| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Paula Byrne's illuminating new biography of the witty novelist. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist takes us to 1930s Germany. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In Paula Byrne's biography of the twentieth century novelist, literary success commences. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist, the literary world turns its back on Pym 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:31The Archbishop of York leads a meditation on the eve of the funeral of HRH Prince Philip. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A new story from Naoise Dolan, about finding love at a party in Dublin. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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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 Bishop David Walker 05:45100 days since the end of the Brexit transition period - how has it done so far? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58John Aitchison presents the skylark.
| 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 Zahid Hussain. 05:45A new independent commission is set up to suggest practical solutions to trade frictions. 05:58Zoologist Tim Birkhead discusses the monumental dullness of puffins 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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45Extreme weather and global commodity trading mean farmers could see more volatile incomes. 05:58After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark.
| 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 Bishop David Walker. 05:45Farmers need to take action now to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. 05:58Chris Packham presents the merlin.
| 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 Bishop David Walker. 05:45National Park's 70, Scottish rural visitors, bugs tackle bugs, Brexit and Welsh fishermen. 05:58Writer Tristan Gooley on the wood pigeon.
| 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 Bishop of Manchester David Walker 05:453/12Alice Roberts continues a time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church, Barnes, in London. 05:45Chief Constable at the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who's facing calls to resign.
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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. 06:07Folk singer Sam Lee explores the historic landmarks of England through song. 06:30Charlotte Smith checks up on food and farming businesses as the Brexit dust settles. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully asks if it is right to live with regret, or better to get over our mistakes. 06:35Meet insect farmer and pioneer for women in agriculture, Esnath Divasoni. 06:57The latest weather reports and 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Baroness Floella Benjamin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Barnardo's. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Exploring the rich story of the Road to Emmaus with the Rev Philip Blackledge, Melrose. 08:48Michael Morpurgo on how a personal meeting shaped his views. 08:58Chris Packham presents the avocet.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Serhii Plokhy, Patricia Lewis and Sarah Rainsford 09:451/5Paula Byrne's illuminating new biography of the witty novelist.
| 09:00Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work. 09:30Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to clinical psychologist Dr Gazal Jones about OCD. 09:452/5Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist takes us to 1930s Germany.
| 09:00Jane Garvey hears from Tony O’Reilly about his addiction and the day he went on the run. 09:30The Jesuit who brought together Renaissance Europe and Ming China through geometry. 09:453/5In Paula Byrne's biography of the twentieth century novelist, literary success commences.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss an orthodox form of Christianity that became a heresy. 09:454/5In Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist, the literary world turns its back on Pym
| 09:00Kirsty Wark and guests recall the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010. 09:455/5In Paula Byrne's joyous biography the fortunes of Barbara Pym are transformed.
| 09:00Wheelchair athlete Ade Adepitan, forager Liz Knight and listener Christina Longden.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Shepherdess Amanda Owen and Clare Eglin talk about why women tend to feel colder than men. 10:451/5Marcovaldo finds mushrooms growing, but he’s not the only one to spot them.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:452/5Marcovaldo's efforts to teach his children about the night sky are thwarted.
| 10:00Emma Barnett talks to former minister Owen Paterson about the suicide of his wife Rose. 10:453/5Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:454/5Marcovaldo gets lost in fog after a night out.
| 10:00Irish singer-songwriter, Imelda May; rape trials in Scotland; van life. 10:455/5Marcovaldo’s children attempt to make money selling detergent samples.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jazzer’s out to impress and Alice hits self destruct. 10:54The kestrel features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day.
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| 11:00 | 11:00When sea shanties blew up on social media, a shanty band from Bristol hit the big time. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:003/4How the energy bonanza of coal, oil and gas has given us unprecedented affluence. 11:30Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity.
| 11:00Join James Peak and Sharmistha Michaels at the Human Library - where the books talk back. 11:302/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by visiting a music festival with Robin Ince.
| 11:00Healing the deepest of battle wounds through ground-breaking sexual therapy. 11:30Glenda Jackson's exclusive interview with world famous theatre director Peter Brook.
| 11:003/3Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics. 11:303/4Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge with fascinating facts and hilarious stories.
| 11:00Iain Martin presents discussion on Shirley Williams, Lobbygate, and the Duke of Edinburgh. 11:30Tales from Balkh province, eastern Ukraine, the Pacific ocean, Minneapolis and the planet.
| 11:00Kirsty Wark's guests recall the poisoning of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. 11:45Could a cold shower be the answer to reducing stress and boosting your immune system?
