| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of St Matthew in Blackmoor Hampshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5D-Day has begun and troops battle ferociously on the beaches for a foothold on the coast. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5After landing, Allied troops try to find their way back together behind enemy lines. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5The ferocious Battle for Normandy rages on, and memories turn to those who were lost. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Octavia Bright talks to Maggie Nelson about Like Love. 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 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45The story of Britain's D-Day farms. 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 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45A defence of National Parks against criticism that they are environmental 'dead zones'.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Arguments hot up around a new National Park for Scotland.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45A Welsh cheesemaker founded five years ago has announced it cannot continue.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45House prices in some rural and coastal areas may fall as new planning laws come into force
| 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45How volunteering could lower your cholesterol and help you stay healthy for 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 St Augustine, West Monkton in Somerset. 05:45The problems blind people face in accessing live or recorded performances.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Martha’s mother talks about the new system for second opinions. Plus election latest.
| 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.
| 06:00Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour shadow minister Darren Jones, Lib Dems and Reform UK.
| 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. 06:07Martha Kearney explores the history of the Shivering Sands sea forts off the Kent coast. 06:30New rules on second homes, National Parks, Welsh dairy. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Garden Utopias: from the suburban privet hedge to guerrilla gardening. 06:35Helen Mark meets a grandfather and grandson who make honey and rent out hives in Armagh. 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. 07:54Disability advocate Shani Dhanda makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ADD International 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 08:10Live from Portsmouth Cathedral - marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 08:48Mark Damazer on elections and the tricky business of political language. 08:58Zoologist and television presenter Megan McCubbin is enchanted by corncrakes.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark swaps Bible stories with Marilynne Robinson, Naomi Alderman and Malika Booker 09:45How a community came together when their local tip was shut to open a sustainable shop.
| 09:00Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl. 09:30The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
| 09:00Is the UK economy growing faster than Germany, France and the US? 09:30Rob Lawrie and Sue Mitchell watch on as smugglers arrange a crossing in the dead of night.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great figures in the history of political ideas 09:45How volunteering could lower your cholesterol and help you stay healthy for longer.
| 09:00John Boyne, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Fashion designer, entrepreneur and Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant.
| 09:00We examine the ceasefire proposals unveiled by the US, and their chances of working.
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| 10:00 | 10:00From inspirational goddesses to 60s icons, what is a muse and what's it like to be one?
| 10:00The actor and writer on starring in Sister Act and writing the Gavin and Stacey finale
| 10:00The writer of Hadestown performs one of the songs from her hit musical.
| 10:00Will women find access to weight loss drugs gets harder?
| 10:00Exploring the role of Stormy Daniels, the woman at the centre of Trump's hush money trial.
| 10:00Shady trees, jazz, the origins of human history and THE place for coffee. 10:304/7Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.
| 10:00Rebel Wilson, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How can we stop overtourism and protect the planet from its impact on the environment? 11:451/5The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart.
| 11:00Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could. 11:452/5By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins.
| 11:00The programme claiming to retrain patients' brains to stop long Covid symptoms. 11:453/5D-Day has begun and troops battle ferociously on the beaches for a foothold on the coast.
| 11:00Writer Zadie Smith reveals her formative cultural experiences and influences. 11:454/5After landing, Allied troops try to find their way back together behind enemy lines.
| 11:00Jaega Wise meets Hollywood actor Danny Trejo to talk family, prison, addiction and tacos. 11:455/5The ferocious Battle for Normandy rages on, and memories turn to those who were lost.
| 11:00"The north London heroin trade is almost folklore at this stage." 11:30Haitians fear their plight is being forgotten as they wait for the return of law and order
| 11:00Jakob has bad news to impart, and Freddie hatches a plan.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is working from home ushering in a return of the suburban pub? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: Are you spending less money in towns and city centres and more locally? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How the cost of living crisis is impacting family planning. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04After global success in fashion and design, he’s now restyling charity shops. Find out why 12:32Is it worth paying more for premium car tyres? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Should meat and dairy be taken off menus to help save the planet from climate change? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How pensions took centre stage in the first week of election campaigning. 12:306/6As always, the team treat all the political parties with equal contempt. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The most iconic work of screenwriter, Alan Bleasdale, is being re-imagined for the stage. 12:303/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Nato's secretary general calls for allied weapons to be used inside Russia. 13:45People have called him Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems.
| 13:00The Conservatives promise to raise the tax-free pension allowance if they win the election 13:45Ittai Gradel discovers a seemingly endless supply of precious gemstones.
