| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Lily Allen talks about her fourth and most personal album, 'No Shame'.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Great St Mary's Church in Cambridge(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Anya seeks escape in a Spanish village.(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.
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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 Rachel Gardner. 05:45Could understanding the body clocks of plants cut the use of chemicals on the farm? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the bluethroat.(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 Rachel Gardner. 05:45A new report criticises Westminster for ignoring the concerns of rural communities. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the aquatic warbler.(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 Rachel Gardner. 05:45Plans to end freedom of movement on 31 October causes chaos, says farming union. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler.(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 Rachel Gardner. 05:45HS2 is being reviewed, so what next for farmers and landowners along the route? 05:58Brett Westwood presents the tawny pipit.(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 Rachel Gardner 05:45Sea eagles have been reintroduced on the Isle of Wight. Farmers are concerned about lambs. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the serin.(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 Dr Marika Rose. 05:45Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit.(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 Andrew’s Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire 05:45Ewan Flynn argues that grassroots football is more than just a game on a Sunday afternoon.(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 journeys to The Centre of the Earth, a hidden nature reserve in Birmingham.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe is on a mixed farm in Somerset. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik asks whether death could merely be the end of the beginning.(R) 06:35John Connell talks about his powerful memoir of life on an Irish farm 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 presents a special programme about religion and music. 07:54Sudhesh Dahad makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anne Frank Trust 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10For the Edinburgh Festival from Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church with Rev Scott McKenna 08:48Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.(R) 08:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Peter Hennessy invites Peter Hain to reflect on his life and times 09:45Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.
| 09:00Can animals use language? Stephen Fry weighs up the evidence. 09:30James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads. 09:45Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.
| 09:00Roderick Williams discovers the social history hidden in the places we make for singing. 09:30Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit. 09:45Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.
| 09:00Lyse Doucet talks to the renowned Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa. 09:30CJ Burge tells Alan Rusbridger about the mental impact of prison life, in Japan and the UK 09:45Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites those who saved York Minster from the devastating fire of 1984. 09:45Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.
| 09:00Singer PP Arnold, artist Mackenzie Thorpe, poet Charly Cox and the Reverend Peter Allen.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Drinking, Divorcing at 70, Bringing up sons 10:451/10Kate's father is off on a drinking binge so the farm must cope without him.
| 10:00The wellness industry and its effects on women. Plus young women and unwanted attention. 10:452/10A play at the Town Hall marks a turning point in Kate's life.
| 10:00Life after the death of a partner, Women and Ironman events, PTAs. 10:413/10Mr Gentleman gives Kate a lift into Limerick. 10:55Alastair and Frank discuss music, memory and the power of glam rock.
| 10:00Listener Week; Falling out with your BFF. Oldest UK Book Club? Young entrepreneurs. 10:454/10Despite not talking to each other - Kate and Baba head off together to their new school.
| 10:00Mothers and sons, renting at 50, and bereavement and appetite loss. 10:455/10Away from home, Kate thinks she can cope with Baba's brutal style of friendship.
| 10:30Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.
| 10:00Will struggles to let go and it's a big night for Peggy
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| 11:00 | 11:00Reverends Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap curate shoptalk. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Lucy Cooke discovers whether it's better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom 11:30Take shelter from the storm, as rain comes down on the humble tin roof.
| 11:00Michael Sandel talks baseball, national identity and the role of team sport in life. 11:303/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
| 11:00Can one man's campaign for motorways in Romania make a difference and save lives? 11:30Elizabeth Alker and Nikesh Shukla explore art and anxiety.(R)
| 11:00Rotherham resident Joanne Keeling looks at the problem of emotional overeating in the town 11:301/5New sitcom by Amna Saleem, starring Kiran Sonia Sawar.
| 11:00Katy Brand toasts the wine glass, learning why it became the gargantuan glass it is today.(R) 11:30A resurgence of far-right extremism in the US - are there enough people challenging it?
