| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Dr Hayaatun Sillem chooses the extraordinary life of Lady Rachel MacRobert. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary, Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30As Saddam’s regime is removed, Iraq plunges into chaos. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Did the invasion turbo-charge extremism in Iraq and the UK? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30The failures in post-war Iraq have far reaching and unexpected consequences. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30As public trust disappears, deep scars begin to take their toll. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Have new generations of Iraqis got the freedom they were promised? 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15On her Booker-shortlisted novel, Flashlight, and its links to three other literary works. 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 05:04Susan Hulme examines the issues of voting for war, women in parliament and stablecoins. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45New research on the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on the government's efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45Government pledges £53 million to help vulnerable rural households pay for heating oil.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as Ukraine's President Zelensky makes a speech to Parliament. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45The government launches its new land use framework for England.
| 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 reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill 05:45What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the foreign secretary about overseas aid. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill. 05:45Why nearly 4,000 farmers are excluded from the new environmental support schemes.
| 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 Fleur Dorrell. 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 Saints Peter and Paul Lavenham, Suffolk. 05:45In Touch wraps up the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.
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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 ambitious restoration plans for the Stroudwater canal. 06:30What difference will England's Land Use Framework make? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Sex and faith are intertwined, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz explains why. 06:35Nancy Nicolson meets Paul Rowlston who unites making dentures with life as a crofter. 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 07:54Broadcaster Helen Skelton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief 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 for the Fifth Sunday of Lent from Manchester Cathedral. 08:48In 1992, Australia's prime minister addressed atrocities inflicted upon Indigenous people. 08:58Naturalist Mike Dilger remembers a summer spent surveying the Cetti's warbler 30 years ago
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| 09:00 | 09:00Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Pollan, Fay Bound-Alberti and Mary Costello. 09:45YouTube has changed the music industry. Viral creators Rebecca Black and Dodie unpack how.
| 09:00Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs. 09:30James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
| 09:00An act of forgiveness sets off a chain of events that alters the life of one woman. 09:30Could wrestling really be the birthplace of modern fakery? Jamie Bartlett investigates.
| 09:00How, in 1916 in Zurich, artists responded to the absurdity of war by creating absurd art. 09:45Is the optimism and positive language of the US administration encouraging or worrying?
| 09:00Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00John Lloyd joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00Week four of the war: The US gives Iran 48 hours to open up the Strait of Hormuz.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Jessie Buckley becomes the first Irish woman to win the best actress Oscar.
| 10:00Researchers have developed an AI mammogram tool to assess the risk of heart problems.
| 10:00What parents need to know about the 'unprecedented' Kent meningitis outbreak.
| 10:00Female business owners unite after their retail units were destroyed in Glasgow fire.
| 10:00Women's football tournaments must now include a female head or assistant coach.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests at the Hay Festival to learn about medieval Irish folklore. 10:305/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/3Did reading make us lonely, set us free, and even end torture? James Marriott investigates 11:45As Saddam’s regime is removed, Iraq plunges into chaos.
| 11:00Nicholas McCarthy and Amy Harman add five more tracks to the playlist. 11:45Did the invasion turbo-charge extremism in Iraq and the UK?
| 11:00Anna Foster and an expert panel consider whether the war in the Middle East could escalate 11:45The failures in post-war Iraq have far reaching and unexpected consequences.
| 11:00The other story of the Second World War. 11:45As public trust disappears, deep scars begin to take their toll.
| 11:00Is the missing link in increasing the UK's food self sufficiency actually food processing? 11:45Have new generations of Iraqis got the freedom they were promised?
| 11:00Isabel Hardman reports on the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Strikes on the world's biggest gasfields prompted rebukes by Qatar and other Gulf nations
| 11:00Tom and Helen are worried about Tony.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How the conflict in the Middle East is affecting consumer prices in the UK. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Does the Royal Mail deliver for you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Consumers will now have the chance to put questions to water company bosses. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:042/3Evan explores why electricity is so expensive, and why that's a barrier for heat pumps. 12:32Will smart glasses replace smartphones? Greg Foot investigates the future of eyewear. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will the second Trump presidency really impact the future of our environment? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will schemes to help people struggling with the rising cost of heating oil work? 12:303/6The Naked Week team go shopping, shipping and shagg... you know what, never mind. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The former Labour leader’s journey from bacon sandwich to energy secretary. 12:301/6Suspicious squirrels, egosurfing, and strategic skedaddling. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The Prime Minister insists Britain will not be drawn into a wider war against Iran. 13:451/5The US and China are locked in a race to dominate the world of Artificial Intelligence
| 13:00Ali Larijani has been killed along with Basij commander Soleimani, according to Israel. 13:452/5Brains versus body: how the US and China are winning in different areas of AI robotics.
