| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton in Somerset. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rural journalist Anna Jones meets a vegan who became a dairy farmer. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30How do you police a culture war? Rural journalist Anna Jones hears what it's like. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rural journalist Anna Jones meets the man who built the 'iron curtain of Somerset'. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rural journalist Anna Jones uncovers a newly emerging culture war around trees. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Journalist Anna Jones explores her own experience of crossing the urban/rural divide. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Ayobami Adebayo talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel Stay With Me. 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 Rev Guy Goodall 05:45Tenant farmers lack confidence in government schemes to help them. 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 Rev Guy Goodall 05:45Results of a bTB vaccine trial in badgers are released today
| 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 Rev Guy Goodall 05:45Oilseed rape crops are at a 30-year low because of cost and the risk of growing it.
| 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 Rev Guy Goodall 05:45A 24 hour farming event is run by BBC Local Radio to promote mental health.
| 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 Rev Guy Goodall 05:45Forest study looks at changes in our woodlands over the past 50 years.
| 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 Julia Loveless 05:45An emotional reflection. And the line between opinion and analysis.
| 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 All Saints Necton in Norfolk. 05:45In Touch hears about delays to the Talking Newspaper service happening across the country.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Sir Keir Starmer will hold a Cobra meeting after days of disorder in UK towns and cities.
| 06:00The Archbishop of Canterbury says demonstrators 'defile the flag they wrap themselves in'.
| 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. 06:07Martha Kearney is on Fen Edge in Cambridgeshire listening to the sound of the countryside. 06:30A 24h farming event to encourage farmers to support each other with their mental health. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Does God suffer, as human beings suffer, and why does it matter? 06:35Verity Sharp visits a farm near Machynlleth, where donkeys are providing therapy. 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. 07:54Actor Gerard McDermott makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network. 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 08:10Anna Magnusson marks the 100th anniversary of Eric Liddell's Olympic Gold from Edinburgh 08:48Sara Wheeler reflects on the societal forces that have created the imposter syndrome. 08:58Anneka Rice enjoys encountering a cormorant near her home on the Isle of Wight.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kafka and Orwell on powerlessness. 09:30The best-known author from antiquity, famed for his fables. But did he really exist?
| 09:00Astrophysicist Kip Thorne discusses his career, from researching black holes to hit movies 09:30Plus, sunburn remedies and how snus might enhance sporting performance
| 09:00Matthew Syed explores the hidden value in leaving things unfinished. 09:30The McKays' phone rings off the hook, but Muriel’s kidnapper, M3, has gone AWOL.
| 09:00What happens if the situation in the Middle East spirals out of control? 09:305/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
| 09:00Mark Knopfler, musician, shares the sountrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00The Madonna surfaces in Liverpool and two local PIs spot the opportunity of a lifetime. 09:45Fluid, noisy, flouting the rules. Blair Braverman discovers that the ocean is queer.
| 09:00Celebrating sporting joy and achievement. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00We explore how women are involved and affected by the violent unrest seen in the UK.
| 10:00Olympian Jo Pavey reflects on Keely Hodgkinson's 800m Olympic gold medal.
| 10:00Kerry-Ann Knight on the racist and sexual abuse she received whilst serving in the army.
| 10:00Award-winning British roots, blues and Americana rock singer Elles Bailey speaks to Anita.
| 10:00The BBC’s Dan Roan on the eligibility row overshadowing women’s boxing at the Olympics
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in the seventeenth century to learn all about Edo period Japan. 10:304/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from Belfast to Londonderry
| 10:00Steven Knight, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Exploring the policing of protest in the UK from Peterloo to the present - and beyond. 11:45Rural journalist Anna Jones meets a vegan who became a dairy farmer.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep ‘dive' into the world of mermaids on screen. 11:45How do you police a culture war? Rural journalist Anna Jones hears what it's like.
| 11:00Was the data behind a medical research study really 'too good to be true'? 11:45Rural journalist Anna Jones meets the man who built the 'iron curtain of Somerset'.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince diffuse themselves into the intriguing world of gasses. 11:45Rural journalist Anna Jones uncovers a newly emerging culture war around trees.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon searches the Nordic nation for their secrets to happiness. 11:45Journalist Anna Jones explores her own experience of crossing the urban/rural divide.
| 11:00Plus, The King calls for unity after "aggression of riots” 11:30After the PM resigned and fled the country following 15 years in power, a new era looms.
| 11:00Lilian puts her foot down, and the spotlight falls on Emma.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will the Bank of England’s interest rate cut impact consumers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How do you try to keep active? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The online holiday accommodation bookings that fail, leaving customers to sort it out. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04An idea from three friends in 2002 has turned in to the 7th biggest UK restaurant group. 12:32Will anyone iron clothes in the future? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04After years of decline, what can we do to help our seabird populations thrive? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Why did the package holiday brand Club 18-30 disappear? 12:303/6What's with all the riotous goings-on? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Max Cotton's year of food self-sufficiency in Somerset. 12:301/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Authorities try to restore order after more violence on the streets. 13:45After a cancer diagnosis, Hannah Fletcher asks if her make-up contained asbestos.
