| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The legal battles against America’s infamous new immigrant detention centre. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Bromley, Kent. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Melissa Lucashenko joins Take Four Books to discuss her novel, Edenglassie. 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 05:04John Wilson on a broadcaster, an art collector, a former MP and a biographer. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson. 05:45Concern is growing about a shortage of fodder this winter. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as Parliament gets back to work after the summer break. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson. 05:45Rural racism is often unreported and has a profound impact on victims, says new report.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Questions for ministers over the promised grooming gangs inquiry. Sean Curran reports. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson. 05:45People living around Lough Neagh say the pollution is worse than ever after this summer.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on the first Prime Minister's Questions after the summer break. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson. 05:45Report calls for more urgency and a bigger budget to tackle TB in cattle in England.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as Angela Rayner's political future dominates proceedings. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson. 05:45Straw is in short supply, increasing livestock farmers costs this winter.
| 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 Canon Ann Easter. 05:45After months of mild quakes, a sudden tremor alarms an Italian city. What will follow?
| 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 All Saints Church, Daresbury in Cheshire 05:45In Touch discusses access issues of the age verification element of the Online Safety Act.
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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. 06:07Martha Kearney visits the Ice Age ponds called pingos which are being brought back to life 06:30Report calls for more urgency and a bigger budget to tackle TB in cattle in England. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05A community giving intersex and transgender individuals in Bangladesh a place to worship 06:35Charlotte Smith visits a fruit farm in Kent which uses insects for pest control 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 07:54Ambassador Christian Hewgill makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Race Against Dementia 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10The Southwell Consort sing music by Palestrina, Tallis and Sheppard at St Dominic's Priory 08:48In 1995, an international row broke out between Canada and Spain over fishing quotas 08:58Tolga Aktas remembers his first encounter with a jay in a busy London park.
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| 09:00 | 09:005/5Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time. 09:303/3How emotion, protest and media can help us build better, more human cities.
| 09:00In a tour de force solo performance, Natalie takes on Virgil's great poem in 28 minutes. 09:30Jonathan Freedland looks at the flying of flags now and opposite parliament in 1780.
| 09:00What’s the real appeal of secret societies? Mystery, belonging or something else entirely? 09:304/6Helen and Dave get an unexpected communication from the McDonald's Board of Directors.
| 09:00Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today. 09:30Musicians invite us to eavesdrop on rehearsals for one of Verdi's most popular operas.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind the National Theatre’s War Horse.
| 09:00Michael Rosen joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Paddy and guests assess what's next for the government after Angela Rayner resigns.
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| 10:00 | 10:00We discuss early years childcare in England and the government's 30 funded hours scheme.
| 10:00Why is the number of women being killed by men remaining consistent and not going down?
| 10:00We profile Dame Anna Wintour's successor, Chloe Malle.
| 10:00How women and girls have been affected by the huge earthquake in Afghanistan.
| 10:00What are the links between menopause and wanting to end your life?
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn all about French queen Marie Antoinette. 10:303/7Jay Rayner is in Brentwood, Essex hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites some of the pioneering players of Women’s Rugby.
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| 11:00 | 11:004/4The other story of the Second World War. 11:451/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
| 11:00Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew add five more tracks. 11:452/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
| 11:00Alison Holt reports on a charity that aims to rehabilitate men convicted of a sexual crime 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
| 11:00Trumpeter Alison Balsom reveals her most significant cultural influences and experiences. 11:454/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
| 11:00Jaega Wise sets off to the Isle of Man to discover the food being produced there. 11:455/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
| 11:00Vicki Young and guests discuss the resignation of the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner 11:30President Xi Jinping declared China ‘unstoppable’ at a vast military parade in Beijing.
| 11:00Lynda finds herself exposed, and Chelsea has reservations.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Thousands of working parents in England are to receive help with nursery costs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: What's childcare provision like in your area? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The government announces plans to ban sales of energy drinks to under-16s. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The offers that aren't as generous as they seem. 12:32Will delivery drones and robots make popping to the shops a thing of the past? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Can we design and build our way out of climate change? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Planning ahead for pension inheritance changes. 12:301/8Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Zaltzman for a brand new series of the panel quiz show. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The newly elected leader of the Green Party. 12:303/6Paterson Joseph and Rachel Parris join the panel for a game of Just A Minute. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
| 13:00Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea meet Xi Jinping. 13:45Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
| 13:00Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner blames poor legal advice after admitting tax error. 13:45Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
| 13:00Graffiti is daubed on Angela Rayner's flat amid an investigation into her tax affairs. 13:45Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
| 13:00Angela Rayner resigns from government over failing to pay enough stamp duty 13:45Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Kimpton Memorial Hall in Hertfordshire.
