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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, Bishop of Dorking. Show more
Chemist Andrea Sella celebrates how the element helium enhances our lives. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Punk and folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner returns the area in which he spent much of this early life, to the Meon Valley, to find out more about its landscape and history. Show more
2020 has been a year like no other – challenges from the weather, from politics and from a global pandemic. Charlotte Smith looks back at the highlights of the farming year. Show more
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Racing driver Lewis Hamilton guest-edits the programme.
Writer and comedian Adam Buxton; debut novelist Lady Anne Glenconner; virtual quizmaster Jay Flynn, and the Inheritance Tracks of Jools Holland and Sheila Ferguson. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
Greg Jenner is joined by chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson and TV legend Richard Osman to explore the culinary and cultural history of chocolate. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Space Rocks, Aquatic Dinosaurs and Global Temperatures; 2020 science reviewed
32 minutes
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Dr Adam Rutherford and guests discuss space rocks, aquatic dinosaurs and global temperatures. 2020 science reviewed. Show more
As the EU transition period nears the end, Adrian Chiles tries to eat, drink, wear and travel British for a week. How self-sufficient are we as a nation and does it matter? Show more
Normally a show of parody and spoof news programmes, this special episode listens in on how the great and the good are spending Christmas. Much like everyone else? Maybe not… Show more
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Sue Perkins is joined by celebrity guests and experts for an extended festive special celebrating the natural world and all its eccentricities. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
171. Cyprian Santas and Silhouettes, with Dawn French
48 minutes
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In this festive edition of Fortunately, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by special guest Dawn French. Show more
Bernardine Evaristo on taking control of our own spiritual lives... and the benefits this brings to communities., Show more
Neil Gaiman’s fairytale, adapted for radio by award-winning dramatist Katie Hims. Starring Dame Penelope Wilton and Gwendoline Christie. Show more
Woman's Hour
Oti Mabuse's second Strictly win; Virtual child protection conferences; Liz Berry's poetry
56 minutes
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Oti Mabuse on how she became the first pro to win two years in a row. Will we ever return to in-person meetings for vulnerable children? Plus, the evocative poetry of Liz Berry. Show more
Punk and folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner returns the area in which he spent much of this early life, to the Meon Valley, to find out more about its landscape and history. Show more
Novelist and journalist Elizabeth Day makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Samaritans. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Johny Pitts, Armando Iannucci, Tomas Keneally and Professor John Mullan explore the brilliance of Charles Dickens. From 2020. Show more
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox with their pick of Loose Ends 2020
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Sara Cox pick their Loose Ends highlights from 2020. Conversation, comedy and music comes courtesy of an eclectic line up.
The creator of Mrs Brown's Boys has had a bumpy ride to stardom. Becky Milligan charts the journey - born the youngest of 11 kids, now the matriarch of his very own family sitcom. Show more
Grounded with Louis Theroux
13. Rylan Clark-Neal
1 hour, 3 minutes
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Rylan Clark-Neal talks to Louis Theroux about modelling his own home on the Big Brother house, crying onstage and how one of Louis’s documentaries ignited his teenage sexuality. Show more
Archive on 4
It's Behind You! The weird and wonderful story of British pantomime
57 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Cultural historian and writer Christopher Frayling explores the rich and surprising history of British pantomime. From 2020. Show more
By Matthew Broughton. The truth about Arca Island is revealed in the final, climactic episode of the conspiracy thriller. Show more
Presenter Mike Williams explores Groupthink, when we collude with actions we know to be wrong. What makes us prepared to say that black is in fact white? Show more
Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of England, argues that the market can be redirected to alleviating climate change. Show more
A festive edition of the eclectic music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini in the question-master's chair. Show more
The award-winning Cumbrian poet include makes a selection from listener requests including a Thomas Hardy favourite and new discoveries by Abeer Ameer, William Gee and Caleb Femi. Show more
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Disability: A New History
The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
14 minutes
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Peter White finds a remarkable letter in his history of disabled people in the 18th and 19th centuries. From May 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A festive tale of a young girl who becomes a London barmaid and her first Christmas away from home. Read by Michelle Fairley. Show more
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