| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15After decades of extinction, wild jaguars are roaming once again in northern Argentina. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Bartholomew Haslemere in Surrey. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:152/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. 00:30Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Love Songs in Age. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:153/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. 00:30Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Toads Revisited. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:154/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. 00:30Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem To the Sea. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:155/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. 00:30Simon Armitage explores Bridge for the Living. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem The Whitsun Weddings. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his novel Saltwash and its connection to three books. 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 05:04Jon Kay on a fashion designer, a nun, a barrister, a literary critic 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings. 05:45The Longhorn cattle of Salisbury Plain. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04A women's marathon race is the latest flash-point in ongoing protests over hijab laws. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings. 05:45The luck penny tradition still practised at livestock marts in Northern Ireland.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sacha Dench investigates the plight of one of the world's most persecuted birds. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings. 05:45How DNA testing is unlocking the secrets of historic cider orchards.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04A plethora of interesting numbers you may not know about. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings. 05:45The farming diaries of an 18th-century yeoman farmer.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04An elephant destined for fame, and a legacy that will echo in time. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings. 05:45Wild goats: culling, conservation and controversy.
| 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 Bishop Mary Stallard. 05:45Tragedy and triumph in the Brontë story.
| 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 Christ Church Calgary in Alberta, Canada. 05:45In Touch discusses the events of this year in the world of visual impairment.
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| 06:00 | 06:00AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman is the fourth Today guest editor this Christmas period.
| 06:00Historian Tom Holland is the fifth Today guest editor this festive period.
| 06:00Former Prime Minister Theresa May is the sixth and final Today guest editor this year.
| 06:00Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 06:07Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean takes Martha Kearney to visit her favourite island. 06:30Farms for City Children turns 50, horse-powered pints, livestock mart traditions 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Irish dancer Michael Flatley reveals the role of faith in his life. 06:35Theo Whyte meets the rapper Fekky at his farm in Cambridgeshire. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | 07:00The launch of our Today's Babies series looking at parenthood of early years children.
| | 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 Emily Buchanan. 07:54Krishnan Guru-Murthy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Practical Action. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Sunday Worship marks the 500th anniversary of Tyndale's translation of the New Testament. 08:48During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts 08:58Conservation biologist Tolga Aktas shares his fascination with watching jackdaws.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Naomi Alderman with Justin Gregg, Peter Fretwell and Marianne Hem Eriksen 09:455/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of Bond gadgets, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 09:00Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces. 09:30Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with just one question
| 09:00A plethora of interesting numbers you may not know about. 09:302/4Aiden and Graham's separate paths from Nottingham to Ukraine converge in the Donbas.
| 09:00TV’s top format-makers reveal what works, and what doesn't, in unscripted TV. 09:45Stewart joins Armando as they dip into the listeners' mailbag.
| 09:00Jojo Moyes, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Adrian Chiles is joined by Josh Widdicombe, Dr Helen Sharman and Finlay Wilson.
| 09:00Venezuela's President Maduro in detention centre in the US: the latest and reaction.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What did the 2025 'Battle of the Sexes' achieve for women's tennis?
| 10:00Beyoncé is now the fifth musician to be named a billionaire by Forbes.
| 10:00The Muriel's Wedding actor on her new film
| 10:00We mark the 75th anniversary of the world's longest-running continuing drama.
| 10:00With more university students than ever living at home, what is student life like today?
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in ancient Rome to learn all about Emperor Nero. 10:30The ethereal sound of Moby's massive hit from 2000.
| 10:00Sally Mann, photographer and writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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| 11:00 | 11:00From technology to the climate to the global order, has human progress gone into reverse? 11:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Born Yesterday.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of video shops on screen. 11:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Talking in Bed.
| 11:00Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone’s homelessness? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem 'High Windows'
| 11:00Comedian and writer Ricky Gervais reveals his formative creative influences. 11:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Going, Going.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon goes foraging for wild mushrooms in the Peak District in Derbyshire. 11:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Aubade.
| 11:00Historian and podcaster Tom Holland on the origins and evolution of radical ideas. 11:30In the ruins of the district of Ghouta a man starts to rebuild his home - and his life.
| 11:00Hell is unleashed at the Horrobins and George goes on the rampage
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| 12:00 | 12:00Jon Harvey celebrates 50 years of Jaws with a hilarious history of shark fiction.
| 12:00The story of Lew Grade's ITC company, which revolutionised British television in the 1960s
| 12:00Richard Wiseman explores the strange world of mind magic and the life of David Berglas.
| 12:00Jeanette Winterson presents a selection of audio highlights from 2025 across the BBC.
