:00Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
| 21:00Eric Ambler's classic wartime thriller, about an innocent man accused of being a Nazi spy.(R)
| 21:00What can you do if you're pursued for a debt that isn't yours? 21:25Tom Hollander makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia 21:30How do we create an innovative environment?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45November 1850 and we meet the ambitious owner of a shop of curiosities, antique and new.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45Iris and her sister Rose continue to work at the Doll Shop and dream of escape.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45Iris’s work is interrupted by a handsome voyeur.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45Silas thinks of nothing but Iris, and tries to find her in the unlikeliest of places.(R)
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45Iris begins her new life as an artist's model.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Anne McElvoy invites Isabel Oakeshott and Matthew Parris to explore each other's views.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen explores the visual language of comics, with comics theorist Neil Cohn.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in parliament.
| 23:001/4The madcap schemes of three kids to find their mum a new man.(R) 23:30The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, accuses Labour of "ridiculous anti-Americanism"
| 23:001/4Super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes muses on love, life, and what might come afterwards.(R) 23:152/4Lach remembers a series of coincidences from a time when everything was a bit weird.(R) 23:30Theresa May urges MPs to back her Brexit deal - once again.
| 23:006/6Mitch's birthday is coming and he's trying to avoid any fuss. Stars Angus Deayton.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Friends look back at how their faiths and their communities have affected their lives.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies(R) 23:30Raymond Antrobus is Roger McGough's guest and chooses his favourite poems.(R)
| 23:00Director Brian Welsh discusses Beats, his acclaimed drama set in the 90s rave scene(R) 23:30Rhiannon Adam offers a very personal account of her visit to the remote British territory.(R)
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