| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Spectacular cities - from Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints, Writtle in Essex 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5An memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/30Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie 00:30Clara surprises her brother with an unexpected visit. 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 Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45Welfare worries about the horses getting fat in lockdown. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Dave Leech describes his excitement on finding the nest of a water rail.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45How will the coronavirus impact the National Food Strategy? 05:58Ben Darvill recalls his first encounter with a common rosefinch.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45Are small farms the next big idea in farming? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45Are gamekeepers under pressure to illegally shoot birds of prey that predate game birds? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45Caz Graham goes searching for the distinctive boom of the Morecambe Bay bittern. 05:58Chris Packham presents the moorhen.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. 05:45The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype?
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey 05:45Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
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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 looks at the changing seasons on her family farm near Limavady in N Ireland. 06:30Sybil Ruscoe catches up on a week of food and farming news. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace. 06:35Iowa, USA, is a land of industrial-scale agriculture but Wade Dooley prefers the old ways. 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. 07:54Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Dr Rowan Williams invokes the spirit of VE Day as he considers the aftermath of COVID-19. 08:48AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk. 08:58Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of the Brazilian Pantanal.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Valerie Hansen and Gideon Rachman. 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on Mary Queen of Scots. 09:451/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
| 09:00Is the National Grid fit for purpose? Jim McDonald talks to Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Katya Adler talks to Simon Hattenstone about pulling back the mask of famous personalities 09:452/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
| 09:00Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day? 09:30The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype? 09:453/5An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, poet and farm labourer. 09:454/5An memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor's guests remember their time as Far East POWs during the Second World War. 09:455/5A memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
| 09:00Actor Joe Tracini and the inheritance tracks of Stewart Copeland.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Online weddings. Expert Women Project and Covid 19. Author Tishani Doshi. 10:451/5Denny indirectly causes Manson's young daughter to have an accident.
| 10:00How do you feel about sending your children back to school? 10:452/5Denny has to perform surgery on Manson's young daughter, Gwyneth.
| 10:00Inspiring girls to play the organ. Femicide research. The first human coronavirus 10:453/5Denny believes a young boxer might be his son.
| 10:00Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men? 10:454/5It's the day of the boxing match, and Manson has some distressing news about Ivan.
| 10:00We hear stories of women during World War II. The success of female writers in Ireland. 10:455/5Christine helps discover the reason for Aled Evans's disruptive behaviour.
| 10:306/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00We delve into The Archers' archive to look back at four weddings and a wake.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent presents an update of some of the stories followed in The Untold. 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 11:30Tom Chivers considers the moral and ethical dilemmas around our response to coronavirus.
| 11:00Anita Anand meets the people putting a price on life. How do they justify their decisions? 11:306/6Plum House hosts the annual summer fete, and Maureen's old rival Sue makes an appearance.
| 11:00Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are? 11:30Short strands about five knots, woven together by Timandra Harkness.
| 11:00A two-minute slience to mark VE Day. 11:04Cathy FitzGerald hears stories from people making sense of this strange new world. 11:302/2Paul Merton and Suki Webster star in a comedy about a comedian and his number one fan.
| 11:00What are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and and what could happen next? 11:30Stories from Italy, Lebanon, South Africa, Ireland and a tale of discrimination in China.
| 11:00Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne. 11:45Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown.
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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. 12:061/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20The cruise companies refusing to give customers refunds for cancelled holidays. 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. 12:062/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20Shari Vahl asks: What impact is the coronavirus pandemic having on university education? 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. 12:063/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20The financial hardship facing people on zero hours contracts during 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. 12:064/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20Recession fears, using everyday objects to remember loved ones and dentistry in 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. 12:065/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20Airports in lockdown. Coping with extreme isolation. Bank holiday gardening. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04'Can I get a mortgage on 80% of my salary?' House buying during pandemic. 12:304/8Angela 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. 12:04A celebration of the late star of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Tim Brooke-Taylor. 12:32Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects. Today, a great Pharaoh's sandal label
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects. Today, battle scenes from Iraq.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects - stone seals from the Indus Valley.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects - a 6,000-year-old axe found in Kent.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Neil MacGregor explores early writing through a 5,000-year-old tablet about beer!
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
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| 14:00 | 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit the day Ed and Emma finally marry.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit the day of Adam and Ian’s civil partnership. 14:15Sarah and Frank are called in to represent clients involved in a cold case investigation
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit Kirsty and Tom's big day. 14:15Frank gets to meet his childhood hero, but this footballing god has feet of clay.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit Chris and Alice's elopement. 14:15Sarah and Frank unwittingly become involved in a neighbourhood dispute.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive as we bid farewell to Joe Grundy. 14:15Sarah volunteers at the law centre, but the lawyer who runs it has some unorthodox methods
| 14:00Do you want the lockdown to end? 14:45The incredible true story of 900 Jewish refugees seeking to escape Germany in 1939.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 14:454/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz for the title of Brain of Britain 2020. 15:30The independent spirit of the early steel works is inspiring change in modern Sheffield
| 15:005/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30How is the rising tide of man-made noise affecting our wildlife and what can be done?
| 15:00What challenges do graduates and young workers face due to coronavirus? 15:30Why do people with diabetes get so sick with Covid-19 and how can they protect themselves?
| 15:00Helen Mark looks at the changing seasons on her family farm near Limavady in N Ireland. 15:27Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hello World 15:30Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 15:45Clara surprises her brother with an unexpected visit.
| | 15:002/2Uncle Fred is still masquerading as a brain doctor and Lord Emsworth's prize pig is stolen
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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.
| 16:00Victoria Wood, creator of Dinnerladies, Acorn Antiques and As Seen on TV 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00From Roblox to Call of Duty, the lockdown has meant record participation in gaming. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan? 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an obstetrician, an actor, an activist, an athlete 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:15Encouraging girls to play the organ. Women Leaders and Covid19. Returning to school.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Tayari Jones about her novel Silver Sparrow. 16:30A rare encounter with Japan's greatest living poet.
