| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Why has anti-Ukrainian feeling been growing in Poland, especially in recent months? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Swithin in Hempsted, Gloucestershire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5The race for a lost Arctic continent. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Trapped in the ice, the Karluk's crew face scurvy and starvation. Read by Edmund Kingsley. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Unaware of the Karluk's fate, Stefansson strikes out across the frozen Beaufort Sea. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Stefansson turns bestselling author, selling the Arctic as a paradise ripe for settlement. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Rescuer Harold Noice finally reaches Wrangel Island. Read by Edmund Kingsley. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The award-winning writer on her latest novel - Stations - and its three key influences. 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 05:04Also actor Stephanie Cole, BSL interpreter Peter Llewellyn-Jones and activist Emma Bonino. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Disease resilience, getting young people into agriculture. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Russia's super-rich once ruled the country - could they restore their political influence? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45A new way of looking at the nitrogen cycle helps reduce agricultural emissions.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Tim Harford investigates regional inequality, migrant costs, donkey donations and honey. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Why spiralling red diesel prices could put some farmers in the red.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Does "servitization" boost the economy? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley. 05:45Whistleblowers warning of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.
| 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 05:454/6What happens when Banksy takes a shine to your wall? And would you buy shares in his art?
| 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 James in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire. 05:45In Touch celebrates National Poetry Day with two visually impaired poets.
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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 explores Walter Scott country in the Scottish borders. 06:30Whistleblowers warn of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05Giles and the panel grapple with the horrific passages in holy scripture. 06:35Charlotte Smith and Mali Harries visit FarmED in the Cotswolds. 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 07:54Singer Sabrina Washington makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PEAS. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10A celebration of Choral Evensong. 08:48In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for 'unpatriotic activity' 08:58Nature writer Sophie Pavelle has been searching for the merlin, but is yet to see one.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Simon Armitage, Jade Cuttle and Trevor Cox talk epic adventures, mudlarking and acoustics. 09:45How one man started a support group for dads to help make friends and share experiences.
| 09:00Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today. 09:30Plus, we reveal the All in the Mind Awards judging panel.
| 09:00Tim Harford investigates regional inequality, migrant costs, donkey donations and honey. 09:30Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus.
| 09:00The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting. 09:45What is political capital, and how do earn it?
| 09:00Matt Haig, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 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 | 10:00NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after accessing Noah Woods' records.
| 10:00How has becoming an 'empty nester' impacted your life - a loss, a joy or a bit of both?
| 10:00The campaign to ban school uniforms in porn and 40 years of The Women's Art Collection.
| 10:00We find out more about a rape investigation at a US university that's sparked rage online.
| 10:00Farmer and author Helen Rebanks on a new play inspired by her memoir, The Farmer’s Wife.
| 10:001/13Hannah Fry and Dara O Briain investigate the mysterious phenomenon of identical twins. 10:30Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 10:00Doctor Prof Dame Parveen Kumar shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:003/4Will AI add value to our lives? 11:451/5The race for a lost Arctic continent.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode consider the role of natural history film and TV today. 11:452/5Trapped in the ice, the Karluk's crew face scurvy and starvation. Read by Edmund Kingsley.
| 11:00After a record breaking wildfire season, are we prepared for the growing threat? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Unaware of the Karluk's fate, Stefansson strikes out across the frozen Beaufort Sea.
| 11:00Pioneering artist and sculptor Liliane Lijn reveals her formative cultural influences. 11:454/5Stefansson turns bestselling author, selling the Arctic as a paradise ripe for settlement.
| 11:00Dan Saladino looks at big food ideas, from climate-friendly rice to a forest-saving yeast. 11:455/5Rescuer Harold Noice finally reaches Wrangel Island. Read by Edmund Kingsley.
| 11:00An idea to discount tuition fees if students spend a year working in adult social care. 11:30Recent catastrophic floods have raised fears among Nepal's at-risk mountain communities.
| 11:00Reality sets in for Amber, and there’s light at the end of the tunnel for Lily.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Diesel prices, returns fraud and Virgin email addresses. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Call You and Yours: "How are you affording to buy or rent a decent quality home?" 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04No-win-no-fee "right to light" case. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How does the antiques industry work and is it accurately portrayed on television shows? 12:32What really helps to treat acne? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Peace talks for the culture wars, with Adam Fleming. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Six months to go until changes bring unspent pension pots into Inheritance Tax. 12:305/8Triple locks, sham contracts and surprisingly yellow bananas. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The award-winning broadcaster and The Celebrity Traitors host. 12:305/6Time flying too fast, rose-tinted spectacles and the curse of autocorrect. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Labour Party Conference: Chancellor promises a "new age of industrialisation". 13:453/8David Baddiel shares the realities of being a man in his 60s.
