| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5An extraordinary oral history of Russian Women's experiences in the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5An extraordinary oral history of Russian Women's experiences in the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5An extraordinary oral history of Russian women's experiences in the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5An extraordinary oral history of Russian women's experiences in the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5An extraordinary oral history of Russian women's experiences in the Second World War.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Story by Linda Cracknell. A retired cyclist helps a friend's son deal with a sad loss.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45When it comes to the price of food, what's the right balance? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45A new report in praise of small-scale farming. 05:58Rower and Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory on the house sparrow for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45The true cost of food - should farmers be taxed on their impact on the environment? 05:58Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory on the white stork for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45The chair of the Rural Crime Network explains how they can help farmers protect livestock. 05:58Laura Howard describes how learning about nature turned the countryside into a fascination
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. 05:45With a TB outbreak in Cumbria, David Gregory Kumar asks if it could spread to Scotland. 05:58Tiffany Francis recalls her encounters with yellowhammers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat. 05:45General John Kelly, from a working class Boston neighbourhood to the White House.(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. 06:07Helen Mark finds out how Glyndebourne's gardens inspire singers, artists and opera-goers.(R) 06:30Panellists discuss the price of food in front of an audience at Countryfile Live. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Theologian and writer Dr Jane Williams examines the nature and extent of human freedom. 06:35Ruth Sanderson meets Northern Ireland's King and Queen of Mash. 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. 07:10A look at ethical and religious news with William Crawley. 07:54David Walliams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Kidscape. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the Keswick Convention 2017 which takes responding to God with gratitude as its theme 08:48Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.(R) 08:58Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00The untold stories of British Asians and Colonial British who witnessed India's partition. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop David Walker.
| 09:00Following David Greig, artistic director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Val McDermid presents a history of same-sex relationships in Britain. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the long, unshaven view of the recent fashion for beard-wearing. 09:30Primrose Granville asks chef Henroy Brown how he came back from serious illness. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00John Craven joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles live from Blenheim.
| 09:00The Sunday morning magazine programme including a review of the newspapers.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Ruth Nabembezi is a recipient of the Queen's Young Leaders' Awards. 10:30Commentary on day five of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 10:00Melanin Millennials. Miscarriage and what to say. Allegra Huston's book, Say My Name. 10:452/5Winterbourne travels to Rome to see the beautiful, free-spirited Daisy Miller again.
| 10:00Author Kathy Lette; actor Alison Skilbeck; Ausma Zehanat Khan; employment tribunal fees;. 10:413/5Winterbourne travels to Rome to see the beautiful, free-spirited Daisy Miller again. 10:55Hiding her stammer was limiting her life, but now Wendy has found her voice.(R)
| 10:00Upskirt photos; Dianne Reeves; Vaginal implant complication; Parents knocked off pedestal. 10:454/5Winterbourne must decide whether to follow his heart or turn his back on Daisy.
| 10:00Physiotherapist Elaine Miller on the importance of pelvic floor exercises. 10:25Commentary on day 1 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 10:30Commentary on day 2 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 10:00Anisha is drawn in, and there is a knot to unravel at the Dower House. 10:30Commentary on day 3 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
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| 11:00 | | 11:00Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with bats: from Dracula to Batman to Goth. 11:30Professor John Sutherland investigates the 'obscure hurt' suffered by Henry James in 1861.
| 11:00Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock.(R) 11:302/4Marco's sister is less than impressed by Terri, and Jill is still wavering.(R)
| 11:00In besieged East Aleppo, a terrified mother of three makes one last desperate phone call. 11:301/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Greek poet Sappho.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day five of the third Test between England and South Africa, from the Oval.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Dorothea experiences a private sadness. 12:15Consumer phone-in. Might you be borrowing more than you can afford? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Jessie lives under a cloud. 12:15Looking at future care home provision, Safeway's comeback and EU roaming charges. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Kitty discovers a vital clue. 12:15The car hire industry responds to criticism about the way it operates. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day 1 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day 2 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day 3 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
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| 13:00 | | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:452/5Biscuits and hard cheese. First steps from home. Jude Rogers returns to her student rooms.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:453/5The brutally changing world of the flat rental market, as Jude revisits her 1990s home.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:454/5Things are getting serious as Jude decides to buy her first home.
