| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Craft work. Also, 'dirty' work.(R) 00:45Church bells from Hull Minster, Kingston upon Hull.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh considers the end of life and the conclusion of his NHS career.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Approaching retirement, consultant neurosurgeon Marsh continues to operate as usual.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Now retired from the NHS frontline, Henry Marsh goes to Nepal to help an old friend.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5The surgeon's dilemma - anxiety is contagious, but confidence is also contagious.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. Henry Marsh ponders mortality.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In Joshua Ferris's artful new story a novelist finds himself in a tough spot.(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 reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Farming Today starts a week of pre-election programmes, beginning with rural services. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on his love of the city's house sparrow.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Anna Hill visits a veg grower in East Anglia as part of Farming Today's pre-election tour. 05:58Gull scientist Peter Rock on the lesser black backed gull for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Farming Today is at a Midlands livestock auction to hear farmers' election thoughts. 05:58Mya Rose Craig aka Birdgirl on the black browed albatross for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Anna Hill visits Scotland's Rural College and talks to staff and students. 05:58Photographer John McPherson recalls the ptarmigan in this Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea. 05:45Farming Today visits Northumberland to hear the pre-election concerns of rural businesses. 05:58Val Thompson remembers her late husband and watching pink-footed geese in Norfolk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. 05:45Migrants living in camps in Greece join the Greek education system.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Edith's Church, Monks Kirby. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Robert Mueller, special counsel leading the Trump-Russia investigation(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Clare Balding sets out to walk the Nidderdale Way, a 53-mile route in North Yorkshire.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith presents a round-up of Farming Today's week-long tour of the UK. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully asks a priest who is also a stand-up comedian about using wit to puncture piety 06:35Formby asparagus was once a famous delicacy. Caz Graham meets the last of the growers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10As pilgrimage grows, we report on the environmental challenges. Edward Stourton presents. 07:54Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service of choral matins live from the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick. 08:48Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.(R) 08:58London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on his love of the city's house sparrow.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Amol Rajan with Matthew D'Ancona, Claire Wardle, China Mieville and Lijia Zhang. 09:44Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Ottoline Leyser talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how plants decide to grow the way they do. 09:30Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he's inherited a gene for Alzheimer's.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Alexander Douglas.
| 09:00The Kink's Waterloo Sunset, from1967, evokes poignant and life-changing memories 09:302/5In today's show, John tries to conduct a radio phone-in. What could possibly go wrong? 09:44Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louis Pasteur, known as a founder of microbiology. 09:44Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop Chris Edmondson.
| 09:00Liz Lochhead is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00The actor and comedian Les Dennis and boxer and Olympic champion Nicola Adams.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Canadian poet and vlogger Rupi Kaur, and the damaging impact of financial abuse. 10:452/8It is 1930, and Dinny Cherrell is wondering if she is ever going to experience true love.
| 10:00Sara Rowbotham and Maxine Peake on the Three Girls drama. Living with a terminal illness. 10:453/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny is falling in love.
| 10:00Judy Garland - tragic figure or survivor? The pros and cons of residential school trips. 10:414/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. A secret threatens Dinny's romance. 10:55Grandfather and grandson are equally dedicated to the Fearless Foxes, no matter what.
| 10:00Alex Hanscombe; reforms to sporting boards; Double Roses; Adrian Dunbar. 10:455/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny's loyalty is tested.
| 10:00Children of black American GI's; a radical revision of Salome; holidays with mum. 10:456/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny tries to stop a fight.
| 10:30Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them?
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| 11:00 | 11:00A father faces eviction because of his daughter's divorce settlement. 11:302/4A psychologist is on the prowl, and everyone is a suspect.
| 11:00Why is all known life built on carbon? 11:30Frances Fyfield's latest series of musical explorations concludes with Puccini's La Boheme
| 11:003/3The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?(R) 11:303/4When the library is threatened, Snoo gains friends and Alice makes a sacrifice.
| 11:00Lucy Ash asks how a ruthless street gang is affecting the immigration debate in the US. 11:30Hayden Lorimer asks why we love the beginning and end of art more than art itself.
| 11:00Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society. 11:301/9June Whitfield joins Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez to solve a crime at a beauty pageant.(R)
| 11:00Discussing Theresa May's challenge to the Labour Party on the working class vote. 11:30Patriotic clubs in Uganda, gang violence in America and the Yazidi refugees in Armenia.
