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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Karen Smith Show more
'Min til', or not ploughing, may not solve all soil problems, says new report. Plus an early chestnut harvest and the mussel farm that hopes to be the biggest outside China. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the rook. Show more
News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster as the chancellor defends the prime minister's Brexit agreement and warns ideas a better deal could be secured are 'delusional'. Show more
Tom Kerridge, chef, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne Show more
Woman's Hour
Angela Merkel's Successor? Plus Baby Banks, Aimee Stuart, Supporting Support Workers
57 minutes
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Will Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer succeed Angela Merkel? Plus the rising use of baby banks, forgotten playwright Aimee Stuart and how to support frontline support workers. Show more
Gudrun is on the run, ending up in the mountains, at the hideaway of a powerful seeress and her followers. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Gyles Brandreth seeks to arm himself against a world trying to persuade him of everything and anything by exploring the noble and not so noble art and craft of persuasion. Show more
Adam Riches and a cast of some of Sweden’s finest comedians star in Danny Robins’ comedy about an Englishman abroad. Recorded on location in Sweden. Show more
2016: Willa clashes with her father-in-law when she takes him to a medical appointment. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more
You and Yours
PPI Claims, 02 Compensation, Black Plastics
40 minutes
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The drive to recycle black plastics. 02 faces compensation claims after its network shutdown. And the new car given a zero star safety rating. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
A History of Delusions
A Paranoid Conspiracy: James Tilly Matthews and the Air Loom Gang
14 minutes
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Psychologist Professor Daniel Freeman explores historic and contemporary cases of delusion. In this programme, he looks at the most common delusion - paranoia. Show more
Emotions stir for Helen and Hannah attempts to conceal her true feelings Show more
by Nick Warburton. When Richard and Clare inherit a house in Yorkshire they become part of a community intent on resisting change led by their truculent tenant, John Hector. Show more
Peter Gibbs hosts the show from RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex. 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
Last Word
Harry Leslie Smith, Pete Shelley, Monica Sims, Professor Wendy Atkin OBE, Ivan March
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on campaigner Harry Leslie Smith, singer Pete Shelley, Radio 4 Controller Monica Sims, epidemiologist Wendy Atkin, music critic Ivan March Show more
Should the BBC highlight the political leanings of think tanks? BBC 5 Live’s Dotun Adebayo recalls an emotional night on air, and DJ Deke Duncan boosts his audience significantly. Show more
The Listening Project
Peter and Billy – The Fine Art of Pottery
4 minutes
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Two full-time ceramics students talk about their shared passion for making pottery. Fi Glover presents. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
07/12/2018 Ministers warn no-deal Brexit could cause cross-Channel disruption for six months
30 minutes
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Health secretary says this is "worst-case scenario", in the event of new customs checks
If you find the backstop, divergence and trade tarrifs a bit confusing then Dead Ringers won't make it any clearer, but this episode might just make it a little funnier. Show more
Disaster strikes for Lynda and Roy worries about Lexi Show more
Front Row
Springsteen on Broadway, Disfigured Villains, Beautiful Books for Christmas
29 minutes
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Review of Bruce Springsteen's new film Springsteen on Broadway. And the campaign to stop Hollywood from associating villains with facial disfigurement. Show more
Gudrun is on the run, ending up in the mountains, at the hideaway of a powerful seeress and her followers. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Any Questions?
James Cleverly MP, Meg Hillier MP, Bronwen Maddox, Liz Saville Roberts MP
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from St Peter's Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, with James Cleverly MP, Meg Hillier MP, Bronwen Maddox and Liz Saville Roberts MP. Show more
A Point of View
What did you do during the environmental collapse, daddy?
10 minutes
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Will Self ponders what we should say to our children about the mounting environmental catastrophe. Show more
Living With The Gods Omnibus
The Power of Images
57 minutes
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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
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Canadian court hears senior Huawei executive wanted in US on fraud charges.
45 minutes
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Meng Wanzhou accused of trying to bypass American sanctions on Iran. Show more
2016: Willa clashes with her father-in-law when she takes him to a medical appointment. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more
Great Lives
Samira Ahmed on Laura Ingalls Wilder
28 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Broadcaster Samira Ahmed chooses Little House on the Prairie author, Laura Ingalls Wilder. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
Two mums who became friends through taking part in a project using the therapeutic benefits of horsemanship. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Jo Brand turns advice giver in an irreverent guide to life, concluding with her perspective on "being different". Show more
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