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Morland Sanders profiles the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa - the man who represents the uncertain position of its members over military action in Libya. Show more

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'Trains are made for meditation', John Betheman wrote in 1940. Mark Tully celebrates the beauty of rail travel with the Chaplain of St Pancras Station, Jonathan Barker.
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Caz Graham looks at cutting-edge farming at Aberystwyth University, where scientists are trying out new eco-friendly farming methods to improve crop yield and animal welfare. Show more

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

Ronnie Corbett presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity the Amber Trust. Show more

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Part of our series for Lent live from Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow. Preacher: the Rev Douglas Gay, Lecturer in Practical Theology at Glasgow University. Show more

An earthworm species in Australia can grow to over two metres long. They stay underground making intriguing sounds. From 2011. Show more

News and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Jim has some exciting news and Jill wins a significant concession. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor reunites five people from the birth of rock 'n' roll in the UK. With Bruce Welch and Marty Wilde. From March 2011. Show more

Natural wine is the latest buzz in the wine world, but what is it? Sheila Dillon discusses and samples this chemical and additive-free 'new' wine that was quaffed by the Romans. Show more

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The latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. To share your views email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on Twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Josie d'Arby tells the remarkable story of how Charlotte White overcame disability to perform the opening bars of the prelude to Bach's cello suite. Show more

Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank explore a new 'grow your own' show in Warwickshire: The Edible Garden Show. 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

Will Professor Challenger and his team survive the dinosaurs and murderous hominids of the Amazonian plateau? Stars David Robb. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Monica Ali about her new book, a novel inspired by the life of Princess Diana, and writer and critic James Runcie assesses the legacy of Virginia Woolf. Show more

Seema Anand explores Muhammad Iqbal's epic poem Shikwa, one of the most famous and enduring works of Islamic literature, first recited at a public gathering 100 years ago. Show more

Three people die every day in the UK because of the shortage of organs for transplant. Allan Urry asks if the NHS is doing enough to ensure more suitable donors are available. Show more

Morland Sanders profiles the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa - the man who represents the uncertain position of its members over military action in Libya. Show more

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The latest weather forecast.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

John Harris makes his selection from the week's radio. Show more

Joe and Eddie try some covert cookery. Meanwhile, Kathy's very worried. Show more

Author EL Doctorow talks about his newest book, and Americana asks a roundtable of citizens, living far from political Washington, what they think of US forces flying over Libya. Show more

The crew realise that Mars Twenty may not be the first manned spaceship to land on the red planet after all. Read by Peter Capaldi. Show more

A brief history of time, and the BBC Trust chairman talks about the BBC losing its 'moral compass'. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the movie icon Elizabeth Taylor, former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, spin bowler Fred Titmus and the Shadows' bassist Jet Harris. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests discuss new HMRC tax calculation error and Budget 2011. Plus, an unofficial website selling Olympic tickets illegally, and Npower responds to an Ofgem report. Show more

Ronnie Corbett presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity the Amber Trust. Show more

Labour's traditional working-class supporters are abandoning the party. David Goodhart asks, can Labour win them back without alienating more liberal middle-class voters? 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. Show more

George Parker of the Financial Times takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more

Francine Stock discusses cave art with the veteran German director Werner Herzog and quizzes Kevin MacDonald about The Eagle, a version of Rosemary Sutcliff's classic book. Show more

'Trains are made for meditation', John Betheman wrote in 1940. Mark Tully celebrates the beauty of rail travel with the Chaplain of St Pancras Station, Jonathan Barker.
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The world turned upside down. Laurie Taylor asks if the axis of power will shift to the Arctic North by 2050. Also, the enduring effects of the Victorian Temperance movement. Show more

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