| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The scenes, smells, sounds and tastes of city life.(R) 00:45Church bells from Radyr, Cardiff.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Mary Shelley is born into a world of romantic poetry and scientific experiment.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The 16-year-old Mary elopes with Percy Bysshe Shelley.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley travel to Europe, striking up a strong bond with Lord Byron.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The initial ardour shared between Mary and the poet Shelley seems to be fading.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Mary grieves as a widow but, after Frankenstein, her literary renown keeps growing.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30By Alison MacLeod. The artist Eric Gill dreams about his work and life.(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 reading and reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45How is the rise of robotics changing the face of British farming? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde recalls being surrounded by dancing common cranes.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Householders are to face new fines for employing unlicensed waste carriers. 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is captivated by a flock of pink-footed geese.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45With the first bird flu cases of 2018 confirmed, just how severe is the threat this year? 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Could the Ilkley Moore ban on grouse shooting put local wildlife at risk? 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is entranced by "an apparition" of knot.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. 05:45Farms in Northern Ireland are warned to reduce their ammonia emissions. 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by house martins.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of Edinburgh University. 05:45A listener on receiving letters from a stalker, even though he is in prison.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Durweston, Dorset. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Momentum leader Jon Lansman.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including 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. 06:07David Lindo searches for the elusive Scottish wildcat and hears about efforts to save them(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith heads out tyre-kicking in Lincolnshire in a farm machinery focus. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Writer and priest Malcolm Doney mulls over the transformational process of rumination. 06:35A Cumbrian couple tell Caz Graham about their novel way to start a beef farm from scratch. 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. 07:54Actor Bill Nighy makes an appeal on behalf of ChildHope. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Radio 4's Sunday morning service. 08:48Howard Jacobson on self-censoring and the language of appreciation.(R) 08:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde recalls being surrounded by dancing common cranes.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with author Peter Carey, broadcaster Afua Hirsch and journalist Geert Mak. 09:451/5Mary Shelley is born into a world of romantic poetry and scientific experiment.
| 09:00The computer that costs little more than a toasted sandwich. 09:30Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport 09:452/5The 16-year-old Mary elopes with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
| 09:00Soul Music explores The Cure's tribute to teenage angst. 09:302/5Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas about harmony through the ages.(R) 09:453/5Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley travel to Europe, striking up a strong bond with Lord Byron.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the celebrated Russian poet. 09:454/5The initial ardour shared between Mary and the poet Shelley seems to be fading.
| 09:00Angela Hartnett, chef, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:455/5Mary grieves as a widow but, after Frankenstein, her literary renown keeps growing.
| 09:00Broadcaster and author Dan Snow joins Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey and BBC Radio Sheffield's Paulette Edwards take your calls on the menopause. 10:451/5A day at the baths in Rome has a surprising ending for Pliny.
| 10:00Woman's Hour and Radio Sheffield reveal data from a new poll about the menopause. 10:452/5Pliny has fallen in love at first sight. Now all he needs to do is find the girl.
| 10:00How do you support your children through your divorce? 10:413/5Venta explores the sewers of Rome where philosophers toil in the darkness. 10:55Junior doctors reflect on the pressures they are under at work.(R)
| 10:00Crime Thriller Girl, Nurseries, Menopause at work, Women and tech. 10:454/5Marcella's new slave, Sextus, isn't all that he seems.
| 10:00What treatments support women through the menopause and how can we help ourselves? 10:455/5The Emperor is increasingly paranoid that there is a plot against him.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts take a trip to Portsmouth.
| 10:00Brian is in trouble, and Noluthando goes too far.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Sharon is 43, from Rotherham and looking for love. Grace Dent follows what happens. 11:302/6Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'.(R)
| 11:00Uta Frith assesses the impact of the use and abuse of lead on humanity. 11:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
| 11:002/3Steve Richards looks back on David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy.(R) 11:303/6Comedian and satirist Ian Hislop talks to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell.(R)
| 11:00An investigation into the mystery illness affecting child migrants in Sweden. 11:302/2Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
| 11:00Amanda Foreman explores the tales, hidden in plain sight, amongst the documents and art. 11:303/3Mark Easterbrook has teamed up with Ginger to investigate the recent mysterious deaths.(R)
| 11:00George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30The Salvadoran woman who says she faces 30 years in prison for having a miscarriage.
| 11:15Christina Lamb, journalist, 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. 12:04Nick Baker on the unusual jobs that speak volumes about the modern world we live in. 12:15Insurance courtesy cars, Discount supermarkets, Meat substitutes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Nick Baker turns his lens on dating profile photographers. 12:15Have you changed what you buy because of fears over waste plastics? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Nick Baker on the ghost writers helping ordinary people tell their stories for posterity. 12:15NHS care funding report, Testing driverless vehicles, Trusting charities. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Nick Baker with the interpreters who make rap music accessible to deaf people. 12:15Hamilton tickets and crematorium weddings. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Nick Baker meets the therapists who offer cuddle sessions by the hour. 12:15What is behind a rise in students being offered unconditional places at university?
