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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Andrew Martlew, former army chaplain. Show more

How will the UK's fishing fleets fare after Brexit? The search for new farmers in Wales. Rescuing Norfolk's historic milestones. Show more

The dunnock is a newly-appreciated bird in the O'Leary household and as Dermot potters around the garden, he admires its work ethic and understated beauty. Show more

Rachel Byrne reports from Parliament as MPs debate the roll-out of the Universal Credit benefits scheme. Show more

Writer and gardener Anna Pavord is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Spiritual reflection and prayers on current topics led by The Rev John McLuckie, vice-provost of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Paloma Faith on what inspired her new album, The Architect. Poet Paula Meehan reads 'The View from Under the Table' for Children in Need. And teaching children about consent. Show more

Dexter's teacher wants to help, but it just makes things worse. And now Skye is more frightened than ever. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more

Andy Zaltzman spends a week living by the rules of the Stoic school of philosophy to explore if the teachings of the ancient Greeks can be applied to 21st-century problems. Show more

Max and Mike try to live ethically, so how can they choose a holiday? Stars Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. From 2017. Show more

On this day in 1917, sculptor Auguste Rodin died, and in Tynemouth, it is clear that Lester Reed has been thinking. Show more

Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood, read by some of the UK's best-known poets and actors. Show more

Are you really getting a bargain on Black Friday? Exclusive research suggests retailers are increasing the price of popular products in the run-up to the big discounting event. Show more

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Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood, read by some of the UK's best-known poets and actors. Show more

Conrad's roving days are over. Married and living in Kent, rubbing shoulders with Henry James and Ford Madox Ford, he is now the quintessential man of letters. Show more

Lexi takes charge, and Alan has an epiphany. Show more

All Christine wants is a badge, so people understand she is not a bad mum, it is just that her son is autistic. Chloe needs sleep. Both need love. Starring Katherine Kelly. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the panel visit Warsash in Hampshire. Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness answer the horticultural questions. Show more

By Peter Bradshaw. It is the allure and perils of roulette machines, as our narrator cooks up a new system to defy the odds. It lands him in trouble though. Read by Daniel Mays. Show more

Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood, read by some of the UK's best-known poets and actors. Show more

Obituary Series. Matthew Bannister on barrister Lord Hutchinson QC, art historian Linda Nochlin, Native American activist Dennis Banks and computer pioneer Geoff Tootill. Show more

Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Roger Bolton speaks to Jon Manel about his series The Adoption and to Sioned Wiliam, Radio 4's commissioning editor for comedy. Show more

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Theresa May told she must deliver "much more progress" if trade talks are to begin soon

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis re-cap the week through topical stand-up and sketches with guests Darren Harriot, Sophie Willan, Jake Yapp, Gemma Arrowsmith and William Sitwell. Show more

Can Toby and Pip reach an accord? Christine is in a holiday mood. Show more

Fenella Fielding on the Carry On films, Morecambe and Wise, and Henrik Ibsen. Plus the painter Gluck, famous for fashion and self-portraits with her lovers. Show more

Neil MacGregor considers the role that images play in the expression of shared beliefs - how they are reproduced, interpreted and rejected, and how they change our behaviour. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Elland in Yorkshire with Tracy Brabin MP, Madeleina Kay, Marnie Millard and Owen Paterson MP. Show more

A reflection on a topical issue. Will Self on how wearing glasses has become something that is entirely unremarkable. Show more

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, in Tynemouth, when the Finnish Parliament declared its independence from Russia. From November 2017. Show more

As regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party join growing calls for Robert Mugabe to resign, we speak to the head of an election monitoring group. Show more

Now a successful producer of reality TV, Kif's life feels as hollow and morally lost as Heidl's. Lunch with Pia brings back old memories and awkward questions. Show more

Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively, Things That Are by Amy Leach and This Boy by Alan Johnson. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.

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