| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The white working class - is there a 'left-behind'?(R) 00:45Church bells from St Anne's Alderney.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/10Iwona Blazwick on the visionary overlooked British surrealist Eileen Agar.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/10Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist profiles the overlooked artist and architect Karl-Heinz Adler.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/10Iwona Blazwick on the post-surrealist Syrian painter Marwan.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A woman returns to Nigeria and cannot understand where her brother has got to.(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.
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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 spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45Charlotte Smith looks at the success of agri-environment schemes and how they're changing. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines defends the bullfinch's feeding habits.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45The Red Tractor label keeps up food welfare standards - but are they high enough? 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines is captivated by the tiny Goldcrest.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45A look at a Scottish scheme that aims to encourage farmers to look after the environment. 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines listens to competing Song Thrushes.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45A new survey asks whether the public will accept food which has been genetically edited. 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines enjoys great spotted woodpeckers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred. 05:45How much more can and should food labelling tell us about animal welfare? 05:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines watches nuthatches in his garden.
| | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Olave's Hart Street, London. 05:45Ben Okafor remembers Jesus's agony in Gethsemane and his own childhood trauma.(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.
| 06:30Sybil Ruscoe explores the future of agri-environment schemes. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Dr Sarah Goldingay examines the idea of what it means to be a witness to events. 06:35Brett Westwood relives programmes from the Living World archives, this episode from 2014. 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 William Crawley. 07:54Emma Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Lullaby Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10For Mothering Sunday from Holy Trinity Church, Westbury-on-Trym near Bristol. 08:48Tom Shakespeare tells us why he detests the phrase 'going forward'.(R) 08:58Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines defends the bullfinch's feeding habits.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, David Olusoga and Tacita Dean. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Revd Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to Clare Grey about the batteries that could power our future. 09:30Jay Brave speaks to Christopher McJetters about his experiences as a black gay man. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Director and actor Alice Lowe meets singer and actor Toyah Willcox. 09:30Adam Buxton discovers we are all terrible parents... aren't we? 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Siku.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss evictions and migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Ven Karen Lund.
| 09:00Matt Smith, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44A reflection for Lent led by Revd Dr Sam Wells.
| 09:00Katie Piper and the Inheritance Tracks of Jeremy Vine.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Sheila Hancock at 85, celebrities and politics, young people on the verge of trouble. 10:451/5Series based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.
| 10:00We bust some of the myths about vaginas. 10:452/5When Dr Manson assists personally in helping the sick Dr Page, it causes jealousy.
| 10:00Forgotten female composer Florence Price, women and Grenfell. Plus the lies parents tell. 10:413/5Dr Page's jealous sister is set on wreaking havoc for Dr Manson. 10:55Passing on to the next big adventure isn't scary.
| 10:00Marriage of Figaro, 'Leftover Women', International aid open letter, Handy Trust. 10:454/5Drama series about medical life before the NHS, set in 1920s south Wales.
| 10:00Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses her role as a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. 10:455/5Drama series about medical life before the NHS, set in 1920s south Wales.
| 10:30Comedian Isy Suttie tackles a selection of platitudes for everyday living.(R)
| 10:00Will comes to a decision, and Kate returns to Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The frequent flyers who will stop at nothing to achieve airline status and rack up mileage 11:303/4Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.
| 11:00How a devastating air crash in Switzerland disrupted tightly-knit Somerset communities. 11:30Yousra Elbagir explores the musical life of Sudan from the 1960s to the current resurgence
| 11:00Nick Cohen argues the liberal left is failing Muslims fighting inequality in the community(R) 11:30Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Lord Byron at the beginning of his career.
| 11:00From Lebanon, Syrian refugees watch the destruction of their homes in Eastern Ghouta. 11:30How does the UK's departure from the EU look from the other side of the English Channel?(R)
| 11:00What do we think about when we think about charities? Is the reality different? 11:303/4Actor Charles turns detective after another suspicious death.
| 11:00Steve Richards looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30For the first time since the Vietnam War a US aircraft carrier has arrived in the country.
