| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:17Ann Widdecombe and Vince Cable talk books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary's, Lamberhurst.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Historian Lizzie Collingham explains how salt cod helped to create the British Empire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5The Puritan settlers struggle to recreate the ideal English diet in new surroundings. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5As the Empire expands the colonial trade in ships' provisions races to keep up.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5In 19th-century India, British companies are profiting from arms-length drug trading. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5North Africa, 1941. Wartime strictures reveal the brutal reality behind feeding an empire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30By Anya Lipska. An unusual student shadows Cassie's work in the mortuary.(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. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45A game-keeper has got so sick of rural crime he's decided to do something about it. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts a guillemot chick in Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45There are concerns about the future of food safety post-Brexit. 05:58British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recalls the razorbill for this Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45Reaction to BBC 1's Countryfile report on bull calves in dairy herds being shot at birth. 05:58British zoologist Tim Birkhead admires the intelligence of ravens for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45A new scientific report examines the potential effects of Brexit on farming. 05:58Zoologist Tim Birkhead discusses the monumental dullness of puffins for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski. 05:45Sybil Ruscoe speaks to Adam Dixon about his hydroponic growing system. 05:58Zoologist Tim Birkhead dispels the myth of a foolish guillemot for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Why do we regret things? A psychoanalyst's view.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Loughborough Parish Church. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles pop superstar Taylor Swift.(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 takes flight at the International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol.(R) 06:30Discussing food and farming in Scotland, at the Lairg summer sheep sale. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Journalist Remona Aly considers the multi-faceted power of the divine feminine. 06:35Nancy Nicolson gathers sheep from the dangerous slopes of Glencoe. 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. 07:10Religious news and current affairs presented by William Crawley. 07:54Rachel de Thame makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Plantlfie. 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 Andrew's and St George's West Parish Church, Edinburgh, with the Rev Ian Gilmour. 08:48Roger Scruton asks: "What does the Tory Party really stand for?".(R) 08:58British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts a guillemot chick in Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Partition's legacy on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
| 09:00Kashmir 1915. Dr Aadam Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Katharine Longworth.
| 09:00The origins of the internet, and why nobody thought of making it secure. 09:302/5Ivan Hewett examines Wagner's Tristan Chord.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Janet Wootton.
| 09:00The former Conservative leader William Hague reflects on his career with Peter Hennessy. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Philip Sumner.
| 09:02Sue MacGregor meets the first all-female crew to complete the Round the World Yacht Race.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Actor Simon Williams and singer Heather Small join Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including a review of news stories both on paper and online.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Erla Bolladottir, Katharine Welby-Roberts and Helen Sharman and clothes for zero gravity. 10:45Meridian Cliffs on the south coast is as dreary as it gets, but Sarah Birkett has a dream.(R)
| 10:00Showing your disfigurement. Adopting little children. Our ninth Craft Prize finalist. 10:45A new dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, magic and Partition.
| 10:00BAME orchestra, Chineke!. Plus Theresa May, domestic abuse and Indian Partition. 10:412/10Lynne Truss's series about the people of Meridian Cliffs. Ashley the dog walker.(R) 10:55It's important to back up your opinion with logical reasoning.(R)
| 10:00No More Boys and Girls, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim asks can our kids go gender free? 10:457/10Now approaching 80, Mrs Manville decides it is time to downsize.(R)
| 10:00Events in Charlottesville - how much of a role have women had on both sides of the debate? 10:459/10Former daytime TV celebrity Darren Fox tries to reignite his career.(R)
| 10:30Francine Stock explores how the First World War transformed the arts across Europe.
| 10:00Anisha won't back down, and Emma makes herself heard.
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| 11:00 | 11:00What happens when best friends meet for the first time? 11:303/4David Quantick presents stories about Tom Jones, Morrissey and Mrs Phyllis Pearsall.(R)
| 11:00Brett Westwood meets an octopus perhaps the closest thing to an alien life form. From 2017 11:30Conductor Charles Hazlewood and Dr Brian May of Queen celebrate the Doppler effect.
| 11:00Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.(R) 11:304/4Each of the women gets to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks.(R)
| 11:00Tim Whewell travels to remote Abkhazia where the price of statehood is deep isolation. 11:303/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the little-known but super-influential Greek writer Lucian.
