| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Josie Long presents short documentaries that play with our perception of time. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Clement Danes, in the City of Westminster London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/4Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story. 00:301/10A story of shipwreck and survival - and a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/10The perils of daily life on board an 18th-century man-of-war become a reality. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/10The 18th-century warship prepares to sail into Cape Horn's treacherous seas. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/10Captain Cheap's seamanship is tested in the furious seas around Cape Horn. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/10Marooned in freezing temperatures, the Wager's sickly crew faces a fight for survival. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins. 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.
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| 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 Canon Rachel Mann. 05:45Rare breed Exmoor ponies. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the black grouse.
| 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 Canon Rachel Mann. 05:45New figures show a sharp rise in girls studying agriculture at Scottish colleges. 05:58Dermot O'Leary admires the work ethic and understated beauty of the industrious dunnock.
| 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 Canon Rachel Mann. 05:45Diversity in farming, wet weather and sheep, new rules on wine corks and upland farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the jackdaw.
| 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 Canon Rachel Mann. 05:45Today we hear from both farming conferences and discuss the supply chain and diversity. 05:58Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife reduces his Tourette's symptoms.
| 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 Canon Rachel Mann 05:45The Environment Secretary and his Labour shadow on food and farming in England. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.
| 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 Bishop David Walker. 05:451/13Banksy from hood-rat to hero. How did Bristol's radical nature shape Banksy and his art?
| 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 Saint Buryan in Cornwall. 05:45The former Brexit campaigner and leader of Reform UK preparing for the general election.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Dame Emma Walmsley guest edits Today in the last programme of the series.
| 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. 06:07What makes the Isle of Wight one of the most creative places in the UK? 06:30Farming conferences: The Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05To mark the feast of Epiphany, Mark Tully asks whether happiness is a responsibility. 06:35Natural Histories explores the poppy and its symbolism. 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 with Emily Buchanan. 07:54Actor Cate Blanchett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solar Aid. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10As 2024 begins the Bishop of Manchester looks for hope in this season of Epiphany. 08:48Zoe Strimpel on sugar's extraordinary power to bind generations. 08:58David Attenborough presents the collared dove.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election. 09:30Could the Isle of Rum miraculously have escaped the Ice Age? Tori Herridge investigates. 09:45Space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music
| 09:00Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election. 09:30A body is discovered and an eccentric solicitor takes a surprising chance. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andy Fishburne.
| 09:00Baroness Casey continues examining the challenges facing whoever wins the general election 09:30A scientist with a toad collection is embroiled in a global scientific culture war. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Baroness Casey examines the issue of violence against women. 09:30How did a single specimen come to undermine scientists? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led, by Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley.
| 09:00Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election. 09:30Australia's Night Parrot has driven birders mad for decades. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by David Waters.
| 09:00Ed Byrne describes how he used comedy to grieve for the loss of his brother.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Women and their role in negotiations, with expert negotiator Nicky Perfect.
| 10:00Faber's new poetry editor looks back over three decades of her own writings.
| 10:00What if Shakespeare's female characters got together to share their stories?
| 10:00Actor and comedian Katherine Parkinson on her ITV drama Significant Other.
| 10:00Female artists spent a record-breaking 31 weeks in 2023 at No.1 in the UK singles chart.
| 10:00Greg and his guests kick off a new series with Catherine the Great of Russia. 10:301/6Alexei Sayle travels from London to Blackpool, talking to strangers on his train.
| 10:00Resolutions are made at The Bull, and the nightmare isn’t over for Helen.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Dr Adam Ruthford thinks he can prove that YOU are descendent from Royalty. 11:30In a special episode, David and Simon meet Gerald Ratner, whose joke cost him his business
| 11:00Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. Last up: sloth. 11:30Volcanoes fascinate and terrify us, prompting centuries of poems to be written about them.
| 11:00Katie and William killed themselves at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. Who's liable? 11:30Dundee’s pioneer Bob Servant (Brian Cox) clears the decks for the reunion of a lifetime.
| 11:00Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines. 11:30The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third president of the United States.
| 11:00Recent polling shows an appetite to rejoin the EU, but is this really a realistic option? 11:30Industry heart-throb Kat Sadler shows YOU how social media can change your life.
| 11:00Sue Mitchell reports on how loneliness and cognitive decline leaves people open to abuse 11:30Political options prove elusive in the Middle East, ahead of US Secretary Blinken's visit.
