| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/6Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Six writers reflect on a modern definition of freedom. Today, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Six writers define what 'freedom' means now.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Six writers define what 'freedom' means now. Today, Gavin Francis and Esa Aldegheri.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Five writers define what 'freedom' means to them. Today, satirical writer Yan Lianke.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Ten writers define what 'freedom' means to them. Today, Nicola Davies and Karen Lord.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30A Belfast taxi driver finds her life thrown into chaos when her passenger falls ill.(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 spiritual comment and prayer with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain. 05:45A new project aims to analyse the biology of thousands of soil samples to help grow crops. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain. 05:45Plans for a new Young Farmers' event, following the cancellation of the annual convention. 05:58Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain. 05:45Could British farmers learn more from developing countries about sustainable agriculture? 05:58David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain. 05:45Response to reports that non-stunned lamb meat is being exported to Saudi Arabia. 05:58Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain. 05:45A video shows sheep shearers hitting and kicking sheep. 05:58For David Rothenberg, the white-crested laughingthrush is a superb clarinet accompanist.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Reflection and prayer with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh. 05:45A listener on losing contact with his wife trapped in the floods in India. ipm@bbc.co.uk.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of the church bells of St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Devon. 05:45Waney Squier reveals the price she paid for changing her mind about shaken-baby syndrome.(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 visits the outstanding historic landscape of the Gwent Levels.(R) 06:30The battle to control pests on farms including insects, pigeons and rabbits. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully celebrates the ties of family and friendship on the festival of Raksha Bandhan. 06:35Ruth Sanderson helps move the cattle of Strangford Lough from island to island. 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. 07:10William Crawley presents a special programme from Phoenix Park, Dublin. 07:54Comedian Mark Thomas makes the Radio 4 Appeal for INQUEST Charitable Trust. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From the World Meeting of Families in Dublin with Bishop Donal McKeown. 08:48Tom Shakespeare is downsizing. But what to do with his books?(R) 08:58Wildlife gardener and writer Kate Bradbury loves sparrows in this Tweet of the Day.
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| 09:00 | 09:00In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'(R) 09:30Life After Gold: what happens next? Can Helen Glover learn anything from Kriss Akabusi?(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Peter Hennessy invites Iain Duncan Smith to reflect on his political life and times. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Michael Hall.
| 09:00Leading dancer-choreographer Akram Khan develops Xenos - his final full-length solo show.(R) 09:30David Cannadine explores how Churchill's cigar became synonymous with his image. 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Dr Joe Aldred.
| 09:00Experts - are they to be trusted? 09:304/5Whose idea was more powerful - Darwin's good one or his cousin Francis Galton's awful one?(R) 09:44Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
| 09:00Sue MacGregor reunites four people who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.(R) 09:44A spiritual reflection with prayers, led by Siku.
| 09:00Suzy Klein and Aasmah Mir, joined by an eclectic range of guests for lively conversation.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:0020 years after her first hit, why is Britney Spears still known as the Princess of Pop? 10:30Commentary on day three of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
| 10:00What is being done to reduce sexual harassment at music festivals? 10:30Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
| 10:00The miseducation of Cameron Post, Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, eye tests, psychiatric hospitals 10:30Commentary on day five of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
| 10:00Golfer Ali Gibb defying the odds, love your curls love your afro, and Bushra El-Turk. 10:454/5Extreme sports and extreme Shakespeare are the order of the day in 44 Scotland Street.
| 10:00Emma Thompson on her new film role. Plus a live performance from the rapper Sa-Roc. 10:455/5There's trouble afoot for the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town.
| 10:30Mark Lawson considers how the increasing power of the audience is affecting storytellers.(R)
| 10:00Elizabeth needs help, and reality bites for Fallon.
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| 11:00 | | | 11:452/4Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop.
| 11:00A life in limbo for two Britons. Not wanted in the UK and not wanted in Jamaica. 11:30Britain is opening a series of large new jails, but why is the go-to design 250 years old?
| 11:00Emma Kennedy finds out why so many people in Britain hate their jobs.(R) 11:305/6Ed becomes involved in honouring plucky wartime songbird 'Beryl Bassett'.(R)
| 11:00Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the enigma of the Inca mountain retreat. 11:30The Rohingya village elder reduced to rags and the flash youngster who has become kingpin.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor and guests recall the umbrella murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov.
