| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul in Washington. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15On her biography That Woman: The life of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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| 05:00 | 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on today'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 Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Computer that said no, now says yes! Commoners can apply for agri-environment schemes. 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 government about new rules on political donations. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports as the home secretary defends her immigration and asylum plans. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Prime Minister's Questions - with a difference. Susan Hulme reports. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on today'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 Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection to start the day with the Rev Karen Campbell 05:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: a tour of Jaywick Sands.
| 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 in Courteenhall 05:45The rail regulator is consulting on ways make things fairer when passenger assist fails.
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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 06:07Dame Judi Dench tells Martha Kearney about her love of trees. 06:30Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Can we age well today? Laurie Taylor explores healthy ageing and poverty in later life. 06:35Richard Baynes visits a farmer with a unique way of tackling her deer problem. 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 07:10Sunday is live from Madrid marking the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War. 07:54Louis Theroux makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Prison Radio Association. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10Sunday Worship recorded at Portsmouth Cathedral to celebrate Sea Sunday. 08:48The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis 08:58At Knepp in Sussex, thorny thickets and wildflowers provide habitat for the turtle dove.
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| 09:00 | 09:00How much does speaking the same language matter for cohesion and integration? 09:301/3The former California governor talks to James Naughtie about sin, excess and JFK.
| 09:00Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer. 09:30Are mosquitos biting earlier and how to optimise sperm.
| 09:00Tim Harford investigates teacher pay, Russian soldier deaths and card-shuffling maths. 09:302/4Who is the new suspect in the case?
| 09:00Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now 09:30James Fox asks how John Everett Millais's Ophelia became so famous.
| 09:00Professor Liz Morris, glaciologist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00Jude Bellingham's goals set up a clash with Argentina.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Warnings for parents about the risk of posting images of their children online.
| 10:00Where did you meet your partner? We discuss finding love in an unlikely place.
| 10:00The serial entrepreneur and philanthropist shares her secrets for making work work.
| 10:00The writer who spent her life documenting being a woman in Iran.
| 10:00Former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics. 10:303/6Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Y Theatre in Leicester.
| 10:00Paul Farmer, charity leader, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00In north Oxford a unique community salon does much more than cut hair. 11:451/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
| 11:00Ellen and Mark explore the magical spell fairy tales have cast over cinema history. 11:452/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
| 11:00An expert panel consider a topical issue in front of a live audience. 11:453/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
| 11:00Nicky Campbell explores the history and influence of British boarding schools. 11:454/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
| 11:00Leyla Kazim looks into how and why the world seems to have fallen for the pistachio nut. 11:455/5Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
| 11:00George Parker assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Lyse Doucet has been in Tehran as throngs gathered to mourn the late supreme leader.
| 11:00Adam is on the verge of giving up.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How are weight loss drugs changing our spending? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: Have you used weight loss drugs, and what difference have they made? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Virgin Media fined for deliberately preventing customers from cancelling contracts. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Why do so many capable people still feel like frauds, despite clear evidence of success? 12:32Can robotic lawnmowers save you time without hassling hedgehogs? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A Love Island contestant sparks a row about how women should treat men. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Furniture makers and composers among those making ready for Making Tax Digital 12:305/6The Dead Ringers team train their vocal firepower on the week’s news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15President of FIFA since 2016. 12:305/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Miles Jupp and Ian Smith visit Leeds. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:456/11A campaign against oil drilling in the arctic takes a dangerous turn
| 13:00The leader of Reform UK has faced questions over millions of pounds received in gifts. 13:457/11An indigenous community is evicted from its homeland for gorilla conservation.
| 13:00Following last night's airstrikes - is this a return to war? Or just Trumpian rhetoric? 13:458/11Protesters clash on the eve of the shutdown of Germany’s last remaining nuclear plants
| 13:00Iranian state-linked media accuses US of striking near the Bushehr nuclear power plant. 13:459/11Did Just Stop Oil help lead to new laws cracking down on disruptive protest?
| 13:00The man set to be PM had offered backbenchers more freedom, so how will he respond? 13:4510/11Where next for the future of the green movement?
