| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Matthew Syed explores the uncomfortable psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Helen’s church, Sefton in Merseyside. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Can a 13th-century Persian poem help you recover from long Covid? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Exploring one of the biggest problems faced by farmers today - their own mental health. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30How do we live with trauma? A retired policeman reflects on his emotional weight. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30After a tragic terror attack in London, the lives of two parents changed forever. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The Gold Winner of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Audio Feature 2023. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Beth Singler explores the creation and enduring vision of The Terminator's AI prophecy. 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 05:43Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh 05:45Why is wool so worthless for farmers? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Joe Harkness on the skylark.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh 05:45Farmers head to Westminster to protest over food security. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh 05:45Are government environmental schemes threatening food security? 05:58Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh 05:45Scottish salmon farmers say Brexit has cost them £100 million a year in lost exports. 05:58Mark Cocker laments on the loss of the twite, once a familiar sight during his schooldays.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh 05:58Bill Oddie presents the great crested grebe.
| 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 Harry Baker. 05:45Lent Talks - Holy Week by Dean of Westminster the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle.
| 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 Priory Church of St Edith, Monks Kirby in Warwickshire. 05:45Rosemarie Mallett, bishop of Croydon.
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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. 06:07Travel guide Stewart Wilson takes Clare on a hike in the Scottish Borders. 06:30Tractors at Westminster as farmers protest. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Mark Tully contemplates time, change and resurrection on Easter Day. 06:35A Poetic Pilgrimage for Easter Sunday led by poet Jay Hulme. 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. 07:10William Crawley looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 07:54Dr Rachel Buckingham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mercy Ships 07:57The latest weather forecast
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| 08:00 | | 08:31News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Rishi Sunak faces a group of senior MPs.
| 08:45Susan Hulme reports as peers consider a controversial bill to reform the leasehold system.
| | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers. 08:10The Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, shares his Easter message. 08:58John Aitchison presents the dunnock.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee. 09:45Worship and music for Holy Week with the Very Rev Lorna Hood.
| 09:00Forensic scientist Dr Sheila Willis on when the worlds of science and the law collide. 09:30Rose Cartwright talks to psychologist Dr Sara Tai about psychedelics and mental health. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Ann Easter.
| 09:00Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: Is AI better than my doctor? 09:30Can turmeric boost your mood and memory, reduce inflammation and act as a painkiller? 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Greg Finn
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic poem that helped build the Finnish nation. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Rachel Mann.
| 09:00Alice Roberts, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer and music led by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell.
| 09:00Star of stage and screen Gaynor Faye on directing her late mother's work.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Oscar-winning actors and friends on playing Sixties suburban mothers in a new film.
| 10:00The campaign to raise the minimum sentence for perpetrators of domestic homicide.
| 10:00Fawzia Koofi on news that Afghan women who commit adultery will be stoned to death.
| 10:00Founder of Biba, Barbara Hulanicki on how it all began.
| 10:00Katie Price discusses her thoughts on young women and cosmetic surgery.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests for a special live episode all about renowned composer Mozart.
| 10:00George finds himself in trouble, and the pressure increases on Jolene.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Is Silicon Valley’s radical experiment to connect the world about to implode? 11:30Exploring the 1932 letters between Einstein and Freud on global peace and total war.
| 11:00On the road in Poland as a new government tries to push through a political revolution. 11:30Beth Singler explores the creation and enduring vision of The Terminator's AI prophecy.
| 11:00One baffling online scam – involving a £138 dehumidifier – and a wild journey to return it 11:30Protein is having a moment in the spotlight. Should you be worried about getting enough?
| 11:00A Soviet-era form of house arrest keeps the lives of hundreds of prisoners in limbo. 11:30Film director Carol Morley and comedian Will Hislop discuss their favourite books.
| 11:00One mother’s efforts to save her child could start a revolution in personalised medicine. 11:306/6Paul Merton interviews Julian Clary about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
| 11:00What do AI and digital technology mean for actors and their relationship with audiences? 11:30What are the prospects for wider peace between Israel and the Palestinians beyond Gaza?
| 11:15Professor Tim Spector, scientist, 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 12:04Insurance prices are pushing community car clubs to the brink. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Call You and Yours - what's your experience of probate? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04Olympic trips, ultra-processed food and new-build problems. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04We speak to a woman who has set up a new debit card for people with dementia. 12:32Is mushroom coffee really good for us? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04The war in Gaza prompts calls to boycott this year’s song contest. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:04What will rises in the national minimum wages mean for workers? 12:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 12:046/6The one with the Sex Keg. 12:32Sheila Dillon explores the significance of eating lamb at Easter. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Exchange in Twickenham.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world 13:30Rwanda's journey towards healing and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide.
