| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Solange's hit song from 2016 muses on themes of isolation and depression. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15A special episode on Alasdair Gray's 1981 novel Lanark with the actor Alan Cumming. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
| 01:00A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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| 05:00 | 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as the Lords debate the assisted dying bill. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the prime minister about the Middle East conflict. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45UK beef arrives on shop shelves in the US - how much difference will the trade make?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04The Chancellor's Spring Statement Forecast - with Sean Curran. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the government faces questions on the Middle East. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones. 05:45Why UK chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against avian flu.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Sofia Rehman. 05:45A series of personal reflections on power.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Bromfield in Shropshire. 05:45A new report finds 7 out of 10 visually impaired children aren't getting vital support.
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| 06:00 | 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.
| 06:00News 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 news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 06:07Martha Kearney finds out about hedgerows, learning about their history and their ecology. 06:30First UK trials of a bird flu vaccine. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Laurie Taylor hears about research into ultra running and women mountaineers. 06:35Theo Whyte visits Westcombe Dairy to see how its cheesemakers built a network of ideas. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan. 07:54Actor Toby Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action Syria. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10A service of prayer, music and reflection from Zion Temple Celebration Centre, Rwanda. 08:4823 April 1996, saw the first World Book Day. It originated from a Spanish tradition 08:58Explorer Roland Arnison is on the clifftops of Lunga listening to Manx shearwaters.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe hears the case for literacy and literature. 09:45YouTube is turning 20. Discover the story behind the video empire that changed everything.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Deep Fakes. 09:30James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
| 09:00Matthew Syed considers whether some ideas are simply too dangerous to explore. 09:307/7Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
| 09:00How one woman helped her son survive the Wars of the Roses to become the first Tudor king. 09:45Who is a 'real person' in politics? How do politicians use language to change reality?
| 09:00Dwayne Fields, explorer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Steve Rosenberg joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00The US President says he doesn't need British aircraft carriers to be sent to the Gulf.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What do current events in Iran mean for women in the country?
| 10:00Five years after Sarah Everard's murder by a police officer, what has changed?
| 10:00Neurologists report a change in grey matter in pregnant women's brains.
| 10:00Schools in England to provide allergy awareness training for staff in new guidance.
| 10:00We hear the perspective on the conflict from three women based in the UK.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in nineteenth-century China to learn about Empress Dowager Cixi. 10:303/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Jessie Buckley, actor and singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Combing through his bathroom, Mark Miodownik reveals the chemicals contaminating his body. 11:451/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
| 11:00Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks. 11:452/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
| 11:00Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
| 11:00Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life. 11:454/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
| 11:00Leyla Kazim visits the montado to discover what's next for Portugal's ancient export. 11:455/5Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
| 11:00George Parker assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30After US-Israel attacks on Iran surrounding countries have quickly been drawn into the war
| 11:00There's tension at Bridge Farm.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What do the joint US/Israeli strikes on Iran mean for tourists stranded in the region? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: How Do You Use AI? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The number of people contesting wills is increasing. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Three top entrepreneurs answer your questions about starting and managing a business. 12:32Could ticketless travel be coming to our future rail network? Greg Foot investigates. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tom Heap and Helen Czerski ask what the role of zoos is in the 21st century. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What the Middle East conflict could mean for your money. 12:301/6We go to war, flout the law, and launch Operation Amol Rajan. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense. 12:305/6Desiree Burch explains the best way to visit IKEA. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00US and Israeli strikes continue as Iran retaliates across the region. 13:451/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works - Decline and Fall.
| 13:00Rachel Reeves insists her plan works in an "uncertain world", as growth projection lowered 13:452/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works: Vile Bodies.
| 13:00New attacks, apparently from Iran, have been reported in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. 13:453/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works: Black Mischief.
| 13:00A well-known dissident inside Iran tell us he is not hopeful the regime will fall. 13:454/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works: A Handful of Dust.
| 13:00Tehran endures heaviest bombardment of the war as Israeli troops mass near Lebanon border. 13:455/7Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works – Scoop.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Norwich Cathedral.
