| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Self-improvement: are 'wellness' and 'confidence' cultures enhancing our lives? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St John Baptist, Strensham, Worcestershire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The story of the working men’s club movement - its social, cultural and political legacy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The Rev Henry Solly decides that working men's clubs need to be organised into a union. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The traditional singalong was a staple of clubland entertainment long before karaoke. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The legendary Batley club was opened in 1967 by impresario and showman James Corrigan. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The working men’s clubs were happy to have women as paying guests but not full members. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:156/10Gus Casely-Hayford unravels the past and present of garment sweatshops. 00:30A mother plans to help her son through a stressful week by sticking to their routine. 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 Harry Baker. 05:45Hop growers are warning that unless something changes many won’t be able to continue. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Grey Plover.
| 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. 05:45US trade, the future of protein, and sustainable seed drill. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the jackdaw.
| 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. 05:45Ten years since the horse meat scandal, could it happen again? Lamma machinery show. 05:58Musician Joe Acheson recalls hearing the scraping call of corncrake on Inishbofin island.
| 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. 05:45Some good news on how updated laws are helping police crackdown on hare coursing. 05:58Dermot O'Leary searches for sea eagles, but with light fading, his chances look slim.
| 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 05:45Flooded farmers in Somerset. Farm trucks to Ukraine. Hi-tech muck spreading. 05:58Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot on the greylag goose, which is widespread on the islands.
| 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 Sister Geraldine Smyth OP. 05:45Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society
| 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 Mary’s Church, Shenley in Buckinghamshire. 05:45The new Education secretary, Gillian Keegan
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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. 06:07Helen Mark is in East Lothian in Scotland to revel in the beauty of the winter landscape. 06:30Ten years since the horse meat scandal - could it happen again? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05John McCarthy considers the relationships we have with those we live alongside. 06:35Nancy Nicolson visits an agri-tourism businesses in New Zealand. 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. 07:10Emily Buchanan takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Dr Sian Williams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Humanity & Inclusion UK. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports on the government's plan to reduce the impact of strikes.
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| 08:31Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss mysterious crab deaths on the North East English coast.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service exploring shared traditions and treasures across Christian communities. 08:48Megan Nolan ponders a bizarre alignment between her life and that of Prince Harry. 08:58For David Rothenberg, the white-crested laughingthrush is a superb clarinet accompanist.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Kenan Malik, Francesca Sobande and Don Paterson. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
| 09:00How ‘fingerprinting’ technology could help prevent another horse meat scam. 09:30Matthew Parris talks to Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Stef Benstead
| 09:00How many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS? 09:30Why swapping out sugar for fruit can boost your mood, memory and may even reduce cravings 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by David Waters.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the priest who was one of England's finest love poets. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley.
| 09:00Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Leslie Griffiths
| 09:00Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson and George Takei's Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Impact of the Eleanor Williams case on how rape is reported and whether women are believed
| 10:00Donor-conceived children: listener Hayley shares her remarkable personal story.
| 10:00The Offbeat Sari exhibition.
| 10:00The former BBC newsreader on her new role as the first female president of the BBFC.
| 10:00The rise of female conductors and how to talk to children about Andrew Tate.
| 10:30Greg Jenner introduces us to the strange world of Ancient Greek and Roman medicine.
| 10:00A new acquaintance seems familiar, and Jim feels the weight of responsibility.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/4What is Russia and where did it come from? Misha Glenny presents. 11:30Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
| 11:00'Why can't I see images in my mind?' asks Jude from Australia. 11:30How the world of 'memory sports' was rocked by a group of North Korean teenage girls.
| 11:003/10A London schoolgirl disappears. Four years later she's found in Syria with ISIS. 11:30Beth Honan talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend, Janet Jackson.
| 11:00Why an Italian judge is taking kids away from Mafia families. 11:30Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn with Edward Thomas's Poems and Songs for the Open Air.
| 11:004/4Alex Renton follows the trail of two teachers fighting extradition from South Africa. 11:303/6Milton becomes an expert genealogist and gets stuck up an unexpected family tree.
| 11:00Top commentators review the political week 11:30China reopens borders after easing Covid restrictions as the New Year festival approaches.
