The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston, part of the Jesuit Mission to St Dominic's Roman Catholic Church, Newcastle. Show more
Farming Today
21/12/21 - The end of Farmdrop, avian flu, and parsnips for Christmas
13 minutes
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Caz Graham hears from a farmer left picking up the pieces after the collapse of the online shop, Farmdrop. Show more
Writer Paul Evans disturbs a barn owl in an abandoned house on the marsh which is still haunted by the events of the past. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Things Fell Apart
S1. Ep 7: A Secret Room Behind a Fake Wall
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A series of strange, unexpected human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of, and suggests what they might have to teach us. Show more
Woman's Hour
Carol Ann Duffy and Kathryn Williams, Care worker shortages, Peng Shuai, Divisive TV
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Poet Carol Ann Duffy and folk musician Kathryn Williams on their new collaboration. Show more
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of Mola mola the world's largest bony fish to unravel this bizarrely shaped predator's ability to swim to a huge range of depths. Show more
Moving Pictures
Mystic Nativity by Sandro Botticelli
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cathy FitzGerald takes a closer look at one of the most beautiful and deeply mysterious paintings in the National Gallery's collection - 'Mystic Nativity' by Sandro Botticelli. Show more
There’s no such thing as ordinary. Joseph takes a 90-mile trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem to take part in a census with a young wife who is eight months pregnant. And then… Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How has your Christmas changed because of Covid?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Call You and Yours: How has your Christmas changed because of Covid?
Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and don't forget to leave a phone number. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Biella Coleman discovers how Piracy and Open Source have impacted hacking. Show more
Susan’s got the green eye and Amy recounts some home truths. Show more
Third in a series of seasonal dramas following life on a wetlands nature reserve in Norfolk over one year, starring Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance. Show more
Josie Long presents short festive documentaries about the night before Christmas. Show more
Reverends Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser are back for a Christmas Day special, swapping shop talk about one of the busiest times of the clerical year. Show more
Consumed by Desire
What we really want is each other
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry attempts to unpick the tangled idea of desire. It may be that we could benefit from a clearer understanding of desire - and our desires. Show more
Great Lives
Jeanne Baret, first woman to sail round the globe
28 minutes
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The first woman who sailed round the globe did so dressed as a man. Nina Sosanya chooses an extraordinary great life. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
21/12/2021 The Government has confirmed that no new Coronavirus restrictions will be imposed in England before Christmas
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Government has confirmed no new Coronavirus restrictions will be imposed in England before Christmas, because there's not yet enough evidence about the impact to justify them.
When Hancock throws a noisy party his neighbours, full of the Christmas spirit, take him to court. Show more
Oliver offers words of wisdom and Clarrie’s not got time to talk. Show more
Front Row
Anything Goes, Live arts venues under Omicron, The Princess Bride
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Broadway star Sutton Foster and director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall talk to Samira Ahmed about staging the musical Anything Goes ahead of a Boxing Day screening on BBC Two. Show more
How a simple DNA test turned worlds upside down, leading to profound questions of identity. Show more
We're joined by some of our favourite In Touch participants from over the past year, who tell us about their gripes of Christmas, advice for wrapping presents and more. Show more
All in the Mind
Fish Oils for depression, Pain pleasure and a good life, Kindness, Comedy memory
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Could fish oils help treat depression? Claudia Hammond hears of a promising early trial to treat patients for whom current anti-depressants don't make a difference. Show more
Things Fell Apart
S1. Ep 7: A Secret Room Behind a Fake Wall
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A series of strange, unexpected human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
No new coronavirus restrictions before Christmas
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
There’s no such thing as ordinary. Joseph takes a 90-mile trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem to take part in a census with a young wife who is eight months pregnant. And then… Show more
1986 documentary in which a Leicestershire builder, born into a mining community in 1907, remembers his life. Made by acclaimed radio producer Piers Plowright, who died in July. Show more
Katy Long continues her history of 100 years of refugee politics, as she discusses the refugee experience. Show more
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Even as a struggling young actor, gourmand Stanley Tucci knew the importance of pairing the correct pasta with sauce.
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