| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Corridors - their evolution and changing nature.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday from the Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch, Birkenhead(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30An extract from Amos Oz's epic memoir exploring a difficult childhood in 1940s Jerusalem. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Amos Oz recalls the horrendous events that brought his parents from Europe to Jerusalem. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Writer Amos Oz is struck by a physical memory from his childhood in 1940s Jerusalem. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Amos Oz remembers how storytelling transported him as his parents' marriage crumbled. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Amos Oz recalls the events which led him to the kibbutz, where he would spend 30 years. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30An original short story about living with OCD, written and read by Katie Sherrard. 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 Dr Krish Kandiah. 05:45Ten thousand sheep were stolen in 2018 with only one arrest. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the fulmar.(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 Dr Krish Kandiah. 05:45As we reported yesterday, Arla plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050 - but is it workable? 05:58Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia.(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 Dr Krish Kandiah. 05:45Parliament's voted on the withdrawal agreement: but what does it mean for British farmers? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull.(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 Dr Krish Kandiah. 05:45MPs have said no to a no-deal Brexit, but should farmers still prepare? 05:58Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.(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 Dr Krish Kandiah. 05:45Fishermen's fears on a delay to Brexit, and why aphids are early. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the great shearwater.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Pádraig Ó Tuama. 05:45A listener on cutting re-offending rates of young prisoners
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday from the Cathedral Church of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Andrew 05:45Mark Vernon on Doubting Thomas and the value of uncertainty.
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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 Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare Balding walks across Dartmoor with the former head of the Royal Marines. 06:30Charlotte Smith discusses the appeal of agricultural careers in a rapidly changing world. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05Michael Symmons Roberts takes a trip to the Moon and explores its enduring poetic appeal. 06:35Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World featuring Bobby Tulloch on Shetland. From 1974. 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, with Edward Stourton. 07:54Bill Nighy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Red Nose Day. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports on another dramatic Brexit day at Westminster.
| 08:31The latest news from Westminster, and beyond.
| 08:31MPs vote to ask for Brexit delay.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports on Friday at Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Bishop Harold Miller preaches from Down Cathedral in Northern Ireland 08:48Zia Haider Rahman on why Brexit has made him feel closer to Britain. 08:58For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke the heron recalls a Bishop wearing vestments.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with David Nott, Azad Cudi, Joana Cook and Claire Foster-Gilbert 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Fr Michael Hall.
| 09:00How working with robots in the 1980s kicked off a microelectronics revolution. 09:30Maaureesha Shaw talks to Euella Jackson about the traditional way of mourning in Jamaica. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Vicky Walker.
| 09:00Composer Debbie Wiseman meets film director Peter Kosminsky. 09:30Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Chine McDonald.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Revd Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Dame Esther Rantzen shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Jane Hasell-McCosh talks about marmalade; Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including a briefing on the latest Brexit developments.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Wendy Mitchell describes her life since being diagnosed with young on-set dementia at 58. 10:451/10Muddle and mystery set against the backdrop of the British Raj and its control of India.
| 10:00LBT Women's Health, Women priests, Treasuring your mother's memories, Violent women on TV. 10:452/10Mrs Moore and Adela meet the members of the Chandrapore English Club for the first time.
| 10:00New Daughters of Africa, sponsorship of women's football, helping children make friends 10:413/10Adela and Mrs Moore look forward to the visit to Mr Fielding's. 10:55Rossie and his mother Sally discuss dyslexia, drawing and boxes, both real and imagined.
| 10:00Children of the Snow Land, Singing conductor, Sentencing of Iran lawyer, Rachel De-lahay 10:454/10Dr Aziz worries that no good will come of befriending English ladies.
| 10:00Jane visits the Bike Project. Plus Rachel Reeves, and why is cleaning cool? 10:455/10Ronny is relieved that Adela still wants to marry him and Aziz has a dilemma.
| 10:30Comedian James Veitch is juggling his Radio 4 challenge series with other problems.
| 10:00Lily feels rejected and there's an emotional showdown for Helen
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| 11:00 | 11:0020 years on from the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, how much has changed? 11:303/4A Liverpudlian pensioner rediscovers an unhealthy lust for murder...
| 11:00Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring the question of identity. 11:30Can you find the hidden angel in Gossaert's masterpiece? With Cathy FitzGerald.
| 11:00Steven Fielding draws on past party splits to assess what's happening in our politics now. 11:302/4Charles has got a better part in a musical after one of the other actors had an accident.
| 11:00Surviving the blackout in Caracas: Kate Adie introduces this and other global stories. 11:30A pilgrimage across Sussex tracing the origins of the iconic song The Turtle Dove.
