| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Minster Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Maurice and Maralyn are living their dream on the high seas, but disaster soon strikes. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Maurice and Maralyn are adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a tiny raft struggling to survive. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5For Maurice and Maralyn hope of rescue dwindles after 60 days adrift on the Pacific Ocean. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5117 days have passed since Maurice and Maralyn were cast adrift and hope of rescue faded. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Sara Collins speaks to a BBC Bookclub audience about her award-winning debut novel. 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 05:43Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity. 05:45We talk tenant farmers and prize-winning silage. 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 05:43Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity. 05:45What could a 'reset' in the UK-EU relationship mean for food and farming?
| 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. 05:45MPs are told animal products from Germany entered the UK despite an import ban.
| 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. 05:45Egg producers want their chickens ordered inside to protect them from bird flu.
| 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. 05:45An internal report highlights inappropriate language at NFU Scotland meetings.
| 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 Mark Clavier. 05:45Join anthropologist Ella Al Shamahi to find out why grandmothers are so important.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter’s Church in Petersfield, Hampshire. 05:45The things that blind people don't know that they don't know!
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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 a passionate proponent of walking in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. 06:30MPs are told German animal products entered UK despite foot and mouth import ban. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Touch: what a single sense can tell us about changing ideas of intimacy and privacy. 06:35Sarah Swadling meets GP turned farmer Dr Johnny Wake. 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 07:54Ken Bruce makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family Fund 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 08:10Richard Littledale walks the Great Orme in north Wales. 08:48Rebecca Stott ponders the theme of migration, with help from Aristotle. 08:58Presenter Megan McCubbin recalls the bizarre calls of male capercaillie at a lek.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Minshall, Bernie Bulkin and Fiona Dear. 09:45How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks podcaster Adam Buxton what advice he would give his younger self. 09:30James discusses the risk from H5N1 and asks your questions on urinary incontinence.
| 09:00Matthew Syed explores the ethical boundaries around using AI to create digital ghosts. 09:305/6Alex Renton tracks down some of the former members of a pro-paedophile group.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential English architect John Soane. 09:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis are joined by a guest, journalist Rob Hutton.
| 09:00Nemone Lethbridge, barrister, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Nisha Katona, former barrister now Mistress of Spices and culinary Womble.
| 09:00How should we discern substance from rhetoric in the US President's pronouncements?
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Oscar-nominated actress on her role in Anora.
| 10:00Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper on the new series of Am I Being Unreasonable?
| 10:00The justice secretary responds to a report out today on women in prison.
| 10:00What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
| 10:00West End star Marisha Wallace on taking on the iconic role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in medieval Europe to learn about the legends of King Arthur. 10:304/5Sophie Willan tells the inside story of the BAFTA winning series Alma’s Not Normal.
| 10:00Actor Stephen Mangan is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Nicky Campbell explores the history and influence of British boarding schools. 11:451/5An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of hitmen on screen. 11:452/5Maurice and Maralyn are living their dream on the high seas, but disaster soon strikes.
| 11:00Nick Robinson asks whether it’s possible to go for growth at the same time as going green? 11:453/5Maurice and Maralyn are adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a tiny raft struggling to survive.
| 11:00Playwright, screenwriter and director Sir David Hare on his formative cultural influences. 11:454/5For Maurice and Maralyn hope of rescue dwindles after 60 days adrift on the Pacific Ocean.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy. 11:455/5117 days have passed since Maurice and Maralyn were cast adrift and hope of rescue faded.
| 11:00Sonia Sodha assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Inside the clinic helping DR Congo's casualties of war recover and rebuild their lives.
| 11:00A bombshell is dropped on Harrison, and Lynda finds herself in over her head.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The perils of contacting motor insurance claims lines. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How much are you paying for adult social care? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Spain's expat homes crackdown. And are you a fraudster? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Has the Trump-inspired vibe shift already reached the UK? 12:32Do boiling water taps save you money? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Should surrogacy be allowed? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Energy firms dubbed 'outrageous' over back-billing. 12:305/8Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The award-winning rapper known for his technical artistry and complex songwriting. 12:303/6Ivo Graham and Sara Pascoe join the panel for a game of Just a Minute. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00President Trump says EU will be next in line for tariffs, as world braces for trade war. 13:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 13:00Both Gazan and Israeli politicians respond to the president's proposed takeover of Gaza. 13:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 13:00Bank of England cuts interest rates - but it's bad news for growth. 13:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 13:00The Home Office wants access to encrypted data. How will tech firms respond? 13:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Bishop's Stortford High School.
| 13:00We ask whether we're about to see the first outlines of a ceasefire deal in Ukraine. 13:30The UK's debt is in the headlines - Dharshini David tells the story behind national debt.
