| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Writer and satirist Heydon Prowse looks into big corporations and mental health. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Peter Ross joins the volunteers who keep the Uffington White Horse in good condition. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Journalist Peter Ross explores the ritual and beliefs behind Ireland’s bog bodies. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5In Unst, Peter Ross witnesses one of the Shetland Island's famous Up Helly Aa festivals. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5In Northumberland, journalist Peter Ross walks Hadrian’s Wall in search of absence. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Norwegian crime writer talks about his new book, Wolf Hour, 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 as peers debate the age someone could ask for an assisted death. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45Calls for more support for the UK's rare breeds. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as Ajax armoured vehicles once again hit the headlines. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45Thousands of people not connected to National Grid - charity says they should have help.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as the government announces details of its grooming gangs inquiry. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45Swine fever, Christmas turkeys, rare breeds.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions and more. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45Colorado Beetle is officially eradicated from the UK.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports on MPs' reaction to President Trump's national security strategy. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury. 05:45Abattoirs, farm sitters, Welsh rare breeds.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Father Dermot Preston. 05:45A creative insight into living a life - where numbers are vital to survival.
| 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 Leonard Horringer in Suffolk. 05:45ITV's new pilot dating show features three visually impaired matchmakers.
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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 Jane Anderson, one of the UK's leading physicians in HIV medicine. 06:30Turkeys; rural road deaths; off-grid communities; African swine fever; rare breed pigs. 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. 06:35Caz Graham meets Richard Wilson and his herd to find out why Belties are booming. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 07:54Liz Earle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Eco Brixs. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10The Ven Dr Rachel Mann reflects on Jane Austen to mark her 250th anniversary. 08:48In 1967, Ravi Shankar taught the ‘quiet Beatle’ George Harrison how to play the sitar. 08:58The pheasant's journey from the ancient land of Colchis to becoming a widespread game bird
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| 09:00 | 09:00Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin. 09:452/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 09:003/4Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives the third of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures.
| 09:00A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war. 09:305/6Will a sensitivity read be enough to move on from the row?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet. 09:45Armando and Stewart look the US' claims of civilisational erasure in Europe.
| 09:00Margaret Atwood, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Russell Tovey joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Eyewitnesses describe thousands of people fleeing as gunmen fire on iconic Sydney beach.
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| 10:00 | 10:00We hear why freebirthing is the subject of a new investigation by the Guardian.
| 10:00We discuss Baroness Amos's reflections on 'unacceptable' NHS maternity care in England.
| 10:00Fiona Rugg talks about discovering her father John Smyth was an abuser.
| 10:00Who is the Venezuelan politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize?
| 10:00Analysing the announcement by the government on Special Educational Needs & Disabilities.
| 10:0011/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the misunderstood phenomenon of phantom pain. 10:305/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Dundee answering questions from an audience of home cooks.
| 10:00Lee Child, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Vicky Spratt explores how the UK's housing crisis unfolded and asks if we can fix it. 11:451/5Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
| 11:00Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks. 11:452/5Peter Ross joins the volunteers who keep the Uffington White Horse in good condition.
| 11:00A bishop accused of bullying denies any wrongdoing. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Journalist Peter Ross explores the ritual and beliefs behind Ireland’s bog bodies.
| 11:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince cut through the haze of cloud science. 11:454/5In Unst, Peter Ross witnesses one of the Shetland Island's famous Up Helly Aa festivals.
| 11:00Annie Gray rejects turkey and the trimmings at Christmas. She explores alternative dinners 11:455/5In Northumberland, journalist Peter Ross walks Hadrian’s Wall in search of absence.
| 11:00Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Syrians took to the streets to celebrate, but serious challenges lurk in the background.
