| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15As the police hunt for clues about Muriel’s disappearance, the tabloids hunt for a scoop. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Olave, Hart Street, in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Separated twin girls are at the heart of this new book exploring China's one-child policy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5China's one-child policy has far-reaching consequences for twin girls, aged two. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5The award-winning journalist uncovers the truth behind Hunan Province's missing children. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5In the prize-winning journalist's new book, two teenage girls are reunited on a video chat 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5In the award-winning journalist's new book, twin girls, forcibly separated, are re-united. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Andrew Miller on his new book, The Land in Winter, and its links to three other works. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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 05:04Susan Hulme reports on an emotional debate about babies born too early. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Plans for onshore salmon farm can go ahead after legal battle to block them fails. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on a U-turn over winter fuel payments for pensioners. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Marine pollution, genetically modified fish oil, farming for bread.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as the government announces sanctions on two Israeli ministers. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Bluetongue restrictions, journey of a loaf, food waste.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as Rachel Reeves sets out the details of her spending review. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless 05:45Farming reaction to the spending review.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as David Lammy is questioned about his EU deal over Gibraltar. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Livestock moving into Wales will have to be tested in a bid to stop bluetongue.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Watching a baby start to move is exciting, but how important are developmental milestones?
| 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 St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 05:45New College Worcester has launched a campaign on wider support for specialist education.
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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 explores a section of the Camino Inglés, one of the paths of the Camino de Santiago. 06:30Bluetongue restrictions, spending review, life of a loaf of bread. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05How objects like shoes and watches help tell the history of slavery and wartime atrocities 06:35Meet the Robinsons – celebrating 150 years of nature-friendly dairy farming in Cumbria. 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 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Beneficiary Nuh Cooper makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of upReach. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10A service from St George's Hanover Square London on Trinity Sunday. 08:48In 1992, Mary Fisher set out to fight the prejudice faced by those with HIV and Aids 08:58For biologist Tolga Aktas, a city walk is a chance to observe different pigeon species.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Danny Dorling and Adele Zeynep Walton. 09:45Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
| 09:00Pratibha Gai on her microscope that brought chemical reactions into sharp focus. 09:30Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.
| 09:00Plus, the Sycamore Gap tree, pensioner-worker ratios and yoga v fishers. 09:306/9Joe's great-grandfather settles in the United States where his mental health deteriorates.
| 09:00From the mechanics of the first breaths on Earth to the reason we hiccup. 09:45Bromances, breaking up, and making up. With Sara Pascoe.
| 09:00Lucy Easthope, emergency planner, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Kwame Kwei-Armah on the Herculean task of writing a super-hero musical.
| 09:00The UK sends jets to the Middle East as Israel and Iran exchange air strikes.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Julianne Moore discusses her latest film, the thriller Echo Valley.
| 10:00We hear how cases of indecent exposure have been dealt with since Sarah Everard’s murder.
| 10:00Winning a 100km race six months postpartum and breastfeeding along the way.
| 10:00As MPs prepare for a free vote on changes to abortion law, we look at the two amendments.
| 10:00Caroline Bridge speaks to Anita about winning Race Across the World with her son.
| 10:0011/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain set off on a wild ride through spacetime. 10:306/7Jay Rayner and the panel are in Newport, Wales offering their best cooking advice.
| 10:00Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Misha Glenny heads to Budapest to find where Hungary came from. 11:451/5Separated twin girls are at the heart of this new book exploring China's one-child policy.
| 11:00Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks. 11:452/5China's one-child policy has far-reaching consequences for twin girls, aged two.
| 11:00Paul Kenyon follows the ketamine trail. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5The award-winning journalist uncovers the truth behind Hunan Province's missing children.
| 11:00Painter Jenny Saville talks to John Wilson about her formative influences. 11:454/5In the prize-winning journalist's new book, two teenage girls are reunited on a video chat
| 11:00Sheila Dillon meets Prof Michael Crawford, whose life’s work links seafood to brain health 11:455/5In the award-winning journalist's new book, twin girls, forcibly separated, are re-united.
| 11:00Pippa Crerar of The Guardian assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30The president's decision to send troops to LA has raised the stakes in the deportation row
| 11:00It’s panic stations at Spiritual Home, and Ambridge gather to say a final farewell.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A new survey reveals the rise of the bank of son and daughter. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Have you had financial help from anyone, or have you helped someone yourself? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A new survey reveals that a third of UK hospitality businesses are operating at a loss. 12:25Rachel Reeves sets out budgets for government departments in long-awaited spending review.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Would lifting the lid on pay spark resentment, or build fairness and trust? 12:32Nike's FuelBand fitness tracker was a runaway success so why did the company abandon it? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The energy used by a simple internet search is increasing. Can we cut the cost? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Will proposals to reform the bailiff industry ensure fair treatment for those in debt? 12:301/6The team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Actress and disability rights' activist, who's campaigning against assisted dying. 12:303/6A suspicious death leaves Alfie with a mystery to solve. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Chancellor confirms U-turn, saying three-quarters of pensioners are now eligible. 13:451/20Why did Winston Churchill find himself so decisively rejected by the electorate?
