| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15The shortlist for the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award 2018.(R) 00:45Church bells from Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5John Osborne meets Pamela Lane in 1951 and within three months the couple are married.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5John Osborne denies that Look Back in Anger is at least in part autobiographical.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5After separating from John Osborne, Pamela Lane experiences financial difficulties.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Several wives in, John Osborne attempts a communication blackout with Pamela Lane.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Despite many periods of separation, John Osborne and Pamela Lane remained in love.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Alexa met Jim online. Jim didn't take it seriously. A short story by Anthony Adeane.(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 reading and a reflection to start the day, with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs. 05:45Sybil Ruscoe hears about the recruitment concerns of farm vets in the face of Brexit. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on his love of the city's house sparrow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs. 05:45Anna Hill hears why five British rare breeds are dangerously close to extinction. 05:58David Attenborough presents the great tit.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs. 05:45What does the new EU Waste Framework Directive mean for food waste on farm? 05:58Bill Oddie presents the blackbird.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs. 05:45Fixed-price milk contracts and mental health advice for farmers in crisis. 05:58While paying tribute at the Somme battlefields, sound recordist Gary Moore hears a skylark(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs. 05:45The Scottish government has launched a fund for farmers affected by the recent bad weather 05:58Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. 05:45iPM listeners on how to solve Britain's pothole problem.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin in Devon. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.(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 Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Dominique Moore finds out how young people are engaging with the landscape near Doncaster.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith visits Bristol University Vet School to hear what it takes to be a vet. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Rowan Williams explores the nature of pilgrimage as a preparation for death. 06:35How do you turn a derelict croft into a thriving business? Moira Hickey finds out. 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, with Emily Buchanan. 07:54Toni Madigan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ehlers-Danlos Support UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate the airstrikes in Syria.
| 08:31Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday's debates at Westminster and the Welsh Assembly.
| 08:31The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| 08:31The shadow of cancer. MPs speak frankly about their family experiences.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10The Bishop of Edmonton explores stories of resurrection hope across inner-city London. 08:48Stella Tillyard tells the story of a small Italian museum - the Museum of Deportation.(R) 08:58Martin Noble of British Sea Power leafs through the Tweet of the Day back catalogue.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Sophie Pedder, Agnes Poirier, Richard Vinen and Roger Scruton. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares safety on the railways in the 1830s to driverless cars today. 09:303/5Derek Mooney finds out how the harlequin ladybird became the UK's fastest invader ever.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
| 09:00People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives. 09:302/5Tiffany Jenkins explores the power of secrets in religions.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's greatest novel, published 1871-72. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayers and music, led by Fr Philip Sumner.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneering environmentalists behind the 1997 Kyoto protocol.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Joanna Jepson.
| 09:00Historian Lucy Worsley and comedian and actor Brian Conley.
| 09:00The Sunday morning magazine programme with Britain's best newspaper review.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Eve Myles discusses Keeping Faith and Kathleen Turner talks her one-woman show. 10:451/5After a fresher's week party, a student is stunned to find himself accused of rape.
| 10:00Take Back ConTROLL - four women trying to do just that after being abused online. 10:452/5Charlie waits to hear if he will be charged, while Steph tries to get on with her studies.
| 10:00Jenni Murray speaks to athletes and twins Shannon and Cherice Hylton. 10:413/5Charlie worries about proving his innocence as Stephanie considers dropping the case. 10:55Your name is a clear signal of who you are.
| 10:00Phyllida Lloyd, Electro pop, Online shaming, Domestic abuse training for employers. 10:454/5Pressure is building on Charlie as the date for the rape case gets ever closer.
| 10:00Should crimes committed by child sex abuse victims be pardoned? 10:455/5The rape case moves into the courtroom, and Stephanie and Charlie must face their fears.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel visit Burton-on-Trent.
| 10:00Alistair opens up, and the stress rises for Helen.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Can Natalie Haynes and her team make it out and discover the secrets of this phenomenon. 11:301/2Michael Palin and Jane Milligan celebrate the comedy legend with exclusive archive.
| 11:00How the microbes in us set us on a path of health or chronic disease. 11:30Amsterdam-based American soprano Claron McFadden on the life she has shared with her voice
| 11:00Sathnam Sanghera on the battle for the turban in Enoch Powell's constituency.(R) 11:302/4Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane explore how to get on with everybody else.(R)
| 11:00How hundreds of Russian jihadi brides and their children vanished in Iraq. 11:30Artist Roger Hiorns is on a mission to bury aircraft around the world.
