| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Artificial intelligence pioneer Stuart Russell on how to stop AI destroying the world. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church, Bentley in Hampshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An autistic teenager documents the passing of a year in both nature and his life. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Autistic Dara has just turned 15, and the first swifts arrive in Northern Ireland. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Autistic Dara feels the pressure at school and escapes into nature for some respite. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Dara spends the last days of the summer holiday immersed in nature, dreading the new term. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The stillness of winter finds Dara in reflective mood, as he remembers the past year. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:156/30Composer and godfather of Minimalism Steve Reich reflects on Richard Serra's work, "Equal" 00:30A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather. 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 news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:45A look at the crofting way of life in the islands of Lewis and Harris. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The Marsh Warbler - 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 begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:45More farm workers expected to come to the UK following relaxation of quarantine rules. 05:58Wildlife cameraman Nigel Bean on the water rail for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:45Anna Hill speaks to the company behind the proposed largest solar farm in the country. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:45We discuss how best to ease lockdown for rural communities. 05:58Braving dark countryside, sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the stone curlew.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:45The National Drought Group is meeting after one of the driest Mays on record. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith. 05:453/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Sheffield Cathedral 05:45Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman.
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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 shares the best moments from her favourite walks. 06:30Our 10th lockdown Saturday programme on drought and asparagus going to seed. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home. 06:35Ruth Sanderson talks to farmers preparing their businesses for the future. 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 programme. 07:54Naturalist and broadcaster Gillian Burke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cool Earth 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Pentecost from City Church Cardiff, with Dominic and Catherine De Souza. 08:48Rebecca Stott reflects on how it feels being out of kilter with time. 08:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Edith Hall and Ansgar Allen 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of Florence Nightingale. 09:451/5An autistic teenager documents the passing of a year in both nature and his life.
| 09:00Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward about designing spacecraft. 09:30Gregory Sams invented the Vegeburger mix which fed Miles Chambers as a child in the 1970s. 09:452/5Autistic Dara has just turned 15, and the first swifts arrive in Northern Ireland.
| 09:00Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK? 09:303/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations. 09:453/5Autistic Dara feels the pressure at school and escapes into nature for some respite.
| 09:00Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno 09:454/5Dara spends the last days of the summer holiday immersed in nature, dreading the new term.
| 09:00Charles Hazlewood, conductor, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The stillness of winter finds Dara in reflective mood, as he remembers the past year.
| 09:00With food writer and presenter Jack Monroe and the Inheritance Tracks of Mark Ravenhill.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Being pregnant, giving birth and having a new-born during the global pandemic. 10:451/10Maurice decides it's time to get in shape for his family. Written by David Park.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:452/10Librarian Cathy tries to encourage the others in her running group. Written by David Park.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:453/10A young couple take up running to get fit for their wedding. Written by David Park.
| 10:00How do you cope with an alcohol problem under lockdown? And what support is out there? 10:454/10As she runs through Belfast, refugee Yana explores her new home. Written by David Park.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:455/10The day Maurice has been dreading has arrived. Written by David Park.
| 10:30Greg James, proud radio nerd, rummages through the BBC's vast archives.
| 10:00David reflects on life at locked down Brookfield and Tracy launches her manifesto. 10:55An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the blackbird.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Peter Macfadyen tells Helen Lewis his method for rebuilding democracy from the ground up. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Drug-misusing homeless, cabin fever, foster parents, lockdown removals and home schooling. 11:301/2Novelist Sarah Hall goes in search of the literary Everywoman.
| 11:00Rana Mitter explores how China is making the case for its model of government. 11:303/4Playwright Michael Frayn’s masterfully comic ideas portrayed by a stellar ensemble.
| 11:00Stories from Zimbabwe, Sweden, Siberia, Malta, and Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in Israel. 11:30Dr Alixe Bovey presents a surreal journey through the world of medieval marginalia.
| 11:003/3Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic. 11:302/4Charles Paris the actor cum sleuth is in a reimagining of Hamlet when Ophelia disappears.
| 11:00Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. 11:30Stories from Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Austria, Russia and about the protests in Hong Kong.
| 11:00Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:457/10What happened when Florence Nightingale visited Queen Victoria? Lucy Worsley finds out.
