| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Greg James, self-confessed 'proud radio nerd', returns to rummage through the BBC archives 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Manchester Cathedral 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Novelist Howard Jacobson considers the true meaning of Brexit. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Novelist Nadifa Mohamed explains why she’s now ready to call the UK home. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Novelist Lionel Shriver wonders why we care so much about Brexit. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Novelist Jan Carson makes a plea for the art of listening. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Novelist James Meek on the idea of home. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30An original short work for radio by Grahame Williams. 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.
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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 short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh 05:45Can mobile abattoirs improve animal welfare? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about the two farming conferences happening in Oxford this week. 05:58Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh. 05:45Charlotte Smith is at the Oxford Farming Conference. 05:58Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about the future of trade and the new plan for a food strategy. 05:58Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh. 05:45Charlotte Smith reports from both the farming conferences happening in Oxford this week. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner 05:45Sarah Gristwood is worried that the vogue for tidying will make history harder to uncover.
| 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 the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Studley, Warwickshire. 05:45The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis.
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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 meets teenage campaigner Amy Bray planting trees to save the planet in Cumbria. 06:30Charlotte Smith brings you some of the best bits from the two Oxford Farming Conferences. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Are cities paved with gold or sinks of iniquity? Mark Tully examines the call of the city. 06:35Verity Sharp meets a young couple farming on Dartmoor 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 the week's religious and ethical news. 07:54Robert Rinder makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Buttle UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10David Suchet reflects on the life of St Peter in a service from the Tower of London. 08:48Will Self explores what he sees as a growing sense of collective hypocrisy. 08:58Kate Humble presents the black grouse.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with David Mikhail, Jude Yawson, Ben Ansell and Christina Hardyment. 09:451/5Novelist Howard Jacobson considers the true meaning of Brexit.
| 09:00Using pollen to solve crimes. Prof Pat Wiltshire talks to Jim Al Khalili. 09:30Gerald Scarfe meets photographer Paul Conroy 09:452/5Novelist Nadifa Mohamed explains why she’s now ready to call the UK home.
| 09:00Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit. 09:30Sarah Gristwood is worried that the vogue for tidying will make history harder to uncover. 09:453/5Novelist Lionel Shriver wonders why we care so much about Brexit.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poems of Catullus from the late Roman Republic 09:454/5Novelist Jan Carson makes a plea for the art of listening.
| 09:00Rupert Everett, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne 09:455/5Novelist James Meek on the idea of home.
| 09:0060s racer Christabel Carlisle, tennis coach Sam Jalloh and Golden Globe winner Brian Cox.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Update from a listener, first featured in 2018, talking about how it feels to be fat. 10:451/10A gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
| 10:00Concussion in women, Age of criminal responsibility, Why women read fiction 10:452/10A family miss boarding the Mayflower from Southampton.
| 10:00Male rape; 'How Fat Feels'; Snowplough parents 10:413/10Saul is becoming a problem for Matthew. 10:55Two men discuss the pros and cons of how their lives have been transformed by technology.
| 10:00Reappraising Christine Keeler; Leah Penniman; Alice Guy Blache and Women's Sexual Health. 10:454/10The Pilgrims arrive in America but get stuck aboard the ship.
| 10:00Sexual Violence in Conflict, Rosamund Lupton, How Fat Feels 10:455/10Sarah and her family must pick up the pieces of their lives.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Devizes.
| 10:00There’s a shocking proposal at The Bull and Jim struggles with his emotions.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Alabama 3 lost a legend with the death of Jake Black: how can things continue without him? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00A doctor and their patient come together to tell the story of a single diagnosis. 11:30Massacres and mouth harps: singer Nathaniel Mann explores conflicts in South Africa by ear
| 11:00My Name Is Peter: I helped battle to stop the devastation caused by the Fishlake floods 11:30Martin Jarvis performs the second of two comic classics live at the Orange Tree Theatre.
| 11:00'We lived with wolves' says 90 year old Galina - a witness to life before Chernobyl. 11:302/3How might we get to grips with the terrifying scale of the climate crisis?
| 11:00Peter White meets Paul Maynard, one of the few disabled MPs in the new parliament. 11:30Bobby's 63-year-old mum turns up unannounced, seeking the Sex and the City lifestyle.
| 11:00Anushka Asthana of the Guardian looks at the first full week of Parliament in 2020. 11:30Reactions to General Suleimani's targeted killing at home and in the Iranian diaspora.
