| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed reveals the real secrets to success. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mark’s Church in Swindon 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In Qian Julie Wang's memoir it's 1994 and her new and uncertain life in America begins. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5As a newly arrived illegal immigrant Qian Julie's mother takes what work she can. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In her memoir Qian Julie's mother has a new job and the struggle to make ends meet goes on 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In her memoir, Qian Julie's life in America is upended, and she takes a bold step. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In her memoir, Qian Julie is taken on a life-changing journey. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind people's most treasured poems. 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 Jaspreet Kaur 05:45The foundations are in place for new a Food Bill in Wales. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur 05:45The Environment Agency investigates as thousands of lobsters and crabs are washed up dead. 05:58Dermot O'Leary searches for sea eagles, but with light fading, his chances look slim.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur 05:45Is pesticide regulation failing to protect bees? 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield is enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet out at sea.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about an increase in wildlife crime, but a decrease in convictions. 05:58Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounter with snowy sheathbills in Antarctica.
| 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 Jaspreet Kaur 05:45Charlotte Smith is at the CropTec Show in Peterborough. 05:58Author James Henry recalls the little owl for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson 05:45A Cuban exile tells how he and several hundred others tried to overthrow Fidel Castro.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Lawrence Jewry, in London 05:45Mark Coles profiles the PM’s favourite fictional pig.
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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. 06:07Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic. 06:30The National Trust bans trail hunting: the Countryside Alliance says it's disappointing. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the prevalent feeling of not having enough. 06:35Nancy Nicolson meets the Reade family, who farm on the Hebridean island of Mull. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10The Bible in sign language, the rabbi and Kim Kardashian, and Lord Bishop Sentamu 07:54Vee Kativhu presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of United World Schools. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking the start of Advent at St Salvator's Chapel, St Andrews with Rev Dr Donald MacEwan 08:48Tom Shakespeare on University Challenge and a starter for ten. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games tells the story of waders which are drawn to the UK's estuaries.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Janine di Giovanni, Elle Hardy and Tricia Hillas. 09:451/5In Qian Julie Wang's memoir it's 1994 and her new and uncertain life in America begins.
| 09:0015/22Strange Tales from the Culture Wars by Jon Ronson 09:30Jonathan Ball finds out just how easy it has become to sequence a genome and edit it. 09:452/5As a newly arrived illegal immigrant Qian Julie's mother takes what work she can.
| 09:00Jane Garvey hears about Catherine Butler-Burns’ turning point after 42 years as a nun. 09:30Ahmed Kathrada was jailed in South Africa alongside Nelson Mandela. 09:453/5In her memoir Qian Julie's mother has a new job and the struggle to make ends meet goes on
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom. 09:454/5In her memoir, Qian Julie's life in America is upended, and she takes a bold step.
| 09:00Carl Hester, equestrian rider, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne 09:455/5In her memoir, Qian Julie is taken on a life-changing journey.
| 09:00Jack Dee chooses his Inheritance Tracks and Royd Tolkien on his brother's legacy.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Mel Sykes on her mid-life autism diagnosis and how it all makes sense.
| 10:00Beverley Knight plays Faye Treadwell, who managed the Drifters after her husband died.
| 10:00Writer/historian Sheila Rowbotham and the women's liberation movement in Britain.
| 10:00Fabric a history of material. Post Office worker on clearing her name. DV in Turkey.
| 10:00Arwa Mahdawi on strong women leaders and the ongoing appeal of Cinderella.
| 10:30Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.
| 10:00Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest and Chelsea lends a hand.
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| 11:00 | 11:00One day in the queue for a mobile dentist van. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:003/3Politics in a world of accelerated speed. 11:30Anita Anand uncovers an extraordinary untold refugee story from 1940.
| 11:00James Rebanks examines regenerative farming and if it could work on his Lake District farm 11:304/6A chance meeting between Sondergaard and Bunning could very well lead to a new Cold War.
| 11:00The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands is being overrun by illicit drugs. 11:30Comedian Mark Watson circles the warped world of The Third Policeman.
| 11:00Economist Sam Bowman on why building more houses will fix multiple problems. 11:302/4Kevin Eldon returns with a dead scarecrow, a Jiffy bag and Kylie.