| 13:00Chancellor Rachel Reeves welcomes a “new era of nuclear power” in the UK 13:452/20With the war in Europe at an end, Churchill and Attlee became fierce election rivals.
| 13:453/20William Beveridge's plan was an answer to the question of what we were fighting for.
| 13:00London-bound Air India plane crashes in western India. Latest news from UK and India. 13:454/20How could politicians know what voters were thinking in 1945?
| 13:00Israel strikes nuclear sites across Iran and kills top Iranian generals and scientists. 13:455/20During the 1945 election, there were still almost five million servicemen and women.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The College, Merthyr Tydfil.
| 13:00We assess the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on the wider global economic picture. 13:30Spend now or save – a dilemma for the Irish government, enriched by huge tax revenues.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Bridge Farm faces disappointment. 14:154/6Roger’s grandson is getting married in America. 14:452/5Kate is concerned that her teenage daughter’s friend is a bad influence.
| 14:00Henry makes an emotional offer. 14:15A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.
| 14:00It’s panic stations at Spiritual Home. 14:15Cholera has ravaged a futuristic London as families flee for their lives.
| 14:00Kate is in need of a favour. 14:15Jon Culshaw and Daniel Weyman star in a satirical take on recent events in The Oval Office
| 14:00Ambridge gather to say a final farewell 14:155/5After defeat at Culloden, Prince Charles goes on the run. 14:45Watching a baby start to move is exciting, but how important are developmental milestones?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Kirsty’s suspicions are raised.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are in Perton to answer your gardening conundrums. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare’s most brutal tragedy.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The creator of Adolescence and the Wolf Hall director nominate favourite books. 15:3010/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain attempt to design the biggest creature that's ever lived
| 15:00Lucy Worsley in bold conversation with Deborah Frances-White and Rosalind Crone. 15:30How objects like shoes and watches help tell the history of slavery and wartime atrocities
| 15:00Should a government body be created to make sure 'state-related deaths' are prevented? 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask whose AI development ideology will win: China or the US?
| 15:00Clare explores a section of the Camino Inglés, one of the paths of the Camino de Santiago. 15:27Tiggy Walker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers UK 15:30Michael Rosen talks to Dr Haru Yamada about how we listen, and how we can do it better.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are in Perton to answer your gardening conundrums. 15:45In Kirsty Logan’s new short work, Wilbur prepares to meet his dad for the very first time.
| 15:00Drama based on the untold story of the woman behind the birth of The Beatles.
| 15:00Richard Wilson takes on the mighty Shakespearean King who foolishly gives away his kingdom
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| 16:00 | 16:00Why are school exclusions rising, and what happens to children who are excluded? 16:305/7Jay Rayner and the panel are answering questions from a hungry audience in Shepherd's Bush
| 16:00Roger McGough talks to the award-winning Cumbrian poet, Jacob Polley about favourite poems 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how much protein we really need in our diets.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine whether you can PR your way to an honour. 16:15AI & Advertising, Historian Dan Snow, new BBC podcast on people smuggling, Radio Free Asia
| 16:00What are the factors behind the UK’s chronically weak productivity growth? 16:30The government sets out spending plans on five years of science. Where will the money go?
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a musician, a writer, a referee and an author. 16:30Plus, the Sycamore Gap tree, pensioner-worker ratios and yoga v fishers.
| 16:00Julianne Moore discusses her latest film, the thriller Echo Valley.
| 16:00Elif Shafak speaks about her latest novel and explores its links to three other works. 16:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 6/12
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| 17:00 | 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00The UK government sanctions two far-right Israeli ministers for their comments about Gaza.
| 17:00Labour reveals its Spending Review: all the analysis
| 17:00At least 200 people die as a London-bound Air India plane crashes in Ahmedabad.
| 17:00Israel continues to strike targets inside Iran: reaction from both countries and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The Shadow Chancellor joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the 2015 Charleston shooting, describes how it unfolded 17:10Ian McMillan's guests are Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, and Yvonne Lyon. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Details of the policy's almost total reversal have been revealed 18:303/6A suspicious death leaves Alfie with a mystery to solve.
| 18:00The government issued the sanctions for inciting violence against Palestinians 18:305/6Unshakable mates, an indispensable German phrase, and a delusional ninja.
