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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin. Show more

Should cities be allowed to ask for funding through the Agriculture Bill if they are improving their environment? Friends of the Earth say the money should be kept for farmers. Show more

David Attenborough presents the raven. Show more

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Jim talks to astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who forged her own path through the male-dominated world of science. Show more

Television executive Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis, founder of The Reader, about the power of shared reading aloud in developing empathy, and how books can transform lives. Show more

Workplace reforms, what do they mean for women? The all-female group Papagena sing live. Plus retirement and how to thrive, and party dresses for the festive season. Show more

A medieval expert pursues the instigator of a curse passed on by a curiously inscribed slip of paper. Starring Mark Gatiss. Show more

The philosophy and philanthropy of the billionaire George Soros, and how it arouses both admiration and intense hostility. Show more

Following two artists as they work with parents and children in Pembrokeshire to bring autism and the arts together Show more

2016: Willa and Tig conspire on a secret mission and there is further bad news about the house. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more

How are you paying for Christmas? Email us now and let us know - youandyours@bbc.co.uk and please include your phone number so we can get back to you. Show more

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Aidan Hart explains the significance of colour as he paints an icon. Show more

Pat resorts to drastic measures and Tom learns the truth Show more

Radio 4's Oscar Wilde celebration continues. Max Bennett, Amanda Hale and Dervla Kirwan star in Lavinia Murray's fantasy drama about a celebrity marriage in crisis. Show more

Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering darkness. Show more

Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong answer audience questions on ‘The Good, The Bad & The Queen’. From 2018. Show more

American journalist Sally Herships explores to what extent it is possible to carry within ourself the traumas experienced by forebears. Show more

Eden Project founder Tim Smit chooses the documentary maker and artist, Humphrey Jennings. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

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Government ramps up contingency planning for no-deal Brexit

A ring on the doorbell interrupts an already unconventional Wrigglesworth family Christmas as Tom battles to get home. From December 2015. Show more

Helen receives a helping hand and Ruairi attempts to drum up support Show more

John Malkovich on playing Hercule Poirot in BBC One's The ABC Murders, why we like to cry at films and the rise and rise of true crime podcasts Show more

A medieval expert pursues the instigator of a curse passed on by a curiously inscribed slip of paper. Starring Mark Gatiss. Show more

Key figures on both sides of the Atlantic tell presenter David Baker how Twitter become a key forum for political debate, and what its impact on public life really is. Show more

Two blind people talk about how they have responded to significant difficulties in their lives and why they are feeling positive about the future. Show more

Claudia Hammond explores some common myths in neuroscience. She looks at myths in education, sex and gender, plus how much we can really train our brains. Show more

Jim talks to astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who forged her own path through the male-dominated world of science. Show more

Three and a half thousand troops have been put on standby Show more

2016: Willa and Tig conspire on a secret mission and there is further bad news about the house. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more

Jarvis Cocker's series exploring the human condition after dark boards the Wireless Nights Express, to hear tales of night people on sleeper - or sleepless - trains. Show more

All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.

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Carl Honoré’s book depicts the horror of an ageing suit and he explores elite sports for older athletes. Read by Darren Boyd. Show more

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