| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:45Church bells from St Michael's, Angersleigh.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Raja Shehadeh's reflections on a friendship forged across the Israel-Palestine border.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Raja Shehadeh visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Raja Shehadeh recollects a humiliating search on his way home to Ramallah.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Raja finds that tense times lie ahead for him and Henry as the new millennium dawns.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Raja Shedadeh receives shocking news which deepens his friendship with Henry.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Death meets the Lady in this short story by Paul Evans, inspired by a 19th-century ballad.(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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Thousands of fish are having to be rescued because their habitat is drying up. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Writer Paul Evans encounters a crow in a cemetery.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45The Environmental Audit Select Committee reports on the government's environment bill. 05:58Musician Fyfe Dangerfield recalls the joy of hearing then seeing a golden oriole in France(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Michael Gove gives more detaisl of what will be in the government's Environment Bill. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the cormorant.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45An animal rights group has published details of farmers taking part in a badger cull. 05:58Mockingbirds do not mock but, as David Rothenberg explains, can copy over 1,000 bird songs(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith. 05:45Many scientists express shock at the EU court's decision to ban gene-edited crops. 05:58Liz Bonnin presents the displaying raggiana bird-of-paradise from Papua New Guinea.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Cheryl Meban. 05:45A listener on how he realised he was in an emotionally abusive relationship.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from St John the Baptist, Egham. 05:45One of the most powerful women in the city with Mark Coles.(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.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Helen Mark sets sail from Pin Mill to discover the history of boat building in Suffolk.(R) 06:30Anna Jones visits a farm in Somerset which has developed a range of holiday accommodation. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully explores approaches to negotiation - from the domestic to the international. 06:35Running a commercial farm in a national nature reserve? Can it really work? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs including 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. 07:54Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners Abroad. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The latest news from Westminster and beyond.
| 08:31Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster as parliament starts its summer break.
| | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A reflection on the life and legacy of St Francis from Assisi, Italy. 08:48Michael Morpurgo on a new initiative to help refugee children.(R) 08:58Co-founder of bird song recognition app Warblr Florence Wilkinson likes the female siskin.
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| 09:00 | 09:00How to parent in the era of the smartphone? 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:005/5Margaret MacMillan examines how we remember and represent war in art. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Dr Marika Rose.
| 09:00Three female police officers talk about the changes they have seen in their profession. 09:304/5Robbie Stamp in imagined conversation with late business partner and friend Douglas Adams.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Is it ok to make generalisations about travellers? Or generalisations about anyone? 09:305/5Rodnell Collins has an imagined conversation with his late uncle, Malcolm X.(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Baroness Newlove is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:44A spiritual reflection with prayers led by the Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley.
| 09:00Actor Stephen Mangan, 'Nanogirl' Michelle Dickinson, Madonna fan Matt Cain.
| 09:00Damian Collins on 'toxic rubbish' and fake news on social media.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Stalking, a new climate change podcast, Nadine Dorries and turntabling. 10:451/5Jo Clifford's autobiographical drama about love and loss.
| 10:00Dating, hula hooping, young playwright Libby Hall, Harriett Baldwin MP and Emma Brockes. 10:452/5Susie's vision blurs, her head aches, and then she has a fit in her sleep.
| 10:00Karon Monaghan QC, Janet Todd, Icelandic hip-hop, caring in heat, Woman's Lab on dating. 10:413/5On Monday Susie had a fit. On Tuesday they find a tumour. But is it benign or not? 10:55Losing a loved one to dementia can be like watching the reverse of growing up.
| 10:00Owen v Owen, Hot Brown Honey, Pinter's women, bra industry, Maeve Haran. 10:454/5Believing she only has days to live, Susie’s family prepare a goodbye.
| 10:00Rise in school exclusions: the impact on child and parents. Plus, Bollywood megastar Kajol 10:455/5Susie’s life was turned upside down. It's now Friday, 15 years later...
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts travel to Arundel Castle.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The reality of life for those caught up in the Windrush scandal is explored in The Untold. 11:305/6The professor receives a call from his future self with a dire warning.
| 11:00Brett Westwood delves into the delightful sphere of the dung beetle. 11:30Music writer Laura Barton takes a close listen to the music of Bristol.
| 11:00Garrett Carr on the radical commune which broke the silence of rural Donegal in the 1970s.(R) 11:302/4Jack and Millie have a son. And Melvin has something very special he wants to show them.
| 11:00Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world? 11:30Steph McGovern explores the design on display at the Great Exhibition of the North.
