| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Aleks and Kevin ask whether the UK can stay sovereign in the global AI race. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of All Saints and Saint Lawrence, Evesham 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The best-selling US author on his latest novel, The French Illusion, and its 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 05:04Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss the first-ever severe drought recorded in the UK. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 05:45How will the government avoid a repeat of this year's funding application chaos? 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on an intense debate about the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 05:45Crofters to get new moveable abattoir service.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports on accusations surrounding the National Security Adviser's wife. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 05:45The UK is unprepared for future wildfires and needs a national strategy says MPs' report.
| 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 spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 05:45Why arable farmers are inviting sheep onto their fields.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Sean Curran reports from Westminster as peers debate the cyber security crisis. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 05:45Following a year of devastating wildfires, the Government holds a wildfire summit.
| 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 the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier. 05:45No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
| 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 George’s Church, Poynton in Cheshire. 05:45In Touch looks at initiatives to improve public transport accessibility for blind people.
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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 06:07A circular walk out of Seatoller in the northern Lake District. 06:30The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05How Paul Carris helped a colleague escape the North Tower on 9/11. 06:35Theo Whyte visits a pumpkin patch in Essex where the crop is not just for Halloween. 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 07:54Comedian Jenny Eclair makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10John Bell of the Iona Community in our series on pilgrim places around the edges of the UK 08:48In 1948, a “utopian” town of houses was designed by America’s greatest architect. 08:58Author Jasmine Donahaye observes a winter flock of female chaffinches.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Who keeps institutions functioning when power, loyalty and trust break down? 09:45How teenagers in one village are trying to get people to stop using plastic water bottles
| 09:00Ecologist Tom Hart on monitoring wildlife populations remotely to track key patterns. 09:30Experts warn poor at-home injecting techniques and new drugs mean new health risks.
| 09:00A commute to work goes catastrophically wrong. 09:30When was the last time Austin was seen alive?
| 09:00The ancient goddess responsible for both the fertility of life and the bloodshed of war. 09:45Are we all getting more stupid?
| 09:00Doctor and writer Miriam Stoppard shares the soundtrack of her 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 | 10:00Dame Harriet Walter as Brutus in an all-female Julius Caesar touring secondary schools.
| 10:00Parents of children with SEND call for exemption from school absence fines.
| 10:00A look of at the government review into antisemitism in schools and colleges in England.
| 10:00The Fifty Shades of Grey author talks about her new novel, Land of Ghosts.
| 10:00The comedian talks about being an outspoken firstborn daughter.
| 10:004/13Hannah and Dara find that tessellation gets everywhere, from nature to space materials. 10:303/4John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
| 10:00Harlan Coben, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00James Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages. 11:451/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
| 11:00Ellen and Mark delve into the ubiquity of the care-experienced person in film and TV. 11:452/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
| 11:00Anna Foster chairs debate about the future of British farming. 11:453/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
| 11:00Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford explore the weird physics concealed within the void. 11:454/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
| 11:00Sheila Dillon reveals the winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards from Belfast. 11:455/5A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
| 11:00Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
| 11:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Rightmove data shows that property asking prices dropped 7% in September. 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 challenging a private parking fine? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Do the government's plans to tackle "cosmetic cowboys" go far enough? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How do you get good economic growth going across every postcode in the north of England? 12:32Are hydrogen water bottles worth the hype? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The battle against antisocial behaviour. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How might the chancellor help people with the cost of living in Wednesday’s Budget? 12:308/8Has The News Quiz managed to avoid being hacked? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Leader of Israel's Yashar! party and former head of the IDF. 12:302/6Paul asks comedian Laura Smyth about her pet peeves and worst nightmares. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The political fallout in France after a weekend of violent protests. 13:451/11Houdini’s arrival in America as a poverty-stricken immigrant lights a fire beneath him.
| 13:00RAF Typhoons will fly defensive missions in response to escalating Houthi attacks. 13:452/11Houdini struggles through a variety of acts to cut through the 19th-century magic scene.
| 13:00Jackdaw will start to supply gas from as early as the end of this month. 13:453/11Houdini gets his break and hones his craft by tapping into the sentiment of his audiences
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:454/11Derren Brown explores how Houdini became a master self-marketer to stand out
| 13:00Thousands lose power, with widespread travel disruptions. 13:455/11Houdini tours Europe where he is threatened by copycats and doubters
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Newmarket in Suffolk.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30A snapshot of how 15-year-olds are being prepared for work.
