| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The aid workers put on trial for people-smuggling after saving migrants from drowning 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael and All Angels in Great Comberton in Worcestershire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Academic and broadcaster James Fox explores Britain's lost arts and vanishing trades. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5The art of thatching in the Highlands and islands of Scotland. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Rush weaving in Bedfordshire – an ancient skill turned into a thriving modern business. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Colyton in Devon is home to both a wheelwright's workshop and a tannery. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5The story of a craft is often the story of a single individual whose skills are hard won. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Scottish writer on her new novel, Glyph, and its connections to three other 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 reports as peers debate the NHS's role if assisted dying was legalised. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett. 05:45Timber - why we're not growing enough. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports on the continuing row about the future of the Chagos Islands. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett. 05:45New government plan to help with eco-friendly heating. What's in it for rural communities?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on a government concession over business rates for England's pubs. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett. 05:45A big increase in octopus in UK waters and the impact on the fishing industry.
| 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 Virginia Luckett. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 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 Virginia Luckett. 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 spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly. 05:45David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
| 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 Cathedral Church of St Peter in Bradford, West Yorkshire. 05:45The government are planning to overhaul the work-related Disability Confident Scheme.
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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. 06:07Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk out of Inkpen, West Berkshire. 06:30The latest news about food, farming and the countryside 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Laurie Taylor with Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on Indian film-making. 06:35Harvest Home on Everes’s Farm. 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 07:54Charlotte Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund. 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 Candlemas service from St Giles' Church, Wrexham. 08:48Entomologist George McGavin describes finding a gannet skull on a beach as a child. 08:50What's going right in the world.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford asks what it might mean if we can build human bodies and minds. 09:45How one woman is providing a safe haven for pigeons.
| 09:00ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next. 09:30James is joined by an expert panel to discuss NHS plans.
| 09:00Tim Harford investigates benefits, church attacks, saunas and marathon running. 09:302/7Three sacks of white powder discovered in a basement – and a ticking timer set for dawn.
| 09:00Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life. 09:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language
| 09:00Kemi Badenoch, MP, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Amanda Owen joins Adrian for extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Yanis Varoufakis on being 'raised a misogynist'.
| 10:00A menopause study may reveal why more women get Alzheimer's.
| 10:00Porn site's reaction to the Online Safety Act.
| 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.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the life of medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer. 10:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Prof Michele Dougherty, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/4What does it mean to be an American? 11:451/5Academic and broadcaster James Fox explores Britain's lost arts and vanishing trades.
| 11:00Ellen and Mark look at what changes when the woman is older in a screen romance. 11:452/5The art of thatching in the Highlands and islands of Scotland.
| 11:00The earliest year in news round up ever made, probably. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Rush weaving in Bedfordshire – an ancient skill turned into a thriving modern business.
| 11:00Actor Jonathan Pryce talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and career. 11:454/5Colyton in Devon is home to both a wheelwright's workshop and a tannery.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud. 11:455/5The story of a craft is often the story of a single individual whose skills are hard won.
| 11:00Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.
| 11:00Problems escalate for Kirsty, and it's a big day for Ben.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A botched government insulation scheme leaves thousands waiting for a fix. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: How Important Is Your Local Pub? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A new government consultation looks at regulation to achieve vet pricing transparency. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters. 12:32Can kefir really help our guts? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Adam Fleming helps you work out what the culture wars are really about. 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. 12:304/8Andy Zaltzman and panellists quiz the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 12:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00A third high-profile former cabinet member in recent weeks is welcomed by Reform. 13:451/5Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores how our fibre intake has changed over human history.
| 13:00Rachel Reeves confirms support for pubs over rises in business rates. 13:452/5Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall gets down with the online diet trend of fibremaxxing.
| 13:00The Prime Minister declares ties with China are essential to the UK's national interest. 13:453/5Can Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall find a way to fibre-charge the nation's favourite foods?
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/5Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates beans, peas and pulses from around the world.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/5Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can eat more fibre.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Karin Goodwin investigates RAAC in Scottish housing.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Neil issues an invitation. 14:151/6The Snell family has new adventures with online dating, a new baby and biscuits. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Washington Irving’s classic ghost story.
| 14:00Akram offers a suggestion. 14:15Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?
| 14:00Ruth has concerns about a neighbour. 14:15A modern ghost story about historic injustice, love and how to haunt a house.
| 14:00Problems escalate for Kirsty. 14:15On a Scottish island, a detective lands from Argentina to investigate her brother’s death.
| 14:00It's judgement day for Justin. 14:15A body in the fjord, a secret video and a desperate search for answers. 14:45David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Seaton Delaval Hall in Newcastle. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Psychoanalyst Anna Freud is the choice of broadcaster and psychologist Dr Sian Williams. 15:30Join Greg and his guests to learn all about singer and Hollywood actress Lena Horne.
| 15:00Lucy Worsley analyses a brutal murder in Glasgow – a Victorian ‘he said, she said’. 15:30Laurie Taylor with Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on Indian film-making.
| 15:00Money Box Life and the complexities of working past state pension age. 15:301/3Aleks and Kevin explore the biggest story in the AI business. Is it all about to crash?
