| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Kidnap for ransom, past and present. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St George’s Church, Poynton in Cheshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5James Shapiro's exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about American society. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/514th April 1865. A theatre is again the backdrop to a pivotal event in American history. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5James Shapiro sees Shakespeare's The Tempest as a metaphor for US immigration. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Many film versions of Shakespeare are a disappointment. But one film bucks that trend. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Protest and controversy in New York at The Delacorte's 2017 production of Julius Caesar. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30A smile from across the bar at a sports club turns into something more. 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.
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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 and prayer with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the Roseate Tern.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP 05:45Should all forms of caging be banned in farming? We hear a vet's opinion. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP 05:45How are rural businesses adapting in the face of the coronavirus?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP 05:45Covid-19 and livestock markets; natural flood management; and the new Agriculture Bill. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the goldeneye.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP 05:45Agricultural worker shortage due to Covid-19; Veg box increase; Paying for healthy soil 05:58Bill Oddie presents the ruff.
| 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 Father Jim O'Keefe 05:45The Bank of England's new governor starts his job amid economic chaos. How will he do?
| 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 the Church of St Michael, Southampton, Hampshire 05:45Theologian Anthony Reddie reflects on identity and race.
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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 discovers a brand new waymarked walking route in South Wales. 06:30How is the rural economy coping with coronavirus? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news headlines. 06:05Ruth Valerio and Isabelle Hamley reflect on how we care for and nurture the natural world. 06:35Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies review ‘Woodcock’ from the Living World archive. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs. 07:54Matthew Bannister makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Motor Neurone Disease Association. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on this troubling time for our nation. 08:48Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass. 08:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines is captivated by the tiny Goldcrest.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with James Shapiro, Mark Kermode, Teresa Bejan and Don Paterson 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00The ghost golf course of Scotland. 09:30A binaural docu-drama which puts the listener at the centre of two kidnapping stories. 09:45A short act of worship with reading, reflection and prayer.
| 09:00The theatre producer and writer David Lan meets the composer Nico Muhly. 09:301/5Rob Newman's stories of species lost forever, and our role in their demise. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Krish Kandiah.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's Gothic story of a monster brought to life 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer & music led by Rev Sharon Grenham Thompson.
| 09:00Daniel Radcliffe, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
| 09:00Bob Geldof and the inheritance tracks of crime writer Martina Cole
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Covid-19. Jane Garvey takes your calls. Lines open at 8am. Call 03700 100 444. 10:451/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 10:00Coronavirus: Advice for pregnant women and the potential impact on your livelihood. 10:452/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 10:00Family Secrets; Social care and social infrastructure; Bolanle Tajudeen; Diana Nammi. 10:55Friends talk about their affinity with the place they both now live in the Forest of Dean.
| 10:00CPS legal challenge, school closures and the impact of family secrets. 10:454/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 10:00Tantrums; Women, decision-making and Covid-19; Poet Menna Elfyn; Others Day. 10:455/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 10:30A community centre providing a lifeline in Croxteth.
| 10:00There’s a near miss for Ed and the stress rises for Philip.
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| 11:00 | 11:004/4If we find other intelligent life in the universe, what should we expect it to look like? 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00When journalist Katie Glass lost her father she began a search for her Jewish identity. 11:301/3Exploring the lives, dreams and creative worlds of six 18 to 21 year-old global artists.
| 11:002/3How France is facing the challenges of liberty, equality and fraternity - today: equality. 11:301/2Stand-up poet Kate Fox and an audience draw up a list of pros and cons of having children.
| 11:00Stories from Lebanon, Myanmar, Czech Republic and Brazil in denial over the coronavirus. 11:30Sound African band BCUC's journey from their rehearsal space in Soweto to Glastonbury
| 11:00A journey with the chaplains who support travellers on Britain’s rail network. 11:30Anneka Rice goes on the hilarious hunt for her Madame Tussaud's waxwork head.
| 11:00The Week in Westminster with Paul Waugh of the Huffington Post 11:30Stories from New York, Indonesia, Bulgaria and Italy stricken by the coronavirus pandemic.
