| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The White Power Movement in the US. Also, the racist, far right in Europe.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Selby Abbey in North Yorkshire.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Jane Glover's vivid account of the German composer's life in 18th-century London.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5As a favourite of the King, Handel establishes a new musical society.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Handel triumphs at the coronation of a new king, but his operatic fortunes fare less well.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Handel travels to Ireland to present a new work: Messiah(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Handel must confront the terrible truth that he is going blind.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A virtual assistant shows its power to a new subscriber.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams 05:45Welsh farmers fear losing their livelihoods if a large tree-planting scheme goes ahead 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams 05:45A new NFU report shows that farmers are working with the environment in mind. 05:58Chris Packham presents the long-tailed duck.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams 05:45A new approach to tackling flea beetle infestation of oilseed rape without using chemicals 05:58Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot on the greylag goose, which is widespread on the islands.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams 05:45There is outrage as women are banned at an awards dinner. 05:58The veery thrush has a remarkable song, if slowed down, as David Rothenberg explains.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams 05:45Supermarket says calves cannot be kept in pens on their own. 05:58Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a party of ringed plovers on a beach.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin 05:45A listener on fulfilling the deathbed promise she made
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Anne’s Limehouse in London. 05:45Gail Bradbrook is behind the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme, including Thought for the Day
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme, including Thought for the Day
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Bradgate park bought for the people of Leicester from the heirs of Lady Jane Grey. 06:30Charlotte Smith visits company of specialist vegetable breeders. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05Mark Tully examines the importance of The Annunciation in the story of the birth of Jesus. 06:35Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on the Caledonian Forest. From 2002. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News headlines and sport.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prostate Cancer Research Centre 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Theresa May wins a confidenc vote.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports on a debate in the Lords called by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Christ Church Chorleywood with popular speaker and author Canon J John 08:48Will Self on why personal finance is an utterly alien concept. 08:58Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the fieldfare arrival heralding winter
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Peter Wohlleben, Kathleen Jamie, Ruth Pavey and Gary Fuller. 09:45Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson
| 09:00Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes that shake the world. 09:30Jack Dearlove talks to software developer Jonathan Kay about their love of MSN Messenger. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Krish Kandiah.
| 09:15The writer Joanne Harris meets the composer Howard Goodall. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest poems from medieval England 09:45Christian Worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Gary Barlow, musician and Take That front man, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:45A spiritual reflection with prayers led by Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Firefighter and underwater archaeologist, Gary Bankhead and storyteller Jan Blake.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Waiting for IVF results, Caring for someone who's had a stroke, Our Craft Prize Winner 10:456/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
| 10:00Columnist and author Roxane Gay, plus what do women want from support workers? 10:457/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
| 10:00Pauline McLynn, breast cancer and older mothers, Salome Zurabishvili and Melissa Cole. 10:418/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith. 10:55A lecturer in engineering and former student on women in engineering. Fi Glover presents.
| 10:00Actor and playwright Natasha Gordon. Posh shops and the business of browsing, 10:459/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
| 10:00It's the centenary of the first UK women voting and standing for election. 10:4510/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
| 10:30John Harris considers the potent role of narrative in our public and private lives.(R)
| 10:00Alistair comes to the rescue and Lily finds herself torn
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| 11:00 | 11:00Amanda's fight to get 24 hour care for her 96-year-old dad who has dementia. 11:305/6Harry Hill puts Tim Vine in the hot seat.(R)
| 11:00Lauren Laverne explores how artists treat the relationship between mums and sons. 11:30YolanDa Brown discovers the world of Williams Syndrome, where sound is the central emotion
| 11:00What are the new bonds of belonging that are affecting our political debate today? 11:303/4Tim has a job interview and an encounter with an anaconda.(R)
| 11:00The BBC gains rare access to a region of China where Muslims are being held without trial. 11:30Two Northern Irish writers reflect on life alongside Belfast’s peacelines.
| 11:00Winifred Robinson tracks the lives of the 14,000 families taking part in Born in Bradford. 11:304/4Adam Riches stars as the hapless comedian abroad adapting to his new life in Sweden.
