| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Sophia is handed an incredible opportunity at Harrods, but not everything is as it seems 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon near Altrincham. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Essays on friendship from one of the most incisive chroniclers of contemporary Britain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Andrew O'Hagan raises a glass to adult friendship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Andrew O'Hagan teases out the connections between poetry and friendship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Andrew O'Hagan wrestles with the end of friendships. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Andrew O'Hagan turns to every writer's companions - the friends of the imagination. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Susanna Clarke. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45Meat industry says many small abattoirs will close if inspection charges go up. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45How can we be sure new 'cell-cultivated' foods are safe to eat?
| 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. 05:45The economy is dependent on nature - according to a new report.
| 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. 05:45Efforts to halt the spread of a beetle that could have a huge impact on UK forestry.
| 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. 05:45What will the Government’s new deal for workers mean for farming?
| 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 Dr David Walker. 05:45The accidental invention of superglue has saved lives on battlefields and operating tables
| 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 le Ghyll in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. 05:45A look at the creative talents of visually impaired people in the theatre industry.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Justin Webb and Mishal Husain present news and interviews.
| 06:00Water companies have been ordered to repay £158m after missing key targets on pollution.
| 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. 06:07Clare explores the rich history of the Lower Tavy Valley in Devon. 06:30Abattoir inspection charges; high beef prices; muck-spreading ban; water management. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05How does gender influence men and women's participation in extremist politics? 06:35Steffan Messenger visits a family run plant nursery in West Wales 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 Sophie Thompson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mary's Meals 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 08:10A service reflecting on the BBC Singers legacy of religious broadcasting. 08:481/4James Naughtie with the first of four programmes on America's restless search for meaning. 08:58Biologist Gillian Burke is enamoured by a charm of goldfinches.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amanda Vickery talks to Richard Powers, Peter Godfrey-Smith and Heather Koldewey. 09:45How people who've experienced homelessness become tour guides of their city.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks actor Minnie Driver what advice she would give her younger self. 09:30Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism.
| 09:00Plus, childhood obesity, birds hitting windows and Sir David Spiegelhalter’s origin story. 09:30Crypto cowboys plan a meme nation.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fine poet of love and war and author of I, Claudius. 09:45The accidental invention of superglue has saved lives on battlefields and operating tables
| 09:00Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player, shares the soundtrack of his life.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00Joanna Cherry and David Davis reflect on Alex Salmond's impact on British politics.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Cush Jumbo on playing one of Shakespeare's most iconic female roles.
| 10:00What impact did the pandemic have on pregnancy care?
| 10:00Dr Hilary Cass’s reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
| 10:00How do women respond differently to disasters?
| 10:00The Olivier award winning actor on playing a detective, a spurned wife and Lady Bracknell
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the science behind the 5 Second Rule. 10:30Stories of love and loss surrounding the song Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez.
| 10:00Lesley Manville, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 10:45What is awe, and where do we find it?
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| 11:00 | 11:00Helen Mort continues her history of running, rounding the corner into the 20th century. 11:451/5Essays on friendship from one of the most incisive chroniclers of contemporary Britain.
| 11:00As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen and Mark explore life behind bars on screen. 11:452/5Andrew O'Hagan raises a glass to adult friendship.
| 11:00Mishal Husain and a panel of guests discuss the path to peace in the Middle East. 11:453/5Andrew O'Hagan teases out the connections between poetry and friendship.
| 11:00Nile Rodgers, composer, guitarist and founding member of Chic on his cultural influences. 11:454/5Andrew O'Hagan wrestles with the end of friendships.
| 11:00Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the BBC Food and Farming Awards. 11:455/5Andrew O'Hagan turns to every writer's companions - the friends of the imagination.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30The Amazon has had its worst fires in two decades, with most started illegally by humans.
| 11:00Azra tries to keep the peace, and it’s judgement day for George.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Are you planning a wedding - and what's it costing? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Have we fallen out of love with shopping because of negative in-store experiences? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The reality of a profession we never want to encounter, but couldn't do without. 12:32Can taking special supplements help us to live longer? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The falling birth rate has prompted debates about women’s bodies and also immigration. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The government is writing to pensioners it thinks are entitled to pension credit. 12:306/8Guest host Geoff Norcott steps into the chair for a quiz of the week's news 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15With a new album and film in the ether, we look at the respected pop star and actor. 12:304/6Stephen Fry joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00On the anniversary of Hamas' attack from Gaza, Israel remembers. 13:45The bomb under the bath in the Brighton hotel is ticking down to 2.54am 12 October 1984.
