| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Helen Lewis meets the writers and thinkers who are breaking new ground. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St George, Brailes, in Warwickshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Shelley Klein's book is about her family home and her father, the designer Bernat Klein. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Shelley Klein on her father and the planning and design of his modernist house. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Shelley Klein on her father's childhood and his early passion for colour and design. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In Shelley Klein's book, her father Bernat Klein's career as a textile design takes off. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Shelley Klein reflects on her father, the designer Bernat Klein, and his creative legacy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it? 00:30The tale of a middle-aged gentleman who has forgotten his middle name and much else. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock 05:45Warnings that the price farmers get for wool is to fall. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock. 05:45The latest twists and turns on the badger cull. 05:58Martin Hughes Games presents the Goshawk.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock 05:45How will our landscape change as new payments for farmers are introduced? 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock 05:45British Growers says farmers now have enough pickers to harvest fruit and veg this summer. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock 05:45Calls to ditch the EU rules and allow genetically engineered crops after Brexit. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the marsh tit.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany. 05:452/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church, Bentley in Hampshire. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation.
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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 shares the best moments from her favourite walks. 06:30Badgers, beavers and hedgehogs; we discuss land use, bTB and the power of nature. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik asks whether death could merely be the end of the beginning. 06:35Caz Graham checks in on some our most interesting farmers as they deal with lockdown. 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs. 07:54Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports on Yesterday in Parliament.
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:31With Prime Minister's Questions and reports from the Welsh and Scottish parliaments.
| 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. 08:10Catherine Fox and Bishop of Sheffield Pete Wilcox reflect on living well during this time. 08:48Will Self on the Great British Wipe-Up. 08:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls great northern divers for Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Richard Ford and Ruth Livesey 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of Pocahontas. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Emma Scrivener
| 09:00The impact of lockdown on the quality of the air we breathe. 09:30Katya Adler talks to psychologist Wiebke Bleidorn about whether personalities can change. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Krish Kandiah.
| 09:00Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk? 09:302/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest poems from medieval England 09:45A meditation for Ascension Day led by the Rev Katherine Hedderly.
| 09:00Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
| 09:00The inheritance tracks of John Humphrys and footballer Kelly Smith.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including how performance venues can operate post lockdown.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Musical theatre's super-fans. Lockdown's lasting impact. How kindness helps mental health. 10:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 10:00Maternity leave extension; First-time gardeners; Golnoosh Nour; Returning to school 10:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 10:00Trauma and mental health in young people. Covid-19 impact on girls' education worldwide. 10:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 10:00Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and its impact on jobs. 10:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 10:00Laura Wright on singing for mental health and how Covid-19 affects the fashion industry. 10:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 10:30Greg James, proud radio nerd, rummages through the BBC's vast archives.
| 10:00We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit unmissable dates in the Ambridge Calendar.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Artificial intelligence pioneer Stuart Russell on how to stop AI destroying the world. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Engineers and inventors worldwide are rushing to build new ventilators. Are they any good? 11:30From gospel to grime, Jesse Bernard explores the role music plays in black churches.
| 11:00Is it fair for the rich world to cherry-pick the best doctors from poorer countries? 11:302/4The latest from Frayn’s comic genius. Martin Jarvis directs a dazzling ensemble.
| 11:00Stories from Ukraine, the Netherlands, Chile and Greece, and Covid-19 in the White House. 11:30Joelle Taylor celebrates 'being butch' and asks whether it's an identity with a future.
| 11:002/3Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic. 11:301/4Charles lands a role in an immersive production of Hamlet, and an actress goes missing.
| 11:00Anushka Asthana presents Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Stories from Pakistan, Germany, Lebanon, Belgium, and the Covid-19 surge in Brazil.
| 11:00Charles Hazlewood, conductor, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne. 11:456/10Lucy Worsley investigates the relationship between Queen Victoria and her dresser.
