| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the village church of St Mawgan in Cornwall. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/3An elderly actress is due to make her West End comeback, but the pandemic prevents that. 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 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart who runs a Christian arts charity 05:45Mariclare Carey-Jones visits the onsite farm at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart who runs a Christian arts charity 05:45The robotic weeder who may be destined to be at the top of every farmer’s Christmas list. 05:58David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart who runs a Christian arts charity 05:45We get more details about a scheme to match up unemployed people with jobs on farms. 05:58David Attenborough introduces the final recording marking International Dawn Chorus day.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart who runs a Christian arts charity 05:45What next for the UK deer population after culling was hit by lockdown? 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart who runs a Christian arts charity 05:45Why more than 20% of last year’s potato crop is still in storage on farms. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.
| 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:456/12Alice 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 the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake in Oxfordshire. 05:45Can Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi survive his country's current coronavirus wave?
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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 best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk in West Sussex. 06:30The UK potato mountain, the EU’s latest move on gene editing, and a weeding robot. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully investigates the art of correspondence, from beautiful letters to pithy emails. 06:35Peter Hadfield visits an emu farm in Australia. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 07:54Seema Jaswal makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Magic Bus 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. 08:10The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, leads a service on prayer. 08:48Zoe Strimpel questions some of the dominant gender narratives around the Me Too movement. 08:58Kate Humble presents the stock dove.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Cynthia Saltzman, Francesco da Mosto and Charles Saumarez Smith. 09:451/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century.
| 09:00Peter Goadsby on migraine attacks and the new treatments his research has inspired. 09:30Tristan Harris talks to Marcus Smith about the damage social media is doing to society. 09:452/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century.
| 09:00Jane Garvey talks to Keith Williams about an extraordinary revelation about his parentage. 09:30The Mongol head of a dynasty that both occupied China and connected it to a wider world. 09:453/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simon de Montfort's fatal struggle with Henry III's forces 09:454/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark is joined by members of the band Madness. 09:455/5The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th century.
| 09:00Writer and former trawlerwoman Kathryn Heyman, broadcaster Yasser and actor Joseph Marcell
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00What might be stopping you getting on a bike, and how it can be overcome. 10:451/10Marty South is a plain peasant girl with beautiful hair - and a secret love.
| 10:00What's behind the decline in male fertility? 10:452/10Giles is distracted by Grace's return to Little Hintock.
| 10:00Tracey Emin on her latest exhibition and re-imaginging nightclubs so women feel safe. 10:453/10Giles tries to impress Grace by inviting her to a supper party.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:454/10Grace is torn over her old promise to Giles.
| 10:00Covid in India, Prince’s sound engineer Susan Rogers, panic attacks & the novel Careless. 10:455/10The spell of Midsummer Eve and Grace Melbury is thrown into the arms of a new lover.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Alan helps with a spiritual crisis and it’s christening day for Martha. 10:54Three species of terns feature in this extended version of Tweet of the Day.
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| 11:00 | 11:00With covid sweeping through India a group of UK volunteers hope community links can help. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:002/3Exploring how citizens are fighting back for the right to repair their own stuff. 11:30Personal stories from people fighting for access to mental health support during lockdown.
| 11:00Why should you bother to vote? 11:304/6Mark Steel visits the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and performs for the locals.
| 11:00The brutal military coup puts three young activists in a fight for their future. 11:30Gary Younge explores stories of racial passing, through the prism of Nella Larsen's book.
| 11:003/5Former 'prison wife' Josie Bevan confronts the failings of the prison system. 11:302/6Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios.
| 11:00Steve Richards presents a live election programme. 11:30Veteran reporter Mark Tully traces the BJP's Covid response.
| 11:00Billie Piper, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How spending time in nature could improve your immune system and reduce stress.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/10The electrifying new novel from Jon McGregor following an Antarctic expedition gone wrong. 12:18People in debt will now get a 60-day breathing space if they are seeking debt advice. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/10The electrifying new novel from the Costa-award winning author of Reservoir 13. 12:18Call You and Yours: How is the shift online affecting you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/10The new novel from the author of Reservoir 13 following an Antarctic expedition gone wrong 12:18As the reputation of English wine grows, can vineyards become tourist attractions? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/10The heart-stopping new novel from the author of Reservoir 13, read by Indira Varma. 12:18How do we turn around our throw away culture into more of a make do and mend society? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:045/10Jon McGregor's new novel, following the aftermath of an Antarctic expedition gone wrong. 12:18The £3 billion deficit in unpaid retail rent; and is shandy back in fashion? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Problems for flat owners, cheap broadband, two factor authentication and auto-enrolment. 12:304/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 12:32Dan Saladino asks if the year 1971 was a turning point for how the world eats? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:451/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren’t, but should be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton 13:455/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
| 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. 13:30Facing stereotypes, living with BPD and what lies behind the tenant-landlord relationship.
