| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Corruption - what is it and how can it be tackled? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Abergavenny 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A look at the early life of Haitian Revolution leader, Toussaint Louverture. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Toussaint develops strong skills as a military commander. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Toussaint makes challenging reforms before approving his own governor nomination. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In 1801, Saint-Domingue faces an invasion threat. Toussaint must act fast. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon of the angel Gabriel and Mary. 00:30A local tour guide becomes a Hollywood "fixer" when a film crew comes to town. 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 Jaspreet Kaur. 05:45We look into the future of live animal exports from the UK. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Actor Samuel West is especially fond of ducks, especially the eider.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur. 05:45What will a No Deal mean for farming? 05:58Theatre director Tara Robinson recalls seeing a treecreeper.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur. 05:45It’s understood negotiators are discussing a phased change to fishing rules post Brexit. 05:58The cuckoo has inspired Tara Robinson to create a play about bird migration.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur. 05:45Will the government's tree planting targets for England be met? 05:58For Fyfe Dangerfield, the prehistoric sight and sound of the grey heron is a big leveller.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur. 05:45Live animal exports - we hear from protesters at Ramsgate in Kent. 05:58For musician Fyfe Dangerfield, seeing a rare bird is like seeing a celebrity on the street
| 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 Lesley Carroll. 05:45Penny Wincer reflects on what it means to be a carer.
| 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 Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset. 05:45The former journalist, now Number 10’s new White House-style spokesperson.
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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. 06:07Caz Graham meets the people behind two historic land buyouts in the south of Scotland. 06:30The controversial issue of live animal exports - we hear all the arguments. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Writer Vesna Goldsworthy asks how emigres and exiles find a voice in a foreign country. 06:35Former Rugby Union player Doddie Weir talks to Dave Howard about his life as a farmer. 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 07:54Angellica Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan 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 Revd Dr Paul Mathole leads a service from Holy Trinity, Platt in Manchester. 08:48David Goodhart defends objective facts over personal experience. 08:58The veery thrush has a remarkable song, if slowed down, as David Rothenberg explains.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Daisy Johnson, Caleb Femi and Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe. 09:451/5A look at the early life of Haitian Revolution leader, Toussaint Louverture.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland explores the roots of the anti-vaccination movement. 09:30Can ants teach us anything about how to avoid a pandemic? Or how to survive one? 09:452/5Toussaint develops strong skills as a military commander.
| 09:00Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity. 09:30Penny Wincer reflects on what it means to be a carer. 09:453/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority.
| 09:0011/11Former President Barack Obama is interviewed by historian and broadcaster David Olusoga. 09:30A remarkable conversation between Joe Biden and David Frost from 1987. 09:454/5Toussaint makes challenging reforms before approving his own governor nomination.
| 09:00Sir Keir Starmer shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5In 1801, Saint-Domingue faces an invasion threat. Toussaint must act fast.
| 09:00Comedian Tom Allen, Paralympian Naomi Riches and nuclear meltdown expert Julie McDowall.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey reveals the 30 women on this year's Woman's Hour Power List - 'Our Planet'. 10:451/5The Seductive Properties of Chiffon Cake by Elaine Chiew. Ching returns to Singapore
| 10:00Environmental lawyer, Farhana Yamin is number 2 on this year's WH Power List. 10:452/5Old Spice by Susmita Bhattacharya. There is a new member at Charles’ poetry group.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:453/5The Last Believers by Alex Preston. In Corfu, certain spices have mythological power.
| 10:00Young women and environmental activism. Plus Nadine Shah on her new album Kitchen Sink. 10:454/5The Recipe For Love by Agnieszka Dale. Spice is becoming bored with his life.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:455/5The Best-Thumbed Parts Of Her Novel by Robert Shearman. A writer is losing her words.
| 10:30Greg Jenner and his guests take us all the way back in time to meet the Neanderthals.
| 10:00Alice has a confession to make and Chris takes desperate measures. 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the bullfinch.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Khady Gueye wants to organise a demonstration to address racism in the Forest of Dean. 11:30Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
| 11:002/3Why Sweden has not always been the peace-loving nation it is today, with Misha Glenny. 11:301/4Zakia Sewell explores the songs, stories and symbols of British identity.
