| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The link between education and violent extremism. Also, the iconic orange jumpsuit.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury in Worcestershire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Dr Monty Lyman explores the beauty and complexity of our largest organ - the skin.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Dr Monty Lyman examines the relationship between our diet and our skin.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Dr Monty Lyman explains that the sun brings life and healing, but also demands reverence.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Dr Lyman explores the relationship between our brain and skin. Read by Gunnar Cauthery.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Dr Monty Lyman concludes with a look at tattooing as a social and religious activity.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Outside a primary school in Belfast, Sonny waits for his granddaughter.(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 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 Major Anne Read. 05:45Shaun Spiers from The Green Alliance says more funding is required for Natural England. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the eastern orphean warbler in an olive grove near Athens.(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 Major Anne Read. 05:45Should all UK farming be putting the environment before food production? 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan and Asia.(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 Major Anne Read. 05:45Rural domestic abuse - is it the hidden curse of the countryside? 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the North American black-chinned hummingbird.(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 Major Anne Read. 05:45New skin test brings TB vaccine a step closer, raptor deaths in Scotland, and cereals. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marabou stork in Africa.(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 Major Anne Read. 05:45Scheme to make TB cull less harrowing; mass pheasant release challenged; ancient cereals. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the Nene, or the endemic and rare Hawaiian goose.(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 Canon Angela Tilby. 05:45R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying.(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 Worcester Cathedral 05:45The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.(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. 06:07Helen Mark visits the Escape Project in Swaffham as they prepare for Chelsea Flower Show.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith discovers how a statistician influenced our understanding of cereals. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Theologian and writer Dr Jane Williams examines the nature and extent of human freedom. 06:35Meet the farmers reviving a taste of old Wensleydale 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Frontline AIDS. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Keswick Convention explores the parable of the rich fool. Preacher: Julian Hardyman 08:48John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events. 08:58Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory on the white stork for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00The first of two The Listening Project Summer Specials presented by Fi Glover. 09:451/5Dr Monty Lyman explores the beauty and complexity of our largest organ - the skin.
| 09:00Lunar geologist Katherine Joy tells Jim Al-Khalili why we need to go back to the moon. 09:30Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar speaks to the US-based surrogate who carried his baby. 09:452/5Dr Monty Lyman examines the relationship between our diet and our skin.
| 09:00Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London. 09:30R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying. 09:453/5Dr Monty Lyman explains that the sun brings life and healing, but also demands reverence.
| 09:00Mariella Frostrup asks how best to raise children into a post-truth world. 09:454/5Dr Lyman explores the relationship between our brain and skin. Read by Gunnar Cauthery.
| 09:00Marcus Wareing, chef, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne(R) 09:455/5Dr Monty Lyman concludes with a look at tattooing as a social and religious activity.
| 09:00Ainsley Harriott, Petra Velzeboer and Ella Dove
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The UK has a rising maternal mortality rate for black women. What needs to change? 10:451/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part one in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon.
| 10:00The programme comes live from Liverpool for the Netball World Cup 2019. 10:452/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part two of Apollo 11's five day journey to the moon.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:413/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part three in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. 10:55Mother and daughter compare notes on the experience of going to university.
| 10:00Alexia Sloane; Vicky Trimble and Rosalind Stephens; Dame Sally Davies; Dr Jessamy Hibberd. 10:454/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon.
| 10:00Summer sporting legacy: How best can we inspire more women and girls to take up sport? 10:455/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Final episode of Apollo 11's epic journey to the moon.
| 10:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
| 10:00Clarrie makes a shocking discovery and Jim attempts to make amends
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Dallas Campbell explores how astronauts will return to the moon. This time to stay. 11:30Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.
| 11:00Guilty pleasures, cheeky treats – Sofie Hagen asks why we put moral judgements on food. 11:302/4An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.(R)
| 11:00How people in Algeria are getting to grips with new levels of freedom of expression. 11:30Emma Dabiri meets three exciting, emerging photographers.
