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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
Farmers are being offered free testing for campylobacter in their chicken flocks on farm, to try to combat the bacterium that causes 280,000 cases of food poisoning a year. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses hedonism with RSC artistic director Greg Doran, sociologist Julia Twigg, science writer Zoe Cormier and Classics lecturer Kurt Lampe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Monica Grady on Space Exploration; Cerys Matthews; Inequality in the Workplace
58 minutes
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Featuring space exploration with Monica Grady, professor of Planetary and Space Sciences; Cerys Mathews on her new song book; and Dr Jude Browne on inequality in the workplace. Show more
Anarchic Nigel's guide to skool life in the complete and utter shambles that is St Custards. Chiz chiz! Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
Dr John Wright records his work at an Ebola centre set up to serve Moyamba junction, a key stop-off point as people criss-cross Sierra Leone, where containment of Ebola is crucial. Show more
The three couples prepare for Christmas, with all the bitterness and twistedness baked in. Stars John Thomson. From 2014. Show more
Amidst a surge in drunken soldiers in town, a more refined visitor arrives at the harbour station. Show more
You and Yours
Pop Up Shops, Home Care Costs, Party Wall Disasters
45 minutes
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We are told adult home care is starved of cash, but one London Council is planning to offer it free. How will they do it? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton.
Yoko Ono tells Nina Myskow about the tastes that shaped her outlook and the food, and fasting, she shared with husband John. Show more
There is a crisis at Brookfield, and Helen brings a ray of hope. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim discovers that an old friend is being haunted by a malevolent spirit. Meanwhile, homeless people are disappearing from a local shelter. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest of champions, featuring the Brain of Britain champions of 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the highest-scoring runner-up of those years. Show more
The Food Programme
Christmas, food and being far from home
30 minutes
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As we prepare to tuck into our festive family meal, Sheila Dillon uncovers the food stories of those who won't be home for Christmas with the help of food writer Joe Warwick.
Sarah Taylor follows the highs and lows of a new intake of student midwives at King's College London. From 2014. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the enduring appeal of TS Eliot's religious poetry. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A return visit to the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury for regulars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Susan Calman and Tony Hawks on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Kate is home. And who is that playing Father Christmas? Show more
Front Row
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones; Renee Fleming; Billie Whitelaw remembered
30 minutes
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Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones on The Theory of Everything, soprano Renee Fleming on her new album, Billie Whitelaw remembered, and the dark side of Christmas films. Show more
Anarchic Nigel's guide to skool life in the complete and utter shambles that is St Custards. Chiz chiz! Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
The Invisible Age
Episode 2: The Living Archive
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What is it really like to be old? Matthew Sweet talks candidly to people aged over 85 about work, money and relationships, and how life has changed over the last century. Show more
Tim Whewell gains rare access to the shadowy world of Russia's radical nationalists fighting in eastern Ukraine for Novorossiya, or New Russia, and a dream of empires past. Show more
Few creatures have infiltrated our psyche as much as wolves. Can we share the planet with these enigmas of the wild, or will we always want to eradicate them from our lives? Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses hedonism with RSC artistic director Greg Doran, sociologist Julia Twigg, science writer Zoe Cormier and Classics lecturer Kurt Lampe. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Details of the bin lorry accident in Glasgow, the Tunisian election results, global cyber threats and the impact of low oil prices in Venezuela. With Ritula Shah. Show more
Book at Bedtime
The Diary of a Provincial Lady
Episode 1: EM Delafield - The Diary of a Provincial Lady
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
4 Extra Debut. A visit from Lady Boxe and a battle with bulbs. Journal of an upper-middle class woman in 1930s Devon. From December 2014. Show more
A rather special baby is delivered, initiating an apocalyptic chain of events. But there is a problem. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. Show more
After corrupting the wrong child, Aziraphale and Crowley wonder what happened to the real son of Satan. Stars Mark Heap. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Susanna Hislop reveals the origins of names of the night sky's constellations: Corvus, the Crow and Cancer, the Crab. From December 2014. Show more
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