| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Countercultural seekers on the road to Kathmandu and slum tourism in Mumbai.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Erme, Cornwall.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Francoise Frenkel's compelling story of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Francoise Frenkel's compelling story of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Francoise Frenkel's compelling story of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Francoise Frenkel's compelling story of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Another escape attempt misfires, and the author is hauled up in court to face charges.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A woman questions her sister's romantic choices.(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.
| 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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45In the wake of another food safety investigation, how confident can we be as consumers? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the curious roding flight of the woodcock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45The cost of permits for flood risk management are set to rise by nearly 400 per cent. 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the joy of seeing and hearing corn buntings.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45Is the shortage of rural abattoirs a threat to Scotland's specialist meat sector? 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper enjoys the song of the whitethroat.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45As milk processors drop their farmgate prices, are farmers set for another serious trough? 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his first encounter with a black-tailed Godwit.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. 05:45The government confirms it's considering a ban of live animal exports. 05:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls the popularity of linnets in his childhood.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and reflection to start the day. 05:45A listener on how loneliness and an interest in spirituality led her to a cult.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Mary's Church, Abergavenny. 05:45The new lead commissioner for countering extremism has provoked criticism - why?(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Konnie Huq visits her favourite London parks - Kew Gardens and Northala Fields.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith explores the relationship between agriculture and water management. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on the vulnerability and power of the human eye. 06:35Sarah Swadling meets an Irish pig farmer operating on both sides of the border. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, 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. 07:54Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:51Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Marking the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act. 08:48AL Kennedy argues that our 'winner-takes-all' mentality is suffocating democracy.(R) 08:58Environmentalist Tony Juniper describes the curious roding flight of the woodcock.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Mohsin Hamid, Carol Bohmer, Robert Hastie and Bruno Macaes with Kirsty Wark. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili discusses the flu virus with Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College. 09:30Interview series in which broadcasters follow their personal passions. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Phil Sumner.
| 09:00We meet Marin Alsop, conductor of the BSO, who believes music can deliver social change. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the biology of squid, octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Karen Lund.
| 09:00Garry Kasparov, chess grandmaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles are joined by Jenny Agutter.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Harriet Harman MP on rape laws, Reggae singer Hollie Cook, WEF Global Gender Gap Report. 10:456/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.
| 10:00Three women discuss their experiences of having an early menopause. 10:457/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.
| 10:00Lydia Wilson on the BBC thriller, Requiem. Children gambling. Making the most of winter. 10:418/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down. 10:55Climbing to the top of a fire ladder is a daunting business.
| 10:00Equal power, Single mothers, Pay inequality, the Menopause in literature. 10:459/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.
| 10:00Actor Pearl Mackie, Cook and food writer Signe Johansen, Sex for Rent, Female Friendships. 10:4510/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel answer audience questions in Bath.
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| 11:00 | 11:00One man's battle with the authorities over his freedom to use a washing machine. 11:304/6The Wrigglesworths ponder a pet, while Tom plans a weekend getaway.(R)
| 11:00Why iodine is essential for our health. 11:30A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
| 11:00How Britain created £435billion out of nowhere - and where the money went.(R) 11:305/6Writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig talks to actor and comedian Roy Hudd.(R)
| 11:00Opposition leader Raila Odinga declares himself the 'People's President' in Kenya. 11:30The New Deal's Federal Theater enchanted millions and made powerful enemies of Congress.(R)
| 11:00Etiquette expert William Hanson updates U and non-U for 2017. But does anyone still care?(R) 11:302/4Maggie's in a flap when her free-spirited cousin Max arrives.
| 11:00Kate McCann of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30The changing sights and sounds of Iraq's second city.
| 11:15Jack Whitehall, comedian and actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How American military PSYOP teams waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s. 12:15Pets at work, Graduate pay, Online returns. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How a satellite TV link-up between American and Soviet women led to misunderstanding. 12:15Call You and Yours - how have you been affected by the UK's rough sleeping problem? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04During WW2 thousands of fake documents helped save Jews from the Nazis in Hungary. 12:15Winifred Robinson has an investigation into a company selling cheap flights. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Islamist militants attacked a convoy of international cricketers in Pakistan in 2009. 12:15Diesel van alternatives, clutter-free homes and smart meters. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The Chinese government banned the spiritual movement, Falun Gong, in 1999. 12:15Courts' boost to people who have had their pensions stolen.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The FCA warns about binary options trading fraud. 12:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Sindhu Vee, Sir Paul Nurse and Rowan Pelling.(R) 12:32Meet some of the people behind an extraordinary cookbook compiled by BBC World Service. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:451/10Will Self embarks on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
| 13:00News with Martha Kearney including BBC pay changes and police rape prosecution apology. 13:452/10Will Self boards the coach for Swansea where he assesses the state of Welsh identity.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:453/10Will Self visits the place which JB Priestley described as the worst street in England.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:454/10Will Self visits Wolverhampton's local paper and rocks out at the town's goth pub.
