| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Tea: A dark history of Britain's favourite beverage. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Nicholas in Harpenden. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics. 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 how to use paint to create divine light. 00:30Stephanie Cole reads a short story written by herself about a lost love. 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.
| 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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 05:45What does avian flu mean for free range egg producers? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 05:45We hear more about the AHDB's new 5 Year Strategy 05:58Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 05:45Why fishing has become something of an emotional issue for Brexit. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel, from the island of Mauritius.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 05:45The new Office for Environmental Protection chair will be Dame Glenys Stacey. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 05:45How food and direct payments will be at the heart of the new Scottish system for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea.
| 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 the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley 05:45Five interconnected couples tell all.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church, Swindon in Wiltshire. 05:45Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, makes the call on approving Covid vaccines.
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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. 06:07Singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane explores how the Somerset levels inspires her music. 06:30How will divergent agricultural policy across the UK effect the internal market? 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Poet Stewart Henderson reflects on our inner contradictions. Can they ever be helpful? 06:35Brett Westwood looks at the history of a bird which has become a byword for male beauty. 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 Emily Buchanan. 07:54Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Farm Africa 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A Service for the 3rd Sunday of Advent with Chapel Choir of Methodist College, Belfast. 08:48Howard Jacobson reflects on hugging, past and present. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the curlew.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Sindhu Vee, John Mullan and Jonathan Silvertown. 09:451/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics.
| 09:00An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship. 09:30Animals can be male, female... or LOADS of other things. What are they? And what about us? 09:452/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics.
| 09:002/4Mark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash. 09:453/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wesley's role in the rise of Methodism in the 18th Century 09:454/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics.
| 09:00Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, medical scientist, shares the soundtrack of his life. 09:455/5Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics.
| 09:00Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are also joined by travel writer Ben Aitken.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5Comic and touching drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities.
| 10:00Co-founder of XR, Gail Bradbrook; Prof Sasha Roseneil; Men & make-up; Dick, Kerr's ladies. 10:452/5Award-winning drama of a young couple with learning disabilities and their life as parents
| 10:00Who is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen? 10:453/5Comic and touching drama series following young parents with learning disabilities.
| 10:00Puberty blockers - Parents' reaction 10:454/5Delightful drama series about young parents with learning disabilities.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:455/5Award-winning drama series about young parents with learning disabilities.
| 10:30Greg Jenner and his guests take a trip across the Atlantic on The Mayflower.
| 10:00Alice’s behaviour causes suspicion and Helen is asked a shocking favour. 10:54Samuel West, Sir David Attenborough and Michael Morpurgo celebrate the dipper.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A father, a son, a pair of wild beavers, and the healing power of an ancient woodland. 11:30Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
| 11:00Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. New series. 11:304/4Zakia Sewell explores the songs, stories and symbols of British identity.
| 11:003/3Could a rogue scientist or a terrorist assemble a lethal pathogen from mail order genes? 11:304/4Comedy about the afterlife with Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and special guest Isy Suttie.
| 11:00The young Syrians who found themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh. 11:30World class stage designer and artist Es Devlin reveals the astonishing range of her work.
| 11:002/3A deeply personal documentary series, as triplets face living apart for the first time. 11:30Count Arthur sets about launching Malcolm's singing career with some Christmas carolling.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Stories from the Middle East, Thailand, Calabria, Germany and the Galapagos islands.
