| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15A dream job offer arrives from Harrods, to the surprise of debutante teenager, Cheska 00:45Bells on Sunday, comes from the church of Blessed Virgin Mary in Woolpit, Suffolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Author Kerry Hudson explores the many faces of kindness. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5In other countries, the author is welcomed with tender gestures of kindness. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5With a new baby, Kerry Hudson is struggling to breathe. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5The challenges of living on a boat are dwarfed by the kindness of the boating community. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Kerry, herself a stranger in the Czech Republic, welcomes a Ukrainian refugee. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Alan Hollinghurst speaks to Chris Power about his new novel, Our Evenings. 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.
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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 Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45Another council sells off its farms to balance the books. 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 Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45All kept birds must now be registered, to help stop bird flu.
| 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 Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45Flooded farmers and the government's new flood resilience taskforce.
| 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 Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45The dairy industry highlights a crisis in recruitment - how can farmers attract new staff?
| 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 Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45IT problems with new national bird register.
| 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 Father Martin Magill. 05:45Some of the biggest revolutions in aircraft design have been down to adhesives.
| 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 St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon near Altrincham. 05:45How has the prevalence of digital methods of communication impacted the way we interact?
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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.
| 06:00Netanyahu says Iran will pay after missile attack - Emma Barnett and Mishal Husain present
| 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 explores 50 square miles that were neither England nor Scotland. 06:30IT problems with the new poultry register. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Can building design create hope, from high security prisons to homeless hostels? 06:35Sybil Ruscoe visits a vineyard with a difference. 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. 07:10William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Wildlife presenter Julia Bradbury makes the Radio 4 Appeal for The Orchard Project 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 08:10With Canon Sarah Snyder from Rose Castle in Cumbria. 08:48Adam Gopnik goes in search of Donald Trump's secret power, with two famous essays in hand. 08:58Sir Michael Palin presents the noisy oystercatcher.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with William Dalrymple, Shanay Jhaveri and Susan Whitfield. 09:45How a running club helps recovery from addiction.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland and guests make historical comparisons with current events. 09:30The mental health of military drone pilots.
| 09:00Plus, GPs working less, the UK working less, and Wetherspoons wanting to pay less tax. 09:30A blockbuster film takes on the big beasts of Hollywood.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1886 bombing in Chicago amid violent labour conflict. 09:45Some of the biggest revolutions in aircraft design have been down to adhesives.
| 09:00Adrian Edmondson, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Jodi Picoult looks set to ruffle a few ruffs with her latest novel about Shakespeare.
| 09:00A British-Israeli woman and a British-Palestinian man reflect on the attacks, one year on.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Nuala McGovern visits Ireland as work begins to find and identify 796 missing children.
| 10:00Labour MP Carolyn Harris and Dr Paula Briggs join Nuala to discuss the menopause.
| 10:00'For women, prison isn’t working.' The words of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
| 10:00Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport
| 10:00How the conflict in the Middle East is impacting women and children in Lebanon.
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate giant bubbles... 10:307/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions in a postbag recording of The Kitchen Cabinet.
| 10:00Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player, shares the soundtrack of his life.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Helen Mort charts our relationship with running, from prehistoric times to present day. 11:451/5Author Kerry Hudson explores the many faces of kindness.
| 11:00Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand help choose the final five tracks of this series. 11:452/5In other countries, the author is welcomed with tender gestures of kindness.
| 11:00File on 4 reveals new concerns over evidence in the Lucy Letby trial. 11:453/5With a new baby, Kerry Hudson is struggling to breathe.
| 11:00Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career. 11:454/5The challenges of living on a boat are dwarfed by the kindness of the boating community.
| 11:00Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food. 11:455/5Kerry, herself a stranger in the Czech Republic, welcomes a Ukrainian refugee.
| 11:00And how much influence will the next president have on the region? 11:30Lyse Doucet on a telling encounter in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks.
| 11:00Azra has a lot to contend with, and George faces the consequences of his actions.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What can consumers do as energy bills continue to rise? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: Have you switched your heating on yet? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:0414,000 people in limbo after the collapse of a building control firm. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Everyone seems to have one... We find out the truth about side hustles. 12:32Does a session in a float tank work wonders for mental health and exercise recovery? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Music artists are cancelling gigs to protect their mental health. What do they owe fans? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How the fight against fraud is changing like never before. 12:305/8Alasdair Beckett-King, Zoe Lyons, Scott Bennett and Cindy Yu quiz the news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15As tensions in the Middle East grow, we look at the man leading the UK’s foreign policy. 12:303/6Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Misha Glenny explores the role of the economy in Hungarian and Italian politics since 2008
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Misha Glenny explores urban-rural divides in Europe.
