| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15How Palestinians are trying to save Gaza's 5,000-year history. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saints Mary and Gabriel in South Harting. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A vivid history of recent Afghan history told through the lens of the Inter-Con Kabul 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A Soviet invasion overshadows life at the Inter-Con Kabul, even so Amanullah has big plans 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Mohammad watches goggle eyed as the mujahideen make an entrance at the Inter-Con Kabul. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5With the Taliban gone, women go back to work. Abida takes on the kitchen at the Inter-Con. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5It's 2020, the Taliban are on the point of new victory. Anxiety stalks the Inter-Con. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Ian McEwan on his new novel, What We Can Know, and its connections 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 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers debate assisted dying 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45British cheesemakers say they’ve got a raw deal on export tariffs to the US 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as MPs question the new Home Secretary about the weekend's protest. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45UK farmers warn opening the market to US dairy imports could put our industry at risk.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as opposition MPs demand answers over Lord Mandelson's sacking. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45A new report claims rivers in National Parks need better protection against pollution.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45Drought will officially stretch into the autumn but rain is the next farming challenge.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Should we take individual responsibility for the polluting effects of aviation? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Catherine De Souza. 05:45We hear from people tackling the shortage of rural housing.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose. 05:45A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
| 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 Peter’s Church in Theberton, Suffolk. 05:45A new campaign has been launched with the aim of generating more audiobooks for children.
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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 is on one of Britain's most isolated islands, famous for knitting and birds 06:30Rivers in National Parks, rural health and transport, downpour or drought? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Susan Schwartz and Karen Lasky go back to their birthplace – Bergen-Belsen. 06:35Milkshakes, glitter balls and vending machines on a Yorkshire dairy 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 07:54Dr Adam Rutherford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AMR Action UK. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10With Fr Adrian Porter SJ and the Schola Cantorum of St Aloysius' College, Glasgow. 08:48The small Canadian town that helped diverted passengers after the 9/11 terror attacks. 08:58Michael Malay hears the cry of a curlew.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Lyse Doucet, Michela Wrong and Ashleigh Percival-Borley talk to Shahidha Bari. 09:45How one charity is using surfing to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.
| 09:00Sonia Gandhi on trying to tackle the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. 09:30Do conflicts over freedom of speech threaten the whole point of university?
| 09:00Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses. 09:306/6The verdict is finally delivered, and Helen uncovers who her ex-partner John really was.
| 09:00Robin Ince explores how writers have told the story of the big bang. 09:45'Phase 2' and more language from a fraught political summer.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark brings together some distinguished former students of the Royal Ballet School.
| 09:00Lulu joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00What will change when the UK and other allies declare that Palestine is a state?
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| 10:00 | 10:00Patricia Lockwood on her latest book, which echoes her own experience with Long Covid.
| 10:00The first female president of the Supreme Court on trust in the police.
| 10:00We explore the fact that some women don't know they are pregnant until their baby is born.
| 10:00What women in the UK really feel about more nuclear energy production.
| 10:00New research highlights leniency towards surgeons involved in sexual misconduct.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in the 15th century to learn about the Columbian Exchange. 10:305/7Jay Rayner's in Newbury hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts.
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites those involved in the 1999 reform of the House of Lords.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The experiment’s participants face scrutiny, burnout and the pressure to appear authentic. 11:451/5A vivid history of recent Afghan history told through the lens of the Inter-Con Kabul
| 11:00Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks to the growing playlist. 11:452/5A Soviet invasion overshadows life at the Inter-Con Kabul, even so Amanullah has big plans
| 11:00A unique insight into the many problems facing our prison system. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Mohammad watches goggle eyed as the mujahideen make an entrance at the Inter-Con Kabul.
| 11:00American artist Kerry James Marshall reveals his most significant cultural influences. 11:454/5With the Taliban gone, women go back to work. Abida takes on the kitchen at the Inter-Con.
| 11:00What next for the powdered green tea that's become a global health trend phenomenon? 11:455/5It's 2020, the Taliban are on the point of new victory. Anxiety stalks the Inter-Con.
| 11:00The ex-British Vogue editor on why he thinks fashion risks going backwards on diversity. 11:30As Europe hardens its stance on immigration, Fergal Keane retraces refugee journeys.
| 11:00There's a surprise twist at the Flower and Produce Show, and feelings stir for Paul.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04We hear how a customer was refused service by parcel delivery firm Evri for two years. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What's the housing market like where you live - to rent and to buy? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Growing concerns around raffles running on TikTok. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fake bailiffs and a terrifying phonecall out of the blue. 12:32Could 'smart' clothing monitor our health? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04New technology gives fresh insights into the great animal migrations 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall to their lowest level in almost three years. 12:303/8Hugo Rifkind and Lucy Porter join for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The first female president of the Rugby Football Union. 12:305/6After over ten years away from the game, Stephen Mangan is back to play Just a Minute. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Shadow minister Danny Kruger defects, saying the Tories are 'over as a national party'. 13:45The Apaches' mission changes: Prevent Mathew Ford from being captured by the Taliban.
