| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The Smartphone: how has it transformed everyday life, from China to Ireland? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Erme just north of Truro in Cornwall 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Colin Thubron documents his journey along the river from secret source to giant mouth. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5With horses now replaced by a jeep, the author follows the river's course to Siberia. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Now following the Amur in Russia, Colin Thubron has an encounter with the authorities. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Having crossed into China, the author experiences a different perspective on history. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Colin Thubron reaches the end of his journey – where the Amur flows in to the sea. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Ken Saro-Wiwa. 00:30A surveillance cop is prepared to go far beyond his line of duty. 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 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45Farms face fertiliser shortage. Muck and its uses on farm. RHS Chelsea Flower Show. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The Wryneck - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
| 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 Rosa Hunt. 05:45CO2 shortage: poultry farmers predict food shortages and animal welfare consequences. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the St Kilda wren.
| 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 Rosa Hunt. 05:45CO2 production could be coming back - but there are calls for a more secure supply. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow.
| 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 Rosa Hunt. 05:45How long will it take for UK lamb to return to American menus? 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.
| 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 Rosa Hunt. 05:45George Eustice says increased fuel costs and labour shortages mean food prices will rise. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the razorbill.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. 05:45Robyn Travis believes that labelling children as criminals is counter-productive.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich in Norfolk. 05:45The new foreign secretary with an unusual political trajectory.
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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 takes on a challenging coastal route from Lochbuie to Carsaig. 06:30After a difficult week for the food supply chain, will consumers pick up the bill? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully explores the ethics of the relationship between employer and employee. 06:35Swift flies the skimming swallow: Brett Westwood on a much-loved seasonal-indicator bird. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Fraser Nelson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Social Mobility Foundation. 07:57The latest weather reports and 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.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - without the prime minister.
| 08:31All the news from Westminster and beyond with Sean Curran.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Harvest Festival live from Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym, Bristol. 08:48Rebecca Stott asks if it's time to admit that some faith groups are not safe for children. 08:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the robin.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Richard Powers, Mya-Rose Craig and Simon Mundy talk to Andrew Marr 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver.
| 09:00Can we achieve carbon net zero in our homes? Brenda Boardman talks to Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30What's it like to have to change language as a child? Cindy and Leslie compare experiences 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Coronavirus checked, mask use measured, and a minister's claim questioned. 09:30Robyn Travis believes that labelling children as criminals is counter-productive. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Anna Drew.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek writer known as the father of history. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Cannon Dr Rachel Mann.
| 09:00Baroness Hale of Richmond shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Stef Benstead.
| 09:00Felix White of the Maccabees and the Inheritance Tracks of Hannah Mills MBE.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Chancellor Angel Merkel's legacy after 20 years at the heart of European & global politics
| 10:00Martha Wainwright on her new album, Australian campaigner Grace Tame, Dame Kate Bingham.
| 10:00The Australian swimmer planning to swim the English Channel for record-breaking 44th time.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Daytimers, Sabina Nessa, school absence & mental health, folic acid, Afghan refugees.
| 10:30Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jennifer fears the worst and Helen takes evasive action.
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| 11:00 | 11:00David Aaronovitch speaks to people struggling with delirium as cases are on the rise. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:002/3Peter Curran travels from Lands’ End to John O’Groats in an electric car. 11:303/3Dante's Divine Comedy mined for 21st-century meaning by BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler.
| 11:002/3Allan Little tells the epic story of Scotland's union with England and why it may unravel. 11:301/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
| 11:00The Party reaches into everyday life; plus stories from France, Lithuania, Chile and Ghana 11:302/2Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
| 11:00Aleks Krotoski asks whether we still have the option to remain faceless. 11:304/4Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor cum amateur sleuth.
| 11:00Discussions on UK-US relationships, universal credit uplift and the Labour conference. 11:30Stories from the German election campaign trail, the USA, Colombia, India and Ireland.
| 11:00Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How video games can make your mind sharper, faster and even improve your eyesight.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:041/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig. 12:18What will the crisis in the energy supply industry mean for consumers? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:042/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt. 12:18Call You & Yours wants to hear why dancing is important to you. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm. 12:18The difference between a passport expiry date and issue date; why it matters post Brexit. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:044/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father? 12:18Backlog of 100,000 pigs. National Trust parking charges. Phone switchover fears. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:045/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens. 12:18Have you thought about selling your empty gin bottles? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04As prices soar, what more can be done to keep energy bills in check? 12:304/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute. 12:32Sheila Dillon meets broadcaster and businesswoman Prue Leith to discuss her career in food 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Journalist Lucy Kellaway charts her new start as a trainee teacher at the age of 58.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Journalist Lucy Kellaway charts her new start as a trainee teacher at the age of 58.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Journalist Lucy Kellaway charts her new start as a trainee teacher at the age of 58.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Journalist Lucy Kellaway charts her new start as a trainee teacher at the age of 58.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Journalist Lucy Kellaway charts her new start as a trainee teacher at the age of 58.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Shoreham Centre, Sussex.
