| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:17Writers Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The comedian and actor's funny and moving memoir also explores masculinity's pitfalls.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The actor recalls how a new school leads to the discovery of a talent.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Heartbreak marks Robert's teenage years.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Dad's fastidious hygiene guidelines challenge Robert at 17.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The past catches up with Robert, and there's a reckoning.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In a story by David Szalay, two men take up their customary positions by the water's edge.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Moira Hickey reports on a historic community land purchase in Sutherland, Scotland. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Orcadian author Amy Liptrot laments the Arctic terns of her childhood.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45With congregations declining and bills rising, what is the future for rural churches? 05:58Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45We hear from the Texan farmers battling against the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. 05:58Writer Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB corncrake officer on Orkney.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45The future of heritage sheep breeds are boosted with the award of a new grant. 05:58Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the evocative disappearing curlew call in the uplands.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45The badger cull has been extended - the programme hears from all sides of the argument. 05:58Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot on the greylag goose, which is widespread on the islands.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph. 05:45A mother on the conversation she wished she'd had.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from parish churches and cathedrals around the country. 05:45Michelle O'Neill, leader of Sinn Fein.(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.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark visits East Anglia's best kept secret, the Brecks - heath, forestry and farms.(R) 06:30As congregations decline and maintenance costs rise, what future for rural churches? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home. 06:35Dan Saladino discovers an innovative seaweed business on a small Northern Irish island. 06:57The latest weather 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. 07:10Religious news and current affairs of the week presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54Anna Ford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Teach a Man to Fish. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Sunday Worship visits the garden of Lambeth Palace. 08:48Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.(R) 08:58Orcadian author Amy Liptrot laments the Arctic terns of her childhood.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about Sail Away, the classic album of 45 years ago. 09:30Oliver Burkeman asks if we are talking ourselves into feeling overwhelmed with busyness.(R) 09:451/5The comedian and actor's funny and moving memoir also explores masculinity's pitfalls.
| 09:00A poem by Andrew McMillan echoes stories told to Anna Scott-Brown on a Manchester bench. 09:452/5The actor recalls how a new school leads to the discovery of a talent.
| 09:00Can we control the dark side of the internet? 09:304/5Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.(R) 09:453/5Heartbreak marks Robert's teenage years.
| 09:00Peter Hennessy asks Michael Howard to reflect on his life and times. 09:454/5Dad's fastidious hygiene guidelines challenge Robert at 17.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the designers who transformed fashion in the 1980s.(R) 09:455/5The past catches up with Robert, and there's a reckoning.
| 09:00Stephen McGann joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Woman's Hour tackles issues and tests solutions in Woman's Lab. 10:451/5Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.
| 10:00Three women talk about their experiences of dating again after the death of their partner. 10:452/5Maggie’s determined to rekindle her affair...
| 10:00Upskirting in schools - how do female teachers protect themselves? 10:413/5A date at a crematorium reminds John and Maggie that they don't have much time left. 10:55Refusing to be defined by disability can be an uphill struggle against stereotypes.
| 10:00The life and legacy of Princess Diana. 10:454/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.
| 10:00Grace Victory, award-winning blogger and YouTuber. 10:455/5Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.
| 10:30Steve Punt goes in search of missing American and Russian nuclear weapons.
| 10:00Oliver is unable to say no, and Lilian tries to explain herself.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Comedian and writer Jenny Eclair throws away her To Do list. 11:301/4Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary.
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with one of our closest neighbours, the louse. 11:30What stories are hiding among the paints and pigments in an art supplies shop?
| 11:00Gordon Brown shares the story of the three mighty bridges in whose shadow he lives.(R) 11:302/2Terri gets an idea in the conclusion of the sitcom set in a salsa club.
| 11:00A young Somali refugee tries to live the American dream. 11:30Who are the people who don costumes and make-up of their favourite characters?(R)
| 11:00Reverend Kate Bottley investigates the growth of professional funeral singers in Britain. 11:302/4Sten sponsors Ashkan, a young refugee from Afghanistan, who has applied for asylum.
| 11:00The life and reputation of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. 11:30Iraq tries alleged fighters of so-called IS, Sri Lankan unrest and a farewell to Nigeria.