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| 14:00 | 14:006/6Climactic finale to the police detective serial set and recorded on location in Mumbai.
| 14:00Lee is confronted with the naked truth. 14:15Contemporary drama set in the VIP section of a Miami nightclub.
| 14:00Alan helps with a spiritual crisis. 14:15Drama based on the true story of poet Valentine Ackland and Sylvia Townsend Warner.
| 14:00Fallon struggles to keep quiet. 14:15By Peter Strickland. A couple’s stay at a voice-operated home has unexpected consequences.
| 14:00It’s Christening day for Martha 14:15A British-Caribbean family rediscovers love and joy after death, grief, and lost faith. 14:45The Mongol head of a dynasty that both occupied China and connected it to a wider world.
| 14:00Local Elections. What could Labour have done differently? 14:45Just why has PPE procurement become such a fraught issue for the government?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening Q&A with a panel of experts. 14:45Should we have less, not more, education? Rory Sutherland challenges received ideas.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The contest of cryptic connections between teams from around the UK, with Tom Sutcliffe. 15:30Sheila Dillon investigates our love for the hot stuff.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30One Australian state is leading the world in green energy. Peter Hadfield reports.
| 15:00Has the Covid-19 pandemic changed our relationship with our banks? 15:30How racist killings can trigger poor mental health for all black Americans.
| 15:00The best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk in West Sussex. 15:27Jess Barnes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Alkaptonuria Society. 15:30James Naughtie talks to Liane Moriarty about her bestselling novel Big Little Lies.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening Q&A with a panel of experts. 15:451/3An elderly actress is due to make her West End comeback, but the pandemic prevents that.
| 15:30Personal stories from people fighting for access to mental health support during lockdown.
| 15:002/2The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Musician Martin Green explores the unlikely connections between Morris dancers and ravers. 16:30Ernie Rea discusses Myanmar's turbulent history and current crisis.
| 16:00Michael Rosen talks to the speech and language therapist who helped him after Covid-19. 16:30President Roosevelt's right hand man in World War Two, Harry Hopkins.
| 16:00Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents. 16:30From distrustful readers to Silicon Valley power, Amol Rajan on the future of news.
| 16:00Brett Harvey on how he's made a movie with Parkinson's Disease. 16:30Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, an astronaut, a zoo director, a songwriter. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00Tracey Emin on her latest exhibition; Susan Rogers on working with Prince; Panic attacks
| 16:00Jhumpa Lahiri talks to Elizabeth Day. 16:30Carlos Acosta grapples creatively with lockdown at the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
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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 Len McCluskey in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Anthony Grainger was shot dead by police. Why is his family still fighting for justice? 17:40Can Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi survive his country's current coronavirus wave? 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 European Union says it wants to open up tourist destinations to vaccinated visitors. 18:301/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
| 18:00The trial of two former paratroopers accused of murder almost 50 years ago has collapsed. 18:304/4Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at the afterlife.
| 18:00Political party leaders make their final push for votes ahead of polling day. 18:305/6It’s a bank holiday and nobody knows what to do with themselves. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00French fishermen hold talks with Jersey's government, in row over post-Brexit licences. 18:301/6A Christmas Day Zoom and attending a funeral as a five-year-old.
| 18:00Results from the elections across England point to big wins for the Conservatives. 18:304/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines
| 18:00The Scottish National Party is poised to govern again, but without an overall majority 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer is set to unveil a shadow cabinet shake-up after party's election losses 18:15Mobeen Azhar chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lee is confronted with the naked truth. 19:15Artists and writers reflect on recent approaches to memorials. 19:451/10Marty South is a plain peasant girl with beautiful hair - and a secret love.
| 19:00Alan helps with a spiritual crisis. 19:15Novelist Rachel Kushner and poet Kei Miller on the attraction of the essay form. 19:452/10Giles is distracted by Grace's return to Little Hintock.
