| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew delves into deception in sport and how it gives us the upperhand. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church in Maidstone in Kent. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Memoir of an unpredictable childhood, written and read by the author of My Name Is Leon.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5De Waal's childhood wish to sing the Hallelujah chorus proves confrontational.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In Kit de Waal's childhood memoir, a new car leads to tears and chaos at home.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In the acclaimed author's childhood memoir, acrimony between her parents worsens.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In her memoir, de Waal has left home, but life has taken a dark and anxious turn.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Neil MacGregor reflects on faiths which focus on the word rather than the image.(R) 00:30A family holiday to France takes an unexpected detour. Written by Olivia Fitzsimons.(R) 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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das 05:45Farmers in Fife in Scotland are banned from taking river water to irrigate their crops. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay.(R)
| 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 Shaunaka Rishi Das 05:45Investigation into claims migrant workers took on £5000 of debt to pick British fruit. 05:58Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.(R)
| 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 Shaunaka Rishi Das 05:45A prototype framework for land use in England, and farm safety advice after a viral video. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose.(R)
| 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 Shaunaka Rishi Das 05:45Land set aside for nature to be cut or grazed early to help feed livestock in the drought. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region.(R)
| 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 Shaunaka Rishi Das 05:45An eco-label on food to tell us how environmentally friendly it is - could it really work? 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand.(R)
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection to start the day with Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. 05:45Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories.(R)
| 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 Church of St Anne’s, Denton, Greater Manchester. 05:45In 1975 US troops airlifted hundreds of people out of Saigon as the Vietnam War ended.(R)
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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. 06:07How growing up in and around Newlyn shaped and inspired an Olympic champion.(R) 06:30Caz Graham reflects on the biggest farming stories from the past week. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully explores the history and enduring power of hymns. 06:35Anna Louise Claydon visits a farm in Cambridgeshire which holds an annual air show. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Saxophonist Jess Gillam makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Awards for Young Musicians. 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 for the UN International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism 08:48Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.(R) 08:58Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00A musician’s-eye view of one of classical music’s best-loved works 09:30What can an octopus teach us about our relationship between the mind and the body?(R) 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music.
| 09:00Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Major Anne Read.
| 09:00How can understanding our ancestors make us feel whole? 09:30Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Sister Gemma Simmonds.
| 09:00Could a virtual friend solve Britain's loneliness epidemic? 09:30Essays from leading cultural figures on the front line of Russia's border with Europe. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Luigi Gioia.
| 09:00The primary cast of ground-breaking children’s drama Grange Hill are reunited.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Mark ZY Tan.
| 09:00Presenter Nihal Arthanayake, actor Kristin Mcilquham, Alison Balsom's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Afghanistan one year after Taliban control, and Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza.
| 10:00The musician Self Esteem on her Mercury Prize nomination.
| 10:00Vabbing - the viral social media trend that proponents say could help you attract a mate. 10:25Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 10:00Mary, a 'secret war baby', tracks down her Black heritage in a Channel 4 documentary. 10:45Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 10:00Sharon Horgan and Eve Hewson on Bad Sisters. 10:45Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel visit Eastbourne.
| 10:00You never know who you might run into, and Justin and Lilian have a decision to make.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Ashok Patel's wife fled Uganda 50 years ago - he wants to know what happened next. 11:30Andrew Lloyd Webber sat down with David Frost nine times between 1969 to 2007.
| 11:00'How can I be immersed in a book, and still notice my name?' asks Charlotte. 11:30The second of three programmes in which Ian Hislop celebrates the culture in Suburbia.
| | | | 11:00Can the British water system cope with hotter weather?(R) 11:30Accounts of torture and rape are backed up by leaked video footage of organised attacks.
| 11:15Kirsty Wark reunites some of those caught up in the anti-capitalist Occupy London protests
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Energy Special - How much will it cost and what you can do about it? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How are you coping with childcare at the moment? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Two women compare coping with the cost of living, 50 years apart. 12:304/6Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:046/650th anniversary series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game, chaired by Jack Dee(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon meets a chef who ran away with the circus. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem To the Sea.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Going, Going.
| | | | 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Morecambe Winter Gardens.(R)
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Pat and Joy enjoy the festivities.(R) 14:15Zosia Wand's powerful drama set in real time on the sands of Morecambe Bay.(R)
| 14:00Tracy is worried about Chelsea.(R) 14:15A drama about decisions which changed the Indian nuclear programme forever.(R)
| | | | 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Giant fans suck in fresh Alpine air and remove the carbon dioxide. Is this our future?
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the team visit East Sussex.(R) 14:45Historian David Willey looks at Leonardo Da Vinci’s military achievements.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Jaega Wise and Melissa Thompson look at the racial connotations of fried chicken.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from York.(R) 15:30Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
| 15:25What can we learn about today's cost of living crisis from previous hard times?(R) 15:301/3Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.(R)
| | | 15:002/2Chekhov for the 21st century. Three sisters with varying degrees of D/deafness.(R)
| 15:00Emmett Grogan’s wildly entertaining account of the American hippie movement.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Why does art go up in value when a man signs it, but when a woman signs it, it goes down? 16:30Modest clothing is big business. What are the religious ideas behind why some cover up?
| 16:00Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms. 16:30Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar.
| 16:00How can understanding our ancestors make us feel whole? 16:30Do soaps still matter in a world of structured reality, streaming and social media?
| | 16:30Yogita Limaye explains what it's like to report from Afghanistan.
| 16:00We look at life for women in Afghanistan one year on from the Taliban taking control.
| 16:00Octavia Bright discusses Mary Renault's The King Must Die. 16:302/4By the standards of the ancient world, Spartan women had it good. With Edith Hall.
