| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor considers Arab Londoners. Also, migrants' sense of British identity.(R) 00:45The sound of church bells from St Erme, Cornwall.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Starting in Shetland, Malachy Tallack sets out on a journey around the 60th parallel.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Fort Smith, Canada, is the next stop on Malachy Tallack's journey.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Malachy arrives in Alaska, America's 'Last Frontier'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Malachy reaches the next stop on his journey: St Petersburg.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Malachy Tallack reaches Norway, the final destination on his long journey.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Three short pieces of flash-fiction by Tania Hershman linked by the theme of science.(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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| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 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 Elizabeth Adekunle. 05:45Are farm workers getting a raw deal when it comes to wages, hours and welfare? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the curlew.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle. 05:45The Ramblers launch a new scheme to build up a picture of the country's footpaths. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the redshank.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle. 05:45Late rural farm payments are costing UK taxpayers millions of pounds in EU fines. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle. 05:45Charlotte Smith debates calls to limit the use of the weedkiller glyphosate. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle. 05:45The latest on the milk crisis and the reintroduction of wolves in Montana. 05:58Martin Hughes-Games tells the story of waders which are drawn to the UK's estuaries.(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 Sarah Joseph. 05:45A listener's dilemma when counselling paedophiles.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire. 05:45Jennifer Kavanagh questions the value of success.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Caz Graham goes in search of Cumbria's regular visiting ospreys.(R) 06:30A look at agricultural workers through the ages at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy explores the cultural and metaphorical significance of breathing. 06:35Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10William Crawley asks whether God should be kept out of politics and talks to a punk vicar. 07:54Charlie Hamilton James presents an appeal for Rainforest Foundation UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran hears MPs cast doubt on defence spending pledges.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. A planned vote on fox hunting is delayed.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Festival Eucharist from St John's Church, Buxton, sung to Schubert's Mass in C. 08:48Adam Gopnik reflects on the need to protect private communications in the internet age.(R) 08:58Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:001/3Peter Hennessy invites David Owen to reflect on his life and times. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos. 09:30Selina Scott talks to Yasmin Ishaq who doesn't believe in ghosts, but in jinn. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Peter White meets new cabinet member Robert Halfon, born with spastic displegia. 09:30The acclaimed American author recalls his time as a US fighter pilot during the Korean War 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:001/4Should a surgeon agree to a young woman's request to amputate her leg? 09:45Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Prof David Wilkinson.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews the poet Imtiaz Dharker.(R) 09:45An Act of Worship led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Alfie Boe joins Richard Coles and Suzy Klein. Katie Derham shares her Inheritance Tracks.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The Salvation Army is 150. We look at its work with women. 10:451/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.
| 10:00Power Lister Sara Khan discusses empowering women to tackle extremism and inequality. 10:452/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.
| 10:00Jenni Murray is joined by Joss Stone, Sara Paretsky and Sarah Willingham. 10:413/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy. 10:55Sometimes when it seems there's no hope, things can get better.
| 10:00Posting period photos on social media. And are girls' school uniforms a distraction? 10:25Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 10:00Tim Farron is new Lib Dem leader - should women care if men lead political parties? 10:25Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 10:25Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 10:00Debbie makes up her mind, and Kate is not the mother Phoebe wants. 10:25Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and Australia.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Graham Easton compares the veterinary patient journey to the NHS. Can lessons be learnt? 11:302/6New staff and lots of kilts make life interesting in Edinburgh's Cafe Culture.
| 11:00Brett Westwood looks at the nightshade group of plants and human culture. From 2015 11:30Evelyn Glennie explores the extraordinary story of a new percussion instrument - The Hang.
| 11:00Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's installation on Crosby beach on its tenth anniversary.(R) 11:304/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A wartime celebrity makes an unexpected appearance in Folkestone. 12:15Will Heathrow still be the UK's hub airport in ten year's time? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Victor brings shocking news to the Wilsons. 12:15How easy is it to get good quality care and housing for people with learning disabilities? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The investigation into Police Constable King's murder gathers pace. 12:15Why a million under-eights have never been to the dentist and the cost of the consequences 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and Australia.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and Australia.
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| 13:00 | 13:00The eurozone and Greece reach a deal, but will it work? Presented by Edward Stourton. 13:456/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
| 13:00Context and analysis of the historic agreement between Iran and western powers. 13:457/12Marina Warner and leading international writers look at the world of contemporary fiction.
| 13:00Is the Greece deal unravelling? An IMF report says the country needs far more debt relief. 13:458/12Marina Warner and a host of leading writers discuss contemporary fiction.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There's a tense cricket match in Ambridge.(R) 14:15By Michael Symmons Roberts. Based on the poetry and turbulent life of the young John Donne(R)
| 14:15Can architect Tony McGill come to terms with his widowed mother's dementia?(R)
| 14:00Debbie is stuck in the middle.(R) 14:152/3By Annamaria Murphy. In the village of Glan Don, something is lurking in the sea mist.
