| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Hashi Mohamed reads from his book People Like Us, an exploration of social mobility. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Hashi Mohamed reads from his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:157/10Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain. 00:30A surprise visitor ignites a sense of hope for a woman living alone. 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.
| 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Eugene O'Neill 05:45Slurry, chicken manure, feathers and straw: the agricultural waste being transformed. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan and Asia.
| 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 Father Eugene O'Neill 05:45Would the World Trade Organisation allow the UK to prevent imports of chlorinated chicken? 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marabou stork in Africa.
| 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 Father Eugene O'Neill 05:45We hear from a company making construction board from agricultural waste. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
| 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 Father Eugene O'Neill 05:45How green is green energy from biodigesters? 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore.
| 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 Father Eugene O'Neill 05:45As the UK signs a trade deal with Japan, we hear from a Trade Minister. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of 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 the Revd Azariah France-Williams. 05:45Anne-Marie Douglas discusses the need for more empathy in provision of services.
| 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 with St Faith and St Francis in Alverstoke, Hampshire. 05:45The chief strategic advisor to PM Boris Johnson who thrives on solving political problems.
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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. 06:07In Norfolk, ghost ponds are being recovered, restored and heard to sing once again. 06:30We ask how green are biodigesters and hear about a new trade deal with Japan. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05'Trains are made for meditation' - Mark Tully celebrates the beauty of rail travel. 06:35Anna Jones visits a farm in Hampshire where mint is proving a successful crop. 06:57The latest weather forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Beneficiary Maria Wall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shine 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Reading the Bible and letting the Bible read you, from St Martin-in-the-Fields. 08:48Will Self advocates a novel practice for our times. 08:58Kate Humble presents the little grebe.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Jill Lepore and Richard Evans. 09:451/5Hashi Mohamed reads from his book People Like Us, an exploration of social mobility.
| 09:00Anjula Mutanda helps one guest make sense of one big parenting question 09:452/5Hashi Mohamed reads from his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain.
| 09:00LBC presenter James O'Brien and ex-Head of BBC TV News Roger Mosey debate impartiality. 09:453/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who ruled Austria, shaking up the European order 09:454/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain.
| 09:00Professor Averil Mansfield shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain.
| 09:00Jamie Redknapp, actor Sharon D. Clarke, 'Iceman' Wim Hof and Skepta's mum Ify Adenuga.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jasper Rees on the much loved comedian, writer, actor, stand up and singer, Victoria Wood. 10:451/5A weathered life as imagined by Katie Hims. A snowy day off-school.
| 10:00Singing Nuns, the US elections & women, politicisation of Mumsnet? and jobshares. 10:452/5A weathered life imagined by Katie Hims. Revision under the sun
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:453/5Zoe likes the rain but Jim doesn't: can they work it out. A drama by Katie Hims.
| 10:00DJ songwriter Sister Bliss. Deaths from cocaine. Starting a business during lockdown. 10:454/5Zoe has had to stop driving because of a thunder storm. Katie Hims' drama discovers why.
| 10:00New research into Long Covid from KCL and Zoe shows being female is a risk factor. 10:455/5Zoe's daughter Alice is worried by rising waters. Katie Hims' drama about the weather.
| 10:305/7Jay Rayner hosts the cookery panel show.
| 10:00Elizabeth makes an impression and Harrison faces a life changing decision 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the cork popping sounds of capercaillie
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent follows two young Hong Kongers in their bid to make the UK home. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00From just two photos, Charlotte and Cole uncover a story of infidelity and murder. 11:30Once they made pop records. Now they're building a pyramid out of dead people.
| 11:003/3Psychology graduate Amy meets Ian, who survived three years of unemployment in the 1980s. 11:303/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
| 11:00Stories on political upheaval in Thailand, and from Spain, Jordan, China and Italy. 11:30An eerie exploration of how women have used the ghost story form.
| 11:003/3Marybeth Hamilton explores the fate and fortunes of Black Americans under the New Deal. 11:301/2Amid Brexit, Zoe Lyons grabs a new Irish passport and explores history and identity.
| 11:00Pippa Crerar and guests look back at the political week. 11:30Stories on racial tensions in rural South Africa, and from Paraguay, Tuscany and France.