| 11:15Philosopher and writer John Gray is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Sylvia receives a letter from her son. 12:15Data protection changes, Coping with the cold, Energy billing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Adeline takes her art class out. 12:15What would help you and your family be a healthy weight? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Edie and Marion negotiate some new challenges. 12:15Secondary ticketing websites, Tenants on benefits, Copycat websites. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Kitty is not in a party mood. 12:15Rail companies update rules on compensation for knock-on costs of delays and cancellations 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Folkestone, Alice's fortunes take a downturn. 12:15A look at why online fraudsters are clamouring to use the friendly face of Steve Bustin.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Should baby boomers pay higher wealth taxes to spare the younger generation? 12:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week's news via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Jan Ravens and Gyles Brandreth.(R) 12:32Food writer Zoe Adjonyoh wants you to think again about saying 'African food'. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Nick Robinson speaks to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Nick Robinson speaks to the man behind Brexit, Conservative MEP Dan Hannan.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Nick Robinson chats to Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You captain Ian Hislop.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Nick Robinson chats with Rob Halfon MP, the chair of the education select committee.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Nick Robinson chats to Labour MP Jess Phillips about feminism and political pragmatism.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Falmouth University in Cornwall.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Lauren Laverne explores how artists treat the relationship between mums and sons.
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| 14:00 | 14:151/5A gripping five-part crime thriller from the creator of Waking the Dead, Barbara Machin.
| 14:00Will comes to a decision.(R) 14:152/5Trying to peel back the layers of an old case, Grace Foley must face her own fears.
| 14:00Kate returns to Ambridge.(R) 14:15The team desperately need Frankie's forensics to try to find the kidnapper and save a life
| 14:15With only two days to find the victim alive, Mel is determined to push the case on herself
| 14:00Alice's evening ends in disaster.(R) 14:15With one day left to save Boyd and crack the case, everything disappears into desperation.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30A thriller set in India and inspired by real events.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are hosted by the Thornton le Moor Garden Forum.(R) 14:45Taking control of your life, your death, and the infinite blue of the ocean.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the venerable general knowledge quiz. 15:30Tim Hayward travels the UK to meet the people who champion rare breeds of British pigs.(R)
| 15:004/8Josie Long presents short documentaries about unearthly happenings. 15:30Why has Australia failed to arrest the decline of the Great Barrier Reef?
| 15:00Louise Cooper looks at the financial cost of homelessness to individuals and UK taxpayers. 15:30One in eight men will develop prostate cancer. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report.(R)
| 15:00Clare Balding joins archaeologist Charlotte Frearson on her morning walk to work. 15:27Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid.(R) 15:30Patrick Gale talks about his novel A Place Called Winter with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are hosted by the Thornton le Moor Garden Forum. 15:45A woman returns to Nigeria and cannot understand where her brother has got to.
| 15:30Frances Fyfield is in Milan to explore the manuscript of Puccini's last opera Turandot.(R)
| 15:00Omar Yussef helps the chief of police in Nablus to solve the murder of a young Samaritan.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Musician Ayanna-Witter Johnson talks about her creative life, as she writes a new song. 16:30Aleks Krotoski discovers how a face changes a robot from a machine into a social being.
| 16:00Does the law regarding sex discrimination in the workplace need to be reformed? 16:30Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language. 16:30How journalists approach a high profile story when few facts are known.
| 16:00Paddington 2, You Were Never Really Here, Bombshell. 16:30What are nerve agents and what antidotes are available?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an inventor, a historian, a novelist, a columnist and a runner. 16:30Should BBC journalists describe political parties as 'populist'? 16:55It can be unnerving, having no reference point.
| 16:00Women fighting for survivors of Grenfell, activist Patrice Khan-Cullors, menstrual cups.
| 16:00Literary critic James Wood talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel Upstate. 16:30Through the poetry of Les Murray, an autistic savant begins to see the world differently.(R)
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Jane Hill with coverage of the day's news. 17:30What is strategy and why do businesses need it? Evan Davis chairs a round table discussion(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The mystery of the missing Bitcoin billions: a real-life cryptocurrency crime drama.(R) 17:40Cycling hero Bradley Wiggins, who MPs have accused of 'crossing an ethical line'.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The man - who spied for Britain - was exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire 18:303/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Jan Ravens and Gyles Brandreth.
| 18:00Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia remain critically ill after incident in Salisbury 18:303/4Why do we have such a visceral reaction when someone intrudes on our personal space?
| 18:00Police say a nerve agent was used to try to kill Sergei Skripal and his daughter 18:301/4Joe Lycett tests Tony Hawks, Rachel Riley and Desiree Burch on who they know, not what.
| 18:00The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, says the UK would respond in a robust manner. 18:301/6Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a seclusion evaporate.
