| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Dominic makes his first visit to the lifeboat station, where he is to watch and learn. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Dominic joins the crew on board the lifeboat as it heads out to a yacht in difficulties. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Once more, on a bitter December, night the lifeboat is sent to assist a sinking dinghy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Radio 4's weekly obituary programme 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Why is racist abuse towards health workers increasing? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea. 05:45Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t?
| 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's Patshull in Staffordshire 05:45News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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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.
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:07Martha Kearney visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland. 06:30The latest news about food, farming and the countryside 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her. 06:35Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00News and current affairs, including 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 07:54Jenny Seagrove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Born Free Foundation 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10A service recorded at the Christian festival Spring Harvest in Skegness. 08:48In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels. 08:58For writer Polly Atkin the grey wagtail is a 'small ever-moving goddess of radient water'.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex. 09:45How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
| 09:00Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe. 09:301/3Ali Ansari takes us on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
| 09:00Dr Sian Williams talks to a young woman forced to flee her Iranian home to save her life. 09:30Who do you trust - the BBC or a cardiologist with millions of followers?
| 09:00Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. 09:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark and guests look back on the Scotland football team's World Cup of 1998.
| 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 | 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned? 10:30Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites peace campaigners who travelled to Baghdad to act as human shields.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans on a 19th-century road trip. 11:451/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin. 11:452/5Dominic makes his first visit to the lifeboat station, where he is to watch and learn.
| 11:00An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Dominic joins the crew on board the lifeboat as it heads out to a yacht in difficulties.
| 11:00Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals her cultural influences and formative experiences. 11:454/5A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore.
| 11:00Dan Saladino hears stories from Parabere Forum, a gathering of chefs and storytellers. 11:455/5Once more, on a bitter December, night the lifeboat is sent to assist a sinking dinghy.
| 11:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 11:30Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
| 11:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Exposing the secret techniques criminals use to steal your money. 12:32Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Peace talks for the culture wars. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The latest news from the world of personal finance 12:306/6Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 12:304/6Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/5From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/5Mark Miodownik explores the pneumatic tyre that blew up human history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Mark Miodownik reveals how we have air to thank for our shiny teeth and healthy bodies
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Mark Miodownik explores the inventions that blew up… and then flopped
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5From inflatable spaceships to cleaner fuel, Mark Miodownik explores our inflatable future
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Cuthbert's Church Edinburgh.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service. 14:15Tom Stoppard's 1991 radio play, starring Felicity Kendal and Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
| 14:00Can Robert square his conscience? 14:151/2Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.
| 14:00Adam has some news for David. 14:152/2Michael Frayn confides his shame to Radio 4 listeners at misunderstanding so much.
| 14:00David is full of the joys of spring. 14:15Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.
| 14:152/5Hunting for clues in Sabine’s uni room, Elly's desperate to find out who ‘F’ is. 14:45Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45David persuades Pip to talk to Ruth.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45A remarkable 19th-century polymath inspired by the natural world and the universe beyond.
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| 15:00 | | 15:00A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions. 15:30A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her.
| 15:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 15:30Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.
| 15:00Martha Kearney visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland. 15:27Broadcaster Pam Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission 15:30Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45Lou visits her elderly mother on a challenging day.
| 15:00As the Bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
| 15:00Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir of his journey to the coldest climes on the planet.
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| 16:00 | 16:30Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
| 16:00Can an all-female Oxfordshire band in their mid-50s recreate their student success? 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned?
| 16:00Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around. 16:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 16:00David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news. 16:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 16:00Radio 4's weekly obituary programme 16:30Dr Sian Williams talks to a young woman forced to flee her Iranian home to save her life.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
| 16:00James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works. 16:30Wales face Northern Ireland in the contest of lateral thinking, chaired by Kirsty Lang 2/8
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss 17:101/3Scouring his kitchen, Mark Miodownik uncovers the forever chemicals pervading our lives. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/6Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:301/6Puffins’ mega beaks wow the guests.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:30Award-winning comedian Amy Annette survived the Noughties. Now they're back.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:305/6Political comedy hosted by Matt Forde.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:306/6Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Claudia Hammond presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Can Robert square his conscience? 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00Adam has some news for David. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00David is full of the joys of spring. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00David persuades Pip to talk to Ruth. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
| 19:00An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 19:15Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals her cultural influences and formative experiences.
| 19:00Contemporary drama in a rural setting. 19:15Join a farmer, a cheesemaker, a philosopher and a scientist on a guided tour through a cow 19:452/5Sit back, unwind and discover how focusing on your muscles can help relax body and mind.
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| 20:00 | 20:009/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the true story of 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, 1939.
| 20:00An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes. 20:40News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 20:00Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around. 20:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Cuthbert's Church Edinburgh. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The rise and fall of Nicolas Sarkozy and why this story is gripping France.
| 20:00Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. 20:30Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
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| 21:00 | | 21:00Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania. 21:30Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
| 21:00Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe. 21:301/3Ali Ansari takes us on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
| 21:00How David Bowie saved his life and career in 1970s Berlin.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance 21:25Jenny Seagrove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Born Free Foundation 21:30Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:456/10Edgar asks Thomas to take him to scout the shoreline for his film.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:457/10Edgar Acheson alights from Thomas's cart at the shoreline and is enveloped by sea fog.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:458/10Rescued from the sinking sand, a shaken Thomas is welcomed into a nearby inn to recover.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:459/10The morning after he was rescued from the sinkpit Thomas wakes up at home.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:4510/10Edgar’s mother Mildred has intervened in her son’s plans to film at Longferry.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino hears stories from Parabere Forum, a gathering of chefs and storytellers.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex. 23:45How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
| 23:001/12Danny Robins takes a deep dive into a classic supernatural case from the past. 23:30Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
| 23:00Brian is in a fix. Roger extends the hand of friendship. 23:15A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar. 23:301/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest.
| 23:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 23:302/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care.
| 23:00Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House. 23:303/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care
| 23:005/6Political comedy hosted by Matt Forde. 23:30England face Scotland in the contest of lateral thinking, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 1/8
| 23:00Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. 23:45Lou visits her elderly mother on a challenging day.
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