| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saint Mary in Bronllys, Powys. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Johny Pitts talks to Kevin Barry about his new novel, The Heart in Winter. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45Why the outlook isn't so sunny for UK salad growers. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45The recent E-coli outbreak is thought to have been caused by contaminated salad leaves.
| 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 the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45Could the plant breeding of Green Revolution be started again from scratch?
| 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 the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45Farmers from over 50 countries gather to discuss the future.
| 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 the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45Charlotte Smith visits the Royal Highland Show for its 240th year.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 05:45How do animals maintain fitness? And do I really have to go to the gym?
| 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 Saints Peter and Paul in Aldeburgh, Suffolk 05:45NHS England is rolling out a more accessible version of the bowel cancer screening test.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Nigel Farage on Reform’s election document, plus Labour, Conservatives & Plaid interviews.
| 06:00Today focuses on hospitals and planning, and hosts a hustings in Motherwell.
| 06:00Labour's Rachel Reeves and Conservatives' Mel Stride on the economy, plus SNP manifesto.
| 06:00Live coverage of the election campaign, Amol speaks to voters in Dagenham.
| 06:00Live coverage of the election campaign, plus Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare walks to a glorious display of bluebells to capture them in watercolour. 06:30We report from the 240th Royal Highland Show. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05The swimming pool: its iconic role in our society and culture. Also, pool etiquette. 06:35Steffan Messenger meets farmer Ross Games and his sheepdogs. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Live coverage of the election campaign, plus Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Religion and politics, and the unprecedented sale of Scottish churches. 07:54Antiques expert Eric Knowles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Workaid. 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 08:10Today's episode comes from Highfields Church, Cardiff, led by Rev Dave Gobbett. 08:48Megan Nolan on why she's well suited to the insecurity of her generation's housing crisis. 08:58BTO Young Ornithologist of the Year winner Mya Bambrick remembers monitoring nightjars.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with Louise Mullany, John Gallagher, Susie Dent and Matt Forde. 09:45Oliver Burkeman explores the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss historical parallels. 09:30A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
| 09:00We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the election campaign. 09:30Rob and Sue are investigating Scorpion's links to Turkey when they discover a new lead.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the doctrine on how you answer for your own actions. 09:45Why do we - and a few species of whale - have a menopause?
| 09:00Clive Myrie, journalist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Writer Sebastian Faulks on writing about what it means to be human.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00How a film-maker fought back with a camera after hackers threatened to leak nude photos.
| 10:00We speak to senior women from the seven main political parties in Great Britain.
| 10:00Author Laura Dockrill on the thrills and heartache of first love.
| 10:00Rachel Stevens of S Club. Interracial marriage in the US. Sexual assault during therapy.
| 10:00Man who secretly took a condom off during sex has been jailed for more than four years.
| 10:00BBQ and rum, in Paradise. Andi thinks this can’t be that hard a sell to Shaun. 10:307/7Culinary Q and A hosted by Jay Rayner featuring the most exciting chefs, cooks and writers
| 10:00Anthony Joshua, boxer, shares the soundtrack fo his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Robin Ince investigates the mysteries of black holes. 11:451/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:30Does giving rights to rivers and forests change how we think about the world around us? 11:452/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00The children waiting months or years for urgent surgery on the NHS. 11:453/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Sir Salman Rushdie on his formative creative influences and experiences. 11:454/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon investigates the new strain of E coli behind the current outbreak. 11:455/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00And Laura gets her hands on an internal Labour memo to candidates. 11:30Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to the frontline.
| 11:00The stress piles on Lilian, and Alice makes a shocking decision.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04We take a look at one man’s battle to regain ownership of his house after it was stolen. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: What happened to your home improvement plans over the past year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Almost 6,000 banks have closed in the past 8 years, could the Super ATM be a replacement? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Has a rise in flexible working lead to an increase in overwork, stress and burnout? 12:32What is the point of acupressure mats? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How are wildlife and the environment treated in the election manifestos? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How could housing policies being proposed in the election impact your finances? 12:303/7Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu quiz the news 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The country’s most famous polling guru who’s been doing TV election coverage for 45 years. 12:306/6The multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Reform launches its election document in south Wales, titled Our Contract with You. 13:45The significance of marginal seats, tactical voting and electoral pacts.
