| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Aleks and Kevin ask why we dislike receiving AI content while quietly using it ourselves? 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St James’ Church in Sutton, Cheshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Bangladeshi-born British writer on her latest novel Uprising and its three 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 05:04Alicia McCarthy reports on what lies ahead for Parliament under a new prime minister. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Calls for more government action to protect water supplies for farming. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports as the long-awaited defence investment plan is published. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection 05:45Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the PM says sorry to victims of forced adoption. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless. 05:45What will the farming roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the secretary of state.
| 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 Rumbi Tauro. 05:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: Bottle Alley in Hastings.
| 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 Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul in Washington. 05:45Cooking tips and tricks from and for visually impaired 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 06:07Clare joins Alistair MacNichol on a unique hike inspired by The Old Curiosity Shop. 06:30What will the government's new 25-year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers? 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05What do giving and spending money reveal about everyday life? 06:35Nathan Morrow talks about his love of farming and stone masonry in the Glens of Antrim. 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 07:54Trustee David Hall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Living Paintings Trust. 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | 08:57Claudia Hammond presents the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal.
| | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10In Search of Hidden Treasure: Faith and Fairy Tales 08:48In 1975, the train began a 21-month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence 08:58Poet Liz Berry on the rock dove residents of Birmingham New Street Station.
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| 09:00 | 09:00How does where we live affect how well we live together?
| 09:00Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy 09:30How much control do you have over your personality traits?
| 09:00Tim Harford examines ‘Manchesterism’, hot cities, whales and CO2, and prime numbers. 09:301/4Andrew Malkinson tries to rebuild his life and learns how he was wrongly identified.
| 09:00The familiar sight in the sand that reveals the diversity and intricacy of marine life. 09:45Phil Wang is joined by Pierre Novellie for the last episode before a summer break.
| 09:00Norman Cook, DJ and musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
| 09:00Adrian Chiles 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 | 10:00Actor Helen George explains why musical theatre was always her first love.
| 10:00We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.
| 10:00A new report highlights growing demand and long waits in child mental health services.
| 10:00Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
| 10:00Anita Rani and Nuala McGovern from the Montgomery Theatre in front of a live audience.
| 10:00Join Greg and his guests in Victorian England to learn all about Francis Galton. 10:302/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Spalding discussing sage and Lithuanian cooking.
| 10:00Professor Liz Morris, glaciologist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The extraordinary story behind a roadside Man City memorial in a suburb of Manchester. 11:451/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
| 11:00Tom Seals and Debbie Wiseman in the final episode of the series. 11:452/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
| 11:00Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far? 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
| 11:00Cuban performance and conceptual artist Tania Bruguera reveals her cultural influences. 11:454/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
| 11:00Chef Romy Gill explores the tradition of the cricket tea. 11:455/5A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
| 11:00Sonia Sodha analyses the latest developments from Westminster. 11:30Civilians seize the initiative in rescue and recovery efforts but are desperate for help.
| 11:00Kate loses her cool and George struggles to say no.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Artificial intelligence is being used to make convincing online shops. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Have you been caught out by a fake website? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How will today's increase in the energy price cap impact households? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How do we weigh up the costs and benefits of regulations on businesses in the UK? 12:32Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04June's heatwave sparks a debate about whether AC is the future. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Half a million people say 'no thanks' to joining a workplace pension, why? 12:304/6Dead Ringers is in the North, at the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The healthcare leader who been intrinsic in reforming patient safety in maternity services 12:304/6Miles Jupp, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to Cambridge. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00In a major speech, Andy Burnham also promises to build a 'Number 10 of the North'. 13:451/11Extinction Rebellion launches one of its early occupations - against Greenpeace.
| 13:00The Prime Minister has his moment - do defence chiefs back the plan? 13:452/11Environmentalist hippies set sail to stop a nuclear test.
| 13:00Questions remain over military spending. Our PMQs panellists have their say. 13:453/11The story of an influential green magazine and the man who created it.
| 13:00Sir Keir Starmer says sorry on behalf of the British state. 13:454/11A pair of environmentalists burn down a ski resort in Colorado, USA.
