| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Marxism - does it have any contemporary relevance? Also, 'red' globalisation.(R) 00:45Church bells from St George's Memorial Church in Ypres, Belgium.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The story of Joseph Conrad, who wrote Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim and sailed the seas.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30It is 1878, and Joseph Conrad arrives in teeming London, a metropolis of many types.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Conrad meets Marguerite Poradowski. Then his novel Almayer's Folly starts to gather words.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Back from the Congo, Conrad enjoys publication of his first novel.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The story of Joseph Conrad, who wrote Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim and sailed the seas.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30By Peter Bradshaw. The perils of the betting shop are comically revealed.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew. 05:45The lack of affordable rural housing is driving young people out of the countryside. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Dermot O'Leary searches for sea eagles, but with light fading, his chances look slim.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew. 05:45How big data could transform farming. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary gazes into his garden to watch busy coal tits on the bird feeders
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew. 05:45A new report shows a big rise in the number of housing developments being built in AONBs. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary hails the greater black-backed gull as an 'Alsatian of the skies'
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew. 05:45Defra minister George Eustice says soil will be at the heart of post-Brexit farm support. 05:58Presenter Dermot O'Leary relishes soaring swifts and swallows bobbing in front of his car.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew. 05:45An inquiry into UK fisheries is launched as a report predicts rough seas for the industry. 05:58Dermot O'Leary admires the work ethic and understated beauty of the industrious dunnock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45Luke Jones and Eddie Mair hear about a listener's frosty relationship with her stepmother.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary the Virgin in Bathwick, Somerset. 05:45Edward Stourton profiles the man hotly tipped to become the next president of Zimbabwe.(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.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark meets people whose livelihoods depend on the unique landscape of the Lizard.(R) 06:30Caz Graham explores the challenges and opportunities facing the UK's tenant farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Dr Jane Williams explores her memories and finds the dangers of being trapped in the past. 06:35How does it feel to leave your farm for the last time? Caz Graham reports. 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 Edward Stourton. 07:54Matt Baker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BBC Children in Need. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A celebration of the Mass live from Brentwood Cathedral. 08:48Will Self on the drawbacks of perfect vision.(R) 08:58Dermot O'Leary searches for sea eagles, but with light fading, his chances look slim.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Francine Stock with Nico Muhly, Ivo van Hove, Darren McGarvey and Caroline Relton. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, and Artemis of Ephesus.
| 09:00Douglas Alexander asks how we can overcome the forces that divide us. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Russian Orthodox icons and the Hindu goddess Durga.
| 09:00Tom Morris, director of Bristol Old Vic, meets Bristol's poet laureate Miles Chambers. 09:30Political cartoonist Martin Rowson sits down to draw and interview Julia Langdon.(R) 09:45Neil MacGregor examines how we come to understand images, with a focus on San rock art.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and works of the great woman of letters. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on images with a purpose - to change the viewer's behaviour.
| 09:00Writer and gardener Anna Pavord is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. 09:45Neil MacGregor reflects on faiths which focus on the word rather than the image.
| 09:00Lee Child, creator of Jack Reacher, with Alison Steadman, Abbie Hutty and Alex Langlands.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00American actress Sonequa Martin-Green on her lead role in Star Trek. 10:451/5Skye never knows if her mum is in, out, or out of it.
| 10:00Olympic champion Joanna Rowsell Shand discusses sexism and bullying in women's cycling. 10:452/5Mum's random friend has installed her bin bags in Skye's room. Why?
| 10:00Louis CK. Caring for adult children with disabilities. Maternity pay for self-employed. 10:413/5Last night Skye had a sort of sleepover. And a tattoo. 10:55Being a young carer can mean having to grow up too fast.
| 10:00Mary J Blige and Carey Mulligan in the film Mudbound. 10:454/5Skye is in shock. But she has to pretend that everything is ok.
| 10:00Paloma Faith on her new album, Poet Paula Meehan, Teaching children about consent. 10:455/5Dexter's teacher wants to help, but it just makes things worse.
| 10:30Alan Dein talks to people in Korea, Uganda and India about parental expectations.
| 10:00What's distracting Lilian? Alan prays for some community spirit.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Rob has lost his voice and is trying to get it back. It is not going to be easy. 11:302/4Nigella is a mistrustful piano student - can her tutor win her over?
| 11:00Brett Westwood stalks the leopard... and finds him on Exmoor. 11:30Protest art in Latin America. A journey into the memorial art of Guatemala and Chile.
| 11:00Laura Barton concludes her three-part series on the place of confidence in modern life.(R) 11:301/6Alfie asks if all crime should be reported and investigated and gets a surprising response(R)
| 11:00Kenyan widows fighting sexual cleansing, and talking to war criminals in the Balkans. 11:30Jonathan Guyer examines the rise of neo-noir fiction in Egypt.
| 11:00Andy Zaltzman spends a week living by the rules of the Stoic school of philosophy. 11:301/4Max and Mike try to live ethically, so how can they choose a holiday?