| 13:00In an echo of Iraq, Tony Blair says the UK 'should have shown up' for the US in Iran. 13:30Sophia Smith Galer investigates an AI-generated biography of herself being sold online.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s tension at Bridge Farm. 14:156/6Post lockdown, the Snell family are reunited by love, humour and cheesy snacks. 14:45John Yorke explores Owen Wister’s Western novel The Virginian.
| 14:00George wants to make amends. 14:15Drama serial exploring crime through a psychological lens.
| 14:00Brian is economical with the truth. 14:15News of an escaped lion turns the lives of the residents of an Estonian town upside down.
| 14:00There’s an upset at Bridge Farm. 14:154/6The group is making waves, with Abbie's help. But they need funding. And fast.
| 14:00It all comes down to head or heart for Helen. 14:15Kerry thought her life was bad. Now she has assumed her dead sister’s life as a dentist. 14:45A low salt diet is one thing, but a no salt life?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Alice gives Ruairi some loving care.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT team are in Hertfordshire. 14:45David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Harriett Gilbert and guests choose favourite books. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn about the telephone on its 150th anniversary.
| 15:00How a woman’s arrest in Trafalgar Square changed the lives of children around the world. 15:30Laurie Taylor hears about research into ultra running and women mountaineers.
| 15:00Will the Courts and Tribunals Bill bring down the backlog in the criminal courts? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if artificial intelligence is the future of learning.
| 15:00Martha Kearney finds out about hedgerows, learning about their history and their ecology. 15:27Supporter Liseli Sumbwanyambe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Build It International 15:30Andrea Catherwood discusses news avoidance, the conflict in Iran and positive news.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the GQT team are in Hertfordshire. 15:45Erin struggles to reconcile her doctor’s advice with her knowledge of his personal life.
| 15:00The secret conspiracy that led to the Suez crisis in 1956.
| 15:00In Owen Wister’s pioneering work of cowboy fiction, romance blossoms for the Virginian.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Aleem Maqbool explores levels of engagement between British Muslims and those in power. 16:302/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Margate answering questions from a hungry audience.
| 16:00The sculptor David Nash reflects on his decades-long collaboration with nature. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to best look after your shoulders.
| 16:00David Yelland and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty on the struggle to cut through to Gen Z. 16:15Media reporting of the Middle East conflict, Green Party victory "missed" by journalists?
| 16:00What will happen to the Iranian regime now? 16:30Space warfare, space manufacturing and satellite data at Space Comm Expo
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Neil Sedaka, Drusilla Beyfus, Carole Jordan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 16:30Matthew Syed considers whether some ideas are simply too dangerous to explore.
| 16:00The science of Matrescence, Ramadan & the sandwich generation, The Traitors' Harriet Tyce.
| 16:00On his new short story collection and its connections to three other literary works. 16:3010/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
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| 17:00 | 17:00The US and Israel continue what President Trump called 'large-scale combat operations'.
| 17:00The chancellor warns that the world has become "yet more uncertain" since strikes on Iran.
| 17:00US-Israeli airstrikes continue in Iran as Pentagon confirms it torpedoed an Iranian ship.
| 17:00The prime minister says he has provided "calm, level-headed leadership" in response.
| 17:00Adam Fleming presents PM as President Trump demands Iran's unconditional surrender.
| 17:00Iran apologises for a week of attacks on neighbouring states but carries on bombing them. 17:30The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair on Iran, Trump & the grief of being dropped by Starmer 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 1992 17:10Michael Laskey, Michael Schmidt, Michelle Penn and Rachel Douglas-Jones join Ian McMillan. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Pete Hegseth plays down fears his country is entering a new open-ended conflict 18:305/6Desiree Burch explains the best way to visit IKEA.
| 18:00US President calls the UK "very uncooperative" in attacks on Iran 18:301/4Improv mayhem from emotional butchers, a 3-headed director and a spider's inner monologue.
| 18:00140 people are presumed dead after the ship was sunk close to Sri Lanka 18:30Suzi Ruffell, Kyrah Gray, Alana Jackson and Danny McLoughlin join Angela Barnes.
| 18:00The prime minster says the UK is sending four fighter jets to Qatar 18:304/4Randy Feltface cries a river.
| 18:00President Trump says the war won't end until Iran's unconditional surrender 18:301/6We go to war, flout the law, and launch Operation Amol Rajan.
