| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15New York's Antiquities Trafficking Unit works to track and return stolen art. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5The story of a museum guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5A museum guard realises great art offers us a window into our own lives. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5A guard is entranced by an African Nkisi figure at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5A museum guard identifies with the figure of an ancient Greek Kouros. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5A museum guard is captivated by the quiltmakers of Gee Bend in 19th-century America. 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.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 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 with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease. 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. 05:04Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:04A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:04Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease. 05:45The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 05:04Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease. 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. 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection. 05:45Richard King joins John Nuttall and his donkeys on Skegness beach.
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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.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Why is public perception that the crime rate is increasing when in fact it's coming down? 09:305/6Obama's peace prize, populism's rise, and America walks away from its own order.
| 09:005/7David Dimbleby tells the story of the people who made America into a superpower. 09:30Michael Sheen explores the strange art of acting.
| 09:00Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently. 09:305/6Just as Colin and D are on the brink of success, they make a fatal decision.
| 09:00Natalie narrates Jason and the Argonauts' epic quest to find the Golden Fleece. 09:304/4John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
| 09:00Artists and organisers of the biggest pop festival of the 20th century are reunited.
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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.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How is the language of neurodiversity changing the way we understand difference? 11:451/5The story of a museum guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art.
| 11:00Nadine Shah, David Arnold and Charlotte Harding celebrate the BBC Proms. 11:452/5A museum guard realises great art offers us a window into our own lives.
| 11:00Coroners peform a vital role but face severe challenges: is the system fit for purpose? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5A guard is entranced by an African Nkisi figure at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
| 11:00Pianist Mitsuko Uchida discusses her cultural influences and her career in music. 11:454/5A museum guard identifies with the figure of an ancient Greek Kouros.
| 11:00Spend the day with Andrew Cowan who is reshaping the way school dinners are made in Bury. 11:455/5A museum guard is captivated by the quiltmakers of Gee Bend in 19th-century America.
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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. 12:321/5Could cash be checking out and digital dollars be on the rise? Greg Foot investigates. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will the environment be changed by a Burnham government? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Voltaire’s sharp mind, letters, and fearless challenge to authority and superstition.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Inside the mind of Desmond Tutu and his vision for truth and reconciliation.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Isabella d’Este’s Renaissance mind of art, power, and strategic cultural influence.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Inside the mind of the revolutionary feminist thinker, sociologist and intellectual.
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 13:45Naomi Alderman explores Homer’s mind and the oral thinking behind his epics.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Lily has a confession to make 14:151/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:45John Yorke looks at Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy.
| 14:00George attempts to make a good impression 14:15Set in the world of cricket, a new drama from the award-winning writer of Dear Harry Kane.
| 14:00Fallon puts her foot in it 14:151/5Jess sees the world differently from other people. A new thriller from Matthew Broughton.
| 14:00There’s a surprise for David 14:15Tasha is losing her child Marie/Max to another world, another class, another gender.
| 14:00Keira tries to make amends 14:15America turns against Vietnam — and LBJ wants someone to blame. 14:45Richard King joins John Nuttall and his donkeys on Skegness beach.
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| 15:00 | 15:00James Aldred picks wildlife cameraman and pioneer Eric Ashby. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century Wales to learn about Henry Cyril Paget.
| 15:00Can a playgirl turned double agent deceive the Nazis? 15:30Jamaica’s revivalists preserve faith, healing and identity through sacred traditions.
| 15:00Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest? 15:30Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.
| 15:00Martha Kearney joins a group of pilgrims following the route of the River Medway in Kent 15:27Actor Peter Egan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Animal Rescue. 15:30Gaelic in Scotland with writer and broadcaster Roddy Maclean.
| 15:00Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. 15:45An original short work for radio.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines. 16:30Piecing together how a song released in 1969 became a sport anthem.
| 16:00The story of one-time folk legend Dave Van Ronk, hero to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore what walking can do for our health.
| 16:00What can we learn about culture and creativity from a forest full of great tits? 16:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 16:00Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations. 16:30A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
| 16:00Radio 4's weekly obituary programme. 16:30Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.
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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.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:306/6Paul Merton, Rachel Parris, Gyles Brandreth and Lucy Porter.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/6Paul sets his Canterbury audience questions about the misleadingly-named "sandwich".
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6Bubbles face hot competition from seaweed underwear and saunas.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:305/6A town in crisis. Bin men on strike, rubbish piled high, and the Mayor is missing…
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Channelling populist exasperation into the oldest outlet for outrage: satire.
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| 19:00 | 19:00George attempts to make a good impression 19:15We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
| 19:00Fallon puts her foot in it 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00There’s a surprise for David 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00Keira tries to make amends 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:00The Snell’s find comfort in each other 19:15RuthAnne and Gavin Higgins create a five-track playlist.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations. 20:30A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
| 20:00Coroners peform a vital role but face severe challenges: is the system fit for purpose? 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
| 20:00What shape does an anteater make when threatened? And is there real power in a power pose? 20:15This is the programme about a revolution in media.
| 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.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Why is public perception that the crime rate is increasing when in fact it's coming down? 21:305/6Obama's peace prize, populism's rise, and America walks away from its own order.
| 21:00Millions of Brazilians have become problem gamblers after an explosion in online betting 21:30Exposing the secret techniques criminals use to steal your money.
| 21:005/7David Dimbleby tells the story of the people who made America into a superpower. 21:30Michael Sheen explores the strange art of acting.
| 21:00Join Clive Anderson for a party at the heart of the Edinburgh Festivals. 21:45Campaigners claim cows have been unfairly blamed for BSE.
| 21:00Natalie narrates Jason and the Argonauts' epic quest to find the Golden Fleece. 21:305/6Just as Colin and D are on the brink of success, they make a fatal decision.
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| 22:00 | 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 22:456/10Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 22:457/10Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 22:458/10Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 22:459/10Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 22:4510/10Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5A global thriller of espionage, money and murder. 23:30People mistake Jamie Bartlett for Steven Bartlett. Jamie wants to know why.
| 23:00Hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather's memoir, Joe Dunthorne finds a confession. 23:30Could wrestling really be the birthplace of modern fakery? Jamie Bartlett investigates.
| 23:00A busy week for Nora, which includes the offer of a support animal to a needy client. 23:15Comedy series following amateur paranormal podcaster, Chris Relish. 23:30‘It’s not a lie if you believe it.’ Jamie Bartlett on how that became the new norm.
| 23:00Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future. 23:30If everyone is faking it and getting away with it, why wouldn't you?
| 23:00Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House. 23:30Who do you trust - the BBC or a cardiologist with millions of followers?
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