| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed tells the story of a pioneering lawyer who took on a notorious mobster. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A thought-provoking, generous celebration of life’s dark seasons and fallow times 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| | | | | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life. 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.
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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 Bert Tosh. 05:45The continuing crisis on pig farms - Defra Secretary tells us he has done what was asked. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 Bert Tosh. 05:45Could the Seasonal Workers Pilot lead to a segregated work force? 05:58Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife reduces his Tourette's symptoms.
| | | | 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 Catherine De Souza 05:45Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide.
| 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 Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall. 05:45The far right French journalist turned politician running for president
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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.
| | | | 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line. 06:30The clear-up from Storm Arwen and Defra Secretary says he's done what was asked on pigs. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country. 06:35Brett Westwood gets up close and personal with a bird we fear and revere, the Raven. 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. 07:10West Side Story's Jewish Roots, Conversion Therapy, Bishop James Jones on Justice. 07:54Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:31All the news from London, Cardiff and Edinburgh, presented by Sean Curran.
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports as ministers face more questions about Downing Street parties.
| 08:31Mark D'Arcy reports on a bid to improve access to medicinal cannabis.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service of jazz carols from Highfields Church, Cardiff, led by the Rev Dave Gobbett. 08:48Sarah Dunant discusses living on a cusp of history. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Kathryn Hunter, Claire Askew and Malcolm Gaskill. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann.
| 09:0017/22Strange tales from the culture wars by Jon Ronson. 09:30Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rt Rev Chris Edmondson.
| 09:002/4Stuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems 09:45Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and protests in 1919 that shaped modern China. 09:45Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer and music led by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell.
| 09:00Helen Macdonald, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship led by the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
| 09:00Bear Grylls and Mel Giedroyc's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00We hear how Kate and Annie's long relationship is under pressure in our new series.
| 10:00Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace on women's experiences in the armed forces.
| 10:00Reaction to Allegra Stratton's TV rehearsal about parties at Downing Street
| 10:00Award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman joins Emma.
| 10:00One woman’s story of catfishing and the why gloves are ‘high fashion’.
| 10:30More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories
| 10:00Fallon puts her foot in it and Natasha can’t get a word in edgeways.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Two women who have dedicated themselves to a horse sanctuary face having to close it down. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Ben Garrod and Jess French glimpse inside three animals from the big wild world. 11:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
| 11:002/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures. 11:306/6Alec is late as usual. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing.
| 11:00A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided. 11:30Comedian Daliso Chaponda unravels the myriad personas of Vonnegut's Mother Night.
| 11:00Shipping strategist Mark Williams on decarbonising shipping and the future of trade. 11:304/4Sketches about the Napoleonic Wars, boiler parts and a nice rollercoaster.
| 11:00George Parker of the FT looks back at a turbulent week in Westminster. 11:30With severe hunger widespread, could this become the world's first climate change famine?
| 11:00Jack Thorne, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 11:45How a water polo match came to symbolise Hungary's fight for freedom from Soviet rule.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:041/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain. 12:18Ten years after the 'Portas Towns', we're back to see what's happening on the high street. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:042/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain. 12:18How is your high street changing? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and leave your number. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain. 12:18Which has a lower carbon footprint - a real Christmas tree or fake one? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:044/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain. 12:18Mary Portas on the state of UK high streets. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:045/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain. 12:18Around 15m of us have insurance that covers us for legal costs; why do so few claim? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04The world's first peer-to-peer lender Zopa is quitting the sector. 12:301/3The topical satire show returns for a short series 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:042/676th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Who are the self-appointed rulers of the online sperm donor networks?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Conception isn’t the finish line. It’s only the beginning.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45She created a community, and social networking took it away.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:45Running an unregulated market - reckless or naive?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Whose job is it to regulate the unregulated online sperm donor market?
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Ceres Hall, Devizes.
| 13:00Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Hospitality, profound deafness, eco-friendly Christmases and the Republic of Barbados.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Second series of Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama set in a flooded future world.
| 14:15Second series of Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama set in a flooded future world.
| 14:00Fallon puts her foot in it. 14:15Second series of Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama set in a flooded future world.
| 14:155/7How cruel can someone be to get your attention?
| 14:00Tom is thrown into a panic 14:15Faced with selling her house Carys unsurprisingly opts for a world of perpetual Christmas.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Ray Davies' autobiographical drama co-written with Paul Sirett is the sequel to 'Arthur'.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Simon who bought his first house at the age of just 20.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:302/2Sheila Dillon presents more stories of the winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2021
| 15:00James Rebanks examines regenerative farming and if it could work on his Lake District farm 15:30Josie Long presents short docs on how our sense of self collides with the world outside.
| 15:00Adam Shaw, experts and callers discuss the cost of DIY and home improvements. 15:30Earworms in sleep, bodily sensations and body image, Louis Wain exhibition.
| 15:00Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line. 15:27The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields. 15:30James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
| | 15:00Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy classic, starring Julia McKenzie and Iwan Rheon.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Comedian and outsider Josie Long unlocks the secrets of Good Morning, Midnight. 16:30Young voices from Northern Ireland discuss how things have changed since the Troubles.
| 16:00Exploring the rise of behavioural science at the heart of our politics. 16:30Niall Ferguson chooses JRR Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
| 16:00Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time. 16:30How The Mirror and ITV News uncovered the political story of the year.
| 16:00Why medical students are advised if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect a zebra 16:30T-Cells in vaccinated folk might just hold the fort against the latest SARS CoV2 variant.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actor, a mushroom expert and a publicist. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 16:15Jazz musician Zoe Rahman tells us about her new award from the 2021 Ivors Composer Awards.
| 16:00Claire Keegan talks to Chris Power about her new book, Small Things Like These. 16:30Geoff Bird and his siblings clear fifty years’ worth of stuff from their old family home.
