| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Global inequality and poverty - is it decreasing? Also, signs of 'nation'.(R) 00:45Church bells from the Church of Saints Probus & Grace, Cornwall.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5After some years in rural France, Jacqueline and husband Ed think about getting pigs.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The pigs have settled in well and have now outgrown their enclosure.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The pigs have offered a further entry into the ancient ways of the rural community.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The pigs are nearing the time for slaughter.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Family guests are on their way and Little Pig has to be slaughtered in time for Christmas.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Once, the road to true love ran through the townland of Faha in the west of Ireland.(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 Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45How sugar beet producers might survive without Neonicotinoids if the EU extends its ban. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife photographer John McPherson recalls the hooded crow for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Michael Gove says 'yes' to the possibility of capping the amount farmers get in subsidy. 05:58Bird therapist Joe Harkness on the nightingale for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45Northern Ireland farmers share their differing views on how Brexit will impact business. 05:58Wildlife photographer John MacPherson recalls the herring gull for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45After a year's break badgers are again being trapped and vaccinated against Bovine TB. 05:58Schoolgirl Mya Rose Craig on the white-tailed eagle for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. 05:45With concerns over butter and cream shortages, what's the state of the UK dairy sector? 05:58Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife reduces his Tourette's symptoms.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sarah Bradley. 05:45iPM has a look around listener Phil's tower block, as work starts to fireproof it.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Lawrence Jewry, London. 05:45Mark Coles looks at the life of Mohammed Bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Caz Graham visits BBC Monitoring - the Berkshire mansion that eavesdrops on the world.(R) 06:30Ruth Sanderson finds out how scientists are helping farmers in Northern Ireland. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the strengths and limitations of small ponds. 06:35Chris Sperring is in Buckinghamshire with Robin Scagell on a glow worm safari. From 2013. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, 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, presented by William Crawley. 07:54Alison Steadman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Pancreatic Cancer UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Mike Wooldridge travels to South Africa to experience faith in action. 08:48Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.(R) 08:58Wildlife photographer John McPherson recalls the hooded crow for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Richard Dawkins, Deborah Kelemen, Cathy O'Neil and Alex Bellos. 09:451/5After some years in rural France, Jacqueline and husband Ed think about getting pigs.
| 09:00Hilary Mantel on how historical fiction can make the past come to life. 09:452/5The pigs have settled in well and have now outgrown their enclosure.
| 09:00Actor and director Tony Pitts meets comedian and painter Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves. 09:30Survivors of the war describe exploding huge mines at the Messines Ridge. 09:453/5The pigs have offered a further entry into the ancient ways of the rural community.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration 09:454/5The pigs are nearing the time for slaughter.
| 09:00Professor Carlo Rovelli, physicist, is interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Kirsty Young(R) 09:455/5Family guests are on their way and Little Pig has to be slaughtered in time for Christmas.
| 09:00Alexei Sayle, Martine Wright, Cyrus Todiwala, Barn the Spoon, Orbital, Alan Partridge.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00When to tell a new date about a difficult personal situation or medical condition? 10:451/10Aged 92, is Anna Madrigal prepared to confront the ghosts in her past that trouble her?
| 10:00Milly Dowler's mum and sister, women umpiring cricket and getting kids to do as you say. 10:452/10Shawna makes Michael and Ben an offer that could change their lives.
| 10:00Patients, families and doctors talk about recovering from an eating disorder. 10:413/10Anna prepares to go back to her home town while Michael and Ben argue over Shawna's offer. 10:55How The Killers made the future brighter.
| 10:00Helen Pearson, programmed inequality, jewellery making, Waspi. 10:454/10Anna remembers a particularly intense friendship from when she was a boy.
| 10:00Patience Gray, contraception and pregnancy risk, Yarl's Wood, anorexia, and dating. 10:455/10Michael, Ben and Shawna arrive at the Burning Man festival.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts visit Margate.
| 10:00Will tries to gather support, and Justin gets the lie of the land.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Mary is 86 and faces losing her driving licence if she fails her next eye test. 11:301/4Return of the comedy about two mismatched sisters. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen.
| 11:00The peaceful, hefty, cud-chewing beasts which have transformed our societies. 11:30A revealing insight into Myanmar life as seen through the eyes of Yangon's young artists.
| 11:00Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives.(R) 11:302/4Marco's sister is unimpressed with Terri, Jill wavers and Chippy tussles with a shark.(R)
| 11:00Micro-flats, wildfires and scenes straight out of Charles Darwin's travel journals. 11:30Following the Manchester International Festival's series of tiny 'Festivals in My House'.
| 11:00Penzance-born Rory McGrath performs a Cornish song at the SUNS International Festival. 11:304/6The dysfunctional GP surgery is threatened with investigation for not being average.
