| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The new politics of culture and creativity. Plus why people begrudge spending on security.(R) 00:45Bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Hattie Morahan reads Jane Gardam's classic short story about sacrifice and regret. 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 Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Farmers continue to wait for their subsidy payments to arrive in their bank accounts. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Could changes to Tesco's milk supply chain mean yet more misery for dairy farmers? 05:58Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Two thirds of Scottish farmers are still waiting for their subsidy payments. 05:58Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Delayed farm payments - unacceptable and alarming? The Rural Payments Agency responds. 05:58Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Are antibiotics in agriculture a threat to our health? Farming Today hears both sides. 05:58Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica.(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 Reverend Richard Littledale. 05:45The programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head in Liverpool. 05:45Ann York discusses diagnoses - her own, and ones she gives to others.(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. 06:07Helen Mark gets on her skis at Glenshee as it opens for the winter season's first snow.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith investigates the various animal diseases that threaten UK farming. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05John McCarthy explores the Jewish legend of the hidden saints who keep the world turning. 06:35Cut off by the winter floods, Anne Cornthwaite is struggling to farm her land. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news, with Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 07:45Commentary on the second One Day International between South Africa and England.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Catholic worship returns to Hampton Court. Sunday is presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54John McCarthy presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Alert. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31A health minister is asked about the state of NHS finances. Susan Hulme reports.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, led by the Rev Adrian Dorrian. 08:48Writer Helen Macdonald confesses to an obsession with the recent Star Wars movie.(R) 08:58Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Edward Dusinberre, Mariame Clement, Vahni Capildeo and Diego Marani. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Mark Coffey.
| 09:002/2Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his BBC Reith Lectures on black holes. 09:30Steve Backshall meets polar explorer Ann Daniels.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Lemn Sissay meets Dame Joan Bakewell and micro-sculptor Willard Wigan. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Bill Gates, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R) 09:45An act of worship led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Commentary on the second One Day International between South Africa and England.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Award-winning author Helen Dunmore discusses her latest novel, set during the Cold War. 10:452/7Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court.
| 10:00How to enjoy a healthy sex life with your long-term partner. 10:453/7An unexpected encounter reawakens long-forgotten emotions in Old Jolyon.
| 10:00The experiences of unaccompanied child refugees. Jane Garvey presents. 10:414/7It has been 12 years since the breakdown of his marriage, and Soames Forsyte wants a son. 10:55Coming to terms with Asperger's Syndrome.
| 10:00Helen Mirren, a Zika update from Dr Sarah Jarvis and two new novels exploring divorce. 10:455/7Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years.
| 10:00Claire Skinner discusses the Rabbit Hole, and singer Bonnie Raitt talks about her career. 10:456/7Soames is determined to win back his estranged wife Irene.
| | 10:00Jim is making a big effort for the bird watch. And Kate feels under pressure.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A local celebrity has gone missing. His niece wants to find him. What will it do to her? 11:305/6Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent.(R)
| 11:00Adam Hart reveals how humanity is altering the evolutionary paths of other creatures. 11:302/2Alvin Hall explores how gospel music has been affected by commercialisation.
| 11:00Susan Marling discovers what architects can do to make homes more flood resilient. 11:15Commentary on the first ODI between South Africa and England, from Bloemfontein.
| 11:00Why Sweden is sending troops to an island in the Baltic. 11:30A mysterious note sends a visitor to Belfast on a labyrinthine journey through the city.
| 11:00David Aaronovitch asks why Mao's Little Red Book captured the imagination of the West. 11:302/3Dr Calgary joins forces with Huish to find out the truth about Rachel Argyle's murder.(R)
| | 11:15Professor Dame Carol Black is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Britain wakes up to news of zeppelin attacks, and Nell looks set to lose the job she loved 12:15Spreading myths - butter sales are up, but just how healthy is it? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Isabel tries hard to find something for Cristine to do. 12:15How has the internet changed the way you shop? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first ODI between South Africa and England, from Bloemfontein.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sister Hargreaves has a particularly bad day. 12:15People in areas at a high risk of a flood are finding it difficult to get insurance. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Tiredness and grief give Florrie Wilson a very short fuse. 12:15The Cancer Drugs Fund is criticised as not working well - the programme finds out why.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second One Day International between South Africa and England.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Rufus Hound, Sir Tim Smit and Doris Vickers.(R) 12:32Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Farrah Jarral looks at the complex relationship between anthropologists and war.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:45Farrah Jarral examines how the end of empire brought a dramatic change of mindset.
| | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:45Farrah Jarral shows how anthropology has infiltrated everyday life.
| 13:00With Mark Mardell, including discussion on whether Julian Assange is unlawfully detained. 13:45Farrah Jarral concludes her series on anthropology by looking to the future.
| | 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Story of the enduring songwriting relationship between Pete Atkin and Clive James.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jim is making a big effort for the bird watch.(R) 14:151/2First of a dark two-part thriller in which two twins swap lives - Jasper's story.(R)
| 14:00Is Lilian getting her 'mojo' back?(R) 14:152/2Second of a dark two-part thriller in which two twins swap lives - Eddie's story.(R)
| | 14:00Josh flexes his business muscles.(R) 14:15Joe’s elderly mother is frail, going blind. Her security and happiness are at stake.
| 14:00What a lovely surprise for Brian.(R) 14:15Joe and Hermione see the wife of Joe’s friend with another man. What should he do?
| | 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Boddington, Northamptonshire.(R) 14:45Living with Asperger's syndrome, changes in policing and the thrill of motorcycling.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz. 15:30Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from London's Billingsgate Market.(R) 15:30Dr Sarah Goldingay explores groundbreaking research into relieving chronic pain.(R)
| | 15:00Helen Mark gets on her skis at Glenshee as it opens for the winter season's first snow. 15:27Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International.(R) 15:30Writer Patrick Flanery talks to Mariella Frostrup.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Boddington, Northamptonshire. 15:452/3The tale of Zarafa, a very unusual gift for King Charles X of France
| | 15:002/2Plarr's attempts to help free Charley earn him death threats from the police.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean(R) 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to Mosi in Manchester and look at the invisible universe.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright guide listeners through the 20 most commonly used words. 16:30Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth debate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| | 16:00Toby Jones discusses the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents. 16:30How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an earl, an actor, a sailor, a musician 16:30Tim Harford investigates whether e-cigarettes harm people's chances of quitting. 16:55The thrill of the open road experienced from a motorbike saddle.
| 16:00How to enjoy a healthy sex life with long-term partners. Plus live music from Bonnie Raitt
| 16:00Kamila Shamsie talks about her novel Burnt Shadows with James Naughtie. 16:30Roger McGough with a miscellany including poetry from the Lakes and the Caribbean.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 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.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news presented by Chris Mason. 17:30The green energy firms generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are people damaged by vaccines being short-changed by the government?(R) 17:40In this darkly comic drama, Dan Rebellato explores what it really means to cut back.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00UK scientists given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time. 18:304/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Rufus Hound, Sir Tim Smit and Doris Vickers.
| 18:00EU deal paves the way for referendum in summer. Pentagon quadruples Europe spending 18:306/6Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
| 18:00Commentary on the first ODI between South Africa and England, from Bloemfontein.
| 18:00Turkey faces being overwhelmed by Syrian refugees. No 10 dismisses UN Assange ruling. 18:305/6John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
| 18:00Zimbabwe declares "state of disaster" in face of severe drought 18:305/8Miles Jupp is joined by Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Maxwell and Michael Deacon.
