| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Insuring against disasters, and amateur financial traders.(R) 00:45Church bells from Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30An original short work for radio by Tom Cox, author of The Good, the Bad and the Furry.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. 05:45Charlotte Smith speaks to Mike Goodman about the rise of Alternative Food Networks. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Folk musician Sam Lee on the nightingale for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. 05:45Reports of flocks of raven targeting very young lambs and killing them are growing. 05:58Mat Waddington found a long tailed tit playing cupid in his Worcester village.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. 05:45After Brexit, what happens to the funding that rural businesses currently get from the EU? 05:58Gabi Mann on the American crow for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. 05:45A new report suggests that insects and plants could replace half the meat in our diet. 05:58The urban birder David Lindo on the ring ouzel for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. 05:45Why RSPB Scotland is frustrated at the way wildlife crime is dealt with in court. 05:58Fermanagh-based bird blogger Dara Mcanulty on the whooper swan for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Hull Minster, Kingston upon Hull. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles the former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark visits the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe visits Gloucester Farmers' Market to ask how easy it is to sell direct. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Sarah Goldingay explores the spiritual significance of the idea of a 'fifth element'. 06:35Peter Gibbs meets the Falkland Islands farmers making a living from sheep and penguins. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme. 07:54Jenni Murray makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Rugby School on the nature of grace. 08:48Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.(R) 08:58Folk musician Sam Lee on the nightingale for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Kate Tempest, Tracy Chevalier, Hanif Kureishi and Lewis Hyde. 09:451/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.
| 09:00Fay Dowker and Jim Al-Khalili discuss the texture of space-time. 09:30Jane Hill meets Caroline Harding, who has two children with a rare genetic condition.(R) 09:452/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.
| 09:00Writer Iain Sinclair meets artist Keggie Carew to talk about her book Dadland. 09:301/5For the first time in his illustrious career, Mr Cleese tries his hand at disc jockeying. 09:453/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet. 09:454/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.
| 09:00Ed Sheeran, singer-songwriter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:455/5Renowned American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts.
| 09:00Sharleen Spiteri joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles in the studio.
| 09:00News and a review of the Sunday papers. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Do women vote less than men? And who is playing walking netball? 10:451/5Maz's first day with her support worker Hayley does not go quite as planned.
| 10:00Food historian Dr Annie Gray on Queen Victoria's appetite. Body hair. Lichen Sclerosus. 10:452/5Maz wonders how to clear the air with Hayley after her early morning intrusion.
| 10:00Actress Phina Oruche, fostering as a career, and the 'bunny boiler' or 'crazy ex'. 10:413/5Maz struggles to draw the line between employer and friend. 10:55If you care about your funeral and aftermath, it's worth setting down some plans.
| 10:00Cara Delevingne at the Met Gala with a shaved head. Why do women choose to shave them? 10:454/5Events come to a head with Maz and Hayley.
| 10:00Sporting game-changers honoured for their achievements. 10:455/5Maz has to deal with the fallout of her bust-up with Hayley.
| 10:30Have we reached peak Scandi furniture? Laurence Llewelyn Bowen gives his verdict.
| 10:00Peggy has to make a tough decision, and Toby can't believe what he's hearing.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent follows Doncaster businessman Eddie Todd in his campaign to be the town's Mayor 11:301/4Fellas are going gaga for Myrtle's new gnashers.
| 11:00The element that links the formation of the universe with the functioning of our brains. 11:30Frances Fyfield and her team explore the manuscript of Ottorino Respighi's Roman Trilogy.
| 11:002/3The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?(R) 11:302/4When Snoo makes an unexpected purchase, Alice has to face an old rival and some cables.
| 11:00Religiously and politically potent, Sri Lankan elephants are killing more and more humans. 11:302/2Fashion historian Amber Butchart discovers what happens to the clothes we give to charity.
| 11:00The story of how one woman offered refuge to leading intellectuals fleeing from the Nazis. 11:306/6Ginny and Vera go to Venice in search of inspiration for Ginny's new book.
| 11:00Nick Robinson assesses developments in the UK's 2017 general election campaign. 11:30A diplomatic dance, football-playing politicians, mountain music and robotic sex dolls.
| 11:15Liz Lochhead is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Victor Lumley arrives home on leave in need of a good steak. 12:15Banks fighting fraud; "Clocking" of used cars. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. 12:15Melanie Abbott asks, How have you helped someone overcome their alcohol or drug addiction? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Ralph Winwood sets about trying to put together a roll of honour for St Jude's. 12:15How pension pressures affect your health and how British innovation helps French vineyards 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Dorothea and Cynthia swap quiet confidences. 12:15The technology catching out motorists overstaying their welcome in customer parking spaces 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. 12:15The Earl of Bradford tells us about his problems with fake reviews on TripAdvisor.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Have house prices begun to fall? 12:30Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Lloyd Langford and Peter Curran join Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's game from 2017.(R) 12:32Jeremiah Tower changed the idea of what a chef could be. Dan Saladino tells his story. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How three words transformed a mundane sports good into an entire philosophy.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45From 'Mad Men' to 'Math Men'. What does Big Data mean for the future of marketing?