| 13:00The Tories call on Labour to exempt special needs pupils from VAT on private school fees. 13:45Glenn Patterson on the IRA's 1984 bomb attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher.
| 13:00The Conservatives accuse the government of trying to fiddle debt figures. 13:45Glenn Patterson on the 1984 IRA attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
| 13:00Millions without power as wind and rain continues to batter Florida. 13:45How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.
| 13:00International condemnation grows as Israel fires on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon again. 13:45How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Matthew's Church in Walsall.
| 13:00How can the Chancellor improve public services without busting the national budget? 13:30Hazel Shearing investigates delays in the DfE school rebuilding programme.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda fears she may have gone too far. 14:156/6Plum House hosts the annual summer fete, and Maureen's old rival Sue makes an appearance. 14:452/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00Brad attempts to take control. 14:151/6New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:00Azra tries to keep the peace. 14:152/6New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:00It’s an emotional day for one family. 14:153/6New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:00It’s judgement day for George. 14:155/10A double murder, spy balloons, intercepted mail… 14:4511/12In his last days, Joe thought pollution was putting lives at risk. Was he right?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Susan offers some advice.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel answer questions from an audience in Kingston upon Hull. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit.
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| 15:00 | 15:00At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, two Scottish writers choose books they love. 15:30An Indonesian princess holding court in Regency England? Lucy Worsley is on the case.
| 15:002/10Marcus Brigstocke aids the navigation. 15:30How does gender influence men and women's participation in extremist politics?
| 15:00More than a million homes will be bought this year, but how does it all work? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out if AI is the answer to all the NHS's problems.
| 15:00Clare explores the rich history of the Lower Tavy Valley in Devon. 15:27Wildlife presenter Julia Bradbury makes the Radio 4 Appeal for The Orchard Project 15:30Folk singer Sean Cooney opens his special suitcase full of stories of love, hope and joy.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel answer questions from an audience in Kingston upon Hull. 15:45Stephen Fry reads Andrew Hunter Murray’s new short story in which AI takes off - literally
| 15:00Ghosts of the past awaken as a family is torn apart by the housing crisis in Cornwall.
| 15:00With Jason Watkins as Dickens and Samuel Barnett as Arthur Clennam.
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| 16:00 | 16:00One year from the 7 Oct 2023 attack on Israel, BBC correspondents reflect. 16:30A clip that divided and convinced a community – and what it could mean for the election.
| 16:002/3Russell Tovey explores a century of surrealism and how it remains relevant. 16:30David and Simon discuss Number 10 comms, knowing when to stop battling and email gaffes.
| 16:00The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf on his life inside Gaza.
| 16:00Is the UK more divided than ever over immigration, or are there areas of consensus? 16:30A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
| 16:00John Wilson on a campaigner, artist, writer and a singer. 16:30Plus, childhood obesity, birds hitting windows and Sir David Spiegelhalter’s origin story.
| 16:00Dr Hilary Cass’s reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
| 16:00Exploring the writing of Katherine Mansfield a hundred years after her death. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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| 17:00 | 17:00Hamas fires on Israel as the nation mourns the victims of October 7.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00It's over to Conservative members to choose the next leader. We hear from the rival camps.
| 17:00The clean-up from Hurricane Milton begins across Florida, where four people have died.
| 17:00Israel is condemned after strikes on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
| 17:00P&O's owner will attend the UK investment summit despite a row over work practices. 17:30The Israeli ambassador on what lies behind her worldview and her government's actions. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness. 17:10Ian McMillan talks to Margaret Atwood and Alice Oswald about their poetry. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Memorial services have been held to mark a year since Hamas attacks on Israel. 18:304/6Stephen Fry joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
| 18:00MI5 warns Britain is facing "complex" threats, and singles out Russian intelligence. 18:30Janey doesn’t know how long she’s got left, so she’s telling ALL the jokes!
