| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Doctors at war. Also, patients who worry about wasting their GP's time.(R) 00:45Church bells from St George's, Edinburgh.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The alliance between man and horse lasted 6,000 years, shaping life in town and country.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Raulff grew up in 1950s rural Germany. Local customs still recalled the era of the horse.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5What prompted man to first mount and tame a wild horse? Speed changed the way we live.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Once a common sight in war, the cavalry was soon under threat from a new challenge.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5From George Stubbs to Clint Eastwood, the horse haunts our imagination.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30The story of a monastery on a tiny island in the Atlantic and the holy relic found there.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez. 05:45Farming Today explores the rural election promises of the Green Party and Plaid Cymru. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez. 05:45What election pledges is the Labour Party making on farming and the countryside? 05:58Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the red-breasted goose.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez. 05:45Farming Today asks the Conservative farming spokesman about his election priorities. 05:58Chris Jones from Worcestershire talks about his rescue ravens.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez. 05:45Farming Today talks to Ukip and the Liberal Democrats about their rural manifestos. 05:58Joe Harkness on the skylark.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez. 05:45Intensive farming is blamed for almost two-thirds of the loss of functioning floodplains. 05:58Paul Brook on the water rail.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45A former police inspector on managing the aftermath of an attack.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Cathedral Church, Peterborough. 05:45Mark Coles profiles artist Cornelia Parker, 2017's official election artist.(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 on the third section of the Nidderdale Way, a 53-mile circular walk(R) 06:30Three young farmers discuss the election pledges made by the main political parties. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05The poet Michael Symmons Roberts looks in the mirror and sees through a glass darkly. 06:35Nick Davies visits Source Farm in Jamaica, where organic farming is part of a revolution. 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. 07:15Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Emily Buchanan. 07:54Joely Richardson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Children's Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Rosie Wright and Pete Greig visit the 'Big Church Day Out' at Wiston House in Sussex. 08:48Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.(R) 08:58David Salmon of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the song of the woodlark.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Colm Toibin, Sebastian Barry, Meg Rosoff and Jan Kizilhan. 09:44An act of worship with music, reading and reflection, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Tamsin Mather explains what volcanic plumes tell us about our planet, past and present. 09:30Conversations between friends and family considering their democratic choice. 09:44The Daily Service explores mission in the world, led by the Right Rev Stephen Cottrell.
| 09:00Wagner's celebration of paternal love was written as a birthday gift 09:304/5John wants to talk about his schooldays, and being a teacher. 09:44A service from St Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg. Led by the dean.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss enzymes, the catalysts essential for life. 09:44Miriam Swaffield explores her work in student mission from her base in York.
| 09:00Elif Shafak is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Daily Service comes from the Synod of the Diocese in Europe.
| 09:00Robert 'Judge' Rinder joins Aasmah Mir and the Revd Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Emma Barnett explores our passion for craft, meeting some makers and business people. 10:45Commentary on the third ODI between England and South Africa, from Lord's.
| 10:00Jeremy Corbyn; KT Tunstall; Reni Eddo Lodge. 10:45Bindi's new business venture is not going as smoothly as planned.
| 10:00How parents can protect their children from pollution, plus international craft. 10:41Bindi arrives home to find a surprise visitor. Stars Meera Syal. 10:55If you don't love your job, get a different one!
| 10:00Designer Anna Sui, Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas and the impact of failed IVF. 10:15Commentary on the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and Bangladesh from the Oval.
| 10:00Education secretary, Justine Greening; Tim Farron, Lib Dem leader; Ramadan;. 10:45Bindi is preparing for the big opening of her development. Meera Syal stars.
| 10:30The star-packed story of the Hollywood Cricket Club.
| 10:00Tony won't be easily won over, and Lily gets her way.
