| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed asks whether anyone can become a mental athlete. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5In the beginning was sound. A history of what makes us musical. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5What might an alien think of our music? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Michael Spitzer tells what his book's subtitle claims to be A History of Life on Earth. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Michael Spitzer tells what his book's subtitle claims to be A History of Life on Earth. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:32Led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A poignant tale by Bryan Washington about finding love during lockdown in downtown Houston 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05:45Flower producers diversify under lockdown - demand for British-grown blooms has risen. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the blackbird.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05:45Protecting National Parks; agricultural shows; farming apps; new smallholder beginnings. 05:58Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05:45Riding schools say they are being left behind as lockdowns ease. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the lapwing.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05:458,000 wild bluebell bulbs have been illegally dug up in a wood in Norfolk. 05:58Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05:45Should dogs be kept on leads in the countryside? 05:58Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper.
| 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 Cardinal Vincent Nichols 05:452/12Alice Roberts continues a time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey. 05:45The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs
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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. 06:07Fiona Mackenzie on the history, music and landscape of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides. 06:30Should dogs have to be kept on the lead at all times in the countryside? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step towards greater wisdom. 06:35Caz Graham goes in search of answers to questions about farming from interested listeners. 06:57The latest weather reports and 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. 07:10The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human 07:54Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh 08:48Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device. 08:58Bill Oddie presents the peregrine.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Suzanne O’Sullivan, Lucy Foulkes and Sally Holland 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Archbishop George Stack
| 09:00An hour-long special asking which countries have fared better during the pandemic and why? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Tobi Olujimni
| 09:00Jane Garvey talks to Grace Spence Green about an extraordinary turning point in her life. 09:30The translator and Buddhist monk whose words are chanted daily by millions of Chinese. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Father Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great French mathematician behind metrication. 09:45A Meditation led by the Reverend Dr Isabelle Hamley.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark reunites key figures involved in the search for the famous medieval king. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Mel Giedroyc, Alice Cooper and Stuart Lawrence on the loss of his brother Stephen.
| 09:00Reflections on the death of Prince Philip...
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| 10:00 | 10:00Chocolate, women and empire; Women cocoa farmers; Women, chocolate and advertising. 10:451/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women.
| 10:00Mother and son Janice and Matt Baker on keeping the family farm going 10:452/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 10:00Jessica Fellowes on the "Roaring Twenties" & comparisons with life today as lockdown ends. 10:453/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 10:454/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 10:00Body image report. Caring for an abuser. Plus a look ahead to the BAFTAs. 10:455/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jazzer questions his choices 10:54The ring ouzel features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Will the Hard Knocks Gym comply with the Covid lockdown, or will fights there continue? 11:30Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
| 11:002/4How farming laid the energy foundations for human civilisation 11:30Alastair Sooke tells the story of Iran's billion pound collection of modern western art.
| 11:00Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is missing. So where is Jack Ma? Celia Hatton investigates. 11:301/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by learning about gardening from Val McDermid.
| 11:00Can Denmark's mink industry rise again? 11:30Part love letter, part obituary to the music of Muzak Corporation.
| 11:002/3Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics. 11:302/4Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge with fascinating facts and hilarious stories.
| 11:00If global supply chains are interrupted, how will the UK cope? 11:30A royal rift unnerves a kingdom. Plus stories from Rwanda, Myanmar and France
| 11:00Kirsty Wark and guests recall the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010. 11:45How fermented foods might be the key to a healthy brain, body and mind.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:041/10As he nears the end of a career-making deal, lawyer Sameer’s life is about to change. 12:18Over 22,000 restaurants have permanently closed between December 2019 and February 2021. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:042/10On the cusp of a career in international law, Sameer visits his parents in Leicester. 12:18Are you happy with the easing of lockdown? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/10As Sameer’s oldest friend moves back to Leicester, the lawyer is facing worries at work. 12:18How will railway bosses tempt us back on to trains? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:044/10As Sameer prepares for Singapore, Hasan’s letters reveal creeping change in 1950s Uganda. 12:18How disabled people who're out of work are being 'left behind' by the pandemic. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Continued coverage from BBC News following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Why do state pension amounts vary, Pockit complaints, escrow services and expat woes. 12:307/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:047/10Stephen Fry hosts a special episode of Just a Minute. 12:33From window-sills to rooftops, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:451/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/10Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
| | 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents discussion.