| 11:00Philippa Perry explores whether we're in a new age of emotion. 11:305/5Sophie has a chance to escape, but her mum's birthday is looming(R)
| 11:00The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics. 11:30Despite the threat of North Korean missiles, we find a surprising calm in Guam.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites five people from opposing sides of the 1980s Wapping dispute.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Howard Argent plays mediator. 12:15Should insurers do more to help customers who can't use the web to find the best deals? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Juliet Cavendish finds her working conditions oppressive. 12:15Consumer phone-in. Has anything put you off university? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Dr Pilchard gains ground with his electro-shock treatment. 12:15Fixed-odds betting machines; copycat websites; renting to under-35s. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Adeline and Victor Lumley both see clearly, but in different ways. 12:15The so-called resort fees catching out UK holidaymakers in the USA. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths. 12:15Cladding cost fears for private leaseholders, motorbike theft and buoyant whiskey sales.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Can we rely on the pensions industry to help us attain the comfy retirement we aspire to? 12:304/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cariad Lloyd, Amanda Owen and Gyles Brandreth.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/7Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Phill Jupitus, Sheila Hancock and Jenny Eclair.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino investigates pressures on chefs and the darker side of the restaurant kitchen 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00A charity is given an 'official warning' for spending less than 3% on frontline work. 13:451/5Ben Garrod explores the truth about Irish Giants in the first of five stories about bones.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:452/5Ben Garrod explores the story behind mammoth bones found in Norfolk.
| 13:00News with Martha Kearney including Ulster border post-Brexit and the music of Glenn Gould. 13:453/5Ben Garrod reveals how the archers who sank with the Mary Rose could help medical science.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:25Commentary on day one of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:25Commentary on day two of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 13:00Commentary on day three of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 13:00News with Ross Hawkins, including Barcelona latest and the future of the National Trust. 13:30British Asians on Partition, a dairy farmer's vending machine and a modern pilgrimage.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alistair is being secretive.(R) 14:15By Pat Cumper. The relationship of three best friends is tested when money gets involved.
| 14:00Anisha won't back down.(R) 14:15Born at the moment of India's Partition, Saleem is brought up by two adoring mothers.
| 14:00Phoebe has an anxious wait.(R) 14:154/4By Mike Walker. A mysterious young visitor compels Miller to look back on his life.(R)
| | | | 14:00Eric Robson and his panel of experts visit Romney Marsh, South Kent.(R) 14:45Putting others first, seeing them clearly and listening to their opinions.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging music quiz. 15:30Grace Dent discovers what has made Anthony Warner into the Angry Chef.(R)
| 15:001/7Josie Long explores encounters which leave an indelible imprint. 15:30A chronological journey through life - from childhood to old age - captured in the mirror.(R)
| 15:00Occupational pensions - the origins and the future of employer involvement.(R) 15:30Professor Irene Tracey, an expert in brain imaging, asks can we ever know another's pain?
| | | | 15:001/5Bold dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.
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| 16:00 | 16:001/2A fresh look at Shakespeare's Othello through the prism of the rehearsal room.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss BR Ambedkar's role in forming modern India.
| 16:00Martin Jarvis and Christopher Matthew return to their schooldays in Croydon and Surrey.(R) 16:30Salman Rushdie talks to radio director Emma Harding about his novel Midnight's Children.(R) 16:45The young Saleem uses his newfound powers to tune into other people's thoughts.
| 16:00Dr Frank Close examines the mythology and psychology behind eclipses. 16:30Amol Rajan goes behind the scenes at Test Match Special.
| | | | 16:00Swiss novelist Peter Stamm talks to Mariella Frostrup. 16:30Poet Benjamin Zephaniah visits Boston, home to a thriving immigrant population.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day one of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day two of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Dr Zareer Masani asks if India is rejecting the legacy of its founding father, Nehru.(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles pop superstar Taylor Swift.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00He has issued a strong condemnation of all far-right groups in the United States. 18:302/7Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Phill Jupitus, Sheila Hancock and Jenny Eclair.
| 18:00The government has released plans to avoid customs checks at EU borders after Brexit 18:301/4Alice and Snoo resort to some unconventional means to get people into the library.(R)
| 18:00Governments put forward proposals for Ireland border post Brexit 18:305/6Actress Olivia Colman talks to Sharon Horgan, writer and star of sitcom Pulling.(R)
| | | 18:00Commentary on day three of the first Test between England and West Indies, from Edgbaston.
