| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in the village of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30How universities have come under pressure over free speech. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30The struggle for Hong Kong. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Claims of Chinese political interference in the west. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Control of technology is a key battleground. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Could friction lead to conflict? 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 Michelle de Kretser about her new novel and its three 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.
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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 Rabbi Julia Neuberger. 05:45Could UK farmers be growing oranges in the future as the climate warms? 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 Rabbi Julia Neuberger. 05:45Trees felled by Storm Eowyn are still being cleared up by farmers and land managers.
| 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 Julia Neuberger. 05:45What are the risks flu for farmworkers when it comes to avian flu?
| 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 Julia Neuberger. 05:45Agriculture in Gaza; Reaction to Chancellor's speech; post Brexit Transition.
| 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 Julia Neuberger. 05:45Land Use Framework; Natural Capital; Brexit transition.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity. 05:45Join anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi to find out why we get so upset when our team loses.
| 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 Minster Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax 05:45Rejection of a treatment for geographic atrophy and improved retinal imaging.
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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 Balding stretches her legs on a beautiful hike along the Fife Pilgrim Way. 06:30What will the new Land Use Framework mean in practice? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Why do stories about true crime exercise such a grip on the popular imagination? 06:35Caz Graham visits a 57,000 acre estate in the Scottish Highlands being managed for nature 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Julie Etchingham takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Beneficiary Melissa Rice makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Forward Trust 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 08:10Mass on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. 08:48AL Kennedy reflects on chaos, noise and 'the overwhelm'. 08:58Michael Palin reveals the inconspicuous dunnock leads a remarkable life.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown 09:45How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks Tanni Grey-Thompson what advice she would give her younger self. 09:30Pasteurising milk makes it safer, but are there any benefits to drinking it 'raw'?
| 09:00Matthew Syed confronts the passage of time and the inexorability of decay. 09:304/6A government childcare expert is raided by police - who make a startling discovery
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Pope Joan. 09:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis identify the symptoms of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
| 09:00Nick Cave, singer and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman breaks boundaries and redefines storytelling.
| 09:00As Keir Starmer seeks a reset in EU relations, we hear from a former Brexit negotiator.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Ireland's first female president talks about her life and work.
| 10:00Reality star Vicky Pattison on creating her own deepfake sex tape for a new documentary.
| 10:00Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse
| 10:00Preet Chandi's attempt to cross 500 miles of sea ice to reach North Pole within 70 days.
| 10:00MOBO Award winner singer/songwriter Rumer discusses her new album In Session.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in 19th-Century America to learn about Sojourner Truth. 10:303/5Jonathan Lynn tells the inside story of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
| 10:00Nemone Lethbridge, barrister, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life. 11:45How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
| 11:00Ellen and Mark explore the visionary world of the veteran British filmmaker. 11:45The struggle for Hong Kong.
| 11:00Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich dodged millions of pounds in VAT on his superyachts. 11:45Claims of Chinese political interference in the west.
| 11:00Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo reveals her formative creative influences. 11:45Control of technology is a key battleground.
| 11:00As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks. 11:45Could friction lead to conflict?
| 11:00Caroline Wheeler from The Sunday Times assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Joining President Trump aboard Air Force One as he signs a flurry executive orders.
| 11:00Lynda steps into the spotlight, and Mick hatches a plan.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Why can't the NHS make more use of care homes to help alleviate the winter beds crisis. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Litter, empty homes - and car number plates 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Evan Davis talks to Ahti Heinla, co-founder of robot delivery firm Starship Technologies. 12:32Grounding Sheets - do they really work? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Thousands complain to the Energy Ombudsman about back billing. 12:304/8Andy Zaltzman hosts the topical quiz show, unpicking the week's news stories. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The former state farm director who has ruled Belarus since 1994. 12:302/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Officials say 200,000 Palestinians have returned home after Israel opened key routes. 13:45Simon Jack reveals what many believe to be the most important idea in business today.
