| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Satirist Heydon Prowse investigates how brands are using feminism to boost their profits. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary Magdalene Bildeston in Suffolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The first in a series of thought-provoking questions about the family. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A thought-provoking look at married life when it goes wrong. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5An exploration of the role of gender has played in family life since the 1960s. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5The question of what happens to children when families breakdown is up for discussion. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Some thoughts on alternatives to traditional, nuclear family structures. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15On his new novel The School of Night and its connections to three other literary texts. 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 05:04News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jane Williams. 05:45Trouble ahead as the dairy farming rollercoaster heads downwards? 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jane Williams. 05:45The University of Nottingham plans to close its agriculture courses.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as the prime minister faces MPs' questions about Ukraine. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jane Williams. 05:45Conservationists accuse the government of turning its back on nature in new planning bill.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports on the budget and the reaction to it in the Commons. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jane Williams. 05:45Farmers protest in London as the chancellor delivers her budget.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as the government defends proposals to restrict jury trials. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jane Williams. 05:45Why many residents are considering leaving Scotland's islands and rural areas.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. 05:45Paul Farley’s circular journey brings him to the Large Hadron Collider.
| 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 in Basingstoke. 05:45Parents discuss what it is like to bring up a visually impaired or blind child in 2025.
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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. 06:07The writer takes Martha Kearney to the rook and jackdaw roost at Buckenham Carrs, Norfolk 06:30Farmer protest in London as the chancellor delivered her budget. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05How Antoni Gaudí became God’s architect. 06:35Hannah Thorogood's farm is under threat - it's in the path of plans for a giant reservoir. 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. 07:54Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Trees for Cities. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Marking St Andrew's Day from St Salvator's Chapel, with the help of a great Scottish poet. 08:48On 11 September 1951, a Czech train was hijacked and driven into West Germany 08:58Frances Tophill sees turnstones on the Devon Coast.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Alison Bashford, Matthew Cobb and Charlotte Houldcroft with Adam Rutherford. 09:45How a social enterprise is teaching building skills to improve wellbeing in the community.
| 09:001/4Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
| 09:00After 30 years, child abuse survivor Jess Martinez gets justice. 09:303/6How did Kate Clanchy’s publisher respond to the online debate?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic. 09:45Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Natalie Haynes decode the world of political language.
| 09:00Sir Salman Rushdie, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Ben Miller joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Tributes pour in for the playwright, who has died aged 88.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What are the symptoms of iron deficiency, and what is its impact?
| 10:00Ofcom's chief exec, Dame Melanie Dawes, on their new guidelines for tech companies.
| 10:00Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in court.
| 10:00Why the Italian Parliament has introduced the crime of femicide.
| 10:00The BBC has spoken to more than 50 adoptive parents whose kids are back in care.
| 10:009/13What would Earth be like without a tilted axis? Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate. 10:303/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Birmingham answering questions from a keen audience.
| 10:00Gordon Buchanan, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Two forensic psychologists interview Khamran about his life and the crimes he committed. 11:451/5The first in a series of thought-provoking questions about the family.
| 11:00Bassoonist Amy Harman and jazz man Peter Long add five more tracks to the playlist. 11:452/5A thought-provoking look at married life when it goes wrong.
| 11:00Could multi-cancer detection tests help improve earlier diagnosis for NHS patients? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5An exploration of the role of gender has played in family life since the 1960s.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince dive into the slippery science of the elusive eel. 11:454/5The question of what happens to children when families breakdown is up for discussion.
| 11:00Jaega Wise uncovers the extraordinary story of Tam o' Braan and the counterfeit tea 11:455/5Some thoughts on alternatives to traditional, nuclear family structures.
| 11:00Sonia Sodha assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30A new spate of kidnappings has seen hundreds of school children abducted by criminal gangs
| 11:00Brad finds himself in an awkward position, and disaster strikes for Ed.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How to protect yourself from fraud on your doorstep. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How to spot a scam? The key warning signs and essential checks to keep you safe. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04David Cannadine examines the history of the ballot box. 12:18Chancellor Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £26bn and ends the 2-child benefit cap.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04You've just been scammed. Is that money gone forever? 12:32Why did a successful bottled water from Coca-Cola come and go from the UK within 6 weeks? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What would Darwin and the other great naturalists think of our world today? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What will the tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget mean for you? 12:305/6A Budget, a Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The Coventry MP who left the Labour party and launched ‘Your Party’ with Jeremy Corbyn. 12:303/6Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn visit The Hull New Theatre. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00More than 300 children have been kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school. 13:45David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
| 13:00Fellow pupil with Nigel Farage accuses him of racist behaviour. Reform UK say it's a smear 13:45David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of the Sword of State.