| 13:00We ask what the funeral tells us about the country's resilience. 13:455/11The US president gatecrashes a secret rendez-vous at the world’s climate summit
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30Can university education survive AI?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Ian attempts to look on the bright side. 14:155/6It’s a bank holiday and nobody knows what to do with themselves. Stars Angus Deayton. 14:45Football writer Suzy Wrack on how the house she grew up in shaped her.
| 14:156/10Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for BBC Radio 4.
| 14:00The Borchester Show hits a snag. 14:15Crime drama set in communist Hungary. Bertalan renews his battle with the Miklos gang.
| 14:00George struggles to say no. 14:15A drama based on the true events surrounding the sinking of Arandora Star on 2 July 1940.
| 14:00Chris faces an unexpected interruption. 14:155/5Mo's finally works out who the killer is. But will anyone believe him? 14:45Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: Bottle Alley in Hastings.
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45There’s a breakthrough for the Grundys.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit Edgbaston's Winterbourne House and Garden. 14:45John Yorke looks at Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Guests talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love and loath, at the Hay Festival 2026. 15:30Join Greg and his guests in ancient Greece to learn all about the Iliad and Odyssey.
| 15:003/11Lucy Worsley meets a suffragette who’s willing to die for women's right to vote. 15:30What do giving and spending money reveal about everyday life?
| 15:00Money Box Live considers what buying a flat means for your finances? 15:30Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
| 15:00Clare joins Alistair MacNichol on a unique hike inspired by The Old Curiosity Shop. 15:27Poet Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The National Youth Advocacy Service 15:30Andrea Catherwood hears your comments on the cuts to BBC Radio 4 news programmes.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit Edgbaston's Winterbourne House and Garden. 15:45A new story from Andy Grace Edwards takes us on a unique pursuit of mental wellness.
| 15:001/2Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle-aged male hubris.
| 15:001/2Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer-winning drama of love, lies and the sea.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, how tribal thinking created two new identities. 16:301/7Jay Rayner and the Kitchen Cabinet panel visit Worthing on the Sussex coast.
| 16:00Roger McGough, Lemn Sissay and others celebrate Brian Patten. 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore what heart palpitations are and why they happen.
| 16:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss whether refusing to take questions is good PR. 16:15Tennis champion Jamie Murray on why he’s starting a YouTube channel with his brother Andy.
| 16:00What's in the framework agreed to end the Iran war and will it lead to lasting peace? 16:30The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on an acting icon, crusading journalist, silent sister, ringmistress. 16:30Tim Harford examines ‘Manchesterism’, hot cities, whales and CO2, and prime numbers.
| 16:00Why money is broken for women, according to the founders of the Female Invest app.
| 16:00On her biography That Woman: The life of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. 16:30How much does Max Fosh weigh?
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| 17:00 | 17:00Prospective PM Andy Burnham says "No. 10 North" will rebalance power from Westminster
| 17:00Extra £15 billion in funds announced but opposition says plans are 'too little, too late'.
| 17:00Donald Trump discloses he earnt more than a billion dollars in crypto and business deals.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news
| 17:00Judge finds three men not guilty of 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news 17:30Morgan McSweeney, once Keir Starmer's right hand man, speaks for the first time. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis 17:10The extraordinary story behind a roadside Man City memorial in a suburb of Manchester. 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 likely next Prime Minister sets out his plan to extend devolution 18:304/6Miles Jupp, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to Cambridge.
| 18:00The Defence Investment Plan includes a greater use of drones and autonomous weapons 18:301/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with his blend of wit & wisdom
| 18:00The officers arrested the student after he was fatally stabbed in Southampton 18:27Claudia Hammond presents the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal. 18:303/6John Robins and Michelle De Swarte talk to Ivo Graham about what they're obsessed with.
| 18:00The teenage boys have now been given four years' detention 18:303/6Please wash your hands after hearing these sketches from the internet's best comedians.
| 18:00She was fatally shot while observing unrest in Londonderry seven years ago 18:304/6Dead Ringers is in the North, at the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield.