| 13:00Should social media platforms be doing more to stop riot organisation and disinformation? 13:45In the 1970s, a scientist discovers asbestos fibres in talcum powder.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Could companies clean up their talc?
| 13:00The latest after two more men are sentenced for their involvement in last week's riots. 13:45When talc might be listed as a carcinogen, the industry assembles a ‘talc task force’.
| 13:00Ukraine says it's hit a military airfield deep inside Russia, and has troops in Kursk. 13:45When we send off make-up for testing, the lab finds an asbestos fibre.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from The Poly in Falmouth.
| 13:00President Zelensky confirms that Ukraine's military have crossed into Russia. 13:30Paul Kenyon reports from Liverpool, where protesters clashed with police.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ed forms a controversial plan. 14:154/6Ed heads to Paris where his seminal novel is to be re-published. 14:4510/10Shocking revelations on the village green in the final story in a new series for Radio 4.
| 14:00Lilian puts her foot down. 14:15A heartwarming comedy-drama about intergenerational friendship and facing life’s changes.
| 14:00Alistair faces the consequences of his actions. 14:15Hannah Tointon and Elliot Cowan star as an ambitious swimmer and her unsettling coach.
| 14:00The spotlight falls on Emma. 14:15What drove civil servant Clive Ponting to leak papers about the sinking of the Belgrano?
| 14:00Kate takes a walk down memory lane. 14:151/5Paranormal thriller about Near Death Experience. 14:45Ros Atkins talks to former White House speechwriter Sarada Peri on communication.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45George clutches at straws.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston presents another special potting shed edition of GQT. 14:45By Rhiannon Tise. After 30 years away, a woman meets up with an old boyfriend.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The great Miriam Margolyes chooses her hero, Charles Dickens 15:30Welcome to the steroid underground, where the goal is to get big at any cost.
| 15:00British Jews are taking back the German citizenship that was stripped from their forebears 15:30Does God suffer, as human beings suffer, and why does it matter?
| 15:001/4Michael Portillo talks to James Naughtie about his zigzag career in politics. 15:30Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the sap-sucking aphid.
| 15:00Martha Kearney is on Fen Edge in Cambridgeshire listening to the sound of the countryside. 15:27Simon Thomas presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of STOP THE TRAFFIK. 15:30Andrea Catherwood puts listeners' questions and comments to the editor of The Archers.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston presents another special potting shed edition of GQT. 15:45Peregrine. New short fiction by Cynan Jones. Read by Julian Lewis Jones
| 15:00Karthik sets a trap to prevent Yash and Padma fulfilling the terms of their exile.
| 15:00Brunetti now has more than six suspects but is no closer to solving Wellauer's murder
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| 16:00 | 16:00A group of adults agree to live without their smartphones for a week. How do they get on? 16:303/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
| 16:00Simon Pegg explores Iain Banks's controversial novel, 40 years after publication. 16:30Join Greg and his guests to learn all about medieval Scottish king Robert Bruce.
| 16:00How the paper approached its reporting on Huw Edwards.
| 16:00Karol Sikora and Sarah Le Brocq negotiate their red lines on whether obesity is a disease. 16:30Turning e-waste into jewellery and the genetics of a gold medal Olympian.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a private secretary, pathologist, a businessman and a musician. 16:30Matthew Syed explores the hidden value in leaving things unfinished.
| 16:00Award-winning, British roots, blues and Americana rock sensation Elles Bailey.
| 16:00Lauren Elkin speaks to Shahidha Bari about her new novel, Scaffolding. 16:305/6Three students from Robinson College, Cambridge, take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00After a weekend of violent disorder, the first cases appear in court.
| 17:00Amid ongoing riots, PM asks whether prisons have enough space to deal with the crisis.
| 17:00As rioters are jailed, PM speaks to a chief constable about the impact on policing.
| 17:00Keir Starmer holds another COBRA meeting as nearly 500 people are arrested.
| 17:00How will Putin respond to Ukraine's attacks on Russia?
| 17:00The latest from Gaza after an Israeli airstrike leaves more than 70 people dead. 17:30Will anyone iron clothes in the future? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1974, women campaigned to swim at the Forty Foot in Dublin, Ireland 17:10Sally and Kerensa talk to Liam about care, crime and justice 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Unrest began after false information spread about the killing of three girls in Southport 18:301/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00He said he may seek to extradite social media influencers abroad who incited violence 18:30The team head to Wales for Clive’s Alzheimers memory walk.
| 18:00Three men from Liverpool have been jailed for between 20 months and three years 18:30Comedian Ian Smith attempts to find relaxation amongst a herd of cows.
