| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed hears from a painter who rose to fame by copying the works of others. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St. Leonard's Church in Streatham, Greater London 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A headfirst dive into the murky world of recycling. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5How fast fashion flooded the world and the innovators trying to change it. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In the waters of the Ganges lies the true cost of producing cheap leather goods. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5What can we do with all those old phones we hold on to 'just in case'... 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5What can we really do about our waste crisis and the legacy it leaves? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Roger McGough is joined by Benjamin Zephaniah, who shares poems from listener requests. 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.
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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 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. 05:45The UK has planted 13,000 hectares of trees this year - less than half of the target. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Rothenberg on the jazz artist of the bird world - the humble robin.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. 05:45A human has caught swine flu. 05:58Helen Moncrieff has a particular fondness for a bird known locally as a scarf.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. 05:45Will we ever meet the UK's tree planting targets? 05:58For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke the heron recalls a Bishop wearing vestments.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. 05:45Can ChatGPT really predict how reducing meat consumption will affect farming? 05:58David Attenborough presents the storm petrel.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. 05:45Baked beans on our toast could soon be British-grown. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the bearded tit.
| 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 Very Rev Dr David Bruce. 05:45Is it time to rethink urban architecture that potentially creates hostile environments?
| 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 the parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Bures Suffolk. 05:45It has been a turbulent few weeks for Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, owners of ChatGPT.
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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. 06:07Wildlife biologist and film-maker Dan O’Neill discovers the wild side of London. 06:30The CPRE says the shortage of rural affordable housing is acute and overlooked. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully debates the pros and cons of an open mind - in life, politics and philosophy. 06:35Richard Baynes visits an American oil executive turned farmer in South Ayrshire. 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 07:54The Reverend Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the new home secretary, James Cleverly.
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate the Chancellor's plan to cut National Insurance.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10Live from the chapel of St Catharine’s College in Cambridge. 08:48Rebecca Stott reflects on the importance of nurturing the curiosity of children. 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Kirsty Wark with astronaut Tim Peake, writer Samantha Harvey and physicist Roberto Trotta. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Sarah Bradley.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow. 09:30Nathan Filer talks to ethical porn creator Erika Lust. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Frankie Mulgrew.
| 09:001/4Professor Ben Ansell delivers the first 2023 Reith Lectures on Our Democratic Future. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Stef Benstead.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of the Fall of the House of Usher. 09:45Worship and music to mark St Andrew's Day with theologian Gilbert Márkus.
| 09:00Nicola Fox, Nasa's head of science, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Author Katherine Rundell, Waterstones’ Book of the Year winner, on her nomadic childhood.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 09:45Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
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| 10:00 | 10:00Award-winning actor Dame Harriet Walter on playing horrible mothers.
| 10:00A listener asks: How best to parent a child with a stammer?
| 10:00New safeguarding rules to better protect the welfare of gymnasts - do they go far enough?
| 10:00Emily Blunt speaks to Clare McDonnell about Oppenheimer and the actors' strike.
| 10:00Director Adura Onashile on the jewel colours and lush score of her debut film, Girl.
| 10:00Dom wants to take Shaun to the remote island that some believe to be the end of the world. 10:303/14Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Tom seeks validation, and Harrison faces an awkward meeting.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food. 11:30What scanning the brain may reveal about our political affiliations.
| 11:00A cold hard look at the psychology of the seven deadly sins. And today, it's greed. 11:301/4Epigrams, jokes and absolute filth, that's Martial. With Robin Ince and Llewelyn Morgan.
| 11:00Borrowing levels have soared during recent global crises. Will there be a reckoning? 11:30Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
| 11:00Poland builds a wall through one of Europe’s most precious forests. What’s the impact? 11:30An artist and a writer pick their favourite books.
| 11:00As UK net migration hits a record high, what's going on behind the numbers? 11:30Hector faces a health assessment. Stars Jamie Sives.
| 11:00The Observer's Sonia Sodha and guests look back on the political week. 11:30As COP28 gets underway, our correspondent reveals the impact of gas flaring in the UAE.
