| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Deportation - from the UK to the US. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A remarkable account of how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Lichens are vital in understanding the complexities of life on earth and beyond. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How fungi can affect behaviour, in strange and devastating ways. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5There is evidence that fungi can help repair man-made damage to the environment. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The power of yeast has been harnessed by humankind for centuries. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Aidan Hart explains the significance of colour as he paints an icon. 00:30A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll 05:45Where are we at with bovine TB? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Mockingbirds do not mock but, as David Rothenberg explains, can copy over 1,000 bird songs
| 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 05:45Is it the end of the road for council farm? 05:58Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls the first time he saw a bittern.
| 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 05:45We look at the badger cull and the evidence around badger vaccination. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary hails the greater black-backed gull as an 'Alsatian of the skies'
| 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 05:45Police are investigating leaked training videos from The Hunting Office. 05:58Dermot O'Leary admires the work ethic and understated beauty of the industrious dunnock.
| 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 05:45The Scottish government is to develop a licensing system for grouse shoots. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of the seabird that inspired his band name.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Muriel Pearson of Cranhill Church, Glasgow 05:45Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
| 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 Lawrence’s Church, Towcester in Northamptonshire. 05:45The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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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. 06:07Eilean Shona, once a Highland crofting island, now a nature reserve and holiday retreat 06:30An in-depth look at Bovine TB. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully explores our relationship with animals, with Jane Goodall. 06:35Rachel Lovell meets a young couple on a mission to save traditional English orchards. 06:57The latest weather forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 07:54Jennifer Saunders makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Wellbeing of Women. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Gilbert Markus introduces the first of our Advent Series on the eve of St Andrew's Day. 08:48Bernardine Evaristo reflects on body image and the fashion industry. 08:58David Attenborough presents the lesser redpoll.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Bernhard Schlink, Alexandra Harris and Peter Salmon 09:451/5A remarkable account of how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares today's COVID induced legal backlog with the 1666 Fire Courts. 09:30Why do naked mole rats live so long? And should we strive to live longer too? 09:452/5Lichens are vital in understanding the complexities of life on earth and beyond.
| 09:00Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity. 09:30Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture. 09:453/5How fungi can affect behaviour, in strange and devastating ways.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous drowning of enslaved Africans in 1781. 09:454/5There is evidence that fungi can help repair man-made damage to the environment.
| 09:00Arsène Wenger, Arsenal manager for 22 years, shares the soundtrack of his life. 09:455/5The power of yeast has been harnessed by humankind for centuries.
| 09:00Powerlifting accountant Karenjeet Kaur Bains, and a wartime beer run: USA to Vietnam.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00What’s in this week’s spending review for women? 10:451/5Skye is usually on Dexter-duty but now she's got nothing to do.
| 10:00The search for Syria's disappeared. 10:452/5Skye is worried that Dexter might have another meltdown. With Sydney Wade and Mark Addy.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:453/5Skye can't stop thinking about Scarlett, and worrying about Dexter.
| 10:00Chef Marie Mitchell. NUS President Larissa Kennedy. The real Audrey Hepburn. 10:454/5Skye has spoken to Scarlett, but she's miles away. Aiden Hardy keeps on turning up.
| 10:00Diana's impact on young people, universities minister Michelle Donelan, and outliving mum. 10:455/5Has Skye made a big mistake? Ed takes her for breakfast.
| 10:30Greg Jenner and guests tell the story of American hero and abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
| 10:00Eddie puts his plan into action and it’s an emotional day for Chris. 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring three pipits seen in Britain
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. 11:30Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
| 11:003/3Misha Glenny looks at how Norway emerged as the richest Scandinavian nation of all. 11:302/4Zakia Sewell explores the songs, stories and symbols of British identity.
| 11:001/3Jolyon Jenkins asks whether civilisation could be ended by a electromagnetic pulse bomb 11:302/4Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
| 11:0018 fishermen from Sicily are in jail in Benghazi accused of fishing in Libya's waters. 11:30Carlos Acosta grapples creatively with lockdown at the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
| 11:00Documentary about the 5th Pan African Congress, held in Manchester 75 years ago. 11:30An invitation to star in a local pantomime gets Arthur excited about a return to the stage
| 11:00A look back at the political week with the New Statesman's Stephen Bush. 11:30Stories on Armenian losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, and from Peru, Pakistan, Canada, France.
