| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed explores how finding the right words can help us tackle big wrongs. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Andover, Hampshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An investigation into the darkest part of our sleeping lives and all types of parasomnias. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A discussion of sleep paralysis and its place in literature 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A discussion of REM behaviour disorders in in its various forms 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5A 1930s mass observation study of the British public began to focus on people's dreams. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The study and history of lucid dreaming, the power of being aware and awake in your dreams 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/10Gus Casely-Hayford explores the triumphs of black Americans in fashion from slavery to now 00:30The first lady of Ukraine. 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 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:45New code for measuring carbon, abattoirs and plans to dual the A1 in rural Northumberland. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:45Would devolved powers be good news for rural communities? Plus small abattoirs. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:45New Defra secretary answers questions from MPs. COP15. Abattoir labour. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the wandering albatross of the South Atlantic Ocean.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:45Will a register for short-term holiday lets mean more affordable homes in the countryside? 05:58Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the eider duck.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:45A new report finds rural mental health services need urgent improvement. 05:58Chris Jones from Worcestershire talks about his rescue ravens.
| 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 the Rt Revd Mary Stallard. 05:45Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves.
| 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 Church in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. 05:45The minister organising the government response to the current wave of strikes.
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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. 06:07The Mendip hills in Somerset have an intriguing wartime history which Helen Mark explores. 06:30Abattoirs; big hi-tech plants; small local slaughter houses; slaughtering fish. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully investigates the spiritual and cultural power of the elephant. 06:35Brett Westwood explores our fascination with the starling and their winter murmurations. 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. 07:10William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Rory Kinnear makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Revitalise. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for the third Sunday of Advent, led by The Most Reverend Mark O’Toole. 08:48Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism. 08:58David Attenborough presents the song thrush.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Oliver Morton and Luke Jerram. 09:451/5An investigation into the darkest part of our sleeping lives and all types of parasomnias.
| 09:006/10On changing her relationship with her body. 09:30Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys on their epic migration as they cross the Sahara 09:452/5A discussion of sleep paralysis and its place in literature
| 09:002/5Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and early consequences of the 1798 rebellion. 09:454/5A 1930s mass observation study of the British public began to focus on people's dreams.
| 09:00Edward Enninful, editor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5The study and history of lucid dreaming, the power of being aware and awake in your dreams
| 09:00The Snowman composer Howard Blake OBE, and Richie Barlow on how Star Trek helped him.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Journalist Hadley Freeman discusses why she resigned as a columnist at the Guardian.
| 10:00A new film about real-life Welsh twins who only spoke to each other growing up.
| 10:00Kate Winslet on her new film and Professor Dame Sue Black on forensic investigations.
| 10:00Reaction to the release of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix documentary.
| 10:00Rose Ayling-Ellis makes her West End stage debut as Celia in As You Like It.
| 10:30Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world.
| 10:00The ramifications continue at Brookfield and Eddie spots a golden opportunity
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| 11:00 | 11:00In a Hertfordshire lab, a technician carefully pours human milk into tiny containers. 11:302/4Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of folk's most enduring songs.
| 11:00How psychiatric symptoms, like psychosis and paranoia, may not be all in the mind. 11:30Writer and comedian John-Luke Roberts enters the labyrinthine world of Infinite Jest.
| 11:00An isolated Putin sets his sights on Ukraine. 11:30Ruthie Henshall talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend, Bob Fosse.
| 11:00Giving communities hit by the ‘war on drugs’ a share of the legal cannabis boom. 11:30The stories of some of Britain’s most iconic bells – and how they were cast and tuned.
| 11:00Clive Myrie examines the early roots of jazz in New Orleans and hears early protest songs 11:303/4Ashley thwarts a robbery dressed as a chicken and becomes an internet sensation.
| 11:00Pippa Crerar reviews the week in Westminster. 11:30After the Russian retreat, residents of Irpin are struggling to rebuild their lives.
