| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Why do advertising agencies use fear to get us to part with our money? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Croscombe in Somerset. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Art Malik reads Hanif Kureishi's powerful memoir of the fall that left him paralysed. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Hanif Kureishi's brutally frank memoir charting life after a catastrophic injury. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5With a return home within sight, Kureishi begins to struggle with his new identity. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5The final part of Kureishi's brutally frank memoir of life after a catastrophic injury. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Carys Davies in Edinburgh. 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 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Virginia Luckett. 05:45Conservationists criticise choice of new chairman of land use group on Dartmoor. 05:57Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Virginia Luckett. 05:45The DEFRA Secretary defends the decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms.
| | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Virginia Luckett. 05:45We dig into the details of the new inheritance tax rules around farming.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Virginia Luckett. 05:45Cuts to Welsh environment regulator, soil erosion, and hill farming.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Alexandra Drew. 05:45Jack Boswell explores Japan's Wabi Sabi - finding beauty in imperfection and transience.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Worcester Cathedral. 05:45In Touch reflects on the Autumn Budget and what it could mean for some of your benefits.
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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.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Clare explores the banks of the River Itchen with long-distance walker Andrew Simkins. 06:30Saltmarshes in North Somerset, a new approach to sheep disease, Steve Reed on the Budget. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05The hidden exploitation of workers at the heart of artificial intelligence. 06:35Mariclare Carey-Jones meets Dr Sarah Beynon whose farm in Pembrokeshire is focused on bugs 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10The religious response to this week's elections in the USA. 07:54Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Galapagos Conservation Trust 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers 08:10A service for Remembrance Sunday with the two archbishops of Armagh. 08:48Sara Wheeler reflects on the valuable perspective offered by out-of-date guidebooks. 08:58Nature writer Stephen Moss celebrates great white egrets now resident near his home.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with James Rebanks, Alice Robinson and Andrew Raffle. 09:45How one woman is helping fellow domestic abuse survivors - and perpetrators - move forward
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks the author Irvine Welsh what advice he would give his younger self. 09:30The first drugs to slow Alzheimer's progression won't be offered on the NHS. What's next?
| 09:00Nick Hitch describes the terrifying moment he was caught up in a violent hostage crisis. 09:301/7One man and three women are forced to reassess everything they knew about their families
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the greatest devotional poem writer in English. 09:45Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis unpick the language that defined the 2024 US Election.
| 09:00Nicola Fox, Nasa's head of science, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Misha Glenny charts the impact of the Ukraine war across Europe.
| 09:00Chef, restaurateur and TV star Rick Stein has a new heart and a fresh outlook on life.
| 09:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers 09:15There’s a ray of hope for the Grundy family, and Rex offers a glimpse of the future.
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| 10:00 | 10:00What does Kemi's appointment mean for women inside and outside the Conservative Party?
| 10:00Controversy over women's tennis tournament held in Saudi Arabia.
| 10:00Award-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby talks about their new show: Woof! Long
| 10:00What may a second Trump presidency mean for women?
| 10:00The former Lioness captain on her fight for fair pay for female footballers.
| 10:00Dara Ó Briain and Hannah Fry investigate the mystical power of lightning. 10:30With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins's Benedictus brings solace in hard times.
| 10:30Live coverage of the solemn Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph, Whitehall.
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| 11:00 | 11:00How does it feel to go through the menopause at 15? Annabelle Gauntlett tells her story. 11:30Lois Pryce talks to Yasmin Khan about acceptance in the face of chronic fatigue. 11:451/5Art Malik reads Hanif Kureishi's powerful memoir of the fall that left him paralysed.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of Powell and Pressburger. 11:452/5Hanif Kureishi's brutally honest memoir of life after a fall that left him paralysed.
| 11:00File on 4 investigates the cosmetic beauty industry. 11:453/5Hanif Kureishi's brutally frank memoir charting life after a catastrophic injury.
| 11:00Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the turning points of her career. 11:454/5With a return home within sight, Kureishi begins to struggle with his new identity.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish. 11:455/5The final part of Kureishi's brutally frank memoir of life after a catastrophic injury.
| 11:00Ben Riley Smith of The Daily Telegraph assesses the latest developments at Westminster. 11:30How Donald Trump won the presidential election through a new coalition of American voters.
