| 00:00 | 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15The Hungarian PM is seeking re-election with tough rhetoric about Ukraine and the EU. 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Dominic makes his first visit to the lifeboat station, where he is to watch and learn. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Dominic joins the crew on board the lifeboat as it heads out to a yacht in difficulties. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Once more, on a bitter December, night the lifeboat is sent to assist a sinking dinghy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
| National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:15Dorothy Koomson talks to a Bookclub audience about her 2010 novel The Ice Cream Girls. 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 05:04John Wilson on theatre producer, an athlete, a computer scientist, a primatologist. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years. 05:57The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45Illegal meat still breaching UK borders, with 14 tonnes seized at Dover in a single week.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Why men have nipples and how gravity slingshots work; your science questions answered. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45Free range poultry can range freely outdoors again as housing order is lifted.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania. 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45Farmers can once again sell their wheat for bioethanol, as CO2 plant reopens.
| 05:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:04Donald Trump says he might 'take' Cuba, but what would that mean for Cubans and Americans? 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 05:45UK wildfire season and the farmer recovering after a moorland blaze last year.
| 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:34The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 05:43A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea. 05:45Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t?
| 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 Mary's Patshull in Staffordshire 05:45In Touch speaks with three visually impaired people about their current work and projects.
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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 visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland. 06:30Why the risk of wildfires is so high in the spring. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her. 06:35How an enterprising couple are raising sheep and children on what was a blighted farm 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 07:10A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54Jenny Seagrove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Born Free Foundation 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 08:10A service recorded at the Christian festival Spring Harvest in Skegness. 08:48In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels 08:58For writer Polly Atkin the grey wagtail is a 'small ever-moving goddess of radient water'.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex. 09:45How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
| 09:00Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe. 09:301/3Ali Ansari takes us on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
| 09:00Dr Sian Williams talks to a young woman forced to flee her Iranian home to save her life. 09:30Who do you trust - the BBC or a cardiologist with millions of followers?
| 09:00The origin and development of Handel's great sacred oratorio, premiered in Dublin in 1742. 09:45Are politicians invoking the Almighty more regularly than before?
| 09:00Kirsty Wark and guests look back on the Scotland football team's World Cup of 1998.
| 09:00Dom Joly joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
| 09:00The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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| 10:00 | 10:00A look at the impact of light on women's health, careers, beliefs and lifestyle.
| 10:00New academic research questions if having children make you happy. We discuss.
| 10:00Student Jodie Morrow on how police arrested her although she was being stalked.
| 10:00A potential apology is expected from the Church of England over forced adoptions.
| 10:00Comedy songwriter and actor Riki Lindhome on her poignant new show about her infertility.
| 10:00Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned? 10:30Jay Rayner and the panel tuck into questions from the postbag.
| 10:00Kirsty Wark reunites peace campaigners who travelled to Baghdad to act as human shields.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans on a 19th-century road trip. 11:451/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
| 11:00Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin. 11:452/5Dominic makes his first visit to the lifeboat station, where he is to watch and learn.
| 11:00An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes. 11:40Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 11:453/5Dominic joins the crew on board the lifeboat as it heads out to a yacht in difficulties.
| 11:00Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals her cultural influences and formative experiences. 11:454/5A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore.
| 11:00A look at what’s driving the rise in eating disorders among teenage girls today. 11:455/5Once more, on a bitter December, night the lifeboat is sent to assist a sinking dinghy.
| 11:00Tracing the historical relationship between reading, intelligence and democracy. 11:30The US president made extraordinary threats towards Iran, but the war is far from over.
