| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Danny spends the night with a poltergeist. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from The National Cathedral Church of St Patrick in Dublin. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A thought-provoking new book asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis is harming us 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom around medical diagnoses. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5The next in a thought-provoking book that questions our culture of medical over-diagnosis. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The award-winning author Eimear McBride talks 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.
| 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45What did the farming and food industry learn from the Covid lockdowns? 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45Farmers fear the rise in violent encounters with illegal hare coursers.
| 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45Concern for the future of rural pubs after government fund closes.
| 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45Are biosecurity measures good enough to prevent another major epidemic in farm livestock?
| 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 Andrea Rea. 05:45A new National Forest for England, the first in 30 years.
| 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 Richard Reddie. 05:45David Wilkinson gives a personal reflection on the Nicene Creed.
| 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 St Ethelbert in Falkenham, Suffolk. 05:45How does the government's reform to the welfare system affect visually impaired people?
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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. 06:07Martha Kearney meets entomologist George McGavin to talk about the importance of nature. 06:30Farmers fear the rise in violent encounters with illegal hare coursers. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Smoking in modern Britain and the Soviet Union. 06:35Technology used for tomatoes refined to grow pharmaceutical grade cannabis under glass. 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 07:54Racing driver Billy Monger makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief 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 08:10Sunday Worship explores ideas of wilderness, silence, temptation and freedom. 08:48John Gray argues that truly democratic nations are, in the future, likely to be rare. 08:58Garden and nature writer Kate Bradbury recalls rescuing herring gull chicks.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown. 09:45Sue Mitchell investigates who people turn to when they fear vulnerable friends need help.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili digs into the subterranean world of ancient bones with Jacqueline McKinley. 09:30Five years on from the first UK lockdown, what did we learn from that extraordinary time?
| 09:00Plus, UK v Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey. 09:30How America's biggest Bible museum found a new mission after losing its sacred treasures.
| 09:00The prolific and versatile Jacobean playwright tasked with 'improving' some of Shakespeare 09:45Armando and Helen look at how we talk about those on welfare, and how it's changed.
| 09:00Professor Carl Jones, biologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00Police and protestors clash in Turkey over the detainment of Erdogan opponent.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Five years on from Covid lockdown, what's been the impact on babies born during that time?
| 10:00Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
| 10:00The presenter and diversity advocate on researching Jamaican broadcaster Una Marson.
| 10:00Disabled women in the UK face barriers in maternity care. Marie Tidball MP tells her story
| 10:00How do babies communicate with us before they can speak?
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in the long 18th century to explore Georgian love and courtship. 10:305/6Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts are in Huntingdon sharing their top tips.
| 10:00Donna Ockenden, midwife, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How the 2005 Gambling Act propelled the UK to become the biggest online gambling market. 11:451/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
| 11:00Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley help add the next five tracks. 11:452/5A thought-provoking new book asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis is harming us
| 11:00Amol Rajan asks is Donald Trump a peacemaker? 11:453/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom around medical diagnoses.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince play through the history of music recording and composition. 11:454/5The next in a thought-provoking book that questions our culture of medical over-diagnosis.
| 11:00Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared. 11:455/5The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
| 11:00Ben Riley-Smith of The Daily Telegraph assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30After ceasefire talks stalled this week, our correspondent says Kyiv faces a new reality.
| 11:00There are decisions to be made at the dairy, and Freddie makes a difficult call.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Five years after the first Covid lockdown, what has been the lasting legacy for consumers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: How did Covid affect your finances? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Have you ever fallen into a subscription trap? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Gap Finders: ByWay founder Cat Jones. 12:32Could the next generation of lawn mowers create any image you like on your lawn? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The health impact of PFAS chemicals used in everything from frying pans to coats. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Money Box heads to Parliament for the latest in our energy back billing investigation. 12:303/6We get our benefits cut, ride a Liz Truss rollercoaster, and declare war on The Archers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The UK’s National Security Adviser working on peace negotiations in Ukraine. 12:303/6Trouble with finding fenugreek and excessive crimping. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Amanda Spielman tells WATO the government is putting teaching unions before students. 13:45The father of the atom bomb who longed to be an all-American hero.
