| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Covid: Crisis or opportunity? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Ai Weiwei's memoir tells of a childhood spent in exile on the edge of a remote desert. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The artist and activist's memoir turns to his father, poet Ai Qing, and his Paris years. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The celebrated artist and activist's memoir turns to the 1980s and his years in America. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In his memoir the acclaimed artist and activist has an encounter with China's authorities. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The internationally acclaimed artist and activist's memoir turns to his detention in 2011. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/4Heydon Prowse unpacks the tech industry's great green pivot. 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 Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya 05:45Pig industry help. Sisters campaign to back British farmers. Farming and COP26. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Writer Paul Evans reflects on the merlin.
| 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 05:45Cow poo heated water, carbon trading and what COP26 could mean for farmers worldwide. 05:58Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls a very close encounter with wandering albatrosses.
| 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 05:45We hear whether the supply chain can ensure eco-friendly soya for animal feed. 05:58Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.
| 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 05:45An update on livestock and emissions and why British meat is being butchered abroad. 05:58Mark Cocker laments on the loss of the twite, once a familiar sight during his schooldays.
| 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 05:45Reducing methane; New Scottish subsidy system; Carbon audits; COP26. 05:58Avian vet Richard Jones introduces a strange tale involving the world's largest falcon.
| 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 Martin Palmer 05:45Circus manager Roxana Icu works frantically backstage to ensure the kids are entertained.
| 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 Church, East Pennard in Somerset. 05:45The former punk rocker taking on the water companies over pollution.
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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. 06:07Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum. 06:30Charlotte Smith hears what the latest announcements at COP26 mean for UK agriculture. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully challenges the premise that familiarity breeds contempt. 06:35Nancy Nicolson meets crofter Donald Macsween on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Jackie Ashley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Worldwide. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from Glasgow University Chapel, tracing our deep spiritual connection with the earth. 08:48Sarah Dunant reflects on political will and its relationship to changing behaviour. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Ai Weiwei, Lea Ypi and Kirill Gerstein. 09:451/5Ai Weiwei's memoir tells of a childhood spent in exile on the edge of a remote desert.
| 09:00Leading the UK's hunt for new and dangerous Covid-19 variants. 09:30From thief to priest - the writer and performer meets the ex-offender who is now a vicar. 09:452/5The artist and activist's memoir turns to his father, poet Ai Qing, and his Paris years.
| 09:00Jane Garvey speaks to Michael Byrne about a night out in Glasgow that ended in disaster. 09:30Circus manager Roxana Icu works frantically backstage to ensure the kids are entertained. 09:453/5The celebrated artist and activist's memoir turns to the 1980s and his years in America.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a masterpiece of French epic poetry from the 12th century. 09:454/5In his memoir the acclaimed artist and activist has an encounter with China's authorities.
| 09:00Peter Schmeichel, footballer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The internationally acclaimed artist and activist's memoir turns to his detention in 2011.
| 09:00Singer Julie Fowlis, and the Inheritance Tracks of Miriam Margolyes.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Lily Cole on climate change and Hasina Safi who used to be Women's Minister in Afghanistan
| 10:00How successful will COP26 be in producing concrete targets for change?
| 10:00Kathleen Stock on her resignation as a professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex
| 10:00Amanda Knox on the struggle to reclaim her identity.
| 10:00Roman sculptures including women & children unearthed during the HS2 rail construction.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Harrison faces a dilemma.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Bally, a fisherman on the West Coast of Scotland, navigates a year of Brexit and Covid. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Three residents mark the centenary of Britain’s biggest council housing estate, Becontree. 11:302/3Professor Abigail Williams asks how today's English students are reading the novel.
| 11:002/3One terrifying night in July, the River Ahr rose engulfing all in its path. 11:301/6Victoria is hoping to see a conjuror, or at least a parrot. But instead meets Mabel.
| 11:00Leaders have gathered for the COP summit, but is the world in a mood for global deals? 11:30A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music.
| 11:002/4Heydon Prowse unpacks the tech industry's great green pivot. 11:30Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson star in a comedy about the online world of influencing.
| 11:00Paul Waugh leads discussions on standards, an interview with Tammy Banks and COP26. 11:30Bosnian-Serb leaders stand accused of stoking nationalist sentiment.
