| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Affluence - what does it mean?(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary the Virgin in Bathwick, Somerset.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Tina Brown recalls her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine, 1984 to 1992.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Vanity Fair wows readers with photos of US President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5In 1985, Tina covers the latest on Charles and Diana and all the reactions to it. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Another cover triumph, and office intrigue in the higher echelons of Conde Nast.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Actress Demi Moore appears pregnant and naked on a cover.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Short story by Chris Dolan written in response to the news.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45The makers of India's first electric tractor say they will launch it in the UK by 2019. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of the seabird that inspired his band name.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45A clause defining animals as 'sentient beings' is rejected from the EU Withdrawal Bill. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his dream clothes made in the colours of the bee-eater.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45Food producer Nestle is tracking its own impact on the environment and public health. 05:58The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45What does the future look like for British grain exporters after Brexit? 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield enjoys watching his son chasing one of our most common birds.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With David Moffitt, senior lecturer in New Testament studies, University of St Andrews. 05:45A Conservative MP wants a change in the law over who pays to clear up after fly-tippers. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield is enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet out at sea.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Very Rev John Chalmers. 05:45Our listener Robert hasn't. We hear from the consultants who told him not to.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary the Virgin, Bowdon, Cheshire. 05:45Becky Milligan looks at the Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.(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. 06:07As Brexit gathers pace, Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Irish border.(R) 06:30A look at how British school children are engaging with farming, food and environment. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Remona Aly uncovers the tales of metamorphosis which reveal the story of human nature. 06:35Rosamund Young is a Cotswold farmer who has spent decades getting to know her cows. 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. 07:54Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cord. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking the 100th anniversary of Elsie Inglis at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. 08:48Will Self reflects on the epidemic of sleeplessness.(R) 08:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of the seabird that inspired his band name.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Lindsey Fitzharris, Lesley Colvin, Beth Singler and Emma Byrne. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on societies with many gods, including the Romans in Britain.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's weakened premiership with Lord Rosebery in 1894. 09:30Journalist Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Professor Alison Pike. 09:45Neil MacGregor's series continues with a focus on societies and faiths with a single god.
| 09:00Novelist Eimear McBride meets musician and author Viv Albertine. 09:30Ralph Steadman gets painted over a pint with fellow cartoonist Martin Rowson.(R) 09:45Neil MacGregor on communities who believe they are not the sole inhabitants of a landscape
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek city of Thebes in myth, drama and history. 09:45Neil MacGregor on how gods reach new communities, and how they are adapted and changed.
| 09:00Micky Flanagan, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. 09:45Neil MacGregor focuses on how faiths co-exist in India.
| 09:00Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden joins Richard and Aasmah in the studio.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Can a town move on from an event that made the headlines? Latest in our Best Place series. 10:451/5Shonagon is summoned to meet the new empress, a strange and disturbing encounter.
| 10:00The launch of a tampon tax calculator plus the best place to live out your days. 10:452/5Lady Shonagon disgraces herself in front the empress, who sends her spies to investigate.
| 10:00How will today's Budget affect women's finances? 10:413/5Concerned for Shonagon, Yukinari attempts to unravel the visions. 10:55The simple, restorative joy of movement and music.
| 10:00Young grandmothers, accessing child benefit, Colombian women, and Elske Rahill. 10:454/5Shonagon leaves the palace during a storm, but she is pursued by disturbing visions.
| 10:00'Everybody's Talking About Jamie', policing your child's social media, feminism and class. 10:455/5Shonagon and Saisho wander the palace at night. But they are not alone.
| 10:30Alan Dein connects with random strangers each, in their own way, isolated.
| 10:00There is a shock for Christine, and the results are in at the parish council election.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A mother's search for justice after her son was knocked over and killed on Christmas Eve. 11:303/4Fay and Alan know everything about each other... or do they?
| 11:00Discover why there is more to reindeer than Rudolph. 11:30Protest art in Latin America. A journey into the graffiti art of Columbia and Mexico.
| 11:00Just what is happening to local news and why does it matter? Valley Fontaine investigates. 11:302/6What is 'reasonable force'? How far can you go to defend yourself?(R)
| 11:00The chilling story of a massacre of Rohingya muslims in a small village in Myanmar. 11:30Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?
| 11:00Comedian Andy Zaltzman spends a week living by the rules of Epicurean philosophy. 11:302/4The family wrestle with various needs for approval as Mike's parents come to stay.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy of The Economist talks to young MPs about the Budget. 11:30Political change in Zimbabwe and the new African reality.
