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Church bells from St. Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire. Show more

Mark Coles examines how Dippy the replica Diplodocus has become a national treasure. Show more

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Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality, its significance within both the scientific and faith communities and the desirability of life eternal. Show more

Ella McSweeney meets a dairy farmer who is branching out into hazelnuts in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland. Show more

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Plans by the Church of England to shut a flagship care home for retired clergy could split up elderly couples when part of it closes in the spring. Show more

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae makes an appeal on behalf of Pump Aid. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Epiphany at St Margaret's Episcopal Church in Glasgow, with the Rector, the Rev Scott Robertson. Glasgow Chamber Choir conducted by Michael Bawtree. Show more

Will Self explores how the worlds of work and education have become seamlessly merged with each other. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush. Show more

Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Russia and the USA, Britain's relationship with booze, and tipping. Plus the paper review with Ruth Lee, Lady Antonia Fraser and Tunde Okewale. Show more

Tom wants to make changes, and Susan asserts herself.

Businesswoman Pinky Lilani is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Tim meets a death-defying parachutist, plus a hair-raising brush with a royal protection officer and chicken jokes! From 2016. Show more

Sheila Dillon visits food businesses round Belfast to explore the thriving new food culture of Northern Ireland. Show more

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Global news and analysis.

Take a closer look at Bruegel's Harvesters with Cathy FitzGerald. Follow the link from the BBC Radio 4 website to explore a high-resolution image of the artwork as you listen. Show more

Eric Robson is in Somerset with this week's panellists - Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness. Show more

Fi Glover with some enthusiastic conversations between friends, partners and siblings determined to get the best out of life. Show more

After relying on the locals, the January Cup is the least of Britt-Marie’s worries when a family need help. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Nadeem Aslam about his new book The Golden Legend, a timely look at religious intolerance in contemporary Pakistan. Show more

Twin American poets Matthew and Michael Dickman read poems and talk to Paul Farley about brotherliness. Show more

Documentary. A year on from the historic Paris climate change talks, Roger Harrabin asks if the world can really limit the global temperature rise to under 2 degrees C. Show more

Mark Coles examines how Dippy the replica Diplodocus has become a national treasure. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

Theresa May suggests the UK will leave the single market when it leaves the EU. The Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron, said her approach would lead to a "disastrous hard Brexit".

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Tom needs to offload his concerns, and Roy has some explaining to do. Show more

A witty, fact-packed A-Z of evolution, via stand-up and sketches. With Claire Price and Jenni Murray. From October 2015. Show more

A chance meeting at a party, a call in the early morning, and a day trip to the dry Spanish Interior - one sightseer is profoundly moved by her experience on the day. Show more

Programme following dancer Dane Hurst, who takes a former Rambert Company vinyl dance floor back to his home in South Africa to provide dance training for underprivileged children. Show more

Julian Worricker on writer John Berger, actors Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, surgeon Henry Heimlich, linguist Patsy Crampton, journalist Brian Widlake, singer George Michael. Show more

Cheaper energy when it rains. Stopping online bank fraud - extra safeguards that could protect customer cash. Plus how to remember passwords without putting them at risk. Show more

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae makes an appeal on behalf of Pump Aid. Show more

Caroline Bayley travels to Mexico to discover how people are preparing for the potential impact of president-elect Donald Trump's economic plans. Show more

Carolyn Quinn looks forward to an eventful year in politics with Labour's Caroline Flint, the senior Tory backbencher Graham Brady and the political commentator Iain Martin. Show more

True stories told live in the USA.

Will Self explores how the worlds of work and education have become seamlessly merged with each other. Show more

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Laurie Taylor and guests Rowland Atkinson, Roger Burrow and Emma Spence explore the wealthiest of elites and their impact on our cities and lives. Show more

Church bells from St. Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire. Show more

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