| 18:00A seven year-old British-Australian boy died in the terror attack in Barcelona. 18:15Catherine Bott chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Shappi Khorsandi and Nassim Soleimanpour in front of a live audience in Edinburgh. 19:45Meridian Cliffs Football Club are surprised to find themselves over the moon.(R)
| 19:00Phoebe has an anxious wait. 19:15A series of accidents means that Mary's guilty secret can no longer be concealed.
| 19:15Live from Edinburgh with guests including Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Monteverdi at 450. 19:451/10Stories by Lynne Truss about the inhabitants of windy Meridian Cliffs.(R)
| | | | 19:00Oliver needs to ask a favour. 19:15A rare and historic moment from the BBC's sporting archive, as Dave Podmore is made an MP.(R) 19:4510/15Natalie realises that hiding out comes at a price.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Historian Professor Fara Dabhoiwala explores the origins of political freedom of speech. 20:30Inside Romania's live web-camming world - the engine of the online sex industry.(R)
| 20:00Dr Zareer Masani asks if India is rejecting the legacy of its founding father, Nehru. 20:40How to hear America's solar eclipse. Allan Hennessey: Cambridge's top law graduate.
| 20:00Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. 20:45Natalie Maddix explains why she believes in the power of singing together.
| | | | 20:00Should Nigel Lawson have been invited onto the Today programme?(R) 20:30Kate Silverton on a singer, a muse, a health campaigner and a rocket scientist.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00The cuckoo has many secrets but has got under our skin. Brett Westwood asks why. From 2017(R) 21:30Partition's legacy on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain.(R)
| 21:00The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever.
| 21:00Professor Irene Tracey, an expert in brain imaging, asks can we ever know another's pain?(R) 21:30The origins of the internet, and why nobody thought of making it secure.(R)
| 21:45The former Conservative leader William Hague reflects on his career with Peter Hennessy.
| 21:45Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
| 21:453/3Isabel's marriage to Osmond is not what she hoped or imagined but can she find a way out?
| 21:00Can we rely on the pensions industry to help us attain the comfy retirement we aspire to?(R) 21:26Rachel de Thame makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Plantlfie.(R) 21:30From sick man of Europe to world's richest exporter - how did Germany do it?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Virginia, but too late? A critic and a supporter react. 22:451/9Bernard MacLaverty's profound examination of love, loss and faith. Read by Frances Tomelty
| 22:00Business reaction to government's plans for 'a customs union' not 'THE customs union'. 22:45Salman Rushdie talks to radio director Emma Harding about his novel Midnight's Children.(R)
| 22:00Could president Trump's controversial remarks deepen divisions in the American society? 22:452/9A retired Northern Irish couple arrive in Amsterdam for a short holiday.
| 22:00A van has been driven into pedestrians in the busy Las Ramblas area of Barcelona. 22:453/9Stella slips out on a private errand, while Gerry wrestles with a long-buried memory.
| 22:00The programme assess Steve Bannon's impact on the Trump presidency. 22:454/9Stella takes Gerry to the Begijnhof. Bernard MacLaverty's novel, read by Frances Tomelty.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Norwegian singer Ane Brun talks about her life in music.(R) 23:30Salman Rushdie talks to radio director Emma Harding about his novel Midnight's Children. 23:45A new dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, magic and Partition.
| 23:001970s. Saleem is reunited with the other Midnight's Children in terrifying circumstances.
| 23:006/6The group leave the meeting room to try to rescue one of their members - from the pub.(R) 23:153/4An idiot's guide to Glazunov. Perfect for fans of comedy, classical music, and idiots. 23:30Follow The Digital Human's Aleks Krotoski as she heads down a rabbit hole.(R)
| 23:02Fresh from the Fringe brings highlights of the best in comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe... 23:30In a digital world Aleks explores whether silence is becoming harder to experience.(R)
| 23:00Writer Sathnam Sanghera nominates adventurer Alexander Gardner 23:27Aleks Krotoski explores the often ignored physicality of the digital world.(R) 23:55A grandmother is impressed by her granddaughter's caring nature.(R)
| 23:007/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging music quiz.(R) 23:30Bill Drummond is driving to every county in Ireland in five days. But what's driving Bill?(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke talks to Stanley Tucci about Final Portrait, his biopic of Giacometti.(R) 23:30Journalist Remona Aly considers the multi-faceted power of the divine feminine.(R)
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