| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Gangs and spirituality - can religious belief lead members away from crime?(R) 00:45Church bells from All Saints Church, East Meon.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5How the wasp transitioned into a bumble bee.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Participants on a bee hunting course in Arizona arouse the suspicions of the local police. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5The lengths to which plants go to attract and exploit the bee population can be bizarre.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5It's often said that every third bite of food in our diet relies on the existence of bees.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5How California's annual almond harvest is eliminating bees from the orchards.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A weekend away at a meditation retreat offers Billy a respite from caring for his father.(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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. 05:45Charlotte Smith asks who will pick British soft fruit after Brexit? 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the alpine swift.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. 05:45A new seed variety is enabling farmers to grow more malting barley for beer. 05:58David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. 05:45A UN backed global agricultural report says trade is essential for continued food security 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his dream clothes made in the colours of the bee-eater.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. 05:45Calls for a sky lantern festival to be cancelled because of fire risk in the dry weather. 05:58Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by house martins.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. 05:45James Crowther explains fires on the moors around Saddleworth almost cost him his living. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart. 05:45A listener on an unexpected encounter with her boss and how she had the last word.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St David's Church, Moreton-in-Marsh. 05:45Becky Milligan profiles the tennis superstar Serena Williams.(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. 06:07Folk singer Jez Lowe explores the maritime song and history of Tynemouth and North Shields(R) 06:30Farming Today This Week comes from a fruit farm in Herefordshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand argues that a quest for independence is harder than it seems. 06:35Derek Jones explores a Sussex churchyard for signs of wildlife. From 1988. 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. 07:54Kevin Whately makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action For A-T. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| 08:31The best of Tuesday at Westminster and in Cardiff, with Sean Curran.
| 08:31Susan Holme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
| 08:51MPs vote through a bill to control the use of restraint in mental health cases.
| 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Live worship to celebrate Sea Sunday from Wadebridge Christian Centre in Cornwall. 08:48Adam Gopnik sets out to determine the difference between cliche and universal truth.(R) 08:58TV and wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman returns for her second Tweet of the Day takeover
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Munira Mirza, Laura Tunbridge and Paul Kildea. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:002/5Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
| 09:00Nick Duncalf explores the unique creative process of theatre director Robert Lepage. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Phil Sumner.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a great cultural figure of the 19th century. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Chine McDonald.
| 09:00Guy Singh-Watson, farmer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44A service from St Thomas' Hospital to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS.
| 09:00Robert Peston meets Konnie Huq and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Greg Dyke on England's World Cup success and the BBC's Moscow correspondent on the piano.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Stories from the legal front line and new barriers to women in politics. 10:451/5Tess is married to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. An honour, or not?
| 10:00Anne Tyler on Clock Dance, NHS at 70 - nurses, Acid attack, Government's LGBT plan. 10:452/5Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma.
| 10:00A look at the consequences of online sex work and the need for legislation. 10:413/5Astronaut Scott is about to take his first spacewalk but his wife's mind is not on that. 10:55Happiness is knowing there's a Morris 1000 tucked up in the garage.
| 10:00The NHS at 70: the future for women working in the health service. 10:454/5When Scott loses consciousness on his spacewalk, Tess's reaction surprises them both.
| 10:00Kathy Lette, measles, #MeToo in agriculture, summer fashion, eating salads. 10:455/5Tess has been investigating an unidentified patient and now believes she knows who he is.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Peckham, south London. 10:45Commentary on the first ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women, from Headingley.
| 10:00Jennifer struggles to keep the peace, and Alistair faces temptation.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Beth has vision in just one eye. Gary is her driving instructor. Can she pass her test? 11:302/6Martian hostage Guuuurk risks his life and his sanity to save the crew from the X-Barrier.
| 11:00Will new NHS funding improve adolescent mental health? We question Jeremy Hunt. 11:30Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.
| 11:00Buses, a decline and boom.(R) 11:306/6The team preparing to host their first wedding at the museum. But the groom has cold feet.
| 11:00The man trying to bring The Gambia's former strongman leader Yahya Jammeh to justice. 11:30Sam Lee celebrates the song collectors who have fought to save folk music from extinction.(R)
| 11:00Former gang member Simeon Moore examines links between urban art forms and knife violence. 11:30Political comedy memoir from accidental parliamentary candidate John O'Farrell.
