| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Detective fiction - how it represents social change. Also homicide confessions on Facebook 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The scandalous story of the ancestors of the poet Lord Byron. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it? 00:30A son speaks to his father across the airwaves, and across the years. 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 | 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. 05:45The BBC's global trade correspondent Dharshini David gives us a trade talks update. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45Garden centres are re-opening in Wales and England, but is it too late for plant growers? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart 05:45Are meat processing factories safe for workers? 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Galapagos Islands' blue-footed booby.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. 05:45Our first interview with Defra secretary George Eustice since lockdown began. 05:58Chris Packham presents the Plumbeous antbird in a Bolivian rainforest.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. 05:45Can the government be trusted to protect food standards in trade deals? 05:58Chris Packham presents the bell miner of eastern Australia.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock 05:45Greg Foot and guests put Kombucha drinks through the evidence mill
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St George, Brailes, in Warwickshire. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP.
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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. 06:07In a joyful celebration of 20 years spent walking on air, Clare shares her favourite walks 06:30The Agriculture Bill and future trade. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Jahnavi Harrison explores why chanting God's name can be a powerful devotional practice. 06:35Verity Sharp meets young farmers and hears their hopes and visions for their futures 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. 07:54Author Will Skidelsky makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Project Harar. 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
| 08:45News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:45News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Discovering the gifts of the Holy Spirit with the Rev Dr Alison Jack and Fr Dermot Preston 08:48Howard Jacobson on his mother's life - and death. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the black-headed gull.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Olivia Laing and James Meek 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of Charles Dickens. 09:45A short act of worship with reading, reflection and prayer.
| 09:00Professor Debbie Pain talks to Jim Al-Khalili about conserving our endangered birdlife. 09:30Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rt Rev David Walker.
| 09:00Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19? 09:301/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss photosynthesis. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Richard Littledale.
| 09:00Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Anna Drew.
| 09:00Historian Dan Jones, athlete Jessie Knight and Inheritance Tracks from Carol Morley.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5Griet's world is shattered when she is forced to become a servant.
| 10:00Is it possible to maintain boundaries between work and home in lockdown? 10:452/5Griet is working as the lowest house servant, but Vermeer's interest in her is growing.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:453/5Vermeer now wants his servant Griet to work in another capacity.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:454/5Griet is now sitting for a painting by Vermeer.
| 10:00We consider the effect that guidance for the over-70s has had on different age-groups. 10:455/5Griet sits for a painting by Vermeer wearing the earrings of his wife.
| 10:30Greg James, proud radio nerd, returns to rummage through the BBC's vast archives.
| 10:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit key events in the homes of Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Helen Lewis meets the writers and thinkers who are breaking new ground. 11:30Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Why do people love pebbles? What do pebbles tell us about the world – and about ourselves? 11:30Tomiwa Folorunso explores the experience of being a black female artist in Scotland.
| 11:00An exploration of young people's mental health and their attraction to TV artist Bob Ross. 11:301/4The latest from Frayn’s comic genius. Martin Jarvis directs a dazzling ensemble.
| 11:00How Bulgarian parents came to fear their children would be kidnapped by social workers. 11:30DJ Emily Dust explores the unusual ways Berlin's clubbing scene is fighting gentrification
| 11:001/3Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic. 11:30A lockdown special of the Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
| 11:00Tom Newton Dunn of the Sun presents Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Stories from Sudan, Spain, Bangladesh, Australia and France where shops are open again.
| 11:00Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life. 11:455/10Lucy Worsley explores the popularity of Tom Thumb and Buffalo Bill in Victorian England.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:066/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20The online casinos breaking the rules and failing to protect problem gamblers. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:067/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20How will the latest lockdown changes affect you? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:068/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20The man whose been refused a taxi more than 100 times because he needs his guide dog. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:069/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20What's happening with the price of holidays in 2021? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:0610/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 12:20Coronavirus Dating; Gaming; Sick Pay and Furloughed Staff 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04What to do if your employer is abusing the furlough scheme. 12:305/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton. 12:32Sheila Dillon and Joe Wicks talk PE, feeding family and his phenomenal rise to fame. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
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| 14:00 | 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to 2001 when Brookfield went into lockdown. 14:15Teenager Bilal discovers a secret that threatens his entire family. What should he do?
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and Brian has a confession to make. 14:15A deliciously funny play, inspired by Hans Holbein's iconic painting The Ambassadors.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and the Grundys are being evicted. 14:151/5A gripping five-part crime thriller from the creator of Waking the Dead, Barbara Machin.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and the River Am is rising. 14:15Where are we in our imaginations when at our desks? Songs and true stories of office life.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it's the day of Helen's family court judgement. 14:15In the Peak District, two strangers stand guard over a rare osprey’s eggs.
| 14:00Was it wise to ease the lockdown in England this week?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston is joined by Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Pottage and Christine Walkden. 14:455/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The general knowledge quiz for the title of Brain of Britain 2020. 15:30Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices
| 15:006/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30How can the way we manage the environment help prevent flooding? Caz Graham investigates.
| 15:00Lots of people are starting a business from home during lockdown. How do you do it? 15:30Acute Kidney Injury & Covid-19; passive immunisation; online GPs; face mask interactions.
| 15:00In a joyful celebration of 20 years spent walking on air, Clare shares her favourite walks 15:27Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Tayari Jones about her novel Silver Sparrow.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston is joined by Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Pottage and Christine Walkden. 15:45A son speaks to his father across the airwaves, and across the years.
| 15:001/4Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde
| 15:001/2Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Sally Phillips nominates her comedy star, Myrna Loy 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Stories that explain the pandemic through statistics, are some of the most shared online. 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid survivors and assessing aviation with big data 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a rock 'n' roll star, a psychologist, a mathematician, a musician 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00How easy is it to maintain boundaries between work and home during lockdown?
| 16:00Curtis Sittenfeld, Ian Rankin and Katherine Rundell. 16:301/4Natalie Haynes tells stories of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy.
