| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed explores the true cost of rewarding people. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer in Devon 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30James Meredith's father tells his son he has a special responsibility in life. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30James Meredith has conceived a masterplan and is prepared to risk his life on it. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The civil rights movement is shaking up the south as Meredith begins a fierce legal battle 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The Supreme Court order to admit Meredith to the university is openly defied. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30As armed segregationists head for Oxford, President JFK and the governor talk in secret. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way? 00:30With his parents gone for the week, Simon plans to make the most of his time alone. 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 the Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45Why apple growers are digging up their orchards. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.
| 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 Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45Nepalese workers exploited by employment agency. Sea eagle re-introduction. New wetlands. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin.
| 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 Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45Rural poverty, farmers selling bio-diversity credits, and disease destroying larch trees. 05:58BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
| 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 Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45What's in the budget for farming and the environment? Plant Atlas and biodiversity loss. 05:58British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts a guillemot chick in Tweet of the Day.
| 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 Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45Sheep numbers on Dartmoor to reduce dramatically. Private finance and carbon capture. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the red-backed shrike.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection with Lorna Farrell, a Christian author and disability activist. 05:45Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
| 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 Botolph in the village of Stoke Albany. 05:45Shadow chancellor and former economist, who was a national chess champion aged 14.
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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 discovers Orkney's standing stones are as impressive and mysterious as Stonehenge. 06:30The tensions between where sheep are, should be, should not be and who decides. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Samira Ahmed explores the story of Siddhartha, the prince who became the Buddha. 06:35The hare - a creature that is both mysterious and magical, as Brett Westwood discovers. 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. 07:10Iraq war anniversary, the spirituality of sex workers, and a Latin mass crackdown. 07:54Emma Willis 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 Guildford Cathedral on Mothering Sunday. 08:48Howard Jacobson on why a flower has suddenly trumped exotic chocolates in his affections. 08:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Clare Carlisle, Claudia Rankine and David Eldridge 09:45James Meredith's father tells his son he has a special responsibility in life.
| 09:00Why subtle changes in how we act can radically change our lives and our health. 09:30Angellica Bell talks to chef Nadiya Hussain about making life-changing decisions. 09:45James Meredith has conceived a masterplan and is prepared to risk his life on it.
| 09:00The small rural village that hosts a prison for people serving life sentences. 09:30Why writing down your feelings can improve your mood, immune system and thinking skills. 09:45The civil rights movement is shaking up the south as Meredith begins a fierce legal battle
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years. 09:45The Supreme Court order to admit Meredith to the university is openly defied.
| 09:00Amanda Blanc, businesswoman, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45As armed segregationists head for Oxford, President JFK and the governor talk in secret.
| 09:00Anneka Rice's inheritance tracks and one of the founders of Shazam, Dhiraj Mukherjee.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Paula Yates, who only dated rock stars, built her own brand long before the Kardashians.
| 10:00Author and Crown Court judge Nicola Williams on writing her second novel.
| 10:00Today’s budget is expected to include an expansion of free childcare provision.
| 10:00Paris Hilton, the original influencer on America's 'troubled teen industry'.
| 10:00Anita Rani talks to legendary singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
| 10:30Greg James loses himself in the BBC's enormous archives.
| 10:00Brian makes an important decision that worries his children, and Paul ponders his future.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Hayley wants to know what it will take to get her autistic son the education he needs. 11:30What makes a good business book? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
| 11:00Helen Lewis meets science writer Stuart Ritchie to discuss how science has lost its way. 11:30What does the crisis in music education today mean for musical life in the UK?
| 11:00How has the experience of hyperinflation in Germany in 1923 shaped the past 100 years? 11:30Lucy ponders suburban middle age. Contains references to back ache, caravans and Ken Bruce
| 11:00Georgians express anger over a draft law, which many see as a sign of Russian influence. 11:30Andrew McMillan explores a little-known aspect of Michelangelo's art - his poetry
| 11:00Tom Fletcher examines the international contest between liberal democracy and its enemies. 11:30Lemn Sissay reflects on being the only black man in the village where he grew up.
| 11:00George Parker, political editor of the Financial Times, looks back at the week. 11:30A woman tells her story of how she was kidnapped by an armed group - and how she escaped.
