| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.(R) 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from St Anne’s Limehouse in London. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Carl Honoré experiences first-hand the dramatic effects of ageing on the body.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5As he charts changing attitudes to ageing, Carl Honoré pits prodigy against experience.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Carl Honoré considers love and sex as he charts a revolution in our attitudes to ageing. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:30In Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's specially commissioned short story there's a family secret(R) 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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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 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin 05:45Will New Zealand take UK to court over quotas? Country vet challenges racism; eels 05:56The latest weather forecast for farmers. 05:58David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin. 05:45Should cities be allowed to ask for funding through the Agriculture Bill? 05:58David Attenborough presents the raven.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin 05:45More than thirty thousand badgers were culled this year to crack down on bovine TB. 05:58David Attenborough presents the snow bunting.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin 05:45The government unveils the Environment Bill and proposals for a new environmental watchdog 05:58David Attenborough presents the knot.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin 05:45Reaction from the UK chicken industry to prospects of a no deal Brexit. 05:58David Attenborough presents the song thrush.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye 05:45iPM takes a closer look at the houses that God built. iPM@bbc.co.uk
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast 05:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral 05:45The founder of Netflix, the streaming service that’s turned us all into binge watchers.(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Caz Graham re-visits moors destroyed by fire this summer, to ask how they are recovering.(R) 06:30Charlotte Smith is on a Christmas tree farm in Somerset. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 06:05Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Church, re-examines the Nativity stories. 06:35Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on a winter raven roost in Shropshire. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Emily Buchanan. 07:54Opera singer Lesley Garrett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lost Chord 07:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | 08:31Susan Hulme reports on Monday's debates at Westminster.
| 08:31Sean Curran has the best of Tuesday at Westminster.
| 08:31Susan Hulme reports from Westminster
| 08:31Sean Curran reports on the latest news from Westminster.
| | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From Methodist College Belfast. Reflecting on the Candle of Peace. 08:48Howard Jacobson on the Cult of Self.(R) 08:58Writer, gardener and TV presenter Monty Don recalls the summer swallow in Tweet of the Day
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| 09:00 | 09:00Neil MacGregor, Christopher Harding and Kajsa Norman with Kirsty Wark. 09:45An act of worship with reflection, music and prayer. Led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
| 09:00Jim Al-Khalili talks to astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.(R) 09:30Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis about the power of reading in encouraging empathy.(R) 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Mark Dowd.
| 09:00Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue. 09:30Why does bad food taste so good? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Steve Williams.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Poor Law of 1834 and the rise of the workhouse 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Claire Campbell Smith.
| 09:00Mariana Mazzucato, economist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne(R) 09:45Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led by the Rev'd Roy Jenkins
| 09:00Lily Allen, Anne Atkins and her son on autism, barrister turned restaurateur Nisha Katona.
| 09:00News with Paddy O'Connell including Toby Young's Twitter shame and Pru Leith's sprout tips
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| 10:00 | 10:00Feeling anxious after drinking. Rose McGowan. Working in a care home. 10:451/5A mysterious engraving reveals a disturbing story. With Mark Gatiss.
| 10:00Workplace reforms, how to thrive in retirement, party dresses, Papagena, 10:452/5A curse is passed on by a curiously inscribed slip of paper. With Mark Gatiss
| 10:00Stories of the lives of 18th- and 19th-century children through samplers. Harriet Harman 10:413/5A tale of likely murder, mysterious cats and ecclesiastical carvings. With Mark Gatiss. 10:55Aunt and niece debate the importance of women asserting themselves in the workplace.
| 10:00Deborah Davis on competition, power and same-sex desire in The Favourite 10:454/5The unearthing of an Anglo Saxon crown unleashes supernatural forces. With Mark Gatiss.
| 10:00Celine Gittens, Women in Prison, Queen Victoria, Escaping Xmas and Winter Solstice poetry. 10:455/5A remote inn, a locked room and Thomson, the only guest, is curious. With Mark Gatiss
| 10:30John Harris considers the potent role of narrative in our public and private lives.(R)
| 10:00There's a shock for Brian, and Elizabeth is left terrified.
