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Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Church, re-examines the Nativity stories told to us in Matthew and Luke’s Gospels and asks what they say about the meaning of Christmas. Show more

Lindsey Chapman updates a Living World from 2010. Lionel Kelleway travels to Shropshire where the raven is recovering from years of persecution and where a large roost now occurs. Show more

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If Jesus was not born in a stable, does it really matter? Fergal Keane remembers a happy Christmas in Soweto. What is a vegan Christmas and should veganism be a protected belief? Show more

Opera singer Lesley Garrett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lost Chord. Show more

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From Methodist College Belfast. The Advent wreath traditionally holds five candles; the one lit on the fourth Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as the Candle of Peace. Show more

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

For writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don, the soaring familiarity of the arrival of swallows in spring provides a respite from his longing for their return during winter. Show more

News with Paddy O'Connell including Toby Young's Twitter shame and Pru Leith's sprouts tips. Reviewing the Sunday news: Dreda Say Mitchell, Petroc Trelawny and Linda Colley. Show more

There's a shock for Brian, and Elizabeth is left terrified. Show more

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A return visit to Venue Cymru in Llandudno for Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman, Richard Osman and Rob Brydon with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

You know her from TV and food writing. But what does Nigella Lawson eat when the cameras are turned off? Join Diana Henry for supper with the Queen of Christmas cooking. Show more

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Mishal Husain presents seasonal dispatches ranging from the Christmas card sender you can't reply to, festive policing, seeking new soul mates and wassailing with a horse's skull. Show more

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Three conversations between women of different generations about the changes in women's working lives and work choices. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Oscar Wilde's playful and poignant drama, about a blackmailed politician and his exacting wife. With John Heffernan, Miranda Raison, Lucy Doyle, Ryan Whittle, and songs. Show more

Why the classic short story has such strong associations with winter, and what it's like to write a Christmas novel every year. Show more

Celebrating the winter solstice with midwinter poems for the year's turning point. Show more

Key figures on both sides of the Atlantic tell presenter David Baker how Twitter become a key forum for political debate, and what its impact on public life really is. Show more

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Antonia Quirke makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week Show more

Lynda issues a terrifying ultimatum and it's all change for Brian Show more

John Shuttleworth takes his trusty organ along to the local hospital to pay a Christmas visit to his friend Alan, the opera singer. Show more

In David Szalay's short story series, 12 travellers journey around the globe, each with a tale to tell. Today: a mother learns some uncomfortable truths about herself in Budapest. 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

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

The founder of Universal Wealth Preservation is jailed; plans to end hefty and harmful overdraft fees; and energy firm Outfox the Market insists it is not going bust Show more

Opera singer Lesley Garrett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lost Chord. Show more

Trouble sleeping? There's a whole new industry for that. David Baker investigates the billion-pound business sector dedicated to improving our 40 winks. Show more

Douglas Coupland explores the ideas of 60s media seer Marshall McLuhan, in a new world of the 'global village'. From 2018. Show more

Antonia Quirke and guests Tim Robey, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Clare Binns discuss the best films of 2018. Show more

Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Church, re-examines the Nativity stories told to us in Matthew and Luke’s Gospels and asks what they say about the meaning of Christmas. Show more

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