| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed looks at the merits of embracing your inner 'villain'. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael's, Angersleigh, near Taunton in Somerset 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Helen Mort explores the Old English word 'uhtceare', which meant anxiety before dawn. 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig. 05:45Imports of eggs are up 276%. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Paul Brook discusses watching a garden warbler for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 George Craig 05:45The Court of Appeal allows wild camping to come back to Dartmoor. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls the song of a golden oriole for Tweet of the Day.
| 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 George Craig. 05:45How the wet weather is proving challenging for farmers trying to harvest. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the great reed 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 George Craig. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 05:58Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.
| 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 George Craig. 05:45Farmers react to post-Brexit checks being delayed again on EU food coming to the UK. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa.
| 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 Haydon Spenceley 05:45Richard King joins John Nuttall and his donkeys on Skegness beach.
| 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 Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. 05:451/5Sarah Montague and Michael Sandel revisit Bertrand Russell's Reith lectures.
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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 finds out about new plans to restore temperate rainforest in the Isle of Man. 06:30Imports of eggs are up, and so too is the cost of rural crime. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully discusses ideas of stewardship and our responsibility to future generations. 06:35Verity Sharp visits a farm in Carmarthenshire where working horses are used. 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. 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Sir Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10Anna Magnusson anticipates the inspiration and hope offered by the Edinburgh Festival. 08:48Sarah Dunant ponders how historic cities deal with unprecedented numbers of tourists. 08:58Liz Bonnin presents the greater racket-tailed drongo of South-East Asia.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Why the workforce holds the key to the recovery and future success of the NHS. 09:30UN inspectors hunt for weapons of mass destruction and find… nothing. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music with the Revd Catherine De Souza
| 09:00A revolution in the labour market. 09:45Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson
| 09:00How has the culture of work changed? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Jay Hulme.
| 09:00What is the future of work? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Richard Carter.
| 09:00Toto Wolff, Formula 1 executive, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Grace Thomas.
| 09:00Jon Culshaw welcomes in all 350 voices in his head; impressionist, actor and impostor?
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Best-selling author Jane Fallon on her latest novel, Over Sharing. 10:30Test Match Special: Commentary on the final day of the fifth Ashes Test from the Oval.
| 10:00The woman who walked out of Facebook HQ with 22,000 photos of documents tells us why.
| 10:00The latest on the accusations made against pop star Lizzo with a correspondent in LA.
| 10:00How to cope with feelings of loneliness and, if possible, reframe them.
| 10:00Ahead of Sunday's Netball World Cup final, Katharine Merry joins us from Cape Town.
| 10:00In the rags to riches story of Nell Gwyn, Greg Jenner explores her eventful life. 10:302/14Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Helen is on a mission and disaster strikes at Home Farm
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| 11:00 | | 11:00Dr Kat Arney explores cancer through an evolutionary lens. Is it really a new disease? 11:30Stewart Lee uncovers the pioneers of surrealism subverting reality in Birmingham's suburbs
| 11:00The K-pop stars face justice. 11:30How did Arslan Rezniqi, an Albanian merchant, save hundreds of Jewish refugees?
| 11:00With 20% of its population living abroad, the Romanian government wants its diaspora back 11:30Susie Dent chooses the German writer Thomas Mann who wrote 'Death in Venice'.
| 11:00Saudi Arabia is a regional power but can it match its ambition to become a global one? 11:301/4New series of the comedy about raising kids with special educational needs.
| 11:00Saudi Arabia is a regional power but can it match its ambition to become a global one? 11:30Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen bows out after 38 years, handing over to his son.
| 11:15Shirley Collins, folk singer, 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 12:04Test Match Special: Commentary on the final day of the fifth Ashes Test from the Oval.
