| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Colombia is a global hub of the adult webcam industry employing an estimated 500,000 women 00:45The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eye witness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5As both sides dig in to the labour dispute, the women of Clifton are forced to step up. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5The women are committed to the struggle - but disaster is around the corner. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Public opinion turns in the strikers' favour - both nationally and around the globe. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5As the strike grinds to its conclusion, the women ready themselves for battles to come. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Seán Hewitt discusses his debut novel, Open, Heaven, and its three literary 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.
| 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.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a journalist, a nurses’ leader and a businessman. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Naturalists in pursuit of nocturnal wildlife in the Cumbrian Pennines. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45National Parks, wild camping and fly camping.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04An international agreement to prepare for future pandemics is adopted. What does it mean? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Decision day nears for Galloway - will it get the UK's newest National Park?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sue Mitchell reports on a battle within one family over a wealthy grandfather’s finances. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Plans for two new reservoirs to be speeded up.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04What's stopping the UK from building the social housing we need? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Plans for a new national park in Scotland are dropped.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan. 05:45Emotions run high around sleep. So let’s talk about it.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head. 05:45Three stand-up comedians discuss using their blindness as a source for their comedy.
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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 news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 06:07Clare walks with Rev Canon Maggie McLean of York Minster along the Camino de Santiago. 06:30Drought is declared in the north west of England. Some farmers say their crops are ruined. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Rajeev Gupta learns about a spiritual movement in Las Vegas. 06:35Caz Graham meets Ryan Perry - a young man with a passion for rare breed livestock 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Broadcaster Martha Kearney makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Full Fact 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Radio 4's Sunday morning service from the Hay Festival. 08:48In 1971, the US president, Richard Nixon, abandoned the gold standard. 08:58Nature author Anita Sethi on seeing lapwings soaring above the West Pennine Moors.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri 09:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 09:00Professor Tim Coulson on how the wolves of Yellowstone National Park shape the ecosystem. 09:30What's going on in your brain when you experience an 'aha!' moment?
| 09:00Dr Sian Williams talks to Carol Cairns, who rediscovered a lost love in her 70s. 09:304/9Joe travels to Turkey where his great-grandfather was employed, it seems, making gas masks
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests explore hypnosis. 09:45The Daily Show host Jon Stewart joins Armando and Helen to talk Trump.
| 09:00Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Ashley Walters, Rhys Darby, Helen Lederer and the Inheritance Tracks of Georgia Mann.
| 09:00What role will the British public be asked to play in defending the country?
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| 10:00 | 10:00Anita Rani spends a day at a farm in Devon hearing from female farmers about their lives.
| 10:00Why did actor Sian Gibson almost give up on acting?
| 10:00The city of Islamabad has moved to ban child marriage.
| 10:00We assess the one-year pilot giving victims of sexual assault access to court transcripts.
| 10:00The actor tells Woman's Hour about her new film, turning 40 and why she loves musicals.
| 10:009/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain discover that sharks could help us invent faster cars 10:304/7Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Romesh Ranganathan, comedian, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A small town in rural Somerset becomes a magnet for contemporary art - what happens next? 11:451/5Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eye witness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona.
| 11:00Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand add the first five tracks of the new series. 11:452/5As both sides dig in to the labour dispute, the women of Clifton are forced to step up.
| 11:00Nicola Packer tells her story after being cleared of carrying out an illegal abortion. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5The women are committed to the struggle - but disaster is around the corner.
| 11:00Actor Gillian Anderson on her most significant creative influences and experiences. 11:454/5Public opinion turns in the strikers' favour - both nationally and around the globe.
| 11:00Should the ingredients of sourdough be set out in law? Leyla Kazim investigates. 11:455/5As the strike grinds to its conclusion, the women ready themselves for battles to come.
| 11:00Is noise an invisible killer? James Gallagher investigates. 11:30The Russian church is luring in American men through its embrace of unabashed masculinity.
| 11:00It’s a big night for Helen, and Alice faces a nightmare situation.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What will be the impact of the disposable vape ban? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Do you feel home ownership is within your reach? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Seven thousand people in the UK invested in Dolphin Trust before its collapse. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Today's Gap Finder is Dr Andrew Birnie, the founder of sun cream brand Altruist. 12:32What went wrong at Woolies? Sean Farrington examines the retailer's fortunes 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Helen Czerski and Tom Heap discuss the environmental importance of insects. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A new report reveals that millions of pounds was stolen by fraudsters in the UK last year. 12:307/8Armando Iannucci, Ria Lina, Ian Smith and Cindy Yu join host Andy Zaltzman. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Tom Fletcher heads the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 12:301/6Alfie Moore returns for another series of comic crime conundrums. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00US Senate threatens Russia with more sanctions after drones attack Ukraine. 13:45British builder Nick joins an Albanian people smuggling gang.
