| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15How elite students get elite jobs and a look at hairdressing as a craft.(R) 00:45Church bells from Howden Minster, East Yorkshire.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Letters from Iris Murdoch's early years as an undergraduate, full of hope and idealism.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Iris Murdoch worked at the Treasury during the war but kept in touch with Frank Thompson.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5Iris Murdoch had not seen David Hicks since 1938, but they kept in touch.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5For 30 years, the French writer Raymond Queneau and Iris Murdoch exchanged letters.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5For many years, Iris Murdoch's relationship with Brigid Brophy was a volatile one.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Sanjeev Kohli. Absurdist tale about a man determined to put Bishopbriggs on the map.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 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 author Rebecca Manley Pippert. 05:45This week Farming Today comes from a dairy farm, exploring the reality of milk production. 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet - near the North American western seaboard.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert. 05:45Anna Hill finds out what life is really like on a family dairy farm. 05:58Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert. 05:45Anna Hill follows the milk from the farm to the processing plant. 05:58Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert. 05:45Charlotte Smith explores the dairy industry from a farm in Gloucestershire. 05:58Chris Packham presents the wild turkey.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert. 05:45Whether diversification into cheesemaking is the way to go. 05:58Chris Packham presents the Madagascan Harrier-hawk from Madagascar.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Duncan MacLaren. 05:45The programme goes to Brussels's Molenbeek and asks if integration has failed there.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Church bells from Crediton Parish Church, Devon. 05:45Mark Coles profiles the so-called 'Tatler Tory', Mark Clarke.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Why do witches and radical Quakers haunt Pendle Hill, the much loved Lancashire landmark?(R) 06:30Farming Today has spent the past week on dairy farm, exploring the issues facing farmers. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully discusses the power of the court of public opinion in the era of social media. 06:35Sarah Swadling joins the celebrations at Bath City Farm on its 20th anniversary. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10God and Mr Churchill, COP21 and the critics of Operation Christmas Child. 07:54Michael Ball presents The Radio 4 Appeal for the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31The prime minister sets out a five-year plan for defence. Susan Hulme reports.
| 08:31Expensive folly, or vital for security? The renewal of Trident is debated by MPs.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10First in an Advent series on the eve of St Andrew's Day, live from Glasgow Cathedral. 08:48Sarah Dunant welcomes Canada's plans to fully legalise marijuana.(R) 08:58Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet - near the North American western seaboard.(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00Mary Ann Sieghart with Jonathan Coe, Roger Michell, Peter Brookes and Mia Chung. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
| 09:00Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.(R) 09:301/5Why was it Eve who ate the apple? Readers discuss Genesis and its consequences for women.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Frances Finn.
| 09:00Libby Purves meets jewellery designer Stephen Webster and historian Kenneth O Morgan. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Salem witch trials. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Elizabeth Alker.
| 09:00Kirsty Young talks to film-maker, writer and producer Gurinder Chadha.(R) 09:45An act of worship and music led by Canon Angela Tilby.
| 09:00Caroline Quentin, Lars Mytting on wood and the Inheritance Tracks of Carlos Acosta.
| 09:00Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Katie Piper talks about how people cope with being 'visibly different'. 10:451/5Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp?
| 10:00Jane Garvey travels to a beauty salon in Liverpool for a makeover. 10:452/5They are partying in Amman tonight. And finding too many ways to say goodbye.
| 10:00Jane Garvey takes listeners' calls on how they feel about the way they look. 10:413/5Marwan's 'friends' know all the routes west. All you need is plenty of money. 10:55Jihad and the EDL are in their past; they now strive for a common cause of understanding.
| 10:00How black women choose to style their hair, and the lengths we go to for our appearance. 10:454/5Yara wants to talk marriage. Reem does not.
| 10:00The Singh twins, Amrit and Rabindra - two artists who prefer to be referred to as one. 10:455/5Imad crossed the water two days ago. There is still no news.
| 10:30Miranda Sawyer talks to Richard Herring, Adam Buxton, Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery.
| 10:00Jill feels philosophical, and here's to Helen Titchener!
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| 11:00 | 11:00What can animals tell us about the origins of our numerical abilities? 11:301/5Tony tells Andree about his war wound, which is a story one may find hard to believe.
| 11:00Disturbing stories from carers who look after vulnerable people in their own homes. 11:30An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
| 11:00Lucy Kellaway asks if we really need managers. 11:304/4A stag do, a stats conference and a blood test combine to make Graham’s life worse.
| 11:00The complex business of dying in Greece. With Chloe Hadjimatheou. 11:30In Lagos, Wana Udobang meets writers reflecting on the issues of contemporary Nigeria.
| 11:00Alan Dein meets a 108-year-old family firm of funeral directors. 11:301/4A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world.
| 11:00Peter Oborne of the Daily Mail looks behind the scenes at Westminster. 11:30Is Belgium really a country unable to confront the threat of terrorism?