| 11:00Giles Fraser on the storm provoked by Don Cupitt's 1980s television series. 11:303/4Relationships in the Amos household are strained by a new arrival.(R)
| 11:00Steve Richards reviews the political week. 11:30The BBC's Paul Adams returns to a land he knows well - and it's much changed
| 11:15Marlon James, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Andrei Kaplan moves from New York to Russia to care for his 89-year-old grandmother. 12:18A sixth of ebooks read online in 2017 were pirated. How does this affect authors? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Andrei gets to know his grandmother and meets some of his brother's friends. 12:18Are you doing anything to get ready for a no-deal Brexit? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Andrei learns how to navigate Moscow as he tries to care for his elderly grandmother. 12:18Shortage of care staff. Smart glasses at the theatre. Energy tariffs and the price cap. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Andrei meets his brother's tenants, who live in the apartment next door. 12:18Commuters face more shaking rattling and rolling as promised new trains are delayed. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Andrei has been invited to give a talk at a bookshop. 12:18Radio 4's consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04ISAs will be 20 next month. Have they changed the way we save? 12:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:046/8Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth join Nicholas Parsons. 12:32Dan Saladino travels from Brixham to Tokyo in search of the endangered bluefin tuna. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45From credit cards to climate change, we turn a blind eye. Isabel Hardman asks why.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Would you get in a driverless car? Isabel Hardman explores our troubled faith in science
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45We deceive ourselves all the time. Why? Isabel Hardman explores the roots of denial.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. 13:45Is it right to call someone a 'denier'? Isabel Hardman asks why debates get so polarised.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Will children of the digital revolution tackle denialism differently? With Isabel Hardman.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the University of Cumbria.
| 13:00Global news and analysis; presented by Mark Mardell 13:30Who are the Scots, the Irish, the English and the Welsh? What do these words even mean?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lily can't help feeling rejected.(R) 14:156/8The arrival of Herod’s mother, Fatima, introduces a new player in the fight for power.
| 14:00Helen admits the truth(R) 14:15A desperate pilot hijacks his own plane in Adrian Penketh's tense thriller.
| 14:00Susan tries to get to the bottom of things.(R) 14:15Joe's daughter is pregnant and heading for University. Will she take Joe's tough advice?
| 14:00Adam makes a surprising discovery(R) 14:15Contemporary drama set in the VIP section of a Miami nightclub.
| 14:00Emma comes to the rescue(R) 14:15A new drama from Katie Hims exploring the nature of memory, with shades of science fiction
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:309/11Neil Dudgeon stars in this epic tale of money, passion and defiance.
| 14:00Eric Robson and his panel are in Stoke-on-Trent. 14:45Three conversations about the boxes we're put in and how we find our way out.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe hosts radio's most fiendish quiz 15:30Chef Romy Gill joins a 1000-strong army of volunteers serving food to people in need.(R)
| 15:004/6Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by Oulipian constraints. 15:30Tyres have an enormous impact on the environment. What can be done to make them better?
| 15:00The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, gives a an update on the health of the UK economy. 15:30Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks across Dartmoor with the former head of the Royal Marines. 15:27Television presenter Alex Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amref Health Africa.(R) 15:30Novelists Charlotte Mendelson and Nathan Englander discuss what makes a book Jewish.
| 15:00Eric Robson and his panel are in Stoke-on-Trent. 15:45An original short story about living with OCD, written and read by Katie Sherrard.
| 15:30Can you find the hidden angel in Gossaert's masterpiece? With Cathy FitzGerald.
| 15:0010/11Neil Dudgeon stars in this epic tale of money, passion and daring to dream.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A portrait of west Wales town Pembroke Dock as Brexit gets closer. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores what happens when an online illusion meets reality.
| 16:00Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students. 16:30Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Spectacular cities - from Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates. 16:30The Herald in Scotland has ended daily leader columns - will other papers follow suit?
| 16:00A film and poetry special with Don Paterson, Robin Robertson and Hannah Sullivan. 16:30Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a disability rights activist, a pianist, a microbiologist, a vicar. 16:30Roger Bolton on reinventing local radio and listening to the BBC on smart speakers. 16:55Friends Stu and Hannah on falling out of trees, football and Stu's new life in Belfast.
| 16:00Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed Iranian lawyer, Early onset dementia, Cleaning tips
| 16:00Max Porter discusses his new novel Lanny. 16:30Salena Godden talks to Roger McGough about her favourite poetry.