| 11:00The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands, and Paul fears for a friend.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What to do if you buy a second-hand car that breaks down shortly after. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: What's your experience of buying a second-hand car? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Task scams are on the up - we hear one example that's leading to fake restaurant reviews. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Who wouldn't trust a message from an old friend? 12:32The fashion chain C&A continues to thrive elsewhere, so why did it shut all its UK stores? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tom Heap and Helen Czerski examine how we get around our towns and cities. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Paul Lewis interviews the Financial Conduct Authority about its investment reforms. 12:301/2The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The screen and stage actor reprising his role as Shakespeare’s Othello. 12:305/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Richard Coles and Tony Hawks join Jack Dee for inspired nonsense. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Sir Keir Starmer hosts leaders to discuss peace plan. 13:45Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
| 13:00Operation Kenova found the spy codenamed 'Stakeknife' cost more lives than he saved. 13:45Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
| 13:00Nobel Peace Prize winner opposition leader María Corina Machado escapes Venezuela for Olso 13:45Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
| 13:00A 'unprecedented wave' of flu leaves the NHS under strain. 13:45Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
| 13:00The economy unexpectedly shrinks, when economists had been expecting it to grow. 13:45Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Wigan & Leigh College.
| 13:00Two gunmen fired dozens of shots in what Australian police are calling a terror attack. 13:30What happens to smaller suppliers when a big company is held to ransom online by hackers?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Azra has a crisis on her hands. 14:153/4Selina gets every star’s dream – her own quirky British travelogue show. 14:452/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands. 14:15London’s most haunted house prepares to give up its secrets.
| 14:00Ed struggles to do the right thing. 14:15Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about a Salford secondary school starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
| 14:15It's Maddie’s funeral, and Josie and George have a secret only the 453 bus knows...
| 14:00There's an emergency at the surgery. 14:15With the hub evacuated, Rita and Jaz are alone. Can they find the killer in time? 14:45A creative insight into living a life - where numbers are vital to survival.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT Panel visit the V&A in Dundee. 14:45John Yorke explores Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Poet Gwyneth Lewis and author Annabel Abbs join Harriett to talk favourite books. 15:3010/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain ponder whether tortoises can be playful.
| 15:0010/10At the age of 70, can England’s greatest knight still save the realm from invasion? 15:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
| 15:00Many of us feel the urge to splurge every now and again, but when is it a problem? 15:306/8India explores moments that can elicit awe, and the power it has on our minds and bodies.
| 15:00Martha Kearney meets Jane Anderson, one of the UK's leading physicians in HIV medicine. 15:27The Reverend Dr Sam Wells launches this year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 15:30Andrea Catherwood talks to commissioner Hugh Levinson about this year's Reith Lectures.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT Panel visit the V&A in Dundee. 15:45Hugh Dennis reports on some lives changed since last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
| 15:00John Yorke explores Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. 15:151/2Austen’s timeless comedy of love, pride and second chances.
| 15:002/2Lizzie is still reeling from Darcy's proposal. He's the last man she would want to marry.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared. 16:304/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Haringey answering questions on Cypriot cooking.
| 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken ask what dopamine really is and why it matters.
| 16:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at whether Simon Cowell's PR has the X-Factor. 16:15Hollywood shakeups, Eurovision controversy, festive TV battles and Meta’s pivot to AI.
| 16:00Why is there a shortage of training posts for resident doctors? 16:30New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a zoologist, a businesswoman, an architect and a photographer. 16:30In search of sonic transmissions from the nature spirit realm.
| 16:15We discuss the latest review into maternity care in England.
| 16:00On his new collection of short fiction and its connections to three other literary works. 16:308/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis wander between Motown and Ed Sheeran with Mark Billingham.
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| 17:00 | 17:00European leaders discuss the latest Ukraine proposals. But is anybody listening?
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00All countries signed up to the ECHR have agreed to rethink how it handles migration cases.
| 17:00As cases rise, we explain how people can get vaccinated.
| 17:00The Belgian PM meets Sir Keir Starmer to discuss legal concerns.
| 17:00The government has warned of harm to patients if a strike by resident doctors goes ahead. 17:30An exclusive interview on immigration, racism, Russia, Farage and Trump. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 2015, the street artist transformed a derelict pool into a dystopian ‘bemusement park’. 17:10What happens if a postcode starts to run out of 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 Ukrainian leader is under American pressure to accept a peace deal with Russia 18:305/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Richard Coles and Tony Hawks join Jack Dee for inspired nonsense.
| 18:00The former children's commissioner will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs. 18:304/7Hungry hyenas, talking pigs, fat ball feeders.
| 18:00European countries discuss how to make it easier to deport failed asylum-seekers 18:304/6Imogen decides that the family should house a Ukrainian refugee, but Georgiy has a secret.
| 18:00Cases are also rising elsewhere in the UK. 18:303/4Marley signs up for a marathon to impress Lydia. Delroy is threatened by a new restaurant.
