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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols Show more

In 1974, four young girls from Middlesbrough won a national competition and found themselves making a record for their idols - The Osmonds. Show more

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The countryside of Gloucestershire has proved inspirational for many composers. In this programme Rose Ferraby finds out about the links between landscape and music in the county. Show more

Cuts to the rural affairs budgets in Wales and Scotland and the west country hip-hop singer who's championing farming. Show more

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Dr Nicola Fox, Head of Science at NASA, is our first Today programme guest editor this Christmas. Show more

The creative polymath Mark Gatiss; actor, writer, director, producer, funny man and excellent purveyor of Christmas ghost stories - shares his love for the macabre. Show more

Will Shaun relax his hips and rumba his way to Kinshasa? Strictly's Eddie Kadi pulls out all the stops to tempt him to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more

Gavin Fischer investigates the most generous trial yet of a basic income - almost £20,000 a year to all 18 year olds leaving the child care system in Wales. How well is it working? Show more

Faced with waning financial support from the West, President Zelensky is adapting his strategy in Ukraine's war against Russia. Show more

The students learning about personal finance at school and some of the people Money Box has helped this year. Show more

Baroness Mone and her husband get their just deserts, Rishi Sunak and King Charles give their end of year speeches, and there is a surprise guest on Naked Attraction. Show more

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A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year. Show more

Marking the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, Greg and his guests present a special edition on the life and legacy of Shakespeare. Recorded at the Shakespeare North Playhouse. Show more

The series that takes a look at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke discusses Tove Jansson's Comet in Moominland. Show more

Moomintroll sets off on a dangerous quest to find out about the Comet that threatens Moominvalley, finds some new friends to help him, and has many adventures along the way. Show more

Gracie Spinks's parents tell us about a new law in her name and why gatekeeping your perfume is a new social media trend. Andwhat is it like to be a child-free woman at work? Show more

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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Toast. Sean Farrington examines why Toys R Us had to close all of its UK stores in 2018 and hears how it is making a comeback. Show more

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Israel says it's interrogating hundreds of suspected Hamas fighters in Gaza.

Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Brian Cox, Toby Jones, Mary Beard and Richard Coles for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Polly Neate, CEO of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Recently rescued in a dramatic cliff top drama, Neate was determined to fight social injustice from an early age. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Dara O Briain and the Sky at Night team for the ultimate science show mash-up and to discover all about astronomy from your own back garden. Show more

In 1973, Stevie Wonder released the iconic album Innervisions, a masterpiece of social commentary and symphonic artistry. This is the story of how, days later, he almost died. Show more

Professor Ben Ansell's final Reith Lecture concludes by asking how can we continue to grow our economies without ruining the planet? Show more

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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the origins, legacy and evolution of the double act across film and TV with the help of Stephen Fry and others. Show more

Paul Gambaccini hosts the prestigious music quiz, with three music-lovers tackling questions on music of all varieties Show more

As news of the arrest breaks, Lucy makes progress with the code and a new lead outside of Belfast is discovered. Show more

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Jeanette Winterson joins Roger McGough, sharing a seasonal selection of listener requested poems, including the words of Carol Ann Duffy, Stevie Smith and Anne Sexton. Show more

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