| 11:15Dame Helena Morrissey, campaigner, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:041/15Anton Lesser reads the final part of Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series. 12:18Latest on coronavirus. Pension scam victims. The rise of digital streaming. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:042/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. 12:18How are you planning to help someone who'll be spending a long period in isolation? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:043/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. 12:18What will Coronavirus mean to food supplies in the future and supermarket deliveries now? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:044/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series. 12:18How supermarkets are coping with increased demand as a result of coronavirus stockpiling. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:045/15Anton Lesser reads the finale of Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. 12:18Poetry to mark the Spring Equinox 12:20News and discussion of consumer affairs. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:04Fraud and coronavirus, what’s happening to wages and investments 12:303/6The Now Show must go on! 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:046/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 12:32As government updates its plans for coronavirus, Dan Saladino answers your food questions. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:451/10A desperate man begs Rob Lawrie to risk his freedom by smuggling his daughter into Britain
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:452/10Sniffer dogs pick up a scent and police search the van. Will they find the hidden girl?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:453/10Rob's freedom hangs in the balance: judges look set to find him guilty of smuggling.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:454/10A twist in the tale as a desperate woman comes forward claiming to be the child's Mum.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:43Richard Harrington reads Late March by Richard Schiffman 13:455/10The authorities draw a blank in the search for the child and police say they can't act.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00News with Jonny Dymond including how one large hospital is preparing for the pandemic. 13:30Carers decompress; glow worms; stained glass; dilapidated bandstands and life in haircuts.
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| 14:00 | 14:154/7Why are we motivated to hide things from the people we love?
| 14:00Philip questions his future 14:15Delightful drama starring Glenda Jackson, and Bella Ramsey as old and young Edith Sitwell.
| 14:00Kirsty needs some reassurance 14:15Drama by Abigail Youngman based on the true story of possibly the worst wedding night ever
| 14:00Harrison makes a worrying discovery 14:15Mattie's diagnosis allows her to plan her 'future' - but what will it be?
| 14:00There’s a near miss for Ed 14:15Based on Elizabeth Lewis's real-life unforgettable summer working as an au pair in Italy.
| 14:00Anita Anand takes your calls on Coronavirus 14:45What should a Supreme Court look like? Architect Elsie Owusu talks to Lady Hale
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the team answer horticultural questions sent in by listeners. 14:45Two strangers talk about their lives and dreams and their passion for the performing arts.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the cryptic questions 15:30Dan Saladino tracks the origins and impact of coronavirus within the food supply chain.
| 15:005/7Short documentaries inspired by encounters with old texts. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30Why aren't all the new homes being built meeting the lowest carbon impact?
| 15:00How will coronavirus affect your travel plans? 15:30Dr Saleyha Ahsan investigates the struggle to increase capacity in intensive care.
| 15:00Clare Balding discovers a brand new waymarked walking route in South Wales. 15:27Iwan Thomas, Olympic silver medallist, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sport Relief 15:30Mariella talks to author of The Slap Christos Tsiolkas about his latest novel, Damascus.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the team answer horticultural questions sent in by listeners. 15:45A short story by Kate Clanchy.
| 15:00A thrilling fast-moving dramatisation of Jules Verne's sci-fi classic.
| 15:002/2The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, dramatised by Amanda Dalton. Part Two.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Famous film scenes re-enacted - what can go wrong? 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00How good are employment tribunals at resolving disputes between employers and staff? 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00The media's new respect for scientists 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a chef, a boxer, a publisher, an entertainer 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Glenda Jackson; Tantrums; Women, decision-making and Covid-19.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to Petina Gappah about her book, Out of Darkness, Shining Light. 16:30Poems for the Spring Equinox
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Luke Jones with full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:30Is a large bonus the best way to incentivise staff? Evan Davis and guests discuss. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street properly investigated? 17:40The Bank of England's new governor starts his job amid economic chaos. How will he do? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Boris Johnson announces new measures to attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. 18:306/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
| 18:00Chancellor announces 330 billion pound package to help businesses survive the outbreak 18:306/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/4Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
| 18:00Boris Johnson says UK can "turn the tide" in the coronavirus pandemic in next 12 weeks 18:305/6Jeff and Andy head off to find a lost sweet shop. With Philip Jackson and Mark Benton.
| 18:00The government is to help pay wages for people hit by the coronavirus epidemic. 18:303/6The Now Show must go on!
