| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Tourism & travel. How have they evolved over the years and what is their future? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Hanbury in Worcestershire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Kyle Soller reads Barry Lopez’s modern classic celebrating the magic of the Far North 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Lopez's 1986 collection of lyrical essays on the nature and natural life of the Arctic. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Kyle Soller reads Barry Lopez’s modern classic about the wonder of the Arctic 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The magical mystery of icebergs and the breath-taking aurora borealis. Kyle Soller reads. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Lopez ponders man’s relationship and responsibility to the frozen land of the Far North 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A love affair, an octopus trap, a broken heart. By Julia Blackburn, read by Diana Quick. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Tree planting targets missed, Covid restrictions affect Arctic Terns, soft fruit. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Braving dark countryside, sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the stone curlew.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The NFU asks Government for a broad strategy to mitigate the impact of trade deals. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Nearly 70,000 trees planted less than a decade ago could be cut down to build new homes. 05:58Urban Birder David Lindo on the swift.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The Climate Change Committee says government is running out of time to make a difference. 05:58David Attenborough presents the guillemot.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45What kinds of trees should we plant to sequester the most carbon? 05:58David Attenborough presents the storm petrel.
| 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 Rev Dr Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland 05:45Dr Tamsin Ellis explains how to improve health and climate outcomes.
| 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 Mary’s, Bitton in Gloucestershire. 05:45The award-winning author who has found herself at the heart of a social media firestorm
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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. 06:07Helen Mark meets enthusiasts creating and looking after National Plant Collections. 06:30Stark warnings from the Climate Change Committee that farmers and consumers need to change 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully debates the cultural benefits of classical music with composer James MacMillan. 06:35Brett Westwood examines our fear and fascination with sharks in cultures around the world 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. 07:54Actress Sunetra Sarker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Rugby School, reflecting on the theme of exile and return during the Covid pandemic. 08:48Zoe Strimpel argues that the culture war is not a storm in a teacup. 08:58David Lindo on a magical moment spotting a honey buzzard in central London.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Jackie Kay, Rosemary Hill and Michael Armitage 09:451/5Kyle Soller reads Barry Lopez’s modern classic celebrating the magic of the Far North
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of violence against women in public Spaces. 09:303/5Christians and Muslims consider the ways we use our hands to express our faith. 09:452/5Lopez's 1986 collection of lyrical essays on the nature and natural life of the Arctic.
| 09:00Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat? 09:30Dr Tamsin Ellis explains how to improve health and climate outcomes. 09:453/5Kyle Soller reads Barry Lopez’s modern classic about the wonder of the Arctic
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English 09:454/5The magical mystery of icebergs and the breath-taking aurora borealis. Kyle Soller reads.
| 09:00Richard Wilson, actor and director, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Lopez ponders man’s relationship and responsibility to the frozen land of the Far North
| 09:00Burning plane crash survivor Jamie Hull, declutterer Sarah Bickers, George The Poet.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Ofsted head Amanda Spielman talks to Emma Barnett about sexual abuse in schools.
| 10:00Female wildlife rangers; Miscarriage cards; Prison in Iran; Boric acid; Nude photos online
| 10:00Dancing at home; Transgender athletes; Ugandan Women; Eco novels
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Debbie Marriott, Protecting the title 'nurse' and Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner.
| 10:30Greg James, proud radio nerd, rummages through the BBC's vast archives.
| 10:00Brian attempts to keep the peace and Alistair raises concerns 10:54An extended episode of Tweet of the Day featuring three dove species.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Philanthropy is in question as museums and universities grapple with the ethics of gifts. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Katherine Harloe explores the appropriation of ancient Greece and Rome by hate groups. 11:302/3Books to help us navigate everyday life, with Damian Barr.
| 11:001/3David Mitchell investigates meetings from the ancient "thing" to Zoom. 11:305/6Mark Steel visits Hull and performs a bespoke comedy show for the local residents.
| 11:00Can asylum seekers be sent back? Plus tales from Libya, Argentina, Liberia and France. 11:301/4A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself.
| 11:005/7A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone 11:303/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it.