| 13:00A UN-backed report says Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza. 13:45Perched on the sides of Apache attack helicopters, the team flies straight into danger.
| 13:00US tech firms announce big investment in UK. 13:45In the chaos of the dust storm at the fort - the team battle to find Mathew.
| 13:00The US President arrives at Chequers. What should Sir Keir Starmer say to him? 13:45Back at the Zulu Company lines, Mathew's friends and comrades await his return.
| 13:00A British couple detained for nearly eight months in Afghanistan are freed. 13:45The mission is over and a reckoning begins. But some costs can't be measured.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from King Edward VI College in Stourbridge.
| 13:00Exploring the UK's complex history with the region. 13:30Nick Eardley asks if attitudes to migration are shifting in Scotland.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's a surprise twist at the Flower and Produce Show. 14:151/6Everyone's sensitive around widower Mitch on his anniversary but he's preoccupied... 14:455/10News of former neighbours, and Mrs Bridge celebrates her birthday.
| 14:00Ruairi makes an emotional admission. 14:15An unusual request sparks contradictory memories about the past.
| 14:00Fallon jumps in the deep end. 14:15Nick Ahad's Bradford set comedy drama with rap music.
| 14:00Ed knows the right thing to do. 14:15Jeremy Dyson's original comedy drama about a humble man and a Hollywood star.
| 14:15Things take an unexpected, and dangerous, turn for Gwen. New thriller by Fflur Dafydd. 14:45A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team return to Claygate, with answers to your questions. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov’s final and most radical play.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Stewart Lee chooses guitarist Derek Bailey. 15:30Andrew Miller is the first wrier in contention for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award
| 15:00Can a doctor rebuild the shattered faces of World War One soldiers? 15:30Emily Abdeni-Holman's lyrical story is up for this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
| 15:00How do you plan your financial future when you've been diagnosed with terminal illness? 15:30Caoilinn Hughes' story is under consideration for the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.
| 15:00Martha Kearney is on one of Britain's most isolated islands, famous for knitting and birds 15:27Writer Africa Brooke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Zimbabwe Educational Trust 15:30Edward Hogan's tender story is in the running for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team return to Claygate, with answers to your questions. 15:45Anders has doubts about the Copenhagen history tour.
| 15:003/3Hugh Casthorpe is still trapped on the mountain. Will he ever escape?
| 15:002/2Chekhov’s masterpiece is relocated to Palestine during the partition of 1948.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Anna Jones visits the Iowa state fair to test the mood of the rural Midwest 16:304/7Jay Rayner and the panel discuss pasta, beer recipes and white pepper.
| 16:00Gwyneth Lewis explores the unusual marriage of poet RS Thomas and artist Mildred Eldridge. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken get to the bottom of back pain.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis analyse a surprisingly good week for Prince Harry. 16:15BBC leader Tim Davie, Tommy Robinson & the Unite the Kingdom rally, Charlie Kirk shooting.
| 16:00Should we take individual responsibility for the polluting effects of aviation? 16:30The science, engineering and maths behind Armand Duplantis’s latest world record.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a film star, a historian, a campaigner and a designer. 16:30Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses.
| 16:00The first female president of the Supreme Court.
| 16:00Bafta Award-winning broadcaster and novelist Graham Norton discusses his novel, Frankie. 16:302/6The students v professors quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Influential Conservative MP Danny Kruger crosses the floor to Nigel Farage's party.
| 17:00Screen legend Robert Redford dies.
| 17:00Donald Trump joins King Charles and the Royal Family at Windsor.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00The military alliance says it intercepted three Russian fighters jets over Estonia.
| 17:00On the day two migrants are confirmed to be deported to France, 1,072 arrive by small boat 17:30Lucy Powell on being sacked by Starmer, and why she now wants to be his deputy. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1936, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was denounced. 17:10The legacy of the division of the Indian subcontinent in Britain today 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 PM said he didn't know the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein 18:305/6After over ten years away from the game, Stephen Mangan is back to play Just a Minute.
| 18:00It comes as a UN commission says Israel is committing genocide 18:301/3Mark travels to former coal town Blyth in Northumberland to uncover stories and characters
| 18:00This is the first day of Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK 18:303/6A charity Star Wars film marathon receives a mixed response from the gang.
| 18:00The leaders held a joint news conference at Chequers 18:303 March 2020: Glenn’s last night of freedom as lockdown looms large and a baby looms tiny.
| 18:00An elderly British couple held for eight months in Afghanistan are released from prison. 18:303/8Hugo Rifkind and Lucy Porter join for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week.
