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Today 15:00 - 15:30

How did the actor Katharine Hepburn challenge the conventions of Hollywood's studio system?

Today 15:30 - 16:00

Giles Fraser explores the Christian response to migrants and refugees. Ann Widdecombe argues for rule-based compassion, citing biblical responsibility to care for one's own.

Today 16:00 - 16:30

Film historian Pamela Hutchinson explores the extraordinary life of Iris Barry - the pioneering 1920s critic, curator and film preservationist who changed the way we view cinema.

Today 16:30 - 17:00

Chris and Xand want to know what fibre is, why it's beneficial and which foods are the best sources.

Today 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Today 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Today 18:30 - 19:00

2/3. Comedian Mark Steel goes to the East London town with the famous postcode of E17 taking a look at its chi chi village, "Europe's longest market" and the "mini Holland" controversy.

Today 19:00 - 19:15

Stella looks to the future, and Adam has reservations.

Today 19:15 - 20:00

Stephen Knight on House of Guinness. Indhu Rubasingham, artistic director of London's National Theatre. The Turner Prize Exhibition in Bradford. Roddy Doyle on the Booker Shortlist.

Today 20:00 - 20:40

In recordings made as demonstrations unfold, Sue Mitchell takes listeners into the closed world of the migrant hotels, discovering what life is really like beyond the barricades.

Today 21:00 - 21:30

Women in Denmark are now facing the draft. Anna Holligan has been granted rare access to a military base - to find out why, and what's in store for the girls being called up.

Today 21:30 - 22:00

Elizabeth Day chooses the great Egyptian female pharaoh Hatshepsut, with help in studio from Professor Joyce Tyldesley.

Today 22:00 - 22:45

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Today 22:45 - 23:00

2/10. Richard Schiff reads Roth's alternative history of 1940s USA. Conservative Rabbi Bengelsdorf endorses the new President Lindbergh, who flies to Europe to make a deal with Hitler.

Today 23:00 - 23:30

Natalie stands up for the prize-winning Greek poet, cataloguer of gods, and author of a flatpack wagon manual: Hesiod. With Professor Edith Hall and poet Alicia Stallings.

Today 23:30 - 00:00

Antoni Gaudi, the architect whose work came to define Barcelona, is nominated by the former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann.

Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tomorrow 00:30 - 00:48

2/5. A history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

Tomorrow 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Tomorrow 01:00 - 05:00

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Tomorrow 05:00 - 05:04

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tomorrow 05:04 - 05:34

How can science explain Armand Duplantis's 14 consecutive pole vault world records? And the new neuroscience exploring how our brains measure distance.

Tomorrow 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Tomorrow 05:43 - 05:45

Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose.

Tomorrow 05:45 - 06:00

Farmland bird populations in England have seen a 'rapid nosedive' over the last 5 years, says the RSPB. It's worried by new government figures.

Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:30

Migrant returns, ageing mistakes, beef price rises and are MPs using AI to write their speeches.

Tomorrow 09:30 - 10:00

Forty years on, New York Times reporter Lynsey Chutel considers the legacy of one of the most popular, controversial and contested musical releases ever - Graceland.

Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:40

In recordings made as demonstrations unfold, Sue Mitchell takes listeners into the closed world of the migrant hotels, discovering what life is really like beyond the barricades.

Tomorrow 11:40 - 11:45

With a medieval English battle, a feat of 20th century engineering in Egypt and the Salem Witch trials, Radio 4 discovers some fascinating, revealing stories from the past.

Tomorrow 11:45 - 12:00

3/5. Below stairs with Mary Leapor's brilliant satire on the 18th-century 'country house' poem, 'Crumble Hall', in the next in our history of England told through poetry.

Tomorrow 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tomorrow 12:04 - 12:57

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

Tomorrow 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:45

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Tomorrow 13:45 - 14:00

Is there anywhere on Earth that is unaffected by humans? Presenter Caroline Steel and producer Florian Bohr explore a fiery, alien world hidden in the deep ocean.