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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. 12:061/5Ivan Turgenev's elegant tribute to the heady highs and desperate lows of young desire. 12:20Why more of us want to sell up in the city and move to the country. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:062/5Vladimir discovers that his beautiful neighbour has many suitors. 12:20How happy are you to send your child back to school? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:063/5Vladimir learns that Zinaida herself is in love. But who is the object of her passion? 12:20Criminals warned that Covid inspired fraud will lead to heavy jail sentences. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:064/5Mad with jealousy, Vladimir lurks in the garden, in an attempt to ambush Zinaïda’s lover. 12:20Delayed Covid-19 test results leave some care home staff unable to get back to work. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:03The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:065/5Vladimir discovers the terrible truth about his love. Read by Alex Waldmann. 12:20How reliable are the new tests that tell you if you've had Covid-19? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Festival goers refund woe, credit scores, pensioners losing out and mortgage holiday costs 12:306/8Angela 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. 12:043/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee chairs. 12:32Is lockdown an opportunity as well as crisis, for alcoholic drinks vendors and producers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:458/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:459/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4510/12A 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 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 attend the New Year’s Eve Ball at Lower Loxley. 14:152/3Lairre, Parker and Johnson discover two secrets in a castle.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and there’s skulduggery at the Flower and Produce Show. 14:153/3Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Hunt Ball at Grey Gables. 14:152/5Trying to peel back the layers of an old case, Grace Foley must face her own fears.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s Bonfire Night. 14:15Rumpole mingles with Yorkshire aristocracy when he represents a Lord in a Coroner's Court.
| 14:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Christmas Lights Switch On. 14:15Fenella Woolgar and Mark Williams star in Simon Brett’s play about the Detection Club.
| 14:00Now that the government has started to loosen lockdown, how is life changing for you?
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 14:456/30Composer and godfather of Minimalism Steve Reich reflects on Richard Serra's work, "Equal"
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| 15:00 | 15:00Stuart Maconie hosts a quiz for different generations 15:30Sheila Dillon and Joe Wicks talk PE, feeding family and his phenomenal rise to fame.
| 15:00Short documentaries on crashing waves and diving under the water. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30Carbon offsetting - the latest news
| 15:00Finding a mortgage or re-mortgage during Coronavirus. 15:30Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia.
| 15:00Clare Balding shares the best moments from her favourite walks. 15:27Author Will Skidelsky makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Project Harar. 15:30Curtis Sittenfeld, Ian Rankin and Katherine Rundell.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show from home. 15:45The tale of a middle-aged gentleman who has forgotten his middle name and much else.
| 15:002/4Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde.
| 15:002/2Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis direct this starry two-part PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts. 16:30Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
| 16:00Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk in depth about language and writing. 16:30Anand Menon chooses Leeds United captain, Billy Bremner.
| 16:00Artificial intelligence pioneer Stuart Russell on how to stop AI destroying the world. 16:30From documentaries to soap operas, how producers are making TV in a lockdown.
| 16:30Marnie Chesterton brings us some coronavirus-free science breakthroughs since lockdown.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a mathematical ecologist, a paediatrician, a songwriter, a campaigner 16:30Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence.
| 16:00Daniel Mason discusses his new short story collection, A Registry Of My Passage On Earth. 16:302/4Natalie Haynes tells the story of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior Queen.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to the former Conservative cabinet minister, Jeremy Hunt. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Did the authorities react quickly enough to the threat to care homes from Covid-19? 17:40Mark Coles profiles Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Anyone in the UK over the age of five with coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for test. 18:303/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee chairs.
| 18:00Ministers defend themselves after criticism of their approach to protecting care homes. 18:303/6Rufus Hound talks to the podcaster Olly Mann about his teenage diaries.
| 18:00PM promises coronavirus contact tracing system will be ready by the beginning of June 18:304/6The crew are trained in Martianosity to infiltrate the Mothership, with variable success.
