| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Mohamed Al Fayed sells Harrods and retreats into a world of luxury villas and yachts 00:45Bells on Sunday, comes from St Martin’s Church in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Kathryn had never dreamed of becoming a home care worker. But she is out of options. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Kate dreads her first appointment to wash and dress an elderly customer. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Kate meets Mr and Mrs Seddon, and makes an unplanned trip to the local park. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5As the pandemic approaches, Kate and her colleagues do everything to keep clients safe. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Conversation and companionship are perhaps the most important aspects of care work. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Johny Pitts and Chris Power celebrate books to read and re-read. 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 the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45High sea temperatures are blamed for the death of more than a million farmed salmon. 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 Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45Hedgehogs are in decline and have been moved up the red list of threatened species.
| 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 Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45What will the budget mean for farming and the environment?
| 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 Revd Dr Rosa Hunt 05:45Farming has 'nothing left to give', says the National Farmers' Union.
| 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 Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45Upland farmers who're losing their subsidies say there are no schemes to replace them.
| 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 Rev Virginia Luckett. 05:45Jack Boswell delves into how Mexico's 'Day of the Dead' reframes our outlook on death.
| 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, Croscombe in Somerset. 05:45How are the sight loss sector collaborating to provide better training with technology?
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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 meets Lise Wortley who recreates the adventures of overlooked female explorers. 06:30Caz Graham hears farmers' reactions to the news that inheritance tax will apply to farms. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05From tin cans to stretch-wrap, the secret life of food packaging. 06:35Leroy Conish on the precarious future for small farmers on the banks of the Mississippi. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton presents a special US edition from Atlanta, Georgia. 07:54Founder Fiona Spargo-Mabbs makes the appeal on behalf of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation. 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 08:10Father Dermot Preston presents from the ruins of Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire. 08:484/4James Naughtie recalls a meeting with an ex-CIA chief worried about the future of America 08:58Recent graduate Arjun Dutta finds the European bee-eater an inspiring bird.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Jade Scott, Zinnie Harris and Stefan Stern. 09:45How one charity is making music accessible.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks the activist Gloria Steinem what advice she would give her younger self. 09:30Could adjusting your breathing improve your health?
| 09:00Plus, winter fuel deaths, prison sentence maths and leaves on railway tracks. 09:30A live audience, a professor, and the team
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and eventual decline of the Venetian Empire. 09:45Armando and Helen make the tough decision to talk Tough Decisions.
| 09:00Steven Spielberg, director, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Misha Glenny looks at how debates over migration are fuelling the rise of the far right.
| 09:00Phil Wang shares why he feels he wouldn’t be a comedian if he wasn’t of mixed heritage
| 09:00A status report on the presidential race as Trump and Harris approach the finish line.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Why the Women's Equality Party want their members to call time on the organisation.
| 10:00CEO and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, Joeli Brearley, steps down after ten years.
| 10:00Martha Keith on having her products falsely sold online
| 10:00How will yesterday's Budget affect women?
| 10:00How much courage does it take to call someone out?
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate why some people can literally taste words. 10:30America, Anita's big number from the musical West Side Story.
| 10:00Nicola Fox, Nasa's head of science, 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? 11:451/5Kathryn had never dreamed of becoming a home care worker. But she is out of options.
| 11:00Mark and Ellen take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire. 11:452/5Kate dreads her first appointment to wash and dress an elderly customer.
| 11:00File on 4 investigates the online ticketing market. 11:453/5Kate meets Mr and Mrs Seddon, and makes an unplanned trip to the local park.
| 11:00Actor Bill Nighy reveals some of the turning points in his career. 11:454/5As the pandemic approaches, Kate and her colleagues do everything to keep clients safe.
| 11:00Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance. 11:455/5Conversation and companionship are perhaps the most important aspects of care work.
| 11:00Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Protests eurpt in Tblisi amid claims of election violations and divisions over the future
| 11:00Justin spots an opportunity, and there’s shocking news for Ed.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Why the way most affordable homes are delivered is threatening hundreds of housing sites. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What luxury means the most to you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Who really was Lord Lucan behind that charming façade? 12:18An extended World at One to cover Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Chancellor.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Why do advertising agencies use fear to get us to part with our money? 12:32Why did we lose Reader's Digest magazine when it is still going in America? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044 metres long and the weight of 2 grizzly bears. Meet the bluefin tuna, back in Britain 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04An in-depth look at tax changes announced by the Chancellor in Wednesday's Budget 12:301/4Rachel Reeves reveals the real inspiration for her budget. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The billionaire businessman behind the Georgian Dream party. 12:301/6Paul tests the people of Bradford on their knowledge of home-grown chart-toppers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The prime minister warns of unprecedented economic challenges ahead of Wednesday's budget. 13:45There were hundreds of deaths in 1974 but the story of Lord Lucan gripped the nation. Why?
| 13:00'A new way to kill children': former UN diplomat issues warning over Unwra ban. 13:45What really happened on the night of 7 November 1974 when Sandra Rivett was murdered?
