| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Political women and language. Also, the morality of sleep medication.(R) 00:45The church bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Sutton-cum-Lound.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Onora O'Neill criticises the standard of public debate on both sides of the EU decision.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The philosopher John Gray argues that Britain should look to Brexit as a new beginning.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on democracy after Brexit.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Peter Hennessy sees the UK's vote to leave the EU as a profound strategic shift.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5The historian Mary Beard reflects on whether Brexit will change our cultural identity.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3Singleton Rupinder is convinced by her mum to follow the stars to find the perfect match.(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. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. 05:45Flashing fishing nets, the discard ban and agricultural shows. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. 05:45ARLA launches premium Farmers' Milk, but will it make a difference for UK dairy farmers? 05:58David Attenborough presents the crossbill.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. 05:45A new single-shot TB vaccine, using superbug technology, is being developed for cattle. 05:58Chris Packham presents the merlin.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. 05:45A new campaign to highlight the dangers of dogs to sheep and lambs is to be launched. 05:58Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. 05:45Andrea Leadsom to be new secretary of state for Defra and cheating at agricultural shows. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the golden eagle.(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 Anna Drew. 05:45How to listen: becoming a good Samaritan.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells of the Church of St Peter, Drayton in Oxfordshire. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the new prime minister, Theresa May.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes 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.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Patrick Aryee encounters the dolphins and dolphin-watchers of Cardigan Bay.(R) 06:30Have agricultural shows lost their way in modern Britain? Charlotte Smith finds out. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully interprets the doom-laden phrase which can end childhood and adult ambitions. 06:35Tom Heap meets the microgreen farmers of New York City. 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. 07:10Services held in Nice after the Bastille Day terror attack. 07:54Actor Lisa Hammond presents an appeal on behalf of Action for Kids. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Government says it wants the 'brightest and best' to negotiate the UK's exit from the EU.
| 08:31Reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live from St Martin-in-the-Fields with the Revd Dr Sam Wells. 08:48AL Kennedy ponders the importance of facts, in a world dominated by opinion.(R) 08:58Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Jonathan Freedland examines contemporary military drones and Nazi V1 and V2 weapons. 09:30Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets John, a retired railway trade unionist.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Michael Wakelin.
| 09:00Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her Red List of Threatened Species. 09:30Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Val McDermid about her unexpected educational journey. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00Fi Glover and guests explore identity and perception - of person and place. 09:30Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets Helen, a high-achieving corporate lawyer.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Mark Lawson presents a documentary exploring the far-reaching influence of Daniel Defoe. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Kirsty Young interviews sculptor and designer Nicole Farhi.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Morecambe-born designer Wayne Hemingway joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00A listener kick-starts a chain of interviews, starting with knitwear designer Kate Davies. 10:451/5Carrie is an ambulance call handler. She must listen hard to know what's going on.
| 10:00A listener speaks about how she discovered her absent father was a Catholic priest. 10:452/5A man phones ambulance call handler Carrie - intent on taking his own life.
| 10:00We hear from a group of friends who meet every week to pick litter together. 10:413/5Ambulance call handler Carrie's own life is getting as difficult as some of the calls. 10:55The peace and quiet of rural Wales can be hard to take after living in London.
| 10:00Listeners suggest topics: Catherine Anne Davies, osteoarthritis, a wallpaper designer. 10:25Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 10:00Listener Week - The Hayes Sisters on making time for music alongside careers and family. 10:30Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 10:30Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 10:00Toby finds himself in a tight spot, and Ursula strikes a deal. 10:30Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A London couple plan their very own Marigold Hotel in Southern India. Grace Dent reports. 11:301/6Comedy by Guy Meredith about British expats sharing a flat in Hong Kong.
| 11:00Brett Westwood goes fishing. Why is the carp king? 11:30Presenter and DJ Dave Pearce tells the story of Chicago House dance music.
