| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Dr Hayaatun Sillem chooses the extraordinary life of Lady Rachel MacRobert. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary, Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Cal Flyn explores the power of mystery, beginning with the gods of the ancient world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Cal Flyn continues her exploration of mystery, uncovering links with artisan guilds. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Cal Flyn on how the Scientific Revolution changed our relationship with the natural world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5On her journey around mystery, writer Cal Flyn confronts the divine feminine. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction. 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.
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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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 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 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection 05:45A series of personal reflections on power.
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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.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Pollan, Fay Bound-Alberti and Mary Costello. 09:45YouTube has changed the music industry. Viral creators Rebecca Black and Dodie unpack how.
| 09:00Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs. 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. 09:30Could wrestling really be the birthplace of modern fakery? Jamie Bartlett investigates.
| 09:00The ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. 09:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
| 09:00Lauren Laverne invites her castaway guests to share the soundtrack of their lives.
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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.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/3Did reading make us lonely, set us free, and even end torture? James Marriott investigates 11:451/5Cal Flyn explores the power of mystery, beginning with the gods of the ancient world.
| 11:00Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music. 11:452/5Cal Flyn continues her exploration of mystery, uncovering links with artisan guilds.
| 11:00Anna Foster and an expert panel consider a topical issue in front of a live audience. 11:453/5Cal Flyn on how the Scientific Revolution changed our relationship with the natural world.
| 11:00The other story of the Second World War. 11:454/5On her journey around mystery, writer Cal Flyn confronts the divine feminine.
| 11:00Dan Saladino talks to nutrition expert Susan Jebb on why the UK struggles with obesity. 11:455/5Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction.
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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. 12:042/3Evan explores why electricity is so expensive, and why that's a barrier for heat pumps. 12:32Will smart glasses replace smartphones? Greg Foot investigates the future of eyewear. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tom Heap and Helen Czerski dig deeper into the biggest environmental issues on the planet. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5The US and China are locked in a race to dominate the world of Artificial Intelligence
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Humanoid robots will revolutionise our lives but at what cost?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Can Europe end its reliance on US and Chinese tech companies before it's too late?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5How the battle for tech supremacy is also taking place in lower earth orbit.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5As AI becomes increasingly power thirsty, who's leading the pivotal energy race?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tom and Helen are worried about Tony. 14:152/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. 14:45John Yorke explores Willa Cather’s novel of frontier life, My Ántonia.
| 14:00Ruairi's got a lot on his mind. 14:15Abby Walker's award-winning debut audio drama.
| 14:15When AI's guard rails fail, even its creators admit that we should be very, very afraid.
| 14:00Brian learns something new. 14:156/6Back at Faith's home for the final time, a reckoning awaits.
| 14:00Esme gets an important message. 14:15As Kerry digs deeper into her deception, she uncovers a criminal underworld. 14:45Gen Z are famously having less of it. Do we even need it all?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Comedy writer Victoria Pile and philosopher Julian Baggini join Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval Spanish warrior known as El Cid.
| 15:00A Danish man writes a story about human suffering with an unusual hero at its heart. 15:30Sex and faith are intertwined, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz explains why.
| 15:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 15:301/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest.
| 15:00Martha Kearney finds out about ambitious restoration plans for the Stroudwater canal. 15:27Supporter Ben Phelps makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 15:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45A specially-commissioned short story for radio.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Aidan Tulloch spends a day with the people who process the UK's bodycam security footage. 16:304/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 16:00The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, gets his head in the clouds. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to look after your hips.
| 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.
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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
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:301/6Suspicious squirrels, egosurfing, and strategic skedaddling.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:303/4Excited nuns, enemies who become lovers, and a fairy godmother.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:30Jo Caufield, Ayo Adenekan, Sarah Levine and Priya Hall join Angela Banes.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:302/6Political comedy hosted by Matt Forde.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:303/6Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruairi's got a lot on his mind. 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 learns something new. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
| 19:00Esme gets an important message. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00Brian tries to cut a deal. 19:15Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.
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| 20:00 | 20:006/10Jonny 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.
| 20:00Anna Foster and an expert panel consider a topical issue in front of a live audience. 20:45News, 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.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Pollan, Fay Bound-Alberti and Mary Costello. 21:45YouTube has changed the music industry. Viral creators Rebecca Black and Dodie unpack how.
| 21:00Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life. 21:301/3Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them.
| 21:00Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs. 21:30Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
| 21:00Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
| 21:00Anne McElvoy and guests look at speaking fluently in politics, the classroom & communities
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45A story inspired by the legends of the merrow.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45A modern reimagining of The Children of Lír.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45Inspired by stories of babies who were stolen and replaced with a fairy child.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45A modern retelling of The Labour Pains of the Ulaid.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:45A contemporary retelling of the legend of the doomed young couple.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Christmas Eve,1828: William Burke is on trial for murder at the High Court in Edinburgh. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00There’s joy and peace in the depths of a swimming pool, if only you can learn to let go. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:005/6Moving into his 40s, Slim has acquired a lot of titles, and they're weighing him down. 23:15Virtual assistants: how much assistance is too much? And can they hear us? 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
| 23:00Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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