| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Fashion Re-imagined: how might we create a more equitable industry? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Margaret’s Church in Ipswich, Suffolk 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Helen Czerski's illuminating new book on how the ocean works. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Helen Czerski's new book on how the ocean works considers how its shape is formed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Helen Czerski asks how ocean dwellers stay hydrated despite their salty environment? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Physicist Helen Czerski new book introduces us to the wonders in the ocean's depths. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Helen Czerski new book considers the relationship between humans and the ocean. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Damian Barr considers autofiction, the literary lovechild of memoir and fiction. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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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 weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45Water scarcity in Scotland. Food inspections at Felixstowe Port. Gene editing. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the great bustard.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45Government rural action plan. And gene editing: campaigners' concerns. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45Future Countryside Conference. Gene-edited wheat. 05:58Writer Hugh Thomson discusses his love of the wood pigeon song in an English woodland.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45Why declining insect populations are a risk to UK food security. 05:58David Rothenberg, best known for his interest in animal sounds, on the brown thrasher.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45How have global wheat prices been affected by the news of the Ukrainian breached dam? 05:58Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie 05:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: Bottle Alley in Hastings.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43This week's Bells on Sunday, comes from St Margaret’s Church in Tanfield, County Durham. 05:45The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet’s WhatsApp messages.
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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. 06:07Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames 06:30Ukraine dam breach, combine challenge, rural action plan, gene editing, insect decline. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05John McCarthy reflects on the feeling of euphoria and where it comes from. 06:35Brett Westwood explores our relationship with one of our closest neighbours, the louse. 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan takes a look at some of the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10Live from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, with The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. 08:48Zoe Strimpel on the perils of treating youth as a commodity. 08:58David Attenborough presents the glossy ibis.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with Theresa MacPhail, James Kinross and Johnny Drain. 09:451/5Helen Czerski's illuminating new book on how the ocean works.
| 09:00From landslides to tornadoes, Bruce Malamud talks modelling risk and multi-hazard cascades 09:30The culture of the beauty industry and our attitude to ageing. 09:452/5Helen Czerski's new book on how the ocean works considers how its shape is formed.
| 09:00Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance? 09:30Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: Bottle Alley in Hastings. 09:453/5Helen Czerski asks how ocean dwellers stay hydrated despite their salty environment?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written 09:454/5Physicist Helen Czerski new book introduces us to the wonders in the ocean's depths.
| 09:00Jeremy Bowen, journalist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Helen Czerski new book considers the relationship between humans and the ocean.
| 09:00The actor, memoirist and ‘woman relishing Old Rage’ Dame Sheila Hancock on her career.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Sunday Times' Christina Lamb on the women involved in the war effort in Ukraine.
| 10:00Four-time Grammy award nominated singer Candi Staton.
| 10:00Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee on her new book.
| 10:00Former Eternal singer Louise Redknapp celebrates 30 years in music.
| 10:00The tennis player turned Wimbledon presenter on retiring from her long career in sport.
| 10:00Craig tempts Shaun with incredible food and culture, but what about the Snake Temple? 10:30The hypnotic beauty of a Tin Pan Alley song made famous by 1950s group The Flamingos.
| 10:00Things get desperate at Bridge Farm, and Brian has the rug pulled from under him.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Robert and Jennifer Beckford argue the pros and cons of Windrush 75 years on. 11:30Ben Chu pulls back the curtain on private equity.
| 11:00A team of top scientists ask where Covid came from. But can they trust data from China? 11:30You’re invited to an open mic in the Middle Ages.
| 11:00Josiah Wedgwood, 18th-century polymath potter and the tragic recent history of his company 11:30Major Charity Adams arrives in Birmingham, England, to sort out an enormous problem.
| 11:00Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft – and risking their lives in the process. 11:30The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 11:00How government attempts to get disabled people into work had tragic consequences. 11:301/4Award-winning comedy. Bill Nighy returns as the actor cum amateur detective.
| 11:00Steve Richards and guests analyse the dramatic resignation of Boris Johnson. 11:30A new clampdown on poppy growing hits some of Afghanistan's poorest farmers.