| 13:00After days of speculation, the government sets out their reforms to welfare. 13:45A scientific genius who saw poetry in the subatomic world
| 13:00Ukraine's President accuses Putin of breaking pledge to not attack its energy facilities. 13:45The game theory pioneer who made the information age possible.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45The woman who discovered nuclear fission but would have nothing to do with the bomb.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45How a world famous pacifist jump-started the Manhattan Project and revolutionised science.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Downpatrick in Northern Ireland.
| 13:00The arrest of President Erdogan's main rival leads to questions about the future of Turkey 13:30Ash Bhardwaj finds out why the British Army is shrinking.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Helen finds herself in a tight spot. 14:154/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other. 14:455/6Alone and desperate, Stephen is on the run from the spear-wielding celebrity chefs.
| 14:00There are decisions to be made at the dairy. 14:15A play by Adrian Edmondson. 17 March 2020, and theatres are closing their doors.
| 14:15Atmospheric thriller set on a Scottish island that’s anything but a rural idyll.
| 14:00Freddie makes a difficult call. 14:15Coming-of-age thriller set on a Scottish island that’s anything but a rural idyll.
| 14:00Tom faces a race against time. 14:153/5Alternative reality drama. A rare genetic condition makes some people live twice as long. 14:45Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks: Why do we go to the pub?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45The bell tolls for more than one resident.
| 14:00Kathy and the panel visit Bradford to answer gardening questions from the audience. 14:45John Yorke looks at Avery Corman’s 1977 bestselling novel Kramer Versus Kramer.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The actor and the poet nominate favourite books for discussion. 15:304/6Jay Rayner and a panel of expert chefs, cooks and food writers are in Milton Keynes.
| 15:00Why did Witold Pilecki volunteer to be sent to Auschwitz? 15:30Smoking in modern Britain and the Soviet Union.
| 15:00What can be done about the massive court delays in England and Wales? 15:30Ukraine is built on soil, but its soil is under threat
| 15:00Martha Kearney meets entomologist George McGavin to talk about the importance of nature. 15:27Actor Rosamund Pike makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears your comments on the end of BBC Sounds outside the UK.
| 15:00Kathy and the panel visit Bradford to answer gardening questions from the audience. 15:45An original short story by Beth Morrey, read by Georgie Glen.
| 15:00David Eldridge's play about estranged identical twins coping with their parents' death.
| 15:001/2Adaptation of groundbreaking custody novel starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and Lydia Wilson.
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| 16:00 | 16:00How the UK's Covid-19 lockdown affected a generation of children and young people? 16:30How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
| 16:00Leo Geyer has been studying and decoding the orchestral music of Auschwitz. 16:30David and Simon discuss the Thames Water documentary, Elon Musk and Prince William.
| 16:00Benefit cuts - what is Labour's media strategy?
| 16:00What are the government's plans for reforming the NHS? 16:30And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a pilot, a businesswoman, a campaigner and a boxer. 16:30Plus, UK v Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey.
| 16:00Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
| 16:00David Szalay talks about his new novel and the three other works that helped to shape it. 16:3013/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the contest to find the music mastermind of 2025
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| 17:00 | 17:00UK prepares for peacekeeping role in Ukraine - ahead of key talks between Trump and Putin.
| 17:00The work and pensions secretary joins us live, plus Labour MPs raise concerns.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00A 'peacekeeping' force or a 'reassurance' force? The UK hosts a fresh summit on Ukraine.
| 17:00The government raises questions over airport resilience after Heathrow's closure.
| 17:00We look at how to improve the government's energy strategy and prevent future incidents. 17:30Could the next generation of lawn mowers create any image you like on your lawn? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 2005, Dr Katalin Karikó published research that eventually won her the Nobel Prize 17:10How did thousands of tonnes of plastic waste end up in the middle of Blackburn? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Presidents Trump and Putin will discuss peace in Ukraine during a phone call tomorrow 18:303/6Trouble with finding fenugreek and excessive crimping.
| 18:00The government has set out how it plans to fix what it calls the "broken benefits system" 18:305/6Victoria Coren Mitchell challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
| 18:0019-year-old Nicholas Prosper has been jailed for at least 49 years 18:303/4Sequels, the pursuit of inspiration and how you can tell if you're old or not.
| 18:00Scotland's former First Minister will face no further investigation 18:305/5Richard Curtis and Sir Lenny Henry tell the inside story of Comic Relief.
