| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Helen Macdonald views an aerial phenomenon from the Empire State Building. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Helen Macdonald on crowds, community and the experience of witnessing an eclipse. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:1526/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it? 00:30The sun is melting, so Rory goes for a drink. A short story for radio by June Caldwell. 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 the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. 05:45Potatoes to withstand disease and drought; chicken farming; the impact of ash dieback. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.
| 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 the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. 05:45Are we heading for a constitutional crisis over agricultural trade after Brexit? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.
| 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 the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. 05:45Could new laws force UK businesses to prove their products aren’t linked to deforestation? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the rock pipit.
| 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 the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. 05:45Farming Today reports on allegations of mistreatment on a pig farm in Leicestershire. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the arctic skua.
| 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 the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. 05:45Red Tractor says their reputation has been damaged by secret filming at a pig farm. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.
| 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 Rev Dr Janet Unsworth. 05:45Claire Lynch describes how she navigated motherhood.
| 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 medieval church of St Nicholas, Sandhurst in Kent. 05:45Who is the horse-loving peer now in charge of our public health? With Mark Coles
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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. 06:07Brett Westwood shares his audio-diary of the natural world in summer. 06:30Sybil Ruscoe takes a look at chicken farming, and asks about welfare issues. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Actor Adjoa Andoh explores the importance of seeing our own identity reflected in culture. 06:35Black, gay, female and farming - celebrating diverse food grown by diverse people. 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 with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Broadcaster Kaye Adams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Home-Start UK 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Paul Kerensa leads a service from this year's virtual Greenbelt Festival. 08:48Adam Gopnik on why, during the pandemic, there's a fine line between clever... and stupid. 08:58Liz Bonnin presents the advancing, leaping and queuing male blue manakin of Brazil.
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| 09:00 | 09:00One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story. 09:303/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be. 09:451/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
| 09:00Saving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets. 09:30Russell Kane talks to fellow comedian Angela Barnes about playing the extrovert for work. 09:452/5Helen Macdonald views an aerial phenomenon from the Empire State Building.
| 09:00Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers. 09:30Claire Lynch describes how she navigated motherhood. 09:453/5Helen Macdonald on crowds, community and the experience of witnessing an eclipse.
| 09:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Conan O'Brien to look at the amazing human brain. 09:304/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be. 09:454/5Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark gathers key figures from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland. 09:455/5Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
| 09:00Actor Mark Williams with pop-punk musician turned trainee barrister Lucy Chapman.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over the age of 45. 10:451/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 10:00The pleasures of walking, becoming a young mother unexpectedly, discussing bulimia. 10:452/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:453/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 10:00LISTENER WEEK: Writing about your job. The evolution of the buggy. Community quilting. 10:454/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:455/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 10:30Enter into the dark days of the European Witch Craze, where no woman was safe.
| 10:00There’s more than one surprise for Ed and disaster strikes for Robert 10:55An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the starling.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Roman is 11 and loves Minecraft - should his parents be so strict about screen time? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Unusual Edinburgh, low traffic, Cotswold opera, a close big brother and the time barrier. 11:30Ruth Rogers of The River Cafe shares some of her favourite pieces of writing.
| 11:00Singing together is bringing hope to a struggling South African community. 11:30Comedian Lucy Porter examines the ups and downs of family life.
| 11:00A death-defying migrant's story... 11:30Gary Younge looks at how the Black Lives Matter movement may change British museums.
| 11:00The strange story of Gef the Talking Mongoose, and the trouble he caused at the BBC. 11:301/4Musical comedy. Richie Webb returns as performance-shy cocktail pianist Nigel Penny.
| 11:00Where are we up to with Brexit and what will it mean for you? 11:30Vexing the Kremlin, Lebanon's splits, buoyant Trumps, statues face-off and Paris beaches.