| 11:00Helen Oxenbury, illustrator, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Francine Stock explores the 'royal touch' as practised by Elizabeth I and our royals today
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/5A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one. 12:18The wholesalers struggling to prepare for an uncertain Christmas. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/5Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game. 12:18How has the pandemic changed your relationships? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/5Time has passed and Mum is still missed. 12:18Fix it; don't bin it - new rules aimed at making white goods easier to repair. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/5Dad meets Ted Hughes and embarrasses himself at a conference. 12:18I've Lost My Pension Pot - It's Somewhere in Germany. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/5Dad has a romantic encounter and Crow makes good on his promise. 12:18The university students who believe their courses are not value for money this year. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fraud in the Direct Debit system plus hard-up families priced out of rentals. 12:305/6Steve 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. 12:046/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Jenny Eclair and Zoe Lyons. 12:32Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4511/15Now the rescuers need saving.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4512/15James loses something.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4513/15Things begin to unravel.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4514/15The end of James’ story.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4515/15Those left behind with the pieces.
| 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 | 14:005/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode five of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 14:455/5Writer Philip Ball meets the physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks.
| 14:15The ship that captured Napoleon and the unlikely friendship he struck up with her crew.
| 14:00Eddie puts his plan into action 14:151/5By Katherine Jakeways. Two strangers meet on the train from Paddington to Penzance.
| 14:00It’s an emotional day for Chris 14:15Modern life and myth combine in a drama about what happens when a boy disappears.
| 14:00Will has serious reservations 14:15A High Court judge, leading a public inquiry, finds it doesn’t do to inquire too deeply.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Iconographer Aidan Hart explains the strange perspectives of the icon.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:30Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.
| 15:00Even shorter short documentaries with Josie Long. 15:30Celia Hatton and guests discuss China's pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests dissect the Chancellor's plans and how they will affect your money. 15:30Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards.
| 15:00Eilean Shona, once a Highland crofting island, now a nature reserve and holiday retreat 15:27Angellica Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. 15:30Johny Pitts asks how novelists and publishers are responding to environmental crisis.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
| | 15:00An original western by Sebastian Baczkiewicz about the creation of an American legend.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:001/3An honest and sometimes funny account of living with a disability. 16:30A classic 1925 novel and a non-fiction romp around Britain are the choices this week.
| 16:00Gambling: Who are the winners and losers? 16:30Annette King, UK boss of Publicis Groupe, on her career in advertising.
| 16:00Heaven's Gate forty years on. 16:30Sentinel 6 launch; The Cosmic Dark Ages; Lithium Batteries
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a glass artist, an author 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:15Ozlem Cekic on confronting racists, The Crown, Bickering in lockdown.
| 16:00Chris Power talks to Jenny Erpenbeck about her new non-fiction collection, Not A Novel. 16:30Poet Theresa Lola explores the relationship between poetry, old age and mortality.
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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 17:30Nick Robinson talks to Kemi Badenoch in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The ideas making Jeff Bezos the richest man on earth and Amazon 2020's business success. 17:40The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:0070% - 90% of those immunised in clinical trials were protected from Covid-19. 18:306/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Jenny Eclair and Zoe Lyons.
| 18:00Three households can mix over Christmas in the UK over five day period 18:30Pilot for a naturalistic sketch show - by BAFTA-winning comedy writer Brian Dooley.
| 18:00Chancellor Rishi Sunak forecasts a huge plunge in economic output in his Spending Review. 18:304/4Mike throws himself into self-sufficiency with a veg patch, but his joy is soon shattered.
| 18:00Government reveals new tier system of coronavirus restrictions for England 18:303/3Mark Steel is back for a remotely recorded virtual episode.
| 18:0013,000 jobs could be lost if Sir Philip Green's retail empire goes into administration 18:305/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Boris Johnson names Nadhim Zahawi as minister to take charge of vaccine deployment 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The foreign secretary warns easing Covid restrictions now could lead to a third wave. 18:15Adrian Goldberg chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart on his novel Shuggie Bain. 19:451/5Skye is usually on Dexter-duty but now she's got nothing to do.
