| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:17Harriett Gilbert invites Terry Christian and Dr Kevin Fong to talk favourite books.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5A legacy from his uncle gives 13-year-old Thomas the means to go to London to study art.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Gainsborough begins to get important portrait commissions.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Gainsborough moves to Bath to paint portraits of wealthy tourists.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Gainsborough is observed in his studio using some unusual painting techniques. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5As he approaches the end, Gainsborough reconciles with an old rival.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A young man working in a London hotel struggles with an elderly co-worker called Nollaig.(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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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45Farming Today takes a look at salmon farming and some of the controversy surrounding it. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls great northern divers for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45Research warns climate change may lead to an increase in river pollution from fertilisers. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls the song of a golden oriole for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45A new report from the CPRE is predicting a bleak future for small farms. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45First eggs and now poultry meat could be affected by use of an insecticide in Europe. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recounts hearing the three-wattled bell bird for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh 05:45CCTV will be mandatory in slaughterhouses, the government has announced today. 05:58The BBC's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers for Tweet of the Day
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45A listener discusses caring for pregnant women on board a migrant rescue ship.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary's, Lamberhurst. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the England cricketer, Moeen Ali.(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. 06:07Folk singer Eliza Carthy unearths the secrets of Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire.(R) 06:30Farming Today This Week visits a salmon farm in Scotland. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Jahnavi Harrison explores why chanting God's name can be a powerful devotional practice. 06:35Caz Graham meets the modern-day gleaners, following behind the combine harvesters. 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 William Crawley. 07:54Arthur Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Revitalise. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Gabriel's Retreat, the Graan, Enniskillen. Led by Father Brian D'Arcy. 08:48Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.(R) 08:58The BBC's Frank Gardner recalls great northern divers for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00First-hand accounts of turmoil and violence in the days after India's partition. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00A personal reflection on the United States from author Jan Morris. 09:30Are we hard-wired for hope? Bettany Hughes finds out why we believe things can get better.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Val McDermid presents a history of same-sex relationships in Britain. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Peter Hennessy asks former prime minister Tony Blair to reflect on his life and times. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
| 09:00Dr Kevin Fong is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on current topics, led by the Rev Duncan MacLaren.
| 09:00The cook, musician and businessman Levi Roots joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including debate on North Korea and the return of double acts.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Endometriosis, Juliet Butler on conjoined twins Masha and Dasha, and gay parenting. 10:30Commentary on day 4 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 10:00Actor Cressida Bonas; maternity failings; holiday fashion; being a disabled parent. 10:452/5Jackie (Meera Syal) comforts Karla whose husband is believed to have died in a fire.
| 10:00Musical theatre; Women's Rugby World Cup; India Independence; Fiona Mozley. 10:413/5Jackie (Meera Syal) has broken a cardinal rule and taken a victim back to her flat. 10:55Retired art teachers recall the motivational techniques they employed.(R)
| 10:00Emma Hatton on taking on the role of Eva Peron in Evita. 10:454/5Karla has been kidnapped but rescued. No-one knows who carried out the abduction.
| 10:00A look at how women in communities affected by child sex abuse are feeling. 10:455/5Karla agrees to assist the police to find out the truth about her husband.
| 10:30The story of the Harlem Hellfighters and how jazz conquered France.
| 10:00Alistair's mind is elsewhere, and Lily helps in an emergency.
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| 11:00 | | 11:00The cuckoo has many secrets but has got under our skin. Brett Westwood asks why. From 2017 11:30Alan Carr presents highlights from Front Row's Queer Icons project.
| 11:00Stephen K Amos investigates the incredible true story of Ras Prince Monolulu.(R) 11:303/4One of the women gets some devastating news, and Chippy's lie comes back to haunt her.(R)
| 11:00Inside Romania's live web-camming world - the engine of the online sex industry. 11:302/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
| 11:00How and why did Cyril Radcliffe draw the line of partition between India and Pakistan? 11:304/5Sophie gets fired up about the life she could be living.(R)
| 11:00Rajan Datar explores a lost world of culture and romance. 11:30Can Marshal Khalifa Haftar rebuild Benghazi or even Libya?
