| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Corridors - their evolution and changing nature. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin in Bathwick, Somerset. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim has a decision to make. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30“I choose the codename Fred.” A hairdresser becomes a Stasi spy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30“We have a tunnel.” The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30“We had no chance to be together.” The Stasi close in on the tunnellers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown 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 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. 05:45A call to stop second-home owners claiming a £10,000 coronavirus grant. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Editor of British Birdwatching magazine Matt Merritt enjoys the first spring male redstart
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. 05:45Good news in the face of Covid-19, with a campaign to support British cheese makers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. 05:45With recycling centres and local tips closed, flytipping is on the rise. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the bearded tit.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. 05:45Will farmers really give jobs to British fruit pickers? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. 05:45Farmers are being paid less than the cost of production for their beef during lockdown. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Greg Foot puts sunscreen through the evidence mill.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Maunanus & St Stephen, Mawnan in Cornwall 05:45Mark Coles profiles Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care for England
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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 finds out why Birmingham is so obsessed with trees. 06:30Who will pick our fruit and veg this year? 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Journalist Remona Aly considers the multi-faceted power of the divine feminine. 06:35Caz Graham catches up with the men and women producing our food in tough times. 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 presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs 07:54Volunteer ambassador Jo Yirrell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Malaria No More. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Prof. Jennifer Strawbridge and the Revd. Dr Steve Nolan reflect on the Road to Emmaus. 08:48Zia Haider Rahman discusses the moral questions facing us in lifting the lockdown 08:58Peace and environment activist Satish Kumar on his love of blackbirds in Devon.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Agnès Poirier and Martyn Rady. 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a homeschool history lesson on the restoration of the monarchy. 09:45“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim has a decision to make.
| 09:003/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe. 09:305/5Rob Newman's tale of a bird of prey's triumphant come back. 09:45“I choose the codename Fred.” A hairdresser becomes a Stasi spy.
| 09:00We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst? 09:30Greg Foot puts sunscreen through the evidence mill. 09:45“We have a tunnel.” The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights. 09:45“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the women who were maids of honour to the Queen at her coronation. 09:45“We had no chance to be together.” The Stasi close in on the tunnellers.
| 09:00Actor Daniel Mays, writer Laura Dockrill and 75 year-old ballet dancer Bernard Bibby.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00European Perspectives on Domestic Abuse During Lockdown, novelist Stephanie Scott. 10:451/5Disaster strikes Glan Don in the magical drama set in Wales.
| 10:00Listeners and experts in palliative care talk about death and dying 10:452/5When the Druid’s Rest collapses, Emlyn and Megan are trapped underground.
| 10:00IVF suspension; Sewing for Britain; Veg Power; History of Working Motherhood. 10:453/5There’s a rescue attempt in Glan Don.
| 10:00Zoe Ball on the BBC's Big Night In. Actor Daisy Edgar Jones. Single parents and lockdown 10:454/5Gareth attempts to bring the village together with a poetry evening.
| 10:00How is the lockdown altering the way Nigel Slater thinks about food? 10:455/5The fate of the Druid’s Rest hangs in the balance.
| 10:304/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00Roy has a revealing encounter, and mild-mannered Robert shockingly forgets himself.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Cornwall Airport Newquay faces hard times after the collapse of Flybe and Covid-19. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00A senior NHS doctor's been recording on the wards for Radio 4. Winifred Robinson presents. 11:30Songs and sounds from UK based writer Belinda Zhawi, dedicated to her birth country.
| 11:00Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown 11:304/6Manager Tom rents out Peter's flat at the museum, and unexpectedly, love is in the air.
| 11:00Ireland's young cannot put a roof over their heads. 11:30Poet Brenda Birungi shares personal accounts of criminal justice that's failing women.
| 11:002/3Alex Beard imagines a world without the school as we know it. Episode 2: Teaching 11:30Dramatisation of Galton and Simpson's writing journey from Hancock to Steptoe and Son.
| 11:00George Parker presents Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster. 11:30Stories from Singapore, Ireland, Belarus, Myanmar and Germany's newly popular politicians.
| 11:00Sue MacGregor reunites five women who ruled the world of pop in the 1960s. 11:453/10Queen Victoria dines with the wounded Mayor of Newport. Lucy Worsley investigates.
