| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15A huge hit for Adele, the song was written by Bob Dylan and has rapidly become a standard. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Bromfield in Shropshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The true story of the world’s first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5The true story of the world’s first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/51856 Mary Ann Patten's seamanship is tested when her husband falls critically ill. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/51856: At just 19 years old, Mary Ann Patten captains a merchant clipper ship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/51856 Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman to captain a merchant clipper ship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works. 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 Sofia Rehman. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 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 Sofia Rehman. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 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 Sofia Rehman. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 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 Sofia Rehman. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 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 Sofia Rehman. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45A series of personal reflections on power.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary, Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire 05:45News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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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 visits the cave dwellings at Kinver Edge that were lived in until the 1960s 06:30The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Living with debt - and has inequality become ingrained? Laurie Taylor hears new research. 06:35Robin Markwell explores the future of robots in agriculture at the University of Lincoln. 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 07:54Supporter Ben Phelps makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Radio 4's Sunday morning service 08:48The last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 1992. 08:58Fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford discusses the sea with Julian Sancton, Joan Passey and Samanth Subramanian 09:45As viral videos spread, a new type of celebrity was born: The YouTuber. Here’s that story.
| 09:00Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries. 09:30Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
| 09:00Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently. 09:30People mistake Jamie Bartlett for Steven Bartlett. Jamie wants to know why.
| 09:00The ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. 09:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language
| 09:00Jessie Buckley, actor and singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval Spanish warrior known as El Cid. 10:304/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Lauren Laverne invites her castaway guests to share the soundtrack of their lives.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Did learning to read rewire your brain? With James Marriott. 11:451/5The true story of the world’s first female captain of a merchant clipper ship.
| 11:00Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis add the next five tracks. 11:452/5The true story of the world’s first female captain of a merchant clipper ship.
| 11:00What's behind the growing schism within the Make America Great Again coalition? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/51856 Mary Ann Patten's seamanship is tested when her husband falls critically ill.
| 11:00The other story of the Second World War. 11:454/51856: At just 19 years old, Mary Ann Patten captains a merchant clipper ship.
| 11:00Jaega Wise investigates our growing taste for premium mineral waters. 11:455/51856 Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman to captain a merchant clipper ship.
| 11:00Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.
| 11:00Brian meddles in his children's lives.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/3Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them. 12:32What will the office be like in future? Greg Foot investigates 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Plunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The latest news from the world of personal finance 12:302/6Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 12:306/6Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Chris Cantrill. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/7Russell Kane delves into Evelyn Waugh’s most important works. 6: Brideshead Revisited.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works – Sword of Honour.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Aidan Tulloch spends a day with the people who process the UK's bodycam security footage.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alice and Rex are getting along fine. 14:151/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. 14:45David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
| 14:15A Greenham Common veteran finds trouble when she protests against climate change.
| 14:15Tense drama set in a Liverpool housing association call centre over one hectic night shift
| 14:00Brian meddles in his children's lives. 14:155/6Sonia's been avoiding Branwich. But she can't stay away forever.
| 14:00Chris is struggling a bit. 14:15Kerry’s life isn’t going to plan. Turns out posing as a dentist isn’t great either. 14:45No more buzzing, no more honey, no more bees – so then what?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Amber soothes George's fears.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke explores Willa Cather’s novel of frontier life, My Ántonia.
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| 15:00 | 15:00A playwright-actor and a neurologist recommend favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in nineteenth-century China to learn about Empress Dowager Cixi.
| 15:00Will a young swimmer make it across the Channel and into the history books? 15:30Living with debt - and has inequality become ingrained? Laurie Taylor hears new research.
| 15:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 15:30Folklore and genetic research collide in this quest to overcome a deadly inheritance.
| 15:00Martha Kearney visits the cave dwellings at Kinver Edge that were lived in until the 1960s 15:27Actor Toby Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action Syria. 15:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45In a world where women seek to shrink to the 'perfect height', a miracle pill emerges.
| 15:00Al Smith’s drama about healthcare inequality and systemic failure in maternity care.
| 15:00Dramatisation of Willa Cather’s classic novel - a Little House on the Prairie for adults.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A look at the events in the Iranian city of Isfahan on the 8th to the 9th of January 2026. 16:303/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 16:00Lyse Doucet explores the verse form which Afghan women share to speak of love and hardship 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why we get toothache.
| 16:00Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis. 16:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 16:00David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news. 16:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 16:00Radio 4's weekly obituary programme. 16:30Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
| 16:00James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works. 16:3011/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
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| 17:00 | 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1992, Australia's prime minister addressed atrocities inflicted upon Indigenous people. 17:101/4How have Americans understood the connection between economic and democratic freedom? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:306/6Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Chris Cantrill.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:302/4A visit from the grim reaper, overly protective mothers, and a passionate defence of AI.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:30Diona Doherty, Steffan Alun, James Ellis and Liam Bolton join Angela Barnes.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:301/6Political comedy hosted by Matt Forde.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:302/6Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Nikki Bedi presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
| 19:00Brian meddles in his children's lives. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
| 19:00Chris is struggling a bit. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
| 19:00Amber soothes George's fears. 19:15Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.
| 19:00An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 19:15The other story of the Second World War.
| 19:00Tom and Helen are worried about Tony. 19:15There’s joy and peace in the depths of a swimming pool, if only you can learn to let go. 19:45A series of personal reflections on power.
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| 20:00 | 20:005/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 20:00What's behind the growing schism within the Make America Great Again coalition? 20:40News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis. 20:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 20:00Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The astonishing story of PM Harold Wilson's sensational resignation fifty years ago.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Radio 4's weekly obituary programme.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford discusses the sea with Julian Sancton, Joan Passey and Samanth Subramanian 21:45As viral videos spread, a new type of celebrity was born: The YouTuber. Here’s that story.
| 21:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 21:30The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
| 21:00Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries. 21:30Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests explore "good taste" in decor, films and philosophical theories.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance 21:25Supporter Ben Phelps makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 21:30Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:451/5A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:452/5A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:453/5A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:454/5A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:455/5A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Jaega Wise investigates our growing taste for premium mineral waters.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:008/8As time evaporates, Sarah faces her demons and Sam confronts his old enemy. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The Alpenpost: both a love letter to a distant father and a chronicle of European darkness 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/6Slim touching tale of going from comedian to carer in his 30s. 23:15The epic battle to control the gaming industry - choose your fighter! 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Conversations about tomorrow, from Today. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/6Political comedy hosted by Matt Forde. 23:3010/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 23:00The ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. 23:45In a world where women seek to shrink to the 'perfect height', a miracle pill emerges.
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