| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Satirist Heydon Prowse delves into brands who are trumpeting their opposition to racism. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints in Basingstoke. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Tom turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Tom meets Václav Havel. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Sir Tom creates his mid-life play, Arcadia. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Tom turns to Leopoldstadt. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Alexander McCall Smith on The Private Side of Friendship and the works that influenced it. 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 05:04Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. 05:45Government publishes its revised environmental improvement plan. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports on the fall-out from the chancellor's budget. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. 05:45African swine fever in Spain, bluetongue in Northern Ireland, ethical dairy.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as the justice secretary announces plans to restrict trial by jury. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. 05:45Sugar cane imports, battery storage, vintage wagon auction.
| 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 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow 05:45Inheritance tax and MPs, drought cost and cider orchard care.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as MPs unite to condemn Russia's role in the Salisbury poisonings. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow 05:45Rural traditions, dairy adjudicator, winter livestock jobs.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45A sister speaks to the brother she never got to meet who died 17 years before her birth.
| 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 Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire. 05:45In Touch visits two shops in the East Midlands that are related to visual impairment.
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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 meets Emma Pinchbeck, the head of the Climate Change Committee. 06:30Rural traditions, dairy adjudicator, bluetongue, African swine fever, drought, winter jobs 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world. 06:35Anna Jones travels to the American Midwest and discovers an award-winning ranch. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54The Reverend Dr Sam Wells launches this year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Fr Matthew Roche-Saunders leads a service from Swansea for the second Sunday in Advent. 08:48In 1971 a conman fooled publishers with a fake autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes 08:58Poet Paul Farley on the dazzling mimicry and plumage of the starling.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith 09:451/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 09:002/4Rutger Bregman gives the second of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures called Moral Revolution.
| 09:00Former engineer Michael Ashcroft explains how art emerged from personal agony. 09:304/6We hear from some of Kate’s supporters.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English 09:45Sarah Wynn-Williams joins Armando and Stewart Lee to talk all things AI.
| 09:00Gordon Buchanan, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Chris McCausland joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Ukraine's President Zelensky will meet Keir Starmer and EU leaders in London tomorrow. 09:45Hugh Dennis reports on some lives changed since last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
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| 10:00 | 10:00Sanna Marin on life, leadership and being the world's youngest female head of government.
| 10:00Are friendships with exes a good idea?
| 10:00What will more jury-free trials mean for women?
| 10:00The former New Zealand PM on life, leadership and giving birth while in office.
| 10:00Despite women gaining leadership roles, a new report suggests trust in women is declining.
| 10:0010/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain ponder whether tortoises can be playful. 10:304/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Haringey answering questions on Cypriot cooking.
| 10:00Margaret Atwood, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Two forensic psychologists interview 'Ian' about his life and the crime he committed. 11:451/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
| 11:00Claire Wickes and Vince Pope add five more tracks. 11:452/5Tom turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
| 11:00The story of a hidden world of lies and blame when adoptions break down. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Tom meets Václav Havel.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince join forces to tackle the hot topic of nuclear fusion. 11:454/5Sir Tom creates his mid-life play, Arcadia.
| 11:00Leyla Kazim discusses some of the year's best food writing with Ruby Tandoh and guests. 11:455/5Tom turns to Leopoldstadt.
| 11:00Ben Riley-Smith analyses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30The conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army is proving deeply divisive.
| 11:00Amber struggles with her emotions, and Ed faces heartbreak.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Black Friday Sales, Food Waste, Rage Rooms 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: How are you spending differently this Christmas? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How criminals are cloning vehicles to sell on stolen cars. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Flexible hours, and you can work from home. 12:32Why did Skype fall out of favour in a world of global video calls? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A celebration of city wildlife from across the world. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How are energy costs affecting families with children? 12:306/6This week the team enjoy parties, polycules and pardons. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The former racing car driver and marketing guru leading McLaren to Formula 1 glory. 12:304/6Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to the Hull New Theatre. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The prime minister defends the Budget and says 'There was no misleading' by the chancellor 13:451/5The frantic final days of a long legal battle to apprehend a notorious dictator.