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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. 12:061/10Alex Hope struggles with the restrictions of early 20th century village life. 12:20What is it like to live for weeks without pay? 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. 12:062/10Alex must find a way to improve the family finances. 12:20Call You and Yours: How are you preparing for life after lockdown? 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. 12:063/10The Hope family are solvent once more thanks to Alex’s labours. 12:20Supermarkets grapple with the shift to online grocery shopping brought about by Covid-19. 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. 12:064/10Alex is furious when her father’s carelessness leaves the family on the financial brink. 12:20The homeless charities working hard to get people off the streets during the lockdown. 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. 12:065/10Alex does her best to stave off the attention of suitors. 12:20Care homes worried about being sued. Insuring against floods. Struggling with car loans. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Contractors call for coronavirus payment clarity, savings rates and accessing cash. 12:302/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6As cat and dog owners go to war, Milton turns to social media to calm things down. 12:32Dan Saladino on how the crisis has resulted in vast amounts of food being lost and saved. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Neil MacGregor reveals how man-made objects reflect the story of human development
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Neil MacGregor's material history of human society - the story of two lovers
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Neil MacGregor tells the colourful tale of four Egyptian clay cows older than the pyramids
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Neil MacGregor discovers how the early Mayans of Central America created a god out of food
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30A new and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Roy has a revealing encounter. 14:151/10Toby Jones plays the now ennobled but corrupt MP, Sir Joseph Olinska.
| 14:00Shula faces some home truths 14:152/10Toby Jones stars as Sir Joseph Olinska MP, now in the throws of a vicious divorce.
| 14:00Will Phoebe get the better of Justin Elliott? 14:153/10Toby Jones plays the corrupt MP Sir Joseph Olinska. His divorce is about to come through.
| 14:00Mild mannered Robert shockingly forgets himself 14:154/10Toby Jones stars as the corrupt Sir Joseph Olinska. DCS Redvers may have something on him.
| 14:00Jim offers support to a friend 14:155/10Sir Joseph Olinska (Toby Jones) has been charged with handling stolen gold bullion.
| 14:00Are running a small business? How are you coping? What help do you need from government?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 14:452/3030 of the world's sharpest minds chose a work from MoMA's collection - how do they see it?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino hear inspirational tales from those helping others via food
| 15:003/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30Tom Heap asks what the music industry can do to reduce its carbon footprint.
| 15:00How do you pay your bills and access credit in these difficult times? Adam Shaw finds out. 15:30Southampton update, health anxiety, death certifications and fast-track drug screening.
| 15:00Helen Mark finds out why Birmingham is so obsessed with trees. 15:27Radio presenter Jo Whiley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Family Fund. 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Ingrid Persaud about her debut novel, Love After Love.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 15:45Anders has doubts about the Copenhagen history tour.
| 15:003/3Lina embarks on a desperate mission, while Taghreed is obsessed with revenge.
| 15:002/2. Archie secret meetings with Christina Elliot arouse the interest of Frank Innes.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Ernie Rea and guests discuss reincarnation in Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh traditions. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Musician Kate Stables highlights the fascinating life of author Ursula le Guin. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00The Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Understanding Covid-19 death rates; contact tracing apps; whale sharks and atomic bombs. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an artist and geometrist, a campaigner, a detective, a singer. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Sewing for Britain, Why we blame women for everything? & Daisy Edgar Jones
| 16:00Garth Greenwell talks to Mariella Frostrup. 16:30A true story from Northumberland's wild Kielder valley of the music submerged in us all.
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| 17:00 | | | | | | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Some nations are beginning to tentatively lift lockdowns. What's the best way to do it? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Iran is now calling the shots in Iraq. How did the clerics outmanoeuvre the US? 17:40Mark Coles profiles Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care for England 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Chancellor hails encouraging signs in coronavirus fight 18:305/6As cat and dog owners go to war, Milton turns to social media to calm things down.
| 18:00The government faces increasing pressure over supplies of PPE during Covid-19 pandemic. 18:303/4Stand-up show with Ellie Taylor in which she talks about a controversial subject.
| 18:00Analysis suggests 2,000 people could have died with coronavirus in care homes in England. 18:304/4Max and Mike attempt to broach the sensitive subject of S.E.X. with their daughters.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
| 18:00New coronavirus testing scheme for essential workers sees high demand on its first day 18:302/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00Home Secretary calls Covid-19 toll "tragic and terrible milestone" 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, suggests more shops could reopen. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Shula faces some home truths 19:15Roderick Williams, Jackie Kay, author C Pam Zhang and Killing Eve Season 3 19:451/5Disaster strikes Glan Don in the magical drama set in Wales.
