| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Cars: How do cars transmit our identities behind the wheel? 00:45The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Tom turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Tom meets Václav Havel. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Sir Tom creates his mid-life play, Arcadia. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Tom turns to Leopoldstadt. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/10Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain. 00:30An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto. 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 Sarah Teather 05:45We look into the future of British agriculture after the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk.
| 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 Sarah Teather 05:45What constitutes a 'public good'? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the snow goose found across Canada and Alaska.
| 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 Sarah Teather 05:45How will the new Environmental Land Management Schemes actually work? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala.
| 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 Sarah Teather 05:45New footage shows exported British cattle being slaughtered in the Lebanon and Libya. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa.
| 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 Sarah Teather 05:45Keir Starmer says the government are not working hard enough to support British farming. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the blood sucking vampire finch.
| 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 singer songwriter Steph Macleod 05:45Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
| 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. Peter’s Parish Church, South Petherton. 05:45The man from Indiana who's 'a heartbeat away' from the US presidency.
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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 goes beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey with author Lisa Woollett. 06:30Caz Graham looks in depth at the future of UK farming policy once we leave the CAP. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully asks why trees are important to us - and what it means to be Inside a Tree. 06:35Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with bats: from Dracula to Batman to Goth. 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 takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Alfred Enoch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Bishop of Llandaff in a service from Ewenny Priory and Ewenny Pottery. 08:48Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device. 08:58John Aitchison presents the chaffinch.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Olivette Otele, Kate Williams and Sudhir Hazareesingh 09:451/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
| 09:00Claudia Hammond reveals the results of the world’s largest study of attitudes to touch. 09:452/5Tom turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
| 09:00Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment. 09:30Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic. 09:453/5Tom meets Václav Havel.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most disruptive ideas of the Enlightenment. 09:454/5Sir Tom creates his mid-life play, Arcadia.
| 09:00Samantha Morton, actor, shares the soundtrack to her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Tom turns to Leopoldstadt.
| 09:00Actor Jude Akuwudike, prolific gig-goer Jeff Johns and listener Helen Lindsday.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including Covid restrictions and the joy of communal cooking.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Agony Aunt and star of Googlebox Mary Killen. 10:456/10The gendarmes want to interview all the house guests.
| 10:00The 2020 Power List judges tackle your eco-dilemmas 10:457/10The news that Joe may have gone off with a friend offers Anna a glimmer of hope.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:458/10Suspicion around their missing son falls on one of Anna and John’s closest friends.
| 10:00Elizabeth Day on building resilience. 10:459/10A chief suspect is found murdered in his home.
| 10:00Jane Garvey presents a programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:4510/10Joe's body is found, but what was the reason for his senseless murder?
| 10:303/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00Jill makes a shocking discovery and the pressure builds on Alice. 10:54Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.
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| 11:00 | 11:00One man's quest to find a 10/10 public bench. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00A look at the life of black activist Marcus Garvey. 11:303/4Natalie stands up for Roman biographer Suetonius, with Llewelyn Morgan and Anita Anand.
| 11:001/3Reece is 23 and a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who moved to London for work in 1985. 11:301/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life.
| 11:00Stories from the war in Nagorno-Karabakh and from the US, the Vatican, Pakistan and Corfu. 11:30Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.
| 11:001/3Marybeth Hamilton explores how America responded to the Great Depression with The New Deal 11:303/4Richard Wilson finds himself getting grumpier with age. What to do?
| 11:00Chris Hope and guests look back on the political week. 11:30Stories on President Trump's Covid-19 and from Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Dubai and France.
