| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Susan Calman champions one of the most misunderstood musical instruments - the recorder. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Chirk in North Wales. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5An elegant exploration of how the night shapes the mind, culture and society. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5The relationship between sleeplessness and artistic expression is explored. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5An exploration of how the threat of danger shapes the experience of the night for women. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Dancing, clubbing, hedonism and the power of night-time storytelling. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5The singing of prayers for the world at midnight brings unexpected beauty. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati. 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 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as peers discuss the state of the UK's defences. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor. 05:45Shellfish report, rural wellbeing, chicken welfare. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sir Keir Starmer is put on the spot by MPs. Susan Hulme reports. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor. 05:45Water pollution, farmers' wellbeing.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as Rachel Reeves attends her annual Q&A session with a Lords committee 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor 05:45Battery storage, farmer wellbeing, plastic recycling.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04The path to peace is hard to find. We meet people with radical ideas on how to get there. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor 05:45Celebrating Welsh farming, food and rural life at the Royal Welsh Show.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Is Labour's promise of 'an improved and ambitious relationship' with Europe coming true? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor. 05:45The UK's Chief Vet says don't risk bringing back foot and mouth in holiday food souvenirs.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Dr Cynan Llwyd. 05:45With one bar chart, three students help expose a global corporate scandal
| 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 church of St Peter and St Mary in Stowmarket, Suffolk. 05:45There have been rumoured cuts to Access to Work, In Touch digs a little deeper.
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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. 06:07Wildlife ranger Lira Valencia tells Martha Kearney about her love of the natural world. 06:30Given all the challenges, why on earth would young people get into farming? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Emily Wither meets Syrian Alawites who have fled to Lebanon. 06:35Mariclare Carey-Jones meets the team at the UK’s only leech farm. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid. 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 exploring counterculture in Christianity. 08:48On 22 July 2005, an unarmed Brazilian man was shot dead by police in London 08:58Zoologist and author Jo Wimpenny on studying the New Caledonian crow for her PhD in Oxford
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| 09:00 | 09:004/6Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation? 09:30The police arrest George and Layton – but their Viking hoard is nowhere to be found.
| 09:00Natalie tells the story of the ancient city of Alexandria. With Islam Issa and Edith Hall. 09:30We ask what's brewing in Birmingham's bins, plus measles and challenges for medical ethics
| 09:00The path to peace is hard to find. We meet people with radical ideas on how to get there. 09:30In life, neighbours protected Michael Judd, but when he died thieves stole everything.
| 09:003/4The story of the year New York became the biggest, most populous city in the world, 09:303/4Former Conservative foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind reflects on a life in politics.
| 09:00Gustavo Dudamel, conductor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the effects of caffeine on our brains and bodies. 09:30Natalie tells the story of the ancient city of Alexandria. With Islam Issa and Edith Hall.
| 09:00Israel lifts aid ban: trucks move into Gaza from Egypt.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Two female campaigners react to today's water industry review.
| 10:00Former MP Margaret Hodge on why she wants women over 70 to be screened for breast cancer.
| 10:00Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on why the Space Shuttle programme was a game changer for women.
| 10:00BBC's Yolande Knell on the warning from aid organisations about mass starvation in Gaza.
| 10:00Kathryn Harkup on the science behind the fiction that inspired Agatha Christie’s plots.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the feuding Kellogg Brothers. 10:30James Fox asks how Hokusai's The Great Wave became so famous.
| 10:00Monica Dolan, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How much safer are we from terrorism than 20 years ago? 11:451/5An elegant exploration of how the night shapes the mind, culture and society.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look for the real Scotland on screen as Braveheart turns 30 11:452/5The relationship between sleeplessness and artistic expression is explored.
| 11:00Award-winning current affairs documentary series. 11:453/5An exploration of how the threat of danger shapes the experience of the night for women.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince jump into the science behind sporting greatness. 11:454/5Dancing, clubbing, hedonism and the power of night-time storytelling.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon investigates claims the food industry wields too much influence. 11:455/5The singing of prayers for the world at midnight brings unexpected beauty.
| 11:00Britain's rivers are polluted but the best-selling author says there's a way to save them. 11:30Sectarian violence erupts again, despite the president's promise to protect minorities.
| 11:00Events spiral out of control at The Bull and Jazzer struggles to keep up appearances.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Warning about skin-lightening IV drips. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How do you find time for books, and how can we encourage young people to read? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fake companies registered to real addresses. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The standout successes and costliest catastrophes of the last 12 months. 12:32Can dehumidifiers dry out your house - and your clothes? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is it useful to talk about a hierarchy of racism? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04When will you retire? And will you have enough money to live comfortably? 12:301/6There's something in the water in the UK, literally... 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Julian Metcalfe on starting up fast food chain Pret A Manger and later Itsu. 12:303/6Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Lucy Porter & Marcus Brigstocke at Butterworth Hall, Warwick. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00We hear from an aid worker in central Gaza. Plus, Reform UK launch justice policy. 13:456/10As HS2 faces fresh threats, a new prime minister steps in.
