| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores personal identity in an era of uncertain working lives.(R) 00:45Bells from St Peter's Church, Congleton.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5By Laura Cumming. An auction bargain ignites a humble bookseller with a lifelong obsession(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5It is 1847, and John Snare invites the public to admire his Velasquez portrait.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5John Snare decides to show his famous picture north of the border.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Snare is awarded damages by the Edinburgh court but, despite this, is nowhere to be seen.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The Velasquez portrait, still in the possession of the Snare family, returns to Reading.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3Fear and loathing in an antenatal class. Read by Rosie Cavaliero.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah. 05:45Is dredging a way to prevent flooding, or a way to make it worse? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah. 05:45We find out about the giant sock designed to help prevent flooding. 05:58Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah. 05:45We meet the farmers selling direct to consumers, plus a call to 'Save Our Sucklers'. 05:58Michael Palin presents the greater roadrunner of south western North America(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah. 05:45Peterhead fishermen say new EU fishing rules will threaten the Scottish fishing fleet. 05:58Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Krish Kandiah. 05:45The NFU brands milk price cuts as 'morally wrong' and the new Tree Charter. 05:58Michael Palin presents the harpy eagle flying over the Brazilian rainforest(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama. 05:45Why some listeners love podcasting, and a step by step guide on how to get started.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Bells from St Leonard's Church, Hythe in Kent. 05:45Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.(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. 06:07Yorkshire looks different in the dark. Helen Mark looks into the heavens and underground.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith looks at how farmers are selling their produce directly to the consumer. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed explores the power of unexpected eruptions - spiritual or geological. 06:35Lionel Kelleway is joined by Mary Seddon in the Wye Valley looking for snails. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news and current affairs. 07:45Commentary on the third day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sanctuary in Germany; Anglican primates meet in Canterbury; monks cook 18th-century curry. 07:54Natasha Kaplinsky presentsan appeal on behalf of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports as peers attack the Government's Trade Union Bill.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster as David Cameron is questioned by senior MPs.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster on Prime Minister's Questions.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From New Kilpatrick Church, Glasgow, with the Rev Roddy Hamilton and the Bearsden Choir. 08:48Tom Shakespeare argues that the country needs a new national anthem.(R) 08:58Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00With Sebag Montefiore, Amanda Vickery, Arkady Ostrovsky and David Aaronovitch. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of online dating through a social network from 1898 09:305/5How GPS transformed navigation in the 1991Gulf War.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Elizabeth Alker.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets lyricist Don Black and puppeteer Sue Buckmaster. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Commentary on the first day of the third Test between South Africa and England. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Commentary on the second day of the third Test between South Africa and England. 09:45An act of worship and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| | 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Comedy star Tracey Ullman on her return to the British screen and success in the States. 10:456/10When Beloved arrives at 124 Bluestone Road, Paul D is unable to resist her advances.
| 10:00Fussy eaters and changing food habits, the This Girl Can fitness campaign, bisexuality. 10:457/10Paul D learns what happened when Schoolteacher attempted to reclaim Sethe and her children
| 10:00Why not fall in love with a much older person? Cologne assaults; young women and work. 10:418/10After Paul D's departure, only the women remain in the house at 124 Bluestone Road. 10:55Going to live on a remote island brought about more life changes than anticipated.(R)
| 10:00Commentary on the first day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| 10:00Commentary on the second day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| | 10:00On Plough Sunday, Ed's feeling nervous. And it's a time for farewells.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Steve has to prove he has quit gambling to move back in with his partner and children. 11:302/6Comedian Mark Steel visits the Isle of Mull to take a look under the surface of Tobermory.(R)
| 11:00Sathnam Sanghera asks, when we can know everything, are we better off not knowing things?(R) 11:30The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
| 11:00From Nepal to Kenya via Stonehenge - Miles Warde discovers the power of roads. 11:301/4Sitcom about three women embracing the world of salsa as they adjust to life after cancer.
| | | | 11:15Kirsty Young interviews educationalist and biographer Sir Anthony Seldon.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Nell is shocked by news of a patient close to her heart. 12:15Weightloss clubs are facing competition from health and fitness apps. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sylvia Graham has a change of heart. 12:15Winifred Robinson asks how social media has affected the children in listeners' lives. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Shares in the Pleasure Gardens Theatre are auctioned, and Hilary Pearce is disappointed. 12:15Cold callers will be forced to display their phone number under new government plans. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Holly Walsh, Stephen J Dubner and Dr David Bramwell.(R) 12:32Leeds is a city on the rise when it comes to food and drink. Dan Saladino finds out why. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Christopher Clark explores the entangling of empires in the First World War.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Christopher Clark explores the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:45Christopher Clark explores the Italian front of the First World War.
| | | | 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:301/3David Cowling looks at the track record of polls in previous British elections.
