| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed asks if we are all doomed to be deeply unoriginal. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary’s, Bitton in Gloucestershire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Chelsea looks in the mirror. Would Vladimir Putin answer her call? By John Godber. 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 Rev Dr Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland 05:45Farmers told they're not doing enough for water quality. Driver shortage. Growing crops. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Shore Lark.
| 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 05:45A new eco-labelling system for food. 05:58Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert.
| 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 05:45Are the government’s environmental policies "toothless"? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius.
| 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 05:45Anna Hill visits Cereals 2021 event - in a flat, windy field to talk crops and politics. 05:58The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
| 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 05:45The Office for Environmental Protection is launched and its chair says it will have teeth. 05:58Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapted to its Galapagos world.
| 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 Canon Rachel Mann. 05:45Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Washington National Cathedral in the USA. 05:45British wheelchair tennis champion, who's aiming for Wimbledon victory and Tokyo gold.
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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. 06:07We follow a photographer capturing rare British breeds in the landscape. 06:30The Highlights from from Cereals 2021. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Sarah Goldingay explores the spiritual significance of the idea of a 'fifth element'. 06:35Dave Howard meets the husband and wife team who farm the Queen’s Balmoral Estate. 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 takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Comedian Bob Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of LawWorks. 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 Rt Revd Libby Lane, lead Bishop for Sports, looks ahead to the Tokyo Olympic Games. 08:48Niall Ferguson argues that predictions of a 'Roaring Twenties' may be misplaced. 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the crested lark found from Europe across to China.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Ali Smith in conversation with Andrew Marr 09:451/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland explores the history of state sponsored air-hijacking. 09:304/5From Sign Language to infantry soldiers, the way we use our hands to communicate. 09:452/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
| 09:00Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030? 09:30Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison. 09:453/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
| 09:00Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other 09:30Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world. 09:454/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
| 09:00Margaret Busby, publisher, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
| 09:00The Inheritance Tracks of Michael Rosen and Will Buckingham on the comfort of strangers.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Anne Robinson; Millennial relationships; Female resistance fighters; Breastfeeding.
| 10:00Exercise aggression, Purity culture, The Plumage Act, Smacking your child.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Can women save the High Street economy?
| 10:00Rachel Weisz, Euro 2020, Kanya d’Almeida, Abortion in Northern Ireland, Emily Rapp Black.
| 10:30Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of extraordinary audio.
| 10:00Lily regrets her actions and Elizabeth receives a surprise visitor 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the shag and its relative the cormorant
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| 11:00 | 11:00How did Musk’s childhood shape the ideas of ‘Muskism’? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing. 11:303/3Books to help us navigate everyday life, with Damian Barr.
| 11:002/3David Mitchell hears how our meeting culture is spinning out of control. What can we do? 11:306/6Mark Steel visits Ventnor on the Isle of Wight and performs for the local residents.
| 11:00A high-rise disaster in Florida; plus stories from France, Australia, Lebanon and Germany 11:302/4A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself.
| 11:006/7From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton. 11:304/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it.
| 11:00Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30The Sputnik V rollout gets more urgent; stories from Hong Kong, Canada, India and Chile.
| 11:00Paul Costelloe, fashion designer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45The ad slogan that changed our culture, and the psychology that still powers it.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10Clare is woken from fitful dreams by a noise at her window - she has a visitor. 12:18The more we buy online the more we're sending back, but what makes a good returns policy? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10Clare goes to see the Lawrences at Zennor. After tea, she and Lawrence walk to the church. 12:18How has working from home been for you, and will you be allowed to carry on? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10The Treveals are in crisis after Harry gets called up. There is news about John William. 12:18Celeb chef Delia Smith turned 80 this month, we look at how she's influenced our cooking. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10Francis Coyne goes in search of the truth about what happened to John William. 12:18News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10Francis Coyne worries for his daughter Clare - he must protect her from malign influences. 12:18The fierce competition for houses with gardens. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Google is cracking down on financial-scam adverts in the UK, but will it work? 12:304/6With 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 12:043/675th Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Jaega Wise finds out how and why the picnic has become such an institution. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/5What happens when we're kind, and when we receive kindness - especially from strangers?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Can we spread kindness and what good does it do?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5A feel-good series about the kindness of strangers.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5A feel-good series about the kindness of strangers.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton. 13:455/5A feel-good series about the kindness of strangers.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Queen's Hall in Narberth.