| 13:00Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will 'pay' after it launched around 180 missiles into Israel. 13:45Misha Glenny looks at how debates over migration are fuelling the rise of the far right.
| 13:00The UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. 13:45Misha Glenny charts the impact of the Ukraine war across Europe.
| 13:00Israel continues to bomb Hezbollah's leadership as Iran vows to carry on the fight. 13:45Misha Glenny explores the European memory wars.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Beccles Public Hall & Theatre in Suffolk.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30One year from the 7 Oct 2023 attack on Israel, BBC correspondents reflect.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a sting in the tail at Brookfield. 14:155/6A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight. 14:451/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00Lilian lays down the law. 14:15Daniel is given early release but can he ever be free?
| 14:153/3Drama following the friendship of three radical lesbian feminists from the 1970s to today.
| 14:00Azra has a lot to contend with. 14:15Agatha Christie dramatically confronts the inbuilt tensions between a mother and daughter.
| 14:00There’s a shocking request for Will. 14:154/10A war hero, a spy chief, and the British mole… 14:4510/12Crowds gather. A child is dead. And there are countless more. Are dumps to blame?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45George faces the consequences of his actions.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Much Hadham. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Hard Times.
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| 15:00 | 15:006/7Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts answer questions from an audience in Harpenden. 15:30Lucy Worsley meets Alice Diamond, London’s queen of shoplifting in the 1920s.
| 15:001/10Jess Fostekew is on board for the scenic route. 15:30Can building design create hope, from high security prisons to homeless hostels?
| 15:00Inheritance tax, capital gains and pension tax relief, what are they and who pays them? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out if AI can read emotions.
| 15:00Helen Mark explores 50 square miles that were neither England nor Scotland. 15:27Journalist Reshmin Chowdhury makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BRAC UK. 15:30How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Much Hadham. 15:45A Short Work by The Cullen Brothers about change, grief and (possibly) reincarnation.
| 15:00Sinclair Lewis's prescient 1936 satire adapted for radio by Mike Walker. Stars Ben Miles.
| 15:00David Morrissey stars in Dickens's satire of a target-driven society that stifles wonder.
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| 16:00 | 16:00James Naughtie examines the backdrop to this year's United States presidential election. 16:30Inside the election centre where workers face threats and abuse ahead of the 2024 vote.
| 16:001/3Russell Tovey explores a century of surrealism and how it remains relevant. 16:30David and Simon discuss goldrush PR, the last roll of the dice and A Very Royal Scandal.
| 16:00Journalists on the challenges reporting the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
| 16:00Most of us would love to be wealthy - but is it possible to be too rich? 16:30What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
| 16:00John Wilson on a songwriter, an aid worker, a militia leader and a flamenco dancer 16:30Plus, GPs working less, the UK working less, and Wetherspoons wanting to pay less tax.
| 16:00Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Susanna Clarke. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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| 17:00 | 17:00Netanyahu warns Iran 'there is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach'.
| 17:00The US says Iran is preparing to 'imminently' launch a missile attack on Israel.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00The price of oil rises after Biden says Israel is discussing striking Iran’s oil industry.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick to reflect on his path to power. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz's only return to the island in 43 years of exile. 17:10A special edition of The Verb with Ian McMillan recorded as part of CSL in Sydney. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Reports from the US suggest a limited ground offensive is imminent 18:303/6Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
| 18:00Last night Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah positions 18:30As she now faces end-of-life care, another chance to hear Janey’s brutally funny story.
| 18:00Israel has committed more troops to the invasion and said eight soldiers have been killed 18:30Phil Wang and Su Pollard share their obsessions with Ivo Graham.
| 18:00The proposal would give terminally ill people in England and Wales the choice to die 18:301/4Olga Koch and her digital assistant Algo tackle the topic of Love.
| 18:00Ayatollah Khamenei also defended Iran's missile attack on Israel this week 18:305/8Alasdair Beckett-King, Zoe Lyons, Scott Bennett and Cindy Yu quiz the news.
| 18:00A 2 year old boy is one of four people killed in a small boat 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests at the North Cornwall Book Festival.
