| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Rummage & waste: a social history of recycling and an examination of the meaning of waste. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Hisham Matar's account of a trip to the city whose painters so influenced his view of art. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The author and his wife visit Siena's town hall to see the famous frescoes. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The author explores alone, and though solitary, he feels connected to the city. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Exploring further into the city, the author finds out about its plague-ridden past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As the month comes to an end, Matar reflects on how his time there has changed his view. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:1510/30American film director John Waters makes his selection from the MoMA collection. 00:30A new story for Radio 4 from acclaimed Irish writer, Donal Ryan. Read by Liam O'Brien. 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 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Gardner 05:45Game shooting fights back with a new legal fund to take on the critics. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the Vogelkop bowerbird of west New Guinea.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Gardner 05:45A special investigation reveals serious issues around the treatment of some farm workers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the sociable weaver of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Gardner 05:45Anna Hill speaks to the Environment Agency about their plan to protect the UK from floods. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Gardner 05:45A new app is being released to help tackle the exploitation of labour on farms. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the superb lyrebird of eastern Australia.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Gardner 05:45Pickers affected by C-19 outbreak criticise conditions. Children's country show cancelled. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Michael in Southampton 05:45Mark Coles profiles President Trump’s political strategist and confidante Roger Stone.
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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 learns about a Scottish mountain and the village that nestles in it's shadow. 06:30An investigation reveals allegations of issues around the treatment of some farm workers. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Poet John Agard reflects on what it means to embrace the darkness. 06:35Anna Jones joins the muster on a cattle station in the Australian outback. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan. 07:54Comedian Adrian Edmondson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity CHICKS. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:57DEC Coronavirus appeal presented by Anita Rani.
| | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service celebrating the Catholic Church's 'Year of the Word' from the Diocese of Leeds. 08:48Will Self discusses how the pandemic has affected our views of inheritance. 08:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting.
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| 09:00 | 09:00John Butt and the Dunedin Consort invite us to a rehearsal of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 09:306/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations 09:451/5Hisham Matar's account of a trip to the city whose painters so influenced his view of art.
| 09:00How tearing up the school calendar could help kids fulfill their true potential. 09:30David Cannadine tells the story behind the buzzword Nudge. 09:452/5The author and his wife visit Siena's town hall to see the famous frescoes.
| 09:00The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone 09:30Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities. 09:453/5The author explores alone, and though solitary, he feels connected to the city.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events. 09:30From Mozart to the helicopter: James Burke makes the link 09:454/5Exploring further into the city, the author finds out about its plague-ridden past.
| 09:00Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Sec Gen, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5As the month comes to an end, Matar reflects on how his time there has changed his view.
| 09:00The best-selling novelist Jojo Moyes and the Inheritance Tracks of Fern Britton.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson. 10:451/5As Ellen’s children gain independence, she feels ready for work. What could go wrong?
| 10:00Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion 10:452/5Has Ellen bitten off more than she can chew?
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:453/5The pressure of balancing a job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen.
| 10:00Jenni discusses black women's access to mental health, pensions and women on remand. 10:454/5The last thing Ellen needs is to spend Christmas with her mother and step-sister.
| 10:00Caitlin Moran on How to Build A Girl. Plus How to change your career. 10:455/5Are Ellen’s lies about to catch up with her?
| 10:304/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00David turns detective and Harrison bares his soul 10:55An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the great northern diver.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/3An honest and sometimes funny account of living with a disability. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:001/3How could we change our political system for the better? 11:30How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
| 11:00Even through lockdown boatloads of refugees made the dangerous crossing by boat to the UK. 11:306/6Jeff and Andy are waiting for a plane. In vain.
| 11:00Stories from Los Angeles, Ghana, Italy, Cuba and from Poland's presidential election. 11:30Mat Fraser imagines how different our world would be if everybody had a disability.
| 11:00Ian Hislop discovers the chequered history of this musical mainstay of the British nation. 11:301/6Return of Richard Herring’s comedy about extended modern family.
| 11:00George Parker presents Radio 4's assessment of the political week 11:30Stories from Turkmenistan, Tanzania, Singapore, Berlin and on Bosnia's ethnic divisions.
