| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Hope and the 'good enough' life. 00:45Bells on Sunday, comes from the Parish Church of Saint Buryan in Cornwall. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:306/10Three slender canoes are spied by the castaways, are the friends or foes? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:307/10A glimmer of hope puts the emaciated castaways in a perilous position. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:308/10Mutiny has put the castaways into two factions, both hell bent on escape. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:309/10Competing accounts of the demise of the Wager put all the castaways lives in danger. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:3010/10The day of reckoning arrives for the Wager's castaways. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Families from the many sides of the Gaza/Israeli dispute share their personal histories. 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 Bishop David Walker 05:45A message for British farmers from the Dutch Farmer Citizen Movement. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the little owl.
| 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 05:45Managing flood water, starlings and animal feed, and the true cost of cheap food. 05:58John Aitchison presents the waxwing.
| 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 05:45Pylons in the countryside. 05:58David Attenborough presents the sanderling.
| 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 05:45Labs where scientists are working on trials to use insects for protein in animal feed. 05:58David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl.
| 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 05:45Footpaths neglected in thousands of places; alternatives to soy; female farming family. 05:58Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.
| 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 Pastor Andrew Roycroft. 05:452/13From hood-rat to hero - James finds someone from Banksy's secret team, but will they talk?
| 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 Coddenham, Suffolk. 05:45The bestselling romance novelist and TikTok sensation.
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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. 06:07Marie-Louise Muir explores the emerging new identity of Derry/Londonderry. 06:30German farmer protests, fairness in supply chain, animal feed and British strawberries. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Jazz musician Django Bates muses on being 'in the groove'. 06:35Anna Hill meets three women running an organic beef farm in Suffolk. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton examines some of the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Mark Durden-Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Charlie Waller Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand answers over the Post Office Horizon scandal.
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about its nuclear energy plans.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10From St Olave's Church York. Leader and preacher: the Rev Canon Liz Hassall. 08:48Mark Damazer on how we judge our political masters. 08:58Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Jon Cruddas, Jane Green and Jonathan White. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Revd Dr Mark Clavier
| 09:002/22The bizarre origins of a world-altering act of violence. 09:30What are the evolutionary origins of the sounds that frighten us the most? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Mark Dowd.
| 09:00We investigate claims about gun crime, the UK tax burden, and the number of missing cats. 09:30Why being kind could benefit your mood, mental health and protect your body from disease. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Swarzy Macaly.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Richard Carter.
| 09:00Graham Nash, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren laverne. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Silver.
| 09:00Michael Mosley, host of Just One Thing, is on a mission to improve our lives.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Good Fight actor on her new TV role in a British police drama
| 10:00Clare hears about the impact midwifery shortages are having on patients giving birth.
| 10:00A woman who posted unfavourable reviews about her cosmetic surgery is facing legal action.
| 10:00Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker.
| 10:00To struggle with the direction your life is going in your 20s and 30s.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn about the surprising history of kung fu. 10:302/6Alexei Sayle travels from Shrewsbury to Pwllheli, talking to strangers on his train.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How Britain’s Black African communities are shaping politics, faith, business and culture. 11:30Reading for pleasure can improve children's outcomes - but it's also in decline.
| 11:00East Kilbride is due to become a 'new' New Town, as writer David Scott discovers. 11:30The spirit of Elvis Presley and the mind of Bill Drummond meet at a village crossroads.
| 11:00Neil Maggs delves into the world of gatekeeping and finds out where power really lies. 11:30Lucy Worsley meets the woman at the centre of a murderous Victorian love triangle.
| 11:00How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise. 11:30Mr Motivator chooses the King of Calypso, whose hits include Day-O and Jump in the Line.
| 11:00From Houthi rebels in the Red Sea to attacks on the Lebanon-Israel border. 11:30Kat Sadler shows you how social media can help you get over a relationship.
| 11:00George Parker of the FT assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Amid the aftermath in Wajima, there are signs Japan has learned to live with earthquakes.