| 11:45With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins's Benedictus brings solace in hard times.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will the Budget help the government to deliver 1.5m new homes in five years? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Are letters and parcels working for you? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A new report shows that 40% of people may not be able to afford future water bills. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The inspiration, the pitch, the timing - what makes a business idea live or die? 12:32Kodak made photography mainstream - so why did it falter in a digital age? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Is it possible to build new green infrastructure without wrecking the countryside? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The new research estimating that there are more than 3 million lost pension pots in the UK 12:302/4The American election result is chewed over and spat out. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The woman responsible for immigration, security, and policing in England and Wales. 12:302/6Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of all things Welsh. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Sir Keir Starmer outlines new plans to target Channel smuggling gangs. 13:45Lord Lucan vanishes in the hour after the murder. But where did he go?
| 13:00Over 600 miles of new power lines needed to meet Labour's clean energy plans. 13:45How thorough was the investigation into Sandra Rivett’s murder?
| 13:00President-elect Donald Trump claims he has an 'unprecedented' mandate to 'heal' America. 13:45The nation is gripped by the press coverage of the inquest into Sandra Rivett’s death
| 13:00Interest rates are cut again: Bank of England says more likely but will be gradual. 13:45Did Lord Lucan escape from the UK?
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:45Will Alex find an ending to the story of Lord Lucan?
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the American Museum in Bath.
| 13:00Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world. 13:30Alex Forsyth explores how Reform UK has been reshaping since the general election.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Justin takes a walk down memory lane. 14:153/4Wellness, wasps and bamboo pants. 14:456/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00There’s a ray of hope for the Grundy family. 14:15A fascinating drama from award-winning writer James Fritz, taking us behind prison walls.
| 14:15A fascinating drama from award winning writer, James Fritz, taking us behind prison walls.
| 14:00Rex offers a glimpse of the future. 14:15An intruder has been detected in the palace grounds. The staff have to deal with lockdown.
| 14:159/10A failed coup, escape to Rome, going rogue… 14:45Jack Boswell explores Japan's Wabi Sabi - finding beauty in imperfection and transience.
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Disaster strikes for one resident.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit The National Memorial Arboretum to answer your questions. 14:45John Yorke continues his exploration of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Our Mutual Friend.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The broadcaster and the writer discuss books that are important to them. 15:30Lucy Worsley meets Sophie Lyons, America’s Queen of the Underworld in the late 1800s.
| 15:006/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis meander from hot air balloons to the Shipping Forecast. 15:30The hidden exploitation of workers at the heart of artificial intelligence.
| 15:00Renters are set to get new rights - but will it make life harder for landlords? 15:30How does it feel to go through the menopause at 15? Annabelle Gauntlett tells her story.
| 15:00Clare explores the banks of the River Itchen with long-distance walker Andrew Simkins. 15:27Founder Fiona Spargo-Mabbs makes the appeal on behalf of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation. 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears listeners' views on the BBC coverage of the US election and more.
| 15:00Peter Gibbs and the panel visit The National Memorial Arboretum to answer your questions. 15:45A woman tries to set aside some ‘me time’ for herself, only to end up in a Moroccan jail.
| 15:00How Orson Welles turned convention on its head to become a titan of American cinema.
| 15:00Dickens’s funny, sharp depiction of Londoners’ struggles with money, survival and love.
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| 16:00 | 16:0013/12Secret satellite waste trackers reveal what’s really going on with your recycling. 16:30A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works
| 16:00Vanessa Kisuule investigates the best and worst of wedding poetry. 16:30David and Simon answer listeners' questions on honesty, flies on the wall and comebacks.
| 16:00What does Trump's victory mean for journalists?
| 16:00The chancellor attempts to fix the UK’s finances - will she succeed? 16:30What is the point of UN climate conferences, and are they really doing enough?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a musician, a comedian, a geneticist and a campaigner. 16:30Nick Hitch describes the terrifying moment he was caught up in a violent hostage crisis.
| 16:00The Women's 100 metre Olympic champion Julien Alfred.
| 16:00The extraordinary discovery of lost archives of the writer James Baldwin in Provence. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Students and universities react to the first rise in university fees in eight years.
| 17:00Afternoon news and current affairs programme
| 17:00Donald Trump celebrates a historic return to the White House.
| 17:00President Biden commits to a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump.
| 17:00Anger over the Archbishop of Canterbury's handling of allegations of abuse after report.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The Chief Secretary to the Treasury charts his rise to the heart of government. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1984, 11 Dunnes store workers walked out after refusing to handle South African goods 17:10Documenting the round-the-clock care of Nora, a non-verbal seven year-old. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00The increase will apply to all domestic undergraduate students from next year 18:302/6Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of all things Welsh.
