| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Breslin Tower, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15An immersive dive into the life and music of the iconic film composer Henry Mancini 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Count Binface resurrects the mighty Ceefax. With one small hitch. It’s on the radio. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/8Why not having a tail is human beings' greatest loss. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:308/8What to do when you can see that you're really starting to bore someone. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Take Four Books speaks to writer Rachelle Atalla about her new book and its influences. 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.
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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 Krish Kandiah. 05:45Sarah Swadling visits a newly created salt marsh. 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 Krish Kandiah. 05:45The Derby Tup - an ancient tradition which celebrates sheep 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 Krish Kandiah. 05:45Farming around the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis.
| 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 Krish Kandiah. 05:45Doing away with chemical cleaners in dairies and using electricity and oxygen instead.
| 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 Krish Kandiah. 05:45How Hilda, a newborn dairy calf, has been bred to help tackle climate change.
| 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 Rabbi Warren Elf. 05:45Jack Boswell explores flânerie, the French art of strolling and finding beauty in life.
| 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 Church of St Andrew, Wells, in Somerset. 05:45Two blind women describe what it is like to be living through an ongoing war.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Baroness Floella Benjamin, author, presenter and Liberal Democrat Peer, guest edits Today.
| 06:00Dame Laura Kenny, Team GB’s most successful female Olympian, guest-edits Today.
| 06:00Every second counts as the Air Ambulance crew try to save a life. 06:453/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
| 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. 06:07Martha Kearney meets Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University. 06:30Ancient barns restored in the Lake District, the Department Bull, the Derby Tup. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Why do religion and detective fiction share many noble pursuits in common? 06:35Caz Graham visits a pig behaviour research unit run by Scotland's Rural College. 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.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Bill Bailey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Vibrations 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 celebration of the life and work of hymnwriter, Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith. 08:48Sara Wheeler on her enduring relationship with a pair of portraits from the 15th Century. 08:58Ornithologist Dominic Couzens reveals why it is called a crossbill.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Naomi Alderman, Michelle Aroney and Adam Zeman 09:45Jules Montague and William Miller meet Jo, who was diagnosed with semantic dementia at 53.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks the rock star Pete Doherty what advice he would give his younger self. 09:30How thinking about the future shapes our health and happiness.
| 09:00Paddy O'Connell guides us through the history and meaning of 'The Ships'. 09:30Stories about a piece of light music which became interwoven with the Shipping Forecast.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable world of slime mould. 09:45Helen and Armando read some 'strong messages' from the listeners.
| 09:00Marianela Núñez, ballerina, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00A wintry BH amid warnings of snow, ice and freezing rain.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The challenges and pitfalls of being a parent to adult children.
| 10:00Author Beth Moran on her decision to foster and how it inspires her work.
| 10:00Nuala McGovern dons her walking boots and steps out for her first walk of 2025.
| 10:00We look back at 50 years of Rape Crisis with Dr Kate Cook and Lee Eggleston.
| 10:00Potentially a breakthrough tournament to inspire a new generation of women's rugby fans.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn all about ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. 10:30Greg James is back in the BBC Archives, rooting around for audio gems.
| 10:00Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00One gym in Swansea, visited 80 times a month by its most dedicated followers... Why? 11:451/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
| 11:00Tess Tyler and Seckou Keita join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks 11:452/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
| 11:001/2Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Lundy, Dogger, Forth, Irish Sea, Wight.
| 11:00Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity. 11:454/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
| 11:00Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown. 11:455/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
| 11:00Exploring the long-running science experiments that might give us hope for the future 11:30Mexico's first woman president Claudia Sheinbaum gets ready for a potentially bumpy year.
| 11:00Joy hits a brick wall, and Kirsty makes a controversial move.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/4Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/4Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:122/2Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Lundy, Dogger, Forth, Irish Sea, Wight. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/4Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/4In her final Reith Lecture, Dr Gwen Adshead asks if we can change violent minds. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How are people coping with rising gas and electric bills this winter? 12:30A satirical smorgasbord of the best of 2024. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The new manager of England’s male footballers. 12:304/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Marcus Farkana drops appeal over sex conviction and begins sentence in Dubai prison. 13:45The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets insects, to help inspire a brand new poem.
| 13:00The UN warns that Gaza's healthcare system is on the 'brink of total collapse'. 13:45The poet laureate Simon Armitage meets a French bulldog, to help inspire a new animal poem
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, looks for trout with Feargal Sharkey.
| 13:00Kemi Badenoch calls for a full national inquiry into child sexual abuse. 13:45The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for mythical beasts to inspire a new animal poem.
| 13:00England has a long history of failed social care reviews. Will Labour's save the sector? 13:45The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage meets birds and their relatives to inspire his new poem.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2025 might have in store.
| 13:00Former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso on how to respond to Elon Musk. 13:30Is cultural originality dead? Ben Chu investigates.