| 19:00Will Phoebe get the better of Justin Elliott? 19:15Organist Anna Lapwood performs, and we announce The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist. 19:452/5When the Druid’s Rest collapses, Emlyn and Megan are trapped underground.
| 19:00Mild mannered Robert shockingly forgets himself 19:15Paapa Essiedu's Hamlet, Arts Minister Caroline Dinenage, Turning tragedy into comedy 19:453/5There’s a rescue attempt in Glan Don.
| 19:00Jim offers support to a friend 19:15Director Oliver Hermanus and Sharon D. Clarke on World Book Night. 19:454/5Gareth attempts to bring the village together with a poetry evening.
| 19:00Sophie Raworth and Naomi Alderman on TV drama Normal People. And pianist Víkingur Ólafsson 19:455/5The fate of the Druid’s Rest hangs in the balance.
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care for England 19:15Simon Armitage talks to Guy Garvey, lead singer of Elbow, and fellow birdwatcher.
| 19:00Roy finds himself in a vulnerable position. 19:151/6Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz take the 60-second challenge. 19:45By Irenosen Okojie. A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The story of one misleading post - and how we can all stop the spread of bad information. 20:30Students and teachers in Chile demand an end to inequality in education.
| 20:00Iran is now calling the shots in Iraq. How did the clerics outmanoeuvre the US? 20:40Eye Appointments during Lockdown
| 20:004/4Could Covid-19 change individual behaviour and our collective attitude to climate change? 20:45Greg Foot puts sunscreen through the evidence mill.
| 20:00Some countries have opened schools and non-food shops. Can the lockdown be eased safely? 20:30What can the past teach us about economies after a pandemic?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Zia Haider Rahman discusses the moral questions facing us in lifting the lockdown
| 20:00Paul Gorman assesses the exceptional achievement of Malcolm McLaren who died 10 years ago.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an artist and geometrist, a campaigner, a detective, a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00In this episode doctors ask patients on the Covid-19 wards to test possible treatments. 21:30Andrew Marr with Agnès Poirier and Martyn Rady.
| 21:00Southampton update, health anxiety, death certifications and fast-track drug screening. 21:303/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe.
| 21:00Tom Heap asks what the music industry can do to reduce its carbon footprint. 21:30The Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes
| 21:00Understanding Covid-19 death rates; contact tracing apps; whale sharks and atomic bombs. 21:30We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?
| 21:002/20Neil Macgregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
| 21:006/6Frank has discovered that his daughter is under threat and it has sent him off the rails. 21:453/10Janice has walked out. Harry accepts a dinner invitation with unexpected consequences.
| 21:00Contractors call for coronavirus payment clarity, savings rates and accessing cash. 21:25Volunteer ambassador Jo Yirrell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Malaria No More. 21:30What can the past teach us about economies after a pandemic?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Is the govt coronavirus communications strategy fit for purpose ? 22:451/10Alex Hope struggles with the restrictions of early 20th century village life.
| 22:00Health secretary, Matt Hancock, said not all of them had been credible 22:452/10Alex must find a way to improve the family finances.
| 22:00Chief medical advisor says “wholly unrealistic” for measures to be relaxed soon 22:453/10The Hope family are solvent once more thanks to Alex’s labours.
| 22:00Govt extends testing programme for coronavirus in England to all essential workers. 22:454/10Alex is furious when her father’s carelessness leaves the family on the financial brink.
| 22:00Heathrow airport calls for common internationally agreed measures 22:455/10Alex does her best to stave off the attention of suitors.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:154/4Could Covid-19 change individual behaviour and our collective attitude to climate change?
| 22:00With Greg Clarke MP, Lucy Powell MP, Lord Ricketts and columnist Anoosh Chakelian.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Audio-makers reflect on the sonic worlds they want to inhabit in this moment in time. 23:30Grace follows the story of the owner of a family business at the crossroads over Brexit.
| 23:003/4New series of the award-winning sketch show featuring diverse writers from across the UK. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs return to Westminster.
| 23:002/4Chloe Petts joins Rosie Jones to talk about sexuality. 23:152/4Tanya Moodie plays a frustrated artist given a robot butler in this darkly comic tale. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/6Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests. 23:30Facebook’s ubiquitous 'like' button can reveal a treasure trove of potential insights. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Musician Kate Stables highlights the fascinating life of author Ursula le Guin. 23:30The Langstroth Hive: a wooden box that made the industrialisation of the bee possible. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. 23:302/2A brilliant new generation of young Chicago poets continues a city's radical poetic legacy
| 23:30Journalist Remona Aly considers the multi-faceted power of the divine feminine.
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