| 11:00Migrants, the role of the Treasury, Boris Johnson's fortunes and Lord Zac Goldsmith. 11:30Anti-lockdown, anti-vaxx: violent protests hit Rotterdam and The Hague.
| 11:00Neil Gaiman, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:041/10Meg Mason's achingly funny yet heartbreakingly tender portrait of modern love and life. 12:18Is the security of smart home gadgets getting worse? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:042/10Spiky, sharp and breathtakingly tender, Meg Mason's portrait of the ups and downs of love. 12:18Call You and Yours: how do you feel about using a credit card? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:043/10Whipsmart and achingly tender, Meg Mason's novel on the highs and lows of modern love. 12:18Martin Lewis on Money and Mental Health. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:044/10Whipsmart and heartbreaking, Meg Mason's novel about the highs and love of modern love. 12:18Bus services continue to be squeezed as driver vacancies hit new record. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:045/10Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel about a very modern romance. 12:18Damaged Goods: almost 70% of people have received damaged items when ordering online. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Money Box helps a vulnerable victim of authorised push payment fraud get back £145,000. 12:305/6Steve 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 12:046/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Daliso Chaponda, Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Dr Kevin Fong 12:321/2The winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards are announced. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/5Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/5Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/5Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/5Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Simon Jack. 13:455/5Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Slough.
| 13:00James Naughtie looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Three chats on asylum seekers and homelessness; marriage; men working in a woman's world.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It’s a big day for Eddie and Clarrie. 14:15A new play to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the poet John Keats in Rome.
| 14:00Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest 14:15From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy.
| 14:153/4Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst. Casualties written by Martin Jameson.
| 14:00Ed tries to keep a lid on it. 14:153/7What happens if we can’t recover from past trauma?
| 14:155/5The supernatural thriller continues with strange goings-on at the Festival of the Hare. 14:45A Cuban exile tells how he and several hundred others tried to overthrow Fidel Castro.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Alexander McCall Smith creates a fictional response to this weeks' news.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Lynsey Hanley speaks to Chris who bought his house in Liverpool for just £1.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the 500th edition of the celebrity panel game about quotations. 15:30Our annual round up of the year's best food and drink books.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short docs about luck, superstition and surrendering to chaos. 15:30Helen Czerski hops aboard Britain's newest polar explorer, RRS Sir David Attenborough.
| 15:00Small business owners share their stories and tips about setting up online. 15:30Depersonalisation disorder; Air pollution and mental health; Counter-messaging
| 15:00Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic. 15:27Charlotte Smith presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children in Need. 15:30JJ Bola speaks to Johny Pitts about his new novel, The Selfless Act of Breathing.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45Alexander McCall Smith creates a fictional response to this weeks' news.
| 15:006/6Bold adaptation of High Life and Low Politics in Victorian England.
| 15:001/2Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Leo Johnson asks how capitalism could be made to it fulfil its promises of a better life. 16:30Ernie Rea takes a look at African spirituality. Why is it increasing in popularity?
| 16:00Jonathan Beale asks whether medals for bravery encourage recklessness within the military. 16:30The artist and musician recommend their choice of book
| 16:00Matthew Syed explores how knowledge is lost and found. 16:30Changes at the Mail, and an interview in Belarus, show the power of the press.
| 16:00Looking for patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences can be dangerous 16:30Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood feeding mosquitoes.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an ornithologist, a partisan, a model, a guide 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:00Actor and singer Beverley Knight on making her voice heard in the music industry.
| 16:00Elizabeth Strout talks to Elizabeth Day about her new novel, Oh William! 16:30Meetings between poets and scientists who share language and ideas and create new work.
