| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:1518-year-old girls in Denmark are facing the draft, as the military boosts its numbers. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Lymm, Cheshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Biologist Liam Shaw digs into the history of one of humanity's greatest medical advances. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Biologist Liam Shaw explains how the development of penicillin was supercharged by war. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Wartime cooperation founders as pharmaceutical bosses pursue the competitive advantage. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5At the turn of the 20th century, medicine struggles to keep infection under control. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Bespoke therapy opens up a new avenue in the fight against bacterial infection. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15William Boyd on his new spy novel, The Predicament, 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 05:04Matthew Bannister on an architect, a TV presenter, a physiotherapist and an actor. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki 05:45The Prime Minister says improving profits is his priority for farming. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Jonny I’Anson visits the Yorkshire suburbs where flags are flying high. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki. 05:45The ancient tradition with a vital role in a bumper year for acorns.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04What do we know about the causes of autism? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki. 05:45Twenty tonnes of illegal meat have been intercepted at Dover in September.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki. 05:45Cuts to the price farmers get for milk.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04The UK's nightlife sector is on its knees, so can - and should - it be saved? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki. 05:45Report finds the way the government measures poverty doesn’t work for rural communities.
| 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 Rev Lynne Gibson. 05:45Tax: complex, surprising and more powerful than you think. Dan Neidle unpacks its impact.
| 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 Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. 05:45Sight Scotland have launched a campaign aiming to make every venue in Scotland accessible.
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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 finds out about the black poplar, Britain's most endangered tree. 06:30Port health authorities say the amount of illegal meat smuggled into the UK is escalating. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Host Giles Fraser leads the panel to discuss 'have religions forgotten the working class?' 06:35A fledgling micro dairy and ‘ethics experiment’ located in the steep hills of North Wales. 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 with William Crawley. 07:54Ambassador for Kinship Jay Kontzle makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of the charity. 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 celebration of St Francis from Selwyn College, Cambridge. 08:48One woman’s influence on USAID during the 1960s 'Decade of Development’ 08:58Poet Paul Farley on the autumn arrival of redwings - 'the birds who came in from the cold'
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| 09:00 | 09:00Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds, with Adam Rutherford. 09:45How one charity is helping repatriate families' loved ones to Ireland and Northern Ireland
| 09:00Geneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project. 09:30Why are people turning to human-like AI chatbots for therapy - and are they any good?
| 09:00Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables 09:30How a chance meeting in a pub changed the life of barrister Nemone Lethbridge forever.
| 09:00Robin Ince on Writing the End of the Universe – if indeed it does end. 09:45Armando Iannucci is up in Liverpool to decode the language of party conferences.
| 09:00Michael Sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Priscilla Presley joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Hopes grow of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
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| 10:00 | 10:00We celebrate England's Red Roses' win at the Rugby World Cup.
| 10:00Meg Jones on winning the Rugby World Cup.
| 10:00Two leading US women's rights activists reflect on the Epstein files.
| 10:00How much does a toxic culture still exist within London's Metropolitan Police force?
| 10:00The philanthropist on her post-divorce enterprise aiming to put power into women's hands.
| 10:001/13Hannah and Dara investigate why nature has evolved the humble crabs so many times. 10:307/7Jay Rayner and the panel are in Durham answering questions from an audience of home cooks.
| 10:00Angela Harding, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children. 11:451/5Biologist Liam Shaw digs into the history of one of humanity's greatest medical advances.
| 11:00As American Psycho turns 25, Ellen and Mark investigate the world of yuppies on screen. 11:452/5Biologist Liam Shaw explains how the development of penicillin was supercharged by war.
| 11:00Targeting the mobile phone thieves out to steal your handset and access its banking apps. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Wartime cooperation founders as pharmaceutical bosses pursue the competitive advantage.
| 11:00Fashion designer Jonathan Anderson on his creative influences and inspirations. 11:454/5At the turn of the 20th century, medicine struggles to keep infection under control.
| 11:00Five years after the Colman's factory left, is Norwich forgetting its mustard history? 11:455/5Bespoke therapy opens up a new avenue in the fight against bacterial infection.
| 11:00The headteacher who promotes traditional values and unity over diversity. 11:30In the shadows of shining skyscrapers and shopping malls is an exploitative sex trade.