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| 13:00ONS figures show a fall in net migration, while record numbers applied for asylum. 13:45David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
| 13:00Andriy Yermak, who is one of Ukraine's peace negotiators, says he is co-operating. 13:45David Cannadine examines the history of the Stone of Destiny.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mary's Church in Walthamstow.
| 13:00The UK's efforts to access an EU defence fund fail. Where is the reset of relations left? 13:30Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brad finds himself in an awkward position. 14:151/4Florence is immortalised by David Hockney - or is it Alan Bennett? 14:45A selection of stories by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
| 14:00Suspicions rise for Amber. 14:154/6A new series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:00Emotions run high at the rewilding. 14:155/6New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:00George's feelings are hurt. 14:156/6New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.
| 14:15Reeling from disaster, Rita’s secrets are revealed. 14:45Paul Farley’s circular journey brings him to the Large Hadron Collider.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Emma requires reassurance.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus are in Henley on Thames. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at William Goldman’s metafictional fairytale.
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| 15:00 | 15:00A structural engineer and a historian of sex share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 15:308/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain ask whether a tiny jellyfish holds the secret to immortality.
| 15:008/10A mysterious Lakota warrior vows to protect his people at any cost. 15:30How Antoni Gaudí became God’s architect.
| 15:00The chancellor has delivered the Autumn Budget - what does it mean for your money? 15:304/8Anger. In our story of toddlers it's where changelings, the lizard brain and law collide.
| 15:00The writer takes Martha Kearney to the rook and jackdaw roost at Buckenham Carrs, Norfolk 15:27Advolly Richmond makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Village Water. 15:30Andrea Catherwood puts listener questions to comedian Mark Steel.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus are in Henley on Thames. 15:45Dervla Kirwan reads a new story for Radio 4 by the award-winning author of Trespasses.
| 15:00David Edgar’s sharp political drama explores the faultlines threatening modern democracy.
| 15:00William Goldman’s witty cult classic of true love and high adventure.
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| 16:00 | 16:00If at first you don’t secede, should you really try, try, try again? 16:302/6Jay Rayner and the panel are celebrating World Children's Day at a school in Liverpool.
| 16:00Afghan-American archivist Omid races to save rare Afghan cassettes from the Taliban. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why dry skin happens and how to relieve it.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at the secrets of how the elite communicate. 16:15Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale and CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide
| 16:00Is there a viable peace plan for Ukraine on the table? 16:30Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a musician, a writer, a chef and a translator. 16:30After 30 years, child abuse survivor Jess Martinez gets justice.
| 16:30Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in court.
| 16:00Alexander McCall Smith on The Private Side of Friendship and the works that influenced it. 16:306/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis meander from hot air balloons to the Shipping Forecast.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Samir Shah prepares to answer the questions of the Culture Select Committee.
| 17:00Ministers consider scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious offenses
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00UK net migration sees a significant drop in arrivals for work and study.
| 17:00Downing Street has denied chancellor misled the public about state of the public finances.
| 17:00The US president says Venezuela's airspace should be considered 'closed'. 17:30Why did the leader of the opposition call the chancellor 'spineless' and 'shameless'? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1971 a conman fooled publishers with a fake autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes 17:102/3A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Michael Prescott says there are issues of denial among management 18:303/6Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn visit The Hull New Theatre.
| 18:00It's hoped the change would end unprecedented backlogs in courts 18:302/7Find out what Horton really heard.
| 18:00Rachel Reeves' measures are set to take tax take to an all-time high 18:30Cop turned comic Alfie Moore dives into the world of scams.
| 18:00This was one of the central pledges in Labour's manifesto 18:301/4Marley tries to join a new boxing gym using some unusual methods.