| 11:00Martin Wolf argues for a movement devoted to public engagement with economics. 11:301/6Ed Reardon is back, this time in unfamiliar territory as he's become a student at 'Uni'.(R)
| 11:00Steve Richards looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Elections in Pakistan, religious divisions in the Balkans & an ode to an Ethiopian airport
| 11:15Marianne Elliott, theatre director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Devon, Emily Colville goes to the fair. 12:15The new measures for better fitting clothes to cut the number returned to online retailers 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04On Dartmoor, Cathy Lawrence has nothing left. 12:15Working but homeless: Have you ever had a job, but no home? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Devon, there is a quiet gathering at Halecot Farm. 12:15How younger people feel more confident in spending than any other age group. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Staverley Court, there is cause for celebration. 12:15Secondary ticket sales, homes that overheat, and family rows after online shopping sprees. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Staverley Court, all thoughts are on one boy. 12:15We reveal the most expensive city in Britain to own and run a car.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Hundreds have been left in debt by home improvements that were supposed to be cost-neutral 12:302/5A lively new show on current events and trends with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.(R) 12:32Dan Saladino speaks to chefs and scientists about the relationship between tunes and taste 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Adam Hart investigates the accidental discovery of a little blue pill that changed sex.
| 13:00Greek fires and what makes a good motorway service station? 13:45Adam Hart investigates the accidental discovery of the evidence for the Big Bang.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45The story of a fish that was discovered 66 million years after its 'extinction'.
| 13:00News with Sarah Montague including Pakistan election results and Mercury Prize nominations 13:45The story of a volcanic eruption that accidentally revealed the jet streams.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45A story of the discovery of genetic scissors that accidentally enabled fast gene editing.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Spalding in Lincolnshire.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30An intimate portrait of American singer-songwriter and actor Sharon Van Etten.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:15A warm, funny love story by Lucy Gannon. Starring Doon Mackichan and Kevin Whately.
| 14:00Rex comes to the rescue.(R) 14:15Five people get on a train to Manchester. They board alone but leave a little less so.(R)
| 14:00There's a shock for Anisha.(R) 14:15Can two independent elderly folk be lured into a speed-date? Ross Dunsmore explores.
| 14:00Toby has an announcement to make.(R) 14:151/2Mma Ramotswe come to terms with a difficult situation for her - taking a holiday.(R)
| 14:152/2Being on holiday does not stop Mma Ramotswe from taking on an important case.(R)
| 14:00Topics include medicinal and recreational drug use and the heatwave. 14:301/2Groundbreaking story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.(R)
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Ledbury in Herefordshire.(R) 14:45Whether to a long, slow decline, or to a shockingly sudden death.
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| 15:00 | 15:005/6Students from the University of Sheffield take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz. 15:30A rare voice of authenticity from the kitchen and one of our most important chefs.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are under canvas at Latitude Festival.(R) 15:30Tom Holland asks if St Edmund is under a tennis court and hears about the end of steam.
| 15:00What are the costs of driving an electric car? 15:30Does running damage your knees and is cycling any better?(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark sets sail from Pin Mill to discover the history of boat building in Suffolk. 15:27Broadcaster Rachael Bland makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Eve Appeal.(R) 15:30Daisy Johnson talks to Mariella Frostrup about her debut novel Everything Under.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Ledbury in Herefordshire. 15:45Death meets the Lady in this short story by Paul Evans, inspired by a 19th-century ballad.
| 15:30Music writer Laura Barton takes a close listen to the music of Bristol.(R)
| 15:00A thrilling fast-moving dramatisation of Jules Verne's sci-fi classic.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Artist Ken Currie and the portrayal of the human body 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince talk alien invasion, although not of the little green men kind.
| 16:00The frequent flyers who will stop at nothing to achieve airline status and rack up mileage(R) 16:30Anne-Marie Duff and Louise O’Neill join Harriett Gilbert to chat about favourite books.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the Open University in Milton Keynes. 16:30Dan Snow's new history streaming service aims to cut out regular channels. Will it work?
| 16:00Daniel Kokotajlo on his debut feature film Apostasy. 16:30Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine Wilderness
| 16:00Julian Worricker on an ecologist, a lawyer, a doctor, an editor, and a disc jockey. 16:30Listener comment on Michael Howard and Ed Miliband on R2 and Evan Davis's Sweet Reason. 16:55Losing a husband and losing a friend.
| 16:00Cabaret performance Hot Brown Honey, Excluded children, Bras.
| 16:00A special programme exploring the appeal of islands as a setting for fiction. 16:30Roger McGough and John Cooper Clarke present a selection of listeners' requests.
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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.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:30Millions go to festivals each summer, but how do festivals make money?(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price of the thriving drug trade in our jails?(R) 17:40One of the most powerful women in the city with Mark Coles.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00UK government faces criticism as it drops opposition to possible death penalty for IS duo 18:305/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
| 18:00The wildfires have ripped through coastal resorts near Athens during the holiday season. 18:301/4Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media landscape.
| 18:00Police say doctor would have been questioned on suspicion of rape, if alive. 18:303/6Josh attempts to buy a pram on the cheap.(R)
| 18:00Government relaxes laws on the use of cannabis-based medicines 18:302/4Joe Lycett welcomes Janice Connolly and Nick Owen to share their secret obsessions.
| 18:00Prince expresses "deep personal regret" as past letters reveal his support for Peter Ball 18:302/5A lively new show on current events and trends with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting.
