| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford, Suffolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The actor behind some of our favourite female leads. 00:301/5Michelle Obama shares her insights & strategies for living boldly in an uncertain world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Michelle Obama shares her insights on overcoming fear in the face of life's challenges. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Michelle Obama talks about overcoming feeling different and that you don't belong. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Michelle Obama reads from her book about the value of friendship. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Michelle Obama reads from her book about what Going High means to her. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/10Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of viscose rayon, first known as 'fake silk'. 00:30A fabular vision of the Dark Ages. New short fiction by Jo Lloyd, read by Jacob Ifan. 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 the Bishop of Salford, John Arnold. 05:45Fifty farmers and landowners in the north east Cotswolds come together with big ambitions. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel.
| 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 the Rev Lucy Winkett. 05:45A new CAP for the EU and farmers talking farming. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the widespread marine species, the white tern.
| 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 the Rev Lucy Winkett. 05:45Farming conferences in Oxford and report on food supply chain. Village community meals. 05:58Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.
| 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 the Rev Lucy Winkett. 05:45Anna Hill is in Oxford for the two farming conferences. 05:58Birdwatching's irreverent commentator YOLOBirder on his love of hipster-quiffed waxwings.
| 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 the Rev Lucy Winkett. 05:45Anna Hill and Charlotte Smith get into politics at the Oxford Farming Conferences. 05:58For Fyfe Dangerfield, the prehistoric sight and sound of the grey heron is a big leveller.
| 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 Harry Baker. 05:45Professional gamer Meg Sunshine on how gaming needs to tackle its toxic culture.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St John Baptist, Strensham, Worcestershire. 05:45The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Dame Sharon White Guest Edits Today
| 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. 06:07Jez Lowe joins folk musician Johnny Campbell as he records songs in the Peak District. 06:30Charlotte Smith brings you all the latest from the two Oxford Farming Conferences. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Samira Ahmed reflects on the different ways 'threads' can lead us and connect us. 06:35Anna Louise Claydon visits a farm in Suffolk which has opened a barn as a warm room. 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 07:54Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Contact. 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 celebration of Christmas in Ukraine. 08:48Tom Shakespeare goes in search of some light relief from the January blues. 08:58Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested cockatoo from Australia.
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| 09:00 | 09:001/5Amol Rajan explores the tension between climate-change aspirations and achievements. 09:45A space for spiritual reflection with Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music
| 09:002/5What lifestyle habits are we prepared to give up to stop climate change? With Amol Rajan. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Marika Rose.
| 09:003/5Amol Rajan explores what moving to a green economy may mean for the way we live and work. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:004/5To what extent can technology mitigate the effects climate change? With Amol Rajan. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann.
| 09:005/5Are people with power doing enough to solve the climate crisis? With Amol Rajan. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Fr Frankie Mulgrew.
| 09:00Tracy Beaker actress Dani Harmer, Holocaust survivor Peter Lantos and Eliza Carthy's ITs.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Turning your passion into a business - is it ever a good idea?
| 10:00Abandoning the bra – the new trend of going braless.
| 10:00What is it like to be the only woman in a group of men? Is it isolating? Intimidating?
| 10:00Renowned activist Vandana Shiva on feminism and climate change.
| 10:00We discuss financial new year’s resolutions with two female money experts.
| 10:30Greg Jenner heads to 17th-century Ghana to learn all about the incredible Asante Empire.
| 10:00Will there be a party to remember? And can relations be restored over dinner?
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| 11:00 | 11:00The wonderful history of pop songs and music commissioned by town councils around Britain. 11:30Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
| 11:00Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer. 11:30You can buy a piece of the cross Jesus died on for £400. But all is not what it seems
| 11:00A group of northern men are preparing to bare all in a bid to help a local disabled boy. 11:30Jason Gilkison talks to Oti Mabuse about his dancing legend, Cyd Charisse.
| 11:00How a housing crisis contributes to a population problem. 11:30British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.
| 11:00Plants can do much more than we might think. So is it wrong to eat them? 11:305/6Trigger warning! Milton gets to the bottom of things by founding a seat of learning.
| 11:00David Aaronovitch and guests discuss how the Ukraine Russia war might evolve in 2023. 11:30As the nation unites to mourn a football icon, divisions open up over the return of Lula.
