| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15John Martyn's most enduring song, from 1971. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter’s Church in Carmarthen, Wales 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Take a deep dive with Rose George as she explores the complex and slippery world of fish. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5The indispensable and invisible work of women past and present in the fishing industry. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5The fishermen past and present saving lives at sea. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5In Senegal, the problem of overfishing is apparent. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Salmon farming and aquaculture more generally is explored. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15American writer Chris Kraus discusses her latest novel and its three influences. 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 on moves to tackle ticketless fans getting into football matches. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders. 05:45Salad growers warn price hikes for electricity could drive producers out of the sector. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as MPs express dismay over the mistaken release of a sex offender. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders. 05:45Organised crime gangs dump millions of tonnes of waste with impunity says Lords inquiry.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as ministers are defeated over employment rights. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders. 05:45Scotland's controversial Land Reform Bill.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over tax rises at PMQs. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders. 05:45The boss of one of the UK's biggest farming companies says a painful transition is ahead.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as MPs warn paramilitaries in Sudan have used British-made weapons. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders. 05:45Why Halloween pumpkin growers have been having nightmares this year.
| 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 Daniel Sibthorpe. 05:45Poet Paul Farley goes walking in circles, beginning at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria.
| 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 Mary Easebourne, West Sussex 05:45The future of RNIB's on request braille transcription service.
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 06:07Clare joins Nick Wilson on a circuit of Pitsford Reservoir in Northamptonshire. 06:30Drought prediction, invasive species, and waste as organised crime. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Religion’s role in Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise in New York’s political scene. 06:35The judges visit the first of the three finalists, Grazing Management. 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 Julie Etchingham. 07:54Journalist Lucy Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Rev Kate Bottley explores 'Sheela Na Gigs' and female spirituality in the Church. 08:48In July 1985, music legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie performed a duet for Live Aid 08:58Poet Paul Farley welcomes the return of the mysterious shelduck.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Wayne McGregor, Anne Enright and Tanika Gupta talk to Shahidha Bari. 09:45How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.
| 09:00Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there. 09:30We interrogate growing evidence that suggests trigger warnings aren’t working as intended.
| 09:00A woman whose father died at sea finds a transformative way to remember him. 09:30Ragnar comes face-to-face with a confession that challenges his perception of everything
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration 09:45Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee find the sources of deep disillusionment in this country.
| 09:00Lennie James, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Ken Follett joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Latest on multiple stabbings on train between Peterborough and Huntington.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Find out why Petula Clark's autobiography is called Is That You, Petula? 10:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
| 10:00The French first lady's legal action to tackle alleged online harassment. 10:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
| 10:00Delays in a scheme to tell people if their partners have a history of being abusive. 10:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
| 10:00France moves to include consent in the rape laws following the Gisèle Pelicot trial 10:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
| 10:00Known for surviving a brutal Taliban attack, Malala is taking charge of her own destiny. 10:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
| 10:005/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate whether some viruses are good for us. 10:304/5It’s a time of new beginnings and homecomings.
| 10:00Lorraine Kelly, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00What can we learn about tax from other countries? 11:451/5Take a deep dive with Rose George as she explores the complex and slippery world of fish.
| 11:00Mark and Ellen celebrate 50 years of the groundbreaking TV drama The Naked Civil Servant. 11:452/5The indispensable and invisible work of women past and present in the fishing industry.
| 11:00What's the scale of gambling amongst armed forces personnel and what's being done to help? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5The fishermen past and present saving lives at sea.
| 11:00Singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright on his creative influences. 11:454/5In Senegal, the problem of overfishing is apparent.
| 11:00Dan Saladino looks at why eels numbers are plummeting and asks if the species can be saved 11:455/5Salmon farming and aquaculture more generally is explored.
| 11:00Ben Riley-Smith assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Voters turned out in support of Javier Milei's efforts to slash government spending
| 11:00Freddie makes a significant gesture, and hands are forced at one farm.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How can you protect yourself against rogue traders? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04On this week's Call You and Yours we're asking: How was it having the builders in? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Britain works hard, yet our output is lower than our rivals. Can AI help close the gap? 12:32Are special shampoos and coatings any good at cleaning and protecting your car? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Should we bring back women’s-only train carriages to prevent sexual harassment? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Thousands of people who paid into a funeral insurance scheme have their policies cancelled 12:301/6Randy Royal Lodges, Asylum Hotels, and Which Witch is Which? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester. 12:305/6Paul Sinha tests a Leicester audience's knowledge about new words and the people of 2024. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Pressure on the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the Budget. 13:456/10Antony sets out to discover what really happened to his relatives.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/10Antony tries to find out what became of the money and properties owned by his family.
