| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15What is and isn’t allowed in the UK and what could we learn from other countries? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints church, Helmsley, North Yorkshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Simon Pegg explores Iain Banks's controversial novel, 40 years after publication. 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 Hope Lonergan 05:45What is intensive farming, and what impact does it have? 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 Hope Lonergan. 05:45Ahead of big farmer protests, we look at budget changes to farm finances.
| 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 Hope Lonergan. 05:45Thousands of farmers gather in London to protest at changes to inheritance tax.
| 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 Hope Lonergan. 05:45Hedgerows in decline, in spite of agri-environment schemes to help 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 Hope Lonergan. 05:45Danish methane tax, intensive chicken farming, aquaponics.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry. 05:45Jack Boswell explores Nunchi, the Korean art of reading unspoken cues to foster connection
| 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 parish church of All Saints in Ashbocking, Suffolk. 05:45In Touch is having a showdown.
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Farmers accuse the government of betrayal ahead of rally over inheritance tax plans.
| 06:00Nick Robinson on illegal migration at a key EU crossing and Emma Barnett in London
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Nick Robinson on Germany's changing view of migration. Simon Jack presents in London.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare rambles around Epping Forest with the new Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields. 06:30Thousands of farmers protest in the streets of London over inheritance tax. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:052/3Russell Tovey explores a century of surrealism and how it remains relevant. 06:35The Burnt Hill Herb Co is a finalist in the BBC Food and Farming Awards. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Monty Don makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bees for Development. 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 of Choral Morning Prayer from St Thomas’ Church on Fifth Avenue, New York. 08:48John Gray argues that we urgently need a new centre ground in British politics. 08:58When conservation biologist Tolga Aktas sees a wren, it reminds him of his partner.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Peter Kosminsky, Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Stephen Bush. 09:45How one hair salon started giving support to cancer patients experiencing hair loss.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland and guests compare floods in Valencia with events in China in 1931. 09:30Around a third of British children have tooth decay. Is supervised toothbrushing the fix?
| 09:00At 12, Dan Edozie and his mother were homeless - until a bus journey changed his life. 09:305/8A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century Italian novelist and essayist 09:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis take a deep dive into the deep state.
| 09:00Simon Reeve, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Why are more boys born in certain years? One researcher is on a quest to find out why.
| 09:00Amar Latif, the blind rambler who proves vision is about perspective, not sight.
| 09:00Rain, snow and wind hit the UK as Storm Bert arrives.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh joins Nuala to discuss her career.
| 10:00The long winding road to securing a conviction for a sex crime
| 10:00Actor Gillian Anderson on her book Want - a collection of women's sexual fantasies.
| 10:00The Olympic medal winner and double World heptathlon champion speaks to Anita Rani.
| 10:00What does a new report say about contact between adopted children and their birth parents?
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate what makes a good athlete. 10:302/6Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts answer questions from Wolverhampton.
| 10:00Baroness Hale of Richmond shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 10:45A climate scientist who shocked the world and provoked a scandal.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Lara Lewington explores the science of pushing back, pausing, or stopping the menopause. 11:30Football writer Suzy Wrack and Loretta Lees discuss how design and space impact our lives 11:451/5Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
| 11:00As The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turns 60, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate musicals. 11:452/5Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
| 11:00Some women are giving birth with help from outside the NHS. But is more regulation needed? 11:453/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince forage into the prickly lives of hedgehogs with Pam Ayres. 11:454/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books. 11:455/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
| 11:00Jack Blanchard of Politico assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30For villagers in the remote Karakorum mountains, climate change is a present danger.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Would you give out your personal data in exchange for a discount? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Are you tempted by an electric car? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can you trust the floor space measurements in home sale packs? What if you are sold short? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How Timo Boldt set up leading meal-kit business Gousto. 12:32Sean Farrington assesses the fortunes of the family-run airline Dan-Air. Why did it fail? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How can we reduce the burden of plastic pollution? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Thousands of calls have been made to a number dedicated for scam victims since it opened. 12:304/4Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage weigh in on the new land tax & Donald Trump talks turkey 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The film director responsible for Thelma & Louise, Alien and Gladiator. 12:304/6Paul tests a Bradford audience with a series of bull-themed quiz questions. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Former defence secretary Ben Wallace gives his view over the decision. 13:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 13:00Ukraine fires US long-range missiles at a target inside Russia. 13:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 13:00Victims' advocate Jasvinder Sanghera expects more claims against Mohamed Al-Fayed. 13:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 13:00International Criminal Court issues warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander 13:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 13:00The Kremlin says reckless decisions demand a reaction. We hear from the front line. 13:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Layer Marney Tower, near Colchester, Essex.