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| 12:00 | 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day three of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
| 12:01The latest shipping forecast. 12:04Mathematician Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beauty and the beauty of mathematics.(R) 12:15House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store to stay open. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Historian Simon Schaffer on whether evolutionary science explains the existence of beauty.(R) 12:15Retailers are short of Turkish Lira as British holidaymakers stock up. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines whether beautiful things are also moral.(R) 12:15Volkswagen cars, revenge evictions, Bournemouth beach.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection. 12:301/6The Now Show team returns to Edinburgh with another helping of satirical silliness.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?(R) 12:32Dan Saladino and Polly Russell share seed stories from this year's Oxford Food Symposium. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | | | 13:00News with Mark Mardell including troubles for President Trump, James Bond and pet shops. 13:45Prof Jonathan Ball meets the people trying DNA and Gene therapy on themselves.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Prof Jonathan Ball looks at unnervingly-cheap ways to gene edit human embryos.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Prof Jonathan Ball concludes his survey of the new disruptive biotechnologies.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30How the Zimbabwean music scene is responding to the end of the Mugabe era.
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| 14:00 | | | 14:00Ian imparts some bad news.(R) 14:15The story of the YMCA's Mrs Addie Washington, sent to support US black soldiers in France.
| 14:00Helen is on a mission.(R) 14:151/2Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi receive a visit from an extremely important person.(R)
| 14:152/2A visiting detective helps the ladies uncover the truth at the Orphan Farm.(R)
| 14:00Where do you stand on the 'coursework versus exam' debate? 14:30Comedic take on Cervantes' classic tome starring Sylvester McCoy as Don Quixote.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Liverpool.(R) 14:45The changes over time in having a baby out of wedlock.(R)
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| 15:00 | | | 15:00Inflation can change your sex life - and pretty much everything else.(R) 15:30Matthew Taylor continues his series on what charities are for, examining service delivery.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark visits the outstanding historic landscape of the Gwent Levels. 15:27Olivia Colman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Unicef.(R) 15:30A special edition exploring book criticism and why it matters.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are in Liverpool. 15:45A Belfast taxi driver finds her life thrown into chaos when her passenger falls ill.
| 15:30Virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the body's internal rhythms.(R)
| 15:001/2Contemporary drama from Iran. A writer must cheat the censor to publish his love story.
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| 16:00 | | | 16:004/6Josie Long hears stories of observation.(R) 16:30Why the Metro and the TLS are bucking the trend and increasing their readers.
| 16:00Antonia Quirke presents a special edition with Spike Lee. 16:30Banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora rainstorm
| 16:02Julian Worricker on a diplomat, a ceramicist, a botanist, a harpist and a teacher. 16:30Tim Harford on no-frills living, automated fact-checking and Lord of the Rings maths. 16:55Growing up wanting an older brother, she didn't know she had one.(R)
| 16:00Emma Thompson on long-term relationships, and Chloé Grace Moretz on gay conversion therapy
| 16:00Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. 16:30Discussing their politics, words and music and how it still resonates in US politics.
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| 17:00 | 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Sarah Smith with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Sarah Smith with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Sarah Smith with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:30A listener on losing contact with his wife trapped in the floods in India. ipm@bbc.co.uk.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Sarah Dickins asks if Wales is destined to be forever the poor relation in the UK economy.(R) 17:40Waney Squier reveals the price she paid for changing her mind about shaken-baby syndrome.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Commentary on day three of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge. 18:45How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
| 18:00Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge. 18:45From Cromer, Tim Vine presents the chat show where the great British public are the stars.
| 18:00US President accuses ex-lawyer of making up stories. 18:301/3Storyteller Sarah Kendall returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories.
| 18:00The government has set out its first detailed guidance in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit 18:301/6The museum battles to prepare for the annual visit of the Women's Institute.(R)
| 18:00Former First Minister sues Scottish government over handling of complaints against him 18:301/6The Now Show team returns to Edinburgh with another helping of satirical silliness.
| 18:00Pope Francis, in Ireland, has spoken of his shame at sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Pope Francis promises justice for the victims of abuse by priests 18:15Poet Kate Fox picks the best of BBC Radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Phoebe attempts to offer advice. 19:15Sir Lenny Henry looks back at his career on the occasion of his 60th birthday. 19:451/5Life and love is full of surprises in Edinburgh's New Town; is there something in the air?(R)
| 19:00Ian imparts some bad news. 19:15Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi Edugyan. 19:452/5All is not as it seems with the residents of 44 Scotland Street.(R)
| 19:15We review Jed Mercurio's latest TV drama, Bodyguard, starring Richard Madden. 19:453/5Love means changing everything as far as Bruce's girlfriend is concerned, really?(R)
| 19:15Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra disabled-led ensemble, Resound, on their Proms debut. 19:454/5Extreme sports and extreme Shakespeare are the order of the day in 44 Scotland Street.(R)
| 19:00Russ plays a dangerous game. 19:15Ian McMillan on graveyard inspiration, and the internet as a setting for horror. 19:455/5There's trouble afoot for the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town.(R)
| 19:00Maggie O'Carroll calls for action to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs.(R) 19:15Copenhagen/The Children Act/All Among The Barley/Extraordinary Rituals/Rites of Passage.
