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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. Show more

Nearly a year after floods devastated parts of the Somerset Levels, Charlotte Smith returns to one of the farms worst affected to see how life is slowly returning to normal. Show more

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Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest. Show more

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Andrew Marr discusses sense of place with singer Ian Bostridge, artist Victoria Crowe, writer Philip Marsden and lecturer Joanne Parker. Show more

How do you survive party chit-chat? We look at the fashion trends for 2015 (spoliers - get ready for pleather and gingham) and women in slapstick. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Reflections for young Nigel. Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt star in an inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. Show more

Charlotte Smith follows several farmers through the highs and lows of the autumn season, on and off farm, to explore what modern farming life is really like. Show more

David’s in hospital and Cathy and Fiona are at a spa - can Barney and Alice get time together? Stars Sally Bretton. From 2014. Show more

Warwickshire cricket captain Jim Troughton guest stars as England cricketer Colin Blythe on a recruitment drive in Folkestone, and appealing to one young man in particular. Show more

Christmas rail disruption, pet travel scheme, nostalgia, and complaints handling. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Starting in Manchester's fragile community, Charles Emmerson journeys through the Armenian diaspora of Europe. From December 2014. Show more

Kate has some news, and Lynda steels herself. Show more

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. In search of silver and gold, Pilgrim comes to St Lewin where the malevolence of a powerful old enemy is causing havoc in the lives of ordinary people . Show more

The most durable general knowledge quiz of them all returns for a new series, with Russell Davies. Contestants from all over the UK compete for the title Brain of Britain 2015. Show more

Sheila Dillon presents inspirational stories from The Food Programme in 2014. Show more

Naomi Grimley tells the story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism, in 1920s Los Angeles, and investigates her mysterious disappearance. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the church's role in the creation of the Magna Carta. Show more

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Social worker Clare hates Christmas. But will a chance encounter bring some festive magic? Stars Sally Phillips. From 2014. Show more

David Mitchell gets Lloyd Langford, David O'Doherty, Susan Calman and Josh Widdicombe to lie with some truths. From 2014. Show more

Carol and Jill get emotional, and Helen looks forward to New Year's Eve. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang hears from Helen McCrory, Richard Eyre, Lesley Manville, Alan Ayckbourn and others about the flourishing phenomenon of event cinema. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Reflections for young Nigel. Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt star in an inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. Show more

How should we think about old age? Matthew Sweet encourages us to view it as an achievement and seeks to discover what people gain in the so-called 'fourth age'. Show more

Leo Hornak follows the story of Abdi Nor, a winner of the annual US green card lottery, as he attempts to escape from a life of poverty in Kenya and realise the American dream. Show more

Migrating birds exemplify the problems of our sharing the planet with wildlife. These birds fly thousands of kilometres, with many species needing protected stopover places to feed. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses sense of place with singer Ian Bostridge, artist Victoria Crowe, writer Philip Marsden and lecturer Joanne Parker. Show more

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Greece calls a snap election. Anti-austerity party Syriza are favourites to win. Is another Eurozone crisis on the way? In-depth reporting and analysis with David Eades. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1945. The lives and loves of a group of genteel but impoverished young women at the May of Teck Club in London. From December 2014. Show more

Michael Rosen talks to Oxfam's media officer Ian Bray about the language we use about Ebola, and to Louise Sylvester about the words used though history for disease and epidemics. Show more

Alan crosses the world via Facebook and Skype, hearing the real-life dramas of random strangers. Today, stories of relationships under pressure in Arkansas, Ghana and Slovakia. Show more

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By Virginia Woolf. Is a pedigree overrated? Robert Hanks tells of a human obsession, with Jem the border terrier and Timmy the whippet. Show more

Tenor Ian Bostridge examines Schubert's enigmatic masterpiece Winterreise, or Winter's Journey; considered one of classical music's most powerful compositions. Show more

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