| 13:00RSF militant group accused of atrocities after taking city of El-Fasher. 13:458/10Antony sets off to confront the family who the House at Number 48.
| 13:00The US has not tested nuclear weapons since 1992. Will we see a new nuclear arms race? 13:459/10What has life been like for the family who now live in the House at Number 48?
| 13:00Buckingham Palace strips Andrew of his titles. 13:4510/10Antony's family's prized art work was stolen under the Nazis. Can he get it back?
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Will hatches a plan, but will it work? 14:151/4Hector has a difficult encounter when forced to use the food bank. Stars Jamie Sives. 14:45A selection of stories by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
| 14:15Insightful, entertaining drama about the work of a young, newly elected female MP.
| 14:00Lilian is in for a surprise. 14:15Noreen returns to Zambia after 20 years in the UK to face the family she left behind.
| 14:00Freddie makes a significant gesture. 14:15By Ben Lewis. Soulful drama infused with storytelling and song.
| 14:00George looks set for disappointment 14:15Louise discovers that no good deed goes unpunished, when it comes to her brother Frank. 14:45Poet Paul Farley goes walking in circles, beginning at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Hands are forced at one farm and will Chelsea save the day?
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus head to Henley-on-Thames. 14:45John Yorke looks at how Jane Austen became a writer.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox discuss favourite books with Harriett. 15:304/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the fiery phenomenon of spontaneous combustion.
| 15:004/10A suffragette, hiding a secret, goes on hunger strike. 15:30Religion’s role in Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise in New York’s political scene.
| 15:00Just how are people beating the cost of living squeeze on finances? 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask if you should let AI do your Christmas shopping.
| 15:00Clare joins Nick Wilson on a circuit of Pitsford Reservoir in Northamptonshire. 15:27Ben Fogle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SSAFA, the armed forces charity. 15:30Andrea Catherwood talks about Call Jonathan Pie with Radio 4 commissioner Julia McKenzie.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus head to Henley-on-Thames. 15:45Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.
| 15:00Skye can't get hold of her little brother Dex. Where is he? By Sarah Daniels
| 15:001/2New adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel, to mark the 250th Anniversary of her birth.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A summer on a fruit farm in Kent reveals the human stories behind a punnet of blueberries. 16:303/5There’s an unravelling. And then there’s the album which takes Bruce stratospheric.
| 16:00Presented by Matthew Sweet. A new discovery about the unconscious mind of Queen Victoria. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the role of false memories in our lives.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis dance around what happens when a PR team is blindsided. 16:15Nigel Havers and Anita Dobson on the relaunch of the drama series Play for Today.
| 16:00Are public inquiries working? 16:30The science of what makes hurricanes so deadly.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a writer, an outdoors champion, a journalist 16:30A woman whose father died at sea finds a transformative way to remember him.
| 16:00The Nobel Peace Prize winner on life at university and coming to terms with her past.
| 16:00Author Hallie Rubenhold speaks about her prize-winning book of non-fiction, The Five. 16:302/10Marcus Brigstocke aids the navigation.
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| 17:00 | 17:00The deputy prime minister tells the Commons the public should expect better.
| 17:00Power cuts across 1/3 of the country as the world's most powerful storm of 2025 hits.
| 17:00The government defends the decision to pay Hadush Kebatu to cooperate with his removal.
| 17:00As the world reacts to the violence in el-Fasher, Unicef's man in Sudan joins us live.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The Coventry MP on Palestine, NATO, Farage and setting up a new party with Jeremy Corbyn. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Egyptian film star Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia in 1962 17:10Ian McMillan and Hollie McNish, Maj.Gen. Tim Hodgetts, Julia Nemirovskaya, Robert Chandler 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Sarah Pochin apologised for saying adverts were "full of black and Asian people" 18:305/6Paul Sinha tests a Leicester audience's knowledge about new words and the people of 2024.
| 18:00Israel accuses Hamas of deliberate deception in the return of hostage remains 18:304/6Mark Steel visits Cambridge and creates a show for the local audience.
| 18:00It's reported that 460 civilians have been killed at a hospital in El-Fasher 18:30Jon Long and Dr Tara Shine are joined by Athena Kugblenu to tackle the topic of Waste.