| 19:00Fallon struggles to keep quiet. 19:15Anna Kerrigan on her new film, Cowboys. 19:453/10Giles tries to impress Grace by inviting her to a supper party.
| 19:00It’s Christening day for Martha 19:15Don Warrington on playing a grieving father in Radio 4 drama Running with Lions. 19:454/10Grace is torn over her old promise to Giles.
| 19:00Emily Mortimer on her new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love. 19:455/10The spell of Midsummer Eve and Grace Melbury is thrown into the arms of a new lover.
| 19:00Can Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi survive his country's current coronavirus wave? 19:153/6Rufus Hound talks to the podcaster Olly Mann about his teenage diaries. 19:45How strength exercises could boost your brain power and cut your risk of heart disease.
| 19:002/3After his mother's death, Rhett inherits a cookie jar with some very unusual properties. 19:154/10Inappropriate accents and sex education. Stephen Mangan talks to comedian Suzi Ruffell. 19:451/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Why should you bother to vote? 20:30Can Norwegians with psychosis benefit from radical, drug-free treatment?
| 20:00Anthony Grainger was shot dead by police. Why is his family still fighting for justice? 20:40The Language of Disability - how it's changing and why it matters.
| 20:00Jane Garvey talks to Keith Williams about an extraordinary revelation about his parentage. 20:305/5Anoushka Shankar explores the effect of the pandemic and lockdown on musical creativity.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch examines what's happening in Hong Kong and where it's going to end. 20:30With covid sweeping through India a group of UK volunteers hope community links can help.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion. 20:50Zoe Strimpel questions some of the dominant gender narratives around the Me Too movement.
| 20:00Emeli Sande explores the impact of Marvin Gaye's classic 1971 album What's Going On.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, an astronaut, a zoo director, a songwriter.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/3Why electronic gadgets don’t last as long as they used to and why repairing them is hard. 21:30Andrew Marr with Cynthia Saltzman, Francesco da Mosto and Charles Saumarez Smith.
| 21:00How racist killings can trigger poor mental health for all black Americans. 21:30Peter Goadsby on migraine attacks and the new treatments his research has inspired.
| 21:00One Australian state is leading the world in green energy. Peter Hadfield reports. 21:30From distrustful readers to Silicon Valley power, Amol Rajan on the future of news.
| 21:00Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simon de Montfort's fatal struggle with Henry III's forces
| 21:00Alastair Campbell, former Labour spin doctor, meets his younger self in the BBC archives.
| 21:007/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth. 21:454/4Andy Warhol's acclaimed diaries brought to life in four short dramas by Sean Grundy.
| 21:00Problems for flat owners, cheap broadband, two factor authentication and auto-enrolment. 21:25Seema Jaswal makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK 21:305/7Short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the poet Mary Oliver.
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| 22:00 | 22:00US Secretary of State in UK ahead of G7 foreign ministers meeting 22:451/10The electrifying new novel from Jon McGregor following an Antarctic expedition gone wrong.
| 22:00Judge says police interviews could not be used as evidence 22:452/10The electrifying new novel from the Costa-award winning author of Reservoir 13.
| 22:00Board says decision needs to be reviewed within 6 months 22:453/10The new novel from the author of Reservoir 13 following an Antarctic expedition gone wrong
| 22:00Biggest set of elections since 2019 22:454/10The heart-stopping new novel from the author of Reservoir 13, read by Indira Varma.
| 22:00Conservatives win Hartlepool – first time since seat’s creation in 1974 22:455/10Jon McGregor's new novel, following the aftermath of an Antarctic expedition gone wrong.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark is joined by members of the band Madness.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks to Ralph Keyes about how words and phrases are coined. 23:301/3Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics.
| 23:00Heathen names and hooting in appreciation, with screenwriter Heidi Thomas. 23:302/3Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics.
| 23:001/4The stand-up comic's unique take on his rapid descent into blindness. 23:151/4A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with the Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio 23:303/3Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics.
| 23:00Late night spin-off of The Museum of Curiosity, celebrating fascinating far-flung museums 23:30True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
| 23:00President Roosevelt's right hand man in World War Two, Harry Hopkins. 23:30True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
| 23:00The contest of cryptic connections between teams from around the UK, with Tom Sutcliffe. 23:30Matthew Sweet is invited to consider the music and method of composer Max Richter.
| 23:00Brett Harvey on how he's made a movie with Parkinson's Disease. 23:30Mark Tully investigates the art of correspondence, from beautiful letters to pithy emails.
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