| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor asks if there was an attempt to Islamicise schools in Birmingham.(R) 00:45Church bells from St Eadburgha in Ebrington, Gloucestershire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Derek Jacobi concludes this evocative portrait of England in the last century.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30Eurydice's view on love and death from Hades. By Natalie Haynes.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and life peer. 05:45A new report warns that future trade deals with the US could affect our Christmas turkeys. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and life peer. 05:45Tourism chiefs believe they can double UK income from visitors by 2025. 05:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths. 05:45Could new research mean more accurate predictions for barbecue summers? 05:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and life peer. 05:45Michael Gove says a new criteria for farm payments will be announced in January. 05:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and life peer. 05:45The government releases statistics on the 2018 badger cull in England. 05:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer with the Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, bishop of Dorking. 05:45A wife on rebuilding her marriage after her husband's affair.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Manchester Cathedral. 05:45Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, appointed as London’s first woman Bishop(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Writer Linda Cracknell joins Helen Mark in North Devon to seek out her maritime roots.(R) 06:30Sybil Ruscoe finds out about the production of condiments. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05A Christmas edition wih Mark Tully talking to John Sentamu, archbishop of York. 06:35Joanna Pinnock is in Shropshire looking at ancient holly in this episode from 2011. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Special Christmas Eve edition of the religious news and current affairs programme. 07:54Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Handicap International UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10Hope for the future - a service for the last Sunday in Advent. 08:48Howard Jacobson on the art of the feuilleton and the joy of the ordinary.(R) 08:58A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr with Lord Neuberger, Barbara Hosking, Robert Harris and Tim Bale. 09:451/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
| 09:001/3The Wire's Clarke Peters reveals a surprising musical history from a century ago. 09:30Comedy writer Sian Harries and columnist Grace Dent discuss whether to have a baby. Or not 09:452/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
| 09:00The carol that touched the lives of the former Archbishop of York and singer, Katie Melua. 09:30Katharine Birbalsingh reveals why she declared Britain's state education system broken.(R) 09:453/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and influence of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 09:454/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
| 09:00Listen again to Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie's Desert Island Discs.(R) 09:455/5Derek Jacobi concludes this evocative portrait of England in the last century.
| 09:00Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles are joined by Chris Difford and John Lloyd.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Hannah Ryggen and her tapestries of protest. Recovering from eating disorders. 10:451/5Comedy as two cops try to fight crime where no crime is taking place.
| 10:00Romola Garai on her new role in the adaptation of bestselling book the Miniaturist. 10:452/5An old lady is reported missing. Is David Attenborough involved in her disappearance?
| 10:00The campaign to urge the government to provide free sanitary wear for schoolgirls. 10:413/5A couple row outside a pub but Tina has a vested interest in ensuring they do not make up. 10:55If you can't talk to your family, you can always talk to me.
| 10:00What is it like going to a foodbank at Christmas? 10:454/5A burglary has taken place, and Tina thinks she knows who may have committed the crime.
| 10:00Molly Bloom and Jessica Chastain, Lingerie, Bump, Birth and Beyond, 'Kidulting'. 10:455/5A speeding driver brings back painful memories of her schooldays for Sue.
| 10:30Jay Rayner and his culinary panel delve into Christmas cooking traditions.
| 10:00Toby's life is changed forever, and there's a day to remember for Lilian.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Oboist Paul Mosby has Alzheimer's - can music therapy reconnect him with his past? 11:303/4Deepak takes Trisha on an outing to Oxford.
| 11:00If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body? 11:30Profane rubbish or bold rebellion? How did Viz become an acclaimed, best-selling magazine?(R)
| 11:00Storyteller Andri Snær Magnason is dreaming of a dark Christmas in Iceland.(R) 11:306/6Alfie Moore looks at evidential property and the trouble it brings to the police.(R)
| 11:00Ed Butler explores an unusual new industry that has taken hold in some of China's cities. 11:30Mark Lawson continues to assess the ways new technology is affecting storytelling.
| 11:00A new statue of George Orwell is created to stand outside New Broadcasting House.(R) 11:30Jason 'Ladybird' Hazeley and Joel 'Ladybird' Morris present a history of the Xmas loo book
| 11:00Steve Richards looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Killing time on election day in Catalonia and the bitter experience of applying for a visa
| 11:15Bruno Tonioli, Strictly judge, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, Edie prepares for a charity football match. 12:15Managing Christmas when you are thousands of pounds in debt. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, Alan Lowther feels the weight of responsibility. 12:15What should we be telling our children about sex and relationships in the internet age? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. At Marshalls, the workers are united. 12:15An Amazon complaint that led to coded threats. Plus empty shops in Wales. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04In Tynemouth, it is the first shift back after the strike. 12:16Gaelic poet Aonghas MacNeacail reads an excerpt from his epic poem The Great Snowbattle. 12:18The tyres that have plenty of tread but are too old to be safe. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04At Collingwood, relations are thawing. 12:15Plastic bottles and recycling, interior design trends for 2018 and dining out in theatres.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04What should we be learning about money and when? 12:301/2A look at the world of politics and media with a little bit of tinsel to lighten the gloom(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:046/6Jack Dee chairs the long-running comedy panel game.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon and very special guests share their favourite Xmas food and drink treats. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:451/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:452/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:453/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.(R)
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:43Poems to celebrate the winter solstice. Anton Lesser reads Out of Danger by James Fenton. 13:454/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.(R)
| 13:00News with Jonny Dymond including Russian security threat and the blue passport's return. 13:455/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.(R)
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Cheriton Fitzpaine in Devon.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis. 13:30Featuring the pleasures of Christmas Eve, do-it-yourself presents and festive cooking.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Toby's life is changed forever.(R) 14:15A delightful festive drama about a little Jewish girl's belief in Santa. By Adam Usden.
