| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:17Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 00:45Church bells from Loughborough Parish Church.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Novelist Maggie O'Farrell's memoir, told through a series of near-death experiences.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Maggie recalls falling seriously ill with encephalitis aged eight.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Complications during labour leave Maggie close to death.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Maggie and her son face difficulties swimming in Africa.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5How Maggie copes with her daughter's immunology disorder.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30An original short work for radio by the playwright and film-maker Matt Grinter.(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 reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Bill Clark at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany with a harvest overview. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Clare Jones on the inspirational little egret for Tweet of the Day.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45It is reported that thousands may have contracted hepatitis E from imported sausages. 05:58Lily Burton is the youngest birder on Tweet and she shares a sad story of a mute swan.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Latest figures show a 30% increase in the cost of farm fires. We ask why. 05:58Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory on the birds he sees while out early morning training.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45NFU Cymru responds to the Welsh Government's plans to open up more land to the public. 05:58Tiffany Francis recalls not realising she's seen a corncrake on Lunga for Tweet of the Day
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell. 05:45Why rubbish-dumping on farmland is likely to be particularly bad over a bank holiday. 05:58BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45An iPM listener is inspired by the words of a teacher in a war zone.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Crawford Falconer, who could prove key to Britain's post-Brexit future(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. 06:07Huw Stephens goes to Green Man festival to hear why music sounds best in the countryside.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe visits Overbury Estate Farm to see how 2017's harvest is going. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores the intellectual, philosophical and spiritual appeal of games. 06:35Tom Heap meets the farmers of bere, an ancient grain, grown on Orkney for centuries. 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. 07:10Edward Stourton presents a special edition on religion and artificial intelligence. 07:54Richard Mylan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cerebra. 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 from Greenbelt Festival in Kettering. 08:48Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.(R) 08:58Clare Jones on the inspirational little egret for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Fi Glover and friends celebrate 50 years of East Yorkshire's largest housing estate. 09:30Oliver Burkeman explores if the busyness epidemic is not what it at first seems.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Fi Glover and friends acknowledge the heart of Hull UK City of Culture UK regeneration. 09:30Who owns time? Bettany Hughes examines what time means to us and how we can best use it .(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Chine McDonald.
| 09:00Did the World Wide Web's Utopian ideals spread crime and obscenity? 09:303/5Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Mahler's 10th Symphony.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Peter Hennessy asks Harriet Harman to reflect on her life and times. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop Chris Edmondson.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites five people from opposing sides of the 1980s Wapping dispute.(R) 09:45Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led by the Rev Dr Christopher Landau
| 09:00Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles are joined by rock 'n' roll legend Marty Wilde.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Are girls and boys treated differently according to gender? Let us know your experiences. 10:451/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thrilling series set in 1890s Whitechapel.
| 10:00100 years of women's ministry in the UK. Same-sex marriage vote in Australia. 10:452/5Megan's sister Beth has arrived unexpectedly, and there is news of a less welcome visitor.
| 10:00Three daughters on why they no longer see their mothers. 10:413/5An abducted girl, a gangster, a nationalist. Thriller set in 1890s Whitechapel. 10:55The lessons Freddy Krueger and Frankenstein can teach us.
| 10:00Alpha v beta women; bikesmith Caren Hartley; estranged from mum; safety of vaginal seeding 10:454/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thriller set in London's Whitechapel of the 1890s.
| 10:00Shirley Henderson and Sheila Atim talk about playing mother and adopted daughter. 10:25Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
| 10:30Commentary on day two of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
| 10:00Oliver needs to ask a favour, and Shula spots an opportunity. 10:30Commentary on day 3 of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Maya is struggling with anorexia, and her A-levels are imminent. 11:304/4The journalist ponders his first impressions of Grace Jones and NF Simpson among others.(R)
| 11:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the mysterious and fascinating eel. 11:30Roger Law gets immersed in the world of Chinese ceramics.
| 11:00A defence of general knowledge by two stars from the last series of University Challenge.(R) 11:301/2Jill and Chippy try to follow Terri's wishes for her funeral.