| 11:15Sue MacGregor meets the first all-female crew to complete the Round the World Yacht Race.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day 4 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Alice feels less than charitable. 12:15Consumer phone-in. How much of their lives do people share online? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Reverend Winwood soothes Alec Poole. 12:15Why festivals fail, leaseholds with huge ground rents and Christmas planning in August. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Sylvia Graham hosts wounded soldiers. 12:15Consumer affairs programme. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Jessie directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk. 12:15London renters need earnings of £81k to 'afford' a one bed flat, and gagged complaints.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Occupational pensions - the origins and the future of employer involvement. 12:303/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Rainer Hersch, Beth Healey and Kaffe Fassett.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/7Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.(R) 12:32Grace Dent discovers what has made Anthony Warner into the Angry Chef. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Five-part series exploring the art and politics of the artists' manifesto.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Five-part series exploring the art and politics of the artists' manifesto.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Five-part series exploring the art and politics of the artists' manifesto.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Five-part series exploring the art and politics of the artists' manifesto.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Have we reached peak Scandi furniture? Laurence Llewelyn Bowen gives his verdict.(R)
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| 14:00 | | 14:00Alistair's mind is elsewhere.(R) 14:151968. A holiday at a Soviet youth camp becomes too hot to handle for two Manchester lads.(R)
| 14:00Oliver receives an invitation.(R) 14:153/4Four years after Monroe and Arthur met in LA, they secretly begin to see each other again.(R)
| 14:15A civil servant faces the toughest moral dilemma of his life.
| 14:00Lily helps in an emergency.(R) 14:15Southerners Richard and Clare move north to a seaside community intent on resisting change
| 14:00Julian Worricker is in the chair for Any Answers. 14:30A dalliance with a young American woman inspires Henry James, but leads to tragedy.
| 14:00As part of GQT's 70th anniversary, the team visit the four points of the UK compass.(R) 14:45Exploding toilets, retirement homes for PE teachers, and pranks played by art teachers.(R)
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| 15:00 | | 15:00Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions from the National Space Centre in Leicester.(R) 15:30Can a Shaman cure writer's block? Playwright, David Greig, tries to find out.(R)
| 15:00Can the state support a long and prosperous retirement for all?(R) 15:30Breast density; health education; switching outcomes in clinical trials.(R)
| 15:00Folk singer Eliza Carthy unearths the secrets of Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire. 15:27David Walliams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Kidscape.(R) 15:30Ann Patchett talks to James Naughtie about her Orange Prize-winning novel Bel Canto.(R)
| 15:00As part of GQT's 70th anniversary, the team visit the four points of the UK compass. 15:45A young man working in a London hotel struggles with an elderly co-worker called Nollaig.
| 15:30Alan Carr presents highlights from Front Row's Queer Icons project.(R)
| 15:003/3Isabel's marriage to Osmond is not what she hoped or imagined but can she find a way out?
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| 16:00 | | 16:00Frances Barber, stage and television star, explores the Wolverhampton of her childhood. 16:30Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.
| 16:00Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them? 16:30Media mogul John Malone, newspapers 'ripping' content, and inside online moderation.
| 16:00Antonia Quirke talks to Lambert Wilson, the star of a new biopic of Jacques Cousteau. 16:30Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a musician, a businesswoman, a writer, a childbirth campaigner. 16:30Is radio science coverage "jocular froth"? Roger Bolton finds out. 16:55Friends look forward to life in the specialised care home they are planning.(R)
| 16:00Emma Hatton, star of the latest production of Evita, performs Don't Cry for me Argentina.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman. 16:30Bill Drummond is driving to every county in Ireland in five days. But what's driving Bill?
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day 4 of the fourth Test between England and South Africa, from Old Trafford
| 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30A listener discusses caring for pregnant women on board a migrant rescue ship.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights. 17:40Mark Coles profiles the England cricketer, Moeen Ali.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00New data laws to bring the UK in line with the rest of Europe 18:301/7Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.
| 18:00Research shows differences in premature death rates in northern and southern England. 18:306/6The series ends with an essay about David's fashion sense and an audience Q&A session.
| 18:00Eighteen people have been convicted of abusing vulnerable girls and young women. 18:304/6Vic Reeves, of Vic and Bob fame, talks to Bafta Award-winning actress Olivia Colman.(R)
| 18:00Modern slavery numbers higher than thought 18:303/6Mark Steel visits the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury and performs for the local residents.(R)
| 18:00Trump says US military 'locked and loaded' to deal with North Korea 18:303/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Rainer Hersch, Beth Healey and Kaffe Fassett.
