| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Marx and Marxism revisited.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Leonard's Church in Streatham.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Marine biologist Callum Roberts on how corals showed him the impact of climate change.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Environmental scientist John Lawton describes the impact of global climate change on birds(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Geographer Mary Edwards on the melting of ice in the Arctic and climate change.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Jennifer Leaning on human migration, the environment and climate change.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Richard Dawson on the UK's engineering infrastructure, flooding and climate change.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30It is the summer of 1999 and expectation is riding high on GCSE results day.(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. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45David Main from the Royal Agricultural College explains the challenges in animal welfare. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45A new assurance mark for game meat, clean air strategy, neonicotinoids, pig tail biting. 05:58Theatre director Tara Robinson recalls seeing a treecreeper.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45The government wants farmers to cut ammonia emissions produced from manure. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45Live animal transport and export - how many hours should animals be allowed to travel? 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45The controversial badger cull is extended and why small abattoirs are worried about CCTV. 05:58David Lindo the Urban Birder on seeing an osprey next to Wormwood Scrubs in London.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Duncan MacLaren. 05:45Listeners on making homes, gardens and living in a shed. Plus Peter Gibbs with Your News.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the prospective new Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.(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. 06:07Clare Balding walks with former detainees of the Gatwick Immigration Removal Centres.(R) 06:30A panel of experts discuss whether animal welfare and food production can coexist. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers one of our most common human emotions - anger. 06:35Visiting Harper Adams University's robotic farming project Hands Free Hectare. 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 William Crawley. 07:54Photojournalist Tom Stoddart makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ShelterBox. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The bishop of Manchester reflects, a year after the terrorist atrocity in the MEN Arena. 08:48Amit Chaudhuri reflects on why he believes modern movies lack "enchantment".(R) 08:58Wildlife photographer, naturalist & presenter Matt Williams selects from Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Mariana Mazzucato, Joshua Freeman, Rowan Moore and Jane Commane. 09:45Marine biologist Callum Roberts on how corals showed him the impact of climate change.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks chimp gestures with Dr Cat Hobaiter. 09:30The experience of becoming a father as a teenager is explored by Michael Jenkins. 09:45Environmental scientist John Lawton describes the impact of global climate change on birds
| 09:00Fashion designer Sadie Clayton meets designer, artist and architect Ron Arad. 09:30James Naughtie explores the history of South London through front page small ads. 09:45Geographer Mary Edwards on the melting of ice in the Arctic and climate change.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Queen of England at the start of the Wars of the Roses 09:45Jennifer Leaning on human migration, the environment and climate change.
| 09:00Dr Sue Black, computer scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:45Richard Dawson on the UK's engineering infrastructure, flooding and climate change.
| 09:00Simon Mayo's Inheritance Tracks, John Torode, The Singing Dentist, Superhero Therapy.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Carwyn Jones talks about his pledge to make the Welsh government feminst. 10:456/10Heathcliff has written a letter to Cathy but will Nelly deliver it?
| 10:00Anita Dobson on her new role, men who train to seduce and gender-linked investment funds. 10:457/10Heathcliff is the master of Wuthering Heights and is seeking revenge.
| 10:00Playwright Athena Stevens on her new work, Schism. Plus the Irish abortion referendum. 10:418/10Edgar promises Catherine he will get Linton back. Only Heathcliff stands in his way. 10:55The impact of the other Manchester bomb, 21 years before the Arena bombing.
| 10:00Webcam blackmail, AI-set salaries, Chelsea Flower Show, Irish referendum, Girl With Dove. 10:459/10Catherine discovers Linton lives at Wuthering Heights and begins to keep secrets.
| 10:00Kitty Marion, women in music, MI6 recruiting, young adult fiction and Vanessa Kimbell. 10:4510/10A haunted Heathcliff is determined to wreak revenge to the bitter end.
| 10:30Ian Sansom is trapped inside your radio(R)
| 10:00Lily admits the truth, and Alistair plans his future.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A dyslexic postman gets the chance to realise his dream of becoming a professional actor. 11:302/6Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
| 11:00Materials scientist Mark Miodownik explores our love-hate relationship with plastic. 11:30Mike McGoldrick and Jim Horan talk uilleann pipes with Manchester maker David Lim.
| 11:001/3Misha Glenny explores a pivot of western history, the Netherlands.(R) 11:304/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
| 11:00A whirlwind of shifting loyalties, rotating characters and plot twist after plot twist. 11:30A personal, artistic response to the Catalan crisis by Anglo-Spanish artist Sonia Boue.(R)
| 11:00Rex Bloomstein investigates how parole panels make their decisions on releasing prisoners. 11:30A look back at Victoria Wood's stand-up and songs with her own archives and tapes.
