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The bells of Solovsky Monastery, Russia.

All eyes are on London for the Olympics, putting the city's colourful Mayor on the world stage. James Silver asks whether Boris Johnson could become a future leader of the Tories. Show more

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Novelist Jake Arnott believes narrative is a powerful force. He thinks the instinct to create stories is innate within us, and is vital to our understanding of the world. Show more

Joanna Pinnock is at a secret location in Norfolk to see the rare pool frog which has been reintroduced after becoming extinct. Show more

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A British historian who spent three years living in Syria describes the dilemmas faced by Aleppo's large Christian community. Presented by Jane Little. Show more

Felicity Finch presents an appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action. Show more

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Bishop Stephen Oliver explores the Celtic spirituality on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and its impact on English Christianity. Show more

The philosopher John Gray wonders what bulk buying of stamps ahead of the price rise tells us about economic gloom. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Disability campaigner Baroness Campbell is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

A return visit to the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Ross Noble on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Can camping food be more than tinned goods and bangers? Tim Hayward looks again at camping food with Josh Sutton, aka the Guyrope Gourmet, and discovers a new take on local food. Show more

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

Michael Portillo digs into Spain's relationship with Islam, uncovering a continuing tension between Muslims and Christians, as well as controversial readings of the country's past. Show more

Eric Robson and the team answer gardening questions in Fishbourne Roman Palace and Gardens. Bob Flowerdew, Christine Walkden and Anne Swithinbank are on the panel. Show more

In 1956 the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule was brutally quashed. But the Olympics in Melbourne gave the country's water polo team one last chance to stand up to the USSR. Show more

Will David be forced to flee to the Fringes, the lawless territory inhabited by mutants, or risk discovery? Stars Matthew Beard, Ben Hanley, Isobel Doran and Conrad Nelson. Show more

Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient. James Naughtie presents. Show more

Medieval historian Miri Rubin explores the rich history of the most famous of Hebrew poems, written in 12th-century Moorish Spain by celebrated poet Rabbi Yehuda Halevi. Show more

As tuberculosis continues to rise in Britain, should the NHS do more to target migrants from high-risk countries? Gerry Northam reports. Show more

All eyes are on London for the Olympics, putting the city's colourful Mayor on the world stage. James Silver asks whether Boris Johnson could become a future leader of the Tories. Show more

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Martin Wainwright makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

It's the morning after the night before. Meanwhile Hayley uncovers the truth. Show more

Marcus Brigstocke invites actress Kathy Burke to try some new experiences, like visiting Harrods in London. From October 2011. Show more

Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper in this unnerving tale. Read by Lesley Sharp. Show more

Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen's statistics, what is happening to homelessness, and TV's murder capital. Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news. Show more

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on novelist Maeve Binchy, commentator and writer Gore Vidal, poet Ann Atkinson and Coronation Street actor Geoffrey Hughes. Show more

John Waite reveals how scores of people with learning disabilities are ending up in illegal forced marriages. Show more

Felicity Finch presents an appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action. Show more

Britain is getting a new port on the Thames, London Gateway, which opens next year. Peter Day asks what impact this vast undertaking is likely to have on the way the country 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.

Hugo Rifkind of the Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

The latest news from the world of film. Matthew Sweet and guests look back at the film career of Ivor Novello, one of the most popular British entertainers of the 20th century. Show more

Novelist Jake Arnott believes narrative is a powerful force. He thinks the instinct to create stories is innate within us, and is vital to our understanding of the world. Show more

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'Jobs for the Boys?' Laurie Taylor explores new research which claims that working class people are excluded from jobs in the UK's TV and film industries in particular. Show more

The bells of Solovsky Monastery, Russia.

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