| 11:15Gabby Logan, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How will the cost of living crisis evolve in 2023? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04What's your experience of using private healthcare? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Strikes and overcrowded and expensive trains are driving passengers back onto the roads. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Gap Finders: Onto co-founder Rob Jolly 12:32Do you get what you pay for with more expensive shampoo? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Prince Harry's autobiography is dividing the nation. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:04Money Box has been told banks are inconsistent in how they deal with mobile phone fraud. 12:303/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 12:043/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute. 12:32Dan Saladino needs to get in shape, but why do his attempts to change keep failing? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45What are the evolutionary origins of the sounds that frighten us the most?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Does giving rights to rivers and forests change how we think about the world around us?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Should we be doing a whole lot more... nothing?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45What can we learn about culture and creativity from a forest full of great tits?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Can we freeze ourselves and return to a future world, like a frozen wood frog over winter?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Newport Cathedral.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Writer and comedian John-Luke Roberts enters the labyrinthine world of Infinite Jest.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kate is feeling apprehensive. 14:15Actor Whoopi Goldberg reveals the most important influences that shaped her career.
| 14:00Joy volunteers her skills. 14:15It's 2027. The secretary of state for Northern Ireland faces calls for a border poll.
| 14:00Could Jim use a helping hand? 14:15A woman verges on madness when her husband abandons her for his childhood sweetheart.
| 14:00Justin gets community spirited. 14:151/8Spring 1919: Corporal Hitler is summoned to Army Intelligence; they have a use for him.
| 14:00Adam has an exciting idea. 14:157/8Sarah stalks Brody Teague's train, as Sam is propelled to the Site 5 Oil Rig. 14:45What’s the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:45Mid-90s Ukraine and all that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.
| 14:00The GQT team are in the Norfolk Fens for this week's horticultural programme. 14:45Robert Seatter selects objects from the BBC's archive store and uncovers their stories.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/13The wide-ranging music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 15:30The climate conscious food entrepreneurs who want us to think again about ugly shellfish.
| 15:00Short documentaries about worlds turned upside down. Presented by Josie Long. 15:30The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
| 15:00We answer your questions on Self Assessment tax returns as the deadline approaches. 15:30Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism.
| 15:00Helen Mark is in East Lothian in Scotland to revel in the beauty of the winter landscape. 15:27Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Contact. 15:30Exploring the writing of Katherine Mansfield a hundred years after her death.
| 15:00The GQT team are in the Norfolk Fens for this week's horticultural programme. 15:45A mother plans to help her son through a stressful week by sticking to their routine.
| | 15:00By Mike Walker, starring Tom Cullen and Sharon Morgan.
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| 16:00 | 16:00British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life. 16:30In elite sport, does God help you win?
| 16:00Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Florence Hazrat. 16:30Nick Hayes, author of the Book of Trespass, nominates Roger Deakin.
| 16:00Dirty work - the invisible labour we choose not to see. 16:30Michelle Donelan on Channel 4, Prince Harry and why the Parthenon marbles are staying put.
| 16:00'Why can't I see images in my mind?' asks Jude from Australia. 16:30Does modern AI technology pose a threat to student learning?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an author, a conservationist and a singer. 16:30How many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS?
| 16:15Why is the sari having a renaissance & the long-term impact of the Eleanor Williams case.
| 16:00Chris Power talks to Jane Smiley, Tom Crewe and Nell Stevens about fictionalising history. 16:30Writer and musician Anthony Joseph joins Roger McGough to choose some favourite poems.
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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 you get what you pay for with more expensive shampoo? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
| 17:00Thousands abandoned in Afghanistan despite being promised help by the UK. 17:40The new Education secretary, Gillian Keegan 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00A series of strikes in the health service will go ahead after talks stall 18:303/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
| 18:00Unions have criticised a bill that could enforce minimum staffing levels during strikes 18:304/4Geoff takes on a cross country ski-ing challenge - woefully unprepared, of course.
| 18:00Two thirds of ambulance staff across England and Wales have walked out. 18:302/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam’s marriage is tested when another man comes between them.
| 18:00The latest figures paint a bleak picture for ambulance response times. 18:303/4The new curator of the Lenzie House of Wax is angry their trade’s been taken.
