| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Freedom: how it came to be equated with limited government and white people. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire 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 how slime has oozed its way into every corner of our cultural life. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The story of the Victorian obsession with primordial slime. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Why we find slime, more than almost any substance, so universally disgusting. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The novelist Patricia Highsmith’s life-long obsession with snails and slime. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The long history of slime on Earth and its future as our climate changes. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:151/4Heydon Prowse unpacks the green rebranding of the oil and gas industry. 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 George Craig 05:45The pitfalls of 'building back beaver' in Scotland. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for the humble and rather noisy 'spadger'
| 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 George Craig 05:45Staff shortages in the food supply chain are 'unprecedented, bleak and on-going'. 05:58Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss goes in search of Cetti's 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 George Craig 05:45The Government will tighten up rules on water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers. 05:58BirdLife International's Rob Martin on the cerulean paradise-flycatcher.
| 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 George Craig 05:45MPs warn the government’s "haphazard" transition is putting some English farms at risk. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge.
| 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 George Craig. 05:45Can farmers tackle climate change fast enough? Grass. Anglo-French fishing row. 05:58Musician Joe Acheson recalls recording starling to use in his work as Hidden Orchestra.
| 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 Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. 05:45Reflections on modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today, Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
| 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 Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. 05:45The woman behind the Newcastle United deal.
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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. 06:07In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland. 06:30As COP26 kicks off, are UK farmers doing enough to tackle climate change? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully investigates our attitudes to mortality, arguably the last taboo. 06:35Charlotte Smith visits the Bradford Estates in Shropshire. 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. 07:54Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10'Drop, Drop Slow Tears' - Lament and longing in environmental crisis as COP 26 begins 08:48Will Self on motor-mania. 08:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Rebecca Solnit, Claire Tomalin and Peter Hetherington 09:451/5The story of how slime has oozed its way into every corner of our cultural life.
| 09:00What makes meerkats so cooperative and why do sons cost mothers more than daughters? 09:30The former Blue Peter presenter talks to vlogger Vee Kativhu about a very new kind of fame 09:452/5The story of the Victorian obsession with primordial slime.
| 09:00Jane Garvey talks to Pip Peacock about the country walk that nearly killed her. 09:30How to spot the planet's polluters with satellites, artificial intelligence and Al Gore. 09:453/5Why we find slime, more than almost any substance, so universally disgusting.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which form the now-threatened reefs. 09:454/5The novelist Patricia Highsmith’s life-long obsession with snails and slime.
| 09:00Michael Sandel, philosopher, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The long history of slime on Earth and its future as our climate changes.
| 09:00Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and the Inheritance Tracks of Pete Tong.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00What do phrases like 'net zero', global heating and eco-anxiety actually mean?
| 10:00Budget look ahead. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical and TV wig designer Angela Cobbin.
| 10:00Life for one Afghan family housed in one of the many UK hotels holding refugees.
| 10:00Maid series praised for its realistic depiction of emotional abuse.
| 10:00Monica Lewinsky Revisited: A new generation learn about the political scandal of the 1990s
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00There’s a shock for Ruth and an unexpected visitor causes disruption.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent with a revealing insight into the world of a climate change activist. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Leo Johnson asks how capitalism could be made to it fulfil its promises of a better life. 11:301/3Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
| 11:001/3Extreme heat and a raging fire. A small community watches their town go up in flames. 11:306/6Felicity Kendal shares the inside story of pioneering BBC TV sitcom, The Good Life.
| 11:00A general has seized power in Sudan, with people protesting against yet another coup. 11:30A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music.
| 11:001/4Heydon Prowse unpacks the green rebranding of the oil and gas industry. 11:30Members of a uni Christian soc realise that, unless they adapt, they haven’t got a prayer.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy of the Economist looks back at the political week. 11:30Afghan parents in the west of the country have been selling their children to buy food.