| 11:00Joanne Harris, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre argues against the tyranny of positivity.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a breakthrough in her search for Elsa. 12:18Protesters will carry coffins to represent people who've been killed on smart motorways. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a conclusion about Will’s care needs. 12:18When have you made a difference through protest? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a huge discovery about Will and Elsa. 12:18Suits You! Or not.. as suit sales slide, what are men buying instead? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10By Keith Stuart. Will makes contact with Elsa. Laura meets her father. 12:18News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10By Keith Stuart. Will finds the UXB in the garden at Avon Lodge. 12:18The rise of gaming related fraud - we hear from one gamer who's fallen victim to it. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Voucher scams, how age gaps hit pensions and why a side hustle might freeze your finances 12:302/6Steve 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 12:043/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Jon Culshaw, Rosie Jones and Elisabeth Robinson. 12:32With COP26 underway Dan Saladino explores the value of meat and dairy for our future food. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/5Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5On the trail of a cyber cold case about global warming, but who are the main suspects?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Following an evidence trail pointing towards Russian involvement in the Climategate hack.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Who had most to gain from the ‘Climategate’ hack and the doubt about science it created?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:455/5Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Carlisle College.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Life in the shadow of Cop26, how to make a house share work, K-pop and having ginger hair.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kenton braces himself for disappointment. 14:15Docu-drama weaving Sheffield's tree campaigners into a dark contemporary fairytale.
| 14:00Harrison faces a dilemma. 14:15Comedy about the Bayeux Tapestry by Abigail Youngman. Stars Katy Brand and Charlie Anson.
| 14:15A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.
| 14:155/5Tonight, Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station. 14:455/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
| 14:00Kirsty is left with an impossible choice. 14:152/5A teenager has disappeared. The supernatural thriller set in a cursed new town continues. 14:45Kirsty Logan explores how the poltergeist changed in the 20th century.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Why standing up could be the best thing you can do, for your body, mood and metabolism.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. 14:45Lynsey Hanley explores why Danielle still lives with mum Lydia 11 years after graduating.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The UK-wide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies 15:30Leyla Kazim finds out how new varieties of fruit and veg make it from lab to plate.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Tom Heap brings the unheard voices of the first victims of climate change to COP26
| 15:00Where can families find financial help and practical support? 15:30Prediabetes and medical experiments in zero gravity.
| 15:00Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum. 15:27Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust. 15:30Elizabeth and Johny present a special programme from LLF on literary friendship.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. 15:45Annika is a well organised widow. But a Facebook request sets her back
| 15:00British justice - addiction, corruption and scandal. And that’s just the barristers.
| 15:00Drama-doc about Jane Goodall’s pioneering work with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania.
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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 the digital world.
| 16:00Does the phenomenon of false memory challenge the justice system? 16:30The palliative care doctor and author, and the barrister and author share favourite books.
| 16:00Matthew Syed reveals how to get to the top of the mountains in our lives. 16:30Radio audiences have changed during the pandemic. Who are the winners and losers?
| 16:00'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London 16:30Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' huge appetites helped generate more food for themselves.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a psychiatrist, a film maker, a campaigner, a figure skater 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00Exclusive interviews with both Amanda Knox and Kathleen Stock.
| 16:00James Naughtie talks to Norwegian writer Maja Lunde about her novel The History of Bees. 16:30Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
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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 17:30With the National Lottery contract up for grabs, how does this sector work? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The women who commit crimes after years of controlling and abusive behaviour by partners. 17:40The former punk rocker taking on the water companies over pollution. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00UN conference aimed at preventing damaging effects of climate change opens in Glasgow 18:303/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Jon Culshaw, Rosie Jones and Elisabeth Robinson.
| 18:00World leaders unveil new commitments on methane emissions and deforestation 18:304/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda explores the divisive global issues of change.
| 18:00Owen Paterson avoids Commons suspension, as MPs back a review of standards investigations 18:302/4Adam Riches stars as a Brit-out-of-water in the comedy recorded on location in Sweden.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Jeff and Andy are waiting for a plane. In vain.
