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The bells of St Eadburgha's Church, Ebrington, Gloucestershire. Show more
Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health. Driven by personal experience, he sees a need for society to give more emotional support. Show more
The latest national and international news.
John McCarthy reflects, with retired physician Tony Pinching, on the significance of holding hands as an act of unity and love between people. Includes poetry readings and music. Show more
The UK pig herd has halved in 15 years, as farmers' costs have outstripped profits. Charlotte Smith visits the Blant family, while the last pigs leave their Nottinghamshire farm. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
G8 summit; Bishops on museum cuts; Huddleston show
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Bishops attack proposed museum cuts, and how can poverty be truly alleviated? Show more
Erwin James, a former prisoner, presents an appeal on behalf of the Prison Phoenix Trust. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
A service from St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen. Led by the Very Rev Kenneth Hall, Dean of Clogher. Preacher: the Right Rev John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher. Show more
The 'model animal' method epitomizes the success of the scientific strategy of reductionism, says Tom Shakespeare. But it may also illustrate the downside. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the barn owl. Show more
Sunday morning magazine programme.
Jazzer's got some good news, and Helen has an unexpected invitation. Show more
Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Graham Norton, Kevin Eldon, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
The Food Programme
The chocolate world of Mott Green
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The story of Mott Green, a maverick cocoa farmer based in Grenada, who changed an industry with a radical idea about where chocolate could be made. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
4 Extra Debut. Rowan Pelling reveals how shoes are not just functional objects but can tell us about our social status, sexual desires and personality. From March 2013. Show more
Chaired by Eric Robson, the GQT team is in Penicuik, Midlothian. The panellists are Bob Flowerdew, Carole Baxter and Anne Swithinbank. Show more
As Radio 4 begins its new season of dystopic dramas, playwright Michael Symmons Roberts wonders how close the gap between imagining and living in dystopia actually is. Show more
JG Ballard's story of a scientific mission surveying drowned cities. This is a future where the Earth's atmosphere, and human consciousness, has eroded. Adapted by Graham White. Show more
Open Book
Louise Doughty on Apple Tree Yard; a new pan-African prize for novelists
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Louise Doughty talks to Mariella Frostrup about her thriller Apple Tree Yard, plus exploring Balkan literature, and news of the first pan-African prize for debut novelists. Show more
Roger McGough presents poems to make you glad to be awake, alive and not in prison, by South Korean poet Kim Kwang-kyu, Polish poet Piotr Kniecicki and Turkish poet Nazim Hikment. Show more
In the wake of the Oxford grooming trial, Jane Deith asks whether there is enough support for victims. Who picks up the pieces after the legal process ends? Show more
Is there a spy in your laptop? Edson Burton's thriller explores how national security agencies and terrorists might exploit an information system like Prism.
The latest shipping forecast.
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The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Martin Wainwright. Show more
Clarrie's getting up to speed, and Pip's back on course. Show more
James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes in the literary panel show. From June 2013. Show more
By Jessica Francis Kane: Tales of everyday American life as a yard sale becomes fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy. Read by Kelly Burke. Show more
A year into the streamlined BBC complaints procedure, Roger Bolton talks to BBC Trustee Richard Ayre and hears his views on the BBC's recent £98m loss. Show more
Last Word
A novelist, a racehorse trainer, a swimmer and film star, a key figure in the Warsaw Pact and 'the fastest granny on water'
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on novelist Iain Banks, racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil, swimmer and film star Esther Williams and the powerboat racing Countess of Arran. Show more
With Paul Lewis. Does P&O's 'price promise' deliver? Flat-rate pension: married women may lose out; comparison websites; and why NS&I is cutting the rate on three popular products. Show more
Erwin James, a former prisoner, presents an appeal on behalf of the Prison Phoenix Trust. Show more
Analysis
The Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured?
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The 'quantified self' movement promises that life-logging and data-tracking can make us smarter. Frances Stonor Saunders asks whether by measuring what we do we miss who we are. 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.
Miranda Green of the Day analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest. Show more
The Film Programme
Zack Snyder on Man of Steel; Neil Brand on superhero soundtracks; Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Francine Stock talks to director Zack Snyder about the latest Superman film, Man of Steel. Plus the story behind low-budget UK documentary Moo Man, about a maverick dairy farmer. Show more
John McCarthy reflects, with retired physician Tony Pinching, on the significance of holding hands as an act of unity and love between people. Includes poetry readings and music. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of financial crisis on public health. Also, race, nationalism and Scottish identity. Show more
The bells of St Eadburgha's Church, Ebrington, Gloucestershire. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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