| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Citizenship - from schools to the process by which immigrants become British citizens. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael’s and All Angels, Great Cumberton in Worcestershire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account is about a cast of young women who joined ISIS 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed book explores what motivated a cast of young women to join ISIS 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Azadeh Moaveni's intimate portrait turns to four girls from Bethnal Green. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5In Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account, the young women contend with life under ISIS. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5In Azadeh Moaveni's complex account there is fall out for the young women who joined ISIS 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Lilly's a new mother with a burning soul, she just has to find it again. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Rosa Hunt 05:45Farmers brace themselves for the clear-up on land damaged by floods. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff.
| 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 05:45The government sets its strategy for trade with the US - what does it mean for farmers? 05:58Bill Oddie presents the lapwing.
| 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 05:45The RSPCA wants all supermarkets to switch to slower-growing breeds of chickens for meat. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the nuthatch.
| 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 05:45Farmers are angry at the idea that the current tax break on red diesel could be scrapped. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the great crested grebe.
| 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 05:45A government u-turn or just the next phase of the policy? 05:58Bill Oddie presents the rook.
| 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 journalist Vishva Samani. 05:455/6From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
| 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 Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton in Devon 05:45Anglican priest Rachel Mann reflects on her journey of identity as a trans woman.
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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. 06:07Clare Balding visits the mysterious labyrinth on top of St Catherine's Hill in Winchester. 06:30Sybil Ruscoe explores the government's decision to phase out the badger cull. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05In his second special programme for Lent, Mark Tully discusses Temptation. 06:35Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark review ‘Winter Flies’ from the Living World archive. 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. 07:10Sophia Smith Galer reports on religious apps in the first in a three part series. 07:54Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Scottish Love in Action. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking International Women's Day from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow. 08:48Tom Shakespeare asks how best to confront difficult situations. 08:58Kate Humble presents the woodcock.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Hilary Mantel talks to Andrew Marr 09:451/5Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account is about a cast of young women who joined ISIS
| 09:00What maggots teach us about our sense of smell. Prof Matthew Cobb tells Jim Al-Khalli 09:30Gerald Scarfe meets Brian Cosgrove, the creator of Dangermouse and Penfold. 09:452/5Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed book explores what motivated a cast of young women to join ISIS
| 09:00Nick Robinson meets Whitehall insiders to find out how the UK might handle a pandemic. 09:453/5Azadeh Moaveni's intimate portrait turns to four girls from Bethnal Green.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest theoretical physicists who ever lived. 09:454/5In Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account, the young women contend with life under ISIS.
| 09:00Dorothy Byrne, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5In Azadeh Moaveni's complex account there is fall out for the young women who joined ISIS
| 09:00Sarfraz Mansoor on Bruce Springsteen; Dame Kristin Scott Thomas.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Hadley Freeman discusses her new book - the story of her Jewish relatives in 20th century. 10:451/10Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's epic tale of politics and power, read by Alex Jennings.
| 10:00US astronaut Kathryn Sullivan; Romy Gill cooks spicy chickpeas; Reducing domestic violence 10:452/10Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's epic tale of politics and power, read by Alex Jennings.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:413/10Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's epic tale of politics and power, read by Alex Jennings. 10:55Two commuters talk about their morning routines and how commuting etiquette has changed.
| 10:00Photographer Doris Derby talks about an exhibition of her work. 10:454/10Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's epic tale of politics and power, read by Alex Jennings.
| 10:0010th Anniversary of the Women of the World Festival 10:455/10Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's epic tale of politics and power, read by Alex Jennings.
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| 10:00Emma makes a big decision and disaster strikes for Oliver.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/4Can people who haven't spoken for years have lucid conversations just before they die? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00The generation gap has never felt wider. Rhys Jones asks if we have seen this before. 11:30Step inside North Korea's Art Studio
| 11:00How to have meaningful conversations across the class divide, with Kerry Hudson. 11:303/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
| 11:00Stories from Israel, Iraq, South Africa, Russia and the US as Democrats choose a candidate 11:30The saxophonist Jess Gillam meets the bass guitarist Gail Ann Dorsey.
| 11:002/3Exploring our right to freedom of thought in the digital age and the age of neuroscience. 11:303/4Joe decides to become a Wellness Coach. Starring Philip Glenister.
| 11:00Anushka Asthana of the Guardian looks back at the week in Westminster. 11:30Stories from China, Spain, the South Pacific, Arctic Norway & the Greek-Turkish border.