| 11:00Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:451/5Daljit Nagra asks if Rama, as warrior and son, is a useful role model for men today.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10Comic tale of a group of Caribbean immigrants battling to get on London’s property ladder. 12:18You and Yours celebrates its 50th birthday! 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Battersby calls a meeting of his Trinidadian friends to discuss buying a house together. 12:18News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10With the decision made to buy a house together, the friends must come up with some cash. 12:18Celebrating 50 years of You & Yours - how has transport changed since the 1970s? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10The bold decision to buy a house affects each of the friends in a different way. 12:18Students are short of money because they can't find jobs to top up their loans. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10Although the friends have been saving for a month, treasurer Jean is yet to see a penny. 12:18As part of our 50th birthday we discuss disability with Lord Blunkett. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Airbnb share tax data with HMRC, more mini-bond trouble and the collision repair loophole. 12:306/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Ken Cheng, Theo Fennell and Jo Frost. 12:32Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5How important is touch to us? Claudia Hammond reveals the BBC Touch Test results.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5BBC Touch Test looks at attitudes to touch from strangers and work colleagues.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5How much does the culture we grow up in effect who we touch and how we touch?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Left isolating in London B and Z came up with a plan to stay healthy with a 6 o’clock hug.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Can touch ever be replicated digitally? And can we train our sense of touch to hear?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
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| 14:00 | 14:00Playfully surreal drama about the bond between mothers and sons by Oliver Emanuel. 14:45Nick Berkeley shows how song lyrics can help articulate and negotiate our lives.
| 14:00Jill makes a discovery that could change everything 14:15A string quartet discover that they can stop time. Written by Emma Hooper.
| 14:00The pressure builds on Alice 14:15By Edson Burton. Mack has an illicit delivery to make and the clock is ticking.
| 14:00Ruth is reluctant to jump the gun 14:15By Edson Burton. Jas has a rendezvous with her secret love, but all is not what it seems.
| 14:00Jennifer is on the warpath 14:15By Edson Burton. The enigmatic drifter returns. Starring Don Warrington
| 14:00Do the new stricter Covid measures make sense to you? 14:451/7Drama series exploring contemporary Britain through the lens of sex, with Glenda Jackson
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening panel show at Knebworth Gardens. 14:456/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
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| 15:00 | 15:00The prestigious general knowledge contest for the title of Brain of Britain. 15:30Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.
| 15:002/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30Can Australia's unique animal life bounce back from bushfire devastation?
| 15:00Are you facing eviction from your home? 15:30What role does touch play in health care?
| 15:00Clare goes beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey with author Lisa Woollett. 15:27Dancer Oti Mabuse makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Aid Overseas 15:30Joseph O'Connor talks to James Naughtie about Star of the Sea
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening panel show at Knebworth Gardens. 15:45An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto.
| 15:30John Grindrod considers past efforts to improve housing space standards.
| 15:002/2Poet Michael Symmons Roberts's adaptation of Milton's Lycidas and Tennyson's In Memoriam.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Andrew McGibbon talks to Michael Holman who formed a band with the artist Basquiat 16:30Ernie Rea asks why more people have turned to prayer since the beginning of the pandemic.
| 16:00Peter White meets Paul Maynard, one of the few disabled MPs in the new parliament. 16:30Two old friends share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Elites: Why has anti-elitism become such a common stable of media and political rhetoric? 16:30Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform.
| 16:00Women and Horror: Saint Maud and Carmilla. 16:30The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a designer, a soldier, an actor, a socialite 16:30Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.
| 16:00Power List judges - How to live a greener life. Women and epilepsy.
| 16:00Chris Power talks to Ugandan writer Jennifer Makumbi about her new novel The First Woman. 16:30Writer Noo Saro-Wiwa gives her personal perspective on poetry’s relationship with touch.
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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 17:30What are the key challenges UK businesses face as the pandemic continues to bite? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Journalist Sali Hughes goes on a personal journey to discover what motivates online trolls 17:40The man from Indiana who's 'a heartbeat away' from the US presidency. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00An investigation's begun into how 16 thousand coronavirus cases went unreported 18:305/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Ken Cheng, Theo Fennell and Jo Frost.
| 18:00Church of England accused of not giving enough support to alleged victims of sex abuse. 18:301/4Rob traverses the world of philosophy to reveal James Bond is inspired by Nietzsche.
| 18:00Pubs and restaurants in central Scotland to close to try to stop the spread of Covid-19. 18:301/4Matt has cerebral palsy and is disabled. But does the benefits inspector agree?
| 18:00The huge impact Covid-19 is having on hospital services in England has been laid bare. 18:304/6Meet the train passenger who really doesn't overthink things.
| 18:00The Chancellor unveils new package to help businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions 18:306/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman.