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead.
| 13:00What does Andy Burnham's record tell us about how he'll respond to future challenges? 13:30Peter Hennessy asks what has happened to decency in our politics.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Brian’s attempt at advice backfires. 14:156/6Mitch is suddenly worried when Will goes to a wedding with Ellie. Stars Angus Deayton. 14:45John Yorke looks at Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie.
| 14:00Adam is on the verge of giving up. 14:157/10Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for BBC Radio 4.
| 14:15Cold War crime drama set in Hungary in 1966.
| 14:00Chris gets himself in a mess. 14:15Martin Jarvis directs a brand-new comedy drama. But - is cosy-crime on the menu?
| 14:00Nerves are frayed on the day of the Borchester Show. 14:15In Chile, democracy threatens to deliver the wrong result. Starring Kim Cattrall. 14:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: a tour of Jaywick Sands.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Ian plays his trump card.
| 14:00Gardeners’ Question Time visits Springfields Festival Gardens in Spalding. 14:45John Yorke looks at Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The classicist and the author talk about books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in Victorian England to learn all about Francis Galton.
| 15:004/11Lucy meets glamorous 1920s flapper Audrey Jacob, accused of murder on the dancefloor. 15:30Can we age well today? Laurie Taylor explores healthy ageing and poverty in later life.
| 15:00Is AI a help or a hazard when it comes to helping with personal finances? 15:30What do jellyfish have to tell us about the state of our changing oceans?
| 15:00Dame Judi Dench tells Martha Kearney about her love of trees. 15:27Trustee David Hall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Living Paintings Trust. 15:30Andrea Catherwood discusses uncovering serious crimes as a journalist with Sam Poling.
| 15:00Gardeners’ Question Time visits Springfields Festival Gardens in Spalding. 15:45Original short works for radio.
| 15:002/2Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle-aged male hubris.
| 15:002/2Anna tells the truth. O'Neill's Pulitzer-winning drama reaches its shattering conclusion.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Can university education survive AI? 16:302/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Spalding discussing sage and Lithuanian cooking.
| 16:00Christopher Harding explores the world of socially isolated Hikikomori through art. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss why powerful people often play the victim card. 16:15Journalist Gabriel Pogrund on his Nigel Farage investigation.
| 16:00Why are fewer people are forming relationships and should we worry about it? 16:30Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an iconic singer, dissident bookseller, cosmonaut and a TV director. 16:30Tim Harford investigates teacher pay, Russian soldier deaths and card-shuffling maths.
| 16:00Entrepreneur Emma Grede offers her advice for women and work.
| 16:00The award-winning author on her newest book and its three key literary influences. 16:30Where is Europe's largest wine cellar?
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| 17:00 | 17:00A match ban for an American player was essentially overturned, sparking outrage.
| 17:00Reform UK leader says he will stand in the by-election; other parties say they won't.
| 17:00His comments come after declaring the ceasefire over.
| 17:00The author of the National Food Strategy sets out how we can become more resilient.
| 17:00Political leaders pay tribute to the former Tory minister.
| 17:00Police believe Ann Widdecombe was attacked 24 hours before she was found dead on Thursday. 17:30Louise Haigh MP, key Burnham ally, live at Sheffield's Crossed Wires festival. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1916, in Switzerland, an aesthetic began which would influence Surrealism and punk. 17:10In north Oxford a unique community salon does much more than cut hair. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Uefa said Fifa's decision left the integrity of the game at stake 18:305/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Miles Jupp and Ian Smith visit Leeds.
| 18:00He is facing scrutiny over money and benefits he received before he became an MP 18:302/6Fresh Caught Haddock is this week’s essay from the master storyteller.
| 18:00The US President warns attacks on Iranian targets will continue tonight 18:304/6Fatiha El-Ghorri and Traitor Paul Gorton let Ivo in on their obsessions.
| 18:00Jersey will be the first part of the British Isles where assisted dying is legalised 18:304/6A sketch show made by the internet's funniest comedians that asks... are you a laugh?
| 18:00A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the former government minister 18:305/6The Dead Ringers team train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
| 18:00Police say investigation is moving at 'pace' 18:15Nigel Harman, Daliso Chaponda, Nikki Smith, Ibibio Sound Machine, Liana Flores.