| 13:00Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Fi Glover with three conversations about Afghanistan, contested statues and mermaids.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jennifer fears the worst. 14:15A bold series of short dramas reflecting life across the UK.
| 14:00Joy brings worrying news. 14:15Last episode in the series about the Manchester paralegals
| 14:00The walls close in on Lee 14:152/4Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance star in a seasonal drama set on a Norfolk nature reserve.
| 14:00Helen takes evasive action. 14:15Matthew Kelly stars in this witty and poignant comedy drama.
| 14:00The Aldridges are in shock. 14:155/8The Accused Men seem untroubled until they’re shown footage from the camps. Silence. 14:45Kirsty Logan discovers how, and why, a ghost woman would give birth to a living child.
| 14:00What do we need to do to help children with mental health problems? 14:45Why changing when you eat can boost metabolism, help you lose weight and improve sleep.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel are at Chelsea Flower Show answering your gardening queries. 14:45Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today - Ken Saro-Wiwa.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies. 15:301/5Lucy Caldwell's winning story about love, lust and kindness of strangers.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about guiding lights. 15:302/5The second in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Emmet Kirwan.
| 15:00The Money Box Live panel answer listeners' questions about investing for children. 15:303/5The third in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Sian Thomas.
| 15:00Clare takes on a challenging coastal route from Lochbuie to Carsaig. 15:27Raymond Antrobus makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of DeafKidz International. 15:304/5The fourth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Shaun Dooley.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel are at Chelsea Flower Show answering your gardening queries. 15:305/5The final story in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Blake Ritson.
| 15:003/6Jessica Raine and Tim McMullan star in a new adaptation of the novels by Anthony Trollope.
| 15:001/2First audio drama of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, exploring rural family life in China.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Jaega Wise learns about the origin and evolution of vodka. 16:30Has the changing religious landscape in Scotland had an impact on the independence debate?
| 16:00Orla O'Neill peeks into other people's diaries at the National Diary Archive in Italy. 16:30The life and brutal death of a gifted mathematician and philosopher from the ancient world
| 16:00Cool Consumers: the construction of 'cool' music tastes & the marketing of menthol smoking 16:30The MOTD presenter on his life in media.
| 16:30La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a footballer, an inventor, a translator and an astrophysicist. 16:30Coronavirus checked, mask use measured, and a minister's claim questioned.
| 16:00Daytimers - South Asian ravers of the 80s, Julia Bradbury and Gaming & Sexism.
| 16:00Johny Pitts speaks to Rabih Alameddine about his new novel, The Wrong End of the Telescope 16:30Luke Wright is joined by poets from Coventry at the Contains Strong Language Festival.
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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. 17:30Nick Robinson talks to Rachel Reeves in a personal and political interview. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
| 17:00Mental health profiteers: The dark world of online anxiety ‘cures’. 17:40The new foreign secretary with an unusual political trajectory. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The government says energy supplies won't be cut off as a result of suppliers going bust. 18:303/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
| 18:00A US firm is to restart production of food-grade carbon dioxide at its UK plants. 18:304/6Richard is joined on the quiz this week by Rhys James, Maisie Adam and Rick Edwards.
| 18:00The sharp rise in gas prices force Avro Energy and Green out of business. 18:306/6Outlander and Paddington star Tim Downie looks back to drama school.
| 18:00government prepares for gas prices to remain high; petrol stations hit by driver shortage 18:30Arthur Smith tells the story of his father Syd, an ordinary man in extraordinary times.
| 18:00efforts to resolve supply problems at petrol stations. Olly Stephens' killers sentenced 18:304/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines
| 18:00A new visa scheme is set to be announced to deal with the shortage of HGV drivers 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Panic-buying leaves around two thirds of petrol stations without fuel, says industry body 18:15Deborah James chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Joy brings worrying news. 19:15Ellen E Jones reviews Everybody's Talking about Jamie. 19:45What can the patterns in a starling murmuration tell us about the way our ideas spread?
