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The government's chief whip, charged with getting the PM's Brexit deal through Parliament. Show more

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Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the phenomenon of the selfie and its much older relative, the self-portrait, and its aspiration to portray the artist’s inner world. Show more

Ruth Sanderson meets a young trainee shepherd in Snowdonia. Teleri Fielden has taken on the task of managing a 600 acre farm single-handed. Show more

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Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Emily Buchanan. Show more

The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless and vulnerably housed people. Show more

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Live from St Catharine's College Cambridge. The Advent wreath traditionally holds five candles; the one lit on Advent Sunday is traditionally known as the Candle of Hope. Show more

Roger Scruton argues that in the world of political correctness, there is no presumption of innocence. Show more

Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs with his own story of the Manx shearwater, known as the 'devil bird'. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Aasmah Mir reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more

The stress continues to pile on Lily, and Roy takes desperate measures. Show more

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A visit to Woking for old-timers Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor with Kerry Godliman joining them on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon, Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan and Kate Young discuss the cookbooks of 2018, including books by Diana Henry, Caroline Eden, Bosh!, Yasmin Khan and Snoop Doggy Dogg. Show more

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News with Mark Mardell including the global implications of the Ukraine/Russia standoff in the Black Sea. Plus why the night sky will be more boring next year. Show more

George HW Bush was well qualified to become the 41st President of the United States, but David McNeil shows that his time in office was tumultuous abroad and exacting at home. Show more

Eric Robson and the panel are in Godmersham, Kent. Show more

Fi Glover introduces three conversations on the challenges of trying to move on from a troubled past. Show more

Diana is pregnant and Stephen offers to marry her but she has good reason to refuse. Starring Richard Dillane and David Robb. Show more

American author Meg Wolitzer discusses her novel The Interestings which follows a group of friends from teenage years to marriage and children. Presented by James Naughtie. Show more

Exploring poet Salena Godden's experimental new work Mrs Death Misses Death, a novel about ritual, mourning and love. Show more

Richard Dawkins examines how the science community interacts with the public, politicians, commercial interests and their peers. Show more

Aasmah Mir reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more

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"We shouldn't make the perfect the enemy of the good", says the Environment Secretary. France's Prime Minister to hold talks with anti-government protesters, after riots in Paris.

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A spirited take on life at 221 Baker St. When her tenant goes missing, Mrs Hudson is in need of a replacement. With Miriam Margolyes and the late, much missed, Barry Cryer. Show more

Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In the next in David Szalay's short story series, a son flies in to see his ailing father in Delhi. Show more

Is BBC radio neglecting older listeners in its pursuit of younger ones? Listeners share their views of the BBC’s ‘Reality Check’, and Roger investigates a whodunit. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Baroness Trumpington, singer Roy Bailey, police officer Henry Stevens and film director Bernardo Bertolucci. Show more

Carer's Allowance overpayments, keeping your Warm Home Discount when switching energy suppliers and more retirement interest-only mortgages arrive on the market. Show more

The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless and vulnerably housed people. Show more

Can 'freeports' spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom? Jonty Bloom heads to Middlesbrough, which is looking to Singapore, Dubai and rural Ireland for inspiration. Show more

Anne McElvoy previews a big week in politics with guests including shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti, former Cabinet minister Stephen Crabb and leading Lib Dem Layla Moran. Show more

Francine Stock talks to McMafia director James Watkins about a key influence on his film-making career: The Godfather. Show more

Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the phenomenon of the selfie and its much older relative, the self-portrait, and its aspiration to portray the artist’s inner world. Show more

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