| 18:00The ONS says the economy grew by 0.1% in November - thanks, in part, to a World Cup boost 18:303/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
| 18:00The UK sanctions Iran's prosecutor-general after the execution of a British-Iranian man. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Dozens of people have died in a plane crash in Nepal, close to the town of Pokhara. 18:15Jess Gillam chooses the highlights from the past week on BBC radio
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| 19:00 | 19:00Joy volunteers her skills. 19:15Director Andy Newbery, photographer Mark Power and author Nell Zink.
| 19:00Could Jim use a helping hand? 19:15How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing.
| 19:00Justin gets community spirited. 19:15Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation; Debut novelist Jyoti Patel.
| 19:00Adam has an exciting idea. 19:15New series The Last of Us series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reviewed.
| 19:00Kirsty looks forward to a cold dip. 19:15Ellen and Mark explore how genius is portrayed on-screen - and celebrated off-screen.
| 19:00The new Education secretary, Gillian Keegan 19:15Pianist Sir Stephen Hough talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences.
| 19:156/6Rapper, comedian and actor Ben Bailey Smith shares his guilty secrets with Stephen Mangan. 19:452/10A magician’s long-suffering wife is coerced into performing as his assistant.
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| 20:00 | 20:004/4Alex Renton follows the trail of two teachers fighting extradition from South Africa. 20:30How a housing crisis contributes to a population problem.
| 20:00Thousands abandoned in Afghanistan despite being promised help by the UK. 20:40Problems getting accessible smart meters and exclusive news from the blind charity sector.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 20:45Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society
| 20:00What's the quickest way to tackle the NHS crisis? 20:30Michael Buchanan looks at the challenges faced by Scottish islanders who rely on ferries.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Newport Cathedral. 20:50Megan Nolan ponders a bizarre alignment between her life and that of Prince Harry.
| 20:00Matthew Parris explores the rise of media training in politics and the political interview
| 20:00How many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS? 20:30Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an author, a conservationist and a singer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Born in Bradford is focusing on the mental health of 13,000 children followed from birth. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Kenan Malik, Francesca Sobande and Don Paterson.
| 21:00Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism. 21:30How ‘fingerprinting’ technology could help prevent another horse meat scam.
| 21:00The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens. 21:30Michelle Donelan on Channel 4, Prince Harry and why the Parthenon marbles are staying put.
| 21:00Does modern AI technology pose a threat to student learning? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the priest who was one of England's finest love poets.
| 21:002/5Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty
| 21:002/10Stone by Martin Jameson. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst. 21:452/5Nelson, Harry's son, finally meets the half-sister he didn't know about.
| 21:00Money Box has been told banks are inconsistent in how they deal with mobile phone fraud. 21:25Dr Sian Williams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Humanity & Inclusion UK. 21:30Celebrity culture through the lens of Elizabeth Taylor.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Fresh round of strikes expected to go ahead 22:456/10Bonnie Garmus' debut featuring the gloriously idiosyncratic feminist icon Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00Wagner mercenary group claim control of Soledar in eastern Ukraine 22:457/10Bonnie Garmus' hilarious bestseller featuring the iconic heroine Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00Democrats unhappy that former President is in Florida 22:458/10Bonnie Garmus' comic bestseller, featuring the gloriously idiosyncratic Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00We speak to leading Tory rebel 22:459/10The next in Bonnie Garmus' comic debut featuring the iconic heroine Elizabeth Zott.
| 22:00Moscow says it has finally captured eastern town of Soledar 22:4510/10The final part of Bonnie Garmus' hilarious and heartwarming bestseller.
| 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 | 23:00Axel Kacoutié discovers a new sense of self in the cosmologies. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs grill the Health Secretary about winter pressures in the NHS.
| 23:002/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:002/4The story of Ashley, a tall comedian who loves William Shatner and hates textured fabrics. 23:152/4Fast-rising comedy star Darren Harriott recalls life in a teenage gang. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the first Prime Minister's Questions of 2023.
| 23:001/6Diversity of opinion, thought-provoking debate, and comedy from many voices new to Radio 4 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss mysterious crab deaths on England's north east coast.
| 23:00How much trouble is the president in over classified documents found at his home? 23:30Mark D'Arcy hears from a member of Ukraine's parliament & looks ahead to a big vote here.
| 23:001/13The wide-ranging music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 23:30Roger McGough is joined by foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum to discuss war poetry.
| 23:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 23:30John McCarthy considers the relationships we have with those we live alongside.
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