| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Work trips to “the city of lights” turn dark. Al Fayed’s power and control becomes clear 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary le Ghyll in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Exploring the writing of Katherine Mansfield a hundred years after her death. 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 the Right Rev Dr David Walker. 05:45Harvest 2024 hasn't been great - what will it mean for farmers and consumers? 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 the Right Rev Dr David Walker. 05:45Would you say yes to a wind or solar farm near your home if it meant lower energy bills?
| 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. 05:45Sheep breeder says bluetongue restrictions are wrecking his business.
| 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 government announces a review of Defra's rules, to drive economic growth.
| 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 Reverend Dr David Walker 05:45UK in danger of violating international agreements on nature, says the Wildlife Trusts.
| 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 Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Modern glues are incredibly strong - but are they too good?
| 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 St Mary Handsworth in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 05:45Improving support for all stages of sight loss. Getting help to give guide dogs free runs.
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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. 06:07Clare hikes along a section of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s new walking trail. 06:30The UK is in danger of violating international agreements on restoring nature. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Shipboard travels and maritime maps. 06:35Caz Graham meets farmers and bakers producing bread from locally grown heritage rye. 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Actor Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Clean Break. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | 08:57An appeal on behalf of the DEC for the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
| | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers 08:10Today's episode comes from Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, with Bishop Mary Stallard. 08:482/4The second of James Naughtie's four programmes on America's restless search for meaning. 08:58Photographer Trai Anfield is mesmerised by lapwings in flight.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Yuval Noah Harari, Madhumita Murgia and Edith Hall 09:45How one woman started supporting military wives after she left the army.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks physician Gabor Maté what advice he would give his younger self. 09:30How gene analysis is impacting treatment and care for children with rare genetic disorders
| 09:00Plus: the taxes of 60 very rich people, water bill spreadsheets, and is 0 a small number? 09:30Jeffrey Epstein and the unified conspiracy theory of everything.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hayek's ideas on a state-planned economy's link to tyranny 09:45Modern glues are incredibly strong - but are they too good?
| 09:00Lesley Manville, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Misha Glenny explores the role of the economy in Hungarian and Italian politics since 2008
| 09:00Lindsay Nicholson reveals how she's overcome an almost-unimaginable number of challenges.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00What can women's magazines from the 70s, 80s and 90s tell us about life then and life now?
| 10:00The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
| 10:00Oscar nominated French actress Isabelle Huppert on her latest role in The Crime is Mine.
| 10:00What are the economic implications of getting married in midlife?
| 10:00Renowned British rock, jazz and blues singer Elkie Brooks.
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain apply their scientific super-powers to all things shiny. 10:30Stories of what Tender, from Blur's 1999 album 13, means to people around the world.
| 10:00Shirley Collins, folk singer, 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 | 11:00Can democracy ever be safe? 11:451/5First of five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of long-running US sketch show SNL. 11:452/5Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
| 11:00The devastating effects of investigations related to child abuse images. 11:453/5Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
| 11:00Writer Hanif Kureishi reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his career. 11:454/5Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
| 11:00Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food. 11:455/5Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
| 11:00Pippa Crerar of the Guardian assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Jeremy Bowen recalls an encounter with a young girl in Gaza hoping for a peaceful future.
| 11:00Clarrie attempts to build bridges, and the future of the Tearoom is decided.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The pressures facing high-end restaurants. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How has gigging changed for you? How often do you go, and where - arena or local or both? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The moving story of a man 'under the spell' in loan fraud case. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can you get staff out of danger and still keep the show on the road? 12:32Do we really need all those cleaning sprays? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tom Heap and Helen Czerski reveal the role of microbes in the fight against climate change 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What will the review into Carer's Allowance overpayments mean for those in debt? 12:307/8Lucy Porter steps in as guest host for the weekly quiz on the latest news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Who is the new chief of staff in Downing Street? 12:305/6Jenny Eclair joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The prime minister welcomes global firms to an investment summit. 13:45The hunt for the bomber begins.
| 13:00Lord Cameron says the government should consider sanctioning two Israeli ministers. 13:45For the IRA, the Brighton bomb was only the start.
