| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Christ, Rochester in Kent. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15A BBC Bookclub audience questions the writer Alan Warner about his novel Morvern Callar. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45Row over additives fed to cows to reduce methane emissions. 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 the Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45Untreated sewage is spilling into Belfast Lough and hitting shellfish farms.
| 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 the Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45What next for the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme?
| 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 the Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45Farmers in Scotland give a cautious welcome to the increase in the agriculture budget.
| 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 the Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45How seasonal pickers can be at risk of exploitation.
| 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 Stephen Wigley 05:45Jack Boswell explores Ubuntu, the South African philosophy of connection and humanity.
| 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 Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris 05:45The minister for social security and disability answers your questions.
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| 06:00 | 06:00The UK and its allies call for de-escalation of the surprise rebel offensive in Syria.
| 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. 06:07New series exploring our relationship with the natural world. This week: Richard Mabey. 06:30Controversy over reducing greenhouse gases from cattle. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Giles Fraser and guests explore the impact of globalisation on religious freedom. 06:35Charlotte Smith meets Ben Taylor-Davies, aka Regen Ben, on his farm near Ross-on-Wye. 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 07:54Ade Adepitan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Able Child 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 08:10An episode exploring the Welsh Plygain Carol tradition. 08:48Zoe Strimpel on the joys of seeing the world through the eyes of a nine-month-old. 08:58Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams is fascinated by the merlin.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Bendor Grosvenor, Susan Owens and Lucinda Rogers. 09:45Neurologist Jules Montague and William Miller meet Geraint who has frontotemporal dementia
| 09:002/4Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil?
| 09:00Dad of triplets Paul Mason explains how fatherhood brought wildly contrasting emotions. 09:307/8When testing your DNA becomes an obsession
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 12th-century Persian epic romantic poet. 09:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis get distracted by politicians who become distractions.
| 09:00Mark Steel, comedian, shares the soundrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Derren Brown tells how he became the master of psychological illusion and hypnotic charm.
| 09:00Celebrations in Damascus as Assad falls; what next for Syria?
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| 10:00 | 10:00Reaction to Gregg Wallace's comments about allegations made against him.
| 10:00Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire discuss being female in the film industry.
| 10:00South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza performs live in the studio.
| 10:00Reports that women in Afghanistan are to be banned from midwife and nursing courses.
| 10:00BBC investigation in to incorrect advice online about polycystic ovary syndrome.
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate sleepwalking. 10:304/6Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are answering questions in this postbag edition.
| 10:00Ebony Rainford-Brent, cricketer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Exploring the powerful forces that keep young people trapped in county lines. 11:451/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
| 11:00Heidi Fardell and Sam Amidon add five more tracks to the playlist. 11:452/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
| 11:00Are UK universities ignoring poor English language skills to attract overseas students? 11:453/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate where babies come from! 11:454/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
| 11:00Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards. 11:455/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
| 11:00Ben Riley-Smith of The Daily Telegraph assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Lyse Doucet tells the remarkable story of a woman helping others survive Sudan's civil war
| 11:00There’s a Christmas crisis at the Bull, and one resident makes a surprising admission.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Easylife clubs, exploding EVs and struggling pubs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What's your experience of bin collection and recycling where you live? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Has Black Friday rescued this year's Christmas trading period? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fiona Macrae set up travel insurance brand InsuranceWith. 12:32Can wonder products halt hair loss and grow back luscious locks? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drought and fire are devastating the Amazon rainforest. What can be done to save it? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04New report finds nine out of ten charities have experienced difficulty with banking. 12:302/5Stop talking and start apologising, plus the shortest game of Monopoly ever 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15One of the biggest names in the world of artisanal baking. 12:306/6Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Welsh heroes. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Regional powers fight for influence as President Assad's forces are pushed back. 13:45The entrepreneur and inventor on how he avoided a manufacturing meltdown.
| 13:00Female students studying midwifery in Afghanistan told to stay away from classes. 13:45The smart energy tech entrepreneur on overcoming your background.
| 13:00Sir Keir Starmer had promised the economy would be the fastest-growing in the G7. 13:45Julian Douglas on when to start side hustling, and learning when to step away.