| 18:00Private hospitals will be made available to the NHS in England to fight coronavirus 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson says the government will act if people ignore coronavirus advice 18:15Arts and wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Philip questions his future 19:15Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd tribute, Kevin Guthrie, How will theatres cope with PM's advice? 19:451/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 19:00Kirsty needs some reassurance 19:15David Baddiel on reading Saul Bellow, a prize marking social change in the arts, film news 19:452/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 19:00Harrison makes a worrying discovery 19:15Gary Sinyor on his new sitcom The Jewish Enquirer and how everything is ripe for satire. 19:453/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 19:00There’s a near miss for Ed 19:15Actor and screenwriter Lennie James on the return of his award-winning Sky drama Save Me. 19:454/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 19:00The stress rises for Philip 19:15Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Creative Industries Federation, Louise Wallwein 19:455/5A tense mystery dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's thriller about a female district judge.
| 19:00The Bank of England's new governor starts his job amid economic chaos. How will he do? 19:15Review of the new BBC One surrogacy drama, The Nest.
| 19:00Philip attempts to keep control 19:155/6With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs. 19:451/4Visiting his mother who is suffering from dementia, a son makes an unexpected connection.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Simon Jenkins presents a challenging personal view of the economics of contemporary Wales. 20:30What would be different if 10 Downing Street rather than the Treasury ran economic policy?
| 20:00Are allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street properly investigated? 20:40What is the impact of coronavirus measures on blind and VI people?
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Theologian Anthony Reddie reflects on identity and race.
| 20:00How good are employment tribunals at resolving disputes between employers and staff? 20:30Is a large bonus the best way to incentivise staff? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass.
| 20:00Matthew Sweet looks at why mainstream cinema and existentialism seem fond of each other.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a chef, a boxer, a publisher, an entertainer
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| 21:00 | 21:00Aleks Krotoski explores our urge to converge. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with James Shapiro, Mark Kermode, Teresa Bejan and Don Paterson
| 21:00Dr Saleyha Ahsan investigates the struggle to increase capacity in intensive care. 21:30Music journalist John Doran seeks out radical music in post-industrial Britain.
| 21:00Why aren't all the new homes being built meeting the lowest carbon impact? 21:30The theatre producer and writer David Lan meets the composer Nico Muhly.
| 21:00TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's Gothic story of a monster brought to life
| 21:00Girl Taken is a powerful and unsettling journey into the dark heart of the migrant crisis.
| 21:001/6Lenny Henry plays lifer Frank Watt who is coming to the end of his prison sentence. 21:456/8By Nick Walker. Recovering in hospital, Annika looks into a suspicious death on the ward.
| 21:00Fraud and coronavirus, what’s happening to wages and investments 21:25Matthew Bannister makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Motor Neurone Disease Association. 21:30What would be different if 10 Downing Street rather than the Treasury ran economic policy?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Government advises to stay away from pubs, clubs, theatres to reduce coronavirus deaths 22:451/15Anton Lesser reads the final part of Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
| 22:00Rishi Sunak announces £330 billion worth of measures - worth 15% of GDP 22:452/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
| 22:00Exceptions for children of key workers, GSCE’s and A-Levels cancelled 22:453/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
| 22:00Johnson says disease could be "sent packing" if people follow advice against socialising 22:454/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
| 22:00The government has announced that it will pay up to 80% of employees' wages 22:455/15Anton Lesser reads the finale of Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 22:00With MPs Andrew Bowie and Liz Kendall, and Jasmine Whitbread.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:004/4Comedian Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures in this autobiographical sitcom 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:001/4Tim Key plans to recite poetry in the Norwegian fjords, but he's stuck in a cable car. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Comedian Alfie Brown attempts to shed light on modern concepts we take for granted. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament. 23:55Two palliative care nurses share thoughts on life on the receiving end of NHS cancer care.
| 23:00Sharleen Spiteri and Hugh Dennis join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament. 23:55Final poems to mark the coming of Spring
| 23:00Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the cryptic questions 23:30A poem by Hussain Manawer picks up on conversations recorded on a Bench in Ilford.
| 23:004/9Meg Bowles introduces stories that celebrate things we do in the name of love. 23:50Michael Morpurgo on hunkering down in his cottage... waiting for coronavirus to pass.
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