| 19:00The walls close in on Lee 19:15We announce the winner of the 2021 Art Fund Museum of the Year.
| 19:00Helen takes evasive action. 19:15Spiers and Boden have reunited, recorded a new album, and are embarking on a UK tour. 19:452/40Breaking down the illusion of self, with help from the humble sea sponge.
| 19:00The Aldridges are in shock. 19:15Front Row at the Contains Strong Language Festival from Coventry, UK City of Culture 2021 19:45Are we one or are we many? Examining individualism via a colonial jellyfish.
| 19:00Dame Elizabeth Blackadder celebrated. 19:454/40Who controls your thoughts and actions? You, or the things that live inside you?
| 19:00The new foreign secretary with an unusual political trajectory. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Conan O'Brien to look at the amazing human brain. 19:454/5From Dylan's Christian conversion to 'World Gone Wrong' in 1993, that revived his career.
| 19:00There’s a huge shock for Kirsty 19:15Jessica Fostekew's award-nominated stand-up show about big strong strength. 19:451/5Madge Bessemer forms The Lewes and East Grinstead Railway Fighting Committee.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Allan Little tells the epic story of Scotland's union with England and why it may unravel. 20:30Ten years after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, are Libyans freer – or more oppressed?
| 20:00Mental health profiteers: The dark world of online anxiety ‘cures’. 20:40In this special, we speak to visually impaired students about the new university term.
| 20:00Anjula Mutanda helps one parent make sense of one big parenting question. 20:45Robyn Travis believes that labelling children as criminals is counter-productive.
| 20:00What lies behind the UK's energy problems, and how can we can stop it happening again? 20:30Which science fiction stories are left out of Silicon Valley futurism?
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Shoreham Centre, Sussex. 20:50Michael Morpurgo tells the story of one child refugee, heading our way.
| 20:00William Shawcross on the legacy of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.
| 20:00Coronavirus checked, mask use measured, and a minister's claim questioned. 20:30Julian Worricker on a footballer, an inventor, a translator and an astrophysicist.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/3Peter Curran travels from Land's End to John O’Groats in an electric car. 21:30Richard Powers, Mya-Rose Craig and Simon Mundy talk to Andrew Marr
| 21:003/3Personal reflections rarely voiced from British South Asians. 21:30Can we achieve carbon net zero in our homes? Brenda Boardman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
| 21:00Sybil Ruscoe finds out about efforts to make golf courses more environmentally-friendly. 21:30The MOTD presenter on his life in media.
| 21:00La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek writer known as the father of history.
| 21:00Douglas Coupland examines how Nirvana’s Nevermind changed the outlook of a generation.
| 21:004/10Jack is riding high with his first taste of crime - but then his mother falls ill. 21:454/6Laughter and death come to mind as a man recalls a family link to a reclusive outsider.
| 21:00As prices soar, what more can be done to keep energy bills in check? 21:25Fraser Nelson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Social Mobility Foundation. 21:30As children across the country go back to school, will Andrew be persuaded to join them?
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| 22:00 | 22:00Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says the lights will stay on this winter 22:451/10Sally Rooney’s new novel read by Niamh Algar.
| 22:00President promises "relentless diplomacy" instead of "relentless war" 22:452/10Eileen feels her life lacks direction.
| 22:00President Biden says Washington will give away another 500m doses 22:453/10Will Alice and Felix meet again?
| 22:00Daniel Foote calls Biden administration policy on Haiti migrants “inhumane” 22:454/10Eileen turns to Simon for comfort.
| 22:00Candidates vying to become Angela Merkel's successor as Chancellor 22:455/10In Rome, Eileen gets closer to Felix.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Anjula Mutanda helps one parent make sense of one big parenting question.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/4Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00Question of Sport captain and Strictly contestant Ugo Monye shimmies into Fortunately. 23:30Sean Curran reports on the home secretary's statement about the Salisbury poisonings.
| 23:001/4Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath goes on a challenging journey of self-discovery. 23:153/4Rhys James explores a different aspect of himself. 23:30Prime Minister's Questions - without the prime minister - and more from Westminster.
| 23:00Sound art meets comedy as performers swap the stage for immersive natural environments. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Sean Curran
| 23:00The life and brutal death of a gifted mathematician and philosopher from the ancient world 23:30Mark D'Arcy looks back at the parliamentary week.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies. 23:30Welsh actor Rakie Ayola explores poetry using dialect in South Wales.
| 23:30Mark Tully explores the ethics of the relationship between employer and employee.
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