| 13:00Caroline Wyatt looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30From the chasm left by a missing brother or sister, to an unexpected reunion late in life.
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| 14:00 | 14:002/2Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?
| 14:00Jazzer questions his choices. 14:151/4Victorian detective drama, starring Brian Cox as Inspector James McLevy.
| 14:00Brian attempts to be supportive. 14:15When Caroline had an affair with Jen's husband, their 30-year friendship was over.
| 14:00The worry sets in for Chris. 14:15By Stephanie Dale. The story of Fairbourne and the UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’.
| | 14:00Did you ever meet Prince Philip? Tell us your story. 14:45Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon: what are introverts & extroverts?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show. 14:457/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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| 15:00 | 15:00The game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Tom Sutcliffe. 15:30Dan Saladino finds out how Brexit could wreck plans to make the mussel a mainstream food.
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Gene editing could revolutionise environmental conservation – but should we use it?
| 15:00What happens to the finances when couples separate? 15:301/3British South Asians and the 1990s: a golden decade
| 15:00Fiona Mackenzie on the history, music and landscape of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides. 15:27Richard Madeley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read Easy UK 15:30Amor Towles discusses his novel A Gentleman in Moscow.
| | 15:001/2A widow in 1960s Ireland finds hope in her struggles through music and friendship.
| 15:001/3The story of a young man with a serious respiratory disease. Or is he just in love?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Julie Hesmondhalgh celebrates the transformative power of milestone birthdays. 16:30Ernie Rea is joined by beekeepers from three different faiths.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more. 16:30Sometimes known as 'the stalker's balladeer', she is director Jonathan Kent's choice.
| 16:00Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras? 16:30Washington Post editor Marty Baron reflects on Trump, Pulitzers and Bezos.
| 16:00Antonia visits the set of The Power 16:30Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages.
| 16:00Edward Stourton presents a portrait of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 16:55Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
| 16:00Body image; Caring for an abuser; Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison
| 16:00Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel. 16:30The poet Helen Mort imagines what mountains might remember of the women who climb them.
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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
| | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to the Scottish health secretary, Jeane Freeman. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00More than a million documents have been taken out of Syria by a Western funded NGO. 17:40The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00A further easing of England's lockdown restrictions will go ahead on schedule next week. 18:307/10Stephen Fry hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
| 18:00Boris Johnson has urged people to continue getting coronavirus vaccines. 18:306/6Nigel Havers stars, as Hardacre’s ad agency is nominated for an award.
| 18:00UK and EU regulators say there's a potential link between the jab and rare blood clots. 18:301/6Are Mitch and Ellie finally ready for their much-postponed date? Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00Leaders in Northern Ireland call for calm following a night of violence in Belfast 18:304/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
| 18:00Tributes are paid to the Queen's 'beloved' husband. 18:30Jonny Dymond explores the late Prince Philip's lifelong connection with the armed forces
| 18:00Prince Charles gives his first public statement since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Royal family pay tribute after church services for Duke of Edinburgh 18:15Audrey Brown chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jazzer questions his choices. 19:15Michael Rosen reflects on his hospitalisation with Covid. 19:451/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women.
| 19:00Brian attempts to be supportive. 19:15Riz Ahmed on his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal 19:452/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 19:00The worry sets in for Chris. 19:15Actress Katherine Parkinson talks about writing her play, Sitting, in which she also stars 19:453/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 19:15Peggy Seeger on her new album The First Farewell. 19:454/5Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
| 19:00A review of Taylor Swift's new album Fearless. Plus David Almond on his latest novel. 19:455/5Writers on how lockdown has changed their relationship with the nature on their doorstep.
