| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Population change: how it's transforming our world. Also, managing chronic illness.(R) 00:45Church bells from All Saints Church, Worcester.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Novelist Zoe Heller gives her perspective as a Brit living in New York.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30After the US election, five writers give their view on where America goes now.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30After the US election, five writers give their view on where America goes now.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Andrew Sullivan gives his verdict on why Hillary Clinton lost the election.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30After the US election, five writers give their view on where America goes now.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In 1987, the writer visits Jamaica to be reunited with his father. 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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 03:00 | 03:45Commentary on day five of the second Test between India and England, from Visakhapatnam.
| | | | | 03:45Commentary on the first day of the third Test between India and England, from Mohali.
| 03:45Commentary on the second day of the third Test between India and England, from Mohali.
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| 05:00 | | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Libby Lane. 05:45A report from DEFRA points to cattle movement as a cause of the transfer of Bovine TB. 05:58Chris Packham presents the lesser white-fronted goose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Libby Lane. 05:45Funding for faster broadband is expected to be announced, will rural areas miss out? 05:58Chris Packham presents the gadwall.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Libby Lane. 05:45What does the Autumn Statement mean for British farmers? 05:58Chris Packham presents our smallest duck the teal.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Libby Lane. 05:45Veteran statesman of UK farming Lord Henry Plumb reflects on the industry's future. 05:58Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider.(R)
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| 06:00 | | 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.
| 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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| 07:00 | 07:30News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster on a moving tribute to the murdered MP Jo Cox.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Ian Cobain, Edna Adan Ismail, Valerie Amos and Keith Somerville. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
| 09:00Sir Roger Penrose talks to Jim Al-Khalili about black holes and flaws in quantum physics. 09:30Miranda Rae, a single mum herself, explores the challenges facing another single mother. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Melanie C, Douglas Hodge and football referee Howard Webb join Libby Purves. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by David Waters.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards. 09:44Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Christopher Landau.
| 09:00Nicola Adams, boxer and Olympian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Commentary on the first day of the third Test between India and England, from Mohali.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Writer Diana Athill discusses travel, her 99th birthday and her new love for football. 10:451/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
| 10:00The director of A United Kingdom, Amma Asante, joins Jane Garvey. 10:452/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
| 10:00Will changes to Pakistani legislation affect so-called honour killings in the UK? 10:413/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives. 10:55A couple reflect on how language and attitudes have changed since they met, 41 years ago.
| 10:00The Prodigal Daughter, Amanda Lindhout, parenting with phones, top women hairdressers. 10:454/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
| 10:00Lawyer Funke Abimbola on ambition, plus the leader of the Women's Equality Party. 10:455/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Can Doric folk singer Rachel win a place at Scotland's revered Royal Conservatoire? 11:304/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Prof SFX Van Duson. 11:454/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Prof SFX Van Duson.
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the ‘churchyard tree’, the yew. From 2016 11:302/2Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
| 11:00John Waite looks at the work of the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr who died ten years ago.(R) 11:304/6A trip to see Ginny's sister at Charlatan House turns into a Bohemian nightmare.(R)
| 11:00Kirsan Ilyumzhinov - master or pawn in the great game of chess? 11:30Concluding a walk along the length of Sunset Boulevard in 24 hours, from city to coast.
| 11:00A journalist revisits the audio diary that documents her husband's sudden departure. 11:306/6Mark concludes his People's Manifesto back in the BBC Radio Theatre.(R)
| 11:15Paul Waugh of the Huffington Post looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Malaise in Turkey, the consquences of the recapture of Mosul and drugs in Albania,.
| 11:45Emma Bridgewater, pottery designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04One of the original Stockholm hostages talks about her kidnap ordeal. 12:15Landlords say they are raising rents and evicting tenants ahead of tax changes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Remembering a wartime surrealist exhibition put on by Marcel Duchamp. 12:15What has gone up or down in price since the Brexit vote? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A fateful day in the race to develop the first supersonic passenger plane. 12:15Rising ground rents, food price rises, GP training. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In 1965 a Moroccan disappeared from the streets of Paris. His body has never been found. 12:15The Fundraising Regulator criticises some of the big charities in its first ruling. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How the Soviets hid hi-tech bugs deep inside the walls of the new US embassy in Moscow. 12:15A look at low-income tenants losing their homes to social housing companies.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Insurance premium tax, salary sacrifice, tax credits, auto enrolment and a new NS&I bond. 12:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/6Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on the year's food books, including works by new writers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Oliver Burkeman explores why trying to be happy can result in unhappiness.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:452/5Oliver Burkeman explores negativity as a surprising pathway to meeting your goals.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney. 13:454/5Oliver Burkeman asks whether forced fun is no fun, especially in the workplace.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:455/5Oliver Burkeman explores how thinking more about death can help make us happier.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Social care, UK citizenship, the Goodwin Sands and Glasgow rivalries feature this month.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Helen and Pat have interesting reading.(R) 14:151/4Detective series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst. Disclosure written by Richard Monks.