| 13:00The Conservative leader brings back former rival Sir James Cleverly in a surprise move. 13:457/10HS2's contracts with major firms become a new focus for critics.
| 13:00City traders in LIBOR scandal have convictions quashed by the Supreme Court. 13:458/10HS2 begins building, and environmental protestors make their presence felt
| 13:00International warnings grow about lack of aid inside Gaza 13:459/10Rishi Sunak is faced with the decision of what to do about HS2's future.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4510/10Kate asks: What next for HS2?
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Mycenae House in London.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30The voting age is being lowered from 18 to 16. Should it really be heading back up to 21?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Events spiral out of control at The Bull. 14:154/6A new job, an old acquaintance and a tortoise. 14:453/5Poems read by Bríd Brennan, Adrian Dunbar and Stephen Rea.
| 14:15Comedy drama by Alan Harris, starring Darren Evans.
| 14:00The past returns to haunt Chelsea. 14:156/7Glenda Jackson leads a series of linked dramas exploring sex in contemporary Britain.
| 14:00Jazzer struggles to keep up appearances. 14:15A jacket donated to a refugee camp in Calais is returned to the owner. With Toby Jones.
| 14:00The fallout from Tracy’s party continues. 14:15Indonesia, a porn film and a legendary spymaster’s final break down... 14:45With one bar chart, three students help expose a global corporate scandal
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45The nightmare continues for Kenton.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel are in Bracknell Forest to solve some gardening conundrums. 14:45John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first Commissario Brunetti novel.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Writer Horatio Clare joins barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind to discuss favourite books. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn all about acclaimed French novelist Alexandre Dumas.
| 15:001/8The climbers in K2’s Base Camp try to reach the summit before time runs out. 15:30Emily Wither meets Syrian Alawites who have fled to Lebanon.
| 15:00Do you know your credit score? We look at what affects it and how to improve it. 15:30Rachel Hurdley explores the story of the mantelpiece and how it reveals our secret selves.
| 15:00Wildlife ranger Lira Valencia tells Martha Kearney about her love of the natural world. 15:27Paralympian Hannah Cockroft CBE presents the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of Newlife 15:30Andrea Catherwood speaks to comedian Tony Hawks about his new series on inheritance.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel are in Bracknell Forest to solve some gardening conundrums. 15:45A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.
| 15:00The story of how Britain sent thousands of Cossacks to Stalin and certain death in 1945.
| 15:00With water levels high, Brunetti investigates murder in Venice’s Ducal Palace Museum.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Is a radical political philosophy guiding the actions of the Trump administration? 16:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 16:00The story of a friendship torn apart by type - as in, the bits of metal that print words. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the effects of caffeine on our brains and bodies.
| 16:00Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Socrates, the original disruptor. 16:15Media coverage of protests at Epping migrant hotel, Vatican influencer conference & more.
| 16:00Is Labour's promise of 'an improved and ambitious relationship' with Europe coming true? 16:30The latest science of how animals communicate, with a live audience at the Hay Festival.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on two singers, a campaigner and a cardiologist. 16:30The path to peace is hard to find. We meet people with radical ideas on how to get there.
| 16:30Former MP Margaret Hodge on why she wants women over 70 to be screened for breast cancer.
| 16:00Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar. 16:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 12/12
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| 17:00 | 17:00We ask a member of the government's newly revived Pensions Commission.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Starmer calls Macron and Merz as Donald Trump heads for the UK.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Can dehumidifiers dry out your house - and your clothes? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In February 1933, the home to the German Parliament in Berlin was burned down. 17:10A man whose sentence was longer than he had been alive. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00A landmark review of the water industry has been released 18:303/6Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Lucy Porter & Marcus Brigstocke at Butterworth Hall, Warwick.
| 18:00A report says they were arranged by the firm building a hotel for the union 18:304/6Paul Merton talks to Naga Munchetty about the items she would send to Room 101.
| 18:00International pressure is mounting on Israel to lift restrictions on aid 18:30Breaststroke, babying and boxed wine.
| 18:00We have a special report on the suffering inside the territory 18:30Stand-up comedy unpicking a complex web of 'hyperfixations', one obsession at a time.
| 18:00BBC speaks to a former US soldier who worked at Israel-US backed aid sites in Gaza 18:301/6There's something in the water in the UK, literally...
