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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Alison Jack. Show more
A year on from the devastating tidal surge that hit the east coast, an organisation representing landowners says they need more freedom to rebuild their flood defences. Show more
Chris Packham presents the brown thrasher, usually seen in North America. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews actor Damian Lewis. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sheila Scott; Symphysiotomy; Feminism and Men
58 minutes
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Female aviator Sheila Scott, feminism and men, wills that destroy families, and the fight for compensation for the women in Ireland who underwent symphysiotomy during childbirth. Show more
USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese's relationship seems to be over. But will love find a way? Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
Geoff Watts explores how gossip affects our brains. Is celebrity gossip vacuous trivia or a useful social purpose? From 2014. Show more
A Scots sheriff plots to retrieve his grandfather's fireman's helmet from his brother's coffin. With Thelma Barlow. From January 2013. Show more
Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Show more
You and Yours
Pensions; Pubs; Supermarket politeness
45 minutes
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More investigations into multi-million pound pension mis-selling, and how pubs are growing their own for the kitchen. Plus when is the customer never right? Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
Has our response to terrorism changed since 1800? To end his history of terrorism, Fergal Keane considers how governments and the public react to the bomb and the bullet. Show more
Emma gets round Will, and Lynda gets a shock. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Drama imagining a day in the life of author Hans Christian Andersen as a child, and his magical creativity. Stars Ellis Hollins. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bournemouth. Chris Beardshaw, Matt Biggs and Christine Walkden answer questions from an audience of local gardeners. Show more
A writer's research for a story about time machines takes him in some unusual directions. Read by Stephen Hogan. From December 2014. Show more
Last Word
Jeremy Thorpe, Ian McLagan, Viktor Tikhonov, Trevor Pharo and Sabah
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan, Soviet ice hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov, clown Trevor Pharo and Lebanese singer Sabah. Show more
BBC Trustee Elan Closs Stephens on why listeners' views matter, plus a behind-the-scenes tour of Radio 4's 600-part series Home Front. Show more
The Listening Project
Richard and Chris – On The Street
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces friends who met via The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields and who have both been helped to find a means of breaking the cycle of homelessness. Show more
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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, who is joined by Rebecca Front, Hugo Rifkind and Andrew Maxwell, alongside regular panellist Jeremy Hardy. Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive to revisit the annual Christmas Lights switch on. But are the rumours true that David and Ruth have sold Brookfield? Show more
Front Row
Jim Broadbent; Young Adult Fiction; Tena Stivicic; Comedy DVDs
30 minutes
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Jim Broadbent on playing Father Christmas in Get Santa, plus young adult fiction, the Elgin Marbles, Croatian playwright Tena Stivicic, and Stephen Armstrong's pick of comedy DVDs. Show more
USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese's relationship seems to be over. But will love find a way? Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
Any Questions?
Mark Littlewood, Eric Pickles MP, Rachel Reeves MP, Mark Serwotka
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Felsted School in Essex, with Mark Littlewood, Eric Pickles MP, Rachel Reeves MP and Mark Serwotka. Show more
Philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on original art that is sincere and truthful, but hard to achieve, as opposed to the easier but fake art that appeals to many critics today. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 10: 1-5 December 1914 (Season 2 start)
58 minutes
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Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the first Season 2 omnibus, everyone is looking to do their bit for the war effort. Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The UK's leading policeman on child abuse makes a controversial proposal. With David Eades. Show more
With the Allies getting ever closer to Florence, Esmond and Bruno attempt a daring rescue mission at Blackshirt headquarters. Show more
Tom Mangold investigates the life of Jeremy Thorpe, the former Liberal leader. Was there an establishment cover-up to protect him during his political career? Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Hamid’s country's history and progress on the occasions of Pakistan's 60th and 65th birthdays. Read by Sanjeev Baskhar. Show more
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