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Consumers being charged 'unenforceable' extras when car finance agreements end early. 12:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino looks at the ideas that could make a big impact on the future of our food. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Roger Law discovers how Korean potters became so skilled at ceramics.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Seoul is the place to go for anyone who wants plastic surgery, and Roger wants to know why(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Roger Law visits the 'Hollywood of Seoul' to find out how their movies get made.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Roger visits the island of Jeju, home to a remarkable selection of unusual museums.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45In the last in the series, Roger tries some Korean food for Christmas Day.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth.(R)
| 13:00News with Jonny Dymond. Turkey's plans for Syria and the economy of contemporary art. 13:30James Naughtie examines the ways President Trump is changing American society and politics
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| 14:00 | 14:00Kirsty makes a horrific discovery.(R) 14:156/10Stone - by Cath Staincliffe. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00Lexi reaches an emotional decision.(R) 14:157/10Stone by Alex Ganley. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:158/10Stone by Alex Ganley. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00Justin stands accused.(R) 14:159/10Stone written by Vivienne Harvey. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00Noluthando goes too far.(R) 14:1510/10Stone series finale by Vivienne Harvey. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
| 14:00The fallout from the collapse of the UK's second biggest construction company, Carillion. 14:301/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and his panel are hosted by the Hampshire WI at Sparsholt College.(R) 14:45Life-changing accidents, kidney donation and life as a junior doctor.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Rick Stein, Andi Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi launch the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2018.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel visit Burghley House near Stamford.(R) 15:30Tom Holland on how Romans fed their legions, and the history of street food.
| 15:00How much money do you owe on credit cards or loans and how will you repay it? 15:30Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, HPV vaccine, BRCA genes and breast cancer survival.(R)
| 15:00David Lindo searches for the elusive Scottish wildcat and hears about efforts to save them 15:27Kaye Wragg makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children with Cancer UK.(R) 15:30A celebration of Muriel Spark who was born in 1918.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and his panel are hosted by the Hampshire WI at Sparsholt College. 15:45By Alison MacLeod. The artist Eric Gill dreams about his work and life.
| 15:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.(R)
| 15:001/2Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Comedian and Russophile Viv Groskop explores a century of revolutionary comedy.(R) 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the secret life of birds.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright start a new series with hellos and greetings. 16:30Herodotus - father of history or father of lies? Matthew Parris presents.
| 16:00Police culture and socialisation - how has it changed? 16:30Change in how Facebook ranks posts has been dubbed 'a nuclear bomb on the media industry'.
| 16:00Alexander Payne talks to Francine Stock about his movie Downsizing. 16:30Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a singer, a footballer, a poet, an actor. 16:30How much more are men paid than women? And how many words do you need to speak a language? 16:55Donating a kidney to a stranger.(R)
| 16:00Menopause symptoms and solutions, cyber security and supporting children in divorces.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to French-Moroccan novelist Leila Slimani. 16:30Roger McGough is joined by Alice Oswald, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30A listener on receiving letters from a stalker, even though he is in prison.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00How thousands of people in the UK have obtained fake and worthless degrees.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Momentum leader Jon Lansman.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Ministers promise to take control of Carillion's hospital, school and prison contracts. 18:302/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.
| 18:00Ministers under pressure to explain why contracts were awarded after a profits warning. 18:301/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny.
| 18:00Employees on private sector service contracts for Carillion will continue to be paid 18:302/4Angstrom and Mina try to find out who tried to frame him for the death of Birgid Lundstrom
| 18:00Even with no natural climate boost, last year was one of the three hottest on record 18:303/6The best sound in all of music, and someone asks for a massive favour.