| 13:00A review has concluded the four officers will not face criminal charges. 13:45What polls can tell us. And what they can’t.
| 13:00Inflation hits Bank of England target. 13:45Why does the media matter in an election campaign?
| 13:00The latest on the Tory election betting row. 13:45How does the political geography of the devolved nations differ
| 13:00A gang of cyber criminals publish patient data stolen from an NHS blood testing company. 13:45Election Day - from when the polls open, to forming a government
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:15Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the East Riding Theatre in Beverley.
| 13:00Science and innovation will shape our future. How can we turn that into economic growth? 13:30Alex Forsyth investigates the reasons for Hull's historically low turnout on election days
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| 14:00 | 14:00Justin puts his case forward. 14:153/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:453/10A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams, riffing on the theme of chess.
| 14:00Adam faces an uphill struggle. 14:151/3Seven women arrive on our planet offering incredible gifts. But what do they want?
| 14:00The stress piles on Lilian. 14:15Ben has a severe phobia of his heart. Then one day his greatest fear comes true.
| 14:00There’s a surprise for Joy. 14:15Comedy drama about three decidedly middling referees vying for promotion.
| 14:154/5As the illness accelerates at breakneck pace, Ged starts to crack. 14:45Ros Atkins talks to Rob Brydon about what it takes to be a great communicator.
| 14:15Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel are in Hexham Abbey to answer some horticultural queries. 14:45In this specially written story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Two crime writers join Harriett Gilbert to read each other's favourite books. 15:30Johny Pitts examines failed utopias to decipher if they can help us reimagine the future.
| 15:00A young tech CEO faces a dilemma. His solution will change the internet forever. 15:30The swimming pool: its iconic role in our society and culture. Also, pool etiquette.
| 15:00If you're working for longer - what does that mean for your rights and finances? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask, how green is my AI?
| 15:00Clare walks to a glorious display of bluebells to capture them in watercolour. 15:27Actor Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Survivors Fund 15:30Nick Robinson discusses election interviews, and your views on, Orwell v Kafka.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel are in Hexham Abbey to answer some horticultural queries. 15:45A new story from Benjamin Markovits.
| 15:00Alice makes a shocking decision. 15:15Martin Jarvis directs Brian Friel’s masterpiece. Starring Alex Jennings and Janie Dee.
| 15:002/2Kafka’s dark comedy about an innocent’s misadventures in early 20th-century America.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Reflections from a group of teenagers who give up their smartphones for the school week. 16:306/7Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are in Woolwich to answer your culinary questions
| 16:00Roger McGough is joined by the National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa. 16:30David and Simon discuss Keir Starmer's PR, the Greens' election tactics and Joe Alwyn.
| 16:00We talk to the teams behind some of the UK's most succesful political podcasts
| 16:00There's a plan to end the war in Gaza, but do Israel and Hamas want to sign up to it? 16:30We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a judge, a computer pioneer, a music producer and a singer. 16:30We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the election campaign.
| 16:00Author Laura Dockrill on the thrills and heartache of first love.
| 16:00Revisiting A Passage to India 100 years on. 16:304/6Snails and their multi-purpose mucus wow the audience.
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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
| 17:00The Tory director of campaigning and his wife – a candidate – in betting allegations.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Parts of Europe, North America and Asia suffer from unusual temperatures. 17:30What is the point of acupressure mats? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Hiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on. 17:10Jackie Kay, Sam Lee, Helen Mort and Paterson Joseph join Ian McMillan 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Investigation by BBC's Panorama exposes abuse of children at special needs school. 18:306/6The multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00Four officers who ran the investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder won't be charged. 18:301/3Munya Chawawa takes a scroll through Rishi Sunak's mobile phone.
| 18:00Police officer in the PM's close protection team arrested over alleged election bets. 18:302/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do unladylike sports.
| 18:00The Conservatives' Director of Campaigning is looked into over alleged election bet. 18:301/5Our attention spans are ruined.
| 18:00A chief constable who lied about his career has been dismissed for gross misconduct. 18:303/7Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu quiz the news
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer has defended Labour's record on women's rights. 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour's called on the Gambling Commission 18:15Julie Hesmondhalgh chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Adam faces an uphill struggle. 19:15Stephanie J Block sings from Kiss Me Kate, UK election: culture policies, Persephone Books
| 19:00The stress piles on Lilian. 19:15Stephen Fry on new film Treasure, new stand-ups discussion, Questlove on Hip-Hop history.