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| 14:00 | 14:00It’s Pip and Stella’s wedding day. 14:153/4To Florence’s horror, someone has reprinted her first novel. Selina’s in EastEnders. 14:45Speed, style - and suspicion.
| 14:00One resident finds themselves in a desperate situation. 14:152/3David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics.
| 14:00Harrison tries to maintain order. 14:155/3By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
| 14:00Ben attempts to make a difference. 14:15On the anniversary of his rise to power, President Galkin receives an unexpected visitor.
| 14:151/6Trapped in Arctic ice, a lost crew discover help may be their greatest threat. 14:45No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45There’s unexpected news for one resident.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are at the New Forest sharing their best gardening tips. 14:45John Yorke takes a look at Jonathan Swift’s 1726 satirical masterpiece.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Find reading inspiration when two guests share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 15:303/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain try to stay awake long enough to explore contagious yawning.
| 15:009/11A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta. 15:30How Paul Carris helped a colleague escape the North Tower on 9/11.
| 15:00How can leaving the armed forces affect your finances? 15:30Headlines are full of apocalyptic predictions about AI, Aleks & Kevin ask if they're true.
| 15:00A circular walk out of Seatoller in the northern Lake District. 15:27Broadcaster John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. 15:30Andrea Catherwood presents your thoughts on more cuts to BBC Radio.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are at the New Forest sharing their best gardening tips. 15:45A fisherman's yarn from Cornish writer Callum Mitchell.
| 15:00Michael Symmons Roberts’ drama shines a light on Byron's poem Darkness.
| 15:001/2A shipwrecked surgeon wakes up tied down by people six inches tall. Swift's satire at 300.
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| 16:00 | 16:00An exploration of 40 years of Childline. 16:30James Fox asks how Michelangelo's David became so famous.
| 16:00Actors on playing Oscar Wilde's lead role in The Importance of Being Earnest. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand explore the incredibly common joint disease osteoarthritis.
| 16:00David Yelland and Lauren Beeching discuss Christian Horner's concerted comeback campaign. 16:15Our panel of politicians and current and ex-BBC execs reflect on the cuts announced so far
| 16:00After mass protests and violence, what will persuade the French to accept economic reform? 16:30A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.
| 16:00Also poet Douglas Dunn, midwife Chloe Fisher and singer Lena Martell. 16:30A commute to work goes catastrophically wrong.
| 16:00Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
| 16:00James Crawford speaks to acclaimed Irish writer Andrew Meehan about his novel Hey Man. 16:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Virago Press, Lee Miller and giraffes.
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| 17:00 | 17:00We examine the forces driving protests in France and beyond.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Energy minister explains the Government's decision.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
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| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30From a childhood in India, to a new seat at Andy Burnham's cabinet table. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was rejuvenated ahead of her 100th birthday 17:10Ian McMillan puts on the poetry kettle and gets out the cups - one stanza or two? 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 French government is trying to prevent a repeat of the weekend's violent disorder 18:302/6Paul asks comedian Laura Smyth about her pet peeves and worst nightmares.
| 18:00The Covid Inquiry says the government didn't do enough to protect people in care homes 18:302/6Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
| 18:00Gas from the field is expected to start supplying homes and businesses within weeks 18:303/8Glenn is desperate to go into space but is he made of the Right Stuff - or just Stuff?
| 18:00Experts say it is one of the most serious cyber-security incidents of recent years 18:303/6A bullying scandal causes havoc in the Alzheimers Alliance office.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:308/8Has The News Quiz managed to avoid being hacked?
| 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 18:15Babita Sharma presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00One resident finds themselves in a desperate situation. 19:15Plus Tony award winning Broadway actor Jonathan Groff takes on Shakespeare.