| 11:00Why a mental health diagnosis can carry its own health warning. 11:30Sitcom in a secret British unit dedicated to fighting the social media cyberwar. Badly.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times reviews the week in Westminster. 11:30Jacob Zuma denies it all and issues veiled threats as South Africa reckons with its past
| 11:15John Cooper Clarke, poet, 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. 12:046/10Harper visits Charlie at the petrol station to carry out some business. 12:18Unpaid carers, the future of cigarettes, why younger people are queueing up for cruises. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10In the summer of his 16th year, Charlie recalls his first kiss with Fran Fisher. 12:18Get in touch if you are starting to feel the limitations of online shopping. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Charlie and Fran contrive to spend the night together, and lie to their parents. 12:18Pensioners scammed of their savings are now facing tax bills from HMRC. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10After the disasters of the previous few hours, Charlie owes Fran an explanation. 12:18The race to design the perfect fitness app in a business said to be worth more than £250m. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10Recalling his break up with Fran Fisher, Charlie now looks forward to his wedding. 12:18Residents say they wont return to fire damaged block 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Navigating the electric car charging network. 12:301/5Topical sitcom following life in Westminster through the eyes of a clickbait website.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon meets grannies and grandchildren whose family dishes stand the test of time. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Michael Crick finds out how lobbying works.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Michael Crick on the cunning, clever world of lobbying.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Michael Crick on the lobbyists and reputational managers working for foreign regimes.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45How will Brexit affect the world of the lobbyist?
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Melton Theatre in Melton Mowbray.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30A bridle saunter, river battles, losing the plot, industrialising berries, son and father.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alistair faces an impossible task.(R) 14:151/4Comedy drama series about the exploits - musical and otherwise - of a string quartet.(R)
| 14:00Clarrie makes a shocking discovery.(R) 14:15Stuart Houghton’s semi-autobiographical story about having breast cancer.
| 14:00It's an emotional day for Jim.(R) 14:15Entertaining new drama imagines key moments in the Clintons' lives together.(R)
| 14:00Peggy's scheme attracts attention.(R) 14:15By Josie Long and Liam Williams. Dystopian comedy about a city divided by a giant fence.
| 14:00Shula comes to the rescue(R) 14:152/5Detective team Max and Sean interview another suspect in Roy Williams' crime drama.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30A young writer meets a famous US Senator at a party and something goes terribly wrong.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the gardening experts are at RHS Garden Wisley.(R) 14:45Three conversations about the value of education, of friendship and of art in action.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The final of the general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Dan Saladino takes part in a gruelling food study aimed at predicting his optimum diet.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are at the Black Country Living Museum.(R) 15:30Peter White interviews people in public life with a disability to explore how they succeed
| 15:00How do you manage the cost of school holiday food, fun and childcare on a budget? 15:30Declining male fertility, diagnosing urinary tract infections, and health websites.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the Escape Project in Swaffham as they prepare for Chelsea Flower Show. 15:27Chef Ellis Barrie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theodora Children's Charity(R) 15:30On the centenary of her birth, Open Book celebrates the novels of Iris Murdoch.(R)
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the gardening experts are at RHS Garden Wisley. 15:45Outside a primary school in Belfast, Sonny waits for his granddaughter.
| 15:30Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.(R)
| 15:00Tom Conti stars as Vasari, tasked with a new papal commission while writing an art history
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| 16:00 | 16:002/4An intimate portrait of Kurt Wagner, singer and creative force behind US band Lambchop. 16:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
| 16:00Michael Rosen explores the strange history of 'The', the most influential word in English. 16:30Dolly Alderton and Clare Mackintosh join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas.(R) 16:30Contempt of court and leaking secrets.
| 16:00Touki Bouki and Beyoncé, and the secrets of screen acting with Denis Lawson. 16:30Turing on the new £50 note, moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a retailer, a diet creator, a cricketer and an actor 16:30The controller of the Proms rejects suggestions that they are elitist. 16:55Two artists and activists talk light-heartedly about how much their art means to them.
| 16:00Why are black women in the UK more likely to die in childbirth? Volunteers at the NWC 2019
| 16:00Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong discusses his debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. 16:30Admired Somali-British poet Warsan Shire writes of Nasro, a young refugee camped in Kenya.
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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. 17:30What can we learn from how one medical start-up fooled Silicon Valley and the world?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Criticisms of the way allegations of sexual assault are handled in the armed forces(R) 17:40The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00England's World Cup winning cricketers are to attend a reception at Downing Street 18:304/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Victoria Coren Mitchell presents another edition of the show which dares to commit heresy.
| 18:00The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been extradited to the UK and arrested. 18:303/4Award-winning sketch duo The Pin are back with a new series and this time they're at home.
| 18:00The move makes it harder for the new Prime Minister to force through a no-deal Brexit. 18:301/4Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
| 18:00Chancellor prepared to take steps to avoid a no-deal Brexit at the end of October. 18:301/5Topical sitcom following life in Westminster through the eyes of a clickbait website.
