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The bells of St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton, Devon.

Chris Bowlby profiles the anti-poverty campaigner and veteran Labour MP Frank Field. Show more

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At a time when bad news appears increasingly inescapable, Mark Tully searches for a positive side to increasing levels of world weariness. Show more

Emma Campbell visits a project in Oxfordshire where adults with learning disabilities learn new skills through working on commercial farm. Show more

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A French Nativity row, the Church of England comes under increasing pressure to stop investing in fossil fuels, and the story of Brighton Royal Pavilion 100 years ago. Show more

Sian Williams presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Hearing Link, a UK charity for people with hearing loss and their family and friends. Show more

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Third service in the Advent series exploring the nature of Jesus's ministry, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells and the Bishop of Stepney, Adrian Newman. Show more

Roger Scruton argues that the fear of producing kitsch art has led to a new kind of pre-emptive kitsch. Show more

Liz Bonnin presents the northern jacana at home in Central American wetlands. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Gossip is spreading about Brookfield, and Pat is exhausted. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From Paul McCartney to Wham! Comedian Sarah Millican shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2014. Show more

A return visit to the Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent for regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, plus Omid Djalili on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

The story of one shop in South Yorkshire which is changing the way we think about food waste and food poverty. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peter Curran traces the 300-year journey of a Stradivarius violin - through the lives of geniuses, dictators and thieves. From 2014. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Glasgow. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson join him to answer audience questions. Show more

Fi Glover with a moving, one-sided conversation between a mother and her stillborn son, a couple face the finiteness of life, and two friends debate disability from polio or sport. Show more

Mordred uses Arthur's new laws against him, and long-held secrets are exposed. Starring Joel MacCormack and Paul Ready. Show more

William Fiennes on the Folio Prize, BJ Novak on a book with no pictures, Evie Wyld and Peter Walker discuss writing about the Vietnam War, and Ben Elton on PG Wodehouse. Show more

Paul Farley remembers the poet Michael Donaghy with other poets, ten years after his death. Greta Stoddart, Sean O'Brien and Don Paterson recall the poet and teacher of poetry. Show more

Mukul Devichand presents the inside story of how a new wave of digital news outlets are reinventing journalism to be shared online in the age of social media. Show more

Chris Bowlby profiles the anti-poverty campaigner and veteran Labour MP Frank Field. Show more

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Adrian Goldberg chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

David and Ruth face the music, and the villagers flock to the Christmas fair. Show more

Frank Skinner is joined by historian Kate Williams, Dave Gorman and Sara Pascoe to ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2014. Show more

By Richard House. Buzz returns home to Birmingham, haunted by images of his time volunteering in a Laos hospital. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Don Gilet. Show more

Tom Mangold on The Silent Conspiracy and MI5's relationship with the BBC in the 1970s. And was the exploration of reality TV on Moral Maze little more than an in-joke? Show more

Matthew Bannister on disability campaigner Stella Young, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, polar scientist Bernard Stonehouse, author Kent Haruf and computer games pioneer Ralph Baer. Show more

A court has found that Bank of Scotland has been 'unconscionable' in its treatment of some borrowers. The Northern Ireland attorney general thinks it may be 'criminal fraud'. Show more

Sian Williams presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Hearing Link, a UK charity for people with hearing loss and their family and friends. Show more

Up in the air stuck in a metal tube for hours, can flying ever be a nice experience? Peter Day meets a clutch of British-based experts trying to improve the way the world flies. Show more

Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

Dan Hodges of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

With Francine Stock. Featuring composer Danny Elfman on Tim Burton, Nick Hornby's first cinema memory, the curse of the British Museum, the voice of ET, and DVD pick of the year. Show more

At a time when bad news appears increasingly inescapable, Mark Tully searches for a positive side to increasing levels of world weariness. Show more

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Global payday loans: Laurie Taylor explores the growth of a worldwide industry. Plus redundancy at a Welsh aluminium plant. What happens when a large employer closes? Show more

The bells of St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton, Devon.

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