| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Serial killers: the media and cultural response to these crimes. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Ilmington in Warwickshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The voices of the Windrush generation tell their own stories. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5People with few prospects left the Caribbean and were promised a better life in Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5The impact of the dominant British culture of racism on Caribbean migrants. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5The voices of the 'Windrush generation' recall stories of relationships both new and old. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Voices from the Windrush generation recall creating their own social spaces. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lost in the woods, a mother and son meet a stranger on the path. 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 to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Challenges of weed control; testing out an electric weeder; the first British pink apples. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Farmers want Sainsbury's to pay them as a processor goes into administration. 05:58David Attenborough presents the collared dove.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Illegal antibiotics destined for a poultry farm are seized at an airport. 05:58David Attenborough presents the garganey.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Richard Barnes tells Caz Graham how the Brexit deal might help Northern Ireland fishermen. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Mary Creagh tells Charlotte Smith what the government must do to tackle invasive species. 05:58David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.
| 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 Jasvir Singh 05:45Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief.
| 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 Peter's Parish Church, South Petherton in Somerset 05:45We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley.
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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. 06:07For Rick Stein why Padstow remains old fashioned and that little bit different. 06:30Charlotte Smith discusses the changing face of the tree fruits industry. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Michael Symmons Roberts takes a trip to the Moon and explores its enduring poetic appeal. 06:35For centuries the cattle of the west of Ireland have been led for the winter to the Burren 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. 07:10William Crawley presents religious news and current affairs from around the world. 07:54James Caan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Youth Business International 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for the Sunday before All Saints’ Day 08:48Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death. 08:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde recalls being surrounded by dancing common cranes.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Shamil Thakrar, Priya Basil, Joanna Blythman and Thomas Harding. 09:451/5The voices of the Windrush generation tell their own stories.
| 09:00Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients. 09:30Do scientists and artists see the world differently? With Nasa astronomer John Mather 09:452/5People with few prospects left the Caribbean and were promised a better life in Britain.
| 09:00The costume designer Sandy Powell meets the art director and set-designer Simon Costin. 09:30Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief. 09:453/5The impact of the dominant British culture of racism on Caribbean migrants.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry, ideas and life of Robert Burns (1759-1796). 09:454/5The voices of the 'Windrush generation' recall stories of relationships both new and old.
| 09:00Dame Glenys Stacey shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne 09:455/5Voices from the Windrush generation recall creating their own social spaces.
| 09:00BBC Dynasties cameraman Lindsay McCrae and writer Keggie Carew.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including Brexit latest and tree of the year.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Why are so many organisations in charge of protecting the UK countryside led by women? 10:456/10Kate flees to live with married Eugene - but her father and cronies want to find her.
| 10:00Partners of veterans with PTSD, same-sex marriage, kids and climate change, Regina King. 10:457/10Kate's father asks the Church to help remove her from Eugene's house.
| 10:00Clean Break's 40th, PTSD Part 2, Being Fat. 10:418/10Kate learns the consequences of living with married lover Eugene. 10:55Two artists-in-residence in theatre discuss how welcoming the local community has been.
| 10:00What’s your experience of being fat? Call 03700 100 444. Lines open at 0800. 10:459/10Baba fears she is pregnant and Kate’s relationship with the married Eugene begins to crack
| 10:00Cyntoia Brown-Long; Food writer, Sue Quinn; the final part of our PTSD series; 10:4510/10Baba is off to England and wants Kate to join her – but will Eugene return?
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
| 10:00Tempers flare at Grange Farm and there’s a shock for Oliver.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Steph McGovern asks how we improve our practical maths to help us tackle daily life. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00How the forensic science of hand identification is being used to investigate crime. 11:30Reggie Chamberlain-King tells the strange tale of the search for the source of surrealism.
| 11:00Stories from the hidden past of the intelligence agency. 11:303/4Three vicars, three parishes, one year. What keeps them working for the man upstairs?
| 11:00Basketball - the latest front in the fallout between China and the United States. 11:30Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts.
| 11:00About a bee: which has had a profound impact on human culture and society across history. 11:302/4While sorting out their mother's books, Maureen suggests buying a house in France.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy presents Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster. 11:30South Africa's political resignation that has reopened apartheid era wounds.
