| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church, Barnes, in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Two ex-lovers in their twenties, brought together by food and J Dilla, meet for a walk. 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 the Rev Canon Susanna Gunner. 05:45Why and how we should care for soils. Rural tourism. Tough times for potato growers. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the greylag goose.
| 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 Canon Susanna Gunner. 05:45The end of the Pick for Britain campaign. 05:58Chris Packham presents the great spotted woodpecker.
| 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 Canon Susanna Gunner. 05:45The latest twists and turns in the story of bivalve mollusc exports to the EU. 05:58Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler.
| 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 Canon Susanna Gunner. 05:45Are England’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are under threat? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.
| 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 Canon Susanna Gunner. 05:45Scottish salmon producers dispute government export figures for January. 05:58Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker.
| 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 Canon Simon Doogan. 05:454/12Alice 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 Petroc’s Church, South Brent, in Devon. 05:45The billionaire brothers who bought Asda after making a fortune from petrol stations.
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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. 06:07The voices of the women who mend the nets and gut the fish. 06:30We dig deep, talk fishy statistics and chat with the latest TikTok sensation. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully investigates the fascinating power of dragons in Eastern and Western culture. 06:35Broadcaster Verity Sharp takes on a new challenge - running a farm in Pembrokeshire. 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. 07:10William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Jon Richardson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy UK. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Rev Canon Ann Easter and Dr Krish Kandiah reflect on the gift of relationships. 08:48Howard Jacobson reflects on the 'incorrigible unseriousness' of our age. 08:58Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Laurent Binet, Caroline Dodds Pennock and Christienna Fryar. 09:451/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 09:00How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table. 09:30Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to screenwriter Rose Cartwright about 'Pure O'. 09:452/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 09:00Jane Garvey talks to Harriet Ware-Austin about the day that reshaped her entire life. 09:30Rana Mitter on the life of one of China's most important feminist authors. 09:453/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French fight against Britain in America and its impact 09:454/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark's guests recall the poisoning of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. 09:455/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 09:00Boxer Lawrence Okolie, gymnast Natash Coates and presenter Liz Kershaw.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including is it fair to see exam questions before your test?
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| 10:00 | 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:451/10Moran’s three adult daughters return home in an effort to revive their ageing father.
| 10:00Pandemic puppies and the unique relationship between a woman and her dog. 10:452/10Rose Brady sets her sights on local widower Michael Moran.
| 10:00Anita hears why online abuse is deterring female MPs and from The Governor Vanessa Frake. 10:453/10Moran and Rose’s wedding day has arrived.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:454/10Rose adjusts to life in the Moran household.
| 10:00'Sisters with Transistors'; Covid & pregnant women; Facial shaving; Pan Am stewardesses 10:455/10With Maggie gone to London, her sisters begin to plan their own futures.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Fallon is left reeling and Tracy attempts to make a good impression. 10:54The swallow features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay over the tough pandemic winter. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:004/4How the rise of renewables could herald a surprisingly bright energy future. 11:30Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity.
| 11:00The Yorkshire town of Withernsea is dying on its feet. Can a new pier change its fortunes? 11:303/4Susan Calman tries to relax by learning to bake with Selasi Gbormittah.
| 11:00How one young doctor’s death has exposed problems in Kenya’s health sector. 11:30Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
| 11:001/5Former 'prison wife' Josie Bevan confronts the failings of the prison system. 11:304/4Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge with fascinating facts and hilarious stories.
| 11:00George Parker of the FT and guests look back at the political week. 11:30Can two superpower polluters find common ground? Plus Russia, Brazil, India and Chad.
| 11:00Kirsty Wark and guests recall the discovery of long-neglected Romanian orphanages in 1990. 11:45How picking up a new skill can lead to a sharper, clearer and happier mind.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Underpaid publicity agent Tiffy finds an unusual solution to her housing crisis. 12:18Why London's economy might be hardest hit because of lack of the tourists and workers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Tiffy and Leon embark on their unconventional living arrangements. 12:18Call You and Yours - How is your High Street doing? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Tiffy hasn't met her new flatmate Leon yet, but she has nosed around their shared room. 12:18Electric Vehicle charging cables a growing menace say pedestrian lobby group.