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| 14:00 | 14:00On Plough Sunday, Ed is feeling nervous.(R) 14:151/3As WWII rages, an injured soldier strives to save West Wycombe Park for the National Trust(R)
| 14:00Matthew the milker is making his mark.(R) 14:15By Rose Heiney. A dark, funny tale of narcissism, mental health and internet addiction.
| 14:00Jennifer has a party to organise.(R) 14:157/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth.
| | | | 14:00Eric Robson hosts a correspondence edition from RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate.(R) 14:45Conversations from three married couples who each face very different challenges.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon and this year's judging team launch the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Reading.(R) 15:30Donovan answers audience questions about his 1966 album, 'Sunshine Superman'
| 15:00Should every UK citizen receive a 'basic income' without a means-test or work requirement? 15:30The healing power of exercise: how being fit helps everything from stiff joints to cancer.(R)
| | | | 15:003/3John Steinbeck’s epic tale inspired by the story of Cain and Abel.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Helen Baxendale chooses favourite pieces of writing, read by Greg Davies and Esther Smith. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion in France.
| 16:00Julian Joseph recounts how jazz diplomacy was used during the Cold War.(R) 16:30Comedian Susan Calman chooses the life of actress Molly Weir.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores tensions at the heart of contemporary struggles against enslavement 16:30The EC is debating a new law in Poland, feared to be compromising editorial freedom.
| 16:15Oscar-winning director of Birdman, Alejandro Inarritu, discusses his western The Revenant. 16:30Adam Rutherford finds out how the 100,000 Genome Project is helping children and families.
| 16:15Matthew Bannister on a rock star, an actor, a literary agent, a DJ 16:30Jeremy Hunt says if you have a stroke at the weekend, you are 20% more likely to die. 16:55A husband and wife deal with her fatal illness differently, yet face their future together(R)
| 16:15Tracey Ullman on her new sketch show. How we learn to eat. A cycle courier's story.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to bestselling author Janice YK Lee. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' poetry on the subject of home.
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| 17:00 | 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Why some listeners love podcasting, and a step by step guide on how to get started.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Allan Urry investigates claims of dirty tricks in one of Britain's biggest police forces.(R) 17:40By Graham White. Two kids learn about their parents' moments of Bowie-style rebellion.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Tributes paid to 'true original' David Bowie, who's died. Sir Philip Dilley resigns. 18:301/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Holly Walsh, Stephen J Dubner and Dr David Bramwell.
| 18:00Thousands of operations have been cancelled because of the strike by junior doctors. 18:303/6Milton discovers the local lido is due to close and unwisely decides to organise a sit-in.
| 18:00Danish MPs are debating a plan to allow the authorities to seize valuables from refugees. 18:303/4Jocelyn Jee Esien's sketches include a power hungry traffic warden and a grumpy couple.
| 18:00Three men have been convicted for taking part in the biggest burglary in British history 18:302/6The voice in John's head pushes him to tipping point, and a new approach to the news.
| 18:00Twelve former residents of children's homes have said they were abused by Lord Janner. 18:302/8Miles Jupp is joined by panellists Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter, Elis James and Sarah Kendall
| 18:00Iran and the United States have begun trading prisoners. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Obama - Iran deal will make world safer Corbyn - UK could keep subs without Trident 18:15Pauline Black chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Matthew the milker is making his mark. 19:15Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie. 19:456/10When Beloved arrives at 124 Bluestone Road, Paul D is unable to resist her advances.(R)
| 19:00Jennifer has a party to organise. 19:15Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction. 19:457/10Paul D learns what happened when Schoolteacher attempted to reclaim Sethe and her children(R)
| 19:00Wassail, wassail all over the town! 19:15Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London. 19:458/10After Paul D's departure, only the women remain in the house at 124 Bluestone Road.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars. 19:459/10Only women remain at the Bluestone Road house, and their isolation is becoming dangerous.(R)
| 19:00It's a time for farewells. And Rob is helping Helen to move on. 19:15Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant. 19:4510/10News spreads that the ghost of Sethe's murdered daughter has returned to reap revenge.(R)
| 19:00By Graham White. Two kids learn about their parents' moments of Bowie-style rebellion. 19:15Including a look at Oscar contender The Revenant and the Annie Leibovitz exhibition.
| 19:00Pip fancies a little trip. 19:152/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that celebrates glorious failure.(R) 19:45An amusing sonata of bizarre questions by Padgett Powell featuring voices and music.