| 18:00Just three months after Sir Keir Starmer took power his chief of staff Sue Gray has quit. 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lilian lays down the law. 19:15David Oyelowo on the Shakespearean role he's always wanted to play, Coriolanus.
| 19:15The BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers' Award live results programme.
| 19:00Azra has a lot to contend with. 19:15Novelist Paula Hawkins, Magnum photography, and sound archive from British Asians.
| 19:00There’s a shocking request for Will. 19:15Joker: Folie a Deux and Alan Hollinghurst's new book Our Evenings reviewed.
| 19:00George faces the consequences of his actions. 19:15As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen and Mark explore life behind bars on screen.
| 19:00As tensions in the Middle East grow, we look at the man leading the UK’s foreign policy. 19:15Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career.
| 19:00Lynda fears she may have gone too far. 19:15Folk singer Sean Cooney opens his special suitcase full of stories of love, hope and joy. 19:4510/12Crowds gather. A child is dead. And there are countless more. Are dumps to blame?
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| 20:00 | 20:00How can we make every vote count? Quadratic voting could be a possible solution. 20:30We discuss whether a boom in space travel could be a problem for Earth’s climate.
| 20:00File on 4 reveals new concerns over evidence in the Lucy Letby trial. 20:40How has the prevalence of digital methods of communication impacted the way we interact?
| 20:00Are the claims true? What are 'furries'? And is it all really about gender identity? 20:45The man who thought up the tiny Raspberry Pi computer.
| 20:00Journalists on the challenges reporting the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Beccles Public Hall & Theatre in Suffolk. 20:50Adam Gopnik goes in search of Donald Trump's secret power, with two famous essays in hand.
| 20:00Chris Mullin reveals how 1974's Guildford and Birmingham bombings changed British justice
| 20:00How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X. 20:30John Wilson on a songwriter, an aid worker, a militia leader and a flamenco dancer
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford with William Dalrymple, Shanay Jhaveri and Susan Whitfield. 21:45How a running club helps recovery from addiction.
| 21:00Sophia is handed an incredible opportunity at Harrods, but not everything is as it seems 21:30The new home tech that could be key to keeping the lights on as we switch to renewables.
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland and guests make historical comparisons with current events. 21:30The mental health of military drone pilots.
| 21:00Nihal Arthanayake and guests at the Morecambe Poetry Festival. 21:45An extraordinary secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Shahidha Bari and guests discuss the value of reading fiction and of writing history.
| 21:00Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King.
| 21:00How the fight against fraud is changing like never before. 21:25Wildlife presenter Julia Bradbury makes the Radio 4 Appeal for The Orchard Project 21:30Lyse Doucet on a telling encounter in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks.
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| 22:00 | 22:00US official says Israel plans to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon 22:451/10Two best friends. Two ardent gamers. And a rivalry and love that knows no bounds.
| 22:00Tehran says its missile attack was in response to Israeli attacks on its allies 22:452/10Sadie has developed her first complete video game - Solution. It has divided its audience.
| 22:00Eight Israeli soldiers have been reported killed in combat in southern Lebanon 22:453/10Sam and Sadie begin work on what will become their first successful video game.
| 22:00Proposals to give terminally-ill people the choice to die are to be voted on in parliament 22:454/10Sam and Sadie have created their first game Ichigo. But how best to sell it?
| 22:00Israel is expected to launch a strike against Iran after this week's missile attack 22:455/10Ichigo is an enormous commercial success. But how best to follow it?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss important changes to the prime minister's team in Downing St
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5Season finale of Ben Lewis’ propulsive thriller. 23:30James Naughtie examines the backdrop to this year's United States presidential election.
| 23:00Inside the election centre where workers face threats and abuse ahead of the 2024 vote. 23:30The anxieties of navigating a newfound racial identity.
| 23:00Comedy series following amateur paranormal podcaster, Chris Relish. 23:154/8Jon Holmes' award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news. 23:30When a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness.
| 23:00How did we get here and what happens next? 23:30When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.
| 23:00And how much influence will the next president have on the region? 23:30Jenny Kleeman asks if an unprecedented theft of DNA data was a racially motivated attack.
| 23:003/4Randy Feltface blows hot and hotter. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1886 bombing in Chicago amid violent labour conflict. 23:45A Short Work by The Cullen Brothers about change, grief and (possibly) reincarnation.
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