| 13:00French government faces vote of confidence in a deeply divided National Assembly. 13:30A window into our world. Investigating and reporting true stories from everywhere.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lynda finds herself exposed. 14:153/4Richard Wilson decides to hold the party to end all parties. 14:453/10Douglas has a disturbing encounter with his enemy, Tarquin.
| 14:00Lawrence plays his trump card. 14:15A country CD, an ex-PM and a truck. With Matt Forde and Shazia Mirza.
| 14:00Kate looks at the bigger picture. 14:15In Paolo Chianta's comedy, a family become unlikely criminals as serial 'dine and dashers'
| 14:00Chelsea has reservations. 14:15A darkly comic take on the cost-of-living (and loving) crisis for Gen Z and Millennials.
| 14:15Liz is definitely up to something, but can Gwen find out what? Thriller by Fflur Dafydd. 14:45After months of mild quakes, a sudden tremor alarms an Italian city. What will follow?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Lynda reaches the end of her tether.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Eden Project to solve your gardening grievances. 14:45John Yorke interrogates Franz Kafka's classic novel The Trial.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Famous guests nominate lives they love or admire - today Benjamin Franklin. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Hannibal of Carthage and the Second Punic War.
| 15:007/8Rescue missions are underway. Can they save the trapped climbers before time runs out? 15:30A community giving intersex and transgender individuals in Bangladesh a place to worship
| 15:00What does the rising cost of rent mean for tenants? 15:30What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
| 15:00Martha Kearney visits the Ice Age ponds called pingos which are being brought back to life 15:27Martin Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Consortium for Street Children 15:30Michael Rosen talks to defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind about courtroom language.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Eden Project to solve your gardening grievances. 15:45An original story for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer David Constantine.
| 15:001/3The story of a young man with a serious respiratory disease. Or is he just in love?
| 15:00Josef K is arrested. But what was his crime?
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| 16:00 | 16:00How an unregulated US market is changing our relationship to death, dying and the dead. 16:302/7Jay Rayner is in Chipping Campden hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts.
| 16:00School-age readers grapple with William Blake's Songs of Innocence. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover what we misunderstand about the menstrual cycle.
| 16:00The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason. 16:15Reform UK media strategy, Vogue’s new editor, British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
| 16:00Is the word 'terrorism' overused, and what do we mean when we use it? 16:30The evidence on whether high caffeine energy drinks affect our health.
| 16:00John Wilson on a boxer, a writer, a tennis player and an entrepreneur. 16:30What’s the real appeal of secret societies? Mystery, belonging or something else entirely?
| 16:00Actor Robin Wright on directing and starring in her latest series, The Girlfriend.
| 16:00Writer Paula Hawkins speaks to Bookclub about her debut thriller, The Girl on the Train. 16:306/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Kier Starmer announces back room reshuffle as Yvette Cooper reveals new asylum rules.
| 17:00Former Goldman Sachs chief economist says he's worried as government borrowing costs rise.
| 17:00There are calls for the deputy PM to go, after she admits to underpaying stamp duty.
| 17:00Keir Starmer declines to say if Angela Rayner could be sacked over her tax affairs.
| 17:00Starmer shakes up top team, as deputy prime minister resigns over tax affairs
| 17:00Police in London arrest protesters opposing the group's ban under anti-terrorism law. 17:30An exclusive exit interview with Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in the week he steps down. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In January 1994, two presidents enjoyed a memorable jazz night in the Czech Republic 17:10Heydon Prowse explores the Gulf states' interest in the UK’s cultural scene. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The Prime Minister admits to the BBC that he's frustrated by the pace of change. 18:303/6Paterson Joseph and Rachel Parris join the panel for a game of Just A Minute.
| 18:00The former actor and hypnotherapist stood on an "eco populist" platform 18:305/6Paul Merton asks Rachel Parris what she would put into Room 101.
| 18:00Angela Rayner's future as deputy prime minister is in doubt 18:301/6The Alzheimers Alliance team are back and this week, they’re ready to rumble.
| 18:00The prime minister said he would "act on" the findings of an investigation 18:30On the day Russian spies attack London, Glenn leaps into action in Sheffield.
| 18:00The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, resigns over unpaid tax 18:301/8Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Zaltzman for a brand new series of the panel quiz show.
