Alan does some award-worthy buttering up, and Justin has a big decision to make.
Kirsty Young talks to Tim Martin, founder of JD Wetherspoon. Show more
A visit to Margate for old-timers Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor with Tony Hawks and Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Sheila Dillon and special guests look at the food, cookery and drink books of 2017. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis.
Adam Hills tells jokes about disabled people for a living, so how will he fare when he comes face to face with blind presenter Peter White? Show more
Eric Robson and his panel of experts are in Lancaster to answer listeners' horticultural questions. Show more
The Listening Project
Omnibus - We Aren't Always the Same Person
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces conversations from Jura and Hull about being comfortable with who you are and where you are. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Borstal boy Smith remembers his crimes and plots his future, as he trains for the national cross-country run. Stars Lee Rufford. Show more
Bookclub
Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad
28 minutes
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James Naughtie and readers talk to American author Jennifer Egan about her groundbreaking novel A Visit from the Goon Squad, which won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in 2011. Show more
Paul Farley hears Andrew Motion read excerpts from a new long poem about his parents: Essex Clay. The first part tells the story of his mother's riding accident and slow death. Show more
Two sixth formers, one from a state school once in special measures and another from a private school, face a big question in their lives - is it worth paying to go to university? Show more
Aasmah Mir reports on some of the lives changed by the 2016 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
Conservative MPs have been warned that Brexit won't happen unless they support Theresa May.
15 minutes
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President Trump has sharply criticised the FBI - saying its reputation is in tatters. Manchester City extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.
Gerry Northam chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Pip comes to a life-changing decision, and Harrison imparts surprising news. Show more
The Russian ambassador is in town. Can Dot and the gals snaffle the Russian secrets? Stars Fenella Woolgar. From 2016. Show more
The story of a disappearance. In the next in Jon McGregor's gripping series, read by Kate O'Flynn, a young woman remembers seeing Becky on an eventful night out the summer before. Show more
Roger Bolton speaks to Richard Burgess, the BBC's UK news editor, about the royal engagement and goes behind-the-scenes at Radio 4's consumer affairs programme, You and Yours. Show more
Last Word
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Unity Spencer, Lewis Golden OBE, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse
28 minutes
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Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky, businessman Lewis Golden, painter Unity Spencer, piano tuner John Butler and pilot Joy Lofthouse. Show more
The latest news from the world of personal finance. What next for free cash machines, bank closures, and the Equifax cyberattack. Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2017
4 minutes
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The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless people. Show more
If you are the chancellor of the exchequer, worrying about where the next financial crisis might come from, what keeps you awake at night? Jonty Bloom investigates. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Francine Stock meets Michael Haneke, award-winning director of Funny Games, The White Ribbon, Amour and his latest, Happy End. Plus an olfactory analysis of The Age of Innocence. Show more
Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik explores the nature and purpose of true friendship through music and the insights of many faith traditions. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Emotions and politics - Laurie Taylor explores the evolution of our idea of emotion and how it plays out in the world of current affairs. Show more
Bells on Sunday
Church of Great St Mary's, Cambridge
2 minutes
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Church bells from the Church of Great St Mary's, Cambridge. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Test Match Special
The Ashes: Australia v England. The Second Test from the Adelaide Oval - Day 3
8 hours
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Commentary on the third day of the second Test between Australia and England, from the Adelaide Oval, with Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. Show more
