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The Miltons have farmed on Exmoor for six generations. We meet the next generation, Chris and Tim, working on the family's mixed farm with their fathers Robin and Rex. Show more

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Physicist and TV presenter Prof Brian Cox chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take if cast away on a desert island. Presented by Kirsty Young. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Tackling truancy: Jenny hears about plans for a radical new approach and finds out why teenagers truant. Plus Whistle Down the Wind at 50. Show more

Everyone is keen to find the stolen letters. Roland and Maud hope to get the truth first in France. Starring Harry Hadden-Paton. Show more

Martha Kearney and guests discover what the government really felt about soaring unemployment, urban riots and a royal wedding as they review secret Cabinet papers from 1981. Show more

Franchises for three of our long distance rail routes are up for grabs next year. What will it mean for passengers? And will new nutritional labels on food confuse us even more? Show more

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A sweet tooth, chicken korma and the perfect mojito are some of the ingredients under discussion with ballet dancer Carlos Acosta. But eating badly could end his career. Show more

Neil loses his patience and Will shows some last-minute nerves. Show more

In Paris, Charles Darnay has been released. But his freedom is short-lived. Stars Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott and Paul Ready. Show more

Peter Gibbs chairs a forward-looking programme from the village of Mickleton. On the panel are Chris Beardshaw, Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood. Show more

A young man is encouraged to pursue the love of his life by his father. But is it cupid or cold hard cash that decides his fate? Show more

Bridget Kendall profiles the three female human rights activists awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. Show more

A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year. Plus, does probability really exist? Show more

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Sandi Toksvig embarks on a quest to the distant and mysterious Radio 4 Island, to recover the Greenwich Pips, which have been stolen by a masked stranger. Show more

There's a wedding worry for Caroline. Meanwhile Ruth and David call a family conference. Show more

Mark Lawson reports on the authors who have taken on another novelist's characters, with guests including PD James, Anthony Horowitz, Jeffery Deaver and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Show more

Everyone is keen to find the stolen letters. Roland and Maud hope to get the truth first in France. Starring Harry Hadden-Paton. Show more

Owen Bennett Jones is joined by some of the BBC's top correspondents to look at what is likely to be dominating the news around the world in 2012. Show more

Lisa Jardine remembers 2011 for the Royal Wedding, reflecting on the historic power of regal glamour in times of austerity. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1950: France's Monnet and Schuman secretly plot to create the organisation that became the European Union. Stars Timothy West. Show more

Libby Purves on how the money from last year's appeal has helped homeless and vulnerable people across the UK. To give call 0800 082 8284 or donate online at the Radio 4 website. Show more

President Saleh of Yemen is asking to go to the USA for medical treatment. Is he attempting to escape justice and will President Obama help him? With Felicity Evans. Show more

Now certain of Fabrice's feelings, Linda returns to the family home to await the end of the war. Concluded by Diana Quick. Show more

Melvyn Bragg with a special programme of his favourite poetry and prose, read by David Bamber, Eleanor Bron and Bill Paterson, with choristers from Carlisle Cathedral. Show more

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Julia rediscovers a letter her father wrote to her before his death and is comforted. Stories about relationships between adults and children, read by the author. Show more

The flop of 'Twang!' leaves Bart's reputation in tatters. Alistair McGowan concludes David and Caroline Stafford's biography. Show more

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