| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The beach resort frozen in time by 50 years of conflict, and the struggle over its future 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Gabriel in Stoke Gabriel, Devon. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The moving story of how one family's grief was transformed into a lifesaving gift. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5As Max's health deteriorates, the emergency services race against time to reach Keira. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Keira’s family are united in their determination to offer her organs for donation. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5The gift of Keira's family is about to change lives as Max struggles on the ward. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Before Max’s life-changing operation, the surgical team take a moment to give thanks. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Graham Norton speaks to Johny Pitts about his new novel, Frankie. 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45Does the UK need a fishing strategy? 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks at the impact of the weather on this year's harvest
| 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45Has the government broken the law over fishing quotas?
| 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45Small livestock farms are most at threat from cuts to the agriculture budget.
| 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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45Sinking ropes trial to stop minke whales being tangled in fishing gear.
| 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 the Right Rev Mary Stallard. 05:45Dealing with the big lie.
| 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 Andrews church in the village of Oakington, Cambridgeshire. 05:45A new study about auditory perception, plus Paralympic twins Eliza and Scarlett Humphrey.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Councils get new powers to run bus services, plus Garry Richardson's final Today programme
| 06:00The early release of prisoners - to ease overcrowding - gets underway.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Lord Darzi's landmark report warns the NHS is in a 'critical condition'.
| 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. 06:07How mackerel (and other fish) have shaped the people and landscape of Aberaeron. 06:30Caz Graham brings you the biggest rural stories of the week. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Hipster baristas in Philadelphia and Chinese-run espresso bars in Italy. 06:35Why farmer's daughter Louise Duck has set up a chilli farm 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs, including 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 07:54Actress Natalie Cassidy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solving Kids' Cancer UK 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 08:10Marking Harvest at One Church Brighton, with music from Bob Chilcott and the BBC Singers. 08:48Megan Nolan reflects on mothers... and not mothers. 08:58For Megan McCubbin, the barn owl is her favourite bird.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: can AI get me a new job? 09:30A musician's eye view of classical music's best-loved works.
| 09:00Climate scientist Peter Stott on taking on sceptics and modelling our climate impact. 09:30Joe Wicks launches the All in the Mind Awards, and why music makes us cry
| 09:00Plus migrants v pensioners and Ed Miliband’s energy auction claim. 09:30A Jan 6 rioter glimpses the matrix. Gabriel Gatehouse follows his journey.
| 09:00Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood & NUS president Amira Campbell on national service. 09:30Comedian John Meagher investigates his nightmares and Northern Ireland's 'satanic panic'.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark is joined by witnesses recalling the day the Berlin Wall came down.
| 09:00Culinary maestro Yotam Ottolenghi, joins us to chat 'Comfort' food.
| 09:00UEFA warns that a new regulator for English football could lead to a ban from the Euros.
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| 10:00 | 10:00New allegations against controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
| 10:00Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell responds to mums of children with SEND.
| 10:00Director Ellen Kuras on her new film about the pioneering WWII photographer Lee Miller.
| 10:00Sarah Owen MP joins Anita Rani after being elected chair on Wednesday.
| 10:00Karen Maguire speaks out about the breakdown of her adoption of a two-year-old boy.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in New York to learn about the history of Broadway. 10:304/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer culinary questions from an audience of keen cooks in Leeds
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites key figures from the hit reality TV show Castaway.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Documenting the round-the-clock care of Nora, a non-verbal seven-year-old. 11:451/5The moving story of how one family's grief was transformed into a lifesaving gift.
| 11:00Joe Stilgoe and Gabriella Swallow add the next five tracks to the playlist. 11:452/5As Max's health deteriorates, the emergency services race against time to reach Keira.
| 11:00After the Grenfell inquiry, what will it take to deliver safe and secure homes for all? 11:453/5Keira’s family are united in their determination to offer her organs for donation.
| 11:00Booker prize-winning Jamaican author Marlon James reveals his cultural influences. 11:454/5The gift of Keira's family is about to change lives as Max struggles on the ward.
| 11:00Dan Saladino visits a unique collection of bread starters and finds a world of microbes. 11:455/5Before Max’s life-changing operation, the surgical team take a moment to give thanks.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Our correspondent heard the verdict on Tuesday's debate from voters in the swing state
| 11:00Susan fears the worst, and Alice attempts to come to terms with recent events.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Battle to reclaim rent and John Lewis. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How much do you value working from home? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Report finds one in eight women in joint mortgages suffer economic abuse. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04UK tarnish proof jewellery brand started in 2021. 12:32What's the best way to keep your hot drink hot? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Are the seven dwarfs perpetuating dangerous stereotypes or harmless fantasy figures? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will disabled pensioners be impacted by the cut in the winter fuel payment? 12:302/8Simon Evans, Ria Lina, Glenn Moore, and Coco Khan quiz the news 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Welsh first minister and leader of Welsh Labour, Baroness Morgan of Ely. 12:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00As the Covid inquiry resumes, there are fresh calls for a procurement corruption probe. 13:45A mathematician struggles to find love. What could be messing with his odds?