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| 11:00 | | 11:00Jolyon Jenkins explores the ways in which it is now possible to replace most of his body. 11:30Countertenor Christopher Robson reflects on his life in music.
| 11:00Tim Samuels asks if financial technology poses a big threat to traditional banking.(R) 11:301/4Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case of breaking and entering - or is it?
| | 11:00A school struggling with numbers, Morris dancing at dawn and shredded torsos all feature. 11:303/9Jessica Hynes joins Max and Ivan as they investigate a spate of sporting injuries.(R)
| 11:00Nick Robinson assesses developments in the UK's 2017 general election campaign. 11:30The sounds of protest, popping champagne corks and the piercing shrieks of megabats.
| 11:15Sonia Friedman, theatre producer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third ODI between England and South Africa, from Lord's.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The air raid offers a new start for Kitty Lumley,. 12:15Winifred Robinson asks for your experiences of the social care system. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Gabriel Graham deals with the fallout of the aeroplane attacks. 12:15Biometric security, Ryanair seats, Radio adverts. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and Bangladesh from the Oval.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Dorothea is on a mission for the truth. 12:15Mortgages for leasehold homes, British meat and the class action against VW.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04British Airways compensation claims plus general election money manifestos. 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. 12:043/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.(R) 12:32Confederacy of Dunces to Absolute Beginners, Dan Saladino looks at food in cult fiction. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs.
| 13:00News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney.
| | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis.
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| 14:00 | | 14:00Roy lacks the luck of the draw.(R) 14:156/8Following a series of murders, Barakat's hold over Tumanbay is complete.
| 14:00Tony won't be easily won over.(R) 14:15Contemporary interpretation of the Orpheus myth by Linda Marshall Griffiths.(R)
| | 14:00Pip has a surprise visitor.(R) 14:15By Fred D'Aguiar. John Reasonable is a freed black slave, and Shakespeare's costume maker.(R)
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel visit Suffolk.(R) 14:45Conversations about the choices involved in choosing our career paths.
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| 15:00 | | 15:003/6Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect. 15:30How much is UK food security threatened by climate change? Botanist James Wong finds out.
| 15:00How do you release cash from your pension? 15:30Transient amnesia; mindfulness in schools; Insiders' Guide; autism in Somali culture.(R)
| | 15:00Eric Robson and the panel visit Suffolk. 15:45The story of a monastery on a tiny island in the Atlantic and the holy relic found there.
| 15:00Michael Palin stars with Penelope Wilton in his dark comedy of family meltdown.
| 15:002/2It's Eliza‘s day of reckoning. Starring Alistair McGowan and Morgana Robinson.
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| 16:00 | | 16:00Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock. 16:30Cult legend Andy Kaufman chosen by Iain Lee as his great life.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the significance of the face. 16:30Has social media reaction changed how journalists conduct political interviews?
| | 16:00Julian Worricker on a broadcaster, a navigator, a musician, a dancer, a dictator. 16:30Who pays income tax, cutting migration and where in the UK is cold? 16:55The doctors' dilemma of how to break bad news to a patient's family.
| 16:00KT Tunstall on her return to music and protecting children from effects of air pollution.
| 16:00Hari Kunzru discusses his novel Gods Without Men with James Naughtie at the Hay Festival. 16:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems about the body.
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on the third ODI between England and South Africa, from Lord's.
| 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.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and Bangladesh from the Oval.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Is it time to trust big business? Evan Davies asks the former head of BP, Lord Browne.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Painkillers in sport - the legal doping risking the long-term health of athletes.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles artist Cornelia Parker, 2017's official election artist.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | | 18:00Labour leader struggles to explain the cost of his policy to offer free childcare. 18:301/4A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant.(R)
| 18:00The Labour leader changes mind over debate; Theresa May defends not appearing. 18:301/6Victoria is hoping to see a conjuror, or at least a parrot. But instead meets Mabel.
| 18:305/6Alex and his band explore the Tudors versus the Vikings.(R)
| 18:00A Conservative election candidate is being prosecuted following the 2015 general election 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00But Theresa May says there's been no change to the Conservative's position. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Theresa May has condemned what she called the "brutal terrorist attack" in London 18:30Ernie Rae chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Roy lacks the luck of the draw. 19:15Sgt. Pepper at 50 arts festival; Jimmy McGovern on his new drama Broken; RIBA North. 19:45Bindi takes on a new business venture in property development. Stars Meera Syal.(R)
| 19:00Tony won't be easily won over. 19:15My Life as a Courgette reviewed, Will Self on his new novel Phone, Raphael drawings. 19:45Bindi's new business venture is not going as smoothly as planned.(R)
| 19:15South African soprano Pretty Yende, Dennis Lehane on his new novel Since We Fell. 19:45Bindi arrives home to find a surprise visitor. Stars Meera Syal.(R)
| 19:00Pip has a surprise visitor. 19:15Samira Ahmed talks to Salma Hayek and explores Arnold Bennett country. 19:45Bindi's is stressed, but help comes from an unexpected source. Stars Meera Syal(R)
| 19:15'The Discovery of Mondrian' with Jonathan Jones and Alice Birch on Anatomy of a Suicide. 19:45Bindi is preparing for the big opening of her development. Meera Syal stars.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles artist Cornelia Parker, 2017's official election artist. 19:15Wonder Woman, Jane Austen's Persuasion on stage and Adam Thorpe's novel Missing Fay.
