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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more
A conference of European women in agriculture hears one in three women suffer gender violence and intimidation. The event was held in Brussels. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marabou stork in Africa. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss behavioural ecology, the scientific study of animal behaviour in light of Darwin's theory of evolution. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cook the Perfect Christmas Dinner with Allegra McEvedy, Yotam Ottolenghi and Trine Hahnemann
58 minutes
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Allegra McEvedy, Yotam Ottolenghi and Trine Hahnemann cook the perfect Christmas dinner. Plus Laura Bates on the Everyday Sexism Project and how it's changed her outlook on life. Show more
Ginette's mother has cancer, and Ginette forms part of a human blockade at Greenham and is arrested. Show more
Mike Wendling explores the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins. It is one of the most popular American football teams, but many Native Americans say the name is racist. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Grace Dent explores the life and work of literary luminary Lorna Sage, author of the memoir Bad Blood. From 2014. Show more
Despite the best of intentions, things do not go to plan for Reverend Winwood. Show more
You and Yours
'Christmas' payday lenders; live music venues; unwanted charity freebies
45 minutes
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Payday loan companies warn against websites offering Christmas loans. Live music venues say new neighbours should pay for soundproofing. Plus the charities sending unwanted gifts. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
The cotton had gone, the ship canal had gone, the money had gone. Then music arrived. From Herman's Hermits to Joy Division and the Smiths. Show more
David is feeling hounded, and the chips are down at Home Farm. Show more
1964. Rumpole returns to his alma mater to defend a gardener accused of blackmailing the master of an Oxford College. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Timothy West. Show more
Caz Graham visits two nature reserves in Cumbria to find out what happens on wildlife reserves in winter and meets the people working away to maintain these conservation areas. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2014
2 minutes
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The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more
Bookclub
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander
28 minutes
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James Naughtie and Allan Mallinson discuss the first of Patrick O'Brian's hugely popular series of Napoleonic naval stories, Master and Commander, with a group of invited readers. Show more
The Film Programme
Best Films of the Year, Danny Elfman on Tim Burton, ET, Nick Hornby, The Curse of the British Museum
28 minutes
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With Francine Stock. Featuring composer Danny Elfman on Tim Burton, Nick Hornby's first cinema memory, the curse of the British Museum, the voice of ET, and DVD pick of the year. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Water on Comets; DNA in Space; Sounds of the Ocean; Science in Fashion
30 minutes
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Science news. Earth's water does not come from comets, according to data from the recent Rosetta mission. Adam Rutherford reports. Show more
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Baroness Oona King's diaries show her political ambitions started from a very young age. With Rufus Hound. From December 2014. Show more
Pat is exhausted, and Alice is despairing. Show more
Front Row
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn on Cats; Churchill's paintings; Jeff Kinney; Dolls' houses
30 minutes
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Including an interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn as they bring Cats back to the West End, a review of Winston Churchill's paintings, and Wimpy Kid writer Jeff Kinney. Show more
Ginette's mother has cancer, and Ginette forms part of a human blockade at Greenham and is arrested. Show more
Simon Cox asks whether private schools are doing enough to support state schools. Show more
Up in the air stuck in a metal tube for hours, can flying ever be a nice experience? Peter Day meets a clutch of British-based experts trying to improve the way the world flies. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Water on Comets; DNA in Space; Sounds of the Ocean; Science in Fashion
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Science news. Earth's water does not come from comets, according to data from the recent Rosetta mission. Adam Rutherford reports. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss behavioural ecology, the scientific study of animal behaviour in light of Darwin's theory of evolution. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Tess leaves Ireland behind and follows her beloved sister Claire to New York. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Milton is the world's most successful lorry driver, with an annual turnover somewhere on the M25. With Dave Lamb. From August 2011. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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The Italian born 1920s fashion queen, who launched her meteoric career in Paris in the face of adversity. Read by Abigail Thaw. Show more
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