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| 14:00 | 14:15A Hidden Treasure play from 1981, by Dennis Potter. With Denholm Elliott and Ian Ogilvy.
| 14:00Jolene makes a statement. 14:15Comedy by Nick Warburton. Philip Jackson stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire.
| 14:00George finds himself in trouble. 14:15Comedy by Nick Warburton. Philip Jackson stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire.
| 14:00Emma is forced to get involved. 14:15Comedy by Nick Warburton. Philip Jackson stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire.
| 14:00Tensions mount at the cricket practice. 14:152/5By Anita Sullivan. More of Nat's clients express concern about the effects of sleep time. 14:45What do we know about the bonding between a baby and its parents in those first few weeks?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week 14:45An electrifying debut exploring women, faith, power and the vital importance of books.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45An original short story by Carys Shannon. Read by Sharon Morgan.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 15:30Jimi Famurewa finds out why stouts and porters like Guinness are having a bit of a moment.
| 15:006/12Jay Rayner and his panel are in Edgware for this week’s episode of The Kitchen Cabinet. 15:30The Van Tulleken twins explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.
| 15:00More than half of us don't have a will, so what happens to your estate if you don't? 15:30We’re at the Northern Ireland Science Festival, exploring the psychology of hope.
| 15:00Travel guide Stewart Wilson takes Clare on a hike in the Scottish Borders. 15:27Laura Dockrill makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action on Postpartum Psychosis 15:30Johny Pitts talks to Carys Davies about her new novel, Clear.
| 15:00Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley reflects on the tree that bears and transforms human pain. 15:30Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
| | 15:00Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy classic, starring Julia McKenzie and Iwan Rheon.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince go to the Large Hadron Collider in search of the Higgs Boson. 16:30In The Artificial Human, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask: should AI make my decisions?
| 16:00The lady chief justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill on her priorities and concerns 16:30Film director Carol Morley and comedian Will Hislop discuss their favourite books.
| 16:00A 48-hour fight to survive, lost in a snowstorm. And the data that helps rescuers find us. 16:30The media's role in amplifying the internet's wildest speculation.
| 16:00Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home. 16:30A look into the unregulated world of home gut microbiome testing.
| 16:00John Wilson on a campaigner, a chess champion, an IRA member and a music producer. 16:30Andrea discusses covering the Royal Family with Jonny Dymond and the end of Law in Action.
| 16:00Model turned TV personality Katie Price's take on young women and cosmetic surgery.
| 16:00Alex Clark talks to Andrew O'Hagan about his new novel, Caledonian Road. 16:30The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang
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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 17:30Is mushroom coffee really good for us? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
| 17:00Mishal Husain is joined by an expert panel for the Today Debate. 17:40Rosemarie Mallett, bishop of Croydon. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00It is the first time the US has called for a halt to the fighting 18:306/6The one with the Sex Keg.
| 18:00A ship struck a bridge in Baltimore sending cars and people into the River Patapsco below 18:302/4Comic chaos, with guest star Mike Wozniak.
| 18:00Water companies have said customers will have to foot the bill for improvements 18:304/4Janey makes friends in high places, and too many enemies to count – then says goodbye.
| 18:00The previously-undisclosed papers were seen by the BBC 18:306/6A spider rescue, a wedding and a huge shock. Can Joanna and Roger's marriage survive?
| 18:00Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says he will strenuously contest the charges 18:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Four members of a UN peacekeeping mission have been injured in an explosion in Lebanon. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00King Charles made his first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. 18:15John McCarthy chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jolene makes a statement. 19:15Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger.
| 19:00George finds himself in trouble. 19:15Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings.
