| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed asks why major projects often fail spectacularly - spectacularly predictably. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael’s Church, Whichford in South Warwickshire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Edward Brooke-Hitching’s fascination with curious books was sparked by his father. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Books bound in skin, written in blood, and a very cryptic manuscript. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Bibles, magic texts, the Grand Grimoire and the last will and testament of Jesus Christ. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The proliferation of "Prodigy" books and the first book to detail insects - Micrographia. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Rachel Carson. 00:30Series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news 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 Rick Hill 05:45Farm deaths up on last year; New EU rules on animal feed; The shows must go on! 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China.
| 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 Rick Hill 05:45Food prices could rise by more than ten percent owing to worker shortages. 05:58Chris Packham presents the great bustard.
| 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 Rick Hill 05:45A dairy in Somerset has started producing the first carbon-neutral chedder cheese. 05:58For nature writer Mark Cocker spring has not arrived until he hears his first wood 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 Rick Hill 05:45Charlotte Smith asks what the farming industry makes of the National Food Strategy. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea.
| 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 Rick Hill 05:45Warnings of a shortage of farm vets which is leaving some farmers without cover. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Andean cock-of-the-rock from Peru.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain 05:45Luke Rigg argues that more young magistrates will improve justice.
| 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 Holy Trinity, Skipton in North Yorkshire. 05:45The British sprint cyclist making history, against the odds, in the Tour de France.
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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. 06:07Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline. 06:30Charlotte Smith asks the farming industry what they make of the National Food Strategy. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Now past 40, Abdul-Rehman Malik asks what aspects of his youth he can carry with him. 06:35Richard Baynes visits woodland crofts on the Cowal peninsula in western Scotland. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Feed the Minds. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Bishop June Osborne preaches in a service from St Peter's Senghenydd. 08:48Sara Wheeler on why she has little time for the current fad of wild swimming. 08:58Singer Will Young on the woodland kingfisher for Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00An ex-army corporal is on a quest to restore military graves and help veterans with PTSD. 09:301/5Oliver Burkeman explores why trying to be happy can result in unhappiness. 09:451/5Edward Brooke-Hitching’s fascination with curious books was sparked by his father.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present. 09:305/5A massage therapist and a pickpocket reflect on their hands and the sense of touch 09:452/5Books bound in skin, written in blood, and a very cryptic manuscript.
| 09:00An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story. 09:30Luke Rigg argues that more young magistrates will improve justice. 09:453/5Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia.
| 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. 09:454/5Bibles, magic texts, the Grand Grimoire and the last will and testament of Jesus Christ.
| 09:00Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinarian, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The proliferation of "Prodigy" books and the first book to detail insects - Micrographia.
| 09:00Former RAF navigator & prisoner-of-war John Nichol and Caitlin Moran's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell, including a look ahead to the easing of Covid rules in England.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Are the recommendations of the Cumberlege review being acted on fast enough?
| 10:00150 years of female GPs. Lucy D’Orsi, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police.
| 10:00Deborah James on living with cancer and the hidden life of Maria Callas
| 10:00The pros and cons of not wearing a bra.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00The nerves set in for Ben and the truth comes out for Helen. 10:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the goldcrest.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Safety essential, petty authority, fashion? Steph McGovern on the many ways to see hi-vis. 11:302/3Oscar winner Paul Franklin tells how visual effects changed and how they changed cinema.
| 11:001/3In Northern Ireland's centenary year, Andrea Catherwood asks what unionism means now. 11:301/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
| 11:00An unusually public bout of dissent; stories from Bangladesh, Spain, Russia and the USA. 11:304/4A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself.
| 11:00Neil Maggs and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley go in search of the Bristol beyond the headlines. 11:302/4Ashley recalls how the Blakers came to adopt a girl with Down Syndrome.
| 11:00With discussions on racism, Covid-19 and planning reforms. 11:30Fergal Keane on the EU's borders, and tales from Eswatini, Ethiopia, France and Ukraine.