| 11:00Minette Batters, farmer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne 11:45Francine Stock explores charismatic leadership, from Giuseppe Garibaldi to Osama Bin Laden
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/10In Bedford, things start to go wrong for Nora Seed. 12:18M&S online Christmas deliveries. Keeping fish as pets. Self-funding private healthcare. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/10Nora finds herself in the mysterious Midnight Library. 12:18How has Covid-19 affected student life? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/10Mrs Elm persuades Nora to visit an alternative life. 12:18Research reveals how much retail space is under threat by the closure of Debenhams. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/10Nora discovers marriage to Dan isn’t what she expected. 12:18James May tells us what he's learnt from six years of driving electric cars. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10There is a system error in The Midnight Library. 12:18The designer puppies advertised on Instagram and Facebook but bred in Eastern Europe. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04New figures show complaints to the Ombudsman about banks have gone up by a third. 12:301/3It’s beginning to look a lot like a Covidy, Brexity, Trumpy, Bideny Christmas. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Neil MacGregor and a Roman silver cup with the power to shock.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Neil MacGregor and a 2,000-year-old stone pipe from North America.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Neil MacGregor discovers the oldest ball game on earth.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Neil MacGregor and an ancient Chinese scroll that rules on how women should behave.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Neil MacGregor uses a silver pepper pot to tell of the Roman spice trade with India.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from home and around the world. 13:30Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
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| 14:00 | 14:007/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode seven of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 14:452/5How do you keep a microwave oven from interfering with radio waves coming from deep space?
| 14:00Chris finds himself on edge 14:15When just 40 come to John Lennon's memorial service, his old friend is forced to act.
| 14:00Chris’s paranoia threatens to overwhelm him. 14:153/5By Katherine Jakeways. Third instalment of the comedy about a couple who met on a train.
| 14:00Alice’s behaviour causes suspicion. 14:15Bombs rain down on Sheffield as four steelworkers tell the story of the Blitz in 1940.
| 14:00Helen is asked a shocking favour. 14:152/6Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:453/12A sick passenger, the man in the green jacket and the one who survived.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs is joined by a panel of horticultural experts. 14:45Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 15:30Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.
| 15:00Short documentaries with Josie Long listening to what lies beneath the surface. 15:30How many hamsters on wheels would it take to power London?
| 15:00If you can’t afford to buy a home outright, is shared ownership a good option for you? 15:30Wellcome Trust Mental health initiative, teenage sleep, choices children make.
| 15:00Singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane explores how the Somerset levels inspires her music. 15:27The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields. 15:30James Naughtie talks to American author David Vann.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs is joined by a panel of horticultural experts. 15:45A report on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
| 15:30Arlo Parks reflects on a year without live music with artists including Yannis from Foals.
| 15:00Cheeta the Chimp looks back on his life as an actor in Hollywood.
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| 16:00 | 16:00James MacMillan considers composer Thomas Tallis's complex life and religious faith. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 16:003/3An honest and sometimes funny account of living with a disability. 16:30Who would marry a serial killer? Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII
| 16:00DIRT: Its material and symbolic meaning. 16:30Melanie Dawes, Ofcom CEO, on her plan to protect the UK media industry.
| 16:00David Byrne on American Utopia. 16:30Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a chemist, a curator, a President, a golf commentator. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
| 16:00Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, make-up for men, and clay.
| 16:00Chris Power talks to Jonathan Lethem. 16:30The Poet Laureate makes his pick of listeners' choices.
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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 Kate Green in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Examining the legacy of headmaster Philip Lawrence, who was stabbed to death 25 years ago. 17:40Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, makes the call on approving Covid vaccines. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Post Brexit trade deal hangs in the balance, Toyota warns of no deal outcome 18:302/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00The biggest vaccination programme in the UK's history is under way 18:301/1Journalist Hugh Spatchport takes a long, judgmental look under the lid of modern society.
| 18:00Ahead of the meeting, Boris Johnson said a good deal was "there to be done" with the EU. 18:302/5Bridget Christie and Clive Myrie join Sandi Toksvig to explore the Danish notion 'hygge'.
| 18:00Boris Johnson advises firms and people to prepare for no post-Brexit trade agreement. 18:302/3Storyteller Sarah Kendal returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories.
| 18:00Johnson's bid to discuss Brexit with the leaders of Germany and France is rebuffed. 18:301/3It’s beginning to look a lot like a Covidy, Brexity, Trumpy, Bideny Christmas.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Talks about a post-Brexit trade deal have been extended 18:15Audrey Brown chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Chris finds himself on edge 19:15Ryan Murphy’s new film starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman reviewed. 19:451/5Comic and touching drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities.