| 11:15Michael Lewis, writer, 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. 12:041/5After witnessing a clandestine encounter, an old spy sets life changing events in motion. 12:18Made-to-measure clothes using your mobile phone, and new attempts to recruit more GPs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5As Solly struggles to be taken seriously, agent Snow White is about to come into play. 12:18What are you doing to get enough rest? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Preoccupied with his disastrous personal life, John Bachelor decides to call in a favour. 12:18Why some disabled people fear doing sport; plus a travel currency website is hacked 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Alec carries out a reluctant favour as Martin Kreutzmer scrambles to cover his tracks. 12:18Shopping; Plastic Alternatives; Gardening Economics. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5German agent Martin Kreutzmer is desperate to protect his asset after the death of Solly. 12:18Could you give up buying new clothes for a year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Travelex systems remain suspended, rent arrears, Universal Credit, and leasehold reform. 12:301/8Series 101 of the satirical panel show 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 12:32Jaega Wise meets the brewers pouring away preconceptions in the workplace 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Rachel Carson.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Joe Farman.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Petra Kelly.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Wangari Maathai.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Judith Wright.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents topical discussion from Launceston Town Hall
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:302/2The transition from fossil fuels to renewables and its geopolitical consequences
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a shocking proposal at The Bull 14:15St Anthony’s Festival this year is the setting for the story of a 40-year old secret.
| 14:00Jim struggles with his emotions 14:15Colin Teevan’s modern take on Greek mythology, starring Niamh Cusack and Ruth Bradley.
| 14:151/2A tragic death, a recently married couple, a haunted house.
| 14:00Jim’s attitude causes problems 14:152/2A tragic death and a newly married couple in a house full of dark questions...
| 14:00There’s hope on the horizon for Oliver 14:15By Frazer Flintham. Trying to recover his dad's clothes, Louie brings the family together.
| 14:00The Labour Party is looking for a leader... Who stands out for you? 14:45Pinter's screenplay based on Karen Blixen's intriguing 19thC story of love and loss.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in Langholm, Scotland. 14:45Three conversations about the wonders of live music, new technology and times past.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon investigates why one day we could all be eating pond scum
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Edinburgh. 15:30Iszi Lawrence and Tom Holland with the latest research that's Making History.
| 15:00Money and social media influencers with Louise Cooper 15:30Allergies and anxiety; imposter syndrome; recognising dog expressions
| 15:00Helen Mark meets teenage campaigner Amy Bray planting trees to save the planet in Cumbria. 15:27Sue Cook makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. 15:30Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the team are in Langholm, Scotland. 15:45An original short work for radio by Grahame Williams.
| | 15:00Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina's account of her imprisonment. Dramatised by EV Crowe
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| 16:00 | 16:003/4Natalie stands up for Roman biographer Suetonius, with Llewelyn Morgan and Anita Anand. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the role that smell can play in religion.
| 16:00Michael Rosen returns to explore how metaphors shape our lives with author James Geary. 16:30Charlie Parker - Bird - proposed by Ken Clarke
| 16:00The 'Happiness Industry'. Also, 'wellness syndrome'. 16:30Andy Wilman is exec producer of The Grand Tour and was the creative force behind Top Gear
| 16:00The Man Who Invented British Cinema 16:30Gareth Mitchell discusses the Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a general, a writer, an engineer, a biologist 16:30How many animals have died in Australia and how many Labour voters went Conservative? 16:55Two sisters in their 80s reflect on life and education in the Dundee of their childhood.
| 16:15Christine Keeler from 2001, snowplough parents and why women love fiction.
| 16:00100 Novels That Shaped Our World: Identity 16:30For the 200th anniversary of John Clare's poems, a look at the music and songs he gathered
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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. 17:30To stop global warming, we need to cut CO2 emissions. So how soon can we go carbon zero? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Lesley Curwen investigates the hope, hype and potential harm of stem cell treatments 17:40The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Police believe Reynhard Sinaga raped 190 men. He's been sentenced to at least 30 years. 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00Fifty mourners have died at the burial of an Iranian general killed in a drone strike. 18:301/4Sanjay has not been entirely truthful with Ramesh about his college education.
| 18:00Trump says Iran is "standing down" after missile strikes on US military targets 18:301/4Carol Kirkwood and Clara Amfo join Joe on the sofa.
| 18:00No 10 looks into reports Ukrainian plane was brought down by anti-aircraft system. 18:302/13Sarah Millican's panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
| 18:00Devolved government to be restored in NI three years after it collapsed 18:301/8Series 101 of the satirical panel show
| 18:00Protests after Iran's admission that it "unintentionally" shot down a passenger jet. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Iranian government has summoned Britain's ambassador in Tehran after his arrest. 18:15Sheila McClennon picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim struggles with his emotions 19:15Sam Mendes on WWI movie 1917 and we announce the Costa Book Awards 2019 category winners 19:451/10A gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
| 19:15Adam Sandler talks about Uncut Gems and Sara Collins on her gothic novel 19:452/10A family miss boarding the Mayflower from Southampton.
