| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Afghanistan: Afghan migrants in Britain. Also, the return of the Taliban. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Warwick 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Actress Dame Eileen Atkins' memoir of her childhood and early career. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Dame Eileen Atkins recalls two extraordinary and influential teachers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5At Oxford Playhouse, Eileen Atkins crosses swords with the new director Peter Hall. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Eileen Atkins gets her first parts at the RSC in Stratford on Avon. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Eileen Atkins insists on auditioning for Arnold Wesker’s Roots. 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 - Chico Mendes. 00:30A showcase of work by writers between the ages of 16 and 21. 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 The Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. 05:45Today the science of farming - from the beginnings to the latest challenges. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the greater rhea roaming the South American pampas.
| 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 The Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. 05:45How collaboration between agricultural and human health scientists will bring about change 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.
| 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 the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. 05:45Pig farmers making progress to solve the backlog - but will it happen soon enough? 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the redwing.
| 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 the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. 05:45Young people outpriced and overlooked in the countryside. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.
| 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 the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. 05:45Pig farmers await government action to avert a widespread cull. 05:58Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America.
| 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 the Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith. 05:45Paparazzo George Bamby goes in search of lucrative shots of Fern Britton and David Cameron
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints, East Meon in Hampshire. 05:45Top-selling singer Adele has just released her first music for six years.
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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. 06:07Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live. 06:30Reaction to the Government's solution to the current problems facing pig farmers. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully meditates on the art of being still, and the benefits of quiet contemplation. 06:35Brett Westwood blows the cobwebs from tales of spiders as objects of fear and temptation 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 07:54Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ethiopiaid. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service of songs, prayer and praise from Ely Cathedral. 08:48Sara Wheeler on why it's vital that research into neurodiversity is better understood. 08:58Bill Oddie presents the goldeneye.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Clare Jackson, Benedicte Paviot and Fintan O’Toole. 09:451/5Actress Dame Eileen Atkins' memoir of her childhood and early career.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili and distinguished guests reflect on ten years of The Life Scientific.
| 09:00Jane Garvey talks to Jon Godsall about the journey to work that led him in to a nightmare. 09:30Paparazzo George Bamby goes in search of lucrative shots of Fern Britton and David Cameron 09:453/5At Oxford Playhouse, Eileen Atkins crosses swords with the new director Peter Hall.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772. 09:454/5Eileen Atkins gets her first parts at the RSC in Stratford on Avon.
| 09:00Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Eileen Atkins insists on auditioning for Arnold Wesker’s Roots.
| 09:00Singer Anne-Marie and the Inheritance Tracks of Bobby Gillespie.
| 09:00Paddy O'Connell reflects on political culture after the death of Sir David Amess.
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| 10:00 | 10:00How do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say.
| 10:00Actor Cush Jumbo on her new stage role as the Prince of Denmark.
| 10:00Lucy Mangan on her novel 'Are We Having Fun Yet?'.
| 10:00Sophie Ellis-Bextor:7 albums, 5 children,a podcast,'Live Kitchen Discos' & now a memoir...
| 10:00How does height affect dating?
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jazzer lends a helping hand
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| 11:00 | 11:00As the city falls silent in lockdown, one man is making music that can't be ignored. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Exploring the relationship between Black and Green political movements and ideas. 11:302/3How might we get to grips with the terrifying scale of the climate crisis?
| 11:002/3How did whiteness become one of the most influential yet elusive ideas of the modern age? 11:304/6John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson tell the inside story of their pioneering sketch show.
| 11:00France's President Macron heads to Marseille, as the city is hit by new gangland violence. 11:303/3Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
| 11:002/3Giving voice to the trials and triumphs of young farmers. 11:303/4Comedy on BBC Radio 4, topped off with an impromptu driving lesson.
| 11:00Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean? 11:30Iraq's election: disilliusionment, apathy and sectarian voting.