| 14:00Lily seeks advice from an enemy.(R) 14:15By Clare Dywer Hogg. A trip to the park turns into a nightmare for one grandmother.(R)
| 14:00Lynda puts her foot in it.(R) 14:151/3By Annamaria Murphy. First in the latest series of the comedy drama set on the Welsh coast
| 14:00Alan attempts to take control.(R) 14:152/3Lightning strikes the apple tree outside the Druid's Rest, unleashing an ancient spirit.
| 14:00Justin's evening takes a surprising turn.(R) 14:153/3Bedbound and alone in Emlyn's caravan, Gareth's paranoia begins to take root.
| 14:00Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? 14:30Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece is a tale of young love, helpless passion and bitter betrayal.
| 14:00Eric Robson presents a special edition of the show from London's Broadcasting House.(R) 14:45Stained glass, friends who listen, late-in-life-love, and mother-daughter closeness.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30Dan Saladino on the past, present and future of the world's most popular cheese, cheddar.(R)
| 15:006/6Josie Long hears new documentaries set at Christmas. 15:30Benjamin Clementine responds to audience questions about his album At Least for Now.
| 15:00How can banks and building societies protect vulnerable customers? 15:30Children of parents with mental illness, exercise, Kelly Holmes, addressing panic attacks.(R)
| 15:00Writer Linda Cracknell joins Helen Mark in North Devon to seek out her maritime roots. 15:27Robert Webb makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of First Story.(R) 15:30Literary Christmas gifts and crowd-funded publishing.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson presents a special edition of the show from London's Broadcasting House. 15:45Eurydice's view on love and death from Hades. By Natalie Haynes.
| 15:45Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families
| 15:00Christmas carols and readings live from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Following photographer Mahtab Hussain. 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world.
| 16:00Andrew McGibbon talks to trauma surgeon Dr David Halleran, who tried to save John Lennon.(R) 16:30Louise Richardson nominates Daniel O'Connell, hero of Catholic emancipation in 1829.
| 16:00Christmas television - an exploration of a very British tradition. 16:30Robert Peston has revealed how he voted in the EU referendum.
| 16:00Poems for the winter solstice. Sir Derek Jacobi reads Winter Song by Katherine Mansfield. 16:03Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and guests choose their favourite DVDs of the year. 16:30A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a bioengineer, a spy, a conservationist, a secret listener, a singer. 16:30Roger Bolton speaks to listeners about their radio moments of 2017. 16:55As a child it can seem best to withdraw in the face of inexplicable change.
| 16:00Jessica Chastain and Molly Bloom on new film Molly's Game.
| 16:30Poems for the winter solstice.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:58Siobhan Redmond reads Travelling in a Comfortable Car by Bertolt Brecht.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30A wife on rebuilding her marriage after her husband's affair.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00What does Bagehot's The English Constitution mean today? Adrian Wooldridge investigates.(R) 17:40Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, appointed as London’s first woman Bishop(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00South Africa's deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is elected as leader of the ruling party. 18:306/6Jack Dee chairs the long-running comedy panel game.
| 18:00Officials have been using a discredited report into the worst scandal in NHS history. 18:303/6Mark Steel visits Inverness in the Highlands and performs for the locals.
| 18:00The IMF warns Brexit is having an adverse impact on the UK economy 18:302/4Jeremy Hardy is feeling sad. He not only seconds that emotion, but explains it too.
| 18:00Recriminations intensify a day after the PM sacks her deputy, Damian Green 18:303/4Susan Calman tries to relax by learning to bake with Selasi Gbormittah.