| 11:00Sam Coates of The Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Kate Adie hears why some schools in northern Nigeria are sending their students out to beg
| 11:15David Baddiel, comedian and writer, 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. 12:04In 1968 Chairman Mao sent thousands of young people into rural China to work as doctors. 12:15TSB fraud refunds, the future of car dealerships and how to succeed in restaurants. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How deaf students forced their American university to appoint a deaf president.(R) 12:15Call You and Yours: What's changed since the Grenfell fire? Email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk. 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How the followers of an Indian guru tried to poison their opponents in Oregon, USA. 12:15A look at the state of M&S. Plus, diners who do not show up for their restaurant bookings. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How California stunned the French wine world in the 1970s. 12:15The widowed parents who are losing out after changes to bereavement benefits. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Plans to expand a golf course led to a stand-off between Mohawks and Canadian police. 12:15The man who watched thieves empty his online bank account while 'on hold' to his bank.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How can you avoid SIM swap fraud happening to you? 12:30Miles Jupp is joined by Lucy Porter, Neil Delamere, Vicki Pepperdine and Hugo Rifkind.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation?(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon explores how food is used around the country to transform lives. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about every aspect of their lives.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about money and marriage.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about politics and social class.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about their leisure time.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about how they see the future.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from London's Broadcasting House Radio Theatre(R)
| 13:00Jonny Dymond looks at what Ireland's abortion decision means for Ulster. 13:30Pooneh Ghoddoosi explores the long history of Iranian suspicion of the outside world.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Elizabeth jumps to conclusions, and Jim makes a decision.(R) 14:15It started as an eight-day beginners' theatre workshop for victims of trafficking.
| 14:00Freddie's plan backfires.(R) 14:151/3Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar's ambition is a threat to the republic.(R)
| 14:00Emma receives an unexpected gesture.(R) 14:152/3The plot against Caesar reaches crisis point as the conspirators gather at the Capitol.(R)
| 14:00Lily admits the truth.(R) 14:153/3Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are forced to leave Rome.(R)
| 14:00Brian tries to make things right.(R) 14:15Fast-paced comic drama by David Ireland and DC Jackson.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Crime drama set in modern China. Inspector Chen once again pitted against the system.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts a correspondence edition from the Chelsea Flower Show.(R) 14:45Surviving marriage breakdown and a bombing.
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| 15:00 | 15:00First semi-final of the 2018 contest, with Russell Davies in the questionmaster's chair. 15:30Sheila Dillon shares food with people who have fled the war in Syria.(R)
| 15:001/6Josie Long presents short documentaries in which words linger long after they're uttered. 15:30The permafrost is thawing, and the glaciers retreating. What will be left of the Alps?
| 15:00When the NHS covers social care costs for free. 15:30Claudia visits the RHS Feel Good Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding walks with former detainees of the Gatwick Immigration Removal Centres. 15:27Jason Watkins makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Missing People.(R) 15:30Anthony Horowitz on Ian Fleming.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts a correspondence edition from the Chelsea Flower Show. 15:45It is the summer of 1999 and expectation is riding high on GCSE results day.
| 15:30Mike McGoldrick and Jim Horan talk uilleann pipes with Manchester maker David Lim.(R)
| 15:002/3Lina is reporting from Aleppo when she is confronted by Taghreed.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sabrina Mahfouz, British Egyptian playwright, shares the readings that mean most to her. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores the unforeseen consequences of a frictionless digital life.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the history behind and wordplay used in shop names. 16:30Hedy Lamarr, actress, inventor, and the most beautiful woman in the world.
| 16:00Law and Order: the drama series revisited 40 years later. 16:30Digital radio is now more popular than FM - and Amazon and Spotify have it in their sights
| 16:00Director Nora Twomey discusses her animated film about life under the Taliban. 16:30Will rising CO2 levels make rice less nutritous?
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a gardener, an author, a judge, a sumo expert, a publisher. 16:30How to read the weather forecast, plus measuring the amount of tea we drink. 16:55Married in 1969, they've just celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary!
| 16:00Anita Dobson. Sextortion. Gender pay gap. Cook the perfect sourdough.
| 16:00Dame Fiona Kidman talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new book, All Day at the Movies. 16:30Children's author Kirsty McKay explores dialect poetry in Northumberland.
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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.
| 17:00Chris Morris with the day's news. 17:30Listeners on making homes, gardens and living in a shed. Plus Peter Gibbs with Your News.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00An investigation into the former Marianvale mother and baby home in Northern Ireland.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the prospective new Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Relatives give powerful statements on the first day of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry 18:302/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation?
