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Mark Coles profiles the business magnate and inventor Elon Musk, a man with a passion for rockets, cars and a plan to retire to Mars. Show more

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As midwinter approaches, John McCarthy explores how we cope with dark times, how we express our feelings and how we find our way through. Show more

Caz Graham is in County Durham to meet a goose farmer and hear how an Archers storyline has prompted geese to fly off the shelves. Show more

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How Christmas went 'underground' during the British Civil War, fears that Burundi is on the cusp of a civil war, and the Vatican clamps down on fake Apostolic Blessings. Show more

Sam Taylor presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Save the Rhino. Show more

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Last in an Advent series, from Methodist College Belfast. Preacher: Pat Storey, the bishop of Meath and Kildare, who was the UK's first female bishop and a former pupil of Methody. Show more

Howard Jacobson recalls the healthy mongrel mix of traditions in his Jewish family's festivities at Christmas. Show more

Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the northern polar seas. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell. What's had the biggest influence on world affairs this year - global chaos and terrorism, or global diplomacy? Show more

Adam and Ian are getting married, and has Lynda bitten off more than she can chew? Show more

Kirsty Young talks to astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield. Show more

A visit to York for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, plus Sandi Toksvig on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

A trifle can be a star centrepiece or a nightmare reminder of 1970s food hell. Tim Hayward investigates the 'golden rules' and the secret underground culture of the 'dirty trifle'. Show more

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Presented by Shaun Ley. Including a look at the global effects of low oil prices and the efforts being made to save Libya's antiquities. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sharmini Selvarajah explores the 'December dilemma' faced by many interfaith families – including her own. From 2015. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harpenden in Hertfordshire. James Wong, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank answer the audience's gardening questions. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between Syrians who have had to flee their country, and who find life in Lebanon gives them little hope for their futures. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Emma Bhattacharjee sees no need for love or marriage, but she revels in interfering in others’ love lives. Stars Manjinder Virk. Show more

Mariella Frostrup presents a programme devoted to contemporary Norwegian literature. She talks to crime writer Samuel Bjork about his bestselling thriller I'm Travelling Alone. Show more

Paul Farley hears new poems from Wendy Cope and Lachlan Mackinnon at their home in Ely. Show more

Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane unearths a hidden engine in the British economy: its volunteers. He argues that their work should be properly measured and appreciated. Show more

Mark Coles profiles the business magnate and inventor Elon Musk, a man with a passion for rockets, cars and a plan to retire to Mars. Show more

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David Cameron is facing pressure to allow eurosceptic ministers to campaign for Britain to leave the EU.

John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

It is a big day for Eddie, and is Susan organising a cover-up? Show more

The first of two special 90th birthday conversations about a remarkable career in comedy, recorded at June Whitfield's home with friend and colleague Joanna Lumley. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Mysterious Marta is tending the vines in a South African vineyard - then something happens. Read by Christopher Hope. Show more

Sir Tom Stoppard reflects on radio drama as Radio 3 revisits his work, James Naughtie talks to Roger Bolton about saying goodbye to Today, and we look at BBC Scotland's future. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Irish cyclist and circus performer Mick Murphy, Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi, singer Mattiwilda Dobbs, Indian Raja Brajraj Mahapatra, actress Holly Woodlawn. Show more

The Swiss bank charging negative interest rates, pensions freedoms extended to annuities, TalkTalk quizzed on cyber security and the cost of the national living wage. Show more

Sam Taylor presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Save the Rhino. Show more

The white collar worker has become a cult hero in TV series and comic books in Japan. Ruth Alexander travels to Tokyo to discover what he reveals about the business world. Show more

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

George Parker of the Financial Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Francine Stock asks listeners, writers, directors and scientists if they remember their first time with Star Wars. Show more

As midwinter approaches, John McCarthy explores how we cope with dark times, how we express our feelings and how we find our way through. Show more

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Chess players: Laurie Taylor takes a look inside the committed world of chess communities. Also, the competitive culture of the self-made men. Show more

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