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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Show more

Wildlife groups are concerned not enough money will be given to environmental schemes in England. And pigs in Yorkshire enjoy Bing Crosby's White Christmas. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the lesser redpoll. Show more

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Andrew Marr talks to writer and former television presenter Clive James. Show more

An advent treat with French and Saunders, plus a rare glimpse into Fern Britton's kitchen. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Two young pigs embark on an adventure on the way to market. Starring Johnny Vegas and Morwenna Banks. From December 2013. Show more

Christopher Frayling explores the legacy of Henry Cole, dynamic founder of London's Victoria and Albert Museum. From 2013. Show more

In the small market town of Wadenbrook, Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate. Stars Sheila Hancock. From December 2013. Show more

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Frank Gardner meets Tim Rushby-Smith, who fell from a tree and had to face up to the fact that he would no longer be able to carry on with his profession and livelihood. Show more

Eddie is insistent, and David is feeling unsociable. Show more

4 Extra Debut. It is Christmas 1957, the year of the Queen's first Christmas broadcast, but only Twitten has the festive spirit. Stars Michael Fenton Stevens. From December 2013. Show more

Contestants from the north-east and north-west of England join Russell Davies for the third heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz. Show more

For Nigel Slater, nutmeg is 'the scent of Christmas', but Sheila Dillon needs convincing. Together they explore its use, history and why it's the number one spice in Grenada. Show more

Radio 4 documentary. Show more

Writer and broadcaster James Burke joins the Infinite Monkey Cage to explore the world of science communication. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons ho-ho-hosts a Christmas edition of the deviously divine linguistic panel show with Pam Ayres, Stephen Mangan, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton. Show more

Helen has high hopes. Meanwhile Robert offers his support. Show more

Mark Lawson meets the people who have made headlines in the world of arts, culture and entertainment in 2013, in the first of two special programmes. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Two young pigs embark on an adventure on the way to market. Starring Johnny Vegas and Morwenna Banks. From December 2013. Show more

Mary Harper reports from Angola on the Portuguese migrants returning to cash in on the oil boom of their former colony and the tensions brought by this reversal of fortunes. Show more

Farhana Haider investigates the prosecution of alleged war criminals from the conflict of 1971, and asks if the trials are being used to target the opposition. Show more

Does human-produced noise remove us from the natural world? Monty Don explores this question through the difficulty of hearing natural sounds in the countryside. Show more

Andrew Marr talks to writer and former television presenter Clive James. Show more

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Ritula Shah with the latest on the severe weather across much of the UK. Plus, Pussy Riot band members are released from a Russian jail, and South Sudan collapses into civil war. Show more

It's May 2 2005 and, at the old people's home in Malmkoping, it is Allan Karlsson's 100th birthday. Show more

Michael Rosen joins crime writers Peter James, Sally Wainwright and John Harvey to chart the changing language of the police interview, from threats and lies to subtle psychology. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A tribute to Felix Dexter, the actor and comedian who died in 2013. With Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse. From December 2013. Show more

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Over takeaway sushi in his London kitchen, American essayist and humorist David Sedaris explains how a large idiosyncratic family affected his approach to eating. With Nina Myskow. Show more

Nannying triumphs, problems with a giant Christmas tree and a playwright has tea. Letters from 1980s literary London read by Rebekah Staton. Show more

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