| | 11:15Philip Treacy, milliner, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04All is not quiet in Deanscombe Quarry. 12:15Could a new 'click-and-ride' service roll back the decline in bus use? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Staverton Station, Primrose Holden has an unwelcome visitor. 12:15What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. 12:15Online dating, council bailiffs and booking holidays online. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Devon, a schoolboy friendship is rekindled. 12:15Fighting bank fraud, Sports cars, Christmas in July. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04At Seale Hayne, Rose finds herself burning with indignation. 12:15The music fans who want refunds after attending festivals that were badly organised.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women, from Headingley.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/669th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Behind the scenes at the world's biggest cycling events, the race is on in the kitchen. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How unsung heroine Barbara Robb exposed glaring gaps in the care of the mentally ill.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How Cecily Saunders' 'modern hospice' movement forced the NHS to plan for a 'good death'.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How the NHS responded to the birth of the first test tube baby in 1978.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45How the Black Report in 1980 and others exposed inequalities in health in deprived areas.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45A baby died, wards were closed and nurses went on strike. An NHS crisis in the 1980s.
| | 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30A book published 10 years ago has changed your life and you may not even be aware of how.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jennifer struggles to keep the peace.(R) 14:15Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian tries to help a fellow prisoner.
| 14:00Tom searches for direction.(R) 14:157/10Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded.
| 14:00There's a shock for Emma.(R) 14:15Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian has been sent to Broadmoor.
| 14:00Alistair faces temptation.(R) 14:159/10Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian tries to escape from Broadmoor.
| 14:1510/10Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Leah works to get Brian out of Broadmoor.
| | 14:00Peter Gibbs presents highlights from the Potting Shed sessions at this year's Garden Party(R) 14:45Three brothers with special needs and a huge capacity for joy and enthusiasm.
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| 15:00 | 15:002/6Students from the University of Hertfordshire take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz. 15:30Sheila Dillon looks at the Eatwell Plate.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel are in Bournemouth.(R) 15:30Helen Castor on the photography of Dorothea Lange and the radio ballads of Charles Parker.
| 15:00Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on defined benefit pension transfers. 15:30Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?(R)
| 15:00Folk singer Jez Lowe explores the maritime song and history of Tynemouth and North Shields 15:27Mamataj Begum, a beneficiary of Faith & Belief Forum, presents their Radio 4 Appeal.(R) 15:30James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colm Toibin about his 2009 novel Brooklyn.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs presents highlights from the Potting Shed sessions at this year's Garden Party 15:45A weekend away at a meditation retreat offers Billy a respite from caring for his father.
| | 15:002/5Rudolf of Habsburg is crowned Holy Roman Emperor but now his enemy Ottokar wants war.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Andrew McGibbon talks to Edwin Dawes, biochemist and beloved magician to Philip Larkin. 16:30Ernie Rea discusses the life of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.(R)
| 16:00Emma Kennedy finds out why so many people in Britain hate their jobs. 16:30Loyd Grossman and Skin talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
| 16:00'Selfies' - narcissism or self-expression? Also, choosing to disconnect from ICTs. 16:30England's success is a boon for the media but where's the line between journalist and fan?
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Kevin Macdonald about his Whitney Houston documentary. 16:30Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a choreographer, an animator, a U-boat captain and a pop star. 16:30Today Editor Sarah Sands discusses online criticism of the programme. 16:55I just wasn't sure if you were ready to tell me.
| | 16:00AM Homes on her new short story collection. 16:30Roger McGough and poet Lemn Sissay MBE present a selection of listeners' requests.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Jonny Dymond with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Jonny Dymond 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.
| 17:40Evan Davis and guests explore what happens when things go wrong in business.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service?(R) 17:40Becky Milligan profiles the tennis superstar Serena Williams.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Twelve children who've been missing in flooded caves in Thailand have been found alive. 18:302/669th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00Healthcare worker quizzed over hospital baby deaths. Trapped Thai youngsters get food. 18:304/6Pippa Evans shares her diaries with Rufus Hound.
| 18:00Police are investigating after a couple were left critically ill by an unknown substance. 18:306/6Malcolm and Ramesh's relationship steps up a gear, and Dave explores online dating apps.(R)
| 18:00There are fresh tensions between the UK and Russia over a new nerve agent case 18:305/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.(R)
| 18:00Theresa May has gathered her Cabinet to try to unite them behind her plan for Brexit. 18:305/6Topical satirical impressions.
