| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women. 00:45Bells on Sunday, comes from the Abbey Church in Selby, North Yorkshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Poet Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, beginning with his Birmingham childhood. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Growing up in Birmingham he learned to hustle. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. His passion for poetry and politics grows. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. A poet yes, but a parent not to be. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Clare Chambers talks to readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer. 05:45Should egg laying hens be kept in cages? 05:57Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer. 05:45Will a new Code of Practice make a difference for tenant farmers?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer. 05:45Who should decide whether a piece of land should have legal environmental protection?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer. 05:45The relentless, grim weather is having an impact on farmers' mental health.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer. 05:45Report says extreme weather is costing Welsh farmers millions of pounds a year.
| 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 Rev Dr Bert Tosh. 05:45How a glug of olive oil can protect your heart, boost your brain, and help you live longer
| 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 Kyneburgha in Castor, Cambridgeshire 05:45A big-name hotel initially declared on their website that service dogs are not welcome.
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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 Broomway in Essex, nicknamed 'Britain's deadliest footpath'. 06:30Changes are made to the Farming Recovery Fund. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05How faith influences our perspective on the legal right to choose when and how to die. 06:35Can hill farming and conservation work together? Caz Graham finds out. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week, with William Crawley. 07:54Comedian Milton Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Chance for Childhood. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers 08:10Holy Eucharist from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral reflecting on peace 08:48Sara Wheeler reflects on being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong disability. 08:58Writer and illustrator Jackie Morris on the kittiwake cityscape.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark discusses poetry and music with Alison Balsom, Graeme Lawson and John Burnside 09:45How a mum is continuing her daughter’s kindness.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to the president of the Nuclear Institute about all things nuclear. 09:30From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets
| 09:00As midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she's confronted by a profound need for change 09:302/6Everyone at Westminster is addicted to WhatsApp. Should we be worried?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which a sex strike brings peace. 09:45How a glug of olive oil can protect your heart, boost your brain, and help you live longer
| 09:00Kirsty Wark and guests recall the BBC’s ground-breaking consumer rights show That’s Life!
| 09:00Adele Roberts is a DJ, marathon runner, and proud parent to her life-saving stoma, Audrey.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Dame Andrea Jenkyns has become the first woman to speak about being a victim of the scam.
| 10:00Emma Barnett speaks to Chioma Nnadi, the new editor of British Vogue.
| 10:00Reaction to the Cass Review which calls for changes to gender services for children
| 10:00The legendary American feminist on what the women's movement still needs to do
| 10:00Irish author Marian Keyes talks about her latest page turner, My Favourite Mistake.
| 10:00Anita says Mumbai is the LA of India but when Shaun was in LA he got lost in a showroom. 10:30The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin.
| 10:00The events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster are recalled with Kirsty Wark.
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| 11:00 | 11:00One of the largest settled Romani communities in the UK and an extraordinary cemetery 11:451/5Poet Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, beginning with his Birmingham childhood.
| 11:00Ellen and Mark explore the controversial history of UK film censorship and classification. 11:452/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Growing up in Birmingham he learned to hustle.
| 11:00Could leading weight loss company Slimming World be fuelling eating disorders? 11:453/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. His passion for poetry and politics grows.
| 11:00Conductor and pianist Sir Antonio Pappano on his formative cultural influences. 11:454/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet.
| 11:00Jaega Wise explores the history of the birthday cake, including tips from Dame Mary Berry 11:455/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. A poet yes, but a parent not to be.
| 11:00How one community dentist is navigating the biggest crisis in dentistry in a generation. 11:30Ten years after being kidnapped, the Chibok schoolgirls struggle to get support.
| 11:00There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah, and alarm bells ring for Lilian.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04New data from buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna suggests 95% of purchases were paid on time 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can you afford to retire? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The cold callers that sound like your mobile phone company but aren't! 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore found a gap in the beauty market. 12:32Why did the video sharing platform Vine end up... toast? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The clash between the rights of LGBT people and freedom to express Christian views. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Carers who work may be forced to reduce their hours due to limits on how much they earn. 12:305/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Beyoncé, the first black woman to top the Billboard Country Chart with Cowboy Carter. 12:302/6How does a Police Officer deal with anger? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45The global obsession with Everest, from those who have been to the top.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45'I heard the rumble of the avalanche. This one just felt different.’
