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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. Show more
Food security expert Professor Chris Elliott calls for greater policing to keep stolen livestock from the food chain. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Chinese Legalism under the First Emperor, its relationship with Confucianism and its legacy today. Show more
Woman's Hour
Costume construction, The Speak Out Project, Livia Firth, The Unthanks
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Jenni Murray presents discussion on teaching the next generation the art of costume construction, plus fashion champion Livia Firth and live music from folk group the Unthanks.
50 years apart, both women visit the Baba Firdaus shrine and make a wish. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Abby Ford. Show more
Crossing Continents
Malaysia's Runaway Children
28 minutes
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Five school children starve to death in the Malaysian jungle. Lucy Ash reports on how their deaths have provoked an anguished debate about education and what it means to be Malay. Show more
Rome's famous landmark the Piazza di Spagna has a secret British history that still reverberates today. Novelist Matthew Kneale discovers the hidden Ghetto Inglese. Show more
One to One
Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai - Malala's dad.
15 minutes
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The Sunday Times journalist Christina Lamb talks to the father of Malala, the school girl shot by the Taleban. Ziauddin's own legacy is now overshadowed by his daughter's fame. Show more
You and Yours
Quentin Willson, Cavity wall insulation, London brick thefts
45 minutes
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Motoring journalist Quentin Willson explains why he regrets endorsing an investment scheme, plus a look at the cavity wall guarantee scheme that has failed 'vulnerable' consumers. Show more
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A look at whether there is a culture of discrimination affecting care in some parts of the NHS, and what the prime minister's options are on curbing benefits for EU Migrants. Show more
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour
John Stuart Mill, John Bright and the Morant Bay Massacre
15 minutes
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Anne McElvoy explores the ideas of Victorian liberals John Stuart Mill and John Bright, and how a Jamaican rebellion and its bloody suppression roused them against state violence. Show more
Old news is big news for Kirsty, and Clarrie rues her fate. Show more
By Eve Davies. Powerful drama about historical child abuse. Janine is a witness in a court case. Can she and her friend Mel persuade the jury their teacher abused them? Show more
In December 2013 the coastline of Lincolnshire was hit by the worst floods since 1953. Two years on Helen Mark finds new buildings, a new coastal park and newly born seal pups. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2015
4 minutes
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The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more
Irish writer Colum McCann discusses his novel TransAtlantic, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
The Film Programme
The Lost Star of The Fallen Idol, Andy Serkis on his film studio
28 minutes
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Francine Stock talks to Bobby Henrey, the child star of one of the masterpieces of British cinema, Carol Reed's Fallen Idol. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Flooding, Scientific modelling, Magnetoreception, Escalators
30 minutes
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A look at how data from the recent floods in Cumbria and Northumberland is used to try to improve flood predictions and mitigation and explore the link with climate change. Show more
Six O'Clock News
Mental health inspections to be introduced.
30 minutes
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Country music star Tina C explores her role as a feminist icon with Jenni Murray and a live band, as we reach 1999. From 2015. Show more
Will someone help restore some Grundy 'pluck'? David has a gift for Ruth. Show more
Front Row
Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
30 minutes
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Arts news with John Wilson, including literary critic Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot's annotated poems and a review of the Arthur Miller play No Villain. Show more
50 years apart, both women visit the Baba Firdaus shrine and make a wish. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Abby Ford. Show more
Investigating the bullying and harassment allegations that have rocked the Conservative Party. John Manel reports. Show more
In Business
Truckers: Women behind the Big Wheel
30 minutes
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There is a staff shortage in the global trucking industry: could the answer be found in convincing more women to get behind the wheel? Caroline Bayley investigates. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Flooding, Scientific modelling, Magnetoreception, Escalators
30 minutes
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A look at how data from the recent floods in Cumbria and Northumberland is used to try to improve flood predictions and mitigation and explore the link with climate change. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Chinese Legalism under the First Emperor, its relationship with Confucianism and its legacy today. Show more
The World Tonight
Why has the government delayed its decision on airport expansion?
45 minutes
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The government has put off a decision about airport expansion at Heathrow or Gatwick until summer 2016. Plus why China's millions of unregistered people are about to become legal. Show more
Once more blackmailed and desperate, Carl begins to formulate a plan to get rid of Sybil. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
Jon Ronson meets comedian Bob Mortimer and others who have had experience of winning accolades undeservingly. From April 2013. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as the health secretary apologises over the failure by the NHS to investigate 1,000 unexpected deaths and MPs criticise US presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Show more
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Written as she approached her 98th birthday, Diana Athill shares her thoughts and feelings about death. Read by Stephanie Cole. From December 2015. Show more
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