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The bells from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury in Worcestershire.

Samira Ahmed profiles Newt Gingrich, former adversary of Bill Clinton, now a leading contender for the Republican nomination for the US presidential election. Show more

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In the first of two programmes, Liz Gray asks friends, colleagues, artists and political figures, 'If you had breath for no more than 99 words, what would they be?'. Show more

Charlotte Smith looks at the British veal industry. Dairy calves are now being raised for rose veal, which farmers describe as high welfare meat. Show more

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

Erwin James presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Haven Distribution, which provides books for prisoners. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

A service for the third Sunday in Advent from St Peter's Church, Peterston-super-Ely in the Vale of Glamorgan, led by the Rev Rachel Lewis. Preacher: The Rev Edwin Counsell. Show more

The historian Lisa Jardine recalls CP Snow for lessons on the dangers of government by experts and calls for better informed political debate about science and economics. Show more

Paddy O'Connell with news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Pat can barely contain her emotions and Neil is feeling frazzled. Show more

Journalist and former editor Eve Pollard is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Dan Saladino exlores how higher food prices are changing what we buy and how we eat. From increases in food-related crime to shortages of ingredients, what else is in store? Show more

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Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

In 1971, Bangladesh was in crisis after a natural disaster led to bloody civil war. Jonny Dymond tells the story of the US diplomat who took a stand against his own government. Show more

Eric Robson chairs a horticultural Q&A with Pippa Greenwood Bunny Guinness and Chris Beardshaw. How to secure your allotment against burglars: Bob Flowerdew gives practical advice. Show more

Five programmes exploring the ways in which people reveal their true selves to the world. A mother whose son grew up apart from her emerges from 37 years of denial. Show more

A young giant faces laughable insanity due to paternal ignorance, old crones and syphilitic professors. Stars David Troughton. Show more

Mariella Frostrup continues Open Book's celebration of funny books with Jo Brand's choice of funniest book, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and Three Quarters. Show more

Poet and translator WN Herbert and sound artist and Poetry Wales editor Zoe Skoulding compare different cultures and their attitudes towards poetry festivals. Show more

...Future: Writer Maria Margaronis revisits her beloved Greece where, amid the strikes and the tear gas, she hears from Greeks living with their country's spiralling crisis. Show more

Samira Ahmed profiles Newt Gingrich, former adversary of Bill Clinton, now a leading contender for the Republican nomination for the US presidential election. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sarah Montague makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Nic plans her hen night. Meanwhile Pat and Tony consider the past. Show more

Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Ann Leslie. From December 2011. Show more

By Tessa Hadley. 4 Extra Debut. A girl begins to hear noises after she escapes from a family party. Recorded with an audience in 2011. Show more

Tim Harford on National Literacy Trust figures, the maths of supermarket price wars, eurozone statistics and the odds of cracking six double-yolk eggs in a row. Show more

John Wilson on the poet Christopher Logue, cinema director Dev Anand, Brazilian footballer Socrates, ancient languages expert Professor Wilfred Lambert and author Helen Forrester. Show more

Presented by Paul Lewis. The best way of tackling car hire firms who refuse to refund your deposit. Plus, more on the record HSBC 10 million pound mis-selling penalty. Show more

Erwin James presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Haven Distribution, which provides books for prisoners. Show more

The Curse of the Bonus: Peter Day traces the rise of the bonus culture and asks how much damage it causes as it spreads from the banks to big business and to the public sector. 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.

Andrew Porter of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Directors abound this week. Nick Broomfield discusses his documentary on Sarah Palin, Ben Wheatley sketches the motives behind Kill List, and Mike Cahill explains Another Earth. Show more

In the first of two programmes, Liz Gray asks friends, colleagues, artists and political figures, 'If you had breath for no more than 99 words, what would they be?'. Show more

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Laurie Taylor examines research into the advice offered to parents, and comparative research in America and Holland, into teenage sex in the parental home. Show more

The bells from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury in Worcestershire.

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