| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Trust in a time of pandemic. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St. Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In politics, the workplace and love and marriage, difficult women have fought for change. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The fight for universal suffrage is well known, but some of the key advocates are not. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The women who rose above their circumstances to effect change in key areas of society. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The women who rose above their circumstances to effect change in key areas of society. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The women who rose above their circumstances to effect change in key areas of society. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/5A new type of reality show blurs the lines between truth and fiction. 00:30Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week's news. 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 | 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig 05:45David Nabarro explores the future of our food systems, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Gary Moore describes the elation of tracking down the notoriously elusive golden pheasant.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig 05:45Barbara Bray discusses the importance of nutrition, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week. 05:58How wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore became a launch pad for migrating birds on Skomer.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig 05:45Tim Worstall discusses farming and free trade, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week. 05:58When sound recordist Gary Moore recorded a woodlark his work revealed some odd behaviour.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig 05:45Ertharin Cousin discusses how coronavirus has exposed the cracks in our food systems. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes his surprising encounter with capercaillie.
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig 05:45Could a transformation of our food systems be a lasting legacy of coronavirus? 05:58While paying tribute at the Somme battlefields, sound recordist Gary Moore hears a skylark
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose. 05:45Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
| 05:33The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Kingsbury in Warwickshire 05:45The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy.
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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. 06:07Every year on Scotland’s Isle of May, thousands of puffins return from a winter at sea. 06:30Charlotte Smith asks what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about our food systems. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the timbre and tone of the human voice. 06:35Brett Westwood steps into the world of a creature charged with the lore of the night. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan. 07:54Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice Care Kenya 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.
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| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Looking to the future hopefully, with John Bell of the Iona Community. 08:48Zia Haider Rahman reflects on the comment "If you don't like it here you can always leave" 08:58Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family at dusk to listen for nightingales.
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| 09:00 | 09:00How has the coronavirus pandemic created an opportunity to reshape our world? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00How Covid-19 accelerates changes to our world that were not expected until at least 2025. 09:30Join Greg Jenner for a fun home school history lesson on the Stone Age. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Marika Rose.
| 09:00As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections? 09:30Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of Hannah Arendt, political philosopher 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Michaela Youngson.
| 09:00Mark Johnston, racehorse trainer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Steve Williams.
| 09:00Sand sculptor Jamie Wardley and actor Denise Welch.
| 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 10:451/5A prison guard watches over a man sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife.
| 10:00Dr Amanda Brown on working as a GP at a women-only prison. 10:452/5In 1962, prison guard Thomas Scott begins to believe a condemned man is innocent.
| 10:00R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies change after the pandemic? 10:453/5Scott discovers Telfer's wife was having an affair - was this a motive for murder?
| 10:00Cook the Perfect with... Olia Hercules, Resilience and Feminism, Covid Fostering Crisis. 10:454/5Scott and Gracie Cullen are convinced of Telfer's innocence.
| 10:00Do we need to rethink what we want from our leaders? 10:455/5Telfer's date with the hangman is imminent as Scott visits an Edinburgh crime boss.
| 10:301/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00Kirsty attempts to make the best of a bad situation and it’s a big day for Tracy 10:55An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the swift and the alpine swift
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| 11:00 | 11:00Across the UK students are worried - two university students share their experiences here. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00The third man behind the unravelling of DNA's double helix, Maurice Wilkins. 11:30How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
| 11:00In the wake of Covid-19 writer David Goldblatt explores the future of the Olympics. 11:303/6Jeff and Andy meddle with the supernatural.
| 11:00Stories from Nigeria, Ladakh, Chechnya, Crete and on new lockdowns in Germany. 11:30Derrick Evans, aka Mr Motivator, tells the global story of fitness on the radio.
| 11:00Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators. 11:302/4Ramesh is jealous after Malcolm gets close to Lenzie's new trendy butcher.
| 11:00Steve Richards presents Radio 4's analysis of the political week. 11:30Stories from Italy's Lombardy region, Colombia and the United States.
