| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor analyses the social and political consequences of our digitised world.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Mary's Church in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Keith Houston visits the birthplace of papyrus.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Just what goes into the making of a book? Keith Houston explores.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper finds its origins.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Keith Houston explores the history of the illuminated manuscript from Ireland.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Keith Houston digs up more history of printing presses and the modern book abroad.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Heather plans the colours for her new house with a perfectionist's eye.(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. 05:43With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about the impact of the demise of Countrywide Farmers stores. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the razorbill.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. 05:45A new report about the agency responsible for paying farmers their subsidies is issued. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. 05:45Agriculture and Renewable Energy; Liquid Egg Production; Cows on Tour. 05:58London restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on the ring-necked parakeet for Tweet of the Day.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. 05:45Charlotte Smith hears about the realities of living with dementia in rural areas. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. 05:45Big data is big news in agriculture, but the UK is being held back. 05:58Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43With Bishop Richard Chartres, dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. 05:45Listeners looking for a second chance on love, plus Jilly Cooper has Your News.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St Leonard's Church in Streatham. 05:45Mark Coles profiles Childish Gambino, the creator of viral video hit This is America.(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. 06:07A chaotic and lively dog-walk in Devon kicks off the new series, with Clare Balding.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith looks into the state of the British egg industry at a time of change. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on our lungs and the fragile gift of breath they bring. 06:35Exploring the ancient grain ethos of BBC Food and Farming Awards finalist Heritage Harvest 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 Edward Stourton. 07:54Jason Watkins makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Missing People. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Sean Curran reports as peers defy the Government and back a second inquiry into the media.
| 08:31Susan Hulme follows the day's debates at Westminster, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs clash over Brexit.
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| 08:51The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service of Holy Communion for Pentecost. 08:48Sarah Dunant reflects on Ireland's upcoming abortion referendum.(R) 08:58Sports writer and avid bird watcher Simon Barnes introduces Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Jordan Peterson, Louise O'Neill, Hashi Mohamed and Lawrence Wright with Tom Sutcliffe. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Nick Bundock.
| 09:00Professor Dame Caroline Dean on why some plants need cold before they can flower. 09:30The story of women in economics: from the 1920s to #MeToo. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Paul Mathole.
| 09:00Cellist Steven Isserlis meets novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry. 09:30James Naughtie explores history via Manchester through front page small ads. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the freeing of a third of Russians from serfdom in 1861. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Andrew Graystone.
| 09:00Sir Peter Lampl, philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by The Rev Philip Blackledge
| 09:00The explorer Benedict Allen joins Konnie Huq and the Rev Richard Coles.
| 09:00What the royal wedding means for mixed race families.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Zandra Rhodes and Jude Kelly talk about a festival profiling artists of 65 and over. 10:451/10Dark, thrilling, full of passion. A dramatic re-telling of Emily Bronte's haunting novel.
| 10:00Germaine Greer talks about the menopause, and singer Rita Coolidge is in the studio. 10:452/10Following Mr Earnshaw's death, Hindley has become master of Wuthering Heights.
| 10:00Clemantine Wamariya describes fleeing the Rwandan genocide at six-years-old. 10:413/10After hearing devastating news, Heathcliff runs from Wuthering Heights. 10:55We don't do it to cuddle babies.
| 10:00'The Rape of Recy Taylor', Fertility, Cost of being a wedding guest, Natasha Solomons. 10:454/10Should Nelly warn Cathy of the danger ahead?
| 10:00Colourful hair trends, home to vote, Les Kapsber'Girls, and postnatal depression in men. 10:455/10Nelly's fears have been confirmed. Isabella has gone.
| 10:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R)
| 10:00Shula is left reeling, and Lily's secret is revealed.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Can a feminist politician with purple hair and piercings break through in Worcester? 11:301/6Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton star as the eccentric folk of Flamford.
| 11:00Materials scientist Mark Miodownik explores our love-hate relationship with plastic. 11:30Gwenan Gibbard and Robin Huw Bowen visit the Teifi Harps Factory in Llandysul.
| 11:00William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society.(R) 11:303/4Matt and Bob decide to see how far they can go - and attempt shoplifting.
| 11:00Has Israel become less welcoming to African Jews? 11:30Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the subjects that have formed the basis for tattoos.(R)
| 11:00Simon Schama considers Israel's troubled life, its achievements and possible future. 11:30A look back at Victoria Wood's stand-up and songs with her own archives and tapes.
| 11:00Helen Lewis of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Live coverage of the marriage of HRH Prince Harry of Wales to Meghan Markle.
