| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives. 00:45This week's Bells on Sunday, comes from St Margaret’s Church in Tanfield, County Durham. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30What do those in the movement believe? And why? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Where does all the anger come from? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Who is the man behind The Light? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Who is funding this conspiracy theory newspaper? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Poet Liz Berry traces the story of her great aunt, who was sent to Canada in 1908. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie. 05:45The shooting organisation BASC says it is taking legal action against the government. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Joe Harkness on the skylark.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie. 05:45Small abattoirs. Predicted fall in profits for cereal farmers. Farm accounts. 05:58Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the evocative disappearing curlew call in the uplands.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie. 05:45Reduction in pig antibiotics, Welsh sheep good for lamb and wool and estate conservation. 05:58Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie 05:45Tree-planting targets; ELMs and income foregone; Gamekeeping on an agricultural estate. 05:58Although Carry Akroyd grew up in the country, only in adulthood did she hear a snipe.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie. 05:4518 people have died on farms this year, almost double at this time last year, we ask why. 05:58For nature writer Mark Cocker spring has not arrived until he hears his first wood warbler
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Jonathan Thomas. 05:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: a tour of Jaywick Sands.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Chislet in Kent. 05:45The federal prosecutor taking on former President Trump in a classified documents case.
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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. 06:07Martin Hügi is walking from Land's End to John O'Groats visiting ancient trees en route. 06:30The tree planting targets England never reaches, and more people die on UK farms. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully considers the mysterious appeal of unfamiliar things. 06:35Brett Westwood explores how bears have influenced art, literature and belief. 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. 07:10Catholic Safeguarding in NE England; Conversion therapy; Franco and the monks. 07:54Historian Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Tall Ships Youth Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31MPs debate plans to give the police clearer powers to stop 'slow marching' protests.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports as MPs question ministers over rising mortgage costs.
| 08:31Yesterday in parliament with Sean Curran.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports as MPs deliver their verdict on Boris Johnson.
| 08:31Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as members of Lords debate private members' bills.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10Celebrating a local dimension of the world famous Glastonbury pop festival. 08:48As Midsummer Day approaches, Rebecca Stott examines our complex relationship with colour. 08:58Bill Oddie presents the nuthatch.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Scott Shapiro, Alice Hutchings and Jenny Radcliffe. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Edwin Counsell
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM. 09:30The culture of 'anti-ageing' and the ethics of the beauty industry 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure? 09:30Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: a tour of Jaywick Sands. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Sandra Godley.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Mann's novella of 1912. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Rachel Mann.
| 09:00Claudia Rankine, poet, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Azariah France-Williams
| 09:00Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on the 40th anniversary of BBC Cardiff Singer of The World.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Yasmeen Lari on being awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture 2023.
| 10:00Are UK abortion laws fit for purpose?
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Scientists have created synthetic human embryos that sidestep the need for eggs or sperm.
| 10:00Actor Cate Blanchett remembers Glenda Jackson. 10:25Commentary on day one of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
| 10:00Ria presents Shaun with flat white beaches, tulip fields and untouchable cycling seagulls. 10:30Commentary on day two of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
| 10:00Stella finds herself at a crossroads. and a familiar face makes a dramatic return. 10:30England v Australia. Commentary on day three of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Robert and Jennifer argue the legacy of Windrush through the prism of identity and culture 11:30Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?
| 11:00US President Donald Trump wades into the Covid origins debate. 11:30Zakia Sewell explores what we mean by 'taste'.
| 11:00Venetia La Manna explores the rise of fast furniture, asking if and how it can slow down. 11:30A secret army unit with one job: to put on a show, for an audience who wants to kill them.
| 11:00As civil war grips Myanmar, soldiers are defecting to avoid killing their own people. 11:30A journalist and a poet on their favourite books.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How the pandemic has changed our working lives and shopping patterns. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Call You and Yours: How have your holiday habits changed? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Do rent controls work? Grocery shopping habits. HRT supply shortages. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04This week's Gap Finder is Mark Neale, founder and chief executive of Mountain Warehouse. 12:32Do UV sterilisers really clean your belongings by shining a light over them? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Commentary on day one of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04England v Australia. Commentary on day two of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04England v Australia. Commentary on day three of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague. 13:45Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
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| 14:00 | 14:15Artist Jeremy Deller discusses his career and creative influences with John Wilson.
| 14:00There’s a nasty shock for Helen. 14:15Drama looking at how the past can catch up on you. With Ray Fearon and Franc Ashman.
| 14:00Freddie takes the bull by the horns. 14:15Sham enjoys matchmaking but it gets complicated when her best mate asks for help.
| 14:00Stella finds herself at a crossroads. 14:15Cath Staincliffe's three part detective series set in the world of covert operations.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed at home and nursery in the early years
| 15:00Josie Long presents short documentaries about being in motion. 15:30The battle to control birth in 20th-century USA.
| 15:00What's the impact of your personal data being stolen? We hear from experts and victims. 15:30Aiming for perfection: striving for success or risking our mental health?
| 15:00Martin Hügi is walking from Land's End to John O'Groats visiting ancient trees en route. 15:27Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. 15:30Johny Pitts talks to Leila Slimani about her new novel Watch Us Dance.