| 13:00Why Rachel Reeves looks set to make £40bn tax rises and spending cuts in her budget. 13:45Another IRA bomb, this time with Buckingham Palace in its sights.
| 13:00Israel is accused of using starvation as a weapon in Northern Gaza. Army chiefs deny it. 13:45A knock on the door changes everything.
| 13:00President Biden joins calls for a ceasefire after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 13:45Has the 1984 Brighton bomb been excised from our collective history?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast.
| 13:00Views from Palestinians, Emiratis and Israelis on how to govern Gaza after the war. 13:30Stories of people fighting to claim their racial identity - and those looking to police it
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| 14:00 | 14:00Clarrie attempts to build bridges. 14:15A not entirely historically accurate comedy set in a 1930s Kentish Hop Field. 14:453/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00Neil struggles under the weight of everything. 14:15How do you parent in a world that has lost its innocence? Can you trust your gut?
| 14:00Fallon makes a big decision. 14:15by Isabel Wright. War reporter Nadine returns home but her mind remains under siege.
| 14:00Natasha faces an uphill battle. 14:15Siobhan’s husband’s old band have reformed. But troubling allegations are about to emerge.
| 14:156/10The Polish network, the psychoactive drug program, a man on his way to the top… 14:4512/12In a finale of twists and answers, we uncover the secret that disturbed Joe until the end.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45The future of the Tearoom is decided.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit Mires Beck Nursery to answer your gardening queries. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit.
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| 15:00 | 15:00We're at the Edinburgh International Book Festival again. 15:30Lucy Worsley meets Tilly Devine, queen of Sydney’s 1920s criminal underworld.
| 15:003/10Isy Suttie hops aboard. 15:30Shipboard travels and maritime maps.
| 15:00How to locate some £23 billion worth of help and support which goes unclaimed each year. 15:30Aleks and Kevin investigate an AI chatbot that appears to debunk conspiracy theories.
| 15:00Clare hikes along a section of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s new walking trail. 15:27Actress Sophie Thompson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mary's Meals 15:30In 1980s America, John P Timmerman recorded thousands of UFO stories in shopping malls.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit Mires Beck Nursery to answer your gardening queries. 15:45A holidaymaker struggles to unwind in a haunting new story from Chris Kohler.
| 15:00Can Saul manage to break all ten commandments in one weekend? Comedy from Jeremy Front.
| 15:00With Jason Watkins as Dickens and Samuel Barnett as Arthur Clennam.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Hazel Shearing investigates delays in the DfE school rebuilding programme. 16:30The social media tactic harming and further polarising people.
| 16:003/3Russell Tovey explores a century of surrealism and how it remains relevant. 16:30David and Simon discuss the power of opening up, football PR and unvarnished job updates.
| 16:00Stephen Sackur on the closure of HARDtalk.
| 16:00Dynamic, drip and personalised pricing are now common - but are they fair? 16:30What’s happening to our carbon sinks?
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a politician, a campaigner, a businessman and a poet. 16:30Plus: the taxes of 60 very rich people, water bill spreadsheets, and is 0 a small number?
| 16:00The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
| 16:00Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the Novel. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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| 17:00 | 17:00Keir Starmer pledges to cut red tape to encourage UK investment
| 17:00Ballots go out in Conservative leadership contest.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Israel has reportedly killed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The author and academic puts forward his theory of what lay behind this summer's riots. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00How punk rock band Die Toten Hosen secretly played a concert in East Berlin. 17:10A cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The government has given details of more than 60 billion pounds invested in the UK 18:305/6Jenny Eclair joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer drops a heavy hint that taxes on businesses could go up in the Budget. 18:30Janey doesn’t know how long she’s got left, so she’s telling ALL the jokes!
| 18:00Inflation drops below the Bank of England's target for the first time in three years. 18:30John Robins and Michelle De Swarte talk to Ivo Graham about what they're obsessed with.
| 18:00The Israeli Government says its soldiers have killed the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. 18:27An appeal on behalf of the DEC for the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. 18:303/4Olga and Algo are auditing the idea of money.