| 18:00A 28-year-old man is being questioned over the politician's death 18:15Charles Collingwood presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Adam is on the verge of giving up. 19:15Plus the US cultural events to mark 250 years of independence.
| 19:15Ai Weiwei's largest site-specific show, and Nassim Soleimanpour on his groundbreaking play
| 19:00Chris gets himself in a mess. 19:15The last album from The Specials; Female photographers as social activists.
| 19:00Nerves are frayed on the day of the Borchester Show. 19:15AI and humanity explored in the play Robota and Disney Live Action remakes.
| 19:00Ian plays his trump card. 19:15Ellen and Mark look at television’s long love affair with the medical drama.
| 19:00President of FIFA since 2016. 19:15Nicky Campbell explores the history and influence of British boarding schools.
| 19:00The Aldridges are left surprised. 19:15Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain. 19:45How this exercise trick could improve your balance, waistline and reduce lower back pain!
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| 20:00 | 20:00What's in the framework agreed to end the Iran war and will it lead to lasting peace? 20:30The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
| 20:00An expert panel consider a topical issue in front of a live audience. 20:45The rail regulator is consulting on ways make things fairer when passenger assist fails.
| 20:00June's heatwave sparks a debate about whether AC is the future. 20:45How a social enterprise is using coffee sales as a means of tackling homelessness.
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss why powerful people often play the victim card. 20:15Journalist Gabriel Pogrund on his Nigel Farage investigation.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Exploring the legacy of the 20th century's best-selling work of philosophy
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood discusses uncovering serious crimes as a journalist with Sam Poling. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an iconic singer, dissident bookseller, cosmonaut and a TV director.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How much does speaking the same language matter for cohesion and integration? 21:30Former defence secretary John Healey's first interview after resigning from government.
| 21:00The search for a convicted people smuggler who put money in the UK planning for retirement 21:30How do we weigh up the costs and benefits of regulations on businesses in the UK?
| 21:00Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer. 21:30Are mosquitos biting earlier and how to optimise sperm.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Suspicion surrounds a meat rendering plant in Kent, sparking paranoia.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the ethics of knowledge.
| 21:00How has Brexit impacted the UK, ten years after the referendum?
| 21:00Furniture makers and composers among those making ready for Making Tax Digital 21:25Louis Theroux makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Prison Radio Association. 21:30Lyse Doucet has been in Tehran as throngs gathered to mourn the late supreme leader.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Donald Trump asked Fifa to review US striker Folarin Balogun's ban 22:451/5A young boy goes to extraordinary lengths to save his dog as the Second World War looms.
| 22:00The Reform UK leader’s decision comes amid an investigation into his finances 22:452/5As government advice sinks in, Londoners dread what war means for their beloved pets.
| 22:00A landmark review into Personal Independence Payments - known as PIP - is due tomorrow. 22:453/5With Jack's dad unwilling to fight for Rex's life, the boy takes action to save his dog.
| 22:00The burial of Ali Khamenei comes as fears grow of a return to full-scale conflict 22:454/5Jack is taking Rex to his estranged grandparents but a mysterious figure is on their tail.
| 22:00A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe 22:455/5A violent blast in the middle of the night reminds Jack of everything he's been through.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Leyla Kazim looks into how and why the world seems to have fallen for the pistachio nut.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests talk about Ann Widdecombe, the Clacton by-election and the Treasury.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/5Shapeshift seems to be the answer to all of Bryony's problems. But who are they, really? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as the government responds to the Rycroft review.
| 23:00A special episode recorded at the Hay Festival 2026. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/6Sunil completely screws up his new documentary. 23:152/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:30Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.
| 23:00The founder of ‘The 93% Club’ on class, privilege, networking, and education. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.
| 23:00Will young people still vote Republican after Kirk’s death? 23:30MPs face a six-week wait before they can question the new prime minister.
| 23:002/4Can the council restore pride in the Parish? Comedy from an Ulster Parish near the border. 23:30How much does Max Fosh weigh?
| 23:00Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now 23:30What is awe, and where do we find it? 23:45Original short works for radio.
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