| 11:15Demis Hassabis, AI expert, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Victor Lumley feels far from the action. 12:15Lawyers in NHS hospitals; pollution from wood burning stoves; why restaurants are closing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Kitty is in need of female friendship. 12:15Have you had experience of ransomware, or been affected by a cyber attack? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Walter Hamilton's generosity is stretched. 12:15The home-buyers falling victim to email hackers and losing hundreds of thousands of pounds 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Esme's patience is in short supply. 12:15Why is cash earmarked for young people's mental health treatment being spent elsewhere? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear. 12:15Concerns over PCP car finance and the appeal of computer games from 20 years ago.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The Labour Party sets out its personal finance strategy. 12:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon on the humble mac'n'cheese, a dish that crosses culture and classes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen begins a personal history of this troubled region.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen recalls the devastation of the first Gulf war.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The story of the Kurds of Iraq, told by BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The allure and political challenge of the Holy City, as experienced by Jeremy Bowen.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Cranmore School in West Horsley, Surrey.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Toby can't be cheered.(R) 14:15By Abigail Youngman. Drama based on the true story of a peculiar educational experiment.(R)
| 14:00Lily offers her analysis.(R) 14:154/8Slave trader Ibn seeks justice from the new regime's religious courts.
| 14:00Harrison has his work cut out.(R) 14:15Original drama by Thomas Pickles about a young woman and a storm.
| 14:00Kenton gets the wrong end of the stick.(R) 14:15A documentary fiction about Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking work The Fountain.(R)
| 14:00Kirsty makes a promise.(R) 14:15By Claire Miller. A comic tale of romance, hay fever and time travel.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:307/8Arrivals and departures for Dinny as she struggles to come to terms with losing Wilfrid.
| 14:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Southport.(R) 14:45Honest conversations about relationships, pets, football and gardening.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the final of the 2017 season of the general knowledge quiz. 15:30Jeremiah Tower changed the idea of what a chef could be. Dan Saladino tells his story.(R)
| 15:001/6Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home. 15:30Enormous new dams threaten life on one of south east Asia's most vital rivers.
| 15:00Discussing how to navigate borrowing from or lending to relatives. 15:30The everyday results of unconscious bias.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding sets out to walk the Nidderdale Way, a 53-mile route in North Yorkshire. 15:27Jenni Murray makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide.(R) 15:30Novelists Richard Beard and Bella Pollen discuss writing their memoirs.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Southport. 15:45In Joshua Ferris's artful new story a novelist finds himself in a tough spot.
| 15:30Frances Fyfield's latest series of musical explorations concludes with Puccini's La Boheme(R)
| 15:008/8Ignoring her own heartache, Dinny pours all her energy into protecting her sister.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project, chooses his favourite pieces of writing. 16:30In a digital world Aleks explores whether silence is becoming harder to experience.
| 16:00Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how video games influence language. 16:30Twice queen of England and mother of two kings, but have you heard of Emma of Normandy?
| 16:00Russian prison visitors. Also, prison boundaries. 16:30Information commissioner on political ads, Michael Schmidt of the New York Times, iPlayer.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to Justin Hurwitz, the Oscar-winning composer of La La Land. 16:30Searching for 100-year-old tumours to boost research on rare childhood cancers.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a politician, a producer, a campaigner and a DJ. 16:30Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners. 16:55The benefits of dialling down the pace of life and enjoying the garden.
| 16:00The unlikely appeal of Superintendent Ted Hastings. Hibo Wadere. Holidaying with mum.
| 16:00Gail Honeyman talks about her first novel, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of requests for poems about being lost.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Migrants living in camps in Greece join the Greek education system.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Are the police really open to scrutiny when people complain about misconduct?(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Robert Mueller, special counsel leading the Trump-Russia investigation(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The government's emergency committee has met to discuss Friday's cyber attack on the NHS. 18:301/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.
| 18:00The Labour leader has launched the party's manifesto in Bradford 18:301/4Sketch show with more overblown, melodramatic scenes from modern life.(R)
| 18:00Donald Trump faces what critics say are the most serious claims to beset his presidency. 18:303/4Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield with special guest Clare Grogan.
| 18:00Theresa May pledges to create a meritocracy for all 18:303/6Alex and his band explore the theme of fashion and trends.(R)
| 18:00Swedish prosecutors drop investigation into the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00US president signs Saudi deals worth £260 billion Iran re-elects Rouhani as president 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00President Trump has called on Muslim countries to drive out terrorists. 18:15Katie Puckrik chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lily offers her analysis. 19:15Conn Iggulden on St Dunstan, playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, virtual reality on radio. 19:452/8It is 1930, and Dinny Cherrell is wondering if she is ever going to experience true love.(R)
| 19:00Harrison has his work cut out. 19:15Three Girls screenwriter Nicole Taylor, American artist Mark Bradford and Life of Galileo. 19:453/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny is falling in love.(R)
| 19:00Kenton gets the wrong end of the stick. 19:15Guy Ritchie on King Arthur, Redwater and spin-offs, true crime dramas, Shore to Shore. 19:454/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. A secret threatens Dinny's romance.(R)
| 19:15Engelbert Humperdinck, The Red Turtle, Welsh opera, and literary festivals with F-ratings. 19:455/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny's loyalty is tested.(R)
| 19:00Peggy surprises her family. 19:15The author, critic and poet Clive James on the poems he thought he'd not live to write. 19:456/8Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny tries to stop a fight.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Robert Mueller, special counsel leading the Trump-Russia investigation 19:15Life of Galileo, Colossal, Jimmy McGovern, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Somerset House exhibition.
