| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Texas surveillance network authorities want to keep quiet. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary and St Chad, Brewood 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30With battle lines entrenched, the case enters the courtroom. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Cross-examination: the hardest of questions to ask, and to answer. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30After the cacophony and the chaos of the trial, the jury retire, and the wait begins. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:30The jury are sent home and the prison van drives off, but the case isn't necessarily over. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Scottish writer speaks to Bookclub about his era-defining 1993 debut, Trainspotting. 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 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on a proposed law to support babies and children. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Prayer for the Day with Vishavjit Singh is an American Interdisciplinary Artist. 05:45A call for evidence on the welfare and environmental impact of releasing gamebirds. 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. 05:43A Prayer for the Day commemorating and remembering the anniversary of 9/11 with Daisy Khan 05:45A think tank warns high-tech farm gear could be used by China to spy on our food system.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports as MPs question the foreign secretary about West Bank settlements. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A Prayer for the Day commemorating the anniversary of 9/11 with Indu Viswanathan 05:45New report says we are less self-sufficient in home-grown food than we were 30 years ago.
| 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 Prayer for the Day commemorating the anniversary of 9/11 with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik 05:45Dairy industry roadmap to a greener future.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04David Cornock reports on the top stories from yesterday in Westminster and Holyrood. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A Prayer for the Day commemorating the anniversary of 9/11 with Fr Samuel Davis 05:45Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK’s largest-ever outbreak of the disease.
| 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 Siȃn Wyn Rees. 05:451/6What happens when Banksy draws on your wall? James Peak finds out 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 Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye. 05:45The charity Guide Dogs is helping visually impaired to-be parents get to know their babies
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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 finds out how rare arctic-alpine plants are being reintroduced in Eryri. 06:30Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK’s largest ever outbreak of this disease. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05What does it mean to walk in Mary Magdalene’s footsteps today? 06:35How do you farm sheep and cattle in the driest part of England? Learn from your forebears. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10Radio 4's Sunday morning service led by Manon Ceridwen James. 08:48On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia. 08:58Every autumn naturalist Mike Dilger looks forward to the arrival of pink-footed geese.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future. 09:45How one family provides a free meal for parents staying at a children's hospital.
| 09:00Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control 09:30Tanya Byron on the rise of therapy speak and self-diagnosis.
| 09:00Tim Harford on prison recalls, UK millionaires, European wildfires and thieving seagulls. 09:30Josh Baker investigates one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.
| 09:007/7Natalie tells the tragic story of Euripides' Medea to a rapt audience at the Hay Festival. 09:30Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA's recovery from 2025's catastrophic fires.
| 09:00Kirsty Wark is joined by a group of people who experienced the 9/11 attacks in New York.
| 09:00Adrian Chiles presents Radio 4's Saturday morning programme.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00Baroness Margaret Hodge on her memoir Battleaxe.
| 10:00Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, Nadine Dorries on deepfakes and darts player Beau Greaves.
| 10:00How will government plans to stop children taking or sharing nude images actually work?
| 10:00Oscar-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri on new stage version of 90s film Thelma & Louise.
| 10:00London's Fourth Plinth has a new artwork by Tschabalala Self.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests to learn about supernatural beliefs in early modern Scotland. 10:30The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
| 10:00Cast members from landmark Scottish films Gregory's Girl and Local Hero are reunited.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/4Navigating neurodivergence in adulthood. 11:45With battle lines entrenched, the case enters the courtroom.
| 11:00Jon Boden and Anne Dudley join Anna and Jeffrey at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield 11:45Cross-examination: the hardest of questions to ask, and to answer.
| 11:00Nick Robinson and an expert panel discuss the future of the pensions triple lock. 11:45After the cacophony and the chaos of the trial, the jury retire, and the wait begins.
| 11:00Actor Ray Winstone reveals his formative cultural influences and inspirations. 11:45Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system.
| 11:00Dan Saladino visits the Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'. 11:45The jury are sent home and the prison van drives off, but the case isn't necessarily over.
| 11:00Caroline Wheeler of The i Paper assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30Concern rises in Kyiv as Russia's daily attacks intensify and another winter approaches.
