| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The winner of the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.(R) 00:45Church bells from the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin in Devon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Profile of one of the most brilliant wits of 1920s New York.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Profile of novelist and critic Mary McCarthy, noted for her bitingly satiric commentaries.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A profile of the inquisitive, analytical and outspoken essayist Susan Sontag.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Profile of Pauline Kael, one of the most influential American film critics of her day.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Nora Ephron brought her sharp New York wit to all her work.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Linda Cracknell's captivating story inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.(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 a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45There are calls to change the law on fly-tipping. Charlotte Smith finds out why. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Will the UK follow France and stop vegan and vegetarian products being called 'sausages'? 05:58Kate Humble presents the swallow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Anna Hill takes a look at a new study on the spread of ash dieback disease. 05:58The cuckoo has inspired Tara Robinson to create a play about bird migration.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45A trade deal with the US could mean chlorinated chicken will hit the UK shelves. 05:58Wildlife artist Jane Smith waits anxiously for a returning whitethroat.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45Farming Today debates listeners' views on importing American chlorine-washed chicken. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the puffin.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual comment and prayer with Catherine Butcher, communications director of HOPE. 05:45A listener on being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 50.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Church of St Lawrence, Towcester. 05:45The life and career of Windrush champion and Tottenham MP, David Lammy.(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 Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark meets people inspired by flowers in Lincolnshire.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith is in North Somerset to find out how a land agent can support farm growth. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Musician Jahnavi Harrison celebrates women who dedicate their lives entirely to God. 06:35Could the future of farming be soil free? Nick Luscombe visits Japan to find out. 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, with Edward Stourton. 07:54Emily Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Maternity Worldwide. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Dr John Inge, bishop of Worcester, preaches at a Eucharist from Lancing College Chapel. 08:48Tom Shakespeare asks why disabled sexuality is still so often taboo.(R) 08:58Writer and naturalist Miriam Darlington selects her quintet of birds for Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Jesmyn Ward, Kim Brandstrup, Edith Hall and John Gray. 09:451/5Profile of one of the most brilliant wits of 1920s New York.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland and guests take the Long View on the expulsion of Russian diplomats. 09:304/5How invasive is the ring-necked parakeet?(R) 09:452/5Profile of novelist and critic Mary McCarthy, noted for her bitingly satiric commentaries.
| 09:00How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played. 09:304/5Tiffany Jenkins explores the idea of secret knowledge: the impact of family secrets(R) 09:453/5A profile of the inquisitive, analytical and outspoken essayist Susan Sontag.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Proton, found in the nuclei of all elements. 09:454/5Profile of Pauline Kael, one of the most influential American film critics of her day.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor looks back on the Baader-Meinhof gang's reign of terror in Germany.(R) 09:455/5Nora Ephron brought her sharp New York wit to all her work.
| 09:00Sir Tim Rice and cook Diana Henry join Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Uplifting stories about kindness and community are in vogue, two authors discuss. 10:451/5By Annamaria Murphy. Glan Don receives a strange visitor.
| 10:00The unveiling of a statue of leading suffragist Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett. 10:452/5By Annamaria Murphy. Magda has gone missing, while Gareth and Emlyn search for ghosts.
| 10:00Ireland abortion referendum, Footballing potential, Housework in the office, OU for women. 10:413/5By Annamaria Murphy. As the search for Magda continues, Bethan makes a shocking discovery. 10:55I don't like it that people may think I'm drunk.
| 10:00How a woven willow craftwork has inspired a new orchestral symphony. With Jenni Murray. 10:454/5By Annamaria Murphy. Matty reveals the details of Magda's disappearance.
| 10:00Actor Haydn Gwynne, vegan food writer Aine Carlin and taking back control online. 10:455/5By Annamaria Murphy. Glan Don receives a strange visitor.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in Bradford.
| 10:00Shula makes a fresh start, and Brian continues to scheme.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Sally Herships explores how trauma that we haven't experienced directly can shape us. 11:302/2Michael Palin and Jane Milligan reveal further exclusive archive of Spike's take on life.
| 11:00Could our microbiome have an influence on our mood and behaviour? 11:30Sisters Rachel and Becky reflect on each other's voice and the music of The Unthanks.
| 11:00Jonny Dymond traces the often uneven history of the Commonwealth and asks 'what next?'.(R) 11:303/4Helen Keen tackles the problem of boredom and the potential solution that is gamification.(R)
| 11:00The rise and fall of one of Brazil's top companies - built on a policy of bribery. 11:30Jonathan Glancey asks for how long a building carries the charge of an evil past.