| 11:00Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. 11:455/5Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the Starling is hated in North America.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10Ross Poldark is called to London. 12:18British Airways; House Plants; Waitrose Deliveries. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10Ross Poldark returns from London in time for the Truro races. 12:18As millions of children go back into class - how are you feeling about sending yours? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Ross and Demelza look forward to a new arrival. 12:18How you can help endangered hedgehogs without spending lots of money at the pet shop. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10Clowance Poldark goes to stay with her cousin Verity. 12:18Demand for allotments increased in lockdown, with many waiting lists longer than 18 months 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10As Valentine Warleggan goes up to Cambridge, his father is plotting. 12:18As sport fans begin then return to the terraces, who ultimately will be paying for Covid? 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. 12:306/6Darren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6A second show from Sage Gateshead, with the regulars and Marcus Brigstocke on the panel. 12:32This special edition of The Food Programme comes from the year 2030. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Neil MacGregor with some of the world's most disputed objects - the Parthenon sculptures
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Neil MacGregor continues his material history of humanity, with the early Celts.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Neil MacGregor's history of the world tells of a forgotten people of ancient Mexico.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Neil Macgregor tells the story of a Chinese bronze bell from the age of Confucius
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Steve Punt searches for the Cezanne masterpiece, stolen during the millennium celebrations
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| 14:00 | 14:00Colette abandons love and her Parisian life for a restorative summer in Provence. 14:45On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud
| 14:00Ed demands answers at Home Farm 14:15Comedy starring Ronald Pickup and Jonathan Agnew.
| 14:00Alice is forced to come clean 14:15Power Out - a new thriller. If this is power, then POWER OUT.
| 14:00There’s more than one surprise for Ed 14:15Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War.
| 14:00Disaster strikes for Robert. 14:15Chris Tchaikovsky, a woman who defied definition and shook up criminal justice.
| 14:00Your views on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Agatha Christie's gripping and intensely personal 1920s domestic drama.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. 14:4527/30Award-winning chef Ruth Rogers makes her choice from the MoMA collection.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The prestigious general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
| 15:00Short documentaries on quiz shows and queries for an uncertain future. With 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 counsellor about their finances and their feelings. 15:30Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin.
| 15:00Brett Westwood shares his audio-diary of the natural world in summer. 15:27Journalist Thomas Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal 15:30Sara Collins speaks to author and academic Sarah Moss.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. 15:45The sun is melting, so Rory goes for a drink. A short story for radio by June Caldwell.
| | 15:002/2Murder, fast cars and intrigue. A romantic thriller set in 1950s France by Mary Stewart.
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| 16:00 | 16:00True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms. 16:30Ernie Rea takes a look at religious bathing rituals.
| 16:00Sabrina Mahfouz talks about protest slogans with Siana Bangura and Zoe Buckman. 16:30The singer and podcaster, Jessie Ware, chooses the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer.
| 16:00The Politics of Memorials - from Ireland to the Mississippi Delta. 16:30The outgoing BBC Director-General on the crises and successes of his time in charge.
| 16:00I Am Spartacus: the secret history. 16:30What does the science say about the Covid risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a designer, a campaigner, a sportswoman, an adventurer. 16:30Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.
| 16:00Stories of the week suggested by listeners.
| 16:00Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. 16:30Jason Griffiths uncovers a rich seam of dialect poetry in his native Forest of Dean.
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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 17:30The Beirut blast has laid bare Lebanon’s deepening political and economic crisis. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Lucrece Grehoua reveals the cost of hiding who we really are in the workplace. 17:40Who is the horse-loving peer now in charge of our public health? With Mark Coles 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The Scottish government looks set to make face coverings mandatory in secondary schools. 18:304/6A second show from Sage Gateshead, with the regulars and Marcus Brigstocke on the panel.
| 18:00Mask compulsory for Scottish schools from Monday - the PM suggests England may follow 18:301/6Character-based sketch show from Lenny Henry and his crew.
| 18:00A senior civil servant has been sacked in the wake of the exams fiasco in England 18:303/4Paul Sinha tests his audience on their knowledge of forgotten famous people.
| 18:00England Test and Trace times are increasing, as it falls short of key targets 18:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
| 18:00Government faces resistance to its call for people return to their workplaces this autumn 18:306/6Darren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise.