| 18:0021 convictions have been handed down during the day in courts across the UK 18:303/4When a man refuses to move seat, the fundamentals of human morality are put to the test.
| 18:00Ukraine launched a surprise attack in the Kursk region four days ago 18:303/6What's with all the riotous goings-on?
| 18:00Israel faces condemnation for an air strike on a school used to shelter displaced people. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests from the Edinburgh Festivals.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Chris Hawkins chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lilian puts her foot down. 19:15Animation Kinsuke's Kingdom, Young Adult fiction, movie trailers, Christopher Hall.
| 19:00Alistair faces the consequences of his actions. 19:15Joan Baez on her poems inspired by her multiple personality disorder.
| 19:00The spotlight falls on Emma. 19:15Jazz age novel, Ex-Wife - have we rediscovered a classic?
| 19:00Kate takes a walk down memory lane. 19:15Pericles, Babes and Michael Longley's poetry collection reviewed.
| 19:00George clutches at straws. 19:15Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.
| 19:00Max Cotton's year of food self-sufficiency in Somerset. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince diffuse themselves into the intriguing world of gasses.
| 19:00Kate has questions to ask. 19:15Broadcaster Jaz Singh explores the psychology behind secret second lives. 19:45Ros Atkins talks to former White House speechwriter Sarada Peri on communication.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Will Labour's pledge to overhaul planning rules deliver the economic growth they want? 20:30Also, sex before sport and how oceans influence how hot it is.
| 20:00Was the data behind a medical research study really 'too good to be true'? 20:40In Touch hears about delays to the Talking Newspaper service happening across the country.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00How the paper approached its reporting on Huw Edwards.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from The Poly in Falmouth. 20:50Sara Wheeler reflects on the societal forces that have created the imposter syndrome.
| 20:00Joan Armatrading explores the trailblazing life and music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood puts listeners' questions and comments to the editor of The Archers. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a private secretary, pathologist, a businessman and a musician.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How did Josefina Guerrero’s leprosy lead her to become a brilliant spy? 21:30How has a woman in a picturesque village become embroiled in illegal crossings to the UK?
| 21:00Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town. 21:30The great Miriam Margolyes chooses her hero, Charles Dickens
| 21:00Astrophysicist Kip Thorne discusses his career, from researching black holes to hit movies 21:30Plus, sunburn remedies and how snus might enhance sporting performance
| 21:00Stuart Maconie is joined by Ewan Mitchell, Jon Holmes, Julia Fordham and Kym Marsh. 21:45Did imperial tea really help Britain win the war?
| 21:00Will Self goes in search of an endangered species - the eccentric.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Why did the package holiday brand Club 18-30 disappear? 21:25Actor Gerard McDermott makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network. 21:30After the PM resigned and fled the country following 15 years in power, a new era looms.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Should far-right violence should be treated as terrorism? 22:451/10By Sarah Perry. Hale-Bopp is coming, and Thomas’s editor gives him a planisphere.
| 22:00Who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' running mate? 22:452/10By Sarah Perry. Bethesda Chapel is disturbed by a golf ball through the window.
| 22:00Thousands of protesters opposed to the far-right staged demonstrations in English cities 22:453/10By Sarah Perry. Thomas and James attempt to uncover the mystery of Maria Văduva.
| 22:00Donald Trump will face Kamala Harris on ABC News on 10 September 22:454/10By Sarah Perry. Grace encounters a a man in a scarlet coat on Potter’s Field.
| 22:00Carles Puigdemont reveals that he's in the Belgian town of Waterloo 22:455/10By Sarah Perry. There is an unexpected guest at Grace’s 18th birthday party.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon searches the Nordic nation for their secrets to happiness.
| 22:00Nick Eardley and guests discuss the Olympics and the riots in the UK.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5The supernatural thriller set in a new town full of old secrets. By Lucy Catherine. 23:302/4Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
| 23:00In episode five, Jon and his guests discuss The Big Op. 23:30Protest and prison. Women who 'embraced the base' at RAF Greenham Common 40 years on.
| 23:00Surreal and silly sketch show from online double act The Lovely Boys. 23:15Comedian Maisie Adam talks about her love of football ahead of the Women's World Cup 2023. 23:30Laura Grace Simpkins reflects on modern society's dependency on lithium.
| 23:00Should social platforms be forced to go further in stopping the spread of hate? 23:30Documentary adventures that invite a closer listen.
| 23:00Donald's nephew is on Americast! 23:30Documentary adventures that invite a closer listen.
| 23:00Glasgow saves Scott's life. 23:304/6Three students from Falmouth University take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
| 23:00A farmer visits the town doctor and asks for a goat testicle transplant. 23:30An emotional reflection. And the line between opinion and analysis. 23:45Peregrine. New short fiction by Cynan Jones. Read by Julian Lewis Jones
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