| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Hook-up culture: dating at university. Also, how online dating has changed our world.(R) 00:45Church bells from Lincoln Cathedral.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Hans Rosling asks why we are convinced that the world is more hopeless than it really is.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Hans Rosling demonstrates that fear clouds our judgement and stops us thinking rationally.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How does the idea of 'destiny' stop us from seeing the world as it really is?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Hans Rosling suggests that our attraction to simple ideas stops us tackling big problems.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5In the rush to tackle pressing issues urgently, are we making humanity's problems worse?(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Two fame-hungry young film-makers try make it in London.(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. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 05:45The 600,000th and final tree is planted at the Woodland Trust's Heartwood Forest site. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Alasdair Grubb describes how a blue tit seemingly cried out for his help.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 05:45Sybil Ruscoe looks into broadband speeds in isolated rural areas. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 05:45New technology is helping to save lives in medical emergencies in remote rural areas. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the goldfinch.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 05:45A national conference of teachers claims rural schools aren't getting a fair funding deal. 05:58Craig Hartley revels in a near-miss encounter with a green woodpecker for Tweet of the Day(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. 05:45George Eustice explains why England needs a new system to improve livestock traceability. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 05:45A listener on why he started doing stand-up comedy.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake in Oxfordshire. 05:45Mark Coles tracks the life of Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including 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 Wight in hope of a plastic-free future.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe explores the increase in goat farming in the UK. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers the natural human urge to belong. To groups, to people and to places. 06:35Riverford Organic announces a move to employee-ownership. What change will it bring? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, with Edward Stourton. 07:54Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shannon Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Westminster Abbey giving thanks for the life of Martin Luther King Jr. 08:48John Gray argues that the future of the west depends on the continuing success of China.(R) 08:58Ed Byrne perches on the feeder for a second week to pick more of his favourite episodes.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Naomi Alderman, Richard Holloway, Laurie Stras and Malcolm Guite. 09:451/5Hans Rosling asks why we are convinced that the world is more hopeless than it really is.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland on Donald Trump's trade plans and Alexander Hamilton's financial plan. 09:301/5The natural history story of the UK's most famous invader - the grey squirrel.(R) 09:452/5Hans Rosling demonstrates that fear clouds our judgement and stops us thinking rationally.
| 09:00Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement. 09:453/5How does the idea of 'destiny' stop us from seeing the world as it really is?
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between slavery and the power of Rome. 09:454/5Hans Rosling suggests that our attraction to simple ideas stops us tackling big problems.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the Battle for Basra in 2003.(R) 09:455/5In the rush to tackle pressing issues urgently, are we making humanity's problems worse?
| 09:00Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Celebrating the role played by women in circus life - past, present and future. 10:451/5Claudia remembers her early life in Cairo and the nostalgic dishes of her childhood.
| 10:00Bump, Birth and Beyond, Winnie Mandela, Women in Holloway Prison, Myanmar young feminist. 10:452/5Now at art school in London, Claudia despairs of British cooking.
| 10:00Gender pay gap, Childlessness and women of colour, Women in publishing. 10:413/5The cookery writer tracks down fellow Middle Easterners in her search for recipes. 10:55The family gave Grandad a home; he gives them a lot more.
| 10:00The reality of returning to work after having a baby. 10:454/5Claudia's research takes her to the medieval section of the British Library. From 2018.
| 10:00Tina Daheley asks how often people should wash their hair, plus Anbara Salam's new novel. 10:455/5Claudia continues to research and share recipes from all over the world. Drama from 2018.
| 10:30Jay Rayner launches a new series in Golders Green, London, with guest Claudia Roden.
| 10:00Will jumps to conclusions, and the stress piles on Adam.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars.(R) 11:303/4Poet and entertainer Pam Ayres with poems, sketches and anecdotes about grandparents.
| 11:00Why go to Mars? Claudia Hammond examines the space-farer's drive to occupy the red planet.(R) 11:30An intimate portrait of American singer-songwriter and actor Sharon Van Etten.
