| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed asks whether the secret to happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Snapshots and glimpses of the Beatles and their legacy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Paul McCartney is welcomed into his girlfriend’s family. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The Beatles embark on their American adventure. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Lyrics with hidden meanings, the benefits of hiding in plain sight. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The Beatles hair became a trademark. Locks of it are still available to buy, at a price. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today? 00:30Victor befriends the elderly Lily in Eoin McNamee’s story of memory and loss. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45The impact of Covid on food and farming; Report into rural buses; Pop-up campsites. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45Lords count the cost of continuing trade delays for agriculture and food, post-. 05:58David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45New research shows weeds are winning over crops. 05:58Nature writer Mark Cocker revels in the windblown melancholy of the meadow pipit's song.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45The government plans to ban lead shot to protect nature. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the coal tit.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45Problems with pork exports to China and Europe; Pandemic's affect on dairy and venison. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the thrush nightingale.
| 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 Rev Dr. Joel Edwards 05:45AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire.
| 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 James’s Church in Castle Acre in Norfolk 05:45A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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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. 06:07Glass artist Arabella Marshall takes Clare for a walk at Minsmere in Suffolk. 06:30The government is to phase out the use of lead shot, to protect wildlife and nature. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05The Dalai Lama considers the philosophy of the mind. 06:35Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature. 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 07:54Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A celebration of Palm Sunday with a sermon from the winner of the 2021 Theology Slam. 08:48Sara Wheeler argues that the Mrs-Miss distinction has no place in contemporary Britain. 08:58Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Edward St Aubyn, Patricia Fara and Chris van Tulleken. 09:451/5Snapshots and glimpses of the Beatles and their legacy.
| 09:002/3Evan Davis and a panel of expert guests discuss lessons from the Covid-19 crisis 09:452/5Paul McCartney is welcomed into his girlfriend’s family.
| 09:00Can a school with no teachers or classes provide a model for the future? 09:30Rana Mitter tells the story of China's first and only female emperor. 09:453/5The Beatles embark on their American adventure.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ricardo's argument on free trade after the Napoleonic wars 09:454/5Lyrics with hidden meanings, the benefits of hiding in plain sight.
| 09:00Maggie O'Farrell, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The Beatles hair became a trademark. Locks of it are still available to buy, at a price.
| 09:00Yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates, chef Ravinder Bhogal and author and author Melissa Rice.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00How to navigate your hormones during the perimenopause. 10:451/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
| 10:00The pros and cons of recording misogyny as a hate crime. 10:452/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
| 10:00New hope for women with endometriosis? 10:453/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire 10:454/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father?
| 10:00Equal pay judgement. Birth partners attending scans. Bangladesh at 50. 10:455/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens.
| 10:303/3David Mitchell started the series as a meetings sceptic. Has he been converted?
| 10:00Susan hatches a plan and reality bites for Alice and Chris. 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the sand martin and house martin.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy. 11:30Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid 19.
| 11:002/2Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons decodes the tech world of Russia. 11:30A triptych of meditations on the enduring qualities, appeal and purpose of pop music.
| 11:003/3Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people. 11:30A series of dark comic plays from Alexei Sayle.
| 11:00Poland's government tightens the laws further for same sex couples and their families. 11:303/3James Fox steps into the future to ask how technology is transforming the art world.
| 11:003/6Phil Tinline continues his series exploring what conspiracy stories tell us about power. 11:30A day of momentous events and surprising revelations in Leo’s Edinburgh home.
| 11:00Anushka Asthana presents a review of the political week. 11:30Brussels tightens export controls due to a shortage of jabs - what lies ahead?