| 18:00Lord Blunkett says the police service in England and Wales isn't good enough 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Shahidha Bari presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:15Tribute to Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales.
| 19:00The Borchester Show hits a snag. 19:15As Michael Caine's Odyssey is released, we discuss actors licencing themselves for AI.
| 19:00George struggles to say no. 19:15Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains
| 19:00Chris faces an unexpected interruption. 19:15And debut novel Trouble Was by Charlotte Edwardes.
| 19:00There’s a breakthrough for the Grundys. 19:15Ellen and Mark explore the magical spell fairy tales have cast over cinema history.
| 19:00The healthcare leader who been intrinsic in reforming patient safety in maternity services 19:15Cuban performance and conceptual artist Tania Bruguera reveals her cultural influences.
| 19:00Brian’s attempt at advice backfires. 19:15A love letter to one of the most important letters anyone can receive 19:45How a daily dose of laughter can sharpen your memory, reduce stress, and help your heart.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Could the US dollar lose its number one status? 20:30Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
| 20:00Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far? 20:40Cooking tips and tricks from and for visually impaired people.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss whether refusing to take questions is good PR. 20:15Tennis champion Jamie Murray on why he’s starting a YouTube channel with his brother Andy.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00James Naughtie looks at how Americans celebrate 4th July, and what it means.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood hears your comments on the cuts to BBC Radio 4 news programmes. 20:30Matthew Bannister on an acting icon, crusading journalist, silent sister, ringmistress.
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| 21:00 | 21:00How does where we live affect how well we live together?
| 21:00Michael Rosen and Jamie Tehrani on how fairy tales travel the world, changing as they go. 21:30Sian Williams talks to mythologist and storyteller Martin Shaw about why fairytales matter
| 21:00Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy 21:30How much control do you have over your personality traits?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Phil Wang is joined by Pierre Novellie for the last episode before a summer break.
| 21:00Jeremy Hunt, Nandini Das, Rana Mitter, Soumaya Keynes & Lauren Working join Anne McElvoy.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00Half a million people say 'no thanks' to joining a workplace pension, why? 21:25Trustee David Hall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Living Paintings Trust. 21:30Civilians seize the initiative in rescue and recovery efforts but are desperate for help.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Would-be PM Andy Burnham promises a new Downing Street team based in Manchester 22:45David Almond reimagines The Little Mermaid on Holy Island.
| 22:00The move would have ended the automatic right to citizenship for anyone born in the US 22:45In Jo Lloyd’s story, very ordinary Muriel meets Rip Van Winkle in the below world.
| 22:00Harry Kane's two late goals against DR Congo spare England from a humiliating exit 22:45Frank Cottrell-Boyce reimagines the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker.
| 22:00Russia’s strikes on Kyiv come after Ukraine’s attacks on Russian energy infrastructure 22:45Ben Okri riffs on a Yoruba tale. Read by Burt Caesar.
| 22:00USA swelters under dangerous temperatures as it celebrates 250 years of independence 22:45Katherine Rundell rewrites Cinderella to Jazz Age New York. Read by Helena Bonham Carter.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Chef Romy Gill explores the tradition of the cricket tea.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:002/5With Galapagos out of the bag, will Bryony be able to harness its power? 23:30Susan Hulme reports as Westminster debates the early release of sex offenders from prison.
| 23:00We await sunrise at Bulgaria’s July Morning festival – named after a British rock song. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan is finally revealed.
| 23:00Alistair gets insight into the world of online comedy from viral star Humphrey Jackson. 23:151/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:30Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions.
| 23:00The author and economist wants to give happiness political primacy. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on the PM's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.
| 23:00Historian Heather Cox Richardson on what history tells us about modern America 23:30News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
| 23:001/4The AI Man Cometh. Comedy from somewhere in Ulster near the border in Ireland. 23:30Do you have a head for numbers?
| 23:00The familiar sight in the sand that reveals the diversity and intricacy of marine life. 23:45A new story from Andy Grace Edwards takes us on a unique pursuit of mental wellness.
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