| 11:00Freya McClements meets those dealing with the uncertainty of life along the Irish border.(R) 11:30The Yorkshire-born alternative comedian begins with the biggest problem of them all.(R)
| 11:00How is the city of Athens finding homes for the thousands of refugees who live there? 11:30The art of the dialogue in philosophy and law, religion, psychoanalysis and the arts.(R)
| 11:00Clarke Peters follows the croon and practitioners of the art including Rudy Vallee.(R) 11:302/6Henry the dog takes up running away, and then granddaughter Calais runs away too.(R)
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and guests explore the chequered history of the original global fabric. 11:30Hungary's election, US opioids, China and Africa, going viral in Jakarta and Zambia fires.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites the witnesses of the so-called Enfield Poltergeist in 1977.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Oscar's life is about to change. 12:15What's the true scale of debt facing some people in the UK? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Sylvia jeopardises her comfortable life. 12:15Have you cut back on your spending? And if so, how have you managed it? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Victor Lumley is called back to Folkestone by a letter. 12:15Self-checkouts, Leasehold regulator, Protein powder. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Folkestone, it is the opening night of Jezebel. 12:15An official ticket seller responds to claims that they don't do enough to stop touts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04It is Noah Hamilton's birthday, or would have been. 12:15Peter White on the new sugar tax and the cost of student loans.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04HSBC cuts the pensions of former bank staff, in some cases by £1,500 or more per year. 12:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:041/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino looks behind the headlines of the newly introduced sugar tax. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News with Mark Mardell as rebels move in Syria and China's space station crashes. 13:45Those who were there recall their experiences of the German Spring Offensive of 1918.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Airmen recall the Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen, being shot down in April 1918.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Dan Snow looks at the fading morale of the British and Germans in the spring of 1918.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Recollections of the devastating impact of the flu pandemic that hit in 1918.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Recollections of the arrival of large numbers of US troops in France in 1918.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Bakewell in Derbyshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30The late General Powell and the Harlem college he co-founded - the poor man's Harvard.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jill struggles to accept the truth.(R) 14:15Tony Robinson narrates a new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic poem.(R)
| 14:15Rom-com set in the Antarctic - with Owen Whitelaw and Jasmine Hyde.
| 14:00Will jumps to conclusions.(R) 14:15Celestine's mission to isolate the causes of trench fever is interrupted by a visitor.
| 14:00The stress piles on Adam.(R) 14:15A deliciously funny play, inspired by Hans Holbein's iconic painting The Ambassadors.
| 14:00Ed is falsely accused.(R) 14:15Comedy drama verse play by the Bard of Barnsley.(R)
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:301990s Shanghai crime drama. Chen pursues a Triad killing and a missing character dancer.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire.(R) 14:45An exploration of the relationship at different stages of life.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz. 15:30Dan Saladino reports from the Parabere Forum, with five life-changing food stories.(R)
| 15:008/8Josie Long ventures into the woods. 15:30Should we build golf courses on sensitive sand dunes? Peter Gibbs investigates.
| 15:00Demystifying the new rules on data protection. 15:30Peter Curran investigates our compulsion to consume snacks and movies at the same time.(R)
| 15:00Ian Marchant visits the Isle of Wight in hope of a plastic-free future. 15:27Paul Boateng makes an appeal on behalf of Y Care International.(R) 15:30Sarah Perry discusses her hit novel The Essex Serpent with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the programme from the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire. 15:45Two fame-hungry young film-makers try make it in London.
| 15:30Lindsey finds out how a theatre in Liverpool is addressing race and gender identity.
| 15:002/2Martin Jarvis directs Alfred Molina and an all-star cast in Ibsen's thriller.
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| 16:00 | 16:002/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about sacred gardens.
| 16:00Entrepreneur Natalie Campbell looks at our modern obsession with leadership. 16:30Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, chooses the life of Don van Vliet - Captain Beefheart.
| 16:00When is mixed-race heritage passed down to the next generation and when is it not? 16:30The team behind My Dad Wrote a Porno discuss the podcast's global appeal.
| 16:00Carol director Todd Haynes discusses his adaptation of children's novel Wonderstruck. 16:30Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a philanthropist, a footballer, a darts player. 16:30Has BBC News over-reported allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party? 16:55Hearing the words 'do not resuscitate' changed their lives.
| 16:00Gender Pay gap - what next? Going back to work after a baby. Why we wash our hair.
| 16:00Diana Evans talks to Mariella Frostrup about her third novel, Ordinary People. 16:301/4Poet Robin Robertson shares extracts from his new noir narrative, The Long Take.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Caroline Wyatt with coverage of the day's news. 17:30A listener on why he started doing stand-up comedy.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Maria Margaronis explores what lies behind the trans revolution.(R) 17:40Mark Coles tracks the life of Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The former wife of Nelson Mandela was a major figure in the fight against apartheid. 18:301/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00A 17-year-old girl becomes the latest person to be shot dead in the capital. 18:303/6The group discover that Simon has been keeping another big secret from them.(R)
| 18:00Britain's accused Russia of trying to frustrate the Salisbury nerve agent investigation. 18:301/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.
| 18:00Yulia Skripal has said she is getting stronger by the day. 18:305/6Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks.
| 18:00Doctors say the former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, is no longer in a critical condition. 18:306/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Police said the vehicle's driver was also killed after shooting himself 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Donald Trump has condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. 18:15Adrian Goldberg chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Sandeep Mahal explores the art and culture of Nottingham, the 'rebel city'. 19:451/5Claudia remembers her early life in Cairo and the nostalgic dishes of her childhood.(R)
| 19:00Will jumps to conclusions. 19:15Aminatta Forna on her new novel Happiness a multi-layered story set in modern London. 19:452/5Now at art school in London, Claudia despairs of British cooking.(R)
| 19:00The stress piles on Adam. 19:15Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr on starring onstage in the musical Chicago and his career. 19:453/5The cookery writer tracks down fellow Middle Easterners in her search for recipes.(R)
| 19:15Actor David Morrissey on starring in BBC 2's new drama The City and The City. 19:454/5Claudia's research takes her to the medieval section of the British Library. From 2018.(R)
| 19:15Bob Geldof, Lionel Shriver, Liz Carr, Rae Morris and Testament join the celebrations.
