| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Heritage beyond saving: should we collaborate with, not defend natural processes?(R) 00:45Church bells from Merton College, Oxford.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Happy childhood memories sit beside a great sadness and big changes for Eddie's family.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A gig in Sweden leads Eddie to make an important discovery about her family's past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Dyslexia and early relationships - all a question of reading the signs.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Confiding in an ex-girlfriend, Eddie Izzard tells the truth about her gender identity.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Eddie Izzard's running challenges have raised millions for charity worldwide.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Molly McGrann's story pulls back the curtain on the lives of the extremely wealthy.(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 Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45What's the status of bovine TB in the UK today - and what's being done to address it? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes his surprising encounter with capercaillie.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45The Scottish government pledges to address under-representation of women in agriculture. 05:58Mya Rose Craig recalls the nuthatch for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Orange markets offer a lifeline for farmers with TB restricted herds. 05:58London restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on the ring-necked parakeet for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45High street restaurants are accused of endangering future fish stocks. 05:58Thirteen-year-old Northern Ireland wildlife blogger Dara McAnulty on the hen harrier.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Neonicotinoids harm honey bees and wild bees, according to a new study. 05:58After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark.
| 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. 05:45After Grenfell, a former firefighter investigates his own high-rise tower block.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Church of Saints Probus & Grace, Cornwall. 05:45Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is leading the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.(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.
| 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.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Alison Mitchell meets the people who cultivate the sporting landscape at Wimbledon.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith looks at the practical, financial and emotional implications of bovine TB. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Malcolm Doney argues that imagination is at the heart of what it means to be human. 06:35Trai Anfield is in Dorset with naturalist John Walters. From 2014. 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. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. 07:54Peter Capaldi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports as Theresa May gets the Queen's Speech through the Commons.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10An ordination service for Petertide from Guildford Cathedral led by Bishop Jo Bailey Wells 08:48Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.(R) 08:58Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes his surprising encounter with capercaillie.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Chris Patten, Tessa Blackstone, James Graham and Kerry-Anne Mendoza. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Owain Jones.
| 09:00The story of how historical obsession killed a Polish writer, told by Hilary Mantel. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
| 09:00Musician Richard Hawley meets actor, writer and director Tony Pitts. 09:30Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Phil Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great works of political and ethical theory. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Silver.
| 09:00Stella McCartney, fashion designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Judy Murray 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 best-selling children's author on learning to look and the importance of libraries. 10:451/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.
| 10:00Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds on solo travel, ocean conservation and volunteering. 10:15Commentary on England v Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Leicester.
| 10:00The President of the Royal Academy of Engineering on girls and tech, and the human voice. 10:413/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers. 10:55Even though they do not live together, they will always be connected.
| 10:00Actor Zawe Ashton guest edits. Fashion designer Roksanda. Ayanna Witter-Johnson performs. 10:454/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.
| 10:00The takeover guest editor is Karen Blackett OBE, chair of MediaCom UK. 10:455/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Yeovil.
| 10:00Lilian has a lot on her mind, and Harrison thinks it is time to move on. 10:15Commentary on England v Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Taunton.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Ray finds out he is father to a baby in care and fights for custody. Grace Dent presents. 11:302/2Quizzical everywoman and stand-up poet Kate Fox explores things she does not want in life.
| | 11:00Susie Barrie follows the experts employed to tell fine wines from fakes.(R) 11:301/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.(R)
| 11:00Narcopolitics in Paraguay, demolitions in Moscow and barking feral dogs in Seychelles. 11:30Sonia Boyce views current interest in black British art through the life of Donald Rodney.
| 11:00Winifred Robinson reports on the Born in Bradford research involving thousands of babies. 11:303/6The NHS comedy takes a satirical look at social care and TV's Dr Jeremy is confused.