| 18:00Tehran's neighbours targeted with missiles and drones again 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00There's speculation it's Ali Khamenei's son 18:15Huw Stephens presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00George wants to make amends. 19:15Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter on the inner workings of an animation giant.
| 19:00Brian is economical with the truth. 19:15Author Julia Quinn on writing the Bridgerton novels and saying yes to Shonda Rhimes.
| 19:00There’s an upset at Bridge Farm. 19:15Will Self on his latest satirical novel which looks at the alienation of modern life.
| 19:00It all comes down to head or heart for Helen. 19:15Plus Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley and award-winning film Sound of Falling.
| 19:00Alice gives Ruairi some loving care. 19:15Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis add the next five tracks.
| 19:00Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense. 19:15Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life.
| 19:00Alice and Rex are getting along fine. 19:15The Alpenpost: both a love letter to a distant father and a chronicle of European darkness 19:45A series of personal reflections on power.
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| 20:00 | 20:004/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30Molecular biologists find tiny self-replicating molecules which may be key to life origins
| 20:00Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us? 20:40A new report finds 7 out of 10 visually impaired children aren't getting vital support.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty on the struggle to cut through to Gen Z. 20:15Media reporting of the Middle East conflict, Green Party victory "missed" by journalists?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Norwich Cathedral. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Sara Pascoe hands out the Anti-Awards Awards.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood discusses news avoidance, the conflict in Iran and positive news. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Neil Sedaka, Drusilla Beyfus, Carole Jordan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe hears the case for literacy and literature. 21:45YouTube is turning 20. Discover the story behind the video empire that changed everything.
| 21:00What does this offence mean, and who does it apply to? 21:30From spark to shelf – why do companies like Mars and P&G keep developing their products?
| 21:00Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Deep Fakes. 21:30James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Who is a 'real person' in politics? How do politicians use language to change reality?
| 21:00Shahidha Bari's guests include Karen McCarthy Woolf, Lauren Elkin and Sara Ahmed.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00What the Middle East conflict could mean for your money. 21:25Actor Toby Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Action Syria. 21:30After US-Israel attacks on Iran surrounding countries have quickly been drawn into the war
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| 22:00 | 22:00We enlist expert panel from Iran, US and Britain to assess escalating violence 22:451/5With water levels rising, the only way to Glastonbury is by boat.
| 22:00Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the UK over Iran strikes 22:452/5In the 22nd century the government have dealt with social care by building enormous towers
| 22:00More bombing in Iran tonight as US Senate bid to limit Trump war powers fails 22:453/5What to do in a world where it seems increasingly irresponsible to have children?
| 22:00President Trump tells Iranian officials to leave their posts and apply for asylum 22:454/5A spaceship returns to Earth after a long journey seeking other habitable planets.
| 22:00President Trump demands Iran's unconditional surrender before US-Israeli bombardment ends 22:455/5The temperature in Australia is soaring higher than ever. Living has become an endurance.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Leyla Kazim visits the montado to discover what's next for Portugal's ancient export.
| 22:00War in the Middle East and the fallout for the UK.
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| 23:00 | 23:007/8Sarah stalks Brody Teague's train, as Sam is propelled to the Site 5 Oil Rig. 23:30Sean Curran reports as MPs debate the US-Israeli war with Iran.
| 23:00Memory, myth and meaning from lives shattered in a global conflict that resonate still. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/6Climb aboard for Slim tales of being a bus driver, and an unforgettable first comedy gig. 23:15The strange world of music without tapes, CDs… and maybe eventually, artists. 23:30Sean Curran reports as Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face each other at PMQs.
| 23:00Marriage rates have fallen to historic lows, but what are the consequences? 23:30Susan Hulme reports on plans to help Britons stranded in the Middle East.
| 23:00Insights and analysis on what is happening inside Trump's White House 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers mark International Women's Day.
| 23:002/2Highlights from 1Xtra's Comedy Gala showcasing some of the UK's best black comedians. 23:309/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 23:00How one woman helped her son survive the Wars of the Roses to become the first Tudor king. 23:45Erin struggles to reconcile her doctor’s advice with her knowledge of his personal life.
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