| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong respond to audience questions(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Malcolm Gladwell explores what we should know about the people we don't know.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30An unlucky princess seizes an opportunity to change her life in this playful fairy tale. 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.
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| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh. 05:45A badger cull will not now go ahead in Derbyshire while Defra looks into vaccination. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh. 05:45Defra secretary admits the Agriculture Bill will fail to get through Parliament. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh. 05:45Anna Hill asks Professor Elizabeth Robinson if farming can go carbon neutral by 2040. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh. 05:45Caz Graham asks Neil Parish MP for his response to the details of this year's badger cull. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh. 05:45Caz Graham looks at Operation Yellowhammer's no-deal Brexit plans for food and farming. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested cockatoo from Australia.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos. 05:45Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Kingsbury, Warwickshire. 05:45The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times.
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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 latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare Balding is joined by Ricky Ross and Lorraine Mcintosh of Deacon Blue in Fife. 06:30Sybil Ruscoe heads to Lenches Lakes in Evesham to try her hand at a spot of fly fishing. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Writer and priest Malcolm Doney examines the process of trial and error. 06:35Northern Ireland's first new distillery for 125 years uses grain from the owner's farm. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Religious News and Current Affairs presented by William Crawley. 07:54Kate Stallard makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Leukaemia Care. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Holy Trinity Platt in South Manchester, preacher the Revd Dr Paul Mathole. 08:48Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness. 08:58For Carry Akroyd, illustrator of the Tweet of the Day book, birds are part of a landscape.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Simon Schama with his view of William Blake, the visionary printmaker, poet and painter. 09:30Lucy Mangan talks to Bea Harvie, a young carer, about responsibility. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.(R) 09:30Lucy Mangan avoids responsibility. Why? Today she talks to the Reverend Claire Herbert. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Ven Karen Lund.
| 09:00Kate Stables travels to Casablanca for a collaboration with gnawa player Asmaa Hamzaoui. 09:30Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Dr Krish Kandiah.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the organ retention row at Alder Hey hospital.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Nigel Swinford.
| 09:00Andy McNab, Axel Scheffler, Veronica 'Fancy Chance' Thompson and Roisin Conaty
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What impact is the continuing conflict over Brexit having on you? 10:451/10A woman turns up in Blackwater claiming to be Zoe, but Zoe died 10 years ago.(R)
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:452/10Zoe was murdered by Paul 10 years ago. Paul serves his sentence but Zoe returns.(R)
| 10:00Marina Litvinenko on the play about her husband's death. Population-wide cancer testing. 10:413/10Zoe was murdered by Paul, yet 10 years on she is upstairs in his bathroom in his house.(R) 10:55Friends compare notes on the highs and lows of caring for elderly parents.
| 10:00Susan Sontag's life and work, intersectionality in feminist economics, Waad Al Kateab. 10:25England v Australia. Commentary on the 5th Ashes Test at the Oval.
| 10:00Diane Barker on her Best Day in eastern Tibet, and victims' commissioner Claire Waxman. 10:30England v Australia. Commentary on the 5th Ashes Test at the Oval.
| 10:30England v Australia. Commentary on the 5th Ashes Test at the Oval,
| 10:00Jennifer finds herself out in the cold. 10:30England v Australia - 5th Test Match
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| 11:00 | 11:00Peter Snowdon tells the inside story of the MPs who formed the Change UK political party. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R)
| 11:00Why is life expectancy in the UK stalling and what can be done about it? 11:30Brazilian artists and thinkers explore cultural life under a far-right president.
| 11:00A Welsh woman takes the plinth.(R) 11:30Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award. 12:18Child support claims, part-time noisy neighbours and Irish whiskey distilleries. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award. 12:18Are you dependent on prescribed painkillers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award 12:18Councils making it harder to get social housing, plus the app that tracks yellow stickers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Has the bicycle had its day? Or is it a technology whose best years lie ahead?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Norman Borlaug averted famine predictions by tinkering with the genetic design of wheat.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Facebook’s ubiquitous 'like' button can reveal a treasure trove of potential insights.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There is tension at the Parish Council meeting.(R) 14:15Theresa Ikoko's award-winning drama responding to Boko Haram's kidnap of the Chibok girls.(R)
| 14:00Jennifer finds herself out in the cold.(R) 14:15Reporter Chris Gunness finds himself at the centre of the 1988 Burmese Student revolution.
| 14:00Jim springs more than one surprise.(R) 14:15Ayeesha Menon's police crime thriller, set and recorded in India.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/13Three amateur music lovers join Paul Gambaccini to compete for a place in the semi-finals. 15:30Jacqueline Crooks' haunting tale of migration and wanting to belong.
| 15:005/7Short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the poet Mary Oliver. 15:30Lucy Caldwell’s powerful story about motherhood and loss.
| 15:00Whether you're freelance or work for a big company, talking about your worth can be hard. 15:30Tamsin Grey's story about isolation in a big city and a fateful encounter with a pigeon.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Step inside the home of artist Stephen Wright, a work of art reverberating with past lives 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the religious content of Frankenstein.(R)
| 16:00Michael Symmons Roberts explores the changing faces of atheism in modern Britain. 16:30Eleonora Duse, pioneering 19th-century actress, is the choice of Fiona Shaw.