| 11:15Naomi Klein, writer and activist, 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. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. 12:15Universal credit and the self-employed, Car hire boss, the Changing face of stag parties. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Sarah Illingworth brings discipline to the Marshalls' munitionettes. 12:15Consumer phone-in. Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04At Marshalls, the munitionettes take a stand. 12:15Live coverage of the chancellor's Budget speech.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fraser Chadwick asserts his authority. 12:15The banking revolution that is promising to use your data to get you better deals. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, the Reeds are watchful for Bolshevism. 12:15Consumer news. Including Black Friday, NHS 'healthy new towns' and apprentice pay.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Universal Credit changes are announced in the Autumn Budget. 12:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis recap the week, with guests Gareth Gwynn and Andy Zaltzman.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer are joined by Jan Ravens and Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino is at Food On The Edge, a gathering of people with great food stories to tell 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:451/5Tina Brown recalls her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine, 1984 to 1992.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:452/5Vanity Fair wows readers with photos of US President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy.
| 13:57The latest weather forecast.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:454/5Another cover triumph, and office intrigue in the higher echelons of Conde Nast.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:455/5Actress Demi Moore appears pregnant and naked on a cover.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Hayesfield Girls' School in Bath.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Sarah Dunant looks at the history of women speaking out about inappropriate male behaviour
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's a shock in store for Christine.(R) 14:15Comedy about a shy man who gains astounding confidence but misuses his powers.(R)
| 14:00Justin reaches breaking point.(R) 14:15Comedy drama by David Spicer. Kevin Whately stars as an unlikely art thief.(R)
| 14:00Lexi proves a source of inspiration.(R) 14:15By Alastair Jessiman. Moscow, 1852. Nikolai Gogol works on a sequel to his satirical novel
| 14:00Lilian tries to make amends.(R) 14:15Danny visits the Mladic trial in The Hague and sees how tricky it is to get at the truth.
| 14:00The results are in at the parish council election.(R) 14:15By Jonathan Davidson. A Shropshire gent from the 1500s find himself tweeting in 2015.(R)
| 14:00The removal of stamp duty for first time buyers. Will it help? 14:30Hayley Atwell stars as an identical twin hell-bent on sabotaging her sister's wedding day.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and his panel of gardening experts visit Westcliff-on-sea in Essex.(R) 14:45Whether it's ballet or contemporary dance, the joy of movement can boost self confidence.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Grace Dent finds out why so many young people are turning vegan.(R)
| 15:002/6Josie Long hears stories of spell craft, poetry and art coming to life. 15:30Five of the Solomon Islands have already been lost to the sea. How are the locals coping?(R)
| 15:00What impact will the Chancellor's speech have on your personal finances? With Paul Lewis. 15:30The winners of the 2017 Brain Prize discuss their groundbreaking work on reward.(R)
| 15:00As Brexit gathers pace, Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Irish border. 15:27Matt Baker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BBC Children in Need.(R) 15:30Pulitzer-winning Jennifer Egan on her new novel Manhattan Beach.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and his panel of gardening experts visit Westcliff-on-sea in Essex. 15:45Short story by Chris Dolan written in response to the news.
| | 15:002/2Graham Greene's story of a famed architect's escape to the Congo starring Ben Miles.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The New Deal's Federal Theater enchanted millions and made powerful enemies of Congress. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the appeal of chanting. Can it benefit our health?
| 16:00Joshua Rozenberg talks to Sir Ian Burnett for his first interview since taking office. 16:30Alexei Sayle and Meg Rosoff trade favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00GDP - what are its limits? Also, the music of Mali. 16:30Paperchase has apologised for advertising in the Daily Mail after an online campaign.
| 16:00Slumdog Millionaire and The Full Monty writer Simon Beaufoy talks to Francine Stock. 16:30Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a police commissioner, a writer, an actor, a murderer, and a pop star 16:30The Editor of PM discusses the programme's interview with the former editor of Gay Times. 16:55Dance can inspire confidence and self-belief.
| 16:00Music from Joan As Police Woman, Best Place to be a Woman: Northern Ireland.
| 16:00Mariella explores American literature with Benjamin Markovits and Stephanie Merrit. 16:30Marie-Louise Muir traces poet Frank Ormsby's creative response to illness.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and an invited audience question Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Byron Vincent joins a scheme turning young men away from violence.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan looks at the Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00President Mugabe of Zimbabwe could be impeached within days 18:302/6Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer are joined by Jan Ravens and Jack Dee.
| 18:00He said he had made the decision to allow a smooth transition to the next leader.. 18:305/6Ed discovers a whole new world of self-satisfaction surveys.
| 18:00Our correspondents assess the impact of the budget on housing, the NHS & Universal Credit 18:302/4Jen is driven to compete with Stuart in the parenting stakes.(R)
| 18:00There's been a warning that British workers could face a second decade without pay growth 18:303/4Alexei Sayle considers travel to places both real and imaginary.
| 18:00Militants in Egypt have killed at least 235 people at a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula 18:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis recap the week, with guests Gareth Gwynn and Andy Zaltzman.
