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The bells of St Bartholomew, Smithfield, London.

Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Lord Patten, the Conservative peer who is the preferred candidate to be the next Chairman of the BBC Trust. Show more

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The writer Sarah Cuddon examines the impact of assuming an alias or pseudonym, both in what is hidden and what is revealed. Show more

On a farm in Hertfordshire, Lionel Kelleway gets close encounters with boxing hares and meets Gill Turner who knows many of the hares individually. Show more

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Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Barry Cryer presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Prostate Action. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

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A service from Bethel United Reformed Church, Swansea. Music by the Swansea Philharmonic Choir conducted by Clive John. Preacher: Rev Dr Noel Davies. Organist: Christine Beynon. Show more

News and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Jolene is left confused while Phoebe's got something on her mind. Show more

Dame Anne Owers, former Chief Inspector of Prisons, joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. Show more

Long running comedy panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons. This week the panellists are Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Tony Hawks and Liza Tarbuck. Show more

Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet from whisky and beer to sweets and bread. Show more

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The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Listeners can comment via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Claudia Hammond re-visits the Minimal Group Studies done by the eminent social psychologist Henri Tajfel in 1971 and reviews their role in the development of Social Identity Theory. Show more

Horticultural problem-solving in Cobham, Surrey. Peter Gibbs is joined by panel members Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Biggs and Anne Switihinbank. Show more

Tony Hill honours five scientists, dismissed in their day as blue-sky time-wasters, who revolutionised microscopes, electrical power, aircraft, gyroscopic travel and digital sound. Show more

In Moya O'Shea's dramatisation of Edna Ferber's tale of Magnolia Hawks and the folk on the Cotton Blossom Show Boat, a touch of Hollywood is brought to Radio 4's Classic Serial. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to American novelist Kim Edwards about her new book and looks back at the life and work of writer Sybille Bedford with This Life creator Amy Jenkins. Show more

Roger McGough with consoling poems, including work by Derek Mahon. The readers are John Sessions, Catherine Cusack and Jonjo O'Neill. Show more

After the disruption caused by snow, Julian O'Halloran examines the record of airport operator BAA and asks whether Britain's airport woes run deeper than bad weather. Show more

Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Lord Patten, the Conservative peer who is the preferred candidate to be the next Chairman of the BBC Trust. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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Ian McMillan makes his selection from the week's radio. Show more

David takes his eye off the ball and Kirsty's meeting takes an unexpected turn. Show more

Unions in America are credited with creating the 40 hour work week, minimum wage, headaches, hurdles and delays. Americana examines the history and possible future of US unions. Show more

A story written and performed by stand-up comedian Stephen K Amos about how a family heirloom has the power to take him back to his childhood and a very special relationship. Show more

The fine line between candid confessional and entertainment. Counting the cost of Cairo. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more

John Wilson on men's clothing baron Raymond Burton, Workmate inventor Ronald Hickman, the lawyer David Tench and actor Nicholas Courtney who played the Brigadier in Dr Who. Show more

Does your investment adviser really understand your risk tolerance? Index-linked savings are back; and, what cover do you have when your travel plans are affected by civil unrest? Show more

Barry Cryer presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Prostate Action. Show more

The Orange Book, published in 2004, is the unofficial manifesto of the Liberal Democrats' right wing. Edward Stourton examines its influence on both the party and the coalition. Show more

Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.

Sarah Sands of the London Evening Standard takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more

Ahead of Sunday's Oscar ceremony, Francine Stock talks to nominees and looks across the categories to see who might walk away with the coveted statuettes. Show more

The writer Sarah Cuddon examines the impact of assuming an alias or pseudonym, both in what is hidden and what is revealed. Show more

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Why does the US continue to use capital punishment when all other Western nations have abandoned it in the name of civilisation and humanity? Also, illegal workers in the UK. Show more

The bells of St Bartholomew, Smithfield, London.

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