| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Harriet Harman nominates opera star Maria Callas. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Peter and Paul Lavenham, Suffolk. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Cal Flyn explores the power of mystery, beginning with the gods of the ancient world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Cal Flyn continues her exploration of mystery, uncovering links with artisan guilds. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Cal Flyn on how the Scientific Revolution changed our relationship with the natural world. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5On her journey around mystery, writer Cal Flyn confronts the divine feminine. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Northern Irish writer on her new novel and the three influences behind it. 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Peers continue their debate on the assisted dying bill. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell. 05:45Have potatoes had their chips? 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as the Prime Minister faces questions from MPs on the Middle East. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell. 05:45Will continuing conflict in the Middle East now lead to price hikes in the supermarket?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as MPs question the chancellor about support with energy bills. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell. 05:45Should the Environment Agency and Natural England be merged?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell. 05:45Scottish government reveals how farm support payments will work over next five years.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs are updated about resident doctors' strikes. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell. 05:45The government is pressing ahead with its ban on trail hunting in England and Wales.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43Spiritual reflection for Holy Week with the Rev Richard Frazer of the Church of Scotland. 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 Holy Cross, Woodchurch in Merseyside. 05:45In Touch visits two schools in Northern Ireland as technology training is delivered.
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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. 06:07The island in Essex has been made into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons and sea. 06:30Trail hunting - the government wants to ban it, the consultation's started. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Former US Christian pastor Ismail Fenter fell for Rumi and became a whirling dervish. 06:35Marie Lennon goes to meet Jim Webster to understand what it means to live in rural poverty 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers. 08:10Sally Foster-Fulton, Gilbert Márkus and Mairéad Nic Craith on Palm Sunday and pilgrimage. 08:48In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. 08:58Ornithologist Jack Baddams on why March is 'siskin season' for his fellow bird ringers.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Naomi Alderman with Booker prize-winner David Szalay, Penny Woolcock and Laura Tisdall. 09:45As YouTube spreads, so does information - the good and bad. We explore the consequences.
| 09:00Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone. 09:30James Gallagher is joined by experts to answer key questions on the meningitis outbreak.
| 09:00A conductor walks away from a life built on decades of honing her talent. 09:30‘It’s not a lie if you believe it.’ Jamie Bartlett on how that became the new norm.
| 09:00The role of silicon from chips to glass to the balance of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere 09:45Getting outside the Westminster bubble to hear some refreshing phrases from real people.
| 09:00Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00We remember Dame Jenni Murray, our presenter here on Woman's Hour for 33 years.
| 10:00MP Naz Shah talks about her personal journey into politics.
| 10:00Reaction to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England.
| 10:00A US jury hands down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and Google.
| 10:00Following her three MOBO awards, we look at Olivia Dean's hugely successful year so far.
| 10:00Join Greg Jenner in Ancient China to take a closer look at The Terracotta Army. 10:306/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Bristol answering the questions from hungry home cooks.
| 10:00Si King, cook and TV presenter, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/3Did reading create democracy? And what does it mean for our politics if reading dies out? 11:451/5Cal Flyn explores the power of mystery, beginning with the gods of the ancient world.
| 11:00Anne Dudley and Guy Barker join Anna and Jeffrey to choose the next five tracks. 11:452/5Cal Flyn continues her exploration of mystery, uncovering links with artisan guilds.
| 11:00Is the UK's heart and lung transplant service still world beating? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Cal Flyn on how the Scientific Revolution changed our relationship with the natural world.
| 11:00The other story of the Second World War. 11:454/5On her journey around mystery, writer Cal Flyn confronts the divine feminine.
| 11:00Dan Saladino follows up the debate on if the eel should be off the menu. 11:455/5Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction.
| 11:00Joe Pike looks back at Westminster politics in the first months of 2026. 11:30Nationwide blackouts, food shortages, and struggling health services are taking a toll.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04'We feel forgotten': Off-grid home struggling with rising cost of liquid petroleum gas. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How confident do you feel about spending? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Recovery fraud, NCP and vet bills. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:043/3Evan Davis invites listeners to get in touch with their questions about heat pumps. 12:32Could lab-grown meat and ancient grains help to feed a growing, future population? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Ahead of the 2026 World Cup we ask how to cut the environmental cost of big sport. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What can you do to save on the cost of petrol or diesel? 12:304/6Who ya gonna call...? (Clue: it's Donald Trump) 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury. 12:302/6Bad mediums, unpopular winners, and when you've gotta go but you can't be bothered. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5Politics is faster than ever before. Isabel Hardman asks how politicians can keep up.