| 11:15Graham Nash, musician, 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 12:04How to be happy - in a few simple tips - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee. 12:42Catherine Hobaiter pursues a quest to understand what it means to be a chimpanzee. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How to harness the power of sleep - with Professor Russell Foster. 12:42Underwater cameraman Roger Munns recounts his quest to film the humpback heat run. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How to keep in shape - in a few simple tips - with Professor Marie Murphy. 12:42Volcanologist Dario Tedesco recounts his first encounter with an active volcano. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How to stay young - in a few simple tips - with Professor Andrew Steptoe. 12:42Sara Dykman recounts her 10,201-mile journey following the monarch butterfly migration. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How to lose weight - in a few simple tips - with Professor Giles Yeo. 12:42Explorer Victor Vescovo describes his journey to the deepest points in our oceans. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04From today millions of UK workers will pay less National Insurance - what does that mean? 12:301/10A look back on some of the best bits of News Quizzing from 2023. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04A seasonal special featuring archive clips from the show, hosted by David Mitchell. 12:32Could seaweed farming be the answer to some of our biggest issues? Leyla Kazim finds out. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45US election terminology explained with Justin Webb.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Part two of Justin Webb's guide to the 2024 US elections.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45How are the US elections run?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45What happens on election day?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45What can the president do when they are in office?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Hinde Street Methodist Church, Marylebone.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:302/7Police prepare for a top-secret operation: hacking a phone network favoured by criminals.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Resolutions are made at The Bull. 14:15Violinist Nigel Kennedy reveals his formative cultural influences and experiences.
| 14:15Yusuf is a dreamer, and a rubbish fisherman. And his life’s about to change.
| 14:151/5Has Dr Bridges made a mistake in putting co-offenders together in group therapy?
| 14:151/2Brian Cox returns as Inspector McLevy in a new two-part adventure by David Ashton.
| 14:00Kenton puts his foot down 14:15Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi. 14:45House martins live on our homes in summer - in winter they disappear. Will they return?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:452/13From hood-rat to hero - James finds someone from Banksy's secret team, but will they talk?
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke looks at Graham Greene’s classic dark comedy, Our Man in Havana.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 15:30Join Leyla Kazim for a tour of New Year’s Eve food traditions around the world.
| 15:007/14Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. 15:30Dr Phil Hammond meets Dr Caroline Rance, "the happiest GP in the country".
| 15:00Your financial New Year's resolutions and how to keep them. 15:30Ian McMillan gets close to the art in hotel rooms.
| 15:00What makes the Isle of Wight one of the most creative places in the UK? 15:27Actor Josette Simon makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Pets As Therapy. 15:30Chris Power is joined by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Aminatta Forna and Lucy Caldwell.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.
| 15:001/3USA is John Dos Passos’s masterpiece, an epic saga of American life from boom to bust.
| 15:00Graham Greene's joyful Cold War satire stars Rory Kinnear and Miles Jupp.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 16:30A university student wanders into a cathedral and is transformed by the music he hears.
| 16:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on elderly leaders. 16:30The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third president of the United States.
| 16:00Hope and the 'good enough' life. 16:30Executive Producer Mike Cotton on a new series of the hit reality TV show.
| 16:001/3Misha Glenny in Istanbul on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. 16:30Inside Science explores the planned missions to the Moon in 2024.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a racing driver and a director. 16:30Why do we fetishise female weather presenters?
| 16:00Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Clare McDonnell for highlights from this week.
| 16:00Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. 16:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
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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 17:30Do the claims made about ice baths hold water? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00The story of a doctor who couldn’t be trusted and the patients who faced the consequences 17:40The former Brexit campaigner and leader of Reform UK preparing for the general election. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan -- triggering a tsunami alert. 18:15It's summer at last and Tobermory's secret project takes the Wombles to Battersea Park. 18:30A seasonal special featuring archive clips from the show, hosted by David Mitchell.
| 18:00Hamas says its deputy head, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in Beirut. 18:301/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Jason Cook and Lauren Pattison.
| 18:00The two bombs exploded near the grave of one of the country's top military commanders 18:304/4Mrs R is off to Denmark and the truth about Lucy’s real mother is revealed.
| 18:00But the Prime Minister did not rule out a polling day in the Spring 18:301/4Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.
| 18:00Lawyers said they have spoken up in the wake of a television drama about the case 18:301/10A look back on some of the best bits of News Quizzing from 2023.