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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
| 17:54The 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. 17:30The life and career of Boris Johnson - from boy to man to prime minister. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Have modern political movements usurped the place of religion? Helen Lewis investigates.(R) 17:40In 1975 US troops airlifted hundreds of people out of Saigon as the Vietnam War ended.(R) 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Moderna's new jab will be used in the Autumn booster programme. 18:306/650th anniversary series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game, chaired by Jack Dee(R)
| 18:00Ministers were told of torture concerns weeks before trying to send refugees to Rwanda 18:301/6Mitch and Ellie negotiate ground rules for their new relationship. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00Soaring food prices push inflation to its highest level for 40 years 18:301/4Joe Lycett welcomes Katherine Ryan and Greg James to share their secret obsessions.(R)
| 18:00Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's.
| 18:00Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh handed eight life sentences 18:304/6Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister.
| 18:00Analysts are warning average annual energy bills could rise above £6,000 next Spring. 18:15Danny Wallace and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Dock workers at Felixstowe port have begun eight days of strike action. 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
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| 19:00 | 19:00Tracy is worried about Chelsea. 19:15Jacob Collier live, Burhan Sönmez on threats to writers, 75th anniversary of Partition.
| 19:00Does Toby have something to share? 19:15Anne-Marie Duff on her new TV show Bad Sisters, and returning the Benin Bronzes.
| 19:00George’s plans leave a bad taste for Ed. 19:15Gregory Doran reflects on ten years as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
| 19:00Stella is making a splash. 19:15Live music from Sheléa, reviewing TV and film, fashion history series Torn.
| 19:00What has got Will worried? 19:15Ellen and Mark are at the 2022 Hay Festival to explore literary adaptations on screen.
| 19:00In 1975 US troops airlifted hundreds of people out of Saigon as the Vietnam War ended. 19:15Writer Kate Mosse on her most important cultural influences and experiences.
| 19:00Who’s that, Will? It must be fete. 19:151/7Ed Reardon returns with a new idea for a novel and an exciting new home.(R) 19:451/5By Tiffany Murray. Hulda takes a tour party to Iceland’s largest boiling mud pool.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Eleanor Oldroyd explores the unlikely connections between cricket and choral music. 20:30When the president stands accused of drug trafficking, what hope is there?(R)
| 20:00Have modern political movements usurped the place of religion? Helen Lewis investigates. 20:40We've been educating ourselves on wines with blind teacher Richard Lane at London's WSET.
| 20:00Two forensic psychologists interview 'Ian' about his life and the crime he committed. 20:45Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories.
| 20:00Can the British water system cope with hotter weather? 20:30Aleks Krotoski asks if how we use technology has affected our attitudes to ephemerality.(R)
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Morecambe Winter Gardens. 20:50Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.
| 20:00Aleks Krotoski celebrates a decade of The Digital Human live from the Edinburgh Festival.
| 20:00Yogita Limaye explains what it's like to report from Afghanistan.(R) 20:30John Wilson on a songwriter, a children's author, a fashion designer, a researcher(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Eddie Nestor looks at the health crises caused by air pollution. 21:30A musician’s-eye view of one of classical music’s best-loved works(R)
| 21:001/3Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.(R) 21:30Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.
| 21:00Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. 21:30Do soaps still matter in a world of structured reality, streaming and social media?
| 21:00Did the Chicxulub meteor that did for the dinosaurs have a smaller cousin? 21:30Could a virtual friend solve Britain's loneliness epidemic?
| 21:00Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, unpicks Philip Larkin's poems in his centenary year.
| 21:003/10Joseph Oldman (Toby Jones) is expanding his business doing deals with a Colombian cartel.(R) 21:452/3An Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia.
| 21:00Two women compare coping with the cost of living, 50 years apart.(R) 21:25Saxophonist Jess Gillam makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Awards for Young Musicians.(R) 21:30Actor Anjli Mohindra and Dr Priya Atwal find out about a rebellious royal suffragette.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Sir Keir Starmer says his approach better than more targeted support 22:451/5In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
| 22:00Independent adviser warned ministers Rwanda killed political opponents 22:452/5In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
| 22:00More strike action scheduled by members of RMT union 22:453/5In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
| 22:00UN boss says he is "gravely concerned" by the situation 22:454/5In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
| 22:00El Shafee Elsheikh gets 8 life terms for kidnapping and murdering hostages in Syria 22:455/5In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:153/4How will the war in Ukraine affect defence policy for governments across the world?(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell about collective nouns in the animal world.(R) 23:30Greg Jenner and his guests discover the history of the beautiful game.(R)
| 23:003/4The Malawian comedian explores the divisive global issue of Black History. 23:304/4Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at the afterlife.(R)
| 23:00A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar. 23:15Jayde Adams and Ivo Graham dive into the feisty world of community apps and messageboards. 23:304/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.(R)
| 23:00Guy Garvey gets lyrical with Shaun about New York City. 23:304/4Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.(R)
| 23:00Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar.(R) 23:303/3Author Nikesh Shukla on the importance of truth in storytelling.(R)
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.(R) 23:301/4Why are ripe pomegranates and squashed grapes key archaeological finds from Pompeii?(R)
| 23:00Danny Wallace and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.(R) 23:30Mark Tully explores the history and enduring power of hymns.(R)
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