| 11:15Guli Francis-Dehqani, bishop, 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 12:04Big increase in pubs up for sale as more landlords call time 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Call You & Yours: Have your spending habits changed? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Why some parents eligible for help with childcare are worried they won't get it. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Today's Gap Finder is Steven Smith, the founder of discount chain Poundland. 12:32Why did sales of the best-selling soft drink Sunny Delight suddenly bomb in the 1990s? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04How to reduce inflammation - in a few simple tips - with Professor Janet Lord. 12:42Angellica Bell talks to chef Nadiya Hussain about making life-changing decisions. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04The increase in money being stolen through fake text messages offering people jobs. 12:302/10Ian Smith, Geoff Norcott, Shaparak Khorsandi and Ayesha Hazarika join Andy Zaltzman. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:041/6Paul Merton and Kerry Godliman join Sue Perkins for a new series of Just a Minute. 12:32Jaega Wise is on a mission to find out what she should really be eating while pregnant. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Why journalists rarely start at the beginning, instead leading with the latest development
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant made global news this year- but should it have?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45The lowdown on anonymous briefings at Westminster – how, where and why they happen
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Exploring why Nicola Bulley’s disappearance was one of the biggest UK news stories of 2023
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45How privacy law stops journalists telling you everything they know
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Chester Cathedral.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:303/7A murder plot. A London gun dealer. A Cardiff career criminal.
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| 14:00 | 14:15Actor Andrew Scott reveals his most important creative influences and experiences.
| 14:00Relations deteriorate at the vets. 14:15Can being in love ever be wrong? According to Tara’s dad Lesley, it absolutely can.
| 14:00A problem presents itself for Elizabeth. 14:152/5How much do childhood experiences impact the mind of a murderer?
| 14:152/2Adrift in San Francisco, Jean and McLevy are thrown closer together.
| 14:00Momentum gathers for Tom. 14:151/5Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's disappeared. 14:45The life of a human begins to unfold.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:453/13Banksy from hood rat to hero. A Christmas exhibition helps Steph prove herself to Banksy.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45John Yorke looks into the dark comedy classic, Our Man in Havana.
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| 15:00 | 15:005/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 15:30Could seaweed farming be the answer to some of our biggest issues? Leyla Kazim finds out.
| 15:00Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries. 15:30Dr Phil Hammond interviews groundbreaking heart surgeon Steve Westaby.
| 15:00Struggling with childcare costs? We're unravelling the latest changes designed to help. 15:30Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health?
| 15:00Marie-Louise Muir explores the emerging new identity of Derry/Londonderry. 15:27Actor Cate Blanchett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solar Aid. 15:30Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.
| 15:002/3USA 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 | 16:00Anita Anand uncovers hidden stories from recent British history. 16:30Aleem Maqbool meets Richard, who explored a connection to Jesus on a ayahuasca retreat.
| 16:00Comedian Isy Suttie on how she writes comedy 16:30Mr Motivator chooses the King of Calypso, whose hits include Day-O and Jump in the Line.
| 16:00The power of song: An iconic hymn, and singing and peacebuilding in South Sudan. 16:30Why did it take a TV drama for a huge injustice to get the headlines it deserves?
| 16:002/3East versus west, secular versus religious, how the empire came to the point of collapse. 16:30Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a charity founder, a surgeon, an actor, a rugby player 16:30We investigate claims about gun crime, the UK tax burden, and the number of missing cats.
| 16:00Actor Cush Jumbo on her new Apple TV series, Criminal Record.
| 16:00Hisham Matar talks to Chris Power about his new novel, My Friends. 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 17:30Why did sales of the best-selling soft drink Sunny Delight suddenly bomb in the 1990s? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00The story of the Post Office IT scandal 17:40The bestselling romance novelist and TikTok sensation. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Hundreds of branch managers were wrongly convicted because of a flawed computer system 18:301/6Paul Merton and Kerry Godliman join Sue Perkins for a new series of Just a Minute.
| 18:00Temperatures were close to the threshold of 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels 18:302/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith.
| 18:00All convictions in the IT scandal will be overturned in England and Wales 18:301/6Clare is feeling very unsympathetic towards Brian.