| 11:15Liz Carr, actor and activist, 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. 12:04Consumer spending changes, energy performance certificates and Klarna late fees. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: What have you tried to do to reach a healthy weight? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Winifred Robinson talks to Angela Cretu, chief executive of Avon. 12:32Do toothpastes promising to repair enamel and help with sensitive teeth really work? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Some school pupils are learning about pleasure, and parents think it’s too explicit. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A £150,000 refund for a romance fraud victim, and savings for prepayment meter customers. 12:301/6Steve Punt presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6John and Anna return with Alasdair Beckett-King, Dame Sarah Storey and Hannah Rose Thomas. 12:32Sheila Dillon visits a hospital food factory, and will new regulations improve food? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Why did the US and UK really go to war in Iraq? And what is the legacy?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45The US was set on war with Iraq. But why did Tony Blair commit Britain to joining it?
| 13:45How spies sold the idea of threat from weapons of mass destruction.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45UN inspectors hunt for weapons of mass destruction and find… nothing.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45As the clock ticks down, Tony Blair’s options begin to run out.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Danehill Memorial Hall.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30In Desperate Calls, Matthew tracks how his gambling addiction really took hold.
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| 14:00 | 14:00A Grundy’s work is never done, and Brian makes a big decision. 14:15Powerful drama about memory, trauma and the possibility of recovery.
| 14:00Lambing is in full swing at Brookfield, and Clarrie’s concerned about Eddie. 14:15Comedy drama about wheelchair user Maz, starring and inspired by Cherylee Houston.
| 14:00Will Adam and Brian enjoy a day at the races? Susan and Clarrie are having a day off. 14:157/12The mystery of Flight 702 continues, starring Kelly Marie Tran
| 14:00What are Eddie and Neil plotting? There’s something familiar about Sykesy. 14:158/12A psychiatric assessment, off the grid, the passenger swap.
| 14:00Alice and Adam wonder what’s for the best, and why is Susan in need of a top hat? 14:15Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Simone de Beauvoir. 14:45The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45John Osborne's classic play with David Tennant as Jimmy Porter.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural programme from Ditchling, East Sussex. 14:45John Yorke considers Confessions of a Justified Sinner.
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| 15:00 | 15:0010/13The wide ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 15:30From energy to seasonality, Dan Saladino explores ideas prompted by supermarket shortages.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short docs and audio adventures that hold you in the present tense. 15:30Can the City of London finance the Green Revolution? Tom Heap investigates.
| 15:00What was in the chancellor's budget and how does it impact your finances? 15:30Matthew Syed explores how our accents become part of our identity.
| 15:00Clare discovers Orkney's standing stones are as impressive and mysterious as Stonehenge. 15:27Amita Suman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Renewable World. 15:30Johny Pitts explores the work of two writers who have combined comedy with tragedy.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural programme from Ditchling, East Sussex. 15:45Comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel tries to take the crypto art space by storm.
| | 15:00Psychological thriller about a young man radicalised by religious fervour.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Can playwright David Greig recreate a lost ancient Greek play? 16:30Aleks Krotoksi examines how we salvage value from legacy systems, structures and objects.
| 16:00A law to minimise strike impacts; legal advisors helping patients' families; AI copyright. 16:30The newsreader and the writer chat about books with Harriett.
| 16:00After Gary Lineker's tweet triggered a BBC crisis, what does 'impartiality' actually mean?
| 16:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. 16:30The unexpected medical uses of artificial sweeteners.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a special agent, a cartoonist and a music teacher. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
| 16:15Paris Hilton on her new memoir, and Annie Lennox explaining her new campaign.
| 16:00Chris Power speaks to Eleanor Catton about her new novel, Birnam Wood. 16:30Simon Armitage talks to fellow poet Glyn Maxwell in his writing shed in the Pennine Hills.
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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 toothpastes promising to repair enamel and help with sensitive teeth really work? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00People experiencing mental health crisis facing more harm from criminal justice system. 17:40Shadow chancellor and former economist, who was a national chess champion aged 14. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Gary Lineker is to return to presenting sport on the BBC 18:304/6John and Anna return with Alasdair Beckett-King, Dame Sarah Storey and Hannah Rose Thomas.
| 18:00A woman who concocted a story about being groomed, raped, and trafficked has been jailed. 18:305/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
| 18:00The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has set out his first budget in the House of Commons. 18:305/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star. This week, Auntie Hilda comes to stay.
| 18:00Health unions recommend that their members accept a new pay offer from the Government 18:304/6Eat the Rich, A Speech to the Graduates and Best Wishes are this week's essays.