| 18:00Government under fire over new schools coronavirus advice for England 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Tens of thousands of protesters defy a security crackdown in Belarus 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ed demands answers at Home Farm 19:15Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film. 19:451/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 19:00Alice is forced to come clean 19:15An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble. 19:452/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 19:00There’s more than one surprise for Ed 19:15Natalie Haynes on A Thousand Ships; International Booker Prize winner reviewed. 19:453/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 19:00Disaster strikes for Robert. 19:15The return of Eastenders & composer Errollyn Wallen on rearranging Jerusalem for the Proms 19:454/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 19:00Luke Jerram on In Memoriam - his artwork to commemorate those lost to the pandemic. 19:455/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
| 19:00Who is the horse-loving peer now in charge of our public health? With Mark Coles 19:15Sir Simon Schama's pick of the great Dutch masters at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. 19:452/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of the man who made LA possible: William Mulholland
| 19:005/15Heawood and Kennedy are starting to make progress with the Henry Akeley investigation. 19:153/4Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance. 19:453/5The Baron recuperates in Australia after battling bushfires with a crew of volunteers.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators. 20:30Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
| 20:00Lucrece Grehoua reveals the cost of hiding who we really are in the workplace. 20:40What are the plans to keep drug supplies flowing after the Brexit transition period ends?
| 20:00Louis speaks to footballer and captain of Watford FC, Troy Deeney. 20:45Claire Lynch describes how she navigated motherhood.
| 20:00Where are we up to with Brexit and what will it mean for you? 20:30In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?
| 20:00Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House. 20:50Adam Gopnik on why, during the pandemic, there's a fine line between clever... and stupid.
| 20:00Ed Howker looks at the world depicted in the science fiction novel Logan's Run.
| 20:00Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers. 20:30Julian Worricker on a designer, a campaigner, a sportswoman, an adventurer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Shared Parental Leave has a 3% take-up in the UK. Fi Glover asks why it is so low. 21:30One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
| 21:00Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin. 21:30Saving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.
| 21:00Roman is 11 and loves Minecraft - should his parents be so strict about screen time? 21:30The outgoing BBC Director-General on the crises and successes of his time in charge.
| 21:00What does the science say about the Covid risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy. 21:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Conan O'Brien to look at the amazing human brain.
| 21:00By Josh Azouz. The Orange Tree Theatre production recorded under lockdown.
| 21:003/9Part 3 of the conspiracy thriller. Written by Matt Hartley and starring Hattie Morahan. 21:453/3By Julie Mayhew. Who - on ‘Earth’ - is the crying girl with the crazy hair?
| 21:00Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings. 21:25Broadcaster Kaye Adams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Home-Start UK 21:30In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Party formally nominates Mr Trump as its candidate for November's election 22:456/10Ross Poldark is called to London.
| 22:00Students in areas where tighter lockdowns in force will have to wear masks 22:457/10Ross Poldark returns from London in time for the Truro races.
| 22:003rd consecutive night of disorder after police shooting of Jacob Blake 22:458/10Ross and Demelza look forward to a new arrival.
| 22:00Sporting stars boycott matches in anger against police violence in Wisconsin 22:459/10Clowance Poldark goes to stay with her cousin Verity.
| 22:00Japan’s longest serving PM made reputation as staunch conservative and nationalist 22:4510/10As Valentine Warleggan goes up to Cambridge, his father is plotting.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to footballer and captain of Watford FC, Troy Deeney.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world. 23:30Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
| 23:00A showcase of up-and-coming comics from the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Mark Watson. 23:30A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal.
| 23:002/4Awkward small talk with a German cop. Bittersweet comic tales with Chris Neill. 23:154/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss reading literature in the nude and harmonicas. 23:30The things people say about prison.
| 23:004/4All grandkids make mistakes, but only Jack and Millie's do it so loudly - and on video. 23:30Audio-makers reflect on the sonic worlds they want to inhabit in this moment in time.
| 23:00The singer and podcaster, Jessie Ware, chooses the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer. 23:30Mat Fraser imagines how different our world would be if everybody had a disability.
| 23:00The prestigious general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Alan Mumby explores dialect poetry in East Lincolnshire.
| 23:00I Am Spartacus: the secret history. 23:30Actor Adjoa Andoh explores the importance of seeing our own identity reflected in culture.
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