| 18:00Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry 18:302/4Stand-up show with Ellie Taylor in which she talks about a controversial subject.
| 18:00The US said the strikes on Houthi targets diminished their ability to launch missiles 18:302/10Ian Smith, Geoff Norcott, Shaparak Khorsandi and Ayesha Hazarika join Andy Zaltzman.
| 18:00Taiwan's president-elect vows to defend the island from Chinese intimidation. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Lord Cameron says airstrikes have sent an unambiguous message to Houthi rebels 18:15Luke Wright chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Relations deteriorate at the vets. 19:15Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new Warhammer 40,000 deal, Agri Ismaïl on Hyper
| 19:00A problem presents itself for Elizabeth. 19:15Kim’s Convenience on stage, British Library cyberattack, setting films in the present
| 19:15Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing.
| 19:00Momentum gathers for Tom. 19:15Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed.
| 19:00Emotions run high at Bridge Farm. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate the murky world of elections on screen.
| 19:00The bestselling romance novelist and TikTok sensation. 19:15Crime writer Patricia Cornwell reveals her formative creative influences and experiences.
| 19:00The cat is put among the pigeons for Brian. 19:15A new sketch show that showcases the best online talent. 19:452/5The next in a series of stories inspired by water, by the acclaimed author of Send Nudes.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Neil Maggs delves into the world of gatekeeping and finds out where power really lies. 20:30Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines.
| 20:00The story of the Post Office IT scandal 20:40What's being done to tackle the decade-old campaign to stop cars parking on pavements?
| 20:00Matthew Parris explores the rise of media training in politics and the political interview
| 20:00From Houthi rebels in the Red Sea to attacks on the Lebanon-Israel border. 20:308/8When a homeless man moves in with a rich widow is it true love or something much darker?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Chester Cathedral. 20:50Mark Damazer on how we judge our political masters.
| 20:00The life and times of Christopher Hitchens told through archive and interview.
| 20:00We investigate claims about gun crime, the UK tax burden, and the number of missing cats. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a charity founder, a surgeon, an actor, a rugby player
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| 21:00 | 21:00Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. Last up: sloth. 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Jon Cruddas, Jane Green and Jonathan White.
| 21:00Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health? 21:302/22The bizarre origins of a world-altering act of violence.
| 21:00Dr Adam Ruthford thinks he can prove that YOU are descendent from Royalty. 21:30Why did it take a TV drama for a huge injustice to get the headlines it deserves?
| 21:00Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment.
| 21:00Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.
| 21:00Vicky Baker investigates the confessions of a fraudulent psychic. 21:45A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.
| 21:00The increase in money being stolen through fake text messages offering people jobs. 21:25Mark Durden-Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Charlie Waller Trust. 21:30Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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| 22:00 | 22:00A former Lord Chancellor tells us that new legislation is needed immediately. 22:451/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
| 22:00We hear from a senior Democrat urging a change of approach 22:452/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
| 22:00What does the government's promise mean for those who were wrongly jailed? 22:453/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
| 22:00UK politicians are briefed ahead of possible military action alongside the US 22:454/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
| 22:00South Africa's Justice Minister says Israel's intentions in Gaza are "very clear" 22:455/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate the murky world of elections on screen.
| 22:00Ben Wright hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00The curious story of the Sydney Opera House’s founding father, Sir Eugene Goossens. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand answers over the Post Office Horizon scandal.
| 23:00Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn solve your problems. Or try, at the very least. 23:30Sean Curran reports on David Cameron's first question-and-answer session with MPs.
| 23:00AI digests human media, then writes its own versions. The result is absurdly hilarious. 23:15Nora is always amazed that some couples work better than others, often despite her advice.
| 23:00Amol and Nick explore why young people are turning to strongman leaders. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about its nuclear energy plans.
| 23:00Republicans face off before the Iowa caucus. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on calls for parliament to vote on the UK military action in Yemen
| 23:005/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini 23:30A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.
| 23:00Emily Berry presents a personal meditation on the life and afterlife of Sylvia Plath.
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