| 19:00Eddie puts his plan into action 19:15Simon Russell Beale on Scrooge; Costa Book Awards shortlists announced; Guy Garvey. 19:452/5Skye is worried that Dexter might have another meltdown. With Sydney Wade and Mark Addy.
| 19:00It’s an emotional day for Chris 19:15Roy Williams' new drama Death of England, poems from Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D doc. 19:453/5Skye can't stop thinking about Scarlett, and worrying about Dexter.
| 19:00Will has serious reservations 19:15Hollywood actress Amy Adams on her new movie, Hillbilly Elegy. 19:454/5Skye has spoken to Scarlett, but she's miles away. Aiden Hardy keeps on turning up.
| 19:00Avi Avital on the wonders of the mandolin and its repertoire. 19:455/5Has Skye made a big mistake? Ed takes her for breakfast.
| 19:00The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. 19:15Actor and comedian Sally Phillips in conversation with her heroes - brought back to life. 19:454/12Marina Warner explores, with other writers, the world of contemporary fiction.
| 19:00Will learning the tango rekindle a troubled relationship? 19:152/4The gals from personnel must investigate a suspicious death. 19:45The next in Daisy Johnson's darkly haunting stories set in a hotel in the Fens.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Jolyon Jenkins asks whether civilisation could be ended by a electromagnetic pulse bomb 20:30The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island.
| 20:00The ideas making Jeff Bezos the richest man on earth and Amazon 2020's business success. 20:40A new accessible TV guide on Freeview Play. Calls to save the RNIB's giant print library.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
| 20:00Britain’s borrowing is forecast to hit nearly £400bn this year. Can we afford this? 20:30Cornwall Airport Newquay faces hard times after the collapse of Flybe and Covid-19.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Bernardine Evaristo reflects on body image and the fashion industry.
| 20:00Naomi Alderman presents a history of interactive fiction in which YOU are the Listener!
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a glass artist, an author
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3Why Sweden has not always been the peace-loving nation it is today, with Misha Glenny. 21:30Andrew Marr with Bernhard Schlink, Alexandra Harris and Peter Salmon
| 21:00Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards. 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares today's COVID induced legal backlog with the 1666 Fire Courts.
| 21:00Celia Hatton and guests discuss China's pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060. 21:30Annette King, UK boss of Publicis Groupe, on her career in advertising.
| 21:00Sentinel 6 launch; The Cosmic Dark Ages; Lithium Batteries 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous drowning of enslaved Africans in 1781.
| 21:003/3When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
| 21:005/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode five of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 21:457/10Pru, heavily pregnant, has had an accident at a party. They pray the baby will survive.
| 21:00Fraud in the Direct Debit system plus hard-up families priced out of rentals. 21:25Jennifer Saunders makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Wellbeing of Women. 21:30Dr Fozia Hayat received malicious messages as she battled to save patients with covid-19.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Oxford University AstraZeneca vaccine results show 70% efficacy 22:451/5A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one.
| 22:003 households to form bubble between December 23-27 22:452/5Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game.
| 22:00Rishi Sunak tells MPs UK heading for deepest recession in 3 centuries 22:453/5Time has passed and Mum is still missed.
| 22:00Vast majority of England in toughest 2 coronavirus tiers 22:454/5Dad meets Ted Hughes and embarrasses himself at a conference.
| 22:00Tehran says there are "serious indications" of Israeli involvement 22:455/5Dad has a romantic encounter and Crow makes good on his promise.
| 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
| 23:0013 million people in the UK are disabled. Lost Voice Guy introduces some of the funniest. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Comedian Sarah Keyworth is off to university. 23:152/4Matt Berry presents his classic 1976 interview with musician Brian Eno. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:005/8Tim 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
| 23:00Trump confirms he will leave the White House. 23:30Gerald Scarfe meets Brian Cosgrove, the creator of Dangermouse and Penfold. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30Poet Joanne Limburg explores her experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
| 23:00Heaven's Gate forty years on. 23:30Mark Tully explores our relationship with animals, with Jane Goodall.
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