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| 15:00 | 15:006/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the sixth heat of the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon uncovers the new ways of drinking, selling and writing about wine.(R)
| 15:00Helen Castor and guests discuss new research on the French Resistance. 15:304/4Michael Blastland explores how we react to advice.
| 15:00Money Box helps listeners with personal and small business tax questions. 15:30What is the evidence that taxing sugary drinks will help tackle obesity?(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Levi Roots picks his favourite readings. Read by Adrian Lester and Claire Benedict. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in LA, as they continue their tour of the USA.
| 16:00Sanchia Berg rediscovers the lost trail of the MI5 spy who was left out in the cold. 16:30Jo Brand and Naomi Alderman join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor discusses a study into the selling of drugs among teens in suburban America. 16:30Steve Hewlett discusses what the BBC's annual report reveals about the corporation.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 17:15Good cop? Bad cop? Reforming the police complaints process. Presented by Claire Savage.(R) 17:408/8Ryan Craig responds to the dropping of the vote on the fox hunting bill in the Commons.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Greece is offered a third bailout - in exchange for tough austerity measures. 18:301/663rd series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00A deal has been agreed on Iran's nuclear programme, in return for a lifting of sanctions 18:303/6Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it's not what but who you know that matters.
| 18:00Labour and the Unions condemn government plans to tighten rules on industrial action. 18:302/4Can't face a night without a fag? Simon lectures on the economics of the addictive weed.
| 18:00Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia. 18:455/6Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case he handled involving harassment.
| 18:00Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and Australia. 18:453/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and Australia. 18:45Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Cameron accused of making up Syria policy "on the hoof" 18:15Julian Worricker chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Ant-Man reviewed and Clueless's popularity 20 years after release. With Samira Ahmed. 19:451/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
| 19:00Debbie is stuck in the middle. 19:15John Wilson discusses Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman with Bonnie Greer and Erica Wagner. 19:452/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
| 19:15Rupert Goold's film directorial debut and Richard Cork on unusual things that became art. 19:453/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
| 19:00Debbie makes up her mind. 19:15Jake Gyllenhaal discusses his new boxing film Southpaw. Kirsty Lang presents. 19:454/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
| 19:00There is a party at Home Farm. 19:15Kirsty Lang meets conductor Sakari Oramo and novelist MO Walsh and reviews Witnesses. 19:455/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
| 19:008/8Ryan Craig responds to the dropping of the vote on the fox hunting bill in the Commons. 19:15Volpone, The Wonders, Go Set a Watchman, Marc Quinn and Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners.
| 19:00Roll up for the (Lower Loxley) village fete. 19:15John Osborne wrestles with the idea of donating one of his kidneys to a virtual stranger. 19:452/3A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Matthew Hill explores the science behind the psychiatric disorder paedophilia. 20:30Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.
| 20:00Good cop? Bad cop? Reforming the police complaints process. Presented by Claire Savage. 20:40RNIB's Geoff Fimister explains the impact of budget changes on benefits for blind people.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Jennifer Kavanagh questions the value of success.
| 20:00Has Britain got too close to Rwanda after its remarkable recovery from the 1994 genocide? 20:30How to get to the top in business after being bottom of the class at school.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. 20:50Adam Gopnik reflects on the need to protect private communications in the internet age.
| 20:00Alan Dein enters the strange world of instructional records.
| 20:00Listener comments on the BBC's future, iPlayer downloads and life-drawing on the radio.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a priest, a foreign minister, a beekeeper and a medical professor.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with a flabby, sour-faced fresh water fish.(R) 21:301/3Peter Hennessy invites David Owen to reflect on his life and times.(R)
| 21:00What is the evidence that taxing sugary drinks will help tackle obesity? 21:30Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos.(R)
| 21:00Dr Sarah Goldingay explores groundbreaking research into relieving chronic pain. 21:30Peter White meets new cabinet member Robert Halfon, born with spastic displegia.(R)
| 21:00The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe.(R) 21:301/4Steve Punt examines the case of Alfred Loewenstein, who fell out of his own plane in 1928.(R)
| 21:00A wartime celebrity makes an unexpected visit to Folkestone.
| 21:00Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Stuarts concludes with the story of Charlotte Stuart.(R)
| 21:00Ruth Alexander speaks to travellers about how they save money on holiday.(R) 21:26Charlie Hamilton James presents an appeal for Rainforest Foundation UK.(R) 21:30Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Agreement with Eurozone requires government to implement tougher austerity measures 22:451/10Commuter Rachel daydreams about the loving couple she observes from her train window.
| 22:00Agreement comes after nearly a decade of wrangling 22:452/10From her train window, Rachel sees 'Jess' passionately kissing a man who isn't her husband
| 22:00We talk to the former finance minister who negotiated the first bailout five years ago. 22:453/10Megan has gone missing, and Rachel may be the only person who knows about her secret lover
| 22:00Ministers say they will ask "hard questions" about size and ambition of Corporation. 22:454/10Rachel tells the police about the man who kissed Megan and arranges to meet husband Scott.
| 22:00The programme hears from former care minister Paul Burstow 22:455/10Rachel grows closer to Scott, but will her lies be found out?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/4Should a surgeon agree to a young woman's request to amputate her leg?(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Interview programme. Robert Peston and Eddie Mair spring surprise guests on each other. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in LA, as they continue their tour of the USA.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster. The youngest MP makes her maiden speech.
| 23:005/6The bedfellows discuss villains in archive, the word caveat and hats in bed. 23:153/4Can Dr Berry help Heron with his fear of thunder? With Steve Furst.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry then drops it by mistake.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Jo Brand and Naomi Alderman join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. 23:55When drugs made her mother more ill, a daughter looked for arthritis help on the internet.
| 23:006/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the sixth heat of the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:301/3Six poets reread Ted Hughes's seminal how-to book about poetry.(R)
| 23:00Michael Douglas discusses his first superhero movie, Ant-Man. Francine Stock presents.(R) 23:30John McCarthy explores the cultural and metaphorical significance of breathing.(R)
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