| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Stigma - an old sociological concept revisited and recast for the 21st century.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary's Church, Abergavenny.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The experience of having Alzheimer's as told by someone living with the condition.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Wendy tries to pinpoint the moment when dementia became part of her life.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Forced into early retirement, Wendy finds a new purpose in raising awareness of dementia.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Moving house presents new challenges to overcome.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Living with dementia, Wendy works hard to stay in touch with the world.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Andrew Doyle creates a satirical short story inspired by the week's 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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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer. 05:45How are farmers working to bring down mortality rates among newborn lambs this season? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer. 05:45UK to leave the customs union - what does this mean for agriculture? 05:58Bonita Johnson recalls watching a pair of battling robins.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer. 05:45Are Welsh national parks being short-changed, compared to their English cousins? 05:58Dave Leech describes his excitement on finding the nest of a water rail.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tibetan Buddhist writer Alison Murdoch. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about fears for the future of Welsh lamb. 05:58Ben Darvill recalls his first encounter with a common rosefinch.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer. 05:45Scotland calls for clarity on who decides what where in future farming policy. 05:58Mike Toms describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. 05:45A listener on escaping her 'God'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St John the Baptist Church, Loughton, Essex. 05:45He has been called the government's 'real Mr Brexit', but who is Oliver Robbins?(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. 06:07Ian Marchant visits the Isle of Gigha to discover if his island dream is a reality.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe takes a look at the sheep farming sector. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Musician Jahnavi Harrison enters a world of sacred plants. 06:35A passion for Merino wool fosters a partnership between a surfer and a shepherdess. 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. 07:54David Baddiel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Alzheimer's Society. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Exploring the Feast and the Fast from the London School of Theology. 08:48AL Kennedy argues why it's empowering to reflect on our mortality.(R) 08:58Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Diane Coyle, Dharshini David, Anna Ledwich and Jon Kalman Stefansson. 09:451/5The experience of having Alzheimer's as told by someone living with the condition.
| 09:00A global audience joins Harvard's Michael Sandel to discuss the limits to free speech. 09:452/5Wendy tries to pinpoint the moment when dementia became part of her life.
| 09:00A portrait of artistic director Dawn Walton as she leads a revolutionary theatre programme 09:453/5Forced into early retirement, Wendy finds a new purpose in raising awareness of dementia.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Frederick Douglass, born to slavery. 09:454/5Moving house presents new challenges to overcome.
| 09:00Jack Whitehall, comedian and actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs(R) 09:455/5Living with dementia, Wendy works hard to stay in touch with the world.
| 09:00With Dame Evelyn Glennie, Max Beesley, Keeva, and Matt Hopwood.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00CEO Helena Morrissey, Jess Phillips MP and Zac Goldsmith MP on FGM. 10:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.
| 10:00Live broadcast from the house where suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst lived and campaigned. 10:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.
| 10:00Discussion of teenage first love and how parents respond when they disapprove. 10:41Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. 10:55Sometimes where you're born isn't where you want to die.
| 10:00Black cab rapist judicial review, Finding Your Feet, Passing Judgement, Sarah de Carvarlho 10:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.
| 10:00Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. 10:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.
| 10:30Gyles Brandreth tries to come to terms with his innate unease about change.(R)
| 10:00There's more bad news for the Aldridges, and Emma causes tension.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Grace Dent follows what happens when a 14-year-old boy gets excluded from school. 11:305/6A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble.(R)
| 11:00Can we cure the most common form of leukaemia? Simon Cox reports. 11:30Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.(R)
| 11:00Helen Pankhurst tells the incredible story of her grandmother's Ethiopian legacy.(R) 11:306/6Comedy icon Roy Hudd talks to star of radio, stage and screen, Alison Steadman.(R)
| 11:00Inside Afghanistan's only secure psychiatric unit - the trauma of war laid bare. 11:30Dr Cadence Kinsey asks how 'place' informs contemporary public art in the UK.
| 11:00Jolyon Jenkins meets rebels not paying their tax because they think the Queen is a traitor 11:303/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
| 11:00Anushka Asthana of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Ending corruption in Ukraine and the woman enslaved by ISIS now trying to tell her story.
| 11:15Musician Chi-chi Nwanoku 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. 12:04French obstetrician Dr Michel Odent encouraged women to use water to ease childbirth. 12:15How private equity is affecting the care home sector. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How American Muslim gunmen took more than 100 people hostage in the US capital in 1977. 12:15How safe do YOU feel online? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The brutal murder of a young Chinese-American man sparked a civil rights movement. 12:15War on calories, Carillion pensions. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Russian mountaineers disguised monuments in the city to protect them from enemy fire. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The love affair between Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir lasted for 50 years. 12:15What's in a name - could yours mean you pay more for insurance? And Korea for a holiday?