| 11:00Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How three words transformed a mundane sports good into an entire philosophy.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10Spicer is dead, but Pinkie still doesn't feel safe. Especially with Colleoni on to him. 12:18Campers go wild for pop-up campsites with no mod cons. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10It's no longer safe being friends with Pinkie. And Pinkie knows it. 12:18How have you coped with a big setback or disappointment in your life? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10Pinkie and Rose are married. It should bring happiness and joy. Why doesn't it? 12:18We explore the growing market and value of football shirts. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10Pinkie needs to get rid of those he can't trust. Does that include his wife, Rose? 12:18Field Music's David Brewis talks about how little successful artists make from streaming. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10Pinkie's nemesis draws near. 12:18We hear from the new generation of social media rug-makers, called tufters. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Bereaved families can now claim financial support once restricted to married couples. 12:306/6With 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 12:045/6From Broadcasting House's Radio Theatre with a virtual audience from the North of England. 12:32Can the new National Food Strategy successfully transform the UK food system? 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 reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Neil MacGregor with a 14th century icon from the Byzantine Empire.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Neil MacGregor with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:455/5Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from the Church of St James and St Basil, Newcastle.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Conversations on the theme of national identity and being voted ‘best place to live’.
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| 14:00 | 14:00By Barney Norris. A woman tries to escape her past on an island she has never left. 14:45Sad music has become more popular according to a recent study. Why do people listen to it?
| 14:00There’s a surprise for Eddie. 14:15Tragi-comic drama based on accounts of the life and career of Andrea Dunbar.
| 14:00The nerves set in for Ben 14:15Based on a true story. Paul is 70 years old when he is kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria.
| 14:00Lee faces a tricky dilemma. 14:15Robert Forrest's play is set just outside Bob Dylan's infamous 1966 concert in Manchester.
| 14:00The truth comes out for Helen. 14:15Businessman Craig wants to help disadvantaged kids. Problem is they don’t want his help. 14:45The hard-working, hard-living factory girls behind China's industrial revolution.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45What happens when you learn new technology in your seventies?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and her panel of experts answer gardening questions. 14:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Rachel Carson.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The quiz contest of champions, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Jaega Wise speaks to those hoping to change how women are treated in the drinks world
| 15:003/6Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about sport. 15:30Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out why the appendix isn’t useless after all.
| 15:00Making ends meet when you become a single parent. With Felicity Hannah and guests. 15:30Why is there an increase in childhood viruses? Plus, can you be too fit?
| 15:00Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline. 15:27Grime MC and TV chef Big Zuu makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of APT Action on Poverty 15:30As the Tokyo Olympics approach, a look at some of the best novels coming out of Japan.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and her panel of experts answer gardening questions. 15:45Series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news
| 15:005/5Vienna 1913. Alfred Redl is a double agent. Like the empire, he believes he's unstoppable.
| 15:001/2A funny and romantic tale about a handsome man's misadventures given an up-to-date twist.
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| 16:00 | 16:003/4A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. 16:303/6What’s the point of wasps? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate
| 16:00Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent 16:30The comedian and author share their favourite books.
| 16:00Insights into the developing mind, from the pioneers who revolutionised kids’ TV. 16:30An inside look at Facebook after England footballers are sent racist messages.
| 16:00Carol Morley on Muriel Box. 16:30Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a poet, a chemist, an actor 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00The Three Hijabis, 150 Years of Female GPs & going braless.
| 16:00Chris Power speaks to Miranda Cowley Heller about her debut The Paper Palace. 16:30The award-winning singer selects poems requested by listeners.
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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 17:30Should consumers be told the carbon footprint of the products they buy? And if so, how? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The UK schools caught in a multi-million pound cyber extortion attack by Russian hackers. 17:40The British sprint cyclist making history, against the odds, in the Tour de France. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Johnson confirms Covid-19 measures will be cancelled, but urges people to remain cautious 18:305/6From Broadcasting House's Radio Theatre with a virtual audience from the North of England.
| 18:00Nicola Sturgeon has said the mandatory use of face masks will remain in Scotland 18:306/6Ed has to choose between a project with Jaz Milvain or Maggie.
| 18:00Victims' groups and politicians on all sides condemn the government's proposal. 18:304/4Plans are going smoothly until Imogen is arrested on the eve of her wedding.
| 18:00There has been severe flooding in Germany, and parts of Belgium and the Netherlands. 18:302/4Olga asks 'what is beautiful'?