| 12:00Jeanette Winterson presents a selection of audio highlights from 2025 across the BBC.(R) 12:45Satirical audio fiction about a lost northerner in London. Written by Antonia Gospel.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The big change coming for small traders and landlords in April. 12:30A satirical smorgasbord of the best of 2025 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The new mayor of New York and at just 34, the youngest since 1892. 12:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00President Zelensky says the US is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years. 13:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
| 13:00A third day of protests across Iran as the country's economic outlook worsens 13:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
| 13:00The Queen: 'every woman has a story'. The special envoy for women and girls joins us. 13:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
| 13:00Around 100 are injured, with "several nationalities" involved. 13:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
| 13:00Authorities say at least 40 people have died and many are in hospital seriously injured. 13:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2026 might have in store.
| 13:00President Trump turns to intervention as US forces remove Venezuela's Head of State. 13:30Alex Forsyth on traffic jam Britain and why roadworks now disrupt our lives so often.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brad struggles with his conscience. 14:151/4Hector struggles having ex-wife Amanda as a lodger. As does Susan. Stars Jamie Sives. 14:455/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Events spiral out of control for the Grundy's 14:15Adam Usden's drama about Jewish refugee life in Manchester, based on Maisie Mosco's novel.
| 14:00Hell is unleashed at the Horrobins 14:15A further frolic for the Radio Drama Department as they record another Christmas pantomime
| 14:00George goes on the rampage with shocking consequences 14:20Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates. 14:501 January 1951 - The Archers is launched. What was life in Britain like on that day?
| 14:00It's panic stations in Ambridge 14:153/5The team in Canada bring in bonobos while in Europe a frightening discovery is made. 14:45Tragedy and triumph in the Brontë story.
| 14:05TV’s top format-makers reveal what works, and what doesn't, in unscripted TV. 14:45A vigil is held at the hospital
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team venture to the Sefton Park Palm House in Liverpool. 14:45John Yorke on James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Famous guests picks someone who has inspired their lives. 15:3013/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
| 15:00Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London. 15:30Irish dancer Michael Flatley reveals the role of faith in his life.
| 15:00Creative industries add billions of pounds to the UK economy, but how do you make it pay? 15:30Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with just one question
| 15:00Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean takes Martha Kearney to visit her favourite island. 15:27Chemmy Alcott makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Snow Camp 15:30Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team venture to the Sefton Park Palm House in Liverpool. 15:45Kathleen learns that even after years of marriage, her husband John can still surprise her
| 15:001/2Hardy's romantic melodrama sets two lovers' lives against the backdrop of the universe.
| 15:002/2American classic boldly refreshed - adventures in love and war
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| 16:00 | 16:00A special programme marking 25 years of the award-winning series.
| 16:00Vanessa Kisuule unearths the poems that speak to the big issues we're all grappling with. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore joy and why it can be a complicated emotion.
| 16:00Claudia Hammond looks back to a study exploring intrusive memories in cancer patients 16:15TV’s top format-makers reveal what works, and what doesn't, in unscripted TV.
| 16:00A veteran of multiple Camino pilgrimages tells Clare what keeps drawing him back to Spain 16:30From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided.
| 16:00Jon Kay on an actor, a businessman, an artist, a landowner 16:30A plethora of interesting numbers you may not know about.
| 16:00The Muriel's Wedding actor on her new film, Goodbye June
| 16:00Rónán Hession takes questions on his debut novel, Leonard and Hungry Paul. 16:30The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
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| 17:00 | 17:00The US president continues to work on ambition to end Ukraine and Middle East conflicts.
| 17:00Power disruption causes Eurostar and Eurotunnel train cancellations.
| 17:00We write 2025 into the history books and look ahead to 2026.
| 17:00One hundred and fifteen others have been injured in Crans-Montana. We have the latest.
| 17:00Police are still trying to formally identify victims from the fire in a Swiss bar.
| 17:00An extended edition of PM, covering the US capture of Venzuela's president. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00First published in 1991, Henning Mankell's novels changed the world of crime fiction 17:10From technology to the climate to the global order, has human progress gone into reverse? 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 Conservatives call for action over the British-Egyptian activist's historic tweets. 18:15Ian Hislop's ancient comedy quest leads him to physical humour in medieval carving. 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00Travellers have New Year plans disrupted by a power failure in the Channel Tunnel. 18:15Ian Hislop's British comedy quest finds its focus in an ancient stand-up comedy review. 18:307/7The show with a haunting backnote of fag ash.
| 18:00Queen praises the bravery of racing commentator John Hunt's family after triple murders. 18:15The latest installment of Ian's series searching for early evidence of British comedy. 18:306/6Tony gets a new haircut to look like Paul Weller but ends up looking like Sue Perkins.
| 18:00The fire broke out in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. 18:15Ian Hislop's quest for British comedy originals celebrates Chaucer's brilliance at parody. 18:30Hugh Dennis presents a tribute to the late Bill Dare.
