| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Loss - an exploration of different forms of lost experience. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:3014 year old Beatrice attends an after-school class for 'Female CEO’s of the Future’. 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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh 05:45Could it be the end of lead ammunition? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Children's author and poet Michael Morpurgo discusses the cackling magpie.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh 05:45Will British farmers be undercut by cheap imports? 05:58Children's author Michael Morpurgo enjoys the call of buzzards when out for his daily walk
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh 05:45Farming Today comes from the annual conference of the National Farmers' Union. 05:58Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to the oystercatchers on the Isles of Scilly.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh 05:45The government's Environment Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons. 05:58Michael Morpurgo on why he would love to be able to get up closer to a dipper.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh 05:45The government has published its approach to trade negotiations with the EU. 05:58Author Michael Morpurgo visited the Camargue and found the flamingo touches his soul.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Rosa Hunt 05:454/6Why do we get more colds in winter?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael’s and All Angels, Great Cumberton in Worcestershire 05:45The UK's chief Brexit negotiator
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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. 06:07Inderjit Bhogal takes Clare Balding for a walk along part of the Wilberforce Way. 06:30From reducing fertiliser use to planting trees... what should farmers be doing? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Mark Tully discusses the impact and the power institutions have in our lives. 06:35Verity Sharp joins a fashion conscious farmer for lambing time 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs. 07:54Comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Legs4Africa. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10For St David’s Day, the Bishop of Bangor marks the centenary of the Church in Wales. 08:48To recline - or not to recline - your seat on an aeroplane? Adam Gopnik on "recline-gate" 08:58Bill Oddie presents the blackbird.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Leila Slimani, Olivia Fane, Sally Howard and Chris Haywood 09:451/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
| 09:00Anya Hurlbert tells Jim Al-Khalili how colours are made in the mind. 09:30From the Eden Project to The Dome and beyond, Lord Chris Smith discusses his legacy. 09:452/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
| 09:00The playwright Simon Stephens meets the poet Simon Armitage. 09:304/6Why do we get more colds in winter? 09:453/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
| 09:00Discussion of the origin, migration, extinction and domestication of horses. 09:454/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
| 09:00Melanie C, singer and Spice Girl, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
| 09:00Joanna Trollope, Jason Watkins and the Inheritance Tracks of Clara Amfo
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including coronavirus update and the end of Northern Rail.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Family Secrets, Melanie shares her story. Plus debut novelist Michelle Gallen. 10:451/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 10:00Sharon Horgan, Weinstein verdict, Dads and Hair and Noor Inayat-Khan. 10:452/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 10:00Mercury retrograde - what's behind our renewed interest in astrology? 10:413/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence. 10:55Friends recall how their relationship survived since one of them became ill as a teenager.
| 10:00Mothers coping with their children, diagnosed with cancer. 10:454/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 10:00Helen Lewis on Difficult Women, elder abuse in care homes, National Women's Register. 10:455/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 10:30The pet shop in Aberdeen where something terrible has been happening to customers.
| 10:00Jim is left stunned by some life changing news and Lilian loses her cool
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| 11:00 | 11:001/4Might humans have an inbuilt compass like homing pigeons? If so, how can we rediscover it? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the 2019 general election campaign. 11:30Artist Monster Chetwynd leads a delightfully bonkers exploration of the Leap Day.
| 11:00Joanna wants to see prescription charges scrapped in England. 11:302/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
| 11:00Stories from China, Iraq, Pakistan and Russia, and the cost of getting sick in America. 11:30Writer Lou Stoppard explores the relationship between music and high fashion.
| 11:001/3Exploring our right to freedom of thought in the digital age and the age of neuroscience. 11:302/4Joe ambushes Donna with an impromptu date night. Stars Philip Glenister.
| 11:00Iain Martin of The Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Stories from Egypt, Sudan, the Netherlands, Austria and the riot ravaged Indian capital.