| 13:00News with Mark Mardell including Theresa May's visit to China and smoking in prisons. 13:455/10Will Self speaks to jobless young people in Wolverhampton.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ormiston Bushfield Academy, Peterborough.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Sarah Dunant considers a post-antibiotic world with lessons from the past.
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| 14:00 | 14:152/4Second violin Fergus is taken ill with a suspected heart attack. By Sarah Wooley.
| 14:15Drama by Timothy X Atack, starring Amara Karan, Mandeep Dhillon and Amelia Bullmore.(R)
| 14:00Pip's attitude causes concern.(R) 14:15Bittersweet drama about agoraphobia by Jane Wainwright. Starring Paapa Essiedu.(R)
| 14:15Benedict is a recovering alcoholic. His late father leaves him an unsettling last request.(R)
| 14:00Susan has a bright idea.(R) 14:15A dark vision of a near-future in which the United Kingdom has fragmented.(R)
| 14:00People are old enough to serve their country at 16. Why not give them the right to vote? 14:30Dahl's very own childhood tales. Narrated by Patrick Malahide.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and panel visit Bob Flowerdew at home for a correspondence edition.(R) 14:45Fire-fighter or musician, aquarist or factory worker.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the ever-popular contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Yasmin Khan discovers the unexpected British story of her favourite spice, saffron.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner invites his panel to New Malden in south west London.(R) 15:30Tom Holland on the Coventry polio epidemic, and when Parliament left Westminster.
| 15:00Why are there fewer UK apprenticeships now when the government wants to boost numbers? 15:30Blood clots acquired in hospital. Taking iron supplements. Plus what is in a doctor's bag?(R)
| 15:00Konnie Huq visits her favourite London parks - Kew Gardens and Northala Fields. 15:27Suranne Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree.(R) 15:30Mariella Frostrup talks to German writer Dirk Kurbjuweit.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and panel visit Bob Flowerdew at home for a correspondence edition. 15:45A woman questions her sister's romantic choices.
| 15:30Opening Night is in Wales where two new productions focus on women in theatre.
| 15:001/2The tumultuous love story of Patya and Marat set in the Russian Republic.
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| 16:00 | 16:00What stories are hiding among the paints and pigments in an art supplies shop?(R) 16:30Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests uncover the science of why teenagers are so teenagery.
| 16:00Best wishes or kind regards? What is the new etiquette for written communication? 16:30Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Stigma - an old sociological concept revisited and recast for the 21st century. 16:30Why is the BBC overpaying some male journalists?
| 16:00Director Paul Thomas Anderson discusses Phantom Thread. 16:30Scientists under threat in Turkey.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an entrepreneur, a chronicler, a musician, an activist and an actress. 16:30How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns. 16:55Knowing they will be working into their late 60s is a cause for concern.
| 16:00Pearl Mackie on Pinter's The Birthday Party.
| 16:00James Naughtie and readers talk to Irish writer Eimear McBride. 16:30Sinead Morrissey joins Roger McGough to share her favourite poems from listeners' requests
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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.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news with Luke Jones. 17:30How do you build a bridge? Evan Davis asks three civil engineers.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00As deaths involving prescription drugs increase, who is supplying demand on the streets?(R) 17:40The new lead commissioner for countering extremism has provoked criticism - why?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Brussels wants the UK to continue following EU rules for 21 months 18:304/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Sindhu Vee, Sir Paul Nurse and Rowan Pelling.
| 18:00Auditors find a "lack of clarity and openness" about the basis for pay decisions 18:303/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny.
| 18:00More than a billion pounds has been wiped off the value of the out-sourcing giant,Capita. 18:304/4The investigation takes Angstrom to the remote Celibate Puffin Island.
| 18:00A man who drove a van into a crowd of Muslims has been found guilty of murder. 18:305/6Several different animals, a couple of types of king and a much-needed intervention.