| 18:00England's footballers have made it through to the semi-finals of the World Cup. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Efforts to bring out eight more boys and coach from flooded Thai cave resume tomorrow 18:15Chris Hawkins chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Tom searches for direction. 19:15Maxine Peake on her new play Queens of the Coal Age, and a tribute to Dame Gillian Lynne. 19:451/5Tess is married to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. An honour, or not?(R)
| 19:00There's a shock for Emma. 19:15Saudi Arabia's first female director, Haifa al-Mansour. 19:452/5Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma.(R)
| 19:00Alistair faces temptation. 19:15Actor Emily Mortimer on a new film adaption of Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop. 19:453/5Astronaut Scott is about to take his first spacewalk but his wife's mind is not on that.(R)
| 19:15Rob Brydon on the set of film Swimming With Men, playwright Laura Wade, Claude Lanzmann. 19:454/5When Scott loses consciousness on his spacewalk, Tess's reaction surprises them both.(R)
| 19:15Seamus Heaney's wife and daughter talk about gathering his poems in a new collection. 19:455/5Tess has been investigating an unidentified patient and now believes she knows who he is.(R)
| 19:00Becky Milligan profiles the tennis superstar Serena Williams. 19:15Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock.
| 19:15Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present a comedy panel show about films. 19:45Meg Rosoff reads her story about a recreated dodo, inspired by the Natural History Museum.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Buses, a decline and boom. 20:30Is there any chance of a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
| 20:00Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service? 20:40Peter heads to a Microsoft research centre to look at the latest in assistive technology.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Richard Johnston explains how images can start conversations about research.
| 20:00As Brexit looms what will future relations between the EU and Britain look like? 20:30Evan Davis and guests explore what happens when things go wrong in business.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Westminster Synagogue. 20:50Adam Gopnik sets out to determine the difference between cliche and universal truth.
| 20:00Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.
| 20:00Today Editor Sarah Sands discusses online criticism of the programme.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a choreographer, an animator, a U-boat captain and a pop star.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Are we serving our young people well enough when it comes to mental health?(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Munira Mirza, Laura Tunbridge and Paul Kildea.(R)
| 21:00Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'? 21:30Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.(R)
| 21:00Naomi Alderman's story is of Hypatia - the mathematician murdered by a mob in Alexandria. 21:30Nick Duncalf explores the unique creative process of theatre director Robert Lepage.(R)
| 21:00Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars. 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a great cultural figure of the 19th century.(R)
| 21:00This week in 1918, the Allied nations launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War.
| 21:00Mickey Bliss tries to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead.(R) 21:451/10Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets 75-year-old Maureen, whose husband has dementia.(R)
| 21:00Taking PPI claims to court. Plus are three year tenancies a good idea?(R) 21:26Kevin Whately makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action For A-T.(R) 21:30Is there any chance of a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Footage emerges of stranded team after nine days under ground. 22:451/10Tim Winton's fierce and lyrical new novel, set in the unforgiving Australian outback.
| 22:00The head of Poland's Supreme Court vows to defy a new law which would force her to retire. 22:452/10After finding his violent father dead, Jaxie Clackton is on the run.
| 22:00Supreme Court boss defies government's decision to remove her because of her age. 22:453/10Tim Winton's brutal yet lyrical new novel set in the Australian outback.
| 22:00Police say the couple from Amesbury poisoned by novichok handled contaminated material. 22:454/10Tim Winton's fiercely lyrical tale of survival and solitude set in Australia's outback.
| 22:00Ministers sign up to the idea of "free trade area for goods" between Britain and EU 22:455/10Tim Winton's fiercely lyrical tale of survival and solitude set in Australia's outback.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/5Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.(R)
| 22:00Ellie Price previews the week's politics with MPs, pundits and experts.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Sheffield-born politician David Blunkett goes back to his roots.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on Brexit amid warnings that time is running out.
| 23:001/2Extra! Extra! Brigstocke starts own newspaper shock! Read all about it on Radio 4 Extra!(R) 23:30All the news from the day's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:004/4Matt Berry interviews the greats of stage, screen and music. 23:151/4Comic Sindhu Vee is stuck between her parents, in-laws and their three beloved grandkids. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on a ministerial apology and a bus row at PMQs.
| 23:00Lauded Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd copes in his unique, frenetic style. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on all of the day's news from Westminster.
| 23:00Loyd Grossman and Skin talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster and beyond. 23:55Dancing and playing football in an electric wheelchair.
| 23:002/6Students from the University of Hertfordshire take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough is joined by writer, poet and Bafta-winning producer Henry Normal.(R)
| 23:00Francine Stock talks to director Kevin Macdonald about his Whitney Houston documentary.(R) 23:30Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand argues that a quest for independence is harder than it seems.(R)
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