| 11:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Barclays bank plans to strengthen its presence on the high street. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What's it like booking a GP appointment where you live? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Fuel prices, subscription charges, 'bro-brands'. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Who really sent that message? 12:32Can store-bought solutions really keep earwax at bay? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04The Girl Guides says that trans girls will have to leave but do we need single sex groups? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A headteacher’s union is demanding the government steps in over delayed pension payments. 12:306/6Following Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15Stephen Smith profiles the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán 12:304/6Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00Iranian bridges and power plants are under threat from strikes says the US President. 13:451/5From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music
| 13:00We ask whether British bases could be used to target infrastructure in Iran? 13:452/5Mark Miodownik explores the pneumatic tyre that blew up human history
| 13:00News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4 13:453/5Mark Miodownik reveals how we have air to thank for our shiny teeth and healthy bodies
| 13:00Iran's president says it won't abandon the Lebanese people in the face of Israeli attacks. 13:454/5Mark Miodownik explores the inventions that blew up… and then flopped
| 13:00But will Iran attend? We'll have a report from the city as Pakistan prepares to for talks. 13:455/5From inflatable spaceships to cleaner fuel, Mark Miodownik explores our inflatable future
| 13:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh.
| 13:00A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 13:30Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service. 14:15Tom Stoppard's 1991 radio play, starring Felicity Kendal and Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
| 14:00Can Robert square his conscience? 14:151/2Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.
| 14:00Adam has some news for David. 14:152/2Michael Frayn confides his shame to Radio 4 listeners at misunderstanding so much.
| 14:00David is full of the joys of spring. 14:15Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.
| 14:152/5Hunting for clues in Sabine’s uni room, Elly's desperate to find out who ‘F’ is. 14:45Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t?
| 14:05Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions? 14:45David persuades Pip to talk to Ruth.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit the picturesque Lancashire village of Edgworth. 14:45A remarkable 19th-century polymath inspired by the natural world and the universe beyond.
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| 15:00 | | 15:00A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions. 15:30A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her.
| 15:00What does the Employment Rights Act mean for your finances? 15:30Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.
| 15:00Martha Kearney visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland. 15:27Broadcaster Pam Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission 15:30Andrea Catherwood gets a behind-the-scenes look into Broadcasting House.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit the picturesque Lancashire village of Edgworth. 15:45Lou visits her elderly mother on a challenging day.
| 15:00As the bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
| 15:00Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir of his journey to the coldest climes on the planet.
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| 16:00 | 16:30Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
| 16:00Can an all-female Oxfordshire band in their mid-50s recreate their student success? 16:30Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned?
| 16:00Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around. 16:15Ronan Farrow on investigating OpenAI & Sam Altman, Misha Glenny, Bel Trew & Madhu Murgia.
| 16:00Donald Trump says he might 'take' Cuba, but what would that mean for Cubans and Americans? 16:30What have we learnt from Artemis II?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a sports administrator, a musician, a cave diver and an author. 16:30Dr Sian Williams talks to a young woman forced to flee her Iranian home to save her life.
| 16:00Student Jodie Morrow on being arrested by police while she was the one being stalked.
| 16:00On her newest novel, The Delusions, and the three literary works that helped shape it. 16:30Wales face Northern Ireland in the contest of lateral thinking, chaired by Kirsty Lang.
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| 17:00 | 17:00The latest on ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
| 17:00President Trump ratchets up his threats to Iran ahead of tonight's deadline for a deal.
| 17:00Israel insists Lebanon is not covered by America's ceasefire deal with Iran.
| 17:00Netanyahu orders direct negotiations with Lebanon, aimed at 'disarming Hezbollah'.
| 17:00Can talks between the USA and Iran secure peace?
| 17:00The first face to face talks between Iran and the US in 47 years take place in Islamabad. 17:30Can store-bought solutions really keep earwax at bay? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss 17:101/3Scouring his kitchen, Mark Miodownik uncovers the forever chemicals pervading our lives. 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 crew of the Artemis II get set to go further from Earth than any human has before. 18:304/6Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
| 18:00Wireless Festival is cancelled after the government stops Kanye West from entering the UK 18:301/6Puffins’ mega beaks wow the guests.
| 18:00Both sides will observe a ceasefire for the next two weeks 18:30Award-winning comedian Amy Annette survived the Noughties. Now they're back.