Tomorrow 14:00 - 14:15

Stella looks to the future, and Adam has reservations.

Tomorrow 14:15 - 15:00

Al Smith's compelling drama set in an ambulance control room. Carrie must maintain her cool when a woman calls saying her husband is trying to kill her. Starring Sarah Ridgeway.

Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:30

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:00

What makes you want to exercise? Dive into the world of sport, where AI is hotting up competition and enabling those less Olympically inclined to get moving.

Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:15

David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at when and how you should fight back against disinformation.

Tomorrow 16:15 - 17:00

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Tomorrow 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tomorrow 18:30 - 19:00

4/6. Clive attempts to impress his father with a lavish birthday party. Unfortunately, numbers are low, not least because the rest of the team are at a secret fundraising dinner.

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:15

Ruairi attempts to negotiate, and Dane has a suggestion.

Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00

Eric McCormack on his role in the BBC thriller series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. The music of Arvo Pärt. And the remarkable true story of Hercules the Bear.

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30

Retired British Army brigadier general and engineer Dr Gareth Collett discusses his career in bomb disposal and the move from the army to academia.

Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00

Two hundred years after the birth of the modern railway, we explore its impact on our modern world with archive, modern voices and a light poetic narration.

Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00

3/10. Richard Schiff reads Roth's alternative history of 1940s USA. Visiting Washington DC, the Roth family begin to feel like strangers in their own country.

Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:15

3/5. Stand-up Ria Lina analyses treatments which claim to have anti-ageing effects. This time, she's joined by Ninia Benjamin to see if Red Light Therapy can heal their aching bodies.

Tomorrow 23:15 - 23:30

3/5. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00

Writer Katherine Rundell chooses fellow children's author E Nesbit. With Matthew Parris.

Thursday 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Thursday 00:30 - 00:48

3/5. Below stairs with Mary Leapor's brilliant satire on the 18th-century 'country house' poem, 'Crumble Hall', in the next in our history of England told through poetry.

Thursday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Thursday 01:00 - 05:00

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Thursday 05:00 - 05:04

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Thursday 05:04 - 05:34

Migrant returns, ageing mistakes, beef price rises and are MPs using AI to write their speeches.

Thursday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Thursday 05:43 - 05:45

Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose.

Thursday 05:45 - 06:00

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Thursday 06:00 - 09:00

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Thursday 09:00 - 09:45

Robin Ince discovers how black holes have captured the imagination of film-makers and authors and hears how Einstein first conceived of them over a century ago.

Thursday 09:45 - 10:00

Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee decode the utterly baffling world of political language.

Thursday 10:00 - 11:00

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Thursday 11:00 - 11:45

In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.

Thursday 11:45 - 12:00

4/5. A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

Thursday 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Thursday 12:04 - 12:32

Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.

Thursday 12:32 - 12:57

Can supersonic air travel make a comeback? Greg Foot examines future wonder products.

Thursday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Thursday 13:00 - 13:45

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Thursday 13:45 - 14:00

Caroline Steel and Florian Bohr are on a quest to find No Man's Land... if it exists.

Thursday 14:00 - 14:15

Ruairi attempts to negotiate, and Dane has a suggestion.

Thursday 14:15 - 15:00

By Shahid Iqbal Khan. A dynamic drama about gay love through the ages inspired by 9th-century poet Abu Nuwas. Starring Raad Rawi, Esh Alladi, Darren Kuppan and Nadia Emam.

Thursday 15:00 - 15:27

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain.

Thursday 15:27 - 15:30

The scientist and broadcaster Dr Adam Rutherford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AMR Action UK.

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

Michael Rosen on the linguistic comfort food of clichés, pragmatics and how we use language to connect us beyond the actual words used. With Dr Derek Bousfield.

Thursday 16:00 - 16:30

Both anti-immigrant protesters and anti-capitalists who want a wealth tax share the same mindset: zero-sum thinking. What is it, and how does it explain modern political attitudes?