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Nuclear fears in South Korea, a homeless tour of Athens and a porcupine hunt in Tanzania.
| 11:15Sue Perkins, TV presenter, 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. 12:04Cuneiform, the earliest known script, was used to create the world's first accounts. 12:13News and discussion of consumer affairs. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04From Spacewar to Pokemon Go, video games have shaped the modern economy in surprising ways 12:13Melanie Abbott hears from listeners about how the public sector pay cap has affected them. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Intellectual property reflects an economic trade off when it comes to innovation. 12:13Rents in London are predicted to fall by 2% this year, when rents are going up elsewhere. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04If anyone could work anywhere, some economists think global economic output would double. 12:13The cost of growing old, cosmetic surgery deals and the small print, and tailored funerals 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The tally stick shows us what money really is: a kind of debt that can be traded freely. 12:13Global shortage of Hepatitis A and B vaccinations and Clarks making shoes in the UK again.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Car finance fears, house price crash concerns and Ofgem proposals for an energy price cap. 12:30The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino asks if hunter gatherers the Hadza tribe hold the key to our future health. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Bridget Kendall continues her series tracing the crucial moments in the Cold War.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Bridget Kendall on a UK diplomat and a Chinese teacher caught in the Cultural Revolution.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Bridget Kendall on the Soviet-led invasion that brought the Prague Spring to an end.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Three US veterans recall how the Vietnam War affected their lives.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Bridget Kendall on the coup that brought down Allende's government in Chile.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Hungerford in Berkshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30What helps innovative companies turn mistakes into successes?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Harrison's scheme is uncovered, and Tom clears the air.(R) 14:15Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. Enemies come in many forms.
| 14:00Lynda sticks to her guns.(R) 14:15Crime drama from behind the Iron Curtain. Leo Bill stars as Special Investigator Lazar.
| 14:00Will tries to gather support.(R) 14:15Cold blooded murder or self defence? Crime drama set in communist Hungary.
| 14:00Justin gets the lie of the land.(R) 14:15Comedy set in Dordogne, starring Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law and Harriet Collings.
| 14:00Jennifer is told not to splash the cash.(R) 14:15Things spiral out of control when Ben secretly films his family.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30The Penny Dreadfuls parody John le Carré in a comedy set during the height of the Cold War
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Upwell in Norfolk.(R) 14:45The influence of musical events on our lives.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/13Paul Gambaccini welcomes the first of the competitors in the 2017 season. 15:30Dan Saladino eats with one of the last remaining hunter gatherer tribes, Tanzania's Hadza.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Yeovil.(R) 15:30Helen Castor on race in wartime, China's Belt and Road and what makes a good museum.
| 15:00Louise Cooper and guests discuss childcare costs and help. 15:30The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.(R)
| 15:00Caz Graham visits BBC Monitoring - the Berkshire mansion that eavesdrops on the world. 15:27Peter Capaldi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram.(R) 15:30Deborah Levy discusses her Man Booker shortlisted novel Swimming Home with James Naughtie.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Upwell in Norfolk. 15:45Once, the road to true love ran through the townland of Faha in the west of Ireland.
| 15:30A revealing insight into Myanmar life as seen through the eyes of Yangon's young artists.(R)
| 15:002/3MI6 launches an urgent manhunt. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Exploring the key crew members on film and drama series defining modern entertainment. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to discuss the next great mystery for particle physics.
| 16:00Criminologist David Wilson talks to former criminal-turned-journalist Erwin James. 16:30Kathy Burke and Tom Allen discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses a study of IVF tourism. Also, male infertility. 16:30Amol Rajan meets Nikolay Bogachihin, head of RT in the UK, and tours its London office.
| 16:00Francine Stock finds out why three actors have played Spider-Man in the last 13 years. 16:30Disagreement over the results of the latest field study into neonicotinoids and bee health
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a film critic, a politician, a pianist, a radio regulator, a surfer. 16:30Iain Duncan Smith and Ed Miliband reflect on their time deputising for Jeremy Vine. 16:55Missing out on The Beatles can haunt you in later life.
| 16:00Gemma and Sally Dowler talk about Milly Dowler, who was murdered when she was just 13.
| 16:00Matt Haig talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel, How to Stop Time. 16:30Maura Dooley weaves the sounds of Jane Austen's house with the new poetry it inspires.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Why do some companies have multiple brands? Evan Davis discusses with industry experts.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Radio 4's investigative current affairs documentary series.(R) 17:40Mark Coles looks at the life of Mohammed Bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The care system in Jersey is severely criticised in a report on historical child abuse 18:302/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
| 18:00Trump urges China to put pressure on North Korea over nuclear weapons testing 18:301/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00Theresa May has dampened speculation that public sector pay limits could be lifted. 18:305/6It's Pidge and Gavin! The old team back together again for one last mission.
| 18:00Trump has said Western civilisation is under threat from terrorism and bureaucracy. 18:304/4Paul Sinha looks at cinema's track record of portraying historical events.
