| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of All Saints Necton in Norfolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30How a single mother and her son found strength, belonging and joy in the world of boxing. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30They’ve painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30How an 1000-year-old language still affects one family passing through the generations. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30One woman's 40-year search for her daughter who she last saw in Belfast as a baby. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30An ode to Crossbones, a hidden medieval sex-workers’ graveyard, in Southwark, London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Lauren Elkin speaks to Shahidha Bari about her new novel, Scaffolding. 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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 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 Julia Loveless 05:45Not so glorious 12th - grouse shoots have their worst season in decades. 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 Julia Loveless 05:45The cost of UK border checks on new seed varieties for plant breeders.
| 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 05:45A group of Scottish oilseed rape farmers who are bucking the trend and thriving.
| 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 05:45After a wet year, two reports on the dangers of drought and wildfires.
| 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. 05:45How pylons ruined a harvest.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43With Father Jamie McMorrin of St Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church in Edinburgh. 05:45Getting to the truth starts with getting to the story. That's not always easy.
| 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 the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wambrook in Somerset. 05:45In Touch brings together a would-be doctor with a real one.
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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 heads to the Shropshire hills to discover how to write about nature. 06:30Two reports highlight the threat drought and wildfires pose to people and the environment. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Giles Fraser explores the role of spirituality and religion in psychotherapy. 06:35Charlotte Smith meets a Bulgarian fruit picker turned farm manager in Kent. 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 07:54Comedian Adam Hills makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of STAND. 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 08:10Still Shadey leads a service to encourage young people to find their purpose in life. 08:48David Goodhart argues that the days of an ever-expanding university sector are over. 08:58Sir Michael Palin finds the stone curlew a bizarre but most fascinating bird.
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| 09:00 | 09:00The last in the series in which Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis celebrate Orwell and Kafka. 09:30The great historian of imperial Rome, Tacitus can persuade you of just about anything.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of riots and race in the UK. 09:30Is vaping a tool to quit smoking or a gateway to starting? And why verrucas won't budge.
| 09:00Matthew Syed explores the revealing power of masks. 09:30The police set a trap for M3, but will their plan to catch Muriel's kidnapper succeed?
| 09:00China sees Taiwan as part of its territory. Taiwan thinks otherwise. Is trouble looming? 09:306/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
| 09:00Steven Knight, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00A man sits nervously in a car. Will he get the Madonna back, or a bullet in the head? 09:45A real-life echo of Hitchcock's The Birds reveals our relationship with the avian world.
| 09:00Prison governors warn new curbs on court hearings are likely as rioters fill prisons.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Paris, Paralympics and pregnant - archer Jodie Grinham speaks to Nuala.
| 10:00Award-winning actor Romola Garai talks to Nuala about her latest stage role.
| 10:00Why is science fiction considered to be a 'genre for men'?
| 10:00Fresh from the Paris Olympics, weightlifter Emily Campbell talks about her Games.
| 10:00Co-creator and star of new BBC comedy series, Kyla Harris, joins Jessica.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn all about nineteenth-century chef Alexis Soyer. 10:305/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick on Tweed.
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites the politicians and advisors from Tony Blair’s 1997 government.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Michael Sheen explores the art of acting. 11:30Keith Brymer-Jones talks to Craig Mealing about crying. 11:45How a single mother and her son found strength, belonging and joy in the world of boxing.
| 11:00Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked. 11:45They’ve painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why?
| 11:00The story of the priest, the pay-off, and safeguarding in the Church of England. 11:45How an 1000-year-old language still affects one family passing through the generations.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince raid the Royal Society's archives with Rufus Hound and guests. 11:45One woman's 40-year search for her daughter who she last saw in Belfast as a baby.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon hears from people who say they are addicted to food. 11:45An ode to Crossbones, a hidden medieval sex-workers’ graveyard, in Southwark, London.
| 11:00Adam Fleming and friends discuss the week's biggest stories. 11:30President Zelensky's surprise advance has caused alarm in Russia.
| 11:00Paul goes too far, and memories are stirred for Alice.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can the parking industry improve airport meet and greet services? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04More of us are living alone and new research says it costs more. What's it like for you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What is the cost of going to University? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How an idea in the north east in 1980 became the UK’s biggest independent travel agent. 12:32Could fridges make way for cabinets that don't just keep food fresh but actually grow it? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Are counter-protests important for sending a message or can they make things worse? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What went wrong at Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian? 12:304/6Want to brush up on education for the new school year? TL;DR does the reading for you. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Max Cotton's year of food self-sufficiency in Somerset. 12:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00President Putin has ordered the military to 'kick' Ukrainian troops out of Russia. 13:45A special Café Hope with Rachel Burden.
