Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
...The Other Kids Talk About: Documentary. Journalist Paul Mason reports on a group of university dropouts who are using social media to influence young people on a huge scale. Show more
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On this day in 1916, Newcastle papers condemned German use of 'Belgian slavery', and at the Examiner, Edgar Bates's new reporter is not what he had been expecting. Show more
Consumer news and issues. We speak to the family of a woman who was helped to write a cheque for services not done by a rogue will-writing firm as she lay dying in hospital. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The evacuation of Aleppo has been halted. We talk to one man waiting for the buses who says his family are freezing and hungry. We ask the Syrian government what is happening. Show more
Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong
Episode 5: Nationalism
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Simon Barnes concludes his series about sport by arguing that it is not about nationalism. Show more
Johnny prepares to strike a pose, while David is not in the Christmas spirit. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lucas disappeared in 2014 at the time of a suspected Russian submarine in the Swedish archipelago. Stars Ellie Piercy. Show more
Eric Robson and the horticultural panel are in South Yorkshire. Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank answer the gardening queries. Show more
4 Extra Debut. After an act of Christmas diplomacy, Isabel discovers family history is in the past, but it’s rarely over. Read by Tamsin Greig. Show more
Last Word
Peter Gibson, AA Gill, Coral Atkins, William Chaloner, Ian McCaskill
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on glazier Peter Gibson, journalist AA Gill, carer Coral Atkins, palaeobotanist William Chaloner, weatherman Ian McCaskill. Show more
More or Less
Have more famous people died this year?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech Show more
The Listening Project
Eluned and Neal - Becoming Invisible
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between a couple who express some trepidation at the prospect of turning 60, while acknowledging the benefits that come from a long-term partnership. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
16/12/2016 The evacuation of fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo suspended
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The UN says it fears hundreds of children will die soon if a full evacuation of eastern Aleppo in Syria does not resume. But the Russians say the task has been completed.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Steve and Hugh are joined by James Acaster, Suzi Ruffell, Luke Kempner and Pippa Evans. Show more
Helen puts on a brave face, and Ruth begs Pip to reconsider. Show more
Front Row
Matthew Bourne on The Red Shoes, Satirising Trump, Marius de Vries
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bourne on his stage version of The Red Shoes, musician and producer Marius de Vries discusses working on La La Land, the challenge of satirising Donald Trump. Show more
Writers James and Timmie Hanley make a move at last, but come to regret their decision in the finale of the series, dramatised by Lizzie Nunnery. Show more
Any Questions?
Jonathan Bartley, Dawn Butler MP, David Gauke MP, Esther McVey
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Askew Road Methodist & United Reformed Church in West London with Jonathan Bartley, Dawn Butler MP, David Gauke MP & Esther McVey. Show more
Adam Gopnik on the controversy surrounding the Christmas song Baby It's Cold Outside and why the song is not, in his view, a "hymn to rape" as some people are claiming. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 64: 12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
In the week in 1916 when Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Riot officers enter HMP Birmingham
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A riot involving hundreds of inmates has raged for about 12 hours at a city prison. Show more
Old friends reconnect and past wounds heal – but the true cost of the feast is yet to become clear. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel. Show more
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley chooses the holocaust survivor, author and Nobel laureate, Elie Wiesel. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Sian and Harry - Grieving Together and Apart
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between parents about how they deal with their son's death, finding the space they need as individuals while coming together in their common grief. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
When William Blake died in 1827, he was 'already a forgotten man'. How was he resurrected? A meditation on the art of biography by a master of the genre, Richard Holmes. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Commentary on the second day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai, with Jonathan Agnew, Prakash Wakankar, Henry Blofeld, Sunil Gavaskar and Geoff Boycott. Show more
