| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor asks if the economic system is rigged in favour of the owners of property.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Leonard's Church, Shipham.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Nikesh Shukla addresses his baby daughter on the importance of language.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5It's harvest time - but no traditional farmer would dream of using a combine harvester.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Varaidzo examines the duality of being black and also being mixed race.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Coco Khan recalls her first forays into sexual relationships.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Musa Okwonga explores his determination to be 'an unofficial ambassador for black people'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/3A mother waits nervously for news that could save her son's life.(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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| 04:00 | | | | 04:45Commentary on day one of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
| 04:45Commentary on day two of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
| 04:45Commentary on day three of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
| 04:45Commentary on day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Tim Hughes. 05:45The next big thing for farm diversification - energy storage barns. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the knot.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Tim Hughes. 05:45Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg warns a 'hard' Brexit will push up food prices. 05:58Chris Packham presents the shoveler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Tim Hughes. 05:45A 'refreshed' approach to bovine TB is announced in Wales. Will it mean culling? 05:58John Aitchison presents the waxwing.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Prime Minister's Questions focuses on the state of the health service.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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| 09:00 | 09:00New York: Colson Whitehead, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Heather Mac Donald and Jim Zirin. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:001/4Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by David Waters.
| 09:00Politician and writer Rory Stewart and Italian musician Zucchero join Libby Purves. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Commentary on day one of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Commentary on day two of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong. 09:45Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
| 09:00Commentary on day three of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Helena Kennedy, Nicky Morgan MP, Prof Sarah Childs launch Woman's Hour Power List 2016. 10:45Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the uncannily realistic robot known simply as Astrid.
| 10:00Sexual history as evidence, Lucie Horsch on the recorder and Hayley Squires. 10:45Jeremy Front meets theatre director Bella Hayman. With Maureen Lipman and Rebecca Front.
| 10:00Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Plus master blender Joy Spence on the joys of rum. 10:41Jeremy Front meets design guru Nessa Blackwater. With Wayne Hemingway and Rebecca Front. 10:55A mother and daughter remember the daughter's desperate battle with cerebral malaria.
| 10:00Commentary on day one of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
| 10:00Commentary on day two of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
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| 11:00 | 11:00A home for army veterans is closing, and resident John fears he'll end up on the streets. 11:303/4Lemn examines how he hid his feelings and identity to fit in with the world around him.
| 11:00Brett Westwood tells the singular story of the African bird that leads people to honey. 11:30How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
| 11:003/4The kids wonder if Charlie Bates is man at the helm material. Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. 11:30Historian Dan Cruickshank asks if new garden cities are the answer to our housing crisis.(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Friends who voted opposite ways thrash out their reasons - and manage to remain friends. 12:15Looking at the teeth whitening industry, fighting liver disease and modern fur farming. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Three conversations about the impact of the EU referendum on the lives of UK citizens. 12:15Are parents ignoring their children's weight problem? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Three conversations about the impact of the referendum in the UK and Europe. 12:15Will new welfare checks on fur farms persuade more consumers to wear fur? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day one of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong. 12:30Are new retail developments in Northern cities causing permanent decline in nearby towns? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Conversations about the impact of the EU referendum on the lives of UK citizens. 12:15The government will investigate if online gambling sites are treating customers fairly.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day three of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong. 12:30Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Chris Addison, Rebecca Front and Zoe Lyons.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong. 12:32From ancient Egyptian bread to Native American food, Dan Saladino reports from Terra Madre 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:451/5Adam Smith tells the story of the titanic battles of shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.
| 13:00Inflation rises sharply due to higher costs in clothing and food. With Martha Kearney. 13:452/5Adam Smith tells the story of the railroad pioneer Jay Gould and his trail of corruption.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:453/5Adam Smith tells the story of steel tycoon, philanthropist and unionbuster Andrew Carnegie
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:454/5Adam Smith tells the story of John D. Rockefeller, who dominated American oil for decades.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:455/5Adam Smith tells the story of JP Morgan and his battle against ruinous competition.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Llangollen, Wales.(R)
| 13:00Families waiting for a decision on Heathrow airport describe their lives 'in limbo'. 13:30Hardeep hears the story of how a non-verbal boy's parents helped him find his voice.
