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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
From carols at the farmers mart to an urban tractor run - Charlotte Smith brings you a feast of festive farming fun. Show more
Chris Packham presents the blackbird. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Dame Prue Leith, writer and broadcaster
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dame Prue Leith, writer and former restaurateur, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would want with her if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club. A Musical Family Christmas. Volunteering.
55 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on A Musical Family Christmas. Volunteering. Plus Vox Duo with their version of "O" Holy Night. Show more
What can the 80s TV quiz show Bullseye tell us about what we’ve lost as a society and what we’ve become? James McMahon reappraises the darts-based series. Show more
How long will Arthur last in the role of Father Christmas this year? His annual attempt to spread festive cheer in a department store falls short - but will he be a great redeemer? Show more
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Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley
5. The Third Gift
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Joseph struggles to keep his thoughts and memories clear. He has sudden recollections of things in the past. And events that, strangely, seem to be occurring now. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - What's changed for the better for you in 2021?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What's changed for the better in 2021? Have you changed jobs, met the neighbours, even found love? What's changed for you? Email Youandyours@bbc.co.uk. and add a phone number. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Biella discovers why simply repairing your own device may make you a hacker. Show more
Someone comes knocking for Alan and opportunity knocks for one of the stars of The Mysteries. Show more
Pilgrim searches for the mysterious Mrs Bronson as a blizzard and a malevolent enchantment threaten to overcome the inhabitants of the town of Melcombe. The second of two episodes Show more
A service of carols, hymns, and readings live from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Show more
Last Word
bell hooks (pictured), Shirley McGreal, Lionel Blair, Melvin Van Peebles
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Julian Worricker on feminist writer bell hooks, conservationist Shirley McGreal, entertainer Lionel Blair, film director Melvin Van Peebles. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
24/12/2021 Another surge in Covid cases
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Officials encouraged by data suggesting omicron is less likely to cause serious illness. Airlines cancel 2,000 flights. Government to ease immigration rules for care workers.
Nick Robinson (Jon Culshaw) and Martha Kearny (Jan Ravens) look back at weird and wonderful events from other worlds and universes featuring some surprisingly familiar faces. Show more
Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels
The Establishment Poets
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Spoken word poets were sidelined and ignored for years. Lemn Sissay finds out how voices outside the mainstream made the establishment sit up and take notice. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore beloved festive classic It's A Wonderful Life and haunting alternative nativity story Second Coming. Show more
Loose Ends
Loose Ends Lounge: Fryars, Joy Crookes, Damon Albarn, Kathryn Williams, Jackson Browne, Kitti, Glenn Tilbrook and more..
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Clive Anderson with the first of two programmes showcasing some of the best music performances on Loose Ends this year, including Joy Crookes, Damon Albarn and Kathryn Williams. Show more
Howard Jacobson reflects on why Christmas has always drawn him to the water's edge. Show more
Miriam Margolyes, Rob Brydon and a surprise guest join Barry Humphries at home for lively conversation, an exchange of prose and poetry, and some Christmas magic! Show more
Kirsty Wark reunites stars of the 2003 Christmas film Love Actually, including Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon and Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and writer/director Richard Curtis. Show more
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley
5. The Third Gift
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMJoseph struggles to keep his thoughts and memories clear. He has sudden recollections of things in the past. And events that, strangely, seem to be occurring now. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Former Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu and singer Katie Melua reflect on the gentle, moving carol. From 2017. Show more
A Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve. Celebrant and preacher: the Right Reverend John Arnold, bishop of Salford. Show more
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