| 18:00Rachel Reeves promises the "renewal of Britain" 18:30Is there not enough 'empathy' shown in politics - or maybe too much?
| 18:00The plane took off from Ahmadabad and was destined for Gatwick 18:30Hugh Dennis presents a tribute to the late Bill Dare.
| 18:00Israel has launched air strikes against sites linked to Tehran's nuclear programme. 18:301/6The team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
| 18:00Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will strike 'every site of the ayatollah's regime' in Iran 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Israel and Iran exchange missile fire as Donald Trump urges them to make a deal. 18:15Emma Clarke presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Henry makes an emotional offer. 19:15Discussing the legacy of David Lynch's ground-breaking cult television series
| 19:00It’s panic stations at Spiritual Home. 19:15Sarah Moss, the latest on the Elgin Marbles, was 1975 the best year for music?
| 19:00Kate is in need of a favour. 19:15Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys remembered.
| 19:00Ambridge gather to say a final farewell 19:15Plus reviews of Edward Burra and Ithell Colquhoun at Tate Britain.
| 19:00Kirsty’s suspicions are raised. 19:15Ashley Henry and Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
| 19:00Actress and disability rights' activist, who's campaigning against assisted dying. 19:15Painter Jenny Saville talks to John Wilson about her formative influences.
| 19:00Miranda issues an ultimatum. 19:15Illuminated enters the world of a missing Jack Russell Terrier in St Neots, Cambridgeshire 19:45How reading poetry could boost your mood and relax your body.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Can the civil service be reformed or is it simply too old and unwieldy? 20:30Inside Science heads to the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France.
| 20:00Paul Kenyon follows the ketamine trail. 20:40New College Worcester has launched a campaign on wider support for specialist education.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine whether you can PR your way to an honour. 20:15AI & Advertising, Historian Dan Snow, new BBC podcast on people smuggling, Radio Free Asia
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The College, Merthyr Tydfil. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Les Back charts the history of football chants and asks if they’re modern-day folk songs.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to Dr Haru Yamada about how we listen, and how we can do it better. 20:30Kirsty Lang on a musician, a writer, a referee and an author.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe talks to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Danny Dorling and Adele Zeynep Walton. 21:453/5Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
| 21:00Victims' families want convicted killers forced into the dock for sentencing. 21:3011/12A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.
| 21:00Pratibha Gai on her microscope that brought chemical reactions into sharp focus. 21:30Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Bromances, breaking up, and making up. With Sara Pascoe.
| 21:00From business to sport, politics to the writing of Samuel Beckett: how do we view failure?
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Will proposals to reform the bailiff industry ensure fair treatment for those in debt? 21:25Beneficiary Nuh Cooper makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of upReach. 21:30The president's decision to send troops to LA has raised the stakes in the deportation row
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| 22:00 | 22:00Chancellor Rachel Reeves provides details of a major policy U-turn 22:451/10May 1st in the glorious Sussex countryside, a fractured family prepares for a funeral.
| 22:00US has condemned a decision by the UK to sanction two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers 22:452/10Milo’s plans for a psilocybin treatment centre are born of a desire to heal.
| 22:00Rachel Reeves reveals the government's Spending Review. 22:453/10Isa arrives late and has some startling news to share.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:454/10Frannie’s 7-year-old daughter Rowan struggles to cope with the death of her grandfather.
| 22:00Iran retaliates to Israel's attack on nuclear facilities with ballistic missiles 22:455/10Grace is caught in the turmoil of relief and anger as she prepares for Philip's funeral.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon meets Prof Michael Crawford, whose life’s work links seafood to brain health
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the Iran/Israel conflict, grooming gangs and assisted dying.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4Charles lands a role in an immersive production of Hamlet, and an actress goes missing. 23:30Sean Curran reports as ministers set out the details of their winter fuel payments U-turn.
| 23:00Sinister events in Spain in a new Uncanny Summer Special. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs questions the government about nuclear power investment.
| 23:008/10You started it, you invaded Kappa Andromedae b. 23:15Jayde Adams and James Acaster enter the feisty world of community apps and messageboards. 23:30Sean Curran reports on the chancellor's Spending Review.
| 23:00The feminist campaigner on how algorithms are fuelling misogyny & radicalising young men. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the foreign secretary gives details of the EU deal on Gibraltar
| 23:00Plus, beyond Trump… the news stories overshadowed by the new US president. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate plans to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
| 23:00Is there not enough 'empathy' shown in politics - or maybe too much? 23:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 5/12
| 23:00From the mechanics of the first breaths on Earth to the reason we hiccup. 23:45In Kirsty Logan’s new short work, Wilbur prepares to meet his dad for the very first time.
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