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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 the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Aboard the Belfast-Birkenhead ferry Neil McCarthy looks for the border down the Irish Sea 17:40The far right French journalist turned politician running for president 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Ministers promise crackdown on dealers and investment in treatment and rehabilitation. 18:302/676th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00Ministers & officials involved in getting people out of Afghanistan defend their actions 18:303/4Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
| 18:00Senior aide Allegra Stratton quits for joking about an Xmas party held in Downing Street. 18:302/3Mark travels to East London town Walthamstow to discover its character.
| 18:00Labour has accused Boris Johnson of lying to his own standards adviser. 18:305/6Unexpectedly reunited, no partners or offspring, the family of four go down memory lane.
| 18:00Cabinet minister Michael Gove says ministers are keeping measures under review. 18:301/3The topical satire show returns for a short series
| 18:00Study suggests tougher restrictions could be needed to prevent up to 75 thousand deaths 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Boris Johnson to address nation as Omicron cases rise sharply. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Political dramatist James Graham on writing his new play, Best of Enemies.
| 19:00Fallon puts her foot in it. 19:15Steven Spielberg on his remake of West Side Story.
| 19:15Welsh musician Carwyn Ellis performs live from Cardiff.
| 19:00Tom is thrown into a panic
| 19:002/5Lemn Sissay discovers how spoken word poets made space for politics in their work. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinematic connections to Palme D'Or winner Titane.
| 19:00The far right French journalist turned politician running for president 19:15Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart reveals the turning points of his creative life
| 19:00Tom receives an unexpected gift. 19:154/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what. 19:457/10The next in a new series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams set in a village gripped by chess.
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| 20:00 | 20:006/6Can Cole and Charlotte find photographs from a Jamaican couple’s 1950s wedding? 20:30Korea is one of the most tired nations on earth and helping people sleep is big business.
| 20:00Aboard the Belfast-Birkenhead ferry Neil McCarthy looks for the border down the Irish Sea 20:40New research reveals that 8 out of 10 colleges are not compliant with accessibility laws.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:453/5A thought-provoking, generous celebration of life’s dark seasons and fallow times
| 20:00From insurgency to government - the challenges for the Taliban and the west. 20:30Julia Galef on how 'motivated cognition' blocks clear thinking - and how to get round it.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Ceres Hall, Devizes. 20:50Sarah Dunant discusses living on a cusp of history.
| 20:00Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actor, a mushroom expert and a publicist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Two people examine their journeys since their mothers left them as children, in Afterlives 21:30Andrew Marr with Kathryn Hunter, Claire Askew and Malcolm Gaskill.
| 21:00Earworms in sleep, bodily sensations and body image, Louis Wain exhibition. 21:3017/22Strange tales from the culture wars by Jon Ronson.
| 21:001/3The trials and triumphs of young farmers. 21:30How The Mirror and ITV News uncovered the political story of the year.
| 21:00T-Cells in vaccinated folk might just hold the fort against the latest SARS CoV2 variant. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and protests in 1919 that shaped modern China.
| 21:00Who is responsible for fixing the unregulated sperm donation market?
| 21:45Kathryn Simmonds' poignant story inspired by Emily Dickinson.
| 21:00The world's first peer-to-peer lender Zopa is quitting the sector. 21:25Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 21:302/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
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| 22:00 | 22:00United Nations leads international condemnation of Myanmar 22:451/5Kathy, wife of an American diplomat, gives birth to a boy - they name him Damien.
| 22:00US expresses deep concern about Russia's build-up of forces near Ukraine 22:452/5Tragedy strikes at Damien's birthday party.
| 22:00PM brings in Plan B covid restrictions 22:453/5Father Tassone has a warning.
| 22:00Labour accuses PM of lying to his own standards adviser 22:454/5Kathy is in danger. Read by Owen Teale.
| 22:00Scientists say 2 doses of Covid won’t stop you catching Omicron 22:455/5Thorn has confirmed the shocking truth about Damien.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jarvis Cocker discovers what happens here on earth on the night of the full moon. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. Commentary on the First Australia v England Test.
| 23:00TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. The First Australia v England Test.
| 23:00TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. The First Australia v England Test
| 23:00TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. The First Australia v England Test .
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. The First Australia v England Test . 23:30Two children, 20 years apart and on different continents, witness UFOs at their school.
| 23:00Why medical students are advised if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect a zebra 23:30Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country.
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