| 11:00Sevastopol - home to Russia's Black Sea fleet and source of international tensions. 11:304/4Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman satirist Juvenal. With Armando Iannucci.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. 12:15A rise in debit and credit card use; pension cold calls banned; orange juice off the menu. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. 12:15Tell us how have you got involved in women's sport. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Kitty seeks to retrieve what she has lost. 12:15The industry watchdog responds on a problem affecting some supermarket suppliers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Dennis Monk gives his advice away freely. 12:15The United Nations has questioned the UK commitment to disability rights. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day two of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day 3 of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45George Osborne gets a grilling whilst posing for a portrait by cartoonist Martin Rowson.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Political cartoonist Martin Rowson sits down to draw and interview Julia Langdon.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Ralph Steadman gets painted over a pint with fellow cartoonist Martin Rowson.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Political cartoonist Martin Rowson heads to the zoo to draw tiger expert Sarah Christie.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Oliver needs to ask a favour.(R) 14:15Based on the true story of a Royal Artillery major sent to Flensburg on a mission in 1945.(R)
| 14:00Shula spots an opportunity.(R) 14:15Philip Palmer's drama reveals the true story of Mr C, whose case made legal history.(R)
| 14:00Lynda makes herself indispensable.(R) 14:151/3Max and Sean investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence.(R)
| 14:00Matt's request is denied.(R) 14:15Atmospheric drama set in the Scottish Highlands. By Andrew Doyle.
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| 15:00 | 15:008/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz. 15:30Dan Saladino investigates pressures on chefs and the darker side of the restaurant kitchen(R)
| 15:00Meet the extraordinary people behind some of the world's most discussed legal cases.(R) 15:302/7Josie Long hears stories of duets, conversations and gatecrashing honeymoons.
| 15:00Can we rely on the pensions industry to help us attain the comfy retirement we aspire to?(R) 15:30How does the brain control pain? Professor of neuroimaging, Irene Tracey investigates.
| 15:00Huw Stephens goes to Green Man festival to hear why music sounds best in the countryside. 15:27Rachel de Thame makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Plantlfie.(R) 15:30Swiss novelist Peter Stamm talks to Mariella Frostrup.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:002/2Eavesdropping on actors and director as they prepare to stage the York Mystery Plays.(R) 16:30Is the sermon dead? Ernie Rea and guests discuss.
| 16:00Martin Jarvis and Christopher Matthew head to the 1960s and their first forays into work.(R) 16:30Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
| 16:00Etiquette expert William Hanson updates U and non-U for 2017. But does anyone still care? 16:30Martin Lewis, the Westminster lobby, Will Young and Chris Sweeney's Homo Sapiens podcast.
| 16:00Will Poulter on playing a racist police officer in Kathryn Bigelow's new film Detroit. 16:30Killer robots; myths and conservation; Cordelia Fine's book - Testosterone Rex; taxidermy.
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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.
| 17:00PM at 5pm- Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00PM at 5pm- Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Spanish police have shot dead the driver of the van which drove into Barcelona crowds 18:303/7Special edition of the popular panel show, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00Suspected militant reportedly tells a judge they intended to blow up a number of targets 18:302/4An intruder, an ice-cream van and Daniel Barenboim make life difficult for Snoo and Alice.(R)
| 18:00The government has published proposals on its legal relationship with the EU post Brexit. 18:30Sitcom pilot about a fraudster dad on parole. Stars Elis James, Steve Speirs and Katy Wix.
| 18:00There's been a significant rise in the number of EU nationals leaving Britain 18:30Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis visit the Edinburgh Fringe.
| 18:455/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Penny Rose, Francis Wheen and Clive Oppenheimer.
| 18:00Commentary on day two of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley. 18:45Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on day 3 of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley. 18:45Carole Walker chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Shula spots an opportunity. 19:15Peter Kosminsky on his new jihadi drama; Ben Whishaw on playing an aerospace billionaire. 19:451/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thrilling series set in 1890s Whitechapel.(R)
| 19:00Lynda makes herself indispensable. 19:15Not-so-famous but better books; Kathryn Bigelow; Eric Ravilious; a great sonnet in Pidgin. 19:452/5Megan's sister Beth has arrived unexpectedly, and there is news of a less welcome visitor.(R)
| 19:00Matt's request is denied. 19:15Director Steven Soderbergh on Logan Lucky; Gwendolyn Brooks' poems; Cormoran Strike novels 19:453/5An abducted girl, a gangster, a nationalist. Thriller set in 1890s Whitechapel.(R)
| 19:15Illness in comedy series with Peep Show creator Sam Bain. 19:454/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thriller set in London's Whitechapel of the 1890s.(R)
| 19:15Ronnie Wood on his paintings; Cinematic adaptions of Shakespeare; Taylor Swift's new song. 19:455/5Final part of a thriller set in the world of 1890s Whitechapel gangsters and diary maids.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Crawford Falconer, who could prove key to Britain's post-Brexit future 19:15Highlights from Edinburgh Festivals. Also British Realist painters, Ned Beauman, Detroit.
