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A Ghost Story for Christmas
Katherine Rundell unearths the Christmas ghost story.
23/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
1. Crazy water, pickled lemons
An evocative collection of essays spanning the career of one of food writing's finest.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
Ukraine's defiant stand in Pokrovsk
Ukraine's soldiers resist Russia's relentless advance in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region
Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
Trail hunting ban, Christmas trees, Combating rural loneliness at Christmas
Could this year's Boxing Day hunt meets be the last, with a ban on trail hunting proposed?
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tony Juniper on parrots, princes and environmental protection
Tony Juniper, head of Natural England, shares his hopes and fears for the state of nature.
The Snowman by Howard Blake
A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works
Caring for older visitors at Christmas, Women's protests in Iran, Female jazz musicians
What can we do to ensure the older members of our families feel cherished at Christmas?
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks
2. French deliciousness, tastes of the Bosphorus and pasta's generosity
One of food writing's finest evokes deliciousness in Bordeaux, Istanbul and Rome.
His Majesty The King
His Majesty the King tells Martha Kearney about his lifelong passion for the natural world
The Orangutan
Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
Nothing Happened by David Szalay
From this year's Booker Prize-winner, David Szalay, a new story read by Indira Varma.
Joy in the Morning
Ian Sansom takes a look at Joy In the Morning by PG Wodehouse.
Farm inheritance tax plans watered down
The Government raises the planned inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers.
Owl
Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks with children's writers Onjali Q Raúf and Chris Riddell.
22/12/2025
Suspicions are raised for Harrison.
Plum in Prison
Stephen Mangan stars in new drama inspired by PG Wodehouse's World War 2 internment.
Series 4
52. Amelia Haslett - Lady Killer in My Family
Lucy Worsley is approached by a listener with a Lady Killer in her family.
Christmas through the eyes of a convert
Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
The Poetry Detective
Overwintering
Vanessa Kisuule unearths the poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most.
How can you find comfort in the winter months?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the true meaning of comfort, past and present.
Men found guilty of planning gun attack on British Jews.
Two men found guilty of gun plot, aiming to do "untold harm" to British Jews.
Two men are found guilty of planning a gun attack on the Jewish community
The police say the scale of the attack in Manchester was potentially huge
Series 3
6. A Whiff Of Xmas
Frank Skinner hosts a Christmas-flavoured episode of the show based on online reviews.
Kenton makes an admission.
Thelma Schoonmaker
Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the turning points of her career.
Cafe Hope's Christmas Dinner
Swapping our virtual coffee shop for the real Cafe Hope in Glasgow.
Stardom Within Touch
In Touch speaks to three visually impaired rising stars of showbiz.
Argentina's elusive big cats
After decades of extinction, wild jaguars are roaming once again in northern Argentina.
Camino de Santiago with Manni Coe
Clare is on the Camino de Santiago walking with guide and author Manni Coe.
The Hummingbird
Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?
The largest organised hunger strike in over 40 years is to continue.
O'Brien's First Christmas
Faced with another Christmas alone, O'Brien befriends the department store Santa.
Series 5
Case 9: Christmas Casebook with Diane Morgan
Danny Robins unpacks a Christmas hamper of horror with special guest Diane Morgan.
