| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:151/6Josie Long presents short documentaries in which words linger long after they're uttered.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Bart Van Es begins his journey to uncover the truth behind a family rift.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Bart continues his research. Lien tries to settle into her new home.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5It is too risky for Lien to stay at the Van Esses, so she needs to be found a new family.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Lien's testimony reveals a traumatic incident at home.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Lien reveals more about her marriage and faces the past.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Alex Tregear reads a story by Lucy Wood, acclaimed author of Diving Belles.(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.
| 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 reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Crops for fuel, sheepdog trials, and the health of our rivers. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the brown thrasher, usually seen in North America.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45A look at the long-term consequences of extreme heat and water shortages on UK farming. 05:58Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45Concerns about the future of British protected food names in Europe post-Brexit. 05:58Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45There's a call for action to help small abattoirs in the face of mounting closures. 05:58Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the common buzzard.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. 05:45The tree disease ash dieback has been found in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 05:58David Rothenberg asks a question, why is the song thrush not famous?(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with the Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe, United Reformed minister. 05:45A listener on what losing funding could mean for her deaf daughter.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from St John the Evangelist, Sidcup, Kent. 05:45Sam Kane reveals why she has changed gender three times in the last twenty years.(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.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs including Sports Desk, 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 discovers the fascinating world of the UK's largest ship's graveyard.(R) 06:30What's being done to protect our rivers from pollution, overuse and climate change? 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Rabbi Harvey Belovski reveals his secrets for a successful marriage. 06:35We meet the farmers of Nottinghamshire who still do things the medieval way. 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 Emily Buchanan. 07:54Broadcaster Gaby Roslin makes an appeal on behalf of National Literacy Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | 08:454/5A lively show on current events and trends with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10'Shining like stars' is this year's Keswick Convention theme. Preacher: Derek Burnside. 08:48Michael Morpurgo discusses the importance of never taking peace for granted.(R) 08:58Comedian and freestyle rapper Chris Turner hosts this Edinburgh Festival Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Mariella Frostrup asks if we are bringing up children creative enough for the future. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
| 09:00Peter Hennessy interviews Baroness Sayeeda Warsi about her political life. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Three funeral directors talk about the changes they have seen in their profession. 09:30David Cannadine explores how Disraeli merged fact and fiction in his life and work. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Phil Sumner.
| 09:00Has 'the elite' in the UK let the country down? 09:302/5Why was there a beard explosion under Queen Victoria? And can beards be good for health?(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
| 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Dermot Morrin.
| 09:00Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and the inheritance tracks of pop star Kim Wilde.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Gemma Cairney, Gia Milinovich and Michelle Dewberry on a mission to find new ways to date. 10:451/5It's 1945, and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother.
| 10:00Do more women take on caring responsibilities than men? 10:452/5Maya is a single mother sliding into the world of prostitution.
| 10:00Women in politics, Madonna at 60, Health inequality, Favorite parent. 10:413/5Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas. 10:55Remote controls - how many is too many?
| 10:00Sylvia Plath 'Life inside the Bell Jar', women in heavy metal and mental health inequality 10:30Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 10:00The trials and rewards of holidaying alone, refuge funding and housing benefit. 10:25Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 10:30Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 10:00Freddie's nightmare continues, and Shula's birthday ends in fireworks. 10:30Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Giles Fraser explores the movement that aims to make charitable giving most effective.(R) 11:301/4A national initiative to boost morale causes havoc in the War Rooms.
| 11:00The beguiling and mysterious otter leads Brett Westwood on a merry spraint hunt. From 2018 11:301/2The story of the rise of a superstar DJ blends with tales of young contemporary India.
