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With the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. Show more
The struggle to get sprouts across Europe in the snow and onto our Christmas dinner plate; a vegetable importer tells us how his business has been affected by the severe weather. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Justin Webb. The big freeze continues, Lord Heseltine remembers Anthony Howard, and The Archers turn 60. Show more
Andrew Marr talks to sculptor Anthony Caro, art critic Michael Peppiatt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Sir Mark Jones and writer Justine Picardie. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Festive phone in about your family Christmas traditions with studio guests columnist Lucy Mangan and writer Christina Hardyment. Show more
Philip Palmer's serial features a deadly game of cat and mouse between art academic Jessica Brown and the subject of her best-selling book, forger and conman Daniel Ballantyne. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor does not drink alcohol. He explores the life of the non-drinker in the UK and asks how far they are excluded from the British way of life. Show more
In a one-man tour de force Martin Jarvis performs 'The Artistic Career of Corky', for a packed audience the 2010 Cheltenham Festival of Literature. Laughs galore! Show more
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Russell Davies puts more contestants through their paces in the hunt for the 58th Brain of Britain. Show more
Helen struggles to forgive and forget, and Nigel works his charm on Jill. Show more
By Nick Warburton. Trevor Peacock stars as inspirational chef Warwick Hedges. Warwick is in buoyant mood, which is unsettling. It means he's up to something. Show more
Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson visit the London Palladium which since Boxing Day 1910 has played host to stars such as Ella Shields, Whoopi Goldberg, Pinky and Perky, and George V. Show more
Dominic Arkwright meets the senior citizens who have used their bus passes to take to the high road. The Bicester parishioners who went on a pilgrimage from Canterbury to York. Show more
Panettone and chocolate logs - Sheila Dillon embraces two of the newer cakes to grace our Christmas tables and ponders just how traditional they really are. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether faith inspires philanthropy and asks if greater personal wealth comes with greater responsibility to help others less fortunate. Show more
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In this one-off special, host Les Kelly (Kevin Bishop) gives a little tinselly attention to the unsung heroes who make Britain great. Show more
Tony tries to make amends and it's highway robbery at Lower Loxley. Show more
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Ed Harris and Colin Farell in The Way Back
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With Kirsty Lang. Colin Farrell and Ed Harris star in Peter Weir's film The Way Back, based on a story of prisoners who escaped from a Siberian Gulag in World War Two. Show more
Philip Palmer's serial features a deadly game of cat and mouse between art academic Jessica Brown and the subject of her best-selling book, forger and conman Daniel Ballantyne. Show more
David Aaronovitch explores Freud's influence on British society, and whether it has waned - looking at the high-point of psychoanalytic influence during and after World War Two. Show more
Bahrain projects itself as an Arab state that is open, progressive and moving toward democracy. But Bill Law finds another Bahrain where dissent is suppressed and critics jailed. Show more
2010 - year of disasters. Quentin Cooper asks how science helped, and how it learned new lessons. Show more
Andrew Marr talks to sculptor Anthony Caro, art critic Michael Peppiatt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Sir Mark Jones and writer Justine Picardie. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Arriving at Jamaica Inn, Mary is troubled by the reputation of her new home in Cornwall. Dark gothic tale read by Tamsin Greig. Show more
Dominic Arkwright discusses admitting uncertainty with Dr Phil Hammond, professor Kathy Sykes and writer John Harris. From 2010. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster, as MPs are updated on the severe weather by the Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. Show more
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To mark his 80th birthday, Stephen Sondheim appraises his long career. This episode explains how Oscar Hammerstein influenced the early work of the budding composer and lyricist. Show more
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