| 18:00US Congress releases a controversial Republican memo, accusing FBI of abusing its power. 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Amber Rudd defends the government against criticism from Tory backbenchers over Brexit 18:15The best of BBC radio this week.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Nicholas Hytner on Julius Caesar, author Joe Dunthorne, social housing design. 19:456/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.(R)
| 19:00Pip's attitude causes concern. 19:15James Graham on his new play about Hull's year as City of Culture. 19:457/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.(R)
| 19:15Sheldon Harnick on his new musical, 50 years of musicals and artist Olafur Eliasson. 19:458/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.(R)
| 19:15Scottish rock band Simple Minds perform live and discuss their 40-year career. 19:459/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.(R)
| 19:00Alice rallies the troops. 19:15Nicolas Benedetti on rewriting the cadenza of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. 19:4510/10An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.(R)
| 19:00The new lead commissioner for countering extremism has provoked criticism - why? 19:15Journey's End, Julius Caesar, Julian Barnes, Charles I at the RA, Trauma on ITV.
| 19:00Jennifer is left disappointed. 19:154/6Jeff and Andy are on a quest - Jeff for spiritual solace, Andy for a proper roast dinner.(R) 19:45Louise Welsh's evocative story inspired by Christina Rossetti's poem.
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| 20:00 | 20:00How Britain created £435billion out of nowhere - and where the money went. 20:30Women are sexist too, often unconsciously. Where does this implicit bias come from?
| 20:00As deaths involving prescription drugs increase, who is supplying demand on the streets? 20:40Julian Jackson joins Peter White to talk about his Big Blind Walk.
| 20:00Brixton and Boston voters return to discuss Brexit negotiations with Fi Glover. 20:45Theatre maker Raquel Meseguer has a vision for public resting spaces.
| 20:00David Aaronovitch asks what Britain has to gain from China's Belt and Road Initiative. 20:30How do you build a bridge? Evan Davis asks three civil engineers.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ormiston Bushfield Academy, Peterborough. 20:50AL Kennedy argues that our 'winner-takes-all' mentality is suffocating democracy.
| 20:00Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Former MP Caroline Flint finds out.
| 20:00How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on an entrepreneur, a chronicler, a musician, an activist and an actress.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00How a discovery in boiled urine led to the trade union movement and chemical weapons.(R) 21:30Mohsin Hamid, Carol Bohmer, Robert Hastie and Bruno Macaes with Kirsty Wark.(R)
| 21:00Blood clots acquired in hospital. Taking iron supplements. Plus what is in a doctor's bag? 21:30Jim Al-Khalili discusses the flu virus with Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College.(R)
| 21:00How can government get better at experimenting and learning from when things go wrong?(R) 21:30We meet Marin Alsop, conductor of the BSO, who believes music can deliver social change.(R)
| 21:00Scientists under threat in Turkey.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the biology of squid, octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus.(R)
| 21:001/2Will Self goes on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
| 21:002/2Elif Shafak's tale of two Istanbulite families bound by the same horrific past.(R)
| 21:00The FCA warns about binary options trading fraud.(R) 21:26Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International.(R) 21:30Women are sexist too, often unconsciously. Where does this implicit bias come from?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00CIA director Mike Pompeo says Russia will try to interfere in the US mid-term elections. 22:456/10Fearing the worst, a panic-stricken Cem flees Istanbul for home in Gebze.
| 22:00Research suggests that the Taliban controls areas of Afghanistan inhabited by 15m people. 22:457/10Istanbul, and Cem is a modern success story, but he is drawn to myth and folklore.
| 22:00Theresa May says she will fight against full rights for EU nationals arriving after Brexit 22:458/10At his father's funeral, Cem is approached by a stranger.
| 22:00Sport appeals body rules there is 'insufficient evidence' against 28 Russian athletes. 22:459/10The red-haired woman recalls a night at the theatre thirty years ago.
| 22:00Republican memo alleges the FBI abused surveillance powers during presidential election. 22:4510/10As the red-haired woman's son grows up, he begins to ask questions about his father.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Brixton and Boston voters return to discuss Brexit negotiations with Fi Glover.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests preview the week in politics.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Vocal coaches Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher give Michael Rosen a thorough workout.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests uncover the science of why teenagers are so teenagery.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/4Comedian Tez Ilyas talks about lack of Asian role models in TV and film. 23:153/4Rhys James explores a different aspect of himself. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:005/6Good Lord. Exactly what Marcus has become to see if we really need that second chamber.(R) 23:30Mandy Baker reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55Work and romance can go together.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the ever-popular contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Roger McGough is joined by Hollie McNish, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.(R)
| 23:00Director Paul Thomas Anderson discusses Phantom Thread.(R) 23:30Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on the vulnerability and power of the human eye.(R)
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