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The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
Reformer or autocrat? As President Assad of Syria battles to remain in power, Simon Cox examines how a doctor trained in London with a British wife became an Arab head of state. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Llewelyn Morgan considers how diamonds, a beautiful yet tarnished jewel, reflect our highest and lowest desires. Show more
Sarah Swadling examines the racehorse breeding industry with a visit to the National Stud in Newmarket. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Show more
Lynda Bellingham presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity ERIC. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
President of Conference Designate the Rev Leo Osborn reflects on the birth of Methodism through song as the new Methodist hymn book in launched. Live from Eccleston, Lancashire. Show more
David Attenborough explores animal signalling, looking at fireflies and their ability to generate light of their own. From 2011. Show more
With Patrick O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.
David finally hears from his sister and will Jazzer's luck be in? Show more
Actress Dame Harriet Walter joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. Show more
Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins, Paul Merton and Fi Glover play the game for chatty types this week. Nicholas Parsons is chair as ever, handing out subjects on which the panel must speak. Show more
Food writer Tim Hayward investigates a new wave of food entrepreneurship started by professionals seeking a second career or life change. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
John Humphrys revisits his old school to assess education in Wales. What’s the future for testing and league tables? From 2011. Show more
Eric Robson and the team are in Dumfries & Galloway for some gardening trouble-shooting. Christine Walkden discovers some extraordinary Gunnera in Logan Botanic Gardens. Show more
Dr Phil Hammond tells the story of GPs who go on expedition, focusing on Dr Alex Hoskin, who is preparing to watch over a group of 37 on a hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. Show more
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Mariella Frostrup talks to John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, about his fourth novel in the Dublin mystery series, A Death in Summer. Show more
Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests.
As a medical review begins into the care of people in a vegetative state, Ann Alexander asks if it should be made simpler to end the life of patients in this condition. Show more
Reformer or autocrat? As President Assad of Syria battles to remain in power, Simon Cox examines how a doctor trained in London with a British wife became an Arab head of state. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Felicity Finch makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
David weighs things up and Harry is moving fast. Show more
This week, Matt Frei asks why many Americans fetishize their own history - and why so many others can't even name the Vice President. Show more
It is 1915 and Edie is based at Casualty Clearing Station No 3 near Ypres, where she witnesses first-hand the horrors of war. In these dark days, small pleasures mean everything. Show more
With Roger Bolton. What does the future hold for children's radio? And is BBC 6Music losing its edge? Show more
Last Word
Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner and Mietek Pemper
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on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on anti war protester Brian Haw, traditional singer Mike Waterson, Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner and Mietek Pemper who helped to type Schindler's List. Show more
Paul Lewis interviews the CEO of Tesco Bank about account access problems. And, as the world follows the Greek crisis, Money Box asks: what happens when a country defaults? Show more
Lynda Bellingham presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity ERIC. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
Popular uprisings from Cairo to Damascus shook the West's longstanding foreign policy. Edward Stourton asks Foreign Secretary William Hague what the West will do next. 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
A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond with Sarah Sands of the London Evening Standard. Show more
Kristen Wiig on Bridesmaids, her rom-com from the female point of view. Show more
Llewelyn Morgan considers how diamonds, a beautiful yet tarnished jewel, reflect our highest and lowest desires. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
The Politics of Sleep - Women Who Kill
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What happens when a woman commits murder? Laurie discusses a new study of the media and judiciary reacting to a very unusual event. Also, the politics of sleep. Show more
The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
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