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A businessman is planning to sue his bank after losing three million pounds to criminals. 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. 12:045/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Dillie Keane, Ella Al-Shamahi and Richard Curtis.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino pay tribute to greengrocer extraordinaire Charlie Hicks. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:456/10Will Self continues his 1,000-mile tour of the UK, stopping off in Preston.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:457/10Will heads to Middlesbrough, where he learns about the booming digital scene.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:458/10Will takes the coach from Middlesbrough to East Kilbride.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:459/10Will takes the ferry across the Irish Sea to assess identity in Northern Ireland.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:4510/10Will Self concludes his tour of the UK in Derry-Londonderry.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Newbury in Berkshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Pupils with disabilities and complex educational needs work with professional composers.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jennifer is left disappointed.(R) 14:153/4After a difficult night in Brussels, the quartet is invited to play in Italy.
| 14:15Based on Elizabeth Lewis's real-life unforgettable summer working as an au pair in Italy.
| 14:00There's more bad news for the Aldridges.(R) 14:15Drama by Adam Usden set in the Orthodox Jewish community. Starring Yasmin Paige.(R)
| 14:00Toby is left red faced.(R) 14:15Things spiral out of control when Ben secretly films his family.
| 14:00Adam takes the strain.(R) 14:15David Jason stars as Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln in a comedy of secrets, sins, sex and sects.(R)
| 14:00Local councils are struggling. How is your council doing? 14:30A comic treat. The award-winning theatre company examines sex from Oedipus to Brokeback.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the Seedy Sunday festival in Brighton.(R) 14:45Where you feel welcome and understood.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Meet some of the people behind an extraordinary cookbook compiled by BBC World Service.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel answer audience questions in Bath.(R) 15:30Helen Castor looks back at the gambling crisis of the 18th century.
| 15:00There's been a big rise in the number of council homes being sold off. What's the impact? 15:30The growing problem of rickets, drug addiction recovery and defibrillator support.(R)
| 15:00Ian Marchant visits the Isle of Gigha to discover if his island dream is a reality. 15:27Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International.(R) 15:30James Naughtie and readers talk to Irish writer Eimear McBride.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are at the Seedy Sunday festival in Brighton. 15:45Andrew Doyle creates a satirical short story inspired by the week's news.
| 15:30Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.(R)
| 15:002/2Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry?
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sonia Boyce views current interest in black British art through the life of Donald Rodney.(R) 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rufus Hound to look at animal behaviour.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explore how diseases are named. 16:30Jake Yapp and Ruby Tandoh discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Are populist politics on the rise? 16:30The government has ordered a review of how it could help Britain's newspaper industry.
| 16:00Guillermo del Toro on his Oscar-nominated fantasy The Shape of Water. 16:30How space science is getting down with the kids.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an actor, a farmer, a chemist, a fundraiser and a feminist icon. 16:30Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons? 16:55Challenging the changes they've experienced since the UK referendum.
| 16:00The prime minister Theresa May on marking the suffrage anniversary.
| 16:00For Valentine's Day, a special programme devoted to love. 16:30Jacob Sam-La Rose shares his favourite poems from listeners' requests.
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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.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Caroline Wyatt with coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship between science, business and consumers.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00UK companies are being used to launder dirty money as new transparency rules are flouted.(R) 17:40He has been called the government's 'real Mr Brexit', but who is Oliver Robbins?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The EU's Michel Barnier says trade barriers are 'unavoidable' outside a customs union 18:305/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Dillie Keane, Ella Al-Shamahi and Richard Curtis.
| 18:00Carillion Chief Executive apologises to MPs - but bosses keep bonuses. 18:304/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny.
| 18:00High Court says two victims of black cab rapist may question Parole Board decision. 18:301/4As civilisation collapses, Bridget Christie embarks on a comic quest for her Shangri-La.
| 18:00The Bank of England hints that interest rates will rise sooner than previously thought. 18:306/6John reveals the downsides of animal adoption, plus an office shanty.
