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Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us. Show more

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Mark Tully discusses the role of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. With veteran politician Tony Benn, and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Unpasteurised British Brie - Anna Hill visits a young dairy farmer in Suffolk who is trying to make a living by creating something unique. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg on William Tyndale, Braford Synagogue saved by local Muslims, and Charles Carroll explores the religious significance of the Coronation. Show more

Liz Wyatt, whose son is deaf, presents an appeal on behalf of SignHealth. Show more

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

Marking the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation, from Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Preacher: Rev Neil Gardner. With the choir of Fettes College, directed by David Goodenough. Show more

John Gray finds new resonance for our own age in the story of 'The Great Gatsby'. 'Just like Gatsby, we want to return to a world that was conjured into being from dreams'. Show more

David Attenborough presents the spotted crake. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme.

Matt's pulling the strings, and Tom comes to the rescue.

Sir Mervyn King, outgoing governor of the Bank of England, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Nicholas Parsons hosts as Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay and Roy Walker attempt to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Sheila Dillon speaks to Michael Pollan on the craft, science and pleasures of cooking. In his new book, 'a love letter to cooking', he reflects on the importance of being a cook. 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.

Professor Martin Goodman explores the new, iconic cultural buildings that have emerged in the North of England over the last decade, and asks if they represent a 'New North'. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations about the miners' strike, the Suffolk flood of 1953, how mums are never satisfied and the impact a teacher can have on a student. Show more

The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the lives of three generations of the Trotta family. Stars Henry Goodman. Show more

Jim Crace discusses his Booker-shortlisted novel Quarantine, with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Recorded at the Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival. Show more

Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests. In this edition, poets read other poets' work, including Maya Angelou reading Shakespeare and Alice Oswald reading Milton. Show more

Rob Broomby reports on growing concern about Iran's nuclear intentions, as it continues to defy the UN and nuclear watchdog the IAEA. Is Iran playing for time to develop a bomb? Show more

Responding to a story from this week's news, playwright and novelist Chris Dolan creates a 15-minute standalone drama. Show more

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Simon Parkes makes his selection of the best of this week's BBC Radio programmes.

Lilian is preoccupied, and Jill tries to be helpful. Show more

James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and Mark Watson in the literary panel show. From May 2013. Show more

By Rebecca F John: A young woman visits the dog track for the first time, and weighs up a matter of life and death. Read by Rakie Ayola. Show more

Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance. Plus, a listener requests a cost-benefit analysis of kidney donations, and Johnny Ball gives the Apprentices a maths lesson. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Dad's Army actor Bill Pertwee, child researcher Joyce Robertson, singer-songwriter Georges Moustaki, chemist George Gray and lighthouse keeper Angus Hutchison. Show more

Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. The woman who was refused a mortgage because of her sister's credit file, a warning about fake financial advisors, and discount vouchers. Show more

Liz Wyatt, whose son is deaf, presents an appeal on behalf of SignHealth. Show more

Mukul Devichand hears from leading Labour Party figures who want a radical new welfare settlement, saying the state itself is to blame for society's ills as much as the market. 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.

Sue Cameron of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Matthew Sweet talks to Neil Jordan on vampire flick Byzantium, and Mark Gatiss, Roberta Tovey and Bernard Cribbins talk about the Doctor Who films 50 years on. Show more

Mark Tully discusses the role of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts. With veteran politician Tony Benn, and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

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Laurie Taylor discusses the lives of white and ethnic minority inmates in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust' at a seafood stall. Show more

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