| 13:00Assessment of the systemic issues found in England’s community mental health services. 13:45How a mum is continuing her daughter’s kindness.
| 13:00The Scottish goverment says only essential public spending can continue. 13:45How giving up an hour of his time to help other people changed Kevin Morland's life
| 13:00Top grades in A-Levels increase for the first time since 2021. Three students react. 13:45How a quadruple amputee helps people adjust to life after the loss of a limb.
| 13:00Will a new pay deal for train drivers inspire other unions to launch fresh strikes? 13:45How a barrister uses his knowledge to help protect nature.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Chartered Accountants' Hall in London.
| 13:00Kamala Harris has revitalised the Democrats' presidential campaign, but challenges remain. 13:30Drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kate has questions to ask. 14:155/6Ed decides to run an online quiz. 14:451/3Beautifully observed nature writing inspired by life on a Morayshire farm.
| 14:00Justin enters a tricky negotiation. 14:151/2Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room.
| 14:00Alarm bells ring for Lily. 14:152/2Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre.
| 14:00Paul finally goes too far. 14:15Drama about the sensational trial of civil servant Clive Ponting.
| 14:00Alistair finds himself in trouble. 14:152/5Beth looks for explanations for her mysterious new abilities. Paranormal thriller. 14:453/12A trucker leaves a tape about an appalling crime. Three words echo: Dig it Up.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Memories are stirred for Alice
| 14:00Kathy and the panel dip into the GQT mailbox while exploring the University of Exeter. 14:45John Yorke explores Anita Desai’s novel Clear Light of Day.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Biography series in which famous guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. 15:30When steroid supplies are cut off, the ring hatch a plan to meet demand.
| 15:00Broadcaster Jaz Singh explores the psychology behind secret second lives. 15:30Giles Fraser explores the role of spirituality and religion in psychotherapy.
| 15:002/4Arlene Foster talks to James Naughtie about being First Minister of Northern Ireland. 15:30Stephen is determined to take Shaun back to their ancestral homeland, but will he prevail?
| 15:00Helen Mark heads to the Shropshire hills to discover how to write about nature. 15:27Actor Gerard McDermott makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network. 15:30Andrea Catherwood explores the challenges facing the BBC with young listeners.
| 15:00Kathy and the panel dip into the GQT mailbox while exploring the University of Exeter. 15:45The Festival is in full, noisy swing and Edinburgh resident Gail is determined to lie low.
| 15:00Part one of Vasily Grossman's dark and honest account of the battle of Stalingrad.
| 15:001/2Anita Desai's classic novel about one family's troubles during the partition of 1947.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Paul Kenyon reports from Liverpool, where protesters clashed with police. 16:304/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from Belfast to Londonderry
| 16:00An interrupted documentary about copyright law, told through a single song. 16:30Join Greg and his guests in the seventeenth century to learn all about Edo period Japan.
| 16:00The influence of the media in debates about immigration.
| 16:00Sharron Davies and Charlie Martin discuss their red lines on trans athletes in sport 16:30As beaver kits arrive in London, we ask if we should bring wilderness back to UK cities.
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on an internet pioneer, a dentist, an entrepreneur and a musician. 16:30Matthew Syed explores the revealing power of masks.
| 16:00Olympic medallist, weightlifter Emily Campbell talks about her success at the Games.
| 16:00Evie Wyld talks to Johny Pitts about her new novel, The Echoes. 16:306/6Students from the University of East Anglia take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Wildfires in Greece spread towards the outskirts of Athens.
| 17:00Is Ukraine's Russian offensive the right strategy?
| 17:00Reports that Ukraine's advance into the Russian region of Kursk is continuing.
| 17:00The man who ran aid for the UN says the people of Gaza have been failed.
| 17:00Fury after a Palestinian man is killed in an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
| 17:00President Zelensky says Ukrainian troops in Russia are 'strengthening' their positions. 17:30Could fridges make way for cabinets that don't just keep food fresh but actually grow it? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Vesuvius is famous for burying Pompeii but it last erupted in 1944, during World War II. 17:10Sobanan talks about his relationship with drugs and imprisonment. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Tens of thousands more people have been ordered to evacuate from the border 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00Kyiv's incursion into the Russian Kursk region began last week 18:30A bullying scandal causes havoc in the Alzheimers Alliance office.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:30Ian Smith lets it all hang out while tackling body confidence.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/4When an update goes wrong, the train’s automated systems cause chaos.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/6Want to brush up on education for the new school year? TL;DR does the reading for you.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests from the Edinburgh Festivals.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Kate Molleson picks audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Justin enters a tricky negotiation. 19:15Emily Tesh on her Hugo Award winning book, Some Desperate Glory.
