| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Aldeburgh, Suffolk 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:306/10The 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 00:307/10The 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 00:308/10The 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 00:309/10The 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 00:3010/10The 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. 00:15Revisiting A Passage to India 100 years on. 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 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 05:45Potatoes, 'champing' and the Countryside Alliance. 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 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 05:45What the Conservative Party manifesto holds on farming, the environment and rural life.
| 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 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 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 05:45Today tractors, regen ag and politics.
| 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. 05:45A round-up of manifesto pledges on food and farming; Cornish flower farm; Hemlock.
| 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 Fr John Burniston. 05:45How to birds learn to sing? How do we learn to talk? And what happens when it goes wrong?
| 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 parish church of St Peters in Alton, Staffordshire 05:45The UK Clinical Eye Research Strategy is updating its focus, based on what patients want.
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The Wikileaks founder’s wife Stella Assange talks exclusively to Today as he leaves the UK
| 06:00Latest news from the election campaign, plus Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Election 2024: Reaction to Sunak v Starmer.
| 06:00Latest news from 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. 06:07David Almond marks 25 years of his extraordinary book, Skellig, in his favourite landscape 06:30Charlotte Smith hosts an election special looking at rural manifesto promises. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05From the rise of the mall, to the closure of shops during Covid. 06:35Sarah Swadling visits a Cornish flower farm where business is blooming. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and interviews from the election campaign, plus Martha reports from key Norwich seat.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Suzi Ruffell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Just Like Us. 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 08:10From Henley Royal Regatta with Rev Jeremy Tayler and former Olympic athlete Debbie Bruwer. 08:48Mary Beard on the function of museums and the thorny issue of what should be in them. 08:58Writer Stephen Moss remembers childhood holidays looking for red kites in Wales.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Martin Wikelski, Kapka Kassabova and Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas 09:45Oliver Burkeman explores the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence.
| 09:00Asteroseismologist Conny Aerts expalins what stellar oscillations can teach us about space 09:30How can we best treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
| 09:00What did Liz Truss do to mortgage rates? Do erections use a litre of blood? 09:30New evidence about Scorpion's lifestyle in Turkey could provide vital clues to find him.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Claude Monet's fascination with the foggy Thames. 09:45How do animals maintain fitness? And do I really have to go to the gym?
| 09:00Anthony Joshua, boxer, shares the soundtrack fo his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Rob Rinder… barrister, broadcaster, lover of Amazing Hotels, and now bestselling author.
| 09:00Missing postal votes and favourite sporting themes. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Novelist Helen Heckety on living with a disability that is not visually obvious.
| 10:00How will women in Northern Ireland vote in the general election?
| 10:00Danish actress Sofie Gråbøl talks about her latest role in a new film, Rose.
| 10:00What does it mean to be an adult orphan? Two women who have lost both parents discuss.
| 10:00Join Anita Rani and guests live from Worthy Farm.
| 10:00Will Miriam persuade Shaun to join her in La Dolce Vita? 10:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Patricia Wiltshire, botanist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Robin Ince on Writing the End of the Universe – if indeed it does end. 11:456/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Jasdeep Singh Degun and Anne Dudley add the next five tracks with Anna and Jeffrey. 11:457/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Veterans who have suffered injury from service can face years fighting for compensation. 11:458/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Actor, playwright and director Simon McBurney reveals his creative inspirations. 11:459/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00Leyla Kazim tracks a new wave of British bakeries and their viral viennoiseries. 11:4510/10The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
| 11:00What could happen in the final five days? 11:30France heads to the polls in an election that could see the far right make further gains.
| 11:00Recent events take their toll on Chris, and there’s a sad goodbye for one family.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Some mortgage repayments are rising at double the rate of earnings over the last 5 years. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can you afford the cost of running a car? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How the business of buying tickets has changed. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is copyright law working to secure returns for creators? 12:32Can fortified drinks and spreads really reduce cholesterol? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What should we do with our old oil rigs? Dismantle and recycle or turn them into reefs? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04As the general election draws near, we answer listener questions ahead of 4 July. 12:304/7Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls quiz the news 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The rags, riches and heartache of one of music's biggest names. 12:301/6Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Margate. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Labour and the Conservatives are accused of a 'conspiracy of silence' on spending plans. 13:452/13A box of evidence contains a witness’s warning: a chemical is coming for all of us.
| 13:00Assange freed on US plea deal. 13:453/13A film star records the witness’s final account. Secret chemical tests are revealed.
| 13:00Assange hugged his wife and father at Canberra airport, after walking free from a US court 13:454/13'They would have killed me.' Was there a conspiracy to silence the witness?
