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The sound of church bells.

Edward Stourton profiles Samantha Cameron. Three years into her role as Prime Minister's wife, how is she handling life in Number 10? Show more

The latest national and international news.

Desire is about passion, but it's also about ambition. Sarah Cuddon reflects on the nature of desire. Show more

Peas have to be perfect. At harvest time, the race is on to get them from field to freezer in 150 minutes. Sybil Ruscoe meets the teams working round the clock to make it happen. Show more

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

The Rt Rev James Jones discusses his 15 years as Bishop of Liverpool; Pope Francis travels to Rio for World Youth Day; 250th anniversary of oldest German church in the UK. Show more

Chris Moon, motivational speaker and amputee, presents an appeal for the Cambodia Trust. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

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

A service led by Canon Chris Chivers and the Rev Ian Browne, live from the Oundle International Festival, exploring the power of music to express the sound of salvation. Show more

The recent New Yorker cover showing Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie as a gay couple prompts Sarah Dunant to reflect on the power of cartoons to convey social messages. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull. Show more

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

Lilian hears an unpalatable truth, and Helen's in positive mood. Show more

Comedian and actor Russell Brand is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

A visit to the Winding Wheel Theatre in Chesterfield for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Miles Jupp on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

How a new generation is rethinking and embracing a meat and dairy free diet. 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.

The BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera reveals the alarming extent to which cyberspace is now being used to steal, to spy and to wage war. Show more

Eric Robson hosts this week's episode in Staffordshire, with panellists Matt Biggs, Christina Walkden and Chris Beardshaw. Show more

In 1966, Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia visited Jamaica. His arrival prompted huge excitement in the island's Rastafarian community. Show more

1811: new commander Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia on HMS Leopard - pursued by a powerful Dutch warship. Stars David Robb. Show more

Rilla Askew talks about her novel Kind of Kin with Mariella Frostrup, summer in literature with Horatio Clare and Justin Cartwright, and David Mitchell on the book he'd never lend. Show more

Prof Karen Leeder reveals the remarkable story of the creation and continuing appeal of a great modern masterpiece, the Sonnets to Orpheus by poet Maria Rainer Rilke. Show more

After the government's decision to drop plain packaging for cigarettes, Jane Deith asks what influence the tobacco lobby has and whether it could derail planned new laws in Europe. Show more

Edward Stourton profiles Samantha Cameron. Three years into her role as Prime Minister's wife, how is she handling life in Number 10? Show more

The latest weather forecast.

The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Shari Vahl. Show more

Kenton's flying high, and Jazzer looks the part. Show more

Poet Richard Tyrone Jones gets heart failure on his 30th birthday. With the help of his agent and his 'anti-girlfriend' he learns to live, love and overdo it at a nightclub. Show more

By Martin Cathcart Froden. 4 Extra Debut. In a beguiling tale about exploration, a young man pushes his body to extremes. Read by Stuart McLoughlin. Show more

Feedback welcomes the new female Today presenter. Is digital radio really working? The art of the political interview with Peter Hennessy, and Operation Drop-out returns. Show more

Matthew Bannister on footballer Bert Trautmann, Kay Matheson who stole the Stone of Scone, feminism theorist Elaine Morgan, Liberal activist Lord Chitnis and TV producer Ray Butt. Show more

Safety on the line? John Waite investigates a culture of rule-breaking and corner-cutting at contractors carrying out work for Network Rail. Show more

Chris Moon, motivational speaker and amputee, presents an appeal for the Cambodia Trust. Show more

Just what does the Scottish National Party want? And what could it mean for the UK? Douglas Fraser investigates the SNP's long search for an independence vision that 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.

A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

Matthew Sweet talks dangerous nostalgia with The World's End director Edgar Wright. Mark Gatiss looks back at cinema spin off of On the Buses. Plus Hans Zimmer on his big break. Show more

Desire is about passion, but it's also about ambition. Sarah Cuddon reflects on the nature of desire. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the history of the flickering light, from an advertising device to a metaphor for modernity. Plus, middle-class black families and education. Show more

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