| 18:00Downing Street has defended the Chancellor 18:30Pie takes on cancel culture and comedy. Uh oh.
| 18:00The King stripped his brother of all his titles and honours 18:301/6Randy Royal Lodges, Asylum Hotels, and Which Witch is Which?
| 18:00Pressure grows on Andrew to testify to the US inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A 32-year-old man is now being treated as the only suspect in the attack in Huntingdon. 18:15Minah Shannon presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Thriller writer Harlan Coben and actor Reese Witherspoon discuss Gone Before Goodbye.
| 19:00Lilian is in for a surprise. 19:15Annemarie Jacir on her historical epic film, Palestine 36.
| 19:00Freddie makes a significant gesture. 19:15Dearbhaile McKinney and Martin McCann on their roles in the police series Blue Lights.
| 19:00George looks set for disappointment 19:15Tom and guests review new short stories from Salman Rushdie and Emma Stone in Bugonia
| 19:00Hands are forced at one farm and will Chelsea save the day? 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the enduring appeal of Frankenstein.
| 19:00Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester. 19:15Singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright on his creative influences.
| 19:00Helen goes further than she meant to. 19:15The Piano Boat: navigating grief in music and water. 19:45Why taking a break can improve your eye health, boost focus and enhance creativity.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy? 20:30The bionic microchip implant which allows registered blind people to see again.
| 20:00What's the scale of gambling amongst armed forces personnel and what's being done to help? 20:40The future of RNIB's on request braille transcription service.
| 20:00Does the UK government owe £18tn in compensation for slavery? 20:45The rise and fall of the original Superhead.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis dance around what happens when a PR team is blindsided. 20:15Nigel Havers and Anita Dobson on the relaunch of the drama series Play for Today.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00East and west collaborate to launch humanity’s first ever international space station.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood talks about Call Jonathan Pie with Radio 4 commissioner Julia McKenzie. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a writer, an outdoors champion, a journalist
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| 21:00 | 21:00Wayne McGregor, Anne Enright and Tanika Gupta talk to Shahidha Bari. 21:45How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.
| 21:00There are so many problems in the world. Julia Masli has been trying to solve them. 21:30What can introverts do to stand out in the workplace?
| 21:00Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there. 21:30We interrogate growing evidence that suggests trigger warnings aren’t working as intended.
| 21:00Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee find the sources of deep disillusionment in this country.
| 21:001/10A special hour-long Uncanny Halloween special recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre.
| 21:00The House at Number 48 omnibus, part 2.
| 21:00Thousands of people who paid into a funeral insurance scheme have their policies cancelled 21:25Journalist Lucy Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International. 21:30Voters turned out in support of Javier Milei's efforts to slash government spending
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| 22:00 | 22:00Key figures involved in the failed China spying case have given evidence to MPs and peers 22:456/10Concerning the extraordinary talents of the medium Anastasia Rossi.
| 22:00Sudanese government loses control of the key city of el-Fasher. 22:457/10Concerning the unusual case of Robert S and his unsettling visions.
| 22:00US and Chinese Presidents will seek to ease trade disruption in South Korea talks 22:458/10Concerning a thrilling edition of True Crime! as recounted by reporter Jack Dunne.
| 22:00Andrew stripped of "prince" title and must leave Royal Lodge. 22:459/10Concerning an address to the Historical Society of Western Massachusetts by a detectorist.
| 22:00Calls for Andrew to testify as UK government says he won't be written out of succession 22:4510/10Concerning Nora, an ecologist and her research into the paintings of William Henry Teale.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino looks at why eels numbers are plummeting and asks if the species can be saved
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the key political issues.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5Clara and the Underwood Sisters are in Amsterdam. And Clara's patience is wearing thin. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question how prison staff accidentally released a man last week
| 23:00Natalie Haynes stands up in the name of Roman historian Livy. With Al Murray. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the government is defeated again in the Lords over workers' rights.
| 23:003/4Lauren can’t be trusted with the shared calendar. Neil can’t be trusted with parcels. 23:15Acting: a fun pastime or a world of deceit? 23:30Sean Curran reports on the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:00Historian Dr Eliza Filby on how young people can thrive without leaning on family wealth. 23:30A minister tells MPs he's horrified by developments in Sudan. Susan Hulme reports.
| 23:00The former East Wing of the White House has been demolished. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Parliament
| 23:004/6Mark Steel visits Cambridge and creates a show for the local audience. 23:301/10Jess Fostekew is on board for the scenic route.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration 23:45Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.
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