| 11:15Former leaders of Solidarity recall the bitter struggle for democracy in 1980s Poland.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. 12:15Discussing PPI, airport parking and reading apps. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Folkestone, Esme Macknade craves a little peace. 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. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 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. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 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. 12:15Peter White on more accurate car MPG tests and the rebirth of the old fashioned phone box.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Beware student loan overpayments, the business of doorstep loans, and investment clarity. 12:306/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/7Special edition of the popular panel show, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino travels to a country now considered to be an undiscovered food gem, Georgia. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45In the wake of Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Lynsey Hanley visits the first ever council housing in Liverpool.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Lynsey Hanley visits the Victorian model villages.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Ebenezer Howard and the garden cities.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Lynsey Hanley tells the story of postwar house-building and the rise of the new towns.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Mariners' Hall in Beer, Devon.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ian doesn't like what he hears.(R) 14:15A man travels back in time to give his younger self advice that could change everything.
| 14:00Oliver is unable to say no.(R) 14:15Drama telling the true story of H, and his life at Bournewood Hospital. By Sasha Hails.
| 14:00Justin can't hide his joy.(R) 14:152/3An ambitious woman has struggled to rise from her past, until only one thing stands in her(R)
| 14:00Pip and Toby need to work together.(R) 14:15Comedy by Tony Jones. Edward Quill must write a blockbuster play for the Huntslet Fair.(R)
| 14:00Lilian tries to explain herself.(R) 14:15By James O'Neill. Black comedy set in rural Ireland.(R)
| 14:00Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions with Anita Anand. 14:30Samuel Beckett's playful and mysterious journey of words and sounds.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs presents the horticultural panel show from Lerwick, Shetland.(R) 14:45Conversations about living with disability - your own or your child's or your parent's.
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| 15:00 | 15:009/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon asks why dried and salted cod is still loved by cooks around the world.(R)
| 15:00Meet the extraordinary people behind some of the world's most discussed legal cases. 15:30Josie Long hears stories of difficult love and heartbreak.
| 15:00Will you be able to afford a luxury lifestyle in old age?(R) 15:30Armed with her step-counting app, Claudia Hammond asks how wearable tech affect behaviour.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits East Anglia's best kept secret, the Brecks - heath, forestry and farms. 15:27Richard Mylan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cerebra.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup considers the enduring power and relevance of Greek myths.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs presents the horticultural panel show from Lerwick, Shetland. 15:45In a story by David Szalay, two men take up their customary positions by the water's edge.
| 15:30Geeta Pendse reports from Leicester on what's hot on the city's drama scene.
| 15:003/5Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Colin Grant reports on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. 16:30Is it a religious duty to give to beggars? Ernie Rea and guests discuss.
| 16:00Christopher Matthew and Martin Jarvis recall the days of Fleet St, Dr Who and Just William(R) 16:30Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life.
| 16:00Comedian Isy Suttie tackles a selection of platitudes for everyday living. 16:30BBC and North Korea, Steve Hewlett scholarship winner, Amazon and TV sport rights.
| 16:00Director Francis Lee on God's Own Country. 16:30Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a spy, a conservationist, an informer, a guitarist. 16:30The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire. 16:55A painfully honest conversation about what it means to have a disabled child.
| 16:00What influence did Princess Diana have on black women in the UK and America?
| 16:00Patrick McCabe discusses his modern classic novel The Butcher Boy with James Naughtie. 16:30Richard Holmes explores the enduring echo of the life and poetry of John Keats.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. With Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. With Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. With Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30A mother on the conversation she wished she'd had.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Lesley Curwen explores how digital disruption could impact developing economies.(R) 17:40Michelle O'Neill, leader of Sinn Fein.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Thousands expected to need emergency shelter in Texas after worst floods in living memory 18:304/7Special edition of the popular panel show, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00US calls for serious response to ballistic missiles while Pyongyang blames America 18:303/4Alice and Snoo have to elicit the help of Alice's father to save Dr Cadogan from disgrace.(R)
| 18:00President Trump has dismissed idea of a diplomatic solution to the North Korea crisis 18:301/3Bob meets a lady, and Gruff is pleased to be asked to write an article about smoothies.
| 18:00EU negotiator says a deal's "quite far" away; Britain's minister seeks EU "flexibility". 18:306/6Writer and actress Sharon Horgan talks to theatre and TV writer Dennis Kelly.(R)
| 18:00Kenyan court voids presidential result 18:306/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.