| 11:15Chris Riddell, illustrator and author, shares the soundtrack of his life.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10Both Bassam and Rami tell the stories of their loss and how they chose to move forward. 12:18Sustainable bedding wrapped in plastic. Technology in care. Strengthening tenants rights. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10Rami arrives at the hospital. Bassam waits in an ambulance. 12:18Coronavirus: What impact is it having on you? call 03700 100 444 from 11am 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Bassam and Rami must confront how to continue their lives, without their daughters. 12:18Northern Ireland 5G, Welsh floods, Scottish buses, voluntary tax in England and shoe pains 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10Bassam and Rami’s sons both tell their own stories. 12:18Why the makers of camper vans have serious concerns about being asked to go electric. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10In 2016, Bassam and Rami make their way home. 12:18The simple steps to living a longer healthier life. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The 9 year old who gifted £2,500 to TikTok influencers. 12:301/6Steve 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. 12:044/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 12:32Dr Polly Russell and Sheila Dillon talk to pasty makers from around the world. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:456/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:457/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Kathleen Cleaver, a key figure in the Black Panther Party
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:458/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing Californian politician
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:459/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:4510/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Jerry Brown, California's longest-serving governor.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents debate from the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, West Sussex
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Step inside North Korea's Art Studio
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda is left disappointed 14:152/7Can group therapy help treat murderers?
| 14:15A ski resort in the Carpathian Mountains is home to an internet election-rigging gang.
| 14:00Ed finds himself in an awkward situation 14:15Two Households is a story about two families struggling with the legacy of the past.
| 14:00Emma makes a big decision 14:15Video game designer Chelsea has a tough job ahead building her game, Glacier.
| 14:00Philip springs a surprise 14:15Drama that asks if it's time for proportional representation in British elections.
| 14:00How is the Coronavirus affecting your life? Have you changed your behaviour? 14:455/6From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
| 14:00Peter Gibbs looks through the GQT archive for a spring edition of the show. 14:45A conversation between two strangers from different walks of life.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz 15:30The Bake Off Winner talks fame, food and the freak outs of overnight celebrity.
| 15:003/7Short documentaries inspired by the tarot deck. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30Mark Ruffalo tells the story of one man's fight against a poisonous household chemical
| 15:00Cashless society, crowd funding and the end of chequebooks, where now for charities? 15:30Chris van Tulleken investigates hard sell in the private cataract business
| 15:00Clare Balding visits the mysterious labyrinth on top of St Catherine's Hill in Winchester. 15:27Comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Legs4Africa. 15:30Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie
| 15:00Peter Gibbs looks through the GQT archive for a spring edition of the show. 15:45Lilly's a new mother with a burning soul, she just has to find it again.
| 15:00Henry James's chilling tale of a governess fighting what she thinks are forces of evil.
| 15:006/6Bold adaptation of High Life and Low Politics in Victorian England.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The generation gap has never felt wider. Rhys Jones asks if we have seen this before. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores how the online space is changing our social connections.
| 16:00The unique sensory room designed to put child witnesses with autism at their ease. 16:30Neil Forsyth and Neil Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
| 16:00Loneliness - is it a uniquely modern emotion? 16:30How a family feud complicates the sale of The Daily Telegraph.
| 16:00John Boorman: conclusions. 16:30Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a Stalinist, a mathematician, a biochemist, a film star. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 16:55Mother and daughter leaving nothing unsaid in a joyful exchange about living and dying.
| 16:00The power of crying. Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan. Children and Coronavirus.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Kiley Reid about Such A Fun Age. 16:30Zodwa Nyoni's poem reflects stories told to Anna Scott-Brown on a park bench in Leeds.
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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. 17:30How will the infection affect commerce in the UK and around the world? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How social media is fuelling violence and murder in north London. 17:40The home secretary facing allegations of bullying. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Allegations that Priti Patel mistreated staff are to be investigated by Cabinet Secretary 18:304/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
| 18:00PM outlines plans the Government could take in the event of a coronavirus epidemic 18:304/6Ford Prefect calls upon Arthur Dent for help. Now, there’s desperation...
| 18:00England's chief medical officer says epidemic in UK likely as coronavirus cases reach 87 18:301/4Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
| 18:00The first death in the UK from the coronavirus has been recorded 18:303/6Jeff takes Corrine on visit to a misleadingly-named Escape Room. Stars Tom Palmer.