| 19:00Alarm bells ring for Lily. 19:15Kirsty Wark presents Front Row live from the Edinburgh Festival.
| 19:00Paul finally goes too far. 19:15David Morrissey - Daddy Issues, relaxed performances, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez
| 19:00Alistair finds himself in trouble. 19:15Kirsty Wark reviews highlights from the Edinburgh Festival.
| 19:00Memories are stirred for Alice 19:15Isata Kanneh-Mason and Richard Stilgoe help add the first five tracks of the new series
| 19:00Max Cotton's year of food self-sufficiency in Somerset. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince raid the Royal Society's archives with Rufus Hound and guests.
| 19:00Alistair faces the consequences 19:15A poetic meditation on alcohol, psychosis, crime and prison. 19:453/12A trucker leaves a tape about an appalling crime. Three words echo: Dig it Up.
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| 20:00 | 20:00What happens if the situation in the Middle East spirals out of control? 20:30Turning e-waste into jewellery and the genetics of a gold medal Olympian.
| 20:00The story of the priest, the pay-off, and safeguarding in the Church of England. 20:40In Touch brings together a would-be doctor with a real one.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00The influence of the media in debates about immigration.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Chartered Accountants' Hall in London. 20:50David Goodhart argues that the days of an ever-expanding university sector are over.
| 20:00Frances Stonor Saunders explores the life and work of Jacob Bronowski.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood explores the challenges facing the BBC with young listeners. 20:30Kirsty Lang on an internet pioneer, a dentist, an entrepreneur and a musician.
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| 21:00 | 21:00A young circus performer dedicates himself to bringing the Nazis down. 21:30If the BBC team can find members of the Scorpion gang might they part with what they know?
| 21:00‘School choice’: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children? 21:30Biography series in which famous guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of riots and race in the UK. 21:30Is vaping a tool to quit smoking or a gateway to starting? And why verrucas won't budge.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests from the Edinburgh Festivals. 21:45How did a foreign plant become so British?
| 21:00Ian McMillan presents the best poetry and performance recorded at the Latitude Festival.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00What went wrong at Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian? 21:25Comedian Adam Hills makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of STAND. 21:30President Zelensky's surprise advance has caused alarm in Russia.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Kyiv now claims to control 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory 22:456/10By Sarah Perry. After the fire at Lowlands House, a discovery is made in the ruins.
| 22:00Paranoid schizophrenic killed 3 people in Nottingham last year 22:457/10By Sarah Perry. It's 2008, Thomas tells Grace something that will alter their friendship.
| 22:00Ukraine's operation into Russian territory is now in its second week 22:458/10By Sarah Perry. An event at Lowlands House brings Thomas and James back together.
| 22:00Hamas-run health ministry says more than 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza so far 22:459/10By Sarah Perry. It's 2017, Grace catches up with her past
| 22:00Cases of a highly contagious variant are soaring across Africa 22:4510/10By Sarah Perry. All is revealed when Thomas and Nathan visit the Aldleigh Museum.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon hears from people who say they are addicted to food.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/5Supernatural thriller by Lucy Catherine. Who will solve the mystery of the Hare Witches? 23:30The story of the microchip's Cold War past, corporate present and quantum future.
| 23:00Jon and his guests discuss follow-up treatments and quite how crap they make you feel. 23:301/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of the biggest TV comedies.
| 23:00The Lovely Boys test their mettle at the biggest friendship tournament on earth. 23:151/4Tom finds being a groomsman stressful. Lauren’s wardrobe choices don't help the situation. 23:302/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of the biggest TV comedies.
| 23:00Scottish stand-up Jojo Sutherland recounts stories from her tumble down the class system. 23:303/6David Renwick and Richard Wilson on this beloved sitcom.
| 23:00And what the polls say about the state of the race 23:30An investigation into an unexpected barometer of Indian culture - classical music exams.
| 23:00Burying G.O.D. - an unbelievable funeral. 23:305/6Three students from Robinson College, Cambridge, take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
| 23:00Seventeen-year-old Anarcha has just had a baby, but there’s a problem. 23:30Getting to the truth starts with getting to the story. That's not always easy. 23:45The Festival is in full, noisy swing and Edinburgh resident Gail is determined to lie low.
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