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| 14:00 | 14:15A dying man's final wish throws his family into turmoil. A play about Brexit.
| 14:00Pat wants Helen to think again.(R) 14:15A fall forces Paul's 81 year old mum to consider selling up the family home.(R)
| 14:151/3Premier League footballer Rod finds that wealth and fame make no odds in a police station.(R)
| 14:152/3Jermaine, a ruthless and amoral gang member, is disturbingly keen to confess to police.(R)
| 14:00Bridge Farm is counting its costs.(R) 14:153/3Married into a racist family, Sarah has been holding out against their influence for years(R)
| 14:00Anita Anand takes listeners' calls on child refugees, populism and the Welsh language. 14:301/9The rise and fall of Aristide Rougon, dramatised by Dan Rebellato. With Glenda Jackson.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Belfast, Northern Ireland.(R) 14:45Dealing with crises in mental and physical health.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner. 15:30A former child soldier from Sierra Leone tells Dan Saladino how food provided redemption.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Faversham, Kent.(R) 15:30Tom Heap hears four visions for the future of the British countryside after Brexit.
| 15:00Are additional taxes on car users an effective way to improve transport infrastructure? 15:30Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding joins writer Geoff Nicholson to talk about the history of walking. 15:27Amy Devereux makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society.(R) 15:30Graham Norton talks to Mariella Frostrup about his debut novel, Holding.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 15:45A short story about rival sisters, by film critic and novelist Peter Bradshaw.
| 15:30How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.(R)
| 15:002/9Final season of Emile Zola novels starring Glenda Jackson.
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| 16:00 | 16:001/8Josie Long presents stories about people who have fallen in the deep end. 16:30Aleks Krotoski looks for the woman who made vlogging famous, then mysteriously disappeared
| 16:00Michael Rosen talks to Countdown's Susie Dent about her love of words and language. 16:30Sebastian Faulks, Sarfraz Manzoor and Harriett Gilbert talk about their favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality. 16:30Steve Hewlett talks to Caitlin Moran about crowdfunding her sitcom Raised By Wolves.
| 16:00Actor and producer David Oyelowo on his plans to revolutionise the British film industry. 16:30A map of the 37 trillion cells in the body and when did humans first use dogs for hunting?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an actress, a broadcaster, a naturalist, an 'Avenger' and a singer. 16:30Roger Bolton asks if Today has been guilty of sexism and goes behind the scenes at 5Live. 16:55A friendship that provided support through postnatal depression.
| 16:00Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on becoming a parent, and Lucie Horsch performs on the recorder.
| 16:00Sebastian Barry on his new novel Days Without End. 16:30Poet Thabiso Mohare looks at the ways digital platforms are serving poets in Africa.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Are activist investors good or bad for the firms they target? Evan Davis presents.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Holding back the tide: will the UK keep its renewable energy promises?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.
| 18:00Government rules out dental checks to establish if migrants entering the UK are adults 18:30Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Chris Addison, Rebecca Front and Zoe Lyons.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Adrian Goldberg chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Pat wants Helen to think again. 19:15Phil Collins discusses his new memoir, and poets Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke. 19:45Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the uncannily realistic robot known simply as Astrid.(R)
| 19:15Ken Loach on I Daniel Blake; Rodin and Dance at the Courthauld; Suggs on new Madness album 19:45Jeremy Front meets theatre director Bella Hayman. With Maureen Lipman and Rebecca Front.(R)
| 19:15Ali Smith discusses her Brexit-era novel, Autumn, with Samira Ahmed. 19:45Jeremy Front meets design guru Nessa Blackwater. With Wayne Hemingway and Rebecca Front.(R)
| 19:00Bridge Farm is counting its costs. 19:15Stella Duffy discusses her novel London Lies Beneath, and Yves Klein in Liverpool. 19:45Jeremy Front meets the first woman to go to Mars. With special guest Dr Kevin Fong.(R)
| 19:00Helen is ready to move forward. 19:15Chrissie Hynde on her new Pretenders album Alone, and The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture. 19:45Jeremy Front meets 80s pop princess Sam Mann. With Martin Kemp and Frances Barber.(R)
| 19:02Mark Coles profiles the chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe reviews the week's culture with Polly Samson, Rajan Datar and Maev Kennedy.