| 11:15Cate Blanchett, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04300 hundred nurseries have closed in 12 months according to Ofsted. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What's changing on your High Street? What's working for you and what isn't? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04An investigation into how buyers find stolen houses listed for sale on Zoopla. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Gap Finders: Lottie Leefe, the Divorce Concierge 12:32Do so-called 'clone' perfumes smell as good as the originals for a fraction of the price? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Nick Robinson discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The new network of places where you can keep warm for free. 12:301/3Topical satire show, featuring characters drawn from the worlds of celebrity and politics. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon discusses the year's best food books from a library in Blackburn 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45How do we protect those who do the right thing?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Abraham begins to receive both threats to stay silent and pressure to speak out.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Abraham decides his next steps - and hopes to be protected in return.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Abraham takes matters into his own hands.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Abraham makes a worrying discovery when he comes back to visit his mum.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mary's Church, Nantwich.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30James MacMillan considers composer Edward Elgar's complex life and religious faith.
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| 14:00 | 14:00The ramifications continue at Brookfield. 14:15A murder close to home forces a reporter to confront how far he's travelled from his roots
| 14:00Leonard is stunned by a heartbreaking confession. 14:15An aspiring TV writer has her loyalties tested when allegations arise on her new project.
| 14:00Eddie spots a golden opportunity. 14:152/2Bob encounters a bitter former soldier who will stop at nothing to publish the truth.
| 14:00Emma plays the host with the most. 14:15New drama from the winner of the prestigious audio award: The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
| 14:00Leonard attempts to do the right thing 14:152/8Sam Fisher teams up with a new NSA recruit, who just happens to be his daughter. 14:45Ella gets personal to explore which is best for our business - sitting down or squatting?
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Do we need an alternative way to assess a nation's success and growth?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and a panel of gardening experts visit East Ruston Old Vicarage. 14:45Jack shares his breadcrumb-based banquet essential.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 15:30Professor Tim Spector discusses the latest research pointing to what and how we should eat
| 15:00Short documentaries about small and petty victories. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
| 15:00How are you managing your finances this festive period? 15:30Do mental health awareness campaigns help reduce stigma or lead to unintended consequences
| 15:00The Mendip hills in Somerset have an intriguing wartime history which Helen Mark explores. 15:27The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields 15:30AJ Pearce on Dear Mrs Bird.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and a panel of gardening experts visit East Ruston Old Vicarage. 15:45Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
| 15:003/3A radical updating of Charles Dickens' most political novel, Oliver Twist.
| 15:00At 36, Keiko has never had a boyfriend and has worked in a small Tokyo store for 18 years.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it. 16:30The battle to control birth in 20th-century USA.
| 16:00A portrait of the life, popular art and remarkable engineering of Carters Steam Fair. 16:30Cookbook author and activist Olia Hercules nominates the Ukrainian painter Alla Horska.
| 16:00Matthew Syed explores how one act of generosity can have profound consequences. 16:30Kevin Lygo on the launch of ITV's new streaming service.
| 16:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. 16:30Can international efforts plan a more sustainable future?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a musician, a Chinese leader and a producer. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00The ‘Silent Twins’ who spoke to no one, and Academy award-winning actor Kate Winslet.
| 16:00Chris Power discusses a year in books and gets some seasonal recommendations. 16:30Stories of the poems that go with us through life. With Vanessa Kisuule.
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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 17:30Do so-called 'clone' perfumes smell as good as the originals for a fraction of the price? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Liverpool's Eldonian Village. 17:40The minister organising the government response to the current wave of strikes. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Labour publishes plans to abolish the House of Lords. 18:304/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00More than 10-thousand ambulance workers are to join a wave of strikes before Christmas 18:303/4Hennikay has his innocent eyes opened to the bad behaviour that adults call business.
| 18:00Passport control officers at airports to walk out for 8 days, over Christmas 18:303/4Granny Kumar is back. Meera Syal’s glorious comedy creation returns.
| 18:00The pair used the show to condemn the racist overtones of some press coverage 18:304/6Comedy about reincarnation with Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire, Ed Gamble and Freya Parker.
| 18:00The measures were introduced after the financial crisis in 2008 18:301/3Topical satire show, featuring characters drawn from the worlds of celebrity and politics.