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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. 12:06The first of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. 12:20Police warn that criminals have found a new way to steal from victims of romance fraud. 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. 12:06The second of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. 12:20How are you managing your weight 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. 12:06The third of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. 12:20Watchdog gets over 1000 complaints a day from consumers denied refunds "because of Covid". 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. 12:06The fourth of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. 12:20People facing long waits for refunds for cancelled flights. 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. 12:06The last of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. 12:20Are you ready to go shopping again? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04SEISS, credit card gambling ban loophole and student maintenance loans. 12:307/8Angela 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. 12:044/6From Swansea. Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined by Rob Brydon. Jack Dee is in the chair. 12:32Dan Saladino investigates the global trade in wild meat, from the legal to the illegal. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House, 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 | 14:001/8An audio drama on an epic scale. One empire, three rulers and a banished spymaster. 14:45Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
| 14:00David reflects on life at locked down Brookfield. 14:15Following a public outcry, a waxworks decides to purge its most offensive exhibits.
| 14:00Is it cricket season in locked down Ambridge? Harrison struggles to strike the right tone. 14:15The team desperately need Frankie's forensics to try to find the kidnapper and save a life
| 14:00Josh faces some tough decisions in locked down Brookfield. 14:15Rumpole is seduced into defending an attractive young woman violinist accused of murder.
| 14:00David attempts to restore peace at locked down Brookfield. 14:15When Max, 15, offers to shop for Nina who's in isolation, unexpected friendship blossoms.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from her home. 14:457/30What will stand-up comedian Margaret Cho see when she rewatches the film "Lady Vengeance"?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Stuart Maconie hosts a quiz for different generations 15:30Is lockdown an opportunity as well as crisis, for alcoholic drinks vendors and producers?
| 15:00Short documentaries about the imagination presented by Josie Long 15:30Peter Gibbs asks if trees can really trump carbon emissions.
| 15:00Paul Lewis looks at the issues employees and employers are having with the furlough scheme 15:30Millions are 'shielding' from the virus. Tanya on the reality of long-term lockdown.
| 15:00Clare Balding shares the best moments from her favourite walks. 15:27Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide 15:30Daniel Mason discusses his new short story collection, A Registry Of My Passage On Earth.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from her home. 15:45A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather.
| 15:003/4Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde
| 15:00Virginia Woolf's iconic feminist text dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Aleks asks if Covid-19 is a technological accelerator, giving a glimpse into the future. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Why is large-scale fraud so hard to prosecute? Joshua Rozenberg investigates. 16:30Sara Wheeler nominates her literary hero, Sybille Bedford.
| 16:00Peter Macfadyen tells Helen Lewis his method for rebuilding democracy from the ground up. 16:30As CNN marks 40 years, an extended interview with one of its most celebrated journalists.
| 16:00Film Club: British New Wave 16:30Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer. 16:30Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?
| 16:00Coping with an alcohol problem during lockdown. Giving birth during Covid-19.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Paul Mendez about his debut novel Rainbow Milk. 16:303/4Natalie Haynes tells Eurydice's story from a new perspective. With Llewelyn Morgan.
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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.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to the former Supreme Court justice, Lord Sumption. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Did allowing the sporting events to continue help spread Covid-19 and put lives at risk? 17:40Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Adviser insists he behaved 'legally and responsibly' and doesn't regret driving to Durham 18:304/6From Swansea. Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined by Rob Brydon. Jack Dee is in the chair.
| 18:00A junior minister resigns over Dominic Cummings' lockdown travel. 18:304/6Rufus Hound talks to the impressionist Jan Ravens about her teenage years in the Wirral.
| 18:00Infected people will be asked about recent contacts who'll be told to isolate for 2 weeks 18:305/6The Martians fire the weapon-melting ray, leaving Earth defenceless to the invasion fleet.
| 18:00Small groups will be allowed to meet outdoors in England and Scotland, keeping 2m apart. 18:301/6Ex-fraudster Bob reconnects with long lost family and Gruff looks to atone for his sins.
| 18:00Employers will have to pay about a quarter of the cost of furloughing workers by October. 18:307/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00Troops are brought in to quell riots, after the death of a black man in police custody. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00President Trump's adviser dismisses the accusation by the governor of Minnesota 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00David reflects on life at locked down Brookfield. 19:15AM Homes, writer of darkly comic fiction, talks about her novels, short stories and memoir 19:451/18Mystery podcasters Heawood and Kennedy embark upon a missing person investigation.