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10In search of space, Sameer is on the way to Uganda to look up an old family friend. 12:18"The Laundry Guy" Patric Richardson tells us how we can take better care of our clothes. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10Sameer is settling in to the rhythms of Ugandan life with his wealthy friends, the Shahs. 12:18We'd like to hear your experience of the housing market - email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from his family research in Uganda. 12:18The garden centres scrambling for plants to satisfy unprecedented gardening boom. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10Sameer’s trip to Uganda has changed his life but now he has to face his family. 12:18Why home gardeners are growing chrysanthemums. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10Echoing an earlier generation, Sameer returns to Uganda to be with the woman he loves. 12:18Bank fraud failure. Public transport for people with disabilities. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Report into loan charge scandal, banks failing fraud victims and GPs to offer debt help. 12:301/8Andy Zaltzman is back for a new series of news quizzing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute. 12:32Sheila Dillon looks at what the future holds for lab-grown or cultivated meat. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:456/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:457/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:458/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:459/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:4510/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Cardiff.
| 13:00Ben Wright looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30The power of talking to ease political tension, and keep women safe.
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| 14:00 | 14:00What if doping were allowed in athletics? How much faster could we go? And at what cost? 14:45Mike Williams asks why some weeks just fly by but sometimes minutes can seem like hours?
| 14:152/4Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox as Inspector James McLevy.
| 14:00Kate demands to be heard. 14:15Mma Ramotswe dips a toe into local politics as Mma Makutsi investigates an unfair sacking.
| 14:00There are too many cooks at the christening buffet. 14:15Mma Ramotswe struggles to balance the personal and professional as polling day looms.
| 14:15Drama of trust and survival set on a deep sea trawler. By Henry Darke.
| 14:00Martha Kearney hosts coverage of the procession and service at St George's Chapel Windsor.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural Q&A with a virtual audience. 14:458/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe. 15:30From window-sills to rooftops, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30How well protected is Britain's coast and its wildlife after Brexit? Peter Gibbs reports.
| 15:00How remote can remote working be and what are the implications for you and your business? 15:302/32001: the year everything changed for British South Asians
| 15:00Folk singer Sam Lee explores the historic landmarks of England through song. 15:27Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission 15:30Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural Q&A with a virtual audience. 15:45A new story from Naoise Dolan, about finding love at a party in Dublin.
| | 15:002/3Hugh Casthorpe's temperature is rising. Is it a virus or is it love?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Alastair Sooke tells the story of Iran's billion pound collection of modern western art. 16:30Ernie Rea and a multi-faith panel discuss the spiritual life of Prince Philip.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and BBC presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names. 16:30Yasmin Alibhai-Brown picks Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe.
| 16:00The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles. 16:30Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media.
| 16:30Evolving research on blood clots associated with vaccines, the emotion of screams, grief.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a politician, a Nasa flight director and a historian. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
| 16:10Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold, Imelda May
| 16:00Chris Power talks about A Lonely Man 16:30Poet Jay Bernard explores the power and potency of the letter I.
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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 with a personal and political interview with LibDem MP Alistair Carmichael. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Wheelchair-user Emily Yates and her partner CJ decide whether they want to be parents. 17:40Chief Constable at the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who's facing calls to resign. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Busy day on many high streets, while pubs and restaurants re-open outdoors in England 18:308/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
| 18:00The rollout of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine is put on hold due to safety concerns 18:301/4Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth.
| 18:00The government has defeated calls for a full parliamentary inquiry into lobbying 18:302/6Mitch has memory problems, Will and Louisa have a night to forget. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00Government adviser urges overhaul of rules for civil servants taking private sector roles 18:305/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
| 18:00Head of Britain's military disappointed at US decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan 18:301/8Andy Zaltzman is back for a new series of news quizzing.