| 18:00Democrat politicians released the images, some featuring President Trump. 18:301/2The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
| 18:00Virginia Giuffre's family say they're "deeply disappointed" by the decision 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Gunmen open fire on Bondi Beach at the start of Hanukkah festival 18:15Chris Hawkins presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands. 19:15Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, Goodbye June, starring Helen Mirren.
| 19:00Ed struggles to do the right thing. 19:15Turner Prize winner; remembering Martin Parr; Bradford’s year as the UK City of Culture.
| 19:15Actress June Squibb on her role in Eleanor The Great; The spate of museum heists in 2025.
| 19:00There's an emergency at the surgery. 19:15Tom and guests also review the film Lurker, and a short story collection by Joy Williams.
| 19:15Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon add five more tracks.
| 19:00The screen and stage actor reprising his role as Shakespeare’s Othello. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince cut through the haze of cloud science.
| 19:00Clarrie puts her foot down. 19:15Emma Freud sits down with her mother to hear the fascinating tale of her link to CS Lewis. 19:45How belting out a tune gives a natural high and help reduce inflammation. With Sindhu Vee.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Are we seeing inter-generational economic injustice? 20:30Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a ‘functional’ cure?
| 20:00A bishop accused of bullying denies any wrongdoing. 20:40ITV's new pilot dating show features three visually impaired matchmakers.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at whether Simon Cowell's PR has the X-Factor. 20:15Hollywood shakeups, Eurovision controversy, festive TV battles and Meta’s pivot to AI.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Wigan & Leigh College. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The forgotten story of the siege of Goražde in the Yugoslav wars.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood talks to commissioner Hugh Levinson about this year's Reith Lectures. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a zoologist, a businesswoman, an architect and a photographer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin. 21:452/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 21:00The Israeli and Palestinian activists who defy threats to dare to call for peace. 21:30Reflections on the conflicting values we invest in art.
| 21:003/4Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives the third of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando and Stewart look the US' claims of civilisational erasure in Europe.
| 21:00Is idleness ever a virtue? Matthew Sweet investigates.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Paul Lewis interviews the Financial Conduct Authority about its investment reforms. 21:25Liz Earle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Eco Brixs. 21:30Syrians took to the streets to celebrate, but serious challenges lurk in the background.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Syrians are celebrating the end of a fifty-year dictatorship. 22:456/8The migrants find themselves struggling to keep their heads out of the water.
| 22:00President Zelensky says he will seek to change the law to hold Ukraine elections. 22:457/8The radio operator has been suspended from her job at the naval rescue centre.
| 22:00Health Secretary Wes Streeting offers to expand training posts but no pay top-up 22:458/8The sea beckons to and encroaches on a mind fragmented by guilt.
| 22:00A UK-based Hong Kong activist tells us faked explicit images were sent to her neighbours. 22:451/2The title story from Banu Mushtaq's 2025 International Booker Prize-winning collection.
| 22:00He said in a personal message his treatment will be reduced next year 22:452/2Part 2 of the title story from Banu Mushtaq's 2025 International Booker Prize-winner.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Annie Gray rejects turkey and the trimmings at Christmas. She explores alternative dinners
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests reflect on events in Australia and the year in UK politics.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5When Ola proves an uncertain ally, Cassie is forced to turn back to Hywel for help. 23:30Sean Curran reports as a Justice Minister defends plans to restrict access to jury trials.
| 23:007/10Strange phenomena seems to follow a young solicitor. Can a person be haunted? 23:30Susan Hulme reports as the government unveils details of its grooming gangs inquiry.
| 23:005/5Tom prepares for his first ever hen do. 23:152/4Comedy that drives a train through sitcom-land via a platform crowded with silly jokes. 23:30Sean Curran reports on a fresh offer to avert a strike by resident doctors.
| 23:00The chef and campaigner on how to improve our food and our finances. 23:30What does Donald Trump's national security strategy mean for the UK? Susan Hulme reports.
| 23:00The Trump administration defends its seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on the assisted dying bill.
| 23:004/4Will a song that induces labour lead to childbirth live on air? 23:307/10Comedian Kae Kurd steers the ship from the Sargasso Sea to the trombone.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet. 23:45What's it like having a squad of writers whose life's work is to critique yours?
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