| 18:00Labour politicians say the government's offer of additional support is insufficient 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson will set out his plans for tiered local measures on Monday 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jill makes a discovery that could change everything 19:15Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio - a new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary. 19:456/10The gendarmes want to interview all the house guests.
| 19:00The pressure builds on Alice 19:15We announce the winners of the National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award. 19:457/10The news that Joe may have gone off with a friend offers Anna a glimmer of hope.
| 19:00Ruth is reluctant to jump the gun 19:15We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest. 19:458/10Suspicion around their missing son falls on one of Anna and John’s closest friends.
| 19:00Jennifer is on the warpath 19:15Skin, the lead vocalist of British band Skunk Anansie, looks back over her life. 19:459/10A chief suspect is found murdered in his home.
| 19:00Alex Wheatle's new novel, Miranda July film Kajillionaire, London Film Festival roundup. 19:4510/10Joe's body is found, but what was the reason for his senseless murder?
| 19:00Paul Jackson celebrates the many showbiz lives of the irrepressible Nicholas Parsons. 19:306/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Ian MacMillan, Gyles Brandreth
| 19:0011/15The trail leads to Marston’s doctor as Heawood realises that everything is connected. 19:151/6Award-nominated comedy drama set in Alcoholics Anonymous. With Rebecca Front. 19:45Anne-Marie Duff continues Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling series of ghost stories.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Reece is 23 and a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who moved to London for work in 1985. 20:30How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm?
| 20:00Journalist Sali Hughes goes on a personal journey to discover what motivates online trolls 20:40Have your say in shaping the way the biggest blind charities focus their work.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
| 20:00What can the government do to control immigration across the English Channel? 20:30What are the key challenges UK businesses face as the pandemic continues to bite?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.
| 20:00Nicholas Parsons presents a potted history of the 'straight man' in comedy double-acts. 20:30Nicholas Parsons revisits the Clyde where he was an apprentice in the 1940s.
| 20:00Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a designer, a soldier, an actor, a socialite
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| 21:00 | 21:003/3Exploring our right to freedom of thought in the digital age and the age of neuroscience. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Olivette Otele, Kate Williams and Sudhir Hazareesingh
| 21:00What role does touch play in health care? 21:30Claudia Hammond reveals the results of the world’s largest study of attitudes to touch.
| 21:00Can Australia's unique animal life bounce back from bushfire devastation? 21:30Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform.
| 21:00The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most disruptive ideas of the Enlightenment.
| 21:00The end of the Fairness Doctrine and the rise of political polarisation in US broadcasting
| 21:00Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Nicholas Parsons. 21:45The man from Indiana who's 'a heartbeat away' from the US presidency.
| 21:00Airbnb share tax data with HMRC, more mini-bond trouble and the collision repair loophole. 21:25Alfred Enoch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation 21:30How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Donald Trump insists he’s feeling better than he has in decades 22:451/10Comic tale of a group of Caribbean immigrants battling to get on London’s property ladder.
| 22:00PM focus on plans for new investment in green technology 22:452/10Battersby calls a meeting of his Trinidadian friends to discuss buying a house together.
| 22:00Ministers likely to tighten restrictions for parts of England from Monday 22:453/10With the decision made to buy a house together, the friends must come up with some cash.
| 22:00More than four million patients waiting for routine procedures 22:454/10The bold decision to buy a house affects each of the friends in a different way.
| 22:00Rishi Sunak unveils package of support for businesses that will be affected 22:455/10Although the friends have been saving for a month, treasurer Jean is yet to see a penny.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:159/9Part 9 of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Sheila buys a crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:152/4Peter Curran and Patrick Marber attempt Tai Chi in the dark with poet Benjamin Zephaniah. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/6Jon Holmes's extraordinary Skewer returns to twist itself into these extraordinary times. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Two old friends share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30One historian of the cigarette industry reckons it invented much of modern marketing. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The prestigious general knowledge contest for the title of Brain of Britain. 23:30Journalist and author Lynne Truss on why Joni Mitchell is her Muse.
| 23:00Women and Horror: Saint Maud and Carmilla. 23:30Mark Tully asks why trees are important to us - and what it means to be Inside a Tree.
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