| 14:00The Grundys pull out all the stops.(R) 14:15Two-part thriller set in California. A group of eco-terrorists is infiltrated by the FBI.
| 14:00Rob acquires new ammunition.(R) 14:15Two-part thriller set in California. A group of eco-terrorists is infiltrated by the FBI.
| 14:00Tony's patience is tested.(R) 14:152/3In Bradley's latest war game, a team of British Special Forces are tested to the limit.(R)
| 14:00Lilian has to face the music.(R) 14:153/5After the horrors of the Somme, Mickey Bliss is drawn into the shady world of intelligence
| 14:00Reaction to the Autumn Statement, Brexit and UTC schools. 14:30Jonathan Myerson tells the crazy true story of how Bruce Springsteen played East Berlin.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel visit the Tower of London.(R) 14:45Changing attitudes to race and death, plus facing the final decision for your pet.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the vintage game of cryptic connections. 15:30Sheila Dillon heads to Galloway on a wild spice challenge set by forager Mark Williams.(R)
| 15:00Antonia Quirke shows how cinematic voices have changed using Richard Burton. 15:30What does the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA mean for the environment?
| 15:00Autumn Statement analysis and reaction from Paul Lewis and a panel of guests. 15:303/5Oliver Burkeman explores some surprising truths about what really makes us happy. 15:45Miranda Rae, a single mum herself, explores the challenges facing another single mother.(R)
| 15:00Writer Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton to discover a changed landscape. 15:27Matt Baker appeals on behalf of Children in Need.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to Israeli novelist David Grossman about his new book.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel visit the Tower of London. 15:452/5As Mallory dines alone in a Venice restaurant, he eavesdrops on a couple at the next table(R)
| 15:302/2Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.(R)
| 15:002/2The conclusion of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gripping tale of adventure set in 1752.
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| 16:00 | 16:006/8Josie Long explores the power of the human voice. 16:30Does God have a face? Ernie Rea and guests discuss.
| 16:00Melanie Phillips explores the limits of free speech. 16:30Charles Moore and Nadifa Mohamed discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Racial segregation in the United States. Also, hairdressing for people with dementia. 16:30Andrea Catherwood asks about the future of Channel 4.
| 16:00Francine Stock visits a community in Scotland determined to save their art deco cinema. 16:30Can we use predatory bacteria as treatments for antibiotic resistant infections?
| 16:00Kate Silverton on an artist, a judge, a writer, a photojournalist and a party host. 16:30High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution. 16:55It looks like this difficult decision is not going to go away.
| 16:00Amma Asante on directing A United Kingdom. Diana Athill remembers a 1947 trip to Florence.
| 16:00Charlotte Wood and Helen Garner. 16:30Poet Mab Jones explores the concept of hiraeth in the poetry of Wales.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage 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. 17:30Jennifer Tracey on why she absolutely needs to leave the iPM show. iPM@bbc.co.uk.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The domestic challenge facing Britain's biggest secret intelligence service.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the man chosen to represent the EU in Brexit negotiations.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Theresa May tells CBI she understands fears about trading after quitting EU 18:302/6Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.
| 18:00Downing Street insists there's no vacancy to be Britain's top US diplomat 18:302/6It is Disability Awareness Day, so Clare has taken it upon herself to raise awareness.
| 18:00The Chancellor has given his autumn statement. Jo Cox's killer has been jailed for life. 18:302/2Marcus becomes a victim of his own newspaper as he gets caught up in a scandal.
| 18:00Economists suggest real wages won't return to pre-recession levels for another 5 years 18:304/6Jonathan Swift unwittingly creates his masterpiece with the aid of the secret society.