| 13:00Sir Keir Starmer addresses TUC conference, ahead of MPs' vote on winter fuel allowance. 13:45With one bar chart, three students help expose a global corporate scandal
| 13:00Oliver Campbell, who has learning disabilities, has murder conviction quashed. 13:45In war-starved Netherlands, a doctor discovers a life-saving cure for a common disease.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45A few odd squiggles on a graph lead to a Nobel prize-winning discovery.
| 13:00President Putin's former advisor speaks to us about Russia's new red lines in the war. 13:45A strange sound prompts an incredible discovery.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Skypark in Glasgow.
| 13:00Germany is due to reinstall some controls on its borders: what does it mean for Schengen? 13:30The steel crisis in Wales, China’s role, and why it should matter to everyone in Britain
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| 14:00 | 14:152/6Curator Peter Knight has his 15 minutes of fame and thrusts Plum House into the spotlight. 14:453/5Dr Maeder’s sessions bring some uncomfortable truths about Max’s home life to the surface.
| 14:00Harrison struggles to keep control. 14:15By Marcella Evaristi. In 1642, the Puritans close the theatres for 18 years.
| 14:00Alice attempts to come to terms with recent events. 14:15A queer coming-of-age story as mixed-race Mari tries to fathom her own identity.
| 14:00Neil tries to put on a brave face 14:15Delightful drama starring Glenda Jackson, and Bella Ramsey as old and young Edith Sitwell.
| 14:00There’s a silver lining for Brian. 14:151/10Inside story of the CIA, starring Kim Cattrall and Ed Harris. 14:457/12A memo goes missing - until now. It rallies a community to keep calling for the truth.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Ruairi attempts to offer some hope
| 14:00Kathy Clugston presents an autumnal archival edition of Gardeners' Question Time. 14:453/3A view of fifty years of marriage from the roof of a rundown seaside hotel.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The biography show where famous guests pick someone they admire or love. 15:30As the authorities close in on the steroid dealing ring, loyalties are tested.
| 15:00Short documentaries that ripple through space. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30Hipster baristas in Philadelphia and Chinese-run espresso bars in Italy.
| 15:00How do you start to recover financially from a gambling addiction? 15:30When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on what is happening in Taiwan now.
| 15:00How mackerel (and other fish) have shaped the people and landscape of Aberaeron. 15:27Victoria Hislop makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lepra 15:30Eli Burnstein talks about fine distinctions between words.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston presents an autumnal archival edition of Gardeners' Question Time. 15:4572 hours after giving birth, Sadia turns into a statue.
| 15:00Graeme Garden's comic play tells America's most astounding true tale of quackery.
| 15:00Padma is horrified when Nyra seeks Gopi’s advice and switches sides to work for Dhruv.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Jill Lepore explores the life of Eugene V. Debs and the legacy of his socialist politics. 16:303/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions from a hungry audience in Stoke-on-Trent.
| 16:00Young opera singers and their teachers reveal the beauty of Italian 'bel canto' singing. 16:30David and Simon discuss Kate’s video and what we've learnt about the government's PR.
| 16:00The US Department of Justice says it has uncovered a Russian-influence operation.
| 16:00Should Germany worry about the far right's success in regional elections in east Germany? 16:30Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, an anthropologist, a musician and an organiser. 16:30Plus migrants v pensioners and Ed Miliband’s energy auction claim.
| 16:00Actor Tracy-Ann Oberman on her return to the square.
| 16:00Matt Haig speaks to Johny Pitts about his new book, The Life Impossible. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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| 17:00 | 17:00The Princess of Wales announces she has finished chemotherapy, in a personal video.
| 17:00The government says means-testing the allowance is needed to rebuild Britain.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00The Office for Budget Responsibility gives its forecast on debt and spending for the UK.
| 17:00Putin threatens NATO if Ukraine uses long range missiles.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'I'm actually good at what I do. And I'm fed up of pretending that I'm not good at my job' 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The story of how a Viking inspired wireless technology. 17:10Exploring the policing of protest in the UK from Peterloo to the present - and beyond. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00It heard there were not enough staff and hospital infrastructure was unfit for purpose 18:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00The Tory motion seeking to stop the benefit from becoming means-tested was rejected 18:301/6Victoria Coren Mitchell returns with the show which dares to commit heresy.
| 18:00Pat Finucane was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1989 at his home in Belfast 18:302/4Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
| 18:00The review concluded the NHS in England was in a "critical condition" 18:302/4Phil and Polly visit HMP Parbold as part of the annual "Bring Your Family To Prison" day.