| 18:00Royal Family attend Duke of Edinburgh's funeral in an intimate service at Windsor Castle 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Moscow issues an angry response to the expulsion of 18 diplomats from the Czech Republic. 18:15Jon Holmes chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15We review ITV psychological thriller Too Close, starring Emily Watson. 19:451/15Will mystery podcasters Heawood and Kennedy be divided murder?
| 19:00Kate demands to be heard. 19:15We review Kate Winslet's Ammonite loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning 19:452/15Innsmouth is not what Kennedy expected, Heawood is thrown by a familiar face in Iraq.
| 19:00There are too many cooks at the christening buffet. 19:15Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist. 19:453/15Kennedy bumps into an old acquaintance: Heawood cannot believe his eyes.
| 19:15Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea. 19:454/15Kennedy researches her ancestry with help from an unexpected quarter.
| 19:00Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, and Helen McCrory remembered. 19:455/15Heawood has picked up new information from Melody Cartright. But can he believe her?
| 19:00Chief Constable at the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who's facing calls to resign. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the history of rock. Not Pink Floyd... actual rock. 19:45How fermented foods might be the key to a healthy brain, body and mind.
| 19:004/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out. 19:151/10Comedy revelations as Stephen Mangan talks to Cariad Lloyd about her guiltiest memories. 19:453/5The last two inhabitants on an island receive a visit from a strange woman.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Join James Peak and Sharmistha Michaels at the Human Library - where the books talk back. 20:30Can Denmark's mink industry rise again?
| 20:00Wheelchair-user Emily Yates and her partner CJ decide whether they want to be parents. 20:40Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer
| 20:00Jane Garvey hears from Tony O’Reilly about his addiction and the day he went on the run. 20:302/5When a shock wave hits the world, how do artists respond?
| 20:00Violence in Northern Ireland: has it exposed the fragility of the peace process? 20:30When sea shanties blew up on social media, a shanty band from Bristol hit the big time.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Cardiff. 20:50Michael Morpurgo on how a personal meeting shaped his views.
| 20:00Music critic Ann Powers reflects on time spent with Prince in his Hollywood mansion.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations 20:30Matthew Bannister on a politician, a Nasa flight director and a historian.
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| 21:00 | 21:002/4How farming laid the energy foundations for human civilisation 21:30Amol Rajan with Serhii Plokhy, Patricia Lewis and Sarah Rainsford
| 21:002/3Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people. 21:30Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
| 21:00The story of the Duke of Edinburgh’s work to raise awareness of ecological problems. 21:30Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media.
| 21:00Evolving research on blood clots associated with vaccines, the emotion of screams, grief. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss an orthodox form of Christianity that became a heresy.
| 21:00Helen Skelton looks back at the history of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.
| 21:004/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth. 21:451/4Andy Warhol's acclaimed diaries brought to life in four short dramas by Sean Grundy.
| 21:00Report into loan charge scandal, banks failing fraud victims and GPs to offer debt help. 21:25Baroness Floella Benjamin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Barnardo's. 21:302/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping faith.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Israel denies claims from Tehran that it was to blame 22:456/10In search of space, Sameer is on the way to Uganda to look up an old family friend.
| 22:00Biden tells Putin of US “unconditional support” for Ukraine 22:457/10Sameer is settling in to the rhythms of Ugandan life with his wealthy friends, the Shahs.
| 22:00Head of Danish Health Authority cites possible link to rare blood clots 22:458/10Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from his family research in Uganda.
| 22:00Measures include expulsion of diplomats, targetting of companies and individuals 22:459/10Sameer’s trip to Uganda has changed his life but now he has to face his family.
| 22:0013 year-old boy shot dead by police officer in Chicago 22:4510/10Echoing an earlier generation, Sameer returns to Uganda to be with the woman he loves.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark and guests recall the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Dame Esther Rantzen, ‘proper legend’ of broadcasting, chats with Fi and Jane. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Comedian Athena Kugblenu looks at the cultural phenomenon of cancelling the famous. 23:152/4Step out on a walking tour of London's historic East End, via its pubs. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Yasmin Alibhai-Brown picks Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe. 23:30The poet Helen Mort imagines what mountains might remember of the women who climb them.
| 23:30Mark Tully asks if it is right to live with regret, or better to get over our mistakes.
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