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As two men begin life sentences for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, Andy Denwood profiles Imran Khan the lawyer who helped the teenager's family in their fight for justice. Show more

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Mark Tully considers our sense of touch and how we take it for granted. Somehow our other senses seem more active, even more important to us. But how would we cope without touch? Show more

Mackerel is Scotland's most valuable catch and its worth to the nation has fuelled a bitter dispute with Iceland and the Faroe Islands. On Your Farm visits Fraserburgh and Buckie. 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

Joss Ackland presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Motor Neurone Disease Association. Show more

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Fr James Hanvey SJ travels to the Pope's summer palace outside Rome, home to the Vatican Space Observatory, to explore how God can speak through space and science. Show more

Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem. In the past there were also fears of losing knowledge through destruction of archives. Show more

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

It's Will and Nic's big day and Tracy considers her options. Show more

Dame Monica Mason, Director of the Royal Ballet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011. 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.

Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for a reformed state and a "Big Society". Part 1: The genesis of the ideas, the difficulty of definition and early tensions. Show more

Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A with panellists Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness. Matt Biggs revisits St Ann's Allotments in Nottingham. Show more

Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir. This episode, Edinburgh: banking, rickshaws, and a detour to Muir's native Orkney. Show more

Martin Chuzzlewit has disinherited grandson Mickey, who escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai. Stars Karan Pandit. Show more

With Mariella Frostrup. Featuring listeners' nominations for their funniest book, self-publishing phenomenon Amanda Hocking and Samantha Harvey on her philosophy-inspired novel. Show more

Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry about winter, star-gazing and time, read by Pippa Haywood, Peter Marinker, Mark Meadows and Nadia Williams. Show more

Katie Derham takes a unique inside look at the charitable foundation set up by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and evaluates its power, aims and global influence. Show more

As two men begin life sentences for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, Andy Denwood profiles Imran Khan the lawyer who helped the teenager's family in their fight for justice. Show more

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Ian McMillan makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Brian is caught on the back foot. Meanwhile Tracy has a plan. Show more

Angus Deayton lets Will Self, Arthur Smith, Sara Pascoe and Gyles Brandreth devise their panel show rounds. From January 2012. Show more

Living in a secluded bay, Danko takes Polyanna out on his boat at night in search of phosphorescence. Read by Raquel Cassidy. Show more

Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, and infinity. He also resolves another marital dispute about probability. Show more

Matthew Bannister on photographer Eve Arnold, cartoonist Ronald Searle, philosopher Sir Michael Dummett and fight director Bob Anderson. Show more

Faster payments changes, insurance add-ons customers did not request, the performance of absolute return funds and the transfer of mortgage customers to Mortgage Works. Show more

Joss Ackland presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Motor Neurone Disease Association. Show more

No matter where you go in the world, people think education is in crisis. Peter Day asks why this is, and what schools, government and business can do about it. Show more

Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more

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

Francine Stock talks to Olivia Colman about playing Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady and discusses teenage pregnancy, lost daughters and redemption with Rodrigo Garcia. Show more

Mark Tully considers our sense of touch and how we take it for granted. Somehow our other senses seem more active, even more important to us. But how would we cope without touch? Show more

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What happens when professional markers are removed and one uniform is used for almost all staff in a hospital? Also, how military tactics are increasingly used to police cities. Show more

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