| 19:00The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the fundamentals of reality. 19:45Why striding out first thing could improve your sleep, your mood and your heart.
| 19:003/6The body of a young girl washed up on a beach leads Alia Khan to a child prostitution ring 19:153/6Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge and performs for the locals. 19:452/5The myth of the Northumbrian Hedley Cow comes to life in a contemporary setting.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How advertisers are trying to use neuroscientific techniques to hack our brains. 20:30How can Germany make up for its colonial atrocities in Namibia?
| 20:00More than a million documents have been taken out of Syria by a Western funded NGO. 20:40Guide Dog DNA; Blind Mountain Biker
| 20:00Jane Garvey talks to Grace Spence Green about an extraordinary turning point in her life. 20:301/5When a shock wave hits the world, how do artists respond?
| 20:00If global supply chains are interrupted, how will the UK cope? 20:30Will the Hard Knocks Gym comply with the Covid lockdown, or will fights there continue?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents discussion. 20:50Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.
| 20:00Kevin Fong tells the story of Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 Earth orbit
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, a glaciologist, a civil servant, an investor.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/4How the mastery of fire and the energy it released gave our ancestors intelligence 21:30Andrew Marr with Suzanne O’Sullivan, Lucy Foulkes and Sally Holland
| 21:001/3Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people. 21:30Melanie Reid reunites with her ward mates, a decade after becoming tetraplegic.
| 21:00Gene editing could revolutionise environmental conservation – but should we use it? 21:30Washington Post editor Marty Baron reflects on Trump, Pulitzers and Bezos.
| 21:00Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great French mathematician behind metrication.
| 21:00Edward Stourton presents a portrait of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
| 21:003/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth. 21:45Landscape and legend throw long shadows over a quiet evening at home.
| 21:00Why do state pension amounts vary, Pockit complaints, escrow services and expat woes. 21:25Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission 21:301/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about our experience of time.
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| 22:00 | 22:00PM confirms non-essential retail will open on April 12 22:451/10As he nears the end of a career-making deal, lawyer Sameer’s life is about to change.
| 22:00Vienna meeting aimed at salvaging 2015 deal described as “constructive” 22:452/10On the cusp of a career in international law, Sameer visits his parents in Leicester.
| 22:00Mounting evidence links Astrazeneca jab to rare blood clots 22:453/10As Sameer’s oldest friend moves back to Leicester, the lawyer is facing worries at work.
| 22:00Violence described as the worst in recent years 22:454/10As Sameer prepares for Singapore, Hasan’s letters reveal creeping change in 1950s Uganda.
| 22:00Queen expresses “deep sorrow” at loss of her husband 22:455/10Avoiding the topic of his imminent departure, Sameer has a plan for the family business.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Kirsty Wark and guests recall the 1992 sterling collapse known as Black Wednesday.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30Accusations are made against Shirley as the haunting intensifies.
| 23:00Fi and Jane talk to historian and presenter Dan Snow. 23:30Danny spends the night with a poltergeist.
| 23:001/4Comedian Athena Kugblenu looks at the cultural phenomenon of cancelling the famous. 23:151/4Award-winning comedian Joseph Morpurgo presents a series of 'educational' audio adventures 23:30The case takes a strange twist as letters appear, seemingly written by Donald.
| 23:002/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest. 23:30In the final episode, Danny looks for answers. Was this a haunting or a hoax?
| 23:00Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life. 23:30Jarvis Cocker shares favourite encounters to weave a restless slumber in lockdown limbo.
| 23:00The game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Tom Sutcliffe. 23:30Murray Walker explores the most democratic and spectacular motor sport - lawn mower racing
| 23:00Antonia visits the set of The Power 23:30Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step towards greater wisdom.
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