| 11:00Isabel Hardman of The Spectator reviews the political week. 11:30Misery at US migrant camps for children; tales from Spain, Afghanistan, Ireland and Turkey
| 11:00Margaret Busby, publisher, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Advertising's attempts to modernise its often harmful portrayal of female beauty.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/10Helen Dunmore's 1993 debut novel, set in Cornwall during the First World War. 12:18How the cost of UK holidays has hit a new high pushing them beyond the reach of many. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/10Clare Coyne and her father, Francis, live a quiet life in a house above the harbour. 12:18Call You and Yours - Are you buying new clothes now things are opening up again? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/10Clare Coyne encounters an enigmatic stranger on the coastal path near her home. 12:18What to do with anxious dogs if you're returning to the office. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/10Clare's beloved cousin, John William, returns on leave from the front. 12:18How upcycling is helping charities. Uncertainty over Covid tests. Festivals on a thread. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:045/10Clare fears her cousin is a changed man. He is sleepless and agitated. 12:18Why won't Facebook take down fake adverts scamming customers and damaging businesses? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Should the government force banks to guarantee everyone has access to cash? 12:303/6With an online audience, new topical comedy known as the Broadcasting House variant. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/675th Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32From Mumbai childhood to pioneering Indian chef in London: Mr Todiwala's Life Through Food 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/5Neil Macgregor with a great Viking hoard from the Vale of York.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Neil MacGregor with a head of the Buddha from Borobudur.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:455/5Neil MacGregor - unlocking secrets with broken pots from East Africa.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Christ Church in Winchester.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Two friends share the pain of being widowed, plus 50 years of women's football in England.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/4Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance in a seasonal drama set on a wetlands nature reserve. 14:45Why do we care so much about the hair on our heads? Join Mike Williams to find out why.
| 14:00Lee struggles to keep a secret 14:15True story of Peter Waring whose ambition brought fame and infamy.
| 14:00Brian attempts to keep the peace 14:15Mario Theodorou's drama about a Greek-Cypriot woman looking for answers about her past.
| 14:15How do we find our way to happiness again after the worst happens? Songs of love and loss.
| 14:155/6Maya finally talks to the man known as Beau. 14:45The man who saw himself as a patriot, but is remembered as one of China's worst traitors.
| 14:00Should Matt Hancock resign after that clinch with his aide? What do you think? 14:45Marcus Smith talks to Kriti Sharma about harnessing the good in Artificial Intelligence.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Rory Sutherland explores how businesses play on our susceptibility to signs of commitment
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| 15:00 | 15:004/6Three students from Anglia Ruskin University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Could teaching medics about food production help improve the nation's health?
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about illumination, healing and hope. 15:30Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out how our immune system can be reprogrammed.
| 15:00If Covid disrupts your wedding or civil partnership, what are your refund rights? 15:30Claudia Hammond discusses the psychology of bravery at the Cheltenham Science Festival.
| 15:00Helen Mark meets enthusiasts creating and looking after National Plant Collections. 15:27Matt Hill makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. 15:30Elizabeth Day talks to Zakiya Dalila Harris about her debut novel, The Other Black Girl.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45A love affair, an octopus trap, a broken heart. By Julia Blackburn, read by Diana Quick.
| 15:003/5Albert of Habsburg is now Holy Roman Emperor but knows Wenceslas will take revenge.
| 15:002/4DH Lawrence's daring exploration of sexual awakening.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Laura Marling celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell's LP, Blue. 16:30Aleks Krotoski on how ordinary people stepped in to save lives during India's second wave.
| 16:00What's legal for e-scooters; space law; university freedom of speech and a DJ barrister. 16:30A page turner with a twist, and a dog called Howard.
| 16:00Matthew Syed asks if we are all doomed to be deeply unoriginal. 16:30Chief executive Alex Mahon on the broadcaster's future.
| 16:30How will the new UK strategy affect funding for existing research and future innovation?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a president, a writer, a campaigner, a producer. 16:30Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?
| 16:00The work of female rangers protecting wildlife from poachers.
| 16:00Elizabeth Day speaks to Damon Galgut about his Booker shortlisted novel, The Promise. 16:30The Young People's Laureate for London picks out poems from listeners' requests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to Oliver Dowden in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Have some companies had preferential treatment for lucrative government contracts? 17:40The award-winning author who has found herself at the heart of a social media firestorm 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Contaminated blood inquiry: former pupils give evidence after deaths of school friends 18:302/675th Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00Covid rule lifting on track as figures show UK deaths at lowest level since last August 18:303/6Ed joins his daughter, Eli, to save a famous oak tree.
| 18:00Conflicting accounts of incident involving Russian forces and HMS Defender in Black Sea 18:301/4After lying to his publisher, Tony investigates a corrupt housing deal.
| 18:00Ministers will also confirm changes to the red and amber lists 18:302/3Sarah Kendall talks to fellow storytellers about what 'story' means to them.
