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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith, tutor in Church History and Christian Spirituality at South Wales Baptist College. Show more

The World Health Organisation released a report putting bacon in the same cancer risk category as cigarettes. One year on, has that report affected our shopping habits? Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy in doctors, and the difference it can make for their patients. With Denis Pereira Gray, former GP and now patient advocate. Show more

Journalist Madeleine Bunting visits Iona and uncovers the apparently remote island's well-connected past at the intersection of several busy sea routes. Read by Doon Mackichan. Show more

Catherine Morland finds the sudden disappearance from Bath of Mr Henry Tilney extremely worrying. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Evolutionary anthropologist Volker Sommer goes on a journey from the wilderness to the laboratory and the courtroom to explore the battle over personhood rights for great apes. Show more

4 Extra Debut. An exploration of how country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples. From 2016. Show more

On this day in 1916, the German peace proposals were published in Britain, and in Collingwood, Adeline has negotiations of her own. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Show more

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The latest from Berlin on the Christmas market attack. Scotland's First Minister sets out her plan for Brexit, but will it fly? Hugh Sykes reports from northern Iraq. Show more

A look at the purpose and power of secret objects and knowledge in different religions. Show more

Susan celebrates at Ambridge View, while Neil ends up in a tight spot. Show more

A surreal and tragi-comic musical love story. Poet and comedian John Hegley uses original music, poetry and limericks in this unusual tale, co-starring Graham Fellowes. Show more

On the fiftieth anniversary of the London Film-makers' Co-operative, Miranda Sawyer explores the work of artist film-makers who rescued film from the grip of commercial cinema. Show more

What is it like to get seriously lost? Fi Glover meets three people who know. Show more

When he finds a mysterious letter in the pocket of a vintage army jacket, Proinsias O'Coinn is determined to find the jacket's rightful owner. Show more

Food writer and former chef Orlando Murrin chooses the Romanian pianist, Dinu Lipatti. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more

Police release Christmas market suspect and say attacker could still be on the loose

Clare and Libby find themselves stranded a long way from an important speaking engagement. Starring Sally Phillips. From 2016. Show more

Jennifer tries to keep the peace, but Kate is unhappy, and Brian is not listening. Show more

Director Barry Jenkins on Moonlight; Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution; Saint Joan at the Donmar Warehouse; Welsh Music Prize winner Meilyr Jones. Show more

Catherine Morland finds the sudden disappearance from Bath of Mr Henry Tilney extremely worrying. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Charles Adesina explores what it means to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender in Africa and what role parents can play in helping their LGBT children find acceptance. Show more

Peter White is joined by Tom Walker, Tony Shearman and Chris McCausland to talk about suitable gift ideas for blind or visually impaired people, with a few surprises along the way. Show more

Researchers and affected families discuss a ground-breaking study trying to detect consciousness in patients with brain injuries. Show more

Lionel Blue featured in Radio 4's Thought for the Day for more than 25 years. Now, in a way that was typically playful of the man, Lionel Blue presents his own obituary. Show more

Pressure mounts on the German chancellor to change her immigration policy - we hear from Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner and from the German writer Bernhard Schlink. Show more

A hot-tempered chef meets his nemesis in this short story by Alexander McCall Smith, the second in a series specially written for Radio 4. The reader is Trevor White. Show more

JP Doom quizzes Viktor Schmelling about his career in comedy. David Jason and John Bird in post-apocalyptic sketches. From 2016. Show more

Theresa May faces the questions of senior MPs about the Brexit process. Susan Hulme follows the Liaison Committee session and has the best of the rest of Tuesday in Parliament. Show more

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Journalist Madeleine Bunting visits Iona and uncovers the apparently remote island's well-connected past at the intersection of several busy sea routes. Read by Doon Mackichan. Show more

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