| 18:00Up to 35-thousand Syrians are trapped at the Turkish border. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00UN Security Council vows new sanctions in response to N Korea's long-range rocket launch 18:15Comedian Mark Steel chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Is Lilian getting her 'mojo' back? 19:15Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film. 19:452/7Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court.(R)
| 19:00Henry is going on a little trip. 19:15A review of Red Velvet and interviews with Zaha Hadid and John Irving. With John Wilson. 19:453/7An unexpected encounter reawakens long-forgotten emotions in Old Jolyon.(R)
| | 19:00What a lovely surprise for Brian. 19:15Arts news, interviews and reviews. 19:455/7Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years.(R)
| 19:00Is Helen overdoing things? 19:15Jimi Hendrix's flat opens to the public, and Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig on Zoolander 2. 19:456/7Soames is determined to win back his estranged wife Irene.(R)
| 19:00In this darkly comic drama, Dan Rebellato explores what it really means to cut back. 19:15Including a look at Bryan Cranston in Trumbo and Ma Rainey's Black Botton.
| 19:00Rob is feeling protective. 19:155/6Susan Calman, Miles Jupp and Shaun Pye present the best in terrible ideas.(R) 19:454/6Laughter and death come to mind as a man recalls a family link to a reclusive outsider.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Zareer Masani returns to Mumbai to measure India's changing attitudes to homosexuality. 20:30Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space.
| 20:00Are people damaged by vaccines being short-changed by the government? 20:40Why depression isn't being identified in the newly blind, and the best ways to be useful.
| 20:30Examining the emotionally charged court process of financial settlement following divorce.
| 20:00The former army chief speaks on now-dismissed allegations of child abuse made against him 20:30The green energy firms generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Pollokshields in Glasgow. 20:50Writer Helen Macdonald confesses to an obsession with the recent Star Wars movie.
| 20:00Journalist Lynne Truss prepares to cringe as she investigates embarrassment.
| 20:00Tim Harford investigates whether e-cigarettes harm people's chances of quitting.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an earl, an actor, a sailor, a musician(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Why are orchids so popular? Jim Endersby offers a new scientific history of their allure.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Edward Dusinberre, Mariame Clement, Vahni Capildeo and Diego Marani.(R)
| 21:00How low should you go when treating blood pressure? And why is palm oil in so many foods? 21:302/2Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his BBC Reith Lectures on black holes.(R)
| 21:00What happened when Einstein decided to fix the fridge? 21:30Lemn Sissay meets Dame Joan Bakewell and micro-sculptor Willard Wigan.(R)
| 21:00How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.(R)
| 21:00Britain suffers the worst zeppelin raid so far in the war, and all of Folkestone is jumpy.
| 21:001/2Graham Greene's own favourite story is a switchback ride of kidnap, love and betrayal.(R)
| 21:00A look at whether criminals may have accessed the details of TalkTalk engineers' visits.(R) 21:26John McCarthy presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Alert.(R) 21:30Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00The WHO says rise in birth defects linked to Zika is now a global health emergency. 22:451/10Orlando is a young nobleman in Tudor England and writes the first lines of The Oak Tree.
| 22:00Opponents say EU deal is a 'fudge and a farce'. 22:452/10Orlando falls for a beguiling Muscovite princess one frozen winter at the court of James I
| 22:00Gabriel Gatehouse is in Misrata. Syrian peace talks are suspended. 22:453/10Orlando aspires to the life of a poet and extends an invitation to an admired writer.
| 22:00London summit pledges billions to support Syrians. World Tonight speaks to David Miliband. 22:454/10Orlando turns his mind to his noble ancestry, and an archduchess demands his attention.
| 22:00A severe drought is affecting about two and a half million people. 22:455/10In opulent Constantinople, Orlando undergoes a miraculous transformation Orlando.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Examining the emotionally charged court process of financial settlement following divorce.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discover how Shakespeare spoke.(R) 23:30Labour returns to the issue of Health Service cutbacks.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to Mosi in Manchester and look at the invisible universe.(R) 23:30Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Radio boffins assist Skanksy – the aural graffiti artist. 23:153/6The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster as David Cameron is questioned on his EU deal.
| 23:001/4Comic monologues written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan with star guests. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth debate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Two Police Inspectors reflect on how policing has changed since he first walked the beat.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of gothic poetry.(R)
| 23:00Toby Jones discusses the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents.(R) 23:30John McCarthy explores the Jewish legend of the hidden saints who keep the world turning.(R)
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