| 13:00Justice secretary David Lammy announces reduction in jury trials in England and Wales. 13:452/5A body is found in a Santiago canal, and the case against Pinochet discovers a key victim.
| 13:00The prime minister says he wants a closer association but has clear red lines. 13:453/5The plan to apprehend Pinochet has stalled - can a bold new judge revive it?
| 13:00The Health Secretary orders a review of rising demand for NHS services in England. 13:454/5Pinochet is about to slip through the net - can he be caught?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Augusto Pinochet receives an unwelcome late night visit.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Northfield School & Sports College on Teesside
| 13:00We explore the debate about social media and adolescent mental health problems 13:30Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Chris makes his feelings clear. 14:152/4Selina is invited to join the cast of Bridgerton, with hot rumpo consequences. 14:451/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Amber struggles with her emotions. 14:15A young Brit in China and Taiwan is pulled into espionage, danger and deception.
| 14:00Brad faces a sad goodbye. 14:15Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about a Salford secondary school starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
| 14:00Pat offers a helping hand. 14:15An aspiring TV writer has her loyalties tested when allegations arise on her new project.
| 14:00Ed faces a heartbreaking situation. 14:15Jaz finds a surprise resident on Mars. And Rita and Jaz venture onto the surface. 14:45A sister speaks to the brother she never got to meet who died 17 years before her birth.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel are in Waltham Forest to answer your gardening issues. 14:45What's it really like being a critic? Dance and theatre writer Sarah Crompton tells all.
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| 15:00 | 15:00More reading recommendations from two guests. 15:309/13What would Earth be like without a tilted axis? Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate.
| 15:009/10An intrepid reporter risks her life to expose lynchings in the American South. 15:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 15:00Do you understand your payslip? 15:305/8India Rakusen explores the science behind crying and sadness, and the origins of empathy.
| 15:00Martha Kearney meets Emma Pinchbeck, the head of the Climate Change Committee. 15:27Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Trees for Cities. 15:30Andrea Catherwood discusses strong language on Radio 4.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel are in Waltham Forest to answer your gardening issues. 15:45Rumour has it the Northern Lights will be seen over Haverfordwest tonight.
| 15:00Satirical drama about video game workers trying to unionise, inspired by real events.
| 15:00William Goldman’s swashbuckling dramedy – a tale of true love and adventure.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage. 16:303/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Birmingham answering questions from a keen audience.
| 16:00Why do many great singers speak their songs? Adrian Goldberg on the power of sprechgesang. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why beliefs about our bodies are so powerful.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis celebrate the PR brilliance of an incredible Sister Act. 16:15Ian Hislop, football piracy, Gary Lineker’s new Netflix podcast deal, YouTube journalists
| 16:00Are we seeing inter-generational economic injustice? 16:30Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a ‘functional’ cure?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a designer, a language speaker and an actor. 16:30Former engineer Michael Ashcroft explains how art emerged from personal agony.
| 16:00The former New Zealand PM on empathy in leadership and giving birth while in office.
| 16:00The Norwegian crime writer talks about his new book, Wolf Hour, and its three influences. 16:307/10Comedian Kae Kurd steers the ship from the Sargasso Sea to the trombone.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Office for Budget Responsibility chair Richard Hughes resigns after the budget-day error.
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Nato chief Mark Rutte says Donald Trump is the only person who can break Ukraine deadlock.
| 17:00The number of flu patients in hospital hits record high in England for this time of year.
| 17:00The US President talks up the World Cup his country is co-hosting as draw takes place.
| 17:00A former commander of the US Army in Europe says it's time for European allies to wake up. 17:30Why did Skype fall out of favour in a world of global video calls? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1967, Ravi Shankar taught the ‘quiet Beatle’ George Harrison how to play the sitar. 17:103/3A 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 | 18:00The OBR accidentally leaked the budget last week 18:304/6Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to the Hull New Theatre.
| 18:00The Justice Secretary insists the measures will clear a huge backlog of trials 18:303/7Chumbawumba, llamas and the world’s earliest known review.
| 18:00A nursery worker has admitted sexually abusing children in his care. 18:303/6Tony's campaign to become a councillor runs into problems after he joins an am dram group.
| 18:00Dawn Sturgess was poisoned with Novichok in 2018 18:302/4Taylor prepares to host a business meeting at the shop. Delroy tries to butter up Angie.
