| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The Rich in London. Also, global attitudes towards the wealthy. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Nicholas, Cuddington in Buckinghamshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Don Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Don talks about the pain of writing lyrics for musicals. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Don Black talks about how he wrote the lyrics for the theme tune to the 1992 Olympics. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Don Black talks about his favourite musicals. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30John Sessions, the late great actor, reads William Boyd's wry new story for radio. 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 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier. 05:45Rural crime strategy. Fishing hit by Covid-19 restrictions. Bath City Farm. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the long-tailed duck.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier 05:45The Trade and Agriculture Commission is to get 'new legislative underpinning’. 05:58Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.
| 05:57A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier. 05:45We hear calls for tougher penalties for hare coursers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the mute swan.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier. 05:45Lockdown is being linked to an increase in dog thefts and working dogs are being targeted. 05:58Chris Packham presents the brent goose.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Tim Thornton 05:45Adam Morse, who is registered blind, tells how he directed a film by seeing differently.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Worcester Cathedral 05:45Mark Coles explores the life and career of the First Minister of Wales.
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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. 06:07A tour of Gilbert White’s Selborne 300 years after this pioneering naturalist was born. 06:30We hear how rural crime is an increasing problem, costing around £59 million a year. 06:57The latest weather forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Dr Mustapha explores the idea that the earth is one country and we are all its citizens 06:35Anna Jones visits Cornwall to find out how to harvest saffron. 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. 07:10William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of WaterAid. 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
| 08:45News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Remembrance from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in its centenary year 08:48Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics. 08:58Derek Niemann recalls sparrows on the Western Front.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with Shadi Bartsch, Natalie Haynes and Letizia Treves 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
| 09:00Anjula Mutanda and guests debate if Sara should take her children out of school. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other 09:45Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer and music led by Fr Azariah France-Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731). 09:45A meditation led by Baptist Minister Rev Richard Littledale.
| 09:00Hilary McGrady, National Trust DG, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer & music led by the Rev Canon Dr Rachel Mann
| 09:00Property guru Sarah Beeny, explorer Dwayne Fields and Sophie Kinsella.
| 09:00Disaster strikes at Brookfield and Kirsty has good news 09:54An extended version of Tweet of the Day celebrating the illusive Cetti's warbler.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:451/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:452/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 10:00Author Maggie O’Farrell. US Election result. How to build your self-confidence. 10:453/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 10:00The programme that offers a female perspective on the world 10:454/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 10:00Caring for a loved one with dementia as the pandemic continues. 10:455/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 10:307/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
| 10:00Natural Histories explores the poppy and its symbolism. 10:30A live ceremony of remembrance from the Cenotaph, Whitehall.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay as it fights for survival. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00An old album leads Charlotte and Cole to uncover the story of a lifelong friendship. 11:30Laura Barton presents a portrait of the iconic French singer Juliette Greco.
| 11:00The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever. 11:301/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
| 11:00Stories on Nigeria's fatal protest shootings and from China, America, Turkey and Malta. 11:30Joe Jacobs is a failing rapper trying to make a career as a stand-up comedian.