| 18:00The European Union says there's no guarantee of a transition period after Brexit. 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00Oxfam is coming under pressure to reveal more information about the sex scandal 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people has crashed after taking off from Moscow. 18:15John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Mike Bartlett discusses his new TV drama Trauma, and election artist Cornelia Parker. 19:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.(R)
| 19:00There's more bad news for the Aldridges. 19:15Mica Paris sings Ella Fitzgerald, the ethics of funding the arts, author Jim Crace. 19:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.(R)
| 19:15Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz on their new film The Mercy. 19:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.(R)
| 19:15Playwright David Hare on his latest TV drama series Collateral. 19:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.(R)
| 19:00Brian comes to a decision. 19:15Chadwick Boseman, Black Super-heroes, Shakespeare for Children and Welsh Music - in Welsh. 19:45Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller.(R)
| 19:00He has been called the government's 'real Mr Brexit', but who is Oliver Robbins? 19:15David Hare's Collateral, Loveless, Gundog, Catapult, T-Shirt: Cult-Culture-Subversion.
| 19:00Jennifer has a fight on her hands. 19:155/6Uncle Jeff decides Andy needs a job to occupy his mind.(R) 19:45Kathryn Simmonds' poignant story inspired by Emily Dickinson.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Helen Pankhurst tells the incredible story of her grandmother's Ethiopian legacy. 20:30How big of a challenge to the EU are Poland and Hungary's new 'illiberal' paths?
| 20:00UK companies are being used to launder dirty money as new transparency rules are flouted. 20:40Richard Kramer, Deputy CEO of Sense, talks about changes to PIPs.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Writer Jonathan Stroud explains why he thinks ghost stories are good for you.(R)
| 20:00How serious is the financial crisis in England's town halls? 20:30Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship between science, business and consumers.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Newbury in Berkshire. 20:50AL Kennedy argues why it's empowering to reflect on our mortality.
| 20:00American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.
| 20:00Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on an actor, a farmer, a chemist, a fundraiser and a feminist icon.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Why iodine is essential for our health.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Diane Coyle, Dharshini David, Anna Ledwich and Jon Kalman Stefansson.(R)
| 21:00The growing problem of rickets, drug addiction recovery and defibrillator support. 21:30A global audience joins Harvard's Michael Sandel to discuss the limits to free speech.(R)
| 21:00Is it okay to kill insects in the name of science? Adam Hart explores the issues.(R) 21:30A portrait of artistic director Dawn Walton as she leads a revolutionary theatre programme(R)
| 21:00How space science is getting down with the kids.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Frederick Douglass, born to slavery.(R)
| 21:002/2Will Self goes on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
| 21:001/2The tumultuous love story of Patya and Marat set in the Russian Republic.(R)
| 21:00A businessman is planning to sue his bank after losing three million pounds to criminals.(R) 21:26David Baddiel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Alzheimer's Society.(R) 21:30How big of a challenge to the EU are Poland and Hungary's new 'illiberal' paths?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00US blames Russia as UN security council fails to agree motion on Syrian attacks. 22:451/10Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.
| 22:00Suffragettes and direct action - well established tradition or new campaigning tactic? 22:452/10Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.
| 22:00Victims win the right to contest his release - but does the parole system need to change? 22:453/10Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.
| 22:00Kurdish militia seizes last members of so-called 'Beatles' cell. 22:454/10Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.
| 22:00US vice president snubs Pyongyang envoy as North and South Korean governments shake hands. 22:455/10Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.
| 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 Oxfam scandal and the latest developments on Brexit.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Best wishes or kind regards? What is the new etiquette for written communication?(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rufus Hound to look at animal behaviour.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Tez talks about the assumptions people have about Muslims, especially him. 23:154/4Rhys reads a letter he wrote to his future self when he was 10. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Theresa May faces calls to stand up to Brussels.
| 23:006/6Please turn your radio over and start listening as Marcus Brigstocke retakes his GCSEs.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Jake Yapp and Ruby Tandoh discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55It can be hard to find a precise translation.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Sinead Morrissey joins Roger McGough to share her favourite poems from listeners' requests(R)
| 23:00Guillermo del Toro on his Oscar-nominated fantasy The Shape of Water.(R) 23:30Musician Jahnavi Harrison enters a world of sacred plants.(R)
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