| 13:00Diane Abbott's political career hangs in the balance - will she stand for Labour again? 13:45For Ittai, the clues finally fall into place. Has he identified the thief?
| 13:00Union boss Matt Wrack urges Labour's leader to allow Diane Abbott to stand for election. 13:45Ittai is convinced he has found his thief, but not everyone is so sure.
| 13:00The US presidential contender called it a ‘disgrace’, but will his campaign be affected? 13:45A story of history disregarded, beauty destroyed, and trust betrayed.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:15Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Shiplake Memorial Hall in Oxfordshire.
| 13:00We look at solutions to improve the childcare system ahead of the general election. 13:30The scientific mission that ensured the success of the D-Day landings.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Harrison has some making up to do. 14:15Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.
| 14:00There’s a crisis at Casey Meats. 14:15By Helen Cross. Real-life stories and drama marking 50 years since the Nypro disaster.
| 14:00Jakob has bad news to impart. 14:153/5Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun.
| 14:15What happens when teenagers stop going to school, living life online from their bedrooms?
| 14:151/5Thriller by Matthew Broughton. Strange medical cases are breaking out in a remote village. 14:45Lullabies might seem soft, but what are the hidden powers and potential of music?
| 14:15Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
| 14:00Kathy and the panel are in Cheshire West to solve the audience's gardening conundrums. 14:45John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Mary Portas chooses the founder of The Body Shop Dame Anita Roddick as her Great Life. 15:30How Britain’s top female codebreaker played a crucial role in Allied victory.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost. 15:30Garden Utopias: from the suburban privet hedge to guerrilla gardening.
| 15:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: Can AI look after me in old age?
| 15:00Martha Kearney explores the history of the Shivering Sands sea forts off the Kent coast. 15:27Founder of Breck Foundation Lorin LaFave makes the Radio 4 Appeal. 15:30Joshua Reno talks about how Charlie, his non verbal-autistic son, communicates with him.
| 15:00Kathy and the panel are in Cheshire West to solve the audience's gardening conundrums. 15:45A Belfast man inspires his young granddaughter to see the world differently.
| 15:152/2Brief Lives signs off after 15 years. Starring David Schofield and Kathryn Hunt.
| 15:002/2A lost classic of Scottish literature full of kidnap, romance and breathless adventure.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The inside story of a football club on the brink of extinction. 16:303/7Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.
| 16:00Michael Sheen explores the art of acting. 16:30Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
| 16:00Exploring how campaigning on social media influences the vote.
| 16:00Russia has stepped up its attacks in Ukraine and is putting pressure on Kharkiv. 16:30We all know sleep is important – but why do we do it?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a songwriter, an artist, a film-maker and an anthropologist. 16:30Is the UK economy growing faster than Germany, France and the US?
| 16:00Ruth Jones on starring in Sister Act and writing the Gavin and Stacey finale.
| 16:00Lucy Caldwell on These Days. 16:301/6Ducks’ super vaginas wow the guests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Prisons conditions are close to those that caused the Strangeways riots, PM is told.
| 17:00PM unveils its Election Tombola.
| 17:00The General Election Tombola sends PM to Derby.
| 17:00The Labour party is being accused of 'purging' its candidates ahead of the election.
| 17:00President Trump confirms he will appeal against 34 guilty verdicts.
| 17:00Leila Nathoo speaks to former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert on the hope of a deal to end the war. 17:30Is it worth paying more for premium car tyres? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1939, Vidkun Quisling asked Hitler to invade Norway. 17:10How can we stop overtourism and protect the planet from its impact on the environment? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00He urged voters to back Labour in his first major speech of the election campaign 18:303/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00Many displaced Palestinians are still sheltering in Rafah from the conflict 18:301/4Carol Kirkwood and Clara Amfo join Joe on the sofa.
| 18:00Tzachi Hanegbi also said Israel now ran the majority of the border between Egypt and Gaza 18:30Robin Ince is back with his acclaimed show. This time he's talking about love and books.
| 18:00Mr Logan told the BBC the Conservative party was unrecognisable from the one he joined 18:30Is money the root of all evil?
| 18:00Mr Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment 18:306/6As always, the team treat all the political parties with equal contempt.
| 18:00South Africa's ANC party is preparing for coalition talks after an election defeat 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour have promised a "significant cut" in net migration if they win power. 18:15Myfanwy Alexander chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a crisis at Casey Meats. 19:15Anthony Horowitz, Alex Wheatle, Manon Steffan Ros and Frances Hardinge.