| 18:00Britain says it will do everything it can to defend shipping after Iran seizes tanker 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Philip Hammond says could not serve in a no-deal Brexit govt 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with Nick Baker
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| 19:00 | 19:00Clarrie makes a shocking discovery. 19:15Dominic Dromgoole, new theatres, Karina Ramage. 19:451/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part one in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon.(R)
| 19:00It's an emotional day for Jim. 19:15The power of knitting as protest and a huge statue of Ed Sheeran is unveiled in Moscow. 19:452/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part two of Apollo 11's five day journey to the moon.(R)
| 19:00Peggy's scheme attracts attention. 19:15Karina Canellakis on conducting the first night of the Proms. 19:453/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part three in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon.(R)
| 19:00Shula comes to the rescue 19:15Why the River Thames is about to become the world's longest artwork 19:454/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon.(R)
| 19:00Jim attempts to make amends 19:15Hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy on the hidden black figures of Italian Renaissance art. 19:455/5Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Final episode of Apollo 11's epic journey to the moon.(R)
| 19:00The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side. 19:15Making Noise Quietly, Night of the Iguana, The Moon, Laura Cummings, I Am Nicola
| 19:153/4Sketch show with Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Frank Hovis, Rev McMinn and Calum Gilhooley. 19:456/8By Nick Walker. Recovering in hospital, Annika looks into a suspicious death on the ward.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Guilty pleasures, cheeky treats – Sofie Hagen asks why we put moral judgements on food. 20:30Are Britain's two main political parties now in terminal decline?
| 20:00Criticisms of the way allegations of sexual assault are handled in the armed forces 20:40Do emojis need to be more accessible? And audio-description built-in.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying.(R)
| 20:00Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the stories revealed by history’s lines and linkages(R) 20:30What can we learn from how one medical start-up fooled Silicon Valley and the world?
| 20:00Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Melton Theatre in Melton Mowbray. 20:50John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events.
| 20:00James Burke revisits his coverage of the moon landings in 1969 in front of a live audience
| 20:00The controller of the Proms rejects suggestions that they are elitist.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a retailer, a diet creator, a cricketer and an actor(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Vikram Dodd investigates the role remorse plays in criminal sentencing.(R) 21:30The first of two The Listening Project Summer Specials presented by Fi Glover.(R)
| 21:00Declining male fertility, diagnosing urinary tract infections, and health websites. 21:30Lunar geologist Katherine Joy tells Jim Al-Khalili why we need to go back to the moon.(R)
| 21:00Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi. 21:30Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London.(R)
| 21:00Turing on the new £50 note, moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet(R) 21:30Mariella Frostrup asks how best to raise children into a post-truth world.(R)
| 21:00More adventures in the world of lobbying with Michael Crick.
| 21:00Tom Conti stars as Vasari, whose prayer for help painting Florence’s dome brings a visitor(R)
| 21:00Navigating the electric car charging network.(R) 21:25Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Frontline AIDS.(R) 21:30Are Britain's two main political parties now in terminal decline?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00President steps up attack on four opposition party Congresswomen 22:456/10Harper visits Charlie at the petrol station to carry out some business.(R)
| 22:00Outgoing German defence minister replaces Jean-Claude Juncker on Nov 1st 22:457/10In the summer of his 16th year, Charlie recalls his first kiss with Fran Fisher.
| 22:00First appearance since launch of 2020 re-election campaign 22:458/10Charlie and Fran contrive to spend the night together, and lie to their parents.(R)
| 22:0017 Conservatives rebel to stop Parliament being suspended to force No Deal Brexit 22:459/10After the disasters of the previous few hours, Charlie owes Fran an explanation.
| 22:00UK government's emergency COBRA committee meeting tonight 22:4510/10Recalling his break up with Fran Fisher, Charlie now looks forward to his wedding.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Clara Amfo looks at the UK voguing scene, a unique subculture currently in the spotlight.(R) 23:30News from Westminster with Sean Curran
| 23:001/2Musical comedy starring Richie Webb as performance shy cocktail pianist Nigel Penny.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Fast-rising comedy star Darren Harriott recalls life in a teenage gang. 23:151/4Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim: can he be PM?(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/13Sarah Millican's new panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Dolly Alderton and Clare Mackintosh join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55PhD students talk about how hard it can be to make friends and what defines friendship.
| 23:00The final of the general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies.(R) 23:30Andrew McGibbon explores the poetry, song and yoiking of the Sámi people in the Arctic.(R)
| 23:001/8Stories of the struggles, support and safety the bonds of family provide. 23:50John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events.(R)
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