| 18:00Health Secretary admits breaking Covid guidelines, but Johnson says he won't sack him. 18:303/6With an online audience, new topical comedy known as the Broadcasting House variant.
| 18:003 Tory MPs call on Health Secretary to go after he broke guidelines on social distancing. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Sajid Javid says he wants a "return to normal" as soon as possible 18:15Chris Hawkins chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lee struggles to keep a secret 19:15Lauryn Redding on Bloody Elle, her musical reopening Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. 19:45Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on industrial change captured in The Man in the White Suit
| 19:00Brian attempts to keep the peace 19:15Singer Joan Armatrading on her new album, and composer Erland Cooper. 19:45Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on shaping artistic landscapes through Polaroid snapshots
| 19:15Tanika Gupta on her play about an 19 year old Gandhi studying law in the UK. 19:45Tilly Blyth on a new awareness of a fragile Earth in the mystical drama Edge of Darkness
| 19:15Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina Marianela Núñez on Sleeping Beauty at the ROH. 19:45Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on computer creativity and sonic art produced by algorithms
| 19:00Siân Owen on adapting Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood for the National Theatre 19:45Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on imaginative roles artists play in conceiving the cosmos
| 19:00The award-winning author who has found herself at the heart of a social media firestorm 19:153/4Victoria Coren Mitchell talks to Esther Rantzen about her life and the cars she has known. 19:45Why we are driven to donate, and how charities can benefit from marketing's insight.
| 19:00Anteaters and an algorithm as a father and son share a culling job. 19:15Bill Bailey stars as a man who unexpectedly meets his imaginary childhood friend Hennikay. 19:453/5The next in a brilliantly funny story series by author of Love After Love, Ingrid Persaud.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Marybeth Hamilton explores how America responded to the Great Depression with The New Deal 20:30Chris Bowlby assesses the future of Unionism in Northern Ireland
| 20:00Have some companies had preferential treatment for lucrative government contracts?
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Dr Tamsin Ellis explains how to improve health and climate outcomes.
| 20:00What's legal for e-scooters; space law; university freedom of speech and a DJ barrister. 20:30What is the business case for desiging accessible goods and services for disabled people?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Christ Church in Winchester. 20:50Zoe Strimpel argues that the culture war is not a storm in a teacup.
| 20:00Elizabeth Alker celebrates women composers at the forefront of electronic music.
| 20:00Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a president, a writer, a campaigner, a producer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Kate Molleson tells the story of Wanda Diaz-Merced and her pioneering work with sound. 21:30Kirsty Wark with Jackie Kay, Rosemary Hill and Michael Armitage
| 21:00Claudia Hammond discusses the psychology of bravery at the Cheltenham Science Festival. 21:30Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of violence against women in public spaces.
| 21:00Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out how our immune system can be reprogrammed. 21:30Chief executive Alex Mahon on the broadcaster's future.
| 21:00How will the new UK strategy affect funding for existing research and future innovation? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English
| 21:0012/20Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
| 21:004/5Things are coming to a head for immortal William Palmer in his long battle with the King 21:45Anne-Marie Duff continues Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling series of ghost stories.
| 21:00Should the government force banks to guarantee everyone has access to cash? 21:25Actress Sunetra Sarker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers 21:30Chris Bowlby assesses the future of Unionism in Northern Ireland
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| 22:00 | 22:00Grant Shapps says government will review situation in week's time 22:451/10Helen Dunmore's 1993 debut novel, set in Cornwall during the First World War.
| 22:00German politicians fight to show solidarity with Hungary’s LGBT community 22:452/10Clare Coyne and her father, Francis, live a quiet life in a house above the harbour.
| 22:00UK accuses Russia of spreading "disinformation" 22:453/10Clare Coyne encounters an enigmatic stranger on the coastal path near her home.
| 22:00Changes come into effect 4am Wednesday 22:454/10Clare's beloved cousin, John William, returns on leave from the front.
| 22:00Matt Hancock admits breaching guidance on social distancing 22:455/10Clare fears her cousin is a changed man. He is sleepless and agitated.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/2Julia Sutherland meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their personal stories. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Twayna Mayne continues to explore her identity as a trans-racial adoptee. 23:154/8Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Has technology gone wacky doolally? 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00A page turner with a twist, and a dog called Howard. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/6Three students from Anglia Ruskin University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 23:30The poet Yomi Sode brings us a selection of his favourite poems.
| 23:30Mark Tully debates the cultural benefits of classical music with composer James MacMillan.
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