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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. 17:30How useful are internships as a route into full-time, paid employment?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?(R) 17:40We profile Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Theresa May is heading to Strasbourg for last-minute talks about her Brexit agreement. 18:306/8Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Writer, producer and poet Henry Normal looks at nature and the natural world.
| 18:00MPs are debating whether to rule out a no deal Brexit 18:30Stand-up Mae Martin draws connections between her obsessive patterns of behaviour.(R)
| 18:00MPs vote to give Theresa May authority to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the EU 18:303/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
| 18:00The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, described it as a "terrorist attack". 18:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
| 18:00Dominic Grieve says an orchestrated campaign led to him losing a vote of confidence 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00New Zealand terror suspect's family speak of horror Surrey stabbing treated as terrorism 18:15John Waite picks his best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo. 19:451/10Muddle and mystery set against the backdrop of the British Raj and its control of India.(R)
| 19:00Susan tries to get to the bottom of things. 19:15Simon Amstell on his new film, Benjamin; plus radical new takes on The Taming of the Shrew 19:452/10Mrs Moore and Adela meet the members of the Chandrapore English Club for the first time.
| 19:00Adam makes a surprising discovery 19:15A review of the film, Girl, the story of a teenage trans girl training to be a ballerina. 19:453/10Adela and Mrs Moore look forward to the visit to Mr Fielding's.
| 19:15Jordan Peele on his new horror film, Us, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers 19:454/10Dr Aziz worries that no good will come of befriending English ladies.(R)
| 19:00There's an emotional showdown for Helen 19:15Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on Ben is Back, about a mother and her drug-addicted son. 19:455/10Ronny is relieved that Adela still wants to marry him and Aziz has a dilemma.
| 19:00We profile Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web. 19:15MK Gallery, Benjamin, Northern Ballet's Victoria, Sadie Jones, Memes and Selfies on BBC4
| 19:00Leonard makes his presence felt. 19:15A lively, topical show, with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting. 19:451/3The first in a new series of specially commissioned stories by top crime writers.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders 20:30What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century?
| 20:00Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal? 20:40Specialist college sells half its site. VI chef teaches VI novices to cook.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Mark Vernon on Doubting Thomas and the value of uncertainty.
| 20:00Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students. 20:30How useful are internships as a route into full-time, paid employment?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the University of Cumbria. 20:50Zia Haider Rahman on why Brexit has made him feel closer to Britain.
| 20:00Sarah Smith asks whether the mistakes of the Poll Tax are about to be repeated.
| 20:00Roger Bolton on reinventing local radio and listening to the BBC on smart speakers. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a disability rights activist, a pianist, a microbiologist, a vicar.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Peter White interviews people in public life with a disability to explore how they succeed 21:30Kirsty Wark with David Nott, Azad Cudi, Joana Cook and Claire Foster-Gilbert(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout. 21:30How working with robots in the 1980s kicked off a microelectronics revolution.(R)
| 21:00Tyres have an enormous impact on the environment. What can be done to make them better?(R) 21:30Composer Debbie Wiseman meets film director Peter Kosminsky.
| 21:00Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself
| 21:00Sir Robin Knox-Johnston relives sailing single-handed, non-stop, around the world.
| 21:001/2Ian Rankin's DI Rebus investigates the murder of an illegal immigrant.
| 21:00ISAs will be 20 next month. Have they changed the way we save? 21:25Bill Nighy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Red Nose Day. 21:30What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century?
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| 22:00 | 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:45Andrei Kaplan moves from New York to Russia to care for his 89-year-old grandmother.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:45Andrei gets to know his grandmother and meets some of his brother's friends.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:45Andrei learns how to navigate Moscow as he tries to care for his elderly grandmother.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:45Andrei meets his brother's tenants, who live in the apartment next door.
| 22:00In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 22:45Andrei has been invited to give a talk at a bookshop.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the prospects for the prime minister's Brexit deal.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Afua Hirsch speaks to barristers who say they're in the grip of a mental health crisis. 23:30Sean Curran with the day's Brexit developments.
| 23:002/4Character comedy series with Marc Wootton and friends playing couples on date night. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:006/6A self-destruct button is found on The Egg. 23:151/4Tom Parry has a theory that fancy dress can change your life.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00A lively, topical show, with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports on the political scene at Westminster. 23:55Musicians Sion and Andrew on getting away, moving back and their home city of Dundee.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe hosts radio's most fiendish quiz 23:30Roger McGough and Richard Scott present a selection of listeners' poetry requests.
| 23:00Chris Anderson talks to some of the most interesting TED stage speakers. 23:45Natalie Maddix explains why she believes in the power of singing together.
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