| 18:00Morocco become the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-final 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Several people are in a critical condition after being pulled from a lake 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
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| 19:00 | 19:00Leonard is stunned by a heartbreaking confession. 19:15Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live
| 19:00Eddie spots a golden opportunity. 19:15Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis.
| 19:00Emma plays the host with the most. 19:15The winner of the Turner Prize, poet Kim Moore, and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.
| 19:00Leonard attempts to do the right thing 19:15Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.
| 19:00David fears for the future. 19:15Ellen and Mark revisit the epic blockbuster film Titanic, in its 25th anniversary year.
| 19:00The minister organising the government response to the current wave of strikes. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories
| 19:00The pressure mounts on Brookfield. 19:151/6Stephen Mangan is back in his confessional box. Jessie Cave tells her guilty secrets. 19:45Toby Jones reads the next chilling strange tale from the folk-horror author of The Loney.
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| 20:00 | 20:00An isolated Putin sets his sights on Ukraine. 20:30How has Putin's war against Ukraine affected one remote city in Siberia?
| 20:00Liverpool's Eldonian Village. 20:40We hear about an audio described commentary service for the World Cup in Qatar.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves.
| 20:00How would Sir Keir Starmer's plan to scrap the House of Lords work and is it a good idea? 20:30Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mary's Church, Nantwich. 20:50Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism.
| 20:00Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood helped to create the modern global Christmas.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a musician, a Chinese leader and a producer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Poet Dr Sam Illingworth looks at our shifting relationship with scientific language. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Oliver Morton and Luke Jerram.
| 21:00Do mental health awareness campaigns help reduce stigma or lead to unintended consequences 21:306/10On changing her relationship with her body.
| 21:00The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens. 21:30Kevin Lygo on the launch of ITV's new streaming service.
| 21:00Can international efforts plan a more sustainable future? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and early consequences of the 1798 rebellion.
| 21:00Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive to explore changes over the past century.
| 21:00A drama series set in a future flooded world. Written by Linda Marshall Griffiths. 21:45Ukrainian teenager Olesia takes drastic action to tackle her embarrassing first love.
| 21:00The new network of places where you can keep warm for free. 21:25Rory Kinnear makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Revitalise. 21:30Historian Camilla Schofield explores a century-long thread of communism in Britain.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The United Nation says Haiti is "on the verge of the abyss". 22:451/5By Tarjei Vesaas. Siss visits the new girl, Unn, at her home for the first time.
| 22:00Government says it will release records of contracts awarded to PPE Medpro 22:452/5By Tarjei Vesaas. The day after meeting Siss, Unn skips school to see the Ice Palace.
| 22:00Green light comes despite climate concerns from campaigners 22:453/5By Tarjei Vesaas. Questions are asked when Siss joins the party searching for Unn.
| 22:00American basketball player exchanged for arms dealer Viktor Bout 22:454/5By Tarjei Vesaas. Keeping a promise, Siss isolates herself from her school-friends.
| 22:00We speak to the twin brother of Paul Whelan - still held hostage 22:455/5By Tarjei Vesaas. Siss and her school-friends return to the now-melting Ice Palace.
| 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
| 22:00Ben Wright presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Liz and Bill prepare for a final exorcism. Could an event in Bill’s past hold the key? 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs debate the government's revised plans to tackle online safety.
| 23:00A bullied daughter-in-law, grieving widow and anxious student get Marian and Tara's help. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:001/5Grayson Perry and Sindhu Vee join Sandi Toksvig to explore the Danish notion of 'hygge'. 23:30Sean Curran reports on this week's session of Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:002/2John Shuttleworth’s agent is threatening to retire. Who will secure John's petrol money? 23:30Susan Hulme reports on MPs' reaction to the opening of the first UK coal mine in 30 years
| 23:00Americast speaks to the doctor who has served seven US presidents. 23:30Mark D'Arcy looks back at the week's events at Westminster.
| 23:002/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 23:30Stories of the poems that go with us through life. With Vanessa Kisuule.
| 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30Mark Tully investigates the spiritual and cultural power of the elephant.
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