| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Jarvis Cocker gets lost in the forest at night and encounters some intriguing characters 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary and All Saints, Kidderminster 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/4Tom looks at the benefits system and asks if it actually works. 00:302/3A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town. 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 Jonathan Rea. 05:45Soaring grain and gas prices are another blow for pig farmers. Plus the AHDB consultation. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the short-eared owl.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Should Red Tractor be doing more to encourage farmers to cut pesticide use? 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the marsh tit.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. 05:45What will rising input costs mean for UK food security? 05:58Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Do we need a strategy for land use? 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Clarity from confusion as government departments finally agree on seasonal workers pay. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion. 05:45A series of personal reflections inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford 05:45The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel.
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare Balding joins Baroness Floella Benjamin on a walk in a favourite London greenspace. 06:30Will the rising cost of farm inputs impact UK food production? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Classical scholar and Anglican minister Teresa Morgan reflects on humility. 06:35Brett Westwood looks into the cultural influence of the willow, from 2018 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, with Edward Stourton. 07:54Broadcaster Emma Freud makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Dominic's Priory, Newcastle upon Tyne with Fr Dermot Preston. 08:48Sarah Dunant on the power of images in war. 08:58Kate Humble presents the little owl.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Birkhead, Alison Richard and Mark Glancy 09:451/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
| 09:00How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30In 1977 independence activists from Indonesia's Molucca islands took a school hostage. 09:452/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
| 09:00Claudia Hammond asks: can we ever be purely kind and do our motivations matter? 09:30In the mid 1960s the young people of China were encouraged to turn on their elders. 09:453/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership 09:454/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
| 09:00Robert Plant, singer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
| 09:00Former City trader Gary Stevenson and actor Andrew Garfield.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00A plaque put up to mark the first women priests' ordination finally includes their names.
| 10:00Pregnant and showing off your pregnancy bump or quite the opposite, trying to hide it?
| 10:00The DUP's Dianne Dodds and novelist Charlotte Mendelson on her new book.
| 10:00The Foreign Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister Liz Truss MP joins the programme.
| 10:00Ruth Madeley plays co-founder of Direct Action Network Barbara Lisicki in a new BBC2 drama
| 10:30Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor in conversation with her heroes brought back to life
| 10:00There’s a shock for Chris and it’s a big day for Harrison
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| 11:00 | 11:00Kate E Deeming wants more fun things for her son to do in her neighbourhood. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00From street thug to spy – what the Russian president did before he came to power. 11:301/3Noah Charney investigates the looting of Chinese antiquities and demand for them in China.
| 11:00Is it time Scotland recognised 'witches' as victims of state-sanctioned violence? 11:301/2More comic monologues and duologues from the irrepressible Maureen Lipman.
| 11:00Refugees cramming onto trains brings back memories of the Second World War. 11:30Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good.
| 11:00Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie investigate human trafficking, exposing some of those involved 11:302/3The bath has sprung a leak. Gruff wants to book an ethical plumber, much to Bob's disgust.
| 11:00Ben Wright looks back at the political week 11:30Russia's bombardment of Kharkiv has laid bare the horror of the invasion.
| 11:00Alan Cumming, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:453/8Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:046/10By Alix Nathan. Joseph returns to London. In Sowerthorpe, Snead is unmasked. 12:18Shari Vahl uncovers a fraud involving a cannabis farm, a vicar and a fake rental agency. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:047/10By Alix Nathan. Sarah makes progress in Hawkswith, while Eve is in for a shock. 12:18How will you manage with rising food prices? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:048/10By Alix Nathan. In London, Joseph is in serious financial difficulty. 12:18Rogue companies are targeting vulnerable people, miss-selling them white goods insurance. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:049/10By Alix Nathan. Edward and Hester try to piece together what happened to Sarah. 12:18Homes for Ukraine, food banks and YouTube music copyright. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:0410/10By Alix Nathan. Sarah and Hester travel to Joseph’s house in search of Eve. 12:18Inquest into gambling addict's death. Libraries' uncertain future. Power of Attorney. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 12:04Crypto scammers, changes to Warm Home Discount & the government's new fuel poverty chair. 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 12:044/6Sue Perkins presents a new series of the Radio 4's longest running panel show. 12:32Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the hidden costs of food production 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton. 13:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Coleg y Cymoedd in Llwynypia
| 13:00Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Archbishop Justin Welby has conversations with public figures about what they believe.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jim receives an unexpected gift. 14:15Fact to Fiction - topical new drama from Mark Lawson.
| 14:00There’s a shock for Chris 14:154/5Jess has left Dan. But something is pulling her back. Stars Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin.
| 14:00Brian struggles to keep control. 14:15When Max, 15, offers to shop for Nina who's in isolation, unexpected friendship blossoms.
| 14:151/10Award-winning series Our Friends in the North rewritten for audio by Peter Flannery.
| 14:00It’s a big day for Harrison. 14:155/5The concluding episode of Julian Simpson's fast-paced and globe-trotting drama. 14:452/4Helen looks at the role of the Muse, including Elizabeth Siddal and Dora Maar.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Jess, a young Geordie musician, discovers not all far off fields are fair.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45The Shabolovka Tower and The Gherkin
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| 15:00 | 15:0012/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 15:30How far could animal-free dairy alternatives go in disrupting dairy production?
