| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15From jailed mayors to comedians, Emily Wither investigates Turkey's crackdown. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Irish writer on his latest novel, Where Are The Kings, and its three key 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 05:04Also, farmer Wendell Berry, historian Frances Stonor Saunders and producer Jeremy Thomas. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Fiona Stewart. 05:45More beans please - should the UK be growing more pulses? 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Fiona Stewart. 05:45Potato yields down; growing Carlin Peas in Carmarthenshire.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Might the UK and US joining their AI forces help solve nuclear fusion? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Fiona Stewart. 05:45Bluetongue causing infertility, Defra funding, Growing pulses
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Tim Harford investigates bad productivity data, AI carbon, nuns and quiet album ends. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Fiona Stewart. 05:45The aftermath of the dash for cash from England's biggest environmental scheme.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Are we putting too much material into orbit and is space the next environmental frontier? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Fiona Stewart. 05:45Heating oil costs, Bluetongue lessons, Fava beans as chicken feed.
| 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 Haydon Spenceley 05:453/6What happens when Banksy uses your wall as a canvas? The seagull is removed! And so is VDM
| 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 St Swithin in Hempsted, Gloucestershire. 05:45In Touch reports on a project helping visually impaired people access London Fashion Week.
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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 06:07Brett Westwood meets a remarkable bird ringing group from Whitwell in Derbyshire. 06:30The aftermath of the dash for cash from England's biggest environmental scheme. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Giles and the panel discuss the spiritual dimensions of facial hair. 06:35The perils of farming on Holy Island which welcomes up to 750,000 visitors a year. 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. 07:54Beneficiary Jacqueline Durban makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoma Action. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10Gospel choir directors Bazil Meade and Karen Gibson chat to Swarzy Shire. 08:48In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena 08:58Broadcaster Tom McKinney on the spectacular autumn arrival of fieldfare.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Physicist Carlo Rovelli, poet Lavinia Greenlaw and playwright James Graham. 09:45How one woman met her neighbours by cleaning and planting a garden in the shared alleyway.
| 09:00David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'. 09:30And how effective is early intervention for psychosis?
| 09:00Tim Harford investigates bad productivity data, AI carbon, nuns and quiet album ends. 09:30The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets.
| 09:00The enormous machines that seek to answer the fundamental questions about our universe. 09:45Is Ed Davey cut out for the attention economy? Armando and Stewart Lee have some tips.
| 09:00Reflecting on the education reforms of the Blair government.
| 09:00Adrian Chiles with extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
| 09:00Paddy O'Connell interviews an ally of the prime minister, housing secretary Angela Rayner.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Lucy Godley and her mum on securing domestic abuse conviction for former partner.
| 10:00Bestselling author Liane Moriarty on the sequel to Big Little Lies, Big Little Truths.
| 10:00Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about her new action thriller, Kill Jackie.
| 10:00The best-selling author of The Power on her new novel, The Strangers.
| 10:00How are women dealing with the Durham breast cancer scandal?
| 10:001/8Two Michaels talk about masculinity and how being in your 80s is liberating. 10:152/8Colm Tóibín, author and poet, opens up about sexuality and creativity in his 70s. 10:30Greg James explores the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Matt Haig, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:002/4Ros Atkins looks to the past for lessons on navigating great shifts in what we value. 11:451/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
| 11:00Rick Wakeman and Amanda Whiting add the final five tracks of the series. 11:452/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
| 11:00The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are based in Crewe. Who are they? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
| 11:00Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak reveals her formative cultural influences. 11:454/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon hosts a panel discussion at Abergavenny Food Festival. 11:455/5Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
| 11:00The world’s first ‘minister for the unborn' on why governments must think longer-term. 11:30China is promoting an alternative vision of AI beyond simply matching the US.
| 11:00It’s a big day for the Grundys, and Alan comes to the rescue.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Restrictive Covenants, Plug-in Solar and John Lewis. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How are you finding vet care costs? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04People are being given scripts by criminals in an attempt to defraud them of money. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Drones are getting cheaper, smarter and longer-range. So where does the industry go next? 12:32Are self-checkouts here to stay? Greg Foot examines the future of supermarkets. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Peace talks for the culture wars. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What's the best advice for using AI to help with your personal finance? 12:304/8How does Andy Burnham get on meeting Donald Trump? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15German co-leader of the AfD. 12:304/6Annoying announcements, autumn's passage into winter, and when trying to help goes wrong. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Eleven UK airports report disruption after a "technical issue" with air traffic control. 13:456/11Stern is just putting the final touches to its coverage and its promotional film.
| 13:00What do the plans tell us about the prime minister's foreign policy? 13:457/11The world’s media is assembled, awaiting the ‘scoop of the century’.
| 13:00Figures remain worst in Europe 13:458/11Stern magazine digs in, sticking by their story and their journalist Gerd Heidemann.
| 13:00The Agency says it is "aggressively investigating" the apparent breach of its system 13:459/11Everything is falling apart for Gerd Heidemann and the heat is on forger Konrad Kujau.
| 13:00A former Justice Secretary and Chief Inspector of Constabulary discuss the intervention. 13:4510/11Andrew Hunter Murray tracks down Hitler’s faked diaries to the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz.