| 13:00Targeted vaccination scheme continues for students at the University of Kent. 13:453/5Can Europe end its reliance on US and Chinese tech companies before it's too late?
| 13:00Energy prices increase rapidly as Iran and Israel target oil and gas sites in the Gulf. 13:454/5Satellites are driving the new space race for commerce, communications - and warfare.
| 13:00The International Energy Agency warns the impact of the Iran war is being underestimated. 13:455/5AI is incredibly thirsty for energy, which is fuelling a renewables revolution in China.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Point Theatre in Eastleigh.
| 13:00James Naughtie examines the interconnected nature of the Iran and Ukraine wars 13:30Israel’s longest serving prime minister.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Tom and Helen are worried about Tony. 14:152/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. 14:45John Yorke explores Willa Cather’s novel of frontier life, My Ántonia.
| 14:00Ruairi's got a lot on his mind. 14:15Abby Walker's award-winning debut audio drama.
| 14:15When AI's guard rails fail, even its creators admit that we should be very, very afraid.
| 14:00Brian learns something new. 14:156/6Back at Faith's home for the final time, a reckoning awaits.
| 14:00Esme gets an important message. 14:15As Kerry digs deeper into her deception, she uncovers a criminal underworld. 14:45Gen Z are famously having less of it. Do we even need it all?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Brian tries to cut a deal.
| 14:00The team look back through the archives for solutions to water-based gardening challenges. 14:45John Yorke on a fascinating insight into Black American history: Flight, by Walter White.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Comedy writer Victoria Pile and philosopher Julian Baggini join Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval Spanish warrior known as El Cid.
| 15:00A Danish man writes a story about human suffering with an unusual hero at its heart. 15:30Sex and faith are intertwined, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz explains why.
| 15:00Under international law, when can a country use force against another? 15:301/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest.
| 15:00Martha Kearney finds out about ambitious restoration plans for the Stroudwater canal. 15:27Supporter Ben Phelps makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust. 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears your views on a recent episode of Inside Health.
| 15:00The team look back through the archives for solutions to water-based gardening challenges. 15:45An uncanny new comedy by Andrew Doherty, read by Ambika Mod.
| 15:00Euripides’ Greek tragedy reimagined to explore the root causes of rebellion.
| 15:00A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel by Adura Onashile.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Aidan Tulloch talks to the people who process the UK's bodycam security footage. 16:304/6Jay Rayner and The Kitchen Cabinet panel visit Abergavenny.
| 16:00The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, gets his head in the clouds. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to look after your hips.
| 16:00David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at the secretive world of influencing the chatbots. 16:15Lisa Nandy interview, reporting from inside Iran and behind the scenes at the Oscars
| 16:00How ready to fight are the UK's armed forces? 16:30The UK government announces a £2billion investment in quantum computing.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a politician, a virologist and an actor. 16:30An act of forgiveness sets off a chain of events that alters the life of one woman.
| 16:30Women's football tournaments must now include a female head or assistant coach.
| 16:00The Northern Irish writer on her new novel and the three influences behind it. 16:3012/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00NATO criticised by President Trump, who bemoans allies who have stayed out of the conflict
| 17:00The US is 'disappointed" with Sir Keir Starmer and NATO over Iran war support.
| 17:00Major escalation in the Gulf as Iran says it will retaliate following the strike.
| 17:00Defence Secretary Hegseth says allies should be grateful as strikes send gas costs soaring
| 17:00Iran's new Supreme Leader claims to have dealt his enemies a 'dizzying blow.'
| 17:00One missile reportedly failed in flight, while the other was intercepted by a US warship. 17:30Nick Robinson talks to Zack Polanski about early life and his rapid rise to political fame 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. 17:102/4What does it mean to be an American? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Sir Keir Starmer says he won't be drawn into a wider conflict 18:301/6Suspicious squirrels, egosurfing, and strategic skedaddling.
| 18:00Joe Kent is the first senior White House official to resign over the war against Iran 18:303/4Excited nuns, enemies who become lovers, and a fairy godmother.