| 18:00Hamas has confirmed that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, is dead 18:307/8Lucy Porter steps in as guest host for the weekly quiz on the latest news.
| 18:00Israel launches a new wave of strikes on Beirut. 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Hamas says more than 80 people are dead after Israel bombed homes in northern Gaza 18:15Jason Mohammad chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Neil struggles under the weight of everything. 19:15The impact of the landmark Bronski Beat album Age of Consent, 40 years on.
| 19:00Fallon makes a big decision. 19:15Jodie Whittaker on stage, Japanese food as art, Booker shortlisted author Anne Michaels.
| 19:00Natasha faces an uphill battle. 19:15Rupert Everett, female bands from Glasgow and artist Everlyn Nicodemus.
| 19:15Armando Iannucci's new super hero comedy series The Franchise gets reviewed.
| 19:00The future of the Tearoom is decided. 19:15Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeology and treasure hunting on screen.
| 19:00Who is the new chief of staff in Downing Street? 19:15Writer Hanif Kureishi reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his career.
| 19:00Alice holds out an olive branch. 19:15What happened when Clive Hammond's heart stopped beating? 19:4512/12In a finale of twists and answers, we uncover the secret that disturbed Joe until the end.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is the UK more divided than ever over immigration, or are there areas of consensus? 20:30A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
| 20:00The devastating effects of investigations related to child abuse images. 20:40Improving support for all stages of sight loss. Getting help to give guide dogs free runs.
| 20:00The falling birth rate has prompted debates about women’s bodies and also immigration. 20:45With a new album and film in the ether, we look at the respected pop star and actor.
| 20:00Stephen Sackur on the closure of HARDtalk.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. 20:502/4The second of James Naughtie's four programmes on America's restless search for meaning.
| 20:00The 1963 Profumo Affair as told by one of the main characters at the centre of the scandal
| 20:00Dannii Leivers explores how metal musicians perform, and rebel, under oppressive regimes. 20:30Kirsty Lang on a politician, a campaigner, a businessman and a poet.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Yuval Noah Harari, Madhumita Murgia and Edith Hall 21:45How one woman started supporting military wives after she left the army.
| 21:00Security cameras were everywhere in Harrods. There’s an atmosphere of paranoia 21:30The reality of a profession we never want to encounter, but couldn't do without.
| 21:00Stories of love and loss surrounding the song Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez. 21:30What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with music by Dee C Lee. 21:45An extraordinary secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests explore the secret languages of the internet and beyond.
| 21:002/2How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.
| 21:00What will the review into Carer's Allowance overpayments mean for those in debt? 21:25Actor Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Clean Break. 21:30Jeremy Bowen recalls an encounter with a young girl in Gaza hoping for a peaceful future.
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| 22:00 | 22:00An air strike has hit a previously peaceful village in a mostly Christian area of Lebanon 22:451/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00US secretary of state and defence secretary urge Israel to let more trucks into Gaza 22:452/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00Ministers acknowledge some people have been pushed to "breaking point". 22:453/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00The IDF has confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in central Gaza 22:454/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00Calls for ceasefire grow after Yahya Sinwar's killing. 22:455/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5Dan is on the run, suspected of murder, arson and abduction. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on controversy surrounding gifts to ministers.
| 23:00The social media tactic harming and further polarising people. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as Ministers are urged to push harder for a Middle East ceasefire.
| 23:002/6Ruth and Carla deal with a Gwyneth-inspired wellness disaster involving gaffer tape. 23:156/8Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical concept album returns to twist itself into the news. 23:30Prime Minister's Questions - and more, with Alicia McCarthy.
| 23:00Amol and Nick talk to the former cabinet minister about the future of the right. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as ministers set out plans to reform the criminal justice system.
| 23:00Sarah’s there, as early voting begins 23:30News and views from Westminster with Sean Curran.
| 23:00Jordan Gray stars as Grace, an attention-starved reality star who’ll do anything for fame. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hayek's ideas on a state-planned economy's link to tyranny 23:45A holidaymaker struggles to unwind in a haunting new story from Chris Kohler.
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