| 19:00There’s a surprise for Joy. 19:15Graham Gouldman performs, Jaws at 50 and queering Shakespeare with Will Tosh.
| 19:15Six Lives exhibition, Asif Kapadia’s Federer, Yoto Carnegie Medal winner Joseph Coelho.
| 19:00Alice makes a shocking decision. 19:15Jasdeep Singh Degun and Anne Dudley add the next five tracks with Anna and Jeffrey.
| 19:00The country’s most famous polling guru who’s been doing TV election coverage for 45 years. 19:15Sir Salman Rushdie on his formative creative influences and experiences.
| 19:00Recent events begin to take their toll on Chris. 19:15Now an endangered craft, discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles. 19:45Ros Atkins talks to Rob Brydon about what it takes to be a great communicator.
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| 20:00 | 20:00France is at a political crossroads but will Macron or Le Pen come out on top? 20:30Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs.
| 20:00The children waiting months or years for urgent surgery on the NHS. 20:40NHS England is rolling out a more accessible version of the bowel cancer screening test.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00We talk to the teams behind some of the UK's most succesful political podcasts
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the East Riding Theatre in Beverley.
| 20:00Frank Cottrell-Boyce explores the wonderlands that children's books take us to.
| 20:00Nick Robinson discusses election interviews, and your views on, Orwell v Kafka. 20:30Kirsty Lang on a judge, a computer pioneer, a music producer and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford with Louise Mullany, John Gallagher, Susie Dent and Matt Forde. 21:45Funds for a doomed rebellion or a family’s forgotten savings?
| 21:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 21:30Why do some brands go viral, and how much hype is too much?
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss historical parallels. 21:30A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45From fuelling the industrial revolution to the mid-morning break.
| 21:00Mark Miodownik, Emily Herring, Rob Newman and Fay Dowker consider Time with Matthew Sweet.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00How could housing policies being proposed in the election impact your finances? 21:25Antiques expert Eric Knowles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Workaid. 21:30Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to the frontline.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Campaigning kicks off for French snap election called by Emmanuel Macron 22:451/5By Heidi Amsinck. Henrik investigates a death at a house with a curious history.
| 22:00As voter registration closes, we hear from young voters who are still undecided 22:452/5By Heidi Amsinck. Jensen and Gustav stake out the poltergeist at the Bellevue house.
| 22:00Inflation hits the Bank of England's target for the first time in almost three years. 22:453/5By Heidi Amsinck. After another death, Jensen brings a medium to the Bellevue house.
| 22:00The leaders of the four biggest political parties were quizzed by live audience 22:454/5By Heidi Amsinck. With two people dead, suspicion falls heavily on Lisa Matthiesen.
| 22:00We examine the key issue of immigration in the general election. 22:455/5By Heidi Amsinck. Jensen, Gustav and Henrik wait for answers at the Bellevue house.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon investigates the new strain of E coli behind the current outbreak.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts discussion on political gambling, the election campaign and Brexit.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5The supernatural thriller continues with strange goings-on at the Festival of the Hare. 23:30Barnie Choudhury investigates the changing nature of South Asian voters in the UK.
| 23:008/10A double bill of two new cases: an impossible 911 call and a haunting at a funeral home. 23:30Stories and memories of four summers when the Brood X cicadas came to town.
| 23:008/8Bedtime storytelling from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and chef Andi Oliver. 23:15Comedian Chloe Petts explores the history of the loo. 23:301/3Munya Chawawa takes a scroll through Rishi Sunak's mobile phone.
| 23:00Amol and Nick look at whether pledges on economic growth are likely to be delivered. 23:30Ravi Sagoo joins a Bollywood set and charts 25 years of Indian cinema filming in Scotland.
| 23:00What to expect from next week’s presidential debate 23:30Poet Ian McMillan explores the beauty of everyday things, places and encounters.
| 23:15Goose stepping with a hedge trimmer. 23:303/6The sea spider’s ability to regrow its anus wows the audience.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the doctrine on how you answer for your own actions. 23:45A new story from Benjamin Markovits.
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