| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/2Novelist Sarah Hall continues her search for the literary Everywoman 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the detached tower of All Saints, Inveraray, in Argyll 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The story of Morecambe and Wise. Eric and Ernie meet as teenagers in a variety show. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Eric and Ernie get their first radio show. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Morecambe and Wise are in New York. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Morecambe and Wise perform the most memorable sketch of their lives. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Eric and Ernie are at the top of their game - then tragedy strikes. 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, Jacques Cousteau. 00:30A woman watches Arsenal on TV in her favourite pub. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishva Samani 05:45Nancy Nicolson visits a farm on the Isle of Lewis which supports people with extra needs 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.
| 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 Vishva Samani 05:45Northern Ireland’s plan for agriculture and the man with a tractor collection for sale. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the displaying raggiana bird-of-paradise from Papua New Guinea.
| 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 Vishva Samani 05:45Staff shortages in the food chain are causing serious problems for poultry farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the vegetarian tree finch on the Galapagos Islands.
| 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 Vishva Samani 05:45Where is the new Trade and Agriculture Commission? 05:58Andy Clements is captivated by the excited chatter of pink-footed geese.
| 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 Vishva Samani 05:45Farmers could increase their profits by 20% by getting to grips with food waste. 05:58Mark Cocker on the evocative song of a curlew floating over the Derbyshire moorlands.
| 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 Andrea Rea 05:45Simon Morden argues that we should resist the privatisation of space.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin’s Church, Desford in Leicester. 05:45New, private, socialist, back-to-the-workplace leader of the Unite union, Sharon Graham.
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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. 06:07Clare hikes near Edinburgh with inspirational adventurers Hazel and Luke Robertson. 06:30Where is the new Trade and Agriculture Commission? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the phenomenon of the selfie and the self-portrait. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits the first of three finalists in the BBC Food and Farming Awards. 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. 07:10Presenter Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Deborah Meaden presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Restless Development. 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 All Hallows by the Tower with the Revd Katherine Hedderly 08:48Sara Wheeler explores the emotional power of food. 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the African southern ground hornbill.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Concert pianist Stephen Hough gives us his musician's eye view on Brahms's First Concerto. 09:30We deceive ourselves all the time. Why? Isabel Hardman explores the roots of denial. 09:451/5The story of Morecambe and Wise. Eric and Ernie meet as teenagers in a variety show.
| 09:00Claudia Hammond and guests explore the place of kindness in today's world. 09:452/5Eric and Ernie get their first radio show.
| 09:00Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion. 09:30Simon Morden argues that we should resist the privatisation of space. 09:453/5Morecambe and Wise are in New York.
| 09:00People in Stoke-on-Trent talk to John Harris about their lives and how they see the future 09:304/5Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers. 09:454/5Morecambe and Wise perform the most memorable sketch of their lives.
| 09:00Pioneering women's footballers recall the end of their 50 year ban. 09:455/5Eric and Ernie are at the top of their game - then tragedy strikes.
| 09:00Writer Ann Cleeves and Simon Amstell.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Cookery pioneer Claudia Roden. SEN diagnosis limbo. Vaccine hesitancy among care workers.
| 10:00Greenham Common, Afghan Refugee Resettlement, Sarah Rainsford, Rebecca Welch.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Roe v. Wade, Girlboss and women of colour, Conscious sex work, Greenham Common banners.
| 10:30Greg Jenner and the team introduce us to genre-changing literary icon Mary Shelley.
| 10:00Lilian is confronted by a ghost from the past, and Alistair struggles.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Christina Adane is committed to improving food choices available to youngsters like her. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:002/2Will China’s ambitions in space, quantum and biotech lead it to science superpower status? 11:30Alok Jha examines ARIA, the government's new agency for cutting edge scientific research
| 11:00Jon Harvey explores the myth and reality of Thermopylae, 2,500 years since the battle. 11:303/4In a bid to diversify, Alex and Ben are attempting to enter the world of high finance.
| 11:00Stories from people who survived the fire in the Greek refugee camp a year ago. 11:30Singer and song hunter Sam Lee leads us on a secular pilgrimage along the Thames.
| 11:00Aleks Krotoski on how social media is being used as a character witness to convict. 11:301/4Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur sleuth.