| 19:00Jakob has bad news to impart. 19:15Benedict Cumberbatch's new TV drama, Bernard Butler's solo album and a Kafka exhibition.
| 19:15Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett, Degas exhibitions, Chigozie Obioma on his new novel.
| 19:15Samira Ahmed and guests review some of this week's TV and film releases.
| 19:15Sam Lee & Debbie Wiseman join Jeffrey Boakye & Anna Phoebe to choose the next five tracks.
| 19:00The most iconic work of screenwriter, Alan Bleasdale, is being re-imagined for the stage. 19:15Writer Zadie Smith reveals her formative cultural experiences and influences.
| 19:00The penny drops for Lynda. 19:15Ravi Sagoo joins a Bollywood set and charts 25 years of Indian cinema filming in Scotland. 19:45That messy person, who doesn’t pull their weight around the house - why people, why?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Domestic fees haven't risen with inflation and foreign student visas are set to curbed. 20:30Can miniature nuclear reactors help us get to net zero by 2050?
| 20:00Record numbers of children are being held under restrictive deprivation of liberty orders. 20:40The problems blind people face in accessing live or recorded performances.
| 20:00Should the term Anglo-Saxon be dropped because it’s been adopted by racists? 20:45What happens when a system designed to help people harms them instead?
| 20:00Exploring how campaigning on social media influences the vote.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Shiplake Memorial Hall in Oxfordshire.
| 20:00Writer Max Kinnings looks at the life of Rik Mayall with recordings they made together.
| 20:00Joshua Reno talks about how Charlie, his non verbal-autistic son, communicates with him. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a songwriter, an artist, a film-maker and an anthropologist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Kirsty Wark swaps Bible stories with Marilynne Robinson, Naomi Alderman and Malika Booker 21:45How a community came together when their local tip was shut to open a sustainable shop.
| 21:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 21:30Evan Davis sits down with Simon Beckerman, the founder of Depop.
| 21:00Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl. 21:30The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with conversation, music and comedy from The Hay Festival. 21:45That messy person, who doesn’t pull their weight around the house - why people, why?
| 21:00Stephen Bush, Dr Sarah Jilani, Kate Maltby and Keith Shiri join Matthew Sweet.
| 21:00A deadly avalanche shines a spotlight on the global obsession with Everest
| 21:00How pensions took centre stage in the first week of election campaigning. 21:25Disability advocate Shani Dhanda makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ADD International 21:30Haitians fear their plight is being forgotten as they wait for the return of law and order
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| 22:00 | 22:00As international condemnation grows, we get a response from the Israeli government. 22:451/10When a stranger knocks on the door with shocking news, everything changes for Eilis.
| 22:00Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe 22:452/10When Tony refuses to disown his illegitimate baby, Eilis makes plans to return to Ireland.
| 22:00Is there a purge of the left in the Labour Party? 22:453/10Eilis' return home to Ireland shocks both her best friend Nancy, and Jim, her old love.
| 22:00Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of all 34 counts at New York trial 22:454/10Jim can't help thinking about Eilis, but Nancy is forging ahead with wedding plans....
| 22:00President Biden has issued a new three-phase peace plan for the Middle East 22:455/10Feeling stifled, Eilis goes to stay at Cush. There on the stand, a figures approaches...
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise meets Hollywood actor Danny Trejo to talk family, prison, addiction and tacos.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the TV election debates and the forthcoming party manifestos
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5A teenager has disappeared. The supernatural thriller set in a cursed new town continues. 23:30A dive into the ethics of buying and selling true stories.
| 23:005/10We return to Fred’s story – will he and his relatives escape with their lives? 23:303/3Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
| 23:004/8Self-censorship, Irish accents, boyfriends, and lullabies. 23:154/4Tom Mayhew and his Mum explore jobs, life and ambition. 23:30Man, Mouse and a morse key: the story of a radio amateur in Kyiv as the Russians invade.
| 23:00Nick looks at the dividing lines developing during the first days of Election 2024. 23:30Four people recount their involvement with 'county lines' - selling drugs around the UK.
| 23:00We speak to the Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver 23:30Axel Kacoutié discovers a new sense of self in the cosmologies.
| 23:00Why did you spend so much time on my genitals? 23:15A toilet roll can change your life. 23:30The contest of wordplay and cryptic connections chaired by Kirsty Lang
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great figures in the history of political ideas 23:45A Belfast man inspires his young granddaughter to see the world differently.
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