| 11:00Chris Boardman, cyclist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:453/5Daljit Nagra asks if Sita is a valuable role model for women today.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10At a restaurant in Dublin, Davy meets his old friend Joe. Read by Brendan Gleeson. 12:18Anger over dangerous cladding. Coronavirus flight cancellations. State of the car market. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Davy recalls when he and Joe first saw the girl with the cello. Read by Brendan Gleeson 12:18Who or what has helped you through this difficult year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10Davy and Joe go to the pub for just the one. Read by Brendan Gleeson. 12:18What 'bad' habits have you picked up working from home? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10Davy is eager to know more about Peter. Read by Brendan Gleeson. 12:18Social media users are disappointed with their teeny tiny purchases from Instagram ads. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10Joe recounts how he told Trish. Read by Brendan Gleeson. 12:18We hear from businesses in Wales as they prepare to start a fresh lockdown. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04As Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions expand, we look at the support in place for workers. 12:308/8A 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. 12:046/12Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck. 12:32Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Kirsty Logan explores the evolution of ghost lore.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Kirsty Logan tells us the tale of the medieval revenant, a ghost made of flesh and bone.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Kirsty Logan discovers how, and why, a ghost woman would give birth to a living child.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Kirsty Logan discovers how ghost lore survives, even when we are told they are impossible.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Kirsty Logan explores the tale of an iconic ghost in Latin American culture - La Llorona.
| 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 | 14:00Katy’s got a new stepdad, and her life is about to be thrown off course. 14:45Nick Berkeley shows how song lyrics can help articulate and negotiate our lives.
| 14:00Elizabeth makes an impression 14:15Hotel worker Saira's life is turned upside down when she encounters a rich Saudi guest.
| 14:00Fallon raises a difficult subject 14:15Clare makes a startling discovery about Saira's rapist. Thriller by Ayeesha Menon.
| 14:00Harrison faces a life changing decision 14:15Clare confronts Najma about the true identity of Saira's rapist. Thriller by Ayeesha Menon
| 14:15A two-part Hallowe'en adventure for the immortal mediator.
| 14:00How do you feel about the new covid restrictions? Are you better able to cope this time? 14:45Anne-Marie Douglas discusses the need for more empathy in provision of services.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston presents this week's horticultural panel show. 14:458/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
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| 15:00 | 15:00The Final of the 2020 general knowledge tournament, with Russell Davies. 15:30Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
| 15:004/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30Tom Heap takes a look back at the evolution of environmental campaigning.
| 15:00Are you a school leaver or graduate looking for work? Advice from a panel of experts. 15:30What's the best way to boost oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients?
| 15:00In Norfolk, ghost ponds are being recovered, restored and heard to sing once again. 15:27Paterson Joseph makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Minority Rights Group International 15:30Johny Pitts celebrates Charles Dickens with Armando Iannucci and John Mullan.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston presents this week's horticultural panel show. 15:45A surprise visitor ignites a sense of hope for a woman living alone.
| 15:00A young physicist makes a discovery that might change the world. A nuclear science comedy.
| 15:002/3USA is John Dos Passos’s masterpiece, an epic saga of American life from boom to bust.
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| 16:00 | 16:001/4Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of folk's most enduring songs. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores how remote working changes the dynamics of trust.
| 16:00Geoff Bird and his siblings clear fifty years’ worth of stuff from their old family home. 16:30Toni Morrison's Beloved and Elizabeth Strout's Olive Again are the books on the table.
| 16:00Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth. 16:30Facebook and Twitter accused of censorship over a tabloid story about Joe Biden's son.
| 16:00Shirley and Relic: women and horror. 16:30COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry, and sense of smell and COVID.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a lyricist, an adventurer, a publisher, a nun. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
| 16:00Singing nuns. Long covid. The genius of Victoria Wood.
| 16:00Sara Collins talks to Hilary Mantel about her essay collection. 16:30Caroline Bird on the often underrated art of poetry that speaks to our deepest fears.
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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 17:30Is the pandemic a spur to a world of temps and zero hour contracts? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00COVID workers targeted with tax avoidance schemes that HMRC warns against signing up to. 17:40The chief strategic advisor to PM Boris Johnson who thrives on solving political problems. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Wales set for short, sharp lockdown 18:306/12Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck.
| 18:00Greater Manchester to move to tier 3 coronavirus restrictions from Friday 18:303/4What if the Right Side of History is the Wrong Side of Nature? asks comic Rob Newman.
| 18:00Government funding goes directly to local councils - in effect bypassing region's mayor. 18:303/4Matt - Lost Voice Guy - decides to turn over a new leaf and earn some money legally.
| 18:00Extra financial support given to workers in areas hit by tougher Covid-19 restrictions. 18:306/6John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are.