| 18:00Electric shock treatment was used in NHS hospitals decades ago 18:306/6This week the team enjoy parties, polycules and pardons.
| 18:00Touts use instructors' official accounts to book tests 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time 18:15Nick Ahad presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Amber struggles with her emotions. 19:15A tribute to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died on the weekend age 88.
| 19:00Brad faces a sad goodbye. 19:15Updating A Christmas Carol; new exhibition by blind artists; 2025’s funniest novel.
| 19:00Pat offers a helping hand. 19:15Sir John Rutter on his first purely orchestral album in almost 60 years.
| 19:00Ed faces a heartbreaking situation. 19:15Paddington The Musical, Jafar Panahi's latest film, and Russell Tovey meets the Sea Devils
| 19:15Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
| 19:00The former racing car driver and marketing guru leading McLaren to Formula 1 glory. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince join forces to tackle the hot topic of nuclear fusion.
| 19:00Azra has a crisis on her hands. 19:15Reflections on the conflicting values we invest in art. 19:45Hugh Dennis reports on some lives changed since last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is there a viable peace plan for Ukraine on the table? 20:30Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
| 20:00The story of a hidden world of lies and blame when adoptions break down. 20:40In Touch visits two shops in the East Midlands that are related to visual impairment.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis celebrate the PR brilliance of an incredible Sister Act. 20:15Ian Hislop, football piracy, Gary Lineker’s new Netflix podcast deal, YouTube journalists
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Northfield School & Sports College on Teesside 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Anna Foster and guests celebrate seventy years of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood discusses strong language on Radio 4. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a designer, a language speaker and an actor.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith 21:451/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 21:00Afghan-American archivist Omid races to save rare Afghan cassettes from the Taliban. 21:30Famed producer Giles Martin wades into the murky waters of AI in music.
| 21:002/4Rutger Bregman gives the second of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures called Moral Revolution.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie is joined by a guests for a mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Sarah Wynn-Williams joins Armando and Stewart Lee to talk all things AI.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests ask who makes history and debate arguments in the Reith lectures.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00How are energy costs affecting families with children? 21:25The Reverend Dr Sam Wells launches this year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 21:30The conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army is proving deeply divisive.
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| 22:00 | 22:00UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical products 22:451/8An investigation is opened into the deaths of 27 migrants in the English Channel.
| 22:00Two of Trump’s closest envoys meet Putin for talks on a peace plan 22:452/8The radio call operator maintains that she is not paid to have opinions.
| 22:00The EC has set out revised plans to use frozen Russian assets to loan money to Ukraine 22:453/827 people drowned when a dinghy sank in the English Channel. Who is to blame ?
| 22:00Four countries will not enter the contest in protest at Israel’s participation 22:454/8The police inspector thinks that the naval call operator sounds like a ‘monster’.
| 22:00FIFA president Gianni Infantino lavished praise on the US president at the cup draw 22:455/8Help is promised but none arrives. Nor is any sent.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Leyla Kazim discusses some of the year's best food writing with Ruby Tandoh and guests.
| 22:00What hope peace in Ukraine? And is the UK ready to fight a war?
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| 23:00 | 23:003/5Cassie finds an ally in the reclusive Hywel when the Polish girl makes contact again. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand answers over the leaks surrounding last week's budget.
| 23:006/10Danny Robins brings you audience stories from the Uncanny live tour. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question the justice secretary about trial by jury.
| 23:004/5Tom thinks he can beat Lauren to the finish line of the Great North Run. 23:151/4Comedy that drives a train through sitcom-land via a platform crowded with silly jokes. 23:30Mandy Baker reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
| 23:00Musician Jordan Stephens on why we need sex education fit for the digital age. 23:30Sean Curran reports as the government defends the postponement of four mayoral elections.
| 23:00What’s behind Trump’s relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as peers debate the age someone could ask for an assisted death.
| 23:003/4Chloe Slack presents the show whilst attempting to look after her niece. 23:306/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis meander from hot air balloons to the Shipping Forecast.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English 23:45Rumour has it the Northern Lights will be seen over Haverfordwest tonight.
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