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Tiffy visits the hospice where Leon works, hoping they might meet at last. 12:18We report on the popularity of home grown mushroom kits. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Tiffy is caught in an embarrassing situtation by her ex. 12:18Online-only milk orders. Pet friendly landlords. Keeping valuables safe in a care home. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04The regulator Ofcom tells us people shouldn’t trust Caller ID. 12:302/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10Tom Allen hosts a special episode of Just a Minute. 12:33Sheila Dillon and Angela Hartnett open nominations for the 2021 BBC Food & Farming Awards. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Meet the fearless investigators hunting down planet-destroying gases.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Meet the Newfoundland fisherman with a tasty plan to cut the carbon.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Should the price of a litre of petrol include the cost of the carbon clean-up?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45There's a lot of carbon locked up in our peatlands. Can we keep it there?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Steel-making is a huge emitter of carbon dioxide. Is green steel a genuine possibility?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion.
| 13:00Edward Stourton looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30The ups and downs of owning a business during Covid, plus memories of the Belfast Blitz.
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| 14:00 | 14:00By Marcella Evaristi. In 1642, the Puritans close the theatres for 18 years. 14:45Who are the magicians and why do they enjoy performing for us?
| 14:153/4Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox as Inspector James McLevy.
| 14:00Martha’s christening is thrown into jeopardy. 14:15A bus controller keeps London moving, in a race against criminals threatening her family.
| 14:00Rex may have found the answer to his prayers. 14:15A bus controller keeps London moving, in a race against criminals threatening her family.
| 14:00Chris is confronted with the ugly truth. 14:15Cain murdered Abel. Marcus just wants younger brother Maynard under his thumb.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45The incredible true story of 900 Jewish refugees seeking to escape Germany in 1939.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme with a panel of gardening experts. 14:459/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The contest of cryptic connections, chaired by Tom Sutcliffe. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at what the future holds for lab-grown or cultivated meat.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Tom Heap investigates the old landfill sites which are now leaking their contents.
| 15:00Stories and experiences of gambling addiction and recovery. 15:303/3Different generations of South Asians reflect on what it means to belong in Britain.
| 15:00The voices of the women who mend the nets and gut the fish. 15:27Baroness Floella Benjamin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Barnardo's. 15:30Chris Power talks about A Lonely Man
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme with a panel of gardening experts. 15:45Two ex-lovers in their twenties, brought together by food and J Dilla, meet for a walk.
| | 15:003/3Hugh Casthorpe is still trapped on the mountain. Will he ever escape?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Glenda Jackson's exclusive interview with world famous theatre director Peter Brook. 16:30Ernie Rea takes a look at the religious reasons behind vaccine hesitancy.
| 16:00Dr Elisabeth Carter talks to Michael about the language used by romance fraudsters. 16:30Veteran black and British entertainer Kenny Lynch.
| 16:00Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever? 16:30War reporting, capitalist excess, and the Greensill lobbying scoop.
| 16:00Mark Jenkin & The Köttings 16:30Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a theologian, an editor, a businessman. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:15Julia Gillard on girls' education; Pauline Black of The Selecter; Dogs in Lockdown.
| 16:00Johny Pitts talks to Jon McGregor about Lean Fall Stand. 16:30The superstar American mezzo soprano on her life, lockdown and being a diva activist.
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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 17:30The Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he feels the need to get involved in politics. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Max Seddon, Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times, assesses Putin's grip on power. 17:40The billionaire brothers who bought Asda after making a fortune from petrol stations. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The government says it is examining every option to prevent the new league happening 18:309/10Tom Allen hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
| 18:00The government said it would consider changing the law to stop the new football league. 18:302/4Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at life.
| 18:00Labour renews attack over the personal lobbying of ministers during the pandemic 18:303/6Can smitten Morris impress a new woman with his love of hamsters? Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00President Biden: Urgent action is needed on "existential crisis" posed by climate change 18:306/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
| 18:00Former postmasters want a public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal. 18:302/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines.
| 18:00The PM is under pressure to explain how his flat refurbishments were paid for. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The UK is sending medical equipment to India to help its fight against coronavirus. 18:15Salma El-Wardany chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15London Grammar, Sitcom Frank of Ireland reviewed, Photographer Craig Easton 19:456/15Innsmouth is getting even weirder for Kennedy.