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| 17:00 | | | | | | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Data in both the UK and US suggests they may be at greater risk of catching Covid-19 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00One year with a primary school in a poor part of Birmingham as it battles to stay solvent 17:40Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00TUC concern about government's back to work guidance 18:30A celebration of the late star of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
| 18:00The UK has now recorded the highest number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Europe. 18:301/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s.
| 18:00Labour leader asks Prime Minister, "How on earth did it come to this?" 18:302/6Brian, Guuuurk and Troy are condemned to death for crimes against Interior Decoration.
| 18:00Ministers say any easing of the lockdown will be "modest" as Scotland extends measures 18:302/4The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.
| 18:00Scaled-down commemorations and celebrations are held across the UK because of coronavirus 18:304/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00British airlines warn quarantining passengers could devastate their industry 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland reject government advice urging people to 'stay alert' 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit the day of Adam and Ian’s civil partnership. 19:15Nicola Benedetti on her new free online tuition sessions and her Elgar album. 19:451/5Denny indirectly causes Manson's young daughter to have an accident.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit Kirsty and Tom's big day. 19:15Alice Wu on her film, The Half of It, a queer love triangle based on Cyrano de Bergerac. 19:452/5Denny has to perform surgery on Manson's young daughter, Gwyneth.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit Chris and Alice's elopement. 19:15Film-maker, artist and writer Miranda July, The Fall's greatest album discussed. 19:453/5Denny believes a young boxer might be his son.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive as we bid farewell to Joe Grundy. 19:15George the Poet, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. 19:454/5It's the day of the boxing match, and Manson has some distressing news about Ivan.
| 19:00Artist Jeremy Deller looks back at his career and reflects on making art under lockdown. 19:455/5Christine helps discover the reason for Aled Evans's disruptive behaviour.
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York. 19:15Sculptor Antony Gormley drops by to talk to Simon Armitage in his shed.
| 19:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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| 20:00 | 20:00Anita Anand meets the people putting a price on life. How do they justify their decisions? 20:30Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid?
| 20:00One year with a primary school in a poor part of Birmingham as it battles to stay solvent 20:40New announcements for people needing help with groceries during lockdown.
| 20:00Louis speaks to writer and documentary-maker Jon Ronson, who is grounded in New York. 20:45The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype?
| 20:00What are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and and what could happen next? 20:30Jim O'Neill assesses American business and economic resilience.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk.
| 20:00Phill Jupitus explores the importance of being bored.
| 20:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to 2001 when Brookfield went into lockdown. 20:151/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock. 20:45Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award
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| 21:00 | 21:00Stories of love and hope from Bradford's Covid wards as medical staff battle to save lives 21:30Andrew Marr with Valerie Hansen and Gideon Rachman.
| 21:00Why do people with diabetes get so sick with Covid-19 and how can they protect themselves? 21:30Is the National Grid fit for purpose? Jim McDonald talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
| 21:00How is the rising tide of man-made noise affecting our wildlife and what can be done? 21:30From Roblox to Call of Duty, the lockdown has meant record participation in gaming.
| 21:00Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, poet and farm labourer.(R)
| 21:00A VE Day Address by Her Majesty the Queen. 21:05National and international news from BBC Radio 4 21:151/5Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects. Today, a great Pharaoh's sandal label 21:302/5Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects. Today, battle scenes from Iraq. 21:455/5Neil MacGregor explores early writing through a 5,000-year-old tablet about beer!
| 21:002/4By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must save a village cursed with collective madness. 21:455/10Harry argues with Jill and is astonished that she is starting to fall for him.
| 21:00'Can I get a mortgage on 80% of my salary?' House buying during pandemic. 21:25Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project 21:30Matthew Bannister on an obstetrician, an actor, an activist, an athlete
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| 22:00 | 22:00Online summit led by EU and co-hosted by UK is snubbed by USA 22:451/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Neil Ferguson resigns from SAGE after reports he flouted social distancing rules 22:452/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Boris Johnson admits several failings in the government's coronavirus strategy 22:453/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Govt says easing of restrictions on Sunday will be “limited and carefully monitored” 22:454/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Queen: "the streets are not empty, because they are filled with love" 22:455/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to writer and documentary-maker Jon Ronson, who is grounded in New York.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Pan goes on the run from Daria and The Hands to find answers deep down in Fumetown. 23:30Susan Hulme with the news from Westminster
| 23:00Joel Dommett and Hannah Cooper discuss taking out the bins and sliding into the DMs. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Comedians Rosie Jones and Chris Washington discuss being Northern. 23:154/4Phil Hedley is a 'tough guy' actor who takes a job presenting documentaries on gangs. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:006/6Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests. 23:30Susan Bright gets bloody and fleshy with artists who’re using body parts as a raw material
| 23:00Victoria Wood, creator of Dinnerladies, Acorn Antiques and As Seen on TV 23:30Cathy FitzGerald hears stories from people making sense of this strange new world.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz for the title of Brain of Britain 2020. 23:30Irish poet Jane Clarke walks the Miners’ Way in County Wicklow, Ireland.
| 23:00Film Club - There Will Be Blood 23:30Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
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