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| 14:00 | 14:153/6Guy and Hennikay attend a stag party that never really gets off the ground. 14:451/4Miss Marple is looking forward to a quiet Christmas - but crime doesn't stop for carols.
| 14:15Lizzie sorts out her childhood home with so much zeal that the neighbours start to worry.
| 14:15Forty years on, the dramatic story of the Penlee lifeboat disaster.
| 14:00Kirsty makes a controversial move. 14:15Climbing drama by Tim Price, with Sion Eifion and Norah Lopez-Holden
| 14:00Henry faces some surprising news. 14:152/5Esports psychologist Cressida Yang, is thrust back into the competitive gaming world. 14:45Jack Boswell explores flânerie, the French art of strolling and finding beauty in life.
| 14:00Every second counts as the Air Ambulance crew try to save a life. 14:45Khalil makes his presence felt.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel are in Bristol to solve your gardening conundrums. 14:45John Yorke looks at Kate Atkinson’s debut novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Conservationist Peter Scott, founder of Slimbridge, is picked by Pen Hadow. 15:30How did the young Audrey Hepburn take on the Nazis?
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries that rise up from the soil. 15:30Why do religion and detective fiction share many noble pursuits in common?
| 15:00Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day. 15:30Roger McGough is joined by Paul Farley, sharing poems inspired by the Shipping Forecast.
| 15:00Martha Kearney meets Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University. 15:27Jennifer Saunders makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree 15:30The first Feedback Forum, where audio audiences share what they are listening to.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel are in Bristol to solve your gardening conundrums. 15:45An original short story of Somerset, sea and mystery written by Fiona Williams.
| 15:00A specially curated concert recorded at the Barbican combining words and classical music.
| 15:001/3Kate Atkinson's century-spanning tragi-comic saga of one ostensibly ordinary family.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Is the Scotch whisky industry on the rocks? Kirsty Wark investigates. 16:30Greg James is back in the BBC Archives rooting around for audio gems.
| 16:00Nick Grimshaw explores the life and work of performance artist Leigh Bowery. 16:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to Tim Peake in a special event recorded at London's Royal Society.
| 16:00When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
| 16:00The government wants to end the sale of petrol cars by 2030. 16:30A presenter, a comedian and a neuroscientist walk into a tent in Wales...
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a president, a ballet company CEO, a prime minister and an author. 16:30Exploring the long-running science experiments that might give us hope for the future
| 16:00Miranda Hart on the benefits of walking and the outdoors.
| 16:00The writer Richard Osman answers questions on his popular novel The Thursday Murder Club. 16:302/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00Russia has released 189 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for Russian troops.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00The FBI are investigating the vehicle attack in New Orleans as an ‘act of terror’.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Cold weather and rising flu cases adding to hospital pressures.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30How accurate are fitness trackers? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Until 1973, married women in Ireland were banned from working in state jobs. 17:10Helen Mort continues her history of running, rounding the corner into the 20th century. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war 18:156/7Cousin Botany's secret is fully revealed and Tomsk has an idea. 18:304/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00The Radio2 DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79. 18:157/7Bungo and Great Uncle Bulgaria return to find a Wombleful surprise awaiting them. 18:30Comedian Ahir Shah explores 7 'social sins' listed in 1925 by not-comedian Mahatma Gandhi.
| 18:00The FBI is investigating after a vehicle was driven into people celebrating the New Year. 18:15Leading fans of radio explain what the Shipping Forecast means to them. 18:301/6Comedy about reincarnation with Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire, Freya Parker & Mike Wozniak.
| 18:00The FBI says the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans acted alone 18:30Gender on the agenda. The Tims have the answers.
| 18:00The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has defended the timeline. 18:30A satirical smorgasbord of the best of 2024.