| 13:00The chancellor confirms contingency plans are being made to offset the energy price shock. 13:452/5Isabel Hardman asks if our politicians need to upgrade their skill set.
| 13:00We'll assess what this means for traffic through the strait and for the wider conflict. 13:453/5Isabel Hardman asks if our politicians need to upgrade their skill set.
| 13:00We unpack the key disagreements between the U.S. and Iran in their negotiations for peace. 13:454/5Isabel Hardman asks if our politicians need to upgrade their skill set.
| 13:00How closely aligned are US and Israeli aims in the war against Iran. 13:455/5Isabel Hardman asks if our politicians need to upgrade their skill set.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ponteland High School near Newcastle-upon-Tyne
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30What causes political violence, and what can we do to prevent it?
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| 14:00 | 14:153/4Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. 14:45John Yorke on a fascinating insight into Black American history: Flight, by Walter White.
| 14:00George is up in court again. 14:15Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain.
| 14:00Alice checks in on Brian. 14:15Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain.
| 14:00Esme is celebrating on Lady Day. 14:15Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain.
| 14:00George has plans, Ben has news. 14:15Between the high body count and the raging gangster, Kerry’s world is in freefall. 14:45How many of us even use a pen these days and what if we never picked one up ever again?
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| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel of gardening experts visit the Vale of Glamorgan. 14:45Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of ‘passing’. John Yorke investigates.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The newsreader and the Red Dwarf creator discuss their chosen books with Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Join Greg and his guests at the Hay Festival to learn about medieval Irish folklore.
| 15:00A 10,000-mile journey from China to India and back in search of lost knowledge. 15:30Former US Christian pastor Ismail Fenter fell for Rumi and became a whirling dervish.
| 15:00We look at the biggest changes to asylum since the Second World War. 15:302/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care.
| 15:00The island in Essex has been made into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons and sea. 15:27Broadcaster Helen Skelton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief 15:30Andrea Catherwood discusses a recent episode of Woman's Hour.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel of gardening experts visit the Vale of Glamorgan. 15:45A new story from Ever Dundas about the challenges of living in a neurotypical world.
| 15:00When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a community fractures.
| 15:00By Adura Onashile. A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Israel’s longest serving prime minister. 16:305/6Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 16:00Helen Mort explores the allure of the lighthouse as their sweeping beams are modernised. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know: can buildings make us healthier?
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss crossing the great PR divide. 16:15Who is the BBC’s new director general?
| 16:00What are the reasons for the large number of young people without a job in the UK? 16:30A nuclear-powered spacecraft promises deeper and more explorative space travel.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an author, a footballer and a philosopher. 16:30A conductor walks away from a life built on decades of honing her talent.
| 16:30Reaction to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England.
| 16:00The writer Yann Martel on his new novel, Son of Nobody, and its three literary influences. 16:3013/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00President Trump cancels his ultimatum and says the US and Iran have been in 'strong talks'
| 17:00Israel and Iran carry out fresh strikes while talk of negotiations continues.
| 17:00Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
| 17:00Pakistan has said it's relaying messages between Tehran and Washington.
| 17:00Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, tells G7 that Iran aims will be completed in 'weeks'.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Could lab-grown meat and ancient grains help to feed a growing, future population? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In April 1943, the most audacious hoax of WWII began. It was codenamed Operation Mincemeat 17:103/4How has 'justice' been understood by different generations of Americans? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Tehran denies direct negotiations with the US 18:302/6Bad mediums, unpopular winners, and when you've gotta go but you can't be bothered.
| 18:00Daniel Kretinsky insists that the business is not in decline 18:304/4Love at the turkey farm, a harrowing snowfall fight and a screaming toilet.
| 18:00The young woman sued the tech giants, saying she was addicted from childhood 18:30Phil Ellis, William Thompson, Eleri Morgan and Ruairi Woods join Angela Barnes.
