| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15DIRT: Its material and symbolic meaning. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church, Swindon in Wiltshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/11Barack Obama reads from the gripping first volume of his presidential memoirs. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/11Barack Obama reads from the gripping first volume of his presidential memoirs 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon. 00:30A new short story for radio by poet and novelist Tishani Doshi. 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.
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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 the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley 05:45Warnings over proposed rules on transporting animals in England and Wales. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe.
| 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 05:45UK farmers are asking for emergency use of a banned pesticide. 05:58Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls the magpie for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 05:45The Welsh government reveals details of its plans for the future of farming post-Brexit. 05:58Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder tells how he became hooked on peregrines.
| 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 Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Getting planning right for the countryside, what are the next steps? 05:58Writer Hugh Thomson discusses his love of the wood pigeon song in an English woodland.
| 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 Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Over 60% of the River Wye is in breach of new phosphate pollution standards. 05:58David Attenborough presents the mistle thrush.
| 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 Right Reverend John Arnold. 05:451/5Chemist Andrea Sella celebrates how the element silver enhances our lives.
| 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 Paul’s Cathedral in London 05:45Becky Milligan profiles the first black actor to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award.
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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. 06:07How the local community is preserving the history of Scotland's Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. 06:30Claims that farmers have been secretive about lobbying for banned pesticides to be used. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Elizabeth Adekunle explores the idea of lasting beauty - looking beyond physical attribute 06:35Discover why there is more to reindeer than Rudolph. 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 Edward Stourton. 07:54Elizabeth Day makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Samaritans 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 fourth sunday of Advent, from the UK's smallest city: St Davids. 08:48Sara Wheeler on navigating unmapped territory. 08:58Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Stuart Clark, Rebecca Giggs and Antony Gormley. 09:451/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs.
| 09:00Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many. 09:301/5Chemist Andrea Sella celebrates how the element silver enhances our lives. 09:452/11Barack Obama reads from the gripping first volume of his presidential memoirs.
| 09:003/4Mark Carney looks at the tensions between economic and human values during the pandemic. 09:453/11Barack Obama reads from the gripping first volume of his presidential memoirs
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mao's uprising against his own party from 1966-76 09:454/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs.
| 09:00Minette Batters, farmer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne 09:455/11Barack Obama reads from the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs.
| 09:00Maria Lijerstam Edy on Christmas in Antarctica and orchestral comedian Rainer Hersch.
| 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 10:451/5Diane and Megan prepare the caravan for the arrival of a mysterious guest.
| 10:00The long-delayed Online Harms Bill, aimed at holding tech firms to account. 10:452/5Preparations for the re-opening of the Druid's Rest.
| 10:00A Strictly Come Dancing Special with Shirley Ballas. 10:453/5Gareth's disappeared and the secret of Glan Don's mystery visitor is revealed.
| 10:00Climate comedy with environmental filmmaker Franny Armstrong. 10:454/5The Druid's Rest finally opens its doors again but a crisis is looming...
| 10:00The Olivier award-winning actor on a new role as narrator of a star-studded online panto. 10:455/5The villagers continue to search in the snow for the missing children.
| 10:30From Molly Houses to Section 28, Greg Jenner explores the history of the LGBT community.
| 10:00Roman drops a bombshell and Gavin's on the brink. 10:54An seasonal version of Tweet of the Day Take 5 featuring the robin redbreast.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Young CEO Jack needs to earn big this Christmas if he wants to save his global company. 11:30Tim Harford looks at why some people are hesitant about taking a coronavirus vaccine.
| 11:00Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. 11:30As the sector rebuilds, Bridget Minamore imagines a new future for Black British theatre.
| 11:00Dharshini David explores how the money taps were turned back on. 11:301/4Geoff is now a new citizen of Sweden.
| 11:00A precarious peace hangs in the balance Sudan's troubled region of Darfur. 11:30How Covid is making us think differently about Shakespeare.
| 11:003/3A deeply personal series, as triplets face living apart for the first time. 11:30Christmas creeps up on Arthur, leaving him little time to plan his festive arrangements.
| 11:00Paul Waugh of HuffPost UK looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Stories on Covid-19 in Turkey, from Sudan's Darfur, Bethlehem, and 2020 seen from the US.