| 18:00They say it should include only men carrying specific risky genes 18:305/6A Budget, a Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story.
| 18:00He captivated audiences by seamlessly blending intellect, emotion and humour 18:15Stuart Maconie is joined by a guests for a mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign 18:15Chris Power presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Suspicions rise for Amber. 19:15Stranger Things, fake memoirs and remembering Jimmy Cliff.
| 19:00Emotions run high at the rewilding. 19:15Sydney Sweeney on her boxing film Christie. And the life and unsolved death of Pasolini.
| 19:00George's feelings are hurt. 19:15Dan Houser, lead writer of Grand Theft Auto, on his book about a game which goes wrong.
| 19:15Tom and guests also discuss Pillion, a film adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill.
| 19:00Emma requires reassurance. 19:15Claire Wickes and Vince Pope add five more tracks.
| 19:00The Coventry MP who left the Labour party and launched ‘Your Party’ with Jeremy Corbyn. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince dive into the slippery science of the elusive eel.
| 19:00Chris makes his feelings clear. 19:15A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war. 19:45How video games can make your mind sharper, faster and even improve your eyesight.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is Denmark the right model for the UK's asylum policy? 20:30As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator.
| 20:00Could multi-cancer detection tests help improve earlier diagnosis for NHS patients? 20:40Parents discuss what it is like to bring up a visually impaired or blind child in 2025.
| 20:00Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at the secrets of how the elite communicate. 20:15Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale and CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mary's Church in Walthamstow. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Rex Bloomstein reflects on 50 years exposing stark realities of prison life.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood puts listener questions to comedian Mark Steel. 20:30Kirsty Lang on a musician, a writer, a chef and a translator.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Alison Bashford, Matthew Cobb and Charlotte Houldcroft with Adam Rutherford. 21:45How a social enterprise is teaching building skills to improve wellbeing in the community.
| 21:00Do political attacks on the law put legal professionals in danger? 21:30Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.
| 21:001/4Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests at the Kendal Mountain Festival. 21:45Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Natalie Haynes decode the world of political language.
| 21:00Shahidha Bari is joined by guests including Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch and Zoe Strimpel.
| 21:00Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00What will the tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget mean for you? 21:25Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Trees for Cities. 21:30A new spate of kidnappings has seen hundreds of school children abducted by criminal gangs
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| 22:00 | 22:00BBC chairman Samir Shah and members of BBC board scrutinised by MPs over alleged bias 22:45Bitesize backstories from William Goldman’s classic tale of true love and adventure.
| 22:00Minimum wage for 18 to 21-year-olds to go up 8.1%, but businesses concerned about costs 22:45William Goldman’s cult classic told in bitesize backstories.
| 22:00Rachel Reeves freezes income tax thresholds and ends two-child benefit cap 22:45Bitesize backstories from William Goldman’s classic tale of true love and adventure.
| 22:00Government U-turns on manifesto promise to give workers immediate unfair dismissal right 22:45William Goldman’s classic tale of true love and adventure.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45William Goldman’s witty cult classic of true love and high adventure.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise uncovers the extraordinary story of Tam o' Braan and the counterfeit tea
| 22:00Post-Budget analysis with Ben Wright and guests.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5An ethereal 'sporing event' forces Cassie to make a desperate decision. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the the BBC chair Samir Shah faces the Culture Committee.
| 23:005/10A group of teenage goths get more than they bargained for. 23:30Sean Curran reports as the prime minister calls for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
| 23:003/5Tom and Lauren have their sights set on winning the grand prize at the pub quiz. 23:15Welsh comedian Leila Navabi takes her scam callers on surreal journeys in conversation. 23:30Budget Day - David Cornock and team report.
| 23:00Chris Packham says conservationists like him have not done enough to protect nature. 23:30Will ministers restrict the right to trial by jury? Sean Curran reports.
| 23:00How long can the US president and next mayor of New York continue to get on? 23:30Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech.
| 23:002/4It's Listeners’ Week! Host Chloe Slack surprises a listener. 23:305/10Kiri Pritchard-McLean steps into the passenger seat.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic. 23:45Dervla Kirwan reads a new story for Radio 4 by the award-winning author of Trespasses.
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