| 19:00Jim’s attitude causes problems 19:15Freddie Fox on Freddie Fox on playing Jeremy Bamber in ITV's drama White House Farm. 19:453/10Saul is becoming a problem for Matthew.
| 19:00There’s hope on the horizon for Oliver 19:15Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, and Costa Poetry winner Mary Jean Chan 19:454/10The Pilgrims arrive in America but get stuck aboard the ship.
| 19:15Jonathan Coe, winner of the Costa Novel Award 2019, discusses Middle England 19:455/10Sarah and her family must pick up the pieces of their lives.
| 19:00The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis. 19:151917, London International Mime Festival, King Gary, Ismail Kadare, Saad Qureshi,
| 19:00Tom is on more than one mission 19:151/6From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before. 19:451/5No One Called Her Angel. A five-part reading for Radio 4 written by Louise Welsh.
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| 20:00 | 20:00My Name Is Peter: I helped battle to stop the devastation caused by the Fishlake floods 20:30A bitter homecoming for three young West Africans who tried to get to Europe - and failed
| 20:00Lesley Curwen investigates the hope, hype and potential harm of stem cell treatments 20:40Calls for more research funding into blindness. And the blind physio still working aged 90
| 20:00Roy Baumeister on why we must beat the tyranny of our negativity bias. With Helen Lewis. 20:45Sarah Gristwood is worried that the vogue for tidying will make history harder to uncover.
| 20:00What power does Iran's Revolutionary Guard wield and what will they do now? 20:30Meet the Zimbabwean businesses on a mission to change tastes and survive climate change.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents topical discussion from Launceston Town Hall 20:50Will Self explores what he sees as a growing sense of collective hypocrisy.
| 20:00How can the political interview adapt to a changing political and media landscape?
| 20:00How many animals have died in Australia and how many Labour voters went Conservative? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a general, a writer, an engineer, a biologist
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| 21:00 | 21:00Dr Kat Arney examines the potential health benefits of jiggling and doodling. 21:30Andrew Marr with David Mikhail, Jude Yawson, Ben Ansell and Christina Hardyment.
| 21:00Allergies and anxiety; imposter syndrome; recognising dog expressions 21:30Using pollen to solve crimes. Prof Pat Wiltshire talks to Jim Al Khalili.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond investigates the constantly shifting nature of diagnostic labels. 21:30Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.
| 21:00Gareth Mitchell discusses the Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poems of Catullus from the late Roman Republic
| 21:00Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement.
| 21:004/4The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but learns an old foe is on his trail. 21:459/10Harry learns some terrible news about his daughter, Rebecca.
| 21:00Travelex systems remain suspended, rent arrears, Universal Credit, and leasehold reform. 21:25Robert Rinder makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Buttle UK. 21:30Meet the Zimbabwean businesses on a mission to change tastes and survive climate change.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Assassinated Iranian general to be buried in home town tomorrow 22:451/5After witnessing a clandestine encounter, an old spy sets life changing events in motion.
| 22:00Deadly crush in vast crowd of mourners - more than fifty people killed 22:452/5As Solly struggles to be taken seriously, agent Snow White is about to come into play.
| 22:00Harry and Meghan to balance their time between UK and North America 22:453/5Preoccupied with his disastrous personal life, John Bachelor decides to call in a favour.
| 22:00All 176 on board died – including dozens of Canadians 22:454/5Alec carries out a reluctant favour as Martin Kreutzmer scrambles to cover his tracks.
| 22:00Washington punishes Tehran for missile strikes against US forces in Iraq 22:455/5German agent Martin Kreutzmer is desperate to protect his asset after the death of Solly.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Roy Baumeister on why we must beat the tyranny of our negativity bias. With Helen Lewis.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Following difficult conversations with Uganda and Britain, George drops a bombshell. 23:30Mark O'Connell makes the case for ambivalence.
| 23:00Matt Lucas and David Walliams return for a special episode of Little Britain. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/6From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Ken is rushed into hospital, and the family do their best to get there as fast as possible 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Charlie Parker - Bird - proposed by Ken Clarke 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Friends in their 20s on the wonder of music and capturing and living in the moment.
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar is plagued by an overabundance of gratitude
| 23:00The Man Who Invented British Cinema 23:30Are cities paved with gold or sinks of iniquity? Mark Tully examines the call of the city.
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