| 19:00Mark Coles tracks the life of Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek. 19:15Thoroughbreds, The Way of the World, Richard Powers, City in the City, In My Shoes at YSP.
| 19:00Life proves difficult for Alistair. 19:15Paul Merton and Suki Webster star in a comedy about a comedian meeting his number one fan. 19:45Lynne Truss's stories about Meridian Cliffs. Alan gets some mysterious texts.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Freya McClements meets those dealing with the uncertainty of life along the Irish border. 20:30Why is troubled Catalonia now opening up civil war mass graves?(R)
| 20:00Maria Margaronis explores what lies behind the trans revolution. 20:40Lee Kumutat and guests discuss the experience of being a visually impaired woman.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests discuss the crisis hitting the NHS over negligence claims. 20:45Maggie O'Carroll calls for action to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs.
| 20:00What exactly is a trade war and can you win one? 20:30How will the UK leaving the EU impact on business in Ireland? Ruth Alexander reports.
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Bakewell in Derbyshire. 20:50John Gray argues that the future of the west depends on the continuing success of China.
| 20:00An exploration of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece of sci-fi.
| 20:00Has BBC News over-reported allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a philanthropist, a footballer, a darts player.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Claudia Hammond follows the 'vet with two brains' before, during and after brain surgery.(R) 21:30Amol Rajan with Naomi Alderman, Richard Holloway, Laurie Stras and Malcolm Guite.(R)
| 21:00Peter Curran investigates our compulsion to consume snacks and movies at the same time.(R) 21:30Jonathan Freedland on Donald Trump's trade plans and Alexander Hamilton's financial plan.(R)
| 21:00Should we build golf courses on sensitive sand dunes? Peter Gibbs investigates.(R) 21:30Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between slavery and the power of Rome.(R)
| 21:00Set in the week in 1918 when the German Army's Operation Michael came to an end.
| 21:001/2Martin Jarvis directs Alfred Molina and an all-star cast in Ibsen's thriller.(R)
| 21:00HSBC cuts the pensions of former bank staff, in some cases by £1,500 or more per year.(R) 21:26Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Shannon Trust.(R) 21:30How will the UK leaving the EU impact on business in Ireland? Ruth Alexander reports.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00South African president Cyril Ramaphosa leads tributes to Winnie Mandela. 22:451/10Harry's son Nelson wants to bring home a new girlfriend - but where will they sleep?
| 22:00A former senior Homeland Security official says the plan would be 'illegal'. 22:452/10Nelson brings home Melanie, apparently his new girlfriend. But they don't act like lovers.
| 22:00OPCW refuses Moscow demand for joint inquiry - Britain describes request as "perverse" 22:453/10Nelson borrows one of the cars from the garage. Not entirely without incident.
| 22:00Russian ambassador tells UN that the UK will be sorry for 'unsubstantiated' allegations. 22:454/10Harry finally finds out the truth about Nelson and Melanie.
| 22:00Moscow has promised a 'tough response' to new US sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs. 22:455/10After another argument with his father, Nelson has wrecked one of his precious cars.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests discuss the crisis hitting the NHS over negligence claims.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Syria, knife crime and other key issues at Westminster.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sam Lee, Marisha Wallace and Adam Kay join Libby Purves for live, nocturnal conversation. 23:30Aleks Krotoski looks for the woman who made vlogging famous, then mysteriously disappeared(R)
| 23:00Critically acclaimed stand up Carey Marx tells the true story of his heart attack.(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores whether technology can allow us to walk in another man's shoes.(R)
| 23:003/4Sophie Willan explores monogamous relationships and how 'normal' they really are. 23:154/4John tells tales about a collection for cats and dogs and an expensive-looking carrier bag(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski asks if what we find funny has changed with digital media.(R)
| 23:001/4Interview with Michael Banyan, the former bovine poet laureate, who is now in hiding. 23:30Aleks Krotoski uncovers the harm that comes to those keeping the internet safe.(R)
| 23:00Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, chooses the life of Don van Vliet - Captain Beefheart.(R) 23:30Clare Balding walks from Winster in the Peak District with comedian Ed Byrne.(R)
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz.(R) 23:30Fiona Sampson presents a poetic exploration of all things muddy.(R)
| 23:00Carol director Todd Haynes discusses his adaptation of children's novel Wonderstruck.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers the natural human urge to belong. To groups, to people and to places.
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