| 18:00Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet face-to-face for the first time at the G20 summit 18:30The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
| 18:00President Trump says he believes the US and UK will be able to seal a trade deal quickly. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The Iraqi government has declared victory over IS in Mosul 18:15Naga Munchetty chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lynda sticks to her guns. 19:15Artist Maggi Hambling launches Front Row's new Queer Icons series. 19:451/10Aged 92, is Anna Madrigal prepared to confront the ghosts in her past that trouble her?(R)
| 19:00Will tries to gather support. 19:15Sam Taylor-Johnson on Gypsy; singer Will Young's Queer Icons choice. 19:452/10Shawna makes Michael and Ben an offer that could change their lives.(R)
| 19:00Justin gets the lie of the land. 19:15Christine & the Queens, Spider-Man: Homecoming, acting guilty and Lapworth Museum. 19:453/10Anna prepares to go back to her home town while Michael and Ben argue over Shawna's offer.(R)
| 19:00Jennifer is told not to splash the cash. 19:15Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney; Helen Edmundson on the overlooked Queen Anne. 19:454/10Anna remembers a particularly intense friendship from when she was a boy.(R)
| 19:00Fallon grasps the nettle. 19:15Sarah Hall, Antony Sher's Queer Icon, Fatherhood, Beethoven's 9th Symphony. 19:455/10Michael, Ben and Shawna arrive at the Burning Man festival.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles looks at the life of Mohammed Bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia. 19:15Committee, Terrence Malick, Neel Mukherjee, Frieze Sculpture, Gay Britannia radio drama.
| 19:00Justin demonstrates his love. 19:153/4Sketches from Little Girl, Frank, Rev McMinn and Calum Gilhooley. 19:454/15Natalie's nightly podcast attracts the attention of the local media.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives. 20:30Constitutions control the people who run countries - but how well do they work?
| 20:00Radio 4's investigative current affairs documentary series. 20:40Changing jobs when you are blind; Washington State's blind lieutenant governor.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Juno Dawson thinks we should get over our prurient obsession with transgender people.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch explores the arguments for and against raising public spending 20:30Why do some companies have multiple brands? Evan Davis discusses with industry experts.
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Hungerford in Berkshire. 20:50Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.
| 20:00Broadcaster Robin Ince explores our longstanding obsession with the end of days.
| 20:00Iain Duncan Smith and Ed Miliband reflect on their time deputising for Jeremy Vine.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a film critic, a politician, a pianist, a radio regulator, a surfer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00An encounter with arguably the world's toughest animal albeit it one we rarely see.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Richard Dawkins, Deborah Kelemen, Cathy O'Neil and Alex Bellos.(R)
| 21:00The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies. 21:30Jolyon Jenkins investigates the UK's private schools teaching fundamentalist Christianity.(R)
| 21:00Naomi Alderman tells the story of 18th-century comet spotter and singer Caroline Herschel. 21:30Actor and director Tony Pitts meets comedian and painter Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves.(R)
| 21:00Disagreement over the results of the latest field study into neonicotinoids and bee health(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration(R)
| 21:00Bridget Kendall presents stories from the Cold War, from China to Chile.
| 21:001/3When Magnus Pym disappears, MI6 launches an urgent manhunt.(R)
| 21:00Car finance fears, house price crash concerns and Ofgem proposals for an energy price cap.(R) 21:26Alison Steadman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Pancreatic Cancer UK.(R) 21:30Constitutions control the people who run countries - but how well do they work?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00World Tonight hears from En Marche MP Bruno Bellon and political journalist Thierry Arnaud 22:451/10Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings.
| 22:00Italy is not impressed with the new process launched by the European Commission. 22:452/10Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings.
| 22:00An examination of the developing alliance between Russia and China on the Korean crisis. 22:453/10Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings.
| 22:00Thousands of anti-G20 protestors in Hamburg refused to remove face masks, police say. 22:454/10Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings.
| 22:00US and Russian leaders discuss Syria, Ukraine and alleged meddling in the US election. 22:455/10Ray Bradbury's visionary classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Hilary Mantel on how historical fiction can make the past come to life.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Theresa May's hold on power, and the latest on Brexit.
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| 23:00 | 23:00What is going on inside Gerald Scarfe's brain? 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to discuss the next great mystery for particle physics.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4More one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube's Damien Slash. 23:153/6A grandmother visits a supermarket to buy her grandchildren a meal they won't forget.(R) 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.
| 23:006/6Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on failures in adult social care.
| 23:00Kathy Burke and Tom Allen discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on the tax taboo and the struggle for LGBT rights. 23:55It's never too early to sort out your prom dress.
| 23:001/13Paul Gambaccini welcomes the first of the competitors in the 2017 season.(R) 23:30Mary Harper meets Somalia's most beloved poet in a rare glimpse into the country's soul.(R)
| 23:00Radiolab stares down the very moment of passing, and speculates about what may lie beyond.
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