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:301/6It's 'Pest Control to Milton Jones', as he becomes an expert in clearing vermin.
| 18:00HMRC warns Brexiteers' favoured customs regime could cost business up to £20bn a year. 18:304/4Comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Mitch's plan to watch the Aussie tennis final alone goes up in smoke. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00Harvey Weinstein appears in NY court accused of rape. 18:30Miles Jupp is joined by Lucy Porter, Neil Delamere, Vicki Pepperdine and Hugo Rifkind.
| 18:0066% of Irish voters back plans to liberalise abortion laws 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Theresa May is under pressure to liberalise abortion laws in Northern Ireland 18:15Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Freddie's plan backfires. 19:15Ian McKellen on life as an actor, review of The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Tishani Doshi. 19:456/10Heathcliff has written a letter to Cathy but will Nelly deliver it?(R)
| 19:00Emma receives an unexpected gesture. 19:15Phoebe Waller-Bridge on being L3, a female droid in the latest Star Wars episode. 19:457/10Heathcliff is the master of Wuthering Heights and is seeking revenge.(R)
| 19:15American novelist Philip Roth, 1933-2018. 19:458/10Edgar promises Catherine he will get Linton back. Only Heathcliff stands in his way.(R)
| 19:00Brian tries to make things right. 19:15Designer Orla Kiely on her famous Stem graphics. 19:459/10Catherine discovers Linton lives at Wuthering Heights and begins to keep secrets.(R)
| 19:02Alistair plans his future. 19:15Akram Khan shows us his home studio and discusses a life in dance. 19:4510/10A haunted Heathcliff is determined to wreak revenge to the bitter end.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the prospective new Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. 19:15The Breadwinner, Brighton Festival, Sister Corita Kent, Susannah Walker, King Lear.
| 19:02Shula struggles to keep up appearances. 19:15Stand-up from the Biggest Weekend festival hosted by Tez Ilyas. 19:45Colin treasures his collection of improving books.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Misha Glenny explores a pivot of western history, the Netherlands. 20:30Has Israel become less welcoming to African Jews?(R)
| 20:00An investigation into the former Marianvale mother and baby home in Northern Ireland. 20:40Peter visits Russia, investigating a rumour he first heard during the Cold War.
| 20:00How technology and social change could mean the end of fashion in future. 20:45Chris Warhurst reveals that how good-looking you are may determine if you get a job.
| 20:00Why Italy's new government has EU leaders worried. 20:30Ruth Alexander finds out who makes money out of what we throw away.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from London's Broadcasting House Radio Theatre 20:50Amit Chaudhuri reflects on why he believes modern movies lack "enchantment".
| 20:00Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.
| 20:00How to read the weather forecast, plus measuring the amount of tea we drink.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on a gardener, an author, a judge, a sumo expert, a publisher.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Materials scientist Mark Miodownik explores our love-hate relationship with plastic.(R) 21:30Amol Rajan with Mariana Mazzucato, Joshua Freeman, Rowan Moore and Jane Commane.(R)
| 21:00Claudia visits the RHS Feel Good Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks chimp gestures with Dr Cat Hobaiter.(R)
| 21:00The permafrost is thawing, and the glaciers retreating. What will be left of the Alps?(R) 21:30Fashion designer Sadie Clayton meets designer, artist and architect Ron Arad.(R)
| 21:00Will rising CO2 levels make rice less nutritous? 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Queen of England at the start of the Wars of the Roses(R)
| 21:00Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.
| 21:00Omnibus edition of the series covering the events of 1915, with Dan Snow.(R)
| 21:00How can you avoid SIM swap fraud happening to you?(R) 21:26Photojournalist Tom Stoddart makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ShelterBox.(R) 21:30Ruth Alexander finds out who makes money out of what we throw away.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Ken Livingstone, ex-London mayor, resigns from the Labour Party. 22:456/10Cory and Greer consider their future while Faith looks back.
| 22:00South Korean President Moon arrives in Washington for talks with Mr Trump. 22:457/102010. Years have passed. Faith and Emmett meet again.
| 22:00This is her first filmed public statement since the Salisbury novichok attack. 22:458/10Greer and Zee have a long overdue conversation.
| 22:00Trump cancels planned US-North Korea meeting citing Pyongyang's 'open hostility'. 22:459/10Cory finds a way to pay tribute to his brother.
| 22:00Producer Harvey Weinstein says he will plead not guilty to all the charges he's facing. 22:4510/10Greer has a visitor to her New York apartment.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How technology and social change could mean the end of fashion in future.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests debate the implications of the abortion referendum in Ireland.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks to the Samaritans about how language can help people in crisis.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs discuss tower blocks with dangerous cladding.
| 23:003/4Comic monologues written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan with star guests.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4John ponders his feelings on the loss of a loved one. 23:153/4Cornflakes, Dave, sausages and a gravedigger. What could possibly go wrong?(R) 23:30Sean Curran with all the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:005/6In a small town in Germany, Lorna is about to give Elke an English lesson.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Is #blessed making us depressed? 23:55Learning to live apart, together.
| 23:00First semi-final of the 2018 contest, with Russell Davies in the questionmaster's chair.(R) 23:30Writer James Walker explores the dialect poetry from the pits in Nottinghamshire.(R)
| 23:00Director Nora Twomey discusses her animated film about life under the Taliban.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers one of our most common human emotions - anger.(R)
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