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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert.

Charlotte Smith is at a farm in Gloucestershire learning about the dairy industry. This episode asks if diversification into cheesemaking is the way to go. Show more

Chris Packham presents the Madagascan Harrier-hawk from Madagascar. Show more

Sean Curran reports as David Cameron says launching UK air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria will 'make us safer'. But Labour warns of unintended consequences. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to film-maker, writer and producer Gurinder Chadha. Show more

Artists and identical twins Amrit and Rabindra Singh, women of the civil rights movement, breast reconstruction after treatment for cancer and stories from Listener Week. Show more

One family's story from Zaatari Camp, adapted from an Arabic audio drama about Syrian refugees in Jordan. Imad crossed the water two days ago. There is still no news. Show more

Alan Dein travels to Nottingham to meet the fourth and fifth generations of a family firm of funeral directors and discovers how the Lymn family deal with death on a daily basis. Show more

From old married couples to cold calling – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Joanna Lumley. From 2015. Show more

Will Self concludes his road trip on the trail of Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell, who developed the theory of electromagnetic waves. He asks if Maxwell was really a genius. Show more

US retailers and consumers are cooling towards the big discounts of Black Friday, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays a requiem on instruments made out of old gas meters. Show more

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News with Mark Mardell. Including Paris attack victims remembered, Labour Party disagreement on Syria, child abuse inquiry update and the Dhnie refugee family reach Hungary.

Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna explore the legacy of early UK gramophone records: 1902 and the songs of Nellie Melba. From 2015. Show more

Here's to Helen Titchener! But Joe doesn't feel like celebrating. Show more

Masterpiece by Martin Jameson inspired by Zola's Rougon Macquart novels. Dide observes her great-grandson Claude's demise as his obsession to create 'the' masterpiece wreaks havoc. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Louth in Lincolnshire. Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew answer gardening questions from the audience. Show more

A young physicist clings to scientific rigour as the world he knows collapses and contracts around him. Read by Amir El-Masry. Show more

Matthew Bannister on TV pioneer Peter Dimmock. SOE agent Alix d'Unienville, designer Yolanda Sonnabend, ITN foreign editor Maggie Eales, car customiser George Barris. Show more

Should a BBC presenter have expressed his own views on Christianity and homosexuality? Plus new radio comedy duo The Pin, and BBC World Service gets government funding. Show more

Fi Glover introduces one side of a conversation: eleven years after the death of her ex-husband, Sharon tells him she now wants to move on and needs him to let her go. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Jeremy Corbyn comes under pressure over his opposition to air strikes in Syria.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With Mitch Benn, Gemma Arrowsmith, Robert Peston, Sarah Kendall and Jon Holmes. Show more

More than a canape is shared at the ball - and speaking of startling revelations... Show more

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Richard Eyre on Ibsen's Little Eyolf, and a look at how ancient Greek drama is being used to help modern war veterans coping with PTSD. Show more

One family's story from Zaatari Camp, adapted from an Arabic audio drama about Syrian refugees in Jordan. Imad crossed the water two days ago. There is still no news. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Manchester Metropolitan University with David Gauke MP, Bronwen Maddox, John McDonnell MP and Simon Stevens. Show more

Sarah Dunant welcomes Canada's plans to fully legalise marijuana and sees the benefits of a booming cannabis products industry in the American states where it's already legal. Show more

"No man, not even a prince, is above the law." How a Saudi prince was brought to justice and convicted at the Old Bailey, co-written by Bafta award-winning dramatist Neil McKay. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Labour in turmoil over Syria, and to shop or not to shop? Plus the Pope arrives in Africa. Show more

The dwarf’s terrible secret is finally revealed. Bill Paterson concludes Neil Gaiman’s dark tale. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Shirley Williams, Margaret Drabble and Harriett Gilbert on books by Winifred Holtby, Mary McCarthy and James Joyce. From 2015. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a vicar and a non-believer from his parish, who share a love of the church building and the community it houses. Show more

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Iris Murdoch and Brigid Brophy had an intimate friendship for many years, but Murdoch's letters reveal how volatile the relationship could be. Show more

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