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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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A special programme on rituals, at Christmas and beyond.
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Bells from the Church of St Andrew, Stratton in North Cornwall.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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1/5 The team boards their yacht Pelagic, designed for the glacial ice fields they encounter.
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1/5 Dr Alfred Alexander builds a holiday home by the lake in the village of Gross Glienicke.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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2/5 Fierce storms and dense sea ice provide more challenges to the film crew.
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2/5 The Alexanders have fled Germany, and the house is to become home to a new family.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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3/5 With their ship locked in ice, the crew attempt to walk across the frozen Antarctic waters
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3/5 The Meisels can no longer visit the lake house, so Ella Fuhrman and her children move in.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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4/5 Life is tough not only for the penguins, but also for the team filming their lives.
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4/5 The Berlin wall now cuts the lake house off from the lake.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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5/5 The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.
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5/5 The Berlin Wall is gone but the house by the lake remains under threat.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Wana Udobang meets the poets and writers exploring Nigerian ideas of identity.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
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The story of the little grey tractor that revolutionised farming. With Sarah Swadling.
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The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
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Moira Hickey spends a day on a Highland estate where the annual hind cull is underway.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of the Brazilian Pantanal.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
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Anna Hill celebrates the return of the winter speciality fenland celery in Cambridgeshire.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the house wren found across the New World.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
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Sarah Swadling visits Scilly's only dairy farm, a tiny herd of ten cows on St Agnes.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the Christmas shearwater.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
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Caz Graham shares breakfast with thousands of wintering birds at Martin Mere in Lancashire
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Sir David Attenborough presents the wandering albatross of the South Atlantic Ocean.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
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05:45
A closer look at some of the photos listeners have sent in, plus a Your News 2015 montage.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
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Chris Bowlby profiles Dr Hartwig Fischer, soon to be the director of the British Museum.
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Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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Guest editor Sir Bradley Wiggins takes the helm.
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Guest editor Miriam Gonzalez Durantez takes charge of the programme.
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Guest editor David Adjaye takes charge of the programme.
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06:00
Guest editor Baroness Campbell takes charge of the programme.
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06:00
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Helen Mark visits Balnakeil Craft Village in Sutherland.
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06:30
Charlotte Smith looks ahead to what 2016 has in store for farmers, with a panel of experts
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06:57
The latest weather forecast.
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06:00
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Marie-Louise Muir reflects on the last words of poet Seamus Heaney, 'do not be afraid'.
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06:35
Bun Burrows has dedicated his life to forestry, planting thousands of trees on Exmoor.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Commentary on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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07:45
Commentary on the final day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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07:00
Guest editor Lord Browne takes charge of the programme.
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07:00
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
What is the theological meaning behind new year's resolutions?
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07:54
Jonathan Self presents an appeal on behalf of Room to Read.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Commentary on the first day of the second Test between South Africa and England.
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
A seasonal meditation on Britten's Ceremony of Carols led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
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08:15
Commentary on the second Test between South Africa and England from Cape Town.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
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Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of Tristan and Iseult.
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09:45
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
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Archers actress Patricia Greene is castaway by Kirsty Young.
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An Act of Worship led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
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Commentary on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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Commentary on the final day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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10:25
Alicia Vikander. Women in the Catholic Church. Gender equality in the film industry.
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10:41
Rebecca Front introduces us to Mandy Fenwick, the huge child star of the 1980s.
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10:55
The allure of the exotic - and the power of shoes and ironed jeans to attract
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Journalists Jude Rogers and Laura Snape join Jenni Murray to discuss women in music.
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10:45
Crime writer Linda draws on her East End background to write her bestsellers.
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Jenni Murray hears how Woman's Hour first got on air in 1946, and how it stayed there.
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Jeremy Front meets the iconic 1960s folk singer, who never sold out on her principles.
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Jonathan Freedland on his late sister's unique audio legacy.
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Martha Kearney reviews the release of secret government files from 1986.
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Tim Whewell is on a quest to find a Syrian football team who were torn apart by civil war.
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Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.
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Henning Wehn looks at the difficulties of speaking and understanding English.
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1/4 New dad Geoff tries to host a perfect Swedish Christmas.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Commentary on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.
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12:00
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
At the Bevan Hospital an injured soldier avoids returning to duty.
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Small businesses affected by recent flooding ask for a new flood insurance scheme.