| 11:00Actress Cherylee Houston explores the link between pain and creativity.(R) 11:304/6Sandy is holding auditions for The Sound of Music. Everyone wants to be in it.(R)
| 11:00The Sun's Tom Newton Dunn asks what happens next in Syria after the recent air strikes. 11:30Chechnya's bucolic beauty, touching hospitality and jihadi brides now lost in Iraq.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor looks back on the Baader-Meinhof gang's reign of terror in Germany.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Sylvia Graham suddenly feels very old. 12:15Why callers to a free government telephone line are still being landed with big charges. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Edie and Marion go undercover. 12:15What are the rules of modern dating? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Adam Wilson needs to get away. 12:15Doctors' leaders warn against using popular GP apps, plus the state of UK retail parks. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04One of Esme's wishes comes true. 12:15The sugary scandals our listeners are uncovering following the sugar tax on fizzy drinks. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Alice's life hits a new low. 12:15Recycling confusion, How empty church buildings are being used, The rise of the turnip.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Young money mules - One girl's story and its consequences. Plus deposit free mortgages. 12:30Miles Jupp is joined by Michael Deacon, Kerry Godliman, Jeremy Hardy and Felicity Ward.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon asks if there is a place for salt in our cooking and if all salts are equal. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The historian who spoke the truth to the emperor and suffered for it.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The Mongol head of a dynasty that both occupied China and connected it to a wider world.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The smiling philosopher who is perhaps the most famous Chinese person in history.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The woman remembered today as one of the great poets of Chinese history.
| 13:00News with Mark Mardell including Salisbury clean-up confusion and Arsene Wenger's exit. 13:45River Elegy was a pioneering TV documentary series, one of the most watched in history.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Bridlington Priory in East Yorkshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Dessert shops, restoring a speed icon, a tulip festival, libraries and a turn-round town.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Shula tries to justify her actions.(R) 14:15David Threlfall stars as Spike Milligan in this comic fantasy by Ian Billings.
| 14:00Elizabeth offers comfort.(R) 14:15Eve Myles stars as Emily in the true story of Emily Steel's late pregnancy termination.
| 14:15The mysterious disappearance of Jessie Earl in 1980 and her parents' 9-year wait for news.
| 14:00The stress rises for Helen.(R) 14:15A visit to a religious retreat in the Highlands proves life-changing for the psychic.(R)
| 14:00Olwen puts her foot in it.(R) 14:15The psychic struggles to continue his investigation after a hit-and-run accident.(R)
| 14:00Does the Commonwealth still have a purpose? And could it replace the EU after Brexit? 14:302/2Terrifying modern retelling by Val McDermid of John Wyndham's science fiction novel.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson and his panel are guests of Incredible Edible in Bristol.(R) 14:45How you speak, how you look and what you are called all affect how you are perceived.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest with contestants from around the UK. 15:30Sheila Dillon explores food from the border to Belfast in a country on the brink of Brexit(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel are in the Italianate village of Portmeirion in Wales.(R) 15:30Scientists gain first access to thousands of uncharted species following years of war.
| 15:00Taking legal action costs time and money. So how effective is DIY justice? 15:30Aatif Nawaz on why the old-fashioned clock face continues to survive in the modern day.(R)
| 15:00Dominique Moore finds out how young people are engaging with the landscape near Doncaster. 15:27Lorraine Kelly makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers.(R) 15:30Jennifer Clement on her new novel, Gun Love.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and his panel are guests of Incredible Edible in Bristol. 15:45Alexa met Jim online. Jim didn't take it seriously. A short story by Anthony Adeane.
| 15:30Amsterdam-based American soprano Claron McFadden on the life she has shared with her voice(R)
| 15:002/2Comic mastery starring Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York.
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| 16:00 | 16:004/4Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman satirist Juvenal. With Armando Iannucci.(R) 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about religion and transgender issues.
| 16:00How do fonts change the meaning of a message? Michael Rosen is joined by Sarah Hyndman. 16:30Miles Davis chosen by Adrian Utley of Portishead.
| 16:00The winner of the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award. 16:30How journalists work in a war zone.
| 16:00Shirley Henderson on Never Steady, Never Still and Maxine Peake on Funny Cow. 16:30Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a director, a conservationist, a publisher, a presenter 16:30A Brexit special. Also - was the BBC right to air the Rivers of Blood speech in full? 16:55How you look can still generate certain expectations.
| 16:00Director Phyllida Lloyd on Tina Turner the Musical, Kathleen Turner and online personas.
| 16:00Carys Davies, acclaimed for her short stories, talks about her debut novel, West. 16:303/4Sean Borodale and Holly Corfield Carr share poems in the caves of the Mendips hills.
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| 17:00 | 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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Naga Munchetty covers the day's news. 17:30iPM listeners on how to solve Britain's pothole problem.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Oligarchs, dissidents and beyond, Lucy Ash meets the Russians of the UK.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Labour wants Parliament to have a say before any future UK military action. 18:303/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
| 18:00Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders for the threat to deport people 18:305/6Simon's son Joe is grounded, so Simon has dragged him along to the meeting.(R)
| 18:00PM apologises for Commonwealth immigration errors but says Labour also to blame 18:303/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.
| 18:00Queen expresses "sincere wish" that Prince Charles will lead the organisation after her 18:30Angus Deayton stars in a sitcom about single middle-aged neighbours in a converted house.(R)
| 18:00Commonwealth leaders at UK summit agree the Prince of Wales should succeed the Queen 18:30Miles Jupp is joined by Michael Deacon, Kerry Godliman, Jeremy Hardy and Felicity Ward.