| 11:00Telling the story of the bombing of Coventry 80 years ago on November 14th, 1940. 11:301/4Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
| 11:00The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island. 11:30Tracey Dobbs is a Welsh photographer creating children's images that last a lifetime
| 11:00What the Trojan Horse Affair revealed about how to be British 11:301/2Arthur bumps into an old friend with an investment opportunity.
| 11:00Steve Richards and guests look back at the political week. 11:30Stories on the US presidential transition and from Brazil, Russia, France and Madagascar.
| 11:00Arsène Wenger, Arsenal manager for 22 years, shares the soundtrack of his life. 11:45Francine Stock explores the divine grace of medieval mystics Margery Kempe and Joan of Arc
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. 12:18The new report revealing the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on family finances. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10Colson Whitehead's haunting Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. 12:18What are your experiences of having a relative or friend in a care home? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying and heartrending novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. 12:18Builder shortages, online supermarket slots, expat pensions. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying, Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. 12:18Cost of private health insurance. Struggling home care agencies. Bereavement leave rights. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10The finale of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. 12:18New research suggests that consumer spend is expected to fall by almost £200 billion. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Parents or carers of children told to self-isolate can't claim the £500 support payment 12:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke 12:32Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/15James is accused of a horrific crime.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/15A Hollywood star is confused by all the stories about James.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:458/15“Wake up and smell the roses.” Could James be helping to fabricate chemical attacks?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:459/15How would a faked chemical attack be carried out?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4510/15What really happened in the Douma Massacre?
| 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 Jonny Dymond. 13:30Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
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| 14:00 | 14:004/9By Lucy Catherine. The final series of the conspiracy thriller continues. 14:454/5Philip Ball examines invention of the microscope and of the world of the invisibly small.
| 14:15A woman verges on madness when her husband abandons her for his childhood sweetheart.
| 14:00Alice has a confession to make 14:15Debbie Rush stars in Kieran Knowles’ drama about one woman’s epiphany.
| 14:00Chris takes desperate measures 14:15A civil servant faces the toughest moral dilemma of his life.
| 14:00The Carters attempt to pick up the pieces 14:15Facing up to home truths in this gripping family drama by Padraic Walsh
| 14:00What do you make of Boris Johnson’s handling of the Priti Patel allegations? 14:45Martin Jarvis directs Toby Stephens and a stellar cast in this latest 007 adventure.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Aidan Hart explains the significance of colour as he paints an icon.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:30Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters
| 15:00Short documentaries and adventures in sound about interpretation presented by Josie Long. 15:30Tom Heap asks what lies ahead for aviation and its environmental impact, post-pandemic.
| 15:00Charmaine Cozier and our panel answer your redundancy questions. 15:30Do recovery stories work; personality change and Covid.
| 15:00Caz Graham meets the people behind two historic land buyouts in the south of Scotland. 15:27Matt Baker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children in Need 15:30Chris Power talks to Jonathan Coe about bringing Billy Wilder to life in his new novel.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45A local tour guide becomes a Hollywood "fixer" when a film crew comes to town.
| | 15:00The ‘saddest story ever told’ is how Edward Ashburnham left lives in ruins.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores content versus culture in the digital word.
| 16:00Remembering Jack Merritt, murdered in the London Bridge attack a year ago. 16:30Poet Vanessa Kisuule and environmental writer Jonathon Porritt talk books with Harriett.
| 16:00Deportation - from the UK to the US. 16:30Trump "plans to wreck Fox News" whilst the tech platforms face new regulation.
| 16:30COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a radar engineer, a scholar, an editor. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:15Woman's Hour Power List - Our Planet - the reveal.
| 16:00Johny Pitts asks how novelists and publishers are responding to environmental crisis. 16:30Poet Joanne Limburg explores her experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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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 17:30Are decision-makers incompetent? Or do we just fail to notice the constraints they face? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Nick Robinson examines the recent history of the UK's relationship with China. 17:40The former journalist, now Number 10’s new White House-style spokesperson. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Another pharmaceutical firm, Moderna, says it's developed a successful Covid-19 vaccine. 18:302/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke
| 18:00More than two million people in and around Glasgow to be subject to toughest restrictions 18:30Al Murray has decided to try to find the man behind the Pub Landlord - himself!
| 18:00Scientists express hopes for a Christmas that's as normal as possible 18:303/4The Wilson household is shaken by news of a 12 bean chilli - and a police arrest.