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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 to Sir Keir Starmer about his family roots and the refugee crisis. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates. 17:40Mark Coles profiles the PM’s favourite fictional pig. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00People who crossed the Channel in small boats this year is three times the total for 2020 18:306/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Daliso Chaponda, Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Dr Kevin Fong
| 18:00BBC investigation finds hydrofluorocarbons are smuggled from Ukraine into the EU and UK 18:301/4Joanna Lumley guest stars in an investigation into multiple thefts at a community centre.
| 18:00More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel 18:30The writer and producer uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle ageing.
| 18:00PM says he will do everything possible to stop gangs smuggling people across the Channel 18:303/6Ian takes Chloe and baby Don away, hoping a relaxing weekend at a spa hotel will help.
| 18:00Flights to southern Africa suspended in response to new variant, as share prices tumble 18:305/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
| 18:00Two cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been detected in the UK. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Officials say the infected individual visited London but has since left the country 18:15Elizabeth Alker chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest 19:15We review Jane Campion’s new film The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
| 19:15Andrew Lloyd Webber, Turner Prize nominees Gentle / Radical, Costa Book Awards.
| 19:00Ed tries to keep a lid on it. 19:15Artist Suzanne Lacy on standing at the junction of aesthetics and activism, Silent Night.
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| 19:00Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm 19:15Cerys and Jeffrey compile the final playlist of the series.
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the PM’s favourite fictional pig. 19:15The world's leading percussionist Evelyn Glennie on her key cultural influences.
| 19:00Chelsea struggles to keep control. 19:152/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what. 19:455/10The next story in series set in a seemingly dull village, now gripped by a game of chess.
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| 20:00 | 20:004/6Charlotte and Cole uncover a love story cut short by a tragedy that made headlines. 20:30How a bitter fight is playing out in the American West over the future prospects of a fish
| 20:00How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates. 20:40We investigate your problems; from access to TV and art, to English subtitles on the news.
| 20:00Jane Garvey hears about Catherine Butler-Burns’ turning point after 42 years as a nun. 20:307/7A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour
| 20:00As parts of Europe struggle to contain Covid cases we ask what that means for them and us. 20:30Jonathan Beale asks whether medals for bravery encourage recklessness within the military.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Slough. 20:50Tom Shakespeare on University Challenge and a starter for ten.
| 20:00The untold story of community and socially-engaged art in post-war Britain.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an ornithologist, a partisan, a model, a guide
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3How to bring the future into politics. 21:30Andrew Marr with Janine di Giovanni, Elle Hardy and Tricia Hillas.
| 21:00Depersonalisation disorder; Air pollution and mental health; Counter-messaging 21:3015/22Strange Tales from the Culture Wars by Jon Ronson
| 21:00Helen Czerski hops aboard Britain's newest polar explorer, RRS Sir David Attenborough. 21:30Changes at the Mail, and an interview in Belarus, show the power of the press.
| 21:00Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood feeding mosquitoes. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom.
| 21:00Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.
| 21:003/6Brief Lives by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly 21:45Lucy Ribchester's story of a budding romance casts new light on a Thomas Hardy poem.
| 21:00Money Box helps a vulnerable victim of authorised push payment fraud get back £145,000. 21:25Vee Kativhu presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of United World Schools. 21:30Ben Wright asks whether a privileged education is under threat.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Boris Johnson's majority cut from 80 to 26 22:451/10Meg Mason's achingly funny yet heartbreakingly tender portrait of modern love and life.
| 22:00People urged to keep working from home if possible 22:452/10Spiky, sharp and breathtakingly tender, Meg Mason's portrait of the ups and downs of love.
| 22:00Biggest single loss of life in Channel for several years 22:453/10Whipsmart and achingly tender, Meg Mason's novel on the highs and lows of modern love.
| 22:00Flights from 6 African countries suspended from tomorrow 22:454/10Whipsmart and heartbreaking, Meg Mason's novel about the highs and love of modern love.
| 22:00Travel bans for southern African countries extended 22:455/10Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel about a very modern romance.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark and guests recall the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, and goes in search of bats 23:30Sean Curran presents as MPs vote on social care plans for England.
| 23:00Dr Kathryn Mannix joins Fi and Jane to discuss death and dying. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:002/4Rosie Jones and Joe Sutherland compare notes on sexuality. 23:154/7Your 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.
| 23:001/8Stand-up comedy with Fred MacAulay and guests, from The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the home secretary about the deaths of migrants.
| 23:00The artist and musician recommend their choice of book 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the 500th edition of the celebrity panel game about quotations. 23:30Model Charli Howard encounters a terrifying male spirit in New York.
| 23:00Looking for patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences can be dangerous 23:30Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the prevalent feeling of not having enough.
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