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| 11:00 | 11:00The story of what happened when Kirsty, 47, moved into an old plasterer's van. 11:306/6Tim Vine interviews his chosen guest Sir Ken Dodd.(R)
| 11:00Allan Little examines George Soros's global mission and why some people react against it. 11:30Two Welsh artists try to better understand autism with an imaginative new project
| 11:00What is required to create a society based on a shared sense of belonging? 11:304/4The series' last show features a mysterious job in a reservoir and a quiz about trifle.(R)
| 11:00How home DNA testing kits are revealing more than some people bargained for. 11:30Who are the noisiest writers? Cathy FitzGerald listens in on fictional soundscapes.
| 11:00AL Kennedy returns to Dundee as the V&A opens a new design museum in the city. 11:30Simon Kane's time-travelling comic adventure and almost love story.
| 11:00Steve Richards reviews the political year with top Westminster journalists. 11:30The protest against a law which means employers can demand 400 hours of overtime a year.
| 11:15Alan Carr, comedian, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0411/151875: Thatcher tries to come to terms with the shooting of Uri Carruth. 12:18Care Quality Commission's chief inspector. Plant disease risk. Help for kinship carers. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0412/15Willa and Tig conspire on a secret mission and there is further bad news about the house. 12:18How are you paying for Christmas? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0413/151870s: Thatcher has to choose sides - with terrible consequences. 12:18The care homes where kids are welcome, plus fundraising after the Chester Zoo fire. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0414/15Ultimately, Willa can't save her house but there is good news and hope for the future. 12:18The fun runners hurting good causes when they run under a charity banner but raise no cash 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:0415/15Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future. 12:18A collection of seasonal poems for the winter solstice. 12:20The Fundraising Regulator warns about fake charity appeals this Christmas. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:04The founder of Universal Wealth Preservation is jailed. Plus an end to big overdraft fees. 12:30The truth about what Jeremy Corbyn said under his breath. Possibly.(R) 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast. 12:046/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee(R) 12:32You're invited to dinner with Nigella as she shares the memories and flavours of her life. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon of the angel Gabriel and Mary.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Aidan Hart explains the significance of colour as he paints an icon.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Iconographer Aidan Hart explains the strange perspectives of the icon.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:45Aidan Hart explains how to use paint to create divine light.
| 13:00Analysis of news and current affairs. 13:43A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons 13:45Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon.
| 13:00The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from St John's Wood Church in London(R)
| 13:00Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. 13:30Festive policing and dating, wassailing with a mare's skull, and missed Christmas cards.
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| 14:00 | 14:00The pressure gets to Lily(R) 14:15The young Oscar Wilde embarks on an American tour, determined to find fame. By Marcy Kahan
| 14:00Pat resorts to drastic measures 14:15Oscar Wilde's marriage under scrutiny in Lavinia Murray's fantasy drama
| 14:00Helen receives a helping hand 14:15By Katherine Jakeways. Festive comedy drama starring Geoffrey Palmer.(R)
| 14:00There's a shock for Brian 14:15Part 8 of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan.
| 14:00Elizabeth is left terrified 14:15On Christmas Eve, a family arrives at their country cottage - but someone else is at home.
| 14:00What do you think our politicians should be doing to end homelessness? 14:30Classic ghost story author M.R. James is pursued by his own demons. Stars Mark Gatiss.
| 14:00Eric Robson and the panel are in West Yorkshire(R) 14:45Three conversations between women of different generations about women and work choices.
