| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15A special programme on the subway.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Edward's, Stow-on-the-Wold.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A plan is hatched to catch one of the oldest carnivorous sharks on the planet.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The deep-water Greenland Shark is a shy but deadly creature that can live for many years.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A sea-fishing trip is underway, but the catch might be deadly.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Winter is the season to catch Norwegian cod - also known as skrei.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Spring arrives, and the outboard engine needs fixing before the hunt can continue.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Jamie Parker reads Sarah Hall's story set in a rural town in America's Northwest.(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. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Farmers and conservationists react to a key speech on the environment by Michael Gove. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls the magpie for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Cheaper food imports could come at the cost of farm animal welfare standards post-Brexit. 05:58Photographer Cailean Maclean on the great skua, or bonxie, for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Farmers deliver a petition to the Defra to change the rules on when hedges can be cut. 05:58Craig Hartley revels in a near-miss encounter with a green woodpecker for Tweet of the Day
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45Warnings of more compulsory purchase of farmland is a cause for concern for some. 05:58Paul Brook recalls a long-awaited encounter with a black tern for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. 05:45A government report on EU workers is due in 2018. What do farmers do in the meantime? 05:58Paul Brook on the redwing which ignited his love of birdwatching for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45Moving to the UK and the tragedy which inspired a career change.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Lady Brenda Hale, the new President of the UK Supreme Court.(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.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Paul Murphy puts on his leathers to find out why Lincolnshire is biker heaven.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Monmouthshire who supply pigs for charcuterie. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully considers sun worship and the power of the star that sustains and destroys. 06:35Ruth Sanderson meets two Israeli shepherds competing at their first World Sheepdog Trials. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including 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. 07:54Annie Ashby, a beneficiary of MHA (Methodist Homes), makes an appeal on their behalf. 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 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. 08:48Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.(R) 08:58Writer Eleanor Matthews recalls the magpie for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00How do you raise happy, optimistic children? 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Choreographer Crystal Pite makes Flight Pattern, her profound dance for the Royal Ballet. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by The Rev Dr Paul Mathole.
| 09:00Surrealist Nancy Fouts meets the artist duo Rob and Nick Carter, who create digital art. 09:301/5Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares cyber-attacks today with the Siege of Dover Castle in 1216. 09:30Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as those you need for sport? Really? 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Sharon Grenham-Thompson.
| 09:00Jayne-Anne Gadhia, banker, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Dr Krish Kandiah.
| 09:00Sir Tim Smit and John Gordon Sinclair join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including a review of the Sunday papers.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Can you be a feminist and a Love Island fan? 10:451/5Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner.
| 10:00More women than men are severely obese. What is being done to tackle the problem? 10:452/5Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner star in Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy.
| 10:00Patricia Greene; Kumail Nanjani & Emily Gordon; The Unwomanly Face of War; Jendella Benson 10:413/5Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner. 10:55Before social media, going travelling involved sending the odd postcard home.
| 10:00Mums who live apart from their children, Sarah Winman, daughters of Mumbai sex workers. 10:25Commentary on day one of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 10:00Guests include Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams, and Archers star Paddy Greene. 10:30Commentary on day two of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 10:30Commentary on day three of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 10:00Jill wants to be heard, and Clarrie gets ready to host. 10:30Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Amir is in a catch-22: too ill to work yet apparently not ill enough for illness benefits. 11:304/4The sisters wonder why their brother invites himself to stay.
| 11:00Brett Westwood investigates our relationship with earthworms. From 2017. 11:30Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
| 11:00Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why(R) 11:301/4Sitcom about three women embracing the world of salsa as they adjust to life after cancer.(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Aditya Chakrabortty investigates the origins and impact of the word 'narrative'. 12:15Why our chocolate bars keep getting smaller. Holiday let mortgages. And ditching shampoo. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Aditya Chakrabortty investigates the origins and impact of the term 'shareholder value'. 12:15Call You & Yours - how have eating disorders affected listeners and their families? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Aditya Chakrabortty investigates the origins and impact of the word diversity. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. Car finance, abattoir inspections, community pubs. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day one of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day two of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day three of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The FBI arrives, and negotiations start in an attempt to end the stalemate.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Justin's mind is made up.(R) 14:15How Andy Warhol, with a little help from Truman Capote, invented celebrity culture.(R)
| 14:00Matt receives a warning.(R) 14:15By Phil Porter. A tale of two wheels. Why do we cycle and why do we cheat?
| 14:00Jill wants to be heard.(R) 14:151/4New York, 1915. Arthur Miller is born to a prosperous family in the clothing business.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:004/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon is on a trip through crisis hit Greece to meet people making a life in food.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are at the Dash Arts Dacha in Shoreditch.(R) 15:30Helen Castor on homosexuality in Victoria's Britain and the history of the 'gig' economy.
| 15:00Travel chaos, interest only mortgages and bank fraud, Adam Shaw asks what happened next? 15:30Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Callow charts the history of queer theatre and performance in Britain. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the wonders of insects.
| 16:00Watford or Harvey Nichols - where is home for the 'Queen of Shops'? 16:30John Niven and Sali Hughes discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness. 16:30Johnston Press have announced job losses at some of its weekly Scottish papers.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day one of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day two of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Chris Gard and Connie Yates end legal battle to get experimental treatment for their baby 18:305/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Jan Ravens join chairman Jack Dee.
