| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor presents a special edition that explores rituals at Christmas and beyond.(R) 00:45The bells of Westminster Abbey.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:152/5By Virginia Woolf. Is a pedigree overrated? Tales of a human obsession. 00:301/5Award-winning tenor Ian Bostridge explores Schubert's powerful song-cycle Winterreise.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:153/5By Olaf Stapledon. Can a man be a dog? Tales of a human obsession. 00:302/5Tenor Ian Bostridge explores the political context of Schubert's song-cycle.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:154/5By Tibor Dery. If a dog could vote, would it? Tales of a human obsession.(R) 00:303/5Ian Bostridge examines Schubert's songs Einsamkeit, Die Post and Der greise Kopf.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:155/5By JR Ackerley. The messy stuff - how do we live with it? Tales of a human obsession.(R) 00:304/5How Schubert's composition challenged the social and political order of his day.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.(R) 00:305/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York. 00:30Irreverent story by satirist John O'Farrell. What if Judas had written the Gospels? 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.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres. 05:45Charlotte Smith revisits one of the Somerset farms affected by January's floods. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres. 05:45Sarah Swadling meets the growers whose busiest time is Christmas. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres. 05:45On New Year's Eve: Celebration food and drink from the British countryside. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist Greater Hill Mynah from Asia.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres. 05:45Sally Challoner finds out how Berkeley Castle is planning for the year ahead. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents the widespread marine species, the white tern.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres. 05:45Charlotte Smith meets some of the Women's Land Army of the Second World War. 05:58Sir David Attenborough presents a widely regarded symbol of Australia, the black swan.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. 05:45'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The bells from the church of St Edith in the village of Monks Kirby, near Rugby. 05:4579/3Paralympian Darren Harris argues for a person-centred approach in the age of big data.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Suffolk coast. 06:30Charlotte Smith looks back at 2014, and ahead to what 2015 might hold for farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Samira Ahmed reaches for the far north and how it has been perceived, dreamed and desired. 06:35How important is it to understand the behaviour of farm animals? Anna Jones investigates. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:102015 look-ahead, Richard III, Church of England leadership plan. 07:55Dan Snow presents an appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A service for Epiphany from Tabernacl Baptist Church, Cardiff, with the Rev Roy Jenkins. 08:48AL Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness.(R) 08:58Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist Greater Hill Mynah from Asia.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr and guests discuss why some places mean so much more to us than others. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
| 09:00Jonathan Freedland compares current debates about obesity with concerns in the 1930s. 09:30Striking workers and students filled the streets calling for an end to British rule. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
| 09:00Libby Purves with Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Milton Jones and Gurinder Chadha. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.(R) 09:304/5How Schubert's composition challenged the social and political order of his day. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to actor Ray Winstone.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
| 09:00Marcus Wareing and Alison Hammond join Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00How do you survive party chit-chat? Fashion trends for 2015, and women in slapstick. 10:451/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
| 10:00Jane Garvey with Judith Weir, the first woman to be Master of the Queen's Music. 10:452/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
| 10:00British queens, Angelina Jolie, millennium development goals, and women in the election. 10:403/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 10:55A father and son debate the pros and cons of having children with a single partner.
| 10:00Baroness Shirley Williams, Dawn O'Porter and Jane Plume join us to talk about friendship. 10:454/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
| 10:00Jane Hawking, surrogacy, wearing the same clothes every day, safe houses for over-45s. 10:455/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
| 10:304/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from St Albans.
| 10:00Kate confides in Adam, and Rob knows what 2015 should bring.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/2Charlotte Smith follows several farmers' lives beyond the five-bar gate through autumn. 11:308/8David, Cathy and Fiona are otherwise occupied - can Barney and Alice get time together?
| 11:00Martha Kearney reviews the release of secret government files from the mid 1980s.
| 11:00Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum. 11:301/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rival, blind detective Max Carrados.
| 11:00Linda Pressly reports on plans to excavate for human remains at a huge dump in Medellin.
| 11:00A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland. 11:301/6Mark Steel visits Glastonbury in Somerset for another programme of travelling stand-up.(R)
| 11:00How a spark of inspiration is transformed into a line on canvas or a line of verse. 11:30Everything to play for amid the countdown to the Sri Lankan election.