| 18:00Hundreds of thousands of people have seen their travel plans severely disrupted 18:303/6We get our benefits cut, ride a Liz Truss rollercoaster, and declare war on The Archers.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson's guests include Bridget Christie, Adam Frost and Louise Young.
| 18:00Canada's prime minister has called a snap election, hoping for a mandate to take on Trump 18:15Nihal Arthanayake curates a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There are decisions to be made at the dairy. 19:15Acclaimed Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson reflects on five years since lockdown.
| 19:15Antony Gormley on Victor Hugo's art, Julian Barnes on changing his mind and Emma Donoghue.
| 19:00Freddie makes a difficult call. 19:15French auteur Francois Ozon: the legacy of Pierre Boulez.
| 19:00Tom faces a race against time. 19:15Thursday's review with Tom Sutcliffe and critics Hanna Flint and Boyd Hilton.
| 19:00The bell tolls for more than one resident. 19:15Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
| 19:00The UK’s National Security Adviser working on peace negotiations in Ukraine. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince play through the history of music recording and composition.
| 19:00Clarrie’s nerves are on edge. 19:15Come to a banquet of Georgian song, food and wine. 19:45Krish Kandiah gives a personal reflection on the Nicene Creed.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people? 20:30...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?
| 20:00Amol Rajan asks is Donald Trump a peacemaker? 20:45How does the government's reform to the welfare system affect visually impaired people?
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Benefit cuts - what is Labour's media strategy?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. 20:50John Gray argues that truly democratic nations are, in the future, likely to be rare.
| 20:00Michael Cashman tells the story behind the culture war over sex education.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears your comments on the end of BBC Sounds outside the UK. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a pilot, a businesswoman, a campaigner and a boxer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the impact and legacy of Covid lockdown 21:45They’ve painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why?
| 21:00What are the legal definitions of war crimes and genocide? 21:30How the UK's Covid-19 lockdown affected a generation of children and young people?
| 21:00Jim Al-Khalili digs into the subterranean world of ancient bones with Jacqueline McKinley. 21:30Five years on from the first UK lockdown, what did we learn from that extraordinary time?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando and Helen look at how we talk about those on welfare, and how it's changed.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Money Box heads to Parliament for the latest in our energy back billing investigation. 21:25Racing driver Billy Monger makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief 21:30After ceasefire talks stalled this week, our correspondent says Kyiv faces a new reality.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Will reforms make benefits system fairer? 22:451/10Journalist Anthony Fennell leaves for South Africa to board a cable repair ship.
| 22:00Putin stops short of full ceasefire on phone call with US President Donald Trump 22:452/10Fennell meets Conway’s partner, the actress Zanele Ombassa.
| 22:00Ekrem Imamoğlu arrested days before likely presidential candidate nomination. 22:453/10A cable break off the coast of the Congo causes a slowdown of internet across Africa.
| 22:00As Israeli troops re-enter Gaza, cabinet mulls sacking head of domestic intelligence 22:454/10Finally at sea, Fennell explores the cable repair ship the Georges Lecointe.
| 22:00Airport says it hopes to run full operation tomorrow after fire caused power outage 22:455/10As the search for the damaged cable continues, Conway receives news of another break.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
| 22:00Vicki Young and panel discuss the economy, welfare and the chancellor's Spring Statement
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5We're in a mysterious village with Clara Page ... 23:30Sean Curran reports as the Foreign Secretary updates MP after a meeting of G7 nations.
| 23:00Jill Lepore traces Silicon Valley's cryptocurrency craze to dystopian science fiction. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the Government announces sweeping changes to the welfare system.
| 23:001/6DMs Are Open is back with a new series packed with sketches written by YOU. 23:152/4Stand-up comedian Jamie MacDonald’s unique perspective on living life with his blindness. 23:30Sean Curran reports as the Prime Minister defends his welfare reforms.
| 23:00Stephen Graham’s drama has triggered a conversation about the challenges facing boys. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the Foreign Secretary updates MPs on the conflict in Gaza.
| 23:00Or has he already done so? 23:30Alicia McCarthy looks ahead to a major overhaul of planning regulations.
| 23:004/4Charity, our ultimate life quests and a strange house plant that refused to die. 23:3012/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 23:00The prolific and versatile Jacobean playwright tasked with 'improving' some of Shakespeare 23:45An original short story by Beth Morrey, read by Georgie Glen.
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