| 18:00US airline regulator grounds some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets and orders urgent inspections. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Prime Minister said legislation could be passed clearing anyone affected 18:15Guvna B chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Celebrating the music of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.
| 19:15George Clooney, Callum Turner, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Scala!!!
| 19:15Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters.
| 19:00Kenton puts his foot down 19:15Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed, silence in music.
| 19:00The nightmare isn’t over for Helen 19:15Ellen and Mark explore drink and drunkenness on screen, with help from Richard E Grant.
| 19:00The former Brexit campaigner and leader of Reform UK preparing for the general election. 19:15Actor Andrew Scott reveals his most important creative influences and experiences.
| 19:15Unemployed science teacher, Chris Mystery, discovers an alien creature in Slugwich Woods. 19:451/5Five short stories taking their inspiration from water, by the author of Send Nudes.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Actor Minnie Driver in conversation with her heroes – brought back to life. 20:30The giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers.
| 20:00The story of a doctor who couldn’t be trusted and the patients who faced the consequences 20:40An interview with Andrew Lennox, the new CEO of the charity Guide Dogs.
| 20:00Annie Nightingale explores the links between new music and comedy during the 1960s.
| 20:00Recent polling shows an appetite to rejoin the EU, but is this really a realistic option? 20:307/8Frightening facts emerge about Dave's past relationship with a famous Hollywood actress.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Hinde Street Methodist Church, Marylebone. 20:50Zoe Strimpel on sugar's extraordinary power to bind generations.
| 20:00Rev Giles Fraser looks back over a century of religious broadcasting in Britain.
| 20:00The perception and the reality of life in Ely, a big housing estate on the edge of Cardiff 20:30Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a racing driver and a director.
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| 21:00 | 21:00A cold hard look at the psychology of the seven sins. Brace yourself for wrath. 21:30Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
| 21:00Facing his own mortality, an artist collaborates with a farmer to transform toxic dyes. 21:30Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
| 21:00Executive Producer Mike Cotton on a new series of the hit reality TV show. 21:30Baroness Casey continues examining the challenges facing whoever wins the general election
| 21:00Inside Science explores the planned missions to the Moon in 2024. 21:30Baroness Casey examines the issue of violence against women.
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on elderly leaders. 21:30Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
| 21:00Vicky Baker investigates the confessions of a fraudulent psychic. 21:45By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.
| 21:00From today millions of UK workers will pay less National Insurance - what does that mean? 21:25Actor Cate Blanchett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solar Aid. 21:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The defence secretary says UK forces will take "direct action" to protect key trade route 22:451/5A changing India shown through the lens of one family and the house they live in.
| 22:00Lebanon's foreign minister blames Israel, saying it is looking for a "regional war" 22:452/5A school girl tries to find out what happened to her favourite teacher, Sister Celina.
| 22:00Could the attack contribute to wider regional instability? 22:453/5After 'Johnny Walker' receives a kiss from Rani, a lowly street sweeper, fate takes over.
| 22:00We assess how the political year could unfold for their parties. 22:454/5Brothers Rohan and Kamal have big plans for their business. But will they prosper?
| 22:00President Biden uses his first major election speech to launch scathing attack on Trump 22:455/5Abhay and Megha decide to go away on a platonic trip together to the countryside.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Ellen and Mark explore drink and drunkenness on screen, with help from Richard E Grant.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme
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| 23:00 | 23:00Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
| 23:00Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn solve your problems. Or try, at the very least. 23:30A new comedy that dangles (think: Emission Impossible) itself over the climate crisis.
| 23:00AI digests human media, then writes its own versions. The result is absurdly hilarious. 23:15A client's insomnia is a puzzle for Nora this week, as she enjoys 14 hours sleep a night. 23:30Comedian Jon Long teams up with scientist Dr Tara Shine for the eco-comedy magazine show.
| 23:00Comedian Laura Smyth shares her cancer story and explores people’s responses to grief. 23:30Comedian Jon Long teams up with scientist Dr Tara Shine for a festive Carbon Lifeforms.
| 23:00A documentary from the future with a stark warning for humanity. 23:30Why do we fetishise female weather presenters?
| 23:004/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 23:305/5Dead Hand adds another voice to his code.
| 23:00Sir Robin Knox-Johnston relives sailing single-handed, non-stop, around the world.
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