| 13:00Jordanian helicopters deliver aid to Gaza for the first time since the ceasefire began. 13:45How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
| 13:00The Chancellor announces infrastructure projects which she says will boost growth. 13:45How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
| 13:00Recovery efforts continue after a plane and helicopter collided mid-air in Washington DC. 13:45How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
| 13:00Germany: could the CDU rely on support from the far right to pass migration vote? 13:45How might the most important idea for business change and adapt in the next decade?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from London Museum Docklands.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Jeremy Cliffe examines how economic decline is shaping the German election.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda steps into the spotlight. 14:151/4Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur sleuth, Charles Paris. 14:451/3Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as death visits her sleepy village.
| 14:00The stage is set for a visitor. 14:153/5How do you cope with extreme grief behind bars?
| 14:00Tony reveals a different side 14:15Playful drama about a trailblazing trumpeter in the court of Henry VIII.
| 14:00Susan begins to have regrets. 14:15The offer of complete disclosure by the PM presents a journalist with a major dilemma.
| 14:00Mick hatches an unexpected plan. 14:151/5A phone has been hacked. Jess and Maya, our forensic scientists, investigate. 14:45Join anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi to find out why we get so upset when our team loses.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45It’s a big day for Lynda.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the team visit Hanney to solve gardeners' problems. 14:45Mick escapes from his marriage and lack of a job.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Film journalist Ellen E Jones nominates the flamboyant American activist Florynce Kennedy 15:30A 22-year-old Indian woman takes on the British Empire.
| 15:005/8A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life 15:30Why do stories about true crime exercise such a grip on the popular imagination?
| 15:00Life can be more expensive for people with disabilities, but is there a way to cut costs? 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask if we'll need a kill switch AI and why we think we'll need one.
| 15:00Clare Balding stretches her legs on a beautiful hike along the Fife Pilgrim Way. 15:27Baroness Caroline Cox makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Power for the People. 15:30Professor Louise Mullany talks politeness, and how it governs every sphere of our lives.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the team visit Hanney to solve gardeners' problems. 15:45A young woman in need of some advice tracks down Rapunzel.
| 15:00A young physicist makes a discovery that might change the world. A nuclear science comedy.
| 15:002/2An unhappy shop-keeper discovers that it's never too late to change life for the better.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A story of hope, music and survival from Auschwitz. 16:301/4Epigrams, jokes and absolute filth, that's Martial. With Robin Ince and Llewelyn Morgan.
| 16:00A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail. 16:30David and Simon discuss Prince Harry's settlement with the publishers of The Sun.
| 16:00What China's new AI model DeepSeek means for global security
| 16:00How is our relationship with big tech changing? 16:30And new clues about how life on Earth began from a dusty old space rock.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a theologian, a costume designer, an activist and a poet. 16:30Matthew Syed confronts the passage of time and the inexorability of decay.
| 16:00Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse.
| 16:00Sara Collins speaks to a BBC Bookclub audience about her award-winning debut novel. 16:306/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00AI chatbot Deepseek sees $1 trillion wiped from tech stocks. Plus, Gazans return north.
| 17:00UK's population projected to rise to nearly 73 million by 2032 with migration the driver.
| 17:00Labour reveals its growth plan; airport expansion and a new 'Silicon Valley'
| 17:00President Trump blames diversity targets introduced by his predecessors for the crash.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00The Rafah crossing re-opens as more Palestinian prisoners are released from Israeli jails. 17:30The shadow home secretary joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The story behind the Situation Room photograph during the raid to kill Bin Laden in 2011 17:10Reeta Chakrabarti, Fred D'Aguiar, Edward Wilson-Lee and Ella Frears. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Survivors of the Nazi death camp lead commemorations to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. 18:302/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/4Janey makes friends in high places, and too many enemies to count – then says goodbye.
| 18:00The Chancellor backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport as part of a plan for growth. 18:305/6Reincarnation comedy with Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire, Hammed Animashaun and Hugh Dennis.
| 18:00The President appears to blame diversity in air traffic control for a plane accident. 18:301/6Colin from Portsmouth, Broken News and Ed Sheeran.
| 18:00An email shows Prince Andrew was in contact with Jeffrey Epstein longer than he admitted. 18:304/8Andy Zaltzman hosts the topical quiz show, unpicking the week's news stories.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00President Trump: Potential impact of tariffs on the US is "worth the price" 18:15Clive Anderson selects audio highlights across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00The stage is set for a visitor. 19:15How music and and the music industry has been transformed in the last 25 years.