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| 13:00The chancellor has boosted the NHS budget by billions. Will patients notice a difference? 13:45Despite all the press attention, Lady Lucan remained enigmatic. Who was she really?
| 13:00Weather warnings for more Spanish regions, after over 200 people die in flash-floods 13:45What is going on behind the façade of the Lucan’s Belgravia home that ignites this story?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Flackwell Heath in Buckinghamshire.
| 13:00The shifting voters in Michigan who could change the outcome of the US election. 13:3013/12Secret satellite waste trackers reveal what’s really going on with your recycling.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Justin spots an opportunity. 14:152/4Hot food, hot sauna, hot funeral director. 14:455/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:15A cloak and dagger political drama about the collapse of the first Labour government.
| 14:00Fallon’s suspicions are raised. 14:15Pilgrim must track down the kidnapped Old Johnny John John or the winter won't come.
| 14:00The pressure piles on Harrison. 14:15Pilgrim must face down a rogue faerie causing havoc in the village of Woodwarthing.
| 14:158/10Secret agents, the Persian princess, the last Shah of Iran… 14:45Jack Boswell delves into how Mexico's 'Day of the Dead' reframes our outlook on death.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45There’s shocking news for Ed.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team answer questions from an audience in Hillingdon. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’s classic novel Our Mutual Friend.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Scientist Tim Spector and comedian Tatty Macleod discuss the books they love. 15:30Lucy Worsley, Helen Lewis and historian Rosalind Crone discuss audacious Lady Swindlers.
| 15:005/10Kiri Pritchard-McLean steps into the passenger seat. 15:30From tin cans to stretch-wrap, the secret life of food packaging.
| 15:00What does the chancellor's Budget mean for you? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI will take over financial markets?
| 15:00Clare meets Lise Wortley who recreates the adventures of overlooked female explorers. 15:27TV presenter Amar Latif makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sense International 15:30Andrea Catherwood with listeners' views on Surviving Politics with Michael Gove.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team answer questions from an audience in Hillingdon. 15:45A new story for Radio 4 from the award-winning author Diana Evans, read by Jade Anouka.
| 15:00The backstage story to one of broadcasting's historic moments. With Simon Russell Beale.
| 15:00Dickens’s sharp depiction of Londoners’ struggles with money, honesty, survival and love.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Amid the rubble, children in Gaza are learning music. How and why do they go on singing? 16:30A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works.
| 16:00Vanessa Kisuule explores the incredible story of one of Australia's most celebrated poets 16:30David and Simon discuss the art of influence, Starbucks messaging and Neal’s Yard Dairy.
| 16:00Ros Atkins is in Washington DC and asks what role the media is playing in the election.
| 16:00How can the UK secure cheap, reliable and renewable power for our future needs? 16:30It’s our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a cinematographer, a nun, an archaeologist, a skateboarder 16:30Plus, winter fuel deaths, prison sentence maths and leaves on railway tracks.
| 16:00Actress Anna Maxwell Martin on her latest role in the new ITV series Until I Kill You.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Carys Davies in Edinburgh. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Last year saw the lowest number of live births in England and Wales since 1977.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Labour's Budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by 40 billion pounds.
| 17:00The National Farmers' Union says it was a 'disastrous budget' for family farms.
| 17:00A "jealous" teenager is given a life sentence for the murder of Holly Newton.
| 17:00What does the election of Badenoch as Conservative leader say about the party's future? 17:30How did Churchill's grandson end up at the top of British industry? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at the President of the United States. 17:10Poets Pacale Petit and Deryn Rees Jones join Isy Suttie and Alan Connor for The Verb. 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 is expected to unveil a raft of tax rises and spending cuts 18:301/6Paul tests the people of Bradford on their knowledge of home-grown chart-toppers.