| 18:00Nigel Farage rows back on pledge to stop small boat crossings weeks after taking power 18:15Clive Anderson with Robert Webb, Curtis Stigers, Cecelia Ahern and Nova Twins.
| 18:00Russia has targeted the main government building in Kyiv for the first time 18:15Naomi Alderman presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lawrence plays his trump card. 19:15Sebastian Faulks' memoir, St Etienne play live, the return of sketch show TV.
| 19:00Kate looks at the bigger picture. 19:15Aaron Sorkin on To Kill a Mockingbird, Bradford Live, Toyah Willcox, Raymond Antrobus.
| 19:00Chelsea has reservations. 19:15The Canadian rock legend on his new music, and the Maggie & Me author’s latest novel.
| 19:15CMAT's new album Euro-Country, sitcom spin-off The Paper and gay romance On Swift Horses.
| 19:00Lynda reaches the end of her tether. 19:15Callum Au and Natalie Duncan add five more tracks.
| 19:00The newly elected leader of the Green Party. 19:15Trumpeter Alison Balsom reveals her most significant cultural influences and experiences.
| 19:00There's a surprise for the cricket team 19:15A couple from London find themselves caught up in the search for the Croydon cat killer 19:45How to use this simple exercise trick to benefit your heart, strength and bone health.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Covid is in the rear view mirror but are we equipped to deal with the next pandemic? 20:30What’s the evidence behind rat infestation warnings? And farewell to wet wipe island
| 20:00Alison Holt reports on a charity that aims to rehabilitate men convicted of a sexual crime 20:40In Touch discusses access issues of the age verification element of the Online Safety Act.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason. 20:15Reform UK media strategy, Vogue’s new editor, British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Kimpton Memorial Hall in Hertfordshire. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Saleyha Ahsan tells the story of the woman who inspired her career and life.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind about courtroom language. 20:30John Wilson on a boxer, a writer, a tennis player and an entrepreneur.
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| 21:00 | 21:00The thousands of falcons being bred in the UK destined for falcon races in the Middle East 21:45Can the cities of the future be fairer for everyone? And are flying cars the answer?
| 21:00Europe’s largest herd of wild horses, in north-west Spain, is under threat. Why? 21:30Famous guests nominate lives they love or admire - today Benjamin Franklin.
| 21:00Mel Giedroyc explores Walt Disney’s final film, The Jungle Book. 21:30Jonathan Freedland looks at the flying of flags now and opposite parliament in 1780.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Could designing a city on Mars help us live better here on Earth?
| 21:00Ian McMillan hosts Liz Lochhead, Robert Crawford & Hannah Lavery at the Edinburgh Festival
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Planning ahead for pension inheritance changes. 21:25Ambassador Christian Hewgill makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Race Against Dementia 21:30President Xi Jinping declared China ‘unstoppable’ at a vast military parade in Beijing.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced refugee family reunion will be suspended. 22:451/10Ciara Fay decides to take her two children and leave her husband Ryan.
| 22:00Beijing will display military hardware en masse as world leaders look on 22:452/10Having found a room in a bed & breakfast, Ciara must plan her next move.
| 22:00Opposition calls on the Deputy Prime Minister to quit as she admitted underpaying tax 22:453/10Ciara finds emergency accommodation in a hotel in Dublin.
| 22:00Sir Keir Starmer says a crucial report into Angela Rayner's conduct will soon be released 22:454/10In order to support her family, Ciara must find a job.
| 22:00The prime minister reshuffles his Cabinet after the dputy prime minister quits. 22:455/10Ciara is excited to start her new job, but Ryan has other plans.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise sets off to the Isle of Man to discover the food being produced there.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests digest the Cabinet reshuffle and Reform UK's party conference.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5All roads have been leading here. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about immigration and asylum policy.
| 23:00Adam plans to officially testify to the US government – but nothing is straight forward. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as ministers are accused of stalling a grooming gangs inquiry.
| 23:00How much do memories cost? Hopefully less than a funeral! 23:152/6Jenny Eclair's comic monologue starring Fenella Woolgar 23:30Sean Curran reports on the first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer break.
| 23:00The Anthropic CEO calls for more regulation and explains how AI could take your job. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as pressure continues to grow on the deputy prime minister.
| 23:00Survivors say they’re compiling their own list of Epstein associates 23:30Susan Hulme reports as members of the Lords debate plans to improve animal welfare.
| 23:002/6Royal fever hits Icklewick when the town’s first King Charles tenner is discovered. 23:305/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
| 23:00Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today. 23:30Did Lord Lucan escape from the UK? 23:45An original story for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer David Constantine.
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