| 11:15Sue MacGregor recalls the controversy following the 1988 documentary, Death on the Rock.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks. 12:18Olympic Park cladding. Mobile phone contracts. Complaints about roadside recovery. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Rachel recalls meeting her husband-to-be at a Washington party. 12:18Call You and Yours - How well prepared is your business for a no-deal Brexit? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Mark tries to persuade Rachel to give him one more chance... 12:18The 'Greta Effect': how publishers are responding to Greta Thunberg's climate campaign. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5The heavily-pregnant Rachel gets an unexpected proposal. 12:18Could new laws to prevent puppy farms put small responsible breeders out of business? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5Rachel makes a grand gesture of her own. 12:18New-build homes, the future of Jack Wills, and recycling plastic coat hangers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money. 12:301/7Special edition of the Now Show coming from the BBC Hub at the Edinburgh Fringe(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?(R) 12:32Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part II 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Britain and its 'Fourth Arm of Defence' from 1920 - 1940.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45War and the German Economy from 1920 – 1940.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45China and Japan's war economies from 1920 to 1940.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45War and the Soviet economy from 1920 – 1940
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah presents topical debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30A special edition of Open Book recorded at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Emma's behaviour causes concern(R) 14:15A young British woman risks everything to fight with the Kurdish YPJ against Isis in Syria
| 14:00Jim finds himself a new focus.(R) 14:15By Katherine Chandler. What do you do when your husband returns home with a mystery baby?
| 14:00Will struggles to let go(R) 14:15Ballard's wedding looms as Rumpole faces a life-changing decision about his own marriage.(R)
| 14:00Susan has a crisis of confidence(R) 14:15Dystopian drama by Piers Black-Hawkins, winner of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2016.(R)
| 14:00Ruth has the rug pulled out from under her(R) 14:15A weekend away for college friends turns sour when a deeply personal secret is uncovered.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the team of gardening experts are in East Dorset.(R) 14:45Three conversations looking back at music and memories.
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| 15:00 | 15:005/6Students from the University of Brighton take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part I(R)
| 15:002/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping faith. 15:30Peter White meets US lieutenant governor Cyrus Habib, who lost his eyesight at eight.(R)
| 15:00In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money. 15:30Philip Ball tells the story of Madame Lavoisier, the translator of oxygen.
| 15:00Helen Mark journeys to The Centre of the Earth, a hidden nature reserve in Birmingham. 15:27Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Poppy Factory(R) 15:30Benjamin Myers discusses his latest novel The Offing.(R)
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the team of gardening experts are in East Dorset. 15:45Anya seeks escape in a Spanish village.
| | 15:004/10Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love.
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| 16:00 | 16:00India Rakusen discovers how her generation is changing the workplace. 16:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen looks at how English is used in Science. 16:30Caroline Quentin nominates the 17th century dramatist and architect Sir John Vanbrugh
| 16:00Lily Allen answers audience questions about her 2018 album, 'No Shame'.(R) 16:30Some brands are ensuring their ads do not appear with news stories they disapprove of.
| 16:00Where to Begin with... Pedro Almodovar 16:30UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion and the Royal Society's book prize.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a film star, a princess, an editor and a baseball player. 16:30Was your A-level grade correct? Plus were 350m trees planted in one day in Ethiopia? 16:55Jim and Liam look back at their childhoods in Larne, County Antrim.
| 16:30Happy single women, book clubs and attention deficit disorder in girls.
| 16:005/10Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love.
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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. 17:30It’s known for precision and punctuality but Europe’s engine is slowing down. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor look back on reporting the Northern Ireland Troubles(R) 17:40Ewan Flynn argues that grassroots football is more than just a game on a Sunday afternoon.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Boris Johnson says he's confident the EU will change its Brexit stance. 18:30Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
| 18:00Prime Minister says 'anti-democratic' Irish border backstop must be scrapped 18:30The world premiere of an amazing lost Jane Austen novel - improvised on the spot.
| 18:00The future of HS2, the high speed rail link between London and Manchester, is in doubt 18:30Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona.
| 18:00But the French leader did not rule out renegotiating the Withdrawal Deal 18:30A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.
