| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/6Phil Tinline explores the role of conspiracy, and conspiracy theory, in British politics. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Sheffield. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Does genius deserve special dispensation? What do we do with the art of monstrous men? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5We know too much about the lives of the artists, writers, musicians whose work we love. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The past is another country, we know better now. Complacent judgements and other dilemmas. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5What happens when the monstrous male artist silences his female rival? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Female artists yearn to allow creative ambition to trump motherhood. Is that monstrous? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Roger’s guest is children’s writer Michael Morpurgo. 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.
| 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 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Seasonal migrant workers who pick our veg speak out about 'shocking' working conditions. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove has a call like a bored footie fan.
| 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 Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45The Woodland Trust is calling for a billion pounds to rescue England's ancient woodlands. 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines defends the bullfinch's feeding habits.
| 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 Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Climate Change Committee less confident about net zero goals than it was a year ago. 05:58Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke enjoys red kites sky dancing overhead.
| 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 Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45Welsh Agriculture Bill voted in by the Senedd, what will it mean for farmers in Wales? 05:58Brian Briggs, formerly of the band Stornoway, recalls the song of the chaffinch.
| 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 Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh 05:45A review into labour shortages in the food supply chain is about to be published. 05:58Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a party of ringed plovers on a beach.
| 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 Yousra Samir Imran. 05:45Richard King meets Ellie Deas in Anstruther harbour.
| 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 the medieval parish church of St Mary’s Dennington in Suffolk. 05:45Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu.
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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. 06:07Ali Allen takes Clare for a sunny hike near Kington or, as she calls it, WalKington 06:30A review into labour shortages in the food supply chain identifies critical issues. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Remona Aly explores the turbulent relationship between Islam and the female singing voice. 06:35Brett Westwood explores how fragments from other worlds have influenced our lives. 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 some of the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Author and journalist Christina Lamb makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Street Child. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10A service with music from the recent Sing! The Great Commission Conference in Belfast. 08:48AL Kennedy ponders how we deal with a never-ending cycle of bad news. 08:58David Attenborough presents the raven.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Ed Conway, Aarathi Prasad and Jamie Fraser. 09:451/5Does genius deserve special dispensation? What do we do with the art of monstrous men?
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili hears how light can be used to access the internet. 09:30Lois Pryce talks to Ian Marchant about acceptance in the face of a cancer diagnosis. 09:452/5We know too much about the lives of the artists, writers, musicians whose work we love.
| 09:00Will Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation happen? 09:30Richard King meets Ellie Deas in Anstruther harbour. 09:453/5The past is another country, we know better now. Complacent judgements and other dilemmas.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest planet in our solar system. 09:454/5What happens when the monstrous male artist silences his female rival?
| 09:00Kate Mosse, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life. With Lauren Laverne. 09:455/5Female artists yearn to allow creative ambition to trump motherhood. Is that monstrous?
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The feminist rock band The Nova Twins on holding the music industry to account.
| 10:00Archie Panjabi, award winning star of the Good Wife, on her latest TV role, Hijack
| 10:00Actor Rosamund Pike discusses her new radio role - Connie, a woman who fakes her own death
| 10:00Women's World Champion WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley on her meteoric rise to the top.
| 10:00Award-winning actress Olivia Colman on working with a domestic violence prevention charity
| 10:00Jon takes Shaun on a road with incredible views and equally incredible drops off the cliff 10:30Stories of personal connection to Tracy Chapman's hit song.
| 10:00Helen has a new determination and questions are raised about the charging station.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Clive Myrie hosts a discussion with the Beckfords and others on the legacy of Windrush. 11:30Are younger workers asking too much from their employers, or changing work for the better?
| 11:00The lab leak theory goes mainstream. How safe are top-security laboratories? 11:30Zakia Sewell examines what we mean by 'taste'.
| 11:00The sex scandals that shook the world of K-pop. 11:30Why was George Takei and his family imprisoned without trial in 1942?
| 11:00The Wagner mercenaries' mutiny in Russia ended quickly, but what does it say about Russia? 11:30Two science writers on the books they recommend.