| 19:00Martha’s christening is thrown into jeopardy. 19:15Kayo Chingonyi's new poetry collection, Joyce DiDonato on Schubert’s Winterreise. 19:457/15Heawood moves on to Paris. Kennedy wants to close down her investigation.
| 19:00Rex may have found the answer to his prayers. 19:15Noel Clarke discusses his latest role in the ITV drama Viewpoint 19:458/15Will Heawood and Kennedy heed an urgent warning?
| 19:00Chris is confronted with the ugly truth. 19:15Rose Matafeo on her rom-com Starstruck about a surprise encounter with a famous film star. 19:459/15Kennedy discovers what happens to the dead people in Innsmouth.
| 19:00At the age of 80, Tom Jones is releasing a new album in which he reflects back on his life 19:4510/15Can Kennedy escape being dangerously cornered?
| 19:00The billionaire brothers who bought Asda after making a fortune from petrol stations. 19:151/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s. 19:45Could a cold shower be the answer to reducing stress and boosting your immune system?
| 19:005/6A dead glamour model in a 5-star hotel sets Alia on the trail of a Bollywood heart-throb. 19:152/10Medical revelations as Stephen Mangan takes the confession of satirist Dr. Phil Hammond. 19:454/5Louise meets an eccentric guy on Dartmoor who turns out to have quite a past.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The Yorkshire town of Withernsea is dying on its feet. Can a new pier change its fortunes? 20:30Healing the deepest of battle wounds through ground-breaking sexual therapy.
| 20:00Max Seddon, Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times, assesses Putin's grip on power. 20:40Missed Appointments; Moving House
| 20:00Jane Garvey talks to Harriet Ware-Austin about the day that reshaped her entire life. 20:303/5Artist Katie Paterson explores how the pandemic and lockdown have affected her creativity.
| 20:00Angela Merkel leaves office this year. Might she be replaced by a Green? 20:30Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay over the tough pandemic winter.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion. 20:50Howard Jacobson reflects on the 'incorrigible unseriousness' of our age.
| 20:00Five decades on, Laura Barton looks back at a revolutionary text for women's liberation.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a theologian, an editor, a businessman.
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| 21:00 | 21:003/4How the energy bonanza of coal, oil and gas has given us unprecedented affluence. 21:30Andrew Marr with Laurent Binet, Caroline Dodds Pennock and Christienna Fryar.
| 21:003/3Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people. 21:30How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table.
| 21:00Tom Heap investigates the old landfill sites which are now leaking their contents. 21:30War reporting, capitalist excess, and the Greensill lobbying scoop.
| 21:00Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French fight against Britain in America and its impact
| 21:00Beating climate change takes the best ideas from the smartest minds.
| 21:005/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth. 21:452/4Andy Warhol's acclaimed diaries brought to life in four short dramas by Sean Grundy.
| 21:00The regulator Ofcom tells us people shouldn’t trust Caller ID. 21:25Jon Richardson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy UK. 21:303/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Proposal provokes widespread condemnation across the sport 22:45Underpaid publicity agent Tiffy finds an unusual solution to her housing crisis.
| 22:00Chelsea and Man City withdraw from controversial proposal 22:45Tiffy and Leon embark on their unconventional living arrangements.
| 22:00Joe Biden says he wants police reform legislation to pass Congress 22:45Tiffy hasn't met her new flatmate Leon yet, but she has nosed around their shared room.
| 22:00US will aim to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 22:45Tiffy visits the hospice where Leon works, hoping they might meet at last.
| 22:00Former senior advisor questions PM’s "competence and integrity" 22:45Tiffy is caught in an embarrassing situtation by her ex.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark's guests recall the poisoning of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and BBC presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Fi and Jane revisit their episode with football legend Ian Wright, from September 2019. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Comedian Athena Kugblenu looks at the cultural phenomenon of cancelling the famous. 23:153/4A walking tour of the Louvre, home to some of the world's greatest art treasures. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Joe 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.
| 23:00Veteran black and British entertainer Kenny Lynch. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00The contest of cryptic connections, chaired by Tom Sutcliffe. 23:30Poet Jay Bernard explores the power and potency of the letter I.
| 23:00Mark Jenkin & The Köttings 23:30Mark Tully investigates the fascinating power of dragons in Eastern and Western culture.
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