| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A wistful celebration of school summer holidays and the companions who made them. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A joyful celebration of school holidays in twentieth century Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5British summers are about to change forever with the arrival of the foreign holiday. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:1516/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it? 00:30Fred D’Aguiar’s potent story inspired by Phillis Wheatley. 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.
| 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 Tobi Olujinmi 05:45Rural tourism is awash with UK tourists unable or unwilling to go abroad for the summer. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Samuel West describes the snooker ball and champagne cork sounds of the capercaillie.
| 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 Tobi Olujinmi 05:45Cuts to tariffs on imported sugar cane could put UK farmers out of business. 05:58BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
| 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 Tobi Olujinmi 05:45Caz Graham and guests discuss the role of Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection 05:58RSPB volunteer Steve Vickers recalls childhood memories of the eider for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 Tobi Olujinmi 05:45Caz Graham hears from those for and against lifting the ban on neonicotinoids. 05:58Mya Rose Craig recalls the nuthatch for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 Tobi Olujinmi 05:45Caz Graham looks at the impact increased tourism is having in the Yorkshire Dales. 05:58Paul Brook on the water rail.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. 05:45Lois Pryce argues that cycling needs to be uncool again.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. 05:454/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
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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. 06:07Finding a Great Spotted Woodpecker’s nest is far from easy for cameraman James Aldred. 06:30Caz Graham heads to a farm which has opened its doors to campers for the first time. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Sarah Cuddon reflects upon the allure of wild water. 06:35What started as a self-sufficient dream life turned into a thriving organic veg business. 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 William Crawley. 07:54Gill Wheeler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Multiple System Atrophy Trust 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 led by Rev Dr Stephen Wigley, chair of the Wales synod of the Methodist church. 08:48Will Self reflects on how the pandemic could affect our perception of human progress. 08:58Chris Packham presents the roaring southern cassowary of Australia's Queensland.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales 09:3010/10Sean Bean explores how wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations. 09:451/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
| 09:00Professor Andy Fabian on supermassive black holes and their dramatic hold over galaxies. 09:30Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon: what are introverts & extroverts? 09:452/5A wistful celebration of school summer holidays and the companions who made them.
| 09:00Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is it a sign of a second wave of the virus? 09:30Lois Pryce argues that cycling needs to be uncool again. 09:453/5A joyful celebration of school holidays in twentieth century Britain.
| 09:00What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild after covid-19? 09:454/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
| 09:00Maria Balshaw, director of Tate, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5British summers are about to change forever with the arrival of the foreign holiday.
| 09:00Marathon swimmer Alice Dearing and the Inheritance Tracks of Fay Ripley.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
| 10:00What happens to the small percentage of young female unaccompanied refugees in the UK? 10:452/5Simon is determined to get back into the will of his dead partner's mother.
| 10:00Alexandra Wilson on breaking down the barriers of race and class to become a barrister. 10:453/5Barbara spots another legal issue over rewriting her will.
| 10:00Women DJs, A levels and home-education, Veronika Tsepkalo, and the scars of psoriasis. 10:454/5Can Si learn anything from Mel's demanding mother?
| 10:00WW2 codebreaking sisters talk about how they served their country. 10:455/5Can Si finally manage to let go of his late partner's memory?
| 10:30Greg Jenner and the team take us to 1920s Paris to meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. 10:59A two-minute silence to mark VJ Day.
| 10:00Lynda finds herself in trouble and the pressure mounts for Alice 10:55An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the soaring skylark.
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| 11:00 | 11:00An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain. 11:30Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Lucky socks, pre-match rituals, Nadal’s water bottles. Sport is teeming with superstition. 11:30The UK's most decorated female Olympian, rower Katherine Grainger, shares her readings.
| 11:00How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate. 11:303/4Leo and Laura return to Paisley, where his wife died. Leo meets a musician with a secret.
| 11:00Mike Lanchin follows the story of Rita Baque, searching for the body of her late husband. 11:30The Musical My Fair Lady is celebrated through the manuscripts on which it was created.
| 11:003/3Ben Wright asks whether American electoral democracy needs refreshing. 11:305/6Unexpectedly reunited, no partners or offspring, the family of four go down memory lane.
| 11:02How should we balance the risks when reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic? 11:32Stories from Colombia, Greece, Germany and on the unfinished business of WW2 in Japan.
