| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Peter Macfadyen tells Helen Lewis his method for rebuilding democracy from the ground up. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Sheffield Cathedral 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Who were the trailblazing women who set up military hospitals in the First World War? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Two trailblazing women doctors go to work on the First World War frontline. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5After setting up two military hospitals in France, the doctors open another in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Medical breakthroughs for First World War doctors Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5During the First World War, 26,000 soldiers were treated at the hospital. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:157/30What will stand-up comedian Margaret Cho see when she rewatches the film "Lady Vengeance"? 00:30An awkward car journey to a Christian film festival takes an unexpected turn. 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 begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 05:45This week's Brexit talks will focus on fishing - but will they get anywhere? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the guillemot.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 05:45Rural areas overwhelmed as C19 restrictions lifted; Red Tractor scheme extended. 05:58David Attenborough presents the storm petrel.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 05:45Brexit fishing talks & Scotland; selling milk direct; future forestry; wildlife crops. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the sedge warbler.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 05:45Environment after lockdown; breeding blackcurrants; restoring meadows; antibiotics on farm 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the female cuckoo.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 05:45Beaver shooting controversy; plummeting wool prices; crops affected by weather extremes. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:454/10How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St James, Deeping St James in Lincolnshire 05:45Mark Coles looks at the life of American rapper and activist Killer Mike.
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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 recalls her favourite walks with a colourful variety of writers and singers. 06:30Reaction to reports that chlorinated US chicken could be allowed with tariffs imposed. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the creative power of uncertainty. 06:35Brett Westwood explores how the cockroach has influenced society, satire and tourism 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. 07:54Singer Emeli Sande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Able Child Africa. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Trinity Sunday led by Jonathan Rea. 08:48Howard Jacobson takes a wry view of life under lockdown. 08:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Riel Miller and Meehan Crist. 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on The Battle of Hastings. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Ann Easter.
| 09:00Jane Goodall describes her life with the wild chimpanzees of Gombe. 09:30Miles Chambers grew up veggie. Can Rachel Ama convince him to return to his roots? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Sharon Grenham Thompson.
| 09:00How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19? 09:304/10How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Richard Littledale.
| 09:00Music chosen by listeners that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown 09:45Christian worship with The Rev Dr Marjory MacLean of Carse of Gowrie Churches, Perthshire.
| 09:00Swimmer Ross Edgley, comedian Tash Demetriou and Inheritance Tracks of Dame Marina Warner.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. 10:456/10An encounter with a fellow runner gives Cathy a new mission. Written by David Park.
| 10:00Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown. 10:457/10Brendan resolves to confront Angela about their impending wedding. Written by David Park.
| 10:00Taking part in a 21-day drumming marathon. Women and multi-level marketing. The Other One. 10:458/10On her morning run, Yana's thoughts turn to her brother. Written by David Park.
| 10:00Disabled women and the challenge of lockdown, sexual violence in Nigeria and Troupers. 10:459/10Cathy gathers their fellow runners together to help Yana. Written by David Park.
| 10:00Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski. 10:4510/10On the day of the final run, everything changes for Maurice. Written by David Park.
| 10:30James Veitch hopes to fix things with his ex-girlfriend by attempting time travel.
| 10:00Emma attempts to balance life and Susan puts her foot in it. 10:55An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the curlew.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Pragya Agarwal discusses our unintentional biases. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00A child's eye view of growing up in the East End of Glasgow. 11:302/2Novelist Sarah Hall continues her search for the literary Everywoman
| 11:00BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler examines why Britain and the EU can't agree a trade deal. 11:304/4The electronic device so simple even an adult can use it. And a sparkling cast.
| 11:00Stories from Hungary, DR Congo, Russia, Spain and about black people's lives in Minnesota. 11:30British Kenyan painter Michael Armitage reveals his influences, inspiration and technique.
| 11:00Cathy FitzGerald hears stories from people making sense of this strange new world. 11:303/4Charles is appearing in Hamlet and Ophelia is dead – for real.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy presents Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Stories from New York, China, Ireland and a sobering report on politics in Zimbabwe.
| 11:00Martin Lewis, financial campaigner, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:458/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's life in the wake of the death of her husband.