| 11:15Wendell Pierce, actor, 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. 12:041/5Bee Wilson explores the history of that most paradoxical of foods, sugar. 12:18Has the gambling industry done enough to protect vulnerable customers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Food writer Bee Wilson explores Britain's love affair with sugar. 12:18Call You and Yours: What effect does online gaming have on the children you know? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Bee Wilson tells the dark history of sugar and slavery. 12:18Why a generation of young people with special needs is being let down according to MPs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Bee Wilson explores sugar's role as a cause of conflict. 12:18News and discussion of consumer affairs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5Bee Wilson explores our current anxiety over sugar. 12:18The woman who wants to change the way you bank forever. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Payday lender lender QuickQuid enters administration. Where does that leave its customers? 12:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley 12:32Dan Saladino picks the tomato to examine the impact of the new Brexit deal on future food. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim has a decision to make.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45“I choose the codename Fred.” A hairdresser becomes a Stasi spy.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45“We have a tunnel.” The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45“We had no chance to be together.” The Stasi close in on the tunnellers.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from the University of Portsmouth.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:301/3Is China's engagement with the wider world a "win-win" or just a one-sided grab for power?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tempers flare at Grange Farm. 14:15By Darragh Mortell. Toby believes he's Kanye West, but maybe he's just a guy from Newport.
| 14:00The residents share memories of Joe. 14:15All Christine (Katherine Kelly) wants is a badge saying my son is autistic, not a burden.
| 14:00Tony finds himself roped in to a scheme. 14:15By Alastair Jessiman. Moscow, 1852. Nikolai Gogol works on a sequel to his satirical novel
| 14:00Elizabeth has concerns about the latest Ambridge rumour. 14:15Based on a true story. Paul is 70 years old when he is kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria.
| 14:00There’s a shock for Oliver 14:154/4Dangerous, desperate love meets betrayal and murder in the turbulent world of Elsinore.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Entertaining new dramas following the political swings of the Republican Party.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in Bristol Botanic Gardens. 14:45The Sunday Omnibus edition with conversations about community, friendship and family.
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| 15:00 | 15:008/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 15:30Charity Akshaya Patra feed 1.76 million school children a day. Now it's coming to the UK.
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel head to Leicester. 15:30What impact is the trend for fake turf and artificial plants having on the environment?
| 15:00How to maximize money from mirth. 15:30Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief
| 15:00For Rick Stein why Padstow remains old fashioned and that little bit different. 15:27Christine Sharp makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. 15:30A visit to Norwich, England's first Unesco City of Literature
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in Bristol Botanic Gardens. 15:45Lost in the woods, a mother and son meet a stranger on the path.
| 15:30Louise Morris challenges Scandinavia's idyllic image through its radical artists.
| 15:001/3Inspector Chen investigates the murder of the former head of the anti-corruption squad
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| 16:00 | 16:00Writer Lou Stoppard explores the relationship between music and high fashion. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores if some our anxieties around AI and automation are cultural.
| 16:00Winifred Robinson's latest report on the families of children born in Bradford 2007-2009. 16:30Lisa Jewell and Aditya Chakrabortty talk all about books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00The origins & meaning of 'cool' 16:30Sky News presenter on her new show and long career in news
| 16:00Francois Ozon on By The Grace Of God. 16:30Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a ballerina, a journalist, a crossword setter, a trumpeter 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 16:55Two people talk about how they became friends through a shared interest in local politics.
| 16:00Cyntoia Brown-Long on her 16 years in prison, being fat, children and climate change
| 16:00Andrew Michael Hurley talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel Starve Acre. 16:30Kathryn Simmonds joins Roger McGough to choose her favourite poems from listener requests.
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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 happens when a company goes in to administration? With Evan Davis and guests. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00File on 4 charts the rise and fall of travel firm Thomas Cook. 17:40We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00MPs' vote on Brexit deal ruled out by the Commons Speaker, John Bercow 18:304/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley
| 18:00The PM says he'll call for an early general election if MPs reject his plan 18:305/6The Sparrowhawk office have a visit from an old team member with a proposition for them.
| 18:00Essex Police are questioning the driver who is from Northern Ireland. 18:301/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa
| 18:00Boris Johnson offers MPs a December general election. 18:303/6Mitch and Will are at loggerheads when an old female friend appears.
| 18:00Vietnamese families fear relatives were among the 39 people found dead in a lorry 18:301/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Lorry driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people found dead in refrigerated vehicle 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00President Trump said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up after being chased by dogs. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with comedian Phil Wang.