| 13:00We're in Liverpool, where the prime minister will promise to bring 'hope' to the country. 13:454/8Journalist and writer Matthew Todd talks about self-acceptance in his 50s.
| 13:00Passengers say pilot was stabbed before the plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia. 13:455/8Fat White Family singer Lias Saoudi reveals how he has transformed in his 40s.
| 13:00Hundreds in England and Wales to be released after serving a third of their sentence 13:456/8Former footballer Marvin Sordell opens up about his breakdown and new life after 30.
| 13:00Jonny Dymond asks what the Green Party is for. 13:457/8Can comedian Vittorio Angelone learn to like himself, after his tumultuous 20s?
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Reality sets in for Amber. 14:156/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 14:452/3By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:151/6A tower block is falling apart and the tenants revolt when the landlords refuse to listen
| 14:00Ed has a controversial suggestion. 14:152/6For one it's a home of memories but to another it's a route to a deposit for a first house
| 14:00There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Lily. 14:153/6When a van-dweller falls for a landlord's son, a coastal housing row turns personal.
| 14:00Pip has a decision to make. 14:15Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly? 14:454/6What happens when Banksy takes a shine to your wall? And would you buy shares in his art?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45Lily extends an invitation.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Sidmouth answering questions from local gardeners. 14:45Defying Thatcher to race behind the Iron Curtain
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| 15:00 | 15:00Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. 15:30Examining the line between religious devotion and unhealthy control.
| 15:006/11Why did a minister run towards Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb? 15:30Giles and the panel grapple with the horrific passages in holy scripture.
| 15:00More rights are planned for couples living together, what does that mean for your money? 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask if recent concerns about "rogue" AI behaviour are justified.
| 15:00Martha Kearney explores Walter Scott country in the Scottish borders. 15:27Beneficiary Jacqueline Durban makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoma Action. 15:30Michael Rosen discovers punctuation through the ages with writer Florence Hazrat.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Sidmouth answering questions from local gardeners. 15:45An original short work for BBC Radio 4.
| 15:00A dramatisation of Simon Armitage's exhilarating translation of this ancient epic poem.
| 15:002/2Melvyn Bragg’s story of a Cumbrian family trying to rebuild after the war.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Russia's super-rich once ruled the country - could they restore their political influence? 16:30Greg James explores the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
| 16:00Gavin Turk explores British pop art and its legacy. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the conversation around neurodiversity.
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why some of the super rich are slagging off the UK. 16:15We speak to reporters who investigated Manchester City over the years.
| 16:00Does "servitization" boost the economy? 16:30What are the next steps for the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter and campaigner, a civil servant and a physicist. 16:30Tim Harford investigates regional inequality, migrant costs, donkey donations and honey.
| 16:00The school children calling for a government ban on school uniforms in porn.
| 16:00The American writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about his 2023 novel, North Woods. 16:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights: crime fiction, makeup brands and Friday Night Dinner.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Police say the investigation is continuing.
| 17:00The prime minister says he's offering honesty, ideas and a clear direction.
| 17:00Israel says co-pilot attacked pilot and tried to down the plane in 'jihadi terror attack'.
| 17:00We discuss the pressures on probation and hear the concerns of the Victims Commissioner.
| 17:00It comes on the day diesel hit two pounds a litre in the UK for the first time.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30The man tasked with tackling youth worklessness joins Nick in Liverpool 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 2012, cave art found in Indonesia challenged the idea that storytelling began in Europe 17:10Ian McMillan with poems and poets that shake up autumn - from Contains Strong Language 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Counter Terrorism Police say their investigation is not over 18:305/6Time flying too fast, rose-tinted spectacles and the curse of autocorrect.
| 18:00The PM says he'll scrap the existing state pension triple lock to pay for it 18:302/4Modern masculinity. Should we just ‘man up’?
| 18:00Israel's PM says the pilot launched the attack in an airliner heading for Tel Aviv 18:304/4Stand-up series about big strong women who do 'unladylike' sports.