| 18:00Lockdown enforced in Wales: three million face most severe restrictions 18:308/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman.
| 18:00The UK has become the first country in Europe to record fifty-thousand coronavirus deaths 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Lewis Hamilton has confirmed his place as one of the greats of Formula One 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Elizabeth makes an impression 19:15Nicole Kidman's new thriller, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet 19:456/10Part six of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
| 19:00Fallon raises a difficult subject 19:15A collaboration with the Aké Festival: leading black writers and artists in discussion 19:457/10Part seven of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
| 19:00Harrison faces a life changing decision 19:15Violinist Tasmin Little, Derry International Choir Festival, Review of Summer of '85. 19:458/10Part eight of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
| 19:15Geeta Pendse presents from Nottingham, with local lad James Graham on his new rom-com. 19:459/10Part nine of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
| 19:00Frankenstein: six young artists challenge how today's society creates its own monsters. 19:4510/10Final part of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
| 19:00The chief strategic advisor to PM Boris Johnson who thrives on solving political problems. 19:15Actor Jane Horrocks in conversation with her heroes, brought back to life. 19:459/10Stanley Tucci tells the story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper
| 19:0013/15Kennedy investigates April Marston, Thomas Marston’s daughter. 19:153/6Andy thinks everyone’s forgotten his birthday but doesn't know a surprise is awaiting him. 19:45The next in The Hotel, Daisy Johnson's deliciously spine-chilling series of ghost stories
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3Psychology graduate Amy meets Ian, who survived three years of unemployment in the 1980s. 20:30Governments are borrowing more than ever, but does it matter?
| 20:00COVID workers targeted with tax avoidance schemes that HMRC warns against signing up to. 20:40A new study into dry AMD. Mona Minkara assesses the public transport hurdles she's faced.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Anne-Marie Douglas discusses the need for more empathy in provision of services.
| 20:00Should school exams be cancelled across the UK next summer? 20:30Is the pandemic a spur to a world of temps and zero hour contracts?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Will Self advocates a novel practice for our times.
| 20:00Harold Evans in pursuit of the truth
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience 20:30Matthew Bannister on a lyricist, an adventurer, a publisher, a nun.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Ex-ministers Caroline Flint and Rory Stewart debate the focus on 'hard-working families'. 21:30Amol Rajan with Jill Lepore and Richard Evans.
| 21:00What's the best way to boost oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients? 21:30Anjula Mutanda helps one guest make sense of one big parenting question
| 21:00Tom Heap takes a look back at the evolution of environmental campaigning. 21:30Facebook and Twitter accused of censorship over a tabloid story about Joe Biden's son.
| 21:00COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry, and sense of smell and COVID. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who ruled Austria, shaking up the European order
| 21:001/2From a violent medieval spectre to pregnant ghosts. Kirsty Logan explores Ghost Lore.
| 21:00The legendary 1963 lost TV play. Adapted by Toby Hadoke. 21:452/10Nelson brings home Melanie, apparently his new girlfriend. But they don't act like lovers.
| 21:00As Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions expand, we look at the support in place for workers. 21:25Beneficiary Maria Wall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shine 21:30Governments are borrowing more than ever, but does it matter?
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| 22:00 | 22:00People will be told to stay at home and not mix with other households 22:451/10At a restaurant in Dublin, Davy meets his old friend Joe. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
| 22:00Talks between local leaders and government on financial package end in failure 22:452/10Davy recalls when he and Joe first saw the girl with the cello. Read by Brendan Gleeson
| 22:00Unions and business leaders pressing Treasury for further assistance 22:453/10Davy and Joe go to the pub for just the one. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
| 22:00Boris Johnson admits system needs to improve 22:454/10Davy is eager to know more about Peter. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
| 22:00People can only leave home for limited reasons, like exercise or food 22:455/10Joe recounts how he told Trish. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
| 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.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story. 23:154/4Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran to reflect on fancying yourself. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:006/6Jon Holmes's extraordinary Skewer returns to twist itself into these extraordinary times. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The candidates meet for a more measured debate. 23:30The electromechanical Vickrey Turnstile worked well in theory, but was never built. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The Final of the 2020 general knowledge tournament, with Russell Davies. 23:30Crime writer Mark Billingham chooses country singer Hank Williams as his muse.
| 23:00Shirley and Relic: women and horror. 23:30'Trains are made for meditation' - Mark Tully celebrates the beauty of rail travel.
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