| 11:00Revisiting the Birmingham Trojan Horse Affair to see what was really behind the headlines 11:30Count Arthur auditions for a production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
| 11:00Iain Martin of The Times and guests look back at the political week. 11:30Stories on the attack in Afghanistan and from Vienna, Sicily, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa
| 11:455/5Daljit Nagra asks what the Ramayana can teach us about loyalty and betrayal today.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:041/51/5. By Éric Vuillard. The Nazis’ build-up to war in the 1930s. Read by Henry Goodman. 12:18What does a second national lockdown in England mean for people in care homes? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:042/52/5. Hitler summons the Austrian Chancellor to discuss a new political treaty. 12:18How are you preparing for the new lockdown in England? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:043/53/5. By Éric Vuillard. In 1938 , the German army is deployed on the Austrian border. 12:18It's second time around for lockdown but what's different this time? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:044/54/5. By Éric Vuillard. Austrians wait for the arrival of the German army. 12:18Will you be doing your Christmas shopping in garden centres this year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:045/55/5. By Éric Vuillard. Crowds cheer Hitler’s arrival in Vienna. Read by Henry Goodman. 12:18Despite the pandemic there has been a rise in the number of new businesses opening. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04People are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit history. 12:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis try to track down the next president of the USA. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:043/5An episode from 2001, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. 12:32Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis about the power of reading in encouraging empathy.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Emma Freud talks to Christina Lamb about the reality of being a foreign correspondent.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Comedy writer Sian Harries and columnist Grace Dent discuss whether to have a baby. Or not
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:45Novelist Nikesh Shukla shares his fascination for boxing with Hayley Campbell.
| 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. 13:30Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
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| 14:00 | 14:002/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode two of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 14:452/5Philip Ball examines the curious relationship between science, stage magic and cinema.
| 14:00Eddie has to think on his feet 14:15The story behind the creation of one of the world's most famous comic strip characters.
| 14:00Disaster strikes at Brookfield 14:15Philosopher & darling of the Alt-Right has secrets. With Diana Quick and Tracy-Ann Oberman
| 14:00Eddie's forced to make a deal 14:15A drama about decisions which changed the Indian nuclear programme forever.
| 14:00Kirsty has some good news 14:15Comedy about a famous actress reaching the end of her tether.
| 14:00Do you think Trump has damaged democracy? 14:45Adam Morse, who is registered blind, tells how he directed a film by seeing differently.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston is joined by a panel of experts to answer gardening questions. 14:4510/10Sean Bean explores how wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:30Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.
| 15:006/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. 15:30Tom Heap explores the cost to the environment of air conditioning.
| 15:00Felicity Hannah and our panel answer questions on all things baby and finance related. 15:30The short and long-term impact of the pandemic on the nation's mental health
| 15:00A tour of Gilbert White’s Selborne 300 years after this pioneering naturalist was born. 15:27Adam Rutherford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Antibiotic Research UK 15:30Tayari Jones discusses her Women's Prize winning novel An American Marriage
| 15:00Kathy Clugston is joined by a panel of experts to answer gardening questions. 15:45John Sessions, the late great actor, reads William Boyd's wry new story for radio.
| 15:00A radical reworking of Ben Jonson’s classic satire, set in a dystopian future.
| 15:00Ellen Wilkinson's political romance, set in the General Strike, dramatised by Sharon Oakes
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| 16:00 | 16:003/4Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of some of the greatest songs ever composed. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores the sacred
| 16:00What can the Great Fire of London teach us about dealing with our current pandemic? 16:30The comedian and novelist choose favourites including The Sellout by Paul Beatty.
| 16:00Civilians in the line of fire. 16:3025 years on, allegations of "sheer dishonesty" behind Martin Bashir's historic interview
| 16:00Being A Human Person: more than about endlessness. 16:30COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a poet, a footballer, a comedian. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00How best to support a child with depression. The future of flexible working.
| 16:00Johny Pitts talks to author Rumaan Alam about Leave The World Behind. 16:30Award-winning folk group The Young'uns discuss the north-east songwriter Graeme Miles.
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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. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How a 999 call from a Manchester flat led to the discovery of over 200 male rape victims. 17:40Mark Coles explores the life and career of the First Minister of Wales. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The Prime Minister has faced opposition from his own backbenchers 18:303/5An episode from 2001, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
| 18:00The move comes after recent incidents in Austria and in France. 18:30Bizarre, overheard conversations during the course of one day.
| 18:00The result of the US Presidential Election remains on a knife-edge. 18:301/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life.
| 18:00The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement in a Commons statement today. 18:302/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
| 18:00The Democratic challenger overtakes Donald Trump in key states of Pennsylvania & Georgia 18:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis try to track down the next president of the USA.