| 18:002 players give harrowing accounts of suffering at the hands of their coach as children 18:304/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Cuba declares period of mourning for Fidel Castro. Leader's death is welcomed by some 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Government forces have advanced deeper into the city, aiming to divide rebel territory 18:15John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00The Grundys pull out all the stops. 19:15William Trevor obituary, Zadie Smith on her latest novel and Lucy Kirkwood's new play. 19:451/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.(R)
| 19:00Rob acquires new ammunition. 19:15Adam Driver; the Costa Book Awards shortlists are announced for the five categories. 19:452/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.(R)
| 19:00Tony's patience is tested. 19:15Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen on Nice Fish, Anselm Kiefer on Walhalla, Chi-raq review 19:453/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.(R)
| 19:00Lilian has to face the music. 19:15William Finnegan, winner of Sports Book of the Year, and poet Paul Muldoon on Johnny Cash. 19:454/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.(R)
| 19:00David serves an ultimatum. 19:15Mel Giedroyc, Gemma Wheelan & Maria Friedman showcase new musicals, writer Penelope Lively 19:455/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the man chosen to represent the EU in Brexit negotiations. 19:15The Children, The Wailing, Rillington Place, Penelope Lively, Victor Pasmore.
| 19:152/4John Shuttleworth invites Clare Grogan to sing one of his songs. 19:452/4By Nick Walker. In Bergen, Annika investigates a strange case involving a submarine.
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| 20:00 | 20:00John Waite looks at the work of the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr who died ten years ago. 20:30Public employee one day, enemy of the state the next. The post-coup reality in Turkey.(R)
| 20:00The domestic challenge facing Britain's biggest secret intelligence service. 20:40A mobile phone answering service reviewed. Gary O'Donoghue with updates from Washington.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate, presented by Michael Buerk. 20:45Hannah Jane Walker makes the case for being a bit sensitive.
| 20:00How did police investigations into VIP sex abuse go astray? 20:30Why are Italy's banks in crisis, and what is the impact on business?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. 20:50Adam Gopnik muses on liberals and liberalism.
| 20:00Ed Howker looks at the world depicted in the science fiction novel Logan's Run.
| 20:00High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution.(R) 20:30Kate Silverton on an artist, a judge, a writer, a photojournalist and a party host.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood seeks out the magical mushroom Fly Agaric with its red cap and white spots.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Ian Cobain, Edna Adan Ismail, Valerie Amos and Keith Somerville.(R)
| 21:00Adolescent brain, awards update, phonagnosia. 21:30Sir Roger Penrose talks to Jim Al-Khalili about black holes and flaws in quantum physics.(R)
| 21:00What does the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA mean for the environment?(R) 21:30Melanie C, Douglas Hodge and football referee Howard Webb join Libby Purves.(R)
| 21:00Can we use predatory bacteria as treatments for antibiotic resistant infections?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards.(R)
| 21:00Audio portraits of William Jones, Rani of Jhansi, Jyotirao Phule and Birsa Munda.
| 21:001/2David Tennant introduces Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale of adventure set in 1751.(R)
| 21:00Insurance premium tax, salary sacrifice, tax credits, auto enrolment and a new NS&I bond.(R) 21:26Jo Brand makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action on Poverty.(R) 21:30Why are Italy's banks in crisis, and what is the impact on business?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Should Britain be offering one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the developed world? 22:456/10Allie, now known as Mother Eve, and Roxy make plans for the future.
| 22:00Donald Trump says he will pull the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. 22:457/10By Naomi Alderman. Roxy makes a devastating discovery about her family.
| 22:00Chancellor's Autumn Statement - with gloomy forecasts on growth, borrowing and debt. 22:458/10By Naomi Alderman. Tatania Moskalev's party has consequences for Roxy and Tunde.
| 22:00Home Affairs committee: assault allegations within inquiry 'not taken seriously'. 22:459/10By Naomi Alderman. Tunde is trapped in the middle of violence in North Bessapara.
| 22:00A therapist explains how being abused as a child can impact on all areas of adult life. 22:4510/10By Naomi Alderman. Will Mother Eve choose to escalate the conflict in Bessapara?
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate, presented by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and panel discuss the latest on Brexit, and Britain's social care crisis.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Marc Riley explores the BBC archive to unearth interviews with David Bowie and Iggy Pop.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on new concerns about the child sex abuse inquiry.
| 23:002/4Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from his Imaginary Sandwich Bar. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:004/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre. 23:153/4Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports as Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his first Autumn Statement.
| 23:00Thom is fascinated by the strangely lucrative straight-to-DVD faith films.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Lauren Laverne explores female friendship, from BFFs and Squad Goals to Mean Girls. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55There was a time when both journalists and funeral directors visited the bereaved.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the vintage game of cryptic connections.(R) 23:30An assessment of the life, work and reputation of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro.
| 23:00After the US election, five acclaimed writers give their view on where America goes next.
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