| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Is Russian an enemy language in Ukraine? Or just the language of millions of citizens? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's remarkable story of Cold War espionage. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5In Ben Macintyre's new book the Iranian Revolution opens up a new front in the Cold War. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5In Ben Macintyre’s new book a KGB spy makes a momentous decision in revolutionary Iran. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5In Ben Macintyre's new book a KGB double agent makes a perilous journey. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5In Ben Macintyre's new book his Cold War story of espionage in 1980s Iran concludes. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Irish writer speaks about his latest novel, The Newer World, and its three influences. 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 05:04Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate a bill to allow assisted deaths. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees. 05:45Calls for more ‘cooperative working’ amongst farmers. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 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. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees. 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 today's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Is the UK ready for the challenges of modern war? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees. 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. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Fiona Stewart. 05:452/6What happens when Banksy paints on your wall? Things kick off in Margate and Lowestoft.
| 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 St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. 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 06:07Musician Kate Stables explores the landscapes around her home city of Winchester. 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 06:05Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world. 06:35How the OxFarmtoFork initiative is building short veg supply chains around Oxford. 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 07:54Writer Armando Iannucci makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10Holy Coasts - Northumberland Pilgrimage 08:48In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House. 08:58Comedian Susan Calman has gone to great lengths to entice goldfinches into her garden.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason on certainty and doubt. 09:45How one social enterprise helps people recover from addiction one bar of soap at a time.
| 09:00Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed. 09:30The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.
| 09:00Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life. 09:30In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on.
| 09:00How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries. 09:45Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
| 09:00Cast members from landmark Scottish films Gregory's Girl and Local Hero are reunited.
| 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.
| 10:00Join Greg Jenner and his guests to learn about the early history of fandom. 10:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Reflecting on the education reforms of the Blair government.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/4Ros Atkins asks whether technology has triggered a crisis in what we value. 11:451/5Best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's remarkable story of Cold War espionage.
| 11:00Emma Rawicz and Arsha Kaviani join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks 11:452/5In Ben Macintyre's new book the Iranian Revolution opens up a new front in the Cold War.
| 11:00News-making original journalism. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5In Ben Macintyre’s new book a KGB spy makes a momentous decision in revolutionary Iran.
| 11:00American photographer Joel Meyerowitz reveals his formative cultural influences. 11:454/5In Ben Macintyre's new book a KGB double agent makes a perilous journey.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet this year's Best Food Producer finalists. 11:455/5In Ben Macintyre's new book his Cold War story of espionage in 1980s Iran concludes.
| 11:00Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future. 11:30Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
| 11:00Harrison has a confession to make, and there’s a race against time for Anna.
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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. 12:04News and discussion of consumer affairs 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. 12:324/5Could advances in AI help us have conversations with our pets? Greg Foot investigates. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How can the legal system protect the environment? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski investigate. 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 12:303/8Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 12:303/6Problematic packaging, beautiful outrageousness and zen fury. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:451/1121 April, 1945, Eastern Germany, a plane crashes. Rumours spread about Hitler's diaries.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:452/11Star reporter for Stern magazine, Gerd Heidemann, is entertaining old Nazis on his boat.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/11Andrew Hunter Murray travels to the scene of the crime where the forger ran his business.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/11The forger Konrad Kujau and the journalist Gerd Heidemann are about to come face to face.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:455/11Stern magazine is making frenzied preparations to launch its scoop of the century.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St John's Methodist Church in St Austell.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Harrison has a confession to make. 14:154/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:454/3By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Carol makes her feelings clear. 14:15When Gareth heads out on a jog, he discovers his past has caught up with him.
| 14:00Tony attempts to get involved. 14:154/5Jess has left Dan. But something is pulling her back. Stars Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin.
| 14:00Alan is there for a friend in need. 14:15A chatty London cabbie becomes an accidental double agent caught between east and west.
| 14:00It’s action stations for Lynda. 14:15A new tutor arrives in a luxury bunker. What happened to her predecessor? 14:452/6What happens when Banksy paints on your wall? Things kick off in Margate and Lowestoft.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45There’s a race against time for Anna.
| 14:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 14:45Can we take notes on democracy from a pack of sneezing wild dogs?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Dr Tony Juniper picks the Biologist EO Wilson. 15:301/5The first contender for this year’s BBC National Short Story Award by Merryn Glover.