| 11:00Jane Rogoyska meets Polish people who were exiled to Siberia as children by Stalin.(R) 11:304/4All grandkids make mistakes, but only Jack and Millie's do it so loudly - and on video.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Seale Hayne, Daniel prepares to join the harvest. 12:15District heating regulation, buying horses online, rise in people extending properties. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04On Halecot Farm, Effie resolves their labour problems. 12:15How do you afford the cost of a degree? 12:56The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04In Devon, Adeline launches a gentle offensive. 12:15The debt repayment scheme that's being used by more people than ever before. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Travis Elborough traces origins of the British antiques trade, involving suits of armour.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Travis Elborough focuses his antique trade history on William Randolph Hearst.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Travis Elborough charts the rise and fall of the antique, focusing on the 1960s.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Freddie's nightmare continues.(R) 14:15The owner of a Seattle bookstore can't get the health insurance she needs to stay alive.
| 14:00Kate is on the attack.(R) 14:15An autobiographical drama by Paul Dodgson about living the musical dream.(R)
| 14:00Susan's attitude proves surprising.(R) 14:15By Jonathan Ruffle. Mickey's bold deception plan is put into action.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Gambaccini returns with the wide-ranging music quiz. 15:30Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his food story, from Ethiopia and Sweden to New York.(R)
| 15:00Jay Rayner and the panel are in Ironbridge.(R) 15:306/12Natalie Merchant answers audience questions about her 1995 album, 'Tigerlily'.(R)
| 15:00The surprising story of GDP and whether it is time to change how we measure our economy.(R) 15:30Social Prescribing, Topical Steroid Withdrawal, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman poet Horace. With guests Llewelyn Morgan and Ben Okri. 16:30Brian Cox and Robin Ince get vocal on the science of the human voice.
| 16:00Lauren Laverne meets three former bankers and discovers where they ended up. 16:30Erica Wagner nominates the first man at the South Pole: Roald Amundsen
| 16:002/6Short documentaries about creating something out of nothing and the beginning of the end.(R) 16:30YouTube, Facebook and Apple have banned content from US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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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.
| 17:00Paddy O'Connell with news, interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00The US has confirmed it is re-imposing sanctions against Iran from tonight. 18:30Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons.
| 18:00President Trump tells companies that do business with Iran they won't trade with the US. 18:303/4Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to columnists.
| 18:00Dominic Grieve said he'd resign from the Conservative Party if Mr Johnson became leader 18:305/6Josh employs handyman Dean to get the flat ready for the baby.(R)
| 18:00A report has found two leading Catholic schools tried to cover up abuse of pupils. 18:304/4Joe Lycett welcomes Lloyd Griffith and June Sarpong to share their secret obsessions.
| 18:00Commentary on the second day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's. 18:454/5A lively show on current events and trends with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting.
| 18:00Commentary on the third day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's. 18:45Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and India, from Lord's. 18:458/9The final of the 2018 BBC New Comedy Award, live from Edinburgh.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Stephen Mangan in Hang Ups and author of best-selling The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron. 19:451/5It's 1945, and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother.(R)
| 19:00Susan's attitude proves surprising. 19:15The Proclaimers perform live, Gulliver's Travels, Artistic inspiration from the Internet. 19:452/5Maya is a single mother sliding into the world of prostitution.(R)
| 19:00Shula's birthday ends in fireworks. 19:15How sharks are represented in culture and Thea Musgrave marks her 90th birthday. 19:453/5Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas.(R)
| 19:00Elizabeth's situation goes from bad to worse. 19:15We review Disenchantment the new animated series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening. 19:454/5Maya teams up with Poole for a new dancing career.(R)
| 19:15Denzel Washington on his vigilante action thriller film, The Equalizer 2. 19:455/5Maya slips into the world of prostitution and narcotics.(R)
| 19:00Artist Zarah Hussain reflects on gardening, roses and cultural identity.(R) 19:15Under The Tree, Aristocrats, Michael Hughes: Country, Big British Asian Summer, Sabrina.