| 19:00Is it cricket season in locked down Ambridge? Harrison struggles to strike the right tone. 19:15Tracee Ellis Ross on The High Note, and Walter Iuzzolino on Walter Presents. 19:452/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Josh faces some tough decisions in locked down Brookfield. 19:15Bestselling author John Grisham on his latest novel. 19:453/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00David attempts to restore peace at locked down Brookfield. 19:15Will the finances ever stack up and what is lost when there's no crowd? 19:454/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Indira Varma on A Room of One's Own. 19:455/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman. 19:15Laura Ashe writer and academic sheds light on the medieval poem Simon's translating.
| 19:002/10He got the first question right, but can Thomas win a billion on the Indian TV game show? 19:153/6Arthur is struck dumb by a film star, and Douglas has to disguise 30 knights in a hurry. 19:452/5By Nick Walker. A body is found on a boat drifting into Russian waters.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Rana Mitter explores how China is making the case for its model of government. 20:30Can divided societies heal? Lessons from the Dreyfus Affair, which split France in two.
| 20:00Did allowing the sporting events to continue help spread Covid-19 and put lives at risk? 20:40What home schooling challenges face the blind parents of sighted children during lockdown?
| 20:00Louis speaks to comedian, campaigner and actor Lenny Henry. 20:453/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations.
| 20:00Why is large-scale fraud so hard to prosecute? Joshua Rozenberg investigates. 20:30Can anything be learned from how the UK restored its economy after the Second World War?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House, London. 20:50Rebecca Stott reflects on how it feels being out of kilter with time.
| 20:00An exploration of the wellness phenomenon, from its start in California to today.
| 20:00Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK? 20:30Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Engineers and inventors worldwide are rushing to build new ventilators. Are they any good? 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Edith Hall and Ansgar Allen
| 21:00Millions are 'shielding' from the virus. Tanya on the reality of long-term lockdown. 21:30Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward about designing spacecraft.
| 21:00Peter Gibbs asks if trees can really trump carbon emissions. 21:30As CNN marks 40 years, an extended interview with one of its most celebrated journalists.
| 21:00Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind. 21:30Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
| 21:00The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 21:001/9First in a new nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai. 21:458/10Despite his unusual house guests, Harry's life seems to be normal. Until disaster strikes.
| 21:00SEISS, credit card gambling ban loophole and student maintenance loans. 21:25Naturalist and broadcaster Gillian Burke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cool Earth 21:30Can divided societies heal? Lessons from the Dreyfus Affair, which split France in two.
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM’s senior adviser: “no regrets” about driving to parents' home during lockdown 22:456/10Without his sisters at home, young Michael must go looking for excitement.
| 22:00Junior minister resigns – nearly 40 Tory backbenchers call for Cummings to go 22:457/10Michael begins seeing Nell Morahan in secret.
| 22:00Matt Hancock says people have "civic duty" to comply with new system 22:458/10Maggie brings her fiancé home to meet her father.
| 22:00People in England able to meet in private, outside spaces in groups of 6 from Monday 22:459/10Sheila announces her plans to marry Sean Flynn.
| 22:00Floyd died while being arrested in Minneapolis on Monday 22:4510/10As Moran weakens, his daughters come back to Great Meadow.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to comedian, campaigner and actor Lenny Henry.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Theia tells Pan the story of how the old world came to an end. 23:30Jarvis Cocker shares favourite encounters to weave a restless slumber in lockdown limbo.
| 23:00Nish Kumar and Amy Annette chat setting alarms, nesting and admitting you're not perfect. 23:301/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the dark, telling stories of the night in this award-winning series.
| 23:003/4Ben is dealing with a conspiracy theorist and Bernie discusses life before taxi driving. 23:153/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories. 23:302/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the dark in search of those who only come out at night.
| 23:002/4Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. 23:304/4Jarvis Cocker prowls the nations dark in search of the night people
| 23:00Sara Wheeler nominates her literary hero, Sybille Bedford. 23:302/4Jarvis Cocker attempts to fly to the moon with the aid of astronaut Chris Hadfield.
| 23:00Stuart Maconie hosts a quiz for different generations 23:302/4Natalie Haynes tells the story of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior Queen.
| 23:00Film Club: British New Wave 23:30Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home.
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