Alex Salmond, first minister for Scotland and leader of the SNP, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

A first-time visit to Crawley for programme regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Ross Noble on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Angela Hartnett stirs up a hearty winter's meal for Sheila Dillon using ingredients from the 2010 Best Producer finalists - a baker, a dairy farmer and a condiments maker. Show more

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A look at events around the world.

4 Extra Debut. Film director Asif Kapadia uncovers a coalition of underground filmmakers challenging how we watch and rate films. From January 2011. Show more

Eric Robson leads the panel in a lively horticultural discussion in Central London. We revisit Grace in her Nottingham garden as part of our Listeners' Gardens series. Show more

At the start of National Obesity Awareness Week, Dr Hilary Jones continues his survey of the history of obesity with a look at exercise and weight-loss. Show more

Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune when her brother dies but then she suddenly finds herself being pursued by several suitors who may, or, may not, be after her money. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Alastair Campbell about his five of the best books. Novelists AS Byatt and Carol Birch discuss the merits of a Victorian backdrop to a novel. Show more

Jonathan Charles explores the new war poetry written by Afghanistan's civilians with vivid stories to tell. Show more

Winifred Robinson explores how children who offend are treated, and how far the demands for justice are reconciled with hopes that their lives can be rehabilitated. Show more

As Colin Firth is honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor tipped to receive an Oscar for his performance in The King's Speech. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Jenni Murray makes her selection from the week's radio. Show more

Vicky is game for a laugh and Pip makes a difficult visit. Show more

"Live free or die" says America's most libertarian state. What is American libertarianism? Also, Hollywood star Eli Wallach shares stories from a lifetime on the silver screen. Show more

The tensions and rivalries between three travellers, on a business trip to Shetland, spark a local woman's curiosity. By Ann Cleeves, read by Marnie Baxter. Show more

Tim Harford and the team look behind the numbers in the news. Featuring street grooming, bank taxes, Loxleygate and how many guys are there named Mo(hammed)? Show more

Matthew Bannister on the multi-millionaire property developer David Hart; Major Dick Winters; the Czech dissident Jiri Dienstbier; and the children's writer Dick King Smith. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests discuss this week's personal finance news: thousands more face bills after tax code errors; and why you might pay more for currency conversion than necessary. Show more

Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity YouthNet UK. Show more

Peter Day takes the helm of a ship to find out what is happening in the maritime world. It is a while since the UK ruled the waves, but could the new frontier lie under the water? 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. Show more

BBC Radio 4 brings back a much loved TV favourite - What the Papers Say. Iain Martin takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more

Francine Stock launches Radio 4's Film Season, asking for listeners' diaries of thier movie watching habits over January. Produced by Stephen Hughes. Show more

Mark Tully considers a paradox that controls can create creativity. Sonnets are bound by prescribed form, but with Wordsworth, or Beethoven they transcend the rules they depend on. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Cosmopolitanism declares us to be citizens of the world, not just of nations. Laurie Taylor asks if such ideals are realistic. Also, the morality of medicine. Show more

The bells of Durham Cathedral.

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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.