| 11:00Helen McCrory, actress, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:451/5Janet Ellis explores the dot. A simple word for a most significant mark
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:066/10Emma struggles to feel friendly towards Jane Fairfax. 12:20Car-share clubs have reported increased bookings as lockdown eases. 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. 12:067/10Jane Austen's classic comedy, read by Eve Best. Mr Knightley invites Harriet to dance. 12:20Call You & Yours: How are you taking care of your mental health? 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. 12:068/10The true object of Harriet's affection finally becomes clear. 12:20Beauty halls post-covid, High Street rent day and the rise in the use of food banks. 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. 12:069/10Emma feels terrible after Mr Knightley chastises her for her behaviour towards Miss Bates. 12:20Supermarket boss makes pledge on food standards ahead of expected post-Brexit deals. 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. 12:0610/10Emma realises she has been wrong about everything. Is it too late? 12:20Why is the Live Laugh Love decor and homeware trend so widely scorned? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04People whose holidays have been cancelled forced to pay to get their own money back. 12:303/6It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 12:32As part of the BBC Rethink series Dan Saladino looks at food post-Covid. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
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| 14:00 | 14:005/8Mother of the Empire, a hidden tunnel, the ancient garden. 14:45Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
| 14:00Kirsty attempts to make the best of a bad situation and there’s panic at Brookfield. 14:15Revelations about Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions presents the UN with a major dilemma.
| 14:15Revelations about Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions presents the UN with a major dilemma.
| 14:15Rumpole defends a tabloid editor accused of libelling an author. With Benedict Cumberbatch
| 14:00There’s a near miss for Kirsty 14:15By Marie Ndiaye. An examination of modern day slavery, starring Sian Phillips.
| 14:00Easing lockdown. Tell me what’s happening in your local area?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. 14:454/5How reality TV set the tone for our behaviours on social media
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| 15:00 | 15:00The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie 15:30Sheila Dillon hears from the corner shops thriving since the Coronavirus lockdown.
| 15:00Short documentaries about remixing and reinventing the world presented by Josie Long. 15:303/6What’s the point of wasps? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate
| 15:00If you're facing redundancy, what are your rights? And how much pay should you get? 15:30A new therapy to help with memory and concentration in bipolar disorder.
| 15:00Every year on Scotland’s Isle of May, thousands of puffins return from a winter at sea. 15:27Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Clean Break 15:30Mariella Frostrup speaks to French writer Jean-Baptiste Andrea.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. 15:45Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week's news.
| 15:00A writer follows a doctor going about his work in the mid-1960s Forest of Dean.
| 15:002/6Akbar Kurtha stars in trhis dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, love and matter.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Frances Fyfield is in Milan to explore the manuscript of Puccini's last opera Turandot. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores how quickly and easily misinformation can spread online.
| 16:00Gordon Corera asks if the West is losing the technological race with China. 16:30Val McDermid and Martha Lane Fox join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
| 16:00Blood - its many meanings. 16:30How the pandemic is changing the ad industry.
| 16:00The wonderful and frightening world of Ray Harryhausen. 16:30An Inside Science Special on the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, an ambassador, an agent, a singer 16:30The BBC's Business Editor addresses how coverage of industry may change post-epidemic.
| 16:00How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?
| 16:00Alex Clark speaks to Elizabeth Wetmore about her book Valentine 16:30Kathleen Jamie guests with a selection of listener requests
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to the epidemiologist Neil Ferguson about the politics of science. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00A neo-Nazi network is seeking to recruit young Brits. 17:40The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Shielding guidance for 2.2 million vulnerable people in England to be eased. 18:302/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00Two households will be able to meet, and pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can reopen 18:302/4Police officer and comic Alfie Moore takes his audience through another policing dilemma.
| 18:00Human trials have begun in London of a new Coronavirus vaccine. 18:302/2Anglesey stand-up, Tudur Owen on his father opening a zoo.
| 18:00Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer sacks shadow education secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey. 18:305/6Bob can't believe his eyes as he meets his spitting image, whilst Alice treads the boards.
| 18:00The PM has told people not to take liberties, after the hot weather drew beach crowds. 18:303/6It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine.