Thursday 16:30 - 17:00

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Thursday 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Thursday 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Thursday 18:30 - 19:00

4/4. Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time - like when he ran the London Marathon with his fridge strapped to someone else's back.

Thursday 19:00 - 19:15

There's a shock for Emma, and alliances are forged at Home Farm.

Thursday 19:15 - 20:00

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Thursday 20:00 - 20:15

David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at when and how you should fight back against disinformation.

Thursday 20:15 - 21:00

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

Thursday 21:00 - 21:45

Amit Dhand, Mark Gatiss and Kate Fox join Edith Bowman live in Bradford with music by The Divine Comedy.

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee decode the utterly baffling world of political language.

Thursday 22:00 - 22:45

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Thursday 22:45 - 23:00

4/10. Richard Schiff (The West Wing) reads Roth's chilling vision of an alternative American history. The Roth family receive some bad news about cousin Alvin.

Thursday 23:00 - 23:30

Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.

Thursday 23:30 - 00:00

Frank Whittle revolutionised air travel, and James Dyson tells Matthew Parris that Whittle's determination to realise his vision is a source of inspiration in his own career.

Friday 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Friday 00:30 - 00:48

4/5. A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

Friday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Friday 01:00 - 05:00

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Friday 05:00 - 05:04

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Friday 05:04 - 05:34

Both anti-immigrant protesters and anti-capitalists who want a wealth tax share the same mindset: zero-sum thinking. What is it, and how does it explain modern political attitudes?

Friday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Friday 05:43 - 05:45

Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose.

Friday 05:45 - 06:00

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Friday 06:00 - 09:00

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Friday 09:00 - 10:00

Kirsty Wark reunites a group of people involved in the 1999 attempt to reform of the House of Lords.

Friday 10:00 - 11:00

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Friday 11:00 - 11:45

Guests Beca Lyne-Pirkis, Patrick Holden, Carwyn Graves and Sue Pritchard join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.

Friday 11:45 - 12:00

5/5. A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

Friday 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Friday 12:04 - 12:57

200 years since the first passengers took to the rails, Rare Earth asks whether train travel is going to save the planet, or whether it helped to break it in the first place.

Friday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Friday 13:00 - 13:45

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Friday 13:45 - 14:00

Caroline Steel and Florian Bohr are on a quest to find No Man's Land... if it exists.

Friday 14:00 - 14:15

There's a shock for Emma, and alliances are forged at Home Farm.

Friday 14:15 - 14:45

4/6. Gwen has to do one final, risk-filled, task. New thriller by Fflur Dafydd, starring Alexandra Roach and Remy Beasley, with original music by Gwenno and Rhys Edwards.

Friday 14:45 - 15:00

Is tax really the hardest thing in the world to understand? Tax expert Dan Neidle explores the surprising ways tax influences everything - from the economy to everyday life.

Friday 15:00 - 15:45

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

Friday 15:45 - 16:00

Whilst researching his next novel, a writer spends a day shadowing an exorcist called Gordon as he makes his rounds at a nursing home. Read by Seamus O'Hara.

Friday 16:00 - 16:30

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.

Friday 16:30 - 17:00

Migrant returns, ageing mistakes, beef price rises and are MPs using AI to write their speeches.

Friday 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Friday 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Friday 18:30 - 19:00

4/8. Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

Friday 19:00 - 19:15

Brian makes a final plea, and George struggles to accept reality.

Friday 19:15 - 20:00

American Psycho turns 25 this year so Ellen and Mark investigate the world of yuppies on screen. Guests include American Psycho director Mary Harron and co creators of Industry.

Friday 20:00 - 20:55

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.

Friday 20:55 - 21:00

With a medieval English battle, a feat of 20th century engineering in Egypt and the Salem Witch trials, Radio 4 discovers some fascinating, revealing stories from the past.