| 18:00A huge trade deal between the EU and South America is under threat. 18:301/7Special edition of the Now Show coming from the BBC Hub at the Edinburgh Fringe
| 18:00Prince Andrew says he saw no criminal behaviour during friendship with Jeffrey Epstein 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00England have fought back against Australia to win the third test at Headingley. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with broadcaster Liz Barclay.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim finds himself a new focus. 19:15Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor and Edinburgh festival highlights. 19:451/10Kate's father is off on a drinking binge so the farm must cope without him.(R)
| 19:15Antonio Banderas on playing film director Pedro Almodovar in Pain and Glory. 19:452/10A play at the Town Hall marks a turning point in Kate's life.(R)
| 19:00Susan has a crisis of confidence 19:15Conductor John Wilson on composer Erich Korngold, and the art of interior design. 19:453/10Mr Gentleman gives Kate a lift into Limerick.(R)
| 19:00Ruth has the rug pulled out from under her 19:15Bafta winner Danny Brocklehurst on new comedy drama Brassic. 19:454/10Despite not talking to each other - Kate and Baba head off together to their new school.(R)
| 19:00It's a big night for Peggy 19:15Andrew Davies on his television dramatisation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon 19:455/10Away from home, Kate thinks she can cope with Baba's brutal style of friendship.(R)
| 19:00Ewan Flynn argues that grassroots football is more than just a game on a Sunday afternoon.(R) 19:15Almodovar's Pain and Glory, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Brassic, Peter Pomerantsev.
| 19:00Hannah doesn’t mince her words 19:153/4Trisha is persuaded to cater for a double date.(R) 19:453/12Hattie Morahan continues Cynan Jones' electrifying new series set in the very near future.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Michael Sandel talks baseball, national identity and the role of team sport in life. 20:30Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?(R)
| 20:00Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor look back on reporting the Northern Ireland Troubles 20:40How do you manage your power when you're blind?
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests ask whether laws to tackle anti-social behaviour are working. 20:45Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit.
| 20:00Helen Castor presents stories from the past with a bearing on issues today. 20:30How has Huawei, one of the world’s most controversial companies, grown to be so powerful?
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents topical debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London. 20:50Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.
| 20:00Jan Ravens explores the fate of impressionists when their signature character retires.
| 20:006/10Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder.(R) 21:30Peter Hennessy invites Peter Hain to reflect on his life and times(R)
| 21:00Philip Ball tells the story of Madame Lavoisier, the translator of oxygen. 21:30Can animals use language? Stephen Fry weighs up the evidence.(R)
| 21:00Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi. 21:30Roderick Williams discovers the social history hidden in the places we make for singing.(R)
| 21:00UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion and the Royal Society's book prize.(R) 21:30Lyse Doucet talks to the renowned Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa.(R)
| 21:00Clincial psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 21:003/10After moving to Paris with his family, young Marcel falls in love for the first time.
| 21:007/10Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love.
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| 22:00 | 22:0012 others injured in the attack in Idlib province 22:451/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks.(R)
| 22:00Khan Sheikhoun was held by Syrian opposition groups for five years 22:452/5Rachel recalls meeting her husband-to-be at a Washington party.(R)
| 22:00German leader challenges UK to come up with solutions on Irish backstop within 30 days 22:453/5Mark tries to persuade Rachel to give him one more chance...(R)
| 22:00UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says he's deeply concerned 22:454/5The heavily-pregnant Rachel gets an unexpected proposal.(R)
| 22:00President Trump will meet Boris Johnson for first time since he became Prime Minister 22:455/5Rachel makes a grand gesture of her own.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests ask whether laws to tackle anti-social behaviour are working.(R)
| 22:00Ellie Price hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen meets London-born writer Gabriel Gbadamosi, to talk Dickens and dialect.(R) 23:30Stories of abuse that raise questions about what makes entertainment.
| 23:002/4Phil will solve your problems. Well, he'll try. Sitcom also starring Johnny Vegas. 23:30A 15-year-old leaving home to join IS sparks questions about young women and terrorism.
| 23:003/4John is in a ponderous mood, contemplating life as time goes by. 23:15Comedian Tez Ilyas returns for a third series of Tez Talks.(R) 23:30How amateur cavers pulled off the rescue of the century.
| 23:00A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. 23:30The Beyond Today podcast team ask how far right ideas are spreading in Europe and online.
| 23:00Caroline Quentin nominates the 17th century dramatist and architect Sir John Vanbrugh(R) 23:25Two stories about how journalism has had to adapt to the presidency of Donald Trump. 23:55Bob and Helen and the story behind the photograph that brought them together.
| 23:005/6Students from the University of Brighton take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30A series of small poems by Holly Pester, set in the brief pauses of work-breaks.(R)
| 23:00Where to Begin with... Pedro Almodovar(R) 23:30Sudhesh Dahad makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anne Frank Trust(R) 23:33Matthew Bannister on a film star, a princess, an editor and a baseball player.(R)
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