| 19:00Tony reveals a different side 19:15Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, football in fiction.
| 19:00Susan begins to have regrets. 19:15The Great Gatsby, The Testament of Gideon Mack, and a new prize for contemporary dance.
| 19:00Mick hatches an unexpected plan. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00It’s a big day for Lynda. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of hitmen on screen.
| 19:00The former state farm director who has ruled Belarus since 1994. 19:15Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo reveals her formative creative influences.
| 19:00A bombshell is dropped on Harrison. 19:15Tim Dee reflects on the scattering of his father's ashes. 19:45Why green tea can boost your brain power, your mood and help your heart.
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| 20:00 | 20:30Is it time to replace the little chemical factories in our pockets with something better?
| 20:00Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich dodged millions of pounds in VAT on his superyachts. 20:40Rejection of a treatment for geographic atrophy and improved retinal imaging.
| 20:00Racism and mental health, safe spaces for ethnic minorities and addressing whiteness. 20:45Could companies clean up their talc?
| 20:00What China's new AI model DeepSeek means for global security
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from London Museum Docklands. 20:50AL Kennedy reflects on chaos, noise and 'the overwhelm'.
| 20:00The story of Lew Grade's ITC company, which revolutionised British television in the 1960s
| 20:00Professor Louise Mullany talks politeness, and how it governs every sphere of our lives. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a theologian, a costume designer, an activist and a poet.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown 21:45How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
| 21:00Miranda loves her new yoga school. But at its country retreat she gets a shock. 21:30Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told.
| 21:003/5Have we outsourced our memories to our phones? 21:30Pasteurising milk makes it safer, but are there any benefits to drinking it 'raw'?
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests have their very own Burns Supper. 21:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis identify the symptoms of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
| 21:00From think tanks and tallies to tarot, what tools do we use to help us choose our actions?
| 21:00Vanessa Kisuule investigates two headstones with mysterious epitaphs. 21:30A radio portrait of Sybil Phoenix, the first black woman to receive an MBE, in 1972.
| 21:00Thousands complain to the Energy Ombudsman about back billing. 21:25Beneficiary Melissa Rice makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Forward Trust 21:30Joining President Trump aboard Air Force One as he signs a flurry executive orders.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Survivors of Auschwitz gathered at the camp 80 years after their liberation 22:451/5By Alex Preston. Zeke Brown watches the spring rains turn Rye into an island again.
| 22:00Fighters from the M23 rebel group have entered Goma – a major city in the east of DRC. 22:452/5By Alex Preston. At Ypres Castle, Zeke meets the mysterious Frenchman M. Bihoreau.
| 22:00Heckles and recriminations in Germany’s parliament amid a vote for tougher border rules 22:453/5By Alex Preston. The Heron unveils a plan to spring the rebels from the prison ship.
| 22:00President Trump blames diversity recruitment policies for the deadly crash. 22:454/5By Alex Preston. William Baldock of the shady Seasalter Company joins the conspiracy.
| 22:00Rwanda's Foreign Minister tells us his country isn't supporting rebels in DR Congo 22:455/5By Alex Preston. Zeke must play a full part in the attempt to rescue the rebels.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
| 22:00Vicki Young and guests discuss the Brexit "reset", US trade tariffs and the Chagos deal.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5Jess revisits childhood memories when the truth is revealed about her missing father. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on MPs questioning the government about defence spending.
| 23:00A family moves house, but keeps seeing an apparition who resembles the former owner. 23:30Sean Curran reports on a row over the definition of extremism.
| 23:003/4Featuring an unlikely blend of EastEnders' Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson), and revenge. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on PMQs as Starmer and Badenoch accuse each other of blocking growth.
| 23:00Justin Webb joins Nick to talk about his interview with the Chancellor. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs ask what the government is doing about the threat of bird flu.
| 23:00How to navigate Trump's constant news announcements 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on plans to crackdown on benefits cheats.
| 23:00Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie unravel a strange-but-true tale, with guest Stuart Maconie. 23:305/13The wide ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Pope Joan. 23:45A young woman in need of some advice tracks down Rapunzel.
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