| 19:00Elizabeth attempts a brave face. 19:151/4A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world.(R) 19:45By Nick Walker. Annika encounters an unusual situation on an oil rig.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Three refugees talk about something important they have brought from their home country. 20:30The crop that has put women on top in Zanzibar.(R)
| 20:00Sarah Dickins asks if Wales is destined to be forever the poor relation in the UK economy. 20:40A Brewdog employment tribunal and an exciting development in artificial intelligence.
| 20:00Anne McElvoy, with Gabrielle Rifkind, invites two opposed figures to listen to each other. 20:45Clare Pooley tells us how her love of wine got in the way of her love of life.
| 20:00Greece has exited its bailout programme. What does the future hold? 20:30Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?
| 20:02Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London. 20:50Tom Shakespeare is downsizing. But what to do with his books?
| 20:00Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His death still haunts America.
| 20:00Tim Harford on no-frills living, automated fact-checking and Lord of the Rings maths.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on a diplomat, a ceramicist, a botanist, a harpist and a teacher.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the 'unicorn of the sea', the narwhal.(R) 21:30In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'(R)
| 21:00Matthew Taylor continues his series on what charities are for, examining service delivery.(R) 21:30Peter Hennessy invites Iain Duncan Smith to reflect on his political life and times.(R)
| 21:00Comedian Andy Zaltzman spends a week living by the rules of Epicurean philosophy.(R) 21:30Leading dancer-choreographer Akram Khan develops Xenos - his final full-length solo show.(R)
| 21:00Banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora rainstorm 21:30Experts - are they to be trusted?(R)
| 21:02The series which traces decisive moments in the history of the NHS.
| 21:00Mickey Bliss meets both an impressive young woman and a disturbing figure from his past.(R) 21:458/10Susie Orbach meets new client Jo, an out-of-work actress who is struggling to cope.(R)
| 21:00Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection.(R) 21:26Comedian Mark Thomas makes the Radio 4 Appeal for INQUEST Charitable Trust.(R) 21:30Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Greece has emerged from the biggest bailout in economic history. 22:451/10Peter Benchley's classic novel, which became one of the most iconic films of all time.
| 22:00President's former lawyer admits charges of tax fraud, unlawful campaign contributions. 22:452/10After a gruesome discovery on the beach, Chief Brody has difficult decisions to make.
| 22:00US president admits paying hush money but says election campaign funds were not used. 22:453/10After another mysterious death on Amity Island, Chief Brody starts hatching a plan...
| 22:00Brexit Secretary still confident that a good deal is the most likely outcome. 22:454/10With more attacks, Chief Brody decides to call in an expert.
| 22:00Ecuador and Peru announce tighter border control measures. 22:455/10Brody faces twin threats from the shark, and the shark expert.
| 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 | 23:003/418th century biographer James Boswell meets pop icon Madonna and lives to tell the tale.(R) 23:30Philip Ball reveals the real Cyrano de Bergerac and his 17th-century spaceship.(R)
| 23:001/4Current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall of Opinion Mirrors. 23:30Philip Ball tells the story of German chemist Friedrich Wöhler's creation of urea.(R)
| 23:003/4Stand-up Felicity Ward downloads a swimming app to try and alleviate depression. 23:154/4Kayvan Novak imagines what the voicemail of President Barack Obama might sound like.(R) 23:30Philip Ball goes back to the 17th century to tell the story of Descartes' 'daughter'.(R)
| 23:001/5Tony tells Andree about his war wound, which is a story one may find hard to believe.(R) 23:30Naomi Alderman's story is of Hypatia - the mathematician murdered by a mob in Alexandria.(R)
| 23:00Patricia Greene, the actress who plays Jill Archer, nominates Bess of Hardwick as her hero(R) 23:26Naomi Alderman tells the story of Mary Anning, who discovered many important fossils.(R) 23:55Being a single parent in 1974 carried a lot of stigma.(R)
| 23:00Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the wide-ranging music quiz.(R) 23:30Roger McGough and Miles Chambers present a selection of listeners' requests.(R)
| 23:00Antonia Quirke presents a special edition with Spike Lee.(R) 23:30Mark Tully celebrates the ties of family and friendship on the festival of Raksha Bandhan.(R)
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