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| 19:00 | 19:00The residents share memories of Joe. 19:15David Attenborough's new wildlife series, Bridget Riley exhibition, Forward Poetry Winner 19:456/10Kate flees to live with married Eugene - but her father and cronies want to find her.
| 19:00Tony finds himself roped in to a scheme. 19:15Artist Joy Labinjo on her paintings inspired by photos and Francois Ozon's film reviewed. 19:457/10Kate's father asks the Church to help remove her from Eugene's house.
| 19:00Elizabeth has concerns about the latest Ambridge rumour. 19:15Bruce Springsteen's new film Western Stars, and the legacy of the late Harold Bloom. 19:458/10Kate learns the consequences of living with married lover Eugene.
| 19:00There’s a shock for Oliver 19:15Jack Thorne's new drama The Accident, about the aftershocks of an industrial disaster. 19:459/10Baba fears she is pregnant and Kate’s relationship with the married Eugene begins to crack
| 19:00Eddie makes a surprising discovery and feelings are hurt at Grey Gables. 19:15Harry Hill on his new comedy cabaret television programme 19:4510/10Baba is off to England and wants Kate to join her – but will Eugene return?
| 19:00We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley. 19:15Colombian film Monos, The Almeida's Vassa, Elizabeth Strout, Play Well, C4's The Accident
| 19:00The Grundys are on a mission. 19:15Stand-up special from BBC Radio 4 New Comedy Award 2017 winner Heidi Regan. 19:4512/12The final part of Cynan Jones' gripping series set in the very near future.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Stories from the hidden past of the intelligence agency. 20:30How censorship works in our information age.
| 20:00File on 4 charts the rise and fall of travel firm Thomas Cook. 20:40Freeview TV's new way of finding your favourite shows.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief.
| 20:00Where have this week's events in Westminster left the UK's efforts to leave the EU? 20:30What happens when a company goes in to administration? With Evan Davis and guests.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from the University of Portsmouth. 20:50Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death.
| 20:00Parenting comedy couple Josie Long and Jonny Donahoe share their parenting archive clips.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a ballerina, a journalist, a crossword setter, a trumpeter
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can society accept justice without imprisonment? 21:30Kirsty Wark with Shamil Thakrar, Priya Basil, Joanna Blythman and Thomas Harding.
| 21:00Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief 21:30Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients.
| 21:00What impact is the trend for fake turf and artificial plants having on the environment? 21:30The costume designer Sandy Powell meets the art director and set-designer Simon Costin.
| 21:00Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry, ideas and life of Robert Burns (1759-1796).
| 21:00Broadcaster Robin Ince explores our longstanding obsession with the end of days.
| 21:009/10Marcel Proust’s allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love. 21:45Rachael Gibbons discusses class, social mobility and Imposter Syndrome.
| 21:00Payday lender lender QuickQuid enters administration. Where does that leave its customers? 21:25James Caan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Youth Business International 21:30How censorship works in our information age.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Government publishes 110-page bill to turn Boris Johnson's Brexit deal into law 22:451/5Ten years after Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom has died, his illegitimate daughter turns up.
| 22:00Commons votes for Withdrawal Agreement – but rejects government timetable 22:452/5Nelson, Harry's son, finally meets the half-sister he didn't know about.
| 22:00Bodies discovered on an industrial estate in Grays in Essex 22:453/5Nelson's half-sister Annabelle is invited to a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner.
| 22:00PM's offer dependent on Commons agreeing to hold December 12 General Election 22:454/5After the disastrous Thanksgiving dinner, Nelson has decided to move out.
| 22:00Resurgence of anti-government demonstrations in several towns and cities 22:455/5It's New Year's Eve and Nelson decides to go out on the town with Pru, Annabelle and Billy
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the prospects for an early general election
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| 23:00 | 23:00This episode follows George after his highly publicised run-in with the police. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Anneka Rice lifts the lid on one of the great showbiz mysteries. Who is Clemmie Hart? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Charlotte is forced to intervene when Lillian makes a suspicious new group of friends. 23:154/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Sketches dredged from the Nether Regions of Grant and Marshall’s fermented brains. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Lisa Jewell and Aditya Chakrabortty talk all about books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Sisters talk about how they each had very different relationships with their parents.
| 23:008/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 23:30Roger McGough talks to Malika Booker as she chooses her favourite poems.
| 23:007/8Radiolab explores how you find out who Patient Zero is - the heart of any kind of outbreak
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