| 11:00Sam Coates of the Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30A nightmare ferry crossing, a musical metro ride and a Shakespearean train journey.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:05'Superstar' economics - how the gramophone transformed the performing industry. 12:14Why the UK is this summer's top European destination for long-haul travellers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on England v Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Leicester.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The pill wasn't just socially revolutionary, it also sparked an economic revolution. 12:13Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The safety elevator is a mass transit system that has changed the shape of our cities. 12:13Groceries Code Adjudicator, school trip coach drivers and cheap flights on private planes. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Invented for the printing industry, air conditioning now influences where and how we live. 12:13Nurseries complain that extra money from government for childcare is not enough.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The FCA's verdict on asset managers. Is the way groceries are priced set to change? 12:30The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on England v Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Taunton.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Jeremy Bowen considers the many complex layers of war in Syria.
| | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Jeremy Bowen on Turkey's dramatic changes under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on the rise and fall of Islamic State.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Ballymena, County Antrim.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lilian has a lot on her mind.(R) 14:15Al Smith's dystopian vision of a world where antibiotics have ceased to work.
| | 14:00Harrison thinks it is time to move on.(R) 14:15Can the new National Front Mayor of Grenoble keep control in the face of mounting unrest?
| 14:00Kenton receives an ultimatum.(R) 14:15The new mayor of Grenoble faces an unexpected threat as violent demonstrations worsen.
| 14:00Lynda initiates a fightback.(R) 14:15By Josie Long and Liam Williams. Dystopian comedy about a city divided by a giant fence.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Adaptation of Arthur Koestler's nightmarish portrait of a totalitarian state.
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| 15:00 | 15:006/6Students from the University of Liverpool take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 15:30An update on cook Paula Wolfert and entrepreneur James Ashwell's food and dementia stories(R)
| | 15:00Louise Cooper hears listeners' experiences of being a buy-to-let landlord. 15:30Personality change, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine, Insider's Guide, the self-help craze(R)
| 15:00Alison Mitchell meets the people who cultivate the sporting landscape at Wimbledon. 15:27Henry Blofeld makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Macular Society.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling crime novelist Ruth Ware.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and his panel of experts visit Folkestone. 15:45Molly McGrann's story pulls back the curtain on the lives of the extremely wealthy.
| 15:30Laura Barton takes a close listen to the music of Cornwall.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Exploring the key crew members on film and drama series defining modern entertainment. 16:30A discussion on the different ways of understanding the world around us.
| | 16:00Global inequality and poverty - is it decreasing? Also, signs of 'nation'. 16:30Why has Saudi Arabia demanded the closure of Middle East Eye, a London-based media outlet?
| 16:00Antonia Quirke visits the house that Richard Burton bought for Elizabeth Taylor in Mexico. 16:30Huge genetic differences between the sexes may result in more drug side-effects for women.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a writer, a campaigner, a businesswoman, a film director. 16:30Jeremy Bowen reflects on his career as the BBC's 'Man in the Middle East'. 16:55Ten-year-old friends get to grips with priorities at school.
| 16:00Actor Zawe Ashton discusses her fear of getting her period on stage.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on England v Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Leicester.
| 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30Evan Davis presents the business magazine.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Extra £1 billion for Northern Ireland; DUP says it will support Tories on crucial votes 18:301/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
| 18:304/4Alexei explores the role of the entertainer and explains why he will never go on Strictly.(R)
| 18:00Police match commander, David Duckenfield to be prosecuted. 18:304/6A chance meeting between Sondergaard and Bunning could very well lead to a new Cold War.
| 18:00After meeting residents, Sir Martin Moore-Bick promised to get to the truth 18:303/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.
| 18:00Nicholas Paget-Brown accepted responsibility for 'perceived failings' after the tragedy. 18:30The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
| 18:00The government has said it will keep a 'close eye' on Kensington and Chelsea Council. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on England v Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Taunton. 18:30Antonia Quirke chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Justin has a hard day at the office. 19:15Edgar Wright, director of Baby Driver; Julie Hesmondhalgh; Alba Arikha. 19:451/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.(R)
| 19:00Harrison thinks it is time to move on. 19:15Ian Rankin on Rebus, American photographer Gregory Crewdson, National Rural Touring Awards 19:452/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.(R)
| 19:00Kenton receives an ultimatum. 19:15Architect Amanda Levete and V&A director Tristram Hunt on the museum's £40m new project. 19:453/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.(R)
| 19:00Lynda initiates a fightback. 19:15Manchester International Festival launch with Jeremy Deller. 19:454/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.(R)
| 19:15Committee Musical, Fair Field - Piers Plowman re-imagined, Museum of the Year, Ebb and Flo 19:455/5Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers.(R)
| 19:00Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is leading the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. 19:15Alone in Berlin, Ink at Almeida, Christopher Wilson - Zoo, White Cube, Earl Slick and Lied
| 19:00Harrison's scheme is uncovered, and Tom clears the air. 19:152/4Featuring Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis. 19:453/15Natalie is contacted by someone who may have information on the missing students.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Susie Barrie follows the experts employed to tell fine wines from fakes. 20:30Union membership is in decline. So who will represent the workers of the gig economy?