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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. 12:061/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner. 12:20Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme - thousands are struggling on no income. 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. 12:062/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner. 12:20Call You and Yours: Has your medical treatment been put on hold because of Covid? 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. 12:063/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner. 12:20Test and trace system opens doors to scammers, and Zoom bombers ruin video conferences. 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. 12:064/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner. 12:20Would you get married if you had to social distance on your big day? 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. 12:065/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner. 12:20Would banning the sale of disposable BBQs prevent moorland fires? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04'Unscrupulous' umbrella companies promoting schemes to reduce tax to key workers. 12:308/8Angela 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. 12:044/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee 12:32Hear how food brings film to life and is inspiring cooks to make meals from the screen. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:457/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:458/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:459/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:4510/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
| 13:00Mark Mardell presents a special programme looking at the global economy. 13:30New edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown and beyond.
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| 14:00 | 14:002/8The world’s greatest artist, the missing Hafiz, a deadly hobby. 14:45Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
| 14:00Emma attempts to balance life 14:15by Margaret Perry - a sweet romance about taking control of destiny.
| 14:00Susan puts her foot in it 14:15With only two days to find the victim alive, Mel is determined to push the case on herself
| 14:00Susan faces the consequences 14:15Rumpole's new pupil creates trouble in a case of blackmail. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
| 14:00Emma’s mind begins to race 14:15Magical real-life drama by Helen Cross. Rowena can't speak but she wants a voice.
| 14:00What do you think of the latest advice on the wearing of masks?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. 14:451/5Jamie Bartlett looks at the impact of 20 years of reality TV on culture and society.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie 15:30Dan Saladino investigates the global trade in wild meat, from the legal to the illegal.
| 15:00Short documentaries about childhood. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30The strange story of Gef the Talking Mongoose, and the trouble he caused at the BBC.
| 15:00Single parents talk about the financial challenges they face due to coronavirus. 15:30Claudia Hammond explores how children think about maths and about time.
| 15:00Clare Balding recalls her favourite walks with a colourful variety of writers and singers. 15:27Naturalist and broadcaster Gillian Burke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cool Earth 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Paul Mendez about his debut novel Rainbow Milk.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. 15:45An awkward car journey to a Christian film festival takes an unexpected turn.
| 15:004/4Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde.
| 15:00Comedic take on Cervantes' classic tome starring Sylvester McCoy as Don Quixote.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts. 16:30Aleks Krotoski discovers how to live symbiotically with technology.
| 16:00Can virtual courts deliver justice? Joshua Rozenberg reports. 16:30Doris Day is the choice of Dolly Alderton, author, podcaster and columnist.
| 16:00Pragya Agarwal discusses our unintentional biases. 16:30The Guardian's Katharine Viner on resisting a paywall and fighting government obfuscation.
| 16:00Derek Jarman's The Garden 16:30Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a political campaigner, a gambling tycoon, an educationist, a musician 16:30How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?
| 16:00Talking to kids about US protests, BAME issues in the NHS & Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski
| 16:00Max Porter talks about his novel Lanny, with James Naughtie and a group of readers 16:304/4Natalie Haynes tells of Penelope, the clever woman behind The Odyssey.
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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.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to Northern Ireland's First Minister, Arlene Foster. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00File on 4 examines how the global pandemic has shaped organised crime. 17:40Mark Coles looks at the life of American rapper and activist Killer Mike. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Trump calls for tougher stance on protests against death of black man in police custody 18:304/6The 71st series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 18:00President accused of failing to provide leadership during unrest across America 18:305/6Rufus Hound talks to writer Julie Myerson about the diaries from her formative years.
| 18:00Boris Johnson has hit back at criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic 18:306/6Professor Quanderhorn is executed.
