| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores free will and pets as family.(R) 00:45The bells of St Bartholomew's Church in Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5James and his family face a difficult decision to keep the farm out of debt.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Clashing with his father, James gains a place at Oxford University.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5James recalls facing the horror of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Toby Litt. A teenager searches for his missing Bob Dylan record all over the village.(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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Scientists have found stressful conditions can trigger illness in pigs. With Sybil Ruscoe. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45The rural analysis of the Labour Party manifesto. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the alpine swift.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Presented by Anna Hill. Includes a rural analysis of the Conservative party manifesto. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the ruff.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45The Scottish sheep farmer who bought British lamb, only to find it was from New Zealand. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the little ringed plover.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. 05:45Eight cows have been put down after a 'horrific' dog attack in Anglesey. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the black redstart.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins. 05:45'These are moving sands, and it's getting very interesting.'.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia. 05:45Mark Coles profiles snooker legend Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark discovers why adults aged 50 to 105 are feeling wild at heart in Sheffield.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith meets a lady who started to farm during WW2 and is still going strong. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed explores the idea of the desert in literature and spiritual texts. 06:35Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday examines same-sex marriage in Ireland, the Generation 2015 initiative and exorcism. 07:54Michael Buerk presents an appeal for Partners for Change Ethiopia. 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 Christ Church, Carmarthen, with the Rev Canon Dr Patrick Thomas. 08:48Howard Jacobson explains why he prefers art to ideology, especially at election time.(R) 08:58Bill Oddie presents the ruff.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Lydia Cacho, David Sloan Wilson, William MacAskill and Tansy Davies. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Sir Nigel Shadbolt talks about artificial intelligence and open data with Jim Al-Khalili. 09:30Anita Anand talks to world-renowned facial surgeon Prof Iain Hutchison.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets conductor and composer Carl Davis and mortician Caitlin Doughty. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop Chris Edmondson.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Matteo Ricci's 16th-century travels in Ming China. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Frances Finn.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor looks back at the deadliest disaster in the history of ocean racing.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music, led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00The comedian, writer and presenter Paul Merton joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jane Garvey discusses Hillary Clinton's potential run for presidency in the USA. 10:451/5The cowman's first book is finally published.
| 10:00Coral and Paul Jones talk about the loss of their little girl April. With Jane Garvey. 10:452/5Pastures new for published cowman Fred Kitchen.
| 10:00Ed Miliband's offer to women voters, and Noomi Rapace on her new film. 10:413/5Finances are tight, and writing commissions are few and far between for Fred Kitchen. 10:56Anxiety and depression are common problems in the City, yet remain largely unacknowledged.
| 10:00The wedding dress choice and Jill Bialosky on History of a Suicide. With Jenni Murray. 10:454/5Fred Kitchen is now a school gardener and preacher alongside his spasmodic writing career.
| 10:00Carey Mulligan on her leading role in the new film version of Far from the Madding Crowd. 10:455/5Now nearly 78, Fred Kitchen is still writing.
| 10:301/3Francine Stock continues her exploration of the culture of World War I in 1915.
| 10:00Lilian makes some changes, and Shula makes a call.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The women who overcame grief through friendship and sea shanties 11:301/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of the search for her birth mother.
| 11:00Tom Armitage decodes digital literacy for the so-called 'second machine age'. 11:30How an obscure track on a Leonard Cohen album became a global anthem.
| 11:00Alan Dein meets the islanders of Lindisfarne, who coexist with millions of tourists. 11:303/6The local seafarers' pub is serving only coffee. Who better than Milton to sort it out?(R)
| 11:00Why does Vladimir Putin fear a tiny drama company that operated from a Moscow basement? 11:30Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.
| 11:00A look at the lives of children from divorced parents who travel between parental homes. 11:305/10A sinister shop may hold a vital clue for the suave sleuth.(R)
| 11:00A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind. 11:30Migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya, plus other despatches.