| 11:00Deborah Meaden, businesswoman, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How to increase your strength - without moving a muscle.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/10A new novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem 12:18People are ordering turkeys for Christmas far earlier than usual. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/10A new novel from the award-winning author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem 12:18How easy is it to find good, affordable childcare just now? Call us - 03700 100 444 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/10A new novel from the Pulitzer-winning writer of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem 12:18The office solution to home alone dogs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/10New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad 12:18Recovering money after your energy supplier's gone bust. Getting cut off by BT. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:045/10A new novel from the award-wining author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem. 12:18Autism care needs. Buying for Christmas. Falling sales of traditional cask ales. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Face-to-face debt advice, child trust funds and the former head of Ofgem 12:307/8Andy Zaltzman and the panel delve into the week's headlines. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute. 12:32Dan Saladino meets investors using trillions of dollars to shape the global 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 13:45Lynsey Hanley looks at overcrowding in UK homes, telling the story of 30-year-old Dorine.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Simon who bought his first house at the age of just 20.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Steve whose one bedroom flat has plummeted in value.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the cautionary tale of two leaseholders of a Georgian style property.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Rachel and Angus who live in a caravan in west Wales.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Barracks Conference Centre, Stirling.
| 13:00News with Jonny Dymond, including how politicians are aiming to regulate Facebook. 13:30Space, the final frontier; tattoos, facing prejudice and motorbikes with sidecars.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jazzer lends a helping hand. 14:153/9Final season of the Rougon-Macquart Novels. Starring Glenda Jackson
| 14:00Brian faces a hurdle at work. 14:154/9Zola's Rougon-Macquart season Money starring Glenda Jackson, Pippa Heywood, Mathew Horne
| 14:00Jazzer struggles to make sense of the world 14:15By Darragh Mortell. Toby believes he's Kanye West, but maybe he's just a guy from Newport.
| 14:00Russ finds himself in an uncomfortable position 14:152/5A lone drifter wanders onto the forecourt. The stakes are about to get very high indeed. 14:452/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
| 14:00An opportunity presents itself at Berrow Farm 14:158/8After 216 days in the courtroom, the judges must arrive at their verdicts. 14:45Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in ghost stories.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:451/2John Milton's Paradise Lost dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Peter Gibbs. 14:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Chico Mendes.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Sheila Dillon and chef Angela Hartnett visit this year’s Best Food Producer finalists.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Meet the people with brilliant ideas to help nature heal from centuries of abuse.
| 15:00The projects helping black entrepreneurs to achieve business success. 15:30What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science?
| 15:00Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live. 15:27Lord Alf Dubs makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM). 15:30Jonathan Franzen talks to Elizabeth Day about his novel Crossroads.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Peter Gibbs. 15:45A showcase of work by writers between the ages of 16 and 21.
| | 15:002/2John Milton's Paradise Lost dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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| 16:00 | 16:002/3Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores the age old human urge to cheat.
| 16:002/3Katy Long continues her history of 100 years of refugee politics. 16:30Books with a science theme are on the menu.
| 16:00Love and romance in changing times. 16:30From Netflix investment to newspapers, how much media sway does Saudi Arabia now have?
| 16:00Please explain the weirdness of water? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. 16:30A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a metallurgist, an ethologist, a centenarian, an orchestra manager. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
| 16:15Cush Jumbo, star of The Good Wife and The Good Fight on her latest role playing Hamlet.
| 16:00Johny Pitts speaks to Lauren Groff. 16:30Sarah Dunant delves into the private diaries of the Queen of Suspense, Patricia Highsmith.
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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 17:30How can companies effectively mix work at home and in the office? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:40Top-selling singer Adele has just released her first music for six years. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The Government has brokered a deal to ensure supplies of carbon dioxide up to Christmas. 18:306/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
| 18:00Two committees accuse ministers of a serious public health failure for handling of covid 18:301/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda explores divisive global issues. Who is to blame?
| 18:00EU proposes cuts to post-Brexit goods checks in Northern Ireland 18:303/4Geoff faces all the bewildering novelty of a Swedish Wedding - his own!
| 18:00Doctors have criticised a government plan to boost face-to-face GP appointments. 18:303/6Jeff and Andy meddle with the supernatural.
| 18:00The Southend West MP Sir David Amess was killed at a surgery at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. 18:307/8Andy Zaltzman and the panel delve into the week's headlines.
| 18:00Priti Patel said the MP was a "man of the people" as she paid her respects. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Police in Glasgow have begun a murder inquiry after the death of a 14-year-old boy. 18:15Myfanwy Alexander chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Brian faces a hurdle at work. 19:15Joan Collins discusses her memoir My Unapologetic Diaries
| 19:00Jazzer struggles to make sense of the world 19:15Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
| 19:00Russ finds himself in an uncomfortable position 19:15Emma Jordan on The Border Game, Omagh's Ulster American Folk Park and Ridley Scott.