| 18:00Weekly covid cases surge by 60%; with daily infections at highest level since mid January 18:306/6With 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.
| 18:00Self-isolation U-turn by Prime Minister and Chancellor 18:15Sean Cooney chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a surprise for Eddie. 19:15The Marcus Rashford mural which was defaced is part of a community street art project. 19:451/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 19:00The nerves set in for Ben 19:15Full Monty producer Uberto Pasolini on directing new movie Nowhere Special. 19:452/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 19:00Lee faces a tricky dilemma. 19:15Julien Faraut on his documentary on a TV hit, the 1964 Japanese women's volleyball team. 19:453/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 19:00The truth comes out for Helen. 19:15Composer Anna Meredith on her piece inspired by the random movement of dodgems. 19:454/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 19:00Tarantino in his only UK broadcast interview for the novel 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' 19:455/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 19:00The British sprint cyclist making history, against the odds, in the Tour de France. 19:15Simon Armitage talks to the poet Imtiaz Dharker about creativity in his writing shed.
| 19:003/6Linda Robson stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a distressing chance encounter. 19:15A stand-up special about centrism from Alun Cochrane. 19:451/5A schoolboy's passion for music sets him on a collision course with his father.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3In Northern Ireland's centenary year, Andrea Catherwood asks what unionism means now. 20:30What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development?
| 20:00The UK schools caught in a multi-million pound cyber extortion attack by Russian hackers. 20:40Tactile paving at train stations; Braille and assistive technology.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Luke Rigg argues that more young magistrates will improve justice.
| 20:00As Covid restrictions lift in England but new infections rise, what are the risks? 20:30Should consumers be told the carbon footprint of the products they buy? And if so, how?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from the Church of St James and St Basil, Newcastle. 20:50Sara Wheeler on why she has little time for the current fad of wild swimming.
| 20:00How Communist Party slogans reveal the turbulent story of modern China.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a poet, a chemist, an actor
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| 21:00 | 21:00But is she? Meet Velma: a cat with attitude. And Suzi Ruffell, her owner. 21:30An ex-army corporal is on a quest to restore military graves and help veterans with PTSD.
| 21:00Why is there an increase in childhood viruses? Plus, can you be too fit? 21:30Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present.
| 21:00Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out why the appendix isn’t useless after all. 21:30An inside look at Facebook after England footballers are sent racist messages.
| 21:00Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it? 21:30Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other
| 21:00American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
| 21:002/8Under the rule of the followers of Maya, Tumanbay has become a place of fear. 21:45Jessica Raine reads the next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling ghost story series.
| 21:00Bereaved families can now claim financial support once restricted to married couples. 21:25Broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal for Feed the Minds. 21:30What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Boris Johnson warns life will not return to normal next week 22:456/10Spicer is dead, but Pinkie still doesn't feel safe. Especially with Colleoni on to him.
| 22:00Rebels lose vote in Commons – Oxfam says a "disaster" for world's poor 22:457/10It's no longer safe being friends with Pinkie. And Pinkie knows it.
| 22:00Victims' families speak of their "betrayal" 22:458/10Pinkie and Rose are married. It should bring happiness and joy. Why doesn't it?
| 22:00Nearly 60 killed in Germany 22:459/10Pinkie needs to get rid of those he can't trust. Does that include his wife, Rose?
| 22:00At least 120 people have died across western Europe 22:4510/10Pinkie's nemesis draws near.
| 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
| 22:00Ben Wright presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Fi Glover and Jane Garvey chat to Radio 1's Adele Roberts. 23:30Sean Curran reports on efforts by rebel Tory MPs to block cuts to the foreign aid budget.
| 23:003/4Stand-up from the comedienne who is keen to put her worries into perspective. 23:157/8Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Boris Johnson faces questions over football fans.
| 23:002/4An awards event for The Room Next Door Man is a cause for angst not celebration. 23:30Mandy Baker reports from Westminster where the football racism row rages on.
| 23:00The comedian and author share their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The quiz contest of champions, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30The 'Poet Laureate of Twitter' joins Roger McGough.
| 23:00Carol Morley on Muriel Box. 23:30Now past 40, Abdul-Rehman Malik asks what aspects of his youth he can carry with him.
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