| 11:15Sandi Toksvig is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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| 12:00 | 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:041/5Will Self begins a 600 mile road trip on the trail of physicist James Clerk Maxwell. 12:15Researching suggests that 60% of UK drivers could be driving without valid insurance. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:042/5Will Self visits James Clerk Maxwell's country estate in Scotland. 12:15Listeners phone in with their experiences of the police. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:043/5Will Self is deeply concerned over the nature and value of scientific progress. 12:15Analysis of the government's Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:044/5Will visits Jodrell Bank Observatory to better fathom Maxwell's equations. 12:15The latest on the VW emissions scandal and protecting cyclists from unsafe truckers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:045/5Will Self concludes his road trip. So was Maxwell really a genius? 12:15US retailers and consumers are cooling towards the big discounts of Black Friday. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:04Barclays Bank have been fined for a lack of due diligence on a high-value transaction. 12:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00National and international news and the shipping forecast. 12:048/8Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.(R) 12:32Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery books and food writing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:451/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
| 13:00'Serious incident' as Turkey shoots down a Russian jet. 13:452/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
| 13:56The latest weather forecast.
| 13:00Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. 13:454/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
| 13:00Mark Mardell presents news on the Paris memorial, Labour in trouble and Syria strategy. 13:455/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Manchester Metropolitan University.(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Hardeep Singh Kohli takes on a controversial cooking challenge.
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| 14:00 | 14:00Jill feels philosophical.(R) 14:153/9Food. A story of betrayal dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
| 14:00Kathy has to put business first.(R) 14:154/94. Politics. A story of power dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
| 14:155/9Drink. A story of addiction dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
| 14:00Will has had a sleepless night as shoot day dawns.(R) 14:156/9Art by Martin Jameson. A struggling artist dreams of creating new art in Paris.
| 14:00Here's to Helen Titchener!(R) 14:157/9Masterpiece. Artist Claude's obsession to create 'the' masterpiece wreaks havoc.
| 14:00Listeners discuss the topics from Any Questions? Bombing ISIS in Syria, and the NHS. 14:308/9Fury by Martin Jameson. Train driver Jacques, has a terrifying desire to kill women.
| 14:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Louth in Lincolnshire.(R) 14:45Overcoming the hatred of extremism, differences in belief and the loss of a loved one.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 15:30The changing story of the world's Chinatowns. Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best.(R)
| 15:00Can character education really improve someone's chances in life? 15:30Fi Glover hears how the partners of people with various forms of addiction cope.
| 15:00Autumn Statement - what does it mean for your personal finances? 15:30Conversations between parents and their young sons.(R) 15:453/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
| 15:00Why do witches and radical Quakers haunt Pendle Hill, the much loved Lancashire landmark? 15:27Fernando Montano presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia.(R) 15:30William Boyd talks about his novel Sweet Caress. Presented by Mariella Frostrup.(R)
| 15:00Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Louth in Lincolnshire. 15:45A young physicist clings to science as the world he knows collapses and contracts.
| 15:30An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.(R)
| 15:009/9Zola's dark tale of train driver Jacques, who hides a terrifying desire to kill women.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Mat Fraser meets the former showgirls coming out of retirement and getting back on stage. 16:30William Crawley explores the beliefs of Islamic State following the Paris attacks.
| 16:00Should fewer mothers be sent to prison? Joshua Rozenberg asks if there are alternatives. 16:30Shirley Williams and Margaret Drabble discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
| 16:00Laurie Taylor examines the intellectual credibility of key thinkers of the new left. 16:30Including the CEO oF Virgin Media, the president of AOL Content, and women in the media.
| 16:00Francine Stock talks to director Todd Haynes about his 50s-set drama Carol. 16:30Ancient genome research shows the effect of the introduction of farming to Europe.
| 16:00Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died. 16:30Should a BBC presenter have expressed his own views on Christianity and homosexuality? 16:55He died over ten years ago, but Sharon still needs permission to move on with her life.
| 16:00Jane Garvey travels to a Liverpool salon for a makeover.
| 16:00Diana Athill talks to Mariella Frostrup, and Lee Child is observed at work. 16:30US Air Force veteran and poet Lynn Hill opens up the alien soul of 21st-century warfare.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00PM at 5pm - Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00News interviews, context and analysis. 17:54The latest shipping forecast.
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30The programme goes to Brussels's Molenbeek and asks if integration has failed there.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Owen Bennett-Jones meets Syrian refugees in Bradford.(R) 17:40Mark Coles profiles the so-called 'Tatler Tory', Mark Clarke.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00David Cameron says it's his conviction the UK should attack Islamic State in Syria. 18:308/8Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.(R)
| 18:00Putin condemns Turkey for shooting down a Russian warplane and warns of consequences. 18:303/6Vera is consumed with jealousy because of the literary success of her friend Ginny Fox.(R)
| 18:00The Chancellor, George Osborne, reverses position on working tax credits 18:302/6Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'.