| 15:00Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk out of Inkpen, West Berkshire. 15:27Broadcaster Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Faith Foundation. 15:30Michael Rosen talks to James Geary about aphorisms, AKA literature's hand luggage
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Seaton Delaval Hall in Newcastle. 15:45A woman receives a phone call from her recently deceased grandmother.
| 15:00Francis Bacon’s ground-breaking 1988 exhibition in the USSR. With Timothy Spall
| 15:00Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond
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| 16:00 | 16:00High meat prices have led to a boom in meat smuggling - a major risk to public health. 16:30A huge hit for Adele, the song was written by Bob Dylan and has rapidly become a standard.
| 16:002/3Chris Packham celebrates 50 years of punk with the people who used it to fight back. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can sustain a healthy diet.
| David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at how a family feud could be bad for family business. 16:15ICE protest coverage, Radio 1’s DJ try outs, algorithms and Netflix’s Skyscraper Live.
| 16:00If you look online, AI now seems to be everywhere - but what is it for? 16:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 16:00Radio 4's weekly obituary programme 16:30Tim Harford investigates benefits, church attacks, saunas and marathon running.
| 16:30Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
| 16:00Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels. 16:305/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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| 17:00 | 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00A 20-year-old American woman blames big tech for her social media addiction and depression
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In the 1950s, secretary Bette Graham invented correction fluid to cover up her errors. 17:10Ian McMillan with Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich Baer 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The former Home Secretary is the latest senior Conservative to defect 18:306/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
| 18:00Pubs and music venues in England will get a discount on their business rates bills 18:303/6Difficult sound cues enrage confused comics.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/4Pierre Novellie asks the big questions about trousers, Nazis, gloop and Bach.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/4Ashley's mum's surreal send-off evokes Evita while her dad flees, on a popstar pilgrimage.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:304/8Andy Zaltzman and panellists quiz the week's news.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Stuart Maconie is in Glasgow for folk and world music festival Celtic Connections.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Myra Anubi presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Akram offers a suggestion. 19:15American director Richard Linklater takes on the aesthetic of classic French cinema.
| 19:00Ruth has concerns about a neighbour. 19:15Michael Sheen on Welsh National Theatre's debut show, Our Town
| 19:00Problems escalate for Kirsty. 19:15John Carter Cash on mining memories of his famous parents to create a new musical.
| 19:00It's judgement day for Justin. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
| 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore new Iranian cinema and its global impact.
| 19:00An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 19:15Actor Jonathan Pryce talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and career.
| 19:00Suspicions are aroused for Pip. 19:15Does Bolton hold the secret to happiness? 19:45How spending time in nature could improve your immune system and reduce stress.
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| 20:00 | 20:00With building and land costs high can we avoid gentrification when reviving urban areas? 20:3050 years since Concorde’s first commercial flight, is aviation going supersonic again?
| 20:00‘Ruth’ accused a police officer of rape but was prosecuted for lying about the allegation. 20:40The government are planning to overhaul the work-related Disability Confident Scheme.
| 20:00Are contestants on the TV show guilty of unconscious bias? 20:45The consultancy industry is worth billions. Should we be in awe of their wizardry?
| 20:00David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at how a family feud could be bad for family business. 20:15ICE protest coverage, Radio 1’s DJ try outs, algorithms and Netflix’s Skyscraper Live.
| 20:00Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The film Taxi Driver is 50 years old. Michael Goldfarb looks at New York then and now.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to James Geary about aphorisms, AKA literature's hand luggage 20:30Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford asks what it might mean if we can build human bodies and minds. 21:45How one woman is providing a safe haven for pigeons.
| 21:00Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world 21:30How should operators balance the tension between demand and exclusivity?
| 21:00ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next. 21:30James is joined by an expert panel to discuss NHS plans.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language
| 21:00Anne McElvoy and guests discuss labour in terms of both work and childbirth.
| 21:00Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway.
| 21:00The latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:25Charlotte Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund. 21:30Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Growing backlash against the Trump administration over the killing of another US citizen 22:456/10There is an unwelcome interruption to the old man’s birthday party.
| 22:00The prime minister says his visit will bring "significant opportunities" for UK companies 22:457/10When novels are disappeared, the islanders must burn all their books.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:458/10After the tsunami, the writer and the old man make a discovery.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:459/10The writer and the old man search for sculptures in the ruined cabin.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:4510/10The disappearances on the island take on a new dimension.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/8Sam Fisher teams up with a new NSA recruit, who just happens to be his daughter. 23:30Mandy Baker reports as the home secretary announces a policing revolution.
| 23:00You can now clone your pet in the UK, but should you? 23:30Sean Curran reports as the chancellor announces a concession on business rates for pubs.
| 23:003/5When the local MP gets high on LSD, should Mike and Peter cash in? 23:154/5Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Panos A. Panay thinks AI poses an “existential threat” to the industry. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:003/4Could Dan be compatible with someone much posher than him? 23:30The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
| 23:00Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life. 23:45A woman receives a phone call from her recently deceased grandmother.
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