| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Snobbery - its meaning, history and changing nature. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Bob Gilbert on wild plants and the Easter Story: Palm Sunday, pussy willows and the yew 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Wild plants in the story of the Last Supper and the Betrayal - bitter herbs and the elder 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Bob Gilbert on wild plants and the Easter Story: The Scourging and the Road to the Cross 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Wild plants and the Easter story. The Crucifixion: the orchid, the aspen and the moschatel 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The wild plants telling of Resurrection: pearlwort, touch-me-not and the alleluia flower 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic. 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 | 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Garden centres are closed and wholesale nurseries can’t sell their plants. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The Arctic Tern - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45We hear from a dairy farmer who has had to pour 3,000 litres of milk in his slurry tank. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Scottish daffodils left unpicked. Growers are now concerned about their bulb exports. 05:58The Great Skua - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Should the Agriculture Bill be refocused with more attention on food security? 05:58The Golden Oriole - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson. 05:45Chef and reporter Gerard Baker is part of a voluntary food effort in East Yorkshire. 05:58The Lesser Whitethroat-Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley 05:45Greg Foot and his guests puts caffeine hair products through the evidence mill.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Canterbury Cathedral in Kent 05:45Bishop of Loughborough Guli Francis-Dehqani reflects on her journey of identity.
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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. 06:07How a little known fish, rare and remarkable, is behind a huge project on the River Severn 06:30How rural communities and businesses are coping with the coronavirus. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter. 06:35A service of celebration for Easter morning with gospel group Volney Morgan & New-Ye. 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 the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs. 07:54Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Message. 08:58Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Sharon Moalem and Gina Rippon. 09:451/5Bob Gilbert on wild plants and the Easter Story: Palm Sunday, pussy willows and the yew
| 09:001/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe in a new series. 09:30Selina revisits her early years as part of a Jamaican family growing up in South Wales. 09:452/5Wild plants in the story of the Last Supper and the Betrayal - bitter herbs and the elder
| 09:00Is the coronavirus death count misleading because of delays in reporting? 09:30Greg Foot and his guests puts caffeine hair products through the evidence mill. 09:453/5Bob Gilbert on wild plants and the Easter Story: The Scourging and the Road to the Cross
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian princess, guillotined as Queen of France. 09:454/5Wild plants and the Easter story. The Crucifixion: the orchid, the aspen and the moschatel
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the controversial Miss World 1970 beauty contest. 09:455/5The wild plants telling of Resurrection: pearlwort, touch-me-not and the alleluia flower
| 09:00The inheritance tracks of shoe designer Christian Louboutin and model trains.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including making scrubs for health workers and Easter in Harlem.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Maintaining family bonds while isolating. Black culture and high fashion. Phoebe Judge. 10:451/10Anna Maxwell Martin narrates George Eliot's story of grand passions and tormented lives.
| 10:00Lockdown recipes with Mary Berry. Domestic abuse and intercepted post. Lynda La Plante 10:452/10Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom.
| 10:00Economic impact of Covid 19 on women, Co-parenting under lock-down, Sheila Rock 10:413/10Tom faces difficult and solitary days. While Maggie begins a new adventure. 10:55Mother and daughter discuss the positive and the funny sides to living in lockdown.
| 10:00The impact of Covid-19 on people with eating disorders. Plus surrogacy drama - The Nest. 10:454/10Anna Maxwell Martin narrates George Eliot's story of grand passions and tormented lives.
| 10:00The current advice for women waiting for cervical screening, results or referrals. 10:455/10Maggie is angry that the family won't do more for the Tullivers.
| 10:302/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00Philip attempts to maintain calm and Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens.