| 18:00New rules on face coverings to be brought in mid June 18:302/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit
| 18:00Only 1 in 1,000 had Covid-19 in the last fortnight, outside hospitals and care homes. 18:308/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
| 18:00Tens of thousands of people have attended anti-racism protests in cities across the UK 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Bristol anti-racism demonstrators destroy slave trader statue 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Emma attempts to balance life 19:15TV drama about the Windrush scandal reviewed and Joanna Briscoe on her new novel Seduction 19:456/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Susan puts her foot in it 19:15Carrie Mae Weems on the role art can play in the current crisis in the US 19:457/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Susan faces the consequences 19:15Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and an anthology of Ethiopian poetry. 19:458/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Emma’s mind begins to race 19:15Andrew Patterson on The Vast of Night, an homage to 50s sci-fi TV. 19:459/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Víkingur Ólafsson performs Bach. Plus David Greig's new play. 19:4510/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
| 19:00Mark Coles looks at the life of American rapper and activist Killer Mike. 19:15Hip-hop artist Testament visits Simon Armitage in his shed and teaches him to beatbox.
| 19:003/10Thomas delves into his troubled past to find the right answer to win a life-changing sum. 19:154/6Trouble for Carolyn when the Scottish Cricket Team and Sahara Desert run out of petrol. 19:453/5By Nick Walker. A death in a road tunnel leads to some high blood pressure.
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| 20:00 | 20:00BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler examines why Britain and the EU can't agree a trade deal. 20:30What might the pandemic do for our sense of shared reality?
| 20:00File on 4 examines how the global pandemic has shaped organised crime. 20:40Guide Dogs director Peter Osborne talks waiting lists and lockdown restrictions
| 20:00Louis speaks to actor, musician and activist Rose McGowan, who is in lockdown in Mexico. 20:454/10How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations.
| 20:00Can virtual courts deliver justice? Joshua Rozenberg reports. 20:30Should we be saving businesses from collapse post-Covid 19 and if so how do we choose?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House. 20:50Howard Jacobson takes a wry view of life under lockdown.
| 20:00The controversy caused over the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as a spy.
| 20:00Why is George Floyd the latest in a long line of unarmed black men killed by US police? 20:30Julian Worricker on a political campaigner, a gambling tycoon, an educationist, a musician
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| 21:00 | 21:00Drug-misusing homeless, cabin fever, foster parents, lockdown removals and home schooling. 21:30Andrew Marr with Riel Miller and Meehan Crist.
| 21:00Claudia Hammond explores how children think about maths and about time. 21:30Jane Goodall describes her life with the wild chimpanzees of Gombe.
| 21:00Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts and Crosses, talks in depth to Michael Rosen. 21:30The Guardian's Katharine Viner on resisting a paywall and fighting government obfuscation.
| 21:00Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
| 21:00The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
| 21:002/9Second in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai. 21:459/10Skeeter leaves town, and Harry's sister Mim unexpectedly arrives to visit their mother.
| 21:00'Unscrupulous' umbrella companies promoting schemes to reduce tax to key workers. 21:25Singer Emeli Sande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Able Child Africa. 21:30What might the pandemic do for our sense of shared reality?
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| 22:00 | 22:00President urges governors to "dominate" demonstrations or risk looking like “jerks” 22:451/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
| 22:00Likely Democrat Presidential nominee accuses Mr Trump of stoking division 22:452/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
| 22:00Mark Esper does not support idea that army could be sent to quell demonstrations 22:453/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
| 22:00Family and friends attend service - Floyd's death last week sparked protests across US 22:454/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
| 22:00Authorities across US consider similar moves after death of George Floyd 22:455/10Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Louis speaks to actor, musician and activist Rose McGowan, who is in lockdown in Mexico.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Theia uncovers the painful truth behind Pan’s journey. 23:30Martin Rosenbaum explores how events in London played a role in the Russian Revolution.
| 23:00Paul Sinha and Oliver Levy talk quizzing, not replying to texts and perfectly priced food. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/4Comedy from Manchester where we eavesdrop on taxi journeys around the North West. 23:154/4Actor John Sessions shares personal stories about the big names of showbiz. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Music chosen by listeners that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown
| 23:00The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie 23:303/4Natalie Haynes tells Eurydice's story from a new perspective. With Llewelyn Morgan.
| 23:00Derek Jarman's The Garden 23:30Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the creative power of uncertainty.
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