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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann. Show more

Some supermarkets are selling potatoes for less than it costs to produce them over Christmas. It's good news for consumers, but farmers fear it devalues the product. Show more

Alison Steadman provides a seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period. Show more

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

Steven Spielberg, director, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

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Grammy nominated singer & actor Janelle Monae; traditional Yorkshire Christmas song from folk singers Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones. Show more

Clive Myrie continues his examination of jazz, protest, politics & diplomacy. In this episode he explores the use of soft power as jazz is introduced to audiences around the world Show more

Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a long-married and passionate couple in Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy. This year, will they get the Christmas they want - or deserve? Show more

Tom Dyckhoff looks back through the archive at the life and work of Richard Rogers, the architect who changed the face of modern Britain. Show more

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

So if going cold turkey isn't the solution to having a better relationship with the news, Oliver asks how can you find the balance between being informed and not tyrannized by it. Show more

Who’s ready for a quick duet? Kate remembers Christmases past. Show more

Ground-breaking action-thriller, adapted from the novel by James Swallow. Fourth Echelon agent Sam Fisher and his daughter Sarah zone in on the T-tech building in Lisbon. Show more

Ella investigates those free riders who just don’t pull their weight around the house - is it just laziness or is there some deep-wired evolutionary reason at work here? Show more

Kathy Clugston and a panel of horticultural experts answer your questions from Norwich. Show more

In Susanna Clarke's new and wintry story, the award-winning writer introduces us to Merowdis, who seeks answers when she and her friends enter the wood. Sophie McShera reads. Show more

Matthew Bannister on columnist and broadcaster Victor Lewis-Smith, designer Maureen Doherty, singer Pablo Milanés and campaigner Ailsa Irving. Show more

Radio 4 Controller Mohit Bakaya joins Andrea Catherwood to find out what listeners have to say about the programmes they've listened to over the year. Show more

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

Nurses in England say they will go on strike at more hospitals next month, if the government refuses to enter talks about pay. Nurses are also set to walk out in Scotland.

Last in the current series of the topical show, which takes a satirical sledgehammer to the week’s news. Show more

It’s time for Jolene and Fallon to compare notes. Can one family come together for Christmas? Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how a couple of Christmas TV traditions have developed over the years - the made-for-TV Christmas romcom and the festive ghost story. Show more

A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year: war in Ukraine, three prime ministers, the death of Queen Elizabeth II and more. With Adam Fleming and guests. Show more

John Connell ponders what kind of father he will be - helped by Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes and Philip Larkin. Show more

A special concert of readings and music from Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mihhail Gerts. Show more

Also tonight:
Nurses announce more strike dates.
A new album from music legend David Crosby.
And Christmas in Ukraine.

As Miss Marple becomes acquainted with her fellow guests, the festive peace at Gossington Hall is about to be shattered. Read by Georgie Glen. Show more

It’s the season for ghost stories, and Danny Robins is back with another real-life tale of the paranormal. This special Uncanny episode sees a family Christmas turned upside down. Show more

Chuck Berry became a star in the 1950s with songs like Maybellene and Johnny B. Goode. Slade frontman Noddy Holder discusses the good (and bad) of a rock 'n' roll pioneer. Show more

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After great fame, Agatha finds a certain kind of freedom as she hits her sixties, as Lucy Worsley reads the final part of her biography of the 'Queen of Crime'. Show more

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