| 13:00After escalations in the war in Ukraine, how is the West preparing for a Russian response? 13:30Charlotte Smith explores Labour's 2024 budget and asks why farmers are so cross about it.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brad finds himself in over his head. 14:151/4Guy and Hennikay go on an adventure-based, corporate team-building day out. 14:458/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00There’s a calamity at Beechwood. 14:15A lawyer returns to India and finds foul play as she tries to settle her father's estate.
| 14:00Fallon takes a step in the right direction. 14:15Wheelchair user Brooke needs Chloe to do her odd jobs, but maybe Chloe needs Brooke more.
| 14:00There’s instant regret at The Bull. 14:15Poetic and powerful drama by Oliver Emanuel.
| 14:151/5Clara Page and the Themis gang are back - and family ties are a stronger theme than ever. 14:45Jack Boswell explores Nunchi, the Korean art of reading unspoken cues to foster connection
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45There’s a near miss for Kenton.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and panel explore Regent's Park while answering your gardening questions. 14:45John Yorke looks at The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Two writers talk to Harriett about favourite books. 15:30Lucy Worsley meets Fanny Davies, a common thief who leads a most uncommon life.
| 15:008/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis wander between Motown and Ed Sheeran with Mark Billingham. 15:30What music did Neolithic peoples make? Jude Rogers and guests have fun speculating.
| 15:00The CCRC was criticised over serious miscarriages of justice, but how does it work? 15:30Lara Lewington explores the science of pushing back, pausing, or stopping the menopause.
| 15:00Clare rambles around Epping Forest with the new Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields. 15:27Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BBC Children in Need 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears listeners' views on BBC Radio 3 Unwind, and more.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and panel explore Regent's Park while answering your gardening questions. 15:45'It was the time of year for memories...' A new short work from Zoe Strachan.
| 15:001/4Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the underworld of 1920s Berlin.
| 15:00Thanksgiving 2000 and Frank Bascombe is in trouble again, with his wife and his prostate.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Long favoured by the super-rich, can we trust the offshore trust? 16:301/6Jay Rayner and the panel celebrate World Children’s Day with an audience of young cooks.
| 16:00American poet and performer Danez Smith makes a selection from your poetry requests. 16:30Why business should get political, migrating from X, and a PR coup.
| 16:00Cathy Newman on how her journalism brought down the archbishop of Canterbury.
| 16:00Britain has the highest number of prisoners per head of population in western Europe. 16:30What is the climate impact of conflicts around the world?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a politician, a costume designer, an historian and an artist. 16:30At 12, Dan Edozie and his mother were homeless - until a bus journey changed his life.
| 16:00Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh on her latest role in the new film Wicked.
| 16:00James Crawford looks at Graeme Macrae Burnet's new book and its links to three other works 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00As the British and Chinese leaders meet, PM examines the scale of the reset in relations.
| 17:00Russia accuses the US of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing the use of ATACMs.
| 17:00Ex-Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says using the weapons is long overdue.
| 17:00The EU says the decision should be respected and implemented. Israel calls it anti-Semitic
| 17:00Two men who ran a people smuggling operation from a car wash in South Wales plead guilty.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats reflects on a life of campaigning. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Dr Zureena Desai was arrested in South Africa for breaking the Immorality Act 17:10Documenting the round-the-clock care of Nora, a non-verbal seven-year-old. 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 Kremlin has reacted to the US decision to let Ukraine use its long-range missiles. 18:304/6Paul tests a Bradford audience with a series of bull-themed quiz questions.
| 18:00Russia says the strike targeted a border region, and most of the missiles were shot down. 18:30Ingestible origami robots battle against a revolutionary pineapple-flavoured UTI vaccine.
| 18:00The launch suggests the UK government has lifted previous restrictions on Kyiv's usage 18:302/6Is Mercury hotter than Rio?