| 11:00Paul Waugh of HuffPost looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30We meet one of the pro-Catalan independence leaders in jail in Spain accused of rebellion
| 11:15Mariana Mazzucato, economist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:046/15Thatcher tries to address the issue of his disintegrating home. 12:18Walkers Crisps new recycling scheme. Becoming a wine master. The young women wearing wigs. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:047/15Molecules and politics cause tension between progressive and conservative thinkers. 12:18How have you managed your stutter to do what you always wanted to do in life? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:048/151874: News of Thatcher's feud with his headmaster over Darwin's views has reached town. 12:18Are charities losing out because they don't understand how young people give? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:049/15Thatcher takes part in a public debate billed as Darwin versus Decency. 12:18Why some retailers are paying less, or nothing at all, in rent to their landlords. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0410/15Willa uncovers the history of her house while in 1875 an infamous shooting takes place. 12:18A row over the care of calves by dairy farmers. The ban on knives being sent by post. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Having a mental illness could mean pricier insurance. Another energy company goes under. 12:30There are still a few shopping days left to stock up for a cliff-edge Brexit.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:045/670th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Charlotte Smith puts down her Kit Kat to ask what the future holds for chocolate 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Bishop Luffa School in Chichester Sussex.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ben has his arm twisted(R) 14:151/2Magic, mystery and malevolence for the immortal wanderer.
| 14:00Alistair comes to the rescue.(R) 14:152/2Pilgrim searches for the mysterious Mrs Bronson as a fierce blizzard hits Melcombe.
| 14:00Elizabeth makes a surprising decision.(R) 14:15Two British teenagers caught with drugs in their luggage fight for their freedom.(R)
| 14:00There's a visitor at Lower Loxley.(R) 14:157/9Part 7 of the conspiracy thriller. Written by Timothy X Atack and starring Hattie Morahan.
| 14:00Lily finds herself torn.(R) 14:15Comedy starring Ronald Pickup and Jonathan Agnew.
| 14:00Brexit - what do you think will happen now? What do you want to happen? 14:30Mathew Baynton and Gemma Jones star in a sparkling production of Oscar Wilde's comedy
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel answer questions in the Horsham District, West Sussex.(R) 14:45Three conversations exploring the ever-changing face of women at work.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz, returns for its 54th series. 15:30Rachel Roddy and Sheila Dillon share their love of sweet chestnuts.
| 15:004/6Josie Long presents new short documentaries tied to the seasons. 15:30Lily Allen answers audience questions about her 2018 album, 'No Shame'.
| 15:00What's being done about the 'hidden' costs of pensions, investments and savings? 15:30Citizens UK and addressing community mental health, Robin Ince, film cuts and attention(R)
| 15:00Bradgate park bought for the people of Leicester from the heirs of Lady Jane Grey. 15:27Chris Packham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rainforest Foundation UK.(R) 15:30Donald S Murray discusses his novel As the Women Lay Dreaming, set on the Isle of Lewis(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel answer questions in the Horsham District, West Sussex. 15:45A virtual assistant shows its power to a new subscriber.
| | 15:00Oscar Wilde's comic melodrama, with songs. Sparkling and surprising new production.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Tom Shakespeare on artist Lucy Jones. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious roots and contemporary role of blasphemy.
| 16:00Tiffany Jenkins on the use and misuse of 'gagging clauses' or non-disclosure agreements 16:30Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. 16:30The programme asks if we have a racist media culture.
| 16:00Antonia Quirke and guests hear pitches for new candidates for biopics. 16:30Vivienne Ming says be wary of how artificial intelligence is making decisions for us.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a poet, a politician, a nun and a songwriter. 16:30Listener guest editor, teacher Ben Forward discusses the targeting of younger audiences. 16:55Two Polish friends talk about the long, hard road to business success in Britain.
| 16:00The first black British female playwright in the West End. Consent videos. Roxane Gay
| 16:00Joyce Carol Oates discusses her latest novel, Hazards of Time Travel 16:30Mab Jones looks at the image of the Welsh lady in traditional costume.
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| 17:00 | 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30A listener on fulfilling the deathbed promise she made 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Can those caught up in Northern Ireland's Troubles achieve justice? Peter Taylor reports.(R) 17:40Gail Bradbrook is behind the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Theresa May says she'll seek new reassurances from the EU. 18:305/670th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00EU leaders rule out renegotiating Brexit deal Wage growth at ten year high 18:304/4Comedian Alex Edelman takes a personal look at growing up in the world today.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Victoria Coren Mitchell talks to Lynda La Plante about her life and cars.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/8Hancock is forced to stop claiming benefits, so takes up a new position as Santa.