| 18:00Aid workers warn of "deepening starvation" in Gaza 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Israel pauses some military action and allows more aid supplies into Gaza 18:15June Yee presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mark Gatiss on new detective series Bookish, cuts to NPR, Inter Alia play and 80s film.
| 19:00The past returns to haunt Chelsea. 19:15We discuss the new Fantastic Four, and Jimmy McGovern talks about BBC drama Unforgivable.
| 19:00Jazzer struggles to keep up appearances. 19:15Prison-themed stage productions and the composer Bruckner's fascination with death masks.
| 19:00The fallout from Tracy’s party continues. 19:15Burlesque the Musical, Washington Black on Disney Plus, German black comedy Dying.
| 19:00The nightmare continues for Kenton. 19:15Ellen and Mark delve into remakes and reboots from Breathless to Alien: Earth.
| 19:00Julian Metcalfe on starting up fast food chain Pret A Manger and later Itsu. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince jump into the science behind sporting greatness.
| 19:00Debate rages at Home Farm. 19:15A vicar takes on a church and discovers there's a decapitated head in the vestry. 19:45Can building muscles boost your brain, enhance immunity and reverse signs of ageing?
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| 20:00 | 20:00What does a change in the Trump-Putin relationship mean for the war in Ukraine? 20:30Science that makes living in our homes safer and cooler in a changing climate.
| 20:00Award-winning current affairs documentary series. 20:45There have been rumoured cuts to Access to Work, In Touch digs a little deeper.
| 20:00Many male authors say they are struggling in a female-dominated world. 20:45How a running club helps recovery from addiction.
| 20:00Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Socrates, the original disruptor. 20:15Media coverage of protests at Epping migrant hotel, Vatican influencer conference & more.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Mycenae House in London. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Allan Little explores the legacy of the trial that divided and shook France to its core.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood speaks to comedian Tony Hawks about his new series on inheritance. 20:30Matthew Bannister on two singers, a campaigner and a cardiologist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience. 21:45Dan Neidle reveals the unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
| 21:00How an Oxford professor's betrayal exposed the secrets of the Museum of the Bible. 21:30Evan Davis meets some of the key figures from a much-maligned industry
| 21:00Mel Giedroyc examines the impact of war on Disney’s company and his 1941 film Dumbo. 21:30We ask what's brewing in Birmingham's bins, plus measles and challenges for medical ethics
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests at the Durham Brass Festival. 21:45Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
| 21:00David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.
| 21:00The extraordinary inside story of Britain's most ambitious and controversial rail project.
| 21:00When will you retire? And will you have enough money to live comfortably? 21:25Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid. 21:30Sectarian violence erupts again, despite the president's promise to protect minorities.
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| 22:00 | 22:00A joint statement says Israel's aid delivery model is dangerous 22:451/10By William Golding. At the cathedral, work begins on the construction of the spire.
| 22:00Tributes flow in for Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon 22:452/10By William Golding. Jocelin is determined that nothing shall stop the building work.
| 22:00The WHO has warned of a “deadly surge” in malnutrition in Gaza 22:453/10By William Golding. Floods create new, unpleasant challenges at the cathedral.
| 22:00Netanyahu denounces President Macron's announcement, says it will "reward terror" 22:454/10By William Golding. Something is happening between Roger Mason and Goody Pangall.
| 22:00131 Labour MPs urge the Prime Minister to recognise a Palestinian state 22:455/10By William Golding. In the cathedral, the pillars at the cross-ways are singing.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon investigates claims the food industry wields too much influence.
| 22:00Ben Wright and panel look ahead to Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump in Scotland
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| 23:00 | 23:003/4Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor cum amateur sleuth. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the prime minister is grilled by the Commons committee chairs.
| 23:00A media and political storm gathers around detectives investigating in Havana. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as Rachel Reeves calls for more risk-taking to drive economic growth.
| 23:00Today sees Lindsey talk to the dead and dodge a bust-up at her mum’s DJ night. 23:153/4Semi-improvised comedy, eavesdropping on taxi journeys around the north west. 23:30Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks: Why do we go to the pub? 23:45Calls for calm over Essex asylum hotel protests. Sean Curran reports.
| 23:00Britain's rivers are polluted but the best-selling author says there's a way to save them. 23:30Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why do humans play? 23:45Susan Hulme reports as peers demand answers about a new law to prevent cover-ups.
| 23:00Six months into his second term, how is the US president doing? 23:30Pull back the curtain on the hidden world behind the target girl’s silent, singular image.
| 23:004/4Kat attempts the impossible; posting a perfect online apology. 23:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 11/12
| 23:003/4The story of the year New York became the biggest, most populous city in the world, 23:30Who really was Lord Lucan behind that charming façade? 23:45A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.
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