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Is this the end of the Mugabe era?
| 11:15Micky Flanagan, comedian, 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. 12:04In Tynemouth, Edie Chadwick is looking for a fight. 12:15Ombudsman reform, rogue furniture sales, baby equipment. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04There is a zealous new women's welfare officer in Tynemouth. 12:15What is the right way to get a pet? Puppies from illegal farms see a rise in seizures. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, Johnnie sees more to Aunt Phyllis than he had suspected. 12:15A former care minister says budgets for care at home are being quietly squeezed. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Anzac troops occupy Jaffa, and in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther is thinking of cake. 12:15Rare black truffles are now grown in the UK; The buy-to-let landlords who are selling up. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, it is clear that Lester Reed has been thinking. 12:151/5Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood. 12:18Are you really getting a bargain on Black Friday?
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Parents say childcare scheme problem puts nursery places at risk. 12:303/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis recap the week with guests Darren Harriot and Sophie Willan.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/6Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer are joined by Jan Ravens and Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Grace Dent finds out why so many young people are turning vegan. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The story of Joseph Conrad, who wrote Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim and sailed the seas.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45It is 1878, and Joseph Conrad arrives in teeming London, a metropolis of many types.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Conrad meets Marguerite Poradowski. Then his novel Almayer's Folly starts to gather words.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Back from the Congo, Conrad enjoys publication of his first novel.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:432/5Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood. 13:45The story of Joseph Conrad, who wrote Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim and sailed the seas.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Elland in Yorkshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30A moment of truth with breast cancer and a Devon pub admired by Prince Harry is for sale.
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| 14:00 | 14:00What's distracting Lilian?(R) 14:151/3Colin's wife and daughter were brutally attacked in their home, but no-one has broken in.(R)
| 14:152/3When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go.(R)
| 14:00Justin is not a happy man.(R) 14:153/3Sean agrees to a drink with an old friend. Little does he know what he's getting into.(R)
| 14:00Ruth tries to play match-maker.(R) 14:15The loves and friendship of the young Noel Coward, before he became a household name.
| 14:15All Christine (Katherine Kelly) wants is a badge saying my son is autistic, not a burden.
| 14:00Listeners' reactions to Theresa May saying Britain needs a concrete leaving date. 14:30The Orient Express makes a perilous journey across 1930s Europe.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Warsash in Hampshire.(R) 14:45Life as a young carer or with terminal cancer or just facing challenges when growing up.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Sheila Dillon discovers how the spirit of Catalonia is reflected in their passion for food(R)
| 15:001/6Josie Long hears stories which come out of nowhere. 15:30Tom Heap reports from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.
| 15:00Has the recent rapid digital innovation in banking helped or hindered you? 15:30Claudia Hammond launches the 2018 All in the Mind Awards.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark meets people whose livelihoods depend on the unique landscape of the Lizard. 15:27Nick Hewer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Pancreatic Cancer Action.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to celebrated American novelist Celeste Ng.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Warsash in Hampshire. 15:45By Peter Bradshaw. The perils of the betting shop are comically revealed.
| | 15:001/2Graham Greene's story of a famed architect's escape to the Congo starring Ben Miles.
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| 16:00 | 16:00During the Great Depression, the US government turned to the arts for national uplift. 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world.
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg asks what's the point of investigating the dead over allegations of abuse 16:30Writers Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Affluence - what does it mean? 16:30Vladimir Putin is accused of weaponising information to sow discord in the West. 16:55Someone who listens and respects your views can be enough to distract you from the X-Box.
| 16:00Peter Turner on why his book about Gloria Grahame took 30 years to make it to the screen. 16:30Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes?
| 16:003/5Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood. 16:02Matthew Bannister on a barrister, an art historian, an activist and a computer pioneer. 16:30Roger Bolton speaks to Jon Manel about his series The Adoption.
| 16:00The first black female lead in Star Trek on taking on such an iconic role.
| 16:00Pulitzer-winning Jennifer Egan on her new novel Manhattan Beach. 16:30Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 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. 17:584/5Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Are you being served? Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of department stores.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What threat do the new and emerging far right groups pose to the UK?(R) 17:40Edward Stourton profiles the man hotly tipped to become the next president of Zimbabwe.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Concession to MPs who want greater say on the final Brexit agreement with the EU. 18:301/6Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer are joined by Jan Ravens and Jack Dee.
| 18:00MPs have begun detailed scrutiny of the government's main bill for leaving the EU. 18:304/6Ed makes a foray into local politics.
| 18:00The Army has seized power in Zimbabwe. It's denied staging a coup. 18:301/4The family descends upon Maggie to provide support, plumbing advice and tea.(R)
| 18:00Zimbabwe president in talks after army seizes control 18:302/4Alexei Sayle considers the causes and fallout of the 2008 financial crash.
| 18:00Theresa May told she must deliver "much more progress" if trade talks are to begin soon 18:303/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis recap the week with guests Darren Harriot and Sophie Willan.
