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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop in Bangor. Show more

'Please work with us!' That’s the message to the government this morning from labour providers who say there are severe staff shortages in food and farming. Show more

Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore. Show more

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

Cate Blanchett, actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Sarah de Lagarde survived being run over by two tube trains earlier this year. She shares her story of survival and recovery. British Actress Naomi Ackie on playing Whitney. Show more

Broadcaster and jazz enthusiast Clive Myrie charts how jazz became a tool of protest, politics and subtle US diplomacy and examines lyrics behind some of the seminal protest songs Show more

When working-class Tony falls in love with upper middle-class Imogen, their sons are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Show more

Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood movies helped to create Santa Claus and the modern global Christmas. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

What can we learn from Abraham’s life and death? Friends, family and experts say changes are needed. Show more

It’s a big day for Pip, while Tracy proves a tough nut to crack. Show more

Ground-breaking action-thriller, adapted from the novel by James Swallow. Fourth Echelon agents, Sam and Sarah are on their way to Morocco to track down an asset. Show more

For millenia, large portions of the planet have smeared, smudged and blended makeup across their faces. But why - is it purely cultural, or is there something else going on? Show more

Peter Gibbs and the GQT team answer your questions from Bath. Show more

As London bustles with Christmas shoppers, a mother and daughter's holiday is endangered by a lost toy. Show more

Matthew Bannister on singer Joyce Bryant, Squadron leader George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE, surgeon Dame Clare Marx, skydiver Joseph Kittinger. Show more

Andrea Catherwood discusses your views on coverage of Ukraine with Jeremy Bowen and puts comments on the new Radio 4 Extra schedule to the network's Controller. Show more

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

The hospitality industry says it's "devastating" for the sector ahead of Christmas.

Matt Hancock’s Covid diaries, the reason why Sir Keir Starmer may soon be out of a job, and a behind-the-scenes look at the King's preparations for his Christmas message. Show more

Rex faces a terrible dilemma and Fallon has a mountain to climb. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate whodunnits and murder mysteries on screen, ahead of the streaming release of new Knives Out mystery Glass Onion. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Compton Verney, Warwickshire with Mary Bousted, John Glen MP, Stephen Kinnock MP and Nick Timothy. Show more

Sara Wheeler remembers sledding on a tea-tray, and wonders how much longer we'll experience snowy winters, and what that means for a season so ingrained in our lives and culture. Show more

Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive, hearing five clips from the past century, and explores the changes between then and now. Show more

After one of the worst days for Russian missile attacks in Ukraine we hear how life struggles on through blackouts and power failures. Show more

In the face of death, Elizabeth finally accepts her past as we learn of the scandal that almost broke her, and Solace turns out to be much more inviting than Liam had thought. Show more

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Mark D'Arcy reports as members of the House of Lords debate the future of the BBC.

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Reunited, the Delaney family make the most of the time they have left at home with Henry. Written and read by Rob Delaney. Show more

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