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The bells of St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton, Devon.

Bill de Blasio, sometime supporter of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, will soon take over as mayor of New York. Mark Coles profiles a radical attracting global attention. Show more

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A lifelong fascination with maps leads Tom Robinson on an unexpected journey into the space between the map and the territory. Show more

Trai Anfield goes to Caerlaverock to witness the spectacle of thousands of barnacle geese as they fatten up after their long journey from Svalbard. Show more

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The bones of St Peter are said to be going on display in the Vatican today, and Sunday reflects on Fr Alec Reid's role in the Northern Ireland peace process. Show more

Heather Richards presents an appeal on behalf of Arrhythmia Alliance. Show more

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From the Holy Name in Manchester, Fr Tim Byron SJ explores how serving the student community of Manchester enables the church to move from optimism to hope. Show more

From the top of the new One World Trade Center in New York, Will Self reflects on the challenge of rebuilding after the destruction of 9/11. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail. In winter, pied wagtails can often be seen roosting in towns and cities in large flocks. Show more

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

Kirsty faces an ordeal, and Brian is trying to keep a big secret. Show more

Kirsty Young interviews the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, leader of the opposition. Show more

Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, Sheila Dillon reviews this year's best cook books, joined by comedian Stephen K Amos and food writers Catherine Phipps and Fiona Beckett. 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.

4 Extra Debut. Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals the very British roots of three of Bollywood's earliest and most influential filmmakers. From November 2013. Show more

Peter Gibbs is joined by Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank, as he chairs GQT from Shrewsbury. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations between young carers and between a couple dealing with alcoholism and the path to recovery. Show more

A hapless piano tutor is drawn into the high-stakes world of a Russian oligarch on the verge of bankruptcy. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more

Author Bernard MacLaverty talks about 50 years of writing, and what it's like to see his collected stories together in one volume for the first time. With Mariella Frostrup. Show more

Paul Farley in discussion with Glyn Maxwell, poet and author of On Poetry. How and why are poems written? With readings by Glyn of his own work, new and old. Show more

Two minutes in a field in Pennsylvania, exactly 150 years ago. James Naughtie tells the story of possibly the greatest political speech of them all: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Show more

Bill de Blasio, sometime supporter of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, will soon take over as mayor of New York. Mark Coles profiles a radical attracting global attention. Show more

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Ian McMillan chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Joe is optimistic. Meanwhile will Darrell cope alone? Show more

Robert Webb remembers the highs and lows of being 17 from his teenage diary extracts. With Rufus Hound. From June 2012. Show more

By Lucy Caldwell. A beautiful yellow dress marks the beginning of a powerful journey of self-discovery. Read by Kerr Logan. Show more

Radio 1 won't play Robbie Williams, but Radio 4 welcomed him with open arms to a new series of Mastertapes. But does his music belong on a speech network? Show more

Matthew Bannister remembers Nobel-winner Frederick Sanger, author Doris Lessing, broadcaster Ray Gosling, GCHQ whistleblower Jock Kane and record producer Austin John Marshall. Show more

Where's my deposit? The car hire customers who feel let down by the authorities, the UK mobile users stung for international roaming charges at home, and the pupils turned bankers. Show more

Heather Richards presents an appeal on behalf of Arrhythmia Alliance. Show more

Social theorist Roberto Unger talks with Jo Fidgen about why he thinks his fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination. Recorded in front of an audience at the LSE. 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.

Francine Stock talks to Robert de Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer about mob comedy The Family. Plus director Abdellatif Kechiche on Palme D'Or-winning Blue Is the Warmest Colour. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the origins and meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy. Also, traveller children in schools. Show more

The bells of St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton, Devon.

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