| 20:00Families of children with a severe fatigue condition say they have been accused of abuse. 20:40The latest research on circadian sleep disorders in blind people.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45John Ballatt says we need 'intelligent kindness' to transform the culture of healthcare.
| 20:00The agenda for the new justice secretary, the law and holograms, and ageing sex offenders.(R) 20:30Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Ballymena, County Antrim. 20:50Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.
| 20:00Phil Tinline explores what the turmoil of the 1970s tells us about British politics today.
| 20:00Jeremy Bowen reflects on his career as the BBC's 'Man in the Middle East'.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a writer, a campaigner, a businesswoman, a film director.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The hare - a creature that is both mysterious and magical, as Brett Westwood discovers.(R) 21:30Tom Sutcliffe with Chris Patten, Tessa Blackstone, James Graham and Kerry-Anne Mendoza.(R)
| 21:00Personality change, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine, Insider's Guide, the self-help craze 21:301/3Jolyon Jenkins on men fighting a liberation war against what they see as female oppression(R)
| 21:00The man who put maths into biology and saw physics in shells, seeds and bees 100 years ago 21:30Musician Richard Hawley meets actor, writer and director Tony Pitts.(R)
| 21:00Huge genetic differences between the sexes may result in more drug side-effects for women.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great works of political and ethical theory.(R)
| 21:00Acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop remembers her mentor, the great Leonard Bernstein.(R)
| 21:00Bridget Kendall presents a new oral history of the early turning points in the Cold War.(R)
| 21:00The FCA's verdict on asset managers. Is the way groceries are priced set to change?(R) 21:26Peter Capaldi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coram.(R) 21:30Union membership is in decline. So who will represent the workers of the gig economy?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Theresa May has tried to reassure EU nationals in the UK that they can stay after Brexit. 22:451/4By Nick Walker. A plane crash from 1972 seems to have a bearing on a murder inquiry.(R)
| 22:00Experts claim that current fire risk assessments for buildings are 'complete garbage'. 22:452/4By Nick Walker. In Bergen, Annika investigates a strange case involving a submarine.(R)
| 22:00Some Conservatives have hinted that the one per cent public sector pay cap may be lifted. 22:453/4Annika wakes up after some serious partying to find herself in the boot of a car.(R)
| 22:00Kensington & Chelsea council fails to hold private meeting about Grenfell fire. 22:454/4By Nick Walker. Annika witnesses someone being pushed from the top of a rock face.(R)
| 22:00Nick Paget-Brown resigns over his council's handling of the Grenfell disaster. 22:45By Kit de Waal. A short story about emigration, backstory and new beginnings.(R)
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The story of how historical obsession killed a Polish writer, told by Hilary Mantel.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00New alternative poetry series, with Radio 4 poet-in-residence Daljit Nagra. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as Theresa May outlines her offer for EU nationals living in the UK.
| 23:004/4Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs.(R) 23:30Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/4More one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube's Damien Slash. 23:152/6Lorraine Ashbourne is Carol, in Jenny Eclair's story about a lifesaving friendship.(R) 23:30Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash over spending cuts during Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:005/6Milton opens a garage and finds he is on a collision course with a local villain.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Late Night Woman's Hour takes to the open road... 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Having to say please and thank you all the time can get boring.
| 23:006/6Students from the University of Liverpool take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Kate Molleson meets a legend of Ethiopian music, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke visits the house that Richard Burton bought for Elizabeth Taylor in Mexico.(R) 23:30Malcolm Doney argues that imagination is at the heart of what it means to be human.(R)
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