| 11:00Kirsty Wark and guests recall the 1992 sterling collapse known as Black Wednesday. 11:453/5Alison Steadman tells how the Little Owl became British and how the Eagle Owl might too.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921. 12:18Thousands of gym goers are cancelling their memberships as lockdown eases. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Barbara Flynn reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest and most moving stories. 12:18Call You & Yours: How long are you planning to keep working from home? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Classic story by the great New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, read by Hattie Morahan 12:18Now HS2 is going ahead are the fears of those living nearby justified? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A classic tale of suspense by acclaimed New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield. 12:18We hear from the confused customers on a double booked cruise. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Hattie Morahan reads Katherine Mansfield's heartbreaking tale from 1922. 12:18Despite anecdotal evidence, consumers are drinking less compared to this time last year. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings. 12:304/6Jayde Adams curates her dream festival, hosting a line-up of her favourite performers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/6Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs. 12:32Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45An insight into Leeds’ dedicated zone for the legalised selling and buying of street sex.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Poetry and stories exploring the Chough’s symbolic connection to Cornish identity.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45A creative insight into dementia and the support offered to help improve lives.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45The people keeping the art of cinema projection alive in a time it is no longer needed.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45The story of Kane Walker and what his sad death means for the homeless of Birmingham.
| 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. 13:30The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown. Presented by Fi Glover.
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| 14:00 | 14:001981. Northern Ireland. Attended by his mother and a priest, Bobby Sands nears his death, 14:45The legends of a shrine, revered by both Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years
| 14:00Lynda makes plans for the future 14:15Comedy by Nick Warburton: Ronald Pickup stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire.
| 14:00Lynda finds herself in trouble 14:15Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama series set in a flooded future world.
| 14:00Ed receives a surprising offer 14:15Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama series set in a flooded future world.
| 14:00The pressure mounts for Alice 14:15Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama series set in a flooded future world.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:4510/10Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck in the classic 1960s Swedish detective series.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:4517/3030 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 contest for the title of Brain of Britain. 15:30When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
| 15:00Short documentaries about the sensation of touch. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
| 15:00Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances. 15:30Flu vaccine, dentistry and covid, diagnosing Coeliac disease and NHS winter preparations.
| 15:00Finding a Great Spotted Woodpecker’s nest is far from easy for cameraman James Aldred. 15:27Benjamin Zephaniah makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Good Vibrations 15:30Chris Power talks to novelist Carys Davies about her new book The Mission House
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45Fred D’Aguiar’s potent story inspired by Phillis Wheatley.
| | 15:002/2Stories of a father’s disapproval, a garden party, grief and short-lived joy.
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| 16:00 | 16:00True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at 60 years of chimpanzee research with Jane Goodall.
| 16:00Professor Tanya Byron sitting in for Michael Rosen on talking to strangers. 16:30Artist Frida Kahlo is nominated by Jessie Burton. With Circe Henestrosa.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives. 16:30The BBC's Director of Creative Diversity on why change is needed.
| 16:30Land use and zoonoses, Los Angeles’ earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a whistleblower, a President, a mountaineer. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:15The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. Female DJs adapting during lockdown.
| 16:00Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist PD James. 16:30Actor and writer Catherine Harvey travels to Blackpool for the annual Dialect Festival.
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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 17:30US lawmakers are deciding whether to act against the country’s powerful tech giants. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst? 17:404/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00First Minister says the problem will be fixed 18:306/6Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs.
| 18:00Tens of thousands of school pupils in Scotland are having their exams upgraded 18:305/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00Rishi Sunak has acknowledged the UK is facing a "very difficult and uncertain time". 18:301/4Paul Sinha returns with more fascinating facts and stories.
| 18:00There has been anger at the A-Levels awarded, with almost 40% of results downgraded 18:306/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
| 18:00Thousands of Britons in France rush to get home before a two week quarantine takes effect 18:304/6Jayde Adams curates her dream festival, hosting a line-up of her favourite performers.
| 18:00Prince Charles leads commemorations on the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour urges Boris Johnson to take charge of the "mess" surrounding A-Levels in England. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with Gemma Cairney.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lynda makes plans for the future 19:15Novelist Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre arrests, Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery 19:451/5Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
| 19:00Lynda finds herself in trouble 19:15Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet? 19:452/5Simon is determined to get back into the will of his dead partner's mother.