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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
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks in depth to the Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Candid diaries of doctors and nurses recorded over two months of the coronavirus pandemic 17:40Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Boris Johnson says he trusts in the public's "common sense" to follow new lockdown rules 18:30Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton.
| 18:00The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Government's job retention scheme. 18:302/6Rufus Hound talks to Dame Jenni Murray about her teenage years in Barnsley.
| 18:00Rishi Sunak says the UK is facing a "significant" recession. 18:303/6The crew return to the near past to prevent the bombs from eradicating reality.
| 18:00Survey suggests 1 in 400 may have had coronavirus at the beginning of this month. 18:303/4Alice's mum has a new boyfriend, and Bob doesn't like him.
| 18:00'R-Number' edges closer to the point where the virus could start to spread more rapidly. 18:305/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00Ministers insist a cautious approach will be taken to reopen schools in England. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Schools safe to reopen - Michael Gove insists, Slower UK lockdown recovery forecast 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and Brian has a confession to make. 19:15Harmonica player Will Pound. Plus the future of television after the lockdown. 19:451/5Griet's world is shattered when she is forced to become a servant.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and the Grundys are being evicted. 19:15Alicia Keys on her early life and career, and Vanessa Redgrave performs poetry for VE Day. 19:452/5Griet is working as the lowest house servant, but Vermeer's interest in her is growing.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and the River Am is rising. 19:15Jude Kelly on the first online WOW Festival, Emma Thompson reads poetry by Liz Lochhead. 19:453/5Vermeer now wants his servant Griet to work in another capacity.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it's the day of Helen's family court judgement. 19:15Benjamin Zephaniah in conversation with Samira Ahmed. 19:454/5Griet is now sitting for a painting by Vermeer.
| 19:00Netflix drama White Lines, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson live from Reykjavík 19:455/5Griet sits for a painting by Vermeer wearing the earrings of his wife.
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP. 19:15Kate Tempest, poet, musician, novelist, playwright and more talks to Simon Armitage.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to attend the New Year’s Eve Ball at Lower Loxley. 19:151/6A cat, a thermostat and Bristol combine in the ups and downs of a tiny charter airline. 19:45Greg Foot and guests put Kombucha drinks through the evidence mill
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| 20:00 | 20:00An exploration of young people's mental health and their attraction to TV artist Bob Ross. 20:30Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are?
| 20:00Candid diaries of doctors and nurses recorded over two months of the coronavirus pandemic 20:40Why Uber is being taken to court by a blind user.
| 20:00Louis speaks to singer and musician Boy George, who is spending his lockdown in London. 20:45Greg Foot and guests put Kombucha drinks through the evidence mill
| 20:00How have China's relations with other countries changed since the arrival of the virus? 20:30Many businesses are struggling in the lockdown, but some are adapting to survive.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House. 20:50Howard Jacobson on his mother's life - and death.
| 20:0040 years ago George Lucas risked everything on making The Empire Strikes Back. Here's how.
| 20:00Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a rock 'n' roll star, a psychologist, a mathematician, a musician
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| 21:00 | 21:00A senior NHS doctor's been recording on the wards for Radio 4. Winifred Robinson presents 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Olivia Laing and James Meek
| 21:00Acute Kidney Injury & Covid-19; passive immunisation; online GPs; face mask interactions. 21:30Professor Debbie Pain talks to Jim Al-Khalili about conserving our endangered birdlife.
| 21:00How can the way we manage the environment help prevent flooding? Caz Graham investigates. 21:30Stories that explain the pandemic through statistics, are some of the most shared online.
| 21:00Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid survivors and assessing aviation with big data 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss photosynthesis.
| 21:0011/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 21:003/4By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must assist an odd couple in a very unusual courtship. 21:456/10Jill brings home a friend in need. A Vietnam vet with a worrying addiction.
| 21:00What to do if your employer is abusing the furlough scheme. 21:25Author Will Skidelsky makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Project Harar. 21:30Many businesses are struggling in the lockdown, but some are adapting to survive.
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| 22:00 | 22:0048 page document sets out details of steps to re-open schools and work places 22:456/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Treasury plans to pay wages of millions of workers till end of October 22:457/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00Rest of UK under tighter restriction. What will the pandemic do to the Union ? 22:458/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00A scientist removed from a key role in the search for a vaccine, has a sober warning. 22:459/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00The "R number" now sits at between 0.7 and 1 22:4510/10Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to singer and musician Boy George, who is spending his lockdown in London.
| 22:00Caroly Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Pan finds an illegal brain shop to uncover how the recordings have changed her. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Zoe Lyons and Sindy De Jong talk about falling in love and out of vans. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4Manchester taxi drivers Bernie and Ben journey around the North West. Stars Peter Slater. 23:151/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00A lockdown special of the Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy. 23:30Have factories been a force for improving the conditions of ordinary workers? 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Sally Phillips nominates her comedy star, Myrna Loy 23:30The gyroscope: a remarkable device used to guide everything from submarines to satellites. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The general knowledge quiz for the title of Brain of Britain 2020. 23:30A rare encounter with Japan's greatest living poet.
| 23:00Antonia Quirke recommends Terence Stamp's movies from the 1960s. 23:30Jahnavi Harrison explores why chanting God's name can be a powerful devotional practice.
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