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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

Why a shortage of seasonal workers post-Brexit could mean more expensive, or imported, turkeys next year. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the rock dove. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss TS Eliot's Four Quartets, written just before and during World War II as meditations on humanity's relationship with time. Show more

Madeleine Bunting travels to Lewis and Harris and learns how the Gaelic language is enmeshed with landscape. Abridged by Anna Magnusson Read by Doon Mackichan. Show more

Sigourney Weaver talks about playing a grandmother in A Monster Calls. Writer Sarah Phelps on Witness for the Prosecution. Plus understanding and managing your PMS. Show more

Catherine Morland discovers that heroines must at times take desperate action to get what they want. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Malaysia's Banksy, Fahmi Reza, is capturing the public mood with his street art aimed at a government mired in financial scandal. Can art and activism can bring about change? Show more

4 Extra Debut. Time to re-think the mid-life crisis? Stephen Smith asks if embarrassment should be replaced by a chance for renewal. From 2016. Show more

On this day in 1916, the King reminded parliament that 'vigorous prosecution of war must be our sole endeavour', and Evelina is determined to keep politics out of her toyshop. Show more

Nearly half of the water companies in England and Wales are getting more complaints. And should you pay more for deliveries if you live at a remote address? Show more

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Is a culture of secrecy within the family harmful, or can it offer a necessary form of protection? Show more

Lynda fears for her reputation, and Rex needs another pair of hands. Show more

4 Extra Debut. In 1984, Richard Briers visited actor Terry-Thomas in Majorca. Affectionate comedy starring Martin Jarvis and Alistair McGowan. Show more

Once a year during the winter solstice, the rising sun illuminates the inner passage at Newgrange in Ireland. Helen Mark visits this incredible prehistoric monument to learn more. Show more

Cecily, the mother of a child who has benefited from the Amber Trust, makes an appeal on the charity's behalf. Show more

Mariella Frostrup looks at the life and work of Shirley Jackson with her biographer, Ruth Franklin, and literary fan Andrew Michael Hurley. Show more

Santa arrives early for Francine Stock and guests with a sackful of presents, including the best DVDs of the year. Show more

Can Inuit people survive the Arctic cold thanks to deep past liaisons with another species? Adam Rutherford hears new research pointing to genes from the extinct Denisovans. Show more

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Acclaimed Indian comedian Aditi Mittal takes a look at her patriarchal home nation from the point of view of being young. Show more

Adam is made to wait, and Rob works the room. Show more

Trumpeter Alison Balsom; review of Sally Wainwright's Brontë TV drama To Walk Invisible; pick of beautiful books for Christmas; behind-the-scenes at the aerial action at Peter Pan. Show more

Catherine Morland discovers that heroines must at times take desperate action to get what they want. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Liberalism died in 2016 - or so the papers say. But what is liberalism, and is it really under attack? David Aaronovitch finds out. Show more

Who pays for the arts? Who should pay for the arts? In the UK, there is controversy about corporate sponsorship of arts organisations. Andrew Dickson investigates. Show more

Can Inuit people survive the Arctic cold thanks to deep past liaisons with another species? Adam Rutherford hears new research pointing to genes from the extinct Denisovans. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss TS Eliot's Four Quartets, written just before and during World War II as meditations on humanity's relationship with time. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A seven-year-old girl, famous for her tweets, tells the BBC about her life in Aleppo. Show more

Over a very dry martini, Grace regales three young relatives with the story of her many and varied marriages. A short story by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Stephanie Cole. Show more

Matt Harvey is joined by Alex Horne, fellow poet Mab Jones and an appreciative audience at the Swindon Festival of Literature, needled by his one-man house band, Jerri Hart. Show more

Mike Garry performs his epic poem Men's Morning in its place of conception, Manchester's Moss Side Leisure Centre. Show more

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Madeleine Bunting travels to Lewis and Harris and learns how the Gaelic language is enmeshed with landscape. Abridged by Anna Magnusson Read by Doon Mackichan. Show more

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