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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
We meet the British farm advisor heading out to work on the world's most remote inhabited island - Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the Grey partridge. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Show more
Daily Service comes from a rural parish in the north of England and explores how Christmas is celebrated in the British countryside. Show more
Woman's Hour
Carrie Fisher: mental health advocate
45 minutes
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Looking at the mental health advocacy of Carrie Fisher, Jo Cox's Commission on Loneliness, unlikely pen pals, artist Zarah Hussain, and 19th-century women and childcare. Show more
Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. With Georgina Groome and Miriam Margolyes. Show more
Crossing Continents
Mexico - The Town That Said, 'No!'
28 minutes
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The story of Cheran, a Mexican town that chased out the cartels, and the police and politicians who collaborated with them. Show more
BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox examines how disability is portrayed on TV and in film and asks if enough opportunities are being offered to disabled actors. Show more
On this day in 1916, Rasputin was assassinated in Russia, while in Tynemouth DR Walker discovers an unexpected ally. Show more
You and Yours
Build to rent, Luminous reindeer and AI
45 minutes
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City funds preparing massive investment into build-to-rent homes, and are driverless cars really the future? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Russia and Turkey have announced they will guarantee a ceasefire in Syria; We ask if polling should be banned just before an election; The film star Debbie Reynolds has died.
Paddy O'Connell and his dog explore why Newham’s local hero Bletchley Park codebreaker isn’t as well-known as Turing. From 2016. Show more
Kenton is in full creative flow, and Pip is left out. Show more
As Gareth and Diane attempt to launch a new menu at the Druid's Rest, something is lurking in the sea mist. By Annamaria Murphy. Show more
Open Country
The Changing Face of Wind in the Willows Country
25 minutes
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Helen Mark heads to Cookham Dean, on the Berkshire Downs, to explore the countryside that inspired Kenneth Grahame to create the magical world of The Wind in the Willows. Show more
Alexander Armstrong makes an appeal on behalf of MapAction. Show more
A special edition of Open Book - literary postcards from around the world. Show more
Cinema magazine programme. Francine Stock talks to Adam Driver, the star of Martin Scorsese's religious drama Silence. Show more
Adam Rutherford puts listeners' science questions to his team of experts. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
29/12/2016 Syrian ceasefire agreed
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Russia and Turkey have backed a truce due to come into force across Syria tonight.
The US elections are given a much-needed Disney-style fairy tale makeover. The most-loved songs for the least-loved candidates. With Richie Webb, Dave Lamb and Jess Robinson. Show more
Geoff attempts a career as a comedian in a very small town – getting an audience could be a problem. With Adam Riches. From August 2014. Show more
Kaz makes an observation, and Mother Goose is reviewed. Show more
Front Row
Made in Hull: UK City of Culture 2017
30 minutes
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A year-long celebration of arts and culture is about to begin in Hull when it becomes UK City of Culture 2017. John Wilson reports from the city on the banks of the Humber. Show more
Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. With Georgina Groome and Miriam Margolyes. Show more
Documentary. Journalist Tim Montgomerie reflects on the largely forgotten Collect for Holy Innocents day, celebrated on 28 December. Show more
With work on HS2 finally due to start next year, what will it mean for business? Maryam Moshiri investigates the opportunities - and challenges - in London and Sheffield. Show more
Adam Rutherford puts listeners' science questions to his team of experts. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
US expels Russians over cyber attacks
45 minutes
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Russia is sanctioned for interfering in the US election. But is it too little too late? Show more
A party, including Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, goes to the seaside at Lyme, where Anne meets her father's heir, Mr Elliot, for the first time and a terrible event occurs. Show more
Matt Harvey is joined by fellow poets Molly Naylor and Jonny Fluffypunk for more poetry and comedy at the Ways with Words festival at Dartington in south Devon. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Can cricket's king of sleaze save sport's damaged image? Maybe - if there's money in it. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2016. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide
Episode 4: A Midsummer Night's Dream
15 minutes
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores five Shakespeare plays that cross the racial divide. This edition focuses on love in the human and fairy worlds in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Show more
Marcus Sedgwick’s meditation on snow prompts him to recall his own trip to the Arctic Circle. Read by Jonathan Firth. Show more
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