| 13:00Edward Stourton looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30From the pressures of caring for a loved one to an unexpected truth for a mum and daughter
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| 14:00 | 14:001/4High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy. 14:45Why do we do the things we do? This week, Mike Williams asks why we wear neckties.
| 14:00Lily regrets her actions. 14:152/4High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy.
| 14:153/4High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy.
| 14:00Elizabeth receives a surprising visitor. 14:154/4High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy.
| 14:156/6Can Maya and Jake stop The System before it spirals out of control? 14:45The rebel leader of the Taiping and his nemesis.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45When you can't do something, how hard is it to learn something new as an adult?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A with a panel of experts. 14:45Rory Sutherland explores ego massage as a powerful weapon in business and government
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| 15:00 | 15:005/6Three students from the University of Northampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 15:30From Mumbai childhood to pioneering Indian chef in London: Mr Todiwala's Life Through Food
| 15:004/6Josie Long presents new short documentaries tied to the seasons. 15:30Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask – one body part at a time – how we can change.
| 15:00How can community groups deliver low cost renewable energy? 15:30All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London.
| 15:00We follow a photographer capturing rare British breeds in the landscape. 15:27Actress Sunetra Sarker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers 15:30Elizabeth Day speaks to Damon Galgut about his Booker shortlisted novel, The Promise.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A with a panel of experts. 15:45Chelsea looks in the mirror. Would Vladimir Putin answer her call? By John Godber.
| 15:00Satirical drama about video game workers trying to unionise, inspired by real events.
| 15:003/4DH Lawrence's daring exploration of desire dramatised by Ian Kershaw
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| 16:00 | 16:001/4A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores what it's like to be 'villain of the day' on social media.
| 16:00Neil Maggs and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley go in search of the Bristol beyond the headlines. 16:30The Greek politician and economist Yanis Varoufakis and novelist Patrick McGrath guest
| 16:00Matthew Syed examines the appeal of the myth of subliminal influence. 16:30A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers?
| 16:00Thomas Vinterberg on Another Round. 16:30A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a general, a singer, a war veteran. 16:30Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?
| 16:00Libby Scott and her mum Kym on autism, the future of the High Street and Anne Robinson.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Francis Spufford about his novel Golden Hill. 16:30The poet and biographer selects poems requested by listeners, with Roger McGough.
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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 17:30Evan Davis and guests explore how to roll out electric vehicles across the country. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00A death sentence? The inmates dying after poor healthcare in prison. 17:40British wheelchair tennis champion, who's aiming for Wimbledon victory and Tokyo gold. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Health Secretary Sajid Javid sees "no reason" English Covid restrictions will be extended 18:303/675th Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00England haven't beaten Germany in a knock-out tie in a major tournament since 1966. 18:304/6Ed is enlisted to write the memoirs of Ping’s granny.
| 18:00The programme would start in September if data shows it's necessary. 18:302/4Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone.
| 18:00Boris Johnson aims to explain within days how he will lift the final Covid restrictions 18:303/3Author Nikesh Shukla on the importance of truth in storytelling.
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer hails Labour's Batley and Spen by-election victory as just the start. 18:304/6With an online audience, new topical comedy known as the Broadcasting House variant.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Robert Jenrick says personal responsibility should be exercised once Covid rules ease. 18:15Rajan Datar chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lily regrets her actions. 19:15Simon Russell Beale on playing JS Bach on stage. 19:451/12Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City bombing.
| 19:15Dickens reading his own works, Smart Fund, Randall Goosby's album Roots. 19:452/12Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City bombing.
| 19:00Elizabeth receives a surprising visitor. 19:15Mark-Anthony Turnage on setting Arsenal's 1989 title-winning match to music. 19:453/12Leah Sottile explores the lasting influence of America's most dangerous white nationalist.