| 19:00Harrison tries to maintain order. 19:15Celebrating Winnie-the-Pooh, reviewing Renoir, Douglas Dunn tribute, and Luke Kennard.
| 19:00Ben attempts to make a difference. 19:15Director Sofia Coppola on Making Marie Antoinette; novelist Hernan Diaz.
| 19:15Reviewing films Fatherland and Possible Love, and Martin Guerre, the musical.
| 19:00There’s unexpected news for one resident. 19:15Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
| 19:00Leader of Israel's Yashar! party and former head of the IDF. 19:15Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford explore the weird physics concealed within the void.
| 19:00A decision is reached for the Grundys. 19:15Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure. 19:45Katie and Ittai’s hunt for gems leads them across Europe
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| 20:00 | 20:00Will we still be able to grow enough food as temperatures rise and rain patterns change? 20:30How can we to compete against a natural force with the power of 25 atomic bombs?
| 20:00Anna Foster chairs debate about the future of British farming. 20:45In Touch looks at initiatives to improve public transport accessibility for blind people.
| 20:00The modern toilet is a technological marvel - where did it come from? 20:30New software has created a production line of 'reskinned' video content.
| 20:00David Yelland and Lauren Beeching discuss Christian Horner's concerted comeback campaign. 20:15Our panel of politicians and current and ex-BBC execs reflect on the cuts announced so far
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Newmarket in Suffolk. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The story of the 1930s radio duels between Father Coughlin and Franklin D Roosevelt.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood presents your thoughts on more cuts to BBC Radio. 20:30Also poet Douglas Dunn, midwife Chloe Fisher and singer Lena Martell.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Who keeps institutions functioning when power, loyalty and trust break down? 21:45How teenagers in one village are trying to get people to stop using plastic water bottles
| 21:00An ancient apple tree leads to Annie Elizabeth, and a Victorian scandal. 21:30Subscriptions are booming. Why are companies keen to sign us up, and what makes us stay?
| 21:00Ecologist Tom Hart on monitoring wildlife populations remotely to track key patterns. 21:30Experts warn poor at-home injecting techniques and new drugs mean new health risks.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Are we all getting more stupid?
| 21:00Matthew Sweet and guests look at democracy past and present.
| 21:00These five thinkers were all propelled by provocation in their thinking.
| 21:00How might the chancellor help people with the cost of living in Wednesday’s Budget? 21:25Comedian Jenny Eclair makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Trust. 21:30Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed the protests on the ‘ultra-left’ 22:451/10A novel of love, longing and music from Pulitzer Prize-winner Barbara Kingsolver.
| 22:00Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities intensify. 22:452/10The rhythms of farm life are disrupted when Livia is contacted by a figure from her past.
| 22:00Organisations worldwide warned their websites need urgent fixes 22:453/10As Livia clears her late mother's house, long-buried memories rise to the surface.
| 22:00The vulnerabilities were found by AI within the PHP programming language 22:454/10Livia remembers the relationship that strained her commitment to music as a young prodigy.
| 22:00In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective 22:455/10Livia's blissful life of music, passion and exploration is about to be upended.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Sheila Dillon reveals the winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards from Belfast.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:004/5News about Dad comes through, and Maita and Julian decide to drive to Nigeria. 23:30Sean Curran with the highlights from the Commons and the Lords.
| 23:00How a microbe pulled from an Arctic dump could help our fight against climate change. 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:00Hopes, dreams and baling twine 23:153/6Digger obsessed Kory forces Amy and Chris down a hole trying to answer his question. 23:30Reaction to gas field drilling approval.
| 23:00A filmmaker on why she made a totally AI movie, and the controversy it caused. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as peers question the government about the cyber security flaw.
| 23:00He explains why he said “America deserved 9/11” and how the US needs to change. 23:30Susan Hulme reports as peers debate the future of the House of Lords.
| 23:008/8Laura Smyth hears about big personalities, big opinions and the gift of audacity. 23:30General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Billy Wilder films and the Nuremberg Trials.
| 23:00The ancient goddess responsible for both the fertility of life and the bloodshed of war. 23:45A fisherman's yarn from Cornish writer Callum Mitchell.
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