| 11:001/3Steve Richards explains Jeremy Corbyn's dramatic rise from obscurity to Labour leader.(R) 11:305/6Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why do we succumb to 'Groupthink' and how do we overcome the urge to be part of a crowd 12:15Electric cars, wedding debt, airline terms and conditions, and supermarket Christmas. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why does the age of consent for homosexual relationships differ? 12:15Research suggests informal borrowing and lending puts a strain on relationships. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04They help us in homes, hospitals and factories, so do we have reason to fear robots? 12:15Leading medical bodies say an alternative hormone replacement therapy is being mis-sold. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton. 13:45The Korean War tore thousands of families apart. Bridget Kendall hears their stories.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton. 13:45Bridget Kendall hears from three people whose parents were targets of the 50s Red Scare.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton. 13:45Bridget Kendall tells the story of the development of the hydrogen bomb.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Toby finds himself in a tight spot.(R)
| 14:00Rex is not in the mood to celebrate.(R) 14:15Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. A former secret policeman is murdered.
| 14:15Crime drama behind the Iron Curtain. A robbery investigation leads to a brutal murder.
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| 15:00 | 15:004/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the quiz about music of all kinds. 15:30Sheila Dillon investigates why schools are struggling to provide infant free school meals.(R)
| 15:004/6Josie Long looks for light in the darkness and illumination. From 2016. 15:305/8Michael Blastland looks at current events through the lens of psychology.
| 15:00How to get a good deal from a university education. 15:30Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Maxine Peake, star of Shameless and Silk, presents favourite readings at the Radio Theatre 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients it takes to build a universe.
| 16:00Anne McElvoy explores the documents telling the story of the emigre agent Jurgen Kuczynski 16:30Joann Fletcher and Damian Barr join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books.
| 16:00The English Defence League. Also, who are the 'real' immigrants? 16:30BBC deputy director-general Anne Bulford, defendant anonymity, true crime ethics on TV.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00News with Eddie Mair: context and analysis as Theresa May takes over as prime minister. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Theresa May is the UK's new Prime Minister. Angela Eagle launches Labour leadership bid 18:303/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
| 18:00Labour's NEC discusses whether Jeremy Corbyn should be on the leadership shortlist 18:301/5Tony books a break with Sid unaware he also runs a bullfighting business.(R)
| 18:00Speaking in Downing Street, Mrs May said she would lead a 'one nation' government. 18:303/6Marcus Brigstocke persuades actor Rebecca Front to try out new experiences.(R)
| 18:00Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's. 18:453/4Tim has a job interview and an encounter with an anaconda.
| 18:00Commentary on the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's. 18:455/6The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
| 18:00Commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's. 18:45Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Pakistan from Lord's. 18:45Jolyon Jenkins chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Rex is not in the mood to celebrate. 19:15Samira Ahmed talks to Alan Ayckbourn about his new play in Scarborough. 19:451/5Carrie is an ambulance call handler. She must listen hard to know what's going on.(R)
| 19:15Matt Smith and Anthony Neilson, Sean O'Brien, Summertime film review, Cultural Olympiad. 19:452/5A man phones ambulance call handler Carrie - intent on taking his own life.(R)
| 19:00It is feeling brighter at Bridge Farm. 19:15Winona Ryder in Stranger Things reviewed, novelist James Kelman, poet Alice Oswald. 19:453/5Ambulance call handler Carrie's own life is getting as difficult as some of the calls.(R)
| 19:00Alistair needs Fallon's help. 19:15Writer Tony Marchant talks about adapting Conrad's The Secret Agent for TV. 19:454/5A dilemma for call handler Carrie when precious resources can't be in two places at once.(R)
| 19:00Pip spots an opportunity. 19:15Alistair Beaton on Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use The F-Word, his shale-extraction comedy. 19:455/5Ambulance call handler Carrie never knows how any emergencies might impact her.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the new prime minister, Theresa May. 19:15Ghostbusters remake with four women has led to much controversy from fans of the original.