| 11:00George faces a nightmare, and Stella has a crisis of confidence.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04We hear how dozens of couples have had their wedding photographs withheld. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: 'What's the job market like right now?' 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Rising bills and how it will impact you. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How university research creates huge rewards – for founders, universities and the economy. 12:32Can creatine boost your body and mind? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The battle to define patriotism in the UK. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Cash use dips below 10% for the first time - but should shops be forced to accept it? 12:305/8Andy is joined by Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, appointed as London’s first woman Bishop 12:301/6Paul Sinha quizzes a Leicester audience about their home, including their county flag. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The Chancellor calls Nigel Farage's agenda 'single greatest threat' to British values. 13:451/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
| 13:00Hamas considers the Trump plan as Netanyahu agrees to it but rejects Palestinian state. 13:452/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
| 13:00EU leaders hold drone summit, Danish PM warns it's biggest threat since World War II. 13:453/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
| 13:00The prime minister calls emergency meeting as two people killed in synagogue attack. 13:454/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
| 13:00One of the victims killed and one injured in synagogue attack were hit by police gunfire. 13:455/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Square at Chester Zoo.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:306/6Can coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Stella has a crisis of confidence. 14:153/6Mitch and Will are at loggerheads when an old female friend appears. 14:457/10Mrs Bridge visits her troubled friend Grace Barron.
| 14:00There's bad news for the Grundys. 14:15Prison break comedy drama by Faebian Averies, starring Gabrielle Creevy and Brid Brennan.
| 14:00George faces a nightmare. 14:151/4Baltic Noir thriller exploring espionage, power and mystery.
| 14:00Adam lays down some ground rules. 14:15Black comedy by Michael Butt. Max is set to inherit a small fortune when he turns 25.
| 14:15A commission is formed to solve the Northern Ireland border issue. 14:45Tax: complex, surprising and more powerful than you think. Dan Neidle unpacks its impact.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Events spiral out of control for George.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel visit Darley Dale to answer your questions. 14:45John Yorke explores Joseph O’Connor’s novel Star of the Sea, about the Irish Famine.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The writer Sylvia Plath, chosen by Lucy Jones. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in 9th-century Rome to learn about the early medieval papacy.
| 15:00A new musical production challenges the prejudices of American society. 15:30Host Giles Fraser leads the panel to discuss 'have religions forgotten the working class?'
| 15:00Why are more of us than ever signing up for private medical insurance? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.
| 15:00Martha Kearney finds out about the black poplar, Britain's most endangered tree. 15:27Claudia Hammond makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of War Child UK 15:30The Gruffalo author tells Michael Rosen about her writing, reading, speaking and listening
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel visit Darley Dale to answer your questions. 15:45An original short story for radio, written by Michael Amherst.
| 15:00A darkly comic drama by Neil McKay, set on an overnight ferry to Santander.
| 15:002/2Violence, secrets, and betrayals erupt as Valentyna faces divorce and old wounds resurface
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| 16:00 | 16:00Jonny I’Anson visits the Yorkshire suburbs where flags are flying high. 16:306/7Jay Rayner is in Warwick hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts.
| 16:00John Robb explores how the sound of fuzz changed the world. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the fine line between coincidence and conspiracy. 16:15TV rights & the Boat Race, the routes conspiracy theories take through the media ecosystem
| 16:00The UK's nightlife sector is on its knees, so can - and should - it be saved? 16:30Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a primatologist, a poet, a politician and a bass player. 16:30Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables
| 16:00The most powerful woman in philanthropy on her fight for women's health.
| 16:00Writer John Niven speaks to Bookclub about his first novel Kill Your Friends from 2008. 16:304/6The students v professors quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Home secretary Shabana Mahmood warns her party, 'You may not always like what I do'.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00A decision on how to continue fossil fuel drilling in the North Sea is expected soon.
| 17:00Three dead, including offender, in Manchester synagogue attack: Police give update.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Donald Trump sends two envoys to Egypt: could there be a chance of a ceasefire in Gaza? 17:30The Labour deputy leadership candidate joins Nick in Liverpool at Labour party conference. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The story of the week that brought the future of Greece and the Eurozone to the brink 17:10Ian McMillan presents The Verb from Contains Strong Language in Bradford. 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 Home Secretary told the Labour conference its time for a tougher policy on migration. 18:301/6Paul Sinha quizzes a Leicester audience about their home, including their county flag.