| 11:00Sir Cliff Richard shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Francine Stock explores Sarah Bernhardt and the beginnings of celebrity.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/10Nora faces a polar bear and meets a fellow-traveller. 12:18The government's flagship home energy saving scheme is failing, says a survey. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:047/10Nora performs live with her rock band The Labyrinths. 12:18How ready are you feeling for Brexit? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:048/10Nora works with dogs at the Animal Shelter in Bedford. 12:18We'll speak to a leading economist about his predictions for the jobs market in 2021. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:049/10In Cambridge, Nora thinks she has found a perfect life. 12:18What's it been like to be a delivery driver this year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0410/10The Midnight Library is crumbling around Nora. 12:18The fast fashion retailer Shein is expanding rapidly, but who's really behind the brand? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Damning report into regulator's handling of London Capital and Finance scandal. 12:302/3The news of the week in big boy trousers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Nigel Slater, Genevieve Taylor & Tamal Ray share food ideas for a Christmas like no other. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:451/5People with minor problems seek the advice of 12-year-old Arthur.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:452/5People with minor problems seek the advice of 12-year-old Arthur.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:453/5People with minor problems seek the advice of 12-year-old Arthur.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:454/5People with minor problems seek the advice of 12-year-old Arthur.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:455/5People with minor problems seek the advice of 12-year-old Arthur.
| 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 both 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 | 14:008/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode eight of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 14:453/5If you thought your Wi-Fi was slowly killing you, would you move to the Quiet Zone?
| 14:00Susan makes her farewell. 14:15Leaving her desk at the War Rooms behind, Dot embarks on a most perilous mission.
| 14:154/5By Katherine Jakeways. Latest instalment of the comedy about a couple who met on a train.
| 14:15Fiona Shaw stars in a new psychological thriller from writer Matthew Graham.
| 14:00Philip sets his plan in motion. 14:153/6Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:454/5Chemist Andrea Sella celebrates how the element helium enhances our lives.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. 14:451/10Peter White finds a remarkable letter in his history of disabled people.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini. 15:30Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar.
| 15:00Short documentaries about caretakers. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30What would it take for humans to live on Mars? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
| 15:00How do you protect yourself or a loved one against financial abuse? 15:30Childhood racism and future mental health.
| 15:00How the local community is preserving the history of Scotland's Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. 15:27Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Farm Africa 15:30Chris Power talks to Jonathan Lethem.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. 15:45A new short story for radio by poet and novelist Tishani Doshi.
| 15:004/12The guilty client, the twin brother and his lover, how to hack a plane.
| 15:00Classic ghost story author M.R. James is pursued by his own demons. Stars Mark Gatiss.
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| 16:00 | 16:00James MacMillan considers composer Richard Wagner's complex life and religious faith. 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world
| 16:00Adrian Chiles tries to live British for a week. How self-sufficient are we as a nation? 16:30Statistician David Spiegelhalter champions the short, brilliant life of Frank Ramsey.
| 16:00The meaning of work: how has it shifted and evolved over time? 16:30Broadcast rights, new players, and the challenge of a packed fixture list.
| 16:00Lesley Manville, American movie star. 16:30Tracking Covid variants, AI v. the expression of human emotions, a mystery museum object.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an author, an educator, a mountaineer, an actor 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00Sharon D Clarke on her role in Peter Pan, and a study into gender stereotypes.
| 16:00The joy of Dickens: an exploration of his literary inventiveness and use of language. 16:30The award-winning Cumbrian poet selects her favourites from the list of listener requests.
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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 Conservative MP Jake Berry in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Jim Al-Khalili finds out how The Life Scientific has changed during the pandemic. 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the first black actor to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Millions more move into England's highest Covid alert level, amid new variant of virus. 18:303/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00No 10 says Christmas relaxation of coronavirus restrictions under constant review 18:30Anneka Rice goes on the hilarious hunt for her Madame Tussaud's waxwork head.
| 18:00Boris Johnson says it would be "frankly inhuman" to ban Christmas at this point 18:303/5Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Rose & Rosie join Sandi Toksvig to explore 'hygge'.
| 18:00Millions more people are to move into the highest covid-19 restriction tier from Saturday 18:303/3Storyteller Sarah Kendal returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories.
| 18:00Greater Manchester Police chief, Ian Hopkins, stands down amid force failures. 18:302/3The news of the week in big boy trousers.