| 11:15Dorothy Byrne, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan appear to live very different lives. 12:18Our changing tastes at breakfast. The businesses despairing at their water service. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10In 1997, Smadar is killed. In 2007, Abir is killed. 12:18Which book got you through a difficult time in your life? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10Bassam learns about the Holocaust. Rami’s father tells Smadar about his time in Auschwitz. 12:18Viagogo touts 'resell' tickets they do not own plus, are coroners' warnings going unheard? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10Rami is in his car when he gets the news. Bassam is stuck in traffic. 12:18Care abuse, car dealerships and dog mess. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10Rami and Bassam meet on the road to the monastery. 12:18A major new report on gambling. Fresh problems for homeowners with cladding issues. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Leasehold homeowners 'misled' by developers according to Competition and Markets Authority 12:308/8Nish Kumar hosts his final episode of the series 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 12:32The Bake Off Winner talks fame, food and the freak outs of overnight celebrity. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:451/10Stanley Tucci imagines the history of modern California as a Hollywood screenplay
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:452/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of the man who made LA possible: William Mulholland
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:453/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of celebrity preacher Aimee Semple McPherson who vanished.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:454/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American Oscar winner.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:455/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Leon Lewis who hunted down Nazis in LA in the 30s and 40s
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from the University of Sunderland.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30James Nokise looks at how Pacific wordsmiths have protested nuclear testing.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a tempting offer for Freddie 14:151/7Compelling drama exploring the psychological impact of murder.
| 14:00Jim is left stunned by some life-changing news. 14:15The detective duo interview a young prisoner about an attack on a fellow inmate.
| 14:00Jim struggles to take in recent events 14:15Respectable writer Jack insists he is innocent of shoplifting. Max and Sean find out.
| 14:00It’s an emotional day for Shula 14:15The detective duo are at a loss to find a suspect in the case of a violent attack.
| 14:155/5By Katherine Jakeways. Final episode of the comedy about a couple who met on a train.
| 14:00The Coronavirus. Are you doing anything to prepare? 14:45Drama based on Muriel Spark's war-time work in the 'black propaganda' department of MI6.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and his panel of gardening experts are in Worplesdon, Surrey. 14:45An engineer in the oil and gas business talks to an active member of Extinction Rebellion.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the cryptic questions 15:30Dan Saladino investigates fears of wild Atlantic salmon's possible extinction in 20 years.
| 15:002/7Josie Long presents stories about dancing. 15:303/3Nick Spencer examines the historical relationship between science and religion.
| 15:00How easy is it to rent when on benefits? Are blanket bans on claimants legal? 15:30Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters and how the media report sepsis.
| 15:00Inderjit Bhogal takes Clare Balding for a walk along part of the Wilberforce Way. 15:27Angela Rippon makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Environmental Investigation Agency UK 15:30Colum McCann discusses his new book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Apeirogon.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and his panel of gardening experts are in Worplesdon, Surrey. 15:4514 year old Beatrice attends an after-school class for 'Female CEO’s of the Future’.
| 15:30Artist Monster Chetwynd leads a delightfully bonkers exploration of the Leap Day.
| 15:005/6High Life and Low Politics in Victorian England
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| 16:00 | 16:00James Nokise looks at how Pacific wordsmiths have protested nuclear testing. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores an example of unintended consequences in the digital world.
| 16:00How effective is the Parole Board at predicting whether a criminal will reoffend? 16:30Richard Harrington and Njambi McGrath join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.
| 16:00Citizenship - from schools to the process by which immigrants become British citizens. 16:30Why have some intellectual print publications defied the trend and increased sales?
| 16:00Justin Kurzel on Ned Kelly and Wake In Fright 16:30The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a President, a writer and a diver. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 16:55Environmental campaigners talk about the importance and urgency of their work.
| 16:00Weekend: Weinstein verdict, Anne Enright, mothers of cancer patients.
| 16:00Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie 16:30A poem by Penelope Shuttle picks up on conversations recorded on a bench in Falmouth.
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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. 17:30Will the four day working week ever become a reality? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How safe is the air inside airline cabins? 17:40The UK's chief Brexit negotiator 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Harvey Weinstein is facing up to twenty-five year in jail for sexual assault and rape. 18:303/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
| 18:00New coronavirus advice: Britons returning from Italy told to self-isolate 18:303/6Are Arthur, Trillian and Random really the last remaining humans in The Galaxy? Maybe not.
| 18:00Governments step up plans to cope with spread of the virus. Cases in Europe rise sharply 18:304/4Alex looks into the future of humankind.
