| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Democracy - what threatens or promotes it? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Lymington, Hampshire 00:48The latest shipping forecast
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Martin Jarvis reads from Michael Frayn’s masterly new autobiography, 00:48The latest shipping forecast
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5After a fall Frayn assesses his life, and views himself from an unusual perspective. 00:48The latest shipping forecast
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5What’s going on in the inner chambers of the mantower that is Michael Frayn? 00:48The latest shipping forecast
| | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The mantower that is Frayn seems to be kept upright by a scaffolding of pharmacology. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Delve into the worlds of the poet Diane di Prima's Revolutionary Letters. 00:48The latest shipping forecast
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter 05:45The number of red deer in the Scottish Highlands has doubled in the past 50 years. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough introduces the male cuckoo.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter. 05:45The runways impacting rivers. 05:58Zoologist Tim Birkhead discusses the monumental dullness of puffins for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter 05:45Growing vegetables on lowland peat lands. Can greenhouse-gas-friendly beef be produced? 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary relishes soaring swifts and swallows bobbing in front of his car.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter. 05:45A government advisory body says we need to eat less beef to help combat climate change 05:58David Attenborough presents the spotted crake.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Abraham’s attempts to separate himself from his deepest fears are thwarted.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey 05:45The South African opera star performing at the coronation.
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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 explores the landscape of the Rhondda valley in south Wales. 06:30We discuss the beef with beef; and the Government's horticulture strategy is scrapped. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Something Understood - a meditative reflection, illustrated with readings and music. 06:35Ruth Sanderson meets the farmer and baker working together to make better bread. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Join Mishal Husain live from outside Westminster Abbey and Amol Rajan in the studio
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 07:54Nikki Bedi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10The bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, reflects on themes of Christian service. 08:48Sara Wheeler ponders what the new Carolean age will bring forth. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with Karl Schlögel, Katja Hoyer and Adam Curtis 09:451/5Martin Jarvis reads from Michael Frayn’s masterly new autobiography,
| 09:00David Fuller was enthralled by Jordan Peterson. So how did his guru let him down? 09:30Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world. 09:452/5After a fall Frayn assesses his life, and views himself from an unusual perspective.
| 09:00Eight-year-old Hazel listens in as her teachers discuss her. Their words are devastating. 09:30Abraham’s attempts to separate himself from his deepest fears are thwarted. 09:453/5What’s going on in the inner chambers of the mantower that is Michael Frayn?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Biblical texts and documents found in the late 1940s. 09:454/5Frayn’s identity, he’s now sure, runs through him like ‘Blackpool’ through the rock.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark reunites the stars of the early years of the Eurovision Song Contest. 09:455/5The mantower that is Frayn seems to be kept upright by a scaffolding of pharmacology.
| 09:00Bestselling novelist AJ Pearce, reveals how magazines have inspired his life and work
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Actors Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.
| 10:00Two writers discuss the experience of caring for their mothers.
| 10:00Ellie Wilson on why she's waived her right to anonymity and become a campaigner.
| 10:00Ellie Goldstein, the first model with Down's syndrome to star on the front cover of Vogue.
| 10:00The review that found a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny within Plaid Cymru.
| 10:00Full coverage of the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey and ceremonial processions.
| 10:00Kirsty is on the spot and Lynda faces an unexpected hurdle.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Claims about Darren's sexuality bring him trouble with the RUC. 11:30Lucy Worsley investigates a sensational shooting at London’s Savoy Hotel in 1923.
| 11:00Prof Ben Garrod uses new tech to sniff things out, and exploring extending our senses. 11:30Meet Lavinia Co-op - transatlantic icon of the radical drag scene.
| 11:00Len Pennie gets into the quest to take back the ultimate symbol of Scotland. 11:30Who exactly is the adored leader of Lighthouse, Paul Waugh?
| 11:00Why thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash. 11:30Gillian Burke chooses the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations.
| 11:00A spring offensive appears imminent but how successful will it be? 11:302/6Ed unexpectedly renews his acquaintance with his ex-partner, Maggie.