| 18:00No government legal challenge to the decision to release sex offender, John Worboys 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Recriminations have begun following the failure of the US Senate to pass a new budget. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Turkish President vows to crush Kurdish militia UKIP leader's no confidence vote 18:15Farrah Jarral chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lexi reaches an emotional decision. 19:15Liam Neeson, graphic artist Jamie Hewlett, TS Eliot Poetry Prize winner, fake art. 19:451/5A day at the baths in Rome has a surprising ending for Pliny.(R)
| 19:15Will & Grace return 20 years on, the changing face of animation, London Sinfonietta at 50. 19:452/5Pliny has fallen in love at first sight. Now all he needs to do is find the girl.(R)
| 19:15Singer Carleen Anderson on her Cage Street Memorial project and the novelist Elif Shafak. 19:453/5Venta explores the sewers of Rome where philosophers toil in the darkness.(R)
| 19:15Recent work by renowned artist Bridget Riley, known for her abstract geometric images. 19:454/5Marcella's new slave, Sextus, isn't all that he seems.(R)
| 19:00There's a shock in store for Jennifer. 19:15Film director Richard Linklater on Last Flag Flying, Why literary fiction is in decline. 19:455/5The Emperor is increasingly paranoid that there is a plot against him.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Momentum leader Jon Lansman. 19:15Coco, Tim Pears, All's Well That Ends Well, Hauser and Wirth Somerset and Reading Europe.
| 19:00Jennifer issues an apology. 19:15Rich Hall reflects on the first year of Donald Trump's presidency.(R) 19:45Engaging short story by Garrett Carr, inspired by the Homeric Hymn to Apollo.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/3Steve Richards looks back on David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy. 20:30How one bakery is bringing a hope of normality to war-torn east Ukraine.(R)
| 20:00How thousands of people in the UK have obtained fake and worthless degrees. 20:40Mark Fielding talks about internet radio and access to tours on Radio Caroline's ship.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy is joined by Joan Smith and Laura Perrins. 20:45Former army intelligence officer Andy Owen explains how philosophy can help in battle.
| 20:00How does the Parole Board decide whether to release offenders on licence? 20:30How second-hand clothes donated to charity could lead to an international trade dispute.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth. 20:50Howard Jacobson on self-censoring and the language of appreciation.
| 20:00Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan
| 20:00How much more are men paid than women? And how many words do you need to speak a language?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a singer, a footballer, a poet, an actor.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:0030 years on from its launch, Ian Sansom asks: what's the real point of PowerPoint?(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with author Peter Carey, broadcaster Afua Hirsch and journalist Geert Mak.(R)
| 21:00Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, HPV vaccine, BRCA genes and breast cancer survival. 21:30The computer that costs little more than a toasted sandwich.(R)
| 21:00Matthew Syed explores how we can all get better at learning from our mistakes.(R) 21:30Soul Music explores The Cure's tribute to teenage angst.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the celebrated Russian poet.(R)
| 21:002/2Paul Seabright presents the second part of his investigation into our trading past.
| 21:00One of Muriel Spark's most gripping and disturbing books. Adapted by Beatrice Colin.(R)
| 21:00Consumers being charged 'unenforceable' extras when car finance agreements end early.(R) 21:26Actor Bill Nighy makes an appeal on behalf of ChildHope.(R) 21:30How second-hand clothes donated to charity could lead to an international trade dispute.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ministers say taxpayers won't bail out the collapsed company Carillion. 22:456/10As Mrs Hawkins thrives at work an unwelcome figure from the past is set to intrude.
| 22:00Growing fears for many small businesses which had contracts with Carillion. 22:457/10As Wanda's health deteriorates Mrs Hawkins remembers her wartime marriage to the late Tom.
| 22:00Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May clash over the government's handling of the crisis. 22:458/10Wanda edges closer to breakdown as neighbours Nancy and William spend the night together.
| 22:00Turkish forces gather on the Syrian border in a threat to attack Kurdish militia. 22:459/10In shock after Wanda's suicide, Nancy Hawkins has applied for a job at a new magazine.
| 22:00Urgent talks still underway in Washington to prevent a shutdown of the US government. 22:4510/10Even as she enjoys her new job, Nancy dreads the reappearance of writer Hector Bartlett.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Anne McElvoy is joined by Joan Smith and Laura Perrins.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests preview the week ahead in politics.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Britain's army of cleaners and some of the people they service meet for the first time.(R) 23:30David Cornock reports as MPs question the government about the collapse of Carillion.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the secret life of birds.(R) 23:30The financial collapse of Carillion causes more anger in the Commons. Susan Hulme reports.
| 23:006/6Crisis at The Egg when the prison is attacked by whales. 23:151/4Comedian Rhys James explores different aspects of himself. 23:30Rachel Bryne reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Rich Hall reflects on the first year of Donald Trump's presidency. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Herodotus - father of history or father of lies? Matthew Parris presents.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55A near fatal cycling accident has a lasting impact.(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30The best new poetry and spoken word, chosen by Radio 4 poet-in-residence Daljit Nagra.(R)
| 23:00Alexander Payne talks to Francine Stock about his movie Downsizing.(R) 23:30Writer and priest Malcolm Doney mulls over the transformational process of rumination.(R)
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