| 18:00Police pay compensation after two public figures were falsely accused of child abuse. 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Donald Trump criticises North Korea's latest nuclear test 18:15Jim Al-Khalili chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Oliver is unable to say no. 19:15Bill Nighy on his acting style, Janet Suzman on Hamlet, and Steve McCurry on Afghanistan. 19:451/5Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.(R)
| 19:00Justin can't hide his joy. 19:15Tanika Gupta play; John Connolly on Stan Laurel; Una review; Ed Skrein & whitewashing row. 19:452/5Maggie’s determined to rekindle her affair...(R)
| 19:00Pip and Toby need to work together. 19:15Twelve-year-old composer, pianist and violinist Alma Deutscher talks to Kirsty Lang. 19:453/5A date at a crematorium reminds John and Maggie that they don't have much time left.(R)
| 19:00Lilian tries to explain herself. 19:15Brian Cox, Omar Robert Hamilton, Game of Thrones legacy and Venice Film Festival. 19:454/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.(R)
| 19:15Nicole Krauss' new novel, an all-female Lord of the Flies, James Ngcobo on The Suitcase. 19:455/5Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.(R)
| 19:00Michelle O'Neill, leader of Sinn Fein. 19:15Kate Grenville, God's Own Country, Folkestone Triennial, Yerma NT Live, Mitchell and Webb.
| 19:00Tony's offer isn't enough. 19:15Can cricket's king of sleaze add to Leicester's year of glory and win the Bake Off crown?(R) 19:4512/15Natalie has a crucial lead on the Ellis murder which takes her to Scotland.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Gordon Brown shares the story of the three mighty bridges in whose shadow he lives. 20:30Sevastopol - home to Russia's Black Sea fleet and source of international tensions.(R)
| 20:00Lesley Curwen explores how digital disruption could impact developing economies. 20:40What underlies the question, 'Is your partner visually impaired or sighted?'.
| 20:00The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals reoffending. 20:45Dan Mayfield explains why he believes everyone is capable of making music.
| 20:00Do the United States and its allies have the technology to stop incoming missiles? 20:30Lesley Curwen explores the potential future of fishing in the UK after it leaves the EU.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Mariners' Hall in Beer, Devon. 20:50Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.
| 20:00Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson visit the London Palladium which opened on Boxing Day 1910.(R)
| 20:00The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a spy, a conservationist, an informer, a guitarist.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the mysterious and fascinating eel.(R) 21:30Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about Sail Away, the classic album of 45 years ago.
| 21:00Armed with her step-counting app, Claudia Hammond asks how wearable tech affect behaviour. 21:30A poem by Andrew McMillan echoes stories told to Anna Scott-Brown on a Manchester bench.(R)
| 21:00Raj Persaud explores the psychology behind the CIA's 'enhanced interrogation' programme. 21:30Can we control the dark side of the internet?(R)
| 21:00Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey(R) 21:30Peter Hennessy asks Michael Howard to reflect on his life and times.(R)
| 21:00Severe gales across the country uproot trees and damage crops.
| 21:001/2Second novel in Elena Ferrante's acclaimed series about a friendship that lasts a lifetime(R)
| 21:00Beware student loan overpayments, the business of doorstep loans, and investment clarity.(R) 21:26Anna Ford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Teach a Man to Fish.(R) 21:30Lesley Curwen explores the potential future of fishing in the UK after it leaves the EU.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Texas governor deploys entire national guard to deal with flooding. 22:451/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
| 22:00We hear from the mayor of Corpus Christi - the town where storm Harvey first hit. 22:452/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
| 22:00Lord Heseltine says he does not believe Theresa May has a long term. 22:453/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
| 22:00Italy's Europe minister talks about the lack of progress in the latest Brexit talks. 22:454/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
| 22:00Electoral commission criticised as Kenya's Supreme Court cites voting irregularities. 22:455/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals reoffending.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to a busy week as Parliament returns.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Lucie Skeaping hears music written for Pepys, played for the first time since his death.(R) 23:30Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.
| 23:002/3Murdo and his Merry May Dancers strive to please their Queen and keep in with John Knox.(R) 23:30Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.
| 23:002/4John decides that Edward needs a companion but faces bureaucracy trying to get a used cat. 23:151/6Featuring early efforts by Alan Moore, Patricia Cornwell, Byron and Henrik Ibsen.(R) 23:30Allan Little discusses the Enlightenment's relevance for countries outside the west.
| 23:002/8Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's acclaimed talk show in the dark. With Kathy Burke. 23:30Allan Little hosts a salon on the ageing world at Newhailles House near Edinburgh.
| 23:00Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life.(R) 23:27Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit. 23:55Children can feel very isolated when if their parent is different.
| 23:009/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Joe Moshenska travels in Milton's footsteps, 350 years after Paradise Lost was published.(R)
| 23:005/8George Dawes Green introduces tales about facing the physical and spiritual darkness. 23:50Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.(R)
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