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| 11:00 | 11:00In the first of a new series, we follow stories of people on different sides of isolation. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Covid wards staff have to tell relatives they cannot see dying patients. 11:30New lyrical ballads by four leading poets to mark 250 years since Wordsworth's birth.
| 11:00Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic. 11:302/6Curator Peter Knight has his 15 minutes of fame and thrusts Plum House into the spotlight.
| 11:00California's homeless take a ride on the 'Motel 22' - a bus route that provides shelter. 11:30Can you make creativity a life skill? Where might such a skill take a child in later life?
| 11:00How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam. 11:303/4Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas.
| 11:00What do we know about the impact of the lockdown on different people and places? 11:30Tales from South Africa, the Middle East, Germany and New Orleans.
| 11:00Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite. 11:451/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:061/10Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US. 12:20The vulnerable people in isolation waiting on food and medicine. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:062/10Memories of El Jefe in this heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US. 12:20Winifred Robinson asks: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:063/10Mother and son Lydia and Luca risk everything as they continue their journey north. 12:20Why are there still shortages of flour? Plus presenter Jay Blades on how to get fixing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:064/10As Lydia and Luca's possible routes north are running out, they join the migrant trail. 12:20Frozen housing market; New lockdown recipes; Changes in lockdown rules for dog breeders. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:065/10Lydia and Luca are making progress, but the only option left to them now is La Bestia. 12:20Bedding plants destroyed; Social distancing with multiple tenants; Hen heaven or hell? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How to manage the financial impact of coronavirus. 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis keep at a safe distance as they present the week, with jokes. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre. 12:32Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is changing food culture. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London. 13:54Mother and daughter discuss the positive and the funny sides to living in lockdown.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap shoptalk about Easter and coronavirus.
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| 14:00 | 14:157/7Will the truth about Jamie’s murder finally be revealed?
| 14:00There’s an awkward encounter for Roy and Emma makes her feelings known. 14:15Long lost sisters on a high-stakes road trip for love and money. Danish/UK co-production.
| 14:00Philip attempts to maintain calm. 14:15The story of a young actor’s encounter with the legendary film maker Stanley Kubrick.
| 14:152/3Drama from Syria. Love, money and radicalisation in contemporary Damascus.
| 14:00Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens. 14:15The transformation of Marian Evans into George Eliot.
| 14:00Your calls on PPE for frontline workers and the coronavirus lockdown.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 14:45Three conversations from our shared existence past and present.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz 15:30Sheila Dillon explores cheerful, back-of-the-cupboard cuisine.
| 15:001/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30How people in developing countries can turn plastic waste from a problem into a solution
| 15:00How do government rules protect tenants and landlords affected by coronavirus? 15:30Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services.
| 15:00How a little known fish, rare and remarkable, is behind a huge project on the River Severn 15:27Kate Humble makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PHASE Worldwide 15:30James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Jenny Offill about Dept. of Speculation
| 15:00Baptist minister Richard Littledale presents a personal reflection for Good Friday. 15:303/5The demise of a black and russet-coloured West African monkey. 15:45Original short story for radio, written and read by Henry C. Krempels.
| 15:001/3Charles Dickens's iconic story of love and revolution set in modern-day Aleppo and London.
| 15:00Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Barry Hines’s 1968 coming-of-age novel set in Yorkshire.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus want their ashes scattered in the Ganges. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00How religious broadcasters connect with believers at home. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on: an allergist, a radio producer, an aristocrat, an actress. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00What can you expect if you are going to be giving birth during the pandemic?
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Evie Wyld about The Bass Rock 16:301/2Chicago born and raised, poet Patricia Smith creates work of searing power and honesty.
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| 17:00 | | | | | | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The race is on for the world’s scientists to develop an effective Covid-19 vaccine 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. 17:40Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Downing Street says Boris Johnson is still working during his Covid-19 hospital treatment 18:303/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
| 18:00Number Ten has insisted it has been "fully frank" about Boris Johnson's illness. 18:301/4Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/4The family wrestle with various needs for approval as Mike's parents come to stay.
| 18:00The Government says it's too soon to lift restrictions put in place to tackle coronavirus 18:302/4Matt's rubbish carer Bob is due for his first assessment.
| 18:00"Herculean effort" to provide NHS staff fighting coronavirus protective equipment. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis keep at a safe distance as they present the week, with jokes.
| 18:00Priti Patel has said she is sorry if NHS staff feel there has been a shortage of PPE. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has described the figure as a "terrible marker". 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s an awkward encounter for Roy and Emma makes her feelings known. 19:15Wordsworth anniversary, Kerry Shale on working with Kubrick, composer Nainita Desa. 19:451/10Anna Maxwell Martin narrates George Eliot's story of grand passions and tormented lives.
