| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Adrian Dunbar reads an eloquent account of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Teaching in California, Seamus Heaney finds a new perspective on events back in Ulster. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Settled outside Dublin, Heaney is working up to his longest, most audacious poem yet. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Critically acclaimed poet Seamus Heaney is about to be recognised on the global stage. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In the wake of his Nobel Prize, Heaney struggles to balance the many demands on his time. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by. 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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| 03:00 | | | | 03:25TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England, The 2nd Test from the Adelaide Oval.
| 03:45TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 2nd Test.
| 03:30TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 2nd Test.
| 03:45TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 2nd Test.
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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 Catherine De Souza. 05:45Could payments for improving your soil end up as a ‘postcode lottery’? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife cameraman Neil Anderson recounts a golden eagle encounter 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 Catherine De Souza. 05:45Can GPS technology be used to smooth trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland? 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the joy of seeing and hearing corn buntings.
| 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. 05:45UK farmers are planning to grow less fruit and veg, because of a lack of labour. 05:58Wildlife photographer John MacPherson recalls the herring gull for Tweet of the Day.
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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.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
| 08:31All the news from the UK's Parliaments.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Naomi Alderman, David J Chalmers and Philippa Garety. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Tan.
| 09:0018/22Strange Tales from the Culture Wars with Jon Ronson 09:30Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:003/4What will artificial intelligence mean for the future of work? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Coffey.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What's the impact of providing childcare for your grandchildren?
| 10:00Actor Tamsin Greig. Pregnant women and the booster jab. Volunteering. Miss World at 70.
| 10:00What's the impact of missing out on traditional teen experiences because of Covid?
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| 11:00 | 11:00The staff of Cornwall Airport prepare to receive President Biden for the G7 summit. 11:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 11:00Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the internal secrets to success of the Burmese python. 11:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
| 11:003/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures. 11:301/2The irrepressible Maureen Lipman delivers her comic monologues in the BBC Radio Theatre
| | 11:30Hector faces a health assessment. Stars Jamie Sives.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:041/5Local coal merchant Bill Furlong prepares for Christmas with his wife and five daughters. 12:18Consumer Minister Paul Scully on calls for tighter regulation of online marketplaces. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Eileen tells Furlong the latest news from around town. 12:18How easy is it for you to get a vaccine or booster jab? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/5Whilst out on his deliveries, Furlong has an unexpected encounter. 12:18The growing trend for collecting vintage make up. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:044/5A visit to Wilson’s prompts Furlong to reconsider his childhood. 12:18Alternative hearses and is it time for more protection against dodgy builders? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04On Christmas Eve, Furlong is faced with an impossible decision. 12:18Animal charities call for mandatory first aid training for pet professionals like groomers 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Two energy suppliers demand payment for the same gas usage. 12:302/3For the first time, recorded live to air. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/6Jack Dee hosts the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games. 12:32Big names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:451/10Biella Coleman explores the earliest hacking subculture - Phone Phreaks.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:452/10Biella Coleman tells the story of the first global internet worm.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:453/10Biella Coleman discovers how hackers created the security industry.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague 13:454/10Biella Coleman discovers how France once forced hackers to work for the government.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:455/10Biella explores the legacy of Aaron Swartz on the hacker community.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Luke's School, Redbourn.
| 13:00Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Skip diving and foraging, playing Santa and financial hardship at Christmas and beyond.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tom receives an unexpected gift. 14:156/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Mia’s making a bold statement 14:157/8By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Tom gets a load off his mind 14:158/8By Rex Obano. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Will begins to smell a rat. 14:156/7How do you survive when everything you love is at risk?
| 14:00Ruth gets herself worked up. 14:151/2Magic, mystery and malevolence for the immortal wanderer.
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Faced with selling her house Carys unsurprisingly opts for a world of perpetual Christmas.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the team are at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex. 14:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Steve whose one bedroom flat has plummeted in value.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 15:30In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries on the days after your life changes. 15:30Ben Wright asks whether a privileged education is under threat.
| 15:00Felicity Hannah looks at the financial world of NFTs, non-fungible tokens. 15:30The power of expectation, buildings and neurodiversity, and music therapy for Parkinson's.
| 15:00Inspired by Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored. 15:27Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 15:30Claire Keegan talks to Chris Power about her new book, Small Things Like These.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the team are at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex. 15:45An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
| 15:30Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism.
| 15:00Michael Palin stars in the Terry Jones/Douglas Adams sci-fi comedy.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Comedian Daliso Chaponda unravels the myriad personas of Vonnegut's Mother Night. 16:30Why does Christianity play such a big role in the corners of so many fighters?
| 16:00Nadine Shah embarks on a personal journey into the controversial fitness phenomenon Barre. 16:30The advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones
| 16:00Matthew Syed explores ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently. 16:30The Channel 4 News presenter on politicians, impartiality and a flight with Idi Amin.
| 16:00Are some thoughts too evil to think? 16:30A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a bass player, a campaigner and an author. 16:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
| 16:00Actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role as the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay.
| 16:00Laura Barnett on her novel Gifts, and recommended non-fiction books of 2021. 16:30Geoff Bird charts the sadness and excitement of children growing up and flying the nest.