| 19:00An opportunity presents itself at Berrow Farm 19:15The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture is announced
| 19:00Penny Wincer reflects on what it means to be a carer. 19:15Cerys Matthews, Jeffrey Boakye and guest Neil Brand add five more tracks to the playlist.
| 19:00Top-selling singer Adele has just released her first music for six years. 19:15Author Bernardine Evaristo reveals her formative experiences and cultural influences.
| 19:00Kenton and David have their eye on the prize. 19:152/6Comic revelations as Stephen Mangan talks to Anthony Horowitz about his guilty secrets. 19:454/5Has the Fighting Committee reached the end of the line?
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3How did whiteness become one of the most influential yet elusive ideas of the modern age? 20:30As voice cloning technology advances how might it affect society and politics?
| 20:40It's our Diamond Anniversary - 60 years of In Touch!
| 20:00Jane Garvey talks to Jon Godsall about the journey to work that led him in to a nightmare. 20:301/7How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?
| 20:00Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean? 20:30How can companies effectively mix work at home and in the office?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Barracks Conference Centre, Stirling. 20:50Sara Wheeler on why it's vital that research into neurodiversity is better understood.
| 20:00Reassessing the importance of the 1971 trial of 2 policemen accused of a black man's death
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations 20:30Matthew Bannister on a metallurgist, an ethologist, a centenarian, an orchestra manager.
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| 21:00 | 21:00An insight into the work of public service interpreters, a job where every word matters. 21:30Andrew Marr with Clare Jackson, Benedicte Paviot and Fintan O’Toole.
| 21:00What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science? 21:30Alok Jha examines ARIA, the government's new agency for cutting edge scientific research
| 21:00Meet the people with brilliant ideas to help nature heal from centuries of abuse. 21:30From Netflix investment to newspapers, how much media sway does Saudi Arabia now have?
| 21:00A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
| 21:00Lynsey Hanley explores the UK's housing crisis through the stories of five homes.
| 21:007/10Joey is determined to find a way for Brian to avoid National Service. 21:45Oliver Emanuel's entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy.
| 21:00Face-to-face debt advice, child trust funds and the former head of Ofgem 21:25Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ethiopiaid. 21:30As voice cloning technology advances how might it affect society and politics?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Flooding in China hits dozens of coal mines 22:451/10A new novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem
| 22:00Britain warns it still has “significant concerns” about human rights in Afghanistan 22:452/10A new novel from the award-winning author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem
| 22:00Customs paperwork to be halved, checks on goods slashed 22:453/10A new novel from the Pulitzer-winning writer of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem
| 22:00At least 6 dead, dozens of others injured 22:454/10New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad
| 22:00Conservative MP attacked at constituency surgery in Essex 22:455/10A new novel from the award-wining author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark gathers key figures from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Where did our obsession with the entertainment industry start? 23:301/5South Africa's Jacob Zuma - liberation hero and ex-president believes he's being poisoned. 23:45Sean Curran reports on what peers make of the new levy for social care.
| 23:00Fi and Jane welcome BBC Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding onto the podcast. 23:302/5From poisoned underpants to Cold War paranoia – South Africa’s murky liberation story 23:45Report of the day in the House of Lords with Susan Hulme.
| 23:004/4Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath goes on a challenging journey of self-discovery. 23:152/4Series from sketch supergroup Tarot, where all sketches are linked by sound effects. 23:303/5The wife of South Africa’s former President is arrested for trying to poison him - why? 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Kate Copstick and special guests tackle taboos in comedy. NB Not for the easily offended. 23:304/5Why would a South African president seek a cure for poisoning at a clinic in Moscow? 23:45Susan Hulme reports on what the Government is doing to help pig farmers.
| 23:00Books with a science theme are on the menu. 23:305/5Jacob Zuma’s conspiracy theories have taken on a dangerous life of their own. 23:45News and features from Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies 23:30Poet Paul Farley examines the connection between poets and birds. Producer: Geoff Bird
| 23:00Please explain the weirdness of water? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. 23:30Mark Tully meditates on the art of being still, and the benefits of quiet contemplation.
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