| 18:00180 chemical warfare specialists are in Salisbury helping with the police investigation 18:302/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week's news via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00The investigation into the attack on a former Russian spy involves 250 officers. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Pizzeria and nearby pub visited by Russian spy and daughter contaminated with nerve agent 18:15James Walton chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Will comes to a decision. 19:15Lynne Ramsay's thriller, You Were Never Really Here, reviewed, Percussionist Colin Currie. 19:451/5Series based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.(R)
| 19:00Kate returns to Ambridge. 19:15The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Picasso at Tate Modern, David Oyelowo. 19:452/5When Dr Manson assists personally in helping the sick Dr Page, it causes jealousy.(R)
| 19:15David Attenborough on why he loves the work of painter John Craxton. 19:453/5Dr Page's jealous sister is set on wreaking havoc for Dr Manson.(R)
| 19:00Alice's evening ends in disaster. 19:15Detective Jessica Jones returns to television screens. Have her superpowers diminished? 19:454/5Drama series about medical life before the NHS, set in 1920s south Wales.(R)
| 19:00Clarrie attempts to calm the waters. 19:15Sir Ian McKellen on his career in theatre and on screen. 19:455/5Drama series about medical life before the NHS, set in 1920s south Wales.(R)
| 19:00Cycling hero Bradley Wiggins, who MPs have accused of 'crossing an ethical line'. 19:15Sweet Country, High Society at Rijksmuseum, Macbeth at National, Wendy Cope, David Byrne.
| 19:00Shula is left disappointed. 19:153/6Damien is invited to do an after-dinner speech.(R) 19:451/3As a child, Clive's bedroom was full of toys. Decades later, he remains surrounded by them(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Nick Cohen argues the liberal left is failing Muslims fighting inequality in the community 20:30Edward Stourton investigates the impact of the education gap on voting and politics.
| 20:00The mystery of the missing Bitcoin billions: a real-life cryptocurrency crime drama. 20:40Peter White is joined by Chris and Mike McMillan who answer listeners' questions.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Ben Okafor remembers Jesus's agony in Gethsemane and his own childhood trauma.
| 20:00Does the law regarding sex discrimination in the workplace need to be reformed?(R) 20:30What is strategy and why do businesses need it? Evan Davis chairs a round table discussion
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Falmouth University in Cornwall. 20:50Tom Shakespeare tells us why he detests the phrase 'going forward'.
| 20:00DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.
| 20:00Should BBC journalists describe political parties as 'populist'?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on an inventor, a historian, a novelist, a columnist and a runner.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:003/3Charlotte Smith concludes her investigation into the complex world of global food chains.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, David Olusoga and Tacita Dean.(R)
| 21:00One in eight men will develop prostate cancer. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report. 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to Clare Grey about the batteries that could power our future. 21:45Commentary on the fourth ODI between New Zealand and England, from Dunedin.
| 21:00Why has Australia failed to arrest the decline of the Great Barrier Reef?(R) 21:30Director and actor Alice Lowe meets singer and actor Toyah Willcox.(R)
| 21:00What are nerve agents and what antidotes are available?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss evictions and migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries.(R)
| 21:00Set in the week in 1918 when the Northern Lights aided a deadly air raid on the South East 21:45Commentary on the fifth ODI between New Zealand and England, from Christchurch.
| 21:00Palestinian crime drama. Schoolteacher Omar Yussef tries to clear a student of murder.(R)
| 21:00Should baby boomers pay higher wealth taxes to spare the younger generation?(R) 21:26Emma Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Lullaby Trust.(R) 21:30Edward Stourton investigates the impact of the education gap on voting and politics.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Sergei Skripal and a woman hospitalised after exposure to unknown substance in Salisbury. 22:451/10Denise Mina reimagines the trial of brutal serial killer Peter Manuel in 1950s Glasgow.
| | 22:00Police say a former Russian spy and his daughter remain critically ill in hospital. 22:453/10Six months after the bizarre pub crawl, Peter Manuel is on trial for murder.
| 22:00President says he's acting to protect US jobs, but other countries threaten to retaliate. 22:454/10William Watt takes the stand in Denise Mina's reimagining of the trial of Peter Manuel.
| | 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 | 23:00Actress Josie Walker meets Libby Purves in this nocturnal conversation programme. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where Conservatives unite behind Theresa May.
| | 23:003/4A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd. 23:15John struggles to enjoy his fantasy day of doing nothing.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Jocelyn Jee Esien returns with another series of sketches. Featuring Paul Whitehouse.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| | 23:00Russell Davies chairs the venerable general knowledge quiz.(R) 23:30What does the success of Rupi Kaur and the Instagram poets mean for readers and writers?(R)
| 23:00Paddington 2, You Were Never Really Here, Bombshell.(R) 23:30Dr Sarah Goldingay examines the idea of what it means to be a witness to events.(R)
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