| 18:00The ICC also issued a warrant for Israel's former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant 18:30Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
| 18:00The family of a British woman who died said their "hearts go out" to all those affected 18:304/4Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage weigh in on the new land tax & Donald Trump talks turkey
| 18:00Negotiators are trying to avoid the Cop29 climate summit collapsing without agreement. 18:15Stuart Maconie at the Kendal Mountain Festival with conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Storm Bert has continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country. 18:15Kathy Clugston chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a calamity at Beechwood. 19:15Malala on her new documentary, recipes by writers and Rebecca Hall on drama The Listeners.
| 19:00Fallon takes a step in the right direction. 19:15Kathryn Tickell on revisiting her debut album, 40 years on.
| 19:00There’s instant regret at The Bull. 19:15Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, and celebrity children's books.
| 19:15Natalie Jamieson and Matt Cain join Tom to review Cher: The Memoir, Wicked and Maddaddam.
| 19:00There’s a near miss for Kenton. 19:15Jess Gillam and Richard Stilgoe kick off the new series with the first five tracks.
| 19:00The film director responsible for Thelma & Louise, Alien and Gladiator. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince forage into the prickly lives of hedgehogs with Pam Ayres.
| 19:00Jakob finds himself on the spot. 19:15A cross-Atlantic journey turns into a gripping psychological thriller. 19:45Why going for a swim is so good for your blood vessels, your joints and mental agility!
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| 20:00 | 20:00What is the future of Nato and European security? 20:30What are medical isotopes and why are we short of them? And we chat to Jane Goodall.
| 20:00Some women are giving birth with help from outside the NHS. But is more regulation needed? 20:40In Touch is having a showdown.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Cathy Newman on how her journalism brought down the archbishop of Canterbury.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Layer Marney Tower, near Colchester, Essex. 20:50John Gray argues that we urgently need a new centre ground in British politics.
| 20:00How stories of mental illness are told in fiction and news.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears listeners' views on BBC Radio 3 Unwind, and more. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a politician, a costume designer, an historian and an artist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Peter Kosminsky, Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Stephen Bush. 21:45How one hair salon started giving support to cancer patients experiencing hair loss.
| 21:00In this special edition of the Law Show, Dr Joelle Grogan looks at the family court system 21:301/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland and guests compare floods in Valencia with events in China in 1931. 21:30We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45The story of the extraordinary underground archive of the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Clare Jackson, Bronwen Maddox, Dr Holly Furneaux
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Thousands of calls have been made to a number dedicated for scam victims since it opened. 21:25Monty Don makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bees for Development. 21:30For villagers in the remote Karakorum mountains, climate change is a present danger.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Thousands of farmers will rally in central London against changes to inheritance tax 22:456/10By Robert Harris. Deemer is sent to Penrhos to keep Venetia under surveillance.
| 22:00A senior Republican senator tells us it shouldn't have taken so long to get permission. 22:457/10By Robert Harris. Deemer discovers Venetia’s box of letters from the prime minister.
| 22:00Ukraine fired UK-supplied weapons at targets in Russia for first time, BBC understands 22:458/10By Robert Harris. Venetia starts work as a nurse at the London Hospital.
| 22:00The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. 22:459/10By Robert Harris. There are the beginnings of plots against the prime minister.
| 22:00The former prime minister calls for commission to improve end-of-life care. 22:4510/10By Robert Harris. After meeting Kell, Deemer comes to a startling conclusion.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss welfare reform and preview the Commons assisted dying debate
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5Rose is nanny to Gully. He's no ordinary baby. But she's not like other girls either. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as ministers crack down on profits made by English children's homes.
| 23:00A special audience edition of the problem solving podcast recorded at Hay Festival 2024. 23:30The Foreign Secretary is questioned on what the US election result might mean for Ukraine.
| 23:00Stoma bag user Sarah Mills' comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing body. 23:156/6Ruth and Carla experiment with micro-dosing. Revelations and home truths abound… 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the understudies take to the despatch box for PMQs!
| 23:00Nick and Amol discuss the realities of tackling illegal migration. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the PM faces questions on war, climate change and diplomacy.
| 23:00We hear from the man getting his defence policy ready 23:30The Lords debate the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report - Sean Curran reports.
| 23:00Parish council v wild crime spree, comedy from somewhere in Ulster near the border. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century Italian novelist and essayist 23:45'It was the time of year for memories...' A new short work from Zoe Strachan.
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