Friday 21:00 - 22:00

Anne McElvoy and guests look at what bonds party members and what it means to create a new network with its own shared beliefs and rituals.

Friday 22:00 - 22:45

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Friday 22:45 - 23:00

5/10. Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.

Friday 23:00 - 23:30

Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.

Friday 23:30 - 00:00

Emma of Normandy is the link between the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans who conquered England in 1066. Alice Roberts is joined by Nina Ramirez to find out more about her amazing life.

Saturday 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 00:30 - 00:48

5/5. A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

Saturday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Saturday 01:00 - 05:30

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Saturday 05:30 - 05:34

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Saturday 05:43 - 05:45

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki.

Saturday 05:45 - 06:00

Is tax really the hardest thing in the world to understand? Tax expert Dan Neidle explores the surprising ways tax influences everything - from the economy to everyday life.

Saturday 06:00 - 06:07

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.

Saturday 06:07 - 06:30

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain.

Saturday 06:30 - 06:57

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Saturday 06:57 - 07:00

The latest weather reports and forecast.

Saturday 07:00 - 09:00

Today (Saturday).

Saturday 09:00 - 10:00

Mary Portas joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.

Saturday 10:00 - 10:30

Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Brett Whalen and comedian Alison Spittle in 9th-century Rome to explore the early medieval papacy.

Saturday 10:30 - 11:00

6/7. Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.

Saturday 11:00 - 11:30

Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.

Saturday 11:30 - 12:00

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.

Saturday 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 12:04 - 12:30

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Saturday 12:30 - 12:57

4/8. Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

Saturday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Saturday 13:00 - 13:10

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 13:10 - 14:05

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.

Saturday 14:05 - 14:45

Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?

Saturday 14:45 - 15:00

Brian makes a final plea, and George struggles to accept reality.

Saturday 15:00 - 16:30

Rory Kinnear stars as a man fighting to keep his head above water in Anton Chekhov's first major work for the stage. A new version by Katherine Tozer with music by John Chambers.

Saturday 16:30 - 17:00

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week.

Saturday 17:00 - 17:30

Full coverage of the day's news.

Saturday 17:30 - 17:54

Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

Saturday 17:54 - 17:57

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Saturday 17:57 - 18:00

The latest weather reports and forecast.

Saturday 18:00 - 18:15

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 18:15 - 19:00

Nigel Planer, Bryony Kimmings and Rowan McCabe join Stuart Maconie with music by Emma-Jean Thackray and Studio Electophonique.

Saturday 19:00 - 19:15

An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.

Saturday 19:15 - 20:00

In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.

Saturday 20:00 - 21:00

Reassessing the importance of the 1971 trial of 2 policemen accused of a black man's death. Contains language which some may find offensive.

Saturday 21:00 - 22:00

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

Saturday 22:00 - 22:15

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Saturday 22:15 - 23:00

Guests Beca Lyne-Pirkis, Patrick Holden, Carwyn Graves and Sue Pritchard join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.

Saturday 23:00 - 23:30

5/6. Icklewick mourns the passing of a beloved and undeniably randy wedding DJ. Grief pushes Chris to take drastic action, Amy mourns an old flame and Simon learns the truth...

Saturday 23:30 - 00:00

2/6. A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three University students take on a team of their professors. This week, from the Queen Mary University of London.

Sunday 00:00 - 00:15

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sunday 00:15 - 00:48

Bafta Award-winning broadcaster and novelist Graham Norton discusses his fifth novel, Frankie, and the three books that inspired its creation.

Sunday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Sunday 01:00 - 05:30

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Sunday 05:30 - 05:34

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sunday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Sunday 05:43 - 05:45

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Church in Lymm, Cheshire.

Sunday 05:45 - 06:00

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

Sunday 06:00 - 06:05

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sunday 06:05 - 06:35

Giles Fraser explores the Christian response to migrants and refugees. Ann Widdecombe argues for rule-based compassion, citing biblical responsibility to care for one's own.