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| 14:00 | 14:00A bombshell is dropped on Harrison. 14:152/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris actor and amateur sleuth. 14:452/3The village rumour mill works overtime as Sergeant Dover investigates Martin's murder.
| 14:00Chelsea puts her foot in it. 14:154/5How do you come to terms with your own capacity for violence?
| 14:15The little-known story of the first publication of the Qu’ran in English.
| 14:00Fallon makes the most of the situation. 14:15Corey's world is changing, but he can always count on his favourite snack...
| 14:00Lynda finds herself in over her head. 14:152/5The origin of a pop song is disputed. Can Jess and Maya identify who wrote it? 14:45Join anthropologist Ella Al Shamahi to find out why grandmothers are so important.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs prunes through the GQT archives in search of advice on planting for wildlife. 14:45John Yorke looks at CS Lewis’s novel That Hideous Strength.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Crime writer Mark Billingham nominates the musician, singer and songwriter George Harrison 15:30A young man becomes a sensation when he starts dissecting corpses in front of crowds.
| 15:006/8One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret 15:30Touch: what a single sense can tell us about changing ideas of intimacy and privacy.
| 15:00Your questions answered on the cost of care in later life. 15:30AI is at a turning point, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask what direction it will take.
| 15:00Clare meets a passionate proponent of walking in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. 15:27Beneficiary Melissa Rice makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Forward Trust 15:30Michael Rosen asks a linguist how he invents new languages for TV series and films.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs prunes through the GQT archives in search of advice on planting for wildlife. 15:45An original short story for radio, written and read by Eley Williams.
| 15:00Herman Melville's classic tale. Read by Alex Jennings.
| 15:001/2Lewis's 'modern fairy tale for grown-ups' warns of a world where technocrats are kings.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Jeremy Cliffe examines how economic decline is shaping the German election. 16:302/4A story of a mother's love, and anger. Demeter seeks justice for Persephone.
| 16:00A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail. 16:30David and Simon discuss the chancellor's vibe shift, dealing with Donald, and Bill Gates.
| 16:00The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.
| 16:0040% of English and Welsh crimes went unsolved in 2024. So is prevention better than cure? 16:30And what does locking up a load of radioactive waste have in common with baking a cake?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a farmer, a campaigner, a nurse practitioner and a singer. 16:30Matthew Syed explores the ethical boundaries around using AI to create digital ghosts.
| 16:00What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
| 16:00Best-selling author Emma Healey tells us about her new book Sweat and its three influences 16:307/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00President Trump delays tariffs on goods from Mexico after agreeing a border security deal.
| 17:00The Israeli prime minister is the first foreign leader to visit the White House this term.
| 17:00The president says 'everybody loves' his proposal to force Palestinians out of Gaza.
| 17:00Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is 'not satisfied' with economic growth 'as it is'.
| 17:00The families hope access to the children's TikTok accounts will shed light on their deaths
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The chairman of Reform UK on wealth, faith, Boris Johnson and Elon Musk. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In WW2, a Japanese American troop was one of the most decorated army units in US history 17:10Don Paterson, Zena Edwards, John McAuliffe on Michael Longley, and words for numbers. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Mexico cuts an eleventh-hour deal with Donald Trump to avert a trade war 18:303/6Ivo Graham and Sara Pascoe join the panel for a game of Just a Minute.
| 18:00Police in Sweden say ten people have been killed in a shooting at a school campus. 18:301/4Alexei considers the role of the police force using stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
| 18:00US allies have condemned President Trump's plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza. 18:306/6Comedy about reincarnation starring Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire and Elis James.
| 18:00The Bank of England has halved its forecast for growth and cut interest rates. 18:302/6Drunk people use inside voices, Christmas is cancelled and A Guy Who Decides... decides.