| 19:00Emma is forced to get involved. 19:15Camilla Whitehill on her new sitcom Big Mood.
| 19:00Tensions mount at the cricket practice. 19:15Drama This Town, designer Enzo Mari exhibition and Perth Museum.
| 19:00The pressure increases on Jolene. 19:15Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks to the current playlist.
| 19:00Rosemarie Mallett, bishop of Croydon. 19:15Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web
| 19:00Tension mounts at the Easter egg race. 19:15Tiredness kills, charity work and a pet therapist 19:30Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics live at The Orange Tree Theatre.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How the death of a Sikh activist in Birmingham has sparked concern in the community. 20:30Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?
| 20:00Mishal Husain is joined by an expert panel for the Today Debate. 20:40In Touch investigates a new treatment for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
| 20:00Exploring the debate around gender, pronouns, and Scotland’s new hate crime law. 20:45Lent Talks - Holy Week by Dean of Westminster the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle.
| 20:00The lady chief justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill on her priorities and concerns 20:30On the road in Poland as a new government tries to push through a political revolution.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Exchange in Twickenham. 20:50AL Kennedy on taking on her workaholism.
| 20:00Antonia Quirke defines the archival A-Z of essential Marlon Brando, who changed acting.
| 20:00Andrea discusses covering the Royal Family with Jonny Dymond and the end of Law in Action. 20:30John Wilson on a campaigner, a chess champion, an IRA member and a music producer.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Author Philip Pullman and the advice he would give his younger self. 21:30Adam Rutherford with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee.
| 21:00We’re at the Northern Ireland Science Festival, exploring the psychology of hope. 21:30Forensic scientist Dr Sheila Willis on when the worlds of science and the law collide.
| 21:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss privacy, social media and the royal family. 21:30The media's role in amplifying the internet's wildest speculation.
| 21:00How one community dentist is navigating the biggest crisis in dentistry in a generation. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic poem that helped build the Finnish nation.
| 21:00Rev Giles Fraser looks back over a century of religious broadcasting in Britain.
| 21:0011/11Neil Dudgeon stars in this epic tale of money, passion and defiance
| 21:00What will rises in the national minimum wages mean for workers? 21:25Dr Rachel Buckingham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mercy Ships 21:30What are the prospects for wider peace between Israel and the Palestinians beyond Gaza?
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| 22:00 | 22:00The UN Security Council calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 22:456/10Zora’s studio at the top of the National Library has been destroyed.
| 22:00Six construction workers still missing 22:457/10With her neighbours’ help, Zora has secured a place on a Red Cross evacuation convoy.
| 22:00A review finds authorities missed chances to help the baby boy, murdered by his parents. 22:458/10A bitter winter has arrived in the besieged city of Sarajevo. Zora doubts she can go on.
| 22:00Post Office was shown evidence by 2017 that losses could be due to Horizon system errors 22:459/10A light and a passion has blossomed between Mirsad and Zora in the darkest of times.
| 22:00Leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland steps down 22:4510/10With the help of an aid worker and son-in-law Stephen, Zora is smuggled out of Sarajevo.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Ellen and Mark explore Christianity on screen, from faith films to nunsploitation.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss childcare provision and the prospects for Reform UK.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Lent Talks - Holy Week by Dean of Westminster the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle. 23:15Jayne's story is of childhood sexual abuse. Can she forgive her father now he's dying? 23:30Sean Curran reports as a minister tells MPs China was responsible for voter cyber-attacks.
| 23:002/6Stephen Mangan asks actor Neil Dudgeon to spill guilty secrets in the confessional box. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as senior MPs question Rishi Sunak.
| 23:005/6Sketches written with CARE by the public! 23:156/6Disaster! The last in the series! 23:307/8Jon Holmes's award winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news 23:45Susan Hulme reports as peers consider a controversial bill to reform the leasehold system.
| 23:00Amol and Nick explore the future of the BBC and how it should be paid for. 23:30Rosie Millard uncovers Vermeer’s rise to superstardom.
| 23:00The Veepstakes have begun! 23:30Rosie Millard uncovers Van Gogh’s rise to superstardom.
| 23:00The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 23:30Rosie Millard uncovers Frida Kahlo’s rise to superstardom.
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