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Spiritual reflection to start the day with The Rev Muriel Pearson of Cranhill Parish Church, Glasgow Show more

The live export of animals for slaughter or fattening abroad is due to be banned by the end of 2021. Show more

David Attenborough presents the knot. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the works and life of one of Portugal's greatest poets, who wrote in his own name and in those of several rounded characters he created. Show more

Is the continued use of Joint Enterprise unjust? A career in virology. Plus we hear from another listener about their life in shoes. Show more

An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more

Who are the balaclava clad officers wielding such force against peaceful demonstrators and keeping President Lukashenko in power? Show more

In March, the conductor John Wilson was rehearsing Britten’s Turn of the Screw when lockdown happened. Undaunted, the performance became a film, produced under Covid conditions. Show more

Amy's dream comes true when she has her first story published. In America Bob is involved in a tragic accident. Show more

Problems getting food delivery slots for Christmas and how covid-19 changed festive TV ads this year. Show more

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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.

The history of the world as told through objects at the British Museum. Today, the imperial ambitions of Han Dynasty China as described through a beautiful lacquer cup Show more

Jazzer finds himself under attack and it’s the end of an era for Susan. Show more

Deeply in debt and struggling to pay his children's crippling school fees, Tony da Silva finds the offer to front an anonymously owned shell company simply too tempting to resist. Show more

Helen Mark finds out about a project in Redesdale in Northumberland to restore and celebrate its historic borderland landscape. Show more

Jennifer Saunders makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Wellbeing of Women. Show more

Chris Power talks to German novelist Jenny Erpenbeck about her new non-fiction collection, Not A Novel. And Margaret Atwood introduces Yevgeny Zamyatin's classic dystopia, We. Show more

Actor Tom Burke reveals how he perfected the voice of Orson Welles for his new film, Mank, and Rob Savage explains how he made lockdown horror movie Host. With Antonia Quirke. Show more

DeepMind’s work using AI to unravel proteins as the next major step in biology, Asteroid samples due to return, and screening university students for COVID before the holidays. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

America's top infectious diseases expert has questioned the speed at which the UK approved the Pfizer/Biontech coronavirus vaccine

Multi-award-winning storyteller Sarah Kendal returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories: childhood. From 2018. Show more

Eddie learns a valuable lesson and Chris struggles with recent events. Show more

Tracey Emin and Edvard Much at the Royal Academy, The Crown controversy and Walter Presents: The Announcer reviewed. Show more

An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more

With just weeks to go till the Brexit transition period ends, David Aaronovitch and The Briefing Room team explore Britain’s readiness for 2021. Show more

DeepMind’s work using AI to unravel proteins as the next major step in biology, Asteroid samples due to return, and screening university students for COVID before the holidays. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the works and life of one of Portugal's greatest poets, who wrote in his own name and in those of several rounded characters he created. Show more

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Amy's dream comes true when she has her first story published. In America Bob is involved in a tragic accident. Show more

The dads comedy panel show hosted by Tim Vincent. Aided by Russell Kane and Mick Ferry, Tim talks to comedians Vince Atta and Scott Bennett about how to keep children entertained. Show more

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With maritime routes stretching around the globe, the most abominable form of trade begins to thrive. Read by Colin McFarlane. Abridged by Laurence Wareing. Show more

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