| 13:00The Prime Minister sets 6 'milestones' including getting more kids 'school-ready'. 13:45Elmarie Marais on leaving her job for her mental health and starting her own company.
| 13:00'Emptiness and fear' in the Syrian town of Homs as President Assad's troops are pushed out 13:45The beauty inventor on being dyslexic and working with Alan Sugar.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Daviot Village Hall in Aberdeenshire.
| 13:00The latest analysis following the end of over 50 years of the Assad regime. 13:30An investigation into the legacy of court decisions separating children from lesbian mums.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a Christmas crisis at The Bull. 14:153/4Hennikay has his innocent eyes opened to the bad behaviour that adults call business. 14:4510/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00Kenton puts his foot down. 14:151/3Welsh noir thriller about a tight-knit community with dark secrets at its heart.
| 14:00Ed attempts to get to the truth. 14:152/3Welsh noir thriller about a tight-knit community with dark secrets at its heart.
| 14:153/3Welsh noir thriller about a tight-knit community with dark secrets at its heart.
| 14:00One resident makes an unexpected admission. 14:153/5Can the world's greatest cryptographer decipher the clues for Clara and Aldrich? 14:45Jack Boswell explores Ubuntu, the South African philosophy of connection and humanity.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Joy offers some encouragement.
| 14:00Kathy and the GQT panel are in Rosewell to answer your gardening questions. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Peter Benchley’s novel The Girl of the Sea of Cortez.
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| 15:00 | 15:00An evolutionary biologist and a journalist on their favourite books. 15:30Lucy Worsley discusses Lady Swindlers who take matters into their own hands.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about venturing into the dark. 15:30Giles Fraser and guests explore the impact of globalisation on religious freedom.
| 15:00What can you do if your partner is controlling your money? 15:30Investigating the debate over carrying out surgery to remove pineal cysts in the brain.
| 15:00New series exploring our relationship with the natural world. This week: Richard Mabey. 15:27The Reverend Dr Sam Wells launches the 2024 BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears views on The Archers scam week, and the end of Short Cuts.
| 15:00Kathy and the GQT panel are in Rosewell to answer your gardening questions. 15:45Hugh Dennis reports on some lives changed since last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
| 15:003/4Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the underworld of 1920s Berlin
| 15:00From the author of Jaws. A Mexican girl fights to protect the marine habitat she loves.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Guy Hedgecoe hears how uncertainty over Brexit is affecting those in and around Gibraltar. 16:303/6Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts are in Hitchin offering their top tips and recipes.
| 16:00Poetry choices from the guest poet and listeners 16:30The MasterChef crisis, Australia’s social media ban and is Ed Davey a PR genius?
| 16:00As its new exhibition launches, how relevant is the fashion magazine Vogue today?
| 16:00The quick fall of the Assad regime. 16:30How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows – and is it safe?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a film-maker, a rower, a university leader and a lyricist. 16:30Dad of triplets Paul Mason explains how fatherhood brought wildly contrasting emotions.
| 16:00Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire discuss being female in the film industry.
| 16:00James Crawford speaks to the writer Tessa Hadley about her new book and influences. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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| 17:00 | 17:00More than 500 people have been killed as Syria's civil war re-ignites.
| 17:00South Korea's president announces martial law. The latest on its causes and impact.
| 17:00French Assembly set to vote on the future of Michel Barnier's government.
| 17:00The prime minister commits to improving living standards. Is it easier said than done?
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00As Syrian rebel groups advance, the government denies that President Assad has fled. 17:30Meta's president of global affairs and former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the UK 17:10Exploring the powerful forces that keep young people trapped in county lines. 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 French Prime Minister forced through his budget without parliamentary approval 18:306/6Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Welsh heroes.
| 18:00Yoon Suk Yeol accused the main opposition party of being criminals and anti-state forces 18:30Laura Smyth on sleep, strangers become blood brothers, and what exactly is a ‘crapsule’?
| 18:00The network allowed organised crime groups across 30 countries to move dirty money 18:304/6Guests guess sports from just commentary.