| 11:00Professor Sir Simon Wessely, psychiatrist, shares his soundtrack with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How the British public won the right to know more of the truth about the conduct of power.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:061/5White Fang is born into a dog pack overseen by a tribe of Native Americans. 12:20When will the electric car charging network be fit for purpose? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:072/5White Fang becomes increasingly difficult to manage and unpopular in the camp. 12:21Call You and Yours: What's changed in your life in the last year that you'd like to keep? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:063/5White Fang is sold by Grey Beaver to the unlovely and violent Beauty. 12:20Problems switching suppliers. Clampdown on password sharing. Bike repair vouchers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:064/5White Fang has been sold on again. Weedon Scott tries to use kindness but to no avail. 12:20What are festival organisers doing to try and ensure they can go ahead this year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:065/5White Fang has found some peace and contentment. But Weedon must return to California. 12:20Peter White trials a new audio baking guide, that gives you the method as you bake. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fraudsters spoofing numbers, clampdown on car parking operators and Amigo loans update. 12:305/7Steve 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. 12:045/10Gyles Brandreth hosts a special episode of Just a Minute. 12:33The James Bond novels drip with delectable food writing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:455/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks 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 | 14:00Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole. 14:15Martin Jarvis directs Brian Friel’s masterpiece. Starring Alex Jennings and Janie Dee.
| 14:00Jim fears for the future of the Parish council. 14:15Ray Connolly's drama about surviving Covid-19 starring Philip Jackson and Alison Steadman.
| 14:00There’s surprising news for the Carters. 14:15Unflinching drama. One drunken evening changes everything for two students in love.
| 14:15Monologue about a theatre-loving teenager in the 1960s, whose father disappears...
| 14:00Reality bites for Alice and Chris. 14:15Theatre-mad Matthew ponders his father's mysterious disappearance.
| 14:00Is flying our flag the way to show our patriotism? 14:45A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
| 14:00The team look through the archive for an edibles edition of the show. 14:455/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The game of cultural knowledge and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe 15:30A year on, Sheila Dillon catches up with those who have been keeping the nation fed.
| 15:00Short documentaries about the colour blue. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30How has one year of lockdown changed our environment in the UK and around the world?
| 15:00How are people coping with debt in the pandemic? 15:30One clinical trial set up in nine days has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally.
| 15:00Glass artist Arabella Marshall takes Clare for a walk at Minsmere in Suffolk. 15:27Tony Robinson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief Red Nose Day. 15:30Elizabeth Day talks to Fiona Mozley about her second novel, Hot Stew.
| 15:00The team look through the archive for an edibles edition of the show. 15:45A luxury apartment with a top-of-the-range kitchen tempts a man towards a new life.
| 15:00A family is forced to reappraise their sense of charity in Al Smith’s prescient play.
| 15:00The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Acts dramatized by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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| 16:00 | 16:004/5Kwame Kwei-Armah explores the impact of the pandemic on the future of theatre. 16:30Aleks Krotoski discovers why people want to control their dreams.
| 16:00Does the government's response to Lord Faulks's report on Judicial Review go too far? 16:30The Bridgerton star and the CBeebies presenter share the books that inspire them.
| 16:00Matthew Syed asks what a Swedish pop music maestro can teach us about collaboration. 16:30Global perspectives on fake news and misinformation from BBC World Service listeners.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Christopher Plummer and other movie actors with long film careers. 16:30Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a feminist writer, a soldier, a president and a spy. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00Lockdown anniversary, Cryptocurrencies & Portraits of women.
| 16:00Claire Fuller and Karla Neblett discuss their novels Unsettled Ground and King of Rabbits. 16:30Martha Kearney investigates the effects that lockdown has had on wildlife.