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:30In Glasgow, Susie McCabe and Kieran Hodgson share their obsessions with Ivo Graham.
| 18:00Rescue operations are underway in Florida, after Hurricane Milton tore through the state. 18:302/4Olga tries to explain superstitions and beliefs to Algo.
| 18:00Israel says it will carry out a thorough review, after facing international criticism. 18:306/8Guest host Geoff Norcott steps into the chair for a quiz of the week's news
| 18:00The former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, dies aged 69. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with music by Dee C Lee.
| 18:00Israel has asked the UN to remove its peacekeepers from parts of southern Lebanon 18:15Nicola Beckford selects audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Brad attempts to take control. 19:15Fashion renegades of the 1980s; composer Adrian Sutton and Alison Moyet.
| 19:00Azra tries to keep the peace. 19:15Rick Astley on his new memoir Never, artist Barbara Walker on Being Here at the Whitworth.
| 19:00It’s an emotional day for one family. 19:15Booker Prize-shortlisted author Charlotte Wood, Surrealism, and Odyssey '84.
| 19:00It’s judgement day for George. 19:15Theatre critic Kate Maltby and journalist Stephen Bush review the week's cultural releases
| 19:00Susan offers some advice. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of long-running US sketch show SNL.
| 19:00With a new album and film in the ether, we look at the respected pop star and actor. 19:15Nile Rodgers, composer, guitarist and founding member of Chic on his cultural influences.
| 19:00Clarrie attempts to build bridges. 19:15In 1980s America, John P Timmerman recorded thousands of UFO stories in shopping malls. 19:4511/12In his last days, Joe thought pollution was putting lives at risk. Was he right?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Most of us would love to be wealthy - but is it possible to be too rich? 20:30What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
| 20:00Mishal Husain and a panel of guests discuss the path to peace in the Middle East. 20:45A look at the creative talents of visually impaired people in the theatre industry.
| 20:00Music artists are cancelling gigs to protect their mental health. What do they owe fans? 20:45As tensions in the Middle East grow, we look at the man leading the UK’s foreign policy.
| 20:00The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf on his life inside Gaza.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Matthew's Church in Walsall. 20:501/4James Naughtie with the first of four programmes on America's restless search for meaning.
| 20:00Comedian Patrick Kielty looks back on 1994 - a year that would change Ireland forever.
| 20:00Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley is live from the Radio Theatre. 20:30John Wilson on a campaigner, artist, writer and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Amanda Vickery talks to Richard Powers, Peter Godfrey-Smith and Heather Koldewey. 21:45How people who've experienced homelessness become tour guides of their city.
| 21:00Work trips to “the city of lights” turn dark. Al Fayed’s power and control becomes clear 21:30Everyone seems to have one... We find out the truth about side hustles.
| 21:007/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions in a postbag recording of The Kitchen Cabinet. 21:30Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests at the North Cornwall Book Festival. 21:45Revealed - the secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Katherine Rundell, Emily Baughan, Grace Lockrobin, Miriam Cates, Andrew Cooper
| 21:001/2How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.
| 21:00The government is writing to pensioners it thinks are entitled to pension credit. 21:25Actress Sophie Thompson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mary's Meals 21:30The Amazon has had its worst fires in two decades, with most started illegally by humans.
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| 22:00 | 22:00As Israel mourns the mass killings and abductions, the conflict with Hezbollah escalates 22:456/10Sam and Sadie have moved to Los Angeles, and Unfair Games has expanded.
| 22:00Benjamin Netanyahu makes appeal and claims Israel has killed Hezbollah's next leader 22:457/10Sam and Sadie decide to launch their most successful game as an online platform.
| 22:00Millions flee Florida before "deadly and catastrophic" Hurricane Milton makes landfall 22:458/10The decision to take the game Mapleworld online leads to tragedy.
| 22:00Lebanon's Health Ministry says 22 people have been killed in Thursday's air strikes 22:459/10Sadie is pregnant and grieving over Marx's death. She finds herself unable to work.
| 22:00Archbishop of Westminster says people should "be careful what they wish for". 22:4510/10For Sam and Sadie things are coming full circle. Perhaps it's time to revisit the past.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Dan continues his search for Sarah and the answer to the mystery of the Hare Witches. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs mark the first anniversary of the 7th of October attacks.
| 23:00A clip that divided and convinced a community – and what it could mean for the election. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs discuss the introduction of VAT on private school fees.
| 23:001/6Ruth and Carla desperately think of things to add to their new Gratitude Diary. 23:155/8Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album twists itself into the news. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where it was the first session of PMQs of the autumn.
| 23:00Nick and Amol review Keir Starmer’s first 100 days in office. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on a row about freedom of speech in England's universities.
| 23:00The Clinton strategist and Dem party giant is on Americast 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on calls to tackle a lack of trust in politics.
| 23:004/4Randy Feltface cries a river. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fine poet of love and war and author of I, Claudius. 23:45Stephen Fry reads Andrew Hunter Murray’s new short story in which AI takes off - literally
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