| 18:00The Government has demanded the right to access encrypted data stored by Apple users. 18:305/8Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
| 18:00Israel has expressed shock at the gaunt appearance of hostages released by Hamas in Gaza. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00New hope for an end to the war in Ukraine as Trump reveals he has spoken to Putin 18:15Julie Hesmondhalgh presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Chelsea puts her foot in it. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:15How film and television have changed in the first 25 years of this century.
| 19:00Fallon makes the most of the situation. 19:15September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum, new TV series Amandaland, the history of Slapstick.
| 19:00Lynda finds herself in over her head. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of video shops on screen.
| 19:00The award-winning rapper known for his technical artistry and complex songwriting. 19:15Playwright, screenwriter and director Sir David Hare on his formative cultural influences.
| 19:00Will Jolene help or hinder. 19:15Can Marcus save the bells that changed his life? 19:45How to plank your way to improve your posture, core strength and heart health.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How is our relationship with big tech changing? 20:30And new clues about how life on Earth began from a dusty old space rock.
| 20:00Nick Robinson asks whether it’s possible to go for growth at the same time as going green? 20:45The things that blind people don't know that they don't know!
| 20:00Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy? 20:45When talc might be listed as a carcinogen, the industry assembles a ‘talc task force’.
| 20:00The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Bishop's Stortford High School. 20:50Rebecca Stott ponders the theme of migration, with help from Aristotle.
| 20:0040 years ago George Lucas risked everything on making The Empire Strikes Back. Here's how.
| 20:00Michael Rosen asks a linguist how he invents new languages for TV series and films. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a farmer, a campaigner, a nurse practitioner and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Minshall, Bernie Bulkin and Fiona Dear. 21:45How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
| 21:00Miranda joins thousands of the guru’s followers from around the world on a free holiday. 21:30Evan Davis talks to Ahti Heinla, co-founder of robot delivery firm Starship Technologies.
| 21:004/5What is technology doing to something as human as forming relationships? 21:30James discusses the risk from H5N1 and asks your questions on urinary incontinence.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis are joined by a guest, journalist Rob Hutton.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests discuss routine, repetition and our sense of time
| 21:00A box of evidence contains a witness’s warning: a chemical is coming for all of us.
| 21:00Energy firms dubbed 'outrageous' over back-billing. 21:25Ken Bruce makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family Fund 21:30Inside the clinic helping DR Congo's casualties of war recover and rebuild their lives.
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| 22:00 | 22:00President Trump agrees to pause imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada by a month. 22:451/5A Highland heist story from the author of the Wyndham and Banerjee series.
| 22:00President Trump says he supports permanently resettling all Palestinians from Gaza. 22:452/5Sunita disturbs an intruder in the next instalment of Abir Mukherjee's Highland heist.
| 22:00White House says US won't fund Gaza's reconstruction or put American boots on the ground. 22:453/5Sunita has five days to find a hundred grand otherwise her criminal past will be exposed.
| 22:00Bank of England downgrades growth forecast and predicts more inflation as it cuts rates 22:454/5Roddy's created a whisky to tempt any collector's palate, but is it enough to save Sunita?
| 22:00President Trump will send envoy to Munich Security Conference next week 22:455/5Sunita's plan hangs in the balance and all depends on Primakov - is he in a buying mood?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss a ministerial sacking and a crackdown on irregular migration
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Sarah Larsen went missing after investigating an urban legend. 23:30Sean Curran reports as a minister unveils new grades for England's schools.
| 23:00A young woman is heartbroken when her best friend dies, but then... she comes back. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as energy security and net zero ministers take questions from MPs.
| 23:004/4Why was Alison kicked out of The Glitterbabes, Westmeath's premier break-time girl band? 23:30Sean Curran reports on the weekly clash between Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch at PMQs
| 23:00Can Keir Starmer avoid picking a side? 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate President Trump's plans for Gaza.
| 23:00Musk says "it's now or never" for his revolution 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers debate private members' bills.
| 23:00Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie unravel a strange-but-true tale, with guest Louisa Ellis. 23:306/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential English architect John Soane. 23:45An original short story for radio, written and read by Eley Williams.
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