| 11:00Carol takes surprising action, and the ground shifts for Fallon.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What happens when you report a scam advert? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You & Yours: What's your experience of getting building work done? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Complaints are on the rise about the quality of new build homes. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Criminals help themselves to new tech - and you pay for it. 12:323/5Is streaming really killing off the big screen? Greg Foot examines the future of cinemas. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Over intelligent and over here. Meet the octopus that's taken to our waters. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Do you know how much your employer is contributing to your workplace pension? 12:302/8Could Monty Don be the next James Bond? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel. 12:302/6Highs, sighs and throwing people under buses. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00We hear from a protester and ask whether we are seeing a new migrant route into Britain. 13:456/11The FBI’s Danny Gonzalez suffers setbacks professional and personal.
| 13:00The government says it's not a "boycott of business with Israel". 13:457/11To keep a promise to her kids, Terry Strada must master an unknown world.
| 13:00A top safety researcher at Anthropic warns AI companies are "gambling with our lives". 13:458/11One of Omar Al-Bayoumi’s home videos contains more than was first thought.
| 13:00All students in England will get access to on-the-job training by 2035. 13:459/11Decades of arguments and evidence land before a judge
| 13:00MPs are poised to vote on proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. 13:4510/11Terry Strada spies the FBI Director in a VIP area. Can she get to him to make her case?
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Jonathan Ford asks why.
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| 14:00 | 14:00There’s a surprise guest at the Flower and Produce Show. 14:153/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:45John Yorke explores The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.
| 14:15A whodunnit mystery that can only be solved by... reading whodunnits.
| 14:00Carol takes surprising action. 14:153/5Jess learns more about the shadowy world Dan moves in. Stars Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin
| 14:00Usha makes a shocking discovery. 14:15A drama about the ordinary people who landed 5,000 planes on the morning of 9/11.
| 14:00Alan attempts to offer some comfort. 14:15LBJ wants peace. Nixon wants the White House. 14:451/6What happens when Banksy draws on your wall? James Peak finds out in Margate and Lowestoft
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45The ground shifts for Fallon, while Harrison struggles to keep the peace.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston hosts GQT from the Summer Garden Party 2026 held at RHS Garden Wisley. 14:45What can we learn about chasing the big win, from rats, in a tiny rat casino?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in the 17th century to learn all about 'vital electricity'.
| 15:003/11Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape. 15:30What does it mean to walk in Mary Magdalene’s footsteps today?
| 15:00Figures suggest one in four of us borrow from friends or family, but what are the rules? 15:30Glaciologist Catherine Walker explores the birth, life and death of megaberg A23a
| 15:00Martha Kearney finds out how rare arctic-alpine plants are being reintroduced in Eryri. 15:27Broadcaster Sangita Myska makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children. 15:30Michael Rosen talks to phonetician Jane Setter about women's voices.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston hosts GQT from the Summer Garden Party 2026 held at RHS Garden Wisley. 15:45Conway's early morning run veers off course thanks to a strange figure by the Clyde.
| 15:001/2Pearl S Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of one family's fight for land in rural China.
| 15:002/2A platoon digs through the mud of Vietnam for the friend they won't leave behind.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Former youth worker and journalist Neil Maggs looks at the fall and rise of the youth club
| 16:00Cambridge Jones retraces the final shoot of the only photojournalist to die on 9/11. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore sleep disorders.
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to harness good vibes. 16:15Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the BBC and the final chapter of 7 Up.
| 16:00Is it time for a Tech-xit? 16:30Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
| 16:00Also, the magician Juan Tamariz, judge Sir Andrew Nicol and ballerina Pauline Clayden. 16:30Tim Harford on prison recalls, UK millionaires, European wildfires and thieving seagulls.
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| 16:00The Irish writer speaks about his latest novel, The Newer World, and its three influences. 16:30General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Proposals to merge councils to form larger authorities in four counties are withdrawn.
| 17:00Israel is to shut down the UK consulate in Jerusalem in response to new sanctions.
| 17:00It follows accusations in Channel 4 News documentary which the party denies.
| 17:00Hospitality leaders warn of the risk to jobs from new tourist tax.
| 17:00MPs vote against a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The Housing Secretary joins Nick for the first episode of a new series. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House. 17:103/4Navigating neurodivergence in adulthood. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Sarah Jones said there was "no excuse" for threatening behaviour at protests 18:302/6Highs, sighs and throwing people under buses.
| 18:00Israel says it will shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response 18:305/6Paul tests his Belfast audience on new words, and people born in 1926.