| 13:00We ask Labour what they would do 13:455/13A child born without eyes. In a town in Alabama, what did one chemical do?
| 13:00Reform insists candidates who hold racist or Islamophobic views will be ousted. 13:456/13The film star Michael Sheen digs around dumps, as communities wonder what’s hidden nearby.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:15Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Marine Hall in Fleetwood.
| 13:00As France votes, who are the potential prime ministers set to share power with Macron? 13:30How serious threats against MPs, their families and staff put the UK's democracy at risk.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Recent events begin to take their toll on Chris. 14:154/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:454/10A new short story series by Eley Williams, set in an Essex village gripped by chess.
| 14:00There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Harrison. 14:152/3Maya and Jan have been kidnapped by The Seven, a group of women offering incredible gifts.
| 14:00Emotions run high for George. 14:15By Owen Whitelaw. Bodies in a peat bog are traced back to a calamitous event in 2000BC.
| 14:00The residents gather for news of a friend. 14:15A light-hearted drama-documentary about the astonishing Brighton and Hove Film Pioneers.
| 14:00Minds are changed at Grange Farm. 14:155/5Dark Medical Thriller by Matthew Broughton. Series Finale 14:45Ros Atkins talks to Tina Brown about honing your communication skills.
| 14:15Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
| 14:00Kathy presents a potting shed edition of GQT, recorded at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. 14:45By Anthony Joseph - Trinidadian-born musician, novelist and TS Eliot prize-winning poet.
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| 15:00 | 15:00A special edition from Hay Festival. Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson choose good reads. 15:30Johny Pitts examines failed utopias to decipher if they can help us reimagine the future.
| 15:00At the high point of technological optimism, the vision starts to disintegrate. 15:30From the rise of the mall, to the closure of shops during Covid.
| 15:00How do looked-after children manage their finances once they leave care? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: could AI make my Glastonbury better?
| 15:00David Almond marks 25 years of his extraordinary book, Skellig, in his favourite landscape 15:27Antiques expert Eric Knowles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Workaid. 15:30Danny Robins talks about Uncanny, and your views on comedy and the election.
| 15:00Kathy presents a potting shed edition of GQT, recorded at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. 15:45A modern Welsh retelling of the Persephone myth, by Brennig Davies.
| 15:00There’s a sad goodbye for one family. 15:15Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher star in a drama about the masterpiece in Greenwich.
| 15:00Frank is on a road trip with his son, but at the Baseball Hall of Fame disaster lurks.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Alex Forsyth investigates the reasons for Hull's historically low turnout on election days 16:307/7Culinary Q and A hosted by Jay Rayner featuring the most exciting chefs, cooks and writers
| 16:00Roger McGough and guest Deryn Rees-Jones with selections of poetry chosen by listeners. 16:30David and Simon on Taylor Swift's 'magical air cover', Farage and Putin, and Southgate.
| 16:00The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his impact on journalism.
| 16:00Tens of thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced as fighting rages. 16:30Also, a smiling robot, landfill methane emissions, and the perfect temperature for humans.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, an author, a pilot and a singer. 16:30What did Liz Truss do to mortgage rates? Do erections use a litre of blood?
| 16:00Danish actress Sofie Gråbøl talks about her latest role in a new film, Rose.
| 16:00Johny Pitts speaks to Rita Bullwinkel about her debut novel, Headshot. 16:305/6Time to meet nipple-eyed horseflies, dungi and ant-decapitating flies.
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| 17:00 | 17:00We'll look at the latest in the ongoing debate over Physician Associates.
| 17:00The Conservatives and Labour removed support over alleged election betting.
| 17:00Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer face off for the last time tonight - what can we expect?
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00There are calls for President Biden to step aside after last night's debate.
| 17:00Reform UK has dropped three candidates reported to have made racist or offensive comments. 17:30Can fortified drinks and spreads really reduce cholesterol? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00How General Franco kept the hand of St Teresa of Avila for spiritual guidance. 17:10Malika Booker, Kate Fox, Len Pennie and Michael Symmons Roberts join Ian. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The IFS thinktank said the next government would face "painful" financial decisions 18:301/6Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Margate.
| 18:00A Labour candidate has admitted he put a bet on the Tories to win in his constituency 18:302/3Munya Chawawa takes a scroll through Keir Starmer's mobile phone.
| 18:00After a 14-year legal battle Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is back on Australian soil. 18:303/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do 'unladylike' sports.
| 18:00The Conservatives have dismissed the idea as "for the birds" 18:302/5What's the point of falling in love?