| 11:00How will the world deal with Afghan refugees? 11:30Economic crisis leaves pharmacies empty; plus Nagorno Karabakh, the USA, Italy, and France
| 11:00Kirsty Wark reunites those involved in the trial of the Mangrove Nine in 1971. 11:45Why dark chocolate is actively good for you – helping your heart and your brain.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/106/10. Gibb’s relations with Jessie turn amorous. Read by Mark Bonnar. 12:18Travel Agents; E10 Fuel; Subscriptions 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/107/10. Gibb meets an army officer with bad news. Read by Mark Bonnar. 12:18Call You and Yours - How are you feeling about the children going back to school? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/108/10. The ghost prompts memories of a young orphan girl. 12:18Fashion brands commit to new guarantees on wages and working conditions. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/109/10. In 1945, a young girl is found hiding under the back seat of the school bus. 12:18How is climate change impacting on the wine you drink? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/1010/10. The identity of the mysterious 'dumb lass' is revealed. Reader: Phyllis Logan. 12:18Upgrading landlines to digital. Changing gym habits. Better understanding data sharing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Bitcoin fraud that cost businessman £500,000. 12:301/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 12:32Leyla Kazim finds out how food PR is evolving to get us talking and eating. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:45Can we consume less by sharing more, finding new homes for old stuff and using it smartly?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45How to improve mass catering for the planet
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Concrete blocks are the foundations of the modern world. But they could be greener.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Discover biochar – the arch-enemy of climate change.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:45Can new forms of nuclear power help in the fight against climate change?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Chacewater Village Hall.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Three conversations on reading versus gaming, blindness and being a stay at home parent.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Justin announces his grand plan 14:15A bold series of short dramas reflecting life across the UK.
| 14:00Lilian is confronted by a ghost from the past 14:15David Schofield returns as Frank Twist
| 14:00Tracy lends a helping hand 14:15Lou Ramsden's comedy drama about wheelchair user Maz. Starring Cherylee Houston
| 14:00There’s a near miss for Justin. 14:15Award-winning writer Barney Norris's poignant drama about grief, friendship and survival
| 14:00Lilian and Justin become more ambitious 14:152/8Do the top Nazis deserve a trial? Or just summary execution? And what’s the charge? 14:45The paramount leader who enabled China's economic miracle.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45A young British woman risks everything to fight with the Kurdish YPJ against Isis in Syria
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural panel show. 14:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today, Jacques Cousteau.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The prestigious general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Sheila Dillon and Michael Rosen consider the power and persuasion of food language.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about finding tenderness. 15:30Hamza Malik believes sport can help people in so many ways and he wants to broaden access.
| 15:004/4Felicity Hannah chairs a discussion asking what will Covid cost the nation’s economy. 15:303/5Former 'prison wife' Josie Bevan confronts the failings of the prison system.
| 15:00Clare hikes near Edinburgh with inspirational adventurers Hazel and Luke Robertson. 15:27Volunteer Katie Pennick makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Attitude is Everything 15:30Johny Pitts explores the 20s with Alison MacLeod, Bill Goldstein, James Clammer & Jo Hamya
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural panel show. 15:45A woman watches Arsenal on TV in her favourite pub.
| 15:30Women may be caricatured as babbling chatterboxes, but in public women speak a lot less.
| 15:002/2Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously dark comic classic.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson asks, where are the strong stories for women? 16:30What is the role of the College of Cardinals in the Catholic Church?
| 16:00Soprano, broadcaster and inveterate whistler Catherine Bott on the art of whistling 16:30Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe!
| 16:00The changing nature of crime and the impact of Covid on criminal opportunity. 16:30Why news outlets are claiming to have a non-metropolitan outlook on reporting the UK.
| 16:00Maria Djurkovic: how to make a movie in lockdown. 16:30New clues on how tackles and knocks impact the brains of professional rugby players.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an author, a prisoner of war, an artist, a country singer 16:30Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion.
| 16:00Greenham Common March, 'Girlboss' & Mirrors
| 16:00Lissa Evans discusses her novel Old Baggage with James Naughtie and a group of readers. 16:30Actor and writer Catherine Harvey explores the poetry and language of Northern Ireland.
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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 about what's really going on in British politics. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Katya Adler asks what legacy Angela Merkel leaves, as Germany's Chancellor leaves office. 17:40New, private, socialist, back-to-the-workplace leader of the Unite union, Sharon Graham. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Pentagon investigates reports a US drone strike in Afghanistan killed ten civilians 18:306/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00The Taliban's described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a lesson to other invaders. 18:301/6Richard is joined on the quiz this week by Jayne Sharp, Ed Gamble and Beattie Edmondson.
| 18:00Taliban fighters paraded captured US military equipment, after soliders left Afghanistan. 18:303/6Comedian, writer and podcaster Deborah Frances White's tales of growing up.
| 18:00Dominic Raab says the UK will need to engage with the Taliban. 18:302/4Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a city centre hospital.
| 18:00Vaccine experts say most 12 - 15s don't need a covid jab. Final decision yet to be taken 18:301/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines
| 18:00The BMA union is concerned about a shortage of jabs, blamed on a lorry driver shortage 18:15Anneka Rice and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Some Tories are worried that National Insurance will go up to pay for reforms in England 18:15Edward Adoo chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lilian is confronted by a ghost from the past 19:15Actor Liz Carr looks back at her career, and how it took her from the Wirral to Hollywood. 19:451/5Sir David Cannadine explores the changing image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella.
| 19:00Tracy lends a helping hand 19:15Hugh Quarshie and Steve Coogan, the Paraorchestra, Daisy Haggard. 19:452/5David Cannadine explores the saga of Stanley Baldwin's controversial wartime iron gates.