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| 14:00 | | 14:15By Gary Ogin. Fast-paced comedy about religion and identity.
| 14:00There is a knot to unravel at the Dower House.(R) 14:152/4After the success of Death of a Salesman, Hollywood beckons to Arthur.(R)
| 14:00Roy wants to smooth things over.(R) 14:15Tanya Franks and Paterson Joseph star in this razor-sharp family comedy by Tamsin Oglesby.
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| 15:00 | 15:005/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon, Cerys Matthews and friends go camping to celebrate food in the outdoors.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his culinary panellists visit Hull, UK City of Culture for 2017.(R) 15:30Tom Holland on the world's oldest environmental charter and Iron Age Heathrow.
| 15:00Louise Cooper explores the challenges facing millennials as they save for retirement. 15:30Margaret McCartney unpicks recent headlines suggesting its okay not to finish antibiotics.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark finds out how Glyndebourne's gardens inspire singers, artists and opera-goers. 15:27Annie Ashby, a beneficiary of MHA (Methodist Homes), makes an appeal on their behalf.(R) 15:30A special programme from the Chalke Valley History Festival.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Simon Callow charts the emergence of a wave of openly queer artists in the 1950s and 60s. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder if we are living in a computer simulation?
| 16:00The former 'Big Society tsar' Nat Wei on his Milton Keynes childhood and Chinese heritage. 16:30Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
| 16:00Early-bird poet Ian McMillan investigates why people are early or late. 16:30What would an effective White House director of communications look like?
| 16:00Antonia Quirke talks to Mark Gill, director of Morrissey bio-pic England Is Mine. 16:30Gene-editing human embryos; spaceman's eyes;science book prize; sexual selection in salmon
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day 1 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
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| 18:00 | 18:00Royal Marine sentenced to 18 years for making pipe bombs for the Continuity IRA 18:306/6Jack Dee and regulars Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor with Jeremy Hardy and Jan Ravens.
| 18:00British Gas says government policies to blame for 12.5% hike in some electricity prices 18:305/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
| 18:00It's hoped the gene editing technique could be used to eradicate inherited diseases 18:303/6Bob Mortimer talks to his comedy double act partner Vic Reeves.(R)
| 18:00Judge condemns "disgraceful" lack of services for teenagers with mental health problems 18:304/4It's Alex and Ben's Christmas special - in the height of summer.
| 18:452/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Phill Jupitus, Roger Graef and Prue Leith.
| 18:00Commentary on day 2 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford 18:45Sara Cox and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on day 3 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford 18:45The best of BBC Radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15David Walliams on Gangsta Granny, and Jeanne Moreau and Sam Shepard remembered. 19:451/5Desire and propriety clash in Henry James's classic novella dramatised by Amanda Dalton.(R)
| 19:00There is a knot to unravel at the Dower House. 19:15Nicholas Hytner's Queer Icon, writer Bernard MacLaverty, riding the Mail Rail. 19:452/5Winterbourne travels to Rome to see the beautiful, free-spirited Daisy Miller again.(R)
| 19:00Roy wants to smooth things over. 19:15Emergency services on screen; plus Sally Hawkins, Josette Bushell-Mingo, and Damian Barr. 19:453/5Winterbourne travels to Rome to see the beautiful, free-spirited Daisy Miller again.(R)
| 19:15Actor Stockard Channing on her new stage role, feminism and the enduring power of Grease. 19:454/5Winterbourne must decide whether to follow his heart or turn his back on Daisy.(R)
| 19:00Oliver decides it is time to move on. 19:15Irvine Welsh, Bookshop economics, Morrissey's early years and CN Lester's Queer Icon. 19:455/5Winterbourne struggles to accept Daisy's close friendship with the handsome Mr Giovanelli.(R)
| 19:00General John Kelly, from a working class Boston neighbourhood to the White House. 19:15Land of Mine, Mosquitoes, Bernard MacLaverty, Matisse In The Studio, Trust Me on BBC TV.
| 19:00Jill makes an announcement. 19:15The world of sport is in crisis. Has England's king of sleaze Dave Podmore lost his mojo? 19:458/15Natalie realises just how much pain her podcast is causing the Ellis family.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Historian Professor Fara Dabhoiwala explores the origins of religious freedom of speech. 20:30Pakistan's Hijra, or third gender, community shun a new emerging transgender identity.(R)
| 20:00A meditation on the enduring dream - and the potential nightmare - of tower block life. 20:40How do you describe a circus to blind children?