| 18:00The comments by an activist campaigning for Reform were secretly filmed by Channel 4 18:304/7Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls quiz the news
| 18:00The 3 election candidates reportedly made derogatory and offensive comments in the past 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00French Voters have turned out in large numbers for the first round of an election. 18:15Felix White chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Harrison. 19:15A play inspired by a climate conference, live Americana, and poems for midsummer.
| 19:00Emotions run high for George. 19:15Rachel Podger plays live, a new play about Marilyn Monroe, Emma Glass's novel Mrs Jekyll.
| 19:00The residents gather for news of a friend. 19:15Musical star Caissie Levy, Modernism in Ukraine exhibition and key moments in TV history.
| 19:00Minds are changed at Grange Farm. 19:15Reviews of Douglas is Cancelled, Ronald Moody sculptures, The Importance of Being Earnest.
| 19:00There’s a sad goodbye for one family. 19:15Heidi Fardell and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks of the current series.
| 19:00The rags, riches and heartache of one of music's biggest names. 19:15Actor, playwright and director Simon McBurney reveals his creative inspirations.
| 19:00Susan reaches the end of her tether. 19:15Robert McCrum looks into his family history to find out the origin of the penalty kick. 19:45Ros Atkins talks to Tina Brown about honing your communication skills.
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| 20:00 | 20:00There's a plan to end the war in Gaza, but do Israel and Hamas want to sign up to it? 20:30We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
| 20:00Veterans who have suffered injury from service can face years fighting for compensation. 20:40The UK Clinical Eye Research Strategy is updating its focus, based on what patients want.
| 20:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 20:05Hiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on. 20:15Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head to head, live from Nottingham. Mishal Husain chairs.
| 20:00The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his impact on journalism.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Marine Hall in Fleetwood.
| 20:00Rachel Burden asks what makes general election nights so incredibly exciting.
| 20:00Danny Robins talks about Uncanny, and your views on comedy and the election. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, an author, a pilot and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Martin Wikelski, Kapka Kassabova and Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas 21:45Summer is ending, and with it life in Belfast will never be the same.
| 21:00Satirist Heydon Prowse takes looks at big corporates and LGBTQ+ rights. 21:30Has a rise in flexible working lead to an increase in overwork, stress and burnout?
| 21:30How can we best treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45How did imperial tea help shape Britain’s relationship with two superpowers?
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests question whether you can ever really escape.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00As the general election draws near, we answer listener questions ahead of 4 July. 21:25Suzi Ruffell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Just Like Us. 21:30France heads to the polls in an election that could see the far right make further gains.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The French leader says the far-right and hard-left are pushing the country to the brink 22:451/5By Sara Sheridan. A therapist finds herself in conversation with Robert Burns.
| 22:00A fifth Conservative figure is investigtated and a Labour candidate is suspended. 22:452/5Beguiling new fiction created by Sara Sheridan and read by Elaine C Smith.
| 22:00Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer clashed over taxes, immigration and welfare 22:453/5Sara Sheridan’s witty and captivating new original fiction read by Elaine C Smith.
| 22:00What should we expect from first presidential head-to-head? 22:454/5Sara Sheridan’s beguiling new fiction read by Elaine C Smith.
| 22:00Nigel Farage continued to insist his party was "set up" in a Channel 4 News investigation 22:455/5Sara Sheridan’s witty and intriguing new story concludes. Read by Elaine C Smith.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Leyla Kazim tracks a new wave of British bakeries and their viral viennoiseries.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests look ahead to the final days of campaigning for the general election
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns with a new five-part series. 23:30Singer-songwriter Kitty Perrin analyses the splits and resurrections of band Dr Feelgood.
| 23:009/10Multiple witnesses see lights in the sky above Massachusetts. What happened that night? 23:30We've always drawn meaning from the arrival of stranded whales. What's their message now?
| 23:001/8Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by actor and director Kathy Burke. 23:15Comedian Chloe Petts explores the history of the loo. 23:302/3Munya Chawawa takes a scroll through Keir Starmer's mobile phone.
| 23:00Amol and Nick on whether we should be sceptical of polls predicting a ‘supermajority’. 23:30James Peak embarks on an odyssey to discover the history of the cryptic crossword.
| 23:00Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in their first presidential debate. 23:30Now an endangered craft, discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles.
| 23:00Like being asked to choose your favourite Police Academy film. 23:15Pie is looking forward to the election but first has to persuade Sam to even vote. 23:304/6Snails and their multi-purpose mucus wow the audience.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Claude Monet's fascination with the foggy Thames. 23:45A modern Welsh retelling of the Persephone myth, by Brennig Davies.
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