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Spiritual reflection to start the day with The Rev Muriel Pearson of Cranhill Parish Church, Glasgow Show more
Farming Today
01/12/20 - Lamb exports after Brexit transition; Antibiotic use
13 minutes
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With just weeks to go, hauliers and lamb producers tell us they're still not clear what will be needed to continue exporting after January 1st. Show more
David Attenborough presents a seasonal reflection of the robin. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
The Long View
The Long View of Christmas in the Age of Covid
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In 1644 the Puritans clamped down on Christmas festivities, but would the people comply? Show more
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight celebrate the intelligence of slime mould. How can these brainless single-cell organisms help to solve our most complex problems? Show more
Woman's Hour
Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes
51 minutes
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What encourages women into the tech industries and how are they shaping innovation? Jane speaks to two winners of this year's TechWomen100 Awards. Show more
An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more
After his very first documentary is broadcast, an email from a stranger sends Proinsias Ó Coinn on an unexpected journey. Show more
Zakia Sewell continues her quest for Albion, through the songs, stories and symbols of British culture. Show more
Robert returns to America where his family hold a party to celebrate. In London Amy retreats into the world of her imagination until she is jolted out of it by some shocking news. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - How are you making Christmas special this year?
39 minutes
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How are you making Christmas special this year? Email and tell us. Youandyours@bbc.co.uk with a contact number, or from Tuesday at 11am call us on 03700 100 444 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 global history of the world told through objects at the British Museum. This week Neil MacGregor is exploring power around the world over 2000 years ago. Today he is in India. Show more
Tony makes an emotional discovery and David finds himself backed into a corner Show more
Night-time taxi ride turns into a life-changing experience. By the writer of TV series The Responder, Tony Schumacher. Show more
Short documentaries and audio adventures about the letters and books which reach unexpected readers. With Josie Long. Show more
Tom Heap looks at the implications of the prime minister's decision to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars in the UK by 2030. What does the future look like for cars? Show more
Walks Like a Duck
Equipment, Equipment, Equipment
28 minutes
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An honest and sometimes funny account of living with a disability, told through the recordings of Louise Halling’s daily life with her family - and a mobility scooter called Brian. Show more
Journalist Clive Myrie and critic Boyd Tonkin nominate favourite books, including works by Steinbeck and Tolstoy. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Six O'Clock News
01/12/2020 Debenhams set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk
30 minutes
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The department store chain Debenhams has announced it is going to close, with the loss of 12,000 jobs.
Henry Normal takes a poetic look at imagination and the reasons why humans create. Show more
Gavin has the rug pulled from under him and Tracy has a bone to pick with another resident
Front Row
Yazz Ahmed, Lucy Bailey, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
28 minutes
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Musician Yazz Ahmed performs live. A review of Francis Ford Coppola's new recut version of The Godfather Part III. Plus Lucy Bailey directs Oleanna by David Mamet. Show more
An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more
Under 2020's eventful restrictions, how has the mental health of younger people been affected? And what does it mean for their future? Sally Marlow investigates. Show more
In Touch
Tactile Paving on Railway Platforms; Heading Home from University for Christmas
19 minutes
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Why are a third of the UK's railway platforms still without tactile paving? And, after a tough first term during the pandemic, we hear from two visually impaired students. Show more
All in the Mind
Ambiguous Loss; All in the Mind Awards; Pandemic impact on memory; Corpus Callosum
28 minutes
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Claudia Hammond examines the challenge of dealing with a loss when you aren't sure what's happened and unable to move on and asks what impact has the pandemic had on our memories Show more
The Long View
The Long View of Christmas in the Age of Covid
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In 1644 the Puritans clamped down on Christmas festivities, but would the people comply? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
MPs vote in favour of toughened system of covid restrictions
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Robert returns to America where his family hold a party to celebrate. In London Amy retreats into the world of her imagination until she is jolted out of it by some shocking news. Show more
Desiree Burch hosts a new format that parodies traditional game shows that have, until now, often overlooked comics of colour. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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David Abulafia examines the surprising maritime ambitions of Emperor Yong-le in 15th-century China. Read by Colin McFarlane. Abridged by Laurence Wareing. Show more
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