| 11:15Claudia Rankine, poet, 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. 12:04Energy meter tampering is on the rise and it's costing us all money. 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. 12:04Today we're asking - how are interest rate rises affecting you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The rising cost of care. Co-working spaces. Shortage of clock and watch repairers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04We meet couple behind the cult millennial cooking pan that's taken social media by storm. 12:32Do fabrics that promise to wick away sweat and keep you comfy whatever the weather work? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Matthew Sweet investigates the history of the Great Outdoors. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What to do when your personal details are stolen. 12:307/7Andy Zaltzman takes aim at the week's headlines. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:32Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed at home and nursery in the early years 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Rhosygilwen in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire.
| 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 their inner lives.
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| 14:00 | 14:00The drama continues at Home Farm. 14:15Composer Errollyn Wallen reveals her formative influences and experiences.
| 14:00Things get desperate at Bridge Farm. 14:15Though an American citizen, Elena realizes that her Mexican parents are no longer safe.
| 14:00Justin spies an opportunity. 14:15The young Oscar Wilde embarks on an American tour, determined to find fame. By Marcy Kahan
| 14:00Tom reaches the end of his tether. 14:15Three-part undercover detective series written by Cath Staincliffe.
| 14:00Brian has the rug pulled from under him. 14:152/5A lone drifter wanders onto the forecourt. The stakes are about to get very high indeed. 14:45Jayde Adams and Isy Suttie dive into the world of community apps and messageboards.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 14:00We dig into the GQT archives for an allotment advice special. 14:45John Yorke delves into Tim Winton’s beloved novel Cloudstreet, published in 1991.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections 15:30From Nobel winners to great innovators, Dan Saladino explores prize-winning food ideas.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries that begin with an ending. 15:30In Jazz Age USA, the wealthy political elite embrace eugenic ideas with gusto.
| 15:00What's happening in the housing market and how does it impact you? 15:30Two of the most senior leaders in the field discuss the future of mental health support.
| 15:00Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames 15:27Catriona Balfe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. 15:30James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
| 15:00We dig into the GQT archives for an allotment advice special. 15:45A mother and daughter try to make it through the airport in time to catch their flight.
| 15:00Penelope Wilton and Harriet Walter in a comedy drama about Geoffrey Howe's resignation.
| 15:001/3Out of separate catastrophes two families end up sharing a crumbling pile - Cloudstreet.
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| 16:00 | 16:00How government attempts to get disabled people into work had tragic consequences. 16:30Aleks seeks out the last people selling, and experimenting with, floppy disks.
| 16:00The Parole Board's record of public protection; spouses abandoned overseas; AI and the law 16:30The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives. 16:30Lucy Williamson reveals the story behind her interview with the controversial influencer.
| 16:00Author Damian Barr and podcaster Meff discuss 80s classic She Ra. 16:30In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an SAS veteran, a geographer, a labourer and a songwriter. 16:30Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance?
| 16:00We discuss the rescue efforts in Ukraine after Tuesday’s breach of the Kakhovka Dam.
| 16:00Johny Pitts talks to Leila Slimani about her new novel Watch Us Dance. 16:30Poet Liz Berry traces the story of her great aunt, who was sent to Canada in 1908.
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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 17:30How has Baroness Louise Casey become one of the most influential people in the country? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00The story of one community marred by antisocial behaviour - and their fight for better. 17:40The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet’s WhatsApp messages. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00But it's still not clear whether the long-expected counter-offensive has begun 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00Prince Harry gave evidence in support of a privacy case against Mirror Group Newspapers 18:303/4This episode Olga tackles friendship.
| 18:00Emergency services are searching around 30 submerged towns and villages to rescue people 18:303/6Paul Merton interviews Steph McGovern about her pet hates and worst nightmares.
| 18:00Kyiv says people stranded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have come under fire 18:302/6Desperate for a mortgage, Gideon places his faith in a football hooligan called Spud.
| 18:00The former prime minister put forward allies including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel 18:307/7Andy Zaltzman takes aim at the week's headlines.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Scotland's former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested by police 18:15Rachel Parris chooses her audio highlights of the week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Things get desperate at Bridge Farm. 19:15Author Maggie O’Farrell, new opera Giant, and has creativity been co-opted by consumerism?