| 18:00The Government says the decision is a vote of confidence in its industrial strategy. 18:304/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00Environmental campaigners have lambasted the government's clean air strategy. 18:302/6The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, of Vic and Bob fame.(R)
| 18:453/4In a bid to diversify, Alex and Ben are attempting to enter the world of high finance.
| 18:451/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cally Beaton, Sally Phillips and Suzy Lishman.
| 18:00That figure is the largest affecting any UK retirement fund. 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Actor Jack O'Connell on playing Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on the West End stage. 19:451/5Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner.(R)
| 19:15Actor Daniel Mays on playing gay rights campaigner Peter Wildeblood. 19:452/5Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner star in Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy.(R)
| 19:00Lynda worries about the fete. 19:15Frightening films, crime writer Kathy Reichs and actors-turned-artistic directors. 19:453/5Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner.(R)
| 19:00Clarrie gets ready to host. 19:15Patrick Gale, Olly Alexander, Man Booker Prize longlist, Mercury Prize shortlist. 19:454/5Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner star in Marcy Kahan's award-winning comedy.(R)
| 19:15Susie Dent on how the arts have entered the English language. 19:455/5Bill and Bella find themselves ordering room service in a hotel room.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Lady Brenda Hale, the new President of the UK Supreme Court. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Sarah Churchwell, Kerry Shale and Briony Hanson.
| 19:152/2Julia Sutherland meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their personal stories. 19:457/15Natalie receives a distressing email from Caroline Ellis, the dead infant's mother.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why 20:30Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far.
| 20:00David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent. 20:40Pluses and minuses of technology for travel, recognising objects and getting information.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Annie Broadbent shares her experience of being bereaved.
| 20:00This year almost 100,000 people have arrived in Italy by boat and 2,000 have died trying 20:30There's no business like show business. Evan Davis examines why UK theatres are thriving.
| 20:00Ed Stourton presents political debate from Whiteparish Memorial Centre in Wiltshire. 20:50Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.
| 20:00Richard Weight explores the key role of Roy Jenkins in the liberal reforms of the 1960s.
| 20:00Roger Bolton talks to Jon Sopel about the BBC's US coverage in the age of President Trump.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a trade unionist, a singer, a campaigner, an angler, a director.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with grass.(R) 21:30How do you raise happy, optimistic children?(R)
| 21:00Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking. 21:30Choreographer Crystal Pite makes Flight Pattern, her profound dance for the Royal Ballet.(R)
| 21:00Fi Glover takes a personal journey into the controversial trend of egg freezing.(R) 21:30Surrealist Nancy Fouts meets the artist duo Rob and Nick Carter, who create digital art.(R)
| 21:00Cod; connection to nature; domestic electricity; gamma ray burst.(R) 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares cyber-attacks today with the Siege of Dover Castle in 1216.(R)
| 21:00Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there.
| 21:00A handsome gypsy is drawn to the rector's daughter when he arrives at her village.(R)
| 21:00How will retirement look in the future, and what are the challenges in providing for it?(R) 21:26Annie Ashby, a beneficiary of MHA (Methodist Homes), makes an appeal on their behalf.(R) 21:30Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00A senior member of congress explains that the investigation is just beginning. 22:456/10The Music Shop reopens, but is it already too late to save Unity Street?
| 22:00The US House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly for new sanctions against Russia. 22:457/10Maud makes a shocking discovery about Ilse Brauchmann's past.
| 22:00The programme hears from a trans soldier currently serving in the US army. 22:458/10Frank confronts Ilse about her past, just as tragedy strikes Unity Street.
| 22:00Special report from Yemen: famine and cholera are rife, medical teams struggle to cope. 22:459/102009. Unity Street is abandoned and Frank is missing. Can Ilse get the band back together?
| 22:00The US and South Korean military are discussing 'military response options'. 22:4510/10Ilse, Maud, Kit and Father Anthony reunite in an attempt to save Frank.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Alex Forsyth and guests discuss the latest on Brexit, and university tuition fees.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Raymond Antrobus, Miriam Nash and the best new poetry books, festivals and events. 23:30Actress and writer Maureen Lipman shares her best loved writings, poems and plays.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the wonders of insects.(R) 23:30Terry Christian's favourite pieces of writing, read by Andrew Maxwell and Sally Lindsay.(R)
| 23:003/6Simon surprises everyone when he tells his story of being a war correspondent.(R) 23:156/6A single mother dreams of raising her son to wreak revenge on his father.(R) 23:30Music journalist and writer John Harris selects music and writing that has shaped his life(R)
| 23:003/4Opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes. 23:30Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project, chooses his favourite pieces of writing.(R)
| 23:00Lauren talks to leading female activists about the joys and tough choices of campaigning. 23:30John Niven and Sali Hughes discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:55There was a time when Fridays saw sailors of all nationalities land in Londonderry.
| 23:004/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz.(R) 23:30Helen Mort introduces poetry that makes the ordinary becomes extraordinary.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke talks to director James Ivory about Howard's End.(R) 23:30Mark Tully considers sun worship and the power of the star that sustains and destroys.(R)
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