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| 20:00 | 20:00David Nolan tells a very personal story of a historical sex abuse investigation. 20:30Untangling the web of corruption in a forgotten corner of Brazil. With Linda Pressly.(R)
| 20:00Allan Urry investigates claims of dirty tricks in one of Britain's biggest police forces. 20:40Need-to-know information about Pips, and the bionic eye surgeon goes beyond the hype.
| 20:00Top journalists debate live with Andrew Rawnsley what leading opinion articles should say. 20:45Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.
| 20:00Should Labour MPs be scared of Momentum? Stephen Bush of the New Statesman finds out. 20:30Peter Day discovers the impact of migration on farming in California.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Nexus Methodist Church, Bath. 20:50Tom Shakespeare argues that the country needs a new national anthem.
| 20:00Does the history of our ideas about autism reveal more about ourselves than about autism?
| 20:00Jeremy Hunt says if you have a stroke at the weekend, you are 20% more likely to die.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a rock star, an actor, a literary agent, a DJ(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Three scientists each present their idea for how to reduce sugar intake.(R) 21:30With Sebag Montefiore, Amanda Vickery, Arkady Ostrovsky and David Aaronovitch.(R)
| 21:00The healing power of exercise: how being fit helps everything from stiff joints to cancer. 21:30Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of online dating through a social network from 1898(R)
| 21:00How an eel sparked our interest in electricity 21:30Libby Purves meets lyricist Don Black and puppeteer Sue Buckmaster.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford finds out how the 100,000 Genome Project is helping children and families.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Saturn.(R)
| 21:00There is pressure at the Bevan to return more wounded men to duty.
| 21:002/3John Steinbeck’s epic tale inspired by the story of Cain and Abel.(R)
| 21:00How mobile phone firms hold the key to bank security; Bowie bonds; and 35-year mortgages.(R) 21:26Natasha Kaplinsky presentsan appeal on behalf of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum.(R) 21:30Peter Day discovers the impact of migration on farming in California.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00A United Nations aid convoy has arrived in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. 22:456/10Sal makes an unexpected request of Richard, and the rafters look for a way to the beach.
| 22:00Katy Watson on 'Shorty' Guzman, Germans killed in Istanbul, and the benefit of loneliness. 22:457/10Mass food poisoning and a terrible tragedy cause fear, chaos and tension on the beach.
| 22:00Does Poland's right-wing government pose a threat to fundamental EU values? 22:458/10Richard patrols the DMZ on his own, and Mister Duck returns to keep him company.
| 22:00Sanctions for the Episcopal church. Plus Alan Rickman's casting director. 22:459/10Richard tracks the rafters as they cross the island, and Sal makes a chilling request.
| 22:00Has Europe reached a tipping point in its attitude towards refugees and migrants? 22:4510/10The Tet festival ushers in terror and death, and Richard tries to flee what was once Eden.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.(R) 22:302/3Kavita Puri looks at the turbulent years from 1976 to 1981 for South Asians in Britain.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Michael Deacon of the Telegraph analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Donovan talks to John Wilson about his 1966 album, ‘Sunshine Superman’. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/6Alex and his band explore the theme of destiny.(R) 23:30Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Kim is not happy when a debate about her demise reveals Neil's yearning for an accordion. 23:156/6Even the most successful writers have, at some point, had to take jobs to pay the bills.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Mark and his studio audience consider community gardening, homelessness and education.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Comedian Susan Calman chooses the life of actress Molly Weir.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Fi Glover with a conversation about how a bakery changed lives for the better in Ifakara.(R)
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R) 23:30A winter journey in poetry, sound and music through Scotland's capital by Stewart Conn.(R)
| 23:00Oscar-winning director of Birdman, Alejandro Inarritu, discusses his western The Revenant.(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed explores the power of unexpected eruptions - spiritual or geological.(R)
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