| | 11:15Peter Hennessy, historian, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The government has published its long awaited plans for the gambling industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: How have you and your family been affected by gambling? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04New research into care home evictions. Second-hand sales boom. PARISH.UK investigation. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Founder and chief executive of Red Paddle Co. 12:32Big ideas which promised consumers so much but ended up... toast. Today - the Sinclair C5. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Sarah Montague looks at the events and experiences shaping the life of King Charles III. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/10Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute. 12:32Jaega Wise joins a community lunch, and explores the history of coronation eating. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45An extraordinary secret wartime archive shows life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45An extraordinary underground archive reveals life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45The Warsaw Ghetto rose up 80 years ago. An extraordinary archive tells its story.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45The story of the extraordinary underground archive of the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton. 13:45An extraordinary secret wartime archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| | 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Composer Hannah Conway explains how loss of voice needn't silence people and personality.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jim finds himself out of his comfort zone. 14:15American crime writer Donna Leon talks about the influences that shaped her career.
| 14:00Helen seeks distractions. 14:156/7Has Laura really discovered who killed her son?
| 14:157/7Will the truth about Jamie’s murder finally be revealed?
| 14:00Joy seems to have come up trumps. 14:15A story of forbidden love and forbidden music, with songs for the Ukrainian bandura.
| 14:00Lynda faces an unexpected hurdle. 14:152/5Mary Paterson is 18 when she meets William Burke. By the end of the day she will be dead. 14:45Matthew Parris talks to Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass.
| 14:45Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke looks at the themes and structure of Tolstoy’s great novel Anna Karenina.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The quiz of cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang 15:30Leyla Kazim explores the magic of the greasy spoon.
| 15:002/12Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Tom Heap and Sepi Golzari-Munro investigate Scotland's controversial deposit return scheme
| 15:00A special visit to the Royal Mint to mark the King's coronation. 15:30Communication problems after stroke: intensive speech therapy can make all the difference.
| 15:00Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Rhondda valley in south Wales. 15:27Liz Earle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Health Partners. 15:30Johny Pitts talks to the debut novelist about The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45It's not every day a chicken appears on your step. Topical fiction, read by Tim Downie.
| 15:00Drama-doc about Jane Goodall’s pioneering work with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania.
| 15:00A powerful drama of love, desire and transgression.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A jazz musician becomes a cosmic dust hunter. 16:30Aleem Maqbool speaks to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby about the coronation.
| 16:00Dr Jenni Nuttall talks to Michael about the words used by and about women. 16:30Gillian Burke chooses the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor takes a journey through the dancefloor, from the electric slide to the tango 16:30David Olusoga reflects on his career, and comedian Nish Kumar launches a new podcast.
| 16:00Author Louise O’Neil and Sarah Peverley discuss the dark story of the Little Mermaid. 16:30What would the UK look like if it protected 30 per cent of its land and sea for nature?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a singer and actor, a broadcaster, a runner and an author. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
| 16:00Perinatal mental illness, actors Diane Ladd and Laura Dern, and Black Ops.
| 16:00Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers. 16:30Russell Davies presents a special quiz on the theme of birds.
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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 17:30Anne McElvoy presents Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00File on 4 investigates the secretive world of oil shipping 17:40The South African opera star performing at the coronation. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Nurses in England walk out in what's been described as biggest strike in pay dispute 18:305/10Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
| 18:00A leading scientist has warned about the speed artificial intelligence is advancing. 18:302/4Dawn French and Edward Rowe head up a new sketch show with a Cornish flavour.
| 18:00President Zelensky rejects Russian claim that Ukraine behind drone attack on the Kremlin 18:302/4Lemn Sissay explores what charity means when it comes to food.
| 18:00The US has denied Russian accusations that it was behind a drone attack on the Kremlin. 18:302/4Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas.
| 18:00Results from yesterday's local elections in England are coming in. 18:302/7Andy Zaltzman takes satirical aim at the week's headlines.
