With the Rev Peter Wortley.
With Alistair Cooke. Rptd from Friday 28 December 8.45pm
Helen Mark follows a year in the life of Britain's wildlife.
Producer Alasdair Cross. Shortened rpt Thursday 3 January 1.30pm
With Alan Little and Sarah Montague.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Harvey Thomas.
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Jacqueline Smith. Repeated New Year's Eve llpm PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Northern Lights. Arthur Smith travels to Kiruna in the north of Sweden, far above the Arctic Circle - where transport is provided by reindeer, the ceilings of the Ice Hotel are thick with stalactites because of the heavy breathing of their excited guests and the Northern Lights dance their mystery over the snow. Producer Sara Jane Hall. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk _
In the summer the abandoned army base once called Camp Dunlap is empty in the superheated Californian desert, close to the Mexican border. But when the first snows fall across America, it comes alive. Hundreds of campers uproot their lives to spend winter in the sun ... in a place with no power, no water, and no parking fees. Peter Day listens to the stories of the people who've created "Slab City". Producer Neil Koenig
Sheena Mcdonald presents the political discussion programme, sharpening the focus on current ideas and events. Editor Dennis Sewell
BBC correspondents take a look behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer TonyGrant
The latest news from the world of personal finance, and impartial money advice, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke. Repeated Sunday 30 December 9pm
The final part of the special compilation featuring the best sketches and spoof phone calls from
2001. Starring Kevin Connelly , Jon Culshaw , Mark Perry and Jan Ravens.
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Dead Ringers Series 2, Part 2 and The Specials (featuring non-broadcast material) are both available now on audio cassette and CD from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
The very best of the year's broadcastingon BBC radio celebrated by Sue MacGregor in her pick of the series. Repeated from Friday 28 December 8pm
Tony Hawks has decided to try and collect every item featured in the song The 12 Days of Christmas, just to make his girlfriend happy. But how many pipers will he convince to pipe? How many Lords can he possibly get to leap? And just how much is it all going to cost him, anyway?
See Peter Barnard's radio choice on page 198.
(Repeated from Boxing Day 4.30pm)
By Peter Ackroyd. An unforgettable and mesmerising journey into the life of one of our best-loved writers. Simon Callow recounts the remarkable life of Charles Dickens and brings to life a host of the colourful characters in his novels.
Producer Stephen Wright
Director Gemma McMullan
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Mystery of Charles Dickens available now on audio cassette, featuring additional material not included in this broadcast, from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
The best of the week on the weekday morning magazine, presented by Martha Kearney.
Series Editor Anne Tyley. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines, presented by Dan Damon.
Andrews Collins presents Radio 4's weekly guide to the film world. Producer Stephen Hughes
Ned Sherrin looks back at the best of the year's outside broadcasts, from Paris, Brighton, Edinburgh and Bradford. Producer Chris Wilson
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Julie Myerson, Kit Davis and Stuart Maconie look back over the successes and flops in this year's cultural calendar.
The second of three letters by acclaimed travel writer, Dervla Murphy. Today she talks about her passion for travelling by bicycle through some of the world's most inaccessible landscapes.
Producer Caroline Barbour. Rptd from Sunday 23 December 5.40pm
Writer and record producer Ken Barnes explores the story of Bing Crosby 's radio career which began in the thirties and lasted for almost 30 years. This celebration of those golden wireless years includes extracts from Crosby's shows, when he duetted with some of the world's best-known entertainers, like Garland, Fitzgerald and Sinatra. Producer Caroline Barbour
John Buchan 's ever-popular spy thriller, first published in 1915, is dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules. A gang of German spies is hot in pursuit of Richard Hannay and a notebook which contains the secret of the 39 steps. Hannay must unlock the notebook's secrets if he is to save the British naval fleet from certain destruction.
Other parts played by members of the cast Director Bruce Young (R)
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The 39 Steps is available now on audio cassette from all good retailers and from [web address removed] Call [number removed]
Last summer's riots in Bradford have been interpreted by some as proof that multiculturalism has failed in the city. In the first of three landmark debates, Edward Stourton returns to the city to unpickthe complex relationship between religion, race and culture. An invited group of panellists and guests discuss the proposition that "religion, not race, is the main obstacle to the creation of a successful multicultural society." Repeated from Boxing Day 8pm
Nick Clarke poses more fiendish questions for
Wales and the Midlands. What connection do an inmate whose alter ego was half of a double-act and the builder of a revolutionary racing car, have with a returning Mummy? Repeated from Christmas Eve 1.30pm
Frank Delaney and Poet Laureate Andrew Motion present a hit parade of listeners' favourite poetry requests, read by Ralph Fiennes and Juliet Stevenson.
(Repeated from Sunday 23 December 4.30pm)
First in a new three-part series.
Air Conditioning. Nigel Cassidy tells the story of the energy guzzling, all-American invention that environmental protesters say is no longer a breeze. Producer Neil Koenig
By India Knight, author of the bestseller My Life on a Plate. A specially commissioned story on "resolution" revolves around food. Read by Rebecca Front. Producer Sarah Johnson (R)