| 19:00There’s a near miss for Justin. 19:15Professor John Drury from Sussex University explains the Covid risks posed by large crowds 19:453/5David Cannadine explores the changing significance of Anthony Eden's Homburg hat.
| 19:00Lilian and Justin become more ambitious 19:15Quentin Tarantino discusses his debut novel. 19:454/5David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Home's matchbox economics.
| 19:00Spencer at the Venice Film Festival, Sally Rooney's Beautiful World review, Mogwai. 19:455/5David Cannadine explores how Harold Wilson's pipe and Gannex mac came to define him.
| 19:00New, private, socialist, back-to-the-workplace leader of the Unite union, Sharon Graham. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince are back, for now, with a look at how the Universe might end. 19:451/5Marking his 80th birthday, a five-part series on Bob Dylan’s life, music and influence
| 19:00Chris lends an ear to a friend in need. 19:154/4The electronic device so simple even an adult can use it. And a sparkling cast. 19:453/5By Nick Walker. Rebuilding after two bad years, Gina needs to confess to Alyssa.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jon Harvey explores the myth and reality of Thermopylae, 2,500 years since the battle. 20:30How Catalonia’s housing crisis spawns opportunities for organised crime.
| 20:00Katya Adler asks what legacy Angela Merkel leaves, as Germany's Chancellor leaves office. 20:40Our visually impaired athletes are winning medals galore over at the Tokyo Paralympics!
| 20:00Two forensic psychologists interview Courtney about her life and the crime she committed. 20:45Simon Morden argues that we should resist the privatisation of space.
| 20:00How will the world deal with Afghan refugees? 20:30What led to Musk’s obsession with existential catastrophism and colonising Mars?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Chacewater Village Hall. 20:50Sara Wheeler explores the emotional power of food.
| 20:00How the women's peace camp at Greenham Common changed the world.
| 20:00Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an author, a prisoner of war, an artist, a country singer
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| 21:00 | 21:001/2Will China’s ambitions in space, quantum & biotech lead it to science super-power status? 21:30Concert pianist Stephen Hough gives us his musician's eye view on Brahms's First Concerto.
| 21:003/3V&A Director Tristram Hunt asks how museums are changing 21:30Claudia Hammond and guests explore the place of kindness in today's world.
| 21:00Stand-up poet and performer Elvis MacGonagall is in search of place to... perform. 21:30Why news outlets are claiming to have a non-metropolitan outlook on reporting the UK.
| 21:00New clues on how tackles and knocks impact the brains of professional rugby players. 21:30People in Stoke-on-Trent talk to John Harris about their lives and how they see the future
| 21:00Tom Heap offers up five more carbon-busting ideas to blow your mind
| 21:001/10As London celebrates the Festival of Britain, a boy witnesses a murder. 21:45The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling modern ghost stories set in the Fens.
| 21:00Bitcoin fraud that cost businessman £500,000. 21:25Deborah Meaden presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Restless Development. 21:30We catch up with Nick - on a mission to get his life back after suffering a brain injury.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Final evacuation flight from Kabul airport takes off 22:456/106/10. Gibb’s relations with Jessie turn amorous. Read by Mark Bonnar.
| 22:00President says "era of major military operations to remake other countries" is over 22:457/107/10. Gibb meets an army officer with bad news. Read by Mark Bonnar.
| 22:00Afghans are facing increasing economic hardship 22:458/108/10. The ghost prompts memories of a young orphan girl.
| 22:00Remnants of Hurricane Ida bring record-breaking rainfall 22:459/109/10. In 1945, a young girl is found hiding under the back seat of the school bus.
| 22:00Fierce fighting in only remaining part of Afghanistan not under Islamists' control 22:4510/1010/10. The identity of the mysterious 'dumb lass' is revealed. Reader: Phyllis Logan.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Two forensic psychologists interview Courtney about her life and the crime she committed.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen gets advice from Erica Dhawan on the best ways to communicate on-screen. 23:3013/14Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone on the Zombies' album Odessey and Oracle.
| 23:00Newly award-winning Fi and Jane are joined by comedian and presenter London Hughes. 23:3014/14Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone are quizzed about Zombies' Odessey and Oracle.
| 23:002/4Helen looks at the role of the Muse, including Elizabeth Siddal and Dora Maar. 23:15Why does the stigma around depression still endure? 23:305/10John Wilson talks to Richard Thompson about the making of his 1991 album Rumor and Sigh.
| 23:002/4Featuring Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis. 23:306/10The audience asks Richard Thompson questions about his 1991 solo album Rumor and Sigh.
| 23:00Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe! 23:30‘Just because you passionately believe in it, that doesn't make it a good idea’.
| 23:00The prestigious general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies 23:30The untold story of black sci-fi and its role in redefining the present and the future.
| 23:00Maria Djurkovic: how to make a movie in lockdown. 23:30Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the phenomenon of the selfie and the self-portrait.
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