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45A high-altitude helicopter rescue begins, after an avalanche above Everest Base Camp.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Grief turns to anger in the sherpa community, after a deadly avalanche.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Is Everest still an adventure?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Halifax Minster in West Yorkshire.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Mike Thomson looks at Haiti's long descent into anarchy.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kate makes a promise she may not be able to keep 14:15By Siân Owen. One mum’s struggle to connect to her severely deaf baby son.
| 14:15Comedy. Stonemason Bill Mason is the new master mason. Or is he? By Lizzy Mansfield.
| 14:15Monologue about a theatre-loving teenager in the 1960s, whose father disappears...
| 14:00There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah. 14:15Theatre-mad Matthew ponders his father's mysterious disappearance.
| 14:00Fallon calls in reinforcements. 14:154/5Nat discovers that everything is connected. But have they run out of time? 14:45How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now?
| 14:00Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities 14:45Alarm bells ring for Lilian.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher’s 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Sir Bruce Forsyth, nominated by political writer and broadcaster Steve Richards. 15:30Johnny Smythe, one of the first West African RAF airmen, navigates a terrifying flight.
| 15:00Alan Dein scours the internet to find the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. 15:30How faith influences our perspective on the legal right to choose when and how to die.
| 15:00Bills, budgeting and getting better deals, we look at how to take control of your money. 15:30How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
| 15:00Helen Mark explores the Broomway in Essex, nicknamed 'Britain's deadliest footpath'. 15:27Artist Gary Mansfield makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Koestler Arts. 15:30Andrea Catherwood with your views on the need for uplifting radio and the end of Long Wave
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45In a new story by Naomi Wood a woman turns to an AI dating coach to mend her broken heart.
| 15:002/2. Archie secret meetings with Christina Elliot arouse the interest of Frank Innes.
| 15:001/2Rosamunde Pilcher's bestselling saga. The story of one family's passions and heartbreaks.
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| 16:00 | 16:00How much of a shock will affordable electric vehicles from China give European car makers? 16:30Exploring why Van Morrison's iconic song means so much to so many.
| 16:001/2Benjamin Zephaniah brings us his personal take on Percy Shelley's work. 16:30David and Simon discuss how to get your point across with the RMT's Mick Lynch.
| 16:00Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform
| 16:00What do we know about Hamas after 6 months of war with Israel? 16:30Bird flu has infected cows for the first time. Should we be worried?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a physicist, a playwright, a journalist and a singer. 16:30As midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she's confronted by a profound need for change
| 16:00Why 883 creatives have signed an open letter in support of actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers
| 16:00Percival Everett talks about his new novel, James, a retelling of Huckleberry Finn. 16:30The contest of wordplay and cryptic connections chaired by Kirsty Lang
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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. 17:30Why did the video sharing platform Vine end up... toast? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The story of how disposable nappies were invented. 17:10One of the largest settled Romani communities in the UK and an extraordinary cemetery 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Benjamin Netanyahu is also facing calls to mount a major assault on Rafah in Gaza 18:302/6How does a Police Officer deal with anger?
| 18:00A group of more than 2000 older women won the first climate change case at the ECHR 18:304/4Americana special, with guest star Morgana Robinson.
| 18:00It reviewed gender services for children and young people in England and Wales 18:302/6Paul Merton talks to Hannah Fry to find out what she would send to Room 101.
| 18:00The former American football star was controversially cleared of killing his former wife 18:30The story of Ashley, a tall comedian who loves William Shatner and hates textured fabrics.
| 18:00She said if she had committed a criminal offence she would step down 18:305/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Australia's Prime Minister praises those who tried to stop a knife attack in Sydney. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00World leaders have condemned Tehran's strikes but called for restraint. 18:15Shari Vahl chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay
| 19:15Nathan Hill on his novel Wellness. Plus singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers.