| 19:15Bobby Gillespie on his new album of duets with Jehnny Beth. 19:454/12Leah Sottile investigates the world of gun shows and conspiracies that drew in McVeigh.
| 19:00Danish Oscar-winning film Another Round reviewed. 19:455/12Leah Sottile investigates How Waco and Ruby Ridge became flash-points for Timothy McVeigh.
| 19:00British wheelchair tennis champion, who's aiming for Wimbledon victory and Tokyo gold. 19:15Johnny Marr, musician, songwriter and guitarist with The Smiths talks to Simon Armitage.
| 19:001/6Pauline McLynn stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a divorcee turning a corner. 19:15In a new show Lucy Porter examines family life and how it's been affected by the pandemic. 19:454/5The next in Ingrid Persaud's brilliantly funny story series, set on a street in Trinidad.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Marybeth Hamilton explores the New Deal's most progressive moment & America is rebuilt. 20:30What view of its history does China's Communist Party present, what does it omit and why?
| 20:00A death sentence? The inmates dying after poor healthcare in prison. 20:40Further Education Support; Braille versus Assistive Technology
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison.
| 20:00As the UK's deadline for applications passes, David Aaronovitch explores EU settled status 20:30Evan Davis and guests explore how to roll out electric vehicles across the country.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Queen's Hall in Narberth. 20:50Niall Ferguson argues that predictions of a 'Roaring Twenties' may be misplaced.
| 20:00We're told Covid is our Second World War. If so, what does that mean for our politics?
| 20:00Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a general, a singer, a war veteran.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Katherine Harloe explores the appropriation of ancient Greece and Rome by hate groups. 21:30Ali Smith in conversation with Andrew Marr
| 21:00All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London. 21:30Jonathan Freedland explores the history of state sponsored air-hijacking.
| 21:00Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask – one body part at a time – how we can change. 21:30A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers?
| 21:00A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful. 21:30Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other
| 21:00David Tennant explores the back story to Osborne's revolutionary play Look Back in Anger.
| 21:005/5The final episode of the final series of dark fantasies featuring the immortal Pilgrim 21:45The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously chilling series of ghost stories set on the Fens.
| 21:00Google is cracking down on financial-scam adverts in the UK, but will it work? 21:25Comedian Bob Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of LawWorks. 21:30What view of its history does China's Communist Party present, what does it omit and why?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Mr Javid says expects final easing of restrictions on July 19 22:456/10Clare is woken from fitful dreams by a noise at her window - she has a visitor.
| 22:00Next game will be quarter final against Ukraine in Rome 22:457/10Clare goes to see the Lawrences at Zennor. After tea, she and Lawrence walk to the church.
| 22:00White House announces measures to combat wildfires 22:458/10The Treveals are in crisis after Harry gets called up. There is news about John William.
| 22:00Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg both pleaded not guilty 22:459/10Francis Coyne goes in search of the truth about what happened to John William.
| 22:00Sir Keir Starmer says his party is back 22:4510/10Francis Coyne worries for his daughter Clare - he must protect her from malign influences.
| 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 | 23:00Greg James, proud radio nerd, rummages through the BBC's vast archives. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Fi and Jane speak to BBC Newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti. 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC's parliamentary team with all the latest news from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Stand-up Heidi Regan ponders whether repressing her worries is better than sharing them. 23:155/8Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. This week: Hancock’s Half Hour. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Comedian Jon Long and Biologist Gillian Burke tackle green issues in this enviro-comedy. 23:30Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster.
| 23:00The Greek politician and economist Yanis Varoufakis and novelist Patrick McGrath guest 23:30Mark D'Arcy looks ahead to a flagship bill on crime and punishment.
| 23:005/6Three students from the University of Northampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 23:30The Young People's Laureate for London picks out poems from listeners' requests.
| 23:00Thomas Vinterberg on Another Round. 23:30Sarah Goldingay explores the spiritual significance of the idea of a 'fifth element'.
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