| 11:15Marina Abramović, artist, 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 12:04Michael Gove is reforming leasehold. Will it be enough? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04What's your experience of the property market like right now? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Charity shops say they are losing out to booming online second-hand clothes websites. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Today's Gap Finder is Thomas Gibson the founder of Noted Aromas. 12:32Which Christmas tree is better for the environment - real or fake? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04A contestant on the TV show I'm a Celebrity sparks a debate about racism and misogyny. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Hundreds of house sales stuck in limbo after a cyber-attack last week. 12:305/6Jessica Fostekew joins Punt and Dennis for the week in topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:043/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee. 12:32Sheila Dillon presents The Food Programme’s favourite food books of the year. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:451/4What links the Krankies and two naked performance artists? Helen Lewis finds out.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:452/4From Wu Zetian to the Serpent Queen, the royal women who stepped out of the shadows.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:453/4Helen Lewis dives into the 'goldfish bowl' and explores the glamorous job no-one wants.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:454/4Helen Lewis uncovers the story of a woman who gave away one of America’s great fortunes.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:454/4Helen looks at the myth of the solitary genius and finds out about Alma Mahler.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Two forensic psychologists interview Fran about her life and the crime she committed.
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| 14:00 | 14:154/6Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
| 14:155/6Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
| 14:156/6Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
| 14:00Natasha puts her foot down. 14:151/4Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new series of Matthew Broughton's drama thriller.
| 14:00Fallon faces teething problems. 14:151/5By Helen Cross. Rose has made a fresh start in LA. But the past is starting to bite. 14:45Cat’s mother is Austrian. Cat can’t speak German. Does she really know her?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:45We reveal the importance of sound, music and narration in bringing Planet Earth to life.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke delves into Han Suyin’s fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the prestigious nationwide general knowledge contest. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at the war in Gaza through the lens of food.
| 15:002/14Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Lucy Worsley investigates the case of Hannah Mary Tabbs and the disembodied torso.
| 15:00Who will look after your money if you no longer can? 15:30With a national shortage of medications, what can people living with ADHD do?
| 15:00Wildlife biologist and film-maker Dan O’Neill discovers the wild side of London. 15:27Sangita Myska makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Pratham UK. 15:30Australian writer Alexis Wright, on new novel Praiseworthy
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45Comedian, actor and writer Kieran Hodgson responds to a story in the news.
| 15:00In 1927, Mae West chose to go jail and it made her a superstar. By Tracy-Ann Oberman.
| 15:00A new dramatisation of Han Suyin’s landmark novel of passion and revolution in Hong Kong
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| 16:00 | 16:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince worry about how worried we should be about AI. 16:30A Palestinian from a refugee camp and an Israeli settler.
| 16:00An intimate conversation between two brothers about living with Motor Neurone Disease. 16:30An artist and a writer pick their favourite books.
| 16:00Matthew Syed asks what happens when we shun excellence and embrace mediocrity. 16:30The TV supremo who re-launched Doctor Who in 2005 on the latest iteration of the franchise
| 16:005/6A time of hard knocks and bad omens for Joni. 16:30The geophysics at work to locate tunnels.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a US diplomat, a football manager, a documentary maker and an artist. 16:30The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
| 16:00Emily Blunt on her role in Oppenheimer, the actor’s strike and stammering.
| 16:00Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers. 16:30Jackie Kay joins Roger McGough to pick favourite poems from listener requests.
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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
| 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 17:30Which Christmas tree is better for the environment - real or fake? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00Artificial intelligence: are the criminals one step ahead? File on 4 investigates. 17:40Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The pause - which was due to end in the coming hours - has been extended for two days 18:303/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00The workers had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days 18:30Can you learn to see through your tongue?
| 18:00The 10-month-old reportedly died alongside his four-year-old brother and his mother 18:30Glenn is desperate to go into space but is he made of the Right Stuff - or just Stuff?
| 18:00Matt Hancock was giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry in London 18:304/6Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios.
| 18:00More than 130 world leaders attended the climate conference being held in Dubai 18:305/6Jessica Fostekew joins Punt and Dennis for the week in topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Israel has bombarded southern Gaza, after pulling out of ceasefire talks with Hamas. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The UN warns of a displacement crisis in Gaza, as Israel intensifies bombardments. 18:15Geoff Bird chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Maria Callas at 100 reassessed, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim.