Sunday 06:35 - 06:57

Vernon Harwood meets fruit farmer Ben Swinley in the 200 year-old Gloucestershire orchard at Flaxley where he cherishes local plum varieties.

Sunday 06:57 - 07:00

The latest weather reports and forecast.

Sunday 07:00 - 07:10

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sunday 07:10 - 07:54

A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.

Sunday 07:54 - 07:57

Claudia Hammond makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of War Child UK.

Sunday 07:57 - 08:00

The latest weather reports and forecast.

Sunday 08:00 - 08:10

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.

Sunday 08:10 - 08:48

A Harvest service, reflecting on the phrase 'Maker of all that is, seen and unseen, through Him all things were made' in the Nicene Creed, live from Lichfield Cathedral.

Sunday 08:48 - 08:58

In 1936, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was denounced by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. In response, he wrote one of the most controversial symphonies in history.

Sunday 08:58 - 09:00

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.

Sunday 09:00 - 10:00

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Sunday 10:00 - 11:00

Michael Sheen, actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

Sunday 11:00 - 12:15

Stella looks to the future, and there's a shock for Emma.

Sunday 12:15 - 12:30

An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.

Sunday 12:30 - 12:57

6/6. Sue Perkins challenges Julian Clary, Rachel Parris, Paterson Joseph and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.

Sunday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Sunday 13:00 - 13:30

Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.

Sunday 13:30 - 14:00

Jonny I'Anson visits the Yorkshire suburbs where the flags are flying high. What does raising the flag mean in different communities?

Sunday 14:00 - 14:45

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

Sunday 14:45 - 15:00

John Yorke looks at the background to A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and assesses the appeal of this worldwide bestseller.

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

1/2. When 84-year-old Mykolai announces his marriage to a much younger Ukrainian woman, his daughters confront him, uncovering family rifts, suspicion and echoes of the past.

Sunday 16:00 - 16:30

William Boyd speaks to Take Four Books about his new spy novel, The Predicament, and together with presenter James Crawford they explore its links to three other literary works.

Sunday 16:30 - 17:00

3/6. A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three University students take on a team of their professors. This week, from the University of Kent.

Sunday 17:00 - 17:10

In 2005, robbers tunnelled into a Brazilian bank in a heist straight out of the movies. Working in shifts, they dug an 80m tunnel and escaped with the equivalent of $70million.

Sunday 17:10 - 17:40

The dramatic story of the pioneering women's theatre company that dared to challenge the male-dominated performing arts scene of the 1970s and 80s.

Sunday 17:40 - 17:54

Original short story for radio, written and read by Henry C. Krempels. Produced by Becky Ripley.

Sunday 17:54 - 17:57

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Sunday 17:57 - 18:00

The latest weather reports and forecast.

Sunday 18:00 - 18:15

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sunday 18:15 - 19:00

A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.

Sunday 19:00 - 19:15

Stella has a crisis of confidence, and Ian is less than impressed.

Sunday 19:15 - 19:45

Alan Dein takes to the road to explore the social and cultural resonances of Kraftwerk's Autobahn.

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

Michael explores how a cup of joe - at the right time! - could boost your sports performance, impact your mood, and even help you burn fat.

Sunday 20:00 - 20:30

Michael Rosen on the linguistic comfort food of clichés, pragmatics and how we use language to connect us beyond the actual words used. With Dr Derek Bousfield.

Sunday 20:30 - 21:00

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.

Sunday 21:00 - 21:25

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Sunday 21:25 - 21:30

Claudia Hammond makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of War Child UK.

Sunday 21:30 - 22:00

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.

Sunday 22:00 - 23:00

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Sunday 23:00 - 23:45

Poet and runner Helen Mort examines the role running played in societies from Europe's Dark Ages to the early 20th century.

Sunday 23:45 - 00:00

Whilst researching his next novel, a writer spends a day shadowing an exorcist called Gordon as he makes his rounds at a nursing home. Read by Seamus O'Hara.