| 11:00Halving inflation by the end of the year was meant to be easy. Why is it proving so hard? 11:304/4Award-winning comedy: Bill Nighy returns as the actor cum amateur detective.
| 11:00George Parker of the FT assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Lebanon and Jordan fight a tide of smuggled tablets of an illegal and addictive compound.
| 11:15Stanley Tucci, actor, 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. 12:04We investigate complaints about solar panel installer Green Energy Together. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Today we're asking: what's the motor trade like right now in your experience? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Energy bills, gambling exclusions and uninsured scooters. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:32Are biodegradable dog poo bags the best thing since sliced bread? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04American satirist Joe Queenan (b1950) addresses the faults and failings of a generation. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04As mortgage costs rise, why aren’t savings rates rising as fast? 12:303/6After the attempted coup in Russia, insurrection comes to Britain. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:045/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:32The new campaign to make wild venison a mainstay for British meat eaters. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:451/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:452/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:453/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:454/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body with help from the animal kingdom.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:455/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow.
| 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 | 14:00Eddie has a trick up his sleeve. 14:151/3Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. By Carol Russell
| 14:00Helen has a new determination. 14:152/3Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. By Roy Williams.
| 14:00Ruth proves to be a friend indeed. 14:153/3The epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. It's 1973.
| 14:00Justin is feeling confident. 14:15Tense drama set in a Liverpool housing association call centre over one hectic night shift
| 14:00Questions are raised about the charging station. 14:155/5Tonight, Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station. 14:45Nicolae Ceausescu controlled Romania through his feared secret police - the Securitate.
| 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.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30On the trail of the pioneers bringing Italian-style agritourism to the UK.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries on the flow of stories through and around people. 15:30Mendel's insights are taken up by the eugenicists.
| 15:00How are young people coping during the cost of living? 15:30Winners announced in the All in the Mind Awards for groups, individuals and professionals.
| 15:00Ali Allen takes Clare for a sunny hike near Kington or, as she calls it, WalKington 15:27Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Bicycle Relief UK. 15:30Jenny Erpenbeck talks to Octavia Bright about her novel Kairos.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:451/3Georgia's restaurant struggles as the cost of ingredients goes through the roof.
| 15:00Born Elizabeth in 1912, Ewan Forbes defends his claim to the family baronetcy as heir-male
| 15:00Tanika Gupta's thrilling science fiction drama developed through OKRE Experimental Stories
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| 16:00 | 16:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Harry Hill to look at diet and nutrition. 16:30Aleks Krotoski looks at the digital world and those quitting it and dropping out.
| 16:00Nick Wallis continues his investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal. 16:30Two science writers on the books they recommend.
| 16:00The Wagner mutiny shakes Putin’s grip on the narrative. 16:30How Yevgeny Prigozhin used Telegram to announce his rebellion.
| 16:00Mel Giedroyc explores Snow White, Disney's first feature film. 16:30Temperatures are soaring. But is there anything we can do to prepare for the heat?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a baroness, a football manager, a conservationist and a politician. 16:30Will Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation happen?
| 16:00Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman on working with a domestic violence prevention charity.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George. 16:30With poet, playwright and librettist Rommi Smith.
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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 17:30Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00File on 4 investigates the UK's first conviction for organ harvesting. 17:40Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The leader of the Wagner mercenaries who marched on Moscow, says it was a protest 18:305/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00The nurses' strike in England is over, after the RCN union failed to secure a mandate 18:30Janey doesn’t know how long she’s got left, so she’s telling ALL the jokes!
| 18:00Thames Water says it's in talks to secure extra funding 18:306/6Paul Merton interviews Julian Clary about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
| 18:00The Court of Appeal ruled the plan was unlawful and could breach human rights 18:305/6Tony decides the family should go for a digital detox weekend in Wales.
| 18:00Ministers say they will create tens of thousands of new jobs for doctors and nurses. 18:303/6After the attempted coup in Russia, insurrection comes to Britain.