| 19:15AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar.
| 19:00Natasha puts her foot down. 19:15Sir Richard Mantle on Opera North, Billie Marten performs live, Yinka Shonibare in Leeds.
| 19:00Fallon faces teething problems. 19:15Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba
| 19:00Harrison faces an awkward meeting 19:15Singer Natalie Duncan and composer Martin Phipps help add the next five tracks.
| 19:00It has been a turbulent few weeks for Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, owners of ChatGPT. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why size really matters if you want to avoid extinction.
| 19:1513 million people in the UK are disabled. Briony May Williams hosts some of the funniest. 19:451/5Classic romcom written by Colin Bytheway that asks if there's a place for data in dating.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Borrowing levels have soared during recent global crises. Will there be a reckoning? 20:30From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states.
| 20:00Artificial intelligence: are the criminals one step ahead? File on 4 investigates. 20:40A decision over what to do about Scotland's train ticket offices is yet to be reached.
| 20:00The debate around so-called 'lefty lawyers'. What's behind the use of the phrase? 20:45By Samantha Harvey. Mum drives through the Dark Hedges into a different world.
| 20:00As UK net migration hits a record high, what's going on behind the numbers? 20:302/8When a homeless man moves in with a rich widow is it true love, or something much darker?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. 20:50Rebecca Stott reflects on the importance of nurturing the curiosity of children.
| 20:00Singer Lesley Garrett marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary Maria Callas.
| 20:00The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a US diplomat, a football manager, a documentary maker and an artist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. First up: pride. 21:30Kirsty Wark with astronaut Tim Peake, writer Samantha Harvey and physicist Roberto Trotta.
| 21:00With a national shortage of medications, what can people living with ADHD do? 21:30Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.
| 21:00David and Simon discuss Omid Scobie’s Royal book Endgame, obituary PR and Ridley Scott. 21:30The TV supremo who re-launched Doctor Who in 2005 on the latest iteration of the franchise
| 21:00The geophysics at work to locate tunnels. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of the Fall of the House of Usher.
| 21:00Crash! bang! wallop! Composer Sarah Angliss celebrates the power of sound effects.
| 21:008/8Brian is again waiting for a new court date, while the financial markets seem in turmoil. 21:458/8Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
| 21:00Hundreds of house sales stuck in limbo after a cyber-attack last week. 21:25The Reverend Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields. 21:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00We hear from the family of two hostages yet to be released. 22:451/10In the cosy village of Silverstream, Barbara Buncle finds a novel way to boost her income.
| 22:00Were India's construction practices partly to blame for the tunnel's collapse? 22:452/10As recession bites, Miss Buncle isn't the only villager with money on her mind.
| 22:00Will there be global agreement on "phasing out" or "phasing down" fossil fuels? 22:453/10Miss Buncle’s novel is about to hit Silverstream.
| 22:00How significant is the cash deal for climate-hit nations? 22:454/10Publisher Mr Abbott is about to experience the downside of the book’s success.
| 22:00Hamas says 184 people have been killed in Gaza since the truce ended early today 22:455/10‘Disturber of the Peace’ is influencing the lives of its author and her neighbours.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Singer Natalie Duncan and composer Martin Phipps help add the next five tracks.
| 22:00Leila Nathoo hosts topical discussion with politicians and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Alan Dein logs on to connect with voices in Alaska, Australia and St Helena. 23:30The new Home Secretary is under pressure on migration and his colourful language.
| 23:00Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn tackle their listeners' problems. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:004/6Pet enthusiast Charlotte’s question sees Amy and Chris explore animal behaviour. 23:158/8Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes. 23:30Migration and marbles at PMQs.
| 23:00Labour’s Angela Rayner on why the young are struggling to get onto the housing ladder. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as ministers introduce measures to reduce National Insurance.
| 23:00Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 23:30Calls for nuclear test veterans to have full access to their medical records.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the prestigious nationwide general knowledge contest. 23:30Anne starts hearing a voice at her shoulder, again and again. Is her mind playing tricks?
| 23:001/4Professor Ben Ansell delivers the first 2023 Reith Lectures on Our Democratic Future.
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