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Greig Hall in Alcester.
| 13:00Multiple arrests at RAF Fairford on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. 13:30Russia's super-rich once ruled the country - could they restore their political influence?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Natasha throws a spanner in the works. 14:155/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:456/3By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Ruth has concerns for a friend. 14:15Fragments of broken ceramics lead art detective Ava Bernardi on a risky mission to Syria.
| 14:00Alan comes to the rescue. 14:155/5Jess is sucked even deeper into Ronnie's criminal gang. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star
| 14:00It’s action stations for Amber. 14:15By Philip Catherwood. A drama set in Belfast about street art and second chances.
| 14:15A voice from the past returns. Can Charly trust what she hears? 14:453/6What happens when Banksy uses your wall as a canvas? The seagull is removed! And so is VDM
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45It’s a big day for the Grundys.
| 14:00Gardeners Question Time Meets DIY:SOS for a special postbag episode. 14:45Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?
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| 15:00 | 15:00Shaun Keaveny chooses the comedian Caroline Aherne. 15:30Join Greg Jenner and his guests to learn about the early history of fandom.
| 15:005/11How did Pamela Churchill use the power of seduction to help the war effort? 15:30Giles and the panel discuss the spiritual dimensions of facial hair.
| 15:00How to save for your future self whilst navigating the financial pressures of life. 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask why more and more Gen Z believe AI's downsides outweigh its benefits.
| 15:00Brett Westwood meets a remarkable bird ringing group from Whitwell in Derbyshire. 15:27Writer Armando Iannucci makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group. 15:30Michael Rosen talks to a security guard who says that words are his riot shield in his job
| 15:00Gardeners Question Time Meets DIY:SOS for a special postbag episode. 15:45A disturbing story of a girl who yearns to disappear.
| 15:00Lucy Kirkwood's landmark play about generational responsibility in the face of disaster.
| 15:001/2A Burma veteran struggles to return to civilian life in this Melvyn Bragg drama adaptation
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| 16:00 | 16:00Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain. 16:30Greg James returns to the BBC archives using today's stories as a portal to the past.
| 16:00Unspooling Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape as an analogue story for the digital age. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the intricacies of ankle health.
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on the royal response to Earl Spencer's bombshell book. 16:15The dispute over press access to Donald Trump and its implications for media freedom.
| 16:00Are we putting too much material into orbit and is space the next environmental frontier? 16:30How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
| 16:00Also actor Stephanie Cole, BSL interpreter Peter Llewellyn-Jones and activist Emma Bonino. 16:30Tim Harford investigates bad productivity data, AI carbon, nuns and quiet album ends.
| 16:30Catherine Zeta-Jones on her speaking in a Welsh accent in her new action thriller series.
| 16:00The award-winning writer on her latest novel - Stations - and its three key influences. 16:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on popes, Julia Donaldson and the Paris Opera Ballet.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Why are diesel prices rising faster than other fuels?
| 17:00US president repeats his Iran ultimatum and says AI should be called 'super intelligence'.
| 17:00The Home Secretary orders a review after the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00What sanctions could the club face? City's former chairman joins us live.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The British director reflects today's political and social mood in his new medieval film. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for 'unpatriotic activity' 17:10Ian McMillan and the best in poetry live from the Contains Strong Language festival. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Some airlines say they've lost confidence in the air traffic control provider 18:304/6Annoying announcements, autumn's passage into winter, and when trying to help goes wrong.
| 18:00The two leaders are attending the UN General Assembly in New York 18:301/4Geoff examines modern masculinity. This week, why don’t men wear sunscreen?
| 18:00The RAF has been jamming signals from satellites used by hostile states, the BBC learns 18:303/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do 'unladylike' sports.
| 18:00President Trump discusses trade, Taiwan and AI with China's leader, Xi Jinping 18:303/4Omid Djalili explores social media, algorithms and our addiction to the outrage machine.
| 18:00Sources have told BBC Sport that an independent panel has reached its decision 18:304/8How does Andy Burnham get on meeting Donald Trump?