| 11:15Kirsty Young interviews Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04England cricketer Colin Blythe arrives on a recruitment drive in Folkestone. 12:15Christmas rail disruption, pet travel scheme, nostalgia, and complaints handling. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Esme desperately needs a friend, and finds one in an unexpected place. 12:15How did you shop for Christmas? Plus how shopping in the sales was different this year. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Can the Wilsons draw a line under the terrible events of 1914? 12:15E-cigarettes, the vinyl revival, nuisance calls, and James and Jake Dyson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04A New Year with new prospects. A fresh start might be just what the Graham household needs 12:15Lynne Truss selects her favourite BBC Radio moments from 2014.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04The recruitment drive is bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple. 12:15New rules on pay day loans, tackling fuel poverty and a tour of the Dualit toaster factory 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Paul Lewis with personal finance news, including mortgages for older people. 12:302/2The classic impression show takes a fair and reasoned look back at 2014.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/6With Lloyd Langford, David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Josh Widdicombe. David Mitchell hosts.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee to answer listeners' food queries. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:451/5Starting a journey through the Armenian diaspora of Europe: Manchester's fragile community
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:452/5French-Armenian artists describe how Paris became a vibrant new homeland after 1915.
| 13:00Senior Labour MP Lammy backs Blair warning to Miliband. Presented by Edward Stourton. 13:453/5Charles Emmerson unearths the secrets of a Venetian island-monastery, echoing with music.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:15Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.(R) 13:454/5Charles explores how a Turkish-Armenian journalist's assassination is changing Istanbul.
| 13:00Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton. 13:455/5Mount Ararat and the stories of Syrian refugees.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the major news stories to come in 2015.
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:303/3Matthew Sweet urges us to rethink old age as an opportunity and worthy destination.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:152/4A dark fantasy adventure featuring the immortal wanderer, William Palmer, known as Pilgrim
| 14:00Carol and Jill get emotional.(R) 14:15Comedy drama about the relationship between Terry-Thomas and Richard Briers, by Roy Smiles
| 14:00Jennifer is determined.(R) 14:15Mackenzie Crook and Rosie Cavaliero star in a rom-com for the middle-aged and overweight.
| 14:15A witty and poignant drama special by Katie Hims, recorded 'as live' in a single take.(R)
| 14:00Kate confides in Adam.(R) 14:15By Mike Harris. The true story of how one man's need for cash created a national myth.
| 14:00Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.(R) 14:30Alan Bennett's autobiographical play. With strong language.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from the Garden Museum in London. 14:45The morality of magic, the importance of community and the responsibility of fatherhood.
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| 15:00 | 15:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies. 15:30Sheila Dillon presents inspirational stories from The Food Programme in 2014.(R)
| 15:003/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Berwick-upon-Tweed.(R) 15:30Programme following portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints poet Andrew Motion.
| 15:00Lyse Doucet visits Kabul to hear about the lives of Afghan women as the troops depart.(R) 15:30What musical hallucinations teach us about the brain, plus mental health in novels.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Suffolk coast. 15:27Sir Derek Jacobi presents an appeal for Afasic.(R) 15:30Theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre chooses his five favourite books.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from the Garden Museum in London. 15:453/3Henri Bergson, Mary Cholmondeley and others pay tribute to the King of Belgium in 1914.
| 15:30Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill
| 15:003/3Crosbie begins to understand what he’s marrying into.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism. 16:30Ernie Rea and guests discuss the church's role in the creation of the Magna Carta.
| 16:00Michael Rosen finds out why we laugh and why we cry, with neuroscientist Sophie Scott. 16:30Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.
| 16:00Can self-help books help you to become a better you? Presented by Laurie Taylor. 16:30Host Graham Norton on the changing nature of the chat show.
| 16:00Michael Keaton on Birdman, The Double's double and James Marsh on The Theory Of Everything 16:30Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions.
| 16:00Julian Worricker on a campaigner, an actor, an entomologist, a fencer and a music pioneer. 16:30Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014. 16:55Two men who are at the heart of their community find that their efforts are repaid tenfold
| 16:00Jane Hawking and summer fashion. Presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Marina Lewycka discusses her comic novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. 16:30Angry young Calcutta poets whose anti-establishment antics impressed the Beat Generation.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair presents interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind Wallace and Gromit.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the student fight to reform their economics education.(R) 17:403/8Writer Rose Heiney creates a topical comedy about the failures of modern transport.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:154/6Clare hates Christmas. But will a chance encounter bring back a bit of festive magic? 18:301/6With Lloyd Langford, David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Josh Widdicombe. David Mitchell hosts.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:151/6Simon Cowell contemplates ending his career, when his guardian angel Susan Boyle appears.(R) 18:301/6Marcus Brigstocke persuades his guest Ann Widdecombe to try new experiences.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:155/6Cookery writer Damien Trench imparts his advice for dealing with end-of-year celebrations. 18:301/6The teenage years of Stephen K Amos growing up in 1980s South London.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:156/6Cookery writer Damien Trench has tips to help you shake off that sore head in style. 18:306/6Comedian Alex Horne's diary focuses on his 1997 gap year, which he spent teaching in China
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:153/6Nigel Farage goes to Europe via Question Time with a Britpop soundtrack.(R) 18:302/2The classic impression show takes a fair and reasoned look back at 2014.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Gerry Northam chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Carol and Jill get emotional. 19:15The year of event cinema - Billy Elliot the Musical Live topped one weekend's takings. 19:451/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson with the writers, actors, artists and musicians who made the headlines in 2014 19:452/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
| 19:15John Wilson with those in the arts who made the headlines in 2014. 19:453/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
| 19:15Razia Iqbal presents an interview with Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. 19:454/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
| 19:00Rob looks forward to 2015. 19:15Tamsin Greig, Birdman reviewed, and Turner in January at the Scottish National Gallery. 19:455/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
| 19:003/8Writer Rose Heiney creates a topical comedy about the failures of modern transport. 19:15Birdman, 10:04 by Ben Lerner, Golem, TV drama Crisis, Kentucky Route Zero computer game.