| 19:00Philip attempts to maintain calm. 19:15AL Kennedy's new short stories and fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live 19:452/10Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom.
| 19:15James Graham on Quiz, his three-part television drama about the coughing major controversy 19:453/10Tom faces difficult and solitary days. While Maggie begins a new adventure.
| 19:00Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens. 19:15Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, Front Row's first Artist-in-Residence. 19:454/10Anna Maxwell Martin narrates George Eliot's story of grand passions and tormented lives.
| 19:00Martin Scorsese in conversation about his latest film, The Irishman 19:455/10Maggie is angry that the family won't do more for the Tullivers.
| 19:00Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab. 19:153/4The artist Grayson Perry discusses art and revolution.
| 19:00Harrison attempts to get to the bottom of recent events. 19:155/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins. 19:45A man is duck shooting. But why?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Hossein Ahmadi, an Iranian refugee, returns to the Calais Jungle that was once his home. 20:30A mystery killing has shocked Romania as the fight over its ancient forests turns deadly
| 20:00Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. 20:40Should blind and VI people be included in the government's list of vulnerable people?
| 20:002/4Assessing the long term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy. 20:45Bishop of Loughborough Guli Francis-Dehqani reflects on her journey of identity.
| 20:00What do we know about the impact of the lockdown on different people and places? 20:30How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Tom Shakespeare on becoming a grandad for the first time.
| 20:00Astronaut Nicole Stott celebrates the cultural legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Julian Worricker on: an allergist, a radio producer, an aristocrat, an actress.
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| 21:00 | 21:00What impact does the language we use around cancer have on those living with the disease? 21:30Kirsty Wark with Sharon Moalem and Gina Rippon.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services. 21:301/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe in a new series.
| 21:00How people in developing countries can turn plastic waste from a problem into a solution 21:30How religious broadcasters connect with believers at home.
| 21:00Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets. 21:30Is the coronavirus death count misleading because of delays in reporting?
| 21:00Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes - with Dr Kat Arney
| 21:004/6Lenny Henry plays Frank Watt, an ex-lifer trying to adjust to life on the outside. 21:451/10Harry is stuck in a rut with a dying marriage, but Janice makes a choice that changes all.
| 21:00How to manage the financial impact of coronavirus. 21:25Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust 21:30How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Number Ten says his condition deteriorated this afternoon 22:451/10Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US.
| 22:00Raab says entire cabinet united around Boris Johnson's plan for tackling epidemic 22:452/10Memories of El Jefe in this heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US.
| 22:00Chancellor Rishi Sunak says public should focus on the "here and now" 22:453/10Mother and son Lydia and Luca risk everything as they continue their journey north.
| 22:00Boris Johnson moves out of intensive care 22:454/10As Lydia and Luca's possible routes north are running out, they join the migrant trail.
| 22:00Complaints that vital kit still not reaching health workers who need it 22:455/10Lydia and Luca are making progress, but the only option left to them now is La Bestia.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:152/4Assessing the long term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy.
| 22:00Cerys Matthews unlocks her uncle's rare recordings of Dylan Thomas's friends and family.
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| 23:00 | 23:00A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal. 23:30Grace Dent revisits four powerful Untold stories to find out where they went next.
| 23:001/4New series of the sketch show featuring new diverse comedy writers from across the UK. 23:30Linder wants to be a surrogate to help a gay couple have a baby - but will it work out?
| 23:004/4Tim Key broadcasts direct from the birth of Lord and Megan’s first child. 23:30Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain.
| 23:002/6Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests. 23:30Hayley’s been offered her dream job at Disney, but it means leaving behind her dad.
| 23:00Chef, writer and presenter Rick Stein nominates Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. 23:25Lacey is a drag queen. The dictionary says drag is for men only. Can she change it? 23:55Health care colleagues and friends discuss how to keep well and self-isolate with family.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz 23:30Salma El-Wardany explores the link between poetry and revolution - political and personal.
| 23:00Behind the scenes of Spartacus. 23:30Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
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