| 11:00Annie Nightingale, DJ, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:454/5Janet Ellis explores the dot. A simple word for a most significant mark.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10The story of a young Nigerian girl and her determination to go to school. 12:18What will happen to sandwich shops now we're working from home more? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Betrayed by her father, Adunni starts on a new path in life. 12:18Get in touch if you've been made redundant or if you're thinking of retraining. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10Adunni helps Khadija when she is worried about her pregnancy. 12:18A listener says she almost lost her lips after following an online DIY filler tutorial. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10Adunni is desperately in need of a friend. 12:18How flowery frocks and comfy cardigans became a top fashion trend. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10Adunni is taken to Lagos. 12:18Loans to help businesses recover from Covid are being targeted by thieves 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04An estimated 8m people will need debt advice due to coronavirus. 12:306/6It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 12:32Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/10The fall of Lamine Diack, President of the IAAF, and how it linked to the Russia story
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/10Doping mastermind Grigory Rodchenkov flees Russia and goes public with his claims.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:458/10Revelations emerge in Rodchenkov's backstory; but can we trust him?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:459/10Who is really responsible for this state of affairs? And what's the human cost of doping?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4510/10World anti-doping reforms itself in the wake of the Russia scandal. But will it work?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
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| 14:00 | 14:008/8The tomb of the Martyrs, the gallows, the aqueduct…
| 14:00Fallon ends up disappointed 14:15A story of gambling and addiction that takes us into London's British-Chinese community.
| 14:151/3The detectives interview Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant
| 14:00Harrison finds himself with some making up to do 14:152/3The detective team are bemused by a burglary at the home of an American movie actor.
| 14:153/3D.S. Armitage is working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Katya Adler talks to Simon Hattenstone about pulling back the mask of famous personalities
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. 14:4511/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
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| 15:00 | 15:003/6Three students from the University of Reading take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Dame Emma Thompson and teenagers from across the UK call for action on child food poverty.
| 15:003/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:306/6Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles.
| 15:00How are you managing the costs of childcare during the pandemic? 15:30Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine and medical devices safety review.
| 15:00Helen Mark learns about a Scottish mountain and the village that nestles in it's shadow. 15:27Judy Murray makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mary's Meals 15:30Elizabeth Day talks to the Australian writer Charlotte Wood about her novel The Weekend.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. 15:45A new story for Radio 4 from acclaimed Irish writer, Donal Ryan. Read by Liam O'Brien.
| 15:006/10The 1960s Swedish detective series Martin Beck returns with Murder at the Savoy drama.
| 15:005/6Henry Goodman stars in this dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements of life.
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| 16:00 | 16:00First stop is the Courtauld Gallery in London and a world class Impressionist collection. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince push Matt Lucas into a black hole, all in the name of science.
| 16:00Professor Tanya Byron examines the language of Covid-19 with author Mark Honigsbaum. 16:30Fiona Shaw and Nicola Coughlan join Harriett Gilbert to talk books
| 16:00Strategic ignorance and knowledge resistance. 16:30With the industry in crisis, what can be done to save regional newspapers?
| 16:00Christopher Nolan on Memento. 16:30Adam Rutherford explores fraud and bias in science. And immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an activist, a writer, a violinist. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics.
| 16:00Elizabeth Day talks to Eley Williams about her new book, The Liar's Dictionary. 16:302/2Following the Japanese poets who are embedding poetry into the city of Tokyo.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson interviews the Work and Pensions Secretary, Thérèse Coffey. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Jailed for being abused? The untold story of Rochdale’s grooming scandal. 17:406/6Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about our life, work and matter. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00PM hints masks will be made compulsory 18:305/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00The Government U-turns, saying it will bar the Chinese firm from Britain's 5G networks 18:27DEC Coronavirus appeal presented by Anita Rani. 18:301/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00China accuses UK of undermining mutual trust by banning Huawei from 5G network 18:302/4Olivia Colman tells Victoria Coren Mitchell about her life and the cars she's known.
| 18:00Moscow blamed for spying on Covid vaccine research and meddling in election. 18:302/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
| 18:00Coronavirus: Boris Johnson sets out plan hoping for normality in England by Christmas. 18:306/6It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine.