| 18:00Technical problems have led to delays at Heathrow and other European airports. 18:15Edith Bowman and guests live at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.
| 18:00Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK now recognises a Palestinian state. 18:15Alex Lathbridge presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruairi makes an emotional admission. 19:15Robert Plant on his new album, and comic book legend Alan Moore gives a rare interview.
| 19:00Fallon jumps in the deep end. 19:15Hollywood icon Robert Redford remembered and hit record producer Mark Ronson on his memoir
| 19:00Ed knows the right thing to do. 19:15Kirsty Wark and her guests discuss novelist Ian McEwan's latest book, What We Can Know.
| 19:15A special edition of Front Row live from the Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford
| 19:15Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe add the final five tracks of the series.
| 19:00The first female president of the Rugby Football Union. 19:15American artist Kerry James Marshall reveals his most significant cultural influences.
| 19:00Susan makes a surprise decision. 19:15200 years after the birth of the modern railway we explore its impact on our modern world. 19:45Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Aviation is fiendishly difficult to decarbonise - but how can it be made cleaner? 20:30Results from Nasa's Perseverance rover may show signs left in rocks by living organisms.
| 20:00A unique insight into the many problems facing our prison system. 20:40A new campaign has been launched with the aim of generating more audiobooks for children.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis analyse a surprisingly good week for Prince Harry. 20:15BBC leader Tim Davie, Tommy Robinson & the Unite the Kingdom rally, Charlie Kirk shooting.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from King Edward VI College in Stourbridge. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Sir Alex joins Mike Sweeney to reflect on the influences that shaped his life and career.
| 20:00Michael Rosen hears how words are used as weapons against women 20:30Matthew Bannister on a film star, a historian, a campaigner and a designer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Lyse Doucet, Michela Wrong and Ashleigh Percival-Borley talk to Shahidha Bari. 21:45How one charity is using surfing to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.
| 21:00Protests, abductions, defiance - the young people caught in a struggle for Kenya. 21:30Stewart Lee chooses guitarist Derek Bailey.
| 21:00Sonia Gandhi on trying to tackle the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. 21:30Laura Barton reflects on the shifting identity of Route 66.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie is joined by guests including Moira Buffini and Josh Jones. 21:45'Phase 2' and more language from a fraught political summer.
| 21:00Testament presents poetry from Daljit Nagra, Kate Fox, Andrew McMillan and Kirsty Taylor
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall to their lowest level in almost three years. 21:25Dr Adam Rutherford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AMR Action UK. 21:30As Europe hardens its stance on immigration, Fergal Keane retraces refugee journeys.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Shadow minister Danny Kruger defects to Reform, saying, "The Conservatives are over". 22:451/5Mrs Robinson meets dissolute poet Branwell Brontë. By Helen Cross. Reader: Anne-Marie Duff
| 22:00President Trump's aarrival comes as Microsoft announces it will invest £22bn in the UK 22:452/5Branwell settles in and unsettles everything else. By Helen Cross. Reader: Anne-Marie Duff
| 22:00The King hosts President Trump at a lavish state banquet at Windsor Castle. 22:453/5Lydia is torn between instinct and propriety. By Helen Cross. Read by Anne-Marie Duff.
| 22:00In a closing press conference the US President told reporters Putin had ‘let me down’ 22:454/5Lydia navigates the highs and lows of an affair with an opium-addicted poet.
| 22:00Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace are intercepted by Nato. 22:455/5No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15What next for the powdered green tea that's become a global health trend phenomenon?
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the UK's recognition of Palestine and the party conferences.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the new home secretary talks tough on protests and immigration.
| 23:00Brilliant politician, ruthless leader, massive brain-box: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs hold an emergency debate on the appointment of Peter Mandelson.
| 23:002/5Ria and Geoff Norcott try Microneedling to see if it can make their faces look younger. 23:152/5Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week, Back, Sack and Crack and An American Idiot Abroad. 23:30A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house. 23:45Susan Hulme reports as peers debate the banning of Israelis from a British defence college
| 23:00The ex-British Vogue editor on why he thinks fashion risks going backwards on diversity. 23:30Annika is a well organised widow. But a Facebook request sets her back 23:45Sean Curran reports as peers tackle the government about complicated rail fares.
| 23:00And we get an inside view of Trump's UK state visit with the president's chief of staff 23:30At a newspaper office in Belfast, a sub editor faces unrest in the city and her own life. 23:45Alicia McCarthy reports as peers consider the assisted dying bill for a second day.
| 23:004/6The whole town shows out for the opening of a new immersive historical experience. 23:30Colwill Brown's powerful story is a contender for the BBC National Short Story Award.
| 23:00Helen Mort trails a history of running, from prehistoric times to present day. 23:45An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
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