| 18:00President Macron postpones state visit to Germany after four nights of rioting 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00There's been widespread condemnation of attempts to set fire to the home a mayor in Paris 18:15Nikki Bedi chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Helen has a new determination. 19:15Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees, Naples Museum of Archaeology.
| 19:00Ruth proves to be a friend indeed. 19:15Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, and Ray BLK on her acting role in Champion.
| 19:00Justin is feeling confident. 19:15Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan Llŷr Thomas sings live
| 19:00Questions are raised about the charging station. 19:15Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A
| 19:00Tom makes a surprising offer. 19:15Anna Phoebe and Neil Brand add the next five tracks to the playlist.
| 19:00Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out if we should be worried about supervolcanoes.
| 19:00Brad has a crisis of confidence. 19:15Comedian Jon Long teams up with scientist Dr Tara Shine for the eco-comedy magazine show. 19:454/5An original short story for radio. Written by Lara Barbier, and read by Alex Tregear.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The sex scandals that shook the world of K-pop. 20:30Is society stacked against single people? Ant Adeane investigates.
| 20:00File on 4 investigates the UK's first conviction for organ harvesting. 20:40We discuss a potential solution to telling multiple organisations about your access needs.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Halving inflation by the end of the year was meant to be easy. Why is it proving so hard? 20:30Evan Davis interviews Dame Sharon White, chair of the John Lewis Partnership.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow. 20:50AL Kennedy ponders how we deal with a never-ending cycle of bad news.
| 20:00In the near future, Paul Farley finds that he is the last person on the planet.
| 20:00Will Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation happen? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a baroness, a football manager, a conservationist and a politician.
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| 21:00 | 21:00A World Health Organization team heads to Wuhan. Will they find the truth? 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Ed Conway, Aarathi Prasad and Jamie Fraser.
| 21:00Winners announced in the All in the Mind Awards for groups, individuals and professionals. 21:30The Wagner mutiny shakes Putin’s grip on the narrative.
| 21:00Mendel's insights are taken up by the eugenicists. 21:30How Yevgeny Prigozhin used Telegram to announce his rebellion.
| 21:00Temperatures are soaring. But is there anything we can do to prepare for the heat? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest planet in our solar system.
| 21:00Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
| 21:001/10Toby Jones plays the now ennobled but corrupt MP, Sir Joseph Olinska. 21:452/8Jon Holmes's current affairs concept album remixes news into award winning noise shapes.
| 21:00As mortgage costs rise, why aren’t savings rates rising as fast? 21:25Author and journalist Christina Lamb makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Street Child. 21:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Should western allies be prepared for chaos and instability in Russia? 22:45A diagnosis makes Connie face her past life in NYC and why she faked her death after 9/11.
| 22:00Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock criticises the UK's pandemic planning before Covid 22:45Connie starts therapy and delves into her past to see where it all went wrong with Drew.
| 22:00The company is in £14bn of debt 22:45Claire shaves Connie’s hair, evoking memories of Emily's first job and marital breakdown.
| 22:00Police confront protestors and violence breaks out on the streets of Paris 22:45Wig-shopping with Claire causes Connie to recall how fate stepped in to ruin her marriage.
| 22:00Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager. 22:45The pressure of Connie's past forces her to come clean.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Anna Phoebe and Neil Brand add the next five tracks to the playlist.
| 22:00Leila Nathoo hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as foreign secretary James Cleverly updates MPs on events in Russia.
| 23:00What is magic? And what lies behind the power of a spell? 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs demand answers over the cost of the illegal migration policy.
| 23:00Comedian Maisie Adam talks about her love of football ahead of the Women's World Cup 2023. 23:152/8Jon Holmes's current affairs concept album remixes news into award winning noise shapes. 23:30Highlights from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Rylan talks to male supermodel and entrepreneur, David Gandy. 23:30Reaction to the Rwanda ruling.
| 23:00Is this the most divisive issue in American politics? 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on defence, artificial intelligence and William Shakespeare.
| 23:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 23:30Two yeti enthusiasts search for the mythical creature to find out if it really exists.
| 23:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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