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How the 1987 AIDS campaign 'Don't Die of Ignorance' transformed social attitudes.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How brands harness the power of social proofing.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:45Exploring the psychology underlying the greatest marketing campaigns in history.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Scarborough in North Yorkshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kirsty has a day to remember.(R) 14:153/3Amy Rosenthal's affectionate tribute to her dad reveals an unusual pact they made in 1993.
| 14:00Jill has a bone to pick with David.(R) 14:153/8Gregor's niece Manel is sent by her rebel comrades into the desert on a mission to kill.
| 14:00Peggy has to make a tough decision.(R) 14:15Life is a balancing act. Quite literally so - for Charles Blondin. With Philip Jackson.
| 14:00Toby is keen to impress.(R) 14:15By Ming Ho. A mother. A daughter. A lifetime - in one suspended moment...
| 14:00Matt extends his network.(R) 14:15Comedian Jessica Pidsley's harrowing story about postpartum psychosis.
| 14:00Calls on the NHS cyber attack, railway nationalisation and personality politics. 14:301/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in the final episodes of Galsworthy's epic.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel travel to Paxton near Berwick-upon-Tweed.(R) 14:45Death cannot be avoided and should be talked about.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz. 15:30Culinary herb pioneer Jekka McVicar shares her life through food with Sheila Dillon.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner takes his panel to visit Plumpton College in East Sussex.(R) 15:30Peter Gibbs meets the Penguins of the Falkland Islands.
| 15:00How can people plan for a post-work life when they don't know how long they will live? 15:30Cyber snooping your therapist; performing anxiety; Insiders' Guide; bribery and corruption(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. 15:27Peter Sissons makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of 3H Fund - Helping Hands for Holidays.(R) 15:30Michael Chabon talks about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay with James Naughtie(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel travel to Paxton near Berwick-upon-Tweed. 15:45An original short work for radio by Tom Cox, author of The Good, the Bad and the Furry.
| | 15:00Joseph Millson plays Alexander II in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Comedian and actor Liz Carr chooses the words and poetry that inspire her. 16:30Follow The Digital Human's Aleks Krotoski as she heads down a rabbit hole.
| 16:00Michael Rosen answers listeners' language queries from the Word of Mouth inbox and postbag 16:30Steven Knight, creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’, nominates Sitting Bull.
| 16:00Craft work. Also, 'dirty' work. 16:30Amol Rajan examines political media strategies for the general election.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Ridley Scott about his film Alien: Covenant. 16:30Do new violins sound better than old famed instruments? A scientist and soloist discuss.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a climber, a diplomat, a songwriter, a mariner, a food scientist. 16:30Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look. 16:55Taking an element of control of the event that none of us can control can help the process
| 16:00The British-Nigerian Scouser on her Identity Crisis. And what makes a good foster parent?
| 16:00Novelists Richard Beard and Bella Pollen discuss writing their memoirs. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poems recited at the Poetry by Heart competition.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Historian Adam Smith explores how America was transformed by entry into war in April 1917.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The French President-Elect hopes to attract major figures from both left and right 18:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's game from 2017.
| 18:00Jeremy Corbyn refuses to say whether the UK will definitely leave the EU under Labour 18:304/4Rob Newman's unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00President Trump said James Comey had lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington 18:302/4Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield with special guest Jane Asher.
| 18:00Labour's agreed the contents of its election manifesto after draft versions were leaked. 18:302/6Alex and his band explore the theme of home and leisure.(R)
| 18:00Security services investigate major cyber attack against NHS 18:30Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Lloyd Langford and Peter Curran join Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Efforts are continuing to tackle a global cyber attack, which has hit the NHS 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week with Julian Worricker.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Jill has a bone to pick with David. 19:15Review of Alien: Covenant; how might museums reflect changing social attitudes. 19:451/5Maz's first day with her support worker Hayley does not go quite as planned.(R)
| 19:00Peggy has to make a tough decision. 19:15The TV adaptation of a controversial play about the Windsors; the Pink Floyd retrospective 19:452/5Maz wonders how to clear the air with Hayley after her early morning intrusion.(R)
| 19:15Film director John Madden, the diction controversy, Pultizer-winning author Richard Ford. 19:453/5Maz struggles to draw the line between employer and friend.(R)
| 19:00Matt extends his network. 19:15Mat Fraser is Richard III; Anne of Green Gables new adaptation; Amy Schumer; Tony Kushner. 19:454/5Events come to a head with Maz and Hayley.(R)
| 19:00Toby can't believe what he's hearing. 19:15John Wilson reports from the 57th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale. 19:455/5Maz has to deal with the fallout of her bust-up with Hayley.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie. 19:15Salome at NT, Frantz, Anything is Possible, Giacometti at Tate Modern, BBC's 3 Girls.