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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 17:30Should we be relying on tech billionaires to lead the way where governments leave a gap? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Meet ‘Mr Stan’, the Shropshire pensioner hiding the darkest of secrets. 17:40AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00An independent inquiry finds Scotland's First Minister did not break rules of her office. 18:305/10Gyles Brandreth hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
| 18:00Boris Johnson admits mistakes were made in his early handling of the pandemic. 18:304/6Mathew Baynton stars, as Joe discovers grief is a thing with feathers.
| 18:00The European Commission has set out plans for tougher controls on Covid vaccine exports. 18:301/2Andy Zaltzman and Anuvab Pal explore the future of the UK-India relationship.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
| 18:00The former First Minister says Alba will contest the upcoming Holyrood elections. 18:305/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
| 18:00UK describes deadliest day of violence in Myanmar since military coup as "senseless". 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Ministers say they remain confident with the latest easing of England's Covid measures. 18:15Katie Thistleton chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jim fears for the future of the Parish council. 19:15Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait. 19:456/15Heawood receives a warning. So who can he trust?
| 19:00There’s surprising news for the Carters. 19:15Orlando Bloom on his film Retaliation, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway. 19:457/15Heawood is forced to set up a new investigation.
| 19:15Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize. 19:458/15Does Henry Akeley hold all the answers?
| 19:00Reality bites for Alice and Chris. 19:15Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan 19:459/15Kennedy has had a blackout.
| 19:00New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed. 19:4510/15Heawood has 48 hours to crack the case.
| 19:00AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the extraordinary lives of the Neanderthals. 19:451/2Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story.
| 19:001/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby. 19:151/6Mark Steel's in Town arrives in Stockport, Greater Manchester. 19:453/3A view of fifty years of marriage from the roof of a rundown seaside hotel.
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| 20:00 | 20:00You can buy a piece of the cross Jesus died on for £400. But all is not what it seems 20:30What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
| 20:00Meet ‘Mr Stan’, the Shropshire pensioner hiding the darkest of secrets. 20:40Accessible Covid Information; Amazon Fresh; Telephone Betting.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
| 20:00Does the government's response to Lord Faulks's report on Judicial Review go too far? 20:30Should we be relying on tech billionaires to lead the way where governments leave a gap?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion. 20:50Sara Wheeler argues that the Mrs-Miss distinction has no place in contemporary Britain.
| 20:00Dr John Wright shares recordings made over the last year on the covid wards in Bradford.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a feminist writer, a soldier, a president and a spy.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/2Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons decodes the tech world of China. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Edward St Aubyn, Patricia Fara and Chris van Tulleken.
| 21:00One clinical trial set up in nine days has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally. 21:302/3Evan Davis and a panel of expert guests discuss lessons from the Covid-19 crisis
| 21:00How has one year of lockdown changed our environment in the UK and around the world? 21:30Global perspectives on fake news and misinformation from BBC World Service listeners.
| 21:00Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ricardo's argument on free trade after the Napoleonic wars
| 21:002/3When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
| 21:001/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth. 21:45Why do we do the things we do? This week, Mike Williams asks why we wear neckties.
| 21:00Fraudsters spoofing numbers, clampdown on car parking operators and Amigo loans update. 21:25Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child. 21:30What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
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| 22:00 | 22:00First Minister says review carried out "without fear or favour" 22:451/5White Fang is born into a dog pack overseen by a tribe of Native Americans.
| 22:00PM admits mistakes were made in early phase of crisis 22:452/5White Fang becomes increasingly difficult to manage and unpopular in the camp.
| 22:00Two sides aiming to resolve differences over vaccine supplies 22:453/5White Fang is sold by Grey Beaver to the unlovely and violent Beauty.
| 22:00Meeting stresses desire for bloc to get fair share of vaccines 22:454/5White Fang has been sold on again. Weedon Scott tries to use kindness but to no avail.
| 22:00Boris Johnson "stands firmly" with the 9 - including five Conservative MPs 22:455/5White Fang has found some peace and contentment. But Weedon must return to California.
| 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
| 23:00Fi and Jane chat to BBC Radio 1 presenter Vick Hope. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Sharing life stories, comedian Tom talks about growing up in a working class family. 23:1511/12A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00John Wilson investigates the value of the songs that provide the soundtracks to our lives. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The Bridgerton star and the CBeebies presenter share the books that inspire them. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The game of cultural knowledge and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe 23:30Poet Clare Shaw explores how artists in Calderdale respond to extreme flooding.
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