| 16:00John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie(R) 16:30BBC Parliament is enjoying record ratings as the political drama unfolds.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 18:00 | 18:00Boris Johnson says he wants a Brexit deal, and that no deal would be a failure. 18:30Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00President Trump sacks his National Security Adviser, John Bolton. 18:303/4Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge with fascinating facts and hilarious stories.
| 18:00A UK government appeal against the ruling will be heard by the Supreme Court next week. 18:301/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jennifer finds herself out in the cold. 19:15Lucy Caldwell, Venice Film Festival winners, Etgar Keret, Peter Nichols obituary. 19:45Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.(R)
| 19:00Jim springs more than one surprise. 19:15The British Ceramics Biennial reviewed, and US writer Nell Zink on her new novel, Doxology 19:45Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.(R)
| 19:15Jamie Barton and Daniel Kidane talk about their Last Night at the Proms performances. 19:45Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.(R)
| 19:15Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present 19:45Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.(R)
| 19:15What happens when Downton Abbey goes from small to big screen and the king comes to stay? 19:45Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.(R)
| 19:00The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times. 19:15Hustlers, A Very Expensive Poison, Tove Ditlevsen, William Blake, State of the Union
| 19:152/4Trisha makes a special pudding for her first visit to Robert's parents' house. 19:456/12Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in a future a little, but not quite, like our own.
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| 20:00 | 20:00A Welsh woman takes the plinth. 20:30The Philippine city that was besieged by Islamic State supporters.(R)
| 20:00How some runaway sex offenders are evading justice 20:40Two visually impaired opera singers tell us their stories.
| 20:00Katharine Birbalsingh and Dr Debra Kidd debate whether discipline is the enemy of learning 20:45Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing.(R)
| 20:00What strategy should the party leaders follow now? 20:30How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit?
| 20:00Julian Worricker presents political debate from Chesham in Buckinghamshire. 20:50Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.
| 20:00Travis Alabanza investigates the impact of the closure of LGBTQ+ venues in the UK.
| 20:00Are black women five times more likely to die in childbirth? Plus making pop music. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an industrialist, a president, a feminist and a writer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Dr Josie Barnard investigates the deep social divides created by the digital world.(R) 21:30Simon Schama with his view of William Blake, the visionary printmaker, poet and painter.(R)
| 21:00Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel's immortal chicken heart. 21:30Why migration to Europe has led to increased divorce rates amongst refugees.(R)
| 21:00Verity Sharp wants to turn her small Wiltshire garden into a haven for wildlife. 21:30Kate Stables travels to Casablanca for a collaboration with gnawa player Asmaa Hamzaoui.(R)
| 21:00Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age?(R) 21:30Andrew McGibbon talks to actress Julie Newmar about being Batman's Catwoman in the 1960s.(R)
| 21:00A celebration of women's art and conversation.
| 21:003/10After moving to Paris with his family, young Marcel falls in love for the first time.
| 21:00The Big Issue sellers now taking contactless payments. 21:25Kate Stallard makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Leukaemia Care. 21:30How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit?
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| 22:00 | 22:00John Bercow says he won't stand as an MP at the next election 22:45Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award.(R)
| 22:00Donald Trump now looking for 4th National Security Adviser in three years 22:45Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award.(R)
| 22:00Highest civil court in Scotland rules that decision to suspend parliament was unlawful 22:45Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award(R)
| 22:00PM emphatically rejects the idea that he lied about reason for suspending parliament 22:45In Liv by KJ Orr, a father and daughter visit a foreign city and are waiting for someone.(R)
| 22:00Ex PM admits some people still "very angry" at his decision to call EU referendum 22:45Elizabeth Day's tale takes us to a health spa in Mexico and a deadly ascent. Possibly...(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Katharine Birbalsingh and Dr Debra Kidd debate whether discipline is the enemy of learning
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Tom Shakespeare on artist Lucy Jones.(R) 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The broadcaster’s comic life-search for male role models in books, films and television.(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski considers the concept of 'tribe' in the modern world.
| 23:00Michael Palin searches for lost Python sketches and finds them in very unusual places. 23:15Tez talks about confrontations and awkward situations he has found himself in.(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world.
| 23:003/4Kevin Eldon with a naked tractor ride, a dusty humbug - and a love story with cannons. 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores whether it is possible to find a haven online.
| 23:00Eleonora Duse, pioneering 19th-century actress, is the choice of Fiona Shaw. 23:25Aleks Krotoski asks what it is that draws people to the dark corners of the web. 23:55Two friends share their thoughts on the pleasures of grand parenting.
| 23:002/13Three amateur music lovers join Paul Gambaccini to compete for a place in the semi-finals. 23:30Poet Imtiaz Dhaker hears poems written in Catalan, Turkish, Kurdish and Livonian.
| 23:004/8Radiolab asks what happens in life when there is no leader?
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