| 18:00He said he would also focus on the NHS, house-building, education and clean power. 18:30Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
| 18:00Rebel forces are closing in on the strategically important city of Homs 18:302/5Stop talking and start apologising, plus the shortest game of Monopoly ever
| 18:00Rebel forces in Syria say they are closing in on the country's capital city, Damascus. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Syria's president has fled the country after rebels capture the capital Damascus 18:15Luke Wright chooses audio highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Kenton puts his foot down. 19:15Agnes Poirier on the five-year restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris.
| 19:00Ed attempts to get to the truth. 19:15Richard Curtis on loving Christmas, and who will win the Turner Prize?
| 19:15Kirsty Wark speaks to Scotland's new Makar and discusses new musical theatre initiatives.
| 19:00One resident makes an unexpected admission. 19:15Review: The Importance of Being Earnest play and films Rumours and Grand Theft Hamlet.
| 19:00Joy offers some encouragement. 19:15Musician Rhodri Marsden and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed add five more tracks.
| 19:00One of the biggest names in the world of artisanal baking. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate where babies come from!
| 19:00One resident faces a blast from the past. 19:15Contestants from around the world gather in Tunisia to send Morse code at incredible speed 19:45Why using your nose could benefit your gums, your lungs and even impact your memory.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Both sides struggle to get the upper hand in the conflict. 20:30We find out how flooding is forecast – and ask what went wrong in the recent UK floods.
| 20:00Are UK universities ignoring poor English language skills to attract overseas students? 20:40The minister for social security and disability answers your questions.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00As its new exhibition launches, how relevant is the fashion magazine Vogue today?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Daviot Village Hall in Aberdeenshire. 20:50Zoe Strimpel on the joys of seeing the world through the eyes of a nine-month-old.
| 20:00American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears views on The Archers scam week, and the end of Short Cuts. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a film-maker, a rower, a university leader and a lyricist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Bendor Grosvenor, Susan Owens and Lucinda Rogers. 21:45Searching for a hellhound said to stalk coastal paths in Suffolk.
| 21:00Low harvests, economic and climate batterings, changing tastes - is French wine in crisis? 21:30Joint enterprise is a powerful prosecution tool - but why is it controversial?
| 21:004/6Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance. 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. 21:45Rhianna Pratchett's hunt for dragons takes her to Sunderland.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests pick up from this year's Reith lectures and look at ideas of evil
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00New report finds nine out of ten charities have experienced difficulty with banking. 21:25Ade Adepitan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Able Child 21:30Lyse Doucet tells the remarkable story of a woman helping others survive Sudan's civil war
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| 22:00 | 22:00Opposition parties say they'll back a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Barnier 22:451/10The new novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.
| 22:00Its president says he's lifting martial law - hours after suspending political processes. 22:452/10The new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.
| 22:00Far-right and left-wing parties join forces to oust Michel Barnier over Budget 22:453/10Alan Hollinghurst's eagerly awaited new novel.
| 22:00France's president blames an "anti-republican front" for toppling the government. 22:454/10The new novel from the Booker-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.
| 22:00Syrian rebels claim to have reached the city limits of Homs in their lightning push south 22:455/10The eagerly anticipated new novel from Alan Hollinghurst.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
| 22:00Iain Watson hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5Gulliver is in hospital and Rose wants to know why. There are dangers everywhere. 23:30Sean Curran reports on Commons clashes over immigration.
| 23:00Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn tackle their listeners' problems. Or try to... 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the government announces measures to tackle online stalking.
| 23:00Stoma bag user Sarah Mills' comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing body. 23:156/8Rachael Stirling's poignant and comic mishaps while caring for her mother, Dame Diana Rigg 23:30Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
| 23:00Amol and Nick on whether the PM’s big speech is a reset moment after a bumpy few months. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs consider the government's milestones.
| 23:00How will Trump’s next White House deal with journalists? 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs discuss Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading rules.
| 23:001/4Cariad Lloyd and Steen Raskopoulos improvise for Alasdair Beckett-King in Wing It. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 12th-century Persian epic romantic poet. 23:45Cleo worries her mother's fallen for a romance scam.
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