| 19:15Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical round-up of the election. 19:457/10Now approaching 80, Mrs Manville decides it is time to downsize.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world? 20:30Religiously and politically potent, Sri Lankan elephants are killing more and more humans.(R)
| 20:00Are the police really open to scrutiny when people complain about misconduct? 20:40The writer of a musical on Louis Braille's life, and the first blind tennis tournament.
| 20:00How will technology transform healthcare in the 21st century? 20:45Unpicking the business and economic issues behind the 2017 general election.
| 20:00What to make of the mounting investigations into Donald Trump's campaign. 20:30Matthew Gwyther looks at how McDonalds in the UK is trying to present a new image.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Cranmore School in West Horsley, Surrey. 20:50Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.
| 20:00Clarke Peters explores the art of the musical theatre lyricist.(R)
| 20:00Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a politician, a producer, a campaigner and a DJ.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The element that links the formation of the universe with the functioning of our brains.(R) 21:30Amol Rajan with Matthew D'Ancona, Claire Wardle, China Mieville and Lijia Zhang.(R)
| 21:00The everyday results of unconscious bias. 21:30Ottoline Leyser talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how plants decide to grow the way they do.(R)
| 21:00Enormous new dams threaten life on one of south east Asia's most vital rivers.(R) 21:30The Kink's Waterloo Sunset, from1967, evokes poignant and life-changing memories(R)
| 21:00Searching for 100-year-old tumours to boost research on rare childhood cancers.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louis Pasteur, known as a founder of microbiology.(R)
| 21:00Sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
| 21:00Joseph Millson plays Alexander II in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.(R)
| 21:00The Labour Party sets out its personal finance strategy.(R) 21:26Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group.(R) 21:30Matthew Gwyther looks at how McDonalds in the UK is trying to present a new image.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Theresa May makes a pitch for the Conservatives to become the party of the working people. 22:451/10November 1st, 1746. A traveller arrives at the port of New York, on urgent business.
| 22:00How damaging could Trump's sharing of classified information be for US security? 22:452/10Fresh off the boat in New York, Smith takes a walk along the Broad-Way.
| 22:00Donald Trump faces some serious allegations. 22:453/105 November 1746, New York. Smith pays a visit to the Lovell's house on Golden Hill.
| 22:00Manifesto pledge to reduce immigration criticised. 22:454/10After the excitement of the night before, Smith has a rude awakening.
| 22:00President Trump begins a tour taking in the Middle East, the Vatican and Brussels. 22:455/10Smith is invited to play a game of cards with New York's chief justice.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15How will technology transform healthcare in the 21st century?(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the latest developments in the general election campaign.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen answers listeners' language queries from the Word of Mouth inbox and postbag(R) 23:30Singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams describes how Sylvia Plath inspired an entire album.(R)
| 23:00Adil Ray hosts a new comedy show looking back at the last week on social media. 23:30Poet Lemn Sissay explains why Bob Marley is his artistic, personal and political muse.(R)
| 23:003/4Spencer's flat is full of sewage and son Dylan struggles with revision. 23:154/6Interview with youth worker Teresa Beckton. Why don't kids think beef is cool? 23:30Lisa Dwan, renowned performer of Samuel Beckett's works, reflects on the Irish writer.(R)
| 23:008/8David, Cathy and Fiona are otherwise occupied - can Barney and Alice get time together?(R) 23:30Alvin Hall explores a record of African-American soldiers discussing fighting in Vietnam.(R)
| 23:00Twice queen of England and mother of two kings, but have you heard of Emma of Normandy?(R) 23:27Alvin Hall explores an LP of African-American soldiers discussing fighting in Vietnam.(R) 23:55They have been together for 30 years but are no nearer tying the knot.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the final of the 2017 season of the general knowledge quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of poems recited at the Poetry by Heart competition.(R)
| 23:0011/13Guy Raz explores how networks surround and sustain us. 23:50Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.(R)
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