| 18:00The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, is to stand down in the autumn. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour steps up its attack on the government over its treatment of Windrush migrants. 18:15Stuart Maconie embarks on a cultural journey to explore the Japanese philosophy of 'Ma'.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Elizabeth offers comfort. 19:15Director Mike Newell reflects on a 40-year career in films and discusses his latest movie. 19:451/5After a fresher's week party, a student is stunned to find himself accused of rape.(R)
| 19:15Director Jane Treays discusses her TV documentary The Queen's Green Planet. 19:452/5Charlie waits to hear if he will be charged, while Steph tries to get on with her studies.(R)
| 19:00The stress rises for Helen. 19:15Tina, the musical telling Tina Turner's life story, hits the stage. 19:453/5Charlie worries about proving his innocence as Stephanie considers dropping the case.(R)
| 19:00Olwen puts her foot in it. 19:15The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation. 19:454/5Pressure is building on Charlie as the date for the rape case gets ever closer.(R)
| 19:15Romola Garai is The Writer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform, Guy Gunaratne's debut novel. 19:455/5The rape case moves into the courtroom, and Stephanie and Charlie must face their fears.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar. 19:15Let The Sunshine In, Tina, Aminatta Forna, photograph colourisation, Woman In White.
| 19:00Alistair struggles to cope. 19:15A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen. 19:45Jess, the hairdresser, is mapping the world of her clients.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Sathnam Sanghera on the battle for the turban in Enoch Powell's constituency. 20:30One woman's mission to reunite families amid the rubble of Mosul.(R)
| 20:00Oligarchs, dissidents and beyond, Lucy Ash meets the Russians of the UK. 20:40Richard Lane reflects on having been blind for half his life.
| 20:00Clive Anderson and guests debate whether the law is fair to asylum seekers. 20:45Julie White shares her passion for young children learning outdoors in the natural world.
| 20:00Is the world about to see a new Cold War between Russia and the West? 20:30What can Brexit Britain expect if it has to fall back on World Trade Organisation rules?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Bridlington Priory in East Yorkshire. 20:50Stella Tillyard tells the story of a small Italian museum - the Museum of Deportation.
| 20:00Jane Martinson meets fellow locals living in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf.
| 20:00A Brexit special. Also - was the BBC right to air the Rivers of Blood speech in full?(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a director, a conservationist, a publisher, a presenter(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00James Gallagher explores how our second genome is driving our metabolism and health.(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Sophie Pedder, Agnes Poirier, Richard Vinen and Roger Scruton.(R)
| 21:00Aatif Nawaz on why the old-fashioned clock face continues to survive in the modern day.(R) 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares safety on the railways in the 1830s to driverless cars today.(R)
| 21:00Scientists gain first access to thousands of uncharted species following years of war.(R) 21:30People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's greatest novel, published 1871-72.(R)
| 21:00Nina Boyle claimed a 'moral triumph' after her nomination to run as an MP was rejected.
| 21:001/2Comic mastery starring Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York(R)
| 21:00Young money mules - One girl's story and its consequences. Plus deposit free mortgages.(R) 21:26Toni Madigan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ehlers-Danlos Support UK.(R) 21:30What can Brexit Britain expect if it has to fall back on World Trade Organisation rules?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Many immigrants from the Commonwealth have been told they are in the UK illegally. 22:451/10Hilarious and moving novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family.
| 22:00Theresa May says sorry for Home Office failures. 22:452/10Keighley, 1966. Nisha recruits Mukesh for the Diwali show.
| 22:00A vision of post-Brexit 'global Britain' is hit by the row over the Windrush generation. 22:453/10Keighley, 1966. Mukesh's turn in the Diwali show is interrupted.
| 22:00Commonwealth leaders are expected to decide on the succession on Friday. 22:454/10London, 2017. Neha responds to her diagnosis the only way she knows how.
| 22:00DNC accuses Russia, Trump campaign and Wikileaks of conspiring to swing result 22:455/10London, 2017. Neha maps out her family tree, trying to spot the pattern.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Clive Anderson and guests debate whether the law is fair to asylum seekers.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests reflect on events at Westminster and preview the week ahead.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen asks if we are living through a crisis of language in public debate.(R)
| 23:002/4Will is asked to help someone find the words to break some difficult news.(R) 23:30Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
| 23:001/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories. 23:152/4John decides that Edward needs a companion but faces bureaucracy trying to get a used cat.(R) 23:30The House of Lords has inflicted two big defeats on the government over the Brexit bill.
| 23:003/4A hard-hitting investigation into the dangers posed by the New Zealand lamb trade. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the row over the treatment of the Windrush generation.
| 23:00Miles Davis chosen by Adrian Utley of Portishead.(R) 23:55A celebration of a Scottish dialect.
| 23:00Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest with contestants from around the UK.(R) 23:302/4Paul Farley meets poets Caroline Bird and Kaveh Akbar.(R)
| 23:00Shirley Henderson on Never Steady, Never Still and Maxine Peake on Funny Cow.(R) 23:30Rowan Williams explores the nature of pilgrimage as a preparation for death.
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