| 18:00Firms urge the government to clarify which countries will be exempt from quarantine rules 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Local coronavirus lockdown discussed as top scientist warns UK on a knife edge 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Kirsty attempts to make the best of a bad situation and there’s panic at Brookfield. 19:15We review the remake of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads and consider the art of the monologue 19:45Sarah Birkett dreams of discovering new rooms in her house.
| 19:15Rethinking the arts for a post Covid-19 world. 19:45A white van is causing consternation among the local speed watchers.
| 19:15Griselda Pollock, the first art historian to win the prestigious Holberg Prize. 19:45Everyone gathers to say a last goodbye to the great man of carpets.
| 19:00There’s a near miss for Kirsty 19:15Theatre Royal Plymouth in crisis, Stuart Evers novel, Eurovision the film, Colston statue. 19:45A story by Lynne Truss set in the windy seaside town of Meridian Cliffs.
| 19:00Michael Palin on Waiting for Godot 19:45A story by Lynne Truss set in the windy seaside town of Meridian Cliffs.
| 19:00The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy. 19:15Judge Melanie Plimmer joins Simon Armitage in his shed to sort out some arguing birds.
| 19:006/10An incident with a gun helps Thomas answer the next question. Stars Anand Tiwari. 19:15Could 2020's dearth of sport be a unique opportunity for cricket's anti-hero Dave Podmore? 19:451/5The Seductive Properties of Chiffon Cake by Elaine Chiew. Ching returns to Singapore
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| 20:00 | 20:00In the wake of Covid-19 writer David Goldblatt explores the future of the Olympics. 20:30What do we get wrong about self-care?
| 20:00A neo-Nazi network is seeking to recruit young Brits. 20:40Three perspectives on how lockdown has affected blind and visually impaired people
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
| 20:00Creating and protecting jobs in the time of the coronavirus. 20:30Will businesses learn to value resilience over mere efficiency in future?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Zia Haider Rahman reflects on the comment "If you don't like it here you can always leave"
| 20:00Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
| 20:00The BBC's Business Editor addresses how coverage of industry may change post-epidemic. 20:30Amol Rajan and guests discuss how social transformation comes about.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How has the coronavirus pandemic created an opportunity to reshape our world?
| 21:00A new therapy to help with memory and concentration in bipolar disorder. 21:30How Covid-19 accelerates changes to our world that were not expected until at least 2025.
| 21:00Amol Rajan and guests discuss how social transformation comes about. 21:30How the pandemic is changing the ad industry.
| 21:00An Inside Science Special on the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of Hannah Arendt, political philosopher
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
| 21:005/9Fifth in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai. 21:452/2Sybil will do whatever it takes to see her daughter fall in love.
| 21:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 22:00 | 22:00From July 6, shielders able to meet in groups of up to six outdoors 22:456/10Emma struggles to feel friendly towards Jane Fairfax.
| 22:00Pubs, restaurants and hotels can re-open on 4th of July 22:457/10Jane Austen's classic comedy, read by Eve Best. Mr Knightley invites Harriet to dance.
| 22:00Vina Nadjibulla, wife of Michael Kovrig, urges action from Canadian government 22:458/10The true object of Harriet's affection finally becomes clear.
| 22:00Long-Bailey retweets link to article containing anti-semitic conspiracy theories 22:459/10Emma feels terrible after Mr Knightley chastises her for her behaviour towards Miss Bates.
| 22:00Six men - including police officer - treated for knife wounds 22:4510/10Emma realises she has been wrong about everything. Is it too late?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 22:00Chris Mason takes your calls on how the world can change for the better after Covid-19.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Pan and Theia have a plan, but it’s a sketchy one and it’s probably going to go wrong. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson talk about finding confidence and therapy 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/6Linda Robson stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a distressing chance encounter. 23:153/4More one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube's Damien Slash. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4Recently widowed Leo is lured back to society by golfer Margot, who plays a wily game. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Val McDermid and Martha Lane Fox join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books. 23:30The idea recycling is a moral obligation, as well as an economic one, is relatively new. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie 23:30Poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz brings us a selection of her favourite poems.
| 23:00Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice Care Kenya 23:05People whose holidays have been cancelled forced to pay to get their own money back. 23:30Screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the timbre and tone of the human voice.
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