| 18:00It's thought that a total of £476 million may have been affected by the issue 18:303/6Is tribalism the most powerful - and dangerous - force in modern politics?
| 18:00The US Secretary of State said this was not going to be a prolonged conflict 18:304/6Who ya gonna call...? (Clue: it's Donald Trump)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Jason Mohammad presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00George is up in court again. 19:15The UK now has its own SNL, 50 years after the US original. But is it funny?
| 19:00Alice checks in on Brian. 19:15Noah Wyle on hit hospital drama The Pitt.
| 19:00Esme is celebrating on Lady Day. 19:15National Theatre of Scotland stage production of cult sitcom The High Life.
| 19:00George has plans, Ben has news. 19:15On the review show this week: Riz Ahmed's comedy series Bait and Schiaparelli at the V&A.
| 19:15Matilda Lloyd and Neil Brand join Jeffrey and Anna to add the last 5 tracks in the series
| 19:00Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury. 19:15The other story of the Second World War.
| 19:00Brian tries to straighten things out with Miranda. 19:15Robert Macfarlane on C16th carvings of angels based on the wings of hen and marsh harriers 19:45A series of personal reflections on power.
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| 20:00 | 20:007/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30The UK government announces a £2billion investment in quantum computing.
| 20:00Is the UK's heart and lung transplant service still world beating? 20:40In Touch visits two schools in Northern Ireland as technology training is delivered.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss crossing the great PR divide. 20:15Who is the BBC’s new director general?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ponteland High School near Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Matthew Sweet summons the spirits from the world famous BBC Maida Vale recording studios.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood discusses a recent episode of Woman's Hour. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an author, a footballer and a philosopher.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Naomi Alderman with Booker prize-winner David Szalay, Penny Woolcock and Laura Tisdall. 21:45As YouTube spreads, so does information - the good and bad. We explore the consequences.
| 21:00Under international law, when can a country use force against another? 21:302/3Evan explores why electricity is so expensive, and why that's a barrier for heat pumps.
| 21:00Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone. 21:30James Gallagher is joined by experts to answer key questions on the meningitis outbreak.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie soaks up Glasgow International Comedy Festival. 21:45Getting outside the Westminster bubble to hear some refreshing phrases from real people.
| 21:00From Spinoza's thinking to the "humble brag" - Matthew Sweet and guests explore humility.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00What can you do to save on the cost of petrol or diesel? 21:25Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust. 21:30Nationwide blackouts, food shortages, and struggling health services are taking a toll.
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| 22:00 | 22:00But Iran's parliamentary speaker denies talks have taken place, calling it "fake news" 22:451/5On the eve of the Anschluss, a Jewish scientist captures an image of a proton.
| 22:00US President says negotiations with Iran are underway as Israel and Iran exchange strikes 22:452/5With the men of Vienna at war, the female scientists graduate to the laboratory.
| 22:00Los Angeles jury sides with young woman who sued companies over addiction to social media 22:453/5Etta's discoveries around atomic structure have opened up a world of possibilities.
| 22:00The IOC says eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test 22:454/5After fleeing the Nazi annexation of Austria, physicist Etta Blau's career has stalled.
| 22:00The UN has said there's no longer any safe space for civilians to find refuge in Lebanon 22:455/5Etta's travelling is over as she returns to a city on edge after the Allies' departure.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino follows up the debate on if the eel should be off the menu.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5Mary Paterson is 18 when she meets William Burke. By the end of the day she will be dead. 23:30The prime minister tells MPs there may not be a 'quick and early end' to the Iran war.
| 23:00In 2018, Harriet Madeley found out she was going to die. Then again, aren't we all? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster, as MPs discuss the Iran war economic impact
| 23:00At 53, Slim is still feeling young at heart, but can't help planning his perfect funeral. 23:15The so-called smart home. Are we smart enough to live in it? 23:30Sean Curran with PMQs and more.
| 23:00The doctor who thinks that we are getting diagnosis wrong. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the health secretary about resident doctor strikes
| 23:00Trump’s Health Secretary hits a major setback to “Make America Healthy Again” 23:30Susan Hulme with the latest on the assisted dying bill.
| 23:003/6Is tribalism the most powerful - and dangerous - force in modern politics? 23:3012/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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