Monday 00:00 - 00:15

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Monday 00:15 - 00:45

Women in Denmark are now facing the draft. Anna Holligan has been granted rare access to a military base - to find out why, and what's in store for the girls being called up.

Monday 00:45 - 00:48

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Church in Lymm, Cheshire.

Monday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Monday 01:00 - 05:00

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Monday 05:00 - 05:04

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Monday 05:04 - 05:34

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.

Monday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Monday 05:43 - 05:45

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki.

Monday 05:45 - 05:57

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Monday 05:57 - 06:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.

Monday 06:00 - 09:00

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Monday 09:00 - 09:45

Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds discuss the paradoxes of human behaviour, altruism and immortality, with Adam Rutherford.

Monday 09:45 - 10:00

Co-founder of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, Colin Bell, tells Rachel Burden how his son's death abroad, was the start of his charity that repatriates loved ones.

Monday 10:00 - 11:00

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Monday 11:00 - 11:45

1/3. Dr Guddi Singh is on a mission. She wants to find out what influences the health and wellbeing of our children and whether it's time for a new approach.

Monday 11:45 - 12:00

1/5. Biologist Liam Shaw explores the surprising history and uncertain future of antibiotics, one of humanity's greatest medical advances. Read by James Macnaughton.

Monday 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Monday 12:04 - 12:57

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

Monday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Monday 13:00 - 13:45

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Monday 13:45 - 14:00

1/5. Max Cotton is on a mission to eat only food grown in the UK for an entire year. Is it even possible when, as a nation, Britain imports nearly half its food?

Monday 14:00 - 14:15

Stella has a crisis of confidence, and Ian is less than impressed.

Monday 14:15 - 14:45

3/6. Mitch and Will are at loggerheads over a female friend and Louisa tries to help Morris pull. Stars Angus Deayton. From 2019.

Monday 14:45 - 15:00

7/10. Returning from her European holiday, Mrs Bridge is unsettled by world events, and very glad to be back in Kansas City. She pays a visit to her unhappy friend Grace Barron.

Monday 15:00 - 15:30

The writer Sylvia Plath, chosen by Lucy Jones.

Monday 15:30 - 16:00

Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Brett Whalen and comedian Alison Spittle in 9th-century Rome to explore the early medieval papacy.

Monday 16:00 - 16:30

Jonny I'Anson visits the Yorkshire suburbs where the flags are flying high. What does raising the flag mean in different communities?

Monday 16:30 - 17:00

6/7. Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.

Monday 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Monday 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

1/6. Paul Sinha quizzes a Leicester audience about their home, including their county flag, and gets questions about crisps, bells and cricket in return.

Monday 19:00 - 19:15

There's bad news for the Grundys, and Alice attempts a brave face.

Monday 19:15 - 20:00

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Monday 20:00 - 20:30

Both anti-immigrant protesters and anti-capitalists who want a wealth tax share the same mindset: zero-sum thinking. What is it, and how does it explain modern political attitudes?

Monday 20:30 - 21:00

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Monday 21:00 - 21:45

Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds discuss the paradoxes of human behaviour, altruism and immortality, with Adam Rutherford.

Monday 21:45 - 22:00

Co-founder of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, Colin Bell, tells Rachel Burden how his son's death abroad, was the start of his charity that repatriates loved ones.

Monday 22:00 - 22:45

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Monday 22:45 - 23:00

6/10. Richard Schiff (The West Wing) reads Roth's chilling vision of an alternative 1940s America. Aunt Evelyn is invited to a reception in honour of von Ribbentrop at the White House.

Monday 23:00 - 23:30

Emily Knight explores the stories we can tell about our changing planet, through the data collected from billions of tracking devices on thousands of species of animals.

Monday 23:30 - 00:00

Beneath starched togas and the fug of gladiator sweat there are real Romans waiting to be discovered. Mary Beard meets the savvy operator who cleaned up after Boudicca's revolt.

