BBC R4 FM SkyTV

Who hasn't waited 30 years to get revenge on the girl who stole their role in the nativity? With special guests Ian Smith and Natalie Cassidy.

Expect gifts, special pyjamas, drinking games and cross-dressing. Natalie celebrates the mid-winter festival of Ancient Rome, Saturnalia, with André Vincent and Llewelyn Morgan.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

5/6. Squeamish chuckles about finding death in the countryside, and Patrick winning a Tony Award in New York.

4/5. Lurking in the night's shadows of Sarah Clegg's whirlwind tour of Europe's weirdest winter traditions, we meet Krampus, the horned devil who punishes naughty children in Austria.

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

The latest news from BBC Radio 4.

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter.

Twenty historic barns across the Lake District are enjoying some long overdue TLC thanks to £3.2 million pounds worth of funding.

Nick Robinson and Simon Jack hear from the former Conservative Chancellor, Sir Sajid Javid, in this guest edited Today.

Gareth Southgate OBE, football manager, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other Charles Dickens novels have had on festive eating, with food historian Ivan Day and food writer Penelope Vogler.

5/5. Sarah Clegg joins the December crowds in Finland when a girl is crowned with candles as St Lucy, a Christian martyr who also appears as a witch leading a procession of the dead.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Could 2025 be a year of progress on climate change and the nature crisis? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski search for some tentative green shoots.

The latest weather forecast.

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.

The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets some spiders, to help inspire a new animal poem.

There's a Boxing Day challenge for Paul and the events of the year catch up on Will.

2/5. An esports psychologist investigates the mysterious death of a former client. Psychological thriller by Anthony Del Col. Contains some strong language.

Jack Boswell explores Sweden's Fika - a ritual of coffee, treats and connection, revealing its power to nurture creativity, combat loneliness, and enrich daily life.

What can I do with my amaryllis bulb now that I've dipped it in wax? Are misshapen vegetables safe to eat? Are there any deer proof plants? Find out in this archive edition of GQT.

In the hopes of boosting Christmas cheer, or maybe Christmas revenue, the boss of the Merry Little Christmas Shop has promised a bonus to the staff member who makes the most sales.

Weekly obituary programme telling the life stories of those who have died recently.

Poet Emily Berry dreams about songwriter Connie Converse in the company of biographer Howard Fishman, musician Emma-Lee Moss (aka Emmy the Great) and poet Jack Underwood.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

5/7. Wellington and Tomsk are not the only ones who've been digging in Queen's Mere, as they are soon to discover. Performed by Richard E Grant, directed by Johnny Vegas.

5/5. Landing slap-bang in the no-man's land between Christmas and New Year, the Naked Week team will be heading out of the trenches to challenge the news to a game of football.

Jolene puts her foot in it, and Alice makes a decision.

Composer Tess Tyler and kora player and composer Seckou Keita join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they choose the next five tracks, with special guest Nick Patrick.

Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at a bumper year of elections and sporting moments with Today presenters past and present.

Megan Nolan on New Year's Resolutions, and why 'the leopard can, does and will change its spots.'.

New poetry from Kat Francois , Livia Kojo Alour, Yomi Sode, Keith Jarrett, Christian Foley and Hannah Silva performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Hackney Empire.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

5/5. On the eve of George Moon's departure from Timbang Belud, a local planter, Saffery, a man whom Moon has never liked, asks for his advice concerning a highly personal matter.

In the first of two special programmes, Stuart Maconie presents some of the best music performances from this year's Loose Ends, including English Teacher and Richard Thompson.