| 13:00Four people remain 'very ill' in hospital. Plus, Reform makes pitch to 'working people'. 13:45Nick smuggles an illegal migrant into the UK.
| 13:00We hear the cases for extra money, two weeks ahead of a government spending review. 13:45Nick is growing in confidence, but human error is impossible to avoid.
| 13:00President Trump's sweeping tariffs are blocked following a federal court intervention. 13:45Nick becomes an informant, providing information about the Albanian gang
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Nick buys a boat and searches for a new smuggling route.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Liverpool Hope University.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Madeira has a chronic drug problem the authorities are struggling to cope with.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lilian considers her options. 14:152/6Roger suggests therapy. 14:459/10The village is in uproar after Sarah Walker’s denials but the Christmas party must go on.
| 14:15Drama exploring life on England’s margins and the delicate threads holding us together.
| 14:00Chris offers reassurance. 14:151/2A birth control campaigner breezes into Aberalaw and captures Dr Denny's heart.
| 14:00It’s a big night for Helen. 14:15A discovery on Pluto promises to have profound ramifications back down on Earth.
| 14:00The results are in at the shop. 14:153/5The Highland army crosses into England and conquers Carlisle, Manchester and Derby. 14:45Emotions run high around sleep. So let’s talk about it.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Alice faces a nightmare situation.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team give advise from the bandstand at the Chelsea Flower Show. 14:45Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why being in nature makes us feel calmer?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Notable guests pick someone who has inspired their lives. 15:308/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get serious about the science of laughter
| 15:00Lucy Worsley meets Catharine Murphy, a coining counterfeiter in 1780s London. 15:30Rajeev Gupta learns about a spiritual movement in Las Vegas.
| 15:00How should private prosecutions change following the Post Office scandal? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out why AI is stealing books.
| 15:00Clare walks with Rev Canon Maggie McLean of York Minster along the Camino de Santiago. 15:27England rugby player Tommy Freeman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Epilepsy Action. 15:30Michael Rosen talks to Welsh radio and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team give advise from the bandstand at the Chelsea Flower Show. 15:45Janet visits the guesthouse where she spent her last ever family holiday.
| 15:00Sean Bean stars in Jean Anouilh's 1944 masterpiece. Bean's first audio drama in 25 years.
| 15:00Michael Blakemore's novel about a theatre company in 1959, dramatised by Jonathan Tafler.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London. 16:303/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions from a hungry audience in Macclesfield.
| 16:00Michael Symmons Roberts examines the place of nature in DH Lawrence’s work. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken find out how photographs impact our memory.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine whether banning a journalist is ever a good idea. 16:15Change in police media strategy after a car ploughs into football fans in Liverpool?
| 16:00What's stopping the UK from building the social housing we need? 16:30We answer a selection of fascinating science questions, from Nikola Tesla to microplastics
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a BBC executive, a physicist, a psychoanalyst and a doctor. 16:30Dr Sian Williams talks to Carol Cairns, who rediscovered a lost love in her 70s.
| 16:30The actor talks about her new film The Ballad of Wallis Island and why she loves musicals.
| 16:00Joanne Harris takes questions from readers on her best-selling novel from 1999, Chocolat. 16:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 4/12
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00A 53 year-old local man is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00A Treasury minister is live on PM. Plus, reports that Israel accepts a US ceasefire plan.
| 17:00Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams awarded 100,000 euros in libel case against BBC.
| 17:00President Trump increases steel tariffs, prompting confusion in UK industry. 17:30How does a career as a top athlete prepare you for politics? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1976 Jenette Kahn became the first female head of DC Comics, home of the superheroes 17:10Ian McMillan's guests are Testament, Michael Symmons Roberts, Sam Lee, Alison Brackenbury. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Officials in Moscow brush off a rebuke from the US President 18:301/6Alfie Moore returns for another series of comic crime conundrums.
| 18:00The 53-year-old is also detained on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs 18:303/6Sneaky sidesteps, simultaneous socialising and sticky sympathies.
| 18:00The new German chancellor has signalled a change in policy over the war 18:30Lauren Pattison, Josh Jones, Tal Davies and Stephen Buchanan join Angela Barnes.
| 18:00Paul Doyle is charged on seven counts including grievous bodily harm 18:30Politicians love a 'silver bullet' but is a simple solution the answer to complex problem?