| 19:00Alice has a job on her hands. 19:153/6Mark creates a People's Manifesto based on suggestions from his audience.(R) 19:45Aboard a boat en route to England a young boy stumbles across a dark and terrifying secret
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| 20:00 | 20:00Historian Dan Cruickshank asks if new garden cities are the answer to our housing crisis. 20:30Edward Stourton asks if the island of Ireland is where Brexit will matter most.
| 20:00Holding back the tide: will the UK keep its renewable energy promises? 20:40Monica Vasconcelos talks about losing her sight and Tom Walker reports on the OrCam reader
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate, presented by Michael Buerk. 20:45Anna Derrig asks who has the right to tell someone else's story.
| 20:00Is building roads and bridges the best way to solve our economic woes? 20:30Are activist investors good or bad for the firms they target? Evan Davis presents.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Llangollen, Wales. 20:50Howard Jacobson applauds the granting of an appeal by Shylock in a mock trial in Venice.
| 20:00Andrew Ross Sorkin traces the reputation of UK and USA bankers through history.
| 20:00Roger Bolton asks if Today has been guilty of sexism and goes behind the scenes at 5Live.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an actress, a broadcaster, a naturalist, an 'Avenger' and a singer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood tracks down nature's master of disguise - the chameleon. From 2016(R) 21:30New York: Colson Whitehead, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Heather Mac Donald and Jim Zirin.(R)
| 21:00Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium. 21:301/4Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back on a turbulent century of Anglo-Irish relations.(R)
| 21:00Tom Heap hears four visions for the future of the British countryside after Brexit.(R) 21:30Politician and writer Rory Stewart and Italian musician Zucchero join Libby Purves.(R)
| 21:00A map of the 37 trillion cells in the body and when did humans first use dogs for hunting?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a period of great change in western Europe.(R)
| 21:00Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
| 21:002/2The Spanish civil war spills onto English soil in this tense thriller.(R)
| 21:00More than 90,000 savers may be due compensation due to the way they were sold annuities.(R) 21:26Michael Morpurgo makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bag Books.(R) 21:30Edward Stourton asks if the island of Ireland is where Brexit will matter most.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00The UN warns that the attack on Mosul poses an 'extreme risk to civilians'. 22:456/10The police become involved in the search for Conrad while Eleanor breaks up with her lover
| 22:00The World Tonight talks to a man who fled Mosul, and paid a terrible price. 22:457/10Conrad recalls his fateful choice to use Maddy to help him expose animal abuse at the lab.
| 22:00Latest on the battle for Mosul. Should sex offenders be chemically castrated? 22:458/10Conrad gets lost in Bologna and finds an unlikely rescuer.
| 22:00Donald Trump: I may not accept 'questionable' election. 22:459/10A long-hidden secret emerges about Cara.
| 22:00Canada's trade negotiator has walked out of talks on a deal with the EU. 22:4510/10Cara and El go to Bologna to fetch Conrad home - but will he still be there?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:151/4Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the stories making the news at Westminster.
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| 23:00 | 23:00BBC LovetoRead campaign: Michael Rosen on the pleasure of and the science behind reading.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:005/6Stephen K Amos and friends compile an idiot's guide to penny pinching and austerity.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4Frances Barber stars as an ageing actress behaving badly at an audition. 23:152/4Canadian stand-up Mae Martin wonders whether labels help or hinder people? 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on a tough PMQs for Theresa May.
| 23:00Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Sebastian Faulks, Sarfraz Manzoor and Harriett Gilbert talk about their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs and peers debate backbench bills. 23:55It can be hard to admit that all is not well following the birth of your baby.
| 23:00Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner.(R) 23:30Owen Sheers' poem reflects tales told to Anna Scott-Brown on a bench facing Swansea Bay.(R)
| 23:00Actor and producer David Oyelowo on his plans to revolutionise the British film industry.(R) 23:30Mark Tully asks whether dreaming is a waste of our time or the root of our achievements.(R)
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