| 18:00UK and Russia clash over cyber attacks. Spain's PM agrees to Catalan talks 18:301/2A look at the world of politics and media with a little bit of tinsel to lighten the gloom
| 18:00Consultation to be launched on overhauling tax scheme for lorry firms. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The authorities are trying to help seventy thousand people who are homeless. 18:15Antonia Quirke chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Lily seeks advice from an enemy. 19:15As The League of Gentlemen returns we ask how much has the climate for comedy changed? 19:451/5Comedy as two cops try to fight crime where no crime is taking place.(R)
| 19:00Lynda puts her foot in it. 19:15Mavis Staples, Carmen Maria Machado and Christmas ghost stories. 19:452/5An old lady is reported missing. Is David Attenborough involved in her disappearance?(R)
| 19:00Alan attempts to take control. 19:15James Norton on McMafia, Independent magazines, Joe Stilgoe on the new Jungle Book musical 19:453/5A couple row outside a pub but Tina has a vested interest in ensuring they do not make up.(R)
| 19:00Justin's evening takes a surprising turn. 19:15Jodie Foster on directing Black Mirror, The Hamilton phenomenon, Christmas film round-up. 19:454/5A burglary has taken place, and Tina thinks she knows who may have committed the crime.(R)
| 19:00It's a day to remember for Lilian. 19:15Emily Watson on the new TV adaptation of Little Women, and older women on screen. 19:455/5A speeding driver brings back painful memories of her schooldays for Sue.(R)
| 19:00Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, appointed as London’s first woman Bishop 19:15A review of the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:00Brian has some exciting news. 19:151/2Martin Jarvis performs The Christmas Truce by Richmal Crompton for a live audience. 19:4513/15The story of a disappearance. Sara Kestelman continues Jon McGregor's compelling series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Storyteller Andri Snær Magnason is dreaming of a dark Christmas in Iceland. 20:30A brutal killing, an unsolved murder and the divided island of Malta.(R)
| 20:00What does Bagehot's The English Constitution mean today? Adrian Wooldridge investigates. 20:40Tom Wright, the new CEO of Guide Dogs, on his ideas for the future.
| 20:002/3Joan Bakewell explores what happens to our digital assets when we die. 20:45Two people with different views come together to see if they empathise with each other.
| 20:00Has President Trump delivered on his campaign promises? 20:30You are a refugee in Uganda with no money. How on earth do you start a business?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Cheriton Fitzpaine in Devon. 20:50Howard Jacobson on the art of the feuilleton and the joy of the ordinary.
| 20:00Lenny Henry explores a transformative moment in the career of late comedian Richard Pryor.
| 20:00Roger Bolton speaks to listeners about their radio moments of 2017.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a bioengineer, a spy, a conservationist, a secret listener, a singer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3What happens when signals in the brain misfire and dreams become terrifying nightmares?(R) 21:30Andrew Marr with Lord Neuberger, Barbara Hosking, Robert Harris and Tim Bale.(R)
| 21:00Children of parents with mental illness, exercise, Kelly Holmes, addressing panic attacks. 21:301/3The Wire's Clarke Peters reveals a surprising musical history from a century ago.(R)
| 21:00Philip Ball tells the story of Michael Faraday and his 'first instructess' in chemistry. 21:30The carol that touched the lives of the former Archbishop of York and singer, Katie Melua.(R)
| 21:00A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump?(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and influence of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)(R)
| 21:00The week in 1917 when Russia and Germany began their peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
| 21:002/2James Purefoy stars as Sir Percy Blakeney in a new adaptation of Baroness Orczy's classic.
| 21:00What should we be learning about money and when?(R) 21:26Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Handicap International UK.(R) 21:30You are a refugee in Uganda with no money. How on earth do you start a business?(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the new leader of the ANC, but can he bring radical change? 22:456/10Eleanor agrees to go to a party with Raymond. Soon the bubbles are going to her head.
| 22:00Significant cuts in corporation tax - first major legislative victory for President Trump. 22:457/10Eleanor is surprised to find herself dancing at the golf club party.
| 22:00Damian Green, one of Theresa May's closest allies, has been sacked from the cabinet. 22:458/10Sporting a new hairdo and outfit, Eleanor is on her way to Johnnie Lomond's farewell gig.
| 22:00President Trump threatens to cut off aid to countries supporting the motion. 22:459/10Humiliated by her childish infatuation, Eleanor seeks help.
| 22:00US life expectancy drops, experts point to the opioid crisis as a major factor. 22:4510/10Tracy Wiles concludes Gail Honeyman's heartwarming and heart-wrenching bestseller.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:152/3Joan Bakewell explores what happens to our digital assets when we die.(R)
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The best of BBC Radio in 2017 with Clarke Peters.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Benjamin Clementine talks about his debut album, At Least for Now. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:00A lively, fun, new show, with a largely female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:003/6Harry Hill receives new CCTV cameras for the Egg, but they soon malfunction... or do they?(R) 23:151/4Jenna and Dana get a glimpse of the dying embers of old British aristocracy. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Brexit pressures on the government continue.
| 23:004/4Comedy from Dubai, Kampala and Rome. Andrew Maxwell hosts in London. 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on MPs' worries about Russian interference. 23:55Poems for the winter solstice.
| 23:00Louise Richardson nominates Daniel O'Connell, hero of Catholic emancipation in 1829.(R) 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55A painting disappears when you look away; you stay in the light of a stained glass window.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R) 23:30Paul Farley is in the dark, with poets Kayo Chingonyi, Emily Berry and George Szirtes.(R)
| 23:00Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and guests choose their favourite DVDs of the year.(R) 23:30Midnight Mass, live from the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool.
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