| 18:00Charles the Third has been crowned King. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The government has defended the police response to protests during the Coronation 18:15Jon Kay chooses his audio highlights of the week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Helen seeks distractions. 19:15Celebrating the music of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.
| 19:15Sir Lenny Henry, music from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery, publishing and net zero.
| 19:00Joy seems to have come up trumps. 19:15Writer Jack Thorne, Derek Jarman’s Blue reimagined, music for the King’s coronation.
| 19:00Lynda faces an unexpected hurdle. 19:15Playwright Jonathan Harvey, Tom Hanks’s first novel and the film Harka reviewed
| 19:00Tom gets something off his chest. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a look at the home movie.
| 19:00The South African opera star performing at the coronation. 19:15Senegalese singing star Baaba Maal on his formative influences.
| 19:00Leonard faces a crisis of confidence 19:153/6Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals. 19:451/5Ferrari's cafe. 1961. Trouble is brewing on Portobello Prom.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Len Pennie gets into the quest to take back the ultimate symbol of Scotland. 20:3050 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.
| 20:00File on 4 investigates the secretive world of oil shipping 20:40We hear how visually impaired children will be able to access King Charles's Coronation.
| 20:00Should I be a parent or a friend to my child? 20:45Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world.
| 20:00A spring offensive appears imminent but how successful will it be? 20:30An examination of the fallout from Britain's atomic testing programme, which began in 1952
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from High Lane Village Hall, Stockport. 20:50Sara Wheeler ponders what the new Carolean age will bring forth.
| 20:00Emeli Sande explores the impact of Marvin Gaye's classic 1971 album What's Going On.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience 20:30Matthew Bannister on a singer and actor, a broadcaster, a runner and an author.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Prof Ben Garrod meets conservationists with sound solutions to protect animal habitats 21:30Adam Rutherford with Karl Schlögel, Katja Hoyer and Adam Curtis
| 21:00Communication problems after stroke: intensive speech therapy can make all the difference. 21:30David Fuller was enthralled by Jordan Peterson. So how did his guru let him down?
| 21:00Tom Heap and Sepi Golzari-Munro investigate Scotland's controversial deposit return scheme 21:30David Olusoga reflects on his career, and comedian Nish Kumar launches a new podcast.
| 21:00What would the UK look like if it protected 30 per cent of its land and sea for nature? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Biblical texts and documents found in the late 1940s.
| 21:00The story of a unique wartime archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto and its recovery.
| 21:00Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian has been sent to Broadmoor. 21:45It's not every day a chicken appears on your step. Topical fiction, read by Tim Downie.
| 21:00A special visit to the Royal Mint to mark the King's coronation. 21:25Nikki Bedi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund. 21:30Short documentaries which take place under the light of the moon presented by Josie Long.
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| 22:00 | 22:00300 demonstrators arrested, 100 police injured. 22:451/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children.
| 22:00The 'godfather' of AI quits Google, warning about its dangers 22:452/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children.
| 22:00Russia claims Kyiv attempted to assassinate President Putin 22:453/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children.
| 22:00Self-styled Proud Boys were involved in rioting on Capitol Hill on January 6th 2021 22:454/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children.
| 22:00London poised for coronation of King Charles III 22:455/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Should I be a parent or a friend to my child?
| 22:00Leila Nathoo hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Professor of computational linguistics Emily M Bender chats all things bot with Michael 23:30Nick Eardley explores the future of the SNP following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon.
| 23:003/6Confessional comedy, as Stephen Mangan grills comedian Ed Byrne about his guilty secrets. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about the crisis in Sudan.
| 23:002/4Stand-up comedian Jamie MacDonald’s unique perspective on living life with his blindness. 23:155/6Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse. 23:30PMQs and all the news from Parliament.
| 23:00Coverage of the 2023 local elections in England.
| 23:00Americast delves into the issues and controversies that define the US as a nation 23:30Naomi Alderman tells the story of Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing
| 23:00The quiz of cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang 23:30Danny hosts a live episode of Uncanny recorded at UncannyCon 2023.
| 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30Something Understood - a meditative reflection, illustrated with readings and music.
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