| 18:00The number of cases has risen to 163; up 47 since yesterday. 18:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00The number of cases of the coronavirus confirmed in the UK has risen above 200. 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Coronavirus deaths rise in Italy by more than 100 in a day 18:15Broadcaster Peter Curran picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics 19:451/10A devoted husband faces the mission of a lifetime, galaxies away from his wife.
| 19:00Ed finds himself in an awkward situation 19:15Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses 19:452/10Peter starts to explore the base on Oasis but is keen to meet his new flock.
| 19:00Emma makes a big decision 19:15The Mirror and the Light from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, and women in hip hop 19:453/10Peter has his first encounter with his new flock, the native Oasans.
| 19:00Philip springs a surprise 19:15Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on his latest work The Special Relationship. 19:454/10Peter shows his Oasan congregation some photos of life on Earth.
| 19:00Disaster strikes for Oliver 19:15The Mash Report's Rachel Parris on how her personal life inspired her new stand-up show. 19:455/10Peter presides over the funeral service for one of his colleagues on the USIC base.
| 19:00The home secretary facing allegations of bullying. 19:15Hilary Mantel, The Mikvah Project, Sulphur and White, Among The Trees exhibition
| 19:00Lynda’s frustration grows 19:153/6Hardacre's ad agency compete for a dating app account called Befriendr. With Nigel Havers. 19:454/44/4. Inertia by Melissa Lee-Houghton. In hospital, a man experiences sinister healthcare.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How to have meaningful conversations across the class divide, with Kerry Hudson. 20:30How the furore over a single arrest demonstrates China's rising power.
| 20:00How social media is fuelling violence and murder in north London. 20:40Blind comedian David Eagle, a study about touch and accessible apps.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Anglican priest Rachel Mann reflects on her journey of identity as a trans woman.
| 20:00The unique sensory room designed to put child witnesses with autism at their ease. 20:30How will the infection affect commerce in the UK and around the world?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents debate from the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, West Sussex 20:50Tom Shakespeare asks how best to confront difficult situations.
| 20:0060 years after the call-up ended, Richard Vinen looks back at National Service.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a Stalinist, a mathematician, a biochemist, a film star.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Mona Chalabi asks why female facial hair still seems to be a source of such shame. 21:30Hilary Mantel talks to Andrew Marr
| 21:00Chris van Tulleken investigates hard sell in the private cataract business 21:30What maggots teach us about our sense of smell. Prof Matthew Cobb tells Jim Al-Khalli
| 21:00Mark Ruffalo tells the story of one man's fight against a poisonous household chemical 21:30Nick Robinson meets Whitehall insiders to find out how the UK might handle a pandemic.
| 21:00Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest theoretical physicists who ever lived.
| 21:00Stanley Tucci tells the story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley.
| 21:004/5By Sharon Oakes. Vito is expecting his mother from Italy for the 1953 coronation. 21:454/8By Nick Walker. Annika is with a famous violinist on the roof of a concert hall.
| 21:00The 9 year old who gifted £2,500 to TikTok influencers. 21:25Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Scottish Love in Action. 21:30How the furore over a single arrest demonstrates China's rising power.
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM says the country set to face a challenge in weeks and months ahead 22:456/10Both Bassam and Rami tell the stories of their loss and how they chose to move forward.
| 22:00Warning that a fifth of workforce could be off sick during peak of epidemic 22:457/10Rami arrives at the hospital. Bassam waits in an ambulance.
| 22:00The billionaire businessman is now backing Super Tuesday winner Joe Biden 22:458/10Bassam and Rami must confront how to continue their lives, without their daughters.
| 22:00Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum abducted 2 daughters, ran intimidation campaign against wife 22:459/10Bassam and Rami’s sons both tell their own stories.
| 22:00How big a threat is the virus to governments around the world ? 22:4510/10In 2016, Bassam and Rami make their way home.
| 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 | 23:002/3A new series re-imagining a long night of the soul, with writer Zakiya Mckenzie. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Liam is torn between the laddish drinking societies and artsy intelligentsia of Cambridge. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00BBC New Comedy Award finalist Ken Cheng tackles the theme of free speech. 23:153/4Spencer's flat is full of sewage and son Dylan struggles with revision. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Quirky comedy on an allotment where people lose their worries amongst the birds and bees. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Neil Forsyth and Neil Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament. 23:55Student and teacher, both in their 80s, on terminal illness and the joys of Tai Chi.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz 23:30A poem by Penelope Shuttle picks up on conversations recorded on a bench in Falmouth.
| 23:00John Boorman: conclusions. 23:30In his second special programme for Lent, Mark Tully discusses Temptation.
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