| 18:00Fire at Swiss bar believed to be "caused by sparklers attached to champagne bottles" 18:30A satirical smorgasbord of the best of 2025
| 18:00US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures its president, Nicolas Maduro 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Trump administration says Venezuela's remaining leaders must "make the right decisions" 18:15Katie Thistleton presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Events spiral out of control for the Grundy's 19:15250 years after American Independence, who are key figures that shaped American culture?
| 19:00Hell is unleashed at the Horrobins 19:15Joachim Trier on his acclaimed Norwegian film Sentimental Value
| 19:00George goes on the rampage with shocking consequences 19:15Kirsty Wark is joined ahead of the bells by poet Michael Mullen and Belle & Sebastian.
| 19:00It's panic stations in Ambridge 19:15Claire Skinner stars in a new drama written to mark the 75th anniversary of The Archers.
| 19:00A vigil is held at the hospital 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the tricks and tropes of trials in film and TV.
| 19:00The new mayor of New York and at just 34, the youngest since 1892. 19:15Comedian and writer Ricky Gervais reveals his formative creative influences.
| 19:00The residents reel from the events of New Year. 19:15A cross-Atlantic journey turns into a gripping psychological thriller. 19:45How a simple glass of water with every meal could boost your brainpower and energy levels.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The Big Lebowski - the ultimate cult film. But that's... just like our opinion, man.
| 20:00Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone’s homelessness? 20:40In Touch discusses the events of this year in the world of visual impairment.
| 20:00Exploring the decades long, cosmic culture war between Marvel and DC comics.
| 20:00Emma Freud and guests discuss last night's events in Ambridge. 20:30Jah Wobble explores a life immersed at the low end of the sonic spectrum.
| 20:00BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2026 might have in store. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00A portrait of Robert Graves, 50 years on from the TV adaptation of I, Claudius.
| 20:00Famous guests picks someone who has inspired their lives. 20:30Jon Kay on an actor, a businessman, an artist, a landowner
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| 21:00 | 21:00Naomi Alderman with Justin Gregg, Peter Fretwell and Marianne Hem Eriksen 21:455/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of Bond gadgets, with some help from the animal kingdom.
| 21:00People in Gainesboro, Tennessee have some new neighbours - and not everyone is happy. 21:30Clare explores a section of the Camino Inglés, one of the paths of the Camino de Santiago. 21:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
| 21:00Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces. 21:30Clare arrives in Santiago de Compostela with a group of friends completing the Camino. 21:55Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Stewart joins Armando as they dip into the listeners' mailbag.
| 21:00Travel past and present and broadening the mind? Travel journalists and historians debate.
| 21:00Kirsty Wark's guests reflect on the launch of TV drama series Downton Abbey.
| 21:00The big change coming for small traders and landlords in April. 21:25Krishnan Guru-Murthy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Practical Action. 21:30In the ruins of the district of Ghouta a man starts to rebuild his home - and his life.
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| 22:00 | 22:00It comes weeks after the US announced one of its biggest-ever arms sales to the island. 22:451/5Miquel prepares for his younger brother to leave home.
| 22:00We hear from the son of detained activist Narges Mohammadi 22:452/5Miquel’s concern for his mother grows.
| 22:00One resident of Gaza tells us about her fears over the ban 22:453/5The search for Miquel’s mother continues.
| 22:00115 injured, many with severe burns, as bar goes up in flames during New Year's party 22:454/5Miquel’s father returns from town with an unexpected guest.
| 22:00Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticised comments from President Trump 22:455/5As the thaw begins, Miquel searches the roads for his mother.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon goes foraging for wild mushrooms in the Peak District in Derbyshire.
| 22:00Reaction to events in Venezuela, the UK relationship with the EU and rebuilding Parliament
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| 23:00 | 23:00What music did Neolithic peoples make? Jude Rogers and guests have fun speculating. 23:30Colwill Brown's powerful story is a contender for the BBC National Short Story Award.
| 23:0010/10A family renovating a house discover a priest hole... and seem to unleash something else. 23:30Andrew Miller is the first wrier in contention for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award
| 23:003/4Blind folk singer and stand-up comedian David Eagle tells tales of his life in music. 23:15Fast-paced comedy sketches from breakout online stars The Squid. 23:30Emily Abdeni-Holman's lyrical story is up for this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
| 23:00Historian and podcaster Tom Holland on the origins and evolution of radical ideas. 23:30Caoilinn Hughes' story is under consideration for the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.
| 23:00Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House. 23:30Edward Hogan's tender story is in the running for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award.
| 23:003/4Host Chloe Slack is joined by a guest editor, and it’s time for the annual charity appeal. 23:30Stories and reflections of actors from across the world who have all played the same part.
| 23:00Comedy writer Gareth Gwynn explores our shared fascination with all things unfinished.
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