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Call You and Yours: How will plans to close rail ticket offices affect you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04The worrying trend of people unable to balance their budgets despite making cutbacks. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04We meet the couple behind Lucy & Yak and their colourful dungarees. 12:32Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala pick apart houseplants and learn about a recent boom. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Should companies weigh-in on sensitive social issues? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04What does the rising cost of living mean for households, farms, schools and businesses? 12:30Satirical special hosted by Mock The Week regular Rhys James. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:044/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Are mushrooms like Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, Chaga, and Turkey Tail really medicinal? 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45Is it time to rethink urban architecture that potentially creates hostile environments?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45A deep dive into the sonic realms of the sea and the effects of man-made noise pollution.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond. 13:45House martins live on our homes in summer - in winter they disappear. Will they return?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment with Simon Jack. 13:45A true story, unwound and spun, about growing up in the shadow of violence and addiction.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Tom Fletcher examines the international contest between liberal democracy and its enemies.
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| 14:00 | | 14:00Tom hatches a cunning plan. 14:15Tina & Turner are madly in love, until they delete an app that manages their relationship.
| 14:15Nina Wadia and Sudha Bhuchar star: Bangladeshi Bradford women become ace football fans.
| 14:00Pat may have found the solution. 14:152/2Andrew and Christine are worried that they might have lost their baby.
| 14:00Disaster strikes at Home Farm. 14:155/5Time is running out for Mary. 14:45In the autumn of 1974 a young Palestinian was sent to NY to pave the way for Yasser Arafat
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:45Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and her horticultural experts are here to answer your gardening queries. 14:45John Yorke explores groundbreaking travel writing classic In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin.
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| 15:00 | | 15:001/14Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30It’s when people start asking difficult questions, that the real trouble begins.
| 15:00Your mortgage dilemmas and what your options are. 15:30Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?
| 15:00Helen Mark finds out about new plans to restore temperate rainforest in the Isle of Man. 15:27Sandi Toksvig makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hand in Hand International. 15:30Johny Pitts makes a literary pilgrimage to the UK's second city
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and her horticultural experts are here to answer your gardening queries. 15:45As a teenager, Jimbo Doyle was a bass player in a punk band destined for fame.
| 15:00How Beyond The Fringe changed the face of British comedy
| 15:00Russell Tovey stars in a dramatisation of Bruce Chatwin's landmark book
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| 16:00 | | 16:00Michael talks to Sheela Banerjee about the family and cultural histories revealed by names 16:30Susie Dent chooses the German writer Thomas Mann who wrote 'Death in Venice'.
| 16:00Matthew Syed explores how music can become a powerful, transformational force. 16:30Advertising legend Sir John Hegarty on creativity and his career.
| 16:00Mel Giedroyc examines Walt Disney’s archetypal fairy-tale romance Cinderella. 16:30Will two new carbon capture and storage plants help bring UK to net zero?
| 16:00Kirsty Lang on a soldier, a television producer, a tailor and a doctor. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
| 16:00Psychiatrist Dr Farhana Mann from UCL discusses the impact of loneliness on our health.
| 16:00Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses 16:30Phil Alexander puts together the story of a composer through a newly found piece of music.
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| 17:00 | 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
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme 17:54The latest shipping forecast
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme 17:54The latest shipping forecast
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala pick apart houseplants and learn about a recent boom. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00The devastating tale of a community who invested, and lost, thousands in a crypto coin. 17:401/5Sarah Montague and Michael Sandel revisit Bertrand Russell's Reith lectures. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Test Match Special: Commentary on the final day of the fifth Ashes Test from the Oval.
| 18:00Experts predict prices will drop further in the coming months 18:302/6Steph McGovern, Amy Gledhill and Andrew Maxwell try to answer great questions of our age.
| 18:00The former president's supporters have been defending him following the criminal charges 18:303/6Handy mnemonics and an unilluminating interview. With Carrie Quinlan.
| 18:00The Bank has also warned that rates would remain "higher for longer" 18:304/6Ed heads to Paris where his seminal novel is to be re-published.
| 18:00The prominent Russian opposition leader has been sentenced for a further 19 years 18:30Satirical special hosted by Mock The Week regular Rhys James.
| 18:00Police in Pakistan have arrested the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan. 18:15Anneka Rice and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A man who was wrongly jailed says the system of compensation needs to be overhauled. 18:15Katie Thistleton chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
| 19:15The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.
| 19:00Pat may have found the solution. 19:15Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.
| 19:00Disaster strikes at Home Farm. 19:15Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.
| 19:00Ruth feels guilty following recent events. 19:15Sir Richard Stilgoe helps choose the final five tracks of the current series.
| 19:001/5Sarah Montague and Michael Sandel revisit Bertrand Russell's Reith lectures. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about mysterious dust from space.
| 19:00The pressure is on for Eddie. 19:155/6Alexei Sayle travels from Exeter to Newquay, meeting strangers on his train. 19:45By Gurnaik Johal. A woman reflects on loss, grief and a news story.