| 18:00He has been charged with having an Al Qaeda training manual and possessing a poison 18:301/3A visit to Gordon Ramsay's restaurant and an existential crisis.
| 18:00Rachel Reeves promised to restore economic stability and improve "broken" public services 18:30Kat Sadler and Felix White tell Ivo Graham all about their obsessions.
| 18:00Rachel Reeves conceded the rise may erode the businesses' ability to hand out pay rises 18:30Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
| 18:00It is Europe's worst weather disaster for five decades 18:301/4Rachel Reeves reveals the real inspiration for her budget.
| 18:00Kemi Badenoch has become the new leader of the Conservative party. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The King of Spain has been confronted by angry crowds following last week's deadly floods 18:15Myra Anubi chooses audio highlights from this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Steve McQueen on his World War II film Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan.
| 19:00Fallon’s suspicions are raised. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00The pressure piles on Harrison. 19:15Actor Billy Crystal, singer-songwriter and poet Marina Diamandis, response to the Budget.
| 19:15Award winning film Anora and the stage production of Dr. Strangelove reviewed.
| 19:00There’s shocking news for Ed. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of Powell and Pressburger.
| 19:00The billionaire businessman behind the Georgian Dream party. 19:15Actor Bill Nighy reveals some of the turning points in his career.
| 19:00Justin takes a walk down memory lane. 19:15Arnold Schoenberg's 12-tone system redefined music, so why are his works rarely performed? 19:45How Tai Chi can boost your immune system, rewire your brain and even reduce visceral fat.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How can we make the care system work better for everybody - and how should we pay for it? 20:30Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
| 20:00File on 4 investigates the online ticketing market. 20:40How are the sight loss sector collaborating to provide better training with technology?
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Ros Atkins is in Washington DC and asks what role the media is playing in the election.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Flackwell Heath in Buckinghamshire. 20:504/4James Naughtie recalls a meeting with an ex-CIA chief worried about the future of America
| 20:00A look back on a century of cigarette smoking.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood with listeners' views on Surviving Politics with Michael Gove. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a cinematographer, a nun, an archaeologist, a skateboarder
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Jade Scott, Zinnie Harris and Stefan Stern. 21:45How one charity is making music accessible.
| 21:00Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024. 21:30How a British small business cost the tech giant more than £2bn.
| 21:00The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people. 21:30What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival. 21:45An extraordinary secret wartime archive shows life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Shahidha Bari with Irving Finkel, Simon Critchley, Chris Harding and Hetta Howes.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00An in-depth look at tax changes announced by the Chancellor in Wednesday's Budget 21:25Founder Fiona Spargo-Mabbs makes the appeal on behalf of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation. 21:30Protests eurpt in Tblisi amid claims of election violations and divisions over the future
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| 22:00 | 22:00Israel bans key UN aid agency from operating in the country. 22:451/10A human bone is found at the heart of a sculpture by notorious artist Vanessa Chapman.
| 22:00The minimum wage is to be increased in Labour’s first budget in 14 years 22:452/10Art curator Becker means to build bridges with the executor of Vanessa Chapman’s estate.
| 22:00The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises 22:453/10Grace can't believe that Vanessa used a human bone in her sculpture Division II.
| 22:00Flash floods have killed around 160 people 22:454/10Becker has finally gained access to the private diaries of late artist Vanessa Chapman.
| 22:00Donald Trump and Kamala Harris converge on Wisconsin 22:455/10Art curator Becker pieces together Vanessa’s life on Eris island through her diaries.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests on Kemi Badenoch's election as Conservative leader and the Budget.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5Still reeling from his dad's betrayal, Dan is confronted by an old enemy - Hare Mask. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the Speaker angrily denounces ministers for side-lining MPs.
| 23:001/3Danny is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to investigate new cases of the supernatural 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question the Government about Budget briefings to the media
| 23:004/6Ruth and Carla discover a new blog written by two familiar teenage girls. 23:158/8Jon Holmes remixes the news into a multi-award-winning satirical comedy concept album.
| 23:00Nick digs deeper into the Budget following his interview with Rachel Reeves. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the government faces accusations of betrayal over the budget.
| 23:00The Americast team are in costume for this one 23:30Susan Hulme looks back at a busy week in Westminster
| 23:00Pie’s rival has mysteriously fallen ill, and Pie is unleashed live across America. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and eventual decline of the Venetian Empire. 23:45A new story for Radio 4 from the award-winning author Diana Evans, read by Jade Anouka.
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