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| 15:00 | 15:00A special one-off quiz hosted by comedian Jo Brand. 15:30Charlotte Smith puts down her Kit Kat to ask what the future holds for chocolate
| 15:005/6Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering dark. 15:30Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong respond to audience questions
| 15:00In the UK we spend almost £4.5 billion a year on domestic pets. Where does the money go? 15:30Neuromyths: Claudia explores some common myths in neuroscience(R)
| 15:00Caz Graham re-visits moors destroyed by fire this summer, to ask how they are recovering. 15:27Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prostate Cancer Research Centre(R) 15:30Joyce Carol Oates discusses her latest novel, Hazards of Time Travel(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson and the panel are in West Yorkshire 15:45In Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's specially commissioned short story there's a family secret
| 15:30Two Welsh artists try to better understand autism with an imaginative new project(R)
| 15:00Oscar Wilde's comic melodrama, with songs. Sparkling and surprising new production.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Lida Kindersley, well known letter cutter, on the art of marking time in stone and wood. 16:30Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the colour purple and its use in religion.
| 16:00Sally Herships explores how trauma that we haven't experienced directly can shape us. 16:30Eden Project founder chooses documentary maker and artist Humphrey Jennings
| 16:00Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives. 16:30The editor of the Racing Post and the founder of a slow news magazine 16:55Mother and daughter on patronising careers advice given to black girls in the past.
| 16:00Antonia Quirke and guests discuss the best films of 2018. 16:30Rachel Norman says that climate change will influence what fish we can farm in the future.
| 16:00A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons 16:03Matthew Bannister on a haematologist, a film director, an inventor, a dissident, a singer 16:30Roger Bolton discusses listener comment with PM presenter Evan Davis.
| 16:00Dancer Celine Gittens, retirement, Christmas for separated parents
| 16:00Why the classic short story has such strong associations with winter. 16:30Celebrating the winter solstice with midwinter poems for the year's turning point.
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| 17:00 | 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
| 17:00PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis. 17:58A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
| 17:00Full coverage of the day's news. 17:30iPM takes a closer look at the houses that God built. iPM@bbc.co.uk(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00The story of how Twitter accidentally became the 21st century forum for political debate.(R) 17:40The founder of Netflix, the streaming service that’s turned us all into binge watchers.(R) 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00Jeremy Corbyn, is tabling a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. 18:306/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 18:00Government ramps up contingency planning for no-deal Brexit 18:306/6The doorbell interrupts an already unconventional Wrigglesworth family Christmas.(R)
| 18:00Minister sets out post Brexit immigration system. 18:304/4Una Stubbs tells Victoria Coren Mitchell about her life and the cars she has known.
| 18:00UK's second busiest airport closed because of drones flying near the runway 18:302/6John Finnemore presents more sketches in his award-winning Souvenir Programme.(R)
| 18:00Thousands of passengers are seeking compensation for ruined holidays. 18:30The truth about what Jeremy Corbyn said under his breath. Possibly.
| 18:00Two people questioned over drone sightings that caused disruption at Gatwick Airport. 18:15Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
| 18:00Rescue teams are working through the night to find survivors 18:15Antonia Quirke picks the best of BBC Radio this week
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| 19:00 | 19:00Pat resorts to drastic measures 19:15Carole Boyd, Lynda Snell in The Archers, on The Canterbury Tales, with the Ambridge cast. 19:451/5A mysterious engraving reveals a disturbing story. With Mark Gatiss.(R)
| 19:00Helen receives a helping hand 19:15John Malkovich plays Poirot, why we cry at films and the phenomenon of crime podcasts. 19:452/5A curse is passed on by a curiously inscribed slip of paper. With Mark Gatiss(R)
| 19:00There's a shock for Brian 19:15Eileen Atkins looks back over her career, and director Penny Marshall remembered 19:453/5A tale of likely murder, mysterious cats and ecclesiastical carvings. With Mark Gatiss.(R)
| 19:00Elizabeth is left terrified 19:15Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his starring role in Mary Poppins Returns. 19:454/5The unearthing of an Anglo Saxon crown unleashes supernatural forces. With Mark Gatiss.(R)
| 19:00There's light at the end of the tunnel for Jennifer 19:15Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Plus is art becoming more political? 19:455/5A remote inn, a locked room and Thomson, the only guest, is curious. With Mark Gatiss(R)
| 19:00The founder of Netflix, the streaming service that’s turned us all into binge watchers. 19:15Mary Poppins, The Convert, John Lanchester, Dead Poets Live, The Long Song
| 19:00Lynda issues a terrifying ultimatum 19:15John Shuttleworth pays a Christmas visit with his trusty organ to a friend in hospital. 19:45Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's short story series.
