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Tom Armitage argues that learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way, and that it should spur creativity: the possibility of doing entirely new things. Show more
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Mark Tully asks when it is right to relinquish our dreams and how best to leave grief behind. From sporting defeat to the loss of a loved one, when is it best to let go?
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Caz Graham discovers how farming on planet Earth is increasingly being shaped by outer space, and looks into the future with the aid of satellites and space scientists. Show more
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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
Ian McEwan presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SolarAid. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
From Glasgow. Approaching Hogmanay and the turn of the year, mental health chaplain Kevin Franz and the Rev Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh, explore hospitality. Show more
A Point of View
Will Self: The British Vomitorium
10 minutes
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'Are you full yet? Stuffed? Fit to burst?' asks Will Self, as he appeals to the post-Christmas glutton to consider a major lifestyle change in the year ahead. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
Lilian lives it up, and there's a warm welcome for Jazzer. Show more
Designer and businesswoman Anya Hindmarch is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
To celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, Radio 4's perennial antidote to panel games presents a specially-extended Christmas show, with Stephen Fry joining the team regulars. Show more
Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, a story which begins with 18th century Indian punch and evolves with new wave flavours being developed in the bars of New York and Britain. Show more
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Have Britain's Paralympians been snubbed in the New Year Honours? We look ahead with three Parliamentary veterans. Plus who is the greatest - Britten, Wagner or Verdi? Show more
Hardeep Singh Kohli cooks for Cat Survival Trust director Terry Moore, and volunteers caring for exotic big cats. From December 2012. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Newcastleton, Scotland
43 minutes
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Eric Robson and the team are in Newcastleton in Scotland for the final programme of 2012. Bob Flowerdew, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank are on the panel. Show more
Fi Glover features conversations requested by listeners, in the Sunday Edition of the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen. Show more
Fighting to keep her diamond necklace, Lizzie broods in Scotland but her cousin's arrival proves diverting. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more
Mariella Frostrup discusses the literary trends of 2012 from bonkbusters and historical fiction to self-publishing with James Runcie, Naomi Alderman and Philip Jones. Show more
Roger McGough presents a diverse selection of listeners' poetry requests on the theme of time. The readers are Ian McElhinney and John Mackay. Show more
Sharon Davis investigates the tragic story of the African migrants who fled fighting in Libya on an inflatable boat. Show more
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Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Chris steps into the limelight. Meanwhile Tom feels miffed. Show more
William meets a famous six-year-old. Recorded at the Theatre Royal, Winchester, performed by Martin Jarvis. From December 2012. Show more
Sara Maitland puts her own spin on a classic fairy tale. Would the lovers really live happily ever after? Read by Lia Williams. Show more
Tim Harford presents a guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year, as discussed by More or Less interviewees. Show more
Gillian Darley explores the life of Emile Coué and his mantra ‘Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'. From 2012. Show more
Paul Lewis and guests look ahead to 2013. What will happen to house prices? How will you pay for financial advice? Will savers have to turn to investing? Will the economy grow? Show more
Ian McEwan presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SolarAid. Show more
Random acts of kindness can help businesses grow in surprising ways. Peter Day speaks to one woman who explains how the generosity of others has made all the difference to her. Show more
Paddy O'Connell looks back at the defining events of 2012, serious and not-so-serious, with contributions from Clare Balding and the BBC's Business Editor Robert Peston. Show more
The Film Programme
The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The latest news from the world of film. Francine Stock and guests look at the challenges filmmakers face adapting difficult books. Show more
Mark Tully asks when it is right to relinquish our dreams and how best to leave grief behind. From sporting defeat to the loss of a loved one, when is it best to let go?
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Laurie Taylor explores the role and meaning of both alcohol and drugs in human life. Show more
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