| 11:00Psychotherapist Philippa Perry examines the influence of humiliation today.(R) 11:305/6Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?(R)
| 11:00Kate McCann of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Amidst the violence, there are signs of a small but growing peace movement in Afghanistan.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people from the ground-breaking 80s TV comedy The Young Ones.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Gabriel finds that nothing goes his way. 12:15New homes that don't get built, charities that don't donate and losing pounds for summer. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Alec Poole risks ending up with less than one wife. 12:15How has your life been changed by other people's drinking? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Folkestone, Edie and Dilys are feeling trapped. 12:15Fresh concerns over fire-risk tumble dryers, Anger at Arctic Monkeys prices on Viagogo. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Kitty determines to lead a less selfish life. 12:15Behind the scenes at the factories making memorabilia for the Royal Wedding. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A working girl is given in death all the respect she was denied in life. 12:15Unfair credit scores, Ferry disruption, Confusion over prescriptions.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Banks let down blind people with poor online services, Simplifying the UK's most hated tax 12:30Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:044/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32From Belfast via Barrow-in-Furness to Brighton. Sheila Dillon meets our 2018 finalists. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The Muslim sailor whose epic maritime voyages created new routes for trade and influence.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The influential Ulsterman who became a servant of the Chinese emperors.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45A writer still read by every Chinese pupil and considered China's greatest modern author.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The man who saw himself as a patriot, but is remembered as one of China's worst traitors.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The rebel leader of the Taiping and his nemesis.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sevenoaks School in Kent.(R)
| 13:00News with Mark Mardell including local elections preview and archaeology under a shed. 13:30Behind the scenes with Ulrich Gerhartz, piano technician to the world's best pianists.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alistair struggles to cope.(R) 14:15By Daniel Thurman. Ian returns to his childhood home 30 years after he last saw his mother(R)
| 14:00Peggy discovers the truth.(R) 14:151/3Agent Lairre probes suspicious deaths in an Essex village. Stars Nicola Walker.(R)
| 14:152/3Lairre, Parker and Johnson discover two secrets in a castle.
| 14:00Emma makes a breakthrough.(R) 14:153/3Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
| 14:00Shula makes a fresh start.(R) 14:15A dark comedy about a disastrous school trip, starring Jonathan Bailey and Kate Fleetwood.(R)
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30The true story of how General de Gaulle disappeared at the height of 1968's May uprising.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and his panel make a visit to Cambridge.(R) 14:45Friends and family supporting those with health issues.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest with contestants from around the UK. 15:30Sheila Dillon asks if there is a place for salt in our cooking and if all salts are equal.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and the panel visit Burton-on-Trent.(R) 15:30Why dismantle a dam that produces low-carbon electricity? Peter Gibbs investigates.
| 15:00Adam Shaw discusses the costs for people trying to gain permission to remain in the UK. 15:30Sarah's runners, avatars and eyewitness testimony and untranslatable words.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark meets people inspired by flowers in Lincolnshire. 15:27Toni Madigan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ehlers-Danlos Support UK.(R) 15:30Carys Davies, acclaimed for her short stories, talks about her debut novel, West.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and his panel make a visit to Cambridge. 15:45Linda Cracknell's captivating story inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
| 15:30Sisters Rachel and Becky reflect on each other's voice and the music of The Unthanks.(R)
| 15:00Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Artist and sceptic Adham Faramawy uncovers virtual reality's dark and fantastical spaces. 16:30Robert Beckford in conversation with guests about what makes a sacred space.
| 16:00Michael Rosen talks to Tiffany Watt Smith about the words we use to describe our emotions. 16:30Laura Serrant chooses the poet and activist Audre Lorde. From 2018.
| 16:00Menswear revolution - the changes in men's clothes over time. 16:30The Guardian was reporting on Windrush for six months before the story hit the headlines.
| 16:00Francine Stock presents a new regular discussion strand, This Woman's Work. 16:30Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a medical researcher, a novelist, a ghost hunter, an animator. 16:30Measuring plastic pollution, female FTSE directors and counting animal offspring. 16:55The isolation of life as a carer and the frustrations of the cared for.
| 16:00Jessie Buckley talks about her new film Beast. Plus who does the office housework?
| 16:00John Harvey on the latest in his Charlie Resnick series, Body and Soul. 16:304/4A visit to Gillian Clarke's home in Wales, with poems from her latest collection, Zoology.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Caroline Wyatt presents coverage of the day's news. 17:30A listener on being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 50.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00An investigation into the growing number of very young girls wearing the hijab in the UK.(R) 17:40The life and career of Windrush champion and Tottenham MP, David Lammy.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The government seeks to end the controversy about the treatment of Windrush migrants. 18:304/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00TSB has said sorry to the bank's millions of customers after days of IT problems. 18:306/6The group leave their meeting room to take Andy to his mother's wake.(R)
| 18:00On his US visit, the French President has warned against isolationism and nationalism. 18:304/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli in his home town of Glasgow.
| 18:00The news comes a day after the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said the targets didn't exist. 18:301/6Mitch's late wife's sister fancies a drink. Is that all she fancies? Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00North and South Korea put forward denuclearisation plan following historic summit 18:30Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell.