| 18:00The Prime Minister said she is seeking "further clarification" to satisfy MPs on Brexit. 18:30There are still a few shopping days left to stock up for a cliff-edge Brexit.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Two close PM supporters reject claims they've had talks about a second Brexit referendum 18:15Sheila McClennon makes her pick of the week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alistair comes to the rescue. 19:15Actress Tamara Lawrance on BBC One's adaption of Andrea Levy novel The Long Song 19:456/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.(R)
| 19:00Elizabeth makes a surprising decision. 19:15Mortal Engines reviewed, photographers Ren Hang and Martin Jenkinson discussed. 19:457/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
| 19:00There's a visitor at Lower Loxley. 19:15Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman reviewed, and playwright Mike Bartlett 19:458/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.(R)
| 19:15Not Going Out's Lee Mack, and Magic Mike on stage 19:459/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.(R)
| 19:00There's a ray of hope for David. 19:15Rita Ora on her six-year journey to release her second album, Phoenix. 19:4510/10Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.(R)
| 19:00Gail Bradbrook is behind the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion. 19:15Snowflake, Mowgli, Emiliano Monge, Rachel Maclean, Springsteen on Broadway
| 19:00The pressure gets to Lily 19:15Dramatisation of Galton and Simpson's writing journey from Hancock to Steptoe and Son. 19:45Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's short story series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00What are the new bonds of belonging that are affecting our political debate today? 20:30An investigation into repression in Burundi, one of Africa's most secretive countries.(R)
| 20:00Can those caught up in Northern Ireland's Troubles achieve justice? Peter Taylor reports. 20:40Publishers call for VAT to be abolished on digitally-downloaded books.
| 20:00How do young people feel about their prospects post-Brexit? 20:45Is anything in the Universe infinite? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.(R)
| 20:00Theresa May has been back in Brussels to meet EU leaders. What's the future of Brexit now? 20:30Will life sciences lead Britain towards a new economic future?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Bishop Luffa School in Chichester Sussex. 20:50Will Self on why personal finance is an utterly alien concept.
| 20:00British astronaut Helen Sharman on the first mission taking humans beyond Earth's orbit
| 20:00Listener guest editor, teacher Ben Forward discusses the targeting of younger audiences.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a poet, a politician, a nun and a songwriter.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Economist George Magnus unpicks the trade wars and deals re-shaping the global economy(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Peter Wohlleben, Kathleen Jamie, Ruth Pavey and Gary Fuller.(R)
| 21:00Citizens UK and addressing community mental health, Robin Ince, film cuts and attention 21:30Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes that shake the world.(R)
| 21:00Philip Ball tells the story of Arthur Eddington's confirmation of general relativity. 21:30The writer Joanne Harris meets the composer Howard Goodall.(R)
| 21:00Vivienne Ming says be wary of how artificial intelligence is making decisions for us. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest poems from medieval England(R)
| 21:00Neil MacGregor focuses on the patterns of nature, festivals and the disruption of death.
| 21:0015 years after losing her sight in an attack, a reunion brings ghosts from Meggie's past.(R)
| 21:00Having a mental illness could mean pricier insurance. Another energy company goes under.(R) 21:25Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prostate Cancer Research Centre(R) 21:30Will life sciences lead Britain towards a new economic future?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM will return to Brussels to try to secure "additional reassurances". 22:456/15Thatcher tries to address the issue of his disintegrating home.(R)
| 22:00Theresa May holds series of meetings with European leaders to try to save Brexit plan 22:457/15Molecules and politics cause tension between progressive and conservative thinkers.(R)
| 22:00Prime Minister wins confidence vote by 200 - 117
| 22:00Deal will allow vital humanitarian aid into the key port of Hodeidah. 22:459/15Thatcher takes part in a public debate billed as Darwin versus Decency.(R)
| 22:00Delegates seek agreement on how to tackle rising temperatures. 22:4510/15Willa uncovers the history of her house while in 1875 an infamous shooting takes place.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15How do young people feel about their prospects post-Brexit?
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the prospects for the Brexit process in the New Year.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Lily Allen talks about her fourth and most personal album, 'No Shame'. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Jarvis Cocker returns with his series exploring the human condition after dark 23:30Sean Curran has the best of Tuesday at Westminster.
| 23:001/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:15"Kobbolovski's Little Helper" is a twist-in-the-tale story with a Christmas theme.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Tez talks about confrontations and awkward situations he has found himself in. 23:151/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.(R) 23:30Keith Macdougall reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy with all of today's news from Westminster. 23:55Mother and daughter, both army women, on changing attitudes and changing times.
| 23:00Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz, returns for its 54th series.(R) 23:30How would the news sound if we gave poets a go? Ritula Shah presents the news with poets.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke and guests hear pitches for new candidates for biopics.(R) 23:30Mark Tully examines the importance of The Annunciation in the story of the birth of Jesus.(R)
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