| 19:00Pip has her nose to the grindstone. 19:15Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical round-up of the election. 19:459/10Former daytime TV celebrity Darren Fox tries to reignite his career.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Tim Samuels asks if financial technology poses a big threat to traditional banking. 20:30Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates.
| 20:00Painkillers in sport - the legal doping risking the long-term health of athletes. 20:40Twins Daniel and Michael Smith talk to Peter White.
| 20:00Discover how small things look set to shape the future in increasingly significant ways. 20:45Unpicking the business and economic issues behind the 2017 general election.
| 20:00Is it time to trust big business? Evan Davies asks the former head of BP, Lord Browne.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn. 20:50Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.
| 20:00Alan Dein enters the strange world of instructional records.(R)
| 20:00Who pays income tax, cutting migration and where in the UK is cold?(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on a broadcaster, a navigator, a musician, a dancer, a dictator.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The key component of rocks, sand and materials from glass and concrete to microelectronics(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Colm Toibin, Sebastian Barry, Meg Rosoff and Jan Kizilhan.(R)
| 21:00Transient amnesia; mindfulness in schools; Insiders' Guide; autism in Somali culture. 21:30Tamsin Mather explains what volcanic plumes tell us about our planet, past and present.(R)
| 21:00How much is UK food security threatened by climate change? Botanist James Wong finds out.(R) 21:30Wagner's celebration of paternal love was written as a birthday gift(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the usefulness of useless knowledge at the Hay Festival(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss enzymes, the catalysts essential for life.(R)
| 21:00Set in the week in 1917 when the death toll from the Folkestone air raid reached 72.
| 21:001/2Alistair McGowan, Morgana Robinson and Al Murray star in Shaw's tale of transformation.(R)
| 21:00British Airways compensation claims plus general election money manifestos.(R) 21:26Joely Richardson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Children's Trust.(R) 21:30Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn faced Jeremy Paxman and a live television audience. 22:451/5Series of tales in which F Scott Fitzgerald turns his attention to darker themes.
| 22:00Has Brexit been sidelined in the General Election ? 22:452/5Comic story about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog.
| 22:00At least 90 people have been killed in Kabul. 22:453/5Comic story about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog.
| 22:00President Trump has confirmed that the US will withdraw from the Paris agreement. 22:454/5Comic story about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog.
| 22:00Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are questioned by David Dimbleby and a studio audience. 22:455/5Stuart Milligan reads a story about honour, morals and the gulf between generations.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Discover how small things look set to shape the future in increasingly significant ways.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about writing children's books.(R) 23:30Peter White, blind since birth, meets disabled artist Alison Lapper in this new series.(R)
| 23:002/2Award-winning American comedian Alex Edelman defends his generation: millennials. 23:30Peter White meets stand-up comedienne Geri Jewell, who was born with cerebral palsy.(R)
| 23:001/4Comic autobiographical meanderings from Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Alison Steadman. 23:156/6Surreal bovine-themed comedy hosted by Benjamin Partridge. 23:301/3Three students take us behind the scenes of their final year at performing arts school.(R)
| 23:002/6Milton accidentally makes a delicious sparkling wine - and a deadly enemy.(R) 23:302/3Three more students raise the curtain on their final year at performing arts school.(R)
| 23:00Cult legend Andy Kaufman chosen by Iain Lee as his great life.(R) 23:273/3Three more students raise the curtain on their final year at performing arts school.(R) 23:55Women engineers on their journey to renewable energy.
| 23:002/6Students from Queen's University Belfast take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems on the theme of work.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke talks to director Patty Jenkins about warrior princess Wonder Woman.(R) 23:30The poet Michael Symmons Roberts looks in the mirror and sees through a glass darkly.(R)
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