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Prayer and reflection with Bishop Dr Joe Aldred. Show more
The cheese that looks like Stilton, tastes like Stilton, made to a Stilton recipe in the village of Stilton. But it's against the law to call it Stilton. Caz Graham asks why. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
The Spirit of Christmas: Claire Tomalin, Susan Hill and Canon Giles Fraser
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses the idea of Christmas with Canon Giles Fraser on St Constantine; Claire Tomalin on Dickens and the Victorians; and Susan Hill on the ghost story. Show more
Jane Garvey presents a phone-in about the first night with a new baby. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Academic research assistant Roland Michell comes across some letters that could change literary history. Stars Jemma Redgrave. Show more
Tales from the Arab Spring
Episode 1: Revolution (Egypt)
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia, gained hold in Egypt and spread across the rest of the region. Show more
Giles meets some leftover post-Soviet rocket fuel. What could possibly go wrong? And how will he react to the world's first weightless pasty? Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From 2011. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office
Episode 11: The Telegraph
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Dominic Sandbrook investigates how the post office has shaped British society - 1870 and the telegraph system. From December 2011. Show more
Tony and Pat wait nervously. Meanwhile, Fallon gets things sorted. Show more
By Donna Franceschild. Gentle comedy about a young homeless man, a hapless hotelier and the love that fire-fighting brings to a remote Scottish village. Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. With four contestants from the North of England. Show more
Dan Saladino explores the past, present and future of the most British of drinks, gin. He hears how a new generation of distillers is testing the boundaries of a familiar flavour. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Richard Coles travels to Norway, to explore the inspiration to artists of darkness and the Northern lights. From 2011. Show more
Robin Ince and Brian Cox stage the battle of the sciences as they pitch physics against chemistry. With ex-physicist Dara O' Briain, and chemists Andrea Sella and Tony Ryan. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A return visit to the Watford Colosseum for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, plus Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Helen is feeling upbeat, but David is frustrated by wildlife problems. Show more
Front Row
Jennifer Saunders; the new Mission: Impossible film
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With Mark Lawson, including Jennifer Saunders on the return of Ab Fab, the verdict on the latest Mission: Impossible film, and a round-up of this year's Christmas television. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Academic research assistant Roland Michell comes across some letters that could change literary history. Stars Jemma Redgrave. Show more
How New Is the New Philanthropy?
Episode 2: Victorian Philanthropy and its Critics
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Professor Hugh Cunningham explores the lives of the 'deserving' and 'undeserving' poor, looking into how women increasingly participated in philanthropic activity. Show more
Crossing Continents
China's Migrant Worker Mega-City
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
China's economy depends on a system regulating workers from around China and beyond. In Guangzhou, the migrant metropolis, Mukul Devichand hears stories of anger and reform. Show more
Quentin Cooper with the latest on the Higgs particle, a scheme to pair scientists with MPs, the shortlisted amateur scientist candidates and a lunar exhibition in Liverpool. Show more
Start the Week
The Spirit of Christmas: Claire Tomalin, Susan Hill and Canon Giles Fraser
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses the idea of Christmas with Canon Giles Fraser on St Constantine; Claire Tomalin on Dickens and the Victorians; and Susan Hill on the ghost story. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
4 Extra Debut. Fanny Logan's story of her beloved aristocratic cousins. Comic classic on love and growing up in the 1930s. Read by Diana Quick. Episode 1 of 10. Show more
Is Birmingham the UK’s second city or not? With Dominic Arkwright, Adrian Goldberg, Shazia Mirza and Luke Bainbridge. From 2011 Show more
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster. The government defends its record on deporting foreign criminals. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A turn-up for the books starts a chain reaction which leads to gambling in medieval France, the link between gonads and testifying by oath, and the derivation of the word avocado. Show more
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