| 11:00Peter Schmeichel, footballer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Why standing up could be the best thing you can do, for your body, mood and metabolism.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/10By Keith Stuart. Will’s life changes forever in an air raid in 1942. 12:18Today a low cost, low carbon train service between London and Edinburgh is launched. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/10By Keith Stuart. Laura starts visiting the old man at Avon Lodge. 12:18Call You and Yours: Have you been affected by a scam? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/10By Keith Stuart. Laura has a strange experience in the workshop. 12:18News, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/10By Keith Stuart. Laura confronts Will about his version of the past. 12:18News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:045/10By Keith Stuart. Laura investigates the cellar at Avon Lodge. 12:18Are lateral flow tests the right tool for testing travellers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04State pension rise, N Ireland energy prices & your card details for sale on the open web. 12:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Evelyn Mok, Dr Alun Withey and Allan Scott. 12:32Leyla Kazim finds out how new varieties of fruit and veg make it from lab to plate. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Wind energy is vital in the battle against climate change, but can we make it better?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Ever thought about the carbon cost of a packet of crisps? Tom Heap has.
| | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Fuelling the future with hydrogen. Tom Heap reports.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Series fan Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his favourite green ideas with Tom Heap.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Chatteris Parish Church, Cambridgeshire.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Halloween, endometriosis, noise from cars and private planes, and spiking women’s drinks.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Two old friends share a disturbing secret in a thriller exploring the weapons trade.
| 14:00There’s a shock for Ruth. 14:15Comedy drama written by and starring celebrated beatboxer Testament
| 14:00Ben struggles with recent events. 14:15The award-winning National Theatre of Brent celebrate the extraordinary events of 1969.
| 14:00An unexpected visitor causes disruption. 14:154/5The discovery of a toy ray-gun results in a whole bunch of evil clones. 14:454/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
| 14:00Jolene attempts to do the right thing 14:151/5Welcome to Harland. New town shining bright. The screams are silent but the flame burns on 14:45Kirsty Logan examines Spiritualism via the life of celebrated medium Florence Cook.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45How a simple glass of water with every meal could boost your brainpower and energy levels.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. 14:45Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through the stories of ten homes.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon and guests discuss why hospitality businesses just can't get the staff.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30How does it feel to spend six months on Britain's most isolated island?
| 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer your questions about the Autumn 2021 Budget. 15:30How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste.
| 15:00In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland. 15:27Linford Christie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of UK Youth 15:30Elizabeth Day talks to Sarah Hall about her latest novel, Burntcoat.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. 15:45A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
| 15:00Beguiling fantasy classic about a country bordered by the Land of Faerie. With Neil Gaiman
| 15:00Sylvia Townsend Warner's magical book about a woman who becomes a witch.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores what can happen when the good & bad guys have access to encryption
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg speaks to Afghan women judges at risk since the Taliban came to power. 16:30Two writers share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Covid: Crisis or opportunity? 16:30After a difficult week, Facebook invests in an alternative-reality future.
| 16:00Why does my heart not ache after exercise? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate 16:30Do Ultra Low Emission Zones in Cities Work?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a soldier, an animator, and a piper. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00Revisiting the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
| 16:00Elizabeth and Johny present a special programme from LLF on literary friendship. 16:30Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind people's most treasured poems.
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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 looks at the expanding world of ultrafast home delivery, or Q-commerce. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The elderly people targeted for marriage and exploited for financial gain. 17:40The woman behind the Newcastle United deal. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Millions are to get a pay rise in April as the National Living Wage increases to £9.50. 18:302/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Evelyn Mok, Dr Alun Withey and Allan Scott.
| 18:00The Government says it will protect workers from inflation undercutting pay increases 18:303/4The Malawian comedian explores the divisive global issue of Black History.
| 18:00The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget 18:301/4The Scandi-com returns, starring Adam Riches and a cast of Sweden’s finest comedians.
| 18:00Analysts say tax and inflation could leave UK's lower income families poorer next year 18:305/6Funny how a little mistake can lead to big trouble. With Philip Jackson and Mark Benton.
| 18:00Repeat prescription costs of hormone replacement therapy to be significantly reduced. 18:301/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
| 18:00Boris Johnson says there is turbulence in relations with France. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson said there was no compelling reason for procrastination on climate change. 18:15Pat Nevin chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a shock for Ruth. 19:15Paul McCartney reveals how he wrote The Beatles’ classic, All My Loving.