| 18:00David Cameron tells MPs that attacking IS militants in Syria will make Britain safer 18:306/6Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons.(R)
| 18:00Jeremy Corbyn comes under pressure over his opposition to air strikes in Syria. 18:303/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
| 18:00Shapps resigns amid claims he failed to act on alleged bullying within Tory youth wing 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Labour is deciding whether to impose a whip on MPs in any vote on bombing Syria. 18:15Mary Anne Hobbs chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Kathy has to put business first. 19:15John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller. 19:451/5Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp?(R)
| 19:15Kirsty Lang on Quentin Letts' debut novel, Elisabeth Frink's sculptures and ticket fraud. 19:452/5They are partying in Amman tonight. And finding too many ways to say goodbye.(R)
| 19:00Will has had a sleepless night as shoot day dawns. 19:15Black Mass review, The Homecoming at 50, Arts Council's Peter Bazalgette on future funding 19:453/5Marwan's 'friends' know all the routes west. All you need is plenty of money.(R)
| 19:00Here's to Helen Titchener! 19:15The William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner is revealed. Samira Ahmed presents. 19:454/5Yara wants to talk marriage. Reem does not.(R)
| 19:00More than a canape is shared at the ball. 19:15Richard Eyre discusses his adaptation of Ibsen's play Little Eyolf. Kirsty Lang presents. 19:455/5Imad crossed the water two days ago. There is still no news.(R)
| 19:02Mark Coles profiles the so-called 'Tatler Tory', Mark Clarke. 19:15Including Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, featuring Tom Hanks as a lawyer in 1950s America.
| 19:152/4Fresh characters and old favourites from sketch comedy duo Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt. 19:45Meg Rosoff reads her story about a recreated dodo, inspired by the Natural History Museum.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Roger Harrabin looks at the solutions that could help tackle climate change. 20:30Peru's drug 'mules' - youngsters hiking cocaine from the jungle to the highlands.(R)
| 20:00Owen Bennett-Jones meets Syrian refugees in Bradford. 20:40Georgie Morrell discusses her play A Poke in the Eye, about her experience of going blind.
| 20:00Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. 20:45Benedict Wilkinson challenges how we think about terrorism.
| 20:00Should fewer mothers be sent to prison? Joshua Rozenberg asks if there are alternatives.(R) 20:30Can the internet shopping industry transform China's rural communities?
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Manchester Metropolitan University. 20:50Sarah Dunant welcomes Canada's plans to fully legalise marijuana.
| 20:00Alan Dein tells the story of ten years of Radio 4's observational documentary series.
| 20:00Should a BBC presenter have expressed his own views on Christianity and homosexuality?(R) 20:30Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Brett Westwood explores our complex relationship with the giants of the sea, whales.(R) 21:30Mary Ann Sieghart with Jonathan Coe, Roger Michell, Peter Brookes and Mia Chung.(R)
| 21:00The scientific evidence behind Mindfulness, and can the internet can drive sex addiction? 21:30Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.(R)
| 21:00Jim Al-Khalili investigates whether there is a link between age and scientific creativity. 21:30Libby Purves meets jewellery designer Stephen Webster and historian Kenneth O Morgan.(R)
| 21:00Ancient genome research shows the effect of the introduction of farming to Europe.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Salem witch trials.(R)
| 21:00"No man, not even a prince, is above the law." How a Saudi prince was brought to justice.
| 21:002/9Starring Glenda Jackson. Passion is the theme of Dan Rebellato's dramatisation.(R)
| 21:00Barclays Bank have been fined for a lack of due diligence on a high-value transaction.(R) 21:26Michael Ball presents The Radio 4 Appeal for the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.(R) 21:30Can the internet shopping industry transform China's rural communities?
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| 22:00 | 22:00David Cameron announces new spending in the defence review. 22:451/5In Neil Gaiman's story, a dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle.
| 22:00NATO calls for calm after Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet. 22:452/5The dwarf persuades Calum McInnes to take him to the cave on the Misty Isle.
| 22:00A look at the chancellor's statement, and the US are blaming Kunduz on 'human error'. 22:453/5The reaver realises the dwarf is not all that he seems.
| 22:00Is Labour divided on Syria? Plus reaction from Damascus. 22:454/5The dwarf and the reaver reach the cave, where something is waiting.
| 22:00Labour in turmoil over Syria, and to shop or not to shop? Plus the Pope arrives in Africa. 22:455/5The dwarf's terrible secret is finally revealed.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
| 22:00Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators. 22:45Agnes Poirier of Marianne analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jarvis Cocker goes on an undersea voyage with the BBC Philharmonic in this Radio 4 Prom. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster on David Cameron's defence review.
| 23:003/4Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs. 23:30Senior counter-terrorism officer warns MPs about major cuts to police budgets.
| 23:002/6Jenny Eclair's stories of the secrets of six women read by leading actresses. 23:154/4Old age has come to the horses and Marengo is sick. Copenhagen gallops to his side.(R) 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
| 23:002/5Suspicious of respect for loud extroverts, Jon Ronson asks if brainstorming really works.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
| 23:00Shirley Williams and Margaret Drabble discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. 23:30Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. 23:55An appreciation of a church building isn't dependent on a belief in God.
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. 23:30Anna McNamee explores atomic science as poetic inspiration.(R)
| 23:005/13Catherine Burns introduces tales about caring, confrontation and comedic calamity. 23:50Sarah Dunant welcomes Canada's plans to fully legalise marijuana.(R)
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