| 19:00Justin spies an opportunity. 19:15Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe and the rise of the understudy.
| 19:00Tom reaches the end of his tether. 19:15Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake, the Liverpool Biennial and Dario Fo's work having a moment.
| 19:00Brian has the rug pulled from under him. 19:15Gaming as spectator sport plus reviews of film Chevalier and TV comedy Significant Other.
| 19:00Lee takes a massive step. 19:15Bassoonist Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins help add the first five tracks.
| 19:00The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet’s WhatsApp messages. 19:15Artist Jeremy Deller discusses his career and creative influences with John Wilson.
| 19:152/4Ashley recalls how the Blakers came to adopt a girl with Down Syndrome. 19:451/5An original short story for radio by the author of Cursed Bread and The Water Cure.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Josiah Wedgwood, 18th-century polymath potter and the tragic recent history of his company 20:30Do boycotts lead to change or are they lazy activism? David Baker investigates
| 20:00The story of one community marred by antisocial behaviour - and their fight for better. 20:40We discuss gender balance and disability inclusion within the music industry.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00The Parole Board's record of public protection; spouses abandoned overseas; AI and the law 20:30Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Rhosygilwen in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire. 20:50Zoe Strimpel on the perils of treating youth as a commodity.
| 20:00Music critic Ann Powers reflects on time spent with Prince in his Hollywood mansion.
| 20:00Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance? 20:30Matthew Bannister on an SAS veteran, a geographer, a labourer and a songwriter.
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| 21:00 | 21:00As a deadly new virus starts spreading in Wuhan, China, so do rumours about a lab there. 21:30Adam Rutherford with Theresa MacPhail, James Kinross and Johnny Drain.
| 21:00Two of the most senior leaders in the field discuss the future of mental health support. 21:30From landslides to tornadoes, Bruce Malamud talks modelling risk and multi-hazard cascades
| 21:00In Jazz Age USA, the wealthy political elite embrace eugenic ideas with gusto. 21:30Lucy Williamson reveals the story behind her interview with the controversial influencer.
| 21:00In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
| 21:00Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 21:003/5A Cut Above by Marcia Layne. Third drama in Stone series created by Danny Brocklehurst. 21:45A mother and daughter try to make it through the airport in time to catch their flight.
| 21:00What to do when your personal details are stolen. 21:25Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. 21:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00We assess the state of play and the state of mind in Kyiv and Moscow. 22:456/10Tan Twan Eng's new novel of love and betrayal set in 1920s Penang.
| 22:00Russia and Ukraine blame each other for collapse of dam in Kherson region 22:457/10A new novel from the acclaimed author of The Garden of Evening Mists, set in 1920s Penang.
| 22:00We hear a boat's eye view of the impact of the dam collapse on the city of Kherson. 22:458/10The next in Tan Twan Eng's new novel set in 1920s Malaysia.
| 22:00US and UK leaders agree to a deal called the Atlantic declaration 22:459/10A new novel from the author of The Garden of Evening Mists, set in 1920s Penang.
| 22:00Boris Johnson says he has been forced out of Parliament by Partygate report 22:4510/10The final part of Tan Twan Eng's haunting new novel set in 1920s Penang.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Bassoonist Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins help add the first five tracks.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present the comedy panel show about film. 23:30Sean Curran reports as the home secretary updates MPs on how her migration policy is going
| 23:00India Rakusen explores ancient connections between nature and the idea of magic. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Comedian Twayna Mayne explores the story of her identity as a Black British Woman 23:153/4John is in a ponderous mood, contemplating life as time goes by. 23:30Sean Curran reports on a PMQs dominated by arguments over the Covid inquiry.
| 23:00Rylan talks to interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Anti-wokers, Chris Christie (again), and Mike Pence on a Harley-Davidson. 23:30Mark D'Arcy asks if the government is bypassing Parliament over slow walking protests.
| 23:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections 23:30A student makes contact with a paranormal entity… and then it starts calling him.
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