| 11:16Sue MacGregor reunites the pop hitmakers of the 1980s.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Barry Smith, Paul Broks, AL Kennedy and Jules Evans discuss the self. 12:16Tesco pays compensation for abandoning a store, and why is clickbait so popular? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Broks asks how we can be sure we are the same person that we were yesterday. 12:16Are you one of the million or so people who are looking after parents as well as children? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Writer AL Kennedy explores existentialist ideas about the individual. 12:16The airlines still not paying compensation for delays despite new legal obligations. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Jules Evans explores Jung and the shadow inside all of us. 12:16Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Philosopher Barry Smith explores ideas about consciousness. 12:16Concerns over the UK's smart motorways, plus greener fuels in the aviation industry. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Money Box talks to Ed Balls about Labour's plans for taxation, pensions and other benefits 12:302/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.(R) 12:32Can UK school food be made better by learning from abroad? Sheila Dillon investigates. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents debate and discussion from Eltham in South London.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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| 14:00 | 14:15In Winsome Pinnock's drama set in an investment bank, the cleaners try out trading. 14:45Commentary on the first day of the first Test between West Indies and England from Antigua
| 14:00It is a difficult day for Rob.(R) 14:15An artist plans to capture someone's last breath in a jar. But who is the donor? 14:45Commentary on the second day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 14:00Lilian makes some change.(R) 14:15The Reivers Festival in Hawick is the setting for a love story. 14:45Commentary on the third day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 14:00Clarrie is not to be comforted.(R) 14:15When Barney's dog is run over, he wonders how he is going to pay the vet's bill.(R) 14:45Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 14:00Tom and Helen have plans.(R) 14:15By Jonathan Holloway. The Carter's storage warehouse contains an untold wealth of stories. 14:45Commentary on the final day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. 14:30By Simon Armitage, inspired by Derek Jarman. Preceded by Jonathan Watts on Jarman and art.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel visit Warwickshire.(R) 14:45Conversations about mental health, death and divorce, and the perfect carer.
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| 15:00 | | | | | | 15:30How an obscure track on a Leonard Cohen album became a global anthem.(R)
| 15:002/2Genly Ai arrives from Earth onto a planet with ambigendered humans.
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| 16:00 | | | | | | 16:00Carey Mulligan on Far from the Madding Crowd. Paul and Coral Jones. Noomi Rapace.
| 16:00Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli and Jorge Volpi on their country's literary heritage. 16:30A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks Blakely.
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'These are moving sands, and it's getting very interesting.'.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Mark Urban investigates whether the west is losing its military edge.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles snooker legend Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Commentary on the first day of the first Test between West Indies and England from Antigua
| 18:00Commentary on the second day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 18:00Commentary on the third day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between West Indies and England.
| 18:00Commentary on the final day of the first Test between West Indies and England in Antigua.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Emma Freud, Danny Wallace and guests with conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | | | | | | 19:00Mark Coles profiles snooker legend Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan. 19:15Simon Stephens's Carmen Disruption and Home from Home, the prequal to Heimat.
| 19:00Rob wants a private word with Tom. 19:161/6The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates.(R) 19:453/3A single man recalls his parents' fractious relationship, dominated by money.
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| 20:00 | | | | | | 20:00Clive Anderson searches for a golden age of respect for the football referee.
| 20:00Radio 5 live listeners pin down politicians with their questions.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an author, a childbirth campaigner, a critic, a gambler and a singer.(R)
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| 21:00 | | | | | | 21:001/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.(R)
| 21:00Money Box talks to Ed Balls about Labour's plans for taxation, pensions and other benefits(R) 21:26Michael Buerk presents an appeal for Partners for Change Ethiopia.(R) 21:30Peter Day reports from Buenos Aires on the economic troubles once again facing Argentina.(R)
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| 22:00 | | | | | | 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Fi Glover finds out what people really feel about society as election day looms.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Julia Hartley Brewer analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen on the evocative words used to describe features of the British landscape.(R) 23:301/4Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are.(R)
| 23:00Matt Harvey presents a comedy-infused interactive poetry cabaret from Cheltenham.(R) 23:302/4Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and the practice of design in protest.(R)
| 23:003/6Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.(R) 23:153/6Nigel is tasked with writing a charity song for the local football team.(R) 23:303/4Tom talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about his ideas on designing furniture for older people.(R)
| 23:005/6Improvised chat show hosted by Justin Edwards. 23:304/4Tom Dyckhoff considers the digital future of design.(R)
| 23:001/6The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates. 23:30Rachel Johnson author and journalist champions the life of Ottoline Morrell.(R) 23:55A mother and daughter find similarities in their losses from death and divorce.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the last semi-final of the 2015 series.(R) 23:30A poetic meditation on the element uniting Nagasaki, Argyll and a mutant bounty hunter.(R)
| 23:00Jemaine Clement talks about his vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows.(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed explores the idea of the desert in literature and spiritual texts.(R)
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