| 19:00There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah. 19:15Movie icon Anna May Wong, folk musician Martin Simpson and funding classical music
| 19:00Fallon calls in reinforcements. 19:15Ranjit Singh at the Wallace collection and the BAFTA games awards
| 19:00Alarm bells ring for Lilian. 19:15Ellen and Mark explore Patricia Highsmith's Ripley and other social strivers on screen.
| 19:00Beyoncé, the first black woman to top the Billboard Country Chart with Cowboy Carter. 19:15Conductor and pianist Sir Antonio Pappano on his formative cultural influences.
| 19:00Kate attempts to be diplomatic. 19:15The London nail bombings of 1999 viewed through some of the striking images of the events. 19:45Ella investigates a possible reason behind the common drive to put our lives at risk.
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| 20:00 | 20:00David Aaronovitch and guests ask whether the state pension is sustainable in the long term 20:30The story of the last 200 years of dinosaur science.
| 20:00Could leading weight loss company Slimming World be fuelling eating disorders? 20:40A big-name hotel initially declared on their website that service dogs are not welcome.
| 20:00The UK countryside is very white, but is it racist? 20:45A climate scientist who shocked the world and provoked a scandal.
| 20:00Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Halifax Minster in West Yorkshire. 20:50Sara Wheeler reflects on being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong disability.
| 20:00Pete Waterman marks the 75th anniversary of the 7" single.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood with your views on the need for uplifting radio and the end of Long Wave 20:30Matthew Bannister on a physicist, a playwright, a journalist and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Kirsty Wark discusses poetry and music with Alison Balsom, Graeme Lawson and John Burnside 21:45How a mum is continuing her daughter’s kindness.
| 21:00Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico. 21:30The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions.
| 21:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to the president of the Nuclear Institute about all things nuclear. 21:30From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Ella investigates a possible reason behind the common drive to put our lives at risk.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests look at ideas about change: political, climate, personal.
| 21:002/6Joni signs the papers to place her daughter for adoption, and leaves Canada for the USA. 21:302/6Everyone at Westminster is addicted to WhatsApp. Should we be worried?
| 21:00Carers who work may be forced to reduce their hours due to limits on how much they earn. 21:25Comedian Milton Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Chance for Childhood. 21:30Ten years after being kidnapped, the Chibok schoolgirls struggle to get support.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a date has been set for invasion of Rafah. 22:451/10Eilish Stack is shocked to find the police on her doorstep.
| 22:00We get a response to the foreign secretary from a leading Republican congressman. 22:452/10Eilish searches for her husband.
| 22:00Cass Review calls for adolescent gender services to match the standards of other NHS care 22:453/10A letter for her eldest son brings a new threat to Eilish’s family.
| 22:00The NFL star was controversially acquitted of murder in 1995 22:454/10Eilish takes action to protect her eldest child.
| 22:00Inquest finds that the IRA killed 10 men in County Armagh in 1976 22:455/10The Stack family’s home is attacked.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise explores the history of the birthday cake, including tips from Dame Mary Berry
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the crisis in the Middle East and the Rwanda plan.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/6When Jake goes on the run from a shadowy organisation, only his sister Maya can save him. 23:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
| 23:004/6It's comedian Maisie Adam's turn to share her guilty secrets with Stephen Mangan. 23:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
| 23:00Comedian and gadget nerd Aurie Styla takes an autobiographical look at technology history. 23:15Stand up series from about strong women, quite literally - women weightlifters. 23:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
| 23:00Nick asks whether politicians are being honest about the state of the national finances. 23:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
| 23:00The former president has angered some Republicans with his stance. 23:30Michael Symmons Roberts celebrates John Donne’s great poem of spring, Love’s Growth.
| 23:002/6Is Mercury hotter than Rio? 23:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with Kirsty Lang
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which a sex strike brings peace. 23:45In a new story by Naomi Wood a woman turns to an AI dating coach to mend her broken heart.
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