| 18:00The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and two other board members have resigned. 18:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Former prime minister hits out at government over sleaze row. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson has behaved in a "corrupt and contemptible" manner. 18:15Peter Curran chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Harrison faces a dilemma. 19:15Armando Iannucci discusses his mock-heroic epic poem and Paul McCartney on Penny Lane.
| 19:15Little Amal, Anne Carson, Paul McCartney and the future of The National Trust.
| 19:15The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize is announced live from the Radio Theatre at the BBC.
| 19:00Kirsty is left with an impossible choice. 19:15Alexandra Shulman and Leila Latif discuss Spencer, the controversial new film about Diana.
| 19:00Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre argues against the tyranny of positivity. 19:15Cerys and Jeffrey add another five tracks to their weekly playlist.
| 19:00The former punk rocker taking on the water companies over pollution. 19:15Film-maker Mike Leigh talks about the moments that have had an impact on his creativity.
| 19:00A fit of the blues drags down Kirsty. 19:155/6TV presenter and writer Konnie Huq shares her guilty secrets with confessor Stephen Mangan 19:452/10Stephen Mangan continues a dazzling new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3One terrifying night in July, the River Ahr rose engulfing all in its path. 20:30With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
| 20:00The women who commit crimes after years of controlling and abusive behaviour by partners. 20:40Music and stories from three visually impaired musicians.
| 20:00Jane Garvey speaks to Michael Byrne about a night out in Glasgow that ended in disaster. 20:304/7Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family
| 20:00Does the phenomenon of false memory challenge the justice system? 20:30With the National Lottery contract up for grabs, how does this sector work?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Carlisle College. 20:50Sarah Dunant reflects on political will and its relationship to changing behaviour.
| 20:00Why do some fake history stories get widely shared on social media?
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a psychiatrist, a film maker, a campaigner, a figure skater
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| 21:00 | 21:00The late General Powell and the Harlem college he co-founded - the poor man's Harvard. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe talks to Ai Weiwei, Lea Ypi and Kirill Gerstein.
| 21:00Prediabetes and medical experiments in zero gravity. 21:30Leading the UK's hunt for new and dangerous Covid-19 variants.
| 21:00Tom Heap brings the unheard voices of the first victims of climate change to COP26 21:30Radio audiences have changed during the pandemic. Who are the winners and losers?
| 21:00Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' huge appetites helped generate more food for themselves. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a masterpiece of French epic poetry from the 12th century.
| 21:00Professor Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture.
| 21:0010/10Brian and Jack harbour rival feelings for Leah and Joey makes deals to secure his future. 21:45The Between: Louise Stern's meditation on silence inspired by the Tao Te Ching of Laozi.
| 21:00Voucher scams, how age gaps hit pensions and why a side hustle might freeze your finances 21:25Jackie Ashley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Worldwide. 21:30With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
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| 22:00 | 22:00More than 120 world leaders attend opening ceremony 22:456/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a breakthrough in her search for Elsa.
| 22:00Joe Biden accuses China and Russia of failing to show climate leadership 22:457/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a conclusion about Will’s care needs.
| 22:00MP’s vote to pause sanctions – opposition parties outraged 22:458/10By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a huge discovery about Will and Elsa.
| 22:00Government abandons review of disciplinary scheme that would have paused his suspension 22:459/10By Keith Stuart. Will makes contact with Elsa. Laura meets her father.
| 22:009 anti-government groups form alliance against PM Abiy Ahmed 22:4510/10By Keith Stuart. Will finds the UXB in the garden at Avon Lodge.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15An all-star cast share memories of the very start of one of the BBC's most popular shows.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00George looks at the breakdown of the African American family since the 1970s. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Broadcaster Gabby Logan joins Fi and Jane this week. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on a Government defeat at the hands of peers over pensions.
| 23:003/4The third in a series of four comic plays written by and starring John Kearns and Tim Key. 23:151/7Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Character comedy series with Marc Wootton and friends playing couples on date night. 23:30Mandy Baker presents news, views and features from the day at Westminster.
| 23:00The palliative care doctor and author, and the barrister and author share favourite books. 23:30News and views from Westminster with Mark D'Arcy.
| 23:00The UK-wide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies 23:30A Yorkshire policeman has a close encounter - with dramatic consequences.
| 23:00'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London 23:30Mark Tully challenges the premise that familiarity breeds contempt.
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