| 19:00Ben struggles with recent events. 19:15Science Museum greenwashing claims: museum director Ian Blatchford responds.
| 19:00An unexpected visitor causes disruption. 19:15Front Row visits Truro to report on the re-opening of the Hall for Cornwall.
| 19:00Jolene attempts to do the right thing 19:15Michael Donkor and Jan Asante review the film Passing and series Colin in Black and White.
| 19:00Michael Merrick challenges how we think about social mobility. 19:15Cerys and Jeffrey add the next five tracks to their playlist.
| 19:00The woman behind the Newcastle United deal. 19:15Tracey Emin on some of the deeply personal aspects of her life that have shaped her art.
| 19:00Kenton braces himself for disappointment. 19:154/6Stephen Mangan asks author and comic Shaparak Khorsandi to confess three guilty secrets. 19:451/10Adrian Scarborough kicks off a dazzling new short-story series by Eley Williams.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Extreme heat and a raging fire. A small community watches their town go up in flames. 20:30Sonia Sodha explores the use of “parental alienation” in the family courts
| 20:00The elderly people targeted for marriage and exploited for financial gain. 20:40Channel 4's accessibility services including audio description are down. We find out why.
| 20:00Jane Garvey talks to Pip Peacock about the country walk that nearly killed her. 20:303/7Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg speaks to Afghan women judges at risk since the Taliban came to power. 20:30Evan Davis looks at the expanding world of ultrafast home delivery, or Q-commerce.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Chatteris Parish Church, Cambridgeshire. 20:50Will Self on motor-mania.
| 20:00How soon is too soon to start making jokes?
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a soldier, an animator, and a piper.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Douglas Alexander's essential guide to COP26 from his home city of Glasgow. 21:30Andrew Marr with Rebecca Solnit, Claire Tomalin and Peter Hetherington
| 21:00How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste. 21:30What makes meerkats so cooperative and why do sons cost mothers more than daughters?
| 21:00How does it feel to spend six months on Britain's most isolated island? 21:30After a difficult week, Facebook invests in an alternative-reality future.
| 21:00Do Ultra Low Emission Zones in Cities Work? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which form the now-threatened reefs.
| 21:00Four more cunning carbon-busting ideas.
| 21:009/10Brian is seriously hurt in gangland warfare and not sure if he can return to his old life. 21:45An uplifting story by Janice Galloway, inspired by Walt Whitman's poem Song of Myself.
| 21:00State pension rise, N Ireland energy prices & your card details for sale on the open web. 21:25Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust. 21:30Sonia Sodha explores the use of “parental alienation” in the family courts
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| 22:00 | 22:00Doctors say at least 2 people killed and 80 wounded during protests 22:451/10By Keith Stuart. Will’s life changes forever in an air raid in 1942.
| 22:00Plans by countries to cut carbon emissions fall “far short of what's needed” 22:452/10By Keith Stuart. Laura starts visiting the old man at Avon Lodge.
| 22:00But 4 days before COP, was there a climate-shaped hole in Sunak's speech ? 22:453/10By Keith Stuart. Laura has a strange experience in the workshop.
| 22:00Sussex philosophy professor faced protests over views on gender identity 22:454/10By Keith Stuart. Laura confronts Will about his version of the past.
| 22:00UN Secretary General says "serious risk" Glasgow will not deliver positive results 22:455/10By Keith Stuart. Laura investigates the cellar at Avon Lodge.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark reunites those involved in the early years of feminist publisher Virago.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00George breaks down the formation of Uganda through his grandfather's story. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Fi Glover and Jane Garvey have a chat with comedian Bridget Christie. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4The second in a series of comic plays written by and starring John Kearns and Tim Key. 23:154/4A brand new sketch show from sketch supergroup ‘Tarot’, all linked by sound effects.
| 23:001/4Character comedy series with Marc Wootton and friends playing couples on date night. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Two writers share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30Ministers promise to reduce the cost of prescriptions for the treatment of menopause.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30A teenager moves to a farmhouse with a tragic past - one which returns to haunt her.
| 23:00Why does my heart not ache after exercise? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate 23:30Mark Tully investigates our attitudes to mortality, arguably the last taboo.
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