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Anne Applebaum asks how governments can best compensate victims of former repressive regimes and turn secret police records into meaningful archives. Show more

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The impact of combat on the religious beliefs of soldiers is examined through diaries from the First World War and poetry by Iraq War veteran Brian Turner.
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Sarah Swadling meets the Dyer family, who are going into dairy farming for a second time when, in the last year, the equivalent of nine farmers a week quit milk production. Show more

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William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Jessica Brohn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Penny Brohn Cancer Care. Show more

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A service from one of the BBC's new studios at Salford Quays. Preacher: The Bishop of Bolton, the Rt Rev Chris Edmondson. Leader: The Rev Hayley Matthews. Show more

David Attenborough recalls meetings with chameleons, many on Madagascar, and with one in particular called Rommel. From 2011. Show more

Patrick O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Opera singer and star of Les Miserables Alfie Boe joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

Nicholas Parsons invites Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins, Paul Merton and Fi Glover to talk for 60 seconds on a subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. From May 2011. Show more

The burger is one of the world's most popular foods and makes eating meat affordable for millions. Sheila Dillon looks at a new attempt to revive its reputation as a quality food. Show more

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The latest national and international news, with David Eades. Listeners can comment via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Tim Boon tells the story of Percy Smith, natural history film pioneer, who made movies in his back garden in the 1920s. Show more

Eric Robson and the team join gardeners in Kirkcudbright, West Scotland, Christine Walkden visits Logan Botanic Garden, and Matthew Wilson updates on the 2012 Olympic Park. Show more

Joining Dr Rachel Weldon on her high speed sea commute to the furthest reaches of the Small Isles as she tends to her rural patients. Show more

By Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles. With Sam Troughton as Edward II, Trystan Gravelle as Roger Mortimer and Hattie Morahan as Queen Isabella. Show more

Nicole Krauss, shortlisted for this year's Orange prize, talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love. Show more

Roger McGough with a selection of poetry requested by listeners, including subjects as diverse as gardening, Heaven, and whether or not writing poetry counts as proper work. Show more

Who has the ear of the American president? Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's former chief of staff, talks to key advisors, including George Bush's 'brain', Karl Rove. Show more

Writers create a fictional response to the week's news. Ed Jones looks at the ethics of football in a story in which two football dads meet over a pint and discuss their lads. Show more

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Steve Delaney makes his selection from the week's radio. Show more

Caroline is in the doghouse and there's a surprise member of the congregation at St Stephen's. Show more

In the melting pot of the USA, Americana explores the heated debate over immigration. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos recalls a childhood between two worlds. Show more

By Abdelkader Benali. A young Dutch-Moroccan man is compelled to make a long-overdue visit to his ill mother in Rotterdam. Read by Khalid Abdalla. Show more

Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. Roger Bolton is in his home town to assess local radio. What keeps you up at night - CBeebies? Show more

Matthew Bannister on the QC and first woman DPP, Dame Barbara Mills, the poet and singer Gil Scott-Heron, the artist Leonora Carrington, the Pan's People choreographer Flick Colby. Show more

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more

Jessica Brohn presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Penny Brohn Cancer Care. Show more

Is the NHS debate avoiding the key issue? As the expectation of better health care grows, so does the amount of money needed to pay for it. Michael Blastland reveals the choices. Show more

Carolyn Quinn previews the week ahead in Parliament. With Lord Steel, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Gregg McClymont MP, and political advisers Maurice Glasman and Patrick Diamond. Show more

Miranda Green, editor of the Day, analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Francine Stock investigates the world of the documentary from old masters such as the Maysles brothers to Asif Kapadia, director of the much-lauded Senna released this week. Show more

The impact of combat on the religious beliefs of soldiers is examined through diaries from the First World War and poetry by Iraq War veteran Brian Turner.
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Laurie Taylor explores the break up of extended families in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Also, how Central Eastern Europeans remember life under Communist rule. Show more

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