| 11:15Dr Sue Black, computer scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/5Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks embarks on a detective hunt in search of the self.(R) 12:15People trapped in their mortgage deals, shopping in Scotland and past supermarket mergers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/5Dr Broks considers a woman with amnesia, and asks if we are nothing more than our memories(R) 12:15Have you, a relative or a friend had to find a new care home? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/5Dr Broks considers sleep paralysis and occasions when our sense of the body goes haywire.(R) 12:15Barbers learn how to help young men experiencing mental health problems. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/5Dr Broks asks if out-of-body experiences are evidence for a self separate from the body.(R) 12:15How computer chaos at TSB is leaving some customers more open to fraud. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/5Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks considers anarchic limbs and split brains.(R) 12:15Disabled people rejected for disability benefits because the assessor does not turn up.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Live coverage of the marriage of HRH Prince Harry of Wales to Meghan Markle.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon shares food with people who have fled the war in Syria. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45A final warning and the final day.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Benazir speaks from the grave to lay blame for her murder.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The Assassin's Journey. The nasty, brutish and short life of Benazir's killer.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45A trail of bodies leads deeper into the conspiracy.
| 13:00News with Edward Stourton including Sergei Skripal released from hospital. 13:45'I laugh at it.' The accused speaks in the series finale.
| 13:04The latest weather forecast. 13:06The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30A cinema-by-the-sea, an archbishop's repentance and a pivotal moment in Scottish politics.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brian tries to do the right thing.(R) 14:15A mother fights for justice for her murdered son in this modern western by Emmet Kirwan.
| 14:151/4The mild-mannered wife of a town councillor admits to murdering her husband.(R)
| 14:00Pat faces some home truths.(R) 14:152/4Chief Constable Murray Craddock is outraged when an exotic dancer arrives in Leith.(R)
| 14:00Alistair confesses all.(R) 14:153/4McLevy finds a young woman unconscious in the street, and Jean is accused of shoplifting.(R)
| 14:00Shula is left reeling.(R) 14:154/4McLevy keeps a young woman in hiding while the Rev Gideon searches anxiously for her.(R)
| 14:00Are we backsliding on Brexit? 14:30Crime drama set in modern China. The Shanghai Development Committee director is dead.
| 14:00Eric Robson and his panel are in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.(R) 14:45Either during or after birth, or at primary school.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Russell Davies asks the questions in the nationwide general knowledge contest. 15:30Dan Saladino on how Japanese distillers managed to make some of the world's best whisky.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel of cooking and eating experts are in Kettering.(R) 15:30Britain's rabbits are in sharp decline. Tom Heap asks if we should be worried.
| 15:00The retirement cash dilemma: stash it or splash it? 15:30Tips to help insomnia and the nurse who went the extra mile to treat her cancer patient.(R)
| 15:00A chaotic and lively dog-walk in Devon kicks off the new series, with Clare Balding. 15:27Sheila Dillon makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Self Help Africa.(R) 15:30Bestselling Indian novelist Manu Joseph talks to Mariella Frostrup.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and his panel are in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. 15:45Heather plans the colours for her new house with a perfectionist's eye.
| 15:30TSB customers vent their anger.
| 15:001/3Charles Dickens's iconic story of love and revolution set in modern-day Aleppo and London.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The UK's most decorated female Olympian, rower Katherine Grainger, shares her readings. 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the religion in Jane Eyre.
| 16:00Michael Rosen talks to the Samaritans about how language can help people in crisis. 16:30Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.
| 16:00Marx and Marxism revisited. 16:30Why media companies are investing in artificial intelligence.
| 16:00Saoirse Ronan discusses her role in On Chesil Beach. 16:30How good is face recognition technology? Adam Rutherford investigates.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a politician, a writer, a murderer and an architect. 16:30Are more working families in poverty? Plus exploring the new school league tables. 16:55We provided children with experiences they'd never had.
| 16:00Conservationist Sacha Dench, BAME women in business, Feminist Germaine Greer.
| 16:02Anthony Horowitz on Ian Fleming. 16:30Writer James Walker explores the dialect poetry from the pits in Nottinghamshire.
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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.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00News with Luke Jones including highlights of the Royal Wedding. 17:30Listeners looking for a second chance on love, plus Jilly Cooper has Your News.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The moment Israel declared its independence, recalled by the last two surviving witnesses.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles Childish Gambino, the creator of viral video hit This is America.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Bloodshed as Palestinians protest against opening of new US embassy in Jerusalem 18:301/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
| 18:00UN security council discusses Gaza violence amid fresh clashes. US author Tom Wolfe dies. 18:304/6Special offer! Sign on with Milton Prime, the pioneering audio comedy delivery service.
| 18:00East Coast Main Line to be taken back into public control temporarily 18:303/4Daliso Chaponda looks at UK and Africa charities and organisations.