| 18:00Biden set to become the 46th American President with a projected win in Pennsylvania 18:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Donald Trump refuses to admit defeat to Joe Biden in the US presidential election 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Eddie has to think on his feet 19:15Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, arts in the new lockdown, Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi. 19:451/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 19:00Disaster strikes at Brookfield 19:15Dame Kristin Scott Thomas discusses the fine details of screen acting with Tom Sutcliffe. 19:452/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 19:00Eddie's forced to make a deal 19:15Poet Alice Oswald discusses Gigantic Cinema: A Weather Anthology, and writing memoirs. 19:453/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 19:00Kirsty has some good news 19:15Documentary The Disordered Eye and Booker Book Club with Maaza Mengiste. 19:454/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 19:00Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials; Dame Judie Dench remembers Geoffrey Palmer 19:455/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
| 19:00Mark Coles explores the life and career of the First Minister of Wales. 19:15Actor, comedian, writer John Cleese in conversation with his heroes, brought back to life. 19:451/12Marina Warner looks at early experiences of stories.
| 19:0015/15A ritual involving Kennedy is about to take place. Can Heawood save her? 19:155/6What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic? 19:45Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling ghost stories set in a hotel on the Fens.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever. 20:30Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom.
| 20:00How a 999 call from a Manchester flat led to the discovery of over 200 male rape victims. 20:40Technological changes to how blind and visually impaired people can vote in elections.
| 20:00Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. 20:45Adam Morse, who is registered blind, tells how he directed a film by seeing differently.
| 20:00Whoever wins the US presidential election, what awaits the next man in the White House? 20:30Commercial landlords and tenants are at odds over unpaid rents due to the pandemic.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London. 20:50Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics.
| 20:00Alec Ryrie argues that the Second World War is our modern sacred narrative.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a poet, a footballer, a comedian.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Anne McElvoy invites those on opposing sides of political issues to listen to each other. 21:30Kirsty Wark with Shadi Bartsch, Natalie Haynes and Letizia Treves
| 21:00The short and long-term impact of the pandemic on the nation's mental health 21:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 21:00Tom Heap explores the cost to the environment of air conditioning. 21:3025 years on, allegations of "sheer dishonesty" behind Martin Bashir's historic interview
| 21:00COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731).
| 21:00The history of a phantom fear -that automation will end work and leave us nothing to do.
| 21:002/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode two of the conspiracy thriller's final series. 21:454/10Harry finally finds out the truth about Nelson and Melanie.
| 21:00A remarkable conversation between Joe Biden and David Frost from 1987. 21:45Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of WaterAid. 21:48Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Two people killed and more than a dozen injured 22:451/51/5. By Éric Vuillard. The Nazis’ build-up to war in the 1930s. Read by Henry Goodman.
| 22:00In depth reporting, analysis and breaking news from the US presidential election.
| 22:00Republicans begin legal challenges in some key states 22:453/53/5. By Éric Vuillard. In 1938 , the German army is deployed on the Austrian border.
| 22:00Joe Biden now has 253 electoral college votes - 17 short of victory 22:454/54/5. By Éric Vuillard. Austrians wait for the arrival of the German army.
| 22:00Former Vice President overtakes Donald Trump in Pennsylvania 22:455/55/5. By Éric Vuillard. Crowds cheer Hitler’s arrival in Vienna. Read by Henry Goodman.
| 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.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/3Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Sean Curran.
| | 23:004/4Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story. 23:155/6Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:002/8Tim Vincent hosts the second episode of a new comedy show about being a 21st century dad. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Is it time for Donald Trump to get real? 23:30Josiah Wedgwood’s pottery was a precursor to the “trickle-down” theory of fashion. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan meets Muslim poets continuing the tradition of praise poetry.
| 23:00Being A Human Person: more than about endlessness. 23:30Dr Mustapha explores the idea that the earth is one country and we are all its citizens
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