| 19:00Phoebe is embarrassed, and Rob puts the pressure on. 19:154/6Frank Skinner and guests explore funny, odd and interesting moments in history. 19:453/3An old woman in America recalls a day from her Viennese childhood.
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| 20:00 | 20:003/3Matthew Sweet urges us to rethink old age as an opportunity and worthy destination. 20:30Crossing Continents follows Abdi Nor, one of the winners of the US green card lottery.
| 20:00The Victorians built grand ambitious railways, sewers and tunnels. Should we do the same?(R) 20:30Peter White talks to the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP about his plans for retirement.
| 20:00Kamin Mohammadi presents three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought. 20:4579/3Paralympian Darren Harris argues for a person-centred approach in the age of big data.
| 20:00Ian Hislop's favourite writing is read by Jim Broadbent and Tamsin Greig, for an audience.
| 20:00Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the major news stories to come in 2015. 20:50AL Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness.
| 20:00Ann Trenneman asks whether the filibuster has reached the end of its time.
| 20:00Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014.(R) 20:30Julian Worricker on a campaigner, an actor, an entomologist, a fencer and a music pioneer.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Can we share the planet with migrating birds along the whole of their flight path?(R) 21:30Andrew Marr and guests discuss why some places mean so much more to us than others.(R)
| 21:00What musical hallucinations teach us about the brain, plus mental health in novels. 21:30Jonathan Freedland compares current debates about obesity with concerns in the 1930s.(R)
| 21:00Ian McMillan celebrates his local brass band and the community it represents.(R) 21:30Libby Purves with Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Milton Jones and Gurinder Chadha.(R)
| 21:00Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.(R)
| 21:00Folkestone is uneasy about the move from 1914 into 1915.
| 21:001/10Prince Vassily and Anna battle over Count Bezukhov's Will. Stars John Hurt.(R)
| 21:00Paul Lewis with personal finance news, including mortgages for older people.(R) 21:26Dan Snow presents an appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK.(R) 21:30Peter Day explains the trend of frugal innovation and the benefit it could bring to us all
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| 22:00 | 22:00Greek snap election called. In-depth reporting and analysis with David Eades. 22:451/5Postwar London in 1945, but life carries on as usual at the May of Teck Club.
| 22:00Anti-Putin demonstrations after critic convicted. In-depth reporting with David Eades. 22:452/5During her 'brain work', Jane encounters writer and anarchist Nicholas Farringdon.
| 22:00Is inequality on the rise? David Eades presents a special edition of The World Tonight. 22:453/5Would-be anarchist Nicolas becomes more and more intoxicated by the girls of slender means
| 22:00Figures suggest 2014 was worst year for casualties since outbreak of civil war in 2011. 22:454/5Greggie's stories of unexploded bombs in the club's garden prove to hold some truth.
| 22:00Woman claims she was forced to have sex with a number of men, including Duke of York. 22:455/5As tragedy strikes the May of Teck Club, time is running out for some of the girls.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Kamin Mohammadi presents three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen talks to Oxfam's media officer on how we should speak about Ebola.(R) 23:30Stories of relationships under pressure in Arkansas, Ghana and Slovakia.(R)
| 23:00Showcase of new comedy talent from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Jason Cook.(R) 23:30People from Russia, Ukraine and Pakistan grapple with issues of identity.(R)
| 23:00Showcase of new comedy talent from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Jason Cook.(R) 23:30Alan Dein speaks to people who, through choice or circumstance, are going it alone.(R)
| 23:00Comedian-adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates a bizarre bet originally wagered in 1753.(R) 23:301/2Geoff Watts explores the origins and the science behind our love and loathing of gossip.(R)
| 23:00Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.(R) 23:272/2Geoff Watts contunues his exploration of the science and culture of gossip(R) 23:55Two magicians debate the morality of magic and deception.
| 23:00The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R) 23:30Andrew Greig's sequence of poems about two men who take a voyage to a remote Orkney island(R)
| 23:00Michael Keaton on Birdman, The Double's double and James Marsh on The Theory Of Everything(R) 23:30Samira Ahmed reaches for the far north and how it has been perceived, dreamed and desired.(R)
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