| 18:00A hundred and thirty wild fires are burning from Alaska to Texas. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00His success cements Britain's recent dominance of the world's toughest cycle race 18:15BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:15John Hurt as Artist, and the role of the Fool in King Lear. 19:451/5Jo Clifford's autobiographical drama about love and loss.(R)
| 19:00There's a shock for Anisha. 19:15Playwright Patrick Marber on Exit the King, starring Rhys Ifans and Indira Varma. 19:452/5Susie's vision blurs, her head aches, and then she has a fit in her sleep.(R)
| 19:00Toby has an announcement to make. 19:15Moonlight actor Andre Holland on playing Othello with Mark Rylance as Iago. 19:453/5On Monday Susie had a fit. On Tuesday they find a tumour. But is it benign or not?(R)
| 19:15Marlon James champions cult novel Oreo and we assess this year's Mercury Prize shortlist. 19:454/5Believing she only has days to live, Susie’s family prepare a goodbye.(R)
| 19:00Jill faces a blast from the past. 19:15Iceman, the film inspired by the discovery of Otzi, the prehistoric man. 19:455/5Susie’s life was turned upside down. It's now Friday, 15 years later...(R)
| 19:00One of the most powerful women in the city with Mark Coles. 19:15Apostasy, Exit The King, Olivia Laing - Crudo, White Cube Memory Palace, Pride & Prejudice
| 19:00An arrival ruffles feathers. 19:152/3Richard Wilson realises it's no good being Mr Nice Guy. He's got to tell the truth.(R) 19:451/3By Jami Attenberg. A woman makes her lover walk with her to the New York subway.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Garrett Carr on the radical commune which broke the silence of rural Donegal in the 1970s. 20:30Why do we struggle with very different notions of fairness when it comes to social care?
| 20:00Why are more children than ever being prescribed antidepressants and what are the risks? 20:40Plans for a new UK standard for assistance dogs.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Gisela Stuart reveals why she changed her mind on the EU and led the campaign for Brexit.
| 20:00Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's election. But what will he be able to change? 20:30Millions go to festivals each summer, but how do festivals make money?
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Spalding in Lincolnshire. 20:50Michael Morpurgo on a new initiative to help refugee children.
| 20:00Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.
| 20:00Listener comment on Michael Howard and Ed Miliband on R2 and Evan Davis's Sweet Reason.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on an ecologist, a lawyer, a doctor, an editor, and a disc jockey.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood looks into the cultural influence of the willow, from 2018(R) 21:30How to parent in the era of the smartphone?(R)
| 21:00Does running damage your knees and is cycling any better? 21:30Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.(R)
| 21:00Fluorine has a deadly reputation as one of the most reactive of all the elements. 21:30Three female police officers talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.(R)
| 21:00Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine Wilderness 21:30Is it ok to make generalisations about travellers? Or generalisations about anyone?(R)
| 21:00An outbreak of flu is reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting 1,000 prisoners.
| 21:00Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer.(R) 21:454/10Susie Orbach meets estate agent Natalie, whose faith is very important to her.(R)
| 21:00Hundreds have been left in debt by home improvements that were supposed to be cost-neutral(R) 21:26Simon Callow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners Abroad.(R) 21:30Why do we struggle with very different notions of fairness when it comes to social care?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00The government defends its decision not to oppose potential death penalty for IS fighters. 22:451/10Willa Drake is 11 and must face a domestic crisis. Tale of a family and self-discovery.
| 22:00At least 20 people killed and more than 100 hundred are missing. 22:452/10It is 1977, and student Willa makes an impulsive decision.
| 22:00The US and the EU take steps to strengthen their trade relationship and avoid a trade war. 22:453/10It is 1997, and Willa's life is about to change forever.
| 22:00Opponents claim widespread vote-rigging and interference from the armed forces. 22:454/10It is 2017. A phone call changes the course of Willa's life.
| 22:00A group of parties in Pakistan say they've rejected the results of the general election. 22:455/10Willa travels to Baltimore to look after her son's ex-girlfriend.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:155/5Margaret MacMillan examines how we remember and represent war in art.(R)
| 22:00Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the latest developments in politics.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Frances Barber, stage and television star, explores the Wolverhampton of her childhood.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince talk alien invasion, although not of the little green men kind.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:003/4Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and Jane Horrocks talk critically-acclaimed nonsense in bed. 23:154/4Stand-up comic Sindhu Vee looks at being a parent in a multi-generational family. 23:30Journalist Hugh Muir examines Carib-British identity through the descendants of Windrush.(R)
| 23:004/4Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.(R) 23:30Journalist Hugh Muir meets the grandchildren of the Windrush pioneers.(R)
| 23:00Lauren Laverne and guests discuss leadership, civil partnership, and ritual. 23:30Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R) 23:55No desperate need to search for another soulmate.
| 23:005/6Students from the University of Sheffield take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough and Imtiaz Dharker present a selection of listeners' requests.(R)
| 23:00Daniel Kokotajlo on his debut feature film Apostasy.(R) 23:30Mark Tully explores approaches to negotiation - from the domestic to the international.(R)
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