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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 chair of the Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The story of an extraordinary mass fraud that gripped Albania in the 1990s. 17:40The academic who left GlaxoSmithKline to become the government‘s chief scientific adviser. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Long queues at vaccination centres after the PM speeds up coronavirus booster programme. 18:303/6Jack Dee hosts the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games.
| 18:00A woman has been convicted of murdering her partner's 16-month-old daughter. 18:304/4Richard Wilson stars as the private eyes investigate a sinister-looking retirement home.
| 18:00The UK has reported a record daily total of new coronavirus cases, more than 78,500 18:27Fi Glover presents a DEC Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. 18:303/3Mark travels to the North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby.
| 18:00Nearly 90,000 daily infections recorded as Omicron wave rises. 18:306/6Can a brief appearance from Richard Osman lighten the mood?
| 18:00The Prime Minister said he took responsibility for North Shropshire loss to Lib Dems 18:302/3For the first time, recorded live to air.
| 18:00A major incident has been declared in London, amid a surge in cases of Omicron 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Foreign Secretary will become the lead negotiator on the Northern Ireland Protocol 18:15Nicola Beckford chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Mia’s making a bold statement 19:15Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and BBC TV's drama series A Very British Scandal.
| 19:00Tom gets a load off his mind 19:15Covid-related theatre closures and a dance round-up with Sarah Crompton.
| 19:00Will begins to smell a rat. 19:15Derek Jarman Protest opens at the Manchester Art Gallery and Benjamin Cleary on Swan Song.
| 19:00Ruth gets herself worked up. 19:15Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in Adam McKay's satire Don't Look Up reviewed.
| 19:003/5Lemn Sissay explores the biggest innovation in poetry of the last 50 years - the slam. 19:15Ellen and Mark explore the big and small screen precedents for Netflix's biggest shows.
| 19:00The academic who left GlaxoSmithKline to become the government‘s chief scientific adviser. 19:15Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life.
| 19:00Lynda seeks divine justice. 19:15It's Christmas Eve at Alcoholics Anonymous and Andy is waiting for the others to turn up. 19:458/10Tracy-Ann Oberman continues by Eley Williams series set in a village gripped by chess.
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| 20:00 | 20:0080 years after female conscription, the final few tell their extraordinary WW2 stories. 20:30A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided.
| 20:00The story of an extraordinary mass fraud that gripped Albania in the 1990s. 20:40We explore access requirements when applying for British citizenship.
| 20:00Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:453/5Settled outside Dublin, Heaney is working up to his longest, most audacious poem yet.
| 20:00Russian troops are amassed close to the Ukrainian border - what's happening and why? 20:30Shipping strategist Mark Williams on decarbonising shipping and the future of trade.
| 20:00Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Luke's School, Redbourn. 20:50Will Self on our fetishisation of property.
| 20:00Lend your ears to work by legendary 'radio man' Piers Plowright.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations 20:30Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a bass player, a campaigner and an author.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Ben Garrod and Jess French glimpse inside three animals from the big wild world. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Naomi Alderman, David J Chalmers and Philippa Garety.
| 21:00The power of expectation, buildings and neurodiversity, and music therapy for Parkinson's. 21:3018/22Strange Tales from the Culture Wars with Jon Ronson
| 21:002/3Giving voice to the trials and triumphs of young farmers. 21:30The Channel 4 News presenter on politicians, impartiality and a flight with Idi Amin.
| 21:00A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Dickens' celebrated story of Scrooge's redemption.
| 21:00The story of one man's toxic obsession and the battle for South Africa's future.
| 21:006/6Brief Lives by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly 21:451/2The Bard of Salford performs classic and unheard poems at the BBC's Radio Theatre.
| 21:00Two energy suppliers demand payment for the same gas usage. 21:25Nozandulela (Nozi) Samela makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of mothers2mothers. 21:303/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Long waits at some centres providing jabs 22:451/5Local coal merchant Bill Furlong prepares for Christmas with his wife and five daughters.
| 22:0099 Tory MPs vote against mandatory Covid passes 22:45Eileen tells Furlong the latest news from around town.
| 22:00CMO says more infection records likely to be broken 22:453/5Whilst out on his deliveries, Furlong has an unexpected encounter.
| 22:0088,000 cases confirmed in latest 24 hour period 22:454/5A visit to Wilson’s prompts Furlong to reconsider his childhood.
| 22:00Cabinet Secretary steps back from Christmas parties inquiry 22:45On Christmas Eve, Furlong is faced with an impossible decision.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Debate 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 goes into hospital, and the anaesthetic gives him some very strange visions. 23:30All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00Geoff Bird charts the sadness and excitement of children growing up and flying the nest. 23:30Sean Curran reports on a huge rebellion by Conservative MPs against the new Covid rules.
| 23:001/4Ruby is joined by a neuroscientist and a Buddhist monk to talk about being human. 23:157/7Jon Holmes remixes the news into a disturbing, satirical, current affairs concept album. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:008/8Stand-up comedy with Fred MacAulay and guests, from The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
| 23:00The advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz. 23:30Can a house record the tragic events of the past and replay them every night?
| 23:00Are some thoughts too evil to think? 23:30During Advent, Mark Tully asks what we learn from Christmas myths.
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