| 18:00The government's early release scheme in England and Wales starts rolling out 18:304/4Omid Djalili asks what might save us from all this noise.
| National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:305/8Triple locks, sham contracts and surprisingly yellow bananas.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Felicity Finch presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Stage designer Es Devlin, novelist Sebastian Faulks, the Turner Prize and Apple Music Hall
| 19:00Ed has a controversial suggestion. 19:15The winners of both prizes are announced live from BBC Broadcasting House.
| 19:00There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Lily. 19:15Simon Russell Beale on playing Liberace on stage and David Harewood on his new legal drama
| 19:00Pip has a decision to make. 19:15Sienna Miller and Dominic West in Sky legal drama War and The Standard of Living play.
| 19:00Lily extends an invitation. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine the evolution of the Hollywood heartthrob.
| 19:00The award-winning broadcaster and The Celebrity Traitors host. 19:15Pioneering artist and sculptor Liliane Lijn reveals her formative cultural influences.
| 19:00Fallon decides two can play that game. 19:15Kathleen Jamie on the unseen presence that walks beside climbers at the edge of survival. 19:45Ittai is convinced he’s found his thief, but not everyone is so sure.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Are we putting too much material into orbit and is space the next environmental frontier? 20:30How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
| 20:00After a record breaking wildfire season, are we prepared for the growing threat? 20:40In Touch celebrates National Poetry Day with two visually impaired poets.
| 20:00Dogs are man’s best friend - but has it always been that way. 20:30How a crypto collapse could ruin his redemption arc.
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why some of the super rich are slagging off the UK. 20:15We speak to reporters who investigated Manchester City over the years.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Grantham in Lincolnshire. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The curious Cold War tale of America’s most notorious liar and his 21st Century legacy.
| 20:00Michael Rosen discovers punctuation through the ages with writer Florence Hazrat. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter and campaigner, a civil servant and a physicist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Simon Armitage, Jade Cuttle and Trevor Cox talk epic adventures, mudlarking and acoustics. 21:45How one man started a support group for dads to help make friends and share experiences.
| 21:00The 1000-year-old Himalayan community now facing an existential threat. 21:30Drones are getting cheaper, smarter and longer-range. So where does the industry go next?
| 21:00Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today. 21:30Plus, we reveal the All in the Mind Awards judging panel.
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests live at the BBC's Contain's Strong Language festival. 21:45What is political capital, and how do earn it?
| 21:00Anne McElvoy and guests discuss St Francis, wealth and our relationship with animals.
| 21:00An astonishing tale of greed, obsession and mass delusion told by Andrew Hunter Murray.
| 21:00Six months to go until changes bring unspent pension pots into Inheritance Tax. 21:25Singer Sabrina Washington makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PEAS. 21:30Recent catastrophic floods have raised fears among Nepal's at-risk mountain communities.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Chancellor John Healey says benefits bill cannot be allowed to grow "bigger and bigger" 22:451/10Ireland 1982, teenager Róisín meets local troublemaker Red Camelin.
| 22:00Andy Burnham sets out his vision for the country at Labour conference in Liverpool 22:452/10As Red and Róisín grow closer, tensions at home rise.
| 22:00The former That's Life! presenter turned campaigner for assisted dying 22:453/10Christmas 1984, Róisín visits her father in London.
| 22:00The plane plunged more than 17,000ft before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker 22:454/10Róisín settles into life in the squat in Pimlico.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:455/10Róisín visits her new sister Mary in Sydenham.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino looks at big food ideas, from climate-friendly rice to a forest-saving yeast.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's disappeared. 23:30Famous guests nominate someone they love or admire.
| 23:00Joe's great-grandfather settles in the United States where his mental health deteriorates. 23:30Famous people pick someone they love or admire.
| 23:00Comedian Eleanor Morton brings her hilarious online comedy characters and pals to Radio 4. 23:155/5We're off to Clarkson's Terrorism Farm as Jon Holmes satirically soundscapes the news. 23:30Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.
| 23:00An idea to discount tuition fees if students spend a year working in adult social care. 23:30Ruby Tandoh picks the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques.
| 23:00We speak to the DSA’s co-chair on what the party really stands for 23:30Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both.
| 23:005/8Laura hears about big families, brilliant advice and some very powerful women. 23:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on popes, Julia Donaldson and the Paris Opera Ballet.
| 23:00The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting. 23:45An original short work for BBC Radio 4.
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