| 15:004/11How did a family of Jewish performers defy the odds and survive Auschwitz? 15:302/5Little Lands by Lucy Caldwell is the second story up for this prestigious award.
| 15:00The latest news from the world of personal finance 15:303/5Cherise Saywell’s ‘Ditto’ is up for the prestigious 2026 BBC National Short Story Award.
| 15:00Musician Kate Stables explores the landscapes around her home city of Winchester. 15:27Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. 15:304/5Caoilinn Hughes’ moving, humane story is up for the 21st BBC National Short Story Award.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:305/5Two Minutes to Midnight by Laura Beatty is up for this award for the short story.
| 15:002/2Pearl S Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of one family's fight for land in rural China.
| 15:00A Mohegan artist retraces ancestral journeys while studying Shakespeare.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Jonathan Ford asks why. 16:30The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
| 16:00Ruth Millington celebrates the muse - the people who inspire and enable creative genius. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore what diabetes is and how it affects the body.
| 16:00Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Farzana Baduel. 16:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 16:00Is the UK ready for the challenges of modern war? 16:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 16:00Radio 4's weekly obituary programme 16:30Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday 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. 16:30Nationwide general knowledge competition for the title Brain of Britain.
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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 17:30Nick 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 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena. 17:10Ian McMillan with elemental haiku, poetry that moves mountains, and the best new writing. 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 18:303/6Problematic packaging, beautiful outrageousness and zen fury.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:306/6Paul poses a Canterbury audience some arch questions about bishops.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:302/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do unladylike sports.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:302/4Omid Djalili explores Iran, conflict and division.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:303/8Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
| 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 18:15Paulette Edwards presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Carol makes her feelings clear. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00Tony attempts to get involved. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00Alan is there for a friend in need. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00It’s action stations for Lynda. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00There’s a race against time for Anna. 19:15Rick Wakeman and Amanda Whiting add the final five tracks of the series.
| 19:00An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines 19:15American photographer Joel Meyerowitz reveals his formative cultural influences.
| 19:00Natasha throws a spanner in the works. 19:15Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk, born blind, guides us into the rainforest of Peru. 19:45Ittai Gradel discovers a seemingly endless supply of precious gemstones.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is it time for a Tech-xit? 20:30Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
| 20:00News-making original journalism. 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
| 20:00Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Farzana Baduel. 20:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St John's Methodist Church in St Austell. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00How did a small city in the North East of Scotland become the “Oil Capital of Europe”?
| 20:00Rob Drummond talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Manchester. 20:30Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
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| 21:00 | 21:00Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason on certainty and doubt. 21:45How one social enterprise helps people recover from addiction one bar of soap at a time.
| 21:00From jailed mayors to comedians, Emily Wither investigates Turkey's crackdown. 21:30Criminals help themselves to new tech - and you pay for it.
| 21:00Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed. 21:30The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.
| 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.
| 21:00Douglas Coupland examines how Nirvana’s Nevermind changed the outlook of a generation.
| 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 21:25Writer Armando Iannucci makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group. 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 22:451/10A study of power and obsession, inspired by the world of the Young British Artists.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:452/10As she settles into the flatshare, Rabble is inspired to take her art in a new direction.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:453/10Rab maintains an iron grip on the art for the New York retrospective.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:454/10After a day chasing the decisive moment, Rab shares a tender evening with Duncan.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:455/10The graduate show marks an ending as the young artists move on to an uncertain future.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet this year's Best Food Producer finalists.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5The Thai Senator, an interrogation, a private jet… 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Joe travels to Turkey where his great-grandfather was employed, it seems, making gas masks 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00A client's insomnia is a puzzle for Nora this week, as she enjoys 14 hours sleep a night. 23:153/5A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on. 23:30Lessons on love, and how to be faithful, from a rodent the size of a satsuma. 23:45News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future. 23:30How dwarf mongooses can help us figure out who to trust, and how to make friends. 23:45News, 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. 23:30The '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story
| 23:003/8Laura Smyth hears about famous mums, punk eras and pranks that went too far. 23:30General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain.
| 23:00How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries. 23:45Why do we help each other out? Even when it gets us nothing? Magpies might know.
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