| 18:00Ministers promise a consultation on flammable cladding on buildings in England. 18:304/6Mitch's reunion with an old university chum is not what he expects. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 18:00Ex Russian spy discharged 11 weeks after he was left critically ill by chemical attack 18:30A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
| 18:00They said their vows in ceremony mixing British traditions with a gospel choir. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Tariff increases put on hold after Beijing pledges to buy more US goods and services. 18:15Antonia Quirke chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet's new production of Swan Lake 19:451/10Dark, thrilling, full of passion. A dramatic re-telling of Emily Bronte's haunting novel.(R)
| 19:00Pat faces some home truths. 19:15Richard Eyre on his new TV production of King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins. 19:452/10Following Mr Earnshaw's death, Hindley has become master of Wuthering Heights.(R)
| 19:15Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson and the poetry of Lou Reed, News from Cannes. 19:453/10After hearing devastating news, Heathcliff runs from Wuthering Heights.(R)
| 19:15Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, and a review of The Girl on the Train on stage. 19:454/10Should Nelly warn Cathy of the danger ahead?(R)
| 19:00Lily's secret is revealed. 19:15Hamlet and As You Like It, Michelle Terry's first productions at The Globe. 19:455/10Nelly's fears have been confirmed. Isabella has gone.(R)
| 19:00Mark Coles profiles Childish Gambino, the creator of viral video hit This is America. 19:15Red, On Chesil Beach, A Very English Scandal, The Aviator, Teeth at The Wellcome.
| 19:00Elizabeth jumps to conclusions, and Jim makes a decision. 19:15Geoff is working class, votes Tory, voted Leave. How did he end up a comedian? 19:45A white van is causing consternation among the local speed watchers.
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| 20:00 | 20:00William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society. 20:30How a small rural school could help China achieve its World Cup dream.(R)
| 20:00The moment Israel declared its independence, recalled by the last two surviving witnesses. 20:40A teenager tells us about the trip hazard caused by carelessly abandoned dockless bikes.
| 20:00FutureProofing discovers how we can protect and improve our mental health in future. 20:45Laiba Husain discusses life before, and after, marriage.
| 20:00One year into his presidency, can France's Emmanuel Macron succeed where others failed? 20:30Why Spain's sparkling fizz, Cava, is seeking to re-invent itself.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. 20:50Sarah Dunant reflects on Ireland's upcoming abortion referendum.
| 20:00Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.
| 20:00Are more working families in poverty? Plus exploring the new school league tables.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a politician, a writer, a murderer and an architect.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Plants can do much more than we might think. So is it wrong to eat them?(R) 21:30Jordan Peterson, Louise O'Neill, Hashi Mohamed and Lawrence Wright with Tom Sutcliffe.(R)
| 21:00Tips to help insomnia and the nurse who went the extra mile to treat her cancer patient. 21:30Professor Dame Caroline Dean on why some plants need cold before they can flower.(R)
| 21:00Britain's rabbits are in sharp decline. Tom Heap asks if we should be worried.(R) 21:30Cellist Steven Isserlis meets novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry.(R)
| 21:00How good is face recognition technology? Adam Rutherford investigates. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the freeing of a third of Russians from serfdom in 1861.(R)
| 21:00Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.
| 21:002/2Humour and heartache collide in this early James novel of love, betrayal and revenge.(R)
| 21:00TSB customers vent their anger.(R) 21:26Jason Watkins makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Missing People.(R) 21:30Why Spain's sparkling fizz, Cava, is seeking to re-invent itself.
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| 22:00 | 22:00New American embassy opens in Jerusalem. 22:451/10In 2006 in Connecticut a disturbing incident alters a young student's life.
| 22:00Funerals in Gaza and anger at the UN after the deadliest day since 2014. 22:452/10Greer is encouraged by her new friend Zee to go and see a visiting speaker at the college.
| 22:00Pyongyang threatens to cancel talks over demand for unilateral nuclear disarmament. 22:453/10As a child, Greer read books when her parents got stoned.
| 22:00DRC outbreak likely to be declared a 'public health emergency of international concern'. 22:454/10Cory and Greer head to different colleges, trying to stay close in spite of the distance.
| 22:00Scandal over sexual abuse of children by clergy in the 1970s and 80s 22:455/10Greer heads out with the Loci team for drinks on a Friday night.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15FutureProofing discovers how we can protect and improve our mental health in future.(R)
| 22:00Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the key stories at Westminster this week.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sally Bayley talks to Michael Rosen about how words came to her rescue during childhood.(R)
| 23:002/4Comic monologues written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan with star guests.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster where MPs debate the situation in Gaza.
| 23:001/4The stand-up comic returns to the stage with his trials of modern life. 23:152/4Comic sketches, songs and stand-up with a pole-vaulting chicken and a dancing bear.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:003/6Joel comes home early from work to find an unexpected visitor in the shape of Henry.(R) 23:30Calls for a ban on dangerous cladding in the wake of Grenfell Tower.
| 23:00Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.(R) 23:55When you see the relief in the new mum's face, it's the nicest feeling.
| 23:00Russell Davies asks the questions in the nationwide general knowledge contest.(R) 23:30Catherine Harvey explores if the dialect poetry of 19th-century Lancashire is alive today.(R)
| 23:00Saoirse Ronan discusses her role in On Chesil Beach.(R) 23:30Michael Symmons Roberts reflects on our lungs and the fragile gift of breath they bring.(R)
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