| 18:00Egyptian authorities say gunmen carrying IS group flag behind deadly mosque attack 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Liam Fox says the Irish border won't be resolved until EU-UK trade deal is struck. 18:15Kathy Clugston chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Justin reaches breaking point. 19:15Priscilla Presley on forty years of looking after Elvis's legacy, plus Cate Blanchett. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on societies with many gods, including the Romans in Britain.(R)
| 19:00Lexi proves a source of inspiration. 19:15The announcement of the Costa Book Awards shortlists and Modigliani reviewed. 19:45Neil MacGregor's series continues with a focus on societies and faiths with a single god.(R)
| 19:00Lilian tries to make amends. 19:15Actor James Bolam talks about his Likely Lads co-star, Rodney Bewes, who died yesterday. 19:45Neil MacGregor on communities who believe they are not the sole inhabitants of a landscape(R)
| 19:00The results are in at the parish council election. 19:15Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles. Plus a review of TV drama Godless. 19:45Neil MacGregor on how gods reach new communities, and how they are adapted and changed.(R)
| 19:15Benjamin Clementine, Oscar Wilde's Women, and David LaChapelle. 19:45Neil MacGregor focuses on how faiths co-exist in India.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan looks at the Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. 19:15The Secret Theatre, Paul Theroux novel, Erte exhibition, Beach Rats, Joe Orton Laid Bare.
| 19:00Brian has a reputation to protect. 19:153/4Dot is sent to enlist a teacher for 'Shhh Bletchley Park', but is he of sound material?(R) 19:459/15The story of a disappearance. Siobhan Finneran continues Jon McGregor's series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Gordon Corera investigates a secret fund belonging to the MI6 chief in the 1950s. 20:30Taking offence on social media: over-sensitivity or a force for progress?
| 20:00Byron Vincent joins a scheme turning young men away from violence. 20:40Lucy Edwards talks about vlogging and Sean Dilley offers advice on traditional journalism.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Dalia Elmelige tells the story of her life as a Muslim in America after 9/11.
| 20:00Joshua Rozenberg talks to Sir Ian Burnett for his first interview since taking office.(R) 20:30Evan Davis and an invited audience question Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Hayesfield Girls' School in Bath. 20:50Will Self reflects on the epidemic of sleeplessness.
| 20:00Writer Amit Chaudhuri explores the idea of exile and modern, secular homelessness.(R)
| 20:00The Editor of PM discusses the programme's interview with the former editor of Gay Times.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a police commissioner, a writer, an actor, a murderer, and a pop star(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood stalks the leopard... and finds him on Exmoor.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Lindsey Fitzharris, Lesley Colvin, Beth Singler and Emma Byrne.(R)
| 21:00The winners of the 2017 Brain Prize discuss their groundbreaking work on reward. 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's weakened premiership with Lord Rosebery in 1894.(R)
| 21:00Philip Ball dives into the Dark Ages to reveal the author of the river crossing riddle. 21:30Novelist Eimear McBride meets musician and author Viv Albertine.(R)
| 21:00Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek city of Thebes in myth, drama and history.(R)
| 21:00The week in 1917 when the Battle of Cambrai marked the first mass use of tanks.
| 21:001/2Graham Greene's story of a famed architect's escape to the Congo starring Ben Miles.(R)
| 21:00Universal Credit changes are announced in the Autumn Budget.(R) 21:26Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cord.(R) 21:30Taking offence on social media: over-sensitivity or a force for progress?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Crisis in Berlin as German chancellor insists she will fight a snap election. 22:45Romance blossoms for students Nadia and Saeed. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's novel.
| 22:00Scenes of jubilation in Zimbabwe following the resignation of Robert Mugabe. 22:45As fighting intensifies, Saeed makes a proposal. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's novel.
| 22:00We hear from a Treasury minister and debate the key budget proposals. 22:45Saeed and Nadia discover what looks like a miraculous route to safety.
| 22:00The Saudi-led coalition fails to implement a promise to allow food aid into Yemen. 22:45Saeed and Nadia must flee violence once again. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's novel.
| 22:00235 people killed by gunmen at a mosque in northern Sinai. 22:45The couple find peace in an unexpected place. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's novel.
| 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 discuss the key developments at Westminster.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Poet Inua Ellams looks at how spoken word is tied to location. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:006/6From Edinburgh - Fred MacAulay with more top comedy talent. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Tanya Moodie plays a frustrated artist given a robot butler in this darkly comic tale. 23:151/4Award-winning comedian Joseph Morpurgo presents a series of 'educational' audio adventures 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00From Rapunzel to Samson, hair is all about sex, gender politics and power. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55You're never too old or the wrong shape for ballet.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Roger McGough marks 50 years since the death of John Masefield with poetry about the sea.(R)
| 23:00Meg Bowles introduces tales from people in the USA whose lives have been touched by guns. 23:50Will Self reflects on the epidemic of sleeplessness.(R)
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