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Ivo Gormley tells the story of his bright idea to combine getting fit with doing good.
| 20:00It's been a tumultuous week in DC, but how much does the chaos in the West Wing matter? 20:30Tower blocks are in the news. Matthew Gwyther discovers the challenges of managing them.
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London 20:50Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.
| 20:00Peter Tatchell on how the 1967 Sexual Offences Act failed to provide equality for gay men.
| 20:00Should Radio 5 Live have interviewed controversial columnist Kevin Myers?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on two actors, a playwright, a scientist, a furniture designer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood investigates our relationship with earthworms. From 2017.(R) 21:30The untold stories of British Asians and Colonial British who witnessed India's partition.(R)
| 21:00Margaret McCartney unpicks recent headlines suggesting its okay not to finish antibiotics. 21:30Following David Greig, artistic director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.(R)
| 21:00Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society.(R) 21:30Val McDermid presents a history of same-sex relationships in Britain.(R)
| 21:00Gene-editing human embryos; spaceman's eyes;science book prize; sexual selection in salmon(R) 21:30Jonathan Freedland takes the long, unshaven view of the recent fashion for beard-wearing.(R)
| 21:00First omnibus of Season 11, set in the week when the battle of Passchendaele began.
| 21:001/3Isabel desires the freedom to determine her own future above all else.(R)
| 21:00Can the state support a long and prosperous retirement for all?(R) 21:26David Walliams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Kidscape.(R) 21:30Tower blocks are in the news. Matthew Gwyther discovers the challenges of managing them.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00President Nicolas Maduro's plans for a new Assembly have been condemned around the world. 22:451/10Amanda Craig's suspenseful state-of-the-nation black comedy, read by Amanda Lawrence.
| 22:00Two opposition leaders were arrested overnight and sent to military prison. 22:452/10The Bredins prepare to leave their London home. State-of-the-nation novel by Amanda Craig.
| 22:00British company that provided voting technology said it had found evidence of tampering. 22:453/10Xan is slowly adjusting to life in Devon. Amanda Lawrence reads Amanda Craig's new novel.
| 22:00The prosecutor investigating links between Trump and Russia has convened a grand jury. 22:454/10Lottie struggles to cope with living on a tight budget and in close proximity to Quentin.
| 22:00An Irish senator says the answer to Brexit is not hard, not soft, just reunification. 22:455/10Xan finds new purpose as a wage-earner. Amanda Craig's novel, read by Amanda Lawrence.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Ellie Price and guests discuss the latest on Brexit and other political developments.
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| 23:00 | 23:00An intimate portrait of the songwriter, singer and frontman of XTC, Andy Partridge.(R) 23:301/6Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder if we are living in a computer simulation?(R) 23:302/6Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle.(R)
| 23:004/6Andy has a date for the first time in... well, longer than he would like to admit.(R) 23:151/4An idiot's guide to Wagner. Perfect for fans of comedy, classical music, and idiots. 23:303/6Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect.(R)
| 23:004/4Jason’s horror idea is thwarted and Macca steps in to help. 23:304/6Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images.(R)
| 23:00Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.(R) 23:275/6Josie Long hears stories of our desire for time to stop.(R) 23:55When you are a female bricklayer, the wolf whistles come from passers-by.(R)
| 23:005/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Globe-trotting poetry series. Poet Helen Mort explores voices from around the world.(R)
| 23:001/8Adam Gopnik introduces stories with a science flavour from the Lincoln Center in New York. 23:50Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.(R)
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