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Writer Johann Hari argues that our demand for gadgets has helped to drive the war in the Congo, and asks why our governments have not taken more forceful action to stop it. Show more

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Mark Tully asks why we find rhythm so fascinating and discovers how it governs our lives, from the universal aspects to the microscopic. Show more

Devon is home to all four oil beetle species recorded in Britain. Paul Evans joins naturalist John Walters on an oil beetle hunt. 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

Gervase Phinn, for many years a school inspector and writer, presents the Radio 4 Appeal for African Revival. The charity builds schools, trains teachers and supports students. Show more

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Mass for Vocations Sunday live from Leeds Cathedral. Celebrant: Rev Mgr Philip Moger; Homily: Rev Paul Grogan; Director of Music: Benjamin Saunders; Organist: Christopher McElroy. Show more

David Attenborough recalls following chimpanzees hunting other monkeys. It changed his views on natural history films. From 2011. Show more

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It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables and Ed makes his feelings known. Show more

The actor, playwright and director Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs. Show more

With coffee prices at a 30 year high, Sheila Dillon traces the money we pay for a cup along the supply chain and also hears how it raises questions for the Fairtrade movement. 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.

The story of a friendship between 86-year-old ex-dance champion Bob Hill and eager learner Katie Burningham, aged 28. From 2010. Show more

Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley. Eric Robson delves into the story of Reginald Farrer. Show more

Hardeep meets Meg Matthews, who owns 400 pairs of high heels, takes lessons from Chyna Whyne, visits Northampton's shoe museum, and talks to ballroom dancer Lilia Kopylova. Show more

William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem The Prelude written in the language of common speech, read by Sir Ian McKellen with specially composed music by John Harle. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Eoin Colfer and John Boyne about their new books, as they cross the divide between writing for children and adults. Show more

In a special edition, Roger McGough revisits extracts from AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad, read by the late Pete Postlethwaite. Show more

Winifred Robinson hears from the victims of crime and finds out what more could be done to help them. Show more

By Christopher William Hill. Kirsten and Patrick have very different opinions about how Osama Bin Laden should be represented in an exhibition. Show more

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Sheila McClennon makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Clarrie is determined to get an answer. Meanwhile things are looking up at Brookfield. Show more

Jonny Dymond talks to debate expert Mark Oppenheimer about America's complex relationship with rhetorical gymnastics and the lost art of debate. Plus a former SEAL talks SEALs. Show more

By Ian Rankin. A boy taken under a market trader's wing wonders why he is known as Saviour. Stories inspired by the music of Tom Waits. Read by Dominic Cooper. Show more

Investigating the numbers in the news, including the public sector pay premium, statins and the disturbing finding that many scientific results appear to fade over time. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the golfer Seve Ballesteros, the military historian Richard Holmes, the actress Dana Wynter and the pottery designer Enid Seeney. Show more

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Gervase Phinn, for many years a school inspector and writer, presents the Radio 4 Appeal for African Revival. The charity builds schools, trains teachers and supports students. Show more

Does writing for business need to be pompous and jargon-ridden? Peter Day joins a group of enthusiasts determined to improve the way business language works. 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

Iain Dale of Total Politics analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.

From multiplex to art house - Francine Stock talks to Emilio Estevez, Joe Cornish and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and meets the man behind Pirates of the Caribbean, Jerry Bruckheimer. Show more

Mark Tully asks why we find rhythm so fascinating and discovers how it governs our lives, from the universal aspects to the microscopic. Show more

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Why is modern media teeming with vampires, witches, ghosts and ghouls? Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal. Also, how Russia deals with criminal youngsters.

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