| 18:00Iran has threatened to attack key energy sites belonging to its Gulf neighbours 18:30Jo Caufield, Ayo Adenekan, Sarah Levine and Priya Hall join Angela Banes.
| 18:00The focus of the war shifts to key oil and gas infrastructure across the Middle East 18:302/6Good intentions, bad incentives and the politics that result.
| 18:00They had claimed Gerry Adams was involved in the decision to carry out the attacks 18:303/6The Naked Week team go shopping, shipping and shagg... you know what, never mind.
| 18:00The Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has condemned Iran's "reckless strikes". 18:15Stuart Maconie soaks up Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
| 18:00Iran says it will close the shipping route if the US targets Iranian power plants. 18:15Sean Cooney presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruairi's got a lot on his mind. 19:15An Oscars roundup, Ryan Gosling on his new sci-fi film, and Self Esteem plays in studio.
| 19:15Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton.
| 19:00Brian learns something new. 19:15Author Helen Bain on fictionalising Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's year in Devon.
| 19:00Esme gets an important message. 19:15Summerfolk at the National Theatre in London and epic novel The Tribe by Michael Arditti.
| 19:00Brian tries to cut a deal. 19:15Anne Dudley and Guy Barker join Anna and Jeffrey to choose the next five tracks.
| 19:00The former Labour leader’s journey from bacon sandwich to energy secretary. 19:15The other story of the Second World War.
| 19:15In 2018, Harriet Madeley found out she was going to die. Then again, aren't we all? 19:45A series of personal reflections on power.
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| 20:00 | 20:006/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30New research on what three very hot years can tell us about climate change.
| 20:00Anna Foster and an expert panel consider whether the war in the Middle East could escalate 20:45In Touch wraps up the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at the secretive world of influencing the chatbots. 20:15Lisa Nandy interview, reporting from inside Iran and behind the scenes at the Oscars
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Point Theatre in Eastleigh. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Unearthing audio treasures from the radiophonic past.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears your views on a recent episode of Inside Health. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a politician, a virologist and an actor.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Tom Sutcliffe with Michael Pollan, Fay Bound-Alberti and Mary Costello. 21:45YouTube has changed the music industry. Viral creators Rebecca Black and Dodie unpack how.
| 21:00Is live facial recognition vital to fight crime, or a step towards a surveillance state? 21:301/3Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them.
| 21:00Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs. 21:30James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
| 21:00Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Is the optimism and positive language of the US administration encouraging or worrying?
| 21:00Anne McElvoy and guests look at speaking fluently in politics, the classroom & communities
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00How will schemes to help people struggling with the rising cost of heating oil work? 21:25Broadcaster Helen Skelton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief 21:30Strikes on the world's biggest gasfields prompted rebukes by Qatar and other Gulf nations
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| 22:00 | 22:00The specific strain of the infection has not been identified 22:45A story inspired by the legends of the merrow.
| 22:00The Scottish Parliament has voted down a bill that would have legalised assisted dying 22:45A modern reimagining of The Children of Lír.
| 22:00Israeli orders more evacuations and bombs bridges across Litani River in southern Lebanon 22:45Inspired by stories of babies who were stolen and replaced with a fairy child.
| 22:00Benjamin Netanyahu says President Trump is acting in the interests of the US 22:45A modern retelling of The Labour Pains of the Ulaid.
| 22:00The UK has agreed to allow the US to use UK bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites 22:45A contemporary retelling of the legend of the doomed young couple.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Is the missing link in increasing the UK's food self sufficiency actually food processing?
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss the Iran war and its impact on the cost of living in the UK.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Christmas Eve,1828: William Burke is on trial for murder at the High Court in Edinburgh. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00There’s joy and peace in the depths of a swimming pool, if only you can learn to let go. 23:30Health Secretary Wes Streeting updates MPs on an 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak.
| 23:00Moving into his 40s, Slim has acquired a lot of titles, and they're weighing him down. 23:15Virtual assistants: how much assistance is too much? And can they hear us? 23:30PMQs and other top stories.
| 23:00Is removing statues and decolonising the curriculum the answer? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs protest over cuts to overseas aid.
| 23:00AI company Anthropic labelled a national security risk after saying "No" to the Pentagon 23:30Peers continue their debate on the assisted dying bill.
| 23:002/6Good intentions, bad incentives and the politics that result. 23:3011/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 23:00How, in 1916 in Zurich, artists responded to the absurdity of war by creating absurd art. 23:45An uncanny new comedy by Andrew Doherty, read by Ambika Mod.
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