| 19:00Chris’s paranoia threatens to overwhelm him. 19:15Julia Hart on writing and directing I'm Your Woman, Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave 19:452/5Award-winning drama of a young couple with learning disabilities and their life as parents
| 19:00Alice’s behaviour causes suspicion. 19:15George Clooney's The Midnight Sky. Cyberpunk 2077. The debate on the National Trust. 19:453/5Comic and touching drama series following young parents with learning disabilities.
| 19:00Helen is asked a shocking favour. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music 19:454/5Delightful drama series about young parents with learning disabilities.
| 19:00A look back at the career of Barbara Windsor. 19:455/5Award-winning drama series about young parents with learning disabilities.
| 19:00Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, makes the call on approving Covid vaccines. 19:151/6Debbie McGee recalls her student days at the Royal Ballet School. 19:456/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
| 19:00Secrets from the past are revealed during a rumba class. 19:154/4Can Dot use her resemblance to Vera Lynn to gain favour with the PM? 19:45Juliet Stevenson continues Daisy Johnson's series of deliciously chilling ghost stories.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3Could a rogue scientist or a terrorist assemble a lethal pathogen from mail order genes? 20:30Who are the balaclava clad officers keeping President Lukashenko in power?
| 20:00Examining the legacy of headmaster Philip Lawrence, who was stabbed to death 25 years ago. 20:40Brisbane's efforts to be accessible. An update on getting a guide dog during the pandemic.
| 20:00Louis speaks to actor and writer Michaela Coel. 20:45Five interconnected couples tell all.
| 20:00Could the Taliban return to power in Afghanistan? If so, what would the world do? 20:30Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay as it fights for survival.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Howard Jacobson reflects on hugging, past and present.
| 20:00Rachel Parris leads us on an irreverent tour of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience 20:30Matthew Bannister on a chemist, a curator, a President, a golf commentator.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Jordan Erica Webber explores how video games can let us play with people after their death 21:30Andrew Marr with Sindhu Vee, John Mullan and Jonathan Silvertown.
| 21:00Wellcome Trust Mental health initiative, teenage sleep, choices children make. 21:30An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.
| 21:001/5Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. 21:30Melanie Dawes, Ofcom CEO, on her plan to protect the UK media industry.
| 21:00Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wesley's role in the rise of Methodism in the 18th Century
| 21:002/4Mark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash.
| 21:007/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode seven of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 21:459/10Having broken the news of their departure to Ma Springer, Harry and Janice go on holiday.
| 21:00New figures show complaints to the Ombudsman about banks have gone up by a third. 21:25Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Farm Africa 21:30An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain.
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM to meet Commission President face to face on Wednesday 22:451/10In Bedford, things start to go wrong for Nora Seed.
| 22:00Thousands receive world's first fully tested covid jab 22:452/10Nora finds herself in the mysterious Midnight Library.
| 22:00Downing Street says "very large gaps” remain between the two sides 22:453/10Mrs Elm persuades Nora to visit an alternative life.
| 22:00Matt Hancock says pupils in parts of London, Essex and Kent will be tested 22:454/10Nora discovers marriage to Dan isn’t what she expected.
| 22:00European Commission President says 'no-deal' most likely outcome 22:455/10There is a system error in The Midnight Library.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to actor and writer Michaela Coel.
| 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
| 23:001/4Marc Wootton and friends play couples on date night. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4The series in which stand up Felicity Ward downloads phone apps to deal with modern life 23:154/4Matt Berry interviews the greats of stage, screen and music. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:007/8Tim 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
| 23:00Perfumes, pandemic and penalties. 23:30Who would marry a serial killer? Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII
| 23:001/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 23:30Singer-songwriter Sean Cooney explores the art of writing songs about real people.
| 23:00David Byrne on American Utopia. 23:30Poet Stewart Henderson reflects on our inner contradictions. Can they ever be helpful?
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