| 18:00The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader for war crimes 18:301/6Steve Punt presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Peter Murrell has resigned after the SNP misled the media on the size of its membership 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A deal to rescue the troubled bank, Credit Suisse, looks likely to be confirmed 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lambing is in full swing at Brookfield, and Clarrie’s concerned about Eddie. 19:15Percival Everett's novel Dr No; Pravesh Kumar on film Little English; Yeats & smartphones.
| 19:00Will Adam and Brian enjoy a day at the races? Susan and Clarrie are having a day off. 19:15After the Oscars and Baftas, Tom discusses diversity at awards and in the film industry.
| 19:00What are Eddie and Neil plotting? There’s something familiar about Sykesy. 19:15Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity.
| 19:00Alice and Adam wonder what’s for the best, and why is Susan in need of a top hat? 19:15Richard Eyre on his film Allelujah, TV series Extrapolations, southern US black artists.
| 19:00Paul helps Alistair and Jakob escape from it all, and Usha has a visitor. 19:15Anne Dudley and Ruairi Glasheen explore a popular Bach classic
| 19:00Shadow chancellor and former economist, who was a national chess champion aged 14. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance.
| 19:00Adam and Debbie have lots to catch up on, and Justin keeps one ear to the ground. 19:156/6Steph McGovern seeks answers to great questions of our age. With Chris McCausland. 19:451/3Yasmine Akram performs a fairy tale with a twist.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Stories of everyday street harassment from women across Britain. 20:30As the coronation approaches, we ask what the future holds for the monarchy and its king.
| 20:00People experiencing mental health crisis facing more harm from criminal justice system. 20:40Extant Theatre for the visually impaired have put on a pantomime in March!
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
| 20:00A law to minimise strike impacts; legal advisors helping patients' families; AI copyright. 20:30Can Taiwan's hyper-democracy provide lessons for the world's older democracies?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Danehill Memorial Hall. 20:50Howard Jacobson on why a flower has suddenly trumped exotic chocolates in his affections.
| 20:00A journey into the ways women writers have written the mother.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a special agent, a cartoonist and a music teacher.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Are we running out of water? James Gallagher is finding out from the comfort of his loo 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Clare Carlisle, Claudia Rankine and David Eldridge
| 21:00How exercise from ballet to cycling may help people living with Parkinson's disease. 21:30Why subtle changes in how we act can radically change our lives and our health.
| 21:00After Gary Lineker's tweet triggered a BBC crisis, what does 'impartiality' actually mean?
| 21:00The unexpected medical uses of artificial sweeteners. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years.
| 21:00Christopher Frayling explores the rich and unsettling history of the Frankenstein myth.
| 21:001/10Toby Jones stars as Joseph Olinska - gangster turned MP - achieving success by any means. 21:456/8Jon Holmes' multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.
| 21:00A £150,000 refund for a romance fraud victim, and savings for prepayment meter customers. 21:25Emma Willis makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. 21:30As the coronation approaches, we ask what the future holds for the monarchy and its king.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Biden Sunak and Albanese give details of plan to counteract China 22:451/10Tom Kettle’s peaceful retirement is interrupted by two police detectives.
| 22:00Washington summons Moscow’s ambassador 22:452/10Detective Superintendent Fleming asks Tom for a favour.
| 22:00Big changes to childcare and pensions 22:453/10Tom receives an unexpected invitation from his landlord.
| 22:00Most unions recommend their members accept the deal 22:454/10A surprise visitor derails Tom’s plan to follow up with his old boss in Dublin.
| 22:00Moscow says the decision is “outrageous” 22:455/10Tom visits his old police station to help the detectives with their investigation.
| 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 hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00What do astronauts like Tim Peake think about in space? Answer: home. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs hold their first debate on the Illegal Migration Bill.
| 23:004/4Comedian Alex Edelman takes a personal look at growing up in the world today. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs get their first chance to debate the delay to HS2
| 23:003/4Semi-improvised comedy, eavesdropping on taxi journeys around the north west. 23:156/8Jon Holmes' multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. 23:30All the news from the Budget with Sean Curran.
| 23:004/4Series finale with Stoneybridge Town Council, Little Girl, Frank Hovis, Denzil and Calum. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on how MPs react to the decision to ban TikTok from government devices
| 23:00The self-help guru running for the White House, but facing claims she mistreated staff 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports as proposals to ban trophy hunting imports clear the House of Commons.
| 23:0010/13The wide ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 23:30Simon Armitage talks to Olive Senior, poet laureate of Jamaica, in his writing shed.
| 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30Samira Ahmed explores the story of Siddhartha, the prince who became the Buddha.
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