| 18:00The British victim of an attack in New Orleans was Prince William's nanny's stepson. 18:15Stuart Maconie at the Salford Lads Club with guests Blossoms, Rowetta, Graham Fellows
| 18:00Elon Musk has said Reform UK should replace Nigel Farage as party leader. 18:15Dr John Gallagher chooses audio highlights from across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Front Row visits Bradford as it prepares for its year as UK City of Culture 2025
| 19:15Kirsty Wark hosts a Hogmanay show from Glasgow. Featuring The Bluebells and Alan Cumming.
| 19:00Kirsty makes a controversial move. 19:15Samira Ahmed with a special edition of the arts programme exploring the Shipping Forecast.
| 19:00Henry faces some surprising news. 19:15Tom is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Bidisha to review the highlights of the week.
| 19:00Khalil makes his presence felt. 19:15Abel Selaocoe and Georgie Ward add the final five tracks to the series
| 19:00The new manager of England’s male footballers. 19:15Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity.
| 19:00David receives some interesting information. 19:15Distracted, privatised, enchanted. Tom Rice expands what it means to listen. 19:45How a daily dose of laughter can sharpen your memory, reduce stress, and help your heart.
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| 20:00 | 20:00What threats and opportunities does the Arctic face? 20:30This festive season we unravel the science of games - and, of course, play some ourselves.
| 20:00Every second counts as the Air Ambulance crew try to save a life. 20:40Two blind women describe what it is like to be living through an ongoing war.
| 20:00Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us.
| 20:00When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
| 20:00BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2025 might have in store. 20:50Sara Wheeler on her enduring relationship with a pair of portraits from the 15th Century.
| 20:00Sathnam Sanghera explores social and emotional after-effects of the 1944 Education Act.
| 20:00The first Feedback Forum, where audio audiences share what they are listening to. 20:30Kirsty Lang on a president, a ballet company CEO, a prime minister and an author.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Naomi Alderman, Michelle Aroney and Adam Zeman 21:45Rhianna Pratchett learns about banshees.
| 21:00Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'. 21:30Ian Sansom goes into intensive training for the 2024 World Paper and Comb Championships
| 21:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to Tim Peake in a special event recorded at London's Royal Society. 21:30How thinking about the future shapes our health and happiness.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Rhianna Pratchett encounters stories about a wolf-like beast - the Wulver
| 21:00Pam Ayres, Raymond Antrobus and Henry Normal performing at the Morecambe Poetry Festival.
| 21:00Radio 4’s continuity announcers invite you into their world.
| 21:00How are people coping with rising gas and electric bills this winter? 21:25Bill Bailey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Vibrations 21:30Mexico's first woman president Claudia Sheinbaum gets ready for a potentially bumpy year.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Severe wind, rain and snow prompted the cancellation of Edinburgh's festivities 22:451/10Six-year-old Anthony Coleman has a secret life, hidden from the people of Kinsale.
| 22:00Syria's de facto rulers will bring together political factions for conference in new year 22:452/10Anne’s life in the Carolinas is put in jeopardy by her mother’s sudden death.
| 22:00The FBI says it doesn't believe New Orleans attacker was solely responsible 22:453/10Bedelia has some shocking news for Anne, as rumours of piracy swirl.
| 22:00The FBI has changed its assessment of the attacker, saying it now believes he acted alone 22:454/10Anne escapes to the Bahamas but struggles to accept her domestic existence.
| 22:00Mr Musk used X to call for Robinson to be freed from prison 22:455/10Meeting the pirate Captain Jack Rackam inspires Anne to chart her own destiny.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme returns for the new year.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death. 23:30Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn try to tackle their listeners' problems.
| 23:00Clive Anderson showcases some of the best music performances from Loose Ends this year.
| 23:00An atmospheric gathering storm of a documentary explores our language for naming the wind. 23:30Stories about a piece of light music which became interwoven with the Shipping Forecast.
| 23:00What is going to happen in the year to come? 23:30Nick Grimshaw explores the life and work of performance artist Leigh Bowery.
| 23:00Reece Shearsmith joins Danny to discuss some brand-new listener cases.
| 23:00Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie unravel a strange-but-true tale, with guest Helen Sharman. 23:301/13Paul Gambaccini returns with a new run of the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable world of slime mould. 23:45An original short story of Somerset, sea and mystery written by Fiona Williams.
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