| 18:00Sources say an inquiry into bullying found the Home Secretary broke behaviour rules. 18:302/3Comedian Mark Steel visits Stratford-upon-Avon, with a Covid-friendly show in a field.
| 18:00Prime Minister says the Home Secretary did not breach the Ministerial Code. 18:304/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00World leaders at G20 summit hear calls for coronavirus vaccine to be distributed fairly. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The UK's four nations back plans to allow limited household mixing at Christmas. 18:15Greg James and Bella Mackie choose the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Fela Kuti documentary maker, Biyi Bandele; books dealing with trauma; The Queen's Gambit 19:451/4Short story by Ann Cleeves, bestselling author of the Vera and Shetland crime novel series
| 19:00Alice has a confession to make 19:15Belgian film Patrick, Colm Tóibín on James Joyce's The House Of The Dead. 19:452/4Short story by Sarah Hilary, winner of the Crime Novel of the Year Award in 2015.
| 19:00Chris takes desperate measures 19:15Gillian Anderson on portraying Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown. 19:453/4Short story by Val McDermid, inspired by the unique atmosphere of crime writing festivals.
| 19:00The Carters attempt to pick up the pieces 19:15A Front Row special live from the Roundhouse, London
| 19:00Tim Minchin on his debut solo album Apart Together, and new gaming consoles. 19:454/4Short story by David Mark, inspired by the unique atmosphere of crime writing festivals.
| 19:00The former journalist, now Number 10’s new White House-style spokesperson. 19:15Booker prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson in conversation with his heroes. 19:453/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
| 19:00Tessa puts on her circle skirt and heads for the Pink Lemon Dance Studio. 19:151/4A national initiative to boost morale causes havoc in the War Rooms. 19:45Daisy Johnson's darkly haunting ghost story set in an isolated hotel.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Telling the story of the bombing of Coventry 80 years ago on November 14th, 1940. 20:30What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
| 20:00Nick Robinson examines the recent history of the UK's relationship with China. 20:40The impact of Covid restrictions on visiting care homes and using the London Underground.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Penny Wincer reflects on what it means to be a carer.
| 20:00Remembering Jack Merritt, murdered in the London Bridge attack a year ago. 20:30Are decision-makers incompetent? Or do we just fail to notice the constraints they face?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50David Goodhart defends objective facts over personal experience.
| 20:00Discover the story of George Harrison’s most famous album.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a radar engineer, a scholar, an editor.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/3Misha Glenny looks at the people, the borders and the histories of Scandinavia. 21:30Daisy Johnson, Caleb Femi and Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe.
| 21:00Do recovery stories work; personality change and Covid. 21:30Jonathan Freedland explores the roots of the anti-vaccination movement.
| 21:00Tom Heap asks what lies ahead for aviation and its environmental impact, post-pandemic. 21:30Trump "plans to wreck Fox News" whilst the tech platforms face new regulation.
| 21:00COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself
| 21:002/3When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
| 21:004/9By Lucy Catherine. The final series of the conspiracy thriller continues. 21:456/10Nelson has begun working at the garage leaving his pregnant new wife at his parents' house
| 21:00Parents or carers of children told to self-isolate can't claim the £500 support payment 21:25Angellica Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. 21:30What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
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| 22:00 | 22:00American firm Moderna suggests efficacy rate is nearly 95% 22:456/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
| 22:00Jewish community leaders call decision a "major setback" 22:457/10Colson Whitehead's haunting Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
| 22:00PHE: tougher covid restrictions may have to follow easing in holiday season 22:458/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying and heartrending novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
| 22:00Report concludes Home Secretary did break rules on ministers' behaviour 22:459/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying, Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
| 22:00Sir Alex Allan goes after PM rejects findings that Home Secretary bullied staff 22:4510/10The finale of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
| 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.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Comedian Sarah Keyworth reflects on her school days and noughties androgyny. 23:151/4Matt Berry interviews the greats of stage, screen and music. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/8Tim Vincent hosts a new comedy panel show about being a dad in the 21st century. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Rudy Giuliani’s losing streak. 23:30Charity has become big business – but what’s the best way to elicit donations? 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30Caleb Femi explores the pressures on teenage boys around virginity and sex.
| 23:30Writer Vesna Goldsworthy asks how emigres and exiles find a voice in a foreign country.
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