| 18:00His statement follows fresh evacuation orders for southern Beirut 18:305/6Is denial the default setting of British politics?
| 18:00JD Vance warns that his team won't tolerate Iran 'playing' 18:306/6Following Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news.
| 18:00Iran and the US talk face-to-face for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. 18:15Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 18:15Claudia Hammond presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Can Robert square his conscience? 19:15Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
| 19:00Adam has some news for David. 19:15Writer Daisy Goodwin on her new play, Victoria: A Queen Unbound.
| 19:00David is full of the joys of spring. 19:15The new comedy Twenty Twenty Six, set in the run-up to this year's football World Cup.
| 19:15Reviewing new work from Francois Ozon, Amitav Ghosh and Jim Jarmusch.
| 19:00David persuades Pip to talk to Ruth. 19:15Ellen and Mark trace the history of the cinematic call, from stick phones to smartphones.
| 19:00Stephen Smith profiles the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán 19:15Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals her cultural influences and formative experiences.
| 19:00Bert is threatening to sue. 19:15Join a farmer, a cheesemaker, a philosopher and a scientist on a guided tour through a cow 19:452/5Sit back, unwind and discover how focusing on your muscles can help relax body and mind.
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| 20:00 | 20:009/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict. 20:30Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the true story of 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, 1939.
| 20:00An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes. 20:40In Touch speaks with three visually impaired people about their current work and projects.
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around. 20:15Ronan Farrow on investigating OpenAI & Sam Altman, Misha Glenny, Bel Trew & Madhu Murgia.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh. 20:55Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
| 20:00The rise and fall of Nicolas Sarkozy and why this story is gripping France.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood gets a behind-the-scenes look into Broadcasting House. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a sports administrator, a musician, a cave diver and an author.
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| 21:00 | | 21:00Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania. 21:30Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
| 21:00Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe. 21:301/3Ali Ansari takes us on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
| 21:00Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45Are politicians invoking the Almighty more regularly than before?
| 21:00How David Bowie saved his life and career in 1970s Berlin.
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00A headteacher’s union is demanding the government steps in over delayed pension payments. 21:25Jenny Seagrove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Born Free Foundation 21:30The US president made extraordinary threats towards Iran, but the war is far from over.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Artemis astronauts travel further from Earth than any human before 22:456/10Edgar asks Thomas to take him to scout the shoreline for his film.
| 22:00The US president has warned ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran does not back down 22:457/10Edgar Acheson alights from Thomas's cart at the shoreline and is enveloped by sea fog.
| 22:00Both Iran and the US declare victory as the ceasefire approaches its 24th hour 22:458/10Rescued from the sinking sand, a shaken Thomas is welcomed into a nearby inn to recover.
| 22:00The announcement followed reports of pressure on Israel from President Trump 22:459/10The morning after he was rescued from the sinkpit Thomas wakes up at home.
| 22:00The crew on board Artemis have just completed the last major manoeuvre of their mission 22:4510/10Edgar’s mother Mildred has intervened in her son’s plans to film at Longferry.
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15A look at what’s driving the rise in eating disorders among teenage girls today.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex. 23:45How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
| 23:001/12Danny Robins investigates Britain's most violent poltergeist case. 23:30John Wilson on theatre producer, an athlete, a computer scientist, a primatologist.
| 23:00Brian is in a fix. Roger extends the hand of friendship. 23:15A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar. 23:301/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest.
| 23:00Tracing the historical relationship between reading, intelligence and democracy. 23:302/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care.
| 23:00And his purge of top generals at the Pentagon 23:303/3Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care
| 23:005/6Is denial the default setting of British politics? 23:30England face Scotland in the contest of lateral thinking, chaired by Kirsty Lang.
| 23:00The origin and development of Handel's great sacred oratorio, premiered in Dublin in 1742. 23:45Lou visits her elderly mother on a challenging day.
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