| 18:00Kenya opposition refuses to accept election result. 18:15Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has urged protest against the election result. 18:159/10Mark Watson hosts the final of the New Comedy Award 2017, live from the Edinburgh Fringe.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Alistair's mind is elsewhere. 19:15Trust Me, posthumous publishing, a review of Atomic Blonde, and Colm Toibin's Queer Icon. 19:451/5Meera Syal as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell investigating a suspicious fire.(R)
| 19:00Oliver receives an invitation. 19:15Regina Spektor plays live; author Philippa Gregory; TV's Eden; plus Rebecca Root. 19:452/5Jackie (Meera Syal) comforts Karla whose husband is believed to have died in a fire.(R)
| 19:15An interview with architect Daniel Libeskind. 19:453/5Jackie (Meera Syal) has broken a cardinal rule and taken a victim back to her flat.(R)
| 19:00Lily helps in an emergency. 19:15Henry Goodman as Lucien Freud, YA BAME writers, Isaac Julien, Lawrence Osborne. 19:454/5Karla has been kidnapped but rescued. No-one knows who carried out the abduction.(R)
| 19:15An exploration of the life and legacy of the playwright Joe Orton. 19:455/5Karla agrees to assist the police to find out the truth about her husband.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles the England cricketer, Moeen Ali. 19:15Atomic Blonde, A Ghost Story, Jonathan Dee, Project X: This Is Human and Quacks on BBC2.
| 19:00Alistair is being secretive. 19:1510/10Mark Watson hosts the final of the New Comedy Award 2017, live from the Edinburgh Fringe. 19:459/15On visiting Vic's parents, Lena makes a disturbing discovery.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Historian Professor Fara Dabhoiwala explores the origin of free speech about sex. 20:30In besieged East Aleppo, a terrified mother of three makes one last desperate phone call.(R)
| 20:00Matt McGrath investigates the Cinderella world of carbon accounting. 20:40What is it like to lose your sight and then get it back?
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Syrian qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef on the healing power of music. Recorded at WOMAD.
| 20:00How did the oil rich state of Venezuela see such a rapid economic decline? 20:30What role can the community play in rejuvenating their local economy?
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London 20:50Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.
| 20:00Grayson Perry goes in search of the moment the avant-garde died.
| 20:00Is radio science coverage "jocular froth"? Roger Bolton finds out.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a musician, a businesswoman, a writer, a childbirth campaigner.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with bats: from Dracula to Batman to Goth.(R) 21:30First-hand accounts of turmoil and violence in the days after India's partition.(R)
| 21:00Breast density; health education; switching outcomes in clinical trials. 21:30A personal reflection on the United States from author Jan Morris.(R)
| 21:00Impressionist Rory Bremner explores the role of the human voice in forensic phonetics. 21:30Val McDermid presents a history of same-sex relationships in Britain.(R)
| 21:00Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.(R) 21:30Peter Hennessy asks former prime minister Tony Blair to reflect on his life and times.(R)
| 21:00The people of Folkestone watch 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel.
| 21:002/3An unexpected inheritance allows Isabel her freedom, so she travels to Italy.(R)
| 21:00Occupational pensions - the origins and the future of employer involvement.(R) 21:26Arthur Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Revitalise.(R) 21:30What role can the community play in rejuvenating their local economy?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00We hear from the UK ambassador to the UN and from a former US negotiator with North Korea. 22:456/10Dawn's health is worsening, but Xan is not sure how best to help her.
| 22:00A special report from Nairobi. What do young people expect from the election? 22:457/10Quentin distracts himself from his woes by investigating Oliver Randall's murder.
| 22:00The US territory of Guam is now in the sights of Pyongyang. 22:458/10Quentin is unprepared for how badly affected he is by the death of his difficult father.
| 22:00Migrants drown near the coast of Yemen when people smugglers force them into sea. 22:459/10Xan unwittingly uncovers the identity of Oliver Randall's murderer.
| 22:00The opposition rejects the result, complaining of fraud. 22:4510/10Lottie and Quentin must fight to defend their family from Oliver Randall's killer.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Countertenor Christopher Robson reflects on his life in music.(R) 23:306/6Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at our minds and brains, with special guest Katy Brand.(R) 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores the role of digital media in our age of anger.(R)
| 23:005/6Danno deals with his father's death, after returning from his memorial service - in a pub.(R) 23:152/4An idiot's guide to Mahler. Perfect for fans of comedy, classical music, and idiots. 23:30Aleks Krotoski asks what it means to be authentic in a digital world full of filters.(R)
| 23:00The broadcaster’s comic life-search for male role models in books, films and television. 23:30Aleks Krotoski explores to what extent technology can tap into our unconscious mind.(R)
| 23:00Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.(R) 23:27Aleks Krotoski explores how much of what we do online is akin to talking to ourselves.(R) 23:55Shared memories of growing up on the Fountain estate in Derry twenty 20 years apart.(R)
| 23:006/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Poetry series in which poet Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke talks to Lambert Wilson, the star of a new biopic of Jacques Cousteau.(R) 23:30Jahnavi Harrison explores why chanting God's name can be a powerful devotional practice.(R)
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