| 19:00Pressure mounts for Elizabeth. 19:159/9The results of the BBC New Comedy Award 2018 final, live from Edinburgh. 19:453/3By Alison MacLeod. Three not very radical young men team-build on Brighton beach.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00Jane Rogoyska meets Polish people who were exiled to Siberia as children by Stalin. 20:30Norway's child protection system under scrutiny once again after expert's conviction.(R)
| 20:00Are insurers taking too many risks with equity release? 20:40Three authors with different perspectives on visual impairment talk about writing.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy, with Gabrielle Rifkind, invites two opposed figures to listen to each other. 20:45Manwar Ali reveals why he changed from violent Islamist fighter to anti-radical campaigner
| 20:00What's wrong with student finance - and how could the system be made to work better? 20:30Is old-style personal banking dead in an increasingly online world?
| 20:00Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Media Cafe at Broadcasting House, London. 20:50Michael Morpurgo discusses the importance of never taking peace for granted.
| 20:00A history of the housewife since 1945, which explores her shifting power and politics.(R)
| 20:00Jon Sopel, Lyse Doucet and Steve Rosenberg discuss the BBC's foreign news coverage.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a yachtsman, a campaigner, a comedian, an activist, a fiddle player.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood looks at the history of a bird which has become a byword for male beauty.(R) 21:30Mariella Frostrup asks if we are bringing up children creative enough for the future.(R)
| 21:00Social Prescribing, Topical Steroid Withdrawal, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. 21:30Peter Hennessy interviews Baroness Sayeeda Warsi about her political life.(R)
| 21:00Sodium, the explosive alkali metal that is crucial for all life on Earth. 21:30Three funeral directors talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.(R)
| 21:00New Horizons next mission, helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition. 21:30Has 'the elite' in the UK let the country down?(R)
| 21:00Thousands of soldiers are given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest.
| 21:00Kenny Stokoe arrives at the front as part of Kitchener's new civilian army.(R) 21:456/10Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets John who has come to some conclusions.(R)
| 21:00Why an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt.(R) 21:26Broadcaster Gaby Roslin makes an appeal on behalf of National Literacy Trust.(R) 21:30Is old-style personal banking dead in an increasingly online world?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Hassan Rouhani says Washington will regret imposing sanctions on Tehran. 22:451/5A grieving father sets out in the snow to bring home his son.
| 22:00Boris Johnson refuses to say sorry over article condemned as Islamophobic. 22:452/5As Tom drives on through the snow, he recalls meeting his wife, Lorna.
| 22:00Washington imposes sanctions on Russia in response to the Skripal poisonings. 22:453/5As conditions on the road worsen, Tom thinks about his lost son, Daniel.
| 22:00Has international humanitarian law been breached in Yemen? 22:454/5Tom is nearing the end of his journey and must face an uncomfortable truth.
| 22:00Economic meltdown, and a war of words, as the US doubles tariffs on Turkish metal imports. 22:455/5Almost at the end of his journey, Tom makes a stop at the Angel of the North.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Anne McElvoy, with Gabrielle Rifkind, invites two opposed figures to listen to each other.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/4James Boswell meets Muhammad Ali, banned from boxing and in the wilderness.(R) 23:30A young man injured in a terrorist attack faces up to his changing views of the incident.(R)
| 23:00Brian Cox and Robin Ince get vocal on the science of the human voice.(R) 23:30Mary is 86 and faces losing her driving licence if she fails her next eye test.(R)
| 23:001/4Australian stand-up Felicity Ward tries an app for her insomnia. 23:152/4Kayvan Novak imagines the voicemail messages of Bake Off's Paul Hollywood.(R) 23:30Charlotte really wants a baby, but her epilepsy means pregnancy is fraught with problems.(R)
| 23:001/4A modern morality tale of the story of old Ebidiah Hancock and his three sons.(R) 23:30What happens when you accidentally write a song for a global superstar?(R)
| 23:00Erica Wagner nominates the first man at the South Pole: Roald Amundsen(R) 23:27One family's struggle to raise the money to cremate their dead dad. Grace Dent presents.(R) 23:55It's hard to rely on others when you're used to being self-sufficient.
| 23:00Paul Gambaccini returns with the wide-ranging music quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough and Wendy Cope present a selection of listeners' requests.(R)
| 23:30Rabbi Harvey Belovski reveals his secrets for a successful marriage.(R)
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