| 19:00Ian doesn't like what he hears. 19:15It's an Ashes summer. Has England's sleaziest ex-cricketer Dave Podmore met his match?(R) 19:4511/15Inspector Halpin has some uncomfortable questions for Lena.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Tim Whewell travels to remote Abkhazia where the price of statehood is deep isolation.(R) 20:30A defence of general knowledge by two stars from the last series of University Challenge.
| 20:00We follow the healthcare authority aiming to reduce lives lost to suicide to 0% by 2020. 20:40With 16-year-old poet Grace Marsh and seasoned actor Karina Jones.
| 20:00The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. 20:45Comedian Nick Revell explains why he manages to be optimistic - despite all the evidence.
| 20:00How will artificial intelligence shape our lives and what should we do to prepare for it? 20:30Does incarcerating people for profit work? Matthew Gwyther investigates.
| 20:00Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London 20:50Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.
| 20:00The life of Diana, Princess of Wales - movingly portrayed in reverse chronology.
| 20:00Are boys getting more top A-Level grades than girls?(R) 20:30Kate Silverton on an author, an entertainer, a rescue worker, a muse and a comedian.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood meets an octopus perhaps the closest thing to an alien life form. From 2017(R) 21:30Fi Glover and friends celebrate 50 years of East Yorkshire's largest housing estate.(R)
| 21:00Dr Margaret McCartney asks if too many healthy people are being told they are ill. 21:30Fi Glover and friends acknowledge the heart of Hull UK City of Culture UK regeneration.(R)
| 21:00How does the brain control pain? Professor of neuroimaging, Irene Tracey investigates.(R) 21:30Did the World Wide Web's Utopian ideals spread crime and obscenity?(R)
| 21:00Killer robots; myths and conservation; Cordelia Fine's book - Testosterone Rex; taxidermy.(R) 21:30Peter Hennessy asks Harriet Harman to reflect on her life and times.(R)
| 21:00Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
| 21:002/2The first in Elena Ferrante's acclaimed series about a friendship that lasts a lifetime.(R)
| 21:00Will you be able to afford a luxury lifestyle in old age?(R) 21:26Richard Mylan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cerebra.(R) 21:30Does incarcerating people for profit work? Matthew Gwyther investigates.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Spanish police believe the network behind the terror attacks have been killed or arrested. 22:455/9The growing tension between Stella and Gerry exposes cracks in their 40-year marriage.
| 22:00The US secretary of state warns Pakistan not to frustrate Mr Trump's new commitment. 22:456/9A misunderstanding at the Anne Frank House leaves Stella reeling.
| 22:00Critics claim European judges will still have influence. 22:457/9Gerry is beset by long-buried memories of an upsetting incident from early in his marriage
| 22:00UN agencies believe up to 25,000 civilians are trapped in former IS stronghold. 22:458/9On the last day of the holiday, Stella returns to the Begijnhof for her meeting.
| 22:00Security tightened across northern India after conviction of self-styled holy man. 22:459/9Bernard MacLaverty's examination of human love, loss and faith.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:00The best new poetry and spoken word, chosen by Radio 4 poet-in-residence Daljit Nagra. 23:30Naomi Alderman tells the story of Pavlov and his selectively drooling dogs.(R)
| 23:001/3Two Second World War veterans reunite 60 years on in Italy and behave disgracefully.(R) 23:30Philip Ball on a very modern medieval Big Bang Theory forged by a 13th-century bishop.(R)
| 23:001/4John Moloney returns with more stand-up comedy - mostly about his much-loved cat Edward. 23:154/4An idiot's guide to Schnittke. Perfect for fans of comedy, classical music, and idiots. 23:30Naomi Alderman opens the pages of medieval recipe books to find antimicrobial salves.(R)
| 23:001/8Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness. 23:30The man who put maths into biology and saw physics in shells, seeds and bees 100 years ago(R)
| 23:00What's the secret to healthy self-esteem? And can we ever have too much? 23:30Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.(R) 23:55Identity isn't necessarily connected with where you were born.
| 23:008/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R) 23:30Poet Benjamin Zephaniah visits Boston, home to a thriving immigrant population.(R)
| 23:00Will Poulter on playing a racist police officer in Kathryn Bigelow's new film Detroit.(R) 23:30Mark Tully explores the intellectual, philosophical and spiritual appeal of games.(R)
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