| 18:00A court has ruled that plans for a third runway at Heathrow are unlawful. 18:302/6Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
| 18:00A British man has died after catching coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship 18:308/8Nish Kumar hosts his final episode of the series
| 18:00Broadside from top Home Office boss as he resigns Historic deal signed with Taliban 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK 18:15Writer and Broadcaster Farrah Jarral picks the best of this week’s BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim is left stunned by some life-changing news. 19:15Todd Haynes- Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Flesh and Blood, Murder 24/7 19:451/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 19:00Jim struggles to take in recent events 19:15Zadie Smith on reading, British Surrealism, playwright Jingan Young 19:452/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 19:00It’s an emotional day for Shula 19:15Viviana Durante on Isadora Duncan, whose radical dancing enthralled audiences in the 1900s 19:453/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 19:15Céline Sciamma on her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and composer André J. Thomas. 19:454/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 19:15Elisabeth Moss on her new film The Invisible Man and Aravind Adiga on his novel Amnesty 19:455/5Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.
| 19:00The UK's chief Brexit negotiator 19:15Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Christos Tsiolkas, Leon Spilliaert, Noughts and Crosses
| 19:00Lynda is left disappointed 19:152/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency go on a team-building day. 19:453/43/4. Spine by Anita Sullivan. A mother and son try to escape their repressive homeland.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Joanna wants to see prescription charges scrapped in England. 20:30Why aren't The Greens more popular?
| 20:00How safe is the air inside airline cabins? 20:40Blind playwright Mandy Redvers Rowe on her new BBC drama 'Second Sight'
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:454/6Why do we get more colds in winter?
| 20:00How effective is the Parole Board at predicting whether a criminal will reoffend? 20:30Will the four day working week ever become a reality?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from the University of Sunderland. 20:50To recline - or not to recline - your seat on an aeroplane? Adam Gopnik on "recline-gate"
| 20:00Laura Kuenssberg explores the foundations of the scandals that shook faith in elites.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a President, a writer and a diver.
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| 21:00 | 21:00An intimate glimpse of the Hong Kong protests, as experienced by a newlywed couple. 21:30Amol Rajan with Leila Slimani, Olivia Fane, Sally Howard and Chris Haywood
| 21:00Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters and how the media report sepsis. 21:30Anya Hurlbert tells Jim Al-Khalili how colours are made in the mind.
| 21:00Mathematician Vicky Neale explores the idea of the beautiful in maths. 21:30The playwright Simon Stephens meets the poet Simon Armitage.
| 21:00The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick 21:30Discussion of the origin, migration, extinction and domestication of horses.
| 21:00Stanley Tucci tells the story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley
| 21:003/5By Tajinder Singh Hayer. 1979, and Harpal can't wait to pack his parents off on holiday. 21:453/8By Nick Walker. Annika reopens an unsolved case from the 1980s.
| 21:00Leasehold homeowners 'misled' by developers according to Competition and Markets Authority 21:25Comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Legs4Africa. 21:30Why aren't The Greens more popular?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Downfall of the powerful Hollywood producer sparked the MeToo movement 22:451/10Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan appear to live very different lives.
| 22:00Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to eleven towns in Italy 22:452/10In 1997, Smadar is killed. In 2007, Abir is killed.
| 22:00President Trump to give update on US state of preparedness 22:453/10Bassam learns about the Holocaust. Rami’s father tells Smadar about his time in Auschwitz.
| 22:00Judges said plans didn't conform to UK's climate change commitments 22:454/10Rami is in his car when he gets the news. Bassam is stuck in traffic.
| 22:00Man being treated at a specialist NHS infection centre in London 22:455/10Rami and Bassam meet on the road to the monastery.
| 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 hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/3A new after hours series re-imagining a long night of the soul that left its mark 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in parliament
| 23:001/4Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures from Garforth to Cambridge University. 23:30All the news from Parliament with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Stand-up comic Ken Cheng describes his poker game addiction. 23:152/4Divorcee Spencer Pandy tries to rebuild a bridge to his children with a Mexican banquet. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Comedy conversation. Five dads discuss what it's like to be a father in modern Britain. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Richard Harrington and Njambi McGrath join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 23:55Mother and daughter talk about where they are in their lives after a family tragedy.
| 23:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the cryptic questions 23:30Poet Ailbhe Darcy explores the extraordinary Inger Christensen poem 'alphabet'.
| 23:002/9Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of secret identities and true selves. 23:50To recline - or not to recline - your seat on an aeroplane? Adam Gopnik on "recline-gate"
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