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12:57
The latest weather forecast.
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12:00
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
At the Bevan Hospital, patients prepare for New Year's Eve.
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This programme is for anyone who smokes and would like 2016 to be the year they stop.
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12:57
The latest weather forecast.
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National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The home secretary resigns, and Hilary Pearce makes an unexpected offer.
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12:15
Richie Webb and cast take Sepp Blatter down a peg in this West End musical.
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2/2 Joanna Lumley revisits the latter part of June Whitfield's extraordinary career.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Commentary on the first day of the second Test between South Africa and England.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Commentary on the second Test between South Africa and England from Cape Town.
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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley.
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David Willetts thinks universities should play a bigger role in vocational training.
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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley.
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Is the goal of getting 50 per cent of school leavers into university too timid?
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News including the European terror threat and the Dubai fire. Presented by Shaun Ley.
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David Willetts argues that we should make it easier for people to come back to education.
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Helen and Rob have a proposition.
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5/10 Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth.
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Brian can always be relied on for his discretion.
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The friends are excited to see a starry show at the Hippodrome on New Year's Eve.
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Pip is in hot demand on New Year's Eve.
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1/2 Young Velvet wins a horse for a shilling and decides to ride him in the Grand National.
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Martin Freeman reads John Cheever's classic Christmas tale about the power of giving.
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Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford face audience questions about Squeeze's 'East Side Story'
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If money is ruining your relationship, Ruth Alexander and guests are here to help.
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2/3 A whale biologist is among those who reveal there is more to listening than hearing.
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Helen Mark visits Balnakeil Craft Village in Sutherland.
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Esther Rantzen presents an appeal on behalf of ChildLine.
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The best new fiction and non-fiction, talking to writers and unearthing lost classics.
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Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel from the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
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A middle-aged man is besotted with his glamorous girlfriend. New writing from Kevin Maher.
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Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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Ernie Rea and guests discuss religious perspectives on the afterlife.
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Yotam Ottolenghi shares his life through food with Sheila Dillon.
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Matthew Parris explores the remarkable life of Professor Wangari Maathai.
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Laurie Taylor explores the pleasures and dangers in keeping up appearances.
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TV remakes - risk-averse television or risky business?
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Francine Stock hosts a discussion about the roles of women in the film industry.
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Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions.
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Julian Worricker on a sound engineer, a campaigner, a writer, a businesswoman, a musician.
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Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers behind the news in 2015.
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A mother and daughter rejoice in what others view as their eccentric hobby - clog-dancing!
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Sara Pascoe and Shappi Khorsandi in a quiz, plus the power of nudity and embracing change.
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Kathleen Jamie reads from her new book of poems for Paul Farley.
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News interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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News interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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Full coverage of the day's news.
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A closer look at some of the photos listeners have sent in, plus a Your News 2015 montage.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest weather forecast.
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Hashi Mohamed follows the trail of of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Europe.
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Chris Bowlby profiles Dr Hartwig Fischer, soon to be the director of the British Museum.
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The latest shipping forecast.
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The latest weather forecast.
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David Cameron insists he will do whatever is necessary to respond to severe flooding.
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Richie Webb and cast take Sepp Blatter down a peg in this West End musical.
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5/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Rob Brydon.
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Married couple convicted of planning suicide bombing
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2/6 Julian Assange's story is wiki-leaked in this overly melodramatic 15 Minute Musical.
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1/6 Milton becomes a financial adviser, sinks the pound and fights off a Swedish invasion.
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Bad weather continues to batter the UK. Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault.
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1/4 Long-term partners, Neil and Kim, spend a harrowing Christmas Day together.
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1/4 Sketch show from comedian Jocelyn Jee Esien.
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Eyewitness: "there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighbouring buildings".
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From backbench obscurity to leader of the opposition, the story of Jeremy Corbyn.
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Critically acclaimed stand up Carey Marx tells the true story of his heart attack.
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German Police give details of Munich terror alert
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Author Ed Reardon leads us through the ups and down of his Christmas week.
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The team take a retrospective look at the future as they focus on the year 2020.
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Iran warns Saudi Arabia will pay "high price" for execution of Shia cleric
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Clive Anderson presents some of the best guests and music from Loose Ends in 2015.
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Islamic State video shows apparent killing of men accused of spying for Britain
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Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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Elizabeth has fond memories.