| 18:00Sainsbury's and Asda in £10 billion merger talks Balloons released for Alfie Evans 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Amber Rudd faces further scrutiny amid continuing deportation target scandal 18:15The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Peggy discovers the truth. 19:15Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, The Shires play live in studio plus poet Sean O'Brien 19:451/5By Annamaria Murphy. Glan Don receives a strange visitor.(R)
| 19:15The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled today, but is it any good? 19:452/5By Annamaria Murphy. Magda has gone missing, while Gareth and Emlyn search for ghosts.(R)
| 19:00Emma makes a breakthrough. 19:15Rodin and the art of ancient Greece at the British Museum. 19:453/5By Annamaria Murphy. As the search for Magda continues, Bethan makes a shocking discovery.(R)
| 19:00Shula makes a fresh start. 19:15Janelle Monae on her new album and her film roles including Hidden Figures and Moonlight. 19:454/5By Annamaria Murphy. Matty reveals the details of Magda's disappearance.(R)
| 19:00Brian continues to scheme. 19:15Avengers: Infinity War - the latest offering from Marvel - and the role of libraries today 19:455/5By Annamaria Murphy. Glan Don receives a strange visitor.(R)
| 19:00The life and career of Windrush champion and Tottenham MP, David Lammy. 19:15Beast, The Writer, Curtis Sittenfeld, Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, The Rain.
| 19:15Comedian Lucy Porter examines the ups and downs of family life. 19:45Retired university don Peter is waiting for a rare visit from his infuriating brother.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jonny Dymond traces the often uneven history of the Commonwealth and asks 'what next?'. 20:30How hundreds of Russian jihadi brides and their children vanished in Iraq.(R)
| 20:00An investigation into the growing number of very young girls wearing the hijab in the UK. 20:40A blind carer asks if she is alone. Plus help for newly blind people.
| 20:00Clive Anderson asks if public inquiries are worth the investment of time and money. 20:45Zia Chaudhry reflects on his role as a Muslim dad to help his children to feel British.
| 20:00How serious is the problem of plastic waste, and how should it be tackled? 20:30From training to employing more senior women: how businesses can stop workplace harassment
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sevenoaks School in Kent. 20:50Tom Shakespeare asks why disabled sexuality is still so often taboo.
| 20:00Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.
| 20:00Measuring plastic pollution, female FTSE directors and counting animal offspring.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a medical researcher, a novelist, a ghost hunter, an animator.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00How the microbes in us set us on a path of health or chronic disease.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Jesmyn Ward, Kim Brandstrup, Edith Hall and John Gray.(R)
| 21:00Sarah's runners, avatars and eyewitness testimony and untranslatable words. 21:30Jonathan Freedland and guests take the Long View on the expulsion of Russian diplomats.(R)
| 21:00Why dismantle a dam that produces low-carbon electricity? Peter Gibbs investigates.(R) 21:30How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played.(R)
| 21:00Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Proton, found in the nuclei of all elements.(R)
| 21:00A general strike was held in Dublin in protest against plans for Irish conscription.
| 21:002/2Comic mastery starring Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York.(R)
| 21:00Banks let down blind people with poor online services, Simplifying the UK's most hated tax(R) 21:26Emily Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Maternity Worldwide.(R) 21:30From training to employing more senior women: how businesses can stop workplace harassment(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ten people have died in an attack by a van driver deliberately targetting pedestrians. 22:456/10London - present day. Laila takes a strange acting gig, where she meets Raks.
| 22:00Trump and Macron say Tehran's regional ambitions need to be tackled. 22:457/10Edinburgh, present day. Mukesh goes to see Raks' Edinburgh show.
| 22:00President Macron attacks nationalism and isolationism in a speech to US Congress. 22:458/10Kenya, present day. German tourist Ingrid meets Raks, who is grieving his sister.
| 22:00Amber Rudd backtracks on previous comments as calls for her resignation grow. 22:459/10Kenya, 1988. After their mother's death, Neha and Raks spend time with Ba.
| 22:00Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-In promise to seek permanent peace 22:4510/10Kenya, 1988. Ba waits for The One Who Writes Destiny.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson asks if public inquiries are worth the investment of time and money.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests respond to the resignation of Amber Rudd as home secretary.
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| 23:00 | 23:00How do fonts change the meaning of a message? Michael Rosen is joined by Sarah Hyndman.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Will and the gang help organise a stag do to remember - in more ways than one.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports on Tuesday in the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
| 23:002/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories. 23:153/4John Moloney battles with being on kept on hold while changing his utilities provider.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports on the latest Windrush row in Westminster.
| 23:004/4Interview with Roy Gluck Jr, the CEO of US fast food restaurant Burgers Barrel. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs question the Home Secretary on immigration.
| 23:00Aida Edemariam & Sali Hughes tell Lauren Laverne about their experiences of leaving home. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster. 23:55A young sibling can find their brother's illness frightening.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest with contestants from around the UK.(R) 23:303/4Sean Borodale and Holly Corfield Carr share poems in the caves of the Mendips hills.(R)
| 23:005/10Radiolab explores blame - why do we need it, and can we push past it to forgiveness?
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