| 18:00The Prime Minister calls for national unity in the face of "the politics of grievance" 18:303/3Mark travels to the North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby.
| 18:00The Panorama programme witnessed the behaviour in an undercover investigation. 18:305/6Ken receives news that takes him out of the office. Achi is forced to step into his shoes.
| 18:00Two dead after an attack on a Manchester synagogue. Police declare it a terrorist incident 18:30Pie airs his spicy views on money and private education.
| 18:00One of the men killed in the Manchester synagogue attack was shot by a police officer 18:305/8Andy is joined by Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.
| 18:00Hopes are rising of an end to the war in Gaza after Hamas accepted parts of a peace deal 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Home Secretary wants police to get more powers to restrict repeated protests 18:15James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There's bad news for the Grundys. 19:15Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films.
| 19:00George faces a nightmare. 19:15Tom hosts this year's BBC National Short Story Award ceremony.
| 19:00Adam lays down some ground rules. 19:15Steve Coogan speaks to Kirsty Wark about his new spoof documentary about mental health.
| 19:15Plus a major retrospective of photographer Lee Miller at Tate Britain.
| 19:00Events spiral out of control for George. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the long relationship between cinema and painting.
| 19:00Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, appointed as London’s first woman Bishop 19:15Fashion designer Jonathan Anderson on his creative influences and inspirations.
| 19:00Jolene finds herself bearing the brunt. 19:15Josh Cohen shares how Peanuts can help us navigate the frustrating squiggle of life. 19:45How oily fish can boost your heart, reduce inflammation and even help stave off dementia.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Why understanding zero-sum thinking can help explain modern politics and attitudes. 20:30What do we know about the causes of autism?
| 20:00Targeting the mobile phone thieves out to steal your handset and access its banking apps. 20:40Sight Scotland have launched a campaign aiming to make every venue in Scotland accessible.
| 20:00A special debate examining the morality of democracy.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the fine line between coincidence and conspiracy. 20:15TV rights & the Boat Race, the routes conspiracy theories take through the media ecosystem
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Square at Chester Zoo. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Katherine Rundell rediscovers Douglas Adams' epic journeys in search of threatened species
| 20:00The Gruffalo author tells Michael Rosen about her writing, reading, speaking and listening 20:30Matthew Bannister on a primatologist, a poet, a politician and a bass player.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds, with Adam Rutherford. 21:45How one charity is helping repatriate families' loved ones to Ireland and Northern Ireland
| 21:00How Haitians in the Dominican Republic are being targeted for expulsion. 21:30How do businesses navigate selling directly to their customers?
| 21:00Geneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project. 21:30Why are people turning to human-like AI chatbots for therapy - and are they any good?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci is up in Liverpool to decode the language of party conferences.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests explore what it means to live a good life.
| 21:00A special debate examining the morality of democracy.
| 21:00Cash use dips below 10% for the first time - but should shops be forced to accept it? 21:25Ambassador for Kinship Jay Kontzle makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of the charity. 21:30In the shadows of shining skyscrapers and shopping malls is an exploitative sex trade.
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| 22:00 | 22:00President Trump says Israel would have US backing to destroy Hamas if it rejects the deal 22:456/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
| 22:00We get reaction from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper 22:457/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
| 22:00Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police 22:458/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
| 22:00Manchester police say they believe the synagogue attacker is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie 22:459/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
| 22:00The group agrees to release hostages but wants further talks on a number of points 22:4510/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Five years after the Colman's factory left, is Norwich forgetting its mustard history?
| 22:00Lively political chat with Ben Wright at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home. 23:30Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
| 23:00The Greek goddess of love, desire and beauty, Aphrodite is mostly depicted naked, or wet. 23:30Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
| 23:004/5Ria is joined by comedian Lou Sanders try a Korean Glass Skin Facial. 23:154/5Jon Holmes remixes the news into satirical shapes and sounds. 23:30Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
| 23:00The headteacher who promotes traditional values and unity over diversity. 23:30John Robb explores how the sound of fuzz changed the world.
| 23:00Have Democrats picked the right moment to challenge Donald Trump? 23:30Alan Dein takes to the road to explore the cultural resonances of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn.
| 23:006/6The stand-off between Mayor Power and the Pensioners threatens to boil over into a war. 23:303/6The students v professors quiz.
| 23:00Helen Mort continues her history of running, rounding the corner into the 20th century. 23:45An original short story for radio, written by Michael Amherst.
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