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Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.
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Meet Kirstie Clarke. She tells it like it is. No holds barred, no matter who she offends.
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Helen and Rob have a proposition.
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Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades
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Jeremy Front meets the government's new special adviser to schools, Maria Webber.
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Brian can always be relied on for his discretion.
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The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015
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Rebecca Front introduces us to Mandy Fenwick, the huge child star of the 1980s.
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Pip is in hot demand on New Year's Eve.
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John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.
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Crime writer Linda draws on her East End background to write her bestsellers.
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Will a brand new year offer a brand new start?
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Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.
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Jeremy Front meets the iconic 1960s folk singer, who never sold out on her principles.
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Chris Bowlby profiles Dr Hartwig Fischer, soon to be the director of the British Museum.
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With a look at the games Fallout 4 and Her Story, plus Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
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2/2 Joanna Lumley revisits the latter part of June Whitfield's extraordinary career.
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3/3 Three new stories set in the wonderful world of wine.
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The Philosopher's Arms asks what sort of people should we bring into the world.
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India's Parsi population is declining. Can Parsis be persuaded to make more babies?
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Hashi Mohamed follows the trail of of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Europe.
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Peter White and two guests have a lively debate about three of their favourite books.
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A family of Syrian migrants risks everything in a remarkable journey to Germany.
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Margaret Heffernan argues existing models of leadership have outlived their usefulness.
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Peter Day explores the rise of craft beer and how the big breweries are fighting back.
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Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016.
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Howard Jacobson does not feel complimented when someone describes him as 'wise'.
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Professor Andrew Hussey asks why we should let the toad of work squat on our lives.
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Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers behind the news in 2015.
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Julian Worricker on a sound engineer, a campaigner, a writer, a businesswoman, a musician.
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Jim Al-Khalili brings three scientists together to solve a problem facing society.
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Simon Russell Beale, Jeanette Winterson, Dominic Dromgoole and Katherine Duncan-Jones.
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2/3 A whale biologist is among those who reveal there is more to listening than hearing.
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Jonathan Freedland examines current debates about ethical shopping and production.
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Christine Nicol explores the meaty problem of eating aliens. What if they are like people?
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Libby Purves meets Si King and Dave Myers, also known as the Hairy Bikers.
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Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of Tristan and Iseult.
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In the week that the home secretary resigns, the Bevan Hospital celebrates the new year.
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2/2 Tanika Gupta's glorious adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma set in mid 19th Century India.
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Could pocket change soon be a thing of the past? Paul Lewis and guests investigate.
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Jonathan Self presents an appeal on behalf of Room to Read.
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Peter Day explores the rise of craft beer and how the big breweries are fighting back.
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Japan and South Korea sign agreement, Vichy archives released, record Australian drought.
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1/5 Having found literary success, our lady heads to a conference in Brussels.
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Heavy rain expected in northern England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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2/5 Arriving in Brittany for a family holiday, our Lady is alarmed to find no sign of the sea.
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What is the connection between El Nino, Storm Frank and an unusually mild North Pole?
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3/5 Our Lady attends Pamela Pringle’s cocktail party in Sloane Street.
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A special edition featuring the programme's foreign highlights this year.
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4/5 Mademoiselle returns for a visit but the picnic held in her honour is blighted by rain.
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Gun attack in Israel kills three - who is behind the shooting?
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5/5 Our Lady returns home to find an unexpected guest in the house.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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1/3 Peter Hennessy invites David Owen to reflect on his life and times.
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Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the newspapers are covering the big stories.
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Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford talk about Squeeze's 1981 album, 'East Side Story'
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Sound designer Glenn Freemantle, who worked on Gravity, commemorates the first spacewalk.
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4/4 More sketches written by the public.
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Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Intimate late-night conversation as Lauren Laverne and guests discuss nudity.
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Jarvis Cocker goes on an undersea voyage with the BBC Philharmonic in this Radio 4 Prom.
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Matthew Parris explores the remarkable life of Professor Wangari Maathai.
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Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.
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A conversation that includes discussion of the hazards of removing nipple tassles...
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Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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Paul Farley hears new poems from two new poets, Sam Riviere and Emily Berry.
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Francine Stock hosts a discussion about the roles of women in the film industry.
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Marie-Louise Muir reflects on the last words of poet Seamus Heaney, 'do not be afraid'.
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