| 18:00The former Sinn Féin leader has been awarded 84 thousand pounds in damages 18:307/8Armando Iannucci, Ria Lina, Ian Smith and Cindy Yu join host Andy Zaltzman.
| 18:00Beijing responds to an American warning that China poses an "imminent" threat to Taiwan 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Ukraine claims 40 bomber planes were left "burning" at four airbases in Russia 18:15Bob Harris presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Live from the Hay Festival, Alison Steadman talks to Samira about her career
| 19:00Chris offers reassurance. 19:15Stereophonic play, Skin from Skunk Anansie on their new album, Joseph Wright exhibition.
| 19:00It’s a big night for Helen. 19:15Paul Hartnoll of Orbital on the band's Brown album, and a new biography of Muriel Spark.
| 19:00The results are in at the shop. 19:15Samira Ahmed and guests review Imelda Staunton in Mrs Warren's Profession
| 19:00Alice faces a nightmare situation. 19:15Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins add five more tracks to the playlist.
| 19:00Tom Fletcher heads the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 19:15Actor Gillian Anderson on her most significant creative influences and experiences.
| 19:00The guilt eats away for Alice. 19:15Human time meets earth time on the Jurassic coast of Dorset. 19:45How adding poles to your walk can burn more calories and boost your heart health!
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| 20:00 | 20:00How should organisations deal with the threat of ransomware attacks? 20:30An international agreement to prepare for future pandemics is adopted. What does it mean?
| 20:00Nicola Packer tells her story after being cleared of carrying out an illegal abortion. 20:40Three stand-up comedians discuss using their blindness as a source for their comedy.
| 20:00Should schools be teaching children to toughen up? 20:45How gardening could be good for your mood, your brain and your gut microbiome.
| 20:00A service for Ascension Day, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Liverpool Hope University. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Midsummer deliciousness: ice cream and the British.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to Welsh radio and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a BBC executive, a physicist, a psychoanalyst and a doctor.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri 21:451/5Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
| 21:00UK retailers have faced cyberattacks - but what if your data is part of a breach? 21:309/12Mark meets three crucial people to discuss Scappaticci's uncovering as Stakeknife.
| 21:00Professor Tim Coulson on how the wolves of Yellowstone National Park shape the ecosystem. 21:30What's going on in your brain when you experience an 'aha!' moment?
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests at the Hay Festival. 21:45The Daily Show host Jon Stewart joins Armando and Helen to talk Trump.
| 21:00From the Hay Festival, Matthew Sweet discusses the many forms of political power.
| 21:00The legacy of one the most popular and controversial album releases ever - Graceland. 21:30Is a lethal drug killing more people in the UK than official records suggest?
| 21:00A new report reveals that millions of pounds was stolen by fraudsters in the UK last year. 21:25Broadcaster Martha Kearney makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Full Fact 21:30The Russian church is luring in American men through its embrace of unabashed masculinity.
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| 22:00 | 22:0053-year-old British man detained at the scene after car collides with crowd 22:451/5A darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
| 22:00Israeli forces fire warning shots to restore order at aid distribution site 22:452/5The next in a darkly comic and brilliantly original series from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
| 22:00Sergei Lavrov briefs US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on “peace memorandum” 22:453/5The next in a brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the award-winning Naomi Wood.
| 22:00Israel says 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank. 22:454/5A brilliantly original new series about women and space from the award-winning Naomi Wood.
| 22:00Trump says Musk delivered the most "consequential government reform...in generations" 22:455/5The last in a brilliantly original and savagely funny new series about women and space.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Should the ingredients of sourdough be set out in law? Leyla Kazim investigates.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the Defence Review and public spending pressures.
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| 23:00 | 23:007/8An ordinary man gives evidence. He killed 90,000 Jews. He wouldn’t disobey an order. 23:30Broken friendships, life on the stage, and a sinister talking dog all feature this week.
| 23:00Bill and Liz face their darkest hour and Danny learns about a historical murder. 23:30The poet and the writer choose their favourite books.
| 23:006/10Doctor Doctor, I keep thinking I'm a Daily Mirror clickbait article... 23:15Jayde Adams and guests dive into the feisty world of community apps and messageboards. 23:30Fiction and non-fiction books worth reading chosen by well-known guests
| 23:00Are you addicted to your phone? And what’s the future for smartphones? 23:30The broadcaster and comedian discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 23:00Join the Americast team for insights from across the US. 23:30A crime author and a writer-entrepreneur talk books they love.
| 23:00Politicians love a 'silver bullet' but is a simple solution the answer to complex problem? 23:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 3/12
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests explore hypnosis. 23:45Janet visits the guesthouse where she spent her last ever family holiday.
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