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| 20:00 | 20:00The K-pop stars face justice. 20:30The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana.
| 20:00The devastating tale of a community who invested, and lost, thousands in a crypto coin. 20:40Yusuf Osman sought and won a judicial review against the Department for Work and Pensions.
| 20:00What is 'the patriarchy' and does it still exist in the UK today? 20:45Why swapping out sugar for fruit can boost your mood, memory and may even reduce cravings
| 20:00Saudi Arabia is a regional power but can it match its ambition to become a global one? 20:30Will two new carbon capture and storage plants help bring UK to net zero?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn. 20:50Sarah Dunant ponders how historic cities deal with unprecedented numbers of tourists.
| 20:00Fern Britton charts the history of diets undertaken by British slimmers over the decades.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience 20:30Kirsty Lang on a soldier, a television producer, a tailor and a doctor.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Upland sheep are under fire - Charlotte Smith investigates what the future holds. 21:30Why the workforce holds the key to the recovery and future success of the NHS.
| 21:00A revolution in the labour market. 21:45Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing
| 21:00How has the culture of work changed? 21:45Richard King joins John Nuttall and his donkeys on Skegness beach.
| 21:00What is the future of work? 21:45Paul Farley’s circular journey brings him to the Large Hadron Collider.
| 21:00It’s when people start asking difficult questions, that the real trouble begins. 21:30Robert and Jennifer argue the legacy of Windrush through the prism of identity and culture
| 21:006/10Toby Jones plays the now ennobled but corrupt MP, Sir Joseph Olinska. 21:457/8Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into satirical shapes.
| 21:00What does the rising cost of living mean for households, farms, schools and businesses? 21:25Sir Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia. 21:30Anneka Rice and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Rishi Sunak says granting new licences "entirely consistent" with net zero commitments 22:456/10Martin Amis's classic novel that defined eighties excess, read by Bertie Carvel.
| 22:00We get the latest from Washington DC. 22:45Martin Amis's classic novel that defined eighties excess, read by Bertie Carvel.
| 22:00The detail of the 45 page Donald Trump indictment 22:458/10Bertie Carvel continues Martin Amis's savagely funny classic novel of 1980s excess.
| 22:00We get the latest from the US capital. 22:459/10Amis' savagely funny novel that defined 1980s excess, read by Bertie Carvel.
| 22:00The jailed opposition leader now faces 19 years in prison 22:45The final part of Martin Amis's darkly satirical novel that defined 1980s excess.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sir Richard Stilgoe helps choose the final five tracks of the current series.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Audio describer Lonny Evans and trainer Terry James talk about how to describe art. 23:30Greg James loses himself in the BBC's enormous archives.
| 23:00Witchcraft is big business. What are the ethics behind making money from magic? 23:30Greg James loses himself in the vast BBC archives.
| 23:003/6Giggling in the dark about Cool Britannia, first jobs, and rejecting show business. 23:157/8Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into satirical shapes. 23:301/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
| 23:002/2Character comedian Damien Slash plugs back into the AiPlayer for more sketch comedy. 23:303/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
| 23:00As Donald Trump pleads not guilty again, Americast answers your questions. 23:304/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to John Lloyd and Sir Tony Robinson about Blackadder.
| 23:005/6Three students from King’s College London take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 23:30Yeti enthusiasts Andy and Richard move their search to the remote kingdom of Bhutan.
| 23:00Her kids aren’t home, then her husband sends a text: ‘Gary and Lisa say goodbye forever'. 23:30Aleem Maqbool speaks to Rabbi Jonathan Romain about grief.
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