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the natural world. 15:30PFAS chemicals are linked to mass poisoning in the US. Are they having an impact here?
| 15:00Is your money invested in Russia? How to find out and get out. 15:30It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.
| 15:00Clare Balding joins Baroness Floella Benjamin on a walk in a favourite London greenspace. 15:27Arabella Weir makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Gingerbread. 15:30Elizabeth Day talks to Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:452/3Decades after Neverland, Tinkerbell the fairy is online, in panto and pining for Peter Pan
| | 15:00Tough, wry Black British classic about a young man coming of age in the 90s
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| 16:00 | 16:00Martin Green examines the complex associations we have with brass banding. 16:30Aleks Krotoski discovers how Hacktivists operate in Europe's last dictatorship.
| 16:00Has silencing journalists with libel claims now become harder? And: new UK class actions. 16:30The comedian and the writer talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio. 16:30The journalists investigating 'Londongrad'.
| 16:00Why are tide times and ranges so different around the UK, asks Lynn? 16:30Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon.
| 16:00John Wilson on a computer programmer, a medical anthropologist, a translator and an actor. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
| 16:15Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release, & Cook for Ukraine.
| 16:00Johny Pitts talks to Karen Joy Fowler about the infamous Booth family 16:30Robert Macfarlane climbs a wintry Buachaille Etive Mor, guided by the words of WH Murray.
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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 and guests examine the prospects for business from this government priority. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens. 17:40The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Civilian convoy leaves Mariupol ... as Russia and Ukraine hold further talks 18:304/6Sue Perkins presents a new series of the Radio 4's longest running panel show.
| 18:00The mayor warns that the Ukrainian capital is facing "a difficult and dangerous moment". 18:302/4Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich.
| 18:00Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been freed after six years detention in Iran. 18:303/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as long marrieds, in love with life and each other.
| 18:00Russian forces in Ukraine continue to pound civilian targets. 18:302/4Helen looks at our perception of women from the past and in the present.
| 18:00An army barracks was targeted in the southern city of Mykolaiv 18:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are continuing to fight street battles 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The authorities in the Ukrainian city say the art school was sheltering around 400 people 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a shock for Chris 19:15Artistic director Rufus Norris on the role and responsibility of The National Theatre.
| 19:00Brian struggles to keep control. 19:15Cinematic legend Liv Ullmann, the National Trust's Hilary McGrady and literary translation
| 19:15New film Olga, the story of a gymnast who has to flee Ukraine, reviewed.
| 19:00It’s a big day for Harrison. 19:15Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed
| 19:003/8Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine. 19:15Howard Goodall and Yshani Perinpanayagam join Cerys and Jeffrey for some keyboard magic.
| 19:00The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel. 19:15Actor Brian Cox on the influences that have shaped his stage and screen career.
| 19:00Jazzer receives bad news. 19:15A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres. 19:45A nonagenarian risks one last chance at love. By Thomas Lynch.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain from 1979 to 2008. 20:30As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?
| 20:00People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens. 20:40We hear about what it is like to be visually impaired in war-torn Ukraine.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45A series of personal reflections inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
| 20:00Talks between Ukraine and Russia have taken place this week but can they lead to peace? 20:30Evan Davis and guests examine the prospects for business from this government priority.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Coleg y Cymoedd in Llwynypia 20:50Sarah Dunant on the power of images in war.
| 20:00Tim Dunn and Toby Jones tell the story of the whistleblower who saved Britain's railways.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations 20:30John Wilson on a computer programmer, a medical anthropologist, a translator and an actor.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The results of BBC Radio 4’s unique public science project on Kindness. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Birkhead, Alison Richard and Mark Glancy
| 21:00It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health. 21:30How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
| 21:00PFAS chemicals are linked to mass poisoning in the US. Are they having an impact here? 21:30The journalists investigating 'Londongrad'.
| 21:00Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership
| 21:00How an arms deal about which she knew nothing cost Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe her freedom.
| 21:002015. Student Katy vows to change the conversation about sexual consent. By Ella Hickson 21:45A fictional dialogue between Syria and Britain, by Mahmoud Al Hussein and Sara Maitland.
| 21:00Crypto scammers, changes to Warm Home Discount & the government's new fuel poverty chair. 21:25Broadcaster Emma Freud makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. 21:30As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Russian forces blamed for not respecting ceasefire 22:456/10By Alix Nathan. Joseph returns to London. In Sowerthorpe, Snead is unmasked.
| 22:00Kyiv Mayor’s warning as city comes under renewed bombardment 22:457/10By Alix Nathan. Sarah makes progress in Hawkswith, while Eve is in for a shock.
| 22:00She returns home to London after nearly 6 years detention in Iran 22:458/10By Alix Nathan. In London, Joseph is in serious financial difficulty.
| 22:00Attempt to find survivors of Russian attack on Mariupol theatre 22:459/10By Alix Nathan. Edward and Hester try to piece together what happened to Sarah.
| 22:00Dozens of people are feared dead in the city 22:4510/10By Alix Nathan. Sarah and Hester travel to Joseph’s house in search of Eve.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 22:00Nick Watt presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Enter into the dark days of the European Witch Craze, where no woman was safe. 23:30Sean Curran reports as details of a scheme to host refugees from Ukraine are unveiled.
| 23:00Fi and Jane chat to BBC Disinformation reporter, Marianna Spring. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:154/6Comic explorations of the undergrowth of Chris’s life. 23:30Sean Curran reports as Liz Truss announces the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
| 23:00Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present a comedy panel show about films. 23:30News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00The comedian and the writer talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:0012/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 23:30Pádraig Ó Tuama considers poet John Donne's relationship with belief and religion.
| 23:00Why are tide times and ranges so different around the UK, asks Lynn? 23:30Classical scholar and Anglican minister Teresa Morgan reflects on humility.
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