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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin

The UK chicken industry reaction to prospects of a no deal Brexit and on proposed changes to the country's immigration policy. Show more

David Attenborough presents the song thrush. Show more

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Sean Curran reports from Westminster, as MPs offer their condolences to the friends and family of a homeless man who died near Parliament.

Mariana Mazzucato, economist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne Show more

Principal dancer Celine Gittens, the rise in women returning to prison, Victoria and Albert's Wedding, winter solstice poetry and why escape Christmas? Show more

A remote inn, a locked room and the only guest, young Thomson, is curious. Starring Mark Gatiss and Carolyn Pickles. Show more

Growing up in Dundee, AL Kennedy remembers a grey landscape with few creative outlets. Now the V&A has arrived, she heads home to check out the changes in the city. Show more

Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more

A collection of seasonal poems for the winter solstice. Show more

The Fundraising Regulator warns about fake charity appeals this Christmas. The rising popularity of unisex perfume. 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 collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons

Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon. Show more

Elizabeth is left terrified and Emma finds herself in a sticky situation Show more

On Christmas Eve, a family arrives at their country cottage, but the homeless keyholder and her son have moved in. The family faces a clash of liberal versus Christian principles. Show more

Eric Robson and the panel are in West Yorkshire Show more

In award-winning writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's story, written specially for Radio 4, the family have a secret. Babirye Bukilwa is the reader. Show more

A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons

Matthew Bannister on haematologist Sir David Weatherall, film director Penny Marshall, inventor Evelyn Berezin, Soviet dissident Zhores Medvedev and singer Nancy Wilson. Show more

Roger Bolton catches up with Evan Davis to see how he is settling into his new role as PM’s presenter and finds out how the BBC audio archive is being made available to listeners. Show more

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A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons

Police investigating drones at Gatwick airport say they've identified "persons of interest". Flights, which were suspended again this evening, have now resumed.

David Cameron finds out what life in Britain would have been like without him as PM in a remake of the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life. Show more

There's light at the end of the tunnel for Jennifer and Kirsty is livid Show more

Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Vanessa Kisuule reads a poem for the winter solstice. Plus is art becoming more political? Show more

A remote inn, a locked room and the only guest, young Thomson, is curious. Starring Mark Gatiss and Carolyn Pickles. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from St John's Wood Church in London with Baroness Chakrabarti, Joanna Cherry QC MP, Paul Drechsler and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP. Show more

Howard Jacobson on the destructive nature of the Cult of Self. Show more

Neil MacGregor continues his exploration of how shared beliefs have shaped societies, and focuses on those that live with one God, with many gods or co-exist with local spirits. Show more

Sussex Police say they've identified "people of interest". Show more

Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more

Eden Project founder Tim Smit chooses the documentary maker and artist, Humphrey Jennings. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

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A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons

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Concluding his book charting attitudes to ageing, Carl Honoré explores love and sex in later life. Read by Darren Boyd. Show more

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