| 18:00Millions vote in the US presidential election 18:302/3A lack of morals and a hair transplant.
| 18:00He is set to become the first Republican candidate in 20 years to win the popular vote 18:30In Cardiff, Mike Bubbins and Sian Lloyd tell Ivo Graham their biggest obsessions.
| 18:00They were brought down from 5% to 4.75% 18:30Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
| 18:00Police say some Israeli fans attacked a taxi and pulled down a Palestinian flag 18:302/4The American election result is chewed over and spat out.
| 18:00Qatar withdraws as key mediator. 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Moscow and Kyiv launch their biggest drone attacks since the start of the Ukraine war. 18:15Tom Sutcliffe chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a ray of hope for the Grundy family. 19:15Meet the stars of new film Day of the Jackal, and remember Quincy Jones.
| 19:15Super/Man: Christopher Reeve documentary, Booker author Samantha Harvey, Art auction news.
| 19:00Rex offers a glimpse of the future. 19:15Pauline Black, Waters Rising at Perth Museum & Posthumously Completing a Loved One's Work
| 19:15We review The Piano Lesson, the latest film from Denzel Washington and his family.
| 19:00Disaster strikes for one resident. 19:15Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Sin City on screen, from Ocean's Eleven to Anora.
| 19:00The woman responsible for immigration, security, and policing in England and Wales. 19:15Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the turning points of her career.
| 19:00Fallon finds herself at a crossroads. 19:15The story of Anthony Ray Hinton who spent years on death row for crimes he didn't commit. 19:45Why good oral hygiene could protect your brain and enhance your heart health!
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| 20:00 | 20:00How can the UK secure cheap, reliable and renewable power for our future needs? 20:30It’s our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.
| 20:00File on 4 investigates the cosmetic beauty industry. 20:40In Touch reflects on the Autumn Budget and what it could mean for some of your benefits.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00What does Trump's victory mean for journalists?
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the American Museum in Bath. 20:50Sara Wheeler reflects on the valuable perspective offered by out-of-date guidebooks.
| 20:00Sarah O’Reilly delves into the rich archive of notable ‘last interviews’.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears listeners' views on the BBC coverage of the US election and more. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a musician, a comedian, a geneticist and a campaigner.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford with James Rebanks, Alice Robinson and Andrew Raffle. 21:45How one woman is helping fellow domestic abuse survivors - and perpetrators - move forward
| 21:002/3A new Uncanny case for Halloween: a Lake District haunting that lasts 18 years. 21:30Sean Curran reports as Robert Jenrick takes up a new role under Kemi Badenoch's leadership
| 21:00America, Anita's big number from the musical West Side Story. 21:30What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45An extraordinary underground archive reveals life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00It is 350 years since the death of Milton. We discuss ideas of Puritanism and divorce.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00The new research estimating that there are more than 3 million lost pension pots in the UK 21:25Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Galapagos Conservation Trust 21:30How Donald Trump won the presidential election through a new coalition of American voters.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Final rallies in one of the closest races for the White House in history 22:456/10Vanessa’s diaries have revealed the violent assault that led to Grace moving to Eris.
| 22:00Ros Atkins and Nuala McGovern present coverage of the 2024 US presidential election.
| 22:00Trump sealed an extraordinary comeback to be elected 47th President of the United States 22:457/10Has the mystery of the missing artworks finally been solved?
| 22:00President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles as his chief-of-staff 22:459/10After uncovering a cache of Vanessa’s lost paintings, Becker is desperate to leave Eris.
| 22:003 people are charged in connection with a plot to kill the President-elect 22:4510/10Grace seems convinced that the rib removed from the sculpture does not belong to Julian.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
| 22:00Ben Wright and guests discuss what a second Trump presidency might mean for the UK.
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| 23:00 | 23:005/5The full force of the Hare Witches is finally unleashed upon the world. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the government announces a rise in tuition fees.
| | 23:008/10DNA results are due from the bone woven into the heart of Vanessa Chapman’s sculpture. 23:155/6Ruth and Carla make a pop song on an app, and launch themselves as a new band. 23:30Susan Hulme reports on a new-look Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:00What does Trump’s comeback mean for the world? 23:30Emmanuel Sonubi examines the lack of organ donors from ethnic minority backgrounds.
| 23:30Things Fell Apart: Ask Me Anything!
| 23:001/4The AI Man Cometh. Comedy from somewhere in Ulster near the border in Ireland. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the greatest devotional poem writer in English. 23:45A woman tries to set aside some ‘me time’ for herself, only to end up in a Moroccan jail.
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