| 19:151/6Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford join host Gyles Brandreth.(R) 19:45Jim regularly phones Sarah, his first wife, to go on about Emma, his second wife.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world? 20:30Some Indonesians live alongside dead family members for years.(R)
| 20:00Historian Adam Smith explores how America was transformed by entry into war in April 1917. 20:40Andrew Bastawrous CEO Peek talks about his work screening people for eye disease in Africa
| 20:00What will it be like to colonise space? What are the implications for humanity if we do? 20:45Josie Appleton argues that petty rules stifle our human responses and damage society.
| 20:00The need-to-know facts on where taxes come from and how they're spent 20:30Tanya Beckett looks at the art of the office meeting.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Scarborough in North Yorkshire. 20:50Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.
| 20:00Adam Scourfield interviews three British veterans blinded in conflict.
| 20:00Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a climber, a diplomat, a songwriter, a mariner, a food scientist.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Trevor Cox takes a deep breath and tells the story of oxygen on earth and in space.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Kate Tempest, Tracy Chevalier, Hanif Kureishi and Lewis Hyde.(R)
| 21:00Cyber snooping your therapist; performing anxiety; Insiders' Guide; bribery and corruption 21:30Fay Dowker and Jim Al-Khalili discuss the texture of space-time.(R)
| 21:00Peter Gibbs meets the Penguins of the Falkland Islands.(R) 21:30Writer Iain Sinclair meets artist Keggie Carew to talk about her book Dadland.(R)
| 21:00Do new violins sound better than old famed instruments? A scientist and soloist discuss.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet.(R)
| 21:00The Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German imperialists.
| 21:00The story of Alexander I, the tsar who took on Napoleon Bonaparte and won.(R)
| 21:00Have house prices begun to fall?(R) 21:26Jenni Murray makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide.(R) 21:30Tanya Beckett looks at the art of the office meeting.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Reports on Emmanuel Macron's victory from Paris and from Aisne, a Le Pen stronghold. 22:456/10DI Townsend and DS Morgan discover what led Katie Whittaker to the Drowning Pool.
| 22:00New leader says he wants less confrontation with North Korea. 22:457/10After confessing everything to her aunt, Lena sets out on a dangerous path.
| 22:00Trump administration says the FBI director's sacking followed a loss of confidence in him. 22:458/10As the missing part of Nel's manuscript is uncovered, DS Morgan learns more about her.
| 22:00Plans to take the railways back into public ownership and scrap university tuition fees. 22:459/10As the police search concludes, DI Townsend returns to Beckford with new evidence.
| 22:00Huge ransomware attack 'targets old Windows systems'. 22:4510/10The truth behind the deaths of the women in the Drowning Pool is revealed.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15What will it be like to colonise space? What are the implications for humanity if we do?(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen asks George Lakoff about the new political words coming out of the US now.(R) 23:30Antonia Quirke explores the pivotal role of the script supervisor.(R)
| 23:004/4Sketches about the Napoleonic Wars, boiler parts and a nice rollercoaster. 23:30Antonia Quirke shows how cinematic voices have changed using Richard Burton.(R)
| 23:002/4Divorcee Spencer Pandy tries to rebuild a bridge to his children with a Mexican banquet. 23:153/6A yoghurt special, featuring an interview with the Rosington's Yoghurt Gooseberry Girl. 23:30Poet Gillian Clarke creates and curates the festival of her dreams.(R)
| 23:007/8Sparks fly as the three couples prepare for Christmas.(R) 23:30Folk musician Eliza Carthy creates and curates the festival of her wildest dreams.(R)
| 23:00Steven Knight, creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’, nominates Sitting Bull.(R) 23:27Garden designer Chris Beardshaw creates his dream Egyptian-themed festival.(R) 23:55A recurrence of cancer means coming to terms with what is inevitable in the end.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough marks 50 years since the death of John Masefield with poetry about the sea.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Ridley Scott about his film Alien: Covenant.(R) 23:30Sarah Goldingay explores the spiritual significance of the idea of a 'fifth element'.(R)
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