Tuesday 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tuesday 00:30 - 00:48

1/5. Biologist Liam Shaw explores the surprising history and uncertain future of antibiotics, one of humanity's greatest medical advances. Read by James Macnaughton.

Tuesday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Tuesday 01:00 - 05:00

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

Tuesday 05:00 - 05:04

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tuesday 05:04 - 05:34

Jonny I'Anson visits the Yorkshire suburbs where the flags are flying high. What does raising the flag mean in different communities?

Tuesday 05:34 - 05:43

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

Tuesday 05:43 - 05:45

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki.

Tuesday 05:45 - 06:00

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Tuesday 09:00 - 09:30

Geneticist George Church talks to Jim Al-Khalili about narcoleptic inspiration, the eco-benefits of woolly mammoths - and how mapping the world's DNA could democratise healthcare.

Tuesday 09:30 - 10:00

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Tuesday 11:00 - 11:45

American Psycho turns 25 this year so Ellen and Mark investigate the world of yuppies on screen. Guests include American Psycho director Mary Harron and co creators of Industry.

Tuesday 11:45 - 12:00

2/5. The development of penicillin is boosted by the Second World War, with unexpected implications for the fledgling pharmaceutical industry. Read by James Macnaughton.

Tuesday 12:00 - 12:04

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tuesday 12:04 - 12:57

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

Tuesday 12:57 - 13:00

The latest weather forecast.

Tuesday 13:00 - 13:45

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

Tuesday 13:45 - 14:00

2/5. Max Cotton's challenge begins - a year of eating only UK-grown food. What's for breakfast? He speaks to the nation's food producers rethinking how we grow, eat and value food.

Tuesday 14:00 - 14:15

There's bad news for the Grundys, and Alice attempts a brave face.

Tuesday 14:15 - 15:00

Astronomers: comedy drama by Imison Award winner Faebian Averies, starring Gabrielle Creevy and Brid Brennan. Space-obsessed Olive joins forces with the toughest woman in the jail.

Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30

In 1949, a new musical production debuts on Broadway, holding up a mirror to the racial prejudices of American society.

Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00

In this special edition of Beyond Belief, recorded in Bradford, host Giles Fraser leads the panel as they discuss 'have religions forgotten the working class?'.

Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30

The crackle of static or a speaker pushed too loud. Distortion is a symbol of the broken. What happens when glitch becomes music? John Robb explores how fuzz changed the world.

Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the use of psychedelics to help treat clinical depression in patients where other treatments have failed.

Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Tuesday 18:00 - 18:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Tuesday 18:30 - 19:00

3/3. Comedian Mark Steel heads off to Whitby, with its Dracula origin story, chip shops and past predilection for hunting whales.

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:15

George faces a nightmare, and Justin dangles a carrot.

Tuesday 19:15 - 20:00

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:40

News-making original journalism investigating stories at home and abroad.

Tuesday 20:40 - 21:00

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30

How and why the Dominican Republic is rounding up and deporting thousands of Haitians every week, and the fear that is creating.

Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00

Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.

Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00

7/10. Richard Schiff (The West Wing) reads Roth's chilling vision of an alternative 1940s America. The Roth family await their enforced relocation to Kentucky.

Tuesday 23:00 - 23:30

Greek goddess of love, sex, desire and beauty, Aphrodite is mostly depicted naked and/or wet, by Botticelli, Bananarama or Lady Gaga.

Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00

Mary Beard joins the Emperor Hadrian, his wife Sabina, his young male lover Antinous and his court poet, Julia Balbilla on one of the strangest cruises in the history of Rome.

Wednesday 00:00 - 00:30

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Wednesday 00:30 - 00:48

2/5. The development of penicillin is boosted by the Second World War, with unexpected implications for the fledgling pharmaceutical industry. Read by James Macnaughton.

Wednesday 00:48 - 01:00

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.