| 18:00Russia denies it tried to steal the UK's Covid-19 vaccine research. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00He accuses China of 'gross' human rights abuses and says Russia could become 'pariah' 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Fallon ends up disappointed 19:15Review of The Plot Against America, Rachel De-Lahay, Anish Kapoor, Daniel Sloss. 19:451/5As Ellen’s children gain independence, she feels ready for work. What could go wrong?
| 19:15The Chicks, the biggest selling U.S. female band, on their new album Gaslighter. 19:452/5Has Ellen bitten off more than she can chew?
| 19:00Harrison finds himself with some making up to do 19:15Winning back audience trust, the doctor turned novelist, musical collaboration in lockdown 19:453/5The pressure of balancing a job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen.
| 19:15Mike Hodges, director of Get Carter, on his 1989 film Black Rainbow, with Rosanna Arquette 19:454/5The last thing Ellen needs is to spend Christmas with her mother and step-sister.
| 19:00Alfre Woodard on playing a death row prison warden in Clemency. 19:455/5Are Ellen’s lies about to catch up with her?
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles President Trump’s political strategist and confidante Roger Stone. 19:15Art can bring the dead back to life, argues the late novelist Hilary Mantel.
| 19:009/10The TV quiz finally stumps Thomas, so he phones a friend in the hopes of a correct answer. 19:153/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear. 19:454/5The Recipe For Love by Agnieszka Dale. Spice is becoming bored with his life.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Even through lockdown boatloads of refugees made the dangerous crossing by boat to the UK. 20:30What the ‘we are the virus’ meme tells us about green politics.
| 20:00Jailed for being abused? The untold story of Rochdale’s grooming scandal. 20:40Ten years on from the Rathband shooting and Moorfields Video Consultations.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities.
| 20:00China's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, and how the world is responding. 20:30What effect has Covid had on our travel and transport habits? With Evan Davis.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House. 20:50Will Self discusses how the pandemic has affected our views of inheritance.
| 20:00Carol Ann Duffy, Liz Lochhead, Gillian Clarke and Eavan Boland on gender and poetry.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an activist, a writer, a violinist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The "bubble", tarot readers, coy gorillas, murder in an idyll and a natural history hero. 21:30John Butt and the Dunedin Consort invite us to a rehearsal of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
| 21:00Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine and medical devices safety review. 21:30How tearing up the school calendar could help kids fulfill their true potential.
| 21:00The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone 21:30With the industry in crisis, what can be done to save regional newspapers?
| 21:00Adam Rutherford explores fraud and bias in science. And immunity to SARS-CoV-2. 21:30Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.
| 21:00The story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state.
| 21:008/9Eighth in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai. 21:453/6A woman takes in her troubled brother, newly-released from prison.
| 21:00An estimated 8m people will need debt advice due to coronavirus. 21:25Comedian Adrian Edmondson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity CHICKS. 21:30What the ‘we are the virus’ meme tells us about green politics.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Slimmest margin of victory since end of communism in 1989 22:451/10The story of a young Nigerian girl and her determination to go to school.
| 22:00Chinese company barred from building Britain's 5G networks over security fears 22:452/10Betrayed by her father, Adunni starts on a new path in life.
| 22:00Julian Lewis loses Tory whip for working with opposition to get top job 22:453/10Adunni helps Khadija when she is worried about her pregnancy.
| 22:00Foreign Secretary describes allegations as "appalling" behaviour 22:454/10Adunni is desperately in need of a friend.
| 22:00PM hopes for "significant return to normality" by Christmas 22:455/10Adunni is taken to Lagos.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 22:00Vicki Young hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Greg James, proud radio nerd, rummages through the BBC's vast archives. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince push Matt Lucas into a black hole, all in the name of science. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:006/6Haydn Gwynne plays a wannabe perfect grandmother in this comic monologue by Jenny Eclair. 23:152/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Leo’s daughter returns as a Russian princess arrives to bid for his heart, and his home. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Fiona Shaw and Nicola Coughlan join Harriett Gilbert to talk books 23:30Norman Borlaug averted famine predictions by tinkering with the genetic design of wheat. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/6Three students from the University of Reading take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 23:301/2Spotlighting the poetry of young people in migrant detention centres and juvenile prisons.
| 23:00Christopher Nolan on Memento. 23:30Poet John Agard reflects on what it means to embrace the darkness.
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