| 18:00Huge crowds of Zimbabweans have increased the pressure on Robert Mugabe to step down. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Zimbabwe's president is to address the nation. He'll be impeached unless he resigns. 18:15Sarfraz Manzoor chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Annette Bening discusses Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, co-starring Jamie Bell. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, and Artemis of Ephesus.(R)
| 19:00Justin is not a happy man. 19:15Dee Rees on her film, Mudbound, which explores the racial divide in 1940s Mississippi. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on Russian Orthodox icons and the Hindu goddess Durga.(R)
| 19:00Ruth tries to play match-maker. 19:15Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voices behind the puppets, Goldsmith Prize winner. 19:45Neil MacGregor examines how we come to understand images, with a focus on San rock art.(R)
| 19:15Noel Gallagher discusses his new album. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on images with a purpose - to change the viewer's behaviour.(R)
| 19:00Can Toby and Pip reach an accord? 19:15Fenella Fielding, 90, recalls her famous, steamy Carry On moment, and playing Hedda Gabler 19:45Neil MacGregor reflects on faiths which focus on the word rather than the image.(R)
| 19:00Edward Stourton profiles the man hotly tipped to become the next president of Zimbabwe. 19:15Mudbound, Network, Javier Cercas, She's Got To Have It (adapted for TV), North exhibition.
| 19:00There's a shock in store for Christine. 19:152/4A little East End snotling finds her way into the War Rooms. How will Dot dispose of her?(R) 19:458/15The story of a disappearance. David Schofield continues Jon McGregor's gripping series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Laura Barton concludes her three-part series on the place of confidence in modern life. 20:30Professor Rosie Campbell asks how we can make judgements about politicians' authenticity.
| 20:00What threat do the new and emerging far right groups pose to the UK? 20:40Bradford Council bans street advertising boards. A tactile version of the Hadron Collider.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Geoff Colman discusses truth and reality in acting.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg asks what's the point of investigating the dead over allegations of abuse(R) 20:30Are you being served? Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of department stores.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Elland in Yorkshire. 20:50Will Self on the drawbacks of perfect vision.
| 20:00Writer DJ Taylor creates a user's guide to the snob for the 21st century.(R)
| 20:00Roger Bolton speaks to Jon Manel about his series The Adoption.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a barrister, an art historian, an activist and a computer pioneer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood admires how the impossibility of the giraffe has captured hearts worldwide.(R) 21:30Francine Stock with Nico Muhly, Ivo van Hove, Darren McGarvey and Caroline Relton.(R)
| 21:00Claudia Hammond launches the 2018 All in the Mind Awards. 21:30Douglas Alexander asks how we can overcome the forces that divide us.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap reports from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.(R) 21:30Tom Morris, director of Bristol Old Vic, meets Bristol's poet laureate Miles Chambers.(R)
| 21:00Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and works of the great woman of letters.(R)
| 21:00The week when the Finnish Parliament declared its independence.
| 21:00Thirteen stories about the current president of Russia, Vladimir Putin.(R)
| 21:00Parents say childcare scheme problem puts nursery places at risk.(R) 21:26Matt Baker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BBC Children in Need.(R) 21:30Professor Rosie Campbell asks how we can make judgements about politicians' authenticity.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00400 people known to have died, and 7,000 injured, in the Iran-Iraq earthquake. 22:456/10Kif is back in Tasmania to focus on work, but after a row he storms out of the house.
| 22:00Is Zimbabwe on the brink of a coup? 22:457/10A showdown results in an uneasy truce, but the book is nowhere near finished.
| 22:00Zimbabwe's long-standing leader Robert Mugabe is held under house arrest. 22:458/10In secluded woods, Kif has watched as Heidl placed the gun in his mouth and fired.
| 22:00Robert Mugabe holds talks with the military, and mediators from South Africa. 22:459/10After Heidl's death, Kif forged his signature on the release form and finished the book.
| 22:00The Zanu-PF party turns against Mugabe, but will it mean change for Zimbabweans? 22:4510/10Kif's successful career producing reality TV has left him feeling like a conman.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests preview a busy week ahead in politics, including the Budget.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Poet Sabrina Mahfouz talks to spoken word performers from across the UK. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:005/6From Edinburgh - Fred MacAulay with more top comedy talent. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Lenny Henry writes and stars as a family butcher whose son is a musical prodigy. 23:154/4Sam Bain's dark comic tale of a man too interested in TV stars to live his own life. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. 23:55Coming to terms with the loss of useful employment is part of coming to terms with cancer.
| 23:003/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum, Denzil and Gwynned feature in the popular sketch show.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Writers Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:555/5Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Carlisle-born Jacob Polley returns to Cumbria's west coast to find his poetic inspiration.(R)
| 23:00Peter Turner on why his book about Gloria Grahame took 30 years to make it to the screen.(R) 23:30Dr Jane Williams explores her memories and finds the dangers of being trapped in the past.(R)
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