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| 16:00 | 16:00How government attempts to get disabled people into work had tragic consequences. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores what it means to reunite in the digital world.
| 16:00The Justice secretary's plans and challenges; judicial diversity; working with Parkinson's 16:30A journalist and a poet on their favourite books.
| 16:004/6Phil Tinline explores the role of conspiracy, and conspiracy theory, in British politics. 16:30The Black Mirror creator reflects on satire, free speech and why AI can’t replace him.
| 16:00Fake fathers: the immigration scam that is hiding in plain sight. 16:30A week on from the disaster what are the long-term implications for Ukraine and the globe?
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| 17:00 | 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme 17:54The latest shipping forecast
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme 17:54The latest shipping forecast
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme 17:54The latest shipping forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The Prime Minister has claimed Mr Johnson asked him to intervene in the process 18:303/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00The inquiry has been told the UK may not have been "very well prepared at all" 18:304/4Olga considers the meaning of family.
| 18:00The BBC has seen footage that appears to show him trying to climb into a hostel 18:304/6Paul Merton interviews Mark Steel about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
| 18:00A committee of MPs has concluded that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament 18:303/6Tony's campaign to become a councillor runs into problems after he joins an am dram group.
| 18:00Commentary on day one of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
| | 18:00Michael Gove calls video showing Tory activists at a lockdown party "indefensible". 18:15Luke Wright chooses his audio highlights of the week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a nasty shock for Helen. 19:15Musicals with unlikely subjects, composer Eric Whitacre, author Laline Paull.
| 19:00Freddie takes the bull by the horns. 19:15Novelist Cecilia Rabess, director Dionne Edwards; maintaining arts groups' buildings
| 19:00Stella finds herself at a crossroads. 19:15The Burrell Collection, shortlisted for Museum of the Year, and the Women's Prize winner.
| 19:00Kirsty has huge reservations. 19:15Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor and Black Mirror reviewed.
| 19:00A familiar face makes a dramatic return. 19:15Oboist Kate St. John and pianist Joe Stilgoe help choose the next five tracks.
| 19:00The federal prosecutor taking on former President Trump in a classified documents case. 19:15Novelist Ian McEwan reveals the formative influences that have shaped his writing.
| 19:00Kirsty struggles to keep the peace. 19:153/4Series about Ashley's unusual home life - including raising children with special needs. 19:452/5An original short story for radio by a Granta Best Young Novelist 2023.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Venetia La Manna explores the rise of fast furniture, asking if and how it can slow down. 20:30What are companies for? Ruth Sunderland investigates.
| 20:00Child abuse in the Scout Association. 20:40Problems buying cheaper rail tickets and making bus stations more accessible.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00The Justice secretary's plans and challenges; judicial diversity; working with Parkinson's 20:30Has the airline industry managed to solve the issues which caused travel chaos last year?
| 20:00Ben Wright presents political debate from The Milton Rooms in Malton. 20:50As Midsummer Day approaches, Rebecca Stott examines our complex relationship with colour.
| 20:00Rocky Horror is 50... but where did Rocky come from, and where's he going next?
| 20:00Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure? 20:30John Wilson on a prime minister, a novelist, a soprano and an artist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00A team of top scientists ask where Covid came from. But can they trust data from China? 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Scott Shapiro, Alice Hutchings and Jenny Radcliffe.
| 21:00Aiming for perfection: striving for success or risking our mental health? 21:30Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM.
| 21:00The battle to control birth in 20th-century USA. 21:30The Black Mirror creator reflects on satire, free speech and why AI can’t replace him.
| 21:00Actor Glenda Jackson reveals the influences that inspired her work on stage and screen. 21:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 21:00Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
| 21:004/5By Alex Ganley. Fourth drama in the Stone series created by Danny Brocklehurst. 21:45A walk in the park brings back some uncomfortable memories.
| 21:00HMRC on why it has closed its self-assessment tax helpline until September. 21:25Historian Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Tall Ships Youth Trust. 21:30Danny Wallace and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00A mother-of-three has been jailed for inducing an abortion after the legal limit 22:451/10A gripping ecological thriller from Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton.
| 22:00Donald Trump had denied the stack of unprecedented federal charges against him 22:452/10As Shelley plots to leave the group, Mira scopes a promising site for Birnam Wood.
| 22:00People living in North Korea tell the BBC of food shortages, with many dying of hunger. 22:453/10Mira is caught trespassing by a mysterious American who seems to know a lot about her.
| 22:00MPs find Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties 22:454/10Tony Gallo is furious when Birnam Wood votes to accept funding from billionaire Lemoine.
| 22:00How crucial could their role be to end the conflict? 22:455/10Tony’s hunch about Lemoine pays off when he stumbles on a secretive land survey.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Oboist Kate St. John and pianist Joe Stilgoe help choose the next five tracks.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. 23:30News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
| 23:00India heads to Edinburgh to discuss misconceptions that still surround the witch hunts. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Comedian Twayna Mayne explores the story of her identity as a Black British Woman 23:154/4John takes the whole family to York for a short break and has a puppy problem. 23:30Reaction to the Nottingham attacks.
| 23:00Rylan talks to Royal Marine and Paralympian Mark Ormrod. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs react to the report that found Boris Johnson lied to parliament
| 23:00The former president faces federal court in Miami. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as members of Lords debate private members' bills.
| 23:00Kirsty Lang chairs the quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 23:30David Baddiel and Evelyn Hollow join Danny for this special episode from the Hay Festival.
| 23:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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