| 19:00Harrison faces a new challenge. 19:15Can cricket's king of sleaze add to Leicester's year of glory and win the Bake Off crown? 19:452/4Short story by Sarah Hilary, winner of the Crime Novel of the Year Award in 2015.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/3Steve Richards explains Jeremy Corbyn's dramatic rise from obscurity to Labour leader. 20:30Should the state pay everyone a universal basic income? Sonia Sodha investigates.
| 20:00Is the UK putting trade above concerns about human rights in the United Arab Emirates? 20:40Myths and tips on what to do, and what not to do, when helping a blind person.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45David Baddiel tries to make sense of the computing service called the cloud.
| 20:00Leave voters in Wakefield tell David Aaronovitch why they want to quit the EU. 20:30Lessons learned from pursuing the entrepreneurial dream, presented by Evan Davis.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Brentwood, Essex. 20:50AL Kennedy ponders the importance of facts, in a world dominated by opinion.
| 20:00A history of the housewife since 1945, which explores her shifting power and politics.
| 20:00Have the BBC given Boris an easy ride through Brexit coverage? And the new Proms director.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an archaeologist, a publisher, a futurist, a producer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood investigates the biology and culture of the lobster. From 2016(R) 21:30Jonathan Freedland examines contemporary military drones and Nazi V1 and V2 weapons.(R)
| 21:00Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers. 21:30Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her Red List of Threatened Species.(R)
| 21:00Chris Watson joins arachnologist Helen Smith in a quest to record the fen raft spider. 21:30Fi Glover and guests explore identity and perception - of person and place.(R)
| 21:00Dinosaur extinction, Neanderthals in Gibraltar, music appreciation; a year of New Horizons(R) 21:30Mark Lawson presents a documentary exploring the far-reaching influence of Daniel Defoe.(R)
| 21:00Bridget Kendall presents stories from the Cold War, from Korea to East Germany.
| 21:002/2With war underway, pilot Dahl takes to the air in a series of daring deeds.(R)
| 21:00The water margin. The Bank of England holds base rates. And: the taxman's bumper Wimbledon(R) 21:26Actor Lisa Hammond presents an appeal on behalf of Action for Kids.(R) 21:30Should the state pay everyone a universal basic income? Sonia Sodha investigates.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00A discussion of what to expect from Theresa May's premiership. 22:456/10An exhibition of Lawrie’s newly discovered Robles is mooted.
| 22:00Labour's ruling NEC has voted that Jeremy Corbyn can stand in the leadership contest. 22:457/101936: Olive prepares to send her painting ‘The Orchard’ to Peggy Guggenheim.
| 22:00David Cameron leaves Downing Street, and Theresa May becomes the new prime minister. 22:458/10Odelle discovers a clue to the truth behind the painting of Rufina & the Lion.
| 22:00Theresa May completes her first cabinet reshuffle. 22:459/10Spain 1936: political unrest escalates with devastating consequences.
| 22:00The aftermath of Nice terror attacks and the military tries to seize power in Turkey. 22:4510/10Odelle discovers Quick’s secret & with it, the true story of Rufina & the Lion.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Alan Dein tells the moving story of 3 years in the life of Hank and Norma from Arkansas. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients it takes to build a universe.(R) 23:30Britain is willing to hire trade negotiators from 'wherever' it can in the world.
| 23:001/4Narrative sketch show centred around two interns in the world of work experience. 23:156/6Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Sketch trio Daphne head off to Malaysia to find Phil's legendary criminal uncle Pak Belang 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Joann Fletcher and Damian Barr join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Musicians whose friendship goes way beyond performing together.
| 23:004/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the quiz about music of all kinds.(R) 23:303/4Paul Farley meets Craig Raine at his home to hear new and old poems from a famous Martian.(R)
| 23:00The Comedians Cinema Club present their unique take on Ghostbusters.(R) 23:30Mark Tully interprets the doom-laden phrase which can end childhood and adult ambitions.(R)
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