| 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.
| 18:00The health secretary Matt Hancock admits that the new Covid variant is "out of control". 18:15Kate Bottley chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Susan makes her farewell. 19:15John le Carré remembered; The Pin - comedy duo; Aliza Nisenbaum at Tate Liverpool. 19:451/5Diane and Megan prepare the caravan for the arrival of a mysterious guest.
| 19:15Violinist Jennifer Pike tells us what makes The Lark Ascending the nation's favourite. 19:452/5Preparations for the re-opening of the Druid's Rest.
| 19:15Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven, Christmas films, Scottee on the joys of Abigail's Party 19:453/5Gareth's disappeared and the secret of Glan Don's mystery visitor is revealed.
| 19:00Philip sets his plan in motion. 19:15Visionary director David Fincher on Mank. 19:454/5The Druid's Rest finally opens its doors again but a crisis is looming...
| 19:00Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C Wolfe 19:455/5The villagers continue to search in the snow for the missing children.
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the first black actor to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award. 19:152/6John Finnemore's diary tells of six months spent in Poland... 19:457/12Marina Warner and leading international writers look at the world of contemporary fiction.
| 19:00A single dad is disturbed to find his activist daughter is into ballroom dancing. 19:151/2Neil Brand's musical caper set in a Chicago radio station in 1937 19:45The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling modern ghost stories set in the Fens.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Dharshini David explores how the money taps were turned back on. 20:30The young Syrians who found themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh.
| 20:00Jim Al-Khalili finds out how The Life Scientific has changed during the pandemic. 20:40An interview with Anna Tylor the new Chair of Trustees at the RNIB.
| 20:00Louis speaks to singer-songwriter Sia. 20:45Five interconnected couples tell all.
| 20:00China has set a target for net zero CO2, the US will shortly - but is this fast enough? 20:30Grace Dent introduces the story of an Opera about female serial killers being created.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Sara Wheeler on navigating unmapped territory.
| 20:00Phil Wang investigates the representation of East and South East Asians in western media.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an author, an educator, a mountaineer, an actor
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| 21:00 | 21:00Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. New series. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Stuart Clark, Rebecca Giggs and Antony Gormley.
| 21:00Childhood racism and future mental health. 21:30Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many.
| 21:002/5Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. 21:30Broadcast rights, new players, and the challenge of a packed fixture list.
| 21:00Tracking Covid variants, AI v. the expression of human emotions, a mystery museum object. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mao's uprising against his own party from 1966-76
| 21:003/4Mark Carney looks at the tensions between economic and human values during the pandemic.
| 21:008/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode eight of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 21:4510/10By John Updike. On the eve of becoming a father, Harry's son Nelson takes drastic action.
| 21:00Damning report into regulator's handling of London Capital and Finance scandal. 21:25Elizabeth Day makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Samaritans 21:30Lucy is single, 41. Is it time for her to abandon computer-generated love matches?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Matt Hancock says new variant of the virus has been identified 22:456/10Nora faces a polar bear and meets a fellow-traveller.
| 22:00BBC understands Covid holiday guidance will be strengthened 22:457/10Nora performs live with her rock band The Labyrinths.
| 22:00People told to "think hard" before meeting family and friends over festive period 22:458/10Nora works with dogs at the Animal Shelter in Bedford.
| 22:00All non-essential retail outlets and venues will have to shut 22:459/10In Cambridge, Nora thinks she has found a perfect life.
| 22:00Boris Johnson says he hopes to avoid another national lockdown in England 22:4510/10The Midnight Library is crumbling around Nora.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to singer-songwriter Sia.
| 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
| 23:002/4Character comedy series with Marc Wootton and friends playing couples on date night. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4The series in which stand-up Felicity Ward downloads phone apps to deal with modern life. 23:15Stand-up Ken Cheng takes a look at British Chinese culture... 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:008/8Tim 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
| 23:00What do we know about the cyber attack on the US government? 23:30Statistician David Spiegelhalter champions the short, brilliant life of Frank Ramsey.
| 23:002/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini. 23:30The Poet Laureate makes his pick of listeners' choices.
| 23:00Lesley Manville, American movie star. 23:30Elizabeth Adekunle explores the idea of lasting beauty - looking beyond physical attribute
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