| 18:00Ministers are to scrap the surcharge non-EU health and care workers pay to use the NHS. 18:304/4Gruff and Alice have to have a good night's sleep, so Bob is babysitting.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson has backed his aide Dominic Cummings amid claims he broke lockdown rules 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and there’s skulduggery at the Flower and Produce Show. 19:15Inua Ellams, writer of hit play Barber Shop Chronicles, on his life and work. 19:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Hunt Ball at Grey Gables. 19:15Nebula-75 creator Stephen La Rivière, and singer Nancy Kerr. 19:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s Bonfire Night. 19:15We take a close look at the masterpiece as a hyper-resolution photograph of it goes online 19:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 19:00We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Christmas Lights Switch On. 19:15Unprecedented - new plays respond to the pandemic, Rubaiyat Hossain on her new film. 19:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 19:00Little Fires Everywhere and The County reviewed. The Archers and Coronavirus 19:45Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation. 19:15Jackie Kay, poet, novelist and playwright, joins Simon Armitage in his shed.
| 19:001/10An Indian street kid wins a place on a TV quiz. Novel that inspired Slumdog Millionaire. 19:152/6A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse. 19:451/5By Nick Walker. Annika investigates a case involving a statue of a tiger.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is it fair for the rich world to cherry-pick the best doctors from poorer countries? 20:30How Bulgarian parents came to fear their children would be kidnapped by social workers.
| 20:00Did the authorities react quickly enough to the threat to care homes from Covid-19? 20:40What are the effects of social distancing?
| 20:00Louis speaks to actor Helena Bonham Carter about her life and career. 20:452/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
| 20:00A celebration for Ascension Day led by the Revd Dr Sam Wells and the Revd Marie-Elsa Bragg
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House. 20:50Will Self on the Great British Wipe-Up.
| 20:00Steve Punt and guests share the joy of films, songs and books that are so bad they're good
| 20:00Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a mathematical ecologist, a paediatrician, a songwriter, a campaigner
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| 21:00 | 21:00Why do people love pebbles? What do pebbles tell us about the world – and about ourselves? 21:30Andrew Marr with Richard Ford and Ruth Livesey
| 21:00Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia. 21:30The impact of lockdown on the quality of the air we breathe.
| 21:00Carbon offsetting - the latest news 21:30From documentaries to soap operas, how producers are making TV in a lockdown.
| 21:00Marnie Chesterton brings us some coronavirus-free science breakthroughs since lockdown. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest poems from medieval England
| 21:0012/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
| 21:004/4By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim's quest for the Radiant Boy nears its mysterious end. 21:457/10Skeeter's presence at Harry's house is taking its toll on the neighbourhood.
| 21:00Festival goers refund woe, credit scores, pensioners losing out and mortgage holiday costs 21:25Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide 21:30Why should we care if the oil price has crashed? With Lesley Curwen.
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| 22:00 | 22:00US Health Secretary launches scathing attack on World Health Organisation 22:451/10Moran’s three adult daughters return home in an effort to revive their ageing father.
| 22:00How should the politician-scientist relationship work ? 22:452/10Rose Brady sets her sights on local widower Michael Moran.
| 22:00Boris Johnson says the fee raises £900 million pounds for health service 22:453/10Moran and Rose’s wedding day has arrived.
| 22:00Pro-democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year 22:454/10Rose adjusts to life in the Moran household.
| 22:00PM’s senior aide travelled from London to Durham when he had coronavirus 22:455/10With Maggie gone to London, her sisters begin to plan their own futures.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to actor Helena Bonham Carter about her life and career.
| 22:00Jo Coburn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Daria and The Hands close in on Pan as they race towards the oil lake. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Deborah Frances-White and Tom Salinsky chat about marriage, monogamy and bridge. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/4Hit the road in Manchester where we eavesdrop on taxi journeys around the North West. 23:152/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. 23:30Satellites were once the length of a bus. Now they’re roughly the size of a Beanie Baby. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Anand Menon chooses Leeds United captain, Billy Bremner. 23:30From the early typewriters, the QWERTY keyboard layout has stood the test of time. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Stuart Maconie hosts a quiz for different generations 23:301/4Natalie Haynes tells stories of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy.
| 23:30Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik asks whether death could merely be the end of the beginning.
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