| 11:15Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Student Editor Special. What worries teenagers when it comes to being a consumer? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04On Call You and Yours today - Are you going to try to cut down on alcohol this year? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Hunting for a home to rent or buy is getting harder - what's in store for 2023? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Gap Finders: Specsavers founders Doug and Mary Perkins 12:32Do nasal sprays help reduce the symptoms of a cold? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Mark Thomas explores why the British believe they’re born to queue. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04The barriers facing people trying to set up lasting powers of attorney for their relatives 12:302/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:042/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute. 12:32The climate conscious food entrepreneurs who want us to think again about ugly shellfish. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:451953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45The British connection to Mount Everest and why it was so important to conquer it in 1953.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the top of Mount Everest.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45The race down the mountain to deliver the news to London.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45News of the conquest of Everest reaches London on Coronation Day.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Sarratt Village Hall in Hertfordshire.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Athena Kugblenu searches for Rosemary Tonks, a writer who 'vanished like the Cheshire Cat'
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a New Year Party at the Bull. 14:15Director Sam Mendes reveals the formative influences on his career in theatre and film.
| 14:00Stella is taking the initiative. 14:15By Matt Hartley. Aimee's dad has been in prison for 9 years. She's 17. He's been released.
| 14:00What is Pip’s New Year’s Resolution? 14:15By Faebian Averies. Comedy drama about the pursuit of happiness.
| 14:00Ruth and David get some advice. 14:15Leaving her desk at the War Rooms behind, Dot embarks on a most perilous mission.
| 14:00Will a dinner party leave a bitter taste? 14:156/8Sam and Sarah pressure Kobin for intel. Whilst Stone pays a deadly visit to an Oil Rig. 14:45What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Ever thought about the carbon cost of a packet of crisps? Tom Heap has.
| 14:00The GQT team are in the Norfolk Broads for this edition of the horticultural programme. 14:45Robert Seatter selects objects from the BBC's archive store and uncovers their stories.
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| 15:00 | 15:006/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 15:30Jaega Wise investigates the science, history and culture around the hangover.
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries on the flow of water. 15:30The Van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
| 15:00How much money do you need to be happy? 15:30How lazy can I be and still stay healthy?
| 15:00Jez Lowe joins folk musician Johnny Campbell as he records songs in the Peak District. 15:27David Tennant makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theirworld. 15:30James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
| 15:00The GQT team are in the Norfolk Broads for this edition of the horticultural programme. 15:45A fabular vision of the Dark Ages. New short fiction by Jo Lloyd, read by Jacob Ifan.
| 15:00Trade-war thriller and family saga rooted in dark colonial secrets from Greenland’s past.
| 15:00By Mike Walker, starring Patrick Baladi and Sirine Saba.
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| 16:00 | 16:00A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries. 16:30With numbers waning, what's the future for Britain's religious communities?
| 16:00The battle to get a law in your loved one's name. 16:30Matthew Parris is joined by the president of the National Farmers' Union, Minette Batters.
| 16:00Self-improvement: are 'wellness' and 'confidence' cultures enhancing our lives? 16:30How a new reality format conquered TV.
| 16:00Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer. 16:30Competition in the space industry is set to boom.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a pope, a fashion designer, an actor and a singer. 16:30The wonderful history of pop songs and music commissioned by town councils around Britain.
| 16:00Vandana Shiva on climate change activism.
| 16:00Exploring the writing of Katherine Mansfield a hundred years after her death. 16:30Roger McGough is joined by foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum to discuss war poetry.
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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 17:30Do nasal sprays help reduce the symptoms of a cold? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00Adrian Goldberg investigates how a shortage of pathologists is impacting bereaved parents. 17:40The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Russia has said 63 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack on New Year's Eve. 18:15The Gold Winner of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Audio Feature 2023. 18:302/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
| 18:00A new year brings more strike action to Britain's rail network 18:303/4Geoff and Linda prepare a party to celebrate the humble crayfish - by boiling them.
| 18:00The PM has made five key pledges to voters in his first major speech since taking office 18:301/6Joanna’s making Roger’s New Year resolutions, including a marriage reboot.
| 18:00Prince Harry has alleged that he was attacked by his brother during a row in 2019 18:302/4Has Dave crossed a line when he tries to befriend his food delivery driver?
| 18:00A record number of ambulances faced long delays over Christmas and New Year 18:302/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The biggest nurses' union has said the PM's comments offer "optimism" in pay dispute 18:15A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
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| 19:00 | 19:00Stella is taking the initiative. 19:15Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.
| 19:00What is Pip’s New Year’s Resolution? 19:15Tom Hanks on A Man Called Otto, author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank.
| 19:00Ruth and David get some advice. 19:15Stile Antico perform the music of William Byrd live.
| 19:00Will a dinner party leave a bitter taste? 19:15John Preston on TV drama Stonehouse, and Front Row reviews Till and Empire of Light.
| 19:00Elizabeth is caught in the middle. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore folk horror on screen.
| 19:00The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak. 19:15Actor Whoopi Goldberg reveals the most important influences that shaped her career.
| 19:00Kate is feeling apprehensive. 19:155/6Historian Antonia Fraser shares her guilty secrets with Stephen Mangan. 19:451/10Although her sister is 'the talented one', Kate is ready for her turn in the spotlight.