| 18:00The Kremlin have stripped the officials involved of their accreditation 18:302/8Simon Evans, Ria Lina, Glenn Moore, and Coco Khan quiz the news
| 18:00The government is facing fresh calls to rethink cuts to winter fuel payment 18:15Clive Anderson from Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival in Stirling.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Steven Rainey chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Harrison struggles to keep control. 19:15Bella Mackie on her second novel and the formation of a privately funded orchestra.
| 19:00Alice attempts to come to terms with recent events. 19:15Front Row recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language poetry festival in Sydney.
| 19:00Neil tries to put on a brave face 19:15Jacqueline Wilson her latest book, and two of the stars of BBC One's Nightsleeper.
| 19:00There’s a silver lining for Brian. 19:15Van Gogh exhibition and The Critic reviewed plus the National Short Story Award shortlist.
| 19:00Ruairi attempts to offer some hope 19:15Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Julian Joseph add the next five tracks.
| 19:00Welsh first minister and leader of Welsh Labour, Baroness Morgan of Ely. 19:15Booker prize-winning Jamaican author Marlon James reveals his cultural influences.
| 19:00Reality hits home for the Grundys. 19:15The amputee who recovered his will to live walking a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. 19:457/12A memo goes missing - until now. It rallies a community to keep calling for the truth.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Are the UK's finances really as bad as Labour says? And if they are, how do they fix them? 20:30Why was the Grenfell Tower cladding so dangerous?
| 20:00After the Grenfell inquiry, what will it take to deliver safe and secure homes for all? 20:45A new study about auditory perception, plus Paralympic twins Eliza and Scarlett Humphrey.
| 20:00Is banning smoking outdoors good for our health or state overreach? 20:454/5Boys all over the UK talk to Catherine Carr about sex, consent and relationships.
| 20:00The US Department of Justice says it has uncovered a Russian-influence operation.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Skypark in Glasgow. 20:50Megan Nolan reflects on mothers... and not mothers.
| 20:00How David Bowie saved his life and career in 1970s Berlin.
| 20:00Eli Burnstein talks about fine distinctions between words. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, an anthropologist, a musician and an organiser.
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| 21:00 | 21:00An elite secret unit of Jewish commandos take on the Nazis. 21:30Things move quickly following the release of this series and Scorpion has nowhere to hide.
| 21:00The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast. 21:30The biography show where famous guests pick someone they admire or love.
| 21:00Climate scientist Peter Stott on taking on sceptics and modelling our climate impact. 21:30Joe Wicks launches the All in the Mind Awards, and why music makes us cry
| 21:00Clive Anderson, Michelle McManus and guests from Glasgow. 21:45How can a brainless single-cell slime mould help to solve our most complex problems?
| 21:00Anne McElvoy with guests including David Runciman and Gisela Stuart
| 21:00Tales of data and discovery with Hannah Fry.
| 21:00How will disabled pensioners be impacted by the cut in the winter fuel payment? 21:25Actress Natalie Cassidy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solving Kids' Cancer UK 21:30Our correspondent heard the verdict on Tuesday's debate from voters in the swing state
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| 22:00 | 22:00Chancellor urges Labour MPs to back plan to cut payment for millions of pensioners. 22:456/10A woman on the cusp of marriage prepares to leave old familiarities behind.
| 22:00Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first time in Pennsylvania. 22:457/10An engaged woman prepares her trousseau as she examines the marriages she’s seen up close.
| 22:00Can Sir Keir Starmer fix the health service? 22:458/10A woman embarks on the long journey into rural Canada to visit her father and stepmother.
| 22:00Starmer to meet Biden as pair decide whether to let Kyiv fire Western weapons into Russia 22:459/10A woman visiting home is confronted by worrying changes in her elderly father.
| 22:00The prime minister has met the president in Washington as tensions with Russia grow. 22:4510/10When her father falls ill, a daughter and her stepmother are thrown together.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino visits a unique collection of bread starters and finds a world of microbes.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the PM's trip to Italy, migration and arming Ukraine.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5Maya’s life has gone off the rails. But is someone really trying to kill her? 23:30Mandy Baker reports on a revolution on the buses.
| 23:00Selections of poetry on various themes, chosen by listeners, with Roger McGough. 23:30David Cornock reports as MPs vote to scrap winter fuel payments for some pensioners.
| 23:00Comedy series following amateur paranormal podcaster Chris Relish. 23:151/8Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news. 23:30Mandy Baker reports from Westminster, where winter fuel payments were top of the agenda.
| 23:00Amol and Nick on what can be done to improve the health service. 23:30David Cornock reports as the health secretary unveils a damning report on the NHS.
| 23:00Our celeb endorsement episode! 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as peers discuss the dire situation in Sudan.
| 23:00Brighty decides he can right a wrong – killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help. 23:30Russell Davies hosts the classic general knowledge quiz.
| 23:00Martha Milete’s life changes one night in 2006 when two masked men break into her house. 23:30Dealing with the big lie. 23:4572 hours after giving birth, Sadia turns into a statue.
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