| 18:00Andy Burnham said there had been a decade of drift since Brexit. 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests live at the BBC's Contain's Strong Language festival.
| 18:00Five men are arrested for explosive and terrorism offences near an RAF airbase. 18:15Jane Steel presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Ruth has concerns for a friend. 19:15Plus the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and ex-politicans under pressure in The Wargame.
| 19:00Alan comes to the rescue. 19:15John Coltrane's centenary and the Booker Prize shortlist 2026.
| 19:00It’s action stations for Amber. 19:15Our critics review three new dystopian thrillers - in novel form, on screen and on stage.
| 19:15A special edition of Front Row from the BBC's Contains Strong Language festival
| 19:00It’s a big day for the Grundys. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode consider the role of natural history film and TV today.
| 19:00German co-leader of the AfD. 19:15Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak reveals her formative cultural influences.
| 19:00Reality sets in for Amber. 19:15Examining the line between religious devotion and unhealthy control. 19:45For Ittai, the clues finally fall into place. Has he identified the thief?
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| 20:00 | 20:00Is the UK ready for the challenges of modern war? 20:30Might the UK and US joining their AI forces help solve nuclear fusion?
| 20:00The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are based in Crewe. Who are they? 20:40In Touch reports on a project helping visually impaired people access London Fashion Week.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on the royal response to Earl Spencer's bombshell book. 20:15The dispute over press access to Donald Trump and its implications for media freedom.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Greig Hall in Alcester. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The drama and trauma of Britain’s 1976 financial crisis and resulting IMF bailout.
| 20:00Michael Rosen talks to a security guard who says that words are his riot shield in his job 20:30Also actor Stephanie Cole, BSL interpreter Peter Llewellyn-Jones and activist Emma Bonino.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Physicist Carlo Rovelli, poet Lavinia Greenlaw and playwright James Graham. 21:45How one woman met her neighbours by cleaning and planting a garden in the shared alleyway.
| 21:00Why has anti-Ukrainian feeling been growing in Poland, especially in recent months? 21:30How criminals target scam victims with false offers of help.
| 21:00David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'. 21:30And how effective is early intervention for psychosis?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Is Ed Davey cut out for the attention economy? Armando and Stewart Lee have some tips.
| 21:00Matthew Sweet discusses the role of intellectuals in public life.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
| 21:00What's the best advice for using AI to help with your personal finance? 21:25Beneficiary Jacqueline Durban makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoma Action. 21:30China is promoting an alternative vision of AI beyond simply matching the US.
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| 22:00 | 22:00The media organisations are taking legal action after being barred from the White House. 22:456/10After an awkward parting in Berlin, tragic news throws Rab and her old friend together.
| 22:00The latest from New York, as the prime minister meets the US president for the first time 22:457/10Rab starts from scratch in New York but she hasn't lost her keen eye for old friends.
| 22:00People living near a factory have higher levels of a so-called 'forever chemical' 22:458/10The graduate show marks an ending as the young artists move on to an uncertain future.
| 22:00Donald Trump says he and Xi Jinping held a "great meeting" in the White House 22:459/10History repeats itself as Rab moves in with her friend and they begin to collaborate.
| 22:00Prime Minister Andy Burnham says fuel costs aren't in the government's control 22:4510/10In Brooklyn and working collaboratively again, Rab shepherds a fierce burst of creativity.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon hosts a panel discussion at Abergavenny Food Festival.
| 22:00The PM's pledge to fix social care, the conference mood and 50 years since the IMF crisis.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5Istanbul, the Russian oligarch and his superyacht… With very strong language. 23:30The Carpenters' massive hit - We've Only Just Begun was originally a TV advert for a bank
| 23:00Joe’s great-grandfather's letters, lead him to the silenced history of a massacre. 23:30A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.
| 23:00Nora is always amazed that some couples work better than others, often despite her advice. 23:154/5The Days of Earl(y) Spencer, as Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical soundscape. 23:30Stories of what the song Take Me Home, Country Roads means to people.
| 23:00The world’s first ‘minister for the unborn' on why governments must think longer-term. 23:30The story behind this uplifting anthem and the personal memories forever linked to it.
| 23:00The US president loses his court battle with US media outlets… for now 23:30Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein
| 23:004/8Laura Smyth hears about fake illnesses, family pranks and the perks of being the youngest. 23:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Nordic heavy metal and 'Macbeth'.
| 23:00The enormous machines that seek to answer the fundamental questions about our universe. 23:45A disturbing story of a girl who yearns to disappear.
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