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| 20:00 | 20:00A group of northern men are preparing to bare all in a bid to help a local disabled boy. 20:30The Brazilian city passing laws to fight discrimination against people who are obese.
| 20:00Adrian Goldberg investigates how a shortage of pathologists is impacting bereaved parents. 20:40An In Touch reunion: four visually impaired folks, 20 years on.
| 20:00Monica Whitlock explores the cultural history of legendary Black Sea port city Odesa. 20:45Professional gamer Meg Sunshine on how gaming needs to tackle its toxic culture.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch and guests discuss how the Ukraine Russia war might evolve in 2023. 20:30The battle to get a law in your loved one's name.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Sarratt Village Hall in Hertfordshire. 20:50Tom Shakespeare goes in search of some light relief from the January blues.
| 20:00Annie Nightingale explores the links between new music and comedy during the 1960s.
| 20:005/5Are people with power doing enough to solve the climate crisis? With Amol Rajan. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a pope, a fashion designer, an actor and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Dan lives with agonising back ache, until a pilot study into pain transforms his life. 21:301/5Amol Rajan explores the tension between climate-change aspirations and achievements.
| 21:00How lazy can I be and still stay healthy? 21:302/5What lifestyle habits are we prepared to give up to stop climate change? With Amol Rajan.
| 21:00The Van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens. 21:303/5Amol Rajan explores what moving to a green economy may mean for the way we live and work.
| 21:00Competition in the space industry is set to boom. 21:304/5To what extent can technology mitigate the effects climate change? With Amol Rajan.
| 21:001/5Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.
| 21:001/10Stone - by Martin Jameson. Return of detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst. 21:451/5Ten years after Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom has died, his illegitimate daughter turns up.
| 21:00The barriers facing people trying to set up lasting powers of attorney for their relatives 21:25Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Contact. 21:30Celebrity culture through the lens of Elizabeth Taylor.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Moscow said 63 people died in the Donetsk strike on New Year's Eve. 22:451/10Bonnie Garmus' comedy featuring the gloriously idiosyncratic heroine Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00Internal revolt against Kevin McCarthy 22:452/10Bonnie Garmus' comic debut featuring the idiosyncratic feminist icon Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00Kevin McCarthy still can’t get enough support to be Speaker 22:453/10The next in Bonnie Garmus' brilliantly funny and heartwarming bestseller.
| 22:00Prince killed 25 people during tours of duty with British Army in Afghanistan 22:454/10The next in Bonnie Garmus' brilliantly funny satire on sexual politics in 1960s America.
| 22:00Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of failing to observe its own truce 22:455/10The next in Bonnie Garmus' hilarious bestseller featuring the iconic Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Monica Whitlock explores the cultural history of legendary Black Sea port city Odesa.
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Four people recount their involvement with 'county lines' - selling drugs around the UK. 23:30Jason 'Ladybird' Hazeley and Joel 'Ladybird' Morris present a history of the Xmas loo book
| 23:001/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker. 23:30Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of the unobtainable. With Tom Basden.
| 23:001/4The story of Ashley, a tall comedian who loves William Shatner and hates textured fabrics. 23:151/4Comedian Darren Harriott examines his nan’s emigration and his relationship with his Dad. 23:30Tim Key is at the top of the Shard, taking a comic look at the concept of cuisine.
| 23:004/4Should Michael save his colleagues from a corporate wolf or leap aboard the showbiz train? 23:30Plans unravel when comic poet Tim Key and his friend Tom Basden pick up a hitchhiker.
| 23:00Matthew Parris is joined by the president of the National Farmers' Union, Minette Batters. 23:30Plans unravel when comic poet Tim Key and his friend Tom Basden pick up a hitchhiker.
| 23:006/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 23:30Nikita Gill chooses poems of renewal from the listener requests.
| 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30Samira Ahmed reflects on the different ways 'threads' can lead us and connect us.
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