| 18:00A senior safety researcher at Anthropic warns of the danger that AI poses 18:301/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do 'unladylike' sports.
| 18:00Shabana Mahmood tells officers to use all powers necessary with anti-migrant protesters 18:301/4Omid Djalili explores identity, stereotypes and first impressions.
| 18:00MPs vote against another attempt to change the law 18:302/8Could Monty Don be the next James Bond?
| 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 18:15Jan Carson presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Plus The Cazalet Chronicles and the latest from the Venice Film Festival.
| 19:00Carol takes surprising action. 19:15Plus, Maria Friedman on playing a prematurely ageing teenager in her latest musical.
| 19:00Usha makes a shocking discovery. 19:15Oasis Documentary Look Back in Anger.
| 19:00Alan attempts to offer some comfort. 19:15Rebecca F Kuang's new novel, and the BBC National Short Story Award is back.
| 19:00The ground shifts for Fallon, while Harrison struggles to keep the peace. 19:15Emma Rawicz and Arsha Kaviani join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks
| 19:00Writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel. 19:15Actor Ray Winstone reveals his formative cultural influences and inspirations.
| 19:00Harrison has a confession to make. 19:15Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us? 19:45People have called him Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Could charter cities be the key to urban prosperity and opportunity? 20:30Researchers may have discovered the signature of a bit of dark matter.
| 20:00Nick Robinson and an expert panel discuss the future of the pensions triple lock. 20:45The charity Guide Dogs is helping visually impaired to-be parents get to know their babies
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to harness good vibes. 20:15Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the BBC and the final chapter of 7 Up.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00Horatio Clare explores the idea of First Contact.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to phonetician Jane Setter about women's voices. 20:30Also, the magician Juan Tamariz, judge Sir Andrew Nicol and ballerina Pauline Clayden.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future. 21:45How one family provides a free meal for parents staying at a children's hospital.
| 21:00Is Russian an enemy language in Ukraine? Or just the language of millions of citizens? 21:30You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
| 21:00Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control 21:30Tanya Byron on the rise of therapy speak and self-diagnosis.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
| 21:007/7Natalie tells the tragic story of Euripides' Medea to a rapt audience at the Hay Festival. 21:30Glaciologist Catherine Walker explores the birth, life and death of megaberg A23a
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 21:00Do you know how much your employer is contributing to your workplace pension? 21:25Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. 21:30Concern rises in Kyiv as Russia's daily attacks intensify and another winter approaches.
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| 22:00 | 22:00A Home Office minister accused groups behind the protests of promoting “thuggery” 22:451/5Toni inherits a house, filled with shadows of the past. Written by Jeanette Winterson
| 22:00The government says the measures are vital to keep the two-state solution alive. 22:452/5Toni can’t make sense of what she finds. Written and read by Jeanette Winterson.
| 22:00‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton tells us the warning is plausible and action is needed 22:453/5A frightened Toni wakes up in hospital. Written and read by Jeanette Winterson.
| 22:00The race is on to woo voters ahead of elections that will decide who controls Congress 22:454/5Toni has a terrifying and distressing encounter. Written and read by Jeanette Winterson
| 22:00MPs voted 286 to 270 against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales 22:455/5Toni realises she is not alone in the Villa Forgotten. Written by Jeanette Winterson.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino visits the Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/5Bangkok escape, another death, an unexpected invite... 23:30MPs question a Home Office minister about anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth.
| 23:00Joe's research leads him to the remains of an old chemical weapons factory. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Sometimes it's not the obvious fears that are the problem, you have to keep digging... 23:152/5We don't know what's in the show as, like Nigel Farage, we weren't listening. 23:30National security vs social security at PMQs
| 23:00Is there a better way to dispose of our bodies after we die? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the government about recent flight disruption.
| 23:00And journalist Peter Bergen on his interview with Bin Laden before 9/11 23:30Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate a bill to allow assisted deaths.
| 23:002/8Laura Smyth hears about bust-ups, biker jackets and some iconic culinary decisions. 23:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on the Shardlake novels, crows and salads.
| 23:00Film journalist Ellen E Jones nominates the flamboyant American activist Florynce Kennedy. 23:30Australia's night parrot has driven birders mad for decades. 23:45Conway's early morning run veers off course thanks to a strange figure by the Clyde.
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