| 19:00Ed receives a surprising offer 19:15TV drama Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s Jim Crow America, reviewed. 19:453/5Barbara spots another legal issue over rewriting her will.
| 19:00The pressure mounts for Alice 19:15Lyricist Don Black on writing songs like Diamonds are Forever and Born Free. 19:454/5Can Si learn anything from Mel's demanding mother?
| 19:00Gloria Estefan on her album Brazil305, a new film version of Pinocchio, poet Shane McCrae. 19:455/5Can Si finally manage to let go of his late partner's memory?
| 19:004/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history 19:15Hilary Mantel on how fiction changes when adapted for stage or screen.
| 19:003/15Henry Akeley's disappearance leads Heawood and Kennedy to Rendlesham Forest. 19:151/4Tom enlists the help of his dad to take delivery of an important package. 19:451/5A descendant of the legendary storyteller embraces the family tradition.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate. 20:30A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other COVID 19.
| 20:00How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst? 20:40Peter White looks at the efforts some blind charities are making to adapt after lockdown.
| 20:00Louis speaks to YouTube star, rapper and boxer, KSI. 20:45Lois Pryce argues that cycling needs to be uncool again.
| 20:00How should we balance the risks when reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic? 20:30How healthy is the exercise industry?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Will Self reflects on how the pandemic could affect our perception of human progress.
| 20:00Dustin Lance Black asks whether LGBTQ+ people still need to come out publicly.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a whistleblower, a President, a mountaineer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Saving artisan cheese, sheep fleeces, brain surgery, a fraternal burial and eery football. 21:30Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales
| 21:00Flu vaccine, dentistry and covid, diagnosing Coeliac disease and NHS winter preparations. 21:30Professor Andy Fabian on supermassive black holes and their dramatic hold over galaxies.
| 21:00Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is it a sign of a second wave of the virus? 21:30The BBC's Director of Creative Diversity on why change is needed.
| 21:00Land use and zoonoses, Los Angeles’ earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome. 21:30What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild after covid-19?
| 21:00"No man, not even a prince, is above the law." How a Saudi prince was brought to justice.
| 21:001/9The return of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan. 21:451/3By Julie Mayhew. A young woman thinks of the strange story of her mother’s childhood.
| 21:00Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings. 21:25Gill Wheeler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Multiple System Atrophy Trust 21:30How healthy is the exercise industry?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Hassan Diab said last week’s blast was the result of endemic corruption 22:45Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921.
| 22:00Students who had exam results downgraded to have original predicted grades reinstated 22:45Barbara Flynn reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest and most moving stories.
| 22:00Deaths in England now only logged if person tested positive within 28 days of dying 22:45Classic story by the great New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, read by Hattie Morahan
| 22:00Deal, brokered by the United States, is rejected by the Palestinians 22:45A classic tale of suspense by acclaimed New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield.
| 22:002 week quarantine comes into force tomorrow morning 22:45Hattie Morahan reads Katherine Mansfield's heartbreaking tale from 1922.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to YouTube star, rapper and boxer, KSI.
| 22:00Jo Coburn presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sabrina Mahfouz talks to Tobi Kyeremateng and Katherine Harloe about othering in language. 23:30Jarvis Cocker is back, curing a troubled mind with a night of sufi trance music in Morocco
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at 60 years of chimpanzee research with Jane Goodall. 23:30Jarvis Cocker rides in the driver's cab of a late-night Tube train.
| 23:004/4Sindhu Vee and Mae Martin talk about the influence their mothers have had on their lives. 23:152/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with their critically-acclaimed confessional series. 23:30Jarvis Cocker navigates the ether in his nocturnal exploration of the human condition.
| 23:002/4Jack and Millie have a son. And Melvin has something very special he wants to show them. 23:30Jarvis Cocker's nocturnal exploration of the human condition leads him to the Berlin Wall.
| 23:00Artist Frida Kahlo is nominated by Jessie Burton. With Circe Henestrosa. 23:30The story of blind architect Chris Downey, told in his own words.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge contest for the title of Brain of Britain. 23:30Poet Aviva Dautch revisits a childhood growing up as the daughter of a chronic hoarder.
| 23:30Sarah Cuddon reflects upon the allure of wild water.
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