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| 20:00 | 20:00What is required to create a society based on a shared sense of belonging? 20:30The BBC gains rare access to a region of China where Muslims are being held without trial.(R)
| 20:00The story of how Twitter accidentally became the 21st century forum for political debate. 20:40Two blind people share stories of life-changing events
| 20:00Young people from both sides of the Irish border debate what Brexit will mean for them. 20:45Why does bad food taste so good? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.(R)
| 20:00After the Katowice summit where does the world now stand on climate change? 20:30David Baker investigates the growing industry dedicated to improving our 40 winks.
| 20:00Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from St John's Wood Church in London 20:50Howard Jacobson on the Cult of Self.
| 20:00Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood helped to create the modern global Christmas.
| 20:00Roger Bolton discusses listener comment with PM presenter Evan Davis.(R) 20:30Matthew Bannister on a haematologist, a film director, an inventor, a dissident, a singer(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00Men talk frankly about the reality of erectile dysfunction.(R) 21:30Neil MacGregor, Christopher Harding and Kajsa Norman with Kirsty Wark.(R)
| 21:00Neuromyths: Claudia explores some common myths in neuroscience 21:30Jim Al-Khalili talks to astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.(R)
| 21:00Naomi Alderman's story is of Lucretius, sheep and atoms 21:30Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.
| 21:00Rachel Norman says that climate change will influence what fish we can farm in the future.(R) 21:30Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Poor Law of 1834 and the rise of the workhouse(R)
| 21:00Neil MacGregor on societies that live with one God or many, or co-exist with local spirits
| 21:00Oscar Wilde's comic melodrama, with songs. Sparkling and surprising new production.
| 21:00The founder of Universal Wealth Preservation is jailed. Plus an end to big overdraft fees.(R) 21:25Opera singer Lesley Garrett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lost Chord 21:30David Baker investigates the growing industry dedicated to improving our 40 winks.(R)
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| 22:00 | 22:00Mrs May says parliamentary vote on Brexit deal won't be held until mid-January. 22:4511/151875: Thatcher tries to come to terms with the shooting of Uri Carruth.(R)
| 22:00Three and a half thousand troops have been put on standby 22:4512/15Willa and Tig conspire on a secret mission and there is further bad news about the house.(R)
| 22:00UK will allow people to work and settle in UK based on skills not where they're from 22:4513/151870s: Thatcher has to choose sides - with terrible consequences.(R)
| 22:00Rogue drone spotted flying at the airport within the past hour. 22:4514/15Ultimately, Willa can't save her house but there is good news and hope for the future.(R)
| 22:00Sussex Police say they've identified "people of interest". 22:4515/15Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future.(R)
| 22:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Young people from both sides of the Irish border debate what Brexit will mean for them.(R)
| 22:00Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong talk to John Wilson 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Jarvis Cocker boards the Wireless Nights Express, to hear more tales of night people. 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:002/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker). 23:15It.'s 'Operation Christmas' with Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead.(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
| 23:00Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim. 23:152/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.(R) 23:30Susan Hulme reports from Westminster 23:55Mother and daughter reflect on the changes in women's working lives between generations.
| 23:00Eden Project founder chooses documentary maker and artist Humphrey Jennings(R) 